APRIL 2023 K1 to NOA2 to NVC to EMBASSY

[Bikenm 57]

Hi folk,
My fiancé had her interview this morning and was granted k1 visa. It literally took us 572 days in total from NOA1 to finish line.
I hope everybody gets to hear the good news soon. Best wishes to all!

 

[Adaobi23 5]

1 hour ago, Bikenm said:

Hi folk,
My fiancé had her interview this morning and was granted k1 visa. It literally took us 572 days in total from NOA1 to finish line.
I hope everybody gets to hear the good news soon. Best wishes to all!

 

Congratulations 🎉🎊…. Please what were some of the questions asked? 

[chelzbellz 14]

21 hours ago, Bh_sarah said:

Try to see what other people do in Mexico. Sometimes following official information and procedures only cost you time.
This is what I got from the embassy's website: https://mx.usembassy.gov/visas/fiancee-visas/f-apply-step3/ - You schedule it yourself online.

What we do in Brazil is just go ahead with the DS-160 and interview scheduling on AIS (Mexico uses the same system). We schedule it a month or so ahead so we have time to receive official consulate communication before the interview, but we do it before getting the email from them. Or else we'd be wasting time and losing interview dates.

I mean, no way for them to know the beneficiary email to be fair to email them because it's not on I-129F. If you have a lawyer, the email may be on G-28 though. I got my welcome letter 6 days after my case was ready but it was because of the lawyer's G-28 form and my email was on it. Other people that didn't use a lawyer got the email about 15-20 days later, and my guess is that the embassy gets this email from DS-160 (which is a failure because "fill and submit DS-160" is the first step on the email they send us).

But don't take my word on it, some embassies are stricter and will cancel interviews if you don't wait. That's why I'd say to get in touch and research what other people in Mexico are doing.

Yeah I've looked everything over many times, the site that you schedule on is very clear that you should not schedule the interview until you receive the letter, so we are still waiting...

I also posted last week asking about the wait time for the letter for my embassy but got no replies.

Edited August 28, 2023 by chelzbellz
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[Bh_sarah 942]

2 hours ago, chelzbellz said:

Yeah I've looked everything over many times, the site that you schedule on is very clear that you should not schedule the interview until you receive the letter, so we are still waiting...

I also posted last week asking about the wait time for the letter for my embassy but got no replies.

Wow, sorry. I saw your post on the Mexico portal and yes, no answer.
I did research a bit here and found this: 

But you will see it's from 2016.

I would contact the embassy and see if they have your case there/if you can proceed. Did you already fill DS-160? I know it's risky to schedule the interview without much guidance, but as a last resort, I'd do it and leave enough time for the embassy to contact you like mentioned in the thread above.

[chelzbellz 14]

17 hours ago, Bh_sarah said:

Wow, sorry. I saw your post on the Mexico portal and yes, no answer.
I did research a bit here and found this: 

But you will see it's from 2016.

I would contact the embassy and see if they have your case there/if you can proceed. Did you already fill DS-160? I know it's risky to schedule the interview without much guidance, but as a last resort, I'd do it and leave enough time for the embassy to contact you like mentioned in the thread above.

Yes, we did the DS-160 pretty shortly after the Ready status. I've tried calling the embassy but can't get through to anyone, just gives another number that I have to try later today and hope I get some answers. There are options for lawyers and congress members, but I don't have either of those to assist me lol
Very frustrating. My fiance has also called the applicant help number but they could only give us generic information, nothing specific to our case. Last week I sent an email to the address listed for the visa appointment service, but still waiting for a response.

[chelzbellz 14]

Welp, that number I got had the exact same options, so no luck there. I did however manage to find an inquiry form for CDJ, so submitted an inquiry there (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeVfgiNz1651bJFw8-3cSF2IBMIwXMZpUF3CodoSIhc6XW3SQ/viewform) but looks like it'll take at least a week to hear back. Fingers crossed once again.

[Bikenm 57]

On 8/28/2023 at 7:50 AM, Adaobi23 said:

Congratulations 🎉🎊…. Please what were some of the questions asked? 

Thanks, Interview was very short maybe like 5 minutes long. 
They ask:
1. How did you guys meet?
2. Any wedding plans?
3. Where does your fiancé work?
There are some more questions that I don't remember off the top of my head. Overall These are pretty standard questions.

[racheldodd 22]

Hi all - finally got an interview booked today for November 9!

Edited August 30, 2023 by racheldodd

[chelzbellz 14]

On 8/29/2023 at 9:07 AM, chelzbellz said:

Welp, that number I got had the exact same options, so no luck there. I did however manage to find an inquiry form for CDJ, so submitted an inquiry there (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeVfgiNz1651bJFw8-3cSF2IBMIwXMZpUF3CodoSIhc6XW3SQ/viewform) but looks like it'll take at least a week to hear back. Fingers crossed once again.

We have an update - got a response and strangely enough, it sounds like the K-1 process at CDJ at this point in time is to wait for them to schedule it, even though everything online says we'll use that website... either way, I'm just relieved to know we didn't miss the letter or anything

[Bh_sarah 942]

17 hours ago, chelzbellz said:

We have an update - got a response and strangely enough, it sounds like the K-1 process at CDJ at this point in time is to wait for them to schedule it, even though everything online says we'll use that website... either way, I'm just relieved to know we didn't miss the letter or anything

Interesting.

Maybe they need to contact you first to let you know you can schedule it on AIS. Have you tried just by chance making an account there using your NVC case number? I've seen some people try and get a message like "this case isn't ready" (though the CEAC said it was). Maybe the embassy will let you know when it is indeed possible for you to go there and schedule it yourself.

Just thinking to myself here, honestly no idea! Even though Mexico seems like a busy spot for K1, I don't seem to see many filers from there here or online.

[Cheesehead22 86]

Hello! We got our numbers back from nvc today after inquiry. I'm very happy! 

 

 

I'm concerned however as we didn't receive any number for her child that was listed on the k1 application. 

 

How do I fill out the ds160 for her child without his own Id number?

 

 

[Bh_sarah 942]

1 hour ago, Cheesehead22 said:

Hello! We got our numbers back from nvc today after inquiry. I'm very happy! 

 

 

I'm concerned however as we didn't receive any number for her child that was listed on the k1 application. 

 

How do I fill out the ds160 for her child without his own Id number?

 

 

I assume you have your case number, right? You don't need invoice IDs for K1. No need to have them for DS-160 or to check your case on CEAC.

[Cheesehead22 86]

5 minutes ago, Bh_sarah said:

I assume you have your case number, right? You don't need invoice IDs for K1. No need to have them for DS-160 or to check your case on CEAC.

They didn't send me anything labeled Case Number. Maybe that's why I'm confused...

 

They sent me an Invoice ID and beneficiary I.D. and said they will notify me when it's forwarded to the embassy

 

Maybe I jumped the gun

[Cheesehead22 86]

36 minutes ago, Bh_sarah said:

I assume you have your case number, right? You don't need invoice IDs for K1. No need to have them for DS-160 or to check your case on CEAC.

Are they supposed to send me two case numbers? One for my fiance and one for her dependant? 

[Bh_sarah 942]

36 minutes ago, Cheesehead22 said:

Are they supposed to send me two case numbers? One for my fiance and one for her dependant? 

I don't even know why NVC sends out IDs if they are useless to us.
Case number starts with 3 letters representing your embassy + 10 numbers. You didn't get that?
I am not used to K2s, but I think it's one case number for them all, but you'll need to fill out one DS-160 for each applicant.