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MEDICAL APPOINTMENT 9/4/18:
I made a medical appointment on 9th April at 10am.
 
It is advisable for you to make an appointment and reach the clinic 30 minutes before your appointment.
 
I reached the clinic at 9.54am. It is located on the 25th floor in Ngee Ann City Office Block B. It is at the Wisma Atria side of the building, not the Takashimaya/Mandarin Gallery side. It is located at the back. There are directions to the lift lobby on the building walls if you walk outside from Wisma Atria. There are allocated elevators for the upper floors on the building.
 
I went into the clinic and asked the counter for pre-registration for my U.S. Visa medical appointment at 10am. They asked me to write my name on a list and have a sit. Perhaps because I did not arrive 30 minutes prior to my appointment time, I waited 1 hour before they called my name. They asked for my passport(which they kept), 4 SG-passport-photos(they erased one side of the white background and asked me to sign on all 4 photos) and my consular letter that has my name and case number on it(photocopied then returned it). They gave me a piece of paper that declares that I am aware I must take a chest x-ray for the Visa medical exam. The lady at the counter told me I have to give this to the consular officer during my interview.
 
I was given a cup for urine sample and told to knock on Room 6 after filling it to place it in a basin there. I was SMS-ed a queue number and waited 35 more minutes to be called into Room 4 where I was given back my passport. The lady doctor asked me questions about my medical history, if I have smoked, etc. She took my forehead temperature, blood pressure. She wrote all this down on a report that she passed to me to hand to the registration counter. I was told to sit and wait.
 
The next doctor at Room 6 called my name after 20 minutes. He asked if I ever had chicken pox. He offered a titre test, saying that if results come out negative for varicella antibodies, I have to take Varicella shots. I told him that is alright because I already took Varicella shots. He asked how recent they were. I hand him my vaccinations record. He drew blood from me.
 
I waited outside for another 15 minutes before another lady asked me to follow her into a room, asked about the start date of my last period, asked if I were pregnant and told me to sign a little form consenting to the x-ray and stating that I wasn't pregnant. I believe measures are taken if pregnant, like it does state on the piece of paper I received from the registration-counter lady that something will be wrapped around the tummy area? Amyways, I then had to remove my top, bra, necklace and tie up my hair. She gave me a CD of my chest x-ray, in case consular officers asked me for it.
 
15 minutes later, the last doctor called me and asked me about my vaccinations record. Apparently, she is the one that administers shots. I had previously taken MMR, DPT and Varicella shots at Woodlands Polyclinic on 1st March 2018. She told me I have to get an Influenza shot but I told her that I have already taken one but I did not have the certificate for it (because I thought Influenza shots were only for during the flu season). She told me that I can return to the clinic I took the shot from and e-mail a photo of the certificate. She did an eye-exam, colour blindness exam and took my height and weight.
 
I paid $342.40: $150 US Visa Medical Exam, $135 Laboratory, $35 Chest X-Ray, $22.40 GST(7%).
 
I believe $342.40 is the minimum anyone must pay? There are reviews from K1 beneficiaries saying they paid up to $600, which could be a vaccinations thing. I asked a VJ member who did a medical exam last July, receiving a Varicella titre test, MMR, Influenza and DTP vaccines, she paid $575.
 
Personally, I did my vaccines at a polyclinic(or you can even get them at TTSH) because some vaccines are medisave-claimable. For me, MMR($30 at Polyclinic) and Varicella($72 at Polyclinic) are medisave claimable. I ever only paid out of my pocket $50 for DPT Boostrix and $25 for Influenza. Relative to the other VJ member, I save about $150.
 
I strongly believe if you can, and especially if you are a Singaporean, take your vaccinations at a Polyclinic. You will need to send an online request for appointment and they will offer you appointment one month after.
 
Vaccinations for me went as follows:
28th November '17:
1) Influenza shot $25
1st March '18:
1)Varicella(free/medisave): $72
2)MMR(free/medisave): $30
3)TDaP: $50
1st June '18:
1) 2nd shot of Varicella(free/medisave).
 
Do the maths.
 
Good luck on your journey! (:

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Joy Grace.. leave NOW

Oooo, the website said Ready!
 
So here is my experience, when I called NVC for my case number, the officer told me that my case number was assigned and my case was in transit to my home-country's U.S. consulate.
 
He also mentioned that from here on out, if there are any questions or if I don't receive my packet 3, I should direct my enquiries to the embassy. He added that I will have to include my case number in my inquiry.
 
Fortunately, I never needed to follow those instructions, maybe you should? Seeing as the online status is ready for so long.

yeah we will do that,i even try contacting them on hotline but its weekend here and tomorrow is holiday..so i will see on tuesday..😥😥😥

Took mine only a day after visa issuance for it to be ready for pick up. However delivery, my friends said 3-5 business days.

@cywrainide@allisonf
 
Heyya fellow Singaporean-K1 filers.
 
I just thought you'd like a detailed update. I'm the beneficiary. I'm Singaporean.
 
My NOA1 was on 28/7/2017
Received NOA2 16/2/2018
 
For some strange reason, I have 2 NOA2 dates lol. Online says 21/2/2018, everywhere else says 16/2/2018. USPS misplaced our hardcopy letter, which is so very sad.
 
Anyways, I called in to NVC - (603)-334-0700 on 16th March 2018 (I was in U.S. then), and received awesome news. I am not very sure when NVC received our petition from USCIS, but they made a case for our petition on the 6th March (i.e. a case number was assigned).
 
You will need to call in to NVC to harass them for your case number, which starts with SGP btw, and an invoice ID number, which acts like a username-password to check online, the status of the courier of your petition-case from NVC to U.S. Embassy of Singapore.
 
NVC sent out our case to U.S. Embassy of Singapore on 15th March and the Embassy received our case on 19th March 2018. It sent out forms, copy of the I-129F, etc, to the mailing address provided on I-129F. These reached my home on 21st March, but I was in the States until 2nd April. This is called Packet 3.
 
These are the forms that are part of Packet 3.
1. Letter that Embassy is ready to process your case -- has case number and full name of beneficiary on it.
 
2. Letter to request for COC(police certificate) -- you will need to scan this letter to upload into your application for Singapore police certificate(COC), along with scans of beneficiary IC front, IC back, passport biometric page, and a digital copy of Singapore-passport-sized photo. There is a $55 fee.
After sending your application for COC, you will be asked to make an appointment online to go to Police Cantonment Complex at Outram Park for fingerprinting. You legit can book an appointment on the day itself. You can take an underpass via the MRT Station there, follow the directions to the complex's Block D, you will need to surrender an ID(NRIC or Driver's License) for a visitor pass then proceed through security checks to level 2. Show your appointment notice to the men at the counter and follow the men's instructions. Don't forget to return your visitor's pass.
 
3. Letter for medical appointment -- You're just going to have to call-in to the number on the letter to schedule an appointment. You will need to inform them that you are scheduling one for a U.S. Visa. You don't need to wait very long for one. Ladies should make an appointment outside of their period duration, at least 3 days before her period starts or 3 days after it has ended. They will send you a pre-registration form via e-mail, you will need to complete it and send it back to their e-mail, along with a scan of your passport biometric page and this letter before your appointment date.
On the day itself, you need to produce 4 Singapore-passport-sized photos which are the same(3 for children). You will need to bring your original passport and the letter on Number 1, the one with your case number and name on it, as well as vaccinations history.
Currently I have no details on how the medical goes, my appointment is on 9th April. But, the fees are a minimum of $320(before GST); $150 Visa medical exam, $135 lab tests, $35 chest x-ray. Additional fees for vaccines, which I will talk about after my medical appointment.
 
4. I-130 and I-130 instructions. This is the affidavit of support. When you read about it here on VJ, you will see many people saying a photocopy of the sponsor(s)'(petitioner's included) signature will suffice. Some will say their consulates only accept wet ink signatures. I was in the States, and I asked my Baby to sign me I-130s before I left for Singapore, therefore I'm doing this in wet-ink.
 
5. Brochure on domestic violence, and information on assistance available to the beneficiary in United States.
 
6. Copy of the I-129F sent by the petitioner -- this is important, this will have the beneficiary's new A-number, needed on the I-130.
 
OKAY, THESE ARE THE IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT OF THE LOT.
 
• CHECKLIST.
This will list all the things that you need. You only gather the documents that pertain to you.
1. Complete DS-160. 
This form will ask for your Singapore passport book number. It is the same as your Singaporean passport number. I'm not going to be familliar with book numbers for passports of other countries. You will also need a digital copy of U.S.-passport-sized photo.
You don't have to complete it in one sitting, in fact I encourage you to partially-complete it after receiving a case number. The application number is valid for 30 days.
You must print out 2 photocopies of the confirmation page only.
2. Payment information.
You will need to pay US$265 in SG$357.75 through Singpost or S.A.M.. You need to print out a DMV deposit slip which is remarkably easy to find online even without the website listed on the checklist.
3. Documents: Passport, Birth Certificate or the best possible secondary evidence, Police Certificate(COC), Police Cerificates from all other countries that you have lived in for more than 6 months after the age of 16, or have been arrested in. Court and Prison records, Military records, 2 colour photographs in U.S.-passport-size. Marriage certiificates and/or termination of previous marriage(s) document(s) of both petitioner and beneficiary. Evidence of support, which is I-130 Affidavit of Support. Medical Examination. Evidences of relationship. And translations of any document that is not in English.
•Form
It's really just a declaration form that you have everything ready for an interview and that you know that you are not guaranteed a Visa approval until a consular officer interviews and approves you.
 
After you are done with all of that, you will need to mail back the form, the checklist, one of the photocopies of the DS-160 confirmation page and the original receipt you get from paying the DMV, back to the office. Only these 4 need to be mailed. Do not mail anything else, do not mail your original or photocopies of documents.
 
I had it mailed to:
Embassy of United States of America, Singapore
Consular section, Immigrant Visa Unit
27 Napier Road
Singapore 258508
 
I decided to mail it by registered mail. You don't have to. It's just that the Immigrant Visa unit is not able to tell you if they have received your documents. Since it's registered mail and that's only available on Singpost counters, I paid my DMV fees literally 10 mins before I mailed these 4 things to the Embassy.
 
So I mailed packet 3 back to the Embassy on 3rd April, registered mail informed me that the Embassy received it on 5th April, and I got an e-mail notification on 6th April, saying that my interview is on 24th April. They will send this interview notification to the e-mail you provide on the form that you mailed back to them. You must print this e-mail to bring to the interview.
 
So conclusion, prepare all original documents that pertains to you beforehand. Remember to make photocopies, the interview notice will reflect that they want photocopies, but the checklist will not.
You will receive the COC on the spot after your fingerprinting, which confuses me too because the Embassy letter says the Police Complex will send it straight to the Embassy. Maybe I did something wrong somewhere in the application, who knows?
It allegedly takes maximum 2 weeks for the medical exam to reach the embassy, something I will confirm later.
Feel free to mail back the packet 3 sooner than you receive your COC or medical exam date.
 
I wish you all the best. (:

Honestly I don't know who would want to spend YEARS putting time and effort into coming to America unless you were really desperate or in LOVE. Life is not easy just because you live in America.

Hi there, you will have to file 2 DS-160s, one will be the K1-applicant's , the other will be the K2-applicant's. They (the confirmation pages) will be submitted together.
 
You need only schedule an interview for the K1-applicant.

Okay, guys, don't criticize me for this suggestion ok.
 
But Dinesh, will you maybe consider, well, first spending much more time with your girlfriend, online or otherwise, and second, ask her if she would like to visit you again in India and get married in a courthouse if available in your country?
 
Then you may apply for a spousal Visa. It may be easier for you, I don't know, I'm not from India.

Wells, I'm sorry to hear your fiancé's visa was denied. You could try to get married in her country and apply for CR-1.
 
At this moment, I believe the waiting time for CR-1 is shorter than that of trying again for K-1 Visa... Plus, priority for spouses of US Citizens.
 
Hope this helps, good luck! xx

You have 3 approved K1 Visa cases from Philippines and you think it's simple already? Precisely how many K1 Visas do you think go through to Manila embassy? 10? 20? It's thousands per year.
 
And every case is unique. The OP has only met his fiancé once for 7 days and is unable to fly into Hong Kong to meet her again in during the process. They met at a Christian dating. Is that exactly what happened in all of your 3 cases? Did the OP mention whether both famillies are aware and approve of their relationship?
 
I'm just trying to help and suggest other evidence of genuine relationship that the OP did not think of, and my belief is that it's better to be fully prepared. Again, especially NOW when the waiting time is ridiculously agonizing.
 
I will leave this mini-discussion at here. Let us focus on helping the OP.

Bro, you are really the only poster on VJ who says that Filipinas have an easy time.
 
And it seriously doesn't matter what is a waste of time or not. For VJ petitioners and beneficiaries who are anxious, it's just best if we prepare everything. I can't promise them all they need is 45 photos as proof of ongoing relationship and they will be approved, can I?
 
I'm from Singapore. The reviews I read is that 3 photos are sufficient. I still prepared a whole bunch of other evidences.
 
The waiting time NOW is way too frustrating and miserable for people to take these silly risks. Better be safe than sorry, yeah?

Suggestions, suggestions. Again, people find themselves in irritating situations everywhere. I don't have affidavits of relationship either, though maybe I should, I don't know. 🤔 My immigrations story is also an irritating one lol.

Wells, I'm sorry to hear your fiancé's visa was denied. You could try to get married in her country and apply for CR-1.
 
At this moment, I believe the waiting time for CR-1 is shorter than that of trying again for K-1 Visa... Plus, priority for spouses of US Citizens.
 
Hope this helps, good luck! xx

Yes man.. Seriously I feel like I'm getting punished and there is no other way to get there.. Thanks for understanding my situation

@Mike12
 
by the way, i'm super sorry that you are in a tough situation. i was once in an abusive relationship, it's not anywhere near as terrible as yours, but my future-husband's ex-wife was a nightmare, she still is. she calls me a camgirl, lol.
 
so i just wanna say that i understand where you are coming from and why it is so hard for you... my fiancée lost everything because he stayed with his ex-wife. he made mistakes that is haunting even me at this point. he lost all his savings because of her gambling and alcoholic habits -- she gets physical. his parents even took him out of their will because of her.
 
i get that you spent a lot of money and a lot of effort in making your relationship work in a way that makes you happy, but the real situation is, it's not going to get better. if nothing would move you, at least know that my fiancée is such an incredible man who wasted 9 years of his life, on someone who consistently put him down. everyday i worry if her old lies are louder than my words in his head.
 
you are only at 2 years. i promise you it only gets worse. if being lonely scares you, now is the time to start fighting that fear. if not now, then as soon as possible. life is too short to be unhappy and married to a terrible human being...
 
leave and don't turn back. don't trust her words, good or bad. it's best to start over, work on yourself, heal, and then think about a new life partner.
 
i don't know how else to convince you. please just listen.

@Mike12
 
by the way, i'm super sorry that you are in a tough situation. i was once in an abusive relationship, it's not anywhere near as terrible as yours, but my future-husband's ex-wife was a nightmare, she still is. she calls me a camgirl, lol.
 
so i just wanna say that i understand where you are coming from and why it is so hard for you... my fiancée lost everything because he stayed with his ex-wife. he made mistakes that is haunting even me at this point. he lost all his savings because of her gambling and alcoholic habits -- she gets physical. his parents even took him out of their will because of her.
 
i get that you spent a lot of money and a lot of effort in making your relationship work in a way that makes you happy, but the real situation is, it's not going to get better. if nothing would move you, at least know that my fiancée is such an incredible man who wasted 9 years of his life, on someone who consistently put him down. everyday i worry if her old lies are louder than my words in his head.
 
you are only at 2 years. i promise you it only gets worse. if being lonely scares you, now is the time to start fighting that fear. if not now, then as soon as possible. life is too short to be unhappy and married to a terrible human being...
 
leave and don't turn back. don't trust her words, good or bad. it's best to start over, work on yourself, heal, and then think about a new life partner.
 
i don't know how else to convince you. please just listen.

No red flags, I met my fiancé and went to visit her while my divorce was still pending, a week after the divorce I filed the 129F and got approved 2 weeks ago. You just need to be officially divorced before filing the petition and submit copies of the divorce decree.
And this is my 2nd K1 I'm going through, the previous relationship lasted 12 years and we have a son.

Something that may help, and again, I'm not sure because I'm not from India and am also not familliar with India's customs. Since your fiancé is more than happy to visit you many times after approval and before the interview, why not ask her to attend the interview with you?
 
If that is not allowed in the US Consulate in India, ask her to wait outside and bring her passport into the interview to show that she has even accompanied you to the interview for moral support.
 
Trust me, it can help tremendously on your nerves during the interview, so you won't be so nervous. Though again, does not guarantee Visa approval.
 
By the way, for all those who decide to post after me, please try to be positive for the OP's sake. I'm sure he understands and is completely and utterly worried about how genuine his relationship looks. I believe there is now enough posts for everyone to understand his position. But the fact right now is that 2 people believe they are in love and are terrified of being denied a Visa, lets console them instead of adding fuel to the fire.

Let's hope so! Sending Positive Vibes your way and all of July's way!