January 2014 Filers

[Sungtory 4]

My fiance paid MRV fee at bpi on Fri afternoon around 3pm , so do we need to wait a couple days beforehe receipt number is activated, when she's trying to schedule interview it's telling her the receipt number is not found

Hope you were able to schedule an interview.

For others, please be advised that it's not in your best interest to prematurely pay the fee before receiving confirmation of receipt (packet 3) from the co/embassy.

Note that the fee is non-refundable and frankly speaking, I wouldn't want to rely on admin side to track your packet...in case the advance payment has caused a 'mishap.'

We were too eager to set a date for our interview upon obtaining a case # that we tried to pay ahead (as some bloggers have encouraged) but was advised highly against it by embassy staff.

She has her interview later this month...#ontothenext1

[longtruelove 11]

Anyone else fill out the DS-160? I expected questions about previous work history/residency/education but they just asked for current job and address. I have a mistake on my G-325a and I was looking forward to correcting it on this form :/

i helped my fiance fill out the d160 there was a section on education and work history you would click on +add another and it would give you places to fill out. we only went back as 5 yrs i believe we didn't include his work prior to that. I didn't think it was required.

[woohoo25 28]

Hi everyone!

I've been reading everything on this thread but only just now created an account to share the good news: our I129F was approved in 69 days, and this is with a RFE in the meantime. We were expecting around 4-5 months, this is great!

Congratulations

[Sungtory 4]

If your beneficiary has gone through medical...

Is 'Hep A' (1 shot of its series) required prior to EOD?

Her doc recommended to start the series in the states since the second shot must be taken 6mo later.

Would suck if this doc's recommendation screws up her interview.

If your beneficiary has gone through medical...

Is 'Hep A' (1 shot of its series) required prior to EOD?

Her doc recommended to start the series in the states since the second shot must be taken 6mo later.

Would suck if this doc's recommendation screws up her interview.

[noway123456 1]

Hi everyone,

So this morning I spent about 40 minutes on hold with the NVC, and when someone finally answered she only spoke to me for about a minute. She told me that I had to go to usembassy.gov and to my country to get an appointment.

I found Kabul and on that website I did the following:

• Under Visas I clicked on Non-Immigrant Visas (I am filing for a K1 and filled out a DS 160)
  
• Clicked on this link : http://kabul.usembas...for_a_visa.html.
  
• Then clicked on a link that sent me to: evisaforms.state.gov
  
• I clicked "Schedule an Appointment"
  
• Then I filled out questions such as:
  
  • ​Surname
    
  • Given name
    
  • Passport Number
    
  • Barcode Number (OF DS 160 Confirmation page)
    
  • Email
    
  • Telephone
    
  
  
• ​Next I was able to choose a date and time.
  
• Printed out the Confirmation page
  

It was so easy! But that is exactly my concern! I feel as if it was too easy. Has anyone else gone through this method? Is the appointment date for the interview actually valid?

Many thanks!

P.S. I'm not just asking about Kabul, I would like to know everyone's story.

[evapaula 230]

I haven't scheduled an interview for my k1 visa yet, but I do have my second visitor visa and I scheduled both appointments the exact same way, for the embassy in Bucharest. It is pretty easy, which is nice :-)

[longtruelove 11]

I think every embassy is different how they want you to schedule the appt.

[sharky-rex 76]

Yeah, I think you got bad advice. K1s are often processed as immigrant visas. From here http://kabul.usembassy.gov/immigrant-visas.html

It is important to note that almost all visa processing prior to the interview is conducted by the National Visa Center in the United States. With K (fiancé/e) visa appointments, the Consular Section at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul will contact applicants with required documentation and an appointment date.

For me that's exactly what happened, they sent me an email and we worked out an interview date. If I were you I'd try to contact the embassy, or at least check in the regional forum.

Hi everyone,

So this morning I spent about 40 minutes on hold with the NVC, and when someone finally answered she only spoke to me for about a minute. She told me that I had to go to usembassy.gov and to my country to get an appointment.

I found Kabul and on that website I did the following:

• Under Visas I clicked on Non-Immigrant Visas (I am filing for a K1 and filled out a DS 160)
• Clicked on this link : http://kabul.usembas...for_a_visa.html.
• Then clicked on a link that sent me to: evisaforms.state.gov
• I clicked "Schedule an Appointment"
• Then I filled out questions such as:
  • ​Surname
  • Given name
  • Passport Number
  • Barcode Number (OF DS 160 Confirmation page)
  • Email
  • Telephone
• ​Next I was able to choose a date and time.
• Printed out the Confirmation page

It was so easy! But that is exactly my concern! I feel as if it was too easy. Has anyone else gone through this method? Is the appointment date for the interview actually valid?

Many thanks!

P.S. I'm not just asking about Kabul, I would like to know everyone's story.

[sharky-rex 76]

If your beneficiary has gone through medical...

Is 'Hep A' (1 shot of its series) required prior to EOD?

Her doc recommended to start the series in the states since the second shot must be taken 6mo later.

Would suck if this doc's recommendation screws up her interview.

Assuming she's over 18 years old hep A isn't required at all unless her doctor specifically recommends it because of some medical issue she has.

[noway123456 1]

Yeah, I think you got bad advice. K1s are often processed as immigrant visas. From here http://kabul.usembassy.gov/immigrant-visas.html

For me that's exactly what happened, they sent me an email and we worked out an interview date. If I were you I'd try to contact the embassy, or at least check in the regional forum.

Thanks sharky-Rex! The page said for anyone who filed a DS 160 which I did. I didn't do the DS 260 but I will double check.

[Lights 56]

Getting excited and nervous. Medical end of the week and interview end of the month.

[koichi1786 11]

Hi everyone, I'm a first time poster here. If your case was transferred to California was that noted on the NOA1 or on the status page on the USCIS site? For me neither has any sort of indication so I'm assuming Texas is my service center (especially since I haven't gotten the NOA2 yet lol). Anyway, I'm glad I found this forum!

[jfgk1987 303]

Hi everyone, I'm a first time poster here. If your case was transferred to California was that noted on the NOA1 or on the status page on the USCIS site? For me neither has any sort of indication so I'm assuming Texas is my service center (especially since I haven't gotten the NOA2 yet lol). Anyway, I'm glad I found this forum!

It can be noted on the NOA1 that it was transferred right away or they can do a transfer later on in the process. What prefix does your case number begin with, WAC or SRC?

[koichi1786 11]

It can be noted on the NOA1 that it was transferred right away or they can do a transfer later on in the process. What prefix does your case number begin with, WAC or SRC?

It begins with SRC.

[jfgk1987 303]

It begins with SRC.

Cool, your application is at TSC. Welcome, by the way