Ah yes. Completing the forms.
It's pretty redundant.
There's 4 different forms to complete. They're not very hard, as they all have pretty much the same info.
In most consulates it seems, there's only 3 forms... Montreal is one of the guinea pigs for a new form that's supposed to replace an old form.
WHY MONTREAL?
Don't they know we're one of THE slowest consulates ever?
I believe about 14 or so consulates are taking part in this, Vancouver is one of the other ones.
First is the DS-156. It's not that hard. You just have to fill it out in one shot. It's weird... it makes you fill it out in an online format but then once you're done, it puts it into adobe and lets you save it/print it out. I mean, the info was super easy to fill in, since I have it all already. Took about 25 minutes.
Second is the DS-156K. It's just an added on form to the DS-156. This form, if you've never been married and don't have kids takes 1 minute to fill out. You just have to fill in about 6 blanks. Easiest form ever.
Third is the DS-230. This one is in two parts or a 4 page form. It asks for the same info as the other one, pretty much. So you pretty much just regurgitate info from the last forms to this one. 1st part is sent away with the package and the 2nd part is signed at the consulate. In the old package, this is the single form you send away. In the new package, you send everything. This one took about 25 minutes, just putting in the same info over and over.
Fourth and last is the brand spanking new idiotic online form. The DS-160. It, yet again makes you give all the same info over and over. It has way too many steps to it, and it's just a pain.
It even asks you to attach an electronic photo! I don't know how people without digital cameras or scanners can even do that step. I had a hard time with it and I used a scanner.
The only thing I liked about it is that you could save the form half way through or at whatever complete step if you wanted.
Interesting thing about this one as well is that you are given a confirmation page to print off, not the whole form. Apparently it sits in the system and they use the bar code on the confirmation page to look it up. I guess that's cool, but no. Pain in the ass. This one took about 40 minutes. I had to ask questions about it on the Visa Journey forums and wait for responses. I do not like this form.
I actually started all this paperwork about 2 weeks ago.
I'm done except I need my dad to help me remember when I started and quit my first job, since the DS-230 asks for 10 years of employment instead of 5.
I still think it's silly that I have to give them all the same info 3 times.
Those poor trees.
Steps of a K-1 Visa:
US Petitioner and Foreign Beneficiary Collect Needed DocumentsI-129F Package SentNotice Of Action 1 Received by US PetitionerNotice Of Action 2 Received by US PetitionerCase Forwarded to the National Visa CenterCase Forwarded to the Foreign Beneficiary's US ConsulateCase Received by Foreign Beneficiary's Local US ConsulateForms and Checklist Sent to Foreign Beneficiary- Foreign Beneficiary Compiles Needed Forms
- Foreign Beneficiary Sends Completed Forms to US Consulate
- US Consulate Issues Interview Date
- Interview Conducted at the US Consulate
Legend: Strikethrough + Blue show past steps, Bolded + Red shows current step
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