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erist   0

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Our K1 interview was this morning in Athens. It went well and was approved!

I have tried to confirm this on the CEAC website, but the case number we have on our documents is 4 numbers too short and is not coming up as valid. I contacted the Athens consulate and they simply said they would call us when the visa was ready.

Questions:

Does it always take 10 business days? We (perhaps rashly) booked our flights to the States for 2 weeks after the interview date, so 10 days will be...close!

Is there a way to get updates through the CEAC website? Any other Athens petitioners faced the same thing with an invalid case number?

Also, they gave my fiance her chest xrays back and told her she will have to present them to immigration officials when she lands in the States?!? This seems strange and as far as I know x-rays can't go through the x-ray machine at the airport, so how should we carry them?

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Our K1 interview was this morning in Athens. It went well and was approved!

I have tried to confirm this on the CEAC website, but the case number we have on our documents is 4 numbers too short and is not coming up as valid. I contacted the Athens consulate and they simply said they would call us when the visa was ready.

Questions:

Does it always take 10 business days? We (perhaps rashly) booked our flights to the States for 2 weeks after the interview date, so 10 days will be...close!

Is there a way to get updates through the CEAC website? Any other Athens petitioners faced the same thing with an invalid case number?

Also, they gave my fiance her chest xrays back and told her she will have to present them to immigration officials when she lands in the States?!? This seems strange and as far as I know x-rays can't go through the x-ray machine at the airport, so how should we carry them?

I'm not sure how the embassy works there but I got mine within 3 working days including the interview day. After the approval, they told me when and where to get my passport with the visa in it.

About the X-ray. Very good question. I now wonder the same thing. How do we get through?

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Our Story


April 2012 - Met in my hometown


Sept 6, 2012 - Trip to the Philippines


Sept 7, 2012 - Officially a couple


Dec 3-7, 2012 - Trip to Hong Kong!


April 20, 2013 - I went to Guam biggrin.png


May 2013 - Came back and he proposed!


Jan 3, 2014 - Official engagement according to my custom


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K1 Visa Journey


August 28, 2013 - Mailed I-129F


Sept 10, 2013 - NOA1 (hardcopy)


Oct 2, 2013 - NOA2


Nov 6, 2013 - NVC received (Case creation date)


Nov 8, 2013 - NVC left


Nov 12, 2013 - Embassy received


Nov 22, 2013 - CEAC status updated (p3 sent to me)


Nov 29, 2013 - Received P3


Dec 2, 2013 - Replied P3


Dec 4, 2013 - CEAC status updated (Embassy received P3)


Dec 13, 2013 - CEAC status updated (interview date assigned - Called DoS to get it)


Dec 16, 2013 - Medical in Kuching - Passed


Dec 20, 2013 - Received P4 hardcopy


Jan 9, 2013 - RESULT: APPROVED!!!!!


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ggsacks   82

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Our K1 interview was this morning in Athens. It went well and was approved!

I have tried to confirm this on the CEAC website, but the case number we have on our documents is 4 numbers too short and is not coming up as valid. I contacted the Athens consulate and they simply said they would call us when the visa was ready.

Questions:

Does it always take 10 business days? We (perhaps rashly) booked our flights to the States for 2 weeks after the interview date, so 10 days will be...close!

Is there a way to get updates through the CEAC website? Any other Athens petitioners faced the same thing with an invalid case number?

Also, they gave my fiance her chest xrays back and told her she will have to present them to immigration officials when she lands in the States?!? This seems strange and as far as I know x-rays can't go through the x-ray machine at the airport, so how should we carry them?

Make sure you select 'Immigrant Visa' from the drop down menu as the K1 is processed by the Immigrant Visa section. It sounds like you might be looking under Non-Immigrant Visa. Your case number for CEAC should be three letters followed by 10 digits.

2013 7/15 I-129F sent, 7/18 received Dallas lockbox, 7/22 NOA1, 10/22 NOA2, 11/15 NVC Case Created, 11/20 NVC Shipped, 11/25 Consulate received, 11/28 Packet 3 received/returned, 11/29 Medical, 12/9 Packet 4 received

2014 1/9 Interview - Approved, 1/15 CEAC - Issued, 1/17 Visa in hand, 2/5 POE: LAX, 4/4 Married!, 4/8 AOS/EAD/AP filed, 4/14 NOA1, 5/7 Walk-in biometrics, 5/19 EAD/AP approved (expedited), 5/22 EAD/AP mailed, 5/23 EAD/AP received, 7/29 Interview waiver letter

2015 4/13 AOS approved (no interview), 4/22 Green card received

2017 1/17 I-751 ROC filed (VSC), 1/23 NOA, 2/28 Biometrics

2018 1/31 ROC approved

2020 1/14 N400 filed

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erist   0

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Make sure you select 'Immigrant Visa' from the drop down menu as the K1 is processed by the Immigrant Visa section. It sounds like you might be looking under Non-Immigrant Visa. Your case number for CEAC should be three letters followed by 10 digits.

Doh! That was the issue thanks :) Status says ready for interview. I'll stop obsessing over it for awhile as I'm sure the wheels of bureaucracy grind slowly

ggsacks Enthusiast

ggsacks   82

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Doh! That was the issue thanks smile.png Status says ready for interview. I'll stop obsessing over it for awhile as I'm sure the wheels of bureaucracy grind slowly

It will likely go through alternating periods of "Administrative Processing" and "Ready" over the coming days as they prepare your visa and file for POE. This is all totally normal.

Immediately prior to the visa issuance, you may find that your case created date updates to the current day, and "Immigrant Visa Application" at the top changes to "Non-Immigrant Visa Application", that'll be the final update before the status changes to "Issued". For me, it was two days between when the case created date changed and when the status changed to "Issued".

Congratulations!

2013 7/15 I-129F sent, 7/18 received Dallas lockbox, 7/22 NOA1, 10/22 NOA2, 11/15 NVC Case Created, 11/20 NVC Shipped, 11/25 Consulate received, 11/28 Packet 3 received/returned, 11/29 Medical, 12/9 Packet 4 received

2014 1/9 Interview - Approved, 1/15 CEAC - Issued, 1/17 Visa in hand, 2/5 POE: LAX, 4/4 Married!, 4/8 AOS/EAD/AP filed, 4/14 NOA1, 5/7 Walk-in biometrics, 5/19 EAD/AP approved (expedited), 5/22 EAD/AP mailed, 5/23 EAD/AP received, 7/29 Interview waiver letter

2015 4/13 AOS approved (no interview), 4/22 Green card received

2017 1/17 I-751 ROC filed (VSC), 1/23 NOA, 2/28 Biometrics

2018 1/31 ROC approved

2020 1/14 N400 filed

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Girl from Celebes   588

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Congrats for the approval.

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TBoneTX   46,443

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*** Thread moved from K-1 Process forum to the K-1 Case Progress subforum. ***

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

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erist   0

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Well, we have moved out of AP and the CEAC website says "ISSUED"! :)

Does this mean it is ready to go? We are on a tight timeframe with our return tickets to the states, if we could get it mailed this week it would save us from having to take a 14 hour round trip journey to go pick it up in Athens the day before we fly out.

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Kev-N-Ann   45

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Also, they gave my fiance her chest xrays back and told her she will have to present them to immigration officials when she lands in the States?!? This seems strange and as far as I know x-rays can't go through the x-ray machine at the airport, so how should we carry them?

Please keep us updated on this one when you find out. Our interview is on Jan 30th in Athens, so I'm sure we will have the same question...thanks

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