Jeanette & Jason

Hi guys! I am seeing so many of us are slowly creeping in on interviews date POE, I am so happy for you guys and congratulation. For those that are still waiting, I will say ... Love is great, love is torn, love is longing, love is pure you two will endure. Trust the process and trust in God, fate or whatever religion you follow.    Things are happening exactly how it is meant to be. I know your heart aches and I know the joy when you see your first Approval out of 3, it will be okay.

I wanted to say a few words about the process from when the approved letters arrives at NVC - right now I am speaking for the country Norway and it may apply differently to other countries.

We got our  I-129F NOA2 on  2017-12-23 and it was sent off to NVC on the 26th December 2017 and  NVC Received it on 2018-01-24 and  NVC Case # Assigned on 2018-01-25 now that process was quite easily the next step can easily be confusing and there is really not that much information on how to proceed after you get the case # and invoice # I used hours to try to figure out what was the next step after you plotted your number in in this section https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx?eQs=o/iS8zDpeAKjMWCuebHqOw==

Well so far everything was pretty clear, then I was now what? This is the part where things got pretty confusing from NVC side cause for us K1 visa applicants, they referred us to fill out DS-260 which brought you to a webpage telling you to first choose an agent and so forth, but for us, that is NOT the case. Run away from that page cause the form we are to fill out is DS-160. You ask your self at this point, well where am I suppose to fill out this form. Fret not, here is the link you should follow  https://evisaforms.state.gov/Instructions/SchedulingSystem.asp

First, you select your embassy and where it is located, for me it was Stockholm, click submit. it will bring you to this web page, ignore step 2 - 7 cause you are not doing it there (well at least not for me) beside you can not schedule an appointment before you have paid the fee. I found this page that helped me a lot in understanding what to expect and what is next. https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/iv-dv-supplemental/STK-Stockholm.pdf  the last part /STK-Stockholm you can change to fit your embassy, the STK are the first 3 letters in  your NVC # and then your embassy location   

You are brought to a next page https://ceac.state.gov/GenNIV/Default.aspx  where you embassy and then the code shown and select start an application. You now see the form DS-160 to fill out and it is quite a few pages to go through, they want your last 5-year work history, where you lived previously, mother and father, who paying the flight and a lot of the normal yes and no questions. You don't have to fill it all at once if you are missing some information or have to step away, they have an option of you saving the process.

Remember to scan up the picture that you have taken specifically for this process, cause they will ask for that. Now you when you are done filling out these papers you will get a confirmation number, make SURE you click the e-mail the confirmation and print to pdf. This number is really important when you come to the next steps where you have to pay the fee and schedule an appointment. At this point you just have to wait and check the status, you want ready.

I finished the  DS-160 on 2018-01-27 and kept on checking the status at  https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx?eQs=o/iS8zDpeAKjMWCuebHqOw== and the NVC was In Transition on 2018-01-31 and we got the E-mail of our package3/embassy info on 2018-02-05.

In the E-mail there was quite few information, now mind this information is for Sweden Embassy through the checklist is pretty much the same all over - I would get a hold of my police report and schedule the medical the second you get your NVC # due to their limit appointment time and for some of you need to travel to a different place to get to the embassy and/or do the medical.

It takes about a week for the blood test to come back and the medical cannot finish the report before those are in hand. I had already figured out what QUALIFIED and embassy APPROVED doctor - this one is really important, do not fib on that.

Anyway, this is what was in the email from the Swedish Embassy. Now you could before you go down the checklist, make an account at http://www.ustraveldocs.com/se/index.html?firstTime=No  this page is also country specific so you have to change the initial to your country for example if you are in the UK you change these part to the UK - like this ... from s.com/se/inde to s.com/uk/inde - this is just part of the whole link above.

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CHECKLIST

(  )           FEE: There is a $265 fee for each visa application. The fee will be paid through http://www.ustraveldocs.com/se

(  )           COMPLETED DS-160 ONLINE APPLICATION FORM.  All fiancé(e) visa applicants and their children must complete one DS-160 each in order to apply for a K1/K2 visa and seek an appointment. The form can be accessed at: https://ceac.state.gov/ceac/

You must: 1) complete the online visa application and 2) print the application form confirmation page to bring to your interview. All questions on the forms must be answered.

IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT THE DS-160: Please note that all applicants (including residents of Denmark and Norway) must select Stockholm, Sweden as the location where the visa will be sought. Failure to list Stockholm will delay your application and you will need to be re-scheduled for a new interview.

(  )          PASSPORT: A passport must be valid for travel to the United States and must have at least six months validity beyond the issuance date of the visa.

 (  )          BIRTH CERTIFICATE:  Your original birth certificate from Norway  plus one original or certified copy of the birth certificate of each unmarried child under the age of 21, named in the application is required, even if they are not applying for a visa at this time. The certificate must state the date and place of birth of both parents and must be from the country where you were born.

 (  )           POLICE CERTIFICATES: Each applicant aged 16 years or over, is required to submit a police certificate from the appropriate judicial or police authorities from the country of the applicant’s nationality or current residence where the applicant has resided for at least six months since attaining the age of sixteen, as well as from all other countries where the applicant has resided for at least one year, or more since attaining the age of sixteen. For countries not maintaining national police records, a certificate must be obtained from each locality. A police certificate must also be obtained from the police authorities of any place where the applicant has been arrested for any reason, regardless of the length of residence. For information on how to obtain a police certificate from a specific country, please visit: https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/fees/reciprocity-by-country.html

 (  )           COURT AND PRISON RECORDS: Persons convicted of a crime must obtain a certified copy of each court record and any prison record, regardless that they may have benefited from an amnesty pardon.

(  )           PHOTOGRAPHS:  Two (2) identical color photographs taken within the last six months are required. The photographs must be full face photo, taken within the past six months. Eye glasses are not allowed in visa photos. The photographs should measure 2 inches square (roughly 50 mm square) with the head centered in the frame.  Please see requirements for photos: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/photos/photo-examples.html

(  )          MARRIAGE TERMINATION/DIVORCE DECREE(S):  court certified copy of Norwegian divorce decree and original authorized translation of the document.

(   )          EVIDENCE OF SUPPORT: Evidence, which will show that you and your children, if any, are not to become public charges in the United States. If you have no assets, you may find a financial sponsor in the U.S. who completes form I-134, Affidavit of Support on your behalf. Please bring the original signed I-134 for your interview. The sponsor should also provide a copy of the most recent U.S. Federal income tax return (1040) and proof of current U.S. income or assets. Form I-134 can be obtained from Citizenship and Immigration Services’ webpage www.uscis.gov

 (   )         MEDICAL EXAMINATION: Arrange for a medical examination with one of the Embassy approved panel physicians listed on: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/list-of-posts.html

You are responsible for the cost of the examination.  A medical examination is also required for each child who will accompany you.  This medical examination will also be accepted by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service for adjustment of status to the lawful permanent residence.

(  )          EVIDENCE OF RELATIONSHIP: You will be required to submit evidence that you have previously met your fiancé(e), and proof of a valid fiancé(e) relationship with your petitioner.  It is, therefore, useful to bring with you letters, written correspondence, phone records, photographs, or other evidence of your engagement and proof of on-going contact. Please note that you will not be allowed to bring your phone, tablet or computer to your interview. If you communicate through Skype/Viber/WhatsApp etc –  you may want to present screenshots of some of the communication.

We also kindly ask all our applicants to read following pamphlet: http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Humanitarian/Battered%20Spouse,%20Children%20%26%20Parents/IMBRA%20Pamphlet%20Final%2001-07-2011%20for%20Web%20Posting.pdf

(   )          TRANSLATIONS:   All documents not in English must be accompanied by a certified English translation.

IMPORTANT: HOW TO GET YOUR VISA/DOCUMENTS MAILED:

(  )           REGISTRATION OF ADDRESS. For residents of Sweden: Fiancé (e) visa applicants residing in Sweden will have to register their Swedish address and choose their visa pick-up location when they book the appointment online. Please bring proof of your registration (your UID confirmation number) at the time of interview.

Please note that you must bring one certified interpreter if you do not speak English well enough to participate unassisted in the visa interview. Please note that the petitioner is restricted from serving as an interpreter.  

IMPORTANT: Once you have completed the DS-160 application form and have all documents in order, please register and create an account at http://www.ustraveldocs.com/se in order to schedule your appointment and pay your visa application fee

Note: All the collected documents are to be presented at the final interview. Do not send any collected documents to this office unless specifically requested to do so

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At this point, we had already filled out the DS-160 and have a confirmation # from it, which you have now been a good girl/boy and printed it all out laying neatly next to you. When you click the http://www.ustraveldocs.com/se   it will ask you if this is your first time on this page and if it is - to make an account you say yes - it will bring you to

Which you will click the IMMIGRANT button now it will open up an itty bit section under it and provide a link to this page http://www.ustraveldocs.com/se/se-iv-visaapplyinfo.asp  on top of that page it is a button saying log in, click that and select new user? down at the bottom right. You fill in the required boxes and voila you made an account! Now it is again... yeah again.. lol...  you have to fill out information about you, luckily it is very short and it is for them to know where to send your passport to - cause we all will get approved right ;).

Now while you are filling out all of this info you need to make sure you already have 265 $, which I did at 2018-02-05. As you can NOT - again in my case - schedule an appointment before it is paid. Follow it's directions when you are logged in, at times it can be hard to find where to pay, sadly I don't remember exactly the steps there. Use the menu on top left side to find payment, when payment has been filed you will get an email confirmation #, which will say Receipt number (blah blah I blanked out this as it was MY number hehe) has been activated and you can now schedule an appointment at http://www.ustraveldocs.com/se

I waited a couple of days so I could get an appointment at 2018-03-01 since I have scheduled my medical on 21st February, so I received my embassy appointment confirmation at 2018-02-07, I am using this time to go through my paper works and triple checks everything, lining it up in folders and nods and pats myself on the back of being organized... sorta.

Now, Jason and I are for the sake of my family vacation time here in Norway we are not going to have our POE before on 2018-06-07, which will be Orland Airport and our wedding date has been set to 2018-08-08 - at this point in the whole process I am excited and super scared, I am moving 4000 miles away from family and friends. To a place, I love and have an additional set of friends and family. After over 8 years (official a couple 2009-10-05) of being together and engaged little less than that, all while we have nurtured the long distance relationship we are finally going to start our life together, as husband and wife. I am so thankful for www.secondlife.com where we actually met and to this day are married and running online businesses together. We can dance, hang out, go on dates, snuggle, chat with other people, living the dream. SL has made it possible for us to do things that are impossible 4000 miles apart. Numerous Skype and Facetime calls, billions of messages flying between us, sharing our everyday life. I don't know where we would have been if we didn't have all those tools to help us continue to grow and nurture our love.

I hope this little - coughs... sorry  - info will help any of you guys in the ongoing process we are all in together. Hang in there it is worth it, don't give up hope or argue with your fiance, this is all worth it in the end.

My fiance, the petitioner, just called the NVC and found out our packet was received yesterday and assigned a tracking number today so we are on the way!

1 hour ago, Naes said:

I mean neither April nor May ever got this low in total cause they were being handled with a lot of different months at once.

 

June right now is almost the only one as May is really really low. 

And they get approval updates roughly after 3-4 pm almost every time 

 

So I do believe some people are sent without notice... I just hope some of our people here to get them.. seriously June 6 is a joke right now.

 

And July has already reached 180 days right?? Are they seriously joking with us or what?

We got our NOA2 approval on the 23rd of December, sent from their center at 26th of December and the Hard Copy in the mail on 31st December and the website have STILL not updated. So I can confirm that there are some that are getting approval while stuff isn't updated in the system or in scans.

In less than 1 hour it is 2018 here in Norway - HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!! -   I hope everyone will get a wonderful 2018 and that we ALL have our wedding year in 2018, amazing huh?! We will be marrying within first 20 days of July 

WE GOT APPROVED!! 23rd of December, hardcopy sent on 26th and arrived on Saturday 30th... Fiance's mom didn't check what was in the mail on Saturday but checked it on Sunday Morning. Jason called me his early morning and I was chatting my usual self and he said "can you be quiet for a little bit and look what I am holding" * I peeks on what he is holding up in front of the camera and see I the official USCIS letter and saw approved!!!! * I am screaming OMG REALLYYYYY!!! OMG OMG, SERIOUSLY?! WE ARE APPROVED?! OMG" Insert cry and laughter and omg's