Applying k1 Visa in Finland, interviews takes place in Sweden?

[HKJ 8]

Happy to have another Finn here 🤩

I think we used ä and so far no problem 😊 We only sent our spouse visa petition in in March 2025 so haven't heard much back yet at all as expected. 

Best of luck with everything!

[Turquoise 8]

On 4/14/2025 at 9:49 PM, Ansku said:

Thank you for updating! Good to know!😊 Is your interview in June then?

How's your visit been in US? 😇

 

We asked the nvc number and they replied we will get it in next 2 weeks, so let's hope i'll get it soon!

 

I'm following this! I'm currently waiting for NOA2, but I know that the interview will be held in Stockholm, Sweden!

 

How did you contact NVC?  just wondering, in case we need to as well. Also, how long is considered a long time before we should contact them?

 

Thank Youuu!

[Ansku 21]

2 hours ago, Turquoise said:

I'm following this! I'm currently waiting for NOA2, but I know that the interview will be held in Stockholm, Sweden!

 

How did you contact NVC?  just wondering, in case we need to as well. Also, how long is considered a long time before we should contact them?

 

Thank Youuu!

It took around that two weeks when we got our case number from the nvc! We needed send like 4 inquirys tho, which was quite annoying!

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/ask-nvc.html

 

I think it was this one! But when you receive your NOA2 give it few weeks and then you can ask it!

[Nywoek 160]

On 4/27/2025 at 7:57 PM, sandraPuu said:

Hi!

I'm from Finland too and me and my fiancé want to start our visa process this year. There are some things we're not sure about and because i found a fellow finn here, i will ask you here, even though this post is about ambassies😅

Because we have ä and ö letters, some of the addresses i have lived at have them in the street names and the town i'm from is Jyväskylä😅 I tried to look it up, but i am not sure as to should we write it with just using the ä's and ö's, or make the ä into ae etc? Thank you in advance if you have any suggestions in this part! ☺️

And also, would be great to hear how it goes/went in Stocholm☺️

 

i have a norwegian character in my surname (å) and my passport has a part where that is spelled aa so see if you guys have somethinh like that so all the different spellings are consistent.

 

that being said my fiance used one a in the 129f but i changed it to aa in the ds160 so i think that part is the most important.

[Ansku 21]

On 5/23/2025 at 1:30 PM, Nywoek said:

i have a norwegian character in my surname (å) and my passport has a part where that is spelled aa so see if you guys have somethinh like that so all the different spellings are consistent.

 

that being said my fiance used one a in the 129f but i changed it to aa in the ds160 so i think that part is the most important.

Hi! 😊

 

We finally got the number from nvc, but for some reason i can't find the place or website where i can add it, so i can see when the application reach to the embassy.

Do you remember how long you waited after NOA2 your application be in embassy?

We received NOA2, 17.3.

 

We haven't got any update still.

Edited May 25 by Ansku

[Edward and Jaycel 2,275]

On 5/24/2025 at 8:27 PM, Ansku said:

Hi! 😊

 

We finally got the number from nvc, but for some reason i can't find the place or website where i can add it, so i can see when the application reach to the embassy.

Do you remember how long you waited after NOA2 your application be in embassy?

We received NOA2, 17.3.

 

We haven't got any update still.

 

Here is the tracking site for CEAC

 

https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx

 

[Ansku 21]

14 minutes ago, Edward and Jaycel said:

 

Here is the tracking site for CEAC

 

https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx

 

Thank you! Still at the NVC, i hope it's move soon to the embassy 😊

[Edward and Jaycel 2,275]

1 minute ago, Ansku said:

Thank you! Still at the NVC, i hope it's move soon to the embassy 😊

 

Sending good thoughts your way!  

[Ansku 21]

Hi!

 

Sorry for taking such a long time to write how it all went in Sweden etc. I've been so busy planning with my moving, but im finally here in the Usa, so happy to be here!

 

Whenever you have your interview date, book asap the medical since there is only 2 doctors that do that in Helsinki and usually they are pretty booked. I was able to get my medical 11 days before my interview, and they told me the results will take 2 weeks. Luckily my doctor was extremely nice and send my papers right away, so i was able to go pick them up, day before i left to Sweden! Also yes, you need to go pick the medical envelope from their office in Helsinki, they don't mail them. You need to have your vaccines up to date and have them printed with you. I had to take one booster and it was indeed quite expensive there.

 

I traveled to Sweden few days before my interview, and spend long weekend there. Embassy was very easy to find and everything went super quick there.

They first collected my papers and took finger prints, after that i waited and then i had my interview. Very basic questions, when we met, where, when he proposed etc.

And then they took my passport and told they will send my things in 2 weeks. All that took like 30 minutes 😅

They sended my passport and my envelope less than a week thru UPS.

 

If there is anything you want ask, i'll do my best to answer!😊

[TBoneTX 48,247]

4 hours ago, Ansku said:

Sorry for taking such a long time to write how it all went in Sweden etc.

Thank you for returning to tell us!

4 hours ago, Ansku said:

im finally here in the Usa, so happy to be here!

We're happy for you, too.   

[Turquoise 8]

On 9/28/2025 at 2:05 AM, Ansku said:

Hi!

 

Sorry for taking such a long time to write how it all went in Sweden etc. I've been so busy planning with my moving, but im finally here in the Usa, so happy to be here!

 

Whenever you have your interview date, book asap the medical since there is only 2 doctors that do that in Helsinki and usually they are pretty booked. I was able to get my medical 11 days before my interview, and they told me the results will take 2 weeks. Luckily my doctor was extremely nice and send my papers right away, so i was able to go pick them up, day before i left to Sweden! Also yes, you need to go pick the medical envelope from their office in Helsinki, they don't mail them. You need to have your vaccines up to date and have them printed with you. I had to take one booster and it was indeed quite expensive there.

 

I traveled to Sweden few days before my interview, and spend long weekend there. Embassy was very easy to find and everything went super quick there.

They first collected my papers and took finger prints, after that i waited and then i had my interview. Very basic questions, when we met, where, when he proposed etc.

And then they took my passport and told they will send my things in 2 weeks. All that took like 30 minutes 😅

They sended my passport and my envelope less than a week thru UPS.

 

If there is anything you want ask, i'll do my best to answer!😊

Congratulations!

 

Would you mind writing down the documents they asked?

And would you mind pasting the list of the documents they asked you in the email/mail?

[Ansku 21]

4 hours ago, Turquoise said:

Congratulations!

 

Would you mind writing down the documents they asked?

And would you mind pasting the list of the documents they asked you in the email/mail?

Thank you!😊

 

They only asked my printed ds-160 confirmation page, birth certificate, police certificate and medical examination, in the interview even tho i had prepared all the papers with me haha 😁

The list of documents they asked in mail was:

Ds-160 confirmation page

Passport

2x photos, passport style

Birth certificate 

Police certificate 

Evidence of support

Medical examination

Evidence of relationship

Court and prison records

Military records

Marriage termination/divorce degrees

 

There you go 😊

 

 

[Turquoise 8]

1 minute ago, Ansku said:

Thank you!😊

 

They only asked my printed ds-160 confirmation page, birth certificate, police certificate and medical examination, in the interview even tho i had prepared all the papers with me haha 😁

The list of documents they asked in mail was:

Ds-160 confirmation page

Passport

2x photos, passport style

Birth certificate 

Police certificate 

Evidence of support

Medical examination

Evidence of relationship

Court and prison records

Military records

Marriage termination/divorce degrees

 

There you go 😊

 

 

Much appreciated!

Haha, yes, you never know - sometimes it's also good to be prepared with stuff that they don't even mention  I'm just overthinking, hah

[Ansku 21]

1 minute ago, Turquoise said:

Much appreciated!

Haha, yes, you never know - sometimes it's also good to be prepared with stuff that they don't even mention  I'm just overthinking, hah

Yes i really much recommend to have everything with you, becouse you never know what they need haha 🤣