Stook

In my experience, at Port of Seattle airport, Mobile Passport is approximately the same speed as using the kiosk, and same speed as filling out an entry slip. Can't hurt, though

Thank you. We've not yet gotten their passports back, yet. Our interview was last Thursday, the 5th. Should take around 10 business days. My advice to everyone is to read the forms carefully. Most government forms have an instruction sheet, too. This is true for the i-129f, DS-160, i-134. Doing as such, we were able to avoid any RFEs and Administrative Processing delays.

The dates on our timeline are accurate. There was nothing to submit to get from NOA1 to Consulate Received. We went thru K1 process. IR1/CR1 process might be different in that regard. To save time, make sure to include accurate and complete information on all forms, and include supporting documentation where requested. If it asks for an Original, don't only send a copy...unless it's a CERTIFIED official copy. Your lady will need a "Single status" document from her registered birth town. If she doesn't already have it, she will need to travel to her hometown to get it. Same for vaccination records, most-likely. Get all Thai-language documents translated early. Make photocopies of the original and the translated version. Bring all 4 to the interview. Documents can be translated by ANYONE competent and fluent in both languages, as long as they write/print/stamp something to the affect of "I ____ can fluently read/write/understand both English and Thai. I certify that this translation is factual and accurate". Date and signature from translator. (If your lady lives near pattaya/jomtien, i can find out who our translations were done by). Sure thing. Yep, 14 months. 4 months from NOA2, to Embassy. Nothing for us to do, but wait. About 3 months from Embassy/consulate Received, until were had an interview date. Some of that delay was due to us getting documents together (Single Status paper, Vaccination records, her son's gov't ID and son's passport). DS-160 (for K1) and payment for the interviews took a few days too. (I think IR/CR1 uses DS-260, rather than DS-160... Though, I'm not certain about that)

Correction: birth cert you can get in Bangkok. Single-status paper has to come from her hometown.

Thank you. Fortunately, we were approved last Thursday.

I didn't think Canadians needed a visa to enter USA.

My fiancee had her interview last Thursday. Everything went very well, though the immigration officer almost lost the Affidavit of Support (and supporting document). After 1 day, our status in CEAC site changed from 'Approved' to 'Issued'.

My fiancee and her son just got their K1 and K2 approved. Finally the wait is over. No RFEs, no Admistrative Processing. If you have any questions about the process a-la Thailand, feel free to ask.

This is just an FYI for anyone else who might be in the same position. We are so close the being done with the whole process. We are currently waiting for K1 Visa appointments to become available in Bangkok. On September 17th, we completed the DS-160 forms (By the way..that was a SERIOUS PAIN IN THE _.since the https://ceac.state.gov/ceac/ website kicks you out if you pause for a minute to look up some information) After completing the DC-160, you get directed to the ustraveldocs.com website to pay for and schedule an interview. (Why that website doesn't have a .gov domain extension is beyond me). At the time, the ustraveldocs website was indicating that there was an available appointment at the end of November. (I'm guessing it may have been a cancellation that freed up a slot). Unfortunately, it took much of the next day to find a print shop in Jomtien willing and capable (incompetence was a factor) to print out the payment form that the bank would need. After paying for the interview fees (k1 and k2) and getting our receipt, per the instructions, we had to wait until after 12:00pm the next day, before attempting to schedule an interview. (I assume, giving time for the ustraveldocs website to acknowledge the payment Receipt #). To our dismay, that open slot had been snatched up (congratulations to whomever that might be). So here we are, checking the ustraveldocs website constantly, hoping that more appointments open up, soon. It's quite disheartening, after waiting 15-16 months from I-129f inception, to our case arriving at the embassy, then struggling through the <text deleted> CEAC website, to now get greeted with "No appointments available" every time we log in and click that 'Continue' link.