Interview email

[crymwest 6]

Hello all,

I know there was the case a few days ago where someone said they had looked for the email for days, and it was in the spam box the whole time. But how long was the "whole time"? I received the letter from NVC advising me to have my fiance fill out the DS-160 in the mail Thursday, and the visa package arrived in Sydney on Friday. I know the DS-160 doesn't trigger the interview email, my question is more when to expect it...hopefully this week? I assume going on what I've read, we'll be set for the last Tuesday in June which we want as early as possible obviously. So when did ya'lls emails come in and how far out was the interview?

[darin&josh 18]

If the your petition reached the Consulate on Friday, then you should expect to receive the packet 3 email very soon. In our case, the Consulate received the petition on 10 March, and sent the packet 3 email on 11 March, with an interview set for 8 April.

Edited May 26, 2014 by darin&josh

[crymwest 6]

Our email came this morning at 1am after I had just turned the laptop off to go read lol. Our interview is June 24 at 10:45am. Now I know, I know, they say don't buy the tickets until the visa is in hand. But.... Is there a chance they will have it back to him by July 3 or so for a flight home? I work a 50+ hr job and since I was awesome to my boss for working yesterday she's agreed to let me have July 3 & 4th. Thoughts?

[darin&josh 18]

It would be cutting it very close. Assuming he had everything in order for his interview (I-134 and evidence, police certificate, medical, birth certificate etc), and also assuming they approved him on the day, it's likely it will take 4-5 working days to get the passport and packet back to him which would be the 1st or 2nd July (though some people have got it back in less time).

If you are considering when to book, an option could be to buy the ticket now and if it needs to be changed pay the fee to do so, or you could wait until after his interview (or even when he has his passport and visa in hand).

Some things to consider would be:

1) Do you have all the documents required for the interview yet?

2) Would the 3rd or 4th be realistic for your fiance? For instance, does he need to do anything before he leaves that would be dependent on having a confirmed visa, such as giving notice at work, change his mailing address etc?

3) How big a factor is the cost of the airline ticket and/or which airline he travels with?

Also, if your boss is flexible enough, do you think they could give you the 7th off instead of the 3rd? That way you would have a little more breathing room to look at booking a flight for the 4th (or even 5th) and still get to have a long weekend together. And I am guessing a flight on the 4th would still get in early enough to see the fireworks

[Bradrean 15]

Ok you guys, since you're way ahead of me (just got I-130 approved today) maybe you can answer me a very confusing question: at NVC stage they ask for docs you guys mentioned like police Certs etc. I'm planning on sending all originals of everything (and more) to NVC. What is the stuff we have to bring to sydney then? If they'll already have all of our original police Certs, birth and marriage Certs etc?

I thought it was only extra evidence (and copies of everything already sent just in case) and the medical. And there's the "I'm ready for interview" form too... Right?

I'm a little hazy on this cuz it seems a but different for sydney than other places... No?

Please help!!

[aruadha 58]

Our email came this morning at 1am after I had just turned the laptop off to go read lol. Our interview is June 24 at 10:45am. Now I know, I know, they say don't buy the tickets until the visa is in hand. But.... Is there a chance they will have it back to him by July 3 or so for a flight home? I work a 50+ hr job and since I was awesome to my boss for working yesterday she's agreed to let me have July 3 & 4th. Thoughts?

grats! Things are moving so fast (well, relatively, compared to the NOA2 lol) I am watching your info like a hawk, bc I am waiting for the NVC case number/email. It has been 2 weeks since NOA2. So I am trying to give it till next week before calling to find out the case number. Best of luck for the interview! And I hope travel can happen soon after.

[darin&josh 18]

Ok you guys, since you're way ahead of me (just got I-130 approved today) maybe you can answer me a very confusing question: at NVC stage they ask for docs you guys mentioned like police Certs etc. I'm planning on sending all originals of everything (and more) to NVC. What is the stuff we have to bring to sydney then? If they'll already have all of our original police Certs, birth and marriage Certs etc?

I thought it was only extra evidence (and copies of everything already sent just in case) and the medical. And there's the "I'm ready for interview" form too... Right?

I'm a little hazy on this cuz it seems a but different for sydney than other places... No?

Please help!!

Hi Bradrean - the process at the Consulate will be slightly different for spouse visa applicants (IR-1/CR-1) compared to fiance visa applicants (K-1 visa). Because a spouse will have an effective green card upon admission to the US, a lot of the checks are conducted upfront, whereas for fiance visas some of that takes place after admission (and they have longer to wait for a residency status, employment authorisation etc).

Spouse visa applicants will follow the instructions on the DS-2001 (it does request of a lot of the same documents as the K-1 visa process, but there are differences and some of it will include items already requested and/or supplied to the NVC). However, I've only gone through the K-1 process so I can't offer much help with the specifics of the spouse visa requirements.

[crymwest 6]

grats! Things are moving so fast (well, relatively, compared to the NOA2 lol) I am watching your info like a hawk, bc I am waiting for the NVC case number/email. It has been 2 weeks since NOA2. So I am trying to give it till next week before calling to find out the case number. Best of luck for the interview! And I hope travel can happen soon after.

Thank you! We're using our airline miles so that puts us at booking on July 8th which should give them enough time to get his visa to him. We have all of the documents already and I sent more than enough for my part of the packet.

[sweetswinks 400]

Hello all,

I know there was the case a few days ago where someone said they had looked for the email for days, and it was in the spam box the whole time. But how long was the "whole time"? I received the letter from NVC advising me to have my fiance fill out the DS-160 in the mail Thursday, and the visa package arrived in Sydney on Friday. I know the DS-160 doesn't trigger the interview email, my question is more when to expect it...hopefully this week? I assume going on what I've read, we'll be set for the last Tuesday in June which we want as early as possible obviously. So when did ya'lls emails come in and how far out was the interview?

Hi Crymwest!

Just wondering how you knew the visa package had arrived in Sydney on that day? Were you tracking it on the DHL website from NVC? Just asking cos my ceac changed to "In transit" and i've been waiting a week for it to arrive. Thanks!

[crymwest 6]

It showed on the NVC website when it had arrived. If you already have your interview date then the package is already in Sydney and they just have not updated it

[sweetswinks 400]

It showed on the NVC website when it had arrived. If you already have your interview date then the package is already in Sydney and they just have not updated it

I actually finally got my interview date right before you replied! haha