Just received NOA2! So what happens now?

[SweetBlowFish 0]

Hi!

So we just received our NOA2 (16 days it took from NOA1 - I think we set a record!!! ). Now we need to wait until the NVC in the USA sends the package to the US embassy in London.

What happens after that?

Do the US embassy send me (the beneficiary) instructions on what to do next? Does anyone know what they say?

I know that I need to schedule a medical in London, and then I have to send the results and proof of the medical to the US consulate so that they can go ahead and schedule my interview. Is this right?

Is there anything I can do ahead of schedule to make the process quicker?

Thanks kind people of visajourney!

[Nich-Nick 3,353]

Here's a London list of things to do to get ready http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/474161-london-k1-a-complete-guide/

Some links are broken and some things that changed are corrected later in the thread. It is still good London info.

[AirConditioner515 15]

I'm in the same boat as well.

Got my NOA2 this past weekend and am itching to get started ahead of time, for the next phase.

From what I understand, it will next be sent to NVC. Correct me if I'm wrong but, we can't schedule anything yet until NVC receives it. Also we have to wait roughly 8-14 days for them to receive it.

Once NVC receives it and we call, we will be provided 3 sets of numbers.

The next part is where I'm rather clueless and would appreciate anyone's input. Please note the below info is probably wrong and I'm just going off of the very little I know. We would truly appreciate it if someone can point us in the right direction.

Using these numbers, we can schedule the interview for our fiancée. I don't recall the exact link (can someone fill us in?). But before this step, I think we have to fill out the DS-160 application, pay for it, and only then can we schedule the interview.

1)When is the medical examination scheduled? After we pay for the DS-160 application? I recall reading somewhere that a payment is made at a bank and this receipt will be used.

2) Is the updated Letter of Intent sent to the U.S. embassy in our fiancée's country or is it attached to the package (I-134 form, etc.) that we will give to our fiancée for the interview.

3) What are all the necessary files that the beneficiary has to prepare? I know we have to prepare the I-134 (along with the supporting documents) and updated evidence of ongoing relationship.

Sorry for this extremely long post.

[Nich-Nick 3,353]

Air conditioner---

The process at each embassy is very different. Some have you wait for an appointment to be assigned. Some let you pick an appointment online. Some pay the fee online. Some pay at a bank or at the interview.

I suggest you google-US EMBASSY SEOUL and find the embassy website. Then use their search box to look for FIANCE VISA. It will probably provide the Seoul instructions and other information for you so you can start studying the process you will have to follow once your case is sent from NVC. Or you can wait for your embassy to send you a letter telling where to find your instructions.

NVC is a handoff place from USCIS to the Dept of State. You will get a new case number issued by the Dept of State. It will begin with three letters representing your embassy. For example LND for London. Calling NVC is not actually a real requirement, The beneficiary will be notified by Seoul when they are ready for you to do the next step, as well as provide you with the new DOS case number.

[AirConditioner515 15]

Air conditioner---

The process at each embassy is very different. Some have you wait for an appointment to be assigned. Some let you pick an appointment online. Some pay the fee online. Some pay at a bank or at the interview.

I suggest you google-US EMBASSY SEOUL and find the embassy website. Then use their search box to look for FIANCE VISA. It will probably provide the Seoul instructions and other information for you so you can start studying the process you will have to follow once your case is sent from NVC. Or you can wait for your embassy to send you a letter telling where to find your instructions.

NVC is a handoff place from USCIS to the Dept of State. You will get a new case number issued by the Dept of State. It will begin with three letters representing your embassy. For example LND for London. Calling NVC is not actually a real requirement, The beneficiary will be notified by Seoul when they are ready for you to do the next step, as well as provide you with the new DOS case number.

Thanks for the information.

I had already tried looking at the Seoul embassy website but it's extremely outdated and half the links don't work. It's mentioning that the beneficiary will need: DS-156K, DS-230, DS-156, I-134. The I-134 I'm aware of. I didn't even know about those other forms. I don't know if those forms are still needed or this is just all out-dated info (shows updated in Nov. 2010).

As you mentioned, everything is embassy specific but does the NVC typically set up the interview date when they notify you or that is something we setup ourselves?

One website is saying NVC will set it up and another is saying we have to set it up. I'm pretty sure we have to do it correct?

Edited August 25, 2015 by AirConditioner515

[KayDeeCee 4,891]

Not sure where you are finding the outdated information. I went to the Seoul consulate site and found the links to your instructions packet.

Consulate site > http://seoul.usembassy.gov/visas_immigrant_visas.html

UStraveldocs for South Korea > http://www.ustraveldocs.com/kr/kr-iv-documentpreparation.asp

Instructions here > http://photos.state.gov/libraries/korea/1123115/IV_Packet/k1pkt.pdf

[Nich-Nick 3,353]

Maybe he is looking at the VJ page on Seoul which might have the old forms. That is member supported and maybe nobody has bothered to help on that page.

Edited August 25, 2015 by Nich-Nick

[AirConditioner515 15]

Not sure where you are finding the outdated information. I went to the Seoul consulate site and found the links to your instructions packet.

Consulate site > http://seoul.usembassy.gov/visas_immigrant_visas.html

UStraveldocs for South Korea > http://www.ustraveldocs.com/kr/kr-iv-documentpreparation.asp

Instructions here > http://photos.state.gov/libraries/korea/1123115/IV_Packet/k1pkt.pdf

Thank you KayDee. I think that's where I was getting confused. On the Seoul embassy site, the requirements appear to be outdated (it was updated Nov. 2010). But it listed the following reqs:

• Passport valid for 8 months
• Two completed Electronic Nonimmigrant Visa application DS-156, each with a photo (white background) attached.
• Fiancé/e visa application (DS-156K)
• Immigrant visa application (DS230 Part I)
• Birth and marriage certificate, if applicable
• For Korean, family relation register under 1 year old, along with English translation
• Korean National Police Certificate; Police certificate from other countries.
• Medical examination
• Affidavit of financial support (Form I-134) from the petition, with evidence of current, sustained income or assets
• Signed and dated letter from the petitioner addressed to the U.S. Consul, reaffirming the petitioner's intent to sponsor the beneficiary as a fiancé(e) and to marry in the U.S. This reaffirmation letter will revalidate the I-129F if its USCIS approval is more than 4 months old
• MRV fee receipt from Shinhan Bank. Here's how to pay the MRV fee

Some of these I never even heard of, hence the mass confusion.

Thank you for those links!

[Pitaya 2,576]

~Moved from K1 Process to K1 Progress Forum~

[Pennycat 880]

Hi!

So we just received our NOA2 (16 days it took from NOA1 - I think we set a record!!! ). Now we need to wait until the NVC in the USA sends the package to the US embassy in London.

What happens after that?

Do the US embassy send me (the beneficiary) instructions on what to do next? Does anyone know what they say?

I know that I need to schedule a medical in London, and then I have to send the results and proof of the medical to the US consulate so that they can go ahead and schedule my interview. Is this right?

Is there anything I can do ahead of schedule to make the process quicker?

Thanks kind people of visajourney!

Nowhere near a record. That's 4 times longer than the 4 day approvals from CSC we were seeing all winter.

[Shauneg 762]

Nowhere near a record. That's 4 times longer than the 4 day approvals from CSC we were seeing all winter.

Yep.

[SweetBlowFish 0]

Thanks for all your help!

Great for all the people who had shorter NOA2 returns That was the bit I was most worried about because it took so long - however I was greatly pleased.

So I have filled out my DS-160, it's been a month since my NOA2, and we havent heard anything from the NVC, so should we try calling them? How likely is it that the package has reached the London embassy now?

I'm out in the USA at the moment visiting, only returning in November so I am trying to do everything from overseas which is slightly annoying because any mail going to me will be going to my UK address.

So once I get the affidavit, my fiance's employment and bank records, and submit my DS-160.... what happens then? Can I schedule my interview soon and then once I get back to the UK, do my medical before my interview?

Thanks all!