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    OCTOBER AOS 2018 Filers

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    18 hours ago, K1visaHopeful said:

    Okay fair enough. But please refer to them as your Received Date if that is in fact your received date on all three NOA1s. Referring to your Received Date as the Notice Date will just make us assume you dont understand how to read your NOA1 and may confuse others in this forum as to which date is of importance and may confuse others on how to read their NOA1s.

    Ooh, I wasn't really reading clearly, but I see where it says received date now, oops! But the received date on the myuscis website is different from the paper form? :o 

     

    OCTOBER AOS 2018 Filers

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    7 minutes ago, K1visaHopeful said:

    If you are talking about your I485 it will be updated to "fingerprint fee received" on a date after your NOA1 received date. That just means the last date that your case had a status update. Check all three NOA1 copies for the received date. The date on the USCIS site reflects the date of the last status update.

    It's saying 10/29 received for all 3 of them.

    OCTOBER AOS 2018 Filers

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    1 minute ago, K1visaHopeful said:

    Awesome!!! Just a reminder to EVERYONE that it is the "Received date" which is important for your timeline and for USCIS, if in the future, they ask for your Priority Date (PD) it is your Received Date, not your Notice Date. Your notice date is simply the date the NOA1 was produced. 

    Remember way back when we received our NOA1's for K1? The notice date is irrelevant for USCIS and status tracking procedures.

    Please update your timelines accordingly to reflect your NOA1 Received Date!

    My received date on the USCIS site is the same as my notice date on the letter, thanks for the tip! though :)

    Singapore K1 filers (2017-18)

    in Asia: East and Pacific

    Posted

    Hi all, just posting a mini update to show the timeline of when I got my visa on hand.

     

    Interview date: 10 July 2018

     

    After-interview update on CEAC Website:

    10 July 2018: "Ready", case last updated date changed from 24 May 2018 to 10 July 2018.

    12/13 July 2018: "Application Received", switched from "Immigrant Visa Application" to "Non-immigrant Visa Applicant", case created date changed from 21 May 2018 to 12 July 2018.

    14 - 16 July 2018: "Administrative Processing"

    17 July 2018: "Issued" - This is the last update I got.

     

    Then on 21 July 2018 the courier delivered visa packet to my home.


    So it took a total of 11 days from interview to VOH and 4 days from issued to VOH for my case. :)

     

    All the best everyone else! ^_^

     

    Police clearance

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    On 7/4/2018 at 11:29 PM, ChrissieDean said:

    Does anybody here who is in Singapore right now?(a pinay) My fiancée filed a petition here..I’m confused about getting the police clearance here..it says there, that I need to get a referal letter from US embassy to proceed of getting police clearance.:mellow: I don’t know how to start😭

    You'll need a letter from Packet 3 in order to get your COC in Singapore as they request for it at the application stage. :) 

    Singapore K1 filers (2017-18)

    in Asia: East and Pacific

    Posted

    Hi everyone! I just did my K-1 interview today and got my approval yay!

    I used a joint-sponsor in my case so some of the interview questions were pertaining to it.

     

    The person at counter 7 (document collection) asked me the following questions:

    - Is the petitioner currently working?

    - How is the joint sponsor related to the petitioner?

    - Does the joint sponsor have any dependents?

     

    Then for the actual interview at counter 8, I was asked:

    - How did the petitioner and I meet?

    - When did we meet for the first time in person? 

    - Did the petitioner come visit me? When did he come over to meet me.

    * She seemed a bit skeptical about our story, so I told her I had pictures of him visiting me and my family. She prompted me to show her our relationship evidence, so I showed her pictures of my fiance with my family, extended family, our boarding passes from when I left the USA and from when he left Singapore.

    - Does the petitioner work? Where did he work before/what will he be working as soon?

    - What does the joint-sponsor work as?

     

    The lady at counter 8 had a very stern demeanor, she was pretty expressionless until she was convinced we were in a bona fide relationship, then she beamed when she told me that all my documents were in place and that I should expect my visa in about 2 weeks. I smiled so wide hahaha! 

    That's all I remember for our interview, all the best everyone else!

    Singapore K1 filers (2017-18)

    in Asia: East and Pacific

    Posted

    22 hours ago, CCCCCF said:

    Hi Guacamole, thanks a lot for sharing! So it takes like almost a month for NVC to receive the case from USCIS?

    Did you call and ask to get the case number or did you just wait?

    We actually emailed NVC through the queries website about a week after we got our NOA2, then NVC auto-updated us on the next few steps it took within NVC until it was sent to the Embassy. :)

    Singapore K1 filers (2017-18)

    in Asia: East and Pacific

    Posted

    4 hours ago, CCCCCF said:

    Hi Guacamole, thanks for sharing these information. Do you mind share your timeline for NOA1, NOA2 and NVC received your case and receiving packet 3?

    Thanks a lot!

    I have received NOA2 and still waiting for the next steps. But not sure how long on average the rest of those steps will take. Appreciate!

     

     

     

    Hi, my timeline is as follows:

     

    I-129F Filed: 11 October 2017

    NOA1: 16 October 2017

    NOA2: 21 April 2018

    NVC Received: 14 May 2018

    NVC Case No. Assigned: 16 May 2018

    NVC Left: 18 May 2018

    USEM Singapore Received: 21 May 2018

    Packet 3 Received:  24 May 2018

    Packet 3 Response Sent: 25 May 2018 (USEM Singapore had a long weekend where they were closed, so they only received this on 31 May 2018)

    Packet 4 Received: Still waiting!

    Singapore K1 filers (2017-18)

    in Asia: East and Pacific

    Posted · Edited by Guacamole

    Hi everyone! Just did my medical today, so I'll share my experience as well. :)

     

    My medical was scheduled for 30th May 2018, at this point I still don't have my interview date yet and there were no issues.

    My appointment time was 11.30am.

     

    EXPERIENCE

    I arrived 11am, went to counter for registration, they told me to write my name down on a list and to wait.


    11.15am: I was asked for my passport and 4 passport pictures (had to sign on the white background in the corner). They had my consulate letter and form on hand (things you email them for the confirmation) so they told me I didn't need to give them one.

    11.30am: given a cup for urinalysis (I couldn't pee so this took super long. LOL. I think I re-entered the clinic at about 12.10pm)

    12.10 to 12.30pm: Took a blood test and subsequently had to take 2 vaccines (Boostrix and MMR) cause my previous Tetanus jab wasnt a combination vaccine & they said my MMR jab from when I was a child is probably invalid. :jest:

    I had chicken pox before so I wasn't administered Varicella but was told they'd do a blood test and I'd have to return if I required it.

    12.30pm: Called over to wait outside x-ray room for chest x-ray. Given a CD of the chest x-ray to bring to usa (for POE you might be asked to give them the CD. If not you can keep it. :))

    12.35pm: Called to a room for a medical history questionnaire. Basic lung and abdomen tests. 

    12.45pm: Vision tests (Acuity and Colourblindess), measurement of height/weight.

    12.55pm: Payment (boo!)

    Overall it took about 3hrs: probably shorter if you have a bladder that will cooperate with you :')

    Everyone was very friendly in the clinic, so it was kind of nice.

     

    COSTS

     

    Medical Fee: $150

    Laboratory Fee: $177

    X-Ray: $35

    Vaccinations: Priorix (MMR) - $75 / Boostrix (Tdap) - $75

    Total + GST (7%): $512 + 35.84 = $547.84

     

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    So yeah, DEFINITELY take your vaccinations at polyclinics or hospitals, they're going to be WAY cheaper + some are medisave claimable.

     

    NOA2 Approval, confused with dates?

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    3 minutes ago, LeesaMarie said:

    Hi everyone,

     

    My NOA1 receipt date was 3rd November 2017, and VJ estimated I should have heard something last week, however, USCIS processing times say they are only on inquiries dated October 24th 2017. I can see that there are people who had gotten their NOA1 after me have now received their NOA2; is this normal, should I be concerned? I'm just hella confused and nervous right now. Fear is that it's been lost among the other petitions. 

     

    Thanks anyone for your help.

     

    Lisa

    It's normal, they don't process cases strictly in chronological order, when I was waiting for my NOA2, I'd see people with NOA1 dates at the end of the month approved before mine.

    The VJ timeline estimates can be a bit off too, cause like it says, it's just an estimate based on others' approvals, but it is fairly common for it to take longer.

    I understand that it is absolutely nerve-wracking but it will come soon, try to not fret so much, there are people from the October filers that haven't gotten their NOA2s either.

    Once your date appears on the USCIS processing times then you can call them or send them an enquiry. :) 

     

    April 2018 NOA2 ----> NVC

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    1 hour ago, K1visaHopeful said:

    So NVC just added your email to the case file even before they had received it?

    Um, I think so? Cause they were the ones that updated me that they received our petition and stuff like that.

    I used their official queries form and filled out that I (the applicant) was the one asking for updates. 

    I wrote down both mine and my fiance's email in the request, but for the first two emails only I received it, and on the last one when it left NVC both of us were notified.

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