Need some help from fellow K1 Russia filers

[Ultracure 2]

to think that filing the K1 application to the USCIS was the easy part. It's very straight forward, you get a list of things you need and you send it to one place. Everything you need to do in the Fiances country is confusing as edited out by VJ Moderation. I think we understand most of what we need but I have some questions.

These are really directed at fellow Russian K1 filers since some of this can be different from one country to the next

1. I understand the interview and Dr. Appointment must take place in Moscow. There is information on the Moscow embassy page suggesting we set up an appointment about 2 weeks before the interview. I'm assuming they mean setting up the appointment, not have the appointment 2 weeks ahead of the interview?

https://moscow.usembassy.gov/iv-medinfo.html

Ambiguity is the highest skill of our government.

2. As a follow up question, it says the result will not be available for about 5 business days. Are we required to have the results in hand before the interview or can she go the Dr. Appointment, then the interview the next day? Then leave. The results are then sent to the consulate and they will approve it a few days later? Or does my fiance actually have to loiter around Moscow for 5 days waiting for the results, then go to the interview? which sounds stupid...

I've read some people go to the interview, pass the interview and are approved immediately. Does this mean they already had an approved Dr. visit? so they had to have at least 5 business days of separation?!

3. Good god, where do I pay for the FEE for the DS-160 application!?

Can I pay for it online somewhere, through MY bank or she must pay it at her local bank only?

Are there any other stupid roadblocks I should be aware of?

Edited November 23, 2016 by TBoneTX

[TBoneTX 45,498]

Country-specific thread is moved from the K-1 Process forum to the Russia/Ukraine/Belarus regional subforum. Offensive term edited from post above per this provision of the site's Terms of Service: "Attempt to bypass the Forums language filter through the use of alternative characters to spell profanities or through the posting of images containing profanity."

[Dashinka 24,591]

I can only tell you what we did which was a few years ago (2014), so things may have changed. My fiancé set up her Dr. appointment for a Wednesday afternoon, and the interview for a Friday morning in Moscow. We went to the clinic on Thursday afternoon and picked up the sealed results and took them to the interview on Friday. After her interview was over, they approved her K1, and she got her passport back in about 10 days, but that was probably due to the Russian postal system nad the fact that she lived in Krasnoyarsk. I know she took care of the DS160 fee herself, I think she handled it through her local bank.

Good Luck!

[millefleur 5,047]

Hi there. I'm not that far along in this process as you are, but it seems the medical can be done within a matter of days, not weeks. So, if she's traveling to Moscow from another city, she only needs to go once. So, you can be in Moscow 2-3 days before the interview, first get the medical and pick up the results, then go to the interview after you have them.

So, yes, your fiancee has to loiter around Moscow for a few days, but not for a whole week. I'm guessing it should take 3 days max, maybe 4 days if you want to be on the safe side. I know it's lame, I'm not really looking forward to that either, but that's how it is. What part of Russia is she traveling from?

Not sure about paying the fees. I've always paid fees here through Russian banks. I don't know if you can do it with a US credit card. I hope someone will chime in to clarify this.

[gregoryagu 31]

When I paid the fee a few months ago, it was through the website. There was a link that took me to a page which was associated with a Bank. I paid the fee, and they gave me a number (I think). Then the next day, on the Embassy website, the fee showed as being paid. It looked like the only way to pay the fee.

[millefleur 5,047]

When I paid the fee a few months ago, it was through the website. There was a link that took me to a page which was associated with a Bank. I paid the fee, and they gave me a number (I think). Then the next day, on the Embassy website, the fee showed as being paid. It looked like the only way to pay the fee.

So you were able to pay via a US bank?