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I need feedback of any K-1 applicants who are NOT South African Nationals. There is K-1 interview scheduled to be next month for an applicant residing in another African country due to his employment. He is NOT from South Africa. We are having trouble 1. finding information about bringing a Spanish interpreter for the interview 2. A document review appointment needed 2 weeks prior to the interview. The issue is the applicant may not be able to attend that document review appointment and we fear his interview may get cancelled. I have emailed both JohannesburgIV@state.gov and SouthAfrica.Visas@gdit-gss.com. Still waiting on responses, but time is ticking. Also calling the consulate only resulted in pointing us back to their website... Any insight will be immensely appreciated.

Hi!

Two questions about the I864A:

1) If my household sponsor, my mother, doesn't know her retirement date, should we just leave out filling in the date? Or should she give an approximate date?

2) If my mother's surname on my birth certificate is now different, will I have to ask my mother for her marriage certificate with my step dad?
For example...her name on my birth certificate says Jennifer Smith, but now she's Jennifer Smith Jones. Or, will this detail not matter to USCIS?

Hi, I just gor my greencard last monday and now want to visit my home country as soon as possible. I just suffered a loss of a family member and I am planning to go over there for around 6 weeks. After that I am hoping to start a job here in the U.S. (already applying atm).

Traveling abroad should not be an issue, right? For returning back to the U.S. I was gonna bring my marriage cert, my greencard and the approval letter and maybe a few more USCIS docs I received throughout the last months.

The only thing that worries me a bit is that my passport still is in my "old name" while my greencard has my new name (we hyphenated our last names). However, that should be covered by having the marriage cert. as proof of legal name change, is that correct?

I was going to book my flight tickets in the name that my passport shows (= old name).

Some confirmation or anything else I may need to worry about would be very much appreciated here. thank you!

Hey hey!

I wanted to know if this info is still up to date.

• When my K1 case is approved and I receive the NOA2, I need to wait until it shows ''Case Ready''. After that I can complete the DS-160 and pay the $265 fee, right?

I just know the DS-160 will expire 30 days if not finished, but if I finish it then it's okay, right? Or USCIS delays might affect the situation?

• Also, question for those who have completed their DS-160, did the webpage after finishing it asked you to pay the fee and then after paying you were able to choose the interview date? Or did you need to visit completely different page to pay the fee and book the interview?

• Ahhh, and another question - for the DS-160 - should I be picking that K1 is a non-immigrant visa or immigrant visa? Because I remember someone saying that there is a little detail when filling the DS-160. It was the same when You're at the U.S. embassy that you need to pick immigrant visa or the opposite.. I don't remember..

I checked this but it doesn't mention DS-160 and it says that the Embassy issues Beneficiary with Interview date, but what I understand from everyone that when they have paid for DS-160 they immediately can book their interview date by themselves.

I am currently in the U.S. and my non-immigrant visa has already expired. My husband (a U.S. citizen) and I have filed for Adjustment of Status (AOS) to apply for my green card. We sent the documents and the fee has already been charged from my husband s card, which means USCIS has received my application.

However, I haven t received my NOA (Notice of Action, Form I-797C) in the mail yet, so I don t have an official paper to prove my pending status.

I plan to take a domestic flight soon, but I am a bit worried about traveling without my NOA. Do you have any experience with this? Did TSA or airport officers ever ask you for immigration documents while flying domestically?

Any advice or shared experiences would be really helpful. Thank you!