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[Stevehv 0]

Hello everybody, can anyone give me an estimate as to how long would it take to have my girlfriend here with me once i file out the I-129 form for Fiance? thank you all in advanced for looking into this.

[Rainman3 0]

Hello everybody, can anyone give me an estimate as to how long would it take to have my girlfriend here with me once i file out the I-129 form for Fiance? thank you all in advanced for looking into this.

Steve, really depends on several factors;

what visa service center you file with ? (check USCIS processing times)

if you recieve any RFEs after you receive NOA1 ?

If you utilize the shortcuts after you get NOA2 for getting an early interview ?

Advice, READ, READ, AND READ SOME MORE !

As for myself I received my NOA1 in early Nov/07 and our interview is next week on the 18th.

So in my case (if all goes well, fingers crossed) 5 1/2 months from filing to interview.

BTW I filed to the Vermont Service Center.

No 2 cases or really alike though.

Greg

[Rainman3 0]

Hello everybody, can anyone give me an estimate as to how long would it take to have my girlfriend here with me once i file out the I-129 form for Fiance? thank you all in advanced for looking into this.

Steve, really depends on several factors;

what visa service center you file with ? (check USCIS processing times)

if you recieve any RFEs after you receive NOA1 ?

If you utilize the shortcuts after you get NOA2 for getting an early interview ?

Advice, READ, READ, AND READ SOME MORE !

As for myself I received my NOA1 in early Nov/07 and our interview is next week on the 18th.

So in my case (if all goes well, fingers crossed) 5 1/2 months from filing to interview.

BTW I filed to the Vermont Service Center.

No 2 cases or really alike though.

Greg

Steve,

BTW, please go ahead and file a timeline so we can keep up with your case.

Greg

[Mononoke28 134]

Cool. Thanks motu,

I plan on taking copies of the returns and I also have the copies of the W-2 statements for those years. I am taking an employment letter and my most recent pay stubs.

Does anyone have an example of an employment letter. My employers told me to write whatever I wanted the letter to say and they'll put it on letterhead and sign it. I know it isn't a complicated letter but if someone has a template it is one less thing to hassle with.

Thanks,

CG

CG,

My employment letter was very basic and it said something like this,

Date,

To whom it may concern,

This letter is to confirm that petitioner's name has been employed with company name since 2001. Her current salary is $1,000,000 per year.

If you have any questions you can call our HR Department at 800.123.4567.

Sincerely,

The HR Lady

Diana

[Mononoke28 134]

Hello everybody, can anyone give me an estimate as to how long would it take to have my girlfriend here with me once i file out the I-129 form for Fiance? thank you all in advanced for looking into this.

Steve,

Like Greg said, it depends on the type of visa and service center you will have to send your I-129F to. Right now I've seen the Vermont Service Center approve K1 petitions within 4-6 weeks but they have also been known to take months. Once they approve your petition, it'll take about 2-6 weeks for the NVC to receive it and assign it a case number. Once they do that, they will forward it to the embassy and after taking care of the paperwork, they will probably give you an interview date within 4-6 weeks after that.

So it can take as little as 4 months and as long as 9-12 months. But you can start reading this thread to get used to the process and to find the answers to any questions you may have.

Diana

Edited April 9, 2008 by Mononoke28

[ColombianoGringo 0]

Hi all,

Our case was just delivered to the Bogota embassy by DHL a few hours ago. We are planning to fax in the packet 3 forms to request our interview tomorrow morning. Is that too soon to send in the fax? Since the cutoff for May interviews is 4/15, would we likely get a May interview if we fax our forms tomorrow?

Also, the shortcuts in this thread suggest faxing and then sending via Servientrega, but the most recent instructions from the embassy(3/08) state to send in the appointment request forms via mail or fax or email and they specifically state that sending it in more than one form can cause a delay. The "or"s are actually bolded in the instructions. Is this true, or a case of incorrect instructions?

Thanks for all your help,

CG

Edited April 10, 2008 by ColombianoGringo

[Mononoke28 134]

CG,

Your wife can send packet 3 any time she wants, the sooner the better. And the reason why people fax and mail it via Servientrega is because even though the embassy may say that they did receive the fax, they might later say that they didn't. The Servientrega packet is a back up to the fax.

And yes, if she send them packet 3 tomorrow you will probably get a May interview.

Diana

[parkpapa 0]

A quick update on our AOS. We resubmitted Lorena's AOS packet a couple of weeks ago and today I received confirmation that they cashed the check (a good sign in our case, although the cost is not good). We will now await either an RFE or a NOA. Once again we ask for your prayers and/or good wishes.

Charles

[Rainman3 0]

CG,

Your wife can send packet 3 any time she wants, the sooner the better. And the reason why people fax and mail it via Servientrega is because even though the embassy may say that they did receive the fax, they might later say that they didn't. The Servientrega packet is a back up to the fax.

And yes, if she send them packet 3 tomorrow you will probably get a May interview.

Diana

Hey everyone,

Just wanted to let you know that I leave this Sunday. I'll be flying to Cali and staying there 2 nights in order to meet Sandra's sister and brother in law and their kids who live there. It will be my first time in Cali. Sandra is Paisa. We will be flying to Bogota on Tuesday and have our apt. with Dr. Gonzales on Wednesday afternoon. Our interview is Friday the 18th. We will be staying at Bogota Lodging. Anyone else having their interview on the 18th ????

Thanks to everyone who has provided useful info via this forum. I am so excited and soooooo ready to get on the plane!

Greg

[lucho562 0]

A quick update on our AOS. We resubmitted Lorena's AOS packet a couple of weeks ago and today I received confirmation that they cashed the check (a good sign in our case, although the cost is not good). We will now await either an RFE or a NOA. Once again we ask for your prayers and/or good wishes.

Charles

You have my good wishes Charles! Sorry that the AOS has been such a nightmare for you. I hope things go fast and smooth for you and your wife.

[ColombianoGringo 0]

One more question folks.

As I mentioned, my wife will be faxing the packet 3 forms to the embassy tomorrow. The packet 3 on the embassy website is in English, however a member who recently had her interview sent me a PDF of the packet 3 in Spanish. I assume it would be OK to use that Spanish packet and we plan on doing so. Is there any problem with this?

Thanks again,

CG

Edited April 10, 2008 by ColombianoGringo

[ColombianoGringo 0]

OK. Now I'm confused. In looking at the K visa instructions on the embassy site, it states to fax in forms DS-2100 and DS-230 Part I. However, the Spanish version states to send in OF-169 with DS-230 Part 1 and says nothing about the DS-2100. Which forms do we need to fax to request an interview for a K-3?

Thanks,

CG

[Andres and Diana 0]

CG,

Andres sent his paperwork last week...

This is what you need:

Coverletter

OF-169

DS-230 part 1 only (unsigned)

Copy of beneficiaries passport.

I called today to DOS and they stated that Packet 4 was mailed out Monday and that our Interview is May 22nd!!

Anyone else gonna be there that date?

Let me know!

Diana B

[Mononoke28 134]

OK. Now I'm confused. In looking at the K visa instructions on the embassy site, it states to fax in forms DS-2100 and DS-230 Part I. However, the Spanish version states to send in OF-169 with DS-230 Part 1 and says nothing about the DS-2100. Which forms do we need to fax to request an interview for a K-3?

Thanks,

CG

CG,

Form DS-2100 and OF-169 are the same, they're just called different. The OF-169 is on page 5 of the K1 packet found in the US Embassy web site.

Diana

[Danmal 0]

Hello Colombian Club, you guys are wonderful and I wish I had found this forum before I had started the process for our K1... You surely do make it seem like my fiance and I are not alone...

All that aside, here's where we currently are in the process. The Embassy in Bogota has received our approved petition and sent the Packet 3 to my fiance on 3/31/08. We emailed the Embassy yesterday, 4/9/08, to determine this. However, Juliana has yet to receive the Packet 3. We (when I say we I mean she) has read here on these forums that it is possible to send the OF-169 & DS-230 with a letter requesting an interview without at all receiving the Packet 3 to have our interview scheduled. I would like to confirm the ability to do this or take on any advice at all for our current situation... I've already emailed the Immigrant Visa Unit to resend the Packet 3, and pleasantly asked for a Fax # & Address (which soon after I found in the sample Packet 3, doh). Juliana and I are chomping at the bit to send it and have our interview scheduled, but we don't want to get ourselves in any trouble down the road by doing it. Hopefully someone sees this soon and can help us with our situation. Not that difficult of one, right?

Thank you!

Dan