Cat&Charlie

I got my visa today! Exactly 9 months ago we sent our package to USCIS and today I received my passport in the mail.

In 9 days I'll be back home! It's so surreal. I have to say, thank you to everyone on here who has helped me.

I feel like these past 9 months would've felt a lot longer if I hadn't had this forum.

Good luck to everyone still waiting, I really wish this happiness for each and everyone of you.

10 minutes ago, tammyjb said:

Finally interview day today at London and that was by far the easiest part of this whole process! in and out within 30 minutes and 45 minutes before my appt time anyway! Approval has never felt so good! 😍

Congratulations! 

Guys... should I book my interview today? I had a medical yesterday and I'll have the second one tomorrow. The doc is giving me the envelope and I have to bring it to the embassy with me, nothing will be sent through him. I looked on my embassy's website and the earliest date they have is next tuesday. I so badly want to book it, but in the letter they said to only book once you have everything and I'm scared that maybe not everything will be ready and the doc will ask me to come back next week and then I would have to reschedule my embassy appointment, which they don't like. But I just don't want to waist anymore days, ugh 

18 hours ago, LizM said:

When is your interview? I don't think the I-134 counts as complete unless the sponsor signed it as a sponsor. If your interview is soon then have him sign the preparer's box and scan the page and send it to you. If they ask for original at the interview, you will get a chance to supply them with the original afterwards. But there's a new policy out saying scanned signatures are OK so I think you're good with that actually. Keep us updated!

Luckily (kinda) my interview hasn't been scheduled yet, but it'll probably be in two weeks if everything goes right. My fiancé decided to send me the new papers before your reply, but the cost is ridiculous for priority mail. Literally the most expensive piece of paper ever! Thank you for your reply though, it means a lot. Especially in these times, it seems the closer we get to VOH the more stressed out we get. 

Uhm, guys, can anyone please help me, my fiancé sent me the I-134, but signed the preparers box instead of the sponsors box, do you think this will be a problem at the embassy? I repeated myself a million times, to read it properly and stuff, but mistakes happen. So any advice? Low key panicking...

On 9-5-2018 at 10:00 AM, Cat&Charlie said:

Sooo, I got my embassy letter today, I need to collect all the documents and copies before I can schedule my interview, which is fine, but I do have one more question for you guys

"an original birth certificate of every person named in the application" is that just mine or my fiancé's too? I mean logically I'm the one applying for the visa, but obviously both of our names are on every form, so just trying to make sure that I make the right choice. We're sooo close and I really don't want to mess up and delay the process.

Oh and also, "an original birth certificate" the one you get at your town hall should do it right?

Thanks lovelies 

Anyone?

Sooo, I got my embassy letter today, I need to collect all the documents and copies before I can schedule my interview, which is fine, but I do have one more question for you guys

"an original birth certificate of every person named in the application" is that just mine or my fiancé's too? I mean logically I'm the one applying for the visa, but obviously both of our names are on every form, so just trying to make sure that I make the right choice. We're sooo close and I really don't want to mess up and delay the process.

Oh and also, "an original birth certificate" the one you get at your town hall should do it right?

Thanks lovelies 

When you can't do anything but wait for packet 3 cause the doctor won't allow a medical without your embassy letter 

I try not to go insane but I know: Patience is key 

@Swissmiss82 omg you're going to the love of your life tomorrow! I'm so excited for you I wish you two all the best and a super happy life and all that 

1 hour ago, LizM said:

I had trouble uploading too and I tried proceeding without picture, but that didn't work for me. Finally I uploaded a picture I had taken with my Iphone camera with a white background in a very light room. I cut it so it'd be 600x600 and it finally worked. I just printed the DS-160 confirmation though, and it is not the most sharp picture I have seen... So I think I'll print a more sharp version of the same picture just so they can see it's really me on the confirmation. Fingers crossed it won't cause any problems  

So it finally worked, the website accepted the picture, but on the confirmation page, it's sitting sideways, I tried uploading it sideways so it would sit up right , but nothing, and yes blurry all the way, but I'll bring some decent passport pics to the interview, I just wanted to get this out of the way, and I'm glad I did, cause the stress of running out of time and refreshing 

I honestly feel like I'm spamming this thread with my questions 

But... do you guys think, I can submit the DS-160 without picture and bring the confirmation page to the embassy with an actual printed picture attached?

I calculated, about 8 pictures in total for this part of the process, right? (2 medical, 4 embassy, +1 DS-160)

I mean the DS-160 does give you the option to proceed without picture, but I've read somewhere that you won't be able to print the confirmation page then..

Okay peeps, I went from not being able to check my status to this yesterday:

"Your case is in transit to the Consular Section. Your interview date was provided to you by the National Visa Center." 

Does that mean it's has left NVC? And isn't the embassy supposed to provide my interview date?

I'm so confused, as always haha 

Hi friends,

I have a question. 

I'm about to fill out the DS-160, but I'm not sure how to go about the picture.

I already tried taking a picture myself and uploading it, but the quality doesn't meet the standards. (also it shows up sideways for some reason)

How did you guys go about this? 

Selfies, professional pictures? 

And what about scanning them in?

I'd obviously like to have this figured out so I can get my final things together, but I'd like some insight from you guys.

So any advice is highly appreciated 

Thanks

When you try to trick the system and save yourself some money by uploading a selfie for the DS-160, haha 

It didn't work, guess I'll have to go to a real photographer, but hey at least I tried 

How did you guys go about pictures?

11 hours ago, Kswtangel said:

Same thing happens to me.  We just got our case number assigned today and I get that same message so it’s not just you.  I did however get an email from NVC with our case and invoice number.  A little later, another email came in saying that London Embassy had accepted our request for expedited processing.  Still not showing up on CEAC though.   I think we’re just a little too excited for our own good!   Lol

No emails for us just yet, but same as every step in this process, we'll just have to wait 

We got our case # today, it's so exciting, but maybe I'm a little too excited, cause I don't know if I should wait a day or so to check my status on CEAC cause I tried entering our number, but all I get is: your search did not return any data. I think I need to hold my horses, right? 

I'm finally part of the "at nvc club" lol, fiancé called and they received our petition today (after 26 days). I feel like I can breathe again, (well at least a little). One step closer to home  

21 minutes ago, yen_n said:

Anybody here who got there case number who’s notice approval is March 29? Got approved online march 30 but on the paper its March 29 and NVC didnt receive our case yet. Just called earlier.  

We've been calling too, they haven't received our case yet and we were approved on the 24th on paper and the 26th online

48 minutes ago, zamardii12 said:

Naes, I appreciate you doing this. I wanted to ask a question. On my NOA1 it says it was received September 25th, but the new website says the 27th. When I called USCIS and asked for an inquiry the woman said it was received the 25th so I am assuming the 25th if the right date? 

 

If that's the case, then how exactly do I read this table for the 25th? 137 total cases received on that day. 116 have been approved out of which 83 of those are RFE? I am just curious how this adds up. Is the Received (137) for the 25th the total how many they have left to look at that haven't been touched? 

I know I'm no @Naes (she's amazing at this stuff) but I do believe that on the 25th (in your case) it would mean: 336 petitions were received on the 25th (that's approved, RFE and received in the chart combined), 116 of them have been approved so far, 83 got an RFE so far and 137 are untouched (or are still on "received") so far. Please correct me if I'm wrong people

I hope I explained it well..

Is there anyone who has an insight of how the sending process works from NOA2 to NVC?

It doesn't make much sense to me that cases with a later approval date have been received by NVC before ours.

3 weeks of waiting so far for them to receive it, and I'm not going to lie, it's getting frustrating for us.

I'm just wondering what our petition all has to go through before it arrives there.

I feel like it's taking a trip around the world or something lol

1 minute ago, h&y said:

It really doesn't matter. I tried all extensions and they all have the same information. There's even two phone numbers for NVC and it still doesn't matter for K1. Unless the rep personally tells you to call somewhere else, anyone will be able to see if you have a case on file. I hit option 3 most times and 7 when I felt like it. The other number ending in 88 I think is even quicker to speak with someone. Option 1 for English and someone always answered right away

That's what we thought, thank you 

So NVC hasn't received our case yet (NOA2: march 24th on paper), but should we dial 7 (for all other questions) or 3 (to verify that they received your mail)? Does it really make a difference?

How is it that we waited 200 days for our NOA2 and it has only been 16 days and I'm already losing my patience for NVC to receive our case.

This is some kind of trickery hahaha

@Naes Thank you!