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K1 Russian Fiancee Visas Assistance
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To bring your Russia fiancee to the USA you will need a fiancee visa (K1 visa). There is NO OTHER AMERICAN VISA available for marrying in the U.S.
Other types of visas for a Russian fiancee such as tourist, student or business visas are not suitable if your intention is marriage. If you marry your girlfriend visiting you on one of those visas, her legal status in the USA will be questionable, and she may be refused permanent resident status on the basis of visa fraud if the USCIS (former INS) believes her aim of visiting United States was simply for marrying a US Citizen. Once a violation of visa regulation is recorded, it will be difficult if not impossible for the person to ever receive a K-1 visa or any other type of visa to the USA.
List of
Documents for
Fiancé (e) Visa Interview
at the
American Embassy Moscow,
Consular Section,
21, Novinskiy Bulvar, 123242
Moscow, Russia
1.
Biographical Form DS-230 filled out in English (part 1 and part 2). A
separate form must be filled out for immigrating child over 16 years of
age.
2. 2
completed Electronic Visa Application Forms DS-156. ( The Electronic
Visa Application Form must be filled out online at
http://evisaforms.state.gov. After filling out the form online, print a
copy of the visa application form. The Electronic Visa Application Form
is not available in the Russian language. Answers to the questions on
the application must be in English and must use English characters. The
applicants are welcome to use the Russian language translation to guide
them through the online English Electronic Visa Application Form). A
separate Electronic Visa Application Form DS-156 must be filled out for
immigrating child.
3.
Supplement DS-156K form. The form must be filled out in Russian. DO NOT
SIGN DS-156K. No DS-156K supplement is required for immigrating child.
4.
International Passport with a photocopy of the first page and the page
with information about immigrating child if the child's name in
included in the parent's passport.
5.
Original birth certificate, photocopy and translation into English.
6.
Police certificates in all names as well as all dates of birth ever
used. Police certificate must contain references to each place (subject
to the jurisdiction of the Russian Federation) in which the applicant
lives or has lived for more than six months since attaining the age of
16. This includes localities where applicants have lived during
university studies. If the applicant was on military service, he/she
should bring the certificate from the local draft board. If an
applicant has lived abroad for more than one year, a police certificate
must also be submitted from the country in which he/she lived. Police
certificate validity is one year since the date of issuance.
7.
Evidence of termination of prior marriage(s) (if applicable), original,
photocopy and translation into English.
8.
One color non-glossy full-face photo 50x50 mm for visa. The eye level
should be between 28mm and 35mm from the bottom. Another two pictures
will be required for medical examination.
9.
Visa application fee of $131 (or ruble equivalent) for each applicant
10. Documents
confirming relationship: photos of Petitioner and Beneficiary together,
letters to each other, phone bills, airplane tickets, emails, etc.
11. Results of
Medical Examination in a sealed envelope. The medical must be taken at
one of the embassy-designated medical centers. It takes 2 days to
complete the medical examination.
12. Financial
documents from the petitioner – a US citizen: please note,
that Affidavit of Support (form I-134) is not required, but may be
requested. The document must be notarized. Please submit financial
documents to show that the applicant will not become a public charge in
the United States. Such documents may include, but are not limited to:
- Most recent year tax returns (form 1040) or tax transcripts from IRS
- Copy of bank account
- Earnings and leave statement
- W-2 forms
- Letter from employer
If an applicant is
required to provide additional documentation after the interview with
an American consular officer has taken place, the documentation may be
submitted to the 221G box at the Embassy North Gate between 2.00PM and
4.00PM on any working day or mailed to the Embassy.
- All documents should be supplied ON THE DAY OF THE INTERVIEW.
- Children immigrating with you must also be present at the interview.
- Please note that no one may accompany applicants into the Embassy's visa waiting room. This includes American citizens, attorneys, sponsors, friends, and family members.
- Each applicant should bring all the required documents.
- Copies and translations of each document into English are required. Translations must be notarized only when the original is in a language OTHER than Russian. (e.g. a translation from Ukrainian into English must be notarized, translation from Russian into English does not need to be notarized).
- Payment. Please pay the application fee ($131 dollars for each applicant) ON THE DAY OF THE INTERVIEW only after an Embassy employee instructs you to do so. We accept dollars and rubles. Credit cards are not acceptable.
Contact Information
From Russia: (495) 787-3167, (495) 974-8843. Cost $2.68 per minute, 3 minutes minimum.
From the U.S.A.: 1-888-222-5673. Payment by credit card only. Cost $12 per call, regardless of duration.
Everywhere else: (495) 787-3167, (495) 974-8843(Moscow is 8 hours ahead of Washington, DC), 1-888-222-5673. Payment by credit card only. Cost $12 per call regardless of duration.
Operators are available from 8:00 AM to 8:00PM from Monday through Friday.
Consular Section Address:
American Embassy Moscow, Consular Section, 21, Novinskiy Bulvar, 123242 Moscow, Russia
The nearest metro station is "Barrikadnaya" (1) or "Krasnopresnenskaya" (2). You have to walk towards "Sadovoye Koltso" highway (3) and turn to the right. The Embassy building (5) is next to the Shalyapin museum (4).
I help you to successfully apply for a Fiancee Visa see Fiancee Visa Services
Below is a short youtube video that describes how to get your Fiancee Visa
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In a time of great controversy over foreign residents, the legal immigration process is considered slow
nd underfunded. A review of 1,899 K1 Visas showed that the average wait from initial filing to a Consular
interview is 181 days[3], with more delays possible after the interview. However, this is considered an
improvement over the old-style spousal visas.
A foreigner may enter the US on a different type of visa, and then get married. However, the laws on temporary
visitation are clear that the purpose of the visit must be honest. If someone has this intention to marry a US
citizen when they first enter the US as a visitor (e.g. on a tourist or student visa) and then plan to remain
in the US to live and work, they can be denied admission if immigration finds out that they had concealed this
intention at the time of admission. This requires the tourist to be quite covert about their intentions,
hiding things like engagement rings, photos of the couple together, and large amounts of personal belongings
that might signify an interest in moving permanently to the US. It is important for the applicant to keep a
clear intention when entering the US on any visa: are they entering to work, to study, to visit as a tourist,
to do missionary work, or to immigrate (which is the only status that seems to include everything). Behavior
that mixes these codified intents is, at best, frowned upon by immigration, and at worst might ultimately result
in denial of visa, entry, adjustment of status, and possible deportation of the foreign national, even after
a couple is legally married. They must maintain good records of their relationship and eligibility and show
the government no cause whatsoever to believe that the fiancee is not eligible for permanent residency.
Expert Tip # 11
Do send in all forms. When in doubt submit it. Each consulate has their own procedures and practices. If you have a form and you are not sure that it is needed, fill it out and send it in anyway. If it is not needed they will discard it. But if it is needed the process will not be delayed.
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