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Does the applicant should physically present at the given mail address to receive the GC after entering the US? Should sign or something upon receipt? Or is it just a normal mail to the given address?

Oh, right, Thank you. Now I understand how it works.

I am sorry I do not understand the above from the moderation. Does this mean that I can't ask questions anymore here. Please help. Or does it mean that I need to follow any other post and ask my questions?

7 minutes ago, Mike E said:

At least I’ve former visa officer says none.  I don’t know why you would do that though. 
 

The I-129F petition has an expiration. The consulate can extend it.  I don’t know why it would in this case.  The K-1 visa once issued expires, typically 6 months from the medical. Once it expires that’s it and you have to ask the consulate for another.  
 

If you use neither both get canceled. 

Go for the DV

I am glad that you replied to me. All these are very confusing. Well,  as of 1, I did not understand what you meant. Could you please elaborate?  2. The K-1 application got extended due to pandemic situation. K-1 was not issued yet, since I could not face the interview yet. But I got an email yesterday asking for a probable date - to come and face the interview. 3. If I face K1 and go for DV also and face that, and if I am granted DV, K-1 automatically gets cancelled right? I am sorry for all these "ifs". My concern is that I have a high CN number, so we cannot be certain in it.  I am worried that if I wait for DV, the K-1 process might get cancelled. I do not know whether I can go for K-1 now (since the Embassy asked for a date of which I can face the interview), wait and see whether the DV gets current and face that? If DV is granted we are definitely taking that path. I do not know whether this have any negative impact?  I am sorry if I bothered you with my foolish questions. Thank you for your valuable insight.

Hello members, I read through the posts and I find the information provided are very useful.  Thanks to all. I have a peculiar problem. I raised this in another forum here, but I guess I have to direct my question to the particular category. My Fiance applied for K-1 for me in 2019, and it is now at the Consular status as "ready". It arrived there at the end of 2020. But due to pandemic situation, lock downs and closures  in the country, I could not face the interview and I have been in touch with the Embassy informing that I have not abandoned the intent. What peculiar is, that I am now selected to DV 2022. I know that there is no guarantee that you get through in either of the processes, but we prefer to try the DV process since it is less costly and more direct. My questions - if I go for the interview for K1 now, what is its impact on DV process, if my CN number will also go current in few months? I know if I go for K1 now, I have 6 months time to go to the US. Am I allowed to wait and see if DV goes current and face that interview too? If that is so, will both get cancelled? What is the best option according to the forum? I have got some information for kind members of other forums, but would like to get it addressed  here directly since this is the K-1 visa forum. Your opinions are greatly valued for both of us. Thank you.

1 hour ago, Mike E said:

Yeah we got a similar yet significantly  different  blanket notice too: 

 

Police certificates must be obtained from each Myanmar Township where you have resided for six month or more past the age of 16, and all other countries you have resided for over one year. 

 

By the time we had an interview scheduled:

After reviewing your case, you are required to bring the following documents on your interview date.

…

Original and English notarized police Certificate from Nyaungshwe

It appears your old certificates will still be good so this is moot

Thanks. Do you mean that a specific period of validity is not indicated in your case?

4 minutes ago, powerpuff said:

No, if you have not returned to those countries since obtaining the police certificate, you do not need to reapply. 

 

From https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-5-collect-financial-evidence-and-other-supporting-documents/step-7-collect-civil-documents.html

"Police certificates expire after two years, unless the certificate was issued from your country of previous residence and you have not returned there since the police certificate was issued."

Thank you so much, I am relieved to note that the ones I have would suffice. Now I can plan for the interview. Grateful to you.

2 minutes ago, Mike E said:

Not in our experience.  
 

If we had to do it over again we would have waited for the embassy to tell us what police certificates to get.  We wasted thousands of dollars getting police certificates the embassy didn’t want.   

Thank you for your reply. In the notification checklist sent to us, it is indicated to bring along the police clearance certificates where I have resided from age 16. That is why I asked. May be it is different from a consular to consular. My question is the period of validity since both the foreign clearances are almost 2 years now.

Hello members of this forum, I hope I am in the right forum. We have started K-1 process 2 years back  it reached the Consular "ready" status by end of 2020. Unfortunately then came the pandemic and closures so the interview process could not be carried out. I have  a question.

1. Submitting police clearance certificates from where you resided more than 6 months is a must, I heard. I already obtained them from the 2 foreign countries I resided other than my own country where I currently live. But now it is almost 2 years. Do I have to re-apply? I have not visited those countries since I returned to my motherland and I hope to face the interview within months now that the normalcy restored. It was already very difficult, time consuming and costly process to obtain them. It took already 4 months to get the clearance from one country.  I am grateful for your valuable insight. Thank you so much, anticipate your reply.

Can anybody hep? If the police certificate is almost 2 years, and the person has not visited that specific country after getting the police report, can he submit the one already obtained or he has to get a new police certificate from that particular country?

Hi all, there is a question on countries visited on the DS 260 and I visited Hong Kong capital for a official purpose. It pops out "Hong Kong-BNO" and Hong Kong-SAR". I understand that the SAR is for special administrative region of China, and other is for British Nationals Overseas. So it is confusing. I googled but could not find whether there is any region as the "BNO" still exists. Shall I choose "Hong Kong-SAR" since the country is no more under british rule? Then why does it display "BNO" in 2021? Please help.

On 10/22/2021 at 2:50 AM, SusieQQQ said:

They’ve already been selected for DV this year, as they mentioned in their post. There has been a discussion on another forum about this FYI, I pointed poster to VJ to ask the appropriate K1 questions, as the other forum knows a lot about DV but not much about K1. They would not adjust status with DV, they would get the immigrant visa at their home consulate. It ends up way cheaper than K1, the costs are $330 DV, $220 immigrant fee and the medical, and then boom unconditional green card immediately. No AOS fee as with K1 and no long wait unable to do stuff and no conditional green card. I personally can’t see why poster would rather do K1 assuming the DV case becomes current.

 

 

Thanks a lot, SusieQQQ. I am glad that you understand my issue with these two processes. I guess I am now in the correct place as you directed. Also I am grateful for the views you express in your various answers explaining the benefits of DV process. I gathered information from Mr. Simon's blogs too regarding DV, which were very useful and he is very helpful. Why I am interested in K1 process is due to my high CN (AS24k) because I understand from the posts of forums that there are delays in processing  due to the current lawsuit and also I heard that if the CN is high,  it might not come to the interview level at all. From the expert's replies I gathered that I can be on both processes but what I do not know is the time frame for K1 at CP level -  ex. whether it gets automatically cancelled if I do not face or delay the interview, if there is an impact if I face the K1 interview and wait and see the permissible time period whether my DV becomes current or not, and if it becomes current and if I face DV interview, whether it will have an impact since I faced the K-1 too. These are the questions come to my mind. I apologize if I were not clear enough, and thank you very much.

We have started K1 process in 2019 and it is at CP status from February this year after going through other steps. I could not face the interview yet due to the pandemic situation and continouous closures and restrictions in the country and I have asked for extensions from the consular.  In the meantime I am selected for DV 2022 as well. Frankly I prefer to proceed through DV than K1 because I understand the DV is less expensive and more direct GC process. My questions are -

1. How long will our K1 petition permissible ? Is there any time frame?
2. I came to understand that there is a time frame of 6 months to activate K1 if granted. If I face K1 interview, can I still face the DV interview if it gets current within the next 6 months? Am I allowed to choose DV instead of K1 if granted?

3. I know it depends also on my DV CN, as it is high as 24k. Please give your expert views looking at this case. I am very confused and value your ideas. Thank you.

50 minutes ago, Gail and Derrick said:

You should post this in the main forum to get more people to see it. This thread is just for people who got NOA1 in February.

Also, please fill out your timeline and when you post in the main forum, state which country and consulate/embassy. 

Thank you. Just trying to figure out how different forums work. Learning.

On 2/13/2021 at 12:21 AM, J&D1008 said:

Yes processing times are at 6-8 months now which does not include NVC and interview. So even if you get a delayed notice recipet, it appears they are backdating and counting the months you waited. 

Hi, Appreciate if you could help. I am a K-1, 129 approved and come to Consular last year and got an interview date too. But then COVID stuck before the interview and I have asked time due to closures and lock downs and was granted. I want to know how long the Consular interview could be delayed because I need few more months to settle the things and get prepared everything needed. I am glad of your valuable insight.

18 hours ago, JeanneAdil said:

email is for immigration to send notices after the original paper document is received so make sure u do know the password and / or can retrieve it 

Thank you for your reply. Yes, he said his regular email he sure knows password and all. But the ones he created for several purchases of different online apps and purchases which were a certain domains demanded by the supplier, he says he does not know any more.

18 hours ago, JeanneAdil said:

email is for immigration to send notices after the original paper document is received so make sure u do know the password and / or can retrieve it 

Thanks a lot. That helps him he said.

Hello, my friend started filling F1 visa application and stuck in email and social media question. He says he has regular email account, but also he said when purchasing from online and for different apps  email id from specific domains needed and he created such for those purchases but never used those emails thereafter.  Is the question is about the regular email? He says he doesn't even remember the passwords of those? What should he do?

Hi ALL, I am new here. Can anybody please say if 2 visa processes could be in the system at the same time? Such as DV and K1? I am on K1 from last year and got selected for DV 2022. What are the pros and cons pl as you see? Thanks.