Petition approved. How does interview happen? (next steps?) (Merged threads)

[katcastillo95 8]

Should we buy tickets now or wait? i might be a little anxious to buy his flight ticket but also don't want to make a stupid decision!

[Amadia 711]

I would wait until I get all the details from NVC (emails, etc). Fiance visas are valid for only 90 days...which I'm certain you are already aware. The excitement gets the best of us but keep a level mindset and don't make a rash decision.

[ch3john 308]

Way too early to but tickets. At least wait until you an interview date set.

[JASM 19]

Should we buy tickets now or wait? i might be a little anxious to buy his flight ticket but also don't want to make a stupid decision!

Yea definitely wait until after the interview and the visa is in hand. I understand how you feel, but it's better to be wise and exercise patience for just a little bit longer.

[aurpol 17]

Never buy a ticket unless you have the visa already or its on its way to be delivered to you. You will never know what the outcome of your interview will be.

[TheResistance 6]

We bought her ticket once she got her updated passport, after interview, in case it got stuck somewhere in transit.

[KayDeeCee 4,892]

I would wait until I get all the details from NVC (emails, etc). Fiance visas are valid for only 90 days...which I'm certain you are already aware. The excitement gets the best of us but keep a level mindset and don't make a rash decision.

The visa is valid for up to 6 months. The expiration on the visa is for entering the US. Once you enter the US via the K-1 visa, you then have 90 days to marry.

OP> You only have an approved petition. You have not even applied for the actual visa yet. Do not make solid plans until you have the visa in hand. What if it takes longer than you think to get an interview? What if your visa is denied? What if you are placed in AP and have to wait an undetermined amount of time before the visa is issued?

[katcastillo95 8]

Thank you everyone!! Needed that extra reassurance to not buy the tickets!!!

[Ellie__ 8]

You better wait!

[MASH 172]

Should we buy tickets now or wait? i might be a little anxious to buy his flight ticket but also don't want to make a stupid decision!

I would get the plane ticket the sec you get the visa in ur hands cause you can never know what can happen and sadly plane tickets aren't refundable after 48 hrs so I would be patient till you have ur visa in ur possession

Edited April 21, 2016 by MASH

[LionessDeon 2,060]

GOLDEN VJ RULE: Never purchase tickets until visa is in hand!

You would not believe the endless possibilites of what could happen between now and then. I've even heard of the delivery truck being robbed and all passports with visas stolen from truck...so please wait!!

Edited April 21, 2016 by LionessDeon

[abhi_meli 150]

yeah!!! and start filling up REMOVAL OF CONDITION forms as well....

[katcastillo95 8]

I keep seeing that after people are approved it takes like 3 months to get an interview date? Does the embassy or consulate do that or do we make the appt? I don't wanna wait so long we have most of our papers ready we just need the medical really. Just don't wanna wait so long again. Just wondering who makes the appt.

Thanks in advance!!!

[Pitaya 2,576]

Welcome to the forum.

easily accessible at the top of the forum page. In particular, take a look at the K1 Flowchart: http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1flow . One thing to keep in mind is that at the visa application/interview phase of the process, instructions/requirements are often specific to the interviewing embassy/consulate. The best advice is to contact them for more details.

Good luck on your immigration journey.

[Fox1983 5]

Approx Waiting Time for interview date from when the Consulate receives the package from the NVC: As little as 7 days, they email the beneficiary the packet 3. There is nothing to send back to the embassy. You bring all the forms and documents with you to the interview.

Packet 3 Contains: The Immigrant Visa Unit of the U.S. Consulate in San José will email you confirming that your I-129F petition for the K-1 visa application has been received.

They attach the appointment instructions asking you to read the attached information and contact their office once you have gathered all the requested documents.

Please make sure that you have all the requested documents before you call to make the appointment. If your documents are incomplete, your appointment could not be scheduled.

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Immigrant Visa Unit

U.S. Consulate

San Jose, Costa Rica ( updated September 2015)

The Instruction Letter

DS-160 (online http://evisaforms/state.gov)print two copies

Passport with a validity of at least 1 year on the day of the interview . Also bring all previous passports.

4 photographs for the interview aside the 3 pictures needed for the

Medical exams (physical, radiology, laboratory), if you choose Dr Franz he will request :4 additional pictures, address in the US where you intend to live, ID and your email address)

Birth Certificate from "Registro Civil"

Children must submit a digital birth certificate "certificado de nacimiento digitalizado",which is a copy of the date the birth was registered (this includes the registration date of the birth, change of names,acknowledgment of the child by his/ her parent(s), etc. The digital birth certificate could be obtain Civil registry in San Jose.

Divorce decree ( court house / Juzgado de familia) /death certificate if you have been previously married

Certificate of your marital status/ single statues by civil registry

Police record from the offices of Judicial Registry in San Jose (requesting the document "Certificado de antecedentes penales para tramites

Each child that qualifies with you for a k visa, must also comply with all requirements listed above with the following exceptions : if they are under age 18 , do not need to obtain police record, if they are under 14 do not need to obtain single certificate.

Form I-134 - include Job letter, earnings statement, letter from bank or bank statements, income tax return (W-2 and 1040 form) of the previous year

*Note that any document other than English need to be translated if the document was not issues by the civil registry it needs to be apostille

As soon as you complete all the requirements you need to pay the visa fee online and the next day after 1 pm you will be able to schedule an appointment www.ustraveldics.com/cr or through the telephone number 4000-1976( from Costa Rica) or (703) 745-5475( from the US) .

Your payment can be made with debit card, credit card or pay pal account.They will email you a receipt for your payment and when you set up your appointment you will need to use the same email address you used to make the payment.

Edited April 24, 2016 by Fox1983