APRIL 2020 K-1 NOA2 to NVC to EMBASSY

[Peach_ 17]

1 hour ago, CnE2019 said:

Woo hoo! We have a case number! We were approved April 1, and I called the NVC almost daily for the first couple weeks. I work in 9-1-1 healthcare here in the States so I've been a little busy/overwhelmed/stressed with work these days and haven't been keeping up with calling for well over a week now. But finally today I was able to call and wait on hold for an hour and to my great relief the wonderful woman at the NVC had a case and invoice number for me!! She told me that they WILL be shipping our packet and WILL be sending our case to the Embassy in Santiago, Chile, but that the Embassy is not doing interviews at the moment. I asked if she knows if they are on schedule for their "ship out" dates and she wan't able to give me a for sure date/answer. But they are still sending cases out to embassies which is such a relief to hear. I need to go back to the PDF from this thread and follow the instructions now that I have our number. But just wanted to post for everyone who is still waiting because we all need hope and answers from all the day to day craziness we're tackling lately 🙂🙃

We called and they apparently didn't receive it yet  

[mryrth 72]

Hi @Greenbaum, do you have the P3 for Serbia?  Thanks in advance!   

[Peach_ 17]

2 hours ago, CnE2019 said:

After 51 minutes on hold, I got our case number today! Have you been able to call them? Maybe they'll have yours too now!

we didn't get ours yet  apparently they haven't received it  i'm getting anxious 

[Morgan&Stacey 20]

2 minutes ago, mryrth said:

Hi @Greenbaum, do you have the P3 for Serbia?  Thanks in advance!   

@Greenbaum any chance you have the p3 for UK? 

[CnE2019 13]

1 minute ago, Peach_ said:

we didn't get ours yet  apparently they haven't received it  i'm getting anxious 

UGH...I'm sorry...Keep calling! You'll get it. Everyone's dates vary, but you're on the same track we are. This whole process makes me anxious😵

[Peach_ 17]

Just now, CnE2019 said:

UGH...I'm sorry...Keep calling! You'll get it. Everyone's dates vary, but you're on the same track we are. This whole process makes me anxious😵

Thank you! Yeah, no choice but to be patient. I guess we're actually just gonna wait for that 6th week lol have a great day!! 

[Greenbaum 12,259]

11 minutes ago, Morgan&Stacey said:

@Greenbaum any chance you have the p3 for UK? 

P3 instructions for the UK

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1M92AwztXRnkFw6xwUF0ZlntJ6D4-eK2E/view?usp=sharing

 

Embassy Page

https://uk.usembassy.gov/visas/fiancee-2/required-documents/

https://uk.usembassy.gov/visas/fiancee-2/medical-examination/

 

London Portal here on VJ

http://www.visajourney.com/consulates/index.php?ctry=United Kingdom&cty=London

 

London sub-forum on VJ

There are experts over in the sub-forum for your country located here http://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/99-united-kingdom/  This is where others from your country who are processing or those who have completed their interview and they can guide you on their experience. A TON of information and help there.

 

A fellow VJ'r who just completed their visa interview

https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/690372-my-whole-k1-experience/

 

Medical prices including vaccination pricing

http://www.visamedicals.co.uk/us-price.htm

 

Medical questionnaire

https://uk.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2017/05/USA-MEDICAL-QUESTIONNAIRE_IV.pdf

[Greenbaum 12,259]

18 minutes ago, mryrth said:

Hi @Greenbaum, do you have the P3 for Serbia?  Thanks in advance!   

The P3 letter https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xZ48sV6R4Pzc3XjpqTFB2Q9P7BDog1b_/view?usp=sharing

 

The DS-5540 is not being asked for at the interview per another subscriber.

 

From the Serbia Embassy's website: Interviews are by appointment only! You will receive an appointment when you have submitted your notice of readiness confirming that you have all the required paperwork in your possession. Embassy Belgrade will notify you of your interview date and time and paying the MRV application fee by an appointment letter.

[Rob Beri 68]

24 minutes ago, Peach_ said:

We called and they apparently didn't receive it yet  

We have basically the same dates. Still nothing. 

[E & N 1]

Hello everyone! Me and my fiancé received our NOA2 on April 9th and I gave the NVC a call today to check on our status. The guy said they received the petition last Monday April 27th and that we could expect to receive our case number later this week. He also informed me that they would not send our case until the embassy reopened. 

 

I guess for the time being if anyone has any information on the P3 for the embassy in Tirana, Albania or anything we can work on to prepare for in the time being please let me know.

 

I wish you all the best of luck and hopefully embassies will resume visa appointments soon!

[Greenbaum 12,259]

2 hours ago, E & N said:

Hello everyone! Me and my fiancé received our NOA2 on April 9th and I gave the NVC a call today to check on our status. The guy said they received the petition last Monday April 27th and that we could expect to receive our case number later this week. He also informed me that they would not send our case until the embassy reopened. 

 

I guess for the time being if anyone has any information on the P3 for the embassy in Tirana, Albania or anything we can work on to prepare for in the time being please let me know.

 

I wish you all the best of luck and hopefully embassies will resume visa appointments soon!

I suggest reading the PDF as there is more that you can do. There is a tidbit in their about getting your P3 prior to the embassy sending it to you. I wonder how that is possible.

[R and sh 23]

On 4/23/2020 at 10:10 AM, Greenbaum said:

Use the NVC call number and keep checking to see if your case is there and a case number has been assigned. Once we get that we can get this bad boy moving.

 

Do you have the USCIS helpline for military?

 

USCIS has established a toll-free military help line exclusively for members of the military and their families. USCIS customer service specialists are available to answer calls Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. (CST), excluding federal holidays. After-hours callers receive an email address that they can use to contact USCIS for assistance.

•Military Help Line: 1-877-CIS-4MIL (1-877-247-4645)

 

From <https://www.uscis.gov/policymanual/Print/PolicyManual.html>

Hi Greenbaum I receive NOA2 04/14/2020 arrive NVC 04/27/2020 and today 05/04/2020  my NVC number and receipt how can I get things moving .

also the person at NVC said he wasn't sure if my file was gonna be sent as some embassies are not taking new files but he told me that they can change my consulate so the interview is here in panama. but right now panama is in lock down so we probably gonna try to get to costa rica as they are not in lock down and flights are going out on weekly humanitarian flights  to houston and more flights as of may 18 for other airlines leaving costa rica.

[Greenbaum 12,259]

Is it me or do you all find it amazing that there are two tools to use to learn about this process and most here don't use those two tools to get out of this the most information? The two I am talking about is the PDF and the post that others have entered in this thread. Someone ask a question or has a request and all around them it's being answered but they still ask the question. 

 

Ppl, you must do some of the heavy lifting if you are going to get through this. Ok. I'm done complaining. Carry on.

[Greenbaum 12,259]

7 minutes ago, R and sh said:

Hi Greenbaum I receive NOA2 04/14/2020 arrive NVC 04/27/2020 and today 05/04/2020  my NVC number and receipt how can I get things moving .

also the person at NVC said he wasn't sure if my file was gonna be sent as some embassies are not taking new files but he told me that they can change my consulate so the interview is here in panama. but right now panama is in lock down so we probably gonna try to get to costa rica as they are not in lock down and flights are going out on weekly humanitarian flights  to houston and more flights as of may 18 for other airlines leaving costa rica.

 

 

I don't want to burst your bubble of enthusiasm, but it will take you longer to get your file sent to the Costa Rica embassy then if you were to stay put. The other thing that you didn't research is that you must be a resident of Costa Rica before you can interview there. Is the beneficiary a resident? If not than you are stuck interviewing in their home country.  Your request for transfer must be approved by the embassy.

Edited May 4, 2020 by Greenbaum

[R and sh 23]

1 minute ago, Greenbaum said:

I don't want to burst your bubble of enthusiasm, but it will take you longer to get your file sent to the Costa Rica embassy then if you were to stay put. The other thing that you didn't research is that you must be a resident of Costa Rica before you can interview there. Is the beneficiary a resident? If not than you are stuck interviewing in their home country.

We are from Costa Rica I have residence there   the original consulate is Costa Rica not Panama we been stuck in Panama for a couple of months that's why we were gonna have it sent here but the lock down here is getting out of hand and there not gonna open anything any time soon. this is what I found from the embassy here in panama 

 

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If you are not a resident of Panama and will be traveling to Panama for your visa interview, we strongly encourage you to travel with your appointment letter in your hand luggage in case the Panam

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PLEASE READ IF YOU ARE TRAVELING TO PANAMA FOR A VISA APPOINTMENT: 

If you are not a resident of Panama and will be traveling to Panama for your visa interview, we strongly encourage you to travel with your appointment letter in your hand luggage in case the Panamanian authorities request evidence of why you are entering the country.

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PLEASE READ IF YOU ARE TRAVELING TNAMA FOR A VISA APPOINTMENT: 

If you are not a resident of Panama and will be traveling to Panama for your visa interview, we strongly encourage you to travel with your appointment letter in your hand luggage in case the Panamanian authorities request evidence of why you are entering the country.

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