Is K3 imm. or non-immigrant visa ?

[Honored 0]

hello all,

I am a bit confused between these forms. The ds-156 is a non immigrant visa application form and the ds-230 is an Immigration visa application form. I am going for K3 and my interview is next month. I heard in chennai consulate, they have 2 lines as you enter the consulate, so i am not sure which one to get into ( immirantion or non-immiration )

also, why would they have two totally different names/categories for these two forms when i am applying for just a k3.

[gixbr 0]

hello all,

I am a bit confused between these forms. The ds-156 is a non immigrant visa application form and the ds-230 is an Immigration visa application form. I am going for K3 and my interview is next month. I heard in chennai consulate, they have 2 lines as you enter the consulate, so i am not sure which one to get into ( immirantion or non-immiration )

also, why would they have two totally different names/categories for these two forms when i am applying for just a k3.

I'm almost pretty sure you will have to go to the immigration line. Non-immigrants are usually people who are trying for visas like tourist, student, work...these are the non immigrants visa.

It might be different with the forms.

I just tell you this because the K3 stories I've heard they always go in the front in the smaller line for immigrants.

[Dakine 26]

K1 and K3 are nonimmigrant visas but both the K1 and K3 are procsssed in the immigrant sections of most embassy's.

[Reba 2]

The K visas are non-immigrant visas, with dual intent, which is why you fill out the immigrant visa application forms, and why they're processed by the immigrant visa section at the consulate.

[queuedup 1]

Agreed with the posts above.