Ethiopia K-1 or Fiancee Visas
Ethiopian Fiance Visa help
Your Ethiopian Fiancee will be requested to bring the following documents to
the consulate interview.
Passport
Birth Certificate
Marriage Certificate (for K3) / Divorce Certificates
Police Certificate
Medical Exam Envelope
I-134 plus 3 recent years tax transcripts
Evidence of Relationship
2 Passport photos required for police certificate (can be b/w)
K3 filing / interview may be done on a walk-in basis if the petitioner appears at the Consulate in person and pleads his/her case. Otherwise, the Consulate will schedule the interview within 6-10 weeks of receiving the file from the NVC.
Upon receiving packet 3, the applicant should complete all documents requested on the checklist and obtain both the medical and police certificate. Medical takes appr. 3 days total to complete. Police Certificate takes 2 weeks but can be expedited upon request.
The problem in terms of total processing time appears to be that the Consulate will take time to actually send out packet 3 (word is that this may take 1-2 months easily). If the USC petitioner is in Addis, the petitioner can pick-up packet 3 at the Consulate by showing the NVC letter. This speeds things up dramatically.
A complete and accurate filing along with good relationship evidence is the key to a speedy processing of the visa. Also, for all couples that are mixed, the Ethiopian K3 visa applicant will very likely have to go through the interview in English unless it can be established that the petitioning USC spouse speaks Amharic.
The US embassy in Addis Ababa Ethiopia
PO Box 1014
Entoto Street
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Telephone:
251-11-1242424
Fax:
251-11-1242435
Below is a short youtube video that describes how to get your Fiancee Visa
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You must file the Petition for Alien fiancee, Form I-129F, with the Department of Homeland Security's U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) office that serves the area where you live. See the Department of
Homeland Security's USCIS Field Offices for information on where you can file the petition. Note: You cannot
file this petition at an embassy, consulate or U.S. immigration office abroad.
After the USCIS approves the petition, it sends the petition to National Visa Center for processing, prior
to sending it to the embassy or consulate where your fiancee will apply for a K-1 nonimmigrant visa for a
fiancee.
Detailed information about the International Marriage Broker Regulation Act (IMBRA) of 2005 petition
requirements are shown in the new Form I-129F, Petition for Alien fiancee instructions.
The I-129F petition is valid for four months from the date of approval from USCIS. Consular officers can
extend the validity of the petition (revalidate the petition) if it expires before the processing of the
visa application is completed.
Because a fiancee visa permits the holder to immigrate to the U.S. and marry an American citizen shortly
after arrival in the United States, the fiancee must meet some of the requirements of an immigrant visa.
Expert Tip # 9
Review with your Fiancee the questions she may be asked at her interview. Help her to practice her answers until they are smooth. Remember the officer needs to feel confident that the relationship is sincere and genuine. A bride-to-be should have tons of details to share about her plans for and after her wedding. A comphrehensive list of questions which have been and may be asked are included in Fiancee Visa Secrets eBook.
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