Keithn85

Interview was done today the consular told my fiance she is approved and congratulations you are going to US
 
Barely 3 mins of interview, basic questions 
 
Now the wait for passport 😃

Oct 15th must have been an approval day!  I checked my status an hour ago while we were cooking breakfast and it said the case was approved!.
15 January 2021 - NOA-1
27 August 2021 - RFE Notice
23 September 2021 - RFE reply received
15 October 2021 - case approved!!!
Exactly 10 months from start to finish with petition approval!  Have faith for everyone!

Check your case status this week.  I know it seems like the NOA-2 was the end of the status but I received a notification this morning that my case status was updated and it ended up being the "document was mailed."  For me this is the shipping to NVC notification.  Then you'll know you should get a case # from NVC assigned in the next week.  This is the week for shipping the next round of NOA-2s as I was approved 2 weeks ago.  2 weeks ago was the previous shipment and nothing left last week.  Again, this is from the service center to the NVC, not post NVC.  Best wishes!  I also realized I combined my post to say I received a notification with the reply to lastrose!

Received our case # today!!  Called NVC and they said "we assigned your case a case number, would you like it?"  I was like "yes sir!"  He said "yeah the beneficiary is usually excited about this also."  So yep, we have our KEV case number.  She does not know yet though so I will let her know for her morning.

To make it even more interesting, a fellow VJ member marries other VJ couples for FREE (in Las Vegas). The benefit is she does everything, including documentation, in a day!  I’ve already reached out to her. I’m thinking a pre Christmas wedding in Vegas may be in our future. Or maybe a pre New Year. 

I actually dissected my case #.  I do not know when they grab cases to assign, but for Kyiv, this was definitely one of the first assigned for the day.  It was actually assigned on the 9th, so there is a slight chance it might be in transit but the NVC site is not reflecting it.  Very slight.  I am going to update my timeline on here to reflect the assign date because I put the 10th due to thinking it was assigned Wednesday.  So realistically (and i told Anna this with our conversation a few minutes ago) I see the case leaving at the soonest the 23rd/24th.  Which would be good because it bypasses any holiday shipping (which shouldnt be affected by the time it arrives) and then arrival to the embassy would be the first week of December.  This is all wishful thinking but just thinking out loud.  It looks like January will be more realistic for her arrival (which is great because it will still be "warm" here compared to Kyiv).   Hang in there, everyone!

Yes, I’m also hoping we all ship out on the 23rd. 

Long time coming brother, many congrats for one more step out of the way. 
 
You had been really good to people and supportive to every one so you will get a lot of blessings out of this in coming days, stay strong just a little wait and we all are now pros at waiting for sure 

Congratulations Keith!!  That’s great news!!

Congrats Keith!! Are you in transit?? 

https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx

Want to talk about wishful thinking?  I managed to get an MOS number and schedule an interview with Warsaw all within about 3 days of NVC receiving the petition. The interview date is December 13. Just Monday Warsaw officially accepted the transfer. Still don’t have a WRW number yet. My fiancé is on a plane as I type this to get her Medical in Moscow tomorrow. 
 
As soon as we receive our WRW number, she’ll apply for a Schengen Visa. Hopefully that will all transpire in time for the consulate to be ready on that date, otherwise it will be early next year. We both want her hear by Christmas, but we realize it could just be wishful thinking, but there’s certainly no harm in trying!!

Not yet!  When I checked after I called, it still said at NVC.  This is shipping week, right?  If so, then I think it will be there in December.
Yeah it wont post but today was the last day of this week.  I will see if it changes on the 23rd or 24th!

Received our case # today!!  Called NVC and they said "we assigned your case a case number, would you like it?"  I was like "yes sir!"  He said "yeah the beneficiary is usually excited about this also."  So yep, we have our KEV case number.  She does not know yet though so I will let her know for her morning.

Received our case # today!!  Called NVC and they said "we assigned your case a case number, would you like it?"  I was like "yes sir!"  He said "yeah the beneficiary is usually excited about this also."  So yep, we have our KEV case number.  She does not know yet though so I will let her know for her morning.

Received our case # today!!  Called NVC and they said "we assigned your case a case number, would you like it?"  I was like "yes sir!"  He said "yeah the beneficiary is usually excited about this also."  So yep, we have our KEV case number.  She does not know yet though so I will let her know for her morning.

If you can, try either calling at 7am Central standard Time or right now at 5:30pm Central standard time.  I called both times and was able to get to the queue for the next customer service rep.  I also called the nonimmigrant visa line versus the immigrant one.  I did not wait on the line for results as my plan is to call Wednesday after work (this same time) or Friday morning as I took that day as paid vacation to get myself licensed and the car registered in Texas.
Pretty much call at opening time or sometime in the evening  to get someone quick.  I think i called around 12pm Central last week and was still able to get someone (it was my lunch break).  

If you can, try either calling at 7am Central standard Time or right now at 5:30pm Central standard time.  I called both times and was able to get to the queue for the next customer service rep.  I also called the nonimmigrant visa line versus the immigrant one.  I did not wait on the line for results as my plan is to call Wednesday after work (this same time) or Friday morning as I took that day as paid vacation to get myself licensed and the car registered in Texas.
Pretty much call at opening time or sometime in the evening  to get someone quick.  I think i called around 12pm Central last week and was still able to get someone (it was my lunch break).  

@kholdstare already posted the senate reps but here is the link I found by quickly checking:
https://wrm.capitol.texas.gov/home. 
Both US senate reps have the link to contact.  I selected Cornyn just to see and he had options under contact him to select a federal agency and then select USCIS.  

I know we are a month past this, but what ended up happening was they read the translated portion of the divorce decree for my fiancee.  They stopped where it said "this will come into effect 30 days after this was written unless there is an objection."  It was stamped correctly for the post 30 days and she picked it up from the court about a month or 2 after it was stamped.  We had a long, deep conversation when I received the RFE.  I scanned over the copy she presented to me in color and she explained.  I drank a couple cups of coffee, took a walk outside, and then realized exactly what I needed to write to USCIS.  It was approved though!  I think sometimes, USCIS just wants you to explain something to them.  

So an Update on this. I contacted USCIS.  They said everything is correct in their system.  (by the way at 12:30pm Central Time it was an 11 minute awesome wait!!)  They advised to disregard the AR-11 and I am just going to let her fill out the current address on the ds-160!  I am still holding onto the paperwork just in case there is some slight issue but yes, official to just do the change of address and when they say it was completed but give the prompt for the AR-11, ignore it!
Reminding again, I did the change of address online through the USCIS website.  So as long as it says "your information has been updated" in the letter, ignore anything else that requires you to fill out an alien change of address card.

So an Update on this. I contacted USCIS.  They said everything is correct in their system.  (by the way at 12:30pm Central Time it was an 11 minute awesome wait!!)  They advised to disregard the AR-11 and I am just going to let her fill out the current address on the ds-160!  I am still holding onto the paperwork just in case there is some slight issue but yes, official to just do the change of address and when they say it was completed but give the prompt for the AR-11, ignore it!
Reminding again, I did the change of address online through the USCIS website.  So as long as it says "your information has been updated" in the letter, ignore anything else that requires you to fill out an alien change of address card.

Awesome!  Yeah I will call tonight.  I was hoping I was done with those hold times but "it has only just begun."  That was my thinking, why would I be sent an AR-11 paper if i filled out the online portion.  This puts me at ease for it though!  I was like...what in the world?  Thanks!!

Do call USCIS to confirm if the AR-11 request was sent to you by mistake.  AR-11 is Alien's Change of Address Card, but the beneficiary does not need to file AR-11 during the K1 visa process.
 

Yeah it says it on the site but I am using that edition as long as it shows the 2019 edition.  And i say it says it on the site but you have to check under some menu.  I explored all the options under that form so that is why I saw it a few times.  Rock'n'Roll with it!  and Congrats on the approval!