Nepal K1 Fiancee Visa Processing Times

US Embassy in Katmandu, Nepal

The processing time, from the day our law office files your I-129F Petition with the USCIS, to the day the K1 Visa is issued by the US Embassy in Kathmandu, Nepal is approximately:

5-9 Months

All Nepalese Nationals residing in Nepal must have their K1 Visa applications processed at the US Embassy located in Kathmandu, Nepal. The application can only be adjudicated after the approved I-129F Petition is forwarded to the post by the National Visa Center in the United States.

If you are a Nepalese National residing in a country other than Nepal, you may be eligible to process your k1 visa application in that foreign country. Contact our law firm today to find out if you or your fiancee meet the eligibility requirements.

Embassy Address:

Consular Section
Embassy of the United States of America
Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal

Time it takes for an interview appointment after petition is received by embassy:

0-1 Months

Time for issuance of k1 visa after the interview

1-2 weeks

Our Nepal Overseas Support Staff Speak Fluent English and
Nepali and have been through the k1 visa process too!

Below, please find more useful information about some of the required documents the K1 Visa Applicant will need prior to going for the interview. Please note that this list is not comprehensive and there are many other items and evidence that must be brought to the interview. Prior to interview, our office and/or your Overseas Support Staff will instruct you on all items and give you a mock interview for preparation.

The information about the documents below was excerpted from the Department of State Website section on Visas

Birth, Divorce and Other Certificates

Birth Certificates

Available. Reporting of births is voluntary, and records are not standardized. The best available evidence is a typewritten or handwritten letter with rubber seal issued by the secretary of a Village Development Committee (VDC) or mayor of a town where the applicant was born. If the child is born in a hospital, a hospital birth certificate can be issued upon request, but this document usually only records the date of birth, sex of the child, and the names of the child’s parents; the name of the child may not be included. Effective April 13, 1977 the Government of Nepal required birth certificates to be issued from the Local Registrar office for the first time in ten districts of Nepal. The districts covered are Banke, Jhapa, Kathmandu, Kanchanpur, Kapilbastu, Mahottari, Morang, Rautahat, Saptari, and Sarlahi. This requirement was later extended to other districts: Bara, Dhanusha, Parsa and Sunsari on January 15, 1979; Siraha on February 13, 1979; Nawalparasi and Rupandehi on March 14, 1979; Bardia, Chitwan, Kailali, Kavrepalanchwok, Kaski, Makwanpur and Palpa on April 14, 1979; Bhaktapur, Lalitpur and Surkhet on February 13, 1980; Dang on March 14, 1980; Dhanding, Nuwakot and Tanahu on December 15, 1980; Dhankuta and Ilam on January 14, 1981; Jumla on March 14, 1981; Gorkha on October 17, 1981; Sindhuli and Udayapur on December 16, 1981; Syangja on January 14, 1982; Sindhupalchowk on February 12, 1982; Rasuwa on March 14, 1982; and eventually covering remaining districts Achham, Arghakhanchi, Baglung, Bajhang, Bajura, Baitadi Bhojpur, Dadeldhura, Dailekh, Darchula, Dolakha, Dolpa, Doti, Gulmi, Humla, Jajarkot, Kalikot, Khotang, Lamjung, Manang, Mugu, Mustang, Myagdi, Okhaldhunga, Panchthar, Parbat, Pyuthan, Ramechhap, Rolpa, Rukum, Salyan, Sankhuwasabha, Solukhumbu, Taplejung, and Terhathum on April 14, 1990. Births after the effective dates corresponding to the districts must be reported to the Local Registrar office in order to obtain a birth certificate. The certificate generally contains the parents’ names, applicant’s name, date and place of birth and the signature and stamp of the issuing official. The certificate is a printed form in which the birth information is handwritten. The birth evidence prior to these effective dates is usually documented by the VDC or a ward office of the locality by issuing a certification to that effect.

Divorce Certificates

Available where a divorce has been granted by a civil court; the court can issue a copy of the divorce order.

Death Certificates

Available. If the death is recorded, the local registrar’s office in a city’s municipality can issue a death certificate. In a village the VDC can do the same. A hospital can issue a letter providing details of the death if the death occurred in that hospital.

Certificate of Adoption

Available. Adoption decrees from the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare are available for foreigners adopting Nepalese children. In the rare case when an adoption is legally formalized between Nepalese, the Land Revenue Registrar can issue documentation.

Citizenship Certificate

At the completion of age sixteen, a Nepalese subject can apply to the CDO for a citizenship certificate. This document contains the person’s name, the father’s name (husband’s name in the case of a married woman if the subject so chooses), the date of birth, and the district where the person resides. The citizenship certificate is the most reliable proof of identity in Nepal.

Police Records

Generally available. All applicants from across the Nepal should apply at the two main police stations, the Maharajgunj Police and the Deputy Inspector General’s office in Ratnapark, designated by the Police Headquarters in Kathmandu. Records are issued by the Police Headquarters after a check for adverse information has been conducted through the centrally maintained records at the Headquarters. Ther local police station or, if resident in a small village, the District Police Headquarters, may also issue a certificate, but those police offices only check for derogatory information available in their records, not a nationwide check. The Headquarters- issued records are generally reliable as the scope of the check includes all of Nepal. Political unrest in some districts may prevent applicants from obtaining certificates.

Prison Records

Unavailable from a central authority. However, an individual prison jailer can issue a document based on that specific jail’s records.

Military Records

Unavailable.

Passport and Other Travel Documents

The new Nepalese travel document is black while the standard Nepalese tourist passport is green. Official passports are blue and diplomatic passports are red in color. The travel document contains 16 pages and the validity period will be determined on a case by case basisbut typically will be for one year, and some travel documents are valid for a single journey only,. The travel documents are normally issued to refugees and the adopted Nepali children by foreign nationals. The latest Nepali passport contains 60 pages and is generally valid for ten years, but a passport may be issued for only five years if applicants specifically request a five-year passport; the cost for this passport is less than the cost for a ten-year passport
Both the new travel document and the latest version of the Nepali passport share the same security features. These include:
• Microprinting on the lines on page 2 (ID page) that form the data boxes and on page 3 on the signature line and the three lines for “name and address of the next of kin.” Visible under magnification, the microprinting reads in Nepali script”the Nepal Passportl.” This microtext will smudge if photocopied or scanned.
• The laminate covering page 2 contains a row of five blue Nepalese coats of arms along the bottom border. Another row of five coats of arms along the top border of the page is visible only under ultraviolet (UV) light. If the laminate is lifted, as happens when the photograph is switched, this top row will be disturbed.
• All pages feature four Nepalese coats of arms, one in each corner, visible under ultraviolet light, and each page’s number is visible in the center of the page under UV light.
• The thread holding the book together will also fluoresce under UV light.
• Each page has a watermark, which resembles the letters “SN” attached at the top.
Travel documents will only be issued by the Nepalese Ministry of Foreign Affairs or by Nepal’s foreign missions abroad. Nepalese passports are issued by Chief District Officers (CDO’s) in Nepal’s 75 districts, as well as by Nepal’s foreign missions abroad and by the Ministry of Foreign affairs.
A lost Nepalese passport will result in the bearer being issued one of the following three possible documents by Nepalese foreign missions: a) a replacement Nepalese passport; b) a travel document; or c) a transportation letter.

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