Ja&Jo

I put mine in a 1 inch - 3 Ring Binder with clear plastic 3-holed sleeves and the documents loaded inside and grouped by type.

Post NOA2 Guide by MrTee12~ Post #43 ~ What to Do after receiving your NOA2

Then I reworked some stuff I found and made a checklist....

K-1 Visa Interview Checklist

Beneficiary's Documents

___ Birth Certificate Inextensa

___ Police Certificate

___ Passport

___ Cedula (National ID Card)

___ Packet 4 – Interview Packet

___ Medical Exam/Vaccination Results (may be picked up 1 day in advance 7am-1pm ONLY - if they are not sent)

___ Banco Popular receipts ($160 Visa + $16) – Two Separate Receipts

___ Two 2x2 photos (with name printed on the back) - Can be taken INSIDE the Embassy day of Interview for a fair price.

___ DS-230 Part I (filled out and signed)

___ DS-230 Part II (filled out - to be signed in front of CO)

___ DS-156 (2 copies signed)

___ DS-156K (1 copy to be signed in front of CO)

___ DS-157 (for males only)

___ $100 USD Cash for $80 Visa Fee, $ 12.50 Domex Fee

Petitioner’s Documents

___ Birth Certificate

___ Passport

___ Both Letters of Intent (dated and signed) (Originals and any Updated)

___ I-134 (also I-864 Affidavit of Support)

___ Tax returns for 3 years prior

___ Letter from Employer

___ Pay stubs for last 3 months

___ Bank account information

Other Documents

___ Original and copy of NOA1 Acceptance Notice & Transfer Notice

___ Original and copy of NOA2 Approval Notice & Copy of Approval Notice

___ Copy of I-129F packet sent

___ Divorce Decree from previous marriage.

Evidence

___ Trip receipts (boarding passes, luggage airline stickers, Bus tickets, Passport stamps, etc.)

___ Hotel/resort receipts, reservations

___ Call History

___ Text message History

___ Western Union/Money Gram receipt

___ Facebook Printouts

___ Emails

___ Photos and Photobooks

___ Remember that God is in control and always working towards our greatest and highest good!!

*Expenses:

___ Medical Exam = $180 USD

___ Vaccines = $110 USD

___ Banco Popular Visa Application Fee = $176 USD ($160 + $16 service fee) – 2 separate payments, 2 separate receipts

___ Visa Fee paid day of interview at Consulate = $80 USD

___ DOMEX Courier Service to approved Visa = $ 9.50 – 12 USD (depending on delivery location) or ask to pick up from Consulate or Santiago.

do I need a copy of the petitioners birth certificate and passport or the original?

There was a cutoff date sometime last year for the old 156 and 156k. The 160 superceded those. You don't need the old ones if you are a recent approval and are filing the 160 now.

Do bring a printout of the completed 160 to the interview, even though they tell you that you don't need one. It can come in handy.

Thanks!

I tried to get a copy of my online submission, but I can't figure it out. It says I can printout a my confirmation but not the whole completed form. Do you know how I can do this?

I feel like I read somewhere the the DS- 156 and DS-156k forms have been replaced with the DS-160. So, does this mean I do not have to bring the DS-156 and 156k to the interview?

On the consulate website when I booked my interview it was on the checklist of things to bring. BUT it was NOT on the Packet 3 checklist.

I'm a little confused on this situation. I emailed the vancouver consulate, but they have not emailed back yet. My interview is in less than a week.

Please reply if you have any information.

My fiance (petitioner) letter of intent is dated Oct. 29th and my interview is Jan. 16th. Is this letter still valid or do I need one dated closer to my interview date?

email your montreal consulate. They should reply in a day or 2. Here is the email montreal-niv@state.gov . Include you case #, your ds-160 confirmation #, and ask them about packet 4.

Did you get packet 4 by email or mail?

Hi there,

The embassy just emailed to let me know that they mailed pkt 4 to my home and I was expecting a email. I'm on vacation with my fiance right now, and will not be home for another week.

Does anybody know if the Vancouver packet 4 instructions are the same for everyone? If so, could someone send me them?

I thought they usually emailed them?

I would love to book my interview ASAP.

Thanks.

Right now, the next available date is Dec 12, 2013.

You can check at usvisa-info.com and make an account, this is where you go to make the interview, you can do the stuff up until you actually schedule to see the next available date.

I can do this before the vancouver consulate contacts me?

It's been one month and 11 days without case number. Tried calling NVC many times but they haven't received our case yet have t heard from USCIS after they approved us.

i went to 46 days. The last few days before I got my case number I was losing hope and thought they lost it, but they didn't!

It will come.

How does someone "mix up" having less than $2000 in assets to get Medicaid and having $60,000 when seeking an immigration benefit?

Most people can tell if they have $2,000 versus $60,000.

There was either fraud for Medicaid or fraud for the immigration benefit because no one mixes up having $2,000 versus $60,000

I got it all sorted. No fraud involved. It is a misunderstanding between my fiance and I.

Care to fill us in how he has less than $2000 in assets to qualify for Medicaid while he has more than $60,000 in assets (3x the income amount shortfall) for the I-864?

You may want to investigate this.

it was a mix up.

thanks everyone for all the information. It has been helpful.

don't worry, not as much wiating for you.

What part west of Winnipeg are you/your spouse to be?

I'm in BC. He is in Washington.

Your fiance is a U.S. citizen and can get whatever he wants. For affidavit of support, what matters is his current income and assets. Nowhere does it ask about the sponsor's benefits.

ok...i understand that. I guess i could be a little hypersensitive in that if during the K1 interview and then the AOS interview, if they see he is using public benefits then they may think that I will use public benefits. Again, his income is under the poverty level and he is sponsoring me with his assets.

They're pretty up to date at the Van consulate. You'll probably be able to schedule it within a week or two.

thanks!

Vancouver tends to have less a backlog than Montreal (at the moment and I'm not sure why)

thanks!

does anyone know the latest date of vancouver interviews. For example are they into January 2014 already? Is there anyway I can look at the interview dates. My case is still at NVC, hopefully it will be leaving in a couple of days. Thanks

I would say no. The USCIS guide says only cash benefits are a no-no. Medicaid, food stamps are OK. I got it while doing my ex's case.

were you your ex's sponsor or did you have a joint sponsor?

My fiance is my sponsor, and is in the process of getting new health insurance with the new obamacare coming in affect. Since, he was caretaking his mother this year and did make an income he qualifies for Medicaid. He is sponsoring me solely on his assets, not income.

My question... Will it affect the I-134 sponsorship if he is using medicaid? Will they look at it as a pubilc benefit and then wonder if I will also use medicaid.

Thanks for all of your help during this process!

THRILLED to report that we finally received our case number tonight!! It only took 35 days! Promising news everyone! Maybe the CSC/NVC transfer is picking up the pace! Yay!!!! And as others have said, I called earlier today (3pm) and no case rec'd according to NVC. Literally JUST got off the phone & voila! Case # issued!

thanks for suggesting to call twice in one day! I finally got my case number after 46 days! Hang in there everyone.

I got an email from the consulate today and we booked our interview. Its not until Feb 12!!! Our NOA2 expires on Jan 9. Does anyone know what we have to do? Do we have to call someone to extend it?

is this the earliest interview in vancouver????

We are using my fiance's assets of the i-134. NOT his income.

He has non-retirement funds and retirement funds. Which line in on Question. 7 of the i-134 http://www.visajourney.com/examples/Form-I-134.pdf do I put these assets/investements on?

Any advice would help!

Thanks

We have the same NOA2 date - have you called a USCIS Tier 2 officer to confirm it was sent out, and when? At least that way you'd know for sure whether it was sent or not - might take about 5-8 days from the date it was sent out for NVC to generate a case number.

I have not called USCIS. Do I call and ask to be put to tier 2 and then ask them if it was sent out? What is the # to USCIS?

hmmmm.... we received our NOA2 on Sept. 10th and no case # from NVC. 44 days now.

I'm seeing that people after us are getting their case #. Should I be doing anything else besides calling NVC?

Also, If we are relying on his savings and assets, do we need his tax return for the last 3 years?