US Immigration from Norway

Our NOA1 took 4 days, and today I got my first email from VisaJourney with an approval estimate.

The email says December 4th! Exciting. Although I clicked it and it sent me to someone elses profile, lol. Upon checking our current estimate on my actual profile is december 23rd to January 14th, so no complaints there. Kind of feels icky that we dragged our feet for so long, this has been up in the air since april so we could have almost been at that stage today. Not entirely true though, since I had to work thing out with my ex husband and wanted to spend the summer together with my fiance and both kids to really get a feel for things.

So all in due time.

Any recommendations for me? Other than have patience; I was thinking more practical tips. XD I already have a few things I have to do that I am thinking of starting with soon:

-Get up to date vaccinations. I have most of them, but some are old (full doses but like... 90s and early 2000s old. Anyone know if this matter?). I also dont have the Hep B at all, so I guess I will need that, and my last covid booster was in 2022. Also missing a flu shot, never had one.

-Get my kids to the norwegian embassy and get them registered and also get passports since they are half american. This will be a lot of work and I am not sure the timeline on it either, so probably sooner rather than later. At least they wont have to go get medical, and my oldest wont have to go to the interview if it happens after march next year when she turns 14.

-Start throwing away/packing/sorting/decluttering. I am not planning to bring furniture, but I was trying to research how to bring some of the things to the US. My kids want to be able to bring some toys/books/whatnot, and even if we all get 2 suitcases that probably wont be enough.

I will be travelling stateside soon, visiting for about 2 weeks by myself. My fiance bought a house this summer, so we will be setting up furniture and getting it ready. His lease was up and we needed more space, so it was time. Looking forward to spending some time together, might be the last visit before we move since I do not know the timeline after christmas and I will have to travel to Oslo for my medical and then Stockholm for my interview when that happens, plus I am not sure of my job situation then since I am currently in school.

Anyone else with a newly submitted I-129f? ^-^ How do you guys stay close and work on your relationship during this trying time?

Hi,

I currently am in the process of getting a K1 visa with my fiance who lives in the USA. I live in Norway and I have two kids that are half american (their father is american, but he lives in norway, we are divorced). I am in the process of getting them american passports (we never actually registered them with the embassy, so I have to do that too). They are listed on the first part of our application for the K1, but since they are american I guess they can just move there, right? It feels like a dumb question, but how does someone with citizenship move to the USA when they have never lived there previously? Is there something we have to do before they move?

I apologize if this is in the wrong forum, I was not quite sure where to ask this question.

Hi,

We have been going back and forth, and decided to finally apply to the K1 visa. Very exciting!

I will be visiting both this summer and in the fall, the latter which could maybe get me some extra questions but i have a house and a job and kids at home and it is just a short stay so I am not too worried. I will be sure to bring lots of documentation that we are just spending time together and I am not moving early. However, since we still do not know how long this will take, should I apply for a new ESTA before we start the process and send the first part of the K1? I am guessing you are not supposed to apply for one after applying, and I do need an ESTA to visit from norway- My current one expires next year in July, so we might get lucky or we might not. I mean I probably would not be visiting super close to moving anyway, but if something goes wrong and our application takes more than a year that will obviously be really sad.

Another question.. I am about to leave on a trip tomorrow, and we will be sending the application from the states so we get the wet signatures etc etc, but is it possible for me to apply while I am in the country? I mean my ESTA is still valid but I have already renewed it once because my kids and I visited last year and then i got us new ones so we would be on the same timeline. I googled it and it said that you can technically apply while still visiting if your ESTA is expiring before you leave, but I wanted to see if anyone had any experience with this. Thanks!

I am a Norwegian cititzen with a Norwegian passport. Since I met and got engaged with my fiance I have visited the US 6 times. But they never stamp my passport? We obviously have plane ticket pdfs with dates, but will the fact that I do not have any stamps in my passport be an issue?

I do not really understand why I never get a stamp.. lol.

Hi

We are submitting our I129f and I have sent my divorce papers to be translated. However, we use a digital system in norway where we basically sign with bank identification on papers (a digital signature, just as valdi), and thus my divorce decree does not have a physical signature. It says that the paperwork has been electronically approved, but that I can contact them for a signed version. Should I get a signed version to avoid a RFE? I am leaning towards yes..