Katie Lorenzo

We filed our paperwork for my husband's EAD card on May 16th, 2023, received approval on December 16th, 2023 and received his card on December 30th, 2023. Our case progress shows that our AoS case should receive a decision in approximately 3 weeks (we filed on April 20th, 2023). Hope that's helpful to others who are still waiting!

Hello! I'm and AoS for April, but since there's not much activity on my month's forum yet, I thought I'd start here in case anyone else experienced what we did. We received a notification receipt for our I-765, I-131 and I-485 but also received a strange RFE that requested documents we already submitted. Has anyone else encountered this? I'm attaching a redacted picture of our RFE for reference. The document states: You have submitted Form I-864, Affidavit of Support, from the petitioning sponsor. We are unable to process the I-864 because it has one or more deficiencies. In order for us to process your application further, you must: Submit a completed and signed Form I-864, Affidavit of Support, from the petitioning sponsor. All pages must be present and of the latest edition date. Provide the petitioning sponsor's Social Security Number on Form I-864. Provide a complete and correctly calculated household size for the petitioning sponsor on Form I-864. Submit a complete copy of the petitioning sponsor's Federal income tax return, including all supporting tax documents (W-2s, 1099s, Form 2555, and tax schedules) filed with the return, for the most recent tax year. I sent all pages, using the most recent edition from the USCIS website. I looked at my exact copy and found my social security number where it was required. I calculated our household size as 2 (1 for me, the petitioner, and 1 for my husband, the beneficiary). I submitted the last 3 years of IRS tax transcripts, the accompanying W-2s, paystubs from the last 3 months and a letter from my employer. Has anyone else encountered this or have a suggestion for how to proceed? I was planning on resubmitting the whole I-864 form, just the last year's IRS transcript and maybe my most recent last 3 paystubs. I'd be grateful for any advice! Katie

I'm still looking for more information about my particular situation, similar to this quoted situation above, but with the opposite problem. This was the most recent forum I could find, rather than starting a new thread. I'm attaching my fiancé's DS 3025 for reference. His DS 3025 was marked "K Visa applicant voluntarily completed vaccination requirements", but MMR record was left blank and the blanket waiver was marked as "D- Not available in country". My fiancé was told he didn't need the MMR vaccine and that his vaccine records indicated he'd already had the vaccine (he had the shot as a child, but vaccine records were lost and his updated adult vaccine record appeared to show he'd recently had MMR shot, even though he hadn't). He has since received his first MMR shot. Do I go to a civl surgeon to have the I-693 vaccine transcription section filled out on the off chance that we get an RFE for an improperly filled out DS 3025 or do I trust the section marked "COMPLETE"? I would appreciate any advice! DS 3025.pdf

I see that section three is marked "K Visa applicant voluntarily completed vaccination requirements" but under MMR, the doctor marked "D" (not available in country) and it's my understanding that MMR is a requirement. Just want to make sure that we don't get an RFE down the road. There is no section for the doctor to mark "vaccinations incomplete" on the form used.

I'm starting a new thread because I'm unsure if the previous DS 3025 conversations are still active, but please feel free to redirect me to a more appropriate place to post this. My fiancé just received his DS 3025 form after completing his K-1 medical exam. We are preparing the AoS package of documents so that we will be ready to complete the final components and mail everything off after getting married as soon as he arrives. I'm unclear as to whether my fiancé received a "vaccinations complete" assessment on his DS 3025 or if we need to keep the appointment I made with the civil surgeon already, thinking he might be missing some vaccines. If his DS 3025 is complete, I'll just send a copy with our application. Otherwise, I understand we need to fill out form I-693 and have a civil surgeon transcribe and sign off on the vaccinations portion. We'd like to avoid the added cost and time to see a civil surgeon if at all possible. Please see attached and any advice would be super helpful! DS 3025.pdf

My understanding is that those are documents that will be required for the K-1 interview. I believe that only other types of visa applicants need to submit those documents to NVC... unless you're saying that you got an RFE from NVC?

Wow! Thank you so much. I'm incredibly grateful for that information. If that's my visa package, then it looks like it arrived this afternoon! Hopefully they'll update the system tomorrow. That was such a gift!

Hello! I have a NOA2 date of November 11th, 2022 and my case is currently "in transit" since February 14th, 2023. I know I belong to the NOV. 2022 K-1 timeline, but it looks like more people in this group have been approved and have had their cases leave NVC than my group. I saw a post earlier about "tracking" via DHL, but I've been unable to get that to work. Does anyone have anecdotal information about how long cases are in transit for? I understand that each embassy is different. My case is headed to La Paz, Bolivia. I'm just hoping to get a range of time to know how long I might have to wait. Thanks!

Our case status changed to "In Transit" and we received our letter from the NVC stating it was being transferred. When I logged into our status in CEAC, it stated "Your interview date was provided to you by the National Visa Center". Did anyone else get this message? We weren't provided an interview date by NVC and the embassy stated that we weren't able to choose our interview date, but that it would be assigned to us. Did this happen to anyone else?

The invoice number allows you to log into the website ceac.state.gov/iv which gives you next steps. Mine only says form DS-160, which we filled out, but we were unable to schedule our interview until our case is transferred to the embassy. I'm not sure if you will need the invoice number for anything else. My case is still at NVC and we're hoping it will be sent out on the 14th/15th this week.

I would suggest submitting another inquiry to NVC requesting your invoice number. I received both together but in an unclear way and when I asked for clarification, they responded within a few days.

Ceac says "at NVC". I was just concerned that I might need to get a senator involved or inquire again if it's only supposed to take around a week to transfer to the embassy. Has anyone else had a shorter turn around time with NVC case creation time to transit to embassy?

Hello! Our case was created with NVC on January 20th, but we've yet to hear anything else. All we were told was that we'd be informed when our case was sent to the embassy. I saw someone mention in a post here that it should be a week tops for our case to be transferred to the embassy. Anyone far enough along in the process that they can comment on whether that's normal or what the estimated time should be from case creation to embassy transfer? Or maybe there's a different thread I should join for those who received their NOA2 in November (our NOA2 was November 11th)

Thank you to all who responded. I'm having trouble sorting through the timeline for the K-1 visa once I have a case number at NVC and who I should expect information from. On the NVC website, it states: After creating your case, we will send you instructions for processing, as well as a Welcome Letter that includes your Case Number and Invoice ID. You will use these numbers to log into our Consular Electronic Application Center (https://ceac.state.gov). I've heard conflicting responses on where and when this welcome letter should come. My understanding is that the NVC should send me a Welcome letter once my case is created (I received my case number today). Others have told me that I have to wait until my case is forwarded to the consulate. My senator's assistant told me I need to wait 30 days after my case is created to receive a welcome letter. When I log into the Consular Electronic Application Center, it just states that I need to fill out the DS-160 in order for the consular section to be able to process the case, but I haven't found information on the 6 steps required to complete before our case is sent to the embassy/consulate. Does anyone have clear steps and an estimated timeline about how/when this should happen? Again, so grateful for any help!

Thank you! I never got my welcome letter. Does anyone know if the letter is ever delayed? Hoping to get the instructions so we can apply for the visa, submit documents, etc.

I've been waiting for my welcome letter from the NVC, but have received confusing information each time I contact them. At first, I was told we aren't in their system, but then I received this email today: Dear Sir/Madam: The invoice I.D. number for visa petition LPZ202352XXX is: 466XXXXX The beneficiary I.D. number for XXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX HUMBERTO is 47XXXXXX. You will be notified once this case is forwarded to the assigned US Embassy/Consulate General. Has anyone else received information like this or know how I can proceed? I'm wondering if any of these numbers are our case number. Grateful for any guidance!!

Has anyone in the September filers group received their welcome letter from the NVC? I keep seeing conflicting information on the NVC site vs. I-797 notice of action. I originally read somewhere that after 2 weeks I should start calling the NVC to make sure they've received my petition, but the notice of action and NVC website says to wait 30 days before contacting them. Any advice? We got approved on the 11th of November and received our notice of action letter on the 18th of November.

We were just approved today as well. I'm a September 8th, 2021 case. Sooo grateful and hoping everyone else this month gets a response soon!

Loren, Thank you for your helpful reply! Yes, I'm applying for a K-1 visa. Should I bring with me to Bolivia any original financial support documents like a signed letter from my boss that verifies my employment, a letter from my bank, and other original financial documents that will be required for my fiancé to bring to the interview? It's my understanding that once our case is transferred to NVC, it may be up to 8 months before our case is transferred to the embassy and I know some documents don't have validity beyond 6 months. I assume the same is true for police background checks on a local and international level. I also read several places that as soon as we get the NOA2, we'll need to pay the visa fees immediately (I'm assuming that goes hand in hand with the DS-160). Will there be an option to pay online, or should I leave a check with someone trusted to mail on my behalf? Again, thank you so much for all the helpful advice!

I've been searching the forums to find more current info on the process after NOA2 and I've been unable to find anything recent/clear. What happens after I (petitioner) receive our NOA2? I'm getting ready to leave the States for 2 months to visit my fiancé and anticipate our approval letter arriving somewhere during that timeframe (according to USCIS website processing times, we should have a response as soon as next week and as late as mid-December). I want to make sure I leave behind any important, pre-prepared documents with my parents to mail on my behalf if there's anything that needs to be sent to the NVC once we get the NOA2. In short, do we need to immediately submit any documents after NOA2, or are we just gathering important documents while we wait for our case to be transferred from NVC to the US embassy in my fiancé's home country? Thank you so much in advance and apologies if this has already been addressed in a previous forum.

My fiancé will interview through the Bolivian embassy for his K-1 interview. I've seen conflicting information on the forum about the K-1 requirements for translated documents. He will get his birth certificate, background check and any other documents translated by a certified ATA translator who will provide a statement certifying the validity of their services. Do I also need to get that translation certification document notarized? I'm hoping that someone with experience with the Bolivian US embassy might be able to weigh in. Thanks in advance!

Thank you so much to everyone who responded. Such helpful and informative advice!

My fiancé no longer has his vaccination records and doesn't have a way to get a copy of his records. My understanding is that he needs to be fully vaccinated against various diseases (following the list given by USCIS) before his medical appointment. We submitted our petition September 8, 2021 and don't expect to hear back about it for several months more, but we would like to try to figure out a solution before we have an interview date. Has anyone else experienced this problem or have any suggestions of ways to solve this problem? Thanks in advance!