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3 minutes ago, Ray&Ash said:

If that cant be done, then?

i don't know the technicalities - @geowrian's answer is best.  Just as general advice - perhaps your fiance could find another job before this one disappears?

6 minutes ago, Ray&Ash said:

Hi all. Im really in a jam and worried sorry for a long question here but any help is much appreciated. 

I am the beneficary and my USC fiance is facing trouble at work. He might have to search for another job as his current project isnt too great (and some office politics) and he might get 2-3 months of severance pay as well. Henis then willing to search outside for a job and should manage to find smthing good in 2-3 mnths. 

He has enough bank balance and with this extra payoff , he'll have enough savings to show that he can support me for 6 months easily or even more. 

Is the scenario ok  for k1 visa? Whats the beat option here? Does K1 allow to show bank account as an asset? Or should he stick around the current job itself till im there. Confused

 

Thanks for reading and for answering to my anxious heart! 

it might be worth having a co-sponsor. 

2 minutes ago, AmieDee said:

Similar times to you: 

 

27 Jan: Petition approved

02 Feb: NOA2 received 

14 Feb: NVC sent case to London 

15 Feb: Case number received (by phone)

22 Feb: Case status changed to 'ready'

24 Feb: Letter from embassy received

 

 

great thank you!  I am probably a few days behind you - that is helpful to know x

Oh - I just checked the case tracker and it says case last updated 1st March (today) so perhaps my letter is on its way and I can schedule tomorrow or Friday...

1 minute ago, AmieDee said:

Mine kept on saying case not ready. I did have to email them a scan of the letter from the embassy for them to change the date though. 

okay - just going to hope that I get the letter soon.  When did you get your case number from NVC - and your NOA2?

Just now, AmieDee said:

Yeah there were a few dates left before then. Get in quickly though! I just changed mine to 30th March. I'm getting impatient! Haha. 

I just tried the online appointment again and it still said not ready to schedule - so I'm guessing they haven't posted the letter yet...  I'll try again on Friday if I don't receive the letter before then.  Not holding out much hope at this point. I just don't want to organise much more in terms of selling my stuff or packing until I have the visa.  Although I can't leave untill early July, I have a lot to organise in terms of sorting out my kids and the house.  I don't want to start a lot of it until I know I am going!  And the wait just makes me anxious.

5 minutes ago, AmieDee said:

The next available interview date was 17 March. I just need to wait for the affidavit etc so booked it a little later. 

Oh! Okay - I was hoping for an interview before the 22nd March - so I might make it!

2 minutes ago, AmieDee said:

I don't think Paul has received a letter from the NVC either. I got a letter from the embassy though.. 

 

The receptionists at Doctors surgery are the worst! I was told 3-4 weeks just for a summary, so I wrote a letter to the doctor saying it was urgent. I went back the next day and tried to escalate the situation - a different receptionist said I could collect the medical summary/vaccination record the next day.

 

I received my letter from the embassy on Friday (my case changed to 'ready' on the 22nd). But I was unable to schedule the interview, so I emailed them and they replied the next day saying the case should have been updated. I just booked my appointment for Friday 7th April! My medical is this Friday. Exciting times! Now to get the Affidavit sent to me! 

my case also changed to ready on the 22nd but no letter yet...

I tlooks as though I will have to wait until the end of April if they are only scheduling the 7th at the moment - i go away on the 12th April and need my passport so can't have it tied up - and will need to wait until I get back then  

I am going to call in at the doctors in person later today and explain - with another copy of the letter.  (Also suggesting that they might want to add I was perfectly sane before this process began...)

5 hours ago, fishe23a said:

I also have a hunch about why it takes so long to be able to schedule an interview even though the tracker says "ready". I called the NVC today to get the IIN number for my fiancée's case, as I had forgotten to ask for it before and realize that the website for the visa payment does ask for it (when we do submit the payment, which we don't plan to do until after she receives the letter from the embassy). The woman on the phone was much more helpful and chatty than usual. She said that the case status was indeed set to "ready", but that always happens when the *electronic* portion of the application is received at the embassy and uploaded into the system. She said it's longer (no specifics, alas) for the paper portion of the case to be physically mailed there and then scanned into their system, but the CEAC tracker has no way of letting you know that only the electronic portion has been received. It's not until the paper copy arrives, is opened by a worker, and loaded into the system that it registers as truly "ready" and the Packet 3 information goes out to the beneficiary. Maybe other folks already knew this - but just in case!

Thank you!

I have two slight worries at the moment.  Aaron has not yet received the letter from the NVC - despite several cases processed after ours having received theirs.  And - I just called my doctors to ask whether I could pick up the summary letter today (on Friday they told me Tuesday or Wednesday) and no-one at the doctors knows who is dealing with it or which doctor has it - and 'we don't push the doctors for administrative tasks' and 'oh, call again in a couple of days'.  Er, no, I'll be calling in again this evening to find out if you have found it.  And leaving in another copy of the letter and asking that it is done tomorrow. I said in the original letter that I would pay for this.  I decided to leave a letter in rather than making an appointment to see a doctor to ask them to do it in order to save surgery time.  I wouldn't do that again.  I would go and see a doctor.

34 minutes ago, PaddyGirl13 said:

The doc I used was out in Princeton (only 20 miles from when I live) not the twin cities, in the fairview clinic. Dr Vu Mai. Uscis have a list of doctors in Mn, I just called the ones nearest me. 

thank you!

In my digging around on threads here and i discovered that a change was made a year or two ago and the year now starts from the filing of the application (not from the date of the medical) - so if the AOS takes more than a year to process, yes, we have to find a civil surgeon and do it all over again.  I'd be keen to find the details of the CS that charged $250 in the twin cities to have on hand - just in case...

edit: maybe not for the ds3205 - heck.  I won't be filing for AOS until nearly six months after my medical.  This is going to cost me even more isn't it?

https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/uscis-issues-new-policy-form-i-693-report-medical-examination-and-vaccination-record

Just now, PaddyGirl13 said:

I can't answer that one as I wasn't a K1, we AOS'd from a different visa and had no previously submit a medical. Hopefully someone else here will have the answer for you.

Thank you - I did a bit of searching after reading these posts - and I think I can bypass a medical during my AOS as long as my vaccination record is properly transcribed by the clinic in London and I submit it with my AOS application within a year of the medical - so I am glad I saw your post because it has reminded me that I need that form from the clinic next Monday!

Thank you

10 minutes ago, PaddyGirl13 said:

WoW!!! They sure know how to charge and know they have you over a barrel! We managed to get it for $250 each (me and kiddo) and insurance paid for the blood tests and shots so it wasn't too painful! I had to call several places to get that price.

Is a further medical always necessary for AOS?  I have had all my vaccinations before my K1 medical next week.  I thought this would mean that I wouldn't require a medical for AOS - or does it simply mean that I won't need an additional appointment with a civil surgeon to get my jabs - in addition to an AOS medical?

7 minutes ago, butterfly789 said:

Hello eveyrbody,

I am trying to be "calm" but i am totally lost.

So we know thaht your case is approved since 24th January, he have received the 14th february the letter who tell him thaht our case is approved and travel now from US to my amabassade but since... no news at all ! We are agree thaht i have to wait a latter and mail to prepare my interview and all of this ?

I begin to be nervous about it.  I just want to be sure thaht all of this is normal, and thaht it's us who have to contact me (the petitionnet) to tell me what i have to do ?

Thank you

Yes it's normal - it can take the Embassy a few weeks to mail the packet 3 instructions.

Whilst you are waiting you can prepare your ds-160, your i-134 and supporting evidence, schedule your medical, request your police report and get your passport photos etc for your medical - along with your vaccinations and a summary of any medical conditions from your doctor.  There is plenty to do whilst you are waiting!

2 hours ago, Afraye said:

Hi everyone. Also a Nov filer. I have been following this thread for quiet a while and the forum is so helpful. I got my NOA2 at feb 6 and the case is currently at the embassy right now. Having been really nervous and excited for quite long time lol 

 

I have one question: I stayed in US for 4.5 years on a f1 visa. Do I need a police certificate from US? 

Also I am kinda worried that it's been over a year that I and my fiancé haven't seen each other(he joining the military and I came back to China). Is it too long? But before I came back to China, we already dated for one and half year in US ( tho still long distance relationship--him in NorCal while I was in SoCal, during school semesters we met once every month, and then spend all the major holidays, as well as all the school breaks together. We were literally everyday together during all summer and winter breaks. ). Anyway, I would like to know if us not seeing each other for over a year would be an issue? Any answer would be appreciated! Thanks!

you only have to prove that you have met in person in the past two years - so a year apart is not a problem

I just stumbled across this thread whilst looking for something else - and very glad I did.  I am a November 2016 i-129F filer and currently waiting to schedule my visa interview.  I'll be moving to Minneapolis and notice that a couple of you are there - I was a bit taken aback by the problems and delays you guys are having with your AOS.  I'll be following the thread closely to see what happens - you filed nearly a year ago?

Wshing you well - as I'll be in that queue a few months from now...

4 minutes ago, carloolive said:

Excellent info  

 

still waiting on noa2 but curious if you go the the register screen is there a way to bypass the telling off? Or do we actually have to wait for the packet which I also heard doesn't get sent out in the U.K. (Saw it on another forum thread on here) 

 

thanks in advance  

I think you need to wait.  I got the telling off after I had entered my case number,  I guess i could try again in a week - when they might have sent the letter.

6 minutes ago, mkr1990 said:

Just wondering for everybody that got their NOA1 and waiting for NOA2, do they have the same status than us when checking on the USCIS website?

 

On February 8, 2017, we received your Form I-129F, Petition for Fiance(E), Receipt Number WACxxxxxxx , and sent you the receipt notice that describes how we will process your case. Please follow the instructions in the notice. If you do not receive your receipt notice by March 10, 2017, please call Customer Service at 1-800-375-5283. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.

 

 

yes

1 minute ago, Chi&Clint said:

Thank you for your experience. It was fun to read. Haha. 

So the number 10, we can just tick in the "yes" box or something? I havent approved yet so I cant do the ds160...

in the UK, we can register to make our visa appointment - and there is a screen which asks whether you got a letter from the embassy... If you click yes, it takes you to the screen to register your details... then when you put all your details in, it tells you off and tells you to wait for the letter...

2 minutes ago, CmAndS said:

Hello everyone  Is it okay to undergo medical exam one month prior to the interview schedule? I was seeing from forums that it should be at least a week before the interview. 

yes - as long as it is within the time frame before the NOA2 expires and is AT LEAST one week before your interview it doesn't matter if it is longer than that

11 hours ago, DianaLucena said:

Well I found at the DHL tracking tool that NVC sent a package to Venezuela on Wed 02/22. Hope its mine. Do you guys think that maybe they send the package on Wednesday 02/22 but the just update the status yesterday 02/23? It's the only explanation I can think of

Yes very possible!  That's what happened to mine.

11 hours ago, pattyandvern said:

Guys I have a question as you are talking about flight tickets, and I see that the thread is very active and a lot of smart users are here. I am February filer (beneficiary) and I was in US when we send our petition to Uscis, but now I am back to my country. We filled the part of I-129F Form, which asked for my I-94 number and claimed that I am currently is US, which was truth because I was at the moment of filing. But they probably wont look at the petition until later, so my question is if we should send them my boarding passes as a proof that I left USA? Can that be a reason to RFE? Because my visa was valid until Feb25 and I came back on Feb20 so they may think I am still there, or maybe they can just check online by my I-94 number and check that I left already? What you think?

they can almost certainly check your departure in the system as you gave them your passport number on the i-129F if you were still in the country when you applied.  I don't think you have a problem.

11 hours ago, DianaLucena said:

Hi!

 

Yesterday my visa application status changed to "In Transit", but I'm trying to track the package in the DHL web page and it doesn't appear any package with destination to Venezuela. What can be happening?  Am I doing something wrong?

Not necessarily - sometimes the package doesn't register on the dhl site - or even leave the NVC until the day after - or - as happened in my case, when it showed as 'in transit' it had already arrived at the embassy!  As yesterday was a Friday it is possible that it might not show on dhl until Monday or Tuesday.

11 minutes ago, fishe23a said:

When did you all submit your DS-160? We have an LND case number, but as of calling last night, the case has not yet left the NVC for the embassy. I can't seem to find anywhere online when the appropriate time is to submit it. My fiancée has it all completely filled out and ready. May we submit it now, or do we have to wait for London to receive the case...?

Hey

I submitted mine once it said 'in transit' - although I now think it was already in London by then.  Once you have the case number you can submit the ds-160 I think.  It probably just sits in the system until you book your visa appointment and they join all the case numbers up and stick it all together for the interview. I don't think it can be submitted too early - if you have the case number you can get going. You just have to wait for the letter from the embassy to book the interview - I know this because i have tried to book the interview and it told me 'case not ready' (although the ceac status says ready).