Scandinavians Part 2

[EllenE1230 22]

Hey everyone!

 

I just received the checklist from the embassy in Sweden and have a few questions. 

 

Under Evidence of Support it says "Please bring the original signed I-134 for your interview". I've read many places that the original is no longer needed but now I'm no longer sure? Does my fiancé really need to mail me the original or can he just scan it and email it to me?

 

Under Birth Certificate it says "Your original birth certificate from Denmark. The certificate must state the date and place of birth of both parents and must be from the country where you were born". Is this a mistake? As far as I'm concerned birth certificates in Denmark doesn't say where your parents were born, only states their names. And nowhere does it mention that my place and date of birth should be there?

 

I'm also not sure if I'm supposed to send anything to the NVC? I think I read somewhere that everything brought to the interview also needed to be sent the NVC? 

 

I'm also not sure what the appointment letter issued by the NVC looks like? The one I need to gain access to the Consular Section of the embassy. Is it the one I've attached?

 

Thank you so much if anyone can help me. 

[Scandi 4,176]

2 hours ago, EllenE1230 said:

Hey everyone!

 

I just received the checklist from the embassy in Sweden and have a few questions. 

 

Under Evidence of Support it says "Please bring the original signed I-134 for your interview". I've read many places that the original is no longer needed but now I'm no longer sure? Does my fiancé really need to mail me the original or can he just scan it and email it to me?

 

Under Birth Certificate it says "Your original birth certificate from Denmark. The certificate must state the date and place of birth of both parents and must be from the country where you were born". Is this a mistake? As far as I'm concerned birth certificates in Denmark doesn't say where your parents were born, only states their names. And nowhere does it mention that my place and date of birth should be there?

 

I'm also not sure if I'm supposed to send anything to the NVC? I think I read somewhere that everything brought to the interview also needed to be sent the NVC? 

 

I'm also not sure what the appointment letter issued by the NVC looks like? The one I need to gain access to the Consular Section of the embassy. Is it the one I've attached?

 

Thank you so much if anyone can help me. 

 

Everything at the interview stage has to be original or certified copies. Including wet signatures. Only at the petition stage are photocopies okay.

 

As a k-1 filer you don't send anything to NVC, and NVC isn't involved with your interview, meaning there is no appointment letter. That's only for spousal visas.

Edited August 1, 2018 by Scandi

[EllenE1230 22]

5 minutes ago, Scandi said:

Everything at the interview stage has to be original or certified copies. Including wet signatures. Only at the petition stage are photocopies okay.

 

As a k-1 filer you don't send anything to NVC, and NVC isn't involved with your interview, meaning there is no appointment letter. That's only for spousal visas.

Thank you for your answer!

 

I'm still confused about the second part though. Because in the email that was sent to me was a link which lead me to post specific instructions regarding arrival at the U.S. Embassy in Stockholm. And this is what it says:

[Unidentified 2,930]

8 minutes ago, EllenE1230 said:

Thank you for your answer!

 

I'm still confused about the second part though. Because in the email that was sent to me was a link which lead me to post specific instructions regarding arrival at the U.S. Embassy in Stockholm. And this is what it says:

If they haven't changed anything you'll be printing the appointment letter out yourself at home after scheduling your interview online. You will not recieved it from NVC.

[EllenE1230 22]

45 minutes ago, Unidentified said:

If they haven't changed anything you'll be printing the appointment letter out yourself at home after scheduling your interview online. You will not recieved it from NVC.

Thank you so much. I guess I'll just have to see what happens when I've scheduled an appointment 

[swelove 8]

Hej everyone,

   Swedish/American couple, he's Swedish, I'm American. We finally got his green card last August after a 13-month wait, but have now decided to move to Sweden. We have 1 year left on the 2-year temporary visa (CR-1). Quick question: we don't know if our move will be permanent, and after the long wait for the visa I don't want to go through the whole process again. However, we will at least give Sweden a try (he really misses Sweden and has better work prospects there). Do we need to send in extra paperwork (i-131) or come back to the states frequently to maintain his permanent residency? A situation I want to avoid is another 13 month long separation from my husband if we come back to the states in a year. Have any of you gone through a similar situation?

 

Tack på förehand!

Edited August 3, 2018 by swelove

[N-o-l-a 7,168]

13 minutes ago, swelove said:

Hej everyone,

   Swedish/American couple, he's Swedish, I'm American. We finally got his green card last August after a 13-month wait, but have now decided to move to Sweden. We have 1 year left on the 2-year temporary visa (CR-1). Quick question: we don't know if our move will be permanent, and after the long wait for the visa I don't want to go through the whole process again. However, we will at least give Sweden a try (he really misses Sweden and has better work prospects there). Do we need to send in extra paperwork (i-131) or come back to the states frequently to maintain his permanent residency? A situation I want to avoid is another 13 month long separation from my husband if we come back to the states in a year. Have any of you gone through a similar situation?

 

Tack på förehand!

 

It is up to the discretion of the officer when you come back whether they'll let you in with such a long absence.  Generally, if you've established residence in another country, you've abandoned residence in the US.   The length of time from when you've moved will have a factor in that.  Between 6 months to a year is going to be up in the air.  Over a year and I think you'll need a SB-1.

 

If it were me, I'd wait for citizenship after filing under the 3 year rule.  There is always a lot of "grass is greener" especially with us Scandinavian-American couples.  

Edited August 3, 2018 by N-o-l-a

[Unidentified 2,930]

13 minutes ago, swelove said:

Hej everyone,

   Swedish/American couple, he's Swedish, I'm American. We finally got his green card last August after a 13-month wait, but have now decided to move to Sweden. We have 1 year left on the 2-year temporary visa (CR-1). Quick question: we don't know if our move will be permanent, and after the long wait for the visa I don't want to go through the whole process again. However, we will at least give Sweden a try (he really misses Sweden and has better work prospects there). Do we need to send in extra paperwork (i-131) or come back to the states frequently to maintain his permanent residency? A situation I want to avoid is another 13 month long separation from my husband if we come back to the states in a year. Have any of you gone through a similar situation?

 

Tack på förehand!

You know you'll be apart during the move to Sweden too right? If I am not mistaken he has to move first and establish a home and job and then go through the process of bringing you over. One does not just simply move to Sweden anymore, it has changed a lot in recent years. 

[Paul & Mallory 1,398]

I agree with others - I'd complete the US citizenship first before moving back. If I'm not mistaken, you can have dual citizenship with the US and Sweden. My husband (the Swede) hopes to have both when it's all said and done, so as to maintain both the US and Sweden as residential options for us in the future. I can relate though - it's hard to choose between the two! But you may wind up regretting it down the road if you abandon the process now, and then if for some reason you guys change your minds again, you will have to start all over again from the very beginning.

[Paul & Mallory 1,398]

So, Paul's case changed to "Ready to be Scheduled for Interview" the other day, about a week after his biometrics. Which was a nice surprise! Although it can still take a few months for the interview to actually BE scheduled, we hope this means no RFE (for now), so we'll take it. With that being said, and we are hoping for the EAD, at least, around November or December (based on the ever-changing estimate VJ gives you), he's started looking around at job prospects so he can be ready to start applying and potentially interviewing for things.

 

Just curious, for other Swedes/Scandinavians, how the job hunt was for you when the time came. Paul's background is cooking - that's what he went to school for and what his entire work history is based on. Did you basically translate your existing resume to English/American format and include all Swedish education/work history? Was there anything in particular that stuck out as a benefit, being bilingual or anything at all?

 

We jokingly talked about him working at Ikea here, but then actually considered it a good option lol. Not just because it's Swedish, but it's around the corner from where I work (so carpooling could happen, until he is able to get a car), and I think he'd knock it out of the park working in their restaurant, if they had any openings. So now he's kind of into the idea, but I don't think he'll have too much of a problem getting in with the food industry no matter what.

 

His only concern is not having a full degree, like at a university, since he just did culinary certification/schooling. I don't think that will be a big deal - his work experience is super sufficient, which I think holds enough weight itself. Of course, I'm thinking as an American applying for jobs, and not considering any differences for non-Americans.

[EllenE1230 22]

So I haven't read this anywhere before so I thought I would share. 

All interviews in Sweden for K1 visas are only scheduled on Thursdays. Don't know why but called the embassy and that's what they said when I wondered why only 3 dates were available and all only on Thursdays. 

[Unidentified 2,930]

15 minutes ago, EllenE1230 said:

So I haven't read this anywhere before so I thought I would share. 

All interviews in Sweden for K1 visas are only scheduled on Thursdays. Don't know why but called the embassy and that's what they said when I wondered why only 3 dates were available and all only on Thursdays. 

Yeah they reduced it to once a week about 2 years ago. I think they changed it around the time the rules for ESTA changed. Guess they got a bigger work load and had to shift around stuff. 

[alec1 8]

Hi Everyone

 

American here with a Danish fiance, very close to having my 129f completed and have a few questions.

 

1. I should use the americanized spellings of danish words and names except in the Beneficiary's name and address in their alphabet part, correct? 

 

2. When listing Danish addresses (outside of the native alphabet part) should i use the Americanized # Streetname Apt # or the Danish Streetname # Apt #? (123 Main Street Apt 3 vs Main Street 123 Apt 3).

 

And for province, is this left blank? My fiance is not sure if Region Hovedstaden would count as her province for the purposes of this form ( she lives in Copenhagen) 

 

3. Do all documents need to be translated? I've included an Oresunstag train ticket from Copenhagen to Sweden as part of my proof of having met within the past two years. It's in swedish - do i need to have this translated? I have plenty other evidence of having met so if this needs to be translated or if there is risk of a RFE I'd rather just not use it. 

 

4. Should I list the Embassy in stockholm for this question

 Your beneficiary will apply for a visa abroad at the U.S.

Embassy or U.S. Consulate at:

 

thank you

 

 

[N-o-l-a 7,168]

26 minutes ago, alec1 said:

Hi Everyone

 

American here with a Danish fiance, very close to having my 129f completed and have a few questions.

 

1. I should use the americanized spellings of danish words and names except in the Beneficiary's name and address in their alphabet part, correct? 

  

2. When listing Danish addresses (outside of the native alphabet part) should i use the Americanized # Streetname Apt # or the Danish Streetname # Apt #? (123 Main Street Apt 3 vs Main Street 123 Apt 3).

 

And for province, is this left blank? My fiance is not sure if Region Hovedstaden would count as her province for the purposes of this form ( she lives in Copenhagen) 

 

3. Do all documents need to be translated? I've included an Oresunstag train ticket from Copenhagen to Sweden as part of my proof of having met within the past two years. It's in swedish - do i need to have this translated? I have plenty other evidence of having met so if this needs to be translated or if there is risk of a RFE I'd rather just not use it. 

 

4. Should I list the Embassy in stockholm for this question

 Your beneficiary will apply for a visa abroad at the U.S.

Embassy or U.S. Consulate at:

 

thank you

 

 

 

1.  Do you mean using aa, ae, and oe?  Or something else?  You can write everything that way anyway, because it is correct and is the Danish spelling.  

2. Write them the Danish way

Province would be more like Jylland or Zealand, but you can probably leave it blank because it doesn't really apply in terms of addresses in Denmark.

3.  I wouldn't use it if you have actual proof of having met, i.e. a passport stamp, etc.  That would be all you really need.

4. Yes.

 

 

[EllenE1230 22]

Hey everyone.

 

I've read that you're supposed to show up for the interview in business attire. What exactly does that mean? Is it important or do I just show up in nice clothes and not necessarily business stuff? 

 

I've read you're supposed to be at the embassy an hour before your appointment. Is that nessecery? Also I've got an appointment at 8:30. Is that when I stand in front of the embassy or when I sit in the waiting room on the inside?

 

Maybe you know @Greenbaum?

 

Thanks in advance