K1 VISA Issued! :)

[LeesaMarie 206]

Hi all,

 

I had my Interview last Friday, but my medical had not yet been received by the embassy. I was expecting my case to be in AP for a couple weeks, so held off on writing anything as I didn't want to tempt fate. I curiously checked my status today and my VISA status says "Issued".

 

I just wanted to say a big thank you to everyone who's helped me with my questions, and the overall support from everyone. The uncertainty has been stressful as I didn't have a clear cut case, but with persistence and preparedness, and reading over everyone else's reviews and experiences, I've managed to come out of the other end of this process. I can now start thinking about my future and all of the next steps! 

 

Interview 10/08/18

 

We walked outside the embassy and waited 'til around 15 minutes before my appointment time. They ask for your DS-160 at the door and your passport. This is to get into the first building where you go through airport style scanner. Once you get through that part you can exit this little building and walk up to the main building. There were no queues so we could walk straight inside (though we waited a minute as we thought we had to be let in - we didn't). Then there's a lady at the reception that gives you your number (she was a bit rude / grumpy), and tells you to go to the lifts and go to the 1st floor (it's all printed on the sticker she puts on your DS-160, so don't worry if you forget what she says).

 

Then you go up and walk to your designated place. When your number is called they will greet you nicely, and ask you for all of your docs including the affidavit. He did ask me for Tax returns but I thought I only needed W2's. He said they are less concerned about that with the K1's, and accepted the W2s with the employment letter. You'll also do your fingerprints at this point. It's like a little post office kiosk window type deal. Then you'll sit back down in the same area and wait to be called again by someone else.

 

My number came up and she asked me to take an oath, scanned my fingers again I believe. Asked me how we met, where we planned to live, and if I'd lived in any other countries. I swear she only asked me those 3 questions. Annnnd then I was so excited when she said approved pending medical that I kind of doubled forward and hit my head off the counter   They are very calm, and nice. The first guy talked to my fiance about football and stuff lol. I wish there were more things to report! The longest part was waiting between the handing over documents, and then the interview part.

 

I was not asked for any photocopies

 

I provided the following:

 

1. DS-160
2. Birth Certificate (this was handed back to me)
3. Passport
4. ARCo
5. 1 US style passport photograph
6. Affidavit of Support with W2's (5 years) and employment letter - as noted above it seems they just expect the affidavit and tax returns, but for K1's what I had was just fine.

 

For anyone reading that hasn't followed my little journey, I had to go through a lot with regards to mental health and my medical. If anyone has any questions please feel free to message me!

 

Good luck to the rest of you with up and coming appointments! 

[Chris & Pam 11]

Congratulations!

 

[Meisha&Jake 869]

Yaaay! congratulations Leesa :) x

[cazzz84 44]

Congratulations! Your long wait is finally over! 💃💃💃

Could I just ask, what was the time between your medical and interview? I’m trying to figure out if they’ll have my results on time.

[LeesaMarie 206]

3 minutes ago, cazzz84 said:

Congratulations! Your long wait is finally over! 💃💃💃

Could I just ask, what was the time between your medical and interview? I’m trying to figure out if they’ll have my results on time.

Thank you, and sure.  My medical was on the 27th of July, my Interview was 10th of August. This would have been plenty of time, except they requested more information from me at the medical, and my GP messed it up so didn't have it until a week later. When it was ready to be sent, the person responsible for sending it to the embassy was off sick for 2 days!

[cazzz84 44]

4 minutes ago, LeesaMarie said:

Thank you, and sure.  My medical was on the 27th of July, my Interview was 10th of August. This would have been plenty of time, except they requested more information from me at the medical, and my GP messed it up so didn't have it until a week later. When it was ready to be sent, the person responsible for sending it to the embassy was off sick for 2 days!

Ah I see. What a shame you had issues! But you’re done with it all now thankfully.

I had my medical last Thursday (9th) and my interview is on Tuesday (21st) but I called Knightsbridge today and they said my medical hasn’t been sent yet and to call back on Monday. I’m not best pleased because I assumed they meant 7 working days for it to actually reach the embassy. 😓

[LeesaMarie 206]

23 minutes ago, cazzz84 said:

Ah I see. What a shame you had issues! But you’re done with it all now thankfully.

I had my medical last Thursday (9th) and my interview is on Tuesday (21st) but I called Knightsbridge today and they said my medical hasn’t been sent yet and to call back on Monday. I’m not best pleased because I assumed they meant 7 working days for it to actually reach the embassy. 😓

Oh that's annoying. Yes the 9th and 10th were the days this lady was off sick, so mine didn't even get sent until Monday this week. They had everything on the 3rd of August. I'm guess there's a bit of a back log now but it should be cleared pretty quickly  

[Kelly1987 48]

Amazing news! Congratulations @LeesaMarie

[veeandzack 48]

Congratulation !!!! 😁😁

[jakejon 1,196]

Congratulations Leesa! Wish you every happiness in the world to you and your fiancé. Thanks for all your support with Knightsbridge. They were wonderful ❤️ xo

[JunkTardis 183]

Congratulations! 

[LeesaMarie 206]

21 hours ago, jakejon said:

Congratulations Leesa! Wish you every happiness in the world to you and your fiancé. Thanks for all your support with Knightsbridge. They were wonderful ❤️ xo

glad everything went okay!! 

[northwest-boys 17]

Congratulations!!! And thank you for sharing your experience with the medical, it's been real helpful to learn from people's stories such as yourself.

[LeesaMarie 206]

2 minutes ago, northwest-boys said:

Congratulations!!! And thank you for sharing your experience with the medical, it's been real helpful to learn from people's stories such as yourself.

Hey, Washington too? That's great! Thank you  how far along in the process are you?

Edited August 21, 2018 by LeesaMarie

[northwest-boys 17]

On 8/21/2018 at 12:31 PM, LeesaMarie said:

Hey, Washington too? That's great! Thank you  how far along in the process are you?

Yeah, I guess we're both trading one rainy place for another!

 

We got our NOA2 a couple of weeks ago and have our NVC case number so I managed to book the medical for 19th Sept. Though I'm having trouble figuring out getting my medical records and vaccinations so I'm starting to wonder if I'm gonna end up having to reschedule the medical at some point.