What to do between NOA1 and NOA2

[kampy12 4]

Hello! I sent my K1 visa packet to uscis on march 1st and received my noa1 shortly after along with a text message and email. When I enter the reference number in the "check my case status" program on the uscis site it just says my case was received and to follow the instructions on the letter I was sent, but there's no instructions. I'm just wondering if there's something I should be doing right now or if I just have to wait until I'm contacted again by uscis. I want to be prepared for the next steps so I don't waste any time getting my fiancé over here! If you've filed around the same time as me, are you still waiting?

 

Any advice or information would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

[geowrian 22,335]

Just wait and wait and wait some more. It's taking about 3-4 months for NAO2 currently, so your timeline is fine.

 

You can start looking at the guide to see what you will need after NOA2, and what London will be requesting, but otherwise it's just a waiting game.

Edited May 15, 2017 by geowrian

[Scandi 3,970]

Like geowrian says, it's just a waiting game at this point. The only things we did was to prepare the i-134, fixing the most recent tax return, divorce decree etc - documents that can't become "too old". Obviously you should wait with putting the date on the i-134 since you want the date to be closer to the interview.

[MapleLeaf29 247]

As others have said, it's mostly a waiting game.  I would read through the Packet 3 checklist together.  I glanced over it and thought we had everything, but I forgot that my fiancé was in the military reserves during university.  After our NOA2, we were reading through the Packet 3 checklist and suddenly realized that he needed his military records, so we had to scramble to get them at the last minute.  

[TBoneTX 43,058]

Become a student of the entire immigration process, if you haven't.

 

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[kampy12 4]

Thanks everyone! I'll start looking at the packet 3 info and keep waiting!

[Wuozopo 4,285]

On May 15, 2017 at 5:20 PM, kampy12 said:

Hello! I sent my K1 visa packet to uscis on march 1st and received my noa1 shortly after along with a text message and email. When I enter the reference number in the "check my case status" program on the uscis site it just says my case was received and to follow the instructions on the letter I was sent, but there's no instructions. I'm just wondering if there's something I should be doing right now or if I just have to wait until I'm contacted again by uscis. I want to be prepared for the next steps so I don't waste any time getting my fiancé over here! If you've filed around the same time as me, are you still waiting?

 

Any advice or information would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Emma should go get her immunization records from her GP and any shots she is lacking.  Check for:

1) MMR (mumps/measles/rubella) a record of two doses

2) Tdap (Tetanus, diptheria, pertussis aka whooping cough)- a booster of Td dated in the last 10 years.

3) Influenza - waived if your medical is before flu season starts again Oct 1.

4) Varicella- waived if you tell them you had chickenpox. Vaccine is not routinely given in the UK so most have had chickenpox. They take your word for it.

 

So two shots to prove and two easily waived.

 

Read all the K1 instructions and all links on the London embassy website. Gather the documents it describes. Read the FAQs, and Additiinal Information links. Start here https://uk.usembassy.gov/visas/fiancee-2/applying-for-the-visa/

 

Each consulate is different so learn the London process, not a generic K1 one.