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Sorry for any misinformation or for causing any confusion.

Sorry for any misinformation or for causing any confusion.

I don't know for sure, unfortunately. I know only that my fiance made his appointment at the consulate the day he went there. As far as I am aware, no interview date existed before that. Maybe it's different for IR1/CR1's?

You can certainly try. I didn't have much luck that way, but maybe you will.

We received our NOA2 on 6/19/14, and our letter from the NVC dated 7/7. The CEAC website showed that our case was ready on 7/9. It was our understanding that the consulate was going to mail the packet to my fiance. After about 10 days with no news, we started to wonder if maybe it got lost in the mail. He did not always receive my cards and and letters in the past, so it was a valid concern. My fiance even talked to the postal service to find out...they hadn't seen it. I tried to call to no avail - either I couldn't get through, or I did get through and they told me to call back at a different time. There was no response at all to my emails.

So, on 7/23, he went to the embassy in person to see if he could find out what was happening. We weren't sure if it would really help, but thought it was better than sitting around wondering and doing nothing. He brought a copy of the NOA2, the letter from the NVC, his ID card and passport. During Ramadan, I don't think they were keeping the same hours, and they might have gotten a little behind because of that - not sure. In any case, my fiance was able to pick up his packet and schedule his interview (8/26) on the spot.

So, it might be worth making the trip to the embassy in person. Can't promise anything, but it worked for us. I have no idea how long we would have waited otherwise.

good luck!

Yes, it was. Not sure how long we would have waited had he not gone there to find out what was going on.

This may not be at all helpful, but we were in a similar situation. We waited over 2 weeks after the NVC said they sent our file to consulate - no word at all. We had received our letter from them and saw that our case was "ready" at CEAC. Nothing. I tried to call the consulate to no avail. We thought the packet might have gotten lost in the mail or something. So, I suggested to my fiance that he just go to the consulate personally and see if he could get answers, which he did. As it happens, they were running a bit behind because of Ramadan, so they hadn't sent it yet. He was able to pick up his packet and schedule his interview on the spot. Obviously, we're talking about totally different countries and different circumstances, but it might be worth a try. Might be a wasted trip, too...not familiar with how things work in Poland. Just thought I'd throw it out there.

My fiance's interview was scheduled 34 days after he went to the consulate to pick up his packet. We did a K1, though, and our case wasn't expedited, so not sure how useful that info is in your case.

I see. Well, shows you what I know. Timeline has been changed. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Sending our best wishes to you both. We will keep you in our prayers. Hoping you will not have to wait too long for news.

We are close to your date, and we have received our NOA2:

Petition sent - 5/9/14

NOA1 from TSC - 5/13/14

Transferred to CSC - 5/15/14

NOA2 - 6/19/14

It took 37 days, and we had no RFE's.

Based on the information on this site, we expected to wait 3-5 months. In fact, I searched the stats many times, and for people filing petitions for Moroccans, I don't know that it gets much faster. We are VERY lucky. Alhamdolilah.

Some of the things we did that I think helped:

1) We used a visa processing service called Rapid Visa (rapidvisa.com) and paid a little extra to have them look over the paperwork ahead of time before sending it to TSC. At a fraction of the cost of the lawyer, in our case, I believe it was money well-spent. Not only do they have a very easy online form for filling out the I-29F (and all other paperwork), they included lots of things that I might not have thought of had I done the paperwork myself -- a cover letter, supplements to petition where the spaces on the form were too small (info about my ex, circumstances of meeting), letters of intent for both of us, detailed info about the type of photos needed and how to label them, When you are done with your form, a PDF is produced that includes all the forms along with a very handy checklist of things to include (divorce certificate if applicable, birth certificate) and lots of tips about providing evidence of meeting. They respond to emails within hours, have online chatting for questions, and are open 7 days a week.

2) The evidence that I included was pretty extensive:

* The emailed receipt for my plane ticket and itinerary

* My passport data page (in color)

* Stamped pages of my passport (in color)

* All boarding passes to and from Casablanca (I changed planes twice both ways, so there were six of them)

* Luggage tags and luggage claim tickets (which I scanned)

* 2 pages of scanned receipts from when I was in Casablanca for gas, groceries and a restaurant

* The emailed receipt for purchase of travel insurance (which I bought when I purchased my ticket)

* Emailed confirmations of travel notifications set at two different credit card companies

* Emailed confirmation of enrollment in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) - a government website for notifying the Dept. of State that you will be traveling internationally

* Emailed receipt from the US Postal Service that I put my mail on hold for the dates that I was traveling

* Two screenshots from my Facebook page showing uploaded trip photos (and also that my fiance is my friend and the most popular visitor to my page)

* Annotated photos (16 of them printed in color on plain paper, approx. 4x6 size, two per page, each one noting the date, location, the names all people pictured in the photo and their relation to my fiance)

3) When I visited, we stayed several days with his mother and I was able to meet a lot of his family (which is huge) - a brother, lots of aunts, uncles and cousins, and many friends. A couple of the pictures I included were just of his mom, one of his aunts and me (my fiance wasn't in them because he took the pictures). I included a picture of a family gathering we had with over 20 people (all family), noting each person's name and relation to my fiance. I also included pictures of two other family events we attended at an aunt's house and an uncle's house, again noting everyone.

4) I am a recent revert to Islam. I don't wear the veil/hijab here in the US, but I did when I was there, and that was pictured. Having the same faith can't hurt.

5) I studied French in high school and got a minor in college, and my fiance is also nearly fluent in French because he began learning it at age 7, so that is how we generally communicate. He speaks some English, but he has a way to go before he can do so with ease. I am also learning Arabic. So, we can communicate in 3 languages. I mentioned this in our "circumstances of meeting" story.

6) Also in our circumstances of meeting story, I mentioned the multitude of ways we keep in contact - Skype, iMessages, Facetime, email, phone, Facebook, cards/letters, etc. I also made a special point of saying that I know where he stands on most topics including family, religion, work, education, politics as well as that I am acquainted with his personal preferences - food, sports, hobbies, music, tv/movies, etc.

I realize a lot of this is specific to our situation, but some of it may be helpful - especially for those who haven't yet sent in their petitions.

Best of luck to you all. We still have a long way to go, but are optimistic.

I talk to my fiance every day with Facetime and text messages....in the morning when I wake up, during my lunch hour at work, and as soon as I get home at night until he can't keep his eyes open anymore. It's still not enough. I can't even describe how much I miss him. It's only been a couple of months since my visit, but it feels like years. I have no idea how I'm going to make it through these next few months. Still trying to find ways to make it tolerable. Most days that is a challenge.