K-1 fees and cost

[The Rice King 1]

My K-1 was approved and received by the consulate yesterday. I am trying to find out if the Government is going to ask me to pay more money in addition to what I have already paid for the initial I-129F application fee. Are there any more fees to pay ahead before she gets her visa approval?

Please advice

[L+T 71]

My K-1 was approved and received by the consulate yesterday. I am trying to find out if the Government is going to ask me to pay more money in addition to what I have already paid for the initial I-129F application fee. Are there any more fees to pay ahead before she gets her visa approval?

Please advice

$350 visa interview

$100-$125 medical + potential vaccine fees

... more to come in the USA...

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

My K-1 was approved and received by the consulate yesterday. I am trying to find out if the Government is going to ask me to pay more money in addition to what I have already paid for the initial I-129F application fee. Are there any more fees to pay ahead before she gets her visa approval?

Please advice

You mean your petition was approved. The K1 is still in limbo until after the consulate interview.

First, you should download the forms and instruction packets from the consulate's website here:

http://hochiminh.usconsulate.gov/iv/forms/package.html

The one they call "Instruction package for K1" is the packet 3 notice they'll send. The one they call "Appointment package for K1" is the packet 4 notice they send with the interview appointment letter.

You'll have to pay the visa fee. It's $350, and has to be paid in US currency at Citibank in district 1, Ho Chi Minh City. They'll give you a receipt for this fee. You have to bring the receipt to the interview at the consulate.

You also have to pay for a medical exam. Your fiancee can go either to Cho Ray hospital or the IOM clinic. The medical fee is $110, though it may cost more if your fiancee needs vaccinations. Cho Ray accepts US or VN currency. IOM accepts only US currency. Make an appointment well in advance, if possible. It takes a couple of days to get the results, so make sure you get an appointment at least a few days before the interview. Butt dragging at Cho Ray is common, but can sometimes be overcome with "coffee money". I don't know if the same is true at IOM.

If she's approved for the K1 at the interview it will still take a week or two before they issue the visa. They keep her passport, and when the visa is read they affix it to a page in her passport. I don't know if there's a fee for delivering her passport containing the visa. My wife went to the consulate and picked up the passports when they were ready.

Don't forget the biggie - plane ticket to the US!

After she arrives and you get married then you can start working on the adjustment of status package so she can get a green card. That's going to set you back $1070. Add a little more if you need to go to a civil surgeon to have her vaccinations transcribed to an I-693. Read the guides about this step, and visit the AOS forum when you're at that stage.

[The Rice King 1]

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Edited March 22, 2012 by Jacob and Ngan

[The Rice King 1]

You mean your petition was approved. The K1 is still in limbo until after the consulate interview.

First, you should download the forms and instruction packets from the consulate's website here:

http://hochiminh.usconsulate.gov/iv/forms/package.html

The one they call "Instruction package for K1" is the packet 3 notice they'll send. The one they call "Appointment package for K1" is the packet 4 notice they send with the interview appointment letter.

You'll have to pay the visa fee. It's $350, and has to be paid in US currency at Citibank in district 1, Ho Chi Minh City. They'll give you a receipt for this fee. You have to bring the receipt to the interview at the consulate.

You also have to pay for a medical exam. Your fiancee can go either to Cho Ray hospital or the IOM clinic. The medical fee is $110, though it may cost more if your fiancee needs vaccinations. Cho Ray accepts US or VN currency. IOM accepts only US currency. Make an appointment well in advance, if possible. It takes a couple of days to get the results, so make sure you get an appointment at least a few days before the interview. Butt dragging at Cho Ray is common, but can sometimes be overcome with "coffee money". I don't know if the same is true at IOM.

If she's approved for the K1 at the interview it will still take a week or two before they issue the visa. They keep her passport, and when the visa is read they affix it to a page in her passport. I don't know if there's a fee for delivering her passport containing the visa. My wife went to the consulate and picked up the passports when they were ready.

Don't forget the biggie - plane ticket to the US!

After she arrives and you get married then you can start working on the adjustment of status package so she can get a green card. That's going to set you back $1070. Add a little more if you need to go to a civil surgeon to have her vaccinations transcribed to an I-693. Read the guides about this step, and visit the AOS forum when you're at that stage.

Thank you for taking the time to post this information. I spoke with my lawyer today and he said that the Visa fee is about $150 and medical a little over $120. Either way the total is going to be around $300. uff.

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

Thank you for taking the time to post this information. I spoke with my lawyer today and he said that the Visa fee is about $150 and medical a little over $120. Either way the total is going to be around $300. uff.

Visa fee is $350.

[xjoseyx 19]

Visa fee is $350.

Yes its $350 for the visa fee. Then $1040 when you filed for AOS after youre married. Its not a cheap process but worth it.

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

Thank you for taking the time to post this information. I spoke with my lawyer today and he said that the Visa fee is about $150 and medical a little over $120. Either way the total is going to be around $300. uff.

Your lawyer hasn't kept current with the fees.