French/American Couples - Part III - 2014

[K-Kwette 114]

I can confirm that if your interview is going to be in France, you don't need to translate your french birth certificate, neither for the NVC, nor for the embassy interview  

If it can be useful to others, I didn't translate my wedding certificate either by the way, I just gave them the ''acte plurilingue'' that you can ask at the Mairie. 

 

Other than that, some updates for the ''after part'', I arrived in New Jersey on the 3rd of October, I went to the social security office about 3 weeks after arrival, because even if I ticked the box to get the number automatically, I never received it.

I think that might depend on states, and the officer in front of you, but they might be making you wait a certain period of time before giving you a number, I was there about 28 days after arrival, and I had a paper that I received with my visa stating that after 30days if you still don't have the number, you can go to the office, and that was the only reason she generate a number for me. 

 

I paid the green card fees mid september and still have not received it, but it says that I can inquiry about it only after 120 days.

 

Good luck to you, you are all almost there now

[Alix64 425]

Hey Guys,

Small (probably stupid) question: we are gathering all the documents for NVC. Our lawyer (since we have a lawyer that I would be happy to drop but my husband wants to wait) said I should prepare a pdf of my passport "cover and any pages with stamps". Is that accurate? I always thought it was just the page with photo, name, etc.

Bonus question: you confirm it has to be less than 2MB for each pdf?

Thanks,

Alix

Edited December 13, 2019 by Alix64

[Alix64 425]

22 hours ago, Alix64 said:

passport "cover and any pages with stamps". Is that accurate?

Don't really know why the lawyer is asking for the pages with the stamps...

NVC website is quite clear about it. (I got confirmation it is 2MB max for each doc).

[K-Kwette 114]

In my opinion, you don't need the pages with the stamp at this stage!

 

You could have provide them in the first step of the process with the I-130 to show that you visited each other, or the same place, but you don't need that for NVC. I never provided the pages with the stamps.

[Alix64 425]

18 hours ago, K-Kwette said:

In my opinion, you don't need the pages with the stamp at this stage!

 

You could have provide them in the first step of the process with the I-130 to show that you visited each other, or the same place, but you don't need that for NVC. I never provided the pages with the stamps.

Yes, thank you. Also the NVC website is quite clear - it is just the main page.

I am concerned about 2 things : he (the lawyer) is asking about the pages with all the stamps. So I did. 1) To make it less than 2MB, the quality is not so good 2) I have stamps on all pages except 10/11 so I did not send it. But now, I am sure NVC would be like "why the pages 10/11 are missing", etc. My husband will ask the lawyer (me, I cannot have any more exchange with him, i'm so annoyed already and we are not even in the eye of the hurricane yet LOL). Anyway. Sorry to bother you with that.

[FranceM 9]

Good morning all!

 

I had my visa interview, and everything went very well. I received my visa one week later, but no "yellow sealed envelope". Is it normal? Did Paris Embassy stopped using these envelope? 
 

Thank you very much!

Edited December 15, 2019 by FranceM

[K-Kwette 114]

14 hours ago, FranceM said:

Good morning all!

 

I had my visa interview, and everything went very well. I received my visa one week later, but no "yellow sealed envelope". Is it normal? Did Paris Embassy stopped using these envelope? 
 

Thank you very much!

Hi there, I did my interview and flew to the US two months ago, I didn't have a sealed envelope either as it's now electronic

[FranceM 9]

5 hours ago, K-Kwette said:

Hi there, I did my interview and flew to the US two months ago, I didn't have a sealed envelope either as it's now electronic

Hi! Okay, perfect! Thank you so much!

[Devon&Sandra 121]

Hey all!

 

Just received my Interview Letter!!!!

DQ - 11/22

IL - 12/16

Interview - 01/22

 

I am SO happy!!!

 

BUT - I read we need to register the appointment once we get IL on the embassy site - I just tried to do it and it says : The Immigrant Visa case number provided is not ready to schedule an appointment...

 

Did anyone else had this problem? 

[Devon&Sandra 121]

1 hour ago, FranceM said:

Hi! Okay, perfect! Thank you so much!

Congrats to you! Do you mind sharing your timeline and Interview experience? 

Thank you in advance!

[FranceM 9]

1 hour ago, Devon&Sandra said:

Hey all!

 

Just received my Interview Letter!!!!

DQ - 11/22

IL - 12/16

Interview - 01/22

 

I am SO happy!!!

 

BUT - I read we need to register the appointment once we get IL on the embassy site - I just tried to do it and it says : The Immigrant Visa case number provided is not ready to schedule an appointment...

 

Did anyone else had this problem? 

Congratulations ! It is perfectly normal, I got my interview letter on a Monday and I was able to register on Tuesday/Wednesday. 

:)

[Devon&Sandra 121]

5 minutes ago, FranceM said:

Congratulations ! It is perfectly normal, I got my interview letter on a Monday and I was able to register on Tuesday/Wednesday. 

Thank you SO MUCH for the reply!!!

[FranceM 9]

5 minutes ago, Devon&Sandra said:

Thank you SO MUCH for the reply!!!

Of course! I was in the same boat, I was worrying about the same thing!

[Devon&Sandra 121]

17 minutes ago, FranceM said:

Of course! I was in the same boat, I was worrying about the same thing!

God bless the forum!!! 

[Ju & Manu 7]

Hello, 

I also received interview letter today for January 22nd ! 😊