US Immigration from Indonesia

Hi, my Indonesian fiancee and I are going for a K1... we got our I129F petition (filed last February) approved and received an I 797 NOA2... it has validity dates from 11 Jan to 10 May 2024. As soon as the NVC notified they had received our package from USCIS we filed our DS-160 and we have paid the fee and scheduled an interview at the US Embassy in Jakarta. However due to scheduling constraints our interview is for 15 May 2024... Does filing a DS-160 within the validity dates suffice or will we have a problem because we are outside the validity dates?

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said that it wasn't a problem for London filers. But i was a bit hazy on how they determined that.

Is there anything we need to do? Should we do a CEAC inquiry?

This is my second time doing this, (sadly, my former Indonesian wife and I divorced, she has her green card now though) and for the most part I was able to rely on prior experience but this has me a bit puzzled.

Thank you. (PS, please ignore my timeline, that was for my former wife, I was not able to figure out how to have two timelines)

GREEN CARD APPROVED IN 36 DAYS !!!

AOS Concurrent filling timeline :

07/17/2023 Come with B1/B2 Visa
12/27/2023 Married
01/19/2024 Send all AOS Docs
02/16/2024 Biometrics
02/17/2024 I-765 APPROVAL
02/23/2024 I-130 Actively reviewed
02/24/2024 I-485 APPROVED!!!!
02/26/2024 I-130 APPROVED

*) NO INTERVIEW

*) INDONESIAN NATIONALS
*) NO RFE
*) NO LAWYER
*) SENDING MEDICAL EXAM FROM THE START

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So we're going through RapidVisa again for the adjustment of status since we used them for the initial filing of the K-1 visa portion. Once you fill out the questionnaire they email you a list of all the documents / evidence you need to upload to them, and one of those documents they require is the DS-3025. Now being the rule-following, line-toeing people that we are we did not open the scary sealed envelope that was given to my wife for us to deliver into the hands of the immigration officer at her PoE.

So we never saw to contents, let alone got any copies of the documents inside said envelope. So when RapidVisa tells us we need to submit a copy of a DS-3025, lets just say we were perplexed what that document even was or how we were supposed to have a copy of it once we looked it up. So I explain all of this to RapidVisa via their email and over the phone, and each person I talk to politely listens to me explain all the aforementioned, and then proceeds to tell me that if we don't have a DS-3025 we now need to schedule a new medical exam with a civil surgeon to get an I-693.

So of course we're panicking and more than a little frustrated, I ask her to try and contact the hospital that did her examination in her country in the miniscule chance that they're actually send us a copy of the DS-3025, and I find on these forums other posts with people having similar issues with the DS-3025. One such example:

In the above post the very first reply is the link and quote from the USCIS page that says exactly what I was looking for,

"K and V nonimmigrants applying for adjustment of status are not required to repeat the medical examination if the application was filed within one year of the date of the original medical examination, and:

• The medical examination did not reveal a Class A medical condition; or

• The applicant received a conditional waiver in conjunction with the K or V nonimmigrant visa or the change of status to V and the applicant submits evidence of compliance with the waiver terms and conditions. ^[27] "

When I emailed RapidVisa this link as well as pasting the entire section to show them that the USCIS themselves are saying they don't require another examination if the AoS is filed within a year of the original exam, they reply saying that we will still need to get another exam.

Then against all odds the hospital in my wife's country comes in clutch and actually sends us a copy of her DS-3025. I scan it and upload to RapidVisa, and ask them to verify if it is sufficient. They respond that yes, it is a good copy of the DS-3025, but that we will still need to get a new medical exam...

So, originally only the DS-3025 was requested. Then when we didn't have it they require an exam to get the I-693. When shown that the USCIS themselves don't require it they ignore that, still need the exam. Then we get the document they wanted in the first place, but now that's not good enough because a sealed I-693 would be better... When going over the instructions for the I-693, the very form they are requiring, on page 7 section 3 it states:

"What if I am a K nonimmigrant visa holder and already completed an immigration medical examination abroad? If you were admitted as a: A. K-1 fianc (e) or a K-2 child of a K-1 fianc (e); or B. K-3 spouse of a U.S. citizen or a K-4 child of a K-3 spouse of a U.S. citizen; and C. You received a medical examination prior to admission, then: (1) You are not required to complete another immigration medical examination as long as you file your Form I-485 within one year of an immigration medical examination completed outside the United States"

So I sent this to them, same response.

I'm just beyond frustrated with this whole situation, and now get to spend another $500 for a redundant medical exam and my wife may have to get the same painful vaccinations all over again.

Any advice would be appreciated, thanks.

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Hello everyone!

I filled out the DS160 form, but now I'm confused about which one I should do next.

• Make a payment for my DS160 form then make a schedule for the interview on ustraveldocs's page?
• Or book for a medical checkup first then make a payment of DS160 and make an interview schedule?

Looking forward from you!

Best,

Gabby