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CR-1 Interview in Kyiv, soon?

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Brian&Larissa   73

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Once you know your KEV#, you can take matters into your own hands and start the process....go to the bank and pay the fee for the DS form....complete the DS form online(forgot the number...160 or 260).....then determine if you want to take the medical on one day and the interview the next, or space them out. You can view everything online once you complete your DS.

Good luck...now everything will move quickly!

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Tnic   5

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Well, its a miracle!!!

Emailed Kyiv yesterday and got the reply today AND they actually answered the question, straight up.

Currently waiting time for the next available visa interview date is minimal (1-2 business days).

So as soon as they get the petition (still showing "At NVC") and they send the instructions, we can get the interview and med exam set up quick, fast and in a hurry.

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Well, its a miracle!!!

Emailed Kyiv yesterday and got the reply today AND they actually answered the question, straight up.

Currently waiting time for the next available visa interview date is minimal (1-2 business days).

So as soon as they get the petition (still showing "At NVC") and they send the instructions, we can get the interview and med exam set up quick, fast and in a hurry.

You don't need to wait for the embassy to send instructions. All instructions are on their site. If you wait for them to send instructions, you will wait another month or so, and all they will say is that they received the petition and go to their site to get all info. Once it shows ready, just go ahead and schedule everything. My fiancee got a letter from the embassy after we already had the interview and got approved (and we didn't even want the earliest interview date that we could get, waited like 2 weeks as that was a better time for us).

1/4/13 - I129-F Sent | 1/8/13 - Received by USCIS
1/10/13 - NOA1 to VSC | 1/11/13 - Text/Email | 1/17/13 - Hard Copy Received
1/16/13 - Alien Registration Number changed
5/24/13 or 5/29/13 - Case Transferred to TSC
7/2/13 - NOA2 from TSC! (173 days from NOA1) | 7/6/13 - Hard Copy Received
7/18/13 - Shipped to NVC | 7/26/13 - Received at NVC and case number assigned
7/29/13 - In transit to consulate | 7/31/13 - Received by consulate
8/20/13 - Medical - Passed | 8/21/13 - Interview - Approved!
8/28/13 - Passport with visa ready to pickup from courier
10/17/13 - POE - JFK
10/28/13 - Applied for SSN and marriage license | 11/2/13 - SS card received
11/21/13 - Wedding


12/30/13 - I485/I765/I131 Sent | 1/2/14 - Received by USCIS
1/3/14 - NOA1 to NBC | 1/16/14 - Hard Copy Received
2/4/14 - Biometrics
3/7/14 - AP and EAD approved!
3/11/14 - AP/EAD card mailed | 3/14/14 - Received
4/10/14 - Interview Waiver letter
6/16/14 - Approved! | 6/21/14 - GC Received


5/2/16 - I-751 Sent | 5/5/16 - Received by USCIS
5/6/16 - NOA1 to VSC
6/14/16 - Biometrics

4/19/17 - Approved! | 4/22/17 - Letter received | 5/4/17 - GC Received

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Tnic   5

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Thanks for the info VB.

Do I keep checking status at NVC for that ready notice? It's still showing At NVC right now. I seem to recal reading that it should change to In transit, is that correct?

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vbtwo   54

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Thanks for the info VB.

Do I keep checking status at NVC for that ready notice? It's still showing At NVC right now. I seem to recal reading that it should change to In transit, is that correct?

Oh, I see you're doing CR-1. Does NVC set up the interview date for you or do you do it yourself in Kiev? If you do it yourself, then yes follow what I said and once it says ready that means the embassy has the case. I think the statuses are "At NVC", "In transit", "Ready" or something like that.

1/4/13 - I129-F Sent | 1/8/13 - Received by USCIS
1/10/13 - NOA1 to VSC | 1/11/13 - Text/Email | 1/17/13 - Hard Copy Received
1/16/13 - Alien Registration Number changed
5/24/13 or 5/29/13 - Case Transferred to TSC
7/2/13 - NOA2 from TSC! (173 days from NOA1) | 7/6/13 - Hard Copy Received
7/18/13 - Shipped to NVC | 7/26/13 - Received at NVC and case number assigned
7/29/13 - In transit to consulate | 7/31/13 - Received by consulate
8/20/13 - Medical - Passed | 8/21/13 - Interview - Approved!
8/28/13 - Passport with visa ready to pickup from courier
10/17/13 - POE - JFK
10/28/13 - Applied for SSN and marriage license | 11/2/13 - SS card received
11/21/13 - Wedding


12/30/13 - I485/I765/I131 Sent | 1/2/14 - Received by USCIS
1/3/14 - NOA1 to NBC | 1/16/14 - Hard Copy Received
2/4/14 - Biometrics
3/7/14 - AP and EAD approved!
3/11/14 - AP/EAD card mailed | 3/14/14 - Received
4/10/14 - Interview Waiver letter
6/16/14 - Approved! | 6/21/14 - GC Received


5/2/16 - I-751 Sent | 5/5/16 - Received by USCIS
5/6/16 - NOA1 to VSC
6/14/16 - Biometrics

4/19/17 - Approved! | 4/22/17 - Letter received | 5/4/17 - GC Received

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Tnic   5

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Thanks mate. Yes, we're doing a CR-1

If I understand rightly, the Consulate sets the interview after they receive the package from NVC. We have the freedom of setting our own date as well and we'll be on that like fleas on a hound.

Still showing At NVC for now and checking multiple times daily for the update.

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Tnic   5

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:dance: :dance: :dance: WE HAVE A DATE!!!! :dance: :dance: :dance:

NVC scheduled us for end of June, but I'm gonna try to change that to end of May. We wants outta this zoo and I REALLY wanna take my bride to her first Independence Day parade THIS YEAR.

It turns out, NVC actually schedules the interview THEN sends the hard copy of the petition. Apparently sending the petition when they acknowledged receipt of all needed docs FIRST then scheduling is too complicated. Anyway the package should be in Kyiv mid month then they'll send "the info".

I assume the info is to tell us to schedule the med exam, register with the courier, and make a bunch more pp pix, grab our docs, etc.

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Tnic   5

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Status is READY!

Now we will gather the final few docs needed and get everything printed and copied and get the Med scheduled.

Anyone done a recent(ish) CR-1 interview in Kyiv? How'd it go? What should we expect?

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Status is READY!

Now we will gather the final few docs needed and get everything printed and copied and get the Med scheduled.

Anyone done a recent(ish) CR-1 interview in Kyiv? How'd it go? What should we expect?

Were you able to re-schedule your interview?

Click for K1 info

03/25/2015...........Sent I-129F package to Dallas Lockbox
03/30/2015...........Electronic NOA1 ( sent to CSC )
05/08/2015...........Electronic NOA2 ( approved !! )
05/27/2015...........NVC received
05/29/2015...........NVC case# assigned
06/03/2015...........In transit to Kiev
06/09/2015...........Status Ready (received email from consulate)
07/03/2015...........Medical
07/09/2015...........Interview (Administrative Processing for missing Canadian Police Certificate)
07/30/2015...........Delivered Canadian Police Certificate to Embassy
07/31/2015...........Approved!!!
08/04/2015...........Visa in Hand!
08/07/2015...........Entry into US :D
08/28/2015...........Married!!



AOS

01/20/2016..........AOS package arrived
01/22/2016..........Electronic NOA1 (3)
01/27/2016..........NOA1 letters arrive
02/05/2016..........Biometrics letter received
02/19/2016..........Biometrics appointment

04/01/2016..........EAD and AP approved

04/04/2016..........Green Card Approved

04/06/2016..........EAD and Green Card Mailed

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