Please what Should I do, Ready for interview?

[leader114 1]

Hello, brothers and sisters. It's my first time I've ever right anything in here, here is my question to you please:

My case has been forwarded to Addis Ababa Ethiopia, and My fiance suppose to receive packet 3 and the interview letter. So I was checking my visa process online and now it says this:

Your case is ready for your interview when scheduled at the U.S. Consular section. If you have already scheduled an appointment for an interview, please prepare your documents as directed in your appointment letter and appear at the consulate on the appointed date and time. Otherwise, please wait until you have been notified of your interview appointment. Additional information about how Immigrant Visa interview appointments are scheduled can be found at

So what is that mean? is it mean they already sent the interview letter, is it mean I can now make my appoiment online, or what I is the situation please? Thank you so much...

[Tim/Mav 305]

It means: Your NOA2 is processed and your Case is now awaiting... Congrats ! Now get your Case # from that Country and Pay Visa Fee. Next is Medical Exam. .. That a Start.. Pay the Visa Fee ASAP if your need futhur answers..

Edited June 29, 2013 by Tim/Mav

[leader114 1]

It means: Your NOA2 is processed and your Case is now awaiting... Congrats ! Now get your Case # from that Country and Pay Visa Fee. Next is Medical Exam. .. That a Start.. Pay the Visa Fee ASAP if your need futhur answers..

Thank you so much for the quick response. So how I will pay my Visa Fee? When I call NVC they said you don't have to do anything in America, your fiance in Addis Ababa should get notification from the embassy so wait. And also what's the case number, the one I got from NVC? Does my fiance needs to go to Addis Ababa Embassy without any appointment? Thanks again.

[eth 5]

we are at the same stage . and am kind of worried how the embassy will contact me exactly

but until they send to us the list we need to do with the interview date , there is nothing we can do except wait.

Edited June 29, 2013 by eth

[leader114 1]

we are at the same stage . and am kind of worried how the embassy will contact me exactly

but until they send to us the list we need to do with the interview date , there is nothing we can do except wait.

Sure, but tim has mentioned that there's my be a way to get our case number from Addis Ababa and then start the process, hopefully we'll get more info from him...

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

Here is the info for your consulate. You can read through it and contact them through email to ask about your case and their procedures. http://www.visajourney.com/consulates/index.php?ctry=Ethiopia&cty=Ababa

[loughrey101 13]

Thank you so much for the quick response. So how I will pay my Visa Fee? When I call NVC they said you don't have to do anything in America, your fiance in Addis Ababa should get notification from the embassy so wait. And also what's the case number, the one I got from NVC? Does my fiance needs to go to Addis Ababa Embassy without any appointment? Thanks again.

Yes, the American's petitioner's jab is finished, now it is down to the foreign visa recipient in Ethiopia. The Ethiopian must gather the relevant documents with help from the American petitioner i.e. for proof of financial support etc. Your packet 3 does not come with an appointment. Packet 3 will give you instruction on how to acquire the relevant documents and only when you have collected these and sent the relevant forms in Packet 3 back to the embassy will they send you Packet 4 with the appointment letter.

You should be able to get information for how to pay your visa fee and the cost, in the visa section on the relevant embassy website. This information will be contained in Packet 3 so don't do anything until you get Packet 3.

[leader114 1]

Yes, the American's petitioner's jab is finished, now it is down to the foreign visa recipient in Ethiopia. The Ethiopian must gather the relevant documents with help from the American petitioner i.e. for proof of financial support etc. Your packet 3 does not come with an appointment. Packet 3 will give you instruction on how to acquire the relevant documents and only when you have collected these and sent the relevant forms in Packet 3 back to the embassy will they send you Packet 4 with the appointment letter.

You should be able to get information for how to pay your visa fee and the cost, in the visa section on the relevant embassy website. This information will be contained in Packet 3 so don't do anything until you get Packet 3.

Loughrey, In Addis Ababa they don't have packet 4, you will just get the interview letter and packet 3, That's what I've heard, also I'm not sure if my fiance can go to the embassy and ask them if they can give to her case number so she should start the process..

[Sistersister 0]

I am also going through the embassy in Addis Ababa. The embassy in Addis is very slow so I emailed them several times regarding receiving packet 3. It took them over a month from the date our petition was sent from NVC to mail it to my fiance. .

If you email the embassy in Addis be sure and use the ADD case number in the subject line and you will have to email them several times before you receive a response.

[eth 5]

I am also going through the embassy in Addis Ababa. The embassy in Addis is very slow so I emailed them several times regarding receiving packet 3. It took them over a month from the date our petition was sent from NVC to mail it to my fiance. .

If you email the embassy in Addis be sure and use the ADD case number in the subject line and you will have to email them several times before you receive a response.

can you tell me how they contacted your fiance . did they call her or just send it by p.o.box ?

[Sistersister 0]

They did not call him as I expected. The embassy has been the most stressful part of the process for us because they not respond. I emailed them with his PO Box number and requested that they send it directly to him. This was after they responded to my first email telling me they would mail packet 3 to me here in the USA since they didn't have his PO Box!

[eth 5]

They did not call him as I expected. The embassy has been the most stressful part of the process for us because they not respond. I emailed them with his PO Box number and requested that they send it directly to him. This was after they responded to my first email telling me they would mail packet 3 to me here in the USA since they didn't have his PO Box!

ok so i guess we have to start sending them emails too.

it really is a headache specially when you know you are so close to the end but still have to wait .

[Sistersister 0]

Yes its too much of a headache especially nearing the end of this whole process. I tried calling the embassy but they would not tell me anything by phone and just kept sending me to email and I had to email so many times and wait 2 to 3 weeks to even get a response. It may have helped when my fiance went to the embassy to inquire about packet 3. They told him they had not received anything from NVC even though it had been a month since the petition was sent to them. I received a response from my email the day after he went so Im thinking that it was because he went in person to inquire.

It looks like your NOA2 was a few weeks after ours so I hope you have better luck with the embassy. I am now worried because the interview date is set so far out its after the validity date on the NOA2. I am afraid the embassy will deny us because it expires on August 1st and his interview is scheduled for August 8th.

[eth 5]

Yes its too much of a headache especially nearing the end of this whole process. I tried calling the embassy but they would not tell me anything by phone and just kept sending me to email and I had to email so many times and wait 2 to 3 weeks to even get a response. It may have helped when my fiance went to the embassy to inquire about packet 3. They told him they had not received anything from NVC even though it had been a month since the petition was sent to them. I received a response from my email the day after he went so Im thinking that it was because he went in person to inquire.

It looks like your NOA2 was a few weeks after ours so I hope you have better luck with the embassy. I am now worried because the interview date is set so far out its after the validity date on the NOA2. I am afraid the embassy will deny us because it expires on August 1st and his interview is scheduled for August 8th.

i hope they won't make us wait for long. i know they will extend the date automatically , i read it somewhere here so you don't have to worry bout that. God Luck with your interview.

[Shiobhan 235]

Make sure the beneficiary has BC, MC (if required divorce decree) letters of intent

with original signatures & police cert. so U will be ready also proofs