US Immigration from Portugal

Hello everyone!

My fianc (petitioner) and I applied for a K1 visa back in December of 2019. With the pandemic it didn't move as it usually would, and in the meantime we changed our minds. However, I have my interview date for June 23rd at the US Embassy in Paris.

My fianc is here with me (Portugal) and we now plan on getting married here, and then apply for a CR1 visa. The main reason for that change is that I got a better job (than the one in 2019) and she is currently unemployed. It would make zero sense to keep pursuing a K1 visa and then having to quit my job just to sit and wait for 6-8 months before I could work in the US.

I have read several posts about withdrawing from K1 visa, and I know she (petitioner) must send a notarized letter with our decision. However, I still have a question: Since our K1 visa case is at the interview stage, who should we contact/inform about our decision? The US Embassy in Paris? The NVC? Or the USCIS?

Also, can we apply for the CR1 visa if we decide to live together here in Portugal for the meantime? Or must she (petitioner) be in the US to be able to apply?

Thank you all in advance!

Hello,

Portuguese citizens interview in Paris and have an interview date assigned for them. Two days ago, we received an interview date for June 22nd. My fianc has an exam for school on this day and transit to Paris will take several hours, so it is not possible for him to attend. We'd like to postpone the interview to late July if possible.

Are we able to reschedule to the next available interview slot using https://ais.usvisa-info.com/, or do we need to call to receive a new interview date? We've made an account, but it seems like we have to pay a $275 fee before we can proceed to the interview scheduling section.

Thanks!

Shamelessly Copypasted from the previous threads.

This thread was created for those who are waiting for their NOA2 K-1 case assignment from NVC and then tracking your case on wards to your Embassy. Contained in the PDF below are many tips, tricks and hacks to help you along the way.

These are items that everyone asks for, so I thought I just post a PDF of them here for you to refer to when it's necessary. If you are new to this thread please read as these are most asked questions multiple times.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nfin98c33IEpB0T0FlURERriblYmlm5O/view?usp=sharing

My wife moved to USA in February 2020. Her I-94 had some information wrong (which we resolved within a few months) - however, her SSN application got denied due to the I-94 mishap. By then, it was too late to get her SSN with the pandemic going on.

I got my K1 interview schedule, and was going trough the necessary documents to bring, but I have this question about the police certificate.

In the US France Embassy it says:

Police Certificate: A police certificate is required for each applicant aged 16 years and over, including France or Portugal and/or any country where an applicant has lived for more than six months after the age of 16. Please see http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/fees/reciprocity-by-country.html for instructions on how to obtain police certificates for each country. All police certificates must cover the entire period of the applicant s residence in that area. Police certificates for the current country of residence must be less than one year old.

source:https://fr.usembassy.gov/visas/immigrant-visas/immigrant-visa-required-documents/

I lived in the US for one year on a J1 visa. Does this mean that I need to provide a police certificate from the US, or do I only need to bring one from Portugal?

Thank you