kas & jewel

thank you so much @TedsGirl that helped my anxiety alot ! 

that's okay @alexan123 they should be on the main page when you log in under "Your Cases" then there's a documents tab and they should be under there if they've uploaded them. 

It’s all good! I had the same thing happen to me! Concerned about where all my documents were after submitting via mail. All was good as I just had my EAD and SSN issued. You’re fine. Don’t stress.
 
All the very best to you on your visa journey🌻

K-1 are Legal Aliens allowed to work, so tick the allowed to work box. You can go to this website and print it off to take with you  https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0110211530

that is a good sign yeah i am pretty nervous on this covid situation and trying get my visa done at-least by mid feb. 

Heard from them late today after five emails Their excuse last week was short staffed. This week it’s computer issues. They were working yesterday and today closed now till next Wednesday, not holding my breath. I suspect Cindy will attempt to shut Auckland down again due to omicron and the embassy will jump at the chance to close again 🙄

@Vamp.nz I'm so sorry you haven't heard back  this might not be helpful, but I sent my packet 3 over 4 weeks ago and haven't heard anything back yet either. They aren't replying to my emails either, I'm not sure what's happening with them...

so happy for you !!  congratulations

Yay just got approved!!! 🥰🥳🥳
 
visa being sent out tomorrow or Friday 

Awesome, thanks both for your replies, I'll just print everything off  like @rycilla said I'd definitely rather be overprepared than underprepared.

Awesome, thanks both for your replies, I'll just print everything off  like @rycilla said I'd definitely rather be overprepared than underprepared.

Same as @rycilla, we printed out absolutely everything we submitted to CEAC just to cover our bases. I have a theory the consulate doesn't even go through the uploaded files - all they know is a person is DQ and then rely on the applicant to provide physical documents. I'm speculating, but I've learned throughout this process that the communication between NVC and Auckland consulate is practically non-existent. Like I said a few comments back, we wasted weeks on rounds of document review because NVC didn't know NZ's protocol for submitting police checks.

I brought a folder with EVERYTHING lolol! Even had a table of contents in case they needed to see something I could find it easily, but they didn't ask to see anything.

But I would rather go in over prepared, because you never know!

Hey guys! My husband had his CR-1 interview today and he was APPROVED!! 🙌  Such a relief... we'll finally be reunited after over 3 months!
 
What to expect: his wait time at the consulate was over an hour - there were several others in front of him (must have been all the others originally scheduled for August 18). The interview itself was relatively short, they just asked about how we met, when and where we got married, his relationship to our joint sponsor, where he intended to live, etc.
 
He asked when he could expect to have his passport returned and they said they were mailing them all this Friday so he'd have it early next week, so I assume that will be the routine for the coming weeks as well.
 
And yes, he met the infamous B! 😆 She's the one that went over his documents and made sure everything was in order.
 
I'll report back again when he actually has green card in hand next week. Good luck everyone! The end is near!

Maybe this will be helpful for those who want to update their info over the next few weeks to get an idea of when interviews will be scheduled/rescheduled (the VJ timeline dates seem a bit less relevant right now due to the closure). Consulate rec'd is the date when your documents physically arrived at the consulate and for K-1s I gather this is the date packet 3 was completed/received by the consulate. Sorry if I forgot anyone and others please feel free to jump in!
 

VJ Name Visa category Consulate rec'd Interview scheduled Interview date Visa issued kg_nz IR-1/CR-1 Aug-2021 17-Nov-2021 08-Dec-2021   Joshandsarah K-1   18-Nov-2021 15-Dec-2021   MelanieR18 IR-1/CR-1         rycilla IR-1/CR-1         Vamp.nz K-1 17-Nov-2021       EKT IR-1/CR-1 26-Nov-2021       kas & jewel K-1         Jovany&Divya K-1                                              
Just quote the most recent version to update, unless someone wants to set this up in google sheets and post a link. I couldn't figure out a way to do it anonymously.
 

Hi everyone - just discovered this thread! My husband's CR-1 interview was scheduled THE DAY Auckland went into lockdown (Aug 18th) and we've been in this painful limbo ever since. I had to fly back to the US on Aug 29th so we've been separated for over 3 months now.
 
The info everyone seems to be getting from the consulate seems super inconsistent - on November 17th we were notified that his interview was rescheduled for December 8th. We didn't get any cancelation notification due to waiting for 'orange light' or whatever so as far and we're aware, it's still on.
 
Don't know if it makes a difference, but they already have our documents and have had them since the second week of August. So strange that they told MelanieR18 they wouldn't be resuming interviews... that makes me super nervous though!
 
Also don't know if this made a difference, but I got my congressperson (from Colorado) involved, and I've been relentlessly emailing the consulate for months about how this is a humanitarian issue – how are retail and hospitality able to resume operations but the consulate refuses to resume what should be considered an essential service to reunite families? So maybe they just wanted to shut us up, idk.

Gah yikes!! Glad it finally got there in the end. Haha I'm low-key paranoid that they are going to come back to me asking for more documents, even though they confirmed they received documents over a week ago. 

I just wanna know, the why haha. Like why does it keep getting pushed back. And why do they keep giving us false expectations, first we had hope with Level 3 Step 2, then the traffic light system, but now it's the Orange light. WHY.


 
I feel like it's very hard to get any answers from them 😅

Glad to hear your interview is still going through @JoshandSarah!!

I'm so happy it's opening at least!! I agree with you @MelanieR18, I didn't think they'd open until 2022! Hoping everyone gets their interviews soon, especially you guys in Auckland, you deserve it!

Hey friends!
I think I'm the first so I'll let you all know, I got through the process and booked my interview today for the 15th of December. Keep in mind because we are K1 they will get different slots than IR1/CR1 from what I can tell.
 
I can tell you there were 6 slots open and the only days that were open for K1's anyway were the 15th and the 22nd of Dec, don't know if those 6 were per day or all together for the 2 days available.
 
FOR ANYONE WHO'S UNSURE WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE MEDICAL STAGE FOR K1, READ THIS: I know there's not much Info, so anyone coming to this post later on can read it too. After you've completed your medical and returned PACKET 3 you will then wait for the embassy to contact you via email. They will send you PACKET 4 which is essentially an email telling you HOW to schedule an interview and what to bring. Go onto CGI.federal website and make an account, follow the instructions and you will also see on u.s.traveldocs you will have to download the payment form from this website https://www.ustraveldocs.com/nz/nz-niv-depositslipinfo.asp download the $265 one (that's U.S. dollars) and go to NZpost and take it with you and ask them to scan it in, you'll have to pay it. They should know what to do...they'll give you a receipt. Go to "schedule appointment" in your CGI account on the left side and follow through the prompts to select K1 etc etc... when you put in the receipt MRV number at first you'll notice it is invalid, give it until between 10:30pm and 12:30pm NZ time then check it again, it should go through and you'll be told "you will receive an email once you're request for an interview has been processed" it should take a day or two then you will receive that email telling you to logon again and go to "schedule your appointment" and then choose your date. Now you've scheduled your interview, hope this helps anyone going through K1 who comes across this, just my experience as I went through it.

Hi everyone, I got an email from B this morning! Great news, sounds like the embassy is opening up soon. They must be getting things lined up for when we go to the red traffic light setting
 
Good Morning, We have just been advised that soon we will be able to schedule an interview for your visa category.   In order to schedule an interview we must have all of your original civil documents and other items scanned into your CEAC profile as advised by the NVC. If you do not remember which items need to be sent to our office, you can review the information on the Travel.state.gov website.   Upon receipt of the original documents as well as completing the scanned documents required, when we are able to start scheduling appointments, we can include you. You will need to send a courier envelope with the original documents. This is so we can return the passport to you after the interview.   Regards,
B
Immigrant Visa Assistant
IMMIGRANT VISA SECTION
UNITED STATES CONSULATE GENERAL
PRIVATE BAG 92022
3rd Floor, CITIGROUP BLDG.,
23 CUSTOMS STREET EAST
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND

Yesterday I received a couple of emails from them, after them ignoring all my fiancé’s and my correspondence over the last month or not answering our questions by giving us generic or copy paste answers, we actually got personalised responses. 

I’ve been waiting since august for packet three. Turns out their incompetence is amazing. They failed to email it….🤬
they couldn’t give me an ‘open for interview date’ but from a previous email I received I was told once they were closer to opening they would be contacting people to line up interviews.
Yesterday  they contacted me out of the blue so I’m hoping this is a sign things might get moving very soon. 
fingers crossed for everyone waiting. 
 

Well, that’s promising people are finally getting unsolicited emails! They should start interviewing Auckland-based people this month at the very least to get things moving. Bring in Nov 29th 

Thank you so much for your reply  That actually helps a lot! 
 
I know, we did consider that, but I also have quite a lot of savings that will last me upwards of a year, plus she will be transitioning into full time work in a few months, it's just the timing of it doesn't coincide with the interview  but thank you for your concern! ^o^