SteveOlga

23 minutes ago, swimgrl8259 said:

 Best of luck to everyone waiting for an interview and for their visas! Husband arrived yesterday! POE was no big deal at all-no hassle...his biggest issue was the airline ruining one of his bags and flight delays. Excited to finally start our lives living together! Thanks again to everyone on here-will continue to follow and help out if we can.

Congratulations!  

3 hours ago, JBMG said:

 

@TheFroggy We now join this forum where there are others that are waiting for their interview date, already have it and preparing for it, or already had their interview and letting us know how they went.

 

It's my understanding that we wait until we receive our interview date, and with this letter, we can contact the medical on reference to make an appointment.. Then they will tell us what we need to do in terms of the medical visit.. 

 

Anyone else have something to add? I'm new to this and I have yet to filter through all the discussions and do any research. 

Hi guys, once your case is closed you have to wait for your interview date,  then once you have that then you can schedule your medical because you need to give them your interview date and also a reference number from the P4 letter, which I believe for most people emailed to you. The biggest thing I would say is while you are waiting for your interview date, start getting passport photos done for your medical and get as much info on your vaccinations as you can or even get them taken care of now if you are missing any and get them recorded to take with you. 

8 hours ago, N&DSanow said:

My interview is tomorrow at 8 am! Travelling alone by train with my 6 month old to the embassy. Feels like the whole world is on my shoulders. Here's hoping to goes smoothly and I have everything I need. 

Good luck to everyone else too!

Good luck...I bet it will go great.

2 hours ago, chamma said:

I want to know what all (financial & non-financial) could be carried to the Interview (except for wedding & few other pictures) as Proof of relationship.

 

Skype logs, Viber logs,  whatever you use to talk with each other.  Phone bills, letters, if anyone does that anymore...lol, emails...you are just trying to show you have a relationship and you speak to each other regularly.  

6 hours ago, Ahmed & Amy said:

My husband got approved!!!!  They said his visa will be issued in two weeks. 

 

Thank you everyone for all your encouragement. I wish you all the best of life and success.  I will write my review later. 

Congratulations it has been a long road for you guys.  Best wishes and luck to you. 

39 minutes ago, swimgrl8259 said:

Question for people who have already had POE:

My husband is planning on traveling on Tuesday! For the customs form-I'm finding that he should still fill out as a visitor. Did you need to list out the clothing/jewelry/personal items you brought for your own use? Was there a duty on these items? I am having a hard time finding info on this part and trying to get him as prepared as possible. 😊 Thanks for your help!

Just list things he brings as gifts, not things you have owned for a while.  When I filled out the form for my wife and I, I only gave the dollar on things that we bought that we were giving as gifts. You do not need to list individual items, only if they are very expensive.  Hope this helps.

4 hours ago, chamma said:

That's Good News!! Congratulations!!  

Thank you

Good Luck on your POE!!

Thank you!:)

1 hour ago, Duncan21 said:

Congratulations!  Glad to hear it went smooth.  We had a similar experience via JFK - no questions.

Thank you.

Good morning everyone from the beautiful state of Maine...my wife and I left her city of Cherkassy Ukraine yesterday and we arrived at Borispol airport in plenty of time for her flight.  My wife and I are expecting our first child in early September and because she is getting close to 26 weeks and her last medical checkup was at 24 weeks we had her doctor give us a paper saying she was good to fly, but Ukraine being Ukraine,  the women checking us in said it was not the right paper and she could not fly.  Anyways, after some very emotional yelling from my wife and pulling some more documents for my wife's pregnancy they finally let us fly.  After that it was all smooth sailing on to Boston. 

    We landed about 6:15pm or 18:15 for you non Americans...;) we may have been the only plane at that time because the lines were short. We waited maybe 15 minutes in line then went to the immigration officer.  He took her papers, very quickly looked at my passport, set it aside, went through her papers, gave back the medical CD they gave us and said he didn't need it...strange I thought because it said on the CD to give it to the immigration officer. Anyways, he stamps her passport, writes a few things, types a few things,  takes her finger prints and a picture. And said, "You are all set, have a good night". So I think maybe 10 minutes was all it was.  Things went so easy.  I would not say the immigration officer was friendly but he was nice enough.  Probably just the working on Friday evening blahs...

And just as a note,  my wife and I are leaving tomorrow morning for the US to arrive in Boston... Hopefully the trip will be smooth and POE will go easily for her... 

7 minutes ago, Ana0323 said:

I got e-mail from Nvc this morning. I don't understand, does cr1 visa category needs to wait for their priority date to be current?

Scan date: April,05

cc: June,01

 

email says:

NVC schedules appointments one month in advance.  The U.S. Embassy tells us what dates they are holding interviews, and NVC fills these appointments as they become documentarily qualified.  Most appointments are set within three months of NVC’s receipt of all requested documentation.  However, before applicants in a numerically limited (preference) visa category can receive an appointment, their priority date must also be current.  This can delay receipt of an appointment.  You can track your priority date using the Visa Bulletin on travel.state.gov.

  

Basically this is the form letter that you get after your case is closed and you are put into line for an embassy interview.  Nothing to worry about and congrats on case closed.  There are some visa categories that are limited in number each year and if they fill up then they are finished for the year and you must wait until it is open again... IR1/CR1s do not have limits because one of the spouses is a legal US citizen.  So I would say you are good to go and just wait for that email for your interview date... Good luck. 

37 minutes ago, Nameer said:

Can anyone tell 27/29k yearly income with no dependent is enough for sponsors?? According to poverty guidelines household size 2 members staring from $20300. Pls lemme know.

If it is just you and your sponsor for a family of 2 then yes it is enough... That is above the 125% poverty guidelines.  If you have anyone else willing to add in would never hurt,  but you should be good. 

5 hours ago, trininurse said:

congrats hope we all have the same luck

I hope all you do too! 

6 hours ago, Frustrated74 said:

Visa approved!! In and out of the consulate in about an hour. I never want to go through that again. So relieved it's all over 

Congratulations, 

16 minutes ago, AVALT2017 said:

My husband's interview is in 10 minutes!!! I can barely breathe waiting to hear from him!

All will be well,  figure for an hour or two for everything before he is done so you don't go crazy... You will be hearing good news soon. 

21 minutes ago, aduragbemi said:

I wish you two best of luck. Please reach out to us on the review of the interview. 

Good luck... I bet all will be well... 

20 hours ago, Jaduza said:

Just got scheduled for interview on july 6th in Islamabad, my cc was may 13th...

 

Now what will happen next?? I got this information on phone

Well congratulations on getting your interview date!  You will receive a P4 letter in 5 to 7 days, usually by email which will give you information on everything you will need to bring to your interview depending on your visa type and if there is anything extra the embassy might want.  You will need to schedule your medical examination after you receive your P4 letter, and possibly courier service for delivery of your paperwork and passport after your approval though that seems to be different from embassy to embassy. Still many things to do but the end is in sight for you. Good luck and congrats again.

5 minutes ago, SP&SP said:

Yes,I think you right on visa category,cr1 American citizen spouses don't wait on line for interview schedule they go in front of the line,I bet it's a priveldge they give on interview schedule.

I think it might matter on your scan date too possibly, though we had our case closed March 13 and received our interview date March 29 for a May 23 interview date. CR1 visa,  So  Almost two months,  which I think believe is also open to how many slots each embassy has. It is completely possible too that it is simply how the stack of folders get put down on someone's desk too! Luck of these draw. Lol

Bureaucracy at its best..... 

14 hours ago, kellyh said:

Congrats to you both!

Thank you very much 

As an update, my wife had her interview on Tuesday May 23rd and was approved, and her paperwork and passport arrived On Monday May 29th in the afternoon. 5 working days like the Case officer said at the Kiev Embassy. 

11 hours ago, justwaiting17 said:

How soon after the embassy schedules the interview do people usually get the email for the date? 

We got our email about 7 calender days after CC....which reading from all the other ones seems about the norm.

14 hours ago, lsu_mike said:

Finally done!  My wife entered the US today at Houston airport.  She said it took about 5 minutes and was extremely easy!   

Congratulations! June 9th in Boston for us...

51 minutes ago, laulholley said:

Are there any fees that need to be payed at the interview?

 

I feel like I am forgetting something

If you paid USCIS and the NVC fees and your medical at your medical,  then no... The only thing you will have to pay is your processing for your Green Card and social security number after interview visa approval. 

1 hour ago, lsu_mike said:

It's super easy! After the embassy issues the visa, you wi have an "A" number. 

Example A1234567. You will need that plus ur case number you used to track your case thru NVC.  

 

Follow the directions  VERY carefully when entering your "A" number.   Takes about 5 minutes max to complete.  

 

 

https://public-prod-elis2.uscis.dhs.gov/efile/app/app/iv/#!/

Perfect! Thank you. For some reason I could not find the link.  She will have her paperwork Either Monday or Tuesday. Approximately 5 working days after interview if people are wondering for Kiev.

On 5/23/2017 at 10:09 AM, Ahmed & Amy said:

@SteveOlga Congratulations to you and your wife. 

 

It took 2 months from my CC to get scheduled. Some embassies/consulates schedule faster than others. Hold tight, I'm sure you will be scheduled so soon.  

Thank you, and good luck to you, I know you have had a long process! 

Hi everyone, I hope everyone is having good news coming for them and good luck to those going for their interviews. So I have a question, where do I pay for my wife's green card fee? We did not get any info at the embassy and I believe we need to pay before we enter the US. Any help would be greatly appreciated.  

Thanks in advance.

14 hours ago, mcgg said:

Had interview today at Mumbai Consulate and both me and my daughter got the CR1/CR2 visa approval. Its such a relief. The interview lasted hardly five minutes but the wait was long - 2.5 hours after the documents were verified. Apparently people opting for local language as the language for interview are interviewed before those opting to be interview in English. I was asked about 4-5 questions while the consulate officer typed vigorously on her computer. My husband accompanied us to the consulate and the officer asked him to come and stand with us.  I wasn't asked to show any photos or any other document. The questions I was asked are:

1. How did you meet your husband?

2. When did you decide to get married?

3. How did the proposal happen?

4.What does he do for living in USA?

5. Are you working?

6. Does your husband's parents live in USA or in India?

 

I noticed that all other marriage based visa applicants came alone for the interview and were asked too many questions, photo proofs, documents etc. I feel that since my husband accompanied me to the interview, I was spared the hassle.

 

I carried a truck load of relationship evidence and I am glad I did not have to use any.

 

Good luck to every one out there waiting to be interviewed and united with their respective families. Visajourney has been a great resource to understand the entire process and to know beforehand about what to expect at various stages between filing the petition and interview. 

Congratulations!

21 hours ago, Frustrated74 said:

I'm pretty sure that would open a can of worms for people using unreliable doctors and potentially having someone else do the tests for them if they didn't want something to show up.  There is a list on each countries pre-interview checklist who you can use.  It has to be them, they have all the necessary paperwork and can send the results directly to the Consulate.  I chose to collect mine, didn't want to take the chance of it going missing.

In my wife's case for the medical check in Kiev, they give the medical results the next day directly to the person and do not send them to the embassy,  so I guess that takes the chance of someone losing them out of the equation.  Only yourself...:)