Is it possible to change the embassy or consulate?

[DonLorenzo 1]

Hello,

Today, I sent the I-129F to the USCIS lockbox in Dallas. My fiancee in China, Zoey, placed the Guangzhou embassy as the one she would use (I-129F Question 20). Someone told her it was the only one that performed K1 visas and medical exams. Just noticing this (unfortunately) today, it somewhat concerns me as the Shanghai embassy is much closer to Zoey's home. Does anyone know if it is possible to change the embassy from one place to another after the I-129F has been submitted?

Thanks for the help!

[Ken&TJ 0]

Hello,

Today, I sent the I-129F to the USCIS lockbox in Dallas. My fiancee in China, Zoey, placed the Guangzhou embassy as the one she would use (I-129F Question 20). Someone told her it was the only one that performed K1 visas and medical exams. Just noticing this (unfortunately) today, it somewhat concerns me as the Shanghai embassy is much closer to Zoey's home. Does anyone know if it is possible to change the embassy from one place to another after the I-129F has been submitted?

Thanks for the help!

My fiancee lives near a different consulate. In Canada only 2 places process K1 Visas. He has to travel & cannot use the one close to his home. Could be the same in China. I'm not sure.

Good luck on your journey!

TJ & Kenny

[DonLorenzo 1]

Thanks much! Best of luck to you as well.

- Lorn

Edited December 5, 2010 by DonLorenzo

[VanessaTony 3,567]

Thanks much! Best of luck to you as well.

According to the US embassy in Shanghai China, only Guangzhou embassy handles Immigrant visas. While technically the K1 is non-immigrant, many consulates (like Australia) treat it as an immigrant visa.

In Australia only one embassy out of the several in the country handles the K1. I had one 3 hours (car ride) from my home but it didn't do K1's, I had to travel 2 hours by plane. Others have to travel clear across the country for it.

Sorry but looks like you're correct.. even though I know you wish it was different.

Edited December 5, 2010 by Vanessa&Tony

[payxibka 10,048]

According to the US embassy in Shanghai China, only Guangzhou embassy handles Immigrant visas. While technically the K1 is non-immigrant, many consulates (like Australia) treat it as an immigrant visa.

In Australia only one embassy out of the several in the country handles the K1. I had one 3 hours (car ride) from my home but it didn't do K1's, I had to travel 2 hours by plane. Others have to travel clear across the country for it.

Sorry but looks like you're correct.. even though I know you wish it was different.

There is only ONE embassy in China and it is in Beijing. Guangzhou and Shanghai are Consulates. In Australia there is one US Embassy and it is in Canberra.

While K-1 is a non-immigrant visa, WORLDWIDE it is handled by the Immigrant Visa (IV) sections at the designated CONSULATE.

Edited December 5, 2010 by payxibka

[awatson 1]

only guangzhou processes k1 visas no other place in china does it

[pushbrk 13,500]

Hello,

Today, I sent the I-129F to the USCIS lockbox in Dallas. My fiancee in China, Zoey, placed the Guangzhou embassy as the one she would use (I-129F Question 20). Someone told her it was the only one that performed K1 visas and medical exams. Just noticing this (unfortunately) today, it somewhat concerns me as the Shanghai embassy is much closer to Zoey's home. Does anyone know if it is possible to change the embassy from one place to another after the I-129F has been submitted?

Thanks for the help!

Whomever told her the Guangzhou (Consulate not Embassy) was the only one that would interview for and issue a K1 visa was absolutely correct. However, unless something has recently changed, I'm pretty sure she can get the medical in Shanghai.

[VanessaTony 3,567]

There is only ONE embassy in China and it is in Beijing. Guangzhou and Shanghai are Consulates. In Australia there is one US Embassy and it is in Canberra.

While K-1 is a non-immigrant visa, WORLDWIDE it is handled by the Immigrant Visa (IV) sections at the designated CONSULATE.

huh! Well you learn something new every day! Honestly didn't think about it. Thanks!

[pushbrk 13,500]

huh! Well you learn something new every day! Honestly didn't think about it. Thanks!

It's not a China thing. Any country only has one Embassy in another country and it's always in the Capital City. Consular services are provided at both Embassies AND Consulates. India and Canada come to mind as exceptions to the general rule that petition/family based visas are handled by only one Consular unit in each country. Are there other exceptions?

[payxibka 10,048]

It's not a China thing. Any country only has one Embassy in another country and it's always in the Capital City. Consular services are provided at both Embassies AND Consulates. India and Canada come to mind as exceptions to the general rule that petition/family based visas are handled by only one Consular unit in each country. Are there other exceptions?

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Consular services are NOT provided at the respective Embassy. They are provided by the Consular section which may be housed in the same compound as the Embassy. In Kiev, the Consular section and the Embassy, though in the same city, are separate physical addresses though close in proximity to each other.

As for countries whose consulate in the federal capital city does NOT provide IV visa services include Mexico, Brazil and Australia to name a few more

[pushbrk 13,500]

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Consular services are NOT provided at the respective Embassy. They are provided by the Consular section which may be housed in the same compound as the Embassy. In Kiev, the Consular section and the Embassy, though in the same city, are separate physical addresses though close in proximity to each other.

As for countries whose consulate in the federal capital city does NOT provide IV visa services include Mexico, Brazil and Australia to name a few more

That's correct. Consular services may or may not be housed in the same compound as the Embassy. This is why I prefer to refer to Consulate instead of Embassy. The exceptions I was asking about were not the list of countries the do family visas in a different city than the Capital, as that would be a very long list indeed. It was about which countries provide such services in more than one city.

As an aside, the location in Guangzhou where the Consular IV unit provides services, is NOT the actual Consulate, so in this case the IV unit isn't even housed at the Consulate, much less the Embassy.

Edited December 6, 2010 by pushbrk

[thaiv 15]

Sure would be nice to change to a consulate that is not in the most violent city in the world- Juarez, Mexico. They tell us not to go there, not to work there, not to dream about going there, yet they still have their stupid consulate there that you have to go to for K1 visas. Nice one, US, really nice.

[DarlingNikki 7]

Sure would be nice to change to a consulate that is not in the most violent city in the world- Juarez, Mexico. They tell us not to go there, not to work there, not to dream about going there, yet they still have their stupid consulate there that you have to go to for K1 visas. Nice one, US, really nice.

SMH. That's just plain rude, isn't it? Happy SAFE filing anyways!