VZLAN-US-Citizen

Great News!
Case Complete Today!!!
Today is the 30th day for me (scan date April 2nd). I started checking online for the 3 N/As this morning and nothing. At 11:40 I checked again, and I saw 3 NAs. I didn't believe it, so I looked at it for like 2 mins. I called immediately to the NVC number and the first call, I got the usual 'call again' message. I called again and got through the second time at 11:43. I waited for like 7 minutes until I got someone on the line, Tina. She verified that today they updated my case to completed status and that all the documents were fine, she said the next step was for me to get an e-mail within the next 7-10 days confirming the completed status, and then another email regarding the interview.
I'm very excited, hopefully I can have my mom here within the next few months!
Good luck to everyone else.
PS: I have to say, for everyone else on the same boat. I had sent a Police Clearance document that expired on my scan date, and I did not get a checklist for that (the document had a validity of only 6 months).

Hello there,

I saw another thread of Venezuelans going through several different processes and helping each other, but it got so large that it was closed down, plus it was very old and some of the information didn't apply anymore. I started one in 2015, and didn't get much replies. So, now I'm starting one for 2016. (Please keep posts short and sweet, and post important information, not just an "ok" or "thanks", to keep the post count small)

Please feel free to include here any information that might be useful to other Venezuelans going through any of the following processes (but keep the questions/comments specific to Venezuela and not specific to the type of visa/process, so that it is not moved elsewhere).

- Nonimmigrant Visa Categories (Not a complete list)
A Diplomat or foreign government official B-1 Business visitor B-1 Domestic employee or nanny - must be accompanying a foreign national employer B-2 Tourism, vacation, pleasure visitor C Transiting the United States F, M Student: academic, vocational H-1B Specialty occupations in fields requiring highly specialized knowledge I Media, journalist J Professor, scholar, teacher (exchange visitor) L Intra-company transferee O Foreign national with extraordinary ability in Sciences, Arts, Education, Business or Athletics P Performing athlete, artist, entertainer Q International cultural exchange visitor R Religious worker V Nonimmigrant (V) Visa for Spouse and Children of a Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR)
- Immigrant Visa Categories (Not a complete list)
Immediate Relative & Family Sponsored
F1 Unmarried sons and daughters of U.S. citizens F2A Spouses and Children of Permanent Residents F2B Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21 years of age or older) of Permanent Residents F3 Married Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens F4 Brothers and Sisters of Adult U.S. Citizens IR1, CR1 Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (Immediate Relative / Conditional Resident) IR-2 Unmarried Child Under 21 Years of Age of a U.S. Citizen IR-3 Orphan adopted abroad by a U.S. Citizen - Learn More IR-4 Orphan to be adopted in the U.S. by a U.S. citizen - Learn More IR-5 Parent of a U.S. Citizen who is at least 21 years oldCertain Family Members of U.S. Citizens K-1 Fiancé(e) to marry U.S. Citizen & live in U.S. K-3 Spouse of a U.S. Citizen awaiting approval of an I-130 immigrant petition Employer Sponsored – Employment E1 Employment-Based Immigrants, including (preference group): E2 Priority workers [First] Professionals Holding Advanced Degrees and Persons of Exceptional Ability [second] Professionals and Other Workers [Third] Employment Creation/Investors [Fifth] E3, EW3 Certain Special Immigrants: [Fourth] SD, SR Religious Workers Other Immigrants DV Diversity Immigrant Visa SB Returning Resident Venezuelan Specific Topics - Direct Consular Filing (DCF) - Consular Processing - Venezuelan Consulates/Embassies in the US - Venezuelan Consulates/Embassies Closed Down in the US - Venezuelan Consulates/Embassies in Miami - Venezuelan Passports - Venezuelan / Dual Citizenship - Remesa Familiar - Remesa Estudiantil - CADIVI - Currency Exchange - Moving from Venezuela to the US (shipping/currency/pets, etc) - Venezuelan Police Certificates (Antecedentes Penales) - Required Documents and where to find them, translate them, apostille... Since there are a variety of topics, please be specific about your case when you ask a question/comment, It is very helpful if you create and maintain a timeline, and/or have your timeline in your signature. Please write in English if you know english so others can search and find a topic inside this forum.

Awesome !!! Congratulations, and thank you Tyler for taking the time to report back over here

Im on the same boat Tyler... I am the petitioner and the only sponsor, because my individual income is well above the poverty guide line, but I did not know what to put on:
Part 6. Sponsor's Employment and Income.
Question 19 My total income (adjusted gross income on Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form 1040EZ) as reported on my Federal income tax returns for the most recent three yeas was:
Here I have the same issue, my total adjusted gross income as reported on my Federal income tax returns includes my husband's income as well, not just mine. I had read that if I put both our incomes, they will send me a checklist asking him to sign a joint sponsor form, but we don't need him to be a joint sponsor, my own income covers it. So what number would I put here? it's telling me to put the number on my tax return form, but that number is incorrect. These forms are very confusing, and don't take into account everyones individual situation. Please let me know as soon as you get approved, or if you get a checklist (hopefuly not :/ ) MW

This post is about our experience with the K-1 visa interview at the US Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela.
In September of this year (2015), we received our NOA2 saying that our application was approved and that I was eligible for a fiancé visa. About a month after that, we got an NVC letter with our case number saying that our case was sent to the US Embassy in Caracas. We waited 3 weeks after the NVC letter arrived and my fiance emailed the US Embassy in Caracas explaining our situation and asking for a date for the interview. He also added our USCIS receipt number, NVC case number, and both of our names, so they could have full information of our case (ImmigrantCaracas@state.gov). The US Embassy in Caracas won’t send you a package like other embassies, you must email them. A day after sending the email we got an email saying that our visa interview was scheduled for November 24 (36 days after the email was send). This email also has instructions of the documents you need to bring and information about the medical exams you need to do before the interview.
My fiancé came to Venezuela in order to be with me during the interview. There’s another post in my profile about how to get the Venezuelan tourist visa (any US citizen needs a tourist visa to go into Venezuela).
The documents we brought to the interview (also some advices of how get them):
- The confirmation letter that the US Embassy sent you with the date of your interview: They’ll send you this letter attached to the email where they tell you that your interview has a date.
- DS- 160 confirmation sheet (Beneficiary): You must fill in this form and bring it to the embassy, it is very important; you won’t be able to go in without it.
- NOA1, NOA2, NVC letters: They don’t ask for these letters but we included it in our binder in order to have proof of everything.
- Forms I-134/ I-864 Affidavit of Support: You need to fill in the form I-134 and bring it to the interview. If you don’t have a job or if you are not above the poverty line, then you will need a co-sponsor. This co-sponsor must fill out form I-864. Even if you have a co-sponsor, you must fill out the I-134 form.
- Form 1040 Individual income Tax Return (Petitionary): If you don’t have a job or if you don’t pay taxes then you’ll need the income tax form from your co-sponsor.
- Legalized birth certificate (Beneficiary): The beneficiary will need copies of his/her birth certificate. This birth certificate needs to be legalized by the principal register of the zone when he/her was born (in case you’re Venezuelan). In my case, I had to go to the principal register of Caracas (Registro principal de Caracas, Av. Urdaneta), you’ll need to bring to the register a copy of your birth certificate, it costs 1.700 BsF. You’ll have to wait 4 business days before you can have it.
- Peticionary’s birth certificate (copies, front and back).
- Police Certificate – Antecedentes Penales (Beneficiary): You’ll need a police certificate, this expires after 3 months so make sure you know when your interview will be so your certificate don’t expires before that day. My mom had a friend who helped her to get this certificate so I don’t have much information about it, you’ll need to go to the Ministerio de Relaciones Interiores, Justicia y Paz website and find the information for this (http://www.mpprij.gob.ve/).
- Medical Exams (Beneficiary): The US Embassy will send you in the email the options of the doctors that are authorized to give you these exams. You may NOT open the exams; the US Embassy has to open it. It’s expensive (10.000 BsF) and because of the situation of the country it’ll probably get more expensive so be prepared. If you need to, the Dr. might send you to get some vaccines. I went to the Sanity building in La Urbina (Calle 5 con calle 11, Edificio Anibrum. La Urbina). These vaccines are free, and you must have the international card and the certificate of vaccines so you can give them to the doctor.
- Fiance Letter of intent (Petitionary and Beneficiary): These letters are very similar to the ones you sent with the I-129F application, you must say that you’re still willing to marry to your fiance in the 90 days after your arrival to the US.
- Evidence of the relationship: You’ll need to bring any kind of evidence that you have of your relationship. We brought copies of boarding passes, tickets to places we went, receipts of places we went, pictures together, screenshot of skype video chats showing how long the conversations are, text messages and letters.
- We also attached a letter explaining how our relationship were in the past 9 months since the I-129F petition was send but they didn’t read it.
- Cash to pay the visa fees: You’ll have to pay the visa fees even if your visa is not approved, you can pay in US dollars or in Bolivares. ($265 or 1.669 BsF)

The day of the interview:
We arrived at 7:30 am, the visa interviews is in order of arrival. You’ll have to listen to one of the works that says all the rules in the embassy, there’s a lot of prohibit articles that you can’t bring in, including your cellphones. Women can go in with their bags but they have to make sure that they don’t have any prohibited articles in there. You can leave your phones in a small locker that’s in the entrance of the parking lot. You’ll have to pay 200 BsF per locker. Also you can’t bring binders that aren’t see through, we had a black binder and we had to throw it out before going in the embassy. After you listen to the worker explain the rules, you’ll start doing the line to go in. First they’ll check the letter where you have the date of your interview and they’ll give you a ticket. After this a security guard will check your bag and pockets to make sure you don’t have prohibited articles. Then you’ll wait on another line where a worker will check your passport and the DS-160 confirmation sheet. He’ll tell you to go straight to security without doing line because you’re going to immigration. Security is like an airport security, you’ll have to take off your jewelry and belts. After that you’ll go to the room where they do interviews with everybody, tourist visas and immigrant visas. In that room you’ll go near where window 12 is and you’ll take a number, after that you can sit down. After having the number we waited about an hour to an hour and a half before they called us.
The first interview (a Venezuelan lady that spoke English too):
She asked me in Spanish:
-How old are you?
-When is your birthday
-What’s your fiancé’s phone number
-Where do you live?
She had all of this information in front of her, so she was probably asking me these questions just to make sure that I am who I say I am.
-Do you speak Spanish? (To my fiance)
-Is this the first time you've seen each other?
-How long have you been together?
-How did you meet?
-Oh, you know his family? (She was looking at the pictures we brought, one of them were with all my fiancé’s family. This was a very important photo. She fixated on it before pulling it out and keeping it for the decision process.)
-What’s your fiancé’s address in the US?
-What’s your civil status?
-Have you married before?
-Has your fiance married before?
-How old are you? (To my Fiance)

This lady was nice, she was just doing her routine job, she took some of the pictures we brought including the ones with the family of my fiancé and the ones where we got engaged. This interview lasted about 17 minutes. After this, she told us to go to pay the visa fees and that after that another officer will call us to keep going with the interview.

The second interview (an American citizen):
We both said to him "Good morning".
He asked (in English):
-You both speak English?
-When did you get here? (To my fiance)
-Do you have a ticket go back? (To my fiance)
-Do you have a ticket to go to the US with him? (We said no because we don't want to buy a ticket until the visa gets approved.)
-Please put your left fingers here. That’s it guys, your visa is approved.

This officer was very nice to us, he smiled to us and he barely asked any questions. He had our case in his hand and he didn’t even open it. We feel that the fact that my fiance was there helped to get the visa approved without so many questions. This interview lasted less than two minutes.
After this you’ll have instructions to open a profile in a website to set an address where they can send you the passport and all your documents.

We really hope that this post helps you guys a lot, and if you have any question, please ask us. We’ll be very happy to help to all the in love couples out there.

Hello there,
I saw another thread of Venezuelans going through several different processes and helping each other, but it got so large that it was closed down, plus it was very old and some of the information didn't apply anymore. (Please keep posts short and sweet, and post important information, not just an "ok" or "thanks", to keep the post count small)
Please feel free to include here any information that might be useful to other Venezuelans going through any of the following processes (but keep the questions/comments specific to Venezuela and not specific to the type of visa/process, so that it is not moved elsewhere).
- Nonimmigrant Visa Categories (Not a complete list)
A Diplomat or foreign government official B-1 Business visitor B-1 Domestic employee or nanny - must be accompanying a foreign national employer B-2 Tourism, vacation, pleasure visitor C Transiting the United States F, M Student: academic, vocational H-1B Specialty occupations in fields requiring highly specialized knowledge I Media, journalist J Professor, scholar, teacher (exchange visitor) L Intra-company transferee O Foreign national with extraordinary ability in Sciences, Arts, Education, Business or Athletics P Performing athlete, artist, entertainer Q International cultural exchange visitor R Religious worker V Nonimmigrant (V) Visa for Spouse and Children of a Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) - Immigrant Visa Categories (Not a complete list)
Immediate Relative & Family Sponsored
F1 Unmarried sons and daughters of U.S. citizens F2A Spouses and Children of Permanent Residents F2B Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21 years of age or older) of Permanent Residents F3 Married Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens F4 Brothers and Sisters of Adult U.S. Citizens IR1, CR1 Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (Immediate Relative / Conditional Resident) IR-2 Unmarried Child Under 21 Years of Age of a U.S. Citizen IR-3 Orphan adopted abroad by a U.S. Citizen - Learn More IR-4 Orphan to be adopted in the U.S. by a U.S. citizen - Learn More IR-5 Parent of a U.S. Citizen who is at least 21 years oldCertain Family Members of U.S. Citizens K-1 Fiancé(e) to marry U.S. Citizen & live in U.S. K-3 Spouse of a U.S. Citizen awaiting approval of an I-130 immigrant petition Employer Sponsored – Employment E1 Employment-Based Immigrants, including (preference group): E2 Priority workers [First] Professionals Holding Advanced Degrees and Persons of Exceptional Ability [second] Professionals and Other Workers [Third] Employment Creation/Investors [Fifth] E3, EW3 Certain Special Immigrants: [Fourth] SD, SR Religious Workers Other Immigrants DV Diversity Immigrant Visa SB Returning Resident Venezuelan Specific Topics - Direct Consular Filing (DCF) - Consular Processing - Venezuelan Consulates/Embassies in the US - Venezuelan Consulates/Embassies Closed Down in the US - Venezuelan Consulates/Embassies in Miami - Venezuelan Passports - Venezuelan / Dual Citizenship - Remesa Familiar - Remesa Estudiantil - CADIVI - Currency Exchange - Moving from Venezuela to the US (shipping/currency/pets, etc) - Required Documents and where to find them, translate them, apostille... Since there are a variety of topics, please be specific about your case when you ask a question/comment. Please write in English if you know english so others can search and find a topic inside this forum.

happiestoflives,
Before we give you an answer, you should give us more details about your case. Someone suggested Adjustment of Status for you, but we don't even know what your current status is? are you in the US with a tourist visa? student visa?

I've been here for almost 12 years.

Still don't get:

1) Celebrities... they are treated like royalty. If there are two items on the news like nuclear weapons in another country and Kim Kardashian's fingernails... the fingernails will cover 75% of the news.

2) Dinner time. It's so early. I am 'Americanized' about that now and confess that I now eat dinner at 6:30 pm... but I still don't get it.

3) FDA... FDA approved this, FDA approved that... Food here is genetically modified to make it bigger and has preservatives to make it last longer... how come THAT is FDA approved? We don't have FDA in other countries and there are less cases of diseases spread by food contaminants and less cancer, and less obesity ¿?

4) Soccer / Football....Why is it that Americans insist on calling the sport "soccer," while the rest of the world calls it "football"?... And why don't Americans care about Soccer??? Sad.

5) The metric system... oh boy!

I've been here for almost 12 years.

Still don't get:

1) Celebrities... they are treated like royalty. If there are two items on the news like nuclear weapons in another country and Kim Kardashian's fingernails... the fingernails will cover 75% of the news.

2) Dinner time. It's so early. I am 'Americanized' about that now and confess that I now eat dinner at 6:30 pm... but I still don't get it.

3) FDA... FDA approved this, FDA approved that... Food here is genetically modified to make it bigger and has preservatives to make it last longer... how come THAT is FDA approved? We don't have FDA in other countries and there are less cases of diseases spread by food contaminants and less cancer, and less obesity ¿?

4) Soccer / Football....Why is it that Americans insist on calling the sport "soccer," while the rest of the world calls it "football"?... And why don't Americans care about Soccer??? Sad.

5) The metric system... oh boy!

I've been here for almost 12 years.

Still don't get:

1) Celebrities... they are treated like royalty. If there are two items on the news like nuclear weapons in another country and Kim Kardashian's fingernails... the fingernails will cover 75% of the news.

2) Dinner time. It's so early. I am 'Americanized' about that now and confess that I now eat dinner at 6:30 pm... but I still don't get it.

3) FDA... FDA approved this, FDA approved that... Food here is genetically modified to make it bigger and has preservatives to make it last longer... how come THAT is FDA approved? We don't have FDA in other countries and there are less cases of diseases spread by food contaminants and less cancer, and less obesity ¿?

4) Soccer / Football....Why is it that Americans insist on calling the sport "soccer," while the rest of the world calls it "football"?... And why don't Americans care about Soccer??? Sad.

5) The metric system... oh boy!

Calistus, FandL32515, & needbo2,
Each case is different and all I-130 current processing times can be looked at by selecting your office or center here:
https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/processTimesDisplay.do
For example, if you select the USCIS Processing Time Information for the California Service Center and look at the chart for I-130 Petition for Alien Relative U.S. citizen filing for a spouse, parent, or child under 21, it is currently taking 5 months.
However, I believe certain countries (like maybe the Philippines) have shorter times for some reason... And I have also read here that certain service centers are processing cases a lot faster than the processing times posted on that site. For example, California, reportedly taking 2 months.
Check out cases similar to yours here on the VJ timelines, to get a more accurate timeframe from other's experiences:
http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/
Good Luck!

Dniepu,
Yes, their line is always busy. However, there are a couple tricks you can do to get through.
The number to call (from within the US) to check on your case is 603.334.0700. Depending on your particular case, there might be a different number to call, so check out this page from the NVC website to see what number you should call: http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/contact.html Their website states that they are open from 7am - 12am EST (this means morning to midnight). When you call most likely you will immediately get an recorded message that states something like we are currently busy with the overwhelming amount of calls we are receiving, call back later... and then the call hangs up. As soon as you hear that message, hang up and try again. I called Wednesday September 23rd in the morning at 7:51 AM EST and I got the message 10 times in a row. On the 10th time at 7:52 AM I finally got through the main menu. I was on hold for a good 10 minutes until someone finally came on the line and answered my questions. She was nice and helpful. A week later, on Tuesday, September 29th, 2015 I called again at 8:10am... I tried the call 6 times before I was able to get through, then I pressed 1 for english and 7 for other questions and was on hold for about 20 minutes. I finally got on the line with Daisy and she was nice. My case was received (as someone else told me before) on the 22nd, and Daisy said to give them at least 42 days before they can give me the case # and invoice #... which is 12 more days than they said before. She reiterated that whenever I get a number assigned I will receive the information by mail or email (whatever they have on file). Another more week on Tuesday, October 6th, 2015 at 11:30am. I got through on the 3rd attempt, and I was on hold for about 25 minutes until I got through. I spoke to Lydia, and she was very nice, she told me my case number had been assigned on October 1st, and they had sent me 2 documents (the fee bill and the choice of agent form) on October 2nd, and I should be getting it in the mail pretty soon. She gave me my case number and my Invoice ID number. I called again on Thursday, October 8th, 2015 at 8:00pm. I got through on the 3rd attempt. I was on hold for about 40 minutes. A man answered and he wasn't ver helpful or nice. I hope this helps... Also, don't call today, since it is a federal holiday and they are probably closed. M