MalloryCat

youre welcome! I know, the old instructions are everywhere, it was very confusing for us as well before the interview lol Thank you! good luck, I hope it all works out!

oh ok In the bottom right corner of that document on the first page it says it was last updated in November of 2023 The consolidation of embassies happened in May of 2024 "IV Consolidation Cases from Croatia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Cyprus, and the Netherlands Beginning May 2024, the U.S Embassies Zagreb, Croatia; Bratislava, Slovakia; Ljubljana Slovenia; Nicosia, Cyprus; and the U.S. Consulate General Amsterdam, the Netherlands will cease routine immigrant visa (IV) services. The U.S. Consulate General Frankfurt has been designated to conduct IV services for these posts in the following categories: immediate relative, family preference, employment based, fiancée/fiancé (K), follow-to-join asylees/refugees (V92/V93), and diversity visas (DV)." So you should ignore that document and go off the information from the USTravelDocs site, as that is the most current and up to date information. As far as the passport situation goes, the Frankfurt embassy does process visas very quickly (my fiances was issued 2 days after he was approved at his interview, and someone on this site from the Netherlands also had theirs issued very quickly) I believe there is an option when registering for passport return to pick up the passport at the embassy. So he may not have to wait 2 weeks for it, but spend a couple extra days in Germany. it looks like there is one approved panel physician in Cyprus Nicosia, Cyprus Dr. Lakis C. ANASTASSIADES MD, FACP, FESC, FACC Cardiovascular Diagnostic Centre Corner 22, Kennedy Ave. & 1, Thassos Street 1087 Nicosia, Cyprus Tel: (Assistant-Elena Neatu): 00357-22-760948 Email: lakisanastassiades@gmail.com Assistant's E-mail: elenaneatu74@gmail.com

they can also have their passport sent to an address in their home country. at that same link in the drop down "delivery registration for passport return" "Effective May 8th, 2024, applicants may receive their passport at a delivery address they identify in Croatia, Cyprus, the Netherlands, Slovenia, and Slovakia thereby avoiding traveling back to Germany. "

your fiance does not need to have their medical exam in Germany, they can go to an approved panel physician in their country. from your timeline its looks like Croatia is his home country? Here are 2 panel physicians approved by the Frankfurt embassy to give visa medical exams Zagreb, Croatia Prof. Dr. MIJO BERGOVEC Poliklinika Centar Kurelceva 4 10000 Zagreb Tel: +385-98-228-688/ +385-99-481-3780 Email: mijo.bergovec@usa.net Prim. Dr. VESNA GOLDONI Poliklinika Pronatal Tratinska 36/I 10000 Zagreb Tel: +385-98-182-1208 Email: goldoniv@gmail.com Source: https://www.ustraveldocs.com/de/en/immigrant-visa#frankfurt-iv-consolidation-cases scroll to the bottom, it has all the information for the embassies that were consolidated to the Frankfurt embassy but the information about getting the medical exam 2 weeks before the visa interview is correct. but it can be in his home country.

ahh fair enough, i can understand that completely. you could. just fill it out with your name and her phone number. its not a required form, so they probably aren't gonna check that the phone number comes back to you. you could definitely try, theres really not a guarantee that the bank still wont try and flag it. would it be possible for you to order checks from your bank and have them shipped to you? that would be my recommendation to try that first.

if you are already living with your fiance in the UK, it may be better for you to go the spousal visa route instead of K-1. it is a better and cheaper route overall. it is far superior to the K-1 visa as once your partner arrives in the US, they will already be a LPR and be able to work immediately. is there something preventing you from getting married right now? 1. Where do I file this packet? Is it the Lewisville USCIS Lockbox location? Can I file from abroad at all? Yes, if you are mailing it via FedEx, UPS, or DHL it goes to the lewisville address 2. Can I use my mother's phone number/address for any correspondence between us and USCIS? She currently lives in the USA and I believe this would make our ability to get in touch with USCIS and vice versa a bit easier. Would this hurt our chances of the application getting approved seeing as this is not my number/address? You can use your foreign address to receive correspondence from USCIS. and in part 2 where it says "address in the united states where the beneficiary intends to live" you could put your mothers address, if that is where you will be staying once you move back. 3. Can I pay the filing fee with a debit card? Can I fill out the G-1450 form with debit card details even though this form explicitly says credit card? If so, what form do I use. I understand a check is more simple, but I writing a check from abroad might be difficult. To confirm, the debit card I intend to use is from a US bank account. From the USCIS website "You can pay the fee with a money order, personal check, cashier’s check or pay by credit card or debit card using Form G-1450, Authorization for Credit Card Transactions." So yes, you would use the same G-1450 form. But be aware, a lot of times banks will detect these charges as fraud, if that happens USCIS may deny the application "If a credit card is declined, we will not attempt to process the credit card payment again. We may reject your application, petition, or request for lack of payment" https://www.uscis.gov/pay-with-a-credit-card

Hello all, my fiance is going to be moving here to the US on a K-1 visa this November. And we are currently starting to figure out everything he needs to bring/send. He takes a few different prescription medications and the plan was for him to bring a 3 month supply of each medication with him. So he'll have enough to last him until I can add him to my insurance and he can see a doctor here and get new prescriptions. These aren't medications that he needs in case of an emergency where he would have to have them on him, so they would just be in his checked luggage. For anyone who has had to bring a large amount of medication with them, is there anything he should have to show CBP? like a letter from his doctor or something? In case they ask? Or something like a letter to pack with his medication, in case they open his luggage to inspect it? One of his medications is something that is refrigerated, since it'll be November, what are the chances we would need to put that medication with like an ice pack in his checked bag? Or is that something he should carry with him with an ice pack? hes brought medication with him before when he was visiting, but it was only ever about 2 weeks worth so it wasn't something we really thought about. any advice is appreciated!

you shouldn't need a "certified duplicate" the embassy has the petition with the approval stamp on it. it is just recommended that you bring a copy of the I-129f that you submitted to the interview, it doesnt need to have the approval stamp on it. they might not even ask to see the copy you bring, I know they didn't ask my fiance for it at his interview.

you're better off just getting the new photo. i haven't heard of anyone using a photo older than 6 months, but I wouldn't risk it personally. the embassy will have a copy of the I-129f that has the approved stamp, you should just bring a copy of the one you submitted. you bring whatever version of the I-129f you submitted, even if that was the one from before april. they may not even ask for it. I don't believe they asked my fiance for it at his interview. but its better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it.

If you mean when can you submit the I-129f after meeting in person, you don't have to wait. You can technically submit it after only meeting in person once, but could result in an RFE for more proof of relationship. If you submit the I-129f say in December 2024, you would have to prove you met in person at least once some time between December 2022 and December 2024. But ideally you want to have proof of multiple meetings, not just one.

You should have received a list from the embassy with instructions on what to bring But typically it is: Police certificate(s) + 1 copy Birth certificate + 1 copy I-134 + the evidence DS-160 confirmation Passport Additional Passport photo Evidence of relationship

as the person above said, divorce in the Philippines is not possible. even if you did file for divorce in the United States, I truly think USCIS would notice that you are filing an I-129f for the same person you just divorced and just outright deny the petition. Trying to circumvent the immigration process in any capacity (even if both ways you are trying are legal ways) could be seen as highly suspect or even fraud. i understand your frustration with how long the process is. But trying to start the process over? with even more complicated circumstances? is going to cost you even more time, money, and energy than just continuing to wait for the CR1.

the US will run background checks for that From the state.gov website https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-5-collect-financial-evidence-and-other-supporting-documents/step-7-collect-civil-documents.html If you are 16 years of age or older, you must obtain a photocopy of a police certificate from all countries you have lived in using below criteria: If you ... AND you... THEN submit a police certificate from... Are 16 years old or older Lived in your country of nationality for more than 6 months at any time in your life Your country of nationality Are 16 years old or older Have lived in your country of current residence (if different from nationality) for more than 6 months Your country of current residence Have ever lived in another country for 12 months or more Were 16 years or older at the time you lived there The country where you used to live. Were arrested for any reason, regardless of how long you lived in that city or country, and no matter what age you were The city and/or country where you were arrested. Note: Present and former residents of the United States do NOT need to submit any U.S. police certificates. Important: Police certificates expire after two years, unless the certificate was issued from your country of previous residence and you have not returned there since the police certificate was issued.

i feel like USCIS would see this as borderline fraud. no part of the immigration process is quick. everyones process is different, you would be putting yourself in a bad position if you attempted this.

here is a guide for how to put together the I-129f packet if you cant get your fiances letter of intent before you leave, they can sign, scan, and email it to you (if they are able). Both mine and my fiances letter of intent were not "wet" signatures, just copies, and it wasn't an issue.

I personally think you should wait and see if you get an RFE since your case hasn't been processed by USCIS or anything yet, theres no case number to connect it to so even if you did send it out it could just get lost and not get connected with your petition and youd end up with an RFE anyway. sending out a whole new thing may just cause more confusion for USCIS. honestly its going to be a long process no matter what

receiving a NOA1 for AOS has slowed down significantly. people are waiting 8-10 weeks to get their NOA1 unfortunately youre stuck waiting

it sounds like you just need to redo page 2 and sign and date the bottom of it. and send it to whatever address they tell you to that should be on the notice you shouldn't need a lawyer to do that.

not 100% sure. it could be because you schedule your own K-1 Visa interview. Where as a lot of other visa's the interview is scheduled for you. it could also be because K-1 visas don't have a limit to how many can be given like other types of visas.

my fiance had his interview 5 days after our NOA2 validity date passed. the officer didn't even bring it up and my fiance was approved on the spot. my only suggestion would be to have your fiance bring an updated letter of intent to marry from you (more recent date basically) with her to the interview. someone on here who is going through the frankfurt consulate is in a similar situation and that was what they were told to have. different embassy but should still be similar.

the DS-160 is valid for 1 year. he can submit it at any point. most will submit it before they attend their medical cause they need it to be able to schedule their interview. and he should need proof of a scheduled interview in order to have the medical exam.

most embassies will have you schedule the interview yourself. it is entirely dependent on the embassy. same goes for the DS-160. some embassies want you to wait until you have received notice from them, usually called packet 3. This packet explains all of the next steps of the process. but technically the DS-160 can be submitted at any point, as the submitted DS-160 is valid for 1 year. which embassy are you going through? you should fill out your timeline https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/intro.php?cfl=

our NOA2 expired on July 4th but my fiances interview was on July 9th. The topic of it being expired didn't even come up and he was approved on the spot. Most embassies will automatically extend a petition if it is still being pursued. if you scheduled the interview before the NOA2 expired, but it is scheduled for after it is expired, you should be fine. But you can always submit an inquiry to the embassy to confirm with them that your petition will be extended

thats really odd. there are several sites that the officer may request the I-134. so i guess it is just officer discretion? you could submit an inquiry to them to check if they were supposed to collect it. but if they realize they did need it they may contact you to let you know that you need to send it to them

they asked for the I-134 when my fiance had his interview in july at frankfurt they also wanted the W2 from my current job and the 3 years of tax return transcripts they will ask for the I-134, you will have to bring it and the evidence.