USCIS approval- what next?

[M Turner 11 0]

Hi everyone im new so please be patient! On the USCIS case staus checker it stTes that they mailed a letter of there approval of our I-129f fiance visa on 2nd December. It is now 8th and it has not been received in post, should we be concerned? Also what happens next? Will the USCIS have already sent our application on to the NVC? Our case status hasnt changed to say this yet! How long will it take to get there and how long before we hear anything from NVC? Im getting anxious now. Our wedding is set for May 1st does this seem achievable? Thankyou for any help you guys can offer. My US fiance is the petitioner and i am in London UK.

Sept 1st 2013- sent in i-129f

Sept 7- notice of receipt

November 10-request for evidence

November 19th- uscis received evidence

December 2 2013- approval notice sent in post

[Virtuous45 31]

Hi everyone im new so please be patient! On the USCIS case staus checker it stTes that they mailed a letter of there approval of our I-129f fiance visa on 2nd December. It is now 8th and it has not been received in post, should we be concerned? Also what happens next? Will the USCIS have already sent our application on to the NVC? Our case status hasnt changed to say this yet! How long will it take to get there and how long before we hear anything from NVC? Im getting anxious now. Our wedding is set for May 1st does this seem achievable? Thankyou for any help you guys can offer. My US fiance is the petitioner and i am in London UK.

Sept 1st 2013- sent in i-129f

Sept 7- notice of receipt

November 10-request for evidence

November 19th- uscis received evidence

December 2 2013- approval notice sent in post

I don't recommend that you sit and wait. Read up on what you can do in the meantime to await your NoA. There are many helpful information here that gives you advice on how to "stay ahead" of the system. When you are ahead by getting the documents they will require in advance, it helps to get you through the system fast.

Read the information provided here. http://www.visajourney.com/content/k3guide

[M Turner 11 0]

Hi thankyou for replying, i have sent off for my police certificate and filled out my medical form and have all documents ready for that. My fiance is going to fill out the affadavit and get the supporting docs to be ready. What supporting docs does he need and will nvc request this or the embassy in London?

[M Turner 11 0]

With regards to the i-134, does my fiance need to provide any other documents apart from the letter from his bank and letter from his employers???

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

With regards to the i-134, does my fiance need to provide any other documents apart from the letter from his bank and letter from his employers???

I would skip the bank letter and choose tax return and letter from employer as good choices. Or substitute pay slips for one of those.

Here's my list of things to work on now while you wait for the NVC to get your file and then send it on to London.

Advance preparation for the London part of the K1 process

When your NOA2 is near, its a good time to start your preparation.

Petitioner:

• Order your tax transcripts. Only the most recent tax return is needed, but you can order three years at a time for free from the IRS. Tax transcripts are summaries of your whole tax return provided free by the IRS. They can't be faked because it's a copy/summary of your whole tax return picture, basically certified by the IRS because it's issued by them. That's why you don't have to include any 1040, Schedules, W2s or 1099s if you send a transcript. They are free from the IRS. Transcripts take the place of sending a complete tax return. London will actually approve without a tax return/transcript with other good proof, but they are a good way to show income.

  If you call 1-800-908-9946 (the transcript line) , there is an automated system for ordering transcripts. You'll have to enter your Social Security number and the numbers of your street address. It will generate an automated request to mail your transcripts. You can also order online on the IRS website http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=232168,00.html

• Start filling out the I-134 Affidavit of Support. It will have to be signed and mailed to the UK the slow way. Get familiar with the form. When the NOA2 is received is a good time to finalize it with the supporting documents and get it in the mail.
• Don't obsess printing Skype logs, emails, photos, or Facebook status. London does not want to look at that. Really they don't. London does not want to see a copy of your I-129F petition or NOA2. They got that in the file from NVC.

UK beneficiary:

• Get some passport photos taken. You will eventually need

  2 US sized for the Embassy

  1 UK sized for the police certificate

  1 either size for the visa medical exam.

  (and for AOS in the US, 6 more US sized photos)

  You can take your own and size it using this uploader tool from the Dept of State. Scroll halfway down the page. http://travel.state.gov/passport/pptphotoreq/pptphotoreq_5333.html Save the jpg file and print at home or at a photo place. Also available at Snappy Snaps, Photo-Me booths, Jessops, Gould's Pharmacy (by the embassy), near the Bond St Tube station (Oxford St) which is closest Tube to the medical exam.

• Go to your NHS doctor and get the immunizations you will need for Adjustment of Status. You can get a K1 visa without having any shots, but you will need them before AOS. Its really wise to take care of it before getting to the US so you can avold civil surgeon hassles and $$$. Many NHS doctors will do them for free, but they are not obligated to do so for immigration purposes. If you had these shots as a child, Tdap/Td must be no longer than 10 years ago or you have to do them again. Get the shots documented by your doctor to take to your visa medical exam. Heres the shots needed for 19 through 59 years of age:

  Td or Tdap - or get DT, DTP or DtaP and it will be accepted for AOS also (not longer than 10 yrs ago)

  MMR (if born in 1957 or later) Get a second shot 4 wks later if you have time before your medical. It's two doses in your life, but if you get the first, and 4 weeks haven't passed by your medical, they will waive the second dose for "insufficient time interval".

  Varicella Not routinely given in the UK ; a history of having chickenpox excuses you from the shot. They take your word for it at the visa medical exam.

  Influenza - During flu season only, October 1 through March 31. This was a new recommendation dated November 2010 for all ages over 6 months. Older lists will say flu shots for over age 50. It changed.

• Order your police certificate. It takes some preparation because you need a passport photo signed off on by somebody officialish who has known you two years. Heres the website. Read the instructions. A police certificate is good for 12 months. Must take it to medical exam. http://www.acro.police.uk/police_certificates.aspx
• Look at your passport and make sure it will have 6 months remaining after visa issuance. If not get it renewed now. If you've damaged it or gotten it wet, or the edges are wrinkled, it will need to be renewed. London is fussy about that.
• Study the list of original documents London wants you to bring to the embassy and get those in hand or ordered. http://london.usembassy.gov/application_documents.html

  Make photocopies of any document you want back. They will verify the original and file the photocopy.

• Study the London K1 instructions so you know what to do when London notifies you they are ready for you to proceed with the visa application http://london.usembassy.gov/iv_15.html

[M Turner 11 0]

Wow Nick thankyou for taking the time to write all of that you're fab! Ive emailed the info to my fiance! I have sent of for my police cert which was fairly easy as i am a police officer, ditto with vaccinations, ive had a few extras because of work! That is all really helpful. Can i ask will NVC request any documents or do they just send on to the embassy? Any more advice? Thankyou so much :-)

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

Wow Nick thankyou for taking the time to write all of that you're fab! Ive emailed the info to my fiance! I have sent of for my police cert which was fairly easy as i am a police officer, ditto with vaccinations, ive had a few extras because of work! That is all really helpful. Can i ask will NVC request any documents or do they just send on to the embassy? Any more advice? Thankyou so much :-)

It's a cut and paste I pop in to posts when needed. NVC is a pit stop for K1s. It should be in and out of there in three days, but there are times when NVC has taken their time sending on. There is no paperwork for a K1 at NVC.

It is hard to predict timing. Sometime the service center ships off to NVC days after petition approval. Then you read about 8 weeks and not sent. I don't really pour over timelines anymore so don't know what the current trend is.

The last link above is your London instruction. Read all the details. They will send a letter when they are ready for you to submit forms. There is a UK forum that would be helpful to you now.