DS-156/DS-156k or DS-230 pt I and II (Peru)

[casiperuano 11]

Everything on this site seems to say DS-156 is what you need, and even one of the letters sent by one of our fellow VJers, but another pointed me to a site on the US embassy page that seems to suggest the DS-230 is needed.

Also, is the K-1 considered Immigrant or Non-Immigrant. It seems like it's saying both on the state.gov site. The title of the page is immigrant visa for a spouse or fiance. But then down below it says Nonimmgrant visa for fiance.

Immigrant Visa for a Spouse or Fiancé(e) of a U.S. Citizen

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If you are an American citizen you have two ways to bring your foreign spouse (husband or wife) to the United States to live. They are

•Immigrant visa for a Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1 or CR1) - An immigrant Petition for Alien Relative, Form I-130 is required.

•Nonimmigrant visa for spouse (K-3) - It is important to note that application for the nonimmigrant visa for spouse (K-3) who married a U.S. citizen must be filed and the visa must be issued in the country where the marriage took place. After the visa process has been completed, and the visa is issued, the spouse can travel to the United States to wait for the processing of the immigrant visa case. Two petitions are required:

■Petition for Alien Relative, Form 1-130; and

■Petition for Alien Fiancé(e), Form I-129F

Fiancé(e)

If you are an American citizen, you may bring your fiancé(e) to the United States to marry; and live here.

Nonimmigrant visa for fiancé(e) (K-1)- To travel to the United States for marriage. An I-129F fiancé(e) petition is required.

Immigrant Visa for a Spouse (IR1 or CR1)

Nonimmigrant Visa for a Spouse (K-3)

Nonimmigrant Visa for a Fiancé(e) (K-1)

[Moomin 292]

At interview stage you'll need the forms your embassy requests. Someone already put the info here: http://www.visajourney.com/consulates/index.php?ctry=Peru&cty=Lima - it's written under "packet 4".

They call it nonimmigrant since a K1 visa only allows you a one time entry and in order to adjust status to permanent resident you'll have to get married within 90 days of arriving to the original petitioner.

[LoveMyMohamed 6]

I'm also filing the K1-fiance. My guy is in Morocco. The consulate sent him the government papers he needs to fill out, and I too was surprised they require Part 1 (1st 2 pages) of DS-230. I checked to make sure on the Portals tab for Morocco (you can do this too with your beneficiary's country of Peru) - and yes, they not only require the DS-156 and DS-156K but ALSO the DS-230, Part I. I think it's strange, but they require it. Good luck to you two!

[Mile High Flyer 0]

Everything on this site seems to say DS-156 is what you need, and even one of the letters sent by one of our fellow VJers, but another pointed me to a site on the US embassy page that seems to suggest the DS-230 is needed.

I'm in the process of getting this paperwork together for my fiance in Lima as well, so...

Only the DS-156 and DS-156K are needed. Recent K-1 applicants at the U.S. embassy in Lima also reported handing-in the DS-157, so you might want to fill out that one also. The U.S. embassy website for Lima doesn't specifically address the paperwork needed for the K-1 visa, but your fiance will receive a list of all the documents that are required for the interview. I'd also recommend reading the reviews on here about recent K-1 visa interviews in Lima. If you have any other questions, the Lima embassy's website has a contact form that you can use to ask questions, and they seem to be pretty quick in getting responses back.

[JimVaPhuong 4,864]

The fact that you have to adjust status to get a green card makes it a non-immigrant visa by definition. However, it's one of the only non-immigrant visas where immigrant intent is not only allowed, it's virtually required. Because of this, most consulates treat it like a hybrid. Many require both a DS-156 non-immigrant visa application and a DS-230 immigrant visa application, as well as a DS-156K fiancee visa application.

[Channah&Aaron 51]

; K1 visa is a NON-immigrant visa.

You need to send package 3:

DS-156(2x),

DS-156K

DS230(only part 1.)

to the US Embassy/Consulate.

The I-134 form, affidit of support, needs to be taken to the interview..

Edited June 11, 2011 by Channah&Aaron

[Mile High Flyer 0]

For the U.S embassy in Lima, Peru, you do not need to send anything to the embassy prior to your interview. All documents are taken with you and presented at the interview. Like I said before, your fiance will receive a detailed list in the mail of everything that is required for the interview.

If you have any questions, contact the embassy via the form located at http://lima.usembassy.gov/http/spanish/http/lima/feedbackform.html

While there are many wonderful people who provide great advice on this forum, you need to make sure that you focus on the K-1 visa requirements specifically for the U.S. embassy in Lima. Read through some of the recent K-1 interview reviews for Peru to get an idea of what is needed and what to expect. Those reviews can be found here: http://www.visajourney.com/reviews/index.php?cnty=Peru

[falling_star 0]

Hi everyone!

I can't seem to find an answer to this anywhere...

I am a U.S. citizen and my fiance is Canadian. He just received packet 3 from the U.S. Consulate in Montreal.

The document asks us to gather documents, like birth certificates, police certificates, etc.

Do we need to send these documents in with the other forms that we need to fill out (DS-230, DS-156, DS-156K), or do we only bring them to the interview?

I'm concerned the originals will get lost and we'll have to get original documents again.

Please help!