NOA1 received !

[Marry Laboski 0]

I received my NOA1 10 days ago ! Now should i wait for NOA2 or start preparing documents ? And if i have to prepare documents then which documents should i prepare ??

[reymets10 5]

The main part now is just waiting until the NOA 2. The documents you want to collect will depend on what you submitted in your petition. You can start collection evidence of proof of relationship (chats, phone calls, emails, cards, etc). If you submitted proof of a relationship in the K1 packet you mailed (frontload) then you really don't need to work on that.

You can contact the IRS to get tax transcripts for the last 3 years.

However, I think what will be most productive is reading on the forums (regional forums) and find out what the next steps will be, what documents are needed, and start gathering that information. The reason for this is the beneficiary will need police clearances, birth certificates, passport, and other information that might take weeks to gather. Sometimes you will read about something a person has experienced that is unusual and you might take an extra step to prevent that from happening to you. For an example, I read on this site that a Filipina was recently interviewed in Canada and the interviewer asked her for her CENOMAR. CENOMAR is a Philippines only certificate of marriage. Even though she was interviewing in Canada the interviewer asked her for it and this is unusual. Now this poor couple had to wait for the CENOMAR to arrive and then had to mail it in and last I knew they were still waiting to hear back that they were approved. A $25 certificate cost them weeks. We ordered one fully expecting not to have to present it but if it happened once it can happen again.

So read the forums and make notes of what is to come. Get all the information ready (Police Certs are good for 1 year or 6 months in some places) for the next steps and just prep. Getting the K1 packet together is a giant step but only a fraction of what you need to do. Keep educating yourself off of others experiences.

[Andie 147]

If you follow the K1 guide (in Guides - top of this page) and your Embassy requirements for Packet 3 and Interview (see Embassy Info - also top of this page) they will outline the process to be followed, as different countries have different requirements. As has been said its a good idea to follow posts here so you are aware of any pitfalls or requirements specific to the beneficiary's country that may help make your journey easier. All the best.

[Nik.R.Sanderson 1]

you can start reading on what you have to do for after NOA2 is approved!

best of luck to that!

Edited July 12, 2011 by N.Richards

[EAbbas 213]

you can start preparing some of your documents now. It still takes about 5-7 months to get noa2 on average....but it could be sooner.

There are some things you really cant do until the time of noa2...like the police cert..it needs to have a validity on it for the interview so if you get it now it may not be valid by the interview date.

you can get all your documents such as birth cert, marriage translation etc.... go thru NADRA to get these as it seems some ppl are getting held back at interview time for not having them and some ppl are having no issues with not having NADRA...its a toss up. Research this carefully. All this can be done now with the exception of the police and medical.

Put together your chats, emails etc and continue to retain them as time goes by you dont wnat to be at the noa2 stage and interview stage struggling to print a lot of things from your communications. If you do a little bit at a time it isnt so overwhelming.

good luck

Edited July 12, 2011 by EAbbas

[Mohsin786 23]

from my Point of view what i have lately contemplated and experienced reading all Members timeline and seeing Process timeline depending

on service center you are in to it depends if the service center is less load of work you can get your NOA2 faster but 2011 year

is not as loadful as the previous year seems to be so just keep your finger cross once you acquire your N0A2 just find out what

documents you need you certainly need to prepare for your Proofs showing you met in person engagement pics chat logs emails

and if you need to know what sort of documents u will have to carry to the embassy you need to get your Police Report certificate

Birth certificate have to get your Medical Report physicians are instructed by Islamabad embassy website

[Marry Laboski 0]

Thank You very much everyone, all this was really helpful !