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So, my wife and I got married. I know that for the K1 Visa you have to get married within 90 days, but does that also mean for her to legally be here we have to have filed the Adjustment of Status paperwork before the 90 days is up? 

I just want to make sure and know what I need to turn in. I don't want the 90 days to be up and we still haven't submitted out Adjustment of Status paperwork when we should have, or if there is a penalty or something for filing after the 90 day period... not sure how much the 90 day period affects everything else in this process. Obviously we are going to start filling out the AOS paperwork now, but want to be sure on the FACTS relating to any deadlines. 

So we finally have a day for the interview. Wednesday is the day of the interview. She messaged me at 1am her time and she said she is having stomach cramps (nervous). She said there are so many unknowns, how will we be together, so much time has passed since we last saw each other (8 months) (she mentions that a lot), and she said that sometimes I feel like I can't go out there and then other times I am totally positive I want to. 

She scares me sometimes, but I keep telling her how much she loved being here when she was here and how she said she felt like she was "home" for the first time being here, and I told her to remember the good times we had, and that I have given up so much just to be with her to which she replied "me too." How often she tells me she loves me and says she misses me. I told her I don't want you to feel like you NEED to come here, but I do know that my feelings towards you haven't changed regardless of the time, and that I didn't wait 9 months for you to not at least give this a try and if you feel like ti doesn't work for you then that's fine too. I told her but no matter what I'll be by your side and I that I want her to want to be with me. I told her "There are a lot of things I don't know, but I do know that I gave up a lot to prepare for you to be in my life" which which she replied "me too." 

So, now that we are getting ever closer to the interview date I imagine this is normal? I can think pessimistically sometimes and I have these thoughts of her changing her mind about coming here, but I can't imagine that after all this time that she wouldn't go through with the interview and at least come her after talking about this and planning for this for so long. I told her that at the end of the day I understand her feelings though and that I just want you to know that I love you. 

And that was that for tonight. 

Finally changed to "In Transit" for me! 

8 minutes ago, GyC said:

Finally in "Transit" - Ciudad Juarez, Mexico! Does anybody know about how long until status says "Ready"?

Depends on how they sent it. Some paperwork are sent electronically and some are sent by mail. 

5 hours ago, Dave_and_Jessa said:

Every embassy is different.  There is no packet 3 for Manila.

I know it's nothing you could do anything about, but I have been watching your progress since I joined the forums and you guys have gotten everything so much faster than us... I kind of hate you. haha. 

Day 14 of NVC Status being "At NVC"

Getting really impatient!!!

On day 11 that our Case Status at the NVC still is "At NVC." 

Any estimates how long? How long has it been taking for all of you for your case to leave NVC? 

Just now, Katri said:

Did you call the embassy and asked?

It kind of happened by accident. We filled out the DS-160, paid the VISA fee... and this was on a Saturday. However, our case was still "AT NVC" and she didn't have her physical yet so when the embassy called her on Monday they couldn't give her a interview date yet because we didn't have everything we needed, but the woman from the embassy told her she can go get her medical done in the meantime and told her specifically what she needed (which was not much), and she went and scheduled the medical and everything, and just got it done today. 

So, basically the embassy contacted her to tell her what was up so I imagine you probably could have called the embassy yourself and find out if it was possible to do medical then. 

13 minutes ago, Katri said:

Wish I knew if I could do that too.... 

It's probably not the same everywhere so maybe you couldn't have anyway. I was surprised myself. 

57 minutes ago, JMCKNG said:

Anyone book their medical once they received their Case Number at NVC but before they received packet 3?

Yes. My fiance just got done with her medical today and she still hasn't received packet 3. In fact, our case is still "At NVC."

6 hours ago, CCCCCF said:

 

she told me they have received it yesterday but has not assigned a number yet. It will take max 8 weeks and I can call back whenever I like to check.

They tell everyone the same thing. They told me that too, called back the next day and I got my case number. 

1 hour ago, Sanjana dogra said:

What i feel is when someone take sucha  big decision, life altering, one does give a deep thought. Its not that someone strange is calling her to spend rest of her life with him. Why painc now and make it more complicating. I feel sorry for this guy. Discussing about relationship is one thing.. Saying we took a wrong decison at last point is backing off and clearly a huge thing. 

That's not entirely what's going on here. When we talked on the phone today, she made it clear to me that her feelings towards me haven't changed, but her life as she knows it, her parents, her friends, and everything she is familiar with she is leaving behind. She also mentioned that there are feelings and things that she can't explain going through her right now. She had a moment where she got scared and that's a completely normal reaction in my opinion. We have talked since then and everything is fine and she thanked me and said I always know what to say to calm her down. I am sure it won't be the last time, but she can back out at any moment. I'm not making her come here, but we can at least talk about our feelings no matter how inconvenient it may be. I think a big factor too is that we haven't seen each other in 8 months. That's a long time to be apart, and then suddenly we'll be together day and night once she gets here on top of all the other stuff. 

It's not as simple as you make it out to be. Leaving everything you know behind along with the stress of the interview and the shots she needs to have done before her medical (she hates needles) compounds this stuff. 

Just now, usmsbow said:

You could view her behavior as a good thing: she realizes it is a big move and change in her life. Better now than after she's arrived in the US. I think a lot of people are naive and think they'll adjust with no problem in their new home, but then SURPRISE, the adjustment isn't so smooth after all. If one is already prepared to go through some difficulties, it can be easier to overcome them.  

 

 

Appreciate that perspective. She is a very strong woman and I trust she will make the right decision for herself.

2 minutes ago, NateAndJessica said:

just our case study fyi... We would both do anything to be together, jessica my fiance would go to any lengths and fight any battle. That said she also has some fears leaving everything behind, that parts normal. I would say if your fiance is not quite sure about the "you" part quite yet... you probably jumped the gun a wee bit.

There is no question how we feel about each other. That is very clear. Her concern is that we haven't lived with each other yet, and that the time apart has been a lot and maybe she has changed, and afraid that we went too fast. I honestly don't feel that way and I think it's just her fears overclouding her judgement, because after I talked to her about it she seemed fine. 

Sorry if this is in the wrong place, but it's relevant. 

So, we are now in the final stages of schedule medical and the interview and my fiance just was crying and talking about how scared she is. She said she felt unsure about everything and scared that we rushed things, she would feel more confident if we lived together longer beforehand, or whatever... and I am here reading what she's typing and my heart stops because i'm thinking to myself "we've been waiting for 8 months for this moment and NOW you're telling me this?"

So anyway, we talked and she said "You always know how to calm me down." Everything seems fine now, but has anyone gone through this? I am afraid this is some deeper thing. Has anyone gone through this and did it come back or have to address it again later? 

Just now, Godschild! said:

How long did you have to wait to get your case number? Aslo Did you have to wait for a separate email in order to start with the ds160 application or once you receive the case number you can start ?

Well, I got my case number from the NVC a day after they received it. You can check my timeline if you want specifics. You can technically fill out the DS-160 whenever but I would wait until you have your case #. 

1 minute ago, Diana & Justin said:

I had to rescheduled my interview appt because the embassy didn't have my case yet. But I know it depends because every country is different. Hopefully you didn't schedule your appt too soon and they will get your case in time. 

I didn't schedule an appointment yet. There was nowhere online to schedule anything. When  I got to the end after paying the Visa fee it just said "Your request to schedule an appointment has been received and will be reviewed. You will receive an email once your request is approved."

Hey, so we received our NVC Case # on Friday and yesterday on Saturday we filled out the DS-160 and then went through the process of paying the fee which would then in-turn allow us to schedule the interview. So at this point I figured we'd finally be able to schedule her interview, but when I went through everything at the end it just said "Your request to schedule an appointment has been received and will be reviewed. You will receive an email once your request is approved." 

So does that mean the embassy will contact my fiance to schedule, or does she just wait for a approval email or something and then she or I would log back into the website and then she can schedule the interview? 

When I check our NVC status is says "At NVC" so it hasn't been sent to the embassy yet in Hungary, and my fiance still has to schedule her physical. So could they not approve our request for an interview until our case from NVC shows "Ready?"  

Just now, Dave_and_Jessa said:

You can fill it out for her here, but then you need to save it and have her submit it in her country.

Gotcha

8 minutes ago, Dave_and_Jessa said:

She did it but I helped when she had questions.  Doesn't matter who fills it out as long as when you submitted it it's being done in the country where the interview will take place.

Just to clarify, if I fill it out for her and i'm in the states I can still submit it? Or when you say "it's being done in the country where the interview will take place," do you mean the computer she is actually filling it out on needs to be in that country, or rather just that country is selected when filling out the DS-160? 

11 minutes ago, Dave_and_Jessa said:

The Embassy in Manila does not require a wait to schedule an interview, but every embassy is different on that.  Our case is still at NVC right now.

Did you fill out the DS-160 for her or did she do it herself?

47 minutes ago, Dave_and_Jessa said:

Interview scheduled (July 10th).  CFO next week.  Medical the week after that.  Things really moving now!

I just got my NVC Case# today. Did you wait for your status to be "Ready" until scheduling interview or did you just schedule it as soon as your got your case#? I know you got your case# this week which is why i'm asking. 

Just now, Dave_and_Jessa said:

I talked with the same guy a few days ago.  The 8 weeks thing is really for non K1s; that is other visa types which require more processing on their end.  Literally all they do with the K1s are give them a case number and ship them off to the embassy.  Mine got received and the case number on the same day, most have it within 24 hours or so.  Call them tomorrow night and you should be set.

Thanks bro. This wait has been too long and I don't want to get my hopes up. 

2 minutes ago, Dave_and_Jessa said:

You'll have it tomorrow.  They just cover their bases.

I really hope so. I've learned through this whole process that nothing is predictable. Thanks. 

So I just got off the phone with the NVC office and they received our case, but no case number yet. Took 23 days from NOA2 response to NVC case received (but again, no case# yet). "Gilbert" told me it could take 8 weeks to get a case number. Can anyone say how long it takes to get the case number because that estimate is ridiculous and I don't want to believe it. 

3 hours ago, Greenbaum said:

Most Embassy's require all documents to be translated to English. Sorry you missed that requirement.

3 hours ago, jean baptiste said:

can i just add for precision?

it says documents that are not either in English or in the official language of the country.

in TOGO, it says documents that are not either in french or English, need to be  translated in English.

i don't know how others are dealing with this

Yeah, the embassy in Hungary says that if the paperwork you are required to bring is not in either English or in the language of the country you are emigrating from then it needs to be translated to English. So from my understanding that means that if your paperwork is either in English or Hungarian it's fine, but if it's anything else then it needs to be officially translated to English. 

It'll say in your packet what needs to be done, but for Hungary it specifically states that if your paperwork is not in Hungarian or English then it needs to be officially translated to English. So like in my fiance's case she lived in Germany for a while so she has a German police certificate that needs to be translated to English, but my paperwork I sent her is all in English, and all the rest of her stuff is Hungarian, so the only thing needing translation is the German police certificate.