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[Jake&Chanel 0]

Hello everyone

Another question any advice would be a massive help.

Do I the US citizen have to be in the states to start the petition i'm in Australia right now and i'm going to new Zealand in January with my fiance both of us have a working holiday visa there. So do i need to fly home to do my part of the k1 visa or can i do it all from New Zealand?

Thank you all again you have been a huge help with our questions so far.

Jake and Chanel

[TeapotGirl 66]

No. YOu can mail your application in the TX lock boxes while you're abroad specially if you have someone in the US to help you gather documents on your behalf.

I-129F instructions: click here

See pages 4-5

Edited December 6, 2011 by TeapotGirl

[JimVaPhuong 4,865]

Hello everyone

Another question any advice would be a massive help.

Do I the US citizen have to be in the states to start the petition i'm in Australia right now and i'm going to new Zealand in January with my fiance both of us have a working holiday visa there. So do i need to fly home to do my part of the k1 visa or can i do it all from New Zealand?

Thank you all again you have been a huge help with our questions so far.

Jake and Chanel

You don't have to physically be in the US, but the petition must be filed with USCIS in the US. You can't file a fiance visa petition at a US consulate or USCIS field office outside the US. Presuming you have all of the documents you'll need you could conceivably mail the petition from abroad, but you have to provide a US address, and any correspondence they send will go to that US address.

[cadyinhaiti 21]

these people are correct. i am abroad while waiting for my petition to be approved. i just used my mom's address on all my forms.

even thought it seems to be a bit more work to get everything together this way, think about how lucky we are to get to be with our fiance's during this LONG waiting time...instead of in america, counting the days to see them again!