Once the U.S. Embassy or Consulate abroad receives your approved petition form the NVC and is ready to process your fiance's visa petition. When the embassy is ready to process the petition it will forward a set of instructions and forms to you and your fiance. Depending on the post which is processing your case this may take several months. However, if you have not received the instruction package from the U.S. Embassy within 2 months of receipt of your letter from the NVC advising you that the petition has been forwarded to the U.S. Embassy or Consulate abroad we advise that you contact the Embassy about the status of your case.

At this point in the process your fiance will have to complete several additional government forms, provide additional supporting documentation, undergo a medical examination, and pay the required visa fee. The U.S. Embassy or Consular post will provide you with detailed instructions about their posts specific procedures.

Although each U.S. Embassy or Consular posts specific procedures and form requirements vary we have attached annotated versions of the most commonly required forms. The attached forms will be required in most all cases so you may wish to prepare them in advance for your fiance. However, make sure you carefully review the instructions you receive from the U.S. Embassy to confirm that these forms are required and to be sure you provide any additional required forms.

*NOTE: The U.S. Consulate or Embassy will likely request form I-134. You already completed this form and supporting documentation in the USCIS processing phase. You can reuse the form you submitted to the USCIS but it must have an original signature.