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When to Start the DS-160

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Thailand
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I've spent the past 2 months putting together my I-129f petition and with the help of this site I'm ready to send it on Monday. I understand the process fairly well by now but what I'm having difficulty in finding is when exactly my fiancée needs to complete her online DS-160. From what I'm reading it needs to be completed after the NOA2 is received but I want to be sure. Thanks for all the information and support!

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https://uk.usembassy.gov/visas/fiancee-2/applying-for-the-visa/

This is for the UK, maybe you have a similar page for your fiance's county.

K-1 Jan 2016 Applicant timeline.

I-129f sent to lock box 7th January 2016.
Delivered 11th January 2016.
NOA1 sent to CSC January 14th 2016.
NOA1 Hard copy January 21st 2016.
RFE email 10th March 2016.
RFE hard copy - 21th March 2016.
RFE Evidence sent- 4th April 2016.
RFE Received by USCIS- 6th April 2016.
NOA2 Received by email dated 18th April 2016.
NOA2 hard copy - April 21st 2016
NVC Recieved- May 9th 2016.
NVC number received- May 9th 2016.
DS-160 filled out - 9th May 2016.
Medical - May 18th 2016
CEAC in Transit - 11th May 2016.
CEAC update embassy received medical- may 24th 2016
Interview- June 15th 2016. - approved!!
POE- July 13th 2016 -Chicago

Married July 18th 2016. (L)

AOS

Package sent- August 18th 2016

Arrived at Chicago Lockbox- August 20th 2016.

NOA 1 - August 25th 2016 (text received 27th).

AP NOA1- 22nd August 2016 (text received 27th).

EAD NOA1- 22nd August 2016 (email received 27th).

NOA1 Hard copies received- September 1st 2016.

Bio-metrics- 20th September 2016.

Request Initial Information for I-485 - October 6th 2016.

RFIE- Affidavit Support information October 11th 2016.

RFIE- Response sent Overnight USPS. October 17th 2016.

RFIE- Delivered October 18th 2016.

RFIE- Received by USCIS October 20th 2016.

EAD- Card Being produced November 17th 2016.

AP- Approved November 17th 2016.

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Jamaica
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Yes after NOA2 you can begin workings on it. From this point every embassy is a bit different so it's important that you go to ur country portal and embassy info for help. In JA you don't submit it until the embassy has your case and then you email the confirmation barcode with a copy of ur passport bio page.

http://www.visajourney.com/consulates/

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Thailand
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Have you read the very helpful guide on VJ? http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1guide

Yes but it doesn't mention the DS-160 anywhere which I found odd. It might help everyone to know my fiancé is coming from Thailand. Thanks for the help!

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Guatemala
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The DS-160 gets completed and submitted by the beneficiary to the US Consulate before scheduling the interview... so if you are submitting your I-129 packet now that will be several months away after it gets approved and forwarded to NVC and then to the US Consulate in her/his home country.

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I just did this for Thailand. learn from my mistakes.

when you get notified of noa2, it takes approximately 10 business days to be transferred to the nvc and assigned a case number. as soon as you can get your nvc number you can pay the visa fee ds-160.

even more importantly for Thailand, as soon as you have noa2, the Thai fiancee can apply for police report. the fiancee must go in person to the national police hq in Bangkok. there are several postings on this sight about what the fiancee needs to bring. with normal processing, the police report will be delivered by mall to the fiancee's mailing address within a month. the time from noa2 to interview is well over a month, so there is no need to pay the bribe they will pressure the fiancee to pay. as a further note, the interview may be scheduled without the police report in hand. bring the original to the interview. interview times are scheduled about 3-4 weeks out right now, so you will have plenty of time for a backup plan if something goes not as I say.

good luck!

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