Beneficiary mailing address not reliable

[Shiba 1]

Hi,

I'm a woman currently living in the UK. Before my American partner and I apply for our K-1 visa, I wanted to ask about mailing addresses. I live with my parents and anything sent to my address will not be given directly to me due to the nature of my family. I also do not want them to know I am engaged, yet.

 

What are my options? Is the USCIS packaging discreet? Are PO boxes an option? This whole process makes me nervous as I want to be able to tell my family when I am ready that I am engaged. My worst nightmare is my mother discovering my engagement because of a letter from US immigration through the door. 

 

Please help! Thanks so much

Edited November 9, 2021 by Shiba
mistake

[JeanneAdil 6,191]

At this stage the receipt for the application goes to the USC at US address

for the next stages,  the USC can provide a good email ID to receive all communications

[Shiba 1]

2 minutes ago, JeanneAdil said:

At this stage the receipt for the application goes to the USC at US address

for the next stages,  the USC can provide a good email ID to receive all communications

Does this mean that they wont be sending me any physical documents at all? Thank you so much for the help, sorry if this is a beginner question. We have not yet begun the process.

Edited November 9, 2021 by Shiba

[Letspaintcookies 2,207]

19 minutes ago, Shiba said:

Does this mean that they wont be sending me any physical documents at all? Thank you so much for the help, sorry if this is a beginner question. We have not yet begun the process.

The embassy will contact you at some point when it's time to schedule your interview. I'm not sure how London does it if per mail or email but that's many months from now and I would think that by then you'd have told your family since it would be close to moving.

[Shiba 1]

28 minutes ago, Letspaintcookies said:

The embassy will contact you at some point when it's time to schedule your interview. I'm not sure how London does it if per mail or email but that's many months from now and I would think that by then you'd have told your family since it would be close to moving.

Thank you so much! This is very helpful.

[mitzab 285]

2 hours ago, Shiba said:

Thank you so much! This is very helpful.

In the meanwhile you can also set up a mailing address which can be different from your physical address and when time comes you can use that address for correspondence as well.