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Hello,

I filed the Affidavit of Support i-864 previously for her k-1 visa. Do I have to make an entirely new i-864 for the AOS I-485 Application?

Thanks!

Hello, 

Is my soon to be wife able to use sportsbooks? I matched bet (promos, both side errors. etc.) so it is always profitable and I was wondering if this would be considered "work" for her and disqualify her from further citizenship proceedings. Additionally, she does not have a credit card or bank account yet and I wonder how we go about getting those since she is a non-citizen.

Thanks for the help!

Hello,

My fiance and I will be married soon. I have healthcare under my parents government plan and she does not have a plan. Are there any recommended, inexpensive plans that she could have?

Thanks!

Hello,

I was wondering if the 90 days to get married once my fiancé enters the US also has to be within the 6 months of the medical report or visa?

Basically if it is 6 months+90 days or just getting married within 6 months.

There are just some things needed to be done first for anyone wondering.

Thanks for the help!

Hello,

We will have our interview in October, 5.5 months from when we had our medical exam. The medical exam took place in Ankara, Turkey.

I know the TB one would not apply since she does not have Tuberculosis and I assume it would be the no apparent defect.

Also, do we have to do another medical exam before she travels to the U.S. and get her updated vaccinations again (she took them in the early spring)

2 hours ago, PakistaniRussian said:

 

Any luck getting an interview date yet? I'm working with my brother to build a bot that will check periodically throughout the day and send a message when a date is available. I feel like there's a ton of people waiting with the same issue at the Ankara Embassy. It would be great to get everyone's feedback and updates on appointment availability. 

I've been checking but I have not been lucky yet. It's still the same message every time I check.

I recommend looking at YouTube and searching "k1 visa packet" they will show you each part you need to include in your petition. Along with this, check the uscis website and a few other visa websites and include everything they ask for, and what is recommended to have overwhelming evidence. Also, when filling out the documents try to be thorough and look up any part you do not understand. As others have pointed out the CR1 may be a better option now, when I first applied 2 years ago it seemed as if K1 was slightly better with handling Covid.

I would recommend keeping it, better safe than sorry and Turkey reviews documents according to its standards. With only my new U.S. driver's license 5/6 car rental places would not accept it as it did not show the original date I got it. You do not want to lose any evidence so I recommend photocopying it if they don't let you keep it like Dashinka said.

Hey,

I heard that the original letter of intent was needed for the K1 Visa interview since the petition would be expired by this time. My fiance lives in Turkey, am I able to send a digital copy or do I have to mail a letter of intent with my physical signature? (Still waiting to get an interview date but want to be fully prepared).

Thanks!

Still no update for interview slots, approaching the 2 year anniversary of applying for the k1 visa... Any advice would be appreciated. I know some people have gotten interviews, which times they usually release slots or anything else would be great to know for snagging an interview slot!

Update- Over a month has gone by with no luck. I check the website in the US and she checks it in Turkey constantly. We still have not seen an appointment date appear.

6 hours ago, JeanneAdil said:

check only once a day/  if u try to often ,  u will be frozen out for a time'

she should maintain residence in Turkey and stay in school as her travels will put the case in AP  for extra security checks after interview and she should not make travel plans or quit school till she has visa in hand with no mistakes

 

also does she have the needed criminal reports (2 from Morocco)  des casiers judiciaires  and  a fiche anthropomtrique from local police department  long with the one(s) from Turkey

 

 

https://www.wikiprocedure.com/index.php/Morocco_-_Obtain_Police_Clearance_Certificate_(Criminal_Record)#:~:text=You can get a certificate at a Moroccan embassy or,de la Mamounia in Rabat. 

What does "frozen out for a time" look like specifically? It has always looked like the picture and said the same thing regardless of whether we check every 5 minutes or once in a while. 

We travel a few times a year to new countries when her school is on break. Does this cause an issue? I have not heard of it being a problem before.

If she has no intention of finishing school is there a benefit? Because she has a decent amount of time on her residency left and she could be doing internships/training for a career instead.

Yes, she got those forms.

Thanks for the help!

15 hours ago, PakistaniRussian said:

Yikes...I'm considering not transferring our case to Ankara because of this reason. I've heard from several people that you have to check the website multiple times throughout the day. Usually the beginning of the month and middle of the month is the best time to check. Ankara has a ton of backlog and people have been waiting for over 3 months with the same issue. Keep trying and trying, unfortunately I'm not sure there's anything else you can do

Yeah, we check it constantly. I remember reading you comment about it. My fiancé also is not a Turkish citizen, she is from Morocco attending school in Turkey. I've seen some people post on here about not being able to get an appointment and then a few weeks later they post that either they have it or are asking interview questions. 

Hello,

We are trying to schedule an interview in Ankara, Turkey and there is no Visa dates. Has anyone had luck scheduling or happen to have any information regarding this?

We have been trying for over a month to pay the visa fee, however, this message always appears, "There are no available appointments at this time. Please check back in a few days as the Consular Section will open more appointments." When I call the embassy I get a very generic "we have no information whatsoever you just have to check the website." 

Thanks for the help!

On 12/23/2022 at 4:18 PM, Chancy said:

 

You said her scholarship is the only way she has residency in Turkey.  How will she continue to be a legal resident if she stops going to school, which seems to be what her residency is contingent on?

 

She would still have a while after dropping out to where Turkey would care about her status.

Hey everyone,

My fiance lives in Turkey and has a scholarship for school. That is the only way she has residency there as she is originally from Morocco. Will it look bad for her to stop going to school there and continue the residency? She is only a year into her 4 year program and it is not something she wants to continue or that will be related to her future US job potentially. 

I know that visa interviews can sometimes ask about situations like this. If she was living in Turkey for the purpose of school and stopped going while living there then I'm worried it could raise red flags. She would have to do internships that would be time-consuming and pointless for hospitality jobs and they would be completely unpaid if she continues school. We met while she was still living in Morocco and she came to school about a year later in Turkey.

Her attending school now creates unnecessary work, doesn't have an end goal, and takes time away from our schedules and potential other career internships she would actually be interested in. I know she could move back to Morocco but our interview will be scheduled in Turkey as the paperwork is now (still waiting on the NVC, our initial petition did get approved though)

Advice is appreciated

Hey, I am wondering what experiences you guys have had interviewing in Turkey. A few people have mentioned on the embassy reviews here that they required updated passport photos and letters of intent to marry (taken much more recently than the petition's)

Any advice or experiences with the Turkish embassies would be appreciated! 

My fiancé is a Moroccan currently living in Turkey.

On 10/17/2022 at 4:44 PM, JeanneAdil said:

not cultural differnces for moroc and Turkey

it would be cultural differnces between u and her

if she is muslim ,  she has to marry muslim according to culture of both countries (not USA)

 

has she gotten the 2 criminal reports from Morocco for the interview?

 

• Moroccan citizens should obtain a "fiche anthropomtrique" at the local police office.
• and 
• des casiers judiciaires at Place de la Mamounia in Rabat,

Read the noted red flag issues posed by Nolo law / they are the best i have come across

if none of these are an issue with u ,  u r ok

 

https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/red-flags-that-make-uscis-suspect-marriage-fraud.html

 

Thanks for the help! I have a couple questions based on what you said:

1) What would be the best way to approach the religion discussion during the interview? I'm a pale white American and did a conversion from Christianity to becoming Muslim while I was visiting her and her parents in Morocco. Her mom took a video of me reciting things (although my Darija was very bad). We both are not that religious though.

2) Is she able to mail the fiche anthropomtrique & des casiers judiciaires? She is not planning on visiting Morocco soon since she is living in Turkey. It would be expensive so ideally there would be a way she could mail what she needs.

Appreciate the advice!

Hello, our initial petition was recently approved after over a year.

My fiance is a Moroccan citizen who studies and lives in Turkey. She has been there for a year.

We still have to hear from the National Visa Center. Our interview is not scheduled yet. Our main concerns would be being denied or waiting longer.

Our relationship is strong, we only had visited once at the time of our application but have since went on 4 trips total together to different countries (about 3 months in person). We are the same age.

The potential things they may judge on is her living in Turkey to study while being a Moroccan citizen. Maybe they would look at the cultural or traditional religious differences of America and a Muslim country. She will likely have her interview in Turkey which I heard can be hard sometimes if the person decides to be. 

Also, we are wondering how much time it will take since the petition was approved on Sept 30. We have waited over 460 days now. 

Any advice would be appreciated, I researched a ton on this but it's always good to learn more. 😁

Hello, I want to know whether our visa got accepted or not. I'm an American and I have a Moroccan fiance who lives in Turkey. We are planning to travel to Italy in a week and a half. She needs a visa to travel. We used VSF and on an email she just got, and the VSF tracking website it just says this:

English:Dear (her name), Your processed visa application with ref no. (her ref no). has been received from the Embassy/Consulate of Italy to the Ankara Visa Application Centre and ready for collection. Please check our passport delivery hours on our website.

Thanks for all of the help, I really appreciate it!

On 4/26/2022 at 1:03 AM, ROK2USA said:

If your partner is still in Turkey when the petition is approved and she is not scheduled to interview in Turkey she can request a change of venue. 

She will just have to show she has some sort of residency. It does not have to be permanent resident status. Student or work visas are also accepted. 

Did you read the link I posted above? 

The member requested to interview in Zimbabwe and they scheduled her to interview in South Africa. 

 

Is the situation that happened in Zimbabwe how it usually happens? Where the location they are nearest is where the interview will be scheduled at? I would think that since she is a Moroccan citizen with no permanent Turkish residency status (although she is living in Turkey through a scholarship college program) that there would still be a chance she would have her interview in Morocco. After all it is the location that was put on the i-29f. 

On 4/19/2022 at 11:52 AM, ROK2USA said:

If you gave their most recent address as Turkey they will most likely be scheduled for an interview in Turkey after you receive your NOA2. 

A member recently had his Zimbabwean fiance state she wanted to interview in Zimbabwe but she was still scheduled to interview in South Africa because of the most recent physical address.

You will probably not have to take any action. 

https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/774668-consulate-in-a-different-country/?tab=comments#comment-10579148

Are you sure she will be scheduled to Turkey? She is only on a student scholarship and does not have permanent residency. We also put the Moroccan consulate on the form. I've heard that the Moroccan consulate is harder than the Turkish ones on the form, but I am unsure.

On 4/19/2022 at 2:29 PM, JeanneAdil said:

Latest update on visa services is from April 14, 2022

it does not mention those who do not have Turkish resident permits but does say

 

While the Embassy and Consulate aim to schedule appointments and process cases as soon as practicable, there are likely to be increased wait times for completing services due to substantial backlogs.  Wait times for appointments will also be lengthy due to the pandemic.

 

Does your fiancee have the necessary 2 criminal reports from Morocco as she will need these if granted an interview in Turkey along with a criminal report from Turkey  (for interview in either Casa or Ankara)

 

From Morocco the following are needed even if she never had a DL

 

• Police certificate (fiche anthropometrique) and English translation
• Court record (casier judiciare) and English translation

I saw that it doesn't mention the prioritization anymore, that's good that you see that too. 

She needs to work on obtaining those two documents. Is there any other documents or procedures specifically for Morocco that she will need to complete or bring?

Hello, my fiancé is from Morocco and lives in Turkey as a student. She is a third country national and I saw in a form that you have to be a citizen or have permanent residency in Turkey or you have to go through special steps as a Third Country National. Please help me know if this is still the case.

I found this information while researching embassy changes on this form posting: https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/759954-is-request-for-change-of-embassy-for-interview-possible/

"Due to health and safety concerns related to the COVID-19 global pandemic, as of February 4, 2021, the U.S. Embassy in Ankara is prioritizing immigrant visa services for Turkish Citizens and Turkish residents. For Third Country Nationals (“TCNs”) who have Turkish resident permits, please email AnkaraIV@state.gov with the front and back of your Turkish resident permit so we can discuss the next steps. Unless there is a genuine humanitarian or medical emergency, the U.S. Embassy in Ankara is unable to provide visa services to TCNs who do not have Turkish resident permits"

Thanks for all the help!

Hello,

I need help understanding the process of changing consulate locations for my fiancé's interview. I have only heard that they received the petition and it will likely be a few more months before it is accepted or denied. I filed an i-29f for a k1 visa in July 2021.  My fiancé lives in Turkey as a student, and originally is from Morocco. 

I have been reading reviews and it seems like the Moroccan embassy denies a lot more than the Turkish one and has a lot more problems. Also, it would be more convenient since she is living in Turkey currently.

Thanks so much for the help!