Rosaly

Hi, Have you read the entire thread? If you are in the K1 process, you will not receive the NVC welcome letter, but an email instead notifying you of the case being send to te consulate I did not get this one personally, but my US fiancé got it in his inbox. I do not know if the next is consulate specific, but: I received the email to schedule my appointment 2 days after paying the fee AND emailed them the confirmation page of the DS-160. (Frankfurt, Germany) Check your spamfolder too, thats where mine ended up when i got it. You might want to look into what the consulate specific instructions are. This is also found in Packet 3, the information the consulate will send to the beneficiaries home address.

I also just received the mail to go ahead and schedule my interview! I'll stop stressing now 😂 Thank you so much for your help!

I'm in doubt. The instructions in the checklist say to submit DS-160, pay the visa fee and email the confirmation page. Do they mean the confirmation page of the DS-160 or the payment of the visa fee? or both?

I JUST RECEIVED PACKET 3 BY EMAIL!! I feel so relieved i could cry! 😂

Allright. I need to step away from this for today, or until i finally get in touch with consulate🫣 I retraced my steps of what I did yesterday when I paid the fee, and now a screen popped up.... I missed this Yesterday or I forgot about it this morning. Either way, I will wait for the response from the consulate.😮‍💨

It's back, must have been successful then.🤣🤣 I'm sure I'm too impatient or too exited or both 🙈 I'm on pins and needles here and I'm driving myself nuts, clearly 😂

.... Now this is gone again... I understand nothin anymore. It did show the fee. and now that box is empty. I hope nothing went wrong with payment

I have another question... I've paid the Fee and send the consulate the confirmation page of my DS160 by email. That is all I was supposed to do after receiving packet 3, correct? 🤔 On the website where the payment methods were explained it said I would be able to schedule an appointment directly after paying the fee when I used the Online Payment by Debit Card. But...Where? How? It never directed me to a page where to do this. Now when I login at USTravelDocs, it does indeeed show the $265 fee i paid which was at 0 before, if i remember correctly. I also had the payment acceptance - receipt + receiptnumber. I took a screenshot of this on my phone and I downloaded the PDF so I can print it when im at work. Is this the part where I wait for the P4 email and will I be able to schedule the appointment after? 🙈 I did get an automated Email so they have received it. So far they also never even replied to inquiries, so i lost my trust there...🤨 I've been reading so much information yet i feel completely clueless. I think I confused myself.🥴 I just need the "Sit down and listen: Do this, and do it in this order!" version.😂

Oh my, you typed all of that out? 😱 I copy pasted it, and will use it as a layout for listing my addresses. I'm also happy that has to be brought to interview, instead of having to send it somewhere 😂 Thank you so so much for your help again!😊 time to calm my nerves so i will be able to sleep tonight 😂

Okay, Fee paid and DS-160 mailed! Let's see how it goes from here 😅

Thank you again! This form to fill out addresses since age 16, is this personalized? Like does it have personal info on it already so that it cannot be found online?

I have indeed looked in the consulate info on this website, but the included links to websites aren't working. Apparently a form is Included to list your addresses since age 16? Also a form is included to request your appointment? Can I download this somewhere? Of all mail of course packet 3 had to get lost 🙄 I don't know if I should feel sad or angry or both, but I do know it don't help me, that's why I come here🤭

My mail sadly still has not arrived and the consulate has not (yet) responded to my questions. I went ahead and signed and submitted the DS-160. I have looked online for the list of required documents to take with me to the interview, but I have found 2 different ones, both from the consulate in Frankfurt, but different dates on which they were issued (2021 and 2022) they both give different information! 🥴 Assuming the one from 2021 is no longer used when the one from 2022 was made, I'd say stick to that info, however 😅😅 what if they since then made a new one?? Does anyone know what the consulate specific instructions are for Frankfurt these days? Does anyone here know if I do need to email this confirmation page to the consulate? If so, what do I put in the subject line? In the 2022 letter it says I22 - and then the FRN casenumber. Is it now I24 because it's the year 2024?😅😅 At this point I stopped hoping my packet 3 will just arrive late, I have accepted I will not get it at all. 😕 this is not a full stop to the process... just more hoops to jump to get where I wanna be. Please, anyone. Help.

Alright, so that means that form, letter, whatever it was that needs to be taken to interview is packet 4, which I already learned is going to be an E-mail. 🤔 Here's hoping my mail gets delivered tomorrow or Tuesday. The list of what needs to be collected I already found. I'm nervous and sad 🤣 I wanted that letter!! Thanks again for your information

Does packet 3 also contain the letter that needs to be brought to the interview? I found a letter with the checklist online, bit it's from 2022. So im not sure how accurate this still is.

I tried to keep my mail as short as possible, assuming they rather don't read essays 😅 For now I need to let this go. Nothing to be done at this time of night 🙈 Thank you for your help. I really hope this works.

Thank you, I did contact the mail service here in the netherlands, and they just said wait a week. The thing is the letter popped up a few days ago as well, and then it didn't reach me either. I think contacting the consulate is my best option. I did find an email address, but I have no idea if it's the correct one (frankfurtvisainquiries@state.gov) is this the correct mail for an issue like this? It's the mail I found in a letter online, where it states to mail the confirmation page to them. Do you think I could just go ahead and do the DS-160, mail them the confirmation page and in same mail request for the packet 3 info? I was so happy when I learned the letter was on its way and now I'm just nervous 😅😅 the whole process is confusing and stressful as is🙈

Hi everyone, On the app I have on my phone, I was notified I'd get mail today with a picture of what I would receive. And one of the envelopes was the letter from the frankfurt consulate. Unfortunately, they had a wonky way of putting my address on it, and it was never put in my mailbox today. Even worse... the app doesn't even show the envelope anymore! 😨 Can someone please put my mind at ease and tell me what to do if that letter never reaches me? I fear the address confused them and they just didn't deliver it.

I got confused, When i look up the case status on CEAC i have to select immigrant visa. 🤔 Do i need to look at it like this: the petition is non immigrant and the K visa itself is immigrant?

Where did you find it will be good for 12 months? 😶 i must have overlooked something, i feel. Thank you! it is good to know.

My attorney told me that Yes, you are allowed to visit at any time in the entire process as long as you have the ESTA, but he advised against it. He explaind this is because there's a whole history of people getting into the states and then staying while they actually aren't allowed to do so yet. He gave a whole bunch of details for people to be denied, such as them having no jobs in home country, or no house/permanent place to live, having overstayed the 90 days in the past, secretly had jobs in the states while not having a work visa or permit, not having any family or close family bonds in home country or any reason they couldn't proof for that matter, that they would be returning to their homecountry after their intended trip. He also told me, this is country specific in most cases and that it also depends a great deal on the judgement of the officer at customs. Evidently so, People from trusted countries have been denied entry far less than people from countries with, what he said, had a high risk rate of abuse of any kind of visa issued. This happens so much that officers have become more suspicious when you want to enter the US while they can clearly see you applied for a permanent visa, or at least one that gets you in the process of staying permanently. I myself am from the netherlands. As far as i know thats a trusted country. After consulting my attorney, i also checked any information on US Goverment website and travel websites. Which all say to expect more scrutiny and be ready to provide proof of returning to home country, with examples of said proof. I have never overstayed my welcome, never worked in the states, never used my ESTA for anything other than normal vacation trips to my fiancé, always spoke the truth while talking with the officers, and could proof i work and have a house here in the netherlands. I made 1 trip after filing the Petition in september last year, which went smoothly, Although while standing in line at customs i nearly had a nervous breakdown. I indeed collected evidence of everything i could think of in case they would take me to secundary. this never happened, Officer was friendly welcomed me to the states and wished me a pleasant stay without even opening my passport...🥴 So fair to say all my worries were for nothing. Even in the phase of the process i am in now: Consulate ready to plan my interview, gathering missing documents, DS160 etc.. i think i would be low risk because my situation has not changed, but i still wont do it. Especially with the possibility of finally being together being so close. Now, The reason i advised OP against it was based on this coversation with my attorney and my personal decision on the matter, in this very phase of the process. A decision i made with all of the above in mind. I have tried to expain shortly, but given all the messages with disagreements... maybe worded wrong? Needed more info?🤔 OP still will make this decision for themselves regardless of my personal decision. It not relevant, even. i merely wanted to help. To be fair, the little extra info i could have included: the bond and contact with my family is strained because i plan to move to the states to live with my fiancé... They dont agree with the relationship either and told me to choose, my fiancé or them. An unfair ultimatum if you ask me, and i feel that could be a big deal to any officer at customs, trusted country or not. (sidenote: this is also my one and only worry for the upcoming interview... how am i going to explain this and is it considered a red flag? Different topic, i dont need an answer on this in OPs topic.) When i wrote my comment on OPs Question, i didn't think i had to include things from my personal life or refer to my attorney and his advise, let alone the essay it now has become 😂

...because i am not going through the process right now, with an attorney who is specialized in these cases. Okay.

No, i think you're not reading my comment correctly, or misunderstood my meaning. My comment CLEARLY says that "i have NOT found many stories from people who got denied entry".... The part you may refer to as 'dramatic', is the advise i got from my attorney and just passed on to someone who may include the thought in making their decision, which is theirs alone to make. As also stated in the end of my comment. How about we don't belittle other people or their comments on this forum? We are all here to help each other.

My fiancé and i havent seen each other since November I understand the feeling. I stand by my opinion, i wouldn't risk it. Hang in there! You'll soon be together

Hi, Yes this is allowed Just be prepared for extra and serious scrutiny at the border. There will be a good chance you will be taken to one of those backrooms to be questioned. If you already know your interview date at the time you want to enter the states, Have a copy of your interview confirmation with you. When asked, inform them that after your trip you will return to home country to conclude the K visa Process. Answer all questions truthfully and stay polite, no matter how they treat you. Though this is all possible, and i have not found many stories where someone got denied entry and it mostly goes well, i would advise against it. Most likely there wont be much time between the DS160 and the interview, so if you just wait a little longer, you could be with your fiancé permanently afterwards. Personally, i canceled the trip i had planned in June and i will just wait for the visa to be in my possesion. I will also wait a couple months before i actually move, but i decided it is not worth the risk of getting put on a plane back to home country 😬 Anyway, The choice is yours