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[Thanks Slim, that's a good angle. It takes bout a month to get the police certificate, and the kid just turned 16, so there's really no way she could've gotten the it by the time of the interview even if she applied next day after the kid's birthday .

In your case, how long did it take for them to issue your fiancee a visa, once they got the certificate?

Thanks for help

Andy

quote name=slim' date='Nov 18 2006, 06:24 AM' post='574962]

It is possible for the embassy to approve the visa PENDING receipt of a police certificate.

If they need one from the minor child, you can send it later.

I wouldn't delay my interview for the purposes of trying to get a police check for someone who just turned 16. That said, I would apply for one now, and go to the interview with the "well, he/she just turned 16, so a police check was not possible yet" if asked. That way you can actually produce one at a later date, and even show proof of application at the interview, if necessary. (IT MAY NOT BE NECESSARY!!!)

My fiancee (who lived in the Far East) was going to get her police check after her interview date because it took approximately 1 month for the check to be processed. She called the embassy, and they instructed her to continue with her original interview date, then mail/fax the police check later. They said she could be approved for, but not issued, a visa, pending a police check with nothing serious on it. She ended up having it sooner, but had she not had the check completed, she was going to go anyway.

Does anyone know how strict the Moscow consulate is in regards to police certificates for minor children of a K-1 beneficiary? My fiance's interview is on Monday the 20th and she just realized that she does not have a police certificate for her child who turned 16 a month ago...

While some guidelines explicitly say that that the K-2 children 16 and over must have a police certificate, they also state that "Police certificate must contain references to each place (subject to the jurisdiction of the Russian Federation) in which the applicant lives or has lived for more than six months since attaining the age of 16" - which does not apply in this case, since the child just turned 16 a month ago.

Has anyone been in a similiar situation? Or maybe can point to a definitive source of info ?

TIA

Andy

What's the number at the State Department you called to inquire about a case at the Moscow embassy?

Thanks

Andy

202-663-1225

Thanks!

What's the number at the State Department you called to inquire about a case at the Moscow embassy?

Thanks

Andy

I got the letter from the NVC today, dated August 31st, stating that "within a week the petition will be forwarded to the appropriate visa-issuing post where your visa interview will take place"

Andy

Congrats to you - and to us too! Called the NVC today at 1:10 PDT - only had to wait for about 5 minutes total - spoke with a very friendly and professional staffer- she said that my application was received by NVC on the 24th - that's exactly 2 weeks from the NOA-2 receipt.

She also told me the case number for the embassy has been assigned, and that the case should be forwarded to the embassy 2-4 weeks from the 24th.

One little quirk: I moved since NOA-1 -about 2 months ago - and at the time notified the California Service Center - got a confirmation, the IMBRA RFE, and NOA-2 -all sent to the new address.

However, the lady at the NVC was telling me that in THEIR system my old address was showing up. She corrected it, and no big deal I suppose, just FYI. Those of you who moved since NOA-1 may want to double check that the NVC has your correct new address...

Andy

Thanks a lot fo info aussie!

So what is it exactly that they DO do with K-1 petitions at NVC? Do they run checks on the beneficiary? From the info I found on this forum it appears that all they do is enter the K-1 case into their database and mail it to the embassy.. Does anyone have a definite answer or maybe can point to a source of info?

Thanks

Andy

So what is it exactly that they DO do with the K-1 petitions at NVC? Do they run checks on the beneficiary? From the info I found on this forum it appears that all they do is enter the K-1 case into their database and mail it to the embassy.. Does anyone have a definite answer or maybe can point to the source of info?

Thanks

Thank you all for support and kind words!!

Gary, I got 3 emails on Aug 10 from this address

USCIS-SRMT@dhs.gov

Time stamps:

Thu, 10 Aug 2006 22:30:11 -0400 (EDT)

Thu, 10 Aug 2006 22:30:11 -0400 (EDT)

Thu, 10 Aug 2006 22:30:10 -0400 (EDT)

I checked the online status immediately and it was updated as well

Finally !!!!!!!

Hope the rest of the March holdouts will get this email soon!!

Good luck to you all - on to the next step for us..

________________________________________

*** DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS E-MAIL ***

The following is the latest information on your case status

Receipt Number: WACXXXXXXXX

Application Type: I129F , PETITION FOR FIANCE(E)

Current Status:

This case has been approved. On August 10, 2006, an approval notice was

mailed. If 30 days have passed and you have not received this notice,

you may wish to verify or update your address. To update your address,

please speak to an Immigration Information Officer during business

hours.

If you have questions or concerns about your application or the case

status results listed above, or if you have not received a decision or

advice from USCIS within the projected processing time frame*, please

contact the National Customer Service Center.

National Customer Service Center (800) 375-5283.

*The projected processing time frame can be found on the receipt notice

that you received from the USCIS.

*** Please do not respond to this e-mail message.

Sincerely,

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

us..

NOA-1 : 3-24

IMBRA RFE receipt notice: 7-11

Touched : 7-12

Since then - nothing....

NOA 1 receive date was was March 24,and IMBRA RFE was received July 11th

Last touch was on July 12

Andy

She has no computer and no DSL or high-speed internet provider in her area. We've got the bills down to the $300 to $400 per month range...still too much, but survivable....thoughts?

try www.ldpost.com - great rates on pre-paid calling cards around the world.

Gary! Thanks for doing this.

Could you please add my info

Regards

Andy

heel_curve5

K1

Russia

CSC

NOA1:03-29-06

As a workaround you can go to

https://egov.immigration.gov/cris/caseStatusSearchDisplay.do

and enter your case number.

Andy

I've been reading this thread and it's not quite clear to me what to do in case the US fiance has to move.

Are there any guidlines from USCIS available somewhere? Does the change of address affect the processing time? We're currently awaiting NOA-2 from the CA center, and I'm planning to move in a month or so

TIA,

Andy

Hi all.

A couple of years ago my fiancee had a relationship with another US citizen, and they applied for a K1 visa and got a NOA2 and the interview at the embassy was scheduled, but the relationship fell apart before the interview date and she did not attend the interview. She sent a letter to the embassy describing the situation and stating that she did not wish to continue with the process. The embassy sent a reply stating that the case was closed. My question is: Is this going to affect our current K1 visa application in any way ? (I just got a NOA-1 a couple of days ago) Does she have to disclose this episode ? There was no place on either G-325A or I -129F for this kind of information. Should she tell about this at the embassy during the interview?

Thanks

Andy