Where to file 129 f if living abroad

[baron555 934]

Great thank you. I was planning on doing that. I just need to figure out the fee. I have the money but can I do it online or wire it?

From the Instructions:

. If you live outside the United States, contact the nearest U.S. Embassy or consulate for instructions on the method of

payment

[icechamp31 11]

From the Instructions:

. If you live outside the United States, contact the nearest U.S. Embassy or consulate for instructions on the method of

payment

Did you read my original post? I said I CONTACTED the embassy. Yet another reason I am asking here is because the embassy here in Turkey only spends 2 hours per week answering questions on immigrant visas and whenever I contact them during those hours I cannot get through. So please stop assuming that I have not read the instructions and copy and pasting things. Rudeness is not appreciated.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

Listen I just was unclear about what I had read so I came here to ask a few clarification questions. Please be respectful.

Hi Icechamp, there is some confusing misinformation in this thread.

You will mail the petition to the Lockbox in Texas, as it states in the instructions.

You will need to use a check drawn on US funds. Maybe you can send the package to your parents and they can add a check and send it on. Or you can find a foreign bank that can draw a banker's check on US funds.

Then you will have time to wait and figure out the next steps.

Domicile usually isn't an issue brought up for K-1s, so I am not sure why there is so much discussion of it. They do this for spousal visa, so it might be a good idea to be aware of it, but it is something that comes up at the interview stage, down the line. They might want to know that you have solid plans to move back to the US. Don't try to hang on to using your parent's address to prove you live in the US. Obviously you don't, and that is okay. Just show them the plans you have made, by then, to move both of you to the US.

Also later down the line, you will have an issue with the affidavit of support because you live abroad. You will probably need a co-sponsor with a job in the US, or assets to complete the affidavit.

But for now, concentrate on the I-129F petition, the first step. Good luck.

[baron555 934]

Did you read my original post? I said I CONTACTED the embassy. Yet another reason I am asking here is because the embassy here in Turkey only spends 2 hours per week answering questions on immigrant visas and whenever I contact them during those hours I cannot get through. So please stop assuming that I have not read the instructions and copy and pasting things. Rudeness is not appreciated.

Most Embassies respond better to emails rather than phone calls.

There is no online payment method, check drawn on US bank funds is the only payment method. Make sure the check is addressed (Payee) correctly.

[icechamp31 11]

But why do I need proof of support. I have money saved up and I am self employed. How is that an issue?

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

But why do I need proof of support. I have money saved up and I am self employed. How is that an issue?

Every immigration method requires an affidavit of support. The US gov wants a sort of guarantee that the immigrant will not take welfare from the US.

As I said, that comes later, at the interview. If you have money saved up then you can use that, if it is enough. You will have time to research the requirements.

[icechamp31 11]

We can get that and plus he can work as well. I can support him and he has money too so we are not going to be broke. My family is great too.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

We can get that and plus he can work as well. I can support him and he has money too so we are not going to be broke. My family is great too.

I am sure your family is great, but everyone has to comply with this requirement.

He won't be able to work for a while, FYI. Once you get the visa, then you have to come to the US and marry in the US, then file an adjustment of Status package ($1070). WIth that package, there will be a temporary work permission that is free, and he will need to wait around 3 months for that to be approved from when you apply. So prepare that he will have a free months of down time in the US, unable to work, unable to drive, unable to travel abroad. (time until marriage + time until AOS submission + 3 months).

Good luck.

[Ketsuban 1,034]

Unfortunately, the US does make it rather cumbersome to bring a fiancé/spouse into the US. They do this because of fraudsters who will marry an American just to get the Green Card before they disappear into the ether, leaving the US citizen worse for wear. I'm not at all saying your fiancé is a fraudster, but it is an assumption you have to overcome when you file for the visa.

This is why you need the affidavit of support requirements to be met (to prove to the US government you can afford to keep your partner without him claiming welfare), and at the interview stage (or I-129F stage if you wish), you should take/submit proof of an ongoing relationship.

If you read the guide at the top for the K-1 visa, you should get the gist of what you need to do. There are also wikis here that explain steps you can take to prove your intent to re-establish US domicile, if you don't move back there before the interview.

[Kittentard 0]

I'm living in England at the moment but moving back to Texas in August. I had my mom help me out because it says you must file inside America. I sent my mom everything and she filled out the co-sponsor page i needed. She included mine and her bank statements and tax returns

What i did is that, i said im not surrently living in America but will be moving back soon.

[Kittentard 0]

I'm living in England at the moment but moving back to Texas in August. I had my mom help me out because it says you must file inside America. I sent my mom everything and she filled out the co-sponsor page i needed. She included mine and her bank statements and tax returns

What i did is that, i said im not surrently living in America but will be moving back soon.

Oh, and shes has right to my bank account while i was over here so shes using my funds for the check.

[icechamp31 11]

This is an insane process. I am just lost with all of the steps. It is incredibly overwhelming

[Ketsuban 1,034]

This is an insane process. I am just lost with all of the steps. It is incredibly overwhelming

I know exactly how you feel that is how I felt when I first looked into all of this. You need to take each stage one step at a time or it's just way too much to take in. You don't have to file right at this second, so even if you just take a week out to read and understand the steps, it will help.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

This is an insane process. I am just lost with all of the steps. It is incredibly overwhelming

Yes, it is overwhelming. But just step back, and go one step at a time. First step, I-129F petition.

http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1guide

http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1flow

[icechamp31 11]

I know exactly how you feel that is how I felt when I first looked into all of this. You need to take each stage one step at a time or it's just way too much to take in. You don't have to file right at this second, so even if you just take a week out to read and understand the steps, it will help.

Thanks. At least some people are being nice. I dont understand why some people were assuming I didn't even read the instructions. The empathy helps. Its just crazy