The U.S. Embassy or Consulate will send you and your fiance a visa application package with specific instructions regarding their particular procedures K1 visa processing. This package will likely also include the forms that we provided in the previous section. If you already completed these forms in advance you may use these. Be sure to review the visa application package to be sure this particular post does not require some additional form.

The visa application package you receive will also provide a list of supporting documentation your fiance will have to gather and submit to the U.S. Embassy.

Finally, the visa application package will include instructions for obtaining the required medical examination and payment of the visa fee.

Once your fiance has completed all the preliminary steps required by the particular U.S. Embassy or Consular post he will be scheduled for a visa interview. It is important that he or she not miss this appointment as many posts are very busy and she may have to wait months for a new appointment. You should advise your fiance to take all of the requested supporting documentation, any forms requested, as well as a complete copy of the I-129F petition and approval notice you submitted to the USCIS to her interview.

If you are in the country, some U.S. Embassy or Consular posts will allow you to attend the interview with your fiance. YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO ATTEND. Some posts may not allow you to attend the interview so you should check with the particular post in advance before you make plans to attend the interview.

After the interview, the U.S. Embassy or Consulate will issue a single-enrty non-immigrant visa to your fiance. Typically, these are issued a week or so after the interview and are sent by private courier although some posts issue them immediately.

With visa in hand your fiance can make travel arrangements to depart for the U.S. *We strongly discourage you from purchasing plane tickets before the visa is actually issued unless the tickets are refundable or departure dates can easily be changed.