Help with K1 Interview

[Jgarcia436 0]

Hello all,

 

im writing this out of desperation with two questions to ask, my fiancé and I just received our NOA2 and she can no set up her interview. On the email we received it states that she needs an original birth certificate from her birth country(Iraq) she doesn’t have it and she notified the Iraqi embassy to ask for one and they said it would take weeks to months, we don’t have that time and she is a citizen of Sweden now. Would there be a way around this? Can we bring her Iraqi passport with translations to the interview or anything else? My second question is in regards to fixing mistakes we just now caught on our petition(129f) I spelt her middle name wrong as well as got her city of birth wrong. Can this still be fixed somehow? Do I have to call the embassy or should I have my fiancé bring an updated version to the interview? Any help is appreciated and thank you all. 

[payxibka 10,044]

17 minutes ago, Jgarcia436 said:

Hello all,

 

im writing this out of desperation with two questions to ask, my fiancé and I just received our NOA2 and she can no set up her interview. On the email we received it states that she needs an original birth certificate from her birth country(Iraq) she doesn’t have it and she notified the Iraqi embassy to ask for one and they said it would take weeks to months, we don’t have that time and she is a citizen of Sweden now. Would there be a way around this? Can we bring her Iraqi passport with translations to the interview or anything else? My second question is in regards to fixing mistakes we just now caught on our petition(129f) I spelt her middle name wrong as well as got her city of birth wrong. Can this still be fixed somehow? Do I have to call the embassy or should I have my fiancé bring an updated version to the interview? Any help is appreciated and thank you all. 

If you just received your NOA2, you still have several months to go in the journey.   Birth certificates are required documents 

[Russ&Caro 1,548]

No, what you're intending to do is not good enough. Move heaven n earth, including emptying your bank account to get the birth certificate. Otherwise try to wait patiently for weeks for the normal process to play out. Start planning ahead for the rest of the process because immigration from Iraq is more difficult with the road blocks that are in place.

[payxibka 10,044]

2 minutes ago, Russ&Caro said:

No, what you're intending to do is not good enough. Move heaven n earth, including emptying your bank account to get the birth certificate. Otherwise try to wait patiently for weeks for the normal process to play out. Start planning ahead for the rest of the process because immigration from Iraq is more difficult with the road blocks that are in place.

Sweden as she is now a swedish citizen 

[Russ&Caro 1,548]

51 minutes ago, payxibka said:

Sweden as she is now a swedish citizen 

Ahh, my mistake. I need to read better.

[Jgarcia436 0]

4 hours ago, payxibka said:

If you just received your NOA2, you still have several months to go in the journey.   Birth certificates are required documents 

My mistake we received the NOA2 a month ago, what I meant to say is that we have received the email to set up the interview appointment. My question about the birth certificate it’s hard to find an answer to, but as to my other question maybe you can assist me? Can I submit changes to my I 129f petition at the interview? I misspelled her middle name aswell as the city she was born in.

[payxibka 10,044]

1 minute ago, Jgarcia436 said:

My mistake we received the NOA2 a month ago, what I meant to say is that we have received the email to set up the interview appointment. My question about the birth certificate it’s hard to find an answer to, but as to my other question maybe you can assist me? Can I submit changes to my I 129f petition at the interview? I misspelled her middle name aswell as the city she was born in.

Make sure everything is correct on the ds160

[Russ&Caro 1,548]

2 hours ago, Jgarcia436 said:

My mistake we received the NOA2 a month ago, what I meant to say is that we have received the email to set up the interview appointment. My question about the birth certificate it’s hard to find an answer to, but as to my other question maybe you can assist me? Can I submit changes to my I 129f petition at the interview? I misspelled her middle name aswell as the city she was born in.

You can attempt to send in a revised petition but it's more likely to reach the file if you bring a revised petition to the interview.

[SalishSea 16,770]

10 hours ago, Jgarcia436 said:

we don’t have that time

What do you mean?  If they are asking for a copy of her BC and delaying the interview for that, you do have that time, as you really have no choice but to jump through hoops to give them what they want.  

[Loren Y 2,732]

Looks like she flies to Iraq, or gets to the nearest Iraq embassy to Sweden to get her birth certificate....

 

1. You can request for copies of a birth certificate in person at the Registry Office.
2. When you submit your request to the Registry Office make sure that you have provided the following details:
   1. date of birth
   2. place of birth
   3. name of the parents
3. Pay for the certificate.

If you are outside Iraq

You may use the link provided under "Office Locations & Contacts" to get in touch with the nearest Iraqi Embassy in the country you are currently staying. The Embassy's consular section will be able to help in processing your request to obtain a birth certificate.

[Jgarcia436 0]

7 hours ago, Jorgedig said:

What do you mean?  If they are asking for a copy of her BC and delaying the interview for that, you do have that time, as you really have no choice but to jump through hoops to give them what they want.  

Sorry for the late response, I was at work. Ignore we received our NOA2 in May and it says it expires on September is that how long we have to set the interview up? How long do we have between receiving the email and setting the interview is it more or less than that? The thing is my fiancé called and she was told the process could take months. It’s realky stressful that we got so far and my fiancé doesn’t have something as crucial as a birth certificate in hand, she has a passport and an Iraqi ID shouldn’t that suffice? Apparently not,  we emailed the embassy and they said that if she couldn’t get the BC she had to write about it as a hardship, I doubt this would get her approved, why pay the $250 fee if we won’t even get approved. Sad and frustrated rn, put in the effort and paid and waited so long.

[SalishSea 16,770]

2 minutes ago, Jgarcia436 said:

Sorry for the late response, I was at work. Ignore we received our NOA2 in May and it says it expires on September is that how long we have to set the interview up? How long do we have between receiving the email and setting the interview is it more or less than that? The thing is my fiancé called and she was told the process could take months. It’s realky stressful that we got so far and my fiancé doesn’t have something as crucial as a birth certificate in hand, she has a passport and an Iraqi ID shouldn’t that suffice? Apparently not,  we emailed the embassy and they said that if she couldn’t get the BC she had to write about it as a hardship, I doubt this would get her approved, why pay the $250 fee if we won’t even get approved. Sad and frustrated rn, put in the effort and paid and waited so long.

I think BC is generally a non-negotiable piece in terms of the background checks, although maybe someone here knows of cases where there simply was not a BC to be had, and can chime in.

 

It is worth locating it though, as she will need it going forward for the rest of the AOS/ROC/citizenship etc processes.

 

If you haven't gathered the required documents before the NOA2 expires, the consulate in Stockholm can extend the validity date.  This happens at consulates all the time, often because no appointments are available.

 

Hang in there!