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My wife and step daughter arrived just over 3 years ago with K1/3 visas. We had all of the paperwork and fees ready to go to file for AOS, but had a very costly medical emergency which had me paying medical bills for some time and exhausted what I had saved to file for AOS. Obviously my family is now well outside the 90 day window, but we were married within that time and have also had a child together since our marriage. I'm wondering if we can still file for AOS as per the guide, or if we need to also file I-130?

My fiancee passed her interview last week and could have the visa issued any day now according to the current status on the CEAC website. We are wondering if she will be contacted by the courier or anyone else to tell her it is on the way? She is worried she may be at work and miss it.

4 hours ago, Verona and Andrew said:

Hi @Greenbaum please help! 

 

Basically i am having my interview for k1 soon in Warsaw. I am not quite sure how much proof of relationship do we have to bring with us?

 

Are they going to have the proof of relationship that my fiancé has provided with the petition ?  Can I just bring the proof of relationship after the petition was made, or do I have to bring the proof of all the relationship?

 

Thank you in advance,

 

Veronica

They want proof of a continuing relationship. They will have your I-129f packet and the evidence provided there. They want to see that the relationship has continued past your in person meeting shown in the I-129f.

On 10/31/2018 at 12:37 PM, nekotakacho said:

 

The Moscow interview availability seems to have open up well, in mid-October. It seems interview availability is possible. I see some of the timelines updated here, and it seems it takes 1-2 months for a Moscow interview, after NOA2. We have decided to go ahead with Moscow and wait it out. We hope to have the interview in January, so I can join.

My fiancee actually just had her interview and was approved on Tuesday. She was able to schedule it back on the 16th and kept it a secret from me for a few days. 😄

11 hours ago, Daria123 said:

Hey guys, I just read on the Moscow  embassy website in the list of required documents for the interview that I need to bring financial documents from US petitioner ( copy of W-2 and 1040, and also form I-134, bank statements and employment letter)

 

Does any of you could tell me if form I-134, bank statements and employment letter could be copies as well? or my fiancé has to send me original documents ?

 

Thank you in advance for your help!

My fiancee was approved Tuesday. I sent the I-134, a letter from my employer and my tax transcripts (printed from the IRS website) for the past 3 years. The I-134 needs to be an original because it's an official form that requires a signature, like the I-129f. My employment letter did not have a signature, but it did have contact information for the HR department in case of any questions. I mailed all of these documents to her though I could have e-mailed the transcripts and employment letter to her for printing.

Forgot to post an update, but my fiancee had her interview yesterday and was approved, however, she didn't take her daughter with her and is now on her way to the embassy again. 😂 Apparently she called the embassy the day before the interview to ask about bringing her daughter, and they told her it wasn't necessary, and then the CO said she was supposed to be there. I had also told her that she needed to attend. 🤷‍♂️

On 10/25/2018 at 11:08 PM, Swiftgrl13 said:

Thank you for one more good advice! 😁 I’m going to follow it 😎

There is one caveat: If you buy tickets with flexible dates, it's fine to purchase with a tentative travel date. For example, in my case, in order to get tickets with the option to pick my seats in order to sit with my fiancee and daughter, I have to buy upgraded tickets anyways, and this includes free rescheduling.

9 hours ago, sashsash said:

Congratulations! How long has your fiancée been trying to get the interview date? 

I’ve heard that some people are waiting for 2-3 months to do it, but according to timelines it seems to be faster

It was about 2 weeks calling multiple times per day.

My fiancee was able to schedule an appointment for Oct. 30th at the Moscow embassy. She's had it scheduled since Oct. 16th. Aaaaaand reality finally started to kick in for her and she's been really sad about leaving her friends and family. She just had her medical exam on Friday.

My fiancee got an interview scheduled for Oct. 30th on Oct. 16th. She wanted to surprise me, but ended up sending me a screenshot of the confirmation email because I was being really pessimistic about the wait and she wanted to cheer me up. Needless to say, it worked. 😄

On 10/9/2018 at 1:48 AM, Aanastasiia said:

Is somebody else trying to change embassies now?..

We are waiting for transfer to happen for almost three weeks already. Did someone face the same problem?

My fiancee is still dug in and looking for an appointment in Moscow and also not pushing too hard to get into a Whatsapp group I told her about that tracks appointment availability. Saw someone with a CR-1 get an appointment for Nov. 29, but I don't know if CR-1s share the same slots as K-1s. It's all a big mystery and the embassy and State Department aren't willing to share anything besides "We're sorry. It's due to Russia imposed staff reductions." Actually, it's due to US imposed staff reductions which were just reciprocated by Russia, but nice trying to pass the blame for ignorant people who haven't been following this high school drama.

7 hours ago, CM&KV said:

Today I got notice that my husband's interview is scheduled for Nov 29th, it was set for Nov 27, and the Consular sent us an email about the rescheduling. Called NVC and they gave me a different date and time, but was told to go with what the Consular sent us.  The customer service rep thought it was weird that they would send us an email about this before we got our interview details from NVC.

 

"Dear applicant,

 

Your interview is rescheduled for November 29, 2018 at 8:30.

Due to the Russian government-imposed staffing reduction at U.S. Embassy Moscow, there are currently limited Immigrant Visa or K (fiancé) Visa appointments available.  We recommend that applicants make every effort to appear for their scheduled interview. 

In order to reschedule an interview date visit http://www.ustraveldocs.com/ru

We apologize for any inconvenience caused.

 

 

Уважаемый заявитель,

 

Ваше интервью переносится на 29 ноября, 2018 в 8:30.

Мы настоятельно рекомендуем Вам пройти интервью в назначенную Вам  дату. Из-за мер, которые недавно приняло правительство России по сокращению штата сотрудников Посольства США в Москве, доступно очень ограниченное количество мест для собеседования.

Если Вам все же необходимо переназначить дату собеседования, перейдите на http://www.ustraveldocs.com/ru

Мы приносим свои извинения за доставленные неудобства."

When you signed up for an appointment, how many dates were available? My fiancee has been checking in every day and hasn't seen anything. We're all working on K1s as well, so our process may be different.

4 hours ago, S_and_K_K1 said:

To be honest with you, I am still debating. I am still considering Georgia, but it seems like the Moscow Embassy started opening their dates. Have you heard any news from them? 

I would go to Georgia or Ukraine, but they make you pay the visa fee in the country (no online option) so it would have to be more than 2 weeks trip if I am to transfer my case there. 

No good news. Sent an email Monday and they sent a response to my fiancee. They're blaming it on staff reductions due to Russian sanctions. As far as I'm aware, each country booted 60 diplomats and shut down one consulate. There was no stipulation saying the staff from the closed consulates couldn't be moved to work in another one. The Moscow embassy still employs over 1100 staff, one of the largest in the world. My fiancee has been checking every day for the past week and half for an appointment with no luck.

6 hours ago, S_and_K_K1 said:

I can`t believe I am finally saying this but WE GOT APPROVED. wow. 

Good luck to everyone who is still waiting for their NOA2. 

 

For the info: NOA1: Feb 22; REF received Oct 1, NOA2: Oct 11

Yay! Congratulations!! Are you planning on going through Moscow or transferring to another embassy?

4 hours ago, JeffT said:

So can I (petitioner) pay for it or does it have to be the beneficiary ?

It depends. Figure out what the payment instructions are for Japan through ustraveldocs.com. Then you will know if you can pay directly or indirectly like the two examples I gave in my last reply. There's no rule that says you can't provide the funds. It just depends on what the embassy in Japan wants or accepts as payment as to how you will go about paying. If it wasn't clear enough in my last reply: If debit/credit card payment is an option, pay that way. If the petitioner has to go pay at a bank, then wire her the funds through any of various methods to do that.

40 minutes ago, JeffT said:

hey everyone, im currently scheduling an interview and was wondering if the petitioner can pay for the visa fee.

 

Payment methods and options vary by country. Moneygram is almost always an option if it's a country such as Ukraine that requires you to print off a deposit slip and make the payment at a specific bank in person. Make sure to pay attention to exchange rates as it seems the banks the US Dept of State use have a bit higher rate than the average. Russia allows payment by debit/credit card, so I just did that.

2 hours ago, Rani32 said:

thank you i mean you dont have any Update at old site for USCIS ? becouse  i don't receive any email wanna i get approuved 

thank you man i mean before they sant me casse number 😛 

So, have you got a NOA2 yet, or not? Your timeline is not complete so I can't tell. If you have received your NOA2, then you can call the NVC (603-334-0700 M-F 5AM-10PM Eastern) about 10 business days after the notice date on your NOA2 to request your new case number. Also, some people get e-mails and some people don't. I wouldn't rely on that advice. When I got NOA2, I had texts, e-mails and both new and old USCIS websites were updated. That wasn't the case for most people. I never got any e-mails from the NVC even though others following the same procedure did. All these things are really hit and miss, but we do know two modes of information delivery are fairly reliable: Getting your NOA2 in the mailbox and getting your NVC number by calling them.

17 hours ago, DanielT said:

Congrats! Where did you/she list her email in order to be contacted? As long as I remember, it wasn't asked on the 129f form.

I'm not sure where along the line it came up. I used the web contact form https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/ask-nvc.html to give the NVC my e-mail address, that of my fiancee and to request that we receive notifications updates to our case. She may have also given it when she was filling out the DS-160, creating an account with the Department of State or when she called the embassy to ask when she would be able to set an appointment. We've handed over so much info at different points to different parties it's really hard to know which one was the ticket.

Also reached ready status today! 🤩

Still in a holding pattern for scheduling an interview though... No appointments available has been the answer for the past 3 days... 🙄

3 hours ago, toocold said:

How do you book your interview while nvc says petition is in transit? I perhaps wrongly assumed that you could only do so after receiving a letter from the embassy or something. 

Different countries. Different embassies. Different processes and procedures. Some are faster. Some are slower. Some are electronic. Some use snail mail. It's a complete free for all at this point.

My case is also in transit today.

Lots of questions here about what to do next. Look up your embassy and check their webpages on the K1 visa process. Every embassy has one. They also have their contact information listed. Give them a call and ask them or shoot them an e-mail. As has been said many many times and will continue to be repeated: Past the USCIS, it's all country specific. The embassy you will be working with has all the information you need and they've probably heard your question before as they process literally thousands of these cases.

35 minutes ago, Baz20 said:

What does research have to do with doing the same thing three times?

Redundancy is very common in many complex systems, not just bureaucracy. 😉

We had a bit of an update to our case. My fiancee received an email that she is now able to schedule an interview. Not extremely helpful considering there are no available appointment times right now in Moscow, but it's some progress. Case is still at NVC according to CEAC.

My fiancee received an email early this morning (USA time) saying she is now authorized to make an appointment. However, there were no appointment slots available. Now to see how long this takes... 😂