K1 Approved! (221g) April 2013 Filer (Argentina)

[d3adc0d3 186]

We had our interview and the interviewer told us that we were approved on the spot!

We got a 221g because he needs to have his medical re-done (it expired by the time the interview came around), an original copy of his birth certificate (evidently the copy he had wasn't good enough, not really sure the difference, tbh) and passport photos (the ones we provided were not in spec).

We have the medical scheduled in two days, and the Birth Certificate we're getting tomorrow along with the passport photos!

Very exciting.

The interview went much like this:

We showed up a half hour early, and sat around for about an hour. They called his name, and we went into the pre-processing for the interview. The lady pre-processing us was very impressed and thankful I was there for the interview. She asked for some documents and we handed them to her.

She thanked me again for being there for the interview and asked me how my stay was in Argentina. She checked with her manager on the medical, and told us the interviewer will review the documents.

We waited about a half hour to an hour, and they called his name again, so we went back to the little tiny closet of an interview room.

We both walked in, and the interview asked in very good English (I think he was a US citizen, actually), if English was ok. We said yes, and he told us what he would need us to bring back. Then he asked, where did we meet? Have I met his family while I'm in Argentina? Has he visited the US? How long have we been together? When do we plan on travelling back to the US?

He then told us that we're APPROVED. But we need to bring back papers. He handed us the 221g and told us to drop off the packet where we dropped off packet 3, and we can pick up the visa within 2 business days of when we dropped it off. He congratulated us, and told us that we're a cute couple.

This was the US Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Edited May 28, 2014 by d3adc0d3

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Many congrats! Glad to hear they approved your visa on the spot rather than keeping you in suspense! I hope everything goes smoothly from here onward and that you enjoy your time in the US together

We have just received Packet 3 from the BA embassy and are busy gathering all of the paperwork!

[M and Ed 74]

Hey guys! I'm having my interview on Wednesday and I have a big doubt: Do I need to take my ORIGINAL birth certificate with me to the interview? I've already submitted a certified copy with the P3

Thanks!

[Greenbaum 12,260]

4 hours ago, M and Ed said:

Hey guys! I'm having my interview on Wednesday and I have a big doubt: Do I need to take my ORIGINAL birth certificate with me to the interview? I've already submitted a certified copy with the P3

Thanks!

If you have an original then take it with a copy you can leave with the CO and they will return the original back to you. Otherwise do the same with the certified copy. But to be safe what is required from the P3, that's what you want to present to the CO.

 

Here is what they want. This is from your P3.

 

5. BIRTH ENTRY for each visa applicant. Date and place of birth as well as parents’ name must be included in the birth entry. If born in Argentina, please submit the Birth Entry (Acta de Nacimiento) issued by the Civil Registry (not the Birth Certificate [Certificado de Nacimiento]). If born in the U.S., Certificates of Birth MUST 
be original certified long-form copies from the Office of Vital Records from the state where the birth took place. 
No other birth certificate will be accepted as proof of birth in the U.S. If you or any children were adopted, you must submit a certified copy of the final adoption decree

Edited February 18, 2019 by Greenbaum