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On 1/17/2019 at 7:38 PM, Greenbaum said:

 

Thank you for all of the information from this post and the last. On Monday my fiance will call, and I can update you on Austria's procedure with that. 

I have added some info. to my profile, so I hope that helps too!

On 1/17/2019 at 7:06 PM, Shiran said:

 

For I-134 I am pretty sure you don't have to physically sent it. I am not planning to. Sign and scan should be fine.

 

Unfortunately, unless person who will be doing your interviews is lurking this thread, we do not have crystal balls as to what is necessary.

Here are my thoughts: For USCIS approval they were looking mostly at hard facts of the case. Have you met within last 2 years? Are you both free to marry? Etc.  That part now is over and done with.

 

The CO at the embassy now will be interviewing the applicant, and they are looking for something different. They are the ones truly looking if relationship is bona fide. They already know you've met at least once, that what got your 129 approved. Now they are talking to you face to face and want to know if relationship is true. How much and what type of prove they want to see? Nobody knows for sure, it varies too much from embassy to embassy. Some are harder, some are either, but most will agree they are not looking at one single thing but sum total of proof, your answers to questions about your partner, how well you know them and their family, body language, cultural norms etc. Not so much hard facts USCIS was dealing with but more subtle, personal aspects of your case. Keep that in mind and prepare accordingly. Specifically, I don't think CO will care for airplane tickets stubs but they might be more interested in pictures.

Good luck to all of us.

Okay, great thank you! I will mail over the photo book I made for him to use in the interview part. I appreciate all your advice  

8 minutes ago, Shiran said:

You have right idea. Congratulations on your approval first of all. Now give it couple of weeks, and then start calling NVC and asking for your NVC case number. Your job as petitioner is mostly done. You do need to provide form I-134 (that the affidavit of support you mentioned)  but everything else is done be beneficiary, from now on known as "Visa Applicant" Once documents make it to Vienna, they can file online DS-160 form, pay visa fee, prepare the documents including whatever additional evidence of relationship you have, schedule medical and interview. Check US Embassy website for Vienna, it might have additional info specific for Austria. 

Thanks for your help! Is the evidence necessary, or merely supplementary, for "just in case"? My fiance is convinced we don't need anything since we submitted a few photos and passport stamps with the initial I-129F application, but I want to be sure! Since it is a rather small country with very few applications we have been able to correspond with the person who will be conducting the interview, and when my fiance asked which materials he'll need, evidence was never mentioned.

Also, do you know if I can scan and send the I-134, or must I send it to him via snail mail?

Hi everyone, my fiance and I have just received our NOA2 in the mail, with the notice date 1/12/2019. I am a bit unsure about what happens next, so perhaps someone can give me a bit of guidance!

From what I understand, once the NVC gets our file from the USCIS in a few weeks we will get a case number and the case will also be shipped to the consulate in Vienna (we are applying from Austria). Once there, my fiance will get a packet of instructions to follow. I know the things he needs because its listed on the embassy's website.

However, besides sending the Affadavit of Support (not sure if that's the real name or not) to him, is there anything else I need to do on my end here in the US? I also thought that at some point we would need to send in some sort of binder full of "evidence" of our relationship. I printed some photos and have been collecting copies of our plane/bus/train tickets from the last three years that correspond with the photos to put a date on them, along with passport stamps. But I am not sure when this comes into play, or if I send it to the NVC or he sends it to the consulate or something? Did I just totally make up the fact that we need this?

Also, our I-797 says the NVC processing will take about 2-4 weeks--will they only be using our I-129F application from the USCIS as a reference to accept or deny our request, or must I send more things?

Any help is greatly appreciated!