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7 hours ago, Surzel said:

that I don't have exact documentation of every job.

Do you not report this income on your taxes? You better hope you never get audited.

Even with a sponsor, you need some income or assets. You can get denied even with a sponsor if your personal financial situation looks very bad.

5 hours ago, Martharobi said:

I hope you got the answer , you don’t need an appointment letter go to the next stage, when your case is ready you can go ahead and as you schedule for an interview. 

How do you schedule an interview? I thought the embassy had to do that for you. Or is that embassy dependent? The embassy we're going through said we have to submit the ds-160, i-134, and other forms first before we can schedule an interview.

It took us around 62 days after NVC assigned a case number before they shipped the petition to the embassy. NOA2 feb 27th, and it arrive at the embassy last monday.

The embassy today emailed us to say we had to reply to the email with a long list of things, such as the ds-160 and I-134, before we can schedule the interview. It all has to be put into 1 pdf file too, which is kinda annoying. I would have scanned the documents before I sent them to my fiancee if I knew I have to email the documents too.

We waited 2.5 months after we got the NOA2 before the NVC sent out the documents to the embassy.

And now today its marked as ready!!

54 minutes ago, anisat said:

Well I was hoping if we got approved, I could move out and be ready for him to move in to an apartment. I will only do this if I get a full time job though. I live in WA where our minimum wage is decently high so if i get a full time job I will make well over the required income. Does this sound okay? 

Have you been on any government assistance before? If not, then you are likely fine. The i-134 is much less strict. The I-864 is much more strict about income, which you fill out after you get married.

2 minutes ago, Buttercup94 said:

 

Congratulations ☺️ It might just be a late "in transit" CEAC update? This forum is my only source on the Tuesday/Wednesday bi-monthly shipping pattern so no idea whether it's still accurate...

I don't think so. I did the "shipping hack" and there is nothing. I checked the website tracking ever day and it only updated today. The email they sent me had a document dated for today.

My petition was sent out TODAY!
Does that mean the shipping dates on the first page is wrong?

IT WAS SHIPPED OUT TODAY!!!!! YAY!!!!

Isn't that weird though? I thought it only shipped out on tuesday and wednesdays?

On 5/9/2024 at 8:20 AM, Jack Sher. said:

My concerns and hers are due to the escalating tensions between countries in the region and the possibility of a war. There's also the morality police who may target her due to her social media presence which is pretty high.

You'd have to demonstrate that its more than just a concern and show its highly likely she'd face danger.

The k1 process only takes around 10 to 13 months currently.

Do you plan to continue to live with your parents? If so, then you will probably be fine if your mom helps sponsoring. They look at household income in addition to personal income.

If you plan to move out soon on your own, you'll definitely want to boost your income, even with a sponsor. There are some cases where people are denied even with a sponsor since they have low income and have previously been on welfare.

Assets contribute to income too, so remember to add up any savings you may have too.

I just got this email from the NVC, saying its been 60 days and

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Where local conditions and restrictions allow, some embassies and consulates have resumed processing a limited visa workload, including K-1 nonimmigrant visa applications. For embassies and consulates that were unable to resume processing their visa workload, NVC is holding your approved Form I-129F. We cannot predict when routine visa services will resume, and we cannot guarantee or predict when your case will be sent to the U.S. Embassy or Consulate General in Kuala Lumpur. When NVC does forward your case, you will receive another notification.

Approved Forms I-129F have a 120-day expiration date from the date of approval by USCIS. Once your designated embassy or consulate resumes normal operations, a consular officer will revalidate your petition for another 120 days. You do not need to take any action for this revalidation to happen, though you may need to provide evidence that you still qualify for the K-1 nonimmigrant visa.

Well, its something. Thats good?

Ours was still not shipped
Another 2 weeks we have to wait now..
Its already been 10 weeks since we got NOA2

Some of us have been waiting for around 2 months

I sent an inquiry and they didn't tell me anything new, just that it was received.

I think you're suppose to provide recent pay stubs too, to show your income/job is current. If you do that, then the W-2 wouldn't be necessary I wouldn't think.

We've been waiting since March 11th. I have no clue why it's taking so long for us. 3 times longer than the average of 20 days.

On 4/26/2024 at 8:35 AM, J_and_I said:

Sounds like maybe it's time for another public inquiry. Also I have had quicker responses with the embassy who has confirmed that it was received there and she will receive an email with further instructions, but she still doesn't have an email. So we're still just waiting to submit the DS-160 and working on getting all of the documents lined up.

They replied but didn't tell me anything new.

17 hours ago, KIMANI_666 said:

USCIS sent me a note my petition was sent to NVC on April 17th. Any idea when I can hear back from them?

 

I tried to schedule a medical appointment this morning but they said I need the interview appointment confirmation and welcome letter.

I've been waiting 40+ days, but others are hearing back after ~20.

On 4/23/2024 at 10:12 PM, J_and_I said:

Hey, from what I understand, it is different with each embassy. Forms are generally sent in batches once an embassy tells the NVC they are ready for more petitions. Have you done an NVC public inquiry or emailed the embassy yet? Those would be my next steps. And just wait and see. 😒

I did a public inquiry to get my case number, but thats it. What should I asked exactly?

The timeline stats say the average processing time is 17 days, but its been over 40 days for us..... Just feels like something must be wrong?

20 hours ago, DRpanTXCJ said:

I have had my case number for over a month and were still at NVC

same! Case assigned March 11th. Still at NVC.

I got our NOA2 on Feb 27th, case assigned on March 11th, and its STILL "at NVC". Shouldn't it be heading to the embassy by now?

Processing times have cut in half compared to a year or two ago

On 3/7/2024 at 12:45 PM, JojoandTomas said:

Also, inside the attached PDF below are a few tips, tricks and hacks to help you along the way.

These are items that everyone asks for, so they have been very helpfully put together by senior VJ Member Greenbaum for you to refer to when necessary. If you are new to this thread, please read these first as these are the most asked questions.

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nfin98c33IEpB0T0FlURERriblYmlm5O/view?usp=sharing

This is so helpful! I know what date my case number was created now, so I can add that to my timeline. I know it was sent to NVC on Feb 29th and now I'm just waiting every day waiting for the next step. I'm learning now that I should be filling out the DS-160 asap. I didn't know about that form (its not mentioned anywhere in the k1 guides?)
I'm trying to learn everything I can while waiting!

I'm confused by what it means by "Income Contribution to the Beneficiary Annually". Its in Part 2 and Part 3. I read somewhere on here that I should just list 0 in part 2 and list my annual income on part 3? The way its worded makes me unsure about it. Should I list an estimate of my expected income this year, or should I list last year's income? If my paycheck is $200 a week, I should include a receipt of that and just multiply that by 52 weeks and say thats my income from my employed job? And then just add that to my last year's self-employment income (which I expect to be similar this year)?

For this part, I can only select A OR B, but i'm employed AND self employed. Do I need to just print it and mark that in manually and explain it in part 8 additional information?

Thanks. I'm just wanting to make sure I do it right since my employment income is kinda on the edge of the 100% poverty line for a 3 person household. My assets are worth around $70k, not including the house, so money isn't too much an issue, but i'm worried low employment income might be problematic? With a large amount of cash + stock assets, it should be fine, right?