RevGreen

Thanks all. We have our interview date of May 24!

Speaking of .... does anyone know how long it takes for the embassy to return her passport? Would it be safe to buy the flight for a week and a half after the interview?

Question 26.a.

"I have submitted a visa petition(s) to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on behalf of the following persons. (If none, write "None" in the space for name below.)

Would I list my fiancee here?

Question 38

"I ___intend ____do not intend to make specific contributors to the support of the person(s) named in Part 2."

What do I put here?

14 hours ago, narakthisud said:

Take a look at our timeline:

 

    13 Dec 2016    CEAC status shows "Ready"   
    24 Jan 2017    Interview

 

As you can see, it took about 1.5 months and this was back in 2016. That's why I mentioned it may take 1-2 months just so you have a realistic timeframe. It's possible that your case will move faster or slower than ours. 

1-2 months for interview isn't bad. I'm more worried about 1-2 months before we get package 3 from embassy, and then 1-2 months before we get interview after that (4 months total!) Hoping we get package 3 this week so we can get that returned immediately and wait for the interview info.

On 4/15/2018 at 7:33 AM, narakthisud said:

This may take 1-2 months since the backlog for interviews in Bangkok is somewhat lengthy.

Hope that isn't the case. We're fast approaching 1 year since we began this and I think we're both very fatigued with it. Here's to hoping the process starts picking up a bit now that Songkran is over.

We have a lawyer handling our case, and according to him it's just a matter of waiting for the packet from the consulate? What is the time frame for that? And approx how much longer until the interview?

8 days later and it's now marked ready!

My fiancee was able to get hers in Bangkok, despite being from Chiang Rai. Was she incorrect?

Not allowed in. There are a few coffee shops on Wireless road you can walk to though.

CEAC website now has it marked "In Transit" 4 days after I received the case number.

It also says " Your interview date was provided to you by the National Visa Center."

What does that mean? They assign interview dates?

How long should I expect the "At NVC" message? What's the current average?

Got my new case number from NVC today. 12 days after NOA2

Today we got the new case number

12 days after NOA2

What is this "Group 5" thing people keep referring?

Let me make sure I understand this right -

1. Call NVC to check that it's been received, once received they will then assign a case number.

2. Use that number to login CEAC where I can check the status (and begin filling out the D 160 form?)

3. When marked "READY" we can schedule the interview

34 minutes ago, Pedro0319 said:

When did they receive it?  They received my response to rfe 3/15 and still no update that they received it yet

The marked the online tracking to say my response was received about 5 days after I sent the package.

8 minutes ago, S_and_K_K1 said:

Could you, please, create a timeline on this website?

Done

Day 10 of waiting on RFE approval

Any other August RFEs respond and get approval yet?

RFE response was delivered back to USCIS yesterday. Fingers crossed tight this is a quick turnaround.

Sent my packet back yesterday. Any idea what to expect for processing once they get the RFE documents?

Any Aug filers with RFE got a decision yet? Sent my RFE yesterday and was wondering if they seemed to be processing RFEs for Aug filers quickly or if it's taking a while?

2 minutes ago, MandW said:

you mean almost everybody that didn't use a lawyer getting rfe. 

I used a lawyer and got an RFE

31 minutes ago, Naes said:

(I know you weren't being snarky-no worries)

 

Did you put boarding passes and passport stamps?

My original I 29 included visas and passport stamps yes, showing 4 years of continuous living in her country. She will speak with our old landlord and writing a letter that we lived together even though she wasn't on the lease.. Boarding passes I don't have... but I can print off the itinerary emails? Is there an example of the type of letter I need to write? Or just a basic summary of how we met. You said her letter of intent doesn't need to be original, right? She can sign and scan and I will print it in color.

10 minutes ago, Naes said:

thank you (I was on the road too bumpy to check all questions )

 

Just additions:

 

@RevGreen lawyers are really unreliable in k1. The letter should be the classic letter of intent (similar to what petitioner wrote) and your fiancé will sign it and can send you a scanned copy, you can print out the copy and we know it worked for people (but a color print is important)

 

All the suggestion above are perfect. Some other suggestions can be: Did you guys had a lease? Or receipt or credit card usage that puts you in the same place? Or anyone from that country that can write a letter stating they know you etc. is also good.

Thanks for the answer. I wasn't being snarky in my comment, just wanted to get an answer asap because I would really like to send the RFE packet back tomorrow if possible. We don't have any thing that links us living together... everything was/is in my name. I have flights that show me coming and going out of Bangkok. I have pictures of us. I could possibly get a letter from our friends but I'm not sure what that would have to say to make it acceptable. This is a lot more complicated than I anticipated.

1 hour ago, RevGreen said:

Aug 17 NOA 1. RFE was sent Feb 23 and I received it today.

 

I'm missing 2 things -  'Beneficiary's Intent to Marry' and 'Requirement Petitioner and Beneficiary have Met in Person'

 

A lawyer prepared our package so I'm not sure how he missed the letter of intent. But we did include passports which indicate that I live (and have been living) in my fiancee's country. We've lived together for 1 year.

What kind of proof do I need? Pictures? Do they need to be dated? Passport copies? Do I need to write a letter detailing how we met?

Also what about the intent to marry? I am currently in America, so will my fiancee need to prepare and sign the letter and then send it to me?

I realize I'm not sharing good news about my approval, but could someone please help me out? I'm not getting any responses in any thread I post this in.

Aug 17 NOA 1. RFE was sent Feb 23 and I received it today.

I'm missing 2 things -  'Beneficiary's Intent to Marry' and 'Requirement Petitioner and Beneficiary have Met in Person'

A lawyer prepared our package so I'm not sure how he missed the letter of intent. But we did include passports which indicate that I live (and have been living) in my fiancee's country. We've lived together for 1 year.

What kind of proof do I need? Pictures? Do they need to be dated? Passport copies? Do I need to write a letter detailing how we met?

Also what about the intent to marry? I am currently in America, so will my fiancee need to prepare and sign the letter and then send it to me?