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Caste status on CEAC says "No Status"; it's been three weeks since NVC sent my I-129F to Bangkok?

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Danny70   11

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So the NVC sent my I-129F to the Embassy in Bangkok on 12 December 2018. My Fiance and I haven't heard anything from the Embassy and when we go on CEAC site; it says "No Status". She filled out the DS-160 and paid the visa fee already. She has my I-134 and pay stubs, letters from my employers, and three weeks worth of pictures of us travelling around Thailand and Singapore; plus the passports stamps for both of our passports and more Packet 4 evidence. What could be going on?

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payxibka   10,044

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10 minutes ago, Danny70 said:

So the NVC sent my I-129F to the Embassy in Bangkok on 12 December 2018. My Fiance and I haven't heard anything from the Embassy and when we go on CEAC site; it says "No Status". She filled out the DS-160 and paid the visa fee already. She has my I-134 and pay stubs, letters from my employers, and three weeks worth of pictures of us travelling around Thailand and Singapore; plus the passports stamps for both of our passports and more Packet 4 evidence. What could be going on?

Are you tracking on the immigrant tracker?  If not, you should be 

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payxibka   10,044

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It looks like bkk publishes the interview schedule on the website.   You look it up by case number.   The appear to not yet loaded a schedule for January 

YMMV

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Danny70   11

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Oh, I thought it K1 was a Non-Immigrant visa?

 

Now it says "Ready" when I searched it under Immigrant visa and put in my case number I got from NVC. 

 

Do we have to wait for Packet 3 email or can she send the Packet 3 to the Embassy and schedule her interview? 

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payxibka   10,044

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2 minutes ago, Danny70 said:

Oh, I thought it K1 was a Non-Immigrant visa?

 

Now it says "Ready" when I searched it under Immigrant visa and put in my case number I got from NVC. 

 

Do we have to wait for Packet 3 email or can she send the Packet 3 to the Embassy and schedule her interview? 

P3 & P4 are online

 

https://th.usembassy.gov/visas/immigrant-visas/packets/

YMMV

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Danny70   11

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We already have the Packet 3, I-134 and Packet 4 evidence.  

 

We just kept looking for our email that they are supposed to send her and I typed in the case number from when she filled out the Ds-160.  

 

Thank you

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payxibka   10,044

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2 minutes ago, Danny70 said:

We already have the Packet 3, I-134 and Packet 4 evidence.  

 

We just kept looking for our email that they are supposed to send her and I typed in the case number from when she filled out the Ds-160.  

 

Thank you

To me it looks like bkk publishes the interview schedule on the website.   January is not out yet but I would keep an eye out for it

Just now, Danny70 said:

She's already paid the fee too and filled out the DS-160. Thats Non-immigrant, correct?

Yes.  Ds160 and $265 USD

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6 hours ago, Danny70 said:

Oh, I thought it K1 was a Non-Immigrant visa?

 

Now it says "Ready" when I searched it under Immigrant visa and put in my case number I got from NVC. 

 

Do we have to wait for Packet 3 email or can she send the Packet 3 to the Embassy and schedule her interview? 

K1 is a non-immigrant visa with immigrant intent.

 

Basically, it is a non-immigrant visa because it does not automatically convey immigrant rights to the bearer upon entry to the USA.  Compare this to a CR-1/IR-1 visa where the immigrant automatically gets a green card.

 

That being said, it is understood that the non-immigrant will adjust status once here, this is where the immigrant intent comes in. Because of this immigrant intent,  the state department often treats it as both a non-immigrant and immigrant visa. For example, the interview is much closer to an immigrant visa interview than a non-immigrant interview. Simiarly, the evidence requested is much closer to an immigrant visa than a non-immigrant visa. It seems that the state department treats the K1 as an immigrant visa (I checked four different embassies and all had Fiance(e) Visa under the Immigrant section). 

Steps Before Citizenship:

Spoiler

K-1

09/24/2016 - I-129F Packet Submitted, 09/26/2016 - NOA1, 10/27/2016 - RFE Received

11/02/2016 - RFE Reply sent

11/09/2016 - NOA2

11/21/2016 - NVC Receives packet

12/12/2016 - Case left NVC for BKK Consulate

01/10/2017 - After travelling via the slowest route possible (likely via carrier pigeon) BKK Consulate receives packet

01/16/2017 - Packet 3 Instructions received 02/28/2017 - Packet 3 Instructions Completed

03/05/2017 - Packet 4 received (now the fun begins) --> 03/29/2017 - Interview disappears from the schedule on the embassy website -->03/30/2017 - She goes to her interview, is told they need to verify her documents since she is Vietnamese interviewing in Thailand, receives a 221G with 'Verification of Viet documents' as the reason. Gave back her passport.-->03/31/2017-04/04/2017 - Case is being continuously touched. We suspect that our case was approved at this point but they didn't have her passport. --> 04/10/2017 (10 days after interview) - Email emabssy to inquire about updates and if there was anything we could do to move things forward. (3h later) - She is told that she is approved and to expect her passport soon (how when they don't have it in their posession?) After clarification, instructed to send our passport to them. Ship out passport in a rush to beat Songkran (which failed) --> 04/11/2017 - Passport at embassy according to Thai Post Office --> 04/17/2017 - Emailed to confirm they received the passport. They issued an evasive answer about Songkran backlog (they love evasive non-committal answers)--> 04/24/2017  Evening - Case changes from Immigrant Visa to Non-Immigrant Visa and a new case created date is given --? 04/25/2017 morning  (less than 12h later) - Case flies through Ready -->Admin Processing --> Issued

04/26/2017 - Checks mail, passport is there. No mention of it being mailed out. 

05/02/2017 - Arrives in the USA, without Issue

06/17/2017 - Marriage!

AOS

7/01/17- Mailed AOS packet to Chicago

7/03/17- Packet received

07/07/17 - SMS and Email notification of NOA1 for AoS, EAD, and AP

07/13/17 - Received paper copies of NOA1 for AoS, EAD, and AP

07/21/17 - Received Biometrics Appointment Letter

08/02/17 - Biometrics Appointment Completed 

11/04/17 - EAD Approved - New Card Is Ready For Production

11/09/17 - AP Approved, EAD - Card Produced Awaiting Mailing, EAD - Card Has Been Mailed.

11/13/17 - EAD/AP Combo Card Received. 

11/05/2018 - Received SMS Notification that Interview Has Been Scheduled

11/10/2018 - Received Paper Interview Notice

12/11/2018 - Interview Date
12/12/2018 - Approved

ROC

11/18/2020 - Mailed ROC packet

11/20/2020 - Packet received

01/16/2021 - Received NOA1 

05/28/2021 - Biometrics Waived

08/04/2021 - ROC Approved

08/11/2021 - GC received

 

Citizenship

09/15/2021 - N-400 Filed Electronically, NOA-1 received, Biometrics Waiver Received

07/01/2022 - Interview Notice Received
08/10/2022 - Interview Date, Approved, Oath Ceremony

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payxibka   10,044

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1 hour ago, PedroDaGr8 said:

K1 is a non-immigrant visa with immigrant intent.

 

Basically, it is a non-immigrant visa because it does not automatically convey immigrant rights to the bearer upon entry to the USA.  Compare this to a CR-1/IR-1 visa where the immigrant automatically gets a green card.

 

That being said, it is understood that the non-immigrant will adjust status once here, this is where the immigrant intent comes in. Because of this immigrant intent,  the state department often treats it as both a non-immigrant and immigrant visa. For example, the interview is much closer to an immigrant visa interview than a non-immigrant interview. Simiarly, the evidence requested is much closer to an immigrant visa than a non-immigrant visa. It seems that the state department treats the K1 as an immigrant visa (I checked four different embassies and all had Fiance(e) Visa under the Immigrant section). 

Good explanation but more simply because it is interviewed by the immigrant visa unit 

YMMV

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payxibka   10,044

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2 hours ago, AnAm said:

Sorry can you help me,how you pay for Ds 160? how can i do it online?

Consulate specific answer is needed 

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1 minute ago, payxibka said:

Consulate specific answer is needed 

I know the spacific bank in Armenia,so i must go there and paid for K1visa , no account number for it?

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