Madison S.

Got DQ today !!!!!!!!!! one submission on 18/9 good luck to everybody

Cliff notes version: interview was today and we are finally approved!!!!
 
Fingers crossed AP goes by quickly.
 
This wait has been absolutely the biggest test of patience, strength and relationship integrity.
 
There are so many people here that have been such an infinitely solid guide throughout this process. This life really is a wild ride.
 
Computer hugs to you all
 

 

It is important to note that occurrences such as these, even if discovered after use of the K1 visa, can cause serious problems. If, for example, the spouse were to have attained citizenship and then it was later found that they were ineligible for the K1, this could in theory be grounds for removal — because they entered the US on fraudulent terms. I would hate for this to be the case for anyone  
 
You can be considered “too married” for a K1 visa, so it is strongly advised to never have any sort of marriage celebration before entering the US, since K1s require you to marry within the US.
 
I’m sure the additional time apart from your spouse is very hard, but consequences for these actions are not out of the question, even years down the line. And nobody on VJ will advise you to lie or conceal information from a consular officer — misrepresentation is fraudulent. I advise you to apply for a CR1/IR1 visa and follow the rules, although this is additional time apart at this point  
 
I wish you both the best in being with your significant others soon. 

The onus is on you to tell them that you were married and did not qualify for the K-1.  It's not a matter of they didn't ask, so we didn't tell them.  You lied by not disclosing material information.

It is important to note that occurrences such as these, even if discovered after use of the K1 visa, can cause serious problems. If, for example, the spouse were to have attained citizenship and then it was later found that they were ineligible for the K1, this could in theory be grounds for removal — because they entered the US on fraudulent terms. I would hate for this to be the case for anyone  
 
You can be considered “too married” for a K1 visa, so it is strongly advised to never have any sort of marriage celebration before entering the US, since K1s require you to marry within the US.
 
I’m sure the additional time apart from your spouse is very hard, but consequences for these actions are not out of the question, even years down the line. And nobody on VJ will advise you to lie or conceal information from a consular officer — misrepresentation is fraudulent. I advise you to apply for a CR1/IR1 visa and follow the rules, although this is additional time apart at this point  
 
I wish you both the best in being with your significant others soon. 

Warning:
 
If you marry then enter the US on a K1 visa every single immigration benefit you ever get after including citizenship is jeopardized.  It is a deportable, unforgivable offense.
 
Of all immigration mistakes this one is the stupidest, most foolish on the list.
 
 

This is yet another example of not to have these ceremonies. It simply is not worth it. Even if it is just a "church wedding" it could be still viewed as an official ceremony.

Same issue here. Got married in Feb. Went for K1 visa interview in April and got approved. But we got a call from embassy two days later and was told that they have to cancel the visa. They called us back and said they got proof that we had a religious wedding. 
We were told by the embassy officer to do spouse visa

Waiting to hear back:

i-130 approval: June 19th, 2019
Case transferred to the NVC: July 1st, 2019
NVC Received: July 10th, 2019
Case Number Assigned: Aug 1st, 2019
Paid fees: Aug 1st, 2019
Submitted Docs: August 6th, 2019
Glad to hear you finally received your case number ❤️ 

Congratulations! Wish the process moved faster than the three to four week review period, but glad you got Dq  

Yes, I received my NOA2 by mail. Then I began tracking the status on the USCIS portal to see when the packet actually left their facility. To see when NVC physically received it, I had to call the NVC. 👍

I have called numerous times, they won’t have any information until they have a case number for you so they will basically say you don’t yet have a number and then say it can take up to 8 weeks. The only thing they’ll be able to tell you until 8 weeks hits is whether they received your packer from USCIS and when.
 
 Tomorrow is 9 weeks for me, I am still waiting. It was escalated to a supervisor without me asking for it after 8 weeks, which I’ve heard can make things go faster or slower so it’s a gamble. I’m not sure why some people get the number so fast and others not so much. 
 
As a side note, I still think calling can be valuable even if they may not have information for you as I’ve seen people on VJ that never got their number via email or mail so they got it by calling. 
 
I hope your case moves faster than mine. I know it’s a waiting game, but I’m very disheartened to be long last the estimated wait time at this point. 

I typically have to call about 15-30 times to get a dial tone -- if you don't hear a dial tone, there's no menu option to talk to anyone. If you get a dial tone, stay on the line. The recording will speak through some options, and then you can hit the options you need. Typically, I spend 45 mins to 2 hours waiting on hold before getting to speak to an operator after I select the appropriate menu option. If I call at 7 am, like others have suggested, I wait about 30 mins. If I call later in the day (after work), the waits are definitely longer. 

🙂 ٱلْـحَـمْـدُ للهِ‎  🙂 / Just got "Documentary Qualified" an hour ago and I hope all members that are waiting patiently will get it soon as well. 
 
Best of luck to all of you. 

It can take up to 6 weeks. You can call the NVC to see if they have received your case, but from the point they receive it it can take another 8 weeks to get your case number. Mine was received by NVC on June 19 and I still do not have a case number.

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Honestly, the guides on here are somewhat useful, but they are also super outdated.

Here is a guide directly from the NVC website:
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/collect-and-submit-forms-and-documents-to-the-nvc/step-5-collect-supporting-documents.html

The applicant in your case will need a police certificate from each country they have lived in for more than 6 months, here is a link to look up which country the applicant has either stayed or current stays in, and what specific police clearance they need, as well as all other document types they may require as well.: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country.html

Your applicant will need 2, 2x2 US standard passport photos to upload. This is still required by the NVC, the guide on here is incorrect.

Start doing research on what type of Affidavit of Support form the sponsor(s) is/are eligible to file. Here is a link to that criteria, as well as all other evidence you need to provide (scroll down and click Obtain financial evidence): https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/collect-and-submit-forms-and-documents-to-the-nvc/step-4-collect-financial-documents.html
 
 

One major thing: If your sponsor(s) have filed their taxes "Married filed jointly" they MUST upload a copy of their w-2's that correspond with each year of their IRS tax transcripts or tax returns. Yes, even if you upload your IRS tax transcripts, it seems that the NVC still requires w-2's if the either the sponsor, joint sponsor, etc. filed their taxes as married filed jointly. So be ready for that, just in case.
 

 

Case Tracker shows our case was sent to The Department of State for visa processing.
 
USCIS sent us e-mails informing that too.
 
PD: 07/19/2018
Approved: 07/03/2019
Sent to NVC: 07/31/2019
 
Just waiting for the case number!
 
God bless us all! 🙏🏻

You can attach your actual tax return if you don’t have the transcript. You can also request a wages and earnings transcript that isn’t the tax transcript but something close to it.

Glory to the Most High !! After exactly a month of approval, our case has finally been sent to NVC! How long do you think it will take to be received by Nvc? PD:July 20th,2018
Noa2: July 02,2019
Sent to NVC:August 2,2019
Nebraska center

This Thursday will be 8 weeks since NVC our case and still no case number even after calling multiple times  Patience is a virtue... Hoping for the best this week! 

Try inquiring via : https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/ask-nvc.html?wcmmode=disabled
 
This is what I did and my case number came the day after they replied.

Hey friends!
 
I received my case number from the NVC today, August 1st, 2019. via email. My NOA2 was June 19, 2019. The USCIS officially sent our case to the NVC July 1st, 2019. The NVC received our case July 10th, 2019. 
 
This was after I inquired via email 3 weeks ago. They got back to me yesterday saying they had not processed my case number yet, and then I woke up to the email this morning. 

I think it usually means something quite different at the consular level.......but at the NVC level, it just makes sense to me that the FIRST action is to enter the case into their system and assign a case number.......

"Administrative Processing" can mean many things.......such as the time while being entered into the system........It took our case 6 weeks to be entered and an email sent from NVC..........I don't think there is a problem yet..........

It was longer than ours. We didn’t have one at all. We got married when I was here visiting my husband. I arrived on Tuesday, we got the license on Wednesday. WA has a 3-day waiting period so we got married on Saturday, went to Red Robin after the event, husband went to work on Sunday and I flew back to the U.K. on Tuesday. No honeymoon. 
 
And we are no less married than a couple who spends tens of thousands on the wedding and has a three-week honeymoon cruising the Caribbean.