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How is interview scheduled? When to file Ds-160? (Merged threads)
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thats right. why they choose to use the word "refused" will never make sense to me lol but refused basically just means that your case needs additional administrative processing, which would be them waiting to receive the documents your fiance sent. any further instructions should/would be sent directly to the intending immigrant, your fiance. -
using the case number provided by the NVC or the embassy, it should be listed on the letter your fiance received from the embassy, it would read as GUZ or GZO followed by a string of numbers. You can use that to track it. it should say "Ready" on the tracker. Just meaning the embassy has received it. If you do check, make sure you switch the drop down to immigrant visa. https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx?App=NIV since every embassy is different, their processes aren't always the same. More than likely if the embassy requested documents be sent to them, they will either email or send your fiance another letter telling him how to schedule his interview as well as his medical exam. so he probably cant make any appointments until then
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K1 two year meeting requirement waiver?
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yea i only did a quick google search and went based off of Googles AI overview response, which obviously isn't always right 😂
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typically they extend petitions during the actual interview, but most embassies are pretty ok with extending them since it is a very short timeline. calling embassies can kind of be hit or miss, a lot of them don't answer their phones it looks like the Guangzhou embassy utilizes the visa navigator to help people who have questions. it is just a microsoft form that you click through, you don't submit anything through it but it will tell you who to contact U.S. Consulate Guangzhou Immigrant Visa Unit Navigator https://china.usembassy-china.org.cn/visas-immigrant-visas-contact-us/
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ahh ok, you're wording in the first post was a little confusing lol what embassy is he going through? every embassy is different as far as timelines go, for example my fiance was able to schedule his interview at the Germany embassy very quickly. the information he received from the embassy should have told him how to schedule the interview, how and when to schedule the medical, and what documents he needed to bring to his interview. he should contact the embassy if he does not have these instructions anymore
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no, submitting the DS-160 does not count towards extending the petition only an officer at the embassy can do that
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the approval from USCIS is valid for 4 months. an officer at the embassy can extend a I-129f petition 4 months at a time for up to one year. but it is expected that you will schedule the interview and everything else within or close to that time frame. the beneficiary (the foreign fiance) would have gotten notice from the NVC stating that they received the petition and were forwarding it to the embassy that was listed on the I-129f the foreign fiance would have then received notice from the embassy a few weeks later regarding next steps for scheduling the interview. are you the foreign fiance? you say you submitted your ds-160 but you also submitted the I-129f? the US citizen is the one that files the I-129f and the foreign fiance is the one that submits the DS-160. at this point you need to contact the NVC to see if they have forwarded your petition to the embassy you can do that here https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/ask-nvc.html or you need to contact the embassy to see if they have your petition and what steps you need to take next to continue pursuing it.
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How long/detailed was your relationship timeline?
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oh absolutely, i get it. I told my fiance to bring stuff that he ending up not needing, just in case lol "better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it"
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yes the in person meeting is a requirement for the spousal visa. USCIS needs to see the marriage has been "consummated", literally just meaning being together in person either during the wedding ceremony or by visiting after getting married. from my understanding a waiver for the spousal visa is even more rare and hard to obtain. and you're reasoning still would be unlikely to be approved
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i believe the summary of our relationship we submitted with our I-129f was about 2 pages? the way I did it was a paragraph about how we met, a paragraph for each visit detailing what we did during each visit, and then a final paragraph basically saying the same thing as the letter of intent, that we are both wanting to get married. but that was only submitted with the original I-129f, they didn't ask for it during the interview at all, as they would have had a copy of it already. it varies with embassies obviously but for proof of relationship I think they ask for pictures more often than not and then ask questions about the pictures. But during my fiances interview they didn't ask to see any pictures.
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from my understanding getting the extreme hardship waiver for the I-129f is extremely difficult, almost impossible unless you meet very specific requirements. almost always related to physical health (disability that prevents travel, extreme phobias of flying, tight spaces, home bound, etc.) I believe the chances of you getting a waiver for this reason are extremely unlikely . Cause you technically could hire someone to watch your kids while you travel, or have other family watch them, or you have the ability to take them with you. I understand this would be hard on you and your kids to travel for that long, but it is not impossible. Key word being impossible. your other option would be to go the spousal visa route. this does still require an in person meeting, but only after getting married, which can be done online through Utah Online Marriage. the spousal visa has far more advantages than the K-1 visa. the foreign spouse will be a LPR upon arrival to the US and can work immediately. which isn't the case with the K-1 visa where they have apply for adjustment of status and work authorization. which is more costly and can take 6-12 months to receive.
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i believe they cash the check before processing anything you will more than likely get the NOA1 soon the wait is agonizing but don't worry, you'll get it soon 😄
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RFE - Timeline
MalloryCat replied to Morgan Tooke's topic in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports
an RFE can be triggered by forgetting ANY required document that are many different ways an RFE can be triggered, it would be impossible to list them all -
K-1 visas technically don't have a priority date. i believe we used the NOA2 approval date case ID should be the NVC case number
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Translation questions
MalloryCat replied to tomgndallas1's topic in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures
https://www.uscis.gov/tools/designated-civil-surgeons/vaccination-requirements here are the vaccine requirements she will need to have had at least one of each age appropriate series