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33 minutes ago, enfinity83 said:

we didn't get a Packet 3 email yet... how/which site did you use to schedule your interview

I used this website: http://www.ustraveldocs.com/kr/kr-iv-appointmentschedule.asp

you have to pay the fee for machine readable visa (MVR) visa at any Citi Bank, in cash or online to Bank of America before you can schedule your appointment. When are you guys shooting for? 

18 minutes ago, enfinity83 said:

I just got the "ready" status!!! 

 

6 days of "in transit"... time to schedule the interview!

Awesome sauce! Congrats. I would appreciate if you post you guys progress in the next few weeks.

8 hours ago, enfinity83 said:

It's been five days since my case was "expedited" from NVC and in transit to the US embassy in Korea.  Still listed as "in transit" for an electronic case... what gives?

@enfinity83 I know right? My fiancé (the petitioner) got two emails from NVC. One was addressed to him to inform him about them having the case and it being forwarded to the the embassy in Seoul. It also contained the case number, invoice number, etc. The second email was addressed to me (the petitioner) and informed me that the case has been expedited (no request made for expedite -- it's probably generic language) and being forwarded to the embassy in Seoul. It's been stuck on transit for two days now, so not quite as long as yours. I have however paid for and scheduled an interview date for May 1st. I'm calling the hospital today to schedule the medical for next week. The hospital we are using St Mary's said we should schedule the interview first and then bring the appointment confirmation. I just hope they don't require anything from the packet the embassy is gonna send us. 

Hey guys, 

NOA2: March 15

NVC Received: March 30

Case # Assigned: March 30

I was also told that I am "one of these electronic cases" so I should call back and press 5. I asked the agent who told me this what she means and she said it means I have to upload all visa documents electronically. Then I called back and pressed 5. I asked the guy if it means I will have to upload all docs online and he said no. He explained that the embassy will still handle everything and I should follow their lead.So I don't really know what it means to be in the electronic group. 

Did you keep a copy of the original I-129F you filed? Looking at your timeline and when you filed and then looking at what they are asking it seems like the standard question about where both the petitioner and the beneficiary have worked in the last five years. So I think you might have left that portion off of the form? Also you still refer to the G325A which makes me think you completed and old form? It seems from the RFE that they are only looking for a record and not proof. So just go ahead and list your places of employment, with te addresses, and start and end dates. 

2 minutes ago, Swissmiss82 said:

yep - that's what Jax confirmed yesterday. All K1's are expedited as it seems they are the ones with the shortest notice approval valid time of 3 months! all others are alonger  so at least for once we have an advantage

The validity of the approval is four months, no? At least mine is valid for 4 months.

4 hours ago, John & Rose said:

I just checked CEAC.  5 days after NVC receiving our file and giving us the MNL# we are already "In Transit"!  Damn.  This is unbelievably fast.  Our petition was only at NVC for 5 days including the day in and the day out!

That is awesome news, John. 

So I see that it says Immigrant Visa Case Number. Early on when we just started to fill out the I-129F I read somewhere that the K1 visa is a non-immigrant visa (NIV). I still see this in some places, but  then when I look at my embassy's website it is always with the Immigrant Visas (IV). This confuses me so much. Can anybody shed some light as to why in some instances it is a non-immigrant visa and in some instances an immigrant one? Or do I have it all wrong? 

Omg, I completely missed the NVC received date part. My bad. You got me excited though. I almost got out of bed to make the call. Hehe. I'll hang back a bit though. We are not in the biggest hurry as we live together abroad. I feel for everyone that is not with the fiancé(e). I really hope that everybody has a smooth ride from here on out! Make it rain case numbers NVC! 

5 hours ago, LarisaXoX said:

Who is still waiting for NVC case number with NVC receive date of 3/16?

Me too LarissaXoX. I figured I will wait till next Friday March 31st to make my first call to NVC.

Hey gang, 

is anybody noticing that all these approvals are from March 21st? I've got a feeling that once we get scans again that it will be an avalanche. Fingers crossed for everybody. Hang in there guys! We are all gonna make it through this process in one piece 😉. 

Hey gang, 

is anybody noticing that all these approvals are from March 21st? I've got a feeling that once we get scans again that it will be an avalanche. Fingers crossed for everybody. Hang in there guys! We are all gonna make it through this process in one piece 😉. 

On 3/15/2018 at 12:24 AM, enfinity83 said:

So is there a strategic order to get stuff done quicker?

 

Can we arrange medical appointments ASAP if there's a long wait? Or do we need to have a case number and the packet 3 in hand before even SCHEDULING the medical appointment.

 

Same with the K1 visa interview at the embassy... can we just pay and schedule ASAP?

@enfinity83 we are in the same boat here. Received my case approval on 03/16, waiting for the hard copy of NOA2 and wondering about next steps in Seoul. If you google South Korea K1 visa packet 3 you will find a PDF that I am pretty sure is the latest version of packet three for Korea. Also join the South Korea country portal to ask questions more specific to Korea.  

2 minutes ago, Mrsjackson said:

That’s so awesome!  did you get any updates on app or website or was it a silent one? 

Once I saw the scans that @Naesposted yesterday had reached my NOA1 date, I checked the app. I know many people have had no updates on the app, but for us the case was updated on the app. We live overseas though so the hardcopy might take up to two weeks to reach us. 

Hey Berries,

(I love that name by the way... I'm a guy, but yay for girl power <3)

Anyways, 

I asked this question before but I now can't seem to remember what everybody said. On my NOA1 (the paper copy) there are two dates the notice date September 21, 2017 and the received date September 19, 2017. My question is, what date should I look for when @Naes posts scans? And what date should I fill out on my timeline for NOA1? 
  

Hey Berries (see what I did there Naes -- hopefully it catches on)

I've asked this before, but where do we see the list of September filers. I want to see if my receipt number (my WAC#) falls on date received on on the date of the notice. 

thank you .  

17 minutes ago, AntoinetteB said:

Im asking because this is a helpful group that everyone is suppose to be able to come together and help and answer questions that others do not know. Text messages can come accross as rude and there are ways to speak in a manner that doesnt seem like your attacking someone anywho im the beneficiary and I make just enough but i wanted to know because I simply wanted to know 

@AntoinetteB, are you the petitioner or the beneficiary? 

Hi there,

My fiance and I are currently in the process of applying for our K1 visa from outside of the US. I am the beneficiary and he is the USC (US citizen) petitioner. We are in the middle of our process but I can tell you from reading these forums that it will not matter that you file from overseas. You can have your mom send the application or you can send it by courier to the Dallas Lockbox. It doesn't matter. They won't think that you are deceiving them because upon reading your I-129F packet it should be clear to the adjudicator that you are living abroad. All the evidence should really clearly point to you living together and that you, the USC, are temporarily residing abroad. However, you have to keep two things in mind. 

1. You have to be able to prove domicile in the US or the intent to move back. For you, this should be easy since you went there to study. Search the forums for "proof of domicile."

2. Since you are residing abroad any income that you might have now will not count toward sponsoring him. As you pointed out, you need a co-sponsor. Just make sure that you read the requirements for minimum income on the Health and Human Service's Poverty Guidelines. 

Good luck!

1 hour ago, Swissmiss82 said:

I think the NOA2's should come between March-End of April, some possibly May! But...the process afterwards for Interview at Embassy etc shouldn't take so long.

So August seems realistic to me

I sure hope so. My fiancé and I already bought tickets to fly to the US at the end of  August and a marriage date of early September have already been set. We gave ourselves enough time to get this done and I'm still confident, but I'm a tiny bit nervous. I'm counting on the embassy process going fast since I've read only positive reviews for the Seoul embassy where my case is going. 

7 hours ago, AntoinetteB said:

also how do we find out how in advance can we get the  police certificate?

It might be helpful to use the country portal for Senegal and ask people there since the police clearance/certificates for different countries are so vastly different. Good luck. 

1 hour ago, Just-in-case18 said:

Hey guys! Received the below email from USCIS earlier stating they tranferred some non-immigrant worker petitions to Texas. Not sure if that’ll help CSC and speed up our approvals but I hope so! 

 

Today we updated our website to reflect that we have transferred some of the following cases from the Vermont Service Center and California Service Center to the Texas Service Center: Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, for petitioners seeking L nonimmigrant classification

That is I-129 and NOT I-129F. I don't think any of our cases got moved then. Or am I wrong?

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18 hours ago, totalrequest said:

Hi everyone!

 

I'm from Guam and my beneficiary is from the Philippines. We are a young gay couple (both in our mid-20s) and met like so many young people do nowadays—on a social dating app. We met in early April when I was on a solo holiday and ended up coming by three or four times before coming every week (yes, I travel to see him every weekend) beginning in August. We decided to tie the knot Labor Day weekend and sent our packet off and received our NOA1 on September 13. I intend to continue seeing him regularly until we I receive the NOA2 which we are hoping to get around mid-February (super optimistic I know but hopeful)... The passion and effort some of you put into compiling this data does not go unrecognized and I look up and admire you all! I can't wait for that day when I can come back to this forum with good news for myself and I can't wait for that day for each and every one of you as well

Welcome! Good to see so many same-sex couples here. 

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