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Hi Everyone! I'm trying to figure out the best option in terms of passport pickup from a dropbox location or delivery. Would those of you who have gotten a k1 visa from Mumbai share how long it took to receive your passport after the interview and which method you chose?

Thanks so much!

On 11/20/2023 at 2:33 PM, ttAndtt said:

Hey Guys,

I know you all are waiting for interviews from NOA2 -> NVC -> Embassy Interview.

I just would like to share my experience of my interview's required documents to avoid any potential "221g refusal or Administrative processing".

 

If your birth certificate is not late registered, you can ignore this post.

 

Interview is quite ok, the embassy consular is friendly and made me relax about the worries.

 

But my visa was refused with 221g and I have been asked for additional documents (secondary evidence for my birth certificate) because my birth certificate was registered in 2019 which is considered late.

Now I am in "administrative processing (refused)"  hoping that it wouldn't take so long like others' security checks ....

I hope it might be useful for some people ...

Thanks for this. What kind of other documents do they want as secondary evidence for the birth certificate?

23 hours ago, SP1988 said:

Left the embassy and my fiancee got approved. The relief was massive. I want to thank everyone here for the support throughout this journey and to the others in the waiting pipeline hang in there you will make it. Much love to everyone

Congrats!!!

5 hours ago, Play said:

Does your NOa1 and Noa2 has the same receipt number?

Yes

13 hours ago, SP1988 said:

Fiancee finally has her interview on NOV16. After such a long wait our time has come. I was actually pretty excited but she is so nervous about it that its getting me nervous now. Isnt it safe to assume that if the 129F got approved thats what matters....the interview is just a formality shouldnt be a problem? Or can she still be denied for XYZ

Congrats on the interview! What I have read is that one could still be denied at the interview or at the immigration when trying to enter the USA. Even getting the visa is just permission to travel, it doesn't guarantee entry. I think they are interviewing to make sure that everything checks out and that your relationship is authentic.

53 minutes ago, pc09 said:

The only email is from NVC and it is sent to the petitioner when NVC sends the case to the embassy/consulate. This email contains an attachment/doc that is titled K1 FTP. 
 

K1 cases are handled by Mumbai consulate (and I digress by saying that in 2022 some cases were handled in Delhi as well). When Mumbai sets the status to “Ready”, we need to start with our DS-160, fees, etc., as explained in ustraveldocs.com

 

After “Ready”, the beneficiary is supposed to get a paper mail called as a welcome package or P4. This contains FTP letter, copy of approved I-129F and a generic instruction letter with personal details at the top. 
You don’t need to wait for this P4 to start with DS-160.

The P4 is needed by some medical sites for health exam appointments but you should call them to confirm it. 
 

Hope this helps. 

Yes, thank you! There are folks in other countries who are getting what they are calling PKT3 sent via email after the case status changes to "ready" so I was confused on how to proceed now that our case is "Ready". I was surprised, the letter we received from NVC about our packet being sent to India did not mention Mumbai, it said it was being sent to Delhi, even though we are a K1 visa. Thanks for your help! I will tell my fiance to keep an eye out for the P4 in the mail.

On 9/22/2023 at 12:58 AM, pc09 said:

I have filed for a K1 visa and a few days ago, my case was sent to Mumbai Consulate by NVC. The case is in the 'Ready' State. Per the instructions on https://www.ustraveldocs.com/in/en/immigrant-visa#kvisa, I did the following:

- filled and submitted the DS-160

- created profile on https://www.usvisascheduling.com/en-US/

- Paid fees for K1 after creating above profile

 

Now when I am looking to book the appointments for VAC and Consulate interview, I don't see any link to do so on https://www.usvisascheduling.com/en-US/

Is it because my K1 visa fees was only paid 12 hours ago and that I need to wait for some more time before I see the link to 'schedule appointment'?
 

When your case changed to "Ready" did you get an email with PKT3? My case was sent to New Delhi and recently changed to ready but I thought I was supposed to wait for an email with PKT3 before proceeding?

On 10/4/2023 at 12:35 AM, pc09 said:

For our K1, we got our appointment for medical exam in Mumbai at ReleClinic. 
 

They told that results will be ready for pickup the next day. 
 

Is it really that fast to get results? I thought it would take 4-5 days. Can others share their experience?

I will also be curious to hear if this is true!

9 hours ago, Elays said:

Guys my case got "READY" status today

I have to wait for PKT3 now, I hope it doesnt take longer than 1 month

 

This is my timeline so far

NOA1: 27 June 2022

RFES: 20 July 2023

RFER: 15 August 2023

NOA2: 30 August 2023

At NVC/Case number: 25 September 2023

In Transit: 11 October 2023

Ready: 16 October 2023

Congrats!! Ours just became ready also! Quick question- do you know if the PKT3 gets mailed or emailed?