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Hi all,

My NOA1 is Aug 13, 2019 and the interview will be in Norfolk, VA. (AOS, EAD, AP - from K1)

I have a few questions here,

1) What documents will you guys suggest that we have to prepare and bring to the interview? I'm wondering if I have to bring join bank account, we don't have one now because I'm not sure if we can get join bank account since I don't have SSN yet.

2) I booked the flight back to my home country in April 2020

Should I be worried if I get advance parole or green card by that time?

Should I request for AP expedite?

Cheers,

My interview was on April 25th, and I just got my passport back today with visa. 😁

These are the questions they asked me;
- Where did you meet your fiance?
- Why did he come to Thailand the first time he met you?
- Where does he live? 
- What is his job?

15 hours ago, Jhen007 said:

Yay!! It worked! 😁

This is just to check the estimated delivery date, right? Or what else we know from this, someone please give me advice 😅
 

6 hours ago, mimibao said:

After receiving 221(g) and having the 59-day administrative processing, the AIT just approved my K1 visa application and forward my passport along with the visa package to their courier for delivery today. The consulate said I shall receive my passport and visa package within three business days. 

 

Below is our K1 timeline so far. 

7/6/2018: File date

7/10/2018: NOA 1

10/31/2018:  NOA 2, K1 petition approved  (but we received the notification on 11/1)

11/26/2018: NVC received my case 

1/4/2019: Fiance e-packet 3

1/24/2019: Interview at AIT ==>> receiving 221(g) for further administrative processing because my Ph.D. is in the engineering field. AIT requested my CV, advisor letter, research abstract, etc. I earned my Ph.D. in the U.S. The visa officer was very kind. But he didn't take my passport after the interview.

2/1/2019: AP document submission 

 

2/2/2019 - 2/11/2019: Lunar New Year (Chinese New Year) and the consulate was closed. 

Between 2/12/2019 and 3/28/2019, CEAC website updates 12 times. My visa status was: Immigrant Visa - Administrative Processing. It should be noted that the update on 3/25 was made between 8:00-9:30 am (EST). That could be a sign representing my administrative processing based on 221(g) was complete. 

 

3/29/2019: CEAC visa status changed from "Immigrant Visa - Administrative Processing" to "Nonimmigrant Visa - Application Received." Also, AIT called me to ask me to send my passport to the consulate.

4/1/2019: My passport arrived at the consulate.

4/2/2019: CEAC visa status updated the date again but still showed "Nonimmigrant Visa - Application Received".

4/3/2019: CEAC visa status changed to  "Nonimmigrant Visa - Administrative Processing" at about 9:30 am. The Visa Status changed to "Issued" at about 1:45 pm. The consulate emailed me a notification that they have approved my K1 application and forward my passport with K1 visa package to the courier. 

 

 

Hope the above information can help some people who are waiting for their administrative processing based on 221(g). I genuinely appreciate my fiance who loves me so much and is willing to be patient in this process with me. I cannot wait to see him in the U.S. soon! 

 

Wish all the best to everyone waiting for the K1 visa will receive good news from a local consulate or embassy soon. 

 

Best regards.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Congrats! Thank you for sharing.
I have degrees in Biological Engineering and Biotechnology, hopefully I get through it without the 221g. 🤞 I'm a little bit worried because there is a question in DS-160 about biology/chemistry skills.

I've missed all friends in this thread since we've been waiting together so long 😅

Just an update after I got NOA2 on Feb 20th (213 days), March 26th- we called NVC to ask for a case number and we got it after on hold for an hour.

Hopefully we make it to the next shipment to the embassy.

To some cases that are still waiting, wish you good luck and hear something soon. ❤️

I went to Ask NVC page to update my email address and ask for case number a week ago or so and I got this reply. Not sure if they received my case from USCIS or not? Anyone got this response before? My NOA2 was Feb 21st, it's been 4 weeks now.

NOA2 on Feb 21st here, heard nothing from NVC. Should I ask NVC again? 

or the fastest way to get case number is only calling?

On 2/13/2019 at 11:37 PM, Angie Pawinee said:

My case is 205 days already. When can I start to ask if my case is outside normal processing time? Where to check the normal processing time?

 

They said they asked for more evidence on Jan 17 but sent out the letter on Jan 29, we sent the evidence on Feb 9. 

Guys!! I checked online status and we got approved on Feb 21st,  1 week after we sent back the evidence. (214 days from NOA1)

2 minutes ago, Greenbaum said:

They are telling you to wait because your case is still within normal processing times.

My case is 205 days already. When can I start to ask if my case is outside normal processing time? Where to check the normal processing time?

They said they asked for more evidence on Jan 17 but sent out the letter on Jan 29, we sent the evidence on Feb 9. 

11 hours ago, Gravin said:

This is very frustrating, I have been trying to get in touch with somebody from USCIS and I always get an auotmated message. How were you able to get in touch with them via phone call?

Yeah, I feel you. We didn't expect to reach to anyone this time but we still wanted to try, he was on hold for an hour or so. I checked my online status today and it says they mailed the RFE letter to us the day after we called them.

Hope you hear from them soon!

On 1/19/2019 at 4:40 PM, Angie Pawinee said:

NOA1, July 23/26 

still waiting, 180 days already. it's frustrating...

 

It's likely gonna get RFE? 

 

I saw some August filers, same service center got approved already.

Update: 

my fiance called USCIS on Jan 28, was on hold for an hour and half. They said our case get RFE on Jan 17, the letter haven’t sent out yet. 

Hopefully we get the letter soon and I hope the evidence they want is not something that we can’t get, 

Online status is still not update. Still say “Case was received”

1 hour ago, K&N10 said:

We got approved!! 

Noa1:

07/30 old - 02/08 new 

 

No2:

01/24 new 

 

Congrats!

RFE before you get approved?

18 hours ago, Jedi JayR said:

I'm just curious, if we call the USCIS customer service and ask about our file. Are they willing to give us answers if we are still under their processing time table? Have anyone tried?

My fiance called them after new year holiday but they couldn't give us any information. They said if it's not over 7 months then it's still normal and nothing wrong with it. Then I saw some cases updated on the group about USA visa in my country, their cases get approved already and they're Aug filers (I saw lately get approves- NOA1 Aug 24 and NOA2 Jan 19). So I told him to call USCIS again but couldn't reach to human, we hear nothing from them still..

NOA1, July 23/26 

still waiting, 180 days already. it's frustrating...

It's likely gonna get RFE? 

I saw some August filers, same service center got approved already.