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[argie 0]

Hi everyone! does anybody know if there is something i can start doing while i am waiting for my i 129f to be approved?. I only got the NOA1 so far but maybe i should be getting my police report or documents translated in the meanwhile. Any advice will be really appreciate it, i am trying to get there as soon as possible so i will do anything that will save me time!! we've been apart for too long...

THANKS!

[KC <3 JK 0]

Hi everyone! does anybody know if there is something i can start doing while i am waiting for my i 129f to be approved?. I only got the NOA1 so far but maybe i should be getting my police report or documents translated in the meanwhile. Any advice will be really appreciate it, i am trying to get there as soon as possible so i will do anything that will save me time!! we've been apart for too long...

THANKS!

I would start collecting your police certificates ASAP. I was shocked at how quickly our NOA2 was approved and now been told that Australian Police checks can take about a month if you are applying from abroad (I live in the UK). It might also help to make sure your vaccinations are also up to date too!

Goodluck to you

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06/18/2010: I-129F sent to CSC

06/26/2010: CSC receives package

07/12/2010: Check cashed

07/12/2010: NOA1

07/22/2010: NOA2

[Dodi 69]

You can also download the paperwork for your Packet 3 from your embassy/consulate website. This will save you time as you can fill them out in advance.

To fill them out you'll need to put together a CV/Resume, or at least a timeline of where you've lived and worked for the past 5 to 10 years. For some, that takes some thinking and digging for addresses and supervisors' names, etc.

As KC said, be sure to make a visit to your GP and have your shots updated, and see if they can give you the MMR and Tdap shots, and if you haven't had chicken pox, the Varicella as well. It's much cheaper to get them before you get to the official medical exam, because the official examiners will charge you a small fortune for them.

If you've got your police certificate and birth certificate, and any divorce decrees, etc. that will need to be translated, it's a good idea to get that done ASAP.

Talk to your fiance and make sure they're putting together the documentation for her I-134, and arranging for a co-sponsor if necessary. The I-134 has to be an ORIGINAL, so she'll need time to send it to you, along with copies of the documentation, and any divorce decrees, proof of relationship, updated letter of intent to marry, etc.

Hope this helps! Good luck!!

[messi 0]

I found this on the website of the US embassy in Argentina:

http://argentina.usembassy.gov/consular-pdfs/k1-k3-instruction-package.pdf

it basically lists everything that you will need to do after NOA2 and before the interview. we've started working on it. but, unfortunately for us our wait is turning out to be quite long (it's been 93 days since we filed and still nothing, not even a touch!) Good luck!

[argie 0]

that is soooo scarry!! Ours doesn't seem to go as fast as the rest but it hasn't take 90 days yet! Hopefully you will get some news really soon. Tjank you all for the great tips! I'll get to work there's lots to be done!

Thank you again

[argie 0]

Thank you so mcuh for all the great advice! i am getting to work right now. Good luck to you and thank you again

[Ashley y Diego 3]

Hi Argie, Messi, and other Argentineans.. I have posted a lot of info I hope will help you under a new thread "From the NVC to the POE for Argentina: all the papers the embassy will need" you should be able to find it by clicking "Portals" to see Argentina-related stuff.

Don't hesitate to message me if you would like the entire packet 3 instruction packet to prepare everything while you are waiting for the NOA2.

And, as you'll notice, we never had a touch, but it finally came for us too

Suerte!

[argie 0]

Hey i just saw your answer. You guys waited for four months too uh? When i started all this i though it was going to be a lot shorter the wait, oh well...it's worth it!!

Is there anything on the packet3 that you can send me that i can't find on the website??

Thank you again!!!

[mandyu1 5]

Hey i just saw your answer. You guys waited for four months too uh? When i started all this i though it was going to be a lot shorter the wait, oh well...it's worth it!!

Is there anything on the packet3 that you can send me that i can't find on the website??

Thank you again!!!

I agree with everyone, try and get all other documents gathered, but I would check with the embassy and see how long the police reports are valid for. It would be a shame to have it done, and when you interview comes around its no longer valid. I read somewhere that they are valid for a year, however I emailed our embassy to confirm and was told they will only accept them if it was issued within 3 months prior to the interview. Good luck!!