May 28- K-1 Interview and Visa APPROVED! :-D

[dswedberg 1]

Congratulations!

I was wondering if you received any Packages 3, 4 from the Embassy? I read somewhere on forums that you call to NVC once you've got your NOA2 to get your new case # and was under impression you can setup interview and medical test with that. Is that correct or am I wrong?

Best of luck on your journey to the States!

Once NVC sends your case to the correct embassy, you can call the department of state to find out if your case has been logged into the embassies records. Once it has been logged, and they give you your embassy case number (for instance, my fiancé has his interview in Montreal, so his case number starts with MTL - so it'll be a different case number than your NVC case number), then you are able to go online and make sure you have all packet 3 forms ready.

You can call Department of State to see when the embassy sent out packet 3, and if they have sent out packet 3, then you can send in the required documents.

However, you can NOT set up an interview until you receive packet 4 (which is usually just an e-mail from the embassy saying you are given permission to set up an interview).

So you may start gathering packet 3 forms so that once packet 3 has been sent out from the embassy, you can send them in, but do not actually schedule an interview until you get the e-mail (packet 4) from the embassy.

Also, wait to get your medical exam done until you have your interview scheduled.

[Vitaliy_and_Katya 3]

Once NVC sends your case to the correct embassy, you can call the department of state to find out if your case has been logged into the embassies records. Once it has been logged, and they give you your embassy case number (for instance, my fiancé has his interview in Montreal, so his case number starts with MTL - so it'll be a different case number than your NVC case number), then you are able to go online and make sure you have all packet 3 forms ready.

You can call Department of State to see when the embassy sent out packet 3, and if they have sent out packet 3, then you can send in the required documents.

However, you can NOT set up an interview until you receive packet 4 (which is usually just an e-mail from the embassy saying you are given permission to set up an interview).

So you may start gathering packet 3 forms so that once packet 3 has been sent out from the embassy, you can send them in, but do not actually schedule an interview until you get the e-mail (packet 4) from the embassy.

Also, wait to get your medical exam done until you have your interview scheduled.

Thank you so much for the details!

I have read however that US Embassy in Moscow, Russia doesn't send Packages 3 and 4. So I was wondering what were the actual steps the couple have gone through to prepare what we can in the meantime

[sutherland 0]

Can somebody please answer this question who get the package? Me the who file or my man in Uganda I am confuse

[Lilly.Pon 1]

Can somebody please answer this question who get the package? Me the who file or my man in Uganda I am confuse

Can't speak for Uganda, but here in Russia I didn't get no "packages".

After NOA2 (Apr08) the letter was sent (Apr24) to the Petitioner that the case has been received by NVC and will be forwarded to the respective Consulate within a week. It also stated that the fiancé (me) will soon receive a packet with instruction on how to file a K1.

Later (May08) the Petitioner (again not me, the foreign fiancé) received this

"

Dear Petitioner:

Please resend the letter to your fiancé(e).

Dear Applicant:

We are pleased to inform you that the Immigrant Visa Unit of U.S. Embassy Moscow has received your approved visa petition and that your case is ready for processing.

You should now visit http://www.ustraveldocs.com/ru to complete the following steps: 1) arrange payment of the $240 visa fee; 2) enter an address to which the visa will be delivered; and 3) schedule your interview appointment. Once you pay the fee and specify the delivery address, you may schedule your interview for any available appointment slot. Please ensure that the date you select falls within four months of the date on which the visa petition was approved. Failure to do so may impact the validity of your visa petition.

All applicants for fiancé(e) visas must comply with the processing requirements detailed at http://moscow.usembassy.gov/iv-fiancee.html. This page provides the most accurate and complete information needed to prepare for your interview including a list of required documents. Thank you.

Immigrant Visa Unit

U.S. Embassy Moscow"

I wrote the email inquiry (May07) about my case to the Moscow Embassy at the same time. I was under the impression I would get an actual package. Instead the letter with approximately the same content was sent to me (May14):

"Dear Applicant:

We are pleased to inform you that the Immigrant Visa Unit of U.S. Embassy Moscow has received your approved visa petition and that your case is ready for processing.

You should now visit http://www.ustraveldocs.com/ru to complete the following steps: 1) arrange payment of the $240 visa fee (for each applicant); 2) enter an address to which the visa will be delivered; and 3) schedule your interview appointment. Once you pay the fee and specify the delivery address, you may schedule your interview for any available appointment slot. Please ensure that the date you select falls within four months of the date on which the visa petition was approved. Failure to do so may impact the validity of your visa petition.

All applicants for fiancé (e) visas must comply with the processing requirements detailed at http://moscow.usembassy.gov/iv-fiancee.html .This page provides the most accurate and complete information needed to prepare for your interview including a list of required documents.

Please contact the Call Center at 7 (495) 668-10-87 (local) or 8 800 100 2554 (ITFN) or via email (support-russia@ustraveldocs.com) if you have any problems accessing the new appointment system. Thank you."

So...no physical package with instructions. I called Embassy phone line and they said I won't be getting anything, but this letter. I can schedule interview and collect documents. So in case with Moscow Embassy they didn't physically mail me anything prior to interview, and I didn't send them anything either. Hope this answers your question.

[Vitaliy_and_Katya 3]

Can't speak for Uganda, but here in Russia I didn't get no "packages".

After NOA2 (Apr08) the letter was sent (Apr24) to the Petitioner that the case has been received by NVC and will be forwarded to the respective Consulate within a week. It also stated that the fiancé (me) will soon receive a packet with instruction on how to file a K1.

Later (May08) the Petitioner (again not me, the foreign fiancé) received this

"

Dear Petitioner:

Please resend the letter to your fiancé(e).

Dear Applicant:

We are pleased to inform you that the Immigrant Visa Unit of U.S. Embassy Moscow has received your approved visa petition and that your case is ready for processing.

You should now visit http://www.ustraveldocs.com/ru to complete the following steps: 1) arrange payment of the $240 visa fee; 2) enter an address to which the visa will be delivered; and 3) schedule your interview appointment. Once you pay the fee and specify the delivery address, you may schedule your interview for any available appointment slot. Please ensure that the date you select falls within four months of the date on which the visa petition was approved. Failure to do so may impact the validity of your visa petition.

All applicants for fiancé(e) visas must comply with the processing requirements detailed at http://moscow.usembassy.gov/iv-fiancee.html. This page provides the most accurate and complete information needed to prepare for your interview including a list of required documents. Thank you.

Immigrant Visa Unit

U.S. Embassy Moscow"

I wrote the email inquiry (May07) about my case to the Moscow Embassy at the same time. I was under the impression I would get an actual package. Instead the letter with approximately the same content was sent to me (May14):

"Dear Applicant:

We are pleased to inform you that the Immigrant Visa Unit of U.S. Embassy Moscow has received your approved visa petition and that your case is ready for processing.

You should now visit http://www.ustraveldocs.com/ru to complete the following steps: 1) arrange payment of the $240 visa fee (for each applicant); 2) enter an address to which the visa will be delivered; and 3) schedule your interview appointment. Once you pay the fee and specify the delivery address, you may schedule your interview for any available appointment slot. Please ensure that the date you select falls within four months of the date on which the visa petition was approved. Failure to do so may impact the validity of your visa petition.

All applicants for fiancé (e) visas must comply with the processing requirements detailed at http://moscow.usembassy.gov/iv-fiancee.html .This page provides the most accurate and complete information needed to prepare for your interview including a list of required documents.

Please contact the Call Center at 7 (495) 668-10-87 (local) or 8 800 100 2554 (ITFN) or via email (support-russia@ustraveldocs.com) if you have any problems accessing the new appointment system. Thank you."

So...no physical package with instructions. I called Embassy phone line and they said I won't be getting anything, but this letter. I can schedule interview and collect documents. So in case with Moscow Embassy they didn't physically mail me anything prior to interview, and I didn't send them anything either. Hope this answers your question.

Thank you so much for the detailed review on what to expect! I was worried if any packages would be sent to Russia as sometimes they get lost in post. Emails are much better Thank you so much, guys! I really appreciate you answering my question!

Edited June 8, 2013 by Vitaliy_and_Katya

[Vitaliy_and_Katya 3]

Can't speak for Uganda, but here in Russia I didn't get no "packages".

After NOA2 (Apr08) the letter was sent (Apr24) to the Petitioner that the case has been received by NVC and will be forwarded to the respective Consulate within a week. It also stated that the fiancé (me) will soon receive a packet with instruction on how to file a K1.

Later (May08) the Petitioner (again not me, the foreign fiancé) received this

Мария, спасибо Вам еще раз! Взглянула на дату вашего интервью в профиле, конец июня. Желаю Вам удачи и чтобы все хорошо прошло!

С уважением,

Екатерина

[AEL81 0]

Well I found out why its taking a while... got an email from us embassy in moscow, they said "it is not yet printed"

lol

[Lilly.Pon 1]

Well I found out why its taking a while... got an email from us embassy in moscow, they said "it is not yet printed"

lol

what is this answer supposed to mean?? the "printer" is not working?))) how many days you've been waiting now?

[cazzers 83]

Congrats!!!

[AEL81 0]

We were approved May 28, visa status changed to ready on June 4, and well we've been waiting since then.

[LesleyandAlexis 0]

My fiancee' was approved May 8th and we still haven't received his visa. I understand your pain!

[AEL81 0]

We've contacted the ustraveldocs and the embassy in moscow.

Today I spoke/chatted with a representative from US Travel Docs website, and they said they would escalate our complaint to the immigration offices at the embassy. Hopefully they will be able to speed things up.

But this is getting to be absurd. We've been waiting almost a year now since we first started this whole procedure and it's starting to take its toll, but we're both holding on strong.

Whether it's problems with the website and not being able to find the status' of the passport or because they haven't 'printed the visa', there must be some better way they could handle all these procedures and be able to tell the applicants and the rest of us just exactly what is going on and why.

[Lilly.Pon 1]

Hi, what's the current status? Did your fiancé get her passport back?

[AEL81 0]

Yes finally on thursday!

So, I do have one further question. At the point of entry, does she need to give the immigration POE I-94? is that right?

[Lilly.Pon 1]

Congrats!!!

(I saw you've created another discussion about I-94)