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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You may also apply to bring your fiancee's unmarried children, who are under age 21, to the United States.
After arriving in the United States, your fiancee will be eligible to apply for a work permit. (You should note that INS might not be able to process the work permit within the 90-day time
limit for your marriage to take place.) If your fiancee applies for adjustment to permanent resident status, your fiancee must re-apply for a new work permit after the marriage.
By law, a fiance(e) petition can only be filed in the United States at an office of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). The petitioner must be a U.S. Citizen.
The fiance(e) petition (Form I-129-F) and two G-325-A biographic information forms. You must fill out completely both the petition and biographic information forms. Your fiance(e) will
be required to present the supporting financial documents at the time of his/her visa interview.
Legal permanent residents may not file petitions for fiancee visas, although they may petition for
the immigration of their new spouse after the wedding (see Bringing My Spouse to Live in the U.S.).
Expert Tip # 7
Request the consulate to fax the Packet 3 to your Fiancee (or to you). If sent to you, use a courier to speed the documents to your Fiancee without delay.
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