alliejourney

Typically, it will be automatically extended and at your interview you will just need to provide an updated letter of intent to marry, like what you provided in your I-129F. It can be the exact same letter, just dated closer to your interview and with a new signature. But this could be dependent upon the embassy, I am not familiar with Pakistan. Has your fiance not received anything from their embassy? It took me several months to receive my NOA2 (and I had to submit 2 requests for documentation before it finally arrived to me) but we were able to move forward anyway because my fiance had received his packet from the London embassy. Again, though, I'm not sure how the Pakistan embassy operates - hopefully someone else can jump in.

As far as I know, the key phrase that needs to be in a mental health related letter is that you are not a harm to yourself or others, which is in there, so I think that looks good and I'd definitely take it. My fiance had to obtain a similar letter. I can't speak to the PCOS diagnosis but it sounds to me like you've very thoroughly prepared and have your bases covered. Good luck at your appointment! My fiance's is next Friday!

They will release interview appointments gradually! My fiance just scheduled his interview in London yesterday after we had been stalking the site for a month or so waiting for the May date that we wanted. It's most likely you're only seeing April dates because the May ones that had been released have been taken. Just keep on top of checking back on the site consistently - we checked every day, even though we knew it seems like they only release them about a month out.

Thanks so much for this, that's helpful! So since he's a K1 he isn't technically authorized to work. I already saw that I should print out the webpage memo that states he is still eligible for an SSN, so I'm hoping that we get a good agent who will accept that for the work authorization piece. I know this also means he'll have a social security card with a restriction, which is fine. We'll apply for the EAD and AOS as soon as we're married. Then if I'm reading this correctly, we'll also just need his I-94, show the visa stamp in his passport, and then they'll accept his foreign birth certificate and foreign passport for identification and proof of age - anyone, please feel free to correct me or let me know anything we may need in addition!

Hello! Just trying to plan ahead - my fiance should be arriving here on a K1 visa in June and we'd like to get on the process of getting his SSN as soon as he arrives, before our marriage. In looking at the instructions/accepted documents, it is my understanding that you need two separate documents to prove age and evidence of identity. However, everything under the "evidence of identity" section specifies that it must be a US license, US state ID card, or US passport, obviously none of which my fiance will be able to get. Under evidence of age, it also specifies a US birth certificate. So my question is, what documents can we bring that would be acceptable? Will his foreign passport and foreign birth certificate in addition to his visa and I-94 suffice, or is there something else we will need? I searched but haven't found a consistent answer. Thanks for the help.

Hello! Just posting for clarification. The instructions we received from the London embassy state clearly to attend the medical exam, and then schedule the interview. However, I have seen other members suggest to schedule the visa interview first, and then schedule the medical exam for ~2 weeks prior to that. I'm assuming the reasoning for this is that interview slots are more limited than medical exam slots. Since I've also read that visas are valid from the time of the medical exam rather than the interview, I'm nervous about him attending his medical and not being able to get a visa interview scheduled for another couple of months. Does anyone have any experience they could share with this?