Transfer K1 Visa Interview to another embassy?

[brandon stone 9]

Hi everyone,

 

I was wondering if it’s possible to get a K1 visa outside of my fiancé’s home country? The embassy is closed in Brazil and we’re growing increasingly frustrated and tired. Is it possible for it to be transferred or does she need citizenship in another country for that to be done? 
 

Thanks as always everyone

[NancyNguyen 1,657]

She needs to be resident at other country, and nothing guarantees it will be faster for you. There is waiting line at other country as well.

[Chauncey 138]

I just heard of a CR1/IR1 being transferred from Moscow to warsaw Poland but I'm not sure of the circumstances that permitted it or if K1 would be allowed to do something similar, but I don't believe she was a resident of Poland to do it.

@zolotinka

[NandV 87]

29 minutes ago, brandon stone said:

Hi everyone,

 

I was wondering if it’s possible to get a K1 visa outside of my fiancé’s home country? The embassy is closed in Brazil and we’re growing increasingly frustrated and tired. Is it possible for it to be transferred or does she need citizenship in another country for that to be done? 
 

Thanks as always everyone

Agree with NancyNancy, she has to be the resident of that country. If you transfer her app, then she goes to the bottom of that list. BTW majority of the embassies are closed due to the global pandemic going on. We're all frustrated, but nothing can be done. I personally haven't seen my fiance in almost 1.5 years

[millefleur 5,047]

18 minutes ago, Chauncey said:

I just heard of a CR1/IR1 being transferred from Moscow to warsaw Poland but I'm not sure of the circumstances that permitted it or if K1 would be allowed to do something similar, but I don't believe she was a resident of Poland to do it.

I think zolotinka's case was a rare exception given the geographic location as her home city is so close to Poland. The part of Russia she is from (Kaliningrad) is an exclave and does not actually share any borders with Russia. I could be wrong, but it seems like the unique geographic circumstances of that situation probably played a role.

 

Anyone is allowed to contact different Embassies to inquire about transferring their case though. Just be realistic that you may not get the answer you're looking for.

Edited January 7, 2021 by millefleur

[zolotinka 47]

Hi. I have experience of CR1 case transferring without being a resident (as millefleur described). But I don’t know about K1. You can try to write to other embassies, it all depends on their available resources and compassion. You also need to be sure your fiancé will be able to enter another country for the interview, to learn about necessary quarantine, Covid test and other virus connected limitations.

[Ed&Midori1031 330]

On 1/7/2021 at 1:27 PM, NancyNguyen said:

She needs to be resident at other country, and nothing guarantees it will be faster for you. There is waiting line at other country as well.

When you say resident, are you talking about like a permanent resident, or citizen of that country?   

My wife is Brazilian and she lived in Japan for 10 years.  She could've done the interview there in Tokyo, but we both decide it would be best to go back to Brazil to conduct the interview there.

[CrisBR 30]

On 1/7/2021 at 4:12 PM, brandon stone said:

Hi everyone,

 

I was wondering if it’s possible to get a K1 visa outside of my fiancé’s home country? The embassy is closed in Brazil and we’re growing increasingly frustrated and tired. Is it possible for it to be transferred or does she need citizenship in another country for that to be done? 
 

Thanks as always everyone

Hello! 

Your fiancée needs to be able to confirm her residency in whatever country you’d  like to transfer your  case to.

What is known mostly is that when embassies/consulates close permanently in a country, they end up diverting some of the pending and  upcoming cases to a neighboring country.

Transferring your case may result in a wait longer than the one you’ve experienced so far.

As frustrating as it may be, this move will get you more stressed, in my humble opinion.

I know the wait is a bummer, however, try to hang tough. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited January 17, 2021 by CrisBR

[Jessystar16 20]

On 1/8/2021 at 1:02 AM, zolotinka said:

Hi. I have experience of CR1 case transferring without being a resident (as millefleur described). But I don’t know about K1. You can try to write to other embassies, it all depends on their available resources and compassion. You also need to be sure your fiancé will be able to enter another country for the interview, to learn about necessary quarantine, Covid test and other virus connected limitations.

How did you enter Poland?

[K1_SA 5]

Try to contact the embassy that you are transferring the case to, if they agreed to take the case then will send you a form that you fill and they will request the case. I would also ask if they have opening for interviews, you dont want to hit another backlog in a foreign country and keep going back and forth.