Can beneficiary change countries after filing Form I-129F?

[sachapple 0]

Hello everyone,

 

So my fiancé is from the Netherlands but currently lives in Australia, where she can stay until the end of October (visa wise). We’re gonna file the Form I-129F in the coming days and we’re hoping she’ll get her visa before her AUS visa ends, but what if that doesn’t happen? I know you can send a change of address while it’s all processing, but that’s usually within the same country, so can she switch countries in the meantime? Because that would mean a different US embassy in a different country. Or would that really complicate things? We really hope it’s possible but couldn’t find anything online about this. Let us know

[Crazy Cat 41,845]

October of what year?  

 

 

Edited February 28 by Crazy Cat

[Boiler 45,486]

October 2025, and if so yes.

[Boiler 45,486]

And of course the big question why the K1 with all its issues, sounds unlikely the couple of benefits would apply in your case.

[powerpuff 6,697]

Yes, you can change, I did it. But you will have to do it at NVC stage and try to catch it before it ships off to the consulate, otherwise it will take months to have it rerouted from one consulate to another. Change of consulate/countries doesn’t work at the USCIS level as they automatically assign to the country where the beneficiary indicated they live when filling out the I-129f. 

[JeanneAdil 6,498]

plus needing criminal checks for country of birth and Australia (if over 6 months living there)

[Redro 4,611]

It can be incredibly difficult to move the K1 visa to a different embassy but it can be done. 
Currently K1 timelines for Australia can be found here:

A member who filed February 2022 had their interview in November 2023… 

Another member filed in April 2022 and had their interview in November 2023. 
Latest timeline December 2022 filing and interview February 2024. 

Add another 4 months to the process if trying to move the interview location- although it can take longer.

Process for moving K1 visa here:

• If you are requesting a transfer for a K Visa, the receiving Embassy or Consulate has the discretion to approve or deny the acceptance of a K visa application from an applicant outside the consular district.  Contact the potential gaining U.S. embassy or consulate in writing to request a transfer of your case and include the reason for the transfer request.  If you paid the MRV fee at the original post and the transfer request to a new post is subsequently approved, a new visa fee will be required.  

 

Edited February 28 by Redro

[SalishSea 17,827]

2 hours ago, sachapple said:

Hello everyone,

 

So my fiancé is from the Netherlands but currently lives in Australia, where she can stay until the end of October (visa wise). We’re gonna file the Form I-129F in the coming days and we’re hoping she’ll get her visa before her AUS visa ends, but what if that doesn’t happen? I know you can send a change of address while it’s all processing, but that’s usually within the same country, so can she switch countries in the meantime? Because that would mean a different US embassy in a different country. Or would that really complicate things? We really hope it’s possible but couldn’t find anything online about this. Let us know

If you mean Oct of 2024, no chance.