Ethiopia K-1 or Fiancee Visas
Ethiopian Fiancee Visa preparation
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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Please note that your fiancee may enter the United States only one time with a fiancee visa. If your fiancee
leaves the country before you are married, your fiancee may not be allowed back into the United States without
a new visa.
If your new spouse will apply to become a legal permanent resident while in the U.S. but also plans to travel
outside the U.S. while the application is pending, see Have a Pending Immigration Application?.Beware of Foreign
Travel.
After arriving in the United States, your fiancee will be eligible to apply for a work permit. (You should note
that USCIS might not be able to process the work permit within the 90-day time limit for your marriage to take
place.) Your fiancee should use Form I-765 to apply for a work permit. Please see Obtaining a Work Permit for
more information. If your fiancee applies for adjustment to permanent resident status after the wedding, your
fiancee must re-apply for a new work permit.
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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