Scandinavians Part 2

[heavily1121 0]

Hi,

 

Does anyone know if any civil Swedish documents are required to be translated to English for the embassy?

States so in the instructions but just curious if they actually request it.

[heavily1121 0]

Follow up to the above - does anyone know if you use an online service to translate documents if will they need a hard-copy with wet ink signature or is a digital copy ok?

[dmeister3 92]

21 hours ago, Scandi said:

If I remember correctly you need to check under immigrant visa, using your STK case number. The K-1 is technically not an immigrant visa, but is treated as one by the embassy.

 

https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx

Got it! Mine is ready!

[Mlyck 0]

@dmeister3 @Scandi mine says ready too! But I haven't received an email or a letter with any guide or material on how to schedule an appointment?

Am I supposed to have received that after it says "ready"? Or do I still wait around for an email / letter in the mail with some documents?

Mine says the last update (to ready) was on April 30th.

Thanks,

Mark

Edited September 3, 2021 by Mlyck

[Scandi 3,981]

49 minutes ago, Mlyck said:

@dmeister3 @Scandi mine says ready too! But I haven't received an email or a letter with any guide or material on how to schedule an appointment?

Am I supposed to have received that after it says "ready"? Or do I still wait around for an email / letter in the mail with some documents?

Mine says the last update (to ready) was on April 30th.

Thanks,

Mark

In many cases (mine too), the petitioner gets the email, not the beneficiary. And it's just an email, so can easily get lost in spam folders etc and most spam folders auto-delete the emails after a certain amount of time so make sure neither of you got it but lost it. 

 

I don't know if/how things differ during the pandemic, but it seems like the embassy is not just receiving cases and sitting on them, that seems to be what NVC does. So once it leaves NVC my guess is that your case gets processed by the embassy fairly quickly, or they would've left it at NVC.

 

If you haven't contacted the embassy regarding the email yet, it's definitely time to do so. The i-129f approval is only valid for 4 months, likely the embassy extends the validity but you should reach out and ask to be on the safe side. If they don't hear anything from you they might think you have abandoned your case.

Edited September 3, 2021 by Scandi

[dmeister3 92]

3 hours ago, Scandi said:

In many cases (mine too), the petitioner gets the email, not the beneficiary. And it's just an email, so can easily get lost in spam folders etc and most spam folders auto-delete the emails after a certain amount of time so make sure neither of you got it but lost it. 

 

I don't know if/how things differ during the pandemic, but it seems like the embassy is not just receiving cases and sitting on them, that seems to be what NVC does. So once it leaves NVC my guess is that your case gets processed by the embassy fairly quickly, or they would've left it at NVC.

 

If you haven't contacted the embassy regarding the email yet, it's definitely time to do so. The i-129f approval is only valid for 4 months, likely the embassy extends the validity but you should reach out and ask to be on the safe side. If they don't hear anything from you they might think you have abandoned your case.

Interesting! I’ve heard on the Facebook group people that had their case sent to the embassy in April are just now getting their checklists so I’m not sure that I would bank on it being a quick process unfortunately. 

[Mlyck 0]

On 9/3/2021 at 7:03 PM, dmeister3 said:

Interesting! I’ve heard on the Facebook group people that had their case sent to the embassy in April are just now getting their checklists so I’m not sure that I would bank on it being a quick process unfortunately. 

Mine was sent to the Embassy in April and we haven't gotten the checklist or any letter/email from the embassy yet

[bcrew13 3]

How are people's cases being sent to the embassy? Mine has been waiting documentarily approved for 8 months now. Mine is also a CR1 not a K1, but are they prioritizing either?

[KM & ST 1]

Big (relatively speaking) batch of invites seems to have gone out today for invites in October. Mostly people with DQ in October-November 2020 getting invited. How many ppl here have DQ dates after November 2020?

[Missing My Fiance 0]

What does DQ mean? Is that the letter when the USCIS received the application? 

[KM & ST 1]

It only applies to people who are married, not fiancés. It is the date all paperwork got approved at NVC.

[tunuki 0]

Did I misunderstand? So October people for IR1 DQ'ed in November are scheduled for interviews, but I thought K-visas from April were also getting interviews? Are K visas supposed to be prioritized over IR1?

[KM & ST 1]

16 minutes ago, tunuki said:

Did I misunderstand? So October people for IR1 DQ'ed in November are scheduled for interviews, but I thought K-visas from April were also getting interviews? Are K visas supposed to be prioritized over IR1?

You are not misunderstanding, no.

Currently, the timeline for K visas is MUCH shorter than for marriage (CR/IR) visas.

Right now they are scheduling:

Fiancés from April/May
Spouses from October/November

[tunuki 0]

Wow, did not know that. Doesn't effect me personally as I am employment based and looking grim for anytime this year anyway, but I am very surprised K-visas are getting prioritized over CR1/IR1. Maybe it is because K is technically a NIV and CR1/IR1 are IVs, they want to say that they have been issuing NIV as well as IV? Can't think of a reason tbh.

 

In any case I hope the removal of restrictions in Sweden from Sep 29 lets them justify more interview slots. That and the recent update that they can schedule F, M, and academic J without the need for in person interviews in some cases will help speed up the process.

Edited September 15, 2021 by tunuki

[Missing My Fiance 0]

@KM & ST How did you know they are scheduling Fiancé’s from April/May? Is there a website with this information on it? I’ve searched but can’t find any information. Swedish embassy received my fiancé’s paperwork in July. Thanks for any help.