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11 hours ago, Keithn85 said:

Good day all!!

I wanted to give some pointers that I know are in the guides, but might be questioned when going through the process:
My fiancee had her interview in Kyiv early this morning and I thanked her for the information she provided me as I was going to pass it to here on VJ so that it would help couples.

One of the things she stressed was pictures.  For Kyiv, we visited all sorts of random landmarks (motherland statue, Catacombs of the I cannot think but the cathedral, the glass bridge with the KIEV letters.  recognizable stuff) and the embassy officer enjoyed seeing those pictures.   So her encouragement to everyone is, "take pictures outside.  If in Kyiv, take pictures at statues or landmarks that are specific to kyiv.  If in RIO, take a picture of something specific to Rio."  She mentioned Rio because a coworker of hers (colleague as she calls it) was there for a little bit.  

She also said she thinks what helped our case was:
-We met in a 3rd country, but I traveled to Ukraine to see her.  So it was not like we just met and I came to see the Mediterranean sea (because we met in person in Turkey September 2020 after talking on whatsapp/telegram since January 2020), I came to actually see her. (yeah I know i repeated myself.  I am tired since her interview was 2:30am central time and I wanted to stay up and make sure she was ok ).

-She said financial documents were important (V2, VV2, wait no W2  it was cute to hear her say that so I had to post it, I-134, tax transcripts, i grabbed the transcripts from the IRS site.  Saved me 5 pages of transcripts instead of 165 pages of my return, my letter of employment from my employer, almost mentioned my employer haha, my bank account statements, note i didnt say the signed one from the bank but just statements online i printed)
-The proof of relationship and ongoing that she brought?  Nope not our chats, the man who printed documents for her forgot to print those.  Nope not my intent to marry, they never asked for it.  Photos and my paychecks.  yes I said my paychecks.  She said she was asked what she had proof of for our ongoing relationship and she handed them, my recent payslips.    God bless her and her sweet Ukrainian heart.  

My recommendation though, front load your I-129F petiton with photos, intent to marry (as this is required), even a little background on how you met (we both wrote our 2 page accounts.  Or a page and a half at least.  Send that all to USCIS and let them sift through it.  We only sent maybe 10-15 photos of us.  Then, when it is interview time, backload everything again.  Updated photos, letters of intent, etc.  Just do it so it is there.  It might not even be looked at but do it.  And yes, everything that is recommended in the guide here for the interview or what people have recommended from their own lists, do it.  Then match it to the P3 you receive from your embassy (the list they provide) and take everything.

If your country provides original divorce decrees instead of certificates like hers did because she had a son involved with the divorce, prepare for a possible RFE during the I-129F petition approval process (before NOA-2 which is the approval letter of the I-129F), unless the translation puts in bold lettering the statement that this is the final paperwork.  We were rfe'd and I kindly wrote a 1/4 page explanation and even took screenshots and drew circles matching the original and translation.  

Best wishes to anyone who goes through the process   It sucks during it, but man it will be well worth the wait.  Unless of course your country is moving through spousal visas faster, then rock the spousal visa so your spouse can have the green card and not have to go through adjustment here  

Congratulations!!! And thanks for sharing

12 minutes ago, Keithn85 said:

Most Certainly!  The link to update the email is: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/ask-nvc.html

What you want to put in each box is:

Follow the line of guidance under each box except the "type your question below" box:
Principle applicant = beneficiary

case # = your WAC case #, or if you have one that is not WAC (the other two but as of January on VJ at least i dont think anyone went to the other service centers)

When it asks who you are, answer as either petitioner or beneficiary and make sure to put your email in the box "your email address"

In the "type your question box" I highlighted both sections.  You want to type everything in verbatim and fill in the correct information highlighted.  So petitioner's name (full name as what was put on the I-129F), date of birth, the WAC # again, email address.  The same in the second section with the beneficiary (name as it was written in I-129F, date of birth, WAC #, email address).  
It might not email both of you when the request is complete, but it will email both of you when the case moves.  (I saw Anna's and my email addresses in the "To:" section when they said our case was in transit to the embassy)

Let me know if you need anything else!  

Thank you Keithn85

On 12/8/2021 at 5:30 AM, Keithn85 said:

 @Abhik30 It looks like the petition for you is arriving to Muscat on Tuesday 14.12.  You or the petitioner can use that waybill number to track the petition as it moves along.

Hi Keithn85, can you please help me with link to update email in NVC stage? I don’t find one. Honestly I am not good on computer. Thank you in advance 

On 12/15/2021 at 5:21 PM, AD1 said:

I actually updated our emails addresses via the link provided in the pdf. It asked for uscis case number or NVC and I entered my uscis case number and worked for me

Hi! What is the link to update email in NVC stage?

I got my NAO2 on November 4 and case was created on December 13th. My Fiancé Scheduled interview for January 5 not knowing when the file get received by embassy in Kathmandu. I am very confused!! When I check status in ceac, it says “you must file DS-160.” Can any one please help me how to follow the status and where? 
Thank you in advance 

Can anyone tell me that my fiancé basically needs to fill out DS-160 now? I called NVC and got Case and Invoice ID on December 14 and I was told; case number was created on December 13th and was also told that they don’t have any information regarding the time for our documents to get to Embassy. Help would be ready appreciated.

filed I-129F - December 28, 2020

Petition was approved on November 4, 2021

I am waiting for case number from NVC. Called last week, was told to call them in about 2 weeks.

 I am December 2021 NOA 2 petitioner