February 2015 Interviews

[dwheels76 5,468]

Welcome to the New and Improved Case Complete to Interview Monthly thread.

The list that has been updated has now been moved to a spreadsheet like the one used in the NVC filers thread, I am still updating. But right right all you waiting for interviews are listed.

You can view my spreadsheet Case Complete to Interview Spreadsheet

To update your interview date go here. Case Complete to Interview Form

For New people to the thread please go Case Complete to Interview Form and input your information in the form and it will be added to the form.

Everyone should be clicking on the Portal tab to visit the information for their country. If nothing is there or information needs updating. Update or add.

Its up to all of us to keep this information current, relevant and helpful to others.

Special Note: Different consulates or embassies have strict guidelines as to what type of bags/purses/cellphones etc can be carried in. And whether they provide any lockers (or not) for temp storage. As many travel from far away (by air/train/cars, one needs to specially know what they will not be able to take inside the consulate and where to store their personal belongings.

Here are some FAQ and other tidbits that may be useful to you. Be sure to visit your countries portal and click on the Consular Information and also Consular reviews.

FAQ

I just called and got Case Complete how long does it take to get the email as confirmation?
Well it has been taking 5 to 7 days to get case complete email from the date they Case Complete.

How long after Case Complete will I get an interview?
Okay this is the BIG mystery of NVC. How it usually goes is end of the month and first week of month they start scheduling for interviews for the that upcoming month. Since January they have been pretty consistent starting about the last 2 days of the month and finishing that following first week of next month

Do I have to call for my interview date?
NVC has improved greatly since March. The interview letter now comes day of schedule. So call if you want its up to you.

I know someone who got interview in the middle of the month. How is that possible?
Usually when you see someone pop up with an interview outside the bunch its usually the result of a cancellation or the embassy opening up a slot. Just because scheduling stops doesn't mean they filled up all slots. They may have more slots than appointments which is good. So someone gets case complete and immediately they get an interview. It happens.

Remember every embassy has its own slots and schedule. Some like El Salvador are very busy with a long waiting list. Some like Yemen, well it may be a few months to get in. Iceland you get interview immediately scheduled after case Complete.

I need to change our interview date what do I do?
Once you receive your interview date track your casefile. Call NVC ask when your casefile left than you can follow the DHL instructions to embassy. The contact your embassy (email is best) and ask to be rescheduled later, earlier just ask.

What do I need to bring to interview?
When you receive your P4 Letter (Interview letter) it will have your personalized checklist of things to bring or not. It has been suggested because things have been lost between NVC and embassy to bring everything (Originals) to the interview so if they don't have at embassy you aren't delayed.It's up to you. It doesn't happen much but it does happen.


Just to remind everyone to revisit the NVC Process Wiki, NVC Process Wiki

Important things fir Interview prep:
-How to Track Your Case Using DHL (use this to figure out what date you need)
-How to Track Your Case Using DHL (use this to figure out how to use the DHL site and input everything)

-General Medical Information
-Country-Specific Medical Information (choose three letter embassy/consulate code from drop-down list)
-Age-Specific Vaccination Requirements (choose age first at top of page)

-Country-Specific Interview Information (choose three letter embassy/consulate code from drop-down list)
-Sample List of Interview Questions
-Thread of Proof of Relationship Evidence Ideas
-Ideas on How to Organize Your Interview Documents

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Thanks to Fabian&Ross for spelling this all out. Once you get the interview letter reference this.

You must bring the following items to the visa interview:
? Any original documents the NVC requested that you did not submit (refer to the document list below)
? If the physician gives you your medical exam results, bring them to your interview in the envelope sealed
by the medical office.
? Two passport photographs measuring 2 inches by 2 inches (5 cm by 5 cm) with a white background
? A valid unexpired passport
? Photocopies of all civil documents
? A new police certificate from your current country of residence, if you obtained the police certificate
more than one year ago.
? Any additional documents listed in the U.S. Embassy or Consulate specific interview guidelines

The following table lists the documents requested by the NVC and whether or not you submitted them to the
NVC. Please note that even though you may have provided the NVC with a copy of a document, you are
still required to bring the original document to the visa interview.
Refer to the Document Status Code Definitions on Page 3 to determine the meaning of the document status
codes.

Document Name Document Status
CORRESPONDENCE INSTRUCTIONS C
1 - IMMIGRANT VISA APPLICATION PART 1 R
1 - IMMIGRANT VISA APPLICATION PART 2 R
2 - PASSPORT Y
3 - BIRTH CERTIFICATE O
4 - ADOPTION F
5 - MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE O
6 - MARRIAGE TERMINATION F
7 - COURT RECORDS F
F - FINANCIAL EVIDENCE Y
9 - MILITARY RECORDS F
10 - COLOMBIA POLICE CERTIFICATE O
FEE PAYMENT $
PHOTOGRAPH Y
F - PETITIONER MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE F
F - PETITIONER BIRTH CERTIFICATE F
11 - PETITIONER MARRIAGE TERMINATION F

The interview letter is divided into separate sections. The one I highlighted in all red tells you what you must bring to the interview (in general). Another section lists all the docs you may have already submitted to NVC along with one-letter codes next to each document (also highlighted in red). There is a third section that gives you the definition of each of these one-letter codes. For example, code "O" next to "3 - BIRTH CERTIFICATE" means you submitted that doc to NVC and NVC already sent it to the embassy.

Please read the letter slowly and carefully again. If you follow the letter you should be fine.

If there's anything of value you would think will help the betterment of all and you feel it should be added please let me know. I want this thread and the spreadsheets to help everyone in this Journey.

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For those who want to request an earlier interview date here is a template written up by our own TeaCup.
Thank you TeaCup for the Template on how to notify the embassy
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Petitioners Name
Petitioners Date of birth
Beneficiarys Name
Beneficiarys Date of birth

NVC Case #

To whom it may concern,

My name is *********
I am writing to you in order to request an earlier interview. I have originally been scheduled for an Immigrant interview at (name of embassy and give date)
I have completed the required medical exam and I have all the necessary documents necessary for the interview and I am ready.
If it is at all possible for an earlier interview date to be scheduled for me it would be much appreciated.
Thank you for your time

Sincerely.

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Address & Phone Numbe

[imse82 45]

Was wondering when you gonna post it....

[dwheels76 5,468]

I so apologize. getting ready for my Football games and totally forgot its the first LOL Was trying to catch up this morning and couldn't understand why I was locked out the other thread. LOL dUHHHHH!!!

Okay I have some catch up to do. So bare with me.

Happy New Year to everyone. I see Jamaica FINally Finally decided to join the Interview scheduling party. Congratulations. :joy:

[mccartna 19]

Happy New Year everyone,

I checked my visa status this morning and it says "In transit" so I proceed to track my case file and it has already shipped and it should arrive Madrid by January 5th.

As soon as my visa status says "Ready" I will ask the embassy for an earlier interview date.

[imse82 45]

Dwheels76 (or anyone with input):

I was playing with the DHL tracking thing to guesstimate when my package will be shipped to the embassy. I looked at all the packages shipped in December for ALL countries and I noticed that NVC shipped between 5 to 15 packages a day in December.

Now considering the huge volume of applications they deal with this can't be true!! Do they use other shipping services or what am I missing here?

[MrsMcAteer 1]

Happy New Year everyone,

I checked my visa status this morning and it says "In transit" so I proceed to track my case file and it has already shipped and it should arrive Madrid by January 5th.

As soon as my visa status says "Ready" I will ask the embassy for an earlier interview date.

Where do you check your visa status? I would love to be able to keep an eye on it and find out when it arrives at the embassy.

[mccartna 19]

Where do you check your visa status? I would love to be able to keep an eye on it and find out when it arrives at the embassy.

https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx

You will need your case number.

[dwheels76 5,468]

Dwheels76 (or anyone with input):

I was playing with the DHL tracking thing to guesstimate when my package will be shipped to the embassy. I looked at all the packages shipped in December for ALL countries and I noticed that NVC shipped between 5 to 15 packages a day in December.

Now considering the huge volume of applications they deal with this can't be true!! Do they use other shipping services or what am I missing here?

No they use DHL. Don't really know what you mean by 5 to 15 packages. You have no idea how many packages they are sending. There might be 100 petitions in one shipment going to an embassy. Thats why I say its a guesstimate they don't send one at a time.

Do you realize NVC receives 45,000 petitions a month. A month. So imagine the mailings to embassies around the world. That's why monitoring your tracker on the website is far better then tracking DHL.

And there's no way to "guesstimate" when it will be mailed. Huh. Mine was sent 2 weeks after I got interview a full month before the interview.

Once it says In-Transt you will see nothing on DHL. because In-Transit is NVC and it doesn't register on DHL for abt 2 days it goes fro NH to Boston.

[Deagle 508]

hello

i was tracking my case on ceac

i noticed this change:

Status: READY

Status Updated Date:24-Dec-2014

before itt was

Status: READY

Status Updated Date: 17-Dec-2014

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the so the status was ready in 17 Dec but the update changed to Dec 24. what does this mean?

[imse82 45]

No they use DHL. Don't really know what you mean by 5 to 15 packages. You have no idea how many packages they are sending. There might be 100 petitions in one shipment going to an embassy. Thats why I say its a guesstimate they don't send one at a time.

Do you realize NVC receives 45,000 petitions a month. A month. So imagine the mailings to embassies around the world. That's why monitoring your tracker on the website is far better then tracking DHL.

And there's no way to "guesstimate" when it will be mailed. Huh. Mine was sent 2 weeks after I got interview a full month before the interview.

Once it says In-Transt you will see nothing on DHL. because In-Transit is NVC and it doesn't register on DHL for abt 2 days it goes fro NH to Boston.

Oh ok thank you. I thought every shipment has one case file only didn't realize they combine cases. This makes sense now.

[NAYABSAEED88 3]

just checking in,,,

[dwheels76 5,468]

Sohailkhan, on 31 Dec 2014 - 09:39 AM, said:

Hello vjers
I got visa just three months before my 2nd marriage anniversary. I have read somewhere that poe after 2nd anniversary gives you 10 years gc. I it worth if I wait three months for poe.

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I wanted to address this question. This is up to you. If you want to wait 3 months that's up to you just make sure you still have time on your Visa to wait it out.
I read you said you and wife are together so waiting it out wouldn't be that hard a hardship.

DWheels, in case like above do we need to bring updated AOS package or tax return for 2014 at POE if you get visa in 2014 but you do POE after May 2015?

POE has nothing t do with AOS. So that will not be needed. You already have an approved Visa. Long as you POE before the expiry you are fine

OP just be sure to have marriage certificate in hand at POE and alert the CBP that its past your 2 year anniversary so they can note it.

[dwheels76 5,468]

AFS/AMM

This is fro the NVC process wiki hop it helps.

Domicile

Please note, if the petitioner lives with the beneficiary abroad, you'll need to provide proof of US domicile with the AOS package, as well as bring it with you to the interview. Please read the I-864 instructions (pages 3 and 4) for information about it. This is NOT needed if the petitioner is living in the US. Here is a sample cover letter to include in the package (it lists MANY possible documents, some may not be applicable, of course, to prove that you have, or will re-establish, domicile in the US):

NAME

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER

Form I-864

Part 4, Question 5: Country of Domicile

I, XXXX, am currently residing in FOREIGN COUNTRY with my spouse, SPOUSE'S NAME. Below you will find a list of attached documents to show that my principal residence is in the US and the steps that I have taken to return to the US with my family.

Steps I have taken to maintain US Domicile:

• Maintained my XXXX voter registration

• Maintained my XXXX credit card registered in the US with a US PO box

• Maintained my bank account at the XXXX Credit Union

• Maintained my bank account at XXXX Bank

• Maintained my XXXX drivers license

• Maintained my US retirement fund through XXXX

• Maintained my US investment account with XXXX

• Maintained my US PO box

• Maintained licensure by the XXXX

• Maintained membership in the XXXX

• Maintained my automobile in care of my parents

Supporting Documents for the above steps I have taken:

• Voter registration card showing permanent US address

• XXXX credit card statement showing US billing address

• XXXX Credit Union statement showing permanent US address

• XXXX Bank statement showing permanent US address

• XXXX drivers license showing permanent US address

• Retirement fund statement showing permanent US address

• Mutual fund statement showing permanent US address

• XXXX license currently up to date

• Renewal of XXXX membership

• County tax bill showing I still own a vehicle

Steps I have taken to return to the US to take up residence:

• Made arrangements for us to have a house to live in

• Contacted schools for requirements of things to bring to register my children in school

• Contacted my auto insurance company to find out about re-instating my insurance on my car

• Contacted shipping company for estimate of costs to ship belongings

Supporting documents for the above steps I have taken:

• Lease agreement for our house

• Email from schools regarding registration requirements

• Email from my former auto insurance company regarding my inquiry

• Email from XXXX with estimate and correspondence regarding shipping our belongings

I declare that I intend in good faith to re-establish my domicile in the United States no later than the date of spouse's admission into the US.

I certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States that the statements in this letter and all accompanying evidence are true and correct.

Signature: ____________________________________________________ Date: ______________________

Edited January 1, 2015 by dwheels76

[dwheels76 5,468]

Congratulations to all the Interviews assigned yesterday. Sorry I didn't get online very busy at work and didn' t get online and well the thread is closed so can't do my usually congratulations to you all. So a collective congratulations My bad sorry.

Getting caught up and getting the spreadsheet up to date.

[blessedchild 21]

I want to wish ya all more prosperous 2015..... I hope we will all get through this process and get to join our love ones...... Debbie, more and more grace to ur elbow ur really doing a great Job here and we will never forget you. Hope to met u in person someday........* I luv ya All