October 08 K1 Filers

[KristinL 0]

NVC still hasn't received our petition. NOA 1 date 3/13; last USCIS touch 3/16... 1 week ago

[ThaitoUSA 15]

Some folks have reported 40+ day delays from VSC to NVC. Keep calling.

[Cacerez 19]

Do you really need an address for him? I have not received anything since the NVC letter and I doubt I will - I guess they just want to know where you will live, but we will be moving from this address within 3 months of him getting here. The most important thing is getting the Visa to you. If they say mail it in piece mail, mail it in piece mail and tell them the address at the interview. Or if possible, put the address of a close friend or family member just so they have something to reference, then go from there. People move all the time, and especially with him being Military I can't see how that will be a problem.

[Laura+Tom 2]

Do you really need an address for him? I have not received anything since the NVC letter and I doubt I will - I guess they just want to know where you will live, but we will be moving from this address within 3 months of him getting here. The most important thing is getting the Visa to you. If they say mail it in piece mail, mail it in piece mail and tell them the address at the interview. Or if possible, put the address of a close friend or family member just so they have something to reference, then go from there. People move all the time, and especially with him being Military I can't see how that will be a problem.

I had a look at the DS-156 last night and because you fill it in electronically I'm not sure I want to leave the where I will be living address blank. At least with the other forms the embassy can pen the address in. Tom told me last night he's been given next week off to search for a place so we should have an address by the end of next week.

[Cacerez 19]

Do you really need an address for him? I have not received anything since the NVC letter and I doubt I will - I guess they just want to know where you will live, but we will be moving from this address within 3 months of him getting here. The most important thing is getting the Visa to you. If they say mail it in piece mail, mail it in piece mail and tell them the address at the interview. Or if possible, put the address of a close friend or family member just so they have something to reference, then go from there. People move all the time, and especially with him being Military I can't see how that will be a problem.

I had a look at the DS-156 last night and because you fill it in electronically I'm not sure I want to leave the where I will be living address blank. At least with the other forms the embassy can pen the address in. Tom told me last night he's been given next week off to search for a place so we should have an address by the end of next week.

That's good! I hope you find something.

But about the DS-156, you fill it out electronically but you still print it, right? That's what we did; there was no way to "submit" it once it was filled out, it just compiles the fields you fill out into an Adobe form.

Edited March 24, 2009 by DavChels

[Laura+Tom 2]

Do you really need an address for him? I have not received anything since the NVC letter and I doubt I will - I guess they just want to know where you will live, but we will be moving from this address within 3 months of him getting here. The most important thing is getting the Visa to you. If they say mail it in piece mail, mail it in piece mail and tell them the address at the interview. Or if possible, put the address of a close friend or family member just so they have something to reference, then go from there. People move all the time, and especially with him being Military I can't see how that will be a problem.

I had a look at the DS-156 last night and because you fill it in electronically I'm not sure I want to leave the where I will be living address blank. At least with the other forms the embassy can pen the address in. Tom told me last night he's been given next week off to search for a place so we should have an address by the end of next week.

That's good! I hope you find something.

But about the DS-156, you fill it out electronically but you still print it, right? That's what we did; there was no way to "submit" it once it was filled out, it just compiles the fields you fill out into an Adobe form.

Yeah I have to print it, but I didn't really want to write anything in with pen afterwards.

[ThaitoUSA 15]

That's right, you don't want to fill anything in the DS-156 once it's been printed. The barcode on it contains all of the information you've filled in. My fiancée has to redo it because she made a few typos.

[Cacerez 19]

That's right, you don't want to fill anything in the DS-156 once it's been printed. The barcode on it contains all of the information you've filled in. My fiancée has to redo it because she made a few typos.

Oh yeah, forgot about the barcode. Sorry

[winifredbee 1]

That's right, you don't want to fill anything in the DS-156 once it's been printed. The barcode on it contains all of the information you've filled in. My fiancée has to redo it because she made a few typos.

When I went to the embassy they actually made a change on my DS-156..in red ink. Both of Balvino last names needed to be on the first line. Duh just like the passport. It was nice to know that they do allow a little room for human error. I hope all is going well.

[winifredbee 1]

Do you really need an address for him? I have not received anything since the NVC letter and I doubt I will - I guess they just want to know where you will live, but we will be moving from this address within 3 months of him getting here. The most important thing is getting the Visa to you. If they say mail it in piece mail, mail it in piece mail and tell them the address at the interview. Or if possible, put the address of a close friend or family member just so they have something to reference, then go from there. People move all the time, and especially with him being Military I can't see how that will be a problem.

I had a look at the DS-156 last night and because you fill it in electronically I'm not sure I want to leave the where I will be living address blank. At least with the other forms the embassy can pen the address in. Tom told me last night he's been given next week off to search for a place so we should have an address by the end of next week.

In my case the address was not important. I just put the address of our rental house in Granada. We did not have a packet three. Good Luck.

[Dave&Lorena 0]

Well I just plain forgot to post up about our petition being approved. Vermont recieved our petition on October 1, 2008. We got approved on March 2 and I called the NVC and it only took them 4 days to forward the petition to the embassy in Hong Kong. Lorena recieved her packet from the embassy on March 20. I'm getting so very excited that she will soon be here with me...;-)

[Laura+Tom 2]

Well I just plain forgot to post up about our petition being approved. Vermont recieved our petition on October 1, 2008. We got approved on March 2 and I called the NVC and it only took them 4 days to forward the petition to the embassy in Hong Kong. Lorena recieved her packet from the embassy on March 20. I'm getting so very excited that she will soon be here with me...;-)

Congratulations!!!!

[Glenmarc 0]

Well I just plain forgot to post up about our petition being approved. Vermont recieved our petition on October 1, 2008. We got approved on March 2 and I called the NVC and it only took them 4 days to forward the petition to the embassy in Hong Kong. Lorena recieved her packet from the embassy on March 20. I'm getting so very excited that she will soon be here with me...;-)

aww..congratulations !

[Cacerez 19]

Dave&Lorena that's so exciting! Hopefully you will continue to have smooth sailing!

[Cacerez 19]

When I went to the embassy they actually made a change on my DS-156..in red ink. Both of Balvino last names needed to be on the first line. Duh just like the passport. It was nice to know that they do allow a little room for human error. I hope all is going well.

Now I need to double check on that with Josue. The thing is we have just been using his paternal last name (which is also the name I will take) and listed his complete name with maternal last name in "other names used." Before I found VJ I had bought a book about Fiance & Spouse Visas and there was this section about "What is my name?" but there was nothing for Hispanic names grr so we just did the best we could. Everything has been ok up til this point, hopefully it will continue to be that way, but I will double check on the DS-156 we filled out.

You two are coming soon, right? Do you have the visa in hand? (Sorry, I remember the interview went well I just didn't remember if he actually had it already or had to wait for mail, etc.)