Good News: I know my interview date

[Cassia&Jason 3]

People!

Between NOA1 and NOA2 I waited only 32 days. I got NOA2 last night. Today we received an email about my interview date. The total process took only 3 months. Did you see some case so fast like this before, or was I lucky?

[PallasAthena 101]

People!

Between NOA1 and NOA2 I waited only 32 days. I got NOA2 last night. Today we received an email about my interview date. The total process took only 3 months. Did you see some case so fast like this before, or was I lucky?

I find it disheartening when people who get approved quickly come on here to gloat and rub everyone's nose in it - especially people who have been waiting months and months at whatever service center they're at.

[abby12 13]

Congrats! Your case was sent to csc, they tend to be faster...dont know why..

Good luck in your interview!

[C-ma'am 684]

**Post moved from K1 to K1 Progress Reports

[Cassia&Jason 3]

Sofialsabella, how are you?

First of all, I am really sorry some people have been waiting for months. And no... I am not doing what you said I was doing. I got happy with the good news and decided to share, so people can read and have the hope their case can be fast (or even faster) as mine. I am on VisaJourney since the application of my visa. I was not hoping it would take this fast, because I have read people can wait for months.

We are here for the same goals. People should be happy for me, as I get happy when they can achieve their goals. The world would be better if people had more love instead of hate. Is what I think.

I don't know about your case, I don't know if you are still waiting for your interview, but I truly hope you get your good news soon.

Thank you!

Cássia

I find it disheartening when people who get approved quickly come on here to gloat and rub everyone's nose in it - especially people who have been waiting months and months at whatever service center they're at.

Edited June 11, 2014 by Cassia&Jason

[Cassia&Jason 3]

Ohh, thank you! How is your case going?

Congrats! Your case was sent to csc, they tend to be faster...dont know why..

Good luck in your interview!

[abby12 13]

Ohh, thank you! How is your case going?

Its going, my interview its set to be jun 23, like 45 days after the consulate got my case and not 2-4 months like I heard it was going to be, so we have been really lucky.....my fiance is coming for the interview and afterwards we are going to spend the rest of the week at the beach (approved or not ), looking forward for this.

I was expecting to be approved in 5-6 months like the rest here but I was more than surprised how fast got approved. I saw in other websites that CSC was faster but when I checked the timelines here from beneficiaries from my country and CSC I was well, 5 months or more..honestly, those months would have give me time to get things ready, legal stuff here. ...instead i have being rushing things up and I feel I'm not done nor ready to leave just yet.

I just returned from the medical check up for the visa...meh. waste of time, expensive waste of time....

[phd1974 17]

Its going, my interview its set to be jun 23, like 45 days after the consulate got my case and not 2-4 months like I heard it was going to be, so we have been really lucky.....my fiance is coming for the interview and afterwards we are going to spend the rest of the week at the beach (approved or not ), looking forward for this.

I was expecting to be approved in 5-6 months like the rest here but I was more than surprised how fast got approved. I saw in other websites that CSC was faster but when I checked the timelines here from beneficiaries from my country and CSC I was well, 5 months or more..honestly, those months would have give me time to get things ready, legal stuff here. ...instead i have being rushing things up and I feel I'm not done nor ready to leave just yet.

I just returned from the medical check up for the visa...meh. waste of time, expensive waste of time....

Waste of time? Please share ...

[KASH2011 382]

Congrats to you and good luck with the interview

[abby12 13]

Waste of time? Please share ...

It was not meant to be my day let me tell you...

Well I got there around 9.30am (they receive until 10am, according to one person at consultorio de visa) meaning, I was supposed to be there at 6.30am but I over slept, when I was driving there I had to go back home guess what?? I forgot the passport and the letter!! so driving again in the middle of a traffic jam, i got a call from work so I had to go..

I didn't have to wait much in line to pay.., I asked about the vaccines fees and the lady told me that I will have to pay in the back, meaning, at the vaccination area....then she told me to go to door #1...x rays...I went right away, only waited one turn..and they gave me the first button (stupid thing if you ask me, they were security tops of vaccines vials of different colours)

Then they told me to sit down and wait for my name to be called, I waited like 30-40 minutes and my name was called and I went through door #2...with the doctors. The lady made me sign the form which was not filled out at that point, I asked about it and they looked at me like I am stupid..so fine I will play their game. They asked me to go to a room and take off my clothes...I mean, almost everything with no disposable gown or anything to cover my privates (haha)...well I was allowed to be in my underwear...only....... .. she asked me questions: any surgeries? do you smoke? any tuberculosis in the family? I answered..she didn't ask me about cancer in the family nor other proper questions that I know doctors asks all the time like any other diseases or if I had chikungunya... and I had to tell her about it and about some tests I got done... the "lady doctor" was nice...I told her that I forgot the small vaccine card I have, she said talk to the vaccine doctor/ el doctor de las vacunas (yes she said that) ...second button....so I went out and sat down. and I thought well not bad idea to come here at 9.30am..I am almost done.....(10.30am)

Now here is the thing...the waiting area is like a patio of an old house...with chairs...they have this toldo and huge fans...but it was hot...today it has been hot and humid...it was too hot there...the fans?? hot air, i mean seriously...it was hot air...I was getting desperate...after one hour, I noticed that they were not calling for vaccines since I sat there...then someone said there is a problem with the system and we are fixing it....today I found out that it was the first day with a new billing system for the vaccines...eventually they said they were going to call by name to go back to the first cashier and pay for the vaccines...

I waited....I waited....so slow...so hot....my name was not called....then I noticed that people who got there after I did got their names called...so I went and asked...(2pm)..

They told me I was not in their list...I said WHY!?!? (in my mind I yelled) then a supervisor asked me for the receipt which it says k1 visa, she said the vaccines are optional, you can get them later in the US and it was going to be cheaper than here. I said I'm ready to pay for the vaccines, and the cashier KNEW my k1 visa, she could have asked me if I wanted them or not. This is important because if you can prove you have vaccines up to date, they will refund the money same day...I told them I was ready to get the vaccines, and they kept insisting its optional, etc etc you can leave....I told them "so I was ready to leave if I wanted it to at 10.30 am and I have been sitting here for 4 hours in this heat for nothing?!" they apologized again...

It was too hot, I was all sweaty (not in a sexy way)...I was annoyed and a big headache...so I picked up the x ray cd and I left...In conclusion, it was not a medical exam in my opinion, a nurse took the x ray, the "lady doctor" just took my weight and height and asked general questions...I have been with too many doctors and they don't make the patient take off almost all the clothes for just weight/height, unless if it is really needed, and they didn't even have disposable gowns!..they exist to fill out a form and get paid for it too!

Yes, waste of time and my time....sorry for the long post.

Edited June 12, 2014 by abby12

[phd1974 17]

It was not meant to be my day let me tell you...

Well I got there around 9.30am (they receive until 10am, according to one person at consultorio de visa) meaning, I was supposed to be there at 6.30am but I over slept, when I was driving there I had to go back home guess what?? I forgot the passport and the letter!! so driving again in the middle of a traffic jam, i got a call from work so I had to go..

I didn't have to wait much in line to pay.., I asked about the vaccines fees and the lady told me that I will have to pay in the back, meaning, at the vaccination area....then she told me to go to door #1...x rays...I went right away, only waited one turn..and they gave me the first button (stupid thing if you ask me, they were security tops of vaccines vials of different colours)

Then they told me to sit down and wait for my name to be called, I waited like 30-40 minutes and my name was called and I went through door #2...with the doctors. The lady made me sign the form which was not filled out at that point, I asked about it and they looked at me like I am stupid..so fine I will play their game. They asked me to go to a room and take off my clothes...I mean, almost everything with no disposable gown or anything to cover my privates (haha)...well I was allowed to be in my underwear...only....... .. she asked me questions: any surgeries? do you smoke? any tuberculosis in the family? I answered..she didn't ask me about cancer in the family nor other proper questions that I know doctors asks all the time like any other diseases or if I had chikungunya... and I had to tell her about it and about some tests I got done... the "lady doctor" was nice...I told her that I forgot the small vaccine card I have, she said talk to the vaccine doctor/ el doctor de las vacunas (yes she said that) ...second button....so I went out and sat down. and I thought well not bad idea to come here at 9.30am..I am almost done.....(10.30am)

Now here is the thing...the waiting area is like a patio of an old house...with chairs...they have this toldo and huge fans...but it was hot...today it has been hot and humid...it was too hot there...the fans?? hot air, i mean seriously...it was hot air...I was getting desperate...after one hour, I noticed that they were not calling for vaccines since I sat there...then someone said there is a problem with the system and we are fixing it....today I found out that it was the first day with a new billing system for the vaccines...eventually they said they were going to call by name to go back to the first cashier and pay for the vaccines...

I waited....I waited....so slow...so hot....my name was not called....then I noticed that people who got there after I did got their names called...so I went and asked...(2pm)..

They told me I was not in their list...I said WHY!?!? (in my mind I yelled) then a supervisor asked me for the receipt which it says k1 visa, she said the vaccines are optional, you can get them later in the US and it was going to be cheaper than here. I said I'm ready to pay for the vaccines, and the cashier KNEW my k1 visa, she could have asked me if I wanted them or not. This is important because if you can prove you have vaccines up to date, they will refund the money same day...I told them I was ready to get the vaccines, and they kept insisting its optional, etc etc you can leave....I told them "so I was ready to leave if I wanted it to at 10.30 am and I have been sitting here for 4 hours in this heat for nothing?!" they apologized again...

It was too hot, I was all sweaty (not in a sexy way)...I was annoyed and a big headache...so I picked up the x ray cd and I left...In conclusion, it was not a medical exam in my opinion, a nurse took the x ray, the "lady doctor" just took my weight and height and asked general questions...I have been with too many doctors and they don't make the patient take off almost all the clothes for just weight/height, unless if it is really needed, and they didn't even have disposable gowns!..they exist to fill out a form and get paid for it too!

Yes, waste of time and my time....sorry for the long post.

Wow, that WAS a waste of time.

So no matter how much you said that you wanted to do the vaccines, they were trying to talk you out of it ... saying to get them in the US because it is cheaper? I heard it was cheaper to do stuff like that in the D.R. though. I wish I knew a list of all the vaccines so I could do some research here in the US to see if it is really cheaper.

[abby12 13]

Well i think, and they didn't tell me this...i actually called back in the afternoon, explaining the situation, and the little bit of when doing the AOS there is a medical check up with a civil surgeon that can be avoided with the medical here in the DR, if the AOS is done within 6 months (??), anyway i asked if I could come back again for the shots....someone explained on the phone that they actually make a record that they cannot alter, that everything has to be done at once, and they can't cancel it and make another record with the vaccines. ..so I guess either the supervisors didn't know or they couldn't explain me right there at that moment why...and anyway I was too annoyed to stay there another hour so I didn't ask again (I told them 3-4 times about the vaccines)

The vaccines you can see them here

http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/immigrate/vaccinations.html

http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/easy-to-read/adult.html

I was checking VJ on the missing shots, and they have to be done by a civil surgeon, and the cost will depend on the area, and on the doctor. I'm going to be living near San Francisco, and there is this one doctor that some VJs mentioned, he doesn't charge much for the transcripts and vaccines and unlike a VJ posted, some civil surgeon he called didn't even know what he was talking about. Oh and i was checking often the consultorio de visa website before they changed it, between the fee of the check up and the vaccines it was going to be US$506, being US$180 for the check up only..

I see you got your interview date, finally

Edited June 12, 2014 by abby12

[phd1974 17]

So they are changing their prices for vaccinations now

That is probably why they gave you the runaround ... they would have said that you need to pay $500 and you would have blew a gasket!

I will have to make my fiancee insist that she get her vaccinations there IF THE PRICING STAYS THE SAME ($350) ... even if she has to fight someone. Also given the fact that they are supposed to refund you if you do not need all of the vaccinations.

[abby12 13]

So they are changing their prices for vaccinations now

That is probably why they gave you the runaround ... they would have said that you need to pay $500 and you would have blew a gasket!

I will have to make my fiancee insist that she get her vaccinations there IF THE PRICING STAYS THE SAME ($350) ... even if she has to fight someone. Also given the fact that they are supposed to refund you if you do not need all of the vaccinations.

I guess it depends.

Last time I saw the website it was $326 more dollars, so 506 in total, then I called tuesday, they told me 290...now I dont really know.

btw whos the petitioner and beneficiary?

[Cassia&Jason 3]

Omg, June 23? Thats great! And yeah, you were very lucky! I read about medical check... I think it is a waste of time and expensive too!!! I have no doctors in my city, so I will have to fly just to do an exam. Can you believe? Gosh, thats terrible.

I wish you good luck in your interview. Let me know later when you get it!

Its going, my interview its set to be jun 23, like 45 days after the consulate got my case and not 2-4 months like I heard it was going to be, so we have been really lucky.....my fiance is coming for the interview and afterwards we are going to spend the rest of the week at the beach (approved or not ), looking forward for this.

I was expecting to be approved in 5-6 months like the rest here but I was more than surprised how fast got approved. I saw in other websites that CSC was faster but when I checked the timelines here from beneficiaries from my country and CSC I was well, 5 months or more..honestly, those months would have give me time to get things ready, legal stuff here. ...instead i have being rushing things up and I feel I'm not done nor ready to leave just yet.

I just returned from the medical check up for the visa...meh. waste of time, expensive waste of time....