We submitted our I-130 and I-129F in June, and are hoping an approval isn't too far behind the horizon. We've been sitting around twiddling our thumbs figuring there was nothing more to do until our case gets transferred to the visa application phase, but after looking around here I'm thinking we should start being more proactive. We already got his police certificate ordered last week, and he has all of the required vaccinations so that's two big things out of the way.
I see that there is a shortcuts guide for the CR-1/IR-1 applicants. Is there anything like that for the K-3? I read your K-3 guide, and I have a couple of questions.
1. The guide says to start preparing the I-134. Will I get a packet in the mail, or a letter telling me to print one out from the Internet and send it? Will he not need to show it to anyone until his interview date?
2. I don't see any mention in the guide of the DS-156 we have to do online. How do we know when to do this?
3. It is true that the I-134 no longer has to be notarized? Your guide says yes, but I realize that the guide may not be 100% up-to-date. Is there any real benefit to having it done if it isn't required?
4. Will I really only need a couple of paystubs like it says in your guide, or has that changed to six months like on the CR-1?
5. Aside from the DS-156 and the I-134, what other actual forms will we need?
6. How far in advance can we do his medical exam, if we find an "official" practitioner nearby?
I'm sorry if this is too many questions for one post, but since this would answer all of my current concerns, I though maybe I should consolidate rather than make extra posts for people to read.
This process is nuts! The anticipation can sometimes be fun in a twisted sort of way, but most of the time it's just lots of missing each other and complaining about the government and hoping we're lucky enough to be completed quickly. Both petitions have been touched within the last week and they haven't told us we've done anything wrong yet, so I suppose that's a good sign!
