cathy2904
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Congrats!!
I guess you would be the right person to ask, or anyone who knows the process feel free to answer:
I just filed the I130 for my wife, I wanted to get an idea of what (legal) documents I will be needing moving forward as well as the forms (and fees) I will have to file/pay.
Is the NOA2 the next step after filing? if so, what is it asking you to do or submit, I have a chance to get documents from my country since my brother will be traveling back home (been on vacation), I want to use him to bring my documents over and not have to pay international shipping a few months down the road.
Much Appreciated,
CF
Check out the guide: http://www.visajourney.com/content/i130guide1
All the forms and documents you will need are listed there. Your profile says Naturalisation Pending - if that is the case you will need to contact USCIS or NVC when you become a USC to ask that your petition be upgraded.
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Here is the link to the information for the London medical. http://london.usembassy.gov/immigrant-visas/medical-examination.html
It is performed by a clinic called Knightsbridge doctors and they have two offices in central London. Generally it involves a blood test, chest x-ray, a quick physical examination which seemed to be mainly a check for lumps and bumps (but bizarrely includes a quick peek to check you are the gender you claim to be!) and a questionnaire. As I mentioned, you can also get them to give you vaccinations but they will charge over the odds.
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The London medical currently costs £227. You will have to pay for any vaccinations you have done at the clinic so I recommend checking what you need and getting them done at your GP's surgery. They will be much cheaper there, if not free.
Once your visa is approved you will have to pay approximately £15 to have it returned by courier. You pay that on the day of the interview.
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Found it. I followed this thread at the time because we were waiting on our date. It's a long one but they start talking about bringing dates forward on Page 5 and I think a number of them succeed in doing so.
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/326072-waiting-for-london-interview-date/page__st__60
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Yes, I know that people have done that. There is a thread somewhere which I will try to find later when I am not on my phone.
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Very happy for you both - I remember that feeling so well.
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It was approved
thanks for your wishes and help Congratulations!
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I hope it went well today!
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sweet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What about another fee?
I'm not an expert, I'm just basing this on what I have read on here, but I am pretty sure that your original I-130 petition which was submitted as part of the K3 will be what goes forward and the fee for that has already been paid so there will not be another petition fee to pay. Obviously there will be the IV and AOS fees to pay to NVC later.
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Probably need to give them at least a week but it seems as if it is taking longer than that at the moment.
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What happens when a k3 dies at nvc? DO they offer you the option to file a ir-1? I hear that the same information is needed for an ir-1 as for the k3? do you know?
If you file for a K3 you submit form I-130 and I-129F. I-130 is the same form as the CR1/IR1 visa so if they let the K3 application 'die' you will be routed on to the CR1/IR1 path. No need to file anything new.
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My fiance took his original (He just told me it was required to be the original) police certificate and his passport. He did get both back before leaving the medical. They will tell her when the medical will be sent to the emabassy and the embassy will just hang onto it and wait for your packet three to arrive.
We kept close watch on our case calling the DOS daily. They have changed things and it is really hard to get to a real person and I'm not sure what to push on the menu anymore to get to one but their number is 202-663-1225. They were able to tell us when the medical was received by the embassy. You must be specific though because after we sent in packet three they kept telling us the embassy recieved packet 3 when it was actually the medical that was received. (Doing it this way is a bit backwards from what they are used to.) It seemed to take forever for the embassy to log in packet three but don't worry...they will get to it.
Then when they did log it in we knew and it was forever!!! (just over a week) before we got the interview date from DOS. We also paid for our visa early and expected the interview date to come up on the page where we downloaded our receipt but it still doesn't show it at all. But we kept praying and then found that our interview was scheduled in just 10 days away and just in time to make a flight for our wedding date.
It has been stressful wondering if we would make the date or not. But we did put in our cover letter our wedding date and that we would be willing to take an appointment on short notice. And it did all work out. Of course there are no guarantees but it does seem they do try to work towards it when they can.
Your wedding is the 21st of August right? I should think your situation will be similar to ours....close but still making it in time. Best wishes.
The OP is doing the spouse visa so the process is a bit different. His case will be handled by NVC and he will submit all his documents to them and pay the visa fee to them. When the case is complete NVC will assign an interview date, not the Embassy.
OP - I'm not sure about the Police Certificate. It makes sense that they would accept a photocopy as the original needs to be sent to NVC. I actually ordered two originals (just in case) so we both had one. I would call the clinic and ask them.
The Embassy will just hold your medical results until an interview date is assigned. I assume that is why you cannot do the medical until you have an LND number, as that is the reference they will use to file them under.
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Yes, you still need a Police Certificate.
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Yes, you can. You will need your Police Certificate.
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Not sure what it is currently but mine was about six weeks. That was in autumn 2011.
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Ok, sorry I wasn't clear in my original message. Good luck!
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Two days - it's in my signature. Interview Tuesday, passport back Thursday morning.
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Yes, you can.
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Well I wasn't in Scotland but they told me a week to ten days and I got mine in two. I guess the speed of processing will vary according to how busy the Embassy is and I think they are pretty busy at the moment with the Olympics. You can pay extra to have the courier company deliver at a specified time of day but they still have to wait for the Embassy to pass the visa to them and there is no way to expedite that.
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thank you thank you ThAnK YoU!!
You are welcome. Congratulations on your marriage and good luck on your visa journey.
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You are in the right place. As Mimolicious said, read the guides at the top of the page. And feel free to ask questions.
The K3 is now pretty much obsolete so forget that. Once your initial I-130 petition is approved, your husband will be applying for a CR1 or IR1 visa, depending on how long you have been married. If you have been married for more than two years when the visa is issued then he will be given an IR1 visa and will receive a 10 year Green Card when he enters the US. If you will have been married for less than two years then he will receive a CR1 visa. He will receive a 2 year 'Conditional' Green Card and will have to file remove those conditions shortly before the second anniversary of his Green Card.
Take your time reading as much as you can on here and start to practice filling out the forms. Fill in as much detail on your profile as you can and complete your timeline as that helps others when they are answering your questions.
so i should only apply with the I-130 and not worry about the I-129?
Correct.
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You will need a Police Certificate. It is valid for a year so you could start that process: http://www.acro.police.uk/police_certificates.aspx
You could also make sure that your vaccination records are up to date. Given your age, you have probably had MMR - that's the one most people need to get done. But it's worth checking everything is up to date and if not getting your GP to give a booster and then getting a printout of your record. If you have to have them done later it will cost you a lot more.
http://photos.state.gov/libraries/unitedkingdom/39181/pdfs/vaccinechart.pdf
And make sure you have read this: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/350185-london-2012-k1s-from-noa2-to-interview-thread/
Good luck with your journey.
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After IV Payment At NVC
in IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports
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Once you have paid the IV fee you need to print out the receipt and the barcoded cover sheet and send them in with your DS230 package:
See this link: http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/LingChe_NVC_ShortCut#11._Paying_IV_Fee_Bill_Online_.26_Sending_IV_Package_.28DS-230.29
I recommend joining this thread if you haven't already done so: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/370651-nvc-filers-june-2012/