CMH678

3 hours ago, Alan&Alex said:

Just got an email from USCIS that our case status changed and that on November 1, our case was approved. Thanks for the notice USCIS! Only 45 days too late. 

Hi Alan&Alex,

I received a similar email from the USCIS too.  "Your Case Status" says

Post Decision Activity.  But when I logged on and checked, it was nothing

other than my case was approved.

Are you seeing the same?

Thank You and Best Regards,

C

Hello everyone,

Hope everyone is doing well.

I just checked the CEAC website (9:45pm, PST) and my case just became READY.

This morning it was "In Transit".  The curious thing was that I checked the DHL

website and it looked like the Dec 11 shipment hasn't left the US yet.

Does anyone know how this is possible?  Maybe I am missing something?

Thank You and Best Regards,

C

Hello everyone,

Hope everyone is doing well!

My case went into "In Transit" status yesterday.  And today I received an email

from the NVC.  Attached to it is a letter.

What I am a bit worried about is the letter says "Dear ________" and the beneficiary's

name instead of my (the petitioner's name).  Is this the same for you?

Also, is this email the last notification that we (the petitioners) should expect to

receive from the NVC?  Will there be any other mail/email?

Thank You and Best Regards,

CMH

3 hours ago, Daniela M_______ said:

Guys! I just got my NVC number!

 

Now what? lol 

 

I'm checking my case status and all I get is this:

 

 

From here on I'll need as much help as possible, USCIS already took all my neurones waiting for NOA 2 and I'm not functioning the right way.

Hi Daniela,

Could you tell me the URL link you used to get your status shown

above?

I  also went to the CEAC website and it showed me this :

Please follow the instructions you received from the National Visa Center (NVC) that list the six steps you must take before NVC can schedule your visa interview appointment. This includes submitting to NVC various fees, forms and documents. Once NVC has received all the required items, they will let you know if anything is missing or incomplete. You can also find these instructions online at http://nvc.state.gov (English) and http://nvc.state.gov/espanol (Spanish). You will find contact information for NVC at http://nvc.state.gov/ask. 

Mr. @Greenbaum,

Do you know why his/her status is different from mine?

Thank you so much,

Chris

5 minutes ago, Greenbaum said:

That information is for a CR-1 visa which technically is a immigrant visa. You as a K-1 will ignore that as it is a "boiler plate" response to "immigrant" visa's which for now you are but you aren't. Have we confused you yet?

I understand a bit better now.  Thank you so much!

19 minutes ago, Greenbaum said:

Have you started a "group" PM or is there a thread that you use?

Hi Mr. Greenbaum,

I think I did something wrong. I did not mean to do what you said.

Really sorry.

Chris

Hello everyone,

Thank you so much for your help.

I selected "immigrant" and it worked for me.  But it showed me this :

Please follow the instructions you received from the National Visa Center (NVC) that list the six steps you must take before NVC can schedule your visa interview appointment. This includes submitting to NVC various fees, forms and documents. Once NVC has received all the required items, they will let you know if anything is missing or incomplete. You can also find these instructions online at http://nvc.state.gov (English) and http://nvc.state.gov/espanol (Spanish). You will find contact information for NVC at http://nvc.state.gov/ask. 

Should I worry about these 6 steps now?  Does anyone know what these

6 steps are?

Thank you again and have a good day,

Chris

Hi JennaV,

Thank you for your reply.  Are you petitioning/applying for

a K-1 visa?

Have a good day,

Chris

Hi everyone,

I went to the website :

https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx?App=IV

and selected non-immigant visa and my case number to track it.

But it told me my case number was invalid.  I called the NVC and

was told that this website does not work for K-1 visa.

Could anyone help?

Thank you so much,

Chris

2 hours ago, miawang said:

Update： my case status changed from In Transit to Ready today.

 

Hi,

Could you please tell me what website you go to to get this status?

Thank you so much,

Chris

14 hours ago, Bob & Karla said:

Congrats Amanda...

15 hours ago, AmandaandChayne said:

Interview booked for January 11th so I can still visit my fiancé for two weeks over Christmas as planned. 

Hi Amanda,

Hope you are doing well!

May I ask who is the one that books the interview?  Petitioner or Beneficiary?

And does this have to be done after the beneficiary submit her DS160 Form?

After the embassy receive the DS160 Form, does the embassy assign an interview date?

Or is it the beneficiary's responsibility to book the interview date?

Sorry for asking so many questions.  But I am a bit confused.

Thank you, Amanda.

Chris

Hello Everyone,

Hope everyone is doing well!

I am filling out my I-134 form and I have a question.  For "Beneficiary's Children", do

I list my fiancee's daughter, even if her daughter is going to college in the US and I

am not sponsoring her daughter?

Thank You and Best Wishes,

Chris

Hello Everyone,

Hope everyone is doing well!

My understanding is Packet 3 is the instruction packet that the embassy sends

to the beneficiary.  Please correct me if I am wrong.

What about Packet 4?  Could somebody please tell me what Packet 4 is?

Thank You and Best Wishes,

Chris

Hello Everyone,

Hope everyone is doing well!

I received my NOA2 letter today.  It stated that it's valid from xx/xx/2018 to xx/xx/2019.

Does anyone know what this means?

Thank You and Best Wishes,

Chris

3 hours ago, Greenbaum said:

 

If you are a K-1 visa applicant then you are considered a "immigrant" till you complete the interview then your case reverts to "non-immigrant" status which requires a DS-160 with NO FEE. Ignore the DS-260 information and or the FEE because that is wrong information. The DS-260 is used by the CR-/IR-1 married visa which requires the completion of that form and they are considered "immigrant" throughout their process unlike the K-1. I know it's strange. Let me explain it this way.

 

The K-1 process is quite strange. For a time, it is both a non-immigrant and immigrant visa type. That is why the links (what you received in the email) will send you the process for immigrant which would be the I-864 and DS-260 even though it truly is a non-immigrant visa requiring I-134 and the DS-160. As you go through the stages, within the NVC system you look up your file under immigrant (ceac.state.gov/). It stays that way until after your interview and the approval and your visa is ready for issue. At that point, it changes over to non-immigrant. It truly is a non-immigrant visa with immigrant intent.

Hi Mr. Greenbaum,

Thank you for all of your help.

For K-1 visa, I fill out a i-134 Form and give it to my fiancee (beneficiary) so she

can bring it with her to her embassy interview.

Is this correct?

Thank You and Best Wishes,

Chris

Hello Everyone,

Hope everyone is doing well!

I am using a immigration services office, who has helped me with preparing and submitting my

I-129F.  And they will continue to help me until my fiancee goes to her interview and hopefully gets

a K-1 visa.

Now that my petition has been approved, I emailed their office and asked them what the next steps

will be and what documents I have to have.

They told me that the NVC will send me a mail/email telling me to pay $120 for the Affidavit of Support

fee.  And I would need to submit my 2017 tax return, W2, and 2 latest paycheck stubs.  They also told

me that I will have to pay $325 for my fiancee's (beneficiary) visa interviewing fee.

I was wondering if this is also what your understanding is for the NVC phase?

Thank You and Best Wishes,

Chris

16 hours ago, Srinath06 said:

@CMH678 saw your post. may I ask? what was your RFE about?

my NOA1: April 6th and Nov2nd: RFE notice sent. so little curious or worried.

thank you

Hi Srinath06,

I did not submit my fiance's (beneficiary) divorce decree.  So I sent that in. 

And my case was approved.

Thank You and Best Wishes,

Chris

11 minutes ago, Bob & Karla said:

Oooookkkk. They got it the RFE reply. Waiting to hear something soon.... 

May I ask what your RFE was for?

Thnak You and Best Wishes,

Chris

5 hours ago, Greenbaum said:

I know of a few. At the inteview pictures were shown of a engagement party and the CO interrupt them as a marriage ceremony and their visa was denied. I know someone who forgot to sign, and it was specified to sign the RFE and it was denied. I personally was attending my wife's interview and I was sitting in the waiting area of the Embassy and overheard a interview and a sister was trying to get a visa to take her sister's child and herself which is a fraud and the CO uncovered that and denied the visa. There are too many to list but I am not sure why you are interested in this line of questioning. Can you give more details.

In the RFE letter the USCIS sent me, they asked that the original of that letter to be returned with my response.

I made a mistake and sent a copy of it instead.  They appeared to received ok and they changed my status to

say that they have received my response.

But I am a bit worried.

Thank You and Best Wishes,

Chris

Does anyone know of a case that was denied?  And because of what reason?

Thank You and Best Wishes,

Chris

2 minutes ago, Kyle&Ana said:

we are my RFE ppl! ???

I have the same RFE dates as you.  Have you heard anything yet?

Thank You and Best Wishes,

Chris

2 minutes ago, yirkam said:

Hi Greenbaum thank you for your response. Will I need to send two letters of intent to marry even though they are only asking for his? 

Hi yirkam,

Is your fiance the beneficiary?

Thanks,

Chris

11 hours ago, yirkam said:

I sent only one letter of intent to marry and the copy of airplane tickets. 

 

Hi Everyone,

In the initial packet that I sent to the USCIS, I only sent one letter of intent, my fiancee's (beneficiary).

But when I got the RFE about a week and half ago, they only asked for a divorce decree.  Should I be

worried?

Thank You and Best Wishes,

Chris

2 minutes ago, Anna&eiad said:

Simple cause they will see it and check a box and be done. Nothing to do with background check. Those I would consider complex. Good luck!!!

Thank you, Anna, so much.  I have already sent in my fiancee's divorce decree and hoping to

hear something soon.

Chris