Scandinavians Part 2

[Anderspanders 0]

Hello, just got our NVC case number and when I check the status it says "at the NVC". My question is if I can schedule the medical already today although I don 't have an interview date yet? 

Thanks in advance!

 

 

[Scandi 4,154]

17 hours ago, Anderspanders said:

Hello, just got our NVC case number and when I check the status it says "at the NVC". My question is if I can schedule the medical already today although I don 't have an interview date yet? 

Thanks in advance!

 

 

Yes you can, and you don't need the NVC case number to schedule the medical. You will however need it on the day of the medical. 

[Paul & Mallory 1,398]

On 3/1/2018 at 9:35 AM, LizM said:

@Paul & Mallory So good to hear from you! I’m happy everything went well. Enjoy the rest of your stay here in Sweden ☺️ looking forward to hear more!

Thank you! Sweden has been so amazing and beautiful. I don’t want to leave 😬 I’m just grateful I was able to be here while he had his interview. Gothenburg is such an interesting place and Mölndal is another favorite ☺️

[Paul & Mallory 1,398]

On 3/1/2018 at 11:27 AM, Bikerbride said:

Locking forwards to hear all about how it went. My interview is scheduled for March 19 so it is getting closer. Good to know that the American wasn’t allowed in. Was a little unsure about that part. 

Yeah, we were unsure too. We kept going back and forth about what to do up until we had to leave the hotel that morning. I was able to stand in line with him (his appt was 8:30, they open at 8, we got there shortly after 7:30 and were first in line). But when they called him up to the window, that’s when we were told no. They were very nice about it; the guard actually doubled checked with some other people since I’m American before saying for sure, but I couldn’t go any further at that point. Had to take a cab back to the hotel. But it was worth it for me to me able to at least wait with him outside before he went in. It was too cold to wait outside for him. 

[N-o-l-a 7,167]

Now that I am remembering it, I had told the embassy ahead of time that we'd both be there and I was on some sort of list. I think they might have even asked if I'd be there?  Perhaps they don't do that anymore. 

[Paul & Mallory 1,398]

We finally wrote up our interview review for Stockholm embassy (it’s on our timeline) for anyone who wants to give it a look.  we were pretty detailed so won’t bother posting it all here 😁

[kaleya 70]

21 hours ago, Paul & Mallory said:

We finally wrote up our interview review for Stockholm embassy (it’s on our timeline) for anyone who wants to give it a look.  we were pretty detailed so won’t bother posting it all here 😁

Thanks for that detailed review! I sent it to my fiancé, and he found it really helpful (and of course there is less anxiety when you know what to expect)!

[Paul & Mallory 1,398]

2 hours ago, kaleya said:

Thanks for that detailed review! I sent it to my fiancé, and he found it really helpful (and of course there is less anxiety when you know what to expect)!

That makes me so happy to hear! We really wanted to give as much info as possible because before my fiancé’s interview, we did the same thing - look at as many interviews for the Stockholm Office as possible. There aren’t as many of those and not many super recent ones. We also wanted to answer the questions we had a hard time finding answers to ourselves beforehand, like whether the American can enter or not. 

 

And yes to the anxiety thing!! Both our anxieties were super high that day and to be honest, it was not as intimidating as we had ourselves set up to expect it to be! Just be confident in your relationship and information and it will be fine!  

 

[Bikerbride 20]

On 2018-03-02 at 7:30 PM, Paul & Mallory said:

We finally wrote up our interview review for Stockholm embassy (it’s on our timeline) for anyone who wants to give it a look.  we were pretty detailed so won’t bother posting it all here 😁

Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I am up for interview march 19. Fortunately we already live in Stockholm, so we do not need to book a hotel. I have just one question. You mentioned your divorse certificate, that you have to present that. In our appointment letter they asked for 4 copies? Is it four copies of the certificates, or do they mean a copy of each certificate, since we both been married twice before? I am a litte confused about that one. How many copies did you present on top of the original?

 

Happy for you that every thing went so well.

Nice to hear that your experience at the embassy was good. That makes me feel a lot calmer.

[Scandi 4,154]

1 minute ago, Bikerbride said:

Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I am up for interview march 19. Fortunately we already live in Stockholm, so we do not need to book a hotel. I have just one question. You mentioned your divorse certificate, that you have to present that. In our appointment letter they asked for 4 copies? Is it four copies of the certificates, or do they mean a copy of each certificate, since we both been married twice before? I am a litte confused about that one. How many copies did you present on top of the original?

 

Happy for you that every thing went so well.

Nice to hear that your experience at the embassy was good. That makes me feel a lot calmer.

Just one divorce decree for each previous marriage/divorce. You already sent copies with the i-130 application but they ask for the same thing at the interview, so bring one certified copy/original of each divorce.

[NadiaK 47]

Hei!

 

New to this forum, so I'm sorry if I'm asking questions that's already been answered. I just got my NOA2 (wohoo!), and I am wondering if anyone knows if I can just go ahead and book my medical now? 

So glad I found this forum!  

[Bikerbride 20]

1 hour ago, NadiaK said:

Hei!

 

New to this forum, so I'm sorry if I'm asking questions that's already been answered. I just got my NOA2 (wohoo!), and I am wondering if anyone knows if I can just go ahead and book my medical now? 

So glad I found this forum!  

When you have made your medical the clock is ticking. You only have 6 month validity of the medical. If anything jams up you may have to redo the medical again. And that is costly. So I personally waited until I got the appointment letter from the embassy and booked my medical. 

 

Good luck to you 

[ML915 48]

Any Norwegians on here who knows how long it takes to get the uttømmende politiattest? It's only valid for three months so I don't want to apply too soon, but I don't want to wait too long if it takes three months to get it as well, ya know

[Tekri 20]

1 minute ago, ML915 said:

Any Norwegians on here who knows how long it takes to get the uttømmende politiattest? It's only valid for three months so I don't want to apply too soon, but I don't want to wait too long if it takes three months to get it as well, ya know

It takes 2 weeks 

[ML915 48]

Just now, Tekri said:

It takes 2 weeks 

Thank you