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Where in France to do K1 VISA
NathanStephanieJ replied to NathanStephanieJ's topic in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures
Paris is seven hours away by car. He would either would have to book a flight or he would have to get a hotel, if not both. While France is small compared to other countries, a trip like that isn’t a day thing and being in Paris probably comes with more expenses as it is. It would be a lot nicer if there was another embassy that could do the K1😭 -
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I’ve already taken him there when he first came over 🤣 we havent been using the timeline but I see where it says France nevermind he found it and fixed it. -
Where in France to do K1 VISA
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Thank you! We were afraid of that but at least we can better prepare -
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Evening everyone! We are about done with the K1 application but came across a question that stumped us. It asked which US embassy/consulate my French fiancé will be getting his visa. He is closer to the Rennes location, but we were told only certain ones might do the K1. I cannot find a list to say which one we need to list, but I'm guessing it would probably be Paris. Does anyone happen to know where in France he will have to get the visa, interview and etc?
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That makes sense and goes back to the appearing “too married” thing. Being able to enjoy a vacation with each other outside of our usual areas would be fun. How soon do we get contact with an immigration officer? Is one assigned once we submit our visa or closer to approval time? I agree they need to know everything and I assume they read this forum too. It’s nice to know there’s a person we can talk to though. I was wondering how that worked out
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I LOVE THAT IDEA! That would be a great way to do both things and include his family in a special moment. I’m bring that idea to him first 🤣 thank you 💖
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You bring up a good point and might be the plan we have to do. The American wedding is easier to set up and is more flexible, but we could still include his family a year after and use that time for honeymoon since travel is more restricted after the legal wedding. I’ll see what he wants to do. He has access to this account so I assume he will read everything too before we talk after work
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Thank you and I will bring that idea to him tonight when we talk
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Ok then we will just keep the engagement party as is then. It’s not worth risking the process on any of it. I understand the CR1 is preferred and I can see why. We had decided against it because it does not match up with our time frames of starting a family. I’m 36 and already have risks that could present themselves at that time, and we do not want to start that chapter being on opposite ends of the world. So while I know the CR1 matches up with a lot of the ideals people have, it doesn’t match up with our reality of building a family. what I’m understanding from this post and the one I had posted before is that there doesn’t seem to be a way to mediate legal and personal responsibilities or desires. We are close to each other families but outside of virtual stuff, there doesn’t seem to be a way to include everyone in a normal way. I know from conversations with him that legal takes precedence so we will just have to wait for the visa to be approved and keep it simple.
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Ok! I think that misunderstanding was on me because we had been told by another, off the site, he couldn’t leave the US once we did the American wedding. Would he be able to leave the US after the American wedding to do one in France for a week as long as we don’t file any paperwork for the employment and etc until we get back? That part of paperwork we understand he can’t leave the US at all until it’s been approved.
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Morning y'all! Nat and I are about done with the K1 and are hoping to submit it next week. Thanks to the help on the last post, we became better educated on the risks of appearing too married and that we cannot have any wedding like celebrations prior to the visa being approved. We have decided to set up an engagement party in France for September of next year and then hold a spot and etc at the family property for October of next year for a wedding. We have contacts in the party business and plenty of support so we won’t be booking anything in case the wedding needs to be pushed back until the visa is approved. If it gets approved prior to September, we can turn the engagement party into a simple wedding so his family can join. We will not be sending out any wedding invites and etc until the visa approved, so hopefully that 90 day buffer will give us what we need to set stuff up. My question is, would that be an appropriate arrangement for everything? We want to ensure we obey all laws and are working to be mindful, but do hope we can enjoy any steps (engagement get togethers and etc) with all the family. My biggest worry was that his grandmothers wouldn’t get to see my dress but the first idea is to include them and his mom virtually with the dress shopping and etc. Hopefully technology will be able to bridge any gaps for the time being.
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Thank you. So we can do an engagement party with no dress and no wedding like features, just at his parent’s place, and it won’t break the rules? we have more lead way with the American one as it will be at family property and nothing has to be firm dates until we know. We can move that date easily within reason. I don’t want his side missing out so we talked about how we could live stream it to them when the actual wedding happens
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Could we have an engagement party in France and just do a formal wedding in the US? He has grandparents that might not make the trip, so I would like for them to see the dress in some way, even if it means ruining the surprise for Nathan. His family is very dear to me and I know his grandmothers would appreciate that opportunity.
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We picked the K1 so we could enjoy our engagement period and have some ability to do normal couple things. We would like to celebrate this milestone with our families and didn’t want to be away from each other for almost 2 years as newly weds with the CR 1 visa. I speak for both of us when I say we don’t wanna risk the process but we can’t figure out how to do a wedding with those we love and stay within the realms of the visa. I appreciate the guidance y'all are giving, sadly this seems harder than I thought.
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Hi everyone!! I am from Texas, and my fiancé is from France. We are looking to do the K1 VISA and are starting the paperwork for it. We have some questions about the process as we are looking to set up weddings for both our countries. The current plan is for us to have a ceremony in France in September 2026 and then the American one in October 2026. We are not looking to sign paperwork at those events, just have a party with family and friends. Once the K1 is approved, which hopefully will be around that time, the goal is to have Nathan come over and we get married at the courthouse in that 90-day time frame. Our understanding is that he cannot leave the US once we get formally married and submit that paperwork. What my question is, are there any possible issues with us having these scheduled ceremonies in our countries if we are NOT signing marriage certificates at that time. Unless the K1 VISA is approved, he would maintain his job and have a return flight back to France during any American vacations. Thank you for any advice you can give us as this is new territory for us both.
