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josephblow   0

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I’m currently in the process of applying for a K1 visa with my American girlfriend (I’m Australian).

The first stage of the process is to fill out and submit a I 129f form. I have got all the paperwork together and filled out all the forms but am not sure about how to pay the $US 340 fee.

The US embassy Australian website gives a list of various forms and how to go about paying for them but it doesn’t list what to do for the I 129 F form http://canberra.usembassy.gov/iv-fees.html I tried calling the local consulate but just got a recorded message which wasn’t any help.

I also went to the post office to ask them and they only had information on paying for the K visa rather than the I 129f form.

So i’m kind of stuck as to what to do now, can anyone help.

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CareBear Community Regular

CareBear   18

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The I-129F is filed in the United States by the US citizen. They post it to the Texas address listed on the form along with the appropriate fee. This can be by way of check or money order.

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Aztec&Taino   144

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I’m currently in the process of applying for a K1 visa with my American girlfriend (I’m Australian).

The first stage of the process is to fill out and submit a I 129f form. I have got all the paperwork together and filled out all the forms but am not sure about how to pay the $US 340 fee.

The US embassy Australian website gives a list of various forms and how to go about paying for them but it doesn’t list what to do for the I 129 F form http://canberra.usembassy.gov/iv-fees.html I tried calling the local consulate but just got a recorded message which wasn’t any help.

I also went to the post office to ask them and they only had information on paying for the K visa rather than the I 129f form.

So i’m kind of stuck as to what to do now, can anyone help.

The US citizen is the petitioner and the one who should file the form, packet, and pay the fee. Is your girlfriend in the US? If she is, why isn't she taking care of all this? She should. She could pay the fee out of her checking account or buy a money order to pay the fee.

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Inky   1,110

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The fee must be paid from a US bank account or from a US money order.

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Your I-129f was approved in 5 days from your NOA1 date.

Your interview took 67 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

AOS was approved in 2 months and 8 days without interview.

ROC was approved in 3 months and 2 days without interview.

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josephblow Newbie

josephblow   0

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The fee must be paid from a US bank account or from a US money order.

Thanks for all the advice, its all been clarified now.

The main problem was that my girlfriend closed her US bank account last year as she hasn't used it for years (She has been living in Australia permanently for the last 5 years).

But our local bank here in Australia (Westpac) can create US based money orders as they are partnered with the Bank of America.

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Can't you file directly at the Consulate if the USC is living overseas? (DCF) I'm not sure if you can in Australia, but I thought I read somewhere that you could.

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I'm the beneficiary and I'm the one that completed the forms and paid the fee. I went to my bank and asked for a US money order. Simple.

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