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evilmonkey   2

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Can I send packet 3 and Packet 4 together? since packet 4 is just a document checklist and we have assembled all our required documents?

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Can I send packet 3 and Packet 4 together? since packet 4 is just a document checklist and we have assembled all our required documents?

Technically, yes. However, not sure if the consulate needs time to process the DS-230 (part I) before the rest of the documents. To be safe, I would send them a few days apart.

***this is only my opinion***

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25Jan2010 NOA1 (website), 01Feb2010 via snail mail

26Jan2010 USPO return receipt received

27Jan2010 Check cashed

26Feb2010 NOA2 (website), 04Mar2010 via snail mail

06Mar2010 Petition received at NVC (website), 10Mar2010 via snail mail

17Mar2010 "Packet 3" received from Sydney Consulate (via email only)

24Mar2010 "L&V" mailed DS-230 to Sydney Consulate(sent from the US - certified mail)

_________| no activity for 26 days since "L" is still in the US. (we didn't expect the paperwork would flow so smoothly and quickly).

18Apr2010 "L" returned to Australia

19Apr2010 "L" - finger-printed & requested for police certificate

21Apr2010 "L" medical exam

23Apr2010 Police certificate received

30Apr2010 Medical results

01May2010 "L" Sent DS-1076 form + entire packet "ready for interview" to Sydney Consulate

10May2010 "Packet 4" received from Sydney Consulate (via email only)

25May2010 Interview

01Jun2010 Visa Received In-hand

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02Aug2010 Tied the knot!!

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evilmonkey   2

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Can I send packet 3 and Packet 4 together? since packet 4 is just a document checklist and we have assembled all our required documents?

Also, do I need to send any supporting documentation with packet3 and packet 4? such as photos? passport copies etc?

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Also, do I need to send any supporting documentation with packet3 and packet 4? such as photos? passport copies etc?

Packet 3: return the DS-230 (part 1) form ASAP.

Packet 4: send back the form to say that you have gathered all the information as in the instructions. The information is brought to the interview. Some information will take time to acquire. Make sure you can get them before the consulate set the interview date.

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23Jan2010 "V" mailed I-129F (USPO return recp't & certified mail)

25Jan2010 NOA1 (website), 01Feb2010 via snail mail

26Jan2010 USPO return receipt received

27Jan2010 Check cashed

26Feb2010 NOA2 (website), 04Mar2010 via snail mail

06Mar2010 Petition received at NVC (website), 10Mar2010 via snail mail

17Mar2010 "Packet 3" received from Sydney Consulate (via email only)

24Mar2010 "L&V" mailed DS-230 to Sydney Consulate(sent from the US - certified mail)

_________| no activity for 26 days since "L" is still in the US. (we didn't expect the paperwork would flow so smoothly and quickly).

18Apr2010 "L" returned to Australia

19Apr2010 "L" - finger-printed & requested for police certificate

21Apr2010 "L" medical exam

23Apr2010 Police certificate received

30Apr2010 Medical results

01May2010 "L" Sent DS-1076 form + entire packet "ready for interview" to Sydney Consulate

10May2010 "Packet 4" received from Sydney Consulate (via email only)

25May2010 Interview

01Jun2010 Visa Received In-hand

28Jul2010 PoE San Francisco, California

02Aug2010 Tied the knot!!

_________ AOS (waiting for marriage certificate to file with I485/131/765/486)

"No lawyers were involved (or harmed) in this K-1 process"

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L&V   1

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Packet 3: return the DS-230 (part 1) form ASAP.

Packet 4: send back the form to say that you have gathered all the information as in the instructions. The information is brought to the interview. Some information will take time to acquire. Make sure you can get them before the consulate set the interview date.

Sorry, wrong info. given previously.

Along with the checklist, all information requested must be send with form DS-1076.

"You are required to furnish the original of each document PLUS one photocopy. This is your checklist & it must be returned to the consulate with form DSL-1076 and your documents as requested. Your original documents will be returned to you at the time of your final visa interview."

23Jan2010 "V" mailed I-129F (USPO return recp't & certified mail)

25Jan2010 NOA1 (website), 01Feb2010 via snail mail

26Jan2010 USPO return receipt received

27Jan2010 Check cashed

26Feb2010 NOA2 (website), 04Mar2010 via snail mail

06Mar2010 Petition received at NVC (website), 10Mar2010 via snail mail

17Mar2010 "Packet 3" received from Sydney Consulate (via email only)

24Mar2010 "L&V" mailed DS-230 to Sydney Consulate(sent from the US - certified mail)

_________| no activity for 26 days since "L" is still in the US. (we didn't expect the paperwork would flow so smoothly and quickly).

18Apr2010 "L" returned to Australia

19Apr2010 "L" - finger-printed & requested for police certificate

21Apr2010 "L" medical exam

23Apr2010 Police certificate received

30Apr2010 Medical results

01May2010 "L" Sent DS-1076 form + entire packet "ready for interview" to Sydney Consulate

10May2010 "Packet 4" received from Sydney Consulate (via email only)

25May2010 Interview

01Jun2010 Visa Received In-hand

28Jul2010 PoE San Francisco, California

02Aug2010 Tied the knot!!

_________ AOS (waiting for marriage certificate to file with I485/131/765/486)

"No lawyers were involved (or harmed) in this K-1 process"

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Damian&Kelly   16

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We sent all the DS forms and the checklist back together with no problems. As for all the other documents that are asked for, they should be taken to the interview, not sent in. Just the forms need sent.

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TracyTN   237

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Send both together. London won't schedule an interview w/out having a completed checklist. This is why answers from folks who went through other consulates can sometimes be detrimental - the process isn't the same from consulate to consulate.

I'll move this thread from the K1 process forum to the consular forum where it belongs as well.

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