NEED SOME GUIDANCE!!

[JDGam 6]

So, we would love some guidance on this issue. So I work as a nanny, and my boss will be having her third child in Feb. She says that she supposedly needs me for January. I don't know if we should forestall sending in the last documents for packet 4 or to send them now. How long does it take to get an interview in Guatemala embassy? If we send the last docs now, will they give the interview date for late Feb or early March? Let me know what you guys think and thanks! Praying for everyone going thru this!!

[dwheels76 5,468]

So, we would love some guidance on this issue. So I work as a nanny, and my boss will be having her third child in Feb. She says that she supposedly needs me for January. I don't know if we should forestall sending in the last documents for packet 4 or to send them now. How long does it take to get an interview in Guatemala embassy? If we send the last docs now, will they give the interview date for late Feb or early March? Let me know what you guys think and thanks! Praying for everyone going thru this!!

Packet 4? Packet 4 is the P4 interview letter so confused where you are in the process. Can you answer that and we can better help answer your question?

Are you still at NVC?If you are once they receive whatever it is you are sending (I assume either the IV package or the Affidavit of Support package). It's 30 days to review. Once both packages are reviewed and accepted than you will have case complete and be in the interview queue.

Interview for Guatemala can take some time a few months. But you never know lately at least a 2 month or more wait.

[NikLR 13,227]

[JDGam 6]

So, Im a newbie and Im still learning the terms! It is package IV. I just put a 4 instead of the roman numerals. I have to send in the documents they requested from our second checklist, which are the Guatemalan police certificates (which we were unable to get since the Guatemalan government changed the laws over there. Now you have to physically be present in order to obtain any government issued document. There is a new government ID as well that you have to obtain in person. And my husband is here in the US. The police officers also tried to GET MONEY OFF of us and lied to our lawyer at the police station (so BEWARE those doing this process for Guatemala). We called NVC and explained the situation. They said to NOT accept any document from them since it could be a false document, our lawyer over there said the same thing, and to just write a letter explaining the situation. Once he gets to Guatemala he can get the docs personally and bring them to the interview) and a updated birth certificate, we had sent in his original, the one given to his mother when he was born, birth certificate. We got the new birth certificate tho. So it arrived from Guatemala and my husband is just desperate to get the process done and over with.

[JDGam 6]

O and one more thing, his brother gets married March 15. It would be great if everything overlapped!! But I know we are asking for too much. But maybe with Jehova God's guidance we'll be there for then! I miss his family very much (I visited in Feb 2011) and his sister is my best friend. And he hasn't seen his family in almost 13 years!

[NikLR 13,227]

So, Im a newbie and Im still learning the terms! It is package IV. I just put a 4 instead of the roman numerals. I have to send in the documents they requested from our second checklist, which are the Guatemalan police certificates (which we were unable to get since the Guatemalan government changed the laws over there. Now you have to physically be present in order to obtain any government issued document. There is a new government ID as well that you have to obtain in person. And my husband is here in the US. The police officers also tried to GET MONEY OFF of us and lied to our lawyer at the police station (so BEWARE those doing this process for Guatemala). We called NVC and explained the situation. They said to NOT accept any document from them since it could be a false document, our lawyer over there said the same thing, and to just write a letter explaining the situation. Once he gets to Guatemala he can get the docs personally and bring them to the interview) and a updated birth certificate, we had sent in his original, the one given to his mother when he was born, birth certificate. We got the new birth certificate tho. So it arrived from Guatemala and my husband is just desperate to get the process done and over with.

You have the terminology wrong. Package 4 is the interview letter sent to you from the NVC. You are thinking of the IV package which is the Immigrant Visa package. It's not roman numerals but rather an acronym. It's okay, it's an easy mistake to make.

Check with dwheels and her Case Complete / Interview thread about how long it takes for an interview after a case complete. I agree with the NVC about sending them a letter and asking for the case complete so they can just go ahead and book the interview, and then your husband will bring the documents needed to the interview. Your husband will not likely get an interview in Jan but more likely Feb or March if you get a case complete in Dec. So you likely don't need to worry about your boss not wanting you to take time off in Jan.

O and one more thing, his brother gets married March 15. It would be great if everything overlapped!! But I know we are asking for too much. But maybe with Jehova God's guidance we'll be there for then! I miss his family very much (I visited in Feb 2011) and his sister is my best friend. And he hasn't seen his family in almost 13 years!

It should probably work out IMHO. You can always contact the embassy after the case arrives and request a date in March if that is later/earlier than your booked date.

[JDGam 6]

Thanks for the correction!

You have the terminology wrong. Package 4 is the interview letter sent to you from the NVC. You are thinking of the IV package which is the Immigrant Visa package. It's not roman numerals but rather an acronym. It's okay, it's an easy mistake to make.

Check with dwheels and her Case Complete / Interview thread about how long it takes for an interview after a case complete. I agree with the NVC about sending them a letter and asking for the case complete so they can just go ahead and book the interview, and then your husband will bring the documents needed to the interview. Your husband will not likely get an interview in Jan but more likely Feb or March if you get a case complete in Dec. So you likely don't need to worry about your boss not wanting you to take time off in Jan.

It should probably work out IMHO. You can always contact the embassy after the case arrives and request a date in March if that is later/earlier than your booked date.