French/American Couples - Part III - 2014

[stupid 2]

Merci pour l'update. T'en es ou de ton demenagement et autres demarches? Et la PRS?

Sorry I cannot provide any help for K visa applicants as the process seems to be quite different from the IR-1 visa once the NVC stage is past.

I don't know about K1 neither.

@CA_luv:

pas encore de demenagement, je cherche activement un taff. Pas facile distance.

Des que j'ai un peu de visibilite sur des jobs, nous entamerons les demarches avec mon epouse.

La on est rentres en FR pour finaliser le depart (vente voiture, location appart, quitter boulot etc...).

Donc pas de PRS pour le moment...

Et toi ?

Note: pense a ton FBAR !! c'est jusqu'a fin juin.

[ClaudiaxFF 7]

Hello tout le monde !

Alors ça fait 2 semaines que mon dossier est arrivé a l'ambassade à Paris et j'ai appris aujourd'hui que l'ambassade avait envoyé mon packet 3 à notre avocat aux Etats-Unis au lieu de me l'envoyer directement !!

Ma question est : peut-on aller de l'avant sans le packet 3 ? C'est-a-dire remplir le DS160, prendre un rendez-vous pour l'interview et le rendez-vous médicale ? Sachant que j'ai tout les documents demandés dans la check-list que vous aviez mis sur ce forum, apart les photos...

Il y a-t-il un document dans le packet 3 que je dois absolument avoir en main ? Sinon mon fiancé peut toujours m'envoyer le packet 3 par email en le scannant dans le pire des cas...

Merci pour votre aide, je suis furax !! Que du temps perdu

[Lauren and Igor 3]

Nous avons eu notre interview la semaine dernière et n'a pas apporté des documents P3 avec nous. On n'a pas eu de problèmes

[ClaudiaxFF 7]

Nous avons eu notre interview la semaine dernière et n'a pas apporté des documents P3 avec nous. On n'a pas eu de problèmes

Tout d'abord, merci pour votre réponse

Aah ca me rassure si le packet 3 ne contient aucun document a présenter ! Merci beaucoup Lauren & Igor !!

Qu'en est-il pour le rendez vous médicale et la prise de rendez-vous pour l'interview ? Faut-il présenter une convocation (que je pensais dans le P3) au médecin ? J'ai cru comprendre qu'ils nous la demande..

Lauren & Igor, est-ce que vous pourriez m'envoyer en message personnel votre Packet 3, j'aurai aimé pouvoir avoir une version ressente pour pouvoir m'avancer dans les démarches.. Je vous en serez très reconnaissante !!

Merci d'avance !!

[kikibozu 24]

Our NVC status says "ready" but we have not received packet 3 from the embassy yet. Can we fill out the DS-160 and reserve our interview/medical date before receiving packet 3, or is it safer to wait?

[AlgeriaParis 2]

So I know that Lauren and Martine didn't need anything to bring to the interview from Packet 3, but we just got ours today and we definitely did! Our lawyers says it goes by case-to-case. So I would wait- just to be safer! It shouldn't take long.

[kikibozu 24]

So I know that Lauren and Martine didn't need anything to bring to the interview from Packet 3, but we just got ours today and we definitely did! Our lawyers says it goes by case-to-case. So I would wait- just to be safer! It shouldn't take long.

Sorry, I didn't mean attending the interview, just scheduling it! We are trying to schedule it for a specific day in August when I (the petitioner) will be in Paris so we can attend the interview together. Do we need to wait for packet 3 before scheduling the interview?

Edited June 3, 2015 by kikibozu

[AlgeriaParis 2]

For August, definitely! It took us nearly a month to get packet 3, so you should be fine! You can schedule it now, but dates for August won't open up unt July. What I mean is: you can schedule an interview for only one month ahead. So if you wanted it in August, you'd have to wait until July.

[kikibozu 24]

For August, definitely! It took us nearly a month to get packet 3, so you should be fine! You can schedule it now, but dates for August won't open up unt July. What I mean is: you can schedule an interview for only one month ahead. So if you wanted it in August, you'd have to wait until July.

Thank you so much for your help!

[ClaudiaxFF 7]

J'ai passé ma visite médicale à l'hôpital franco britanique aujourd'hui.

J'ai fait le prélèvement sanguin juste en face de l'hôpital a 8 heures (il faut la faire avant 9 heures pour etre sur queles résultats seront faxés a temps pour le rdv avec le Dr) Ca m'a coûté 28.

J'ai ensuite marché un peu plus loin pour faire ma radio des poumons. L'endroit ouvre a 8h45. Ma radio m'a coûté 40 euros et je suis repartie avec mes résultats.

A 13h30 j'ai rencontré le Dr jolly. Elle m'a demandé si je parlai anglais et notre rendez vous c'est donc passé tout en anglais. Elle a regardé mes résultats sanguin et ma radio des poumons. M'a posé quelques questions (êtes vous enceinte, avez vous deja eu une des problèmes mentaux,prenez vous des médicaments, etc..) puis elle m'a pesé,mesuré, pris le poul, palpé le ventre et voila. 180 euros et je repars avec l'enveloppe pour l'ambassade.

Hello Curlies !!

Petite question urgente sur la visite medicale, pourrais-tu me dire quels sont les moyens de payements acceptés par la docteur, la radiologie et la prise de sang ?

Et est-ce que le docteur avait plusieurs disponibilités quand tu lui a demandé ou a t'as t-elle seulement placée là où il y avait de la place ?

Merci d'avance !! C'est un petit peu urgent je suis actuellement au stade de la prise de rdv pour l'interview, c'est un peu la panique ?

[stupid 2]

Franchement... dans le doute prevois du cash.
Ca te coute rien.

Et demande a la prise de RdV qd tu as l'assistant(e) au tel.

Edited June 8, 2015 by stupid

[Curlies 5]

Hello Curlies !!

Petite question urgente sur la visite medicale, pourrais-tu me dire quels sont les moyens de payements acceptés par la docteur, la radiologie et la prise de sang ?

Et est-ce que le docteur avait plusieurs disponibilités quand tu lui a demandé ou a t'as t-elle seulement placée là où il y avait de la place ?

Merci d'avance !! C'est un petit peu urgent je suis actuellement au stade de la prise de rdv pour l'interview, c'est un peu la panique ?

J'ai tout payé en cash au cas ou,histoire de ne rien compliqué et on m'a donné un rdv sans que j'ai a choisir la date

[ClaudiaxFF 7]

http://www.travel.state.gov/content/travel/english/news/technological-systems-issue.html

Bon et bien, il ne manquait plus que ça... J'espère que ça va vite se résoudre on a DEJA ASSEZ ATTENDU comme ça !!

Edit : le lien ne semble pas fonctionner, voici le texte en question :

Technological Systems Issue

JUNE 12, 2015

Passport/Visa Systems Errors

• The Bureau of Consular Affairs is currently experiencing technical problems with our overseas passport and visa systems.
• This issue is not specific to any particular country, citizenship document, or visa category.
• The Consular Consolidated Database (CCD) problems we are experiencing are not the same challenges we overcame last summer. We are working urgently to correct the problems and restore our system to full operational status as soon as possible.
• We apologize to applicants who are experiencing delays or are unable to obtain a passport overseas, Consular Report of Birth Abroad, or U.S. visa at this time. Domestic passport issuances are not affected at this time. We are able to issue emergency passports to U.S. citizens overseas for urgent travel.
• We are seeking to assist non-immigrant visa applicants with urgent humanitarian travel. Travelers with an urgent humanitarian need for travel should contact their nearest U.S. embassy or consulate.
• We are aware of pending overseas adoption cases, including in China. We are prioritizing these cases and seek to issue these visas with few delays.
• We regret the inconvenience to travelers, and remain committed to facilitating legitimate travel while protecting our borders. We are working urgently to correct the problem and expect our system to be fully operational again soon.
• We will post updates to Travel.State.Gov as more information becomes available.

Q: Is this the same issue as last year? Was it not fixed?

• This is not the same issue as last year.

Q: What is going on? Why can’t the Department issue visas, passports, and other travel documents?

• We are working as quickly as possible to pinpoint the root cause of our technical issues.
• We apologize to travelers and recognize that this may cause hardship to individuals waiting for visas and passports overseas.

Q: How is this affecting consular operations?

Passports

• Passport applications accepted overseas on or after May 26, 2015 are affected. If you applied for a U.S. passport during this time frame and have travel plans within the next 10 business days, please consider requesting an emergency passport at the U.S. embassy or consulate at which you originally applied. Information about how to apply for an emergency passport is available on the website of the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate.

Visas

• A hardware failure on June 9 halted the flow of biometric clearance requests from posts to the Consular Consolidated Database (CCD). Individuals who submitted online applications or were interviewed for visas on or after June 9 may experience a delay in the processing.
• The systems in place to perform required national security checks before we issue visas are experiencing technical difficulties. As a result, we are unable to print visas, regular passports overseas, and other travel documents.
• We cannot bypass the legal requirements necessary to screen visa applicants before we issue visas for travel.
• As a result, there is a backlog of visas waiting to be processed. We are working as quickly as possible to resolve the issue and to clear the backlog.
• The technical issues we are experiencing have disrupted or prevented some of the Department’s primary data-share partners from accessing visa records.

Q: Can you print a visa without using the data system?

• Security measures prevent consular officers from printing a passport, report of birth abroad, or visa until the case completes the required national security checks.
• Service to our customers will be interrupted until the system is brought back online.

Q: Can the Department just print travel letters for those who need to travel quickly?

• At this time we are able to issue passports to U.S. citizens overseas for emergency travel.
• Domestic passport operations are not affected at this time. U.S. citizens applying for a passport domestically will receive passports within the four-to-six week standard for routine passports.
• We are seeking to assist nonimmigrant visa applicants with urgent humanitarian travel. Please contact the embassy or consulate where you applied for additional information.

Q: What caused this outage? Was it a malicious action or hack?

• There is no evidence the problem is cyber security related. We are working urgently to correct the problem and expect the system to be fully operational again soon.

Q: How long before you restore full system functionality?

• We do not yet have a timeline. We are working urgently to identify the problem and correct it. We expect the systems to be fully operational again soon.

Edited June 13, 2015 by ClaudiaxFF

[stupid 2]

Update:

Green card recue (et meme la credit card ...)

[AlgeriaParis 2]

Here is a warning to everyone in Paris to never use or employ the agency Davron Translations.

We paid 220 euros for two documents to be translated. At this price, you would kind customer service and attention to detail.

We asked for a translation from Arabic into English. I confirmed before paying that it would be a direct translation.

We then get an email of our documents checked into French, I was confused, but sent them an email and they confirmed it would be into English.

We found multiple careless errors, such as names spelled wrong, and numbers mistyped. We also noticed, be cause we are fluent in these languages, that the Arabic translator not only mistranslated, but forgot to translate parts all together.

The agency refused to fix these mistakes. Upset, nearly in tears, I called a woman saying I needed these documents urgently. Instead of listening to the blatant spelling errors, she screamed at me on the phone until I cried, and hung up.

We then went to her office, where a nice young gentleman began to talk with us. She walked into our conversation, screaming at the top of her lungs, refusing to let anyone speak. She threatened to call the police if we didn't leave. She did not even explain why she wouldn't correct the missing translated parts, just screamed and screamed.

Our visa interview is in two days, we are traumatized, and still have incorrect documents with errors. When we told her that a year's worth of efforts would go to waste, she just screamed, "I don't care!"

Never, ever go to Davron Translations in Paris.