Sched for Interview in Manila?(I-130, k3)

[Jeff and Boo 0]

Hello all vj member...! My husband filed for k3 visa. Luckily we got our I-130 approved early and still waiting for the I-129f decision (hopefully soon) and just last week i received a letter from NVC containing my name, my petitioner , my case number etc.... and " Choice of Agent Form" which i sent back to them right away..Im curious and i want to know if how long usually it takes to have your schedule for medical and interview in Manila?

Thanks,

Boo Wilson

[Rob and Melinda 0]

From the time that your I-129F is approved till the embassy receives it is about 1 month, give or take a week. The real wait is once the petition gets to the embassy in Manila. The current wait time for an interview is about 4-5 months.

Rob and Melinda

[sunandmoon 450]

doesn't sound like your case has been completed yet. from State Dept website:

What Does the National Visa Center Do?

After a Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) office in the United States approves the petition, it sends the petition to the National Visa Center (NVC). NVC does the following:

Assigns a case number

Sends Form DS-3032 Choice of Address and Agent (../visa/frvi_forms.html ) to the applicant (your spouse). The applicant selects an agent. The agent can be anyone, including the applicant. The NVC will mail all future letters (except for the Affidavit of Support, Form I-864) about processing the immigrant visa case to the agent. Make sure the postal address is correct and is kept up-to-date.

Sends the bill for the Form I-864 Affidavit of Support processing to the petitioner

Sends the Form I-864, Affidavit of Support to the petitioner after the petitioner pays the I-864 processing fee

Sends the bill for immigrant visa (IV) processing fee to the agent after the applicant sends form DS-3032 Choice of Address and Agent, to the NVC

Sends an instruction package to the agent after the agent pays the immigrant visa application processing fee, form DS-230

Reviews information for technical correctness and completeness.

Sends the petition to the embassy or consulate where the applicant will apply for a visa when the case file is complete

Note: It is important to follow instructions from the NVC carefully. Send the NVC only those things that it asks for.

How Do I Pay the Fees for the National Visa Center (NVC) Services?

The NVC sends bills for certain fees at the appropriate time in the immigrant visa process. It sends bills for these services to the following people:

Bill for processing the I-864, Affidavit of Support to the petitioner

Bill for immigrant visa processing to the agent

The NVC sends a correctly addressed, return envelope with the bills.

Remember these important things:

It is important that you use the return envelope provided to you, when paying the fees

Don't forget to put the correct postage on the envelope

Don't pay the bill until the NVC tells you to do so

Don't send payments to the NVC at Portsmouth, New Hampshire

For further information see National Visa Center.

whichever petition arrives at the Embassy first, go with that one. takes about 120 days from date petition arrives at Embassy till the interview date.

[alohaspirit 0]

Hello all vj member...! My husband filed for k3 visa. Luckily we got our I-130 approved early and still waiting for the I-129f decision (hopefully soon) and just last week i received a letter from NVC containing my name, my petitioner , my case number etc.... and " Choice of Agent Form" which i sent back to them right away..Im curious and i want to know if how long usually it takes to have your schedule for medical and interview in Manila?

Thanks,

Boo Wilson

At this point, for I-130/CR/IR, about 4-6 months depend on how your husband handles the NVC paperwork quick enough. For K-3 at this point, about 4-9 months.