NBI clearance

[ilovejackie 0]

hi everyone me and my fiance are about to start K1 visa process. When will i need to get NBI clearance?

[easyriders2011 14]

NBI documents are valid for 1 year from the date of issue so you should have no problem getting them now.

[Hank_ 9,173]

The NBI may be valid for a year but I would wait until closer to when the petition is approved and heading towards the embassy before requesting it. IMHO

[southcalhog 43]

The NBI may be valid for a year but I would wait until closer to when the petition is approved and heading towards the embassy before requesting it. IMHO

I Agree with You 100%!!

[Misis Salome 2]

I got mine March 2011 and my interview was September 2011.

[southcalhog 43]

I got mine March 2011 and my interview was September 2011.

Thats Good Miss Salome, 8 months from getting it and still Valid because its good for 1 year. My fiances NBI expired in November 2011 so of course she had it renewed. good until November 2012. of course she got a "Hit" again even after taking the old NBI that hadnt expired yet.they told her they had to send it off to NBI in Manila for further processing because of the "HIT".She got renewal in 2 weeks!

[easyriders2011 14]

Because of the potential delays encountered when a hit is returned that is why I feel its best to get it done early unless the previous posters have a profound reason.

Once things start moving on your package you are going to be in a hurry, plus you need to indicate to the embassy that you are ready to move forward and you have everything they are asking for. If you encounter a delay for the NBI, this will cause you to encounter a significant additional delay with scheduling your interview. Possibly an additional month if the interview slots have filled for the month. If the K-1 or CR-1 visa process is taking between 6-9 months, and the NBI is valid for 12 then most applicants will not encounter any negative aspects from getting this document processed ahead of time.

Are you so worried about $10 dollars for the NBI clearance that you're willing to risk waiting an additional month? I'll take my chances on a more prompt processing time line just for the sanity of having it done give me. If the USG is too slow and you are getting close, you can always send your fiancee down to the NBI again to renew it, but most will never have to do that.

We got my wife's NBI back in June '11 and she had a hit and it caused us to have a 2 wk delay. We discovered she needed to include her previous married name even though she never went by that name, so I sent her back a week or two ago to get it again. Guess what, she got hit again but this time they are telling her its a 5 week delay before she can return to get her NBI document.

So if you wait until the near term time that you may need the document you could run into unnecessary delays that are absolutely avoidable and since you are already spending months waiting you might as well put that time to good use when you are not rushing to get all of the NVC and USEM processes completed. CFO, Medical, Interview, etc. Your fiancee will have enough things to worry about at that time so why not lessen the stress by checking off one of those things that can be done ahead of time?

Same goes for the CFO seminar and getting her GCCertificate so she can get her passport modified with her married name if you're doing a CR-1.

Only a very few will have theirs expire before your interview if any with the present processing time lines.

So I don't see you justification unless there is something I am missing.

Edited January 30, 2012 by easyriders2011

[Hank_ 9,173]

Anyone requesting an NBI that has been married (then got anullment) should included their previous married name in the request. Nothing wrong with requesting an NBI early to make sure there are no issues but I still would request a "fresh" one closer to interview time... just saying.