Registering interview appointment - confused about immigrant vs K visa
Apr 11th 2015, 6:40 am
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Registering interview appointment - confused about immigrant vs K visa
I am applying for a spouse visa via DCF, and got my letter today with my appointment time, which also gave me a URL - http://ais.usvisa-info.com/en-gb/iv - to register at. This has a dropdown box with two different options: "I need to register an Immigrant Visa appointment" and "I need to register a K Visa (fiance or spouse/child) appointment" - the issue is that I have no idea which of these actually applies to me. We did the application via DCF, while my understanding is that K is the visa issued through the normal method, but since it specifies spouse there, is that the right type or would mine be under "Immigrant Visa" instead?
There is a warning below: "K Visa applicants will be required to pay a nonrefundable Visa application fee. If you do not know which service you require, do not continue. Verify the visa classification written on your appointment letter.", so obviously I want to make sure we get this right - which is the right type and do we need to pay now or not?
Thanks.
There is a warning below: "K Visa applicants will be required to pay a nonrefundable Visa application fee. If you do not know which service you require, do not continue. Verify the visa classification written on your appointment letter.", so obviously I want to make sure we get this right - which is the right type and do we need to pay now or not?
Thanks.
Apr 11th 2015, 7:39 am
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Re: Registering interview appointment - confused about immigrant vs K visa
What visa are you applying for? Presumed a CR-1 (if married for less than two years), or an IR-1 if married for more than two years). Spouse visas are immigrant visas.
I am not sure why the web page you saw would refer to "spouses" in the pull-down related to K visas, unless it is a hang-over from the days of the (now obsolete) K-3 visas.
I am not sure why the web page you saw would refer to "spouses" in the pull-down related to K visas, unless it is a hang-over from the days of the (now obsolete) K-3 visas.
Apr 11th 2015, 9:48 am
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Re: Registering interview appointment - confused about immigrant vs K visa
I'm not sure how you don't know what visa you're applying for 
Are you already married? Did your spouse (?) file both an I130 and an I129F?
Surely you know whether it's an IR or a K visa!
Are you already married? Did your spouse (?) file both an I130 and an I129F?
Surely you know whether it's an IR or a K visa!
Apr 11th 2015, 10:09 am
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Re: Registering interview appointment - confused about immigrant vs K visa
The K-1 for finance's is called a "hybrid" visa. Under the law, all visas are "immigrant" UNLESS it is in one of the non-immigrant categories. The K-1 is processed AS IF it is an immigrant visa since only one action is required after admission to qualify one for immigration -- the actual marriage.
So, if already married -- then "immigrant" it is and K is irrelevant. [The K-3 aside which is never seen anymore].
So, if already married -- then "immigrant" it is and K is irrelevant. [The K-3 aside which is never seen anymore].
Apr 11th 2015, 10:47 am
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Re: Registering interview appointment - confused about immigrant vs K visa
Yes, already married; would be IR-1. Just some bad wording, I guess... Thanks for the advice.
