Scandinavians Part 2

[L&B 1]

On 6/4/2019 at 2:59 AM, KurtandDiane12 said:

Hey all,

 

Couple of questions..

 

1. When does the $265 have to be paid for the Visa?

 

2. My fiance has to go to Oslo for his physical, he has to go for bloodwork, xray, urine at one place and then the physical at another, can this be done on the same day?

 

Also, in the email he recieved, it says at the physical place he has to pay with cash, card or can be billed. If he chose to be billed does it have to be paid off before the physical is sent to the embassy?

 

Can he set up the appointment for these before the NVC sends the paperwork?

 

3. Does anyone in Norway know how he goes about getting his police records, even if he doesnt have any?

 

4. I know one of the documents he needs to take with him is his ORIGINAL birth certificate, the only one he has it the one after his name change, a few years ago he changed his middle name and took his moms last name instead of his dads, and it has been certified, will this work? Or does he need the original original?

 

Thanks everyone! I dont know what I'd do without this group lol.

I can't answer all of them, but getting birth certificate he can do trough skatteetaten.no. Everything is basically online in Norway so the same goes for the police records. You just do it online and in less than a week it should arrive at his house. I've gotten the a police record before because of a job i applied for and its easy. Not sure if it will be in english, so this he has to translate if ever. The birth certificate you can get in english. 

[KurtandDiane12 14]

Another question... I am kinda confused about the income requirements. Do I have to make 100% of HHS poverty guidelines or 125% for the k1. Also, which affidavit do I need to fill out?

 

Thanks

[Scandi 4,166]

1 hour ago, KurtandDiane12 said:

Another question... I am kinda confused about the income requirements. Do I have to make 100% of HHS poverty guidelines or 125% for the k1. Also, which affidavit do I need to fill out?

 

Thanks

Generally, only 100% is needed for the K-1 visa. However, some embassies still require 125%, I'm not sure if the one in Sweden does. 

 

The requirement for AOS that you will file for in just a few months is 125%, so if you can't make it to 125 now, how will you be able to get a greencard in a near future? The embassy might take this into consideration when deciding if they will issue a visa or not.

 

The affidavit you use for the K-1 is i-134.

The affidavit you use for AOS is i-864.

Edited June 6, 2019 by Scandi

[alun 73]

On ‎5‎/‎20‎/‎2019 at 1:20 PM, Scandi said:

 

 

 

Let's say you do the medical on May 30, but only have your interview on October 10 and the visa is issued on October 15, that means your Visa will only be valid for about 2 weeks.

Sorry , this is wrong ! From the date of the approved interview you have 6 months to enter the U.S ( validity of visa ) It has nothing to do with the date of your medical . If you file AOS after a year from the date of your medical   , you might have to redo the meducal

[Scandi 4,166]

32 minutes ago, alun said:

Sorry , this is wrong ! From the date of the approved interview you have 6 months to enter the U.S ( validity of visa ) It has nothing to do with the date of your medical . If you file AOS after a year from the date of your medical   , you might have to redo the meducal

No, you're wrong. In Sweden the Visa expiration date is based on the date of the medical. Maybe in your country you do it differently.

[KurtandDiane12 14]

25 minutes ago, Scandi said:

No, you're wrong. In Sweden the Visa expiration date is based on the date of the medical. Maybe in your country you do it differently.

So if my fiance gets his medical at the end of this month, he has 6 months from then to come to the US?

[KurtandDiane12 14]

On 6/6/2019 at 4:39 PM, Scandi said:

Generally, only 100% is needed for the K-1 visa. However, some embassies still require 125%, I'm not sure if the one in Sweden does. 

 

The requirement for AOS that you will file for in just a few months is 125%, so if you can't make it to 125 now, how will you be able to get a greencard in a near future? The embassy might take this into consideration when deciding if they will issue a visa or not.

 

The affidavit you use for the K-1 is i-134.

The affidavit you use for AOS is i-864.

One of my children I am not wholly financially responsible for. Her dad and I split time (I have her 7 days, he has her 7 days) will they take that into consideration also? 

[alun 73]

@Scandi Really ? I thought  the visa issuing country is the same  and the immigrants have one set of rules to follow (good thing )

After the medical , the interview needs to be scheduled in max . 6 months .

After the interview  the visa is issued and there are 6 months to enter the U.S .

The visa validity has nothing to do with the date of the medical . 

How can a visa be valid 2 weeks ? ( your example ) 

 

 

[LilyJ 1,258]

3 hours ago, alun said:

@Scandi Really ? I thought  the visa issuing country is the same  and the immigrants have one set of rules to follow (good thing )

After the medical , the interview needs to be scheduled in max . 6 months .

After the interview  the visa is issued and there are 6 months to enter the U.S .

The visa validity has nothing to do with the date of the medical . 

How can a visa be valid 2 weeks ? ( your example ) 

 

 

Visa validity is based on the medical, because the medical is only good for 6 months, therefore if you got your medical done 5.5 months before getting your visa issued, you only have that half a month until your medical (and subsequently your visa) expires for you to travel to the US, since you can’t travel to the US once your medical expires

5 hours ago, KurtandDiane12 said:

One of my children I am not wholly financially responsible for. Her dad and I split time (I have her 7 days, he has her 7 days) will they take that into consideration also? 

No, they consider her your household member still even if she is only with you half the time, so your household size will still be 3 (yourself, your daughter, and your fiancé)

[Scandi 4,166]

5 hours ago, alun said:

@Scandi Really ? I thought  the visa issuing country is the same  and the immigrants have one set of rules to follow (good thing )

After the medical , the interview needs to be scheduled in max . 6 months .

After the interview  the visa is issued and there are 6 months to enter the U.S .

The visa validity has nothing to do with the date of the medical . 

How can a visa be valid 2 weeks ? ( your example ) 

 

 

Yes, really. The visa is only valid for as long as the medical is valid. The medical has a 6 month expiry date, they won't issue a visa that has a longer expiry date than the medical. The medical and the visa expires on the same day. That's why we recommend Scandinavians to not have their medical too far in advance, as the validity of the visa gets shorter.

1 hour ago, LilyJohansen said:

Visa validity is based on the medical, because the medical is only good for 6 months, therefore if you got your medical done 5.5 months before getting your visa issued, you only have that half a month until your medical (and subsequently your visa) expires for you to travel to the US, since you can’t travel to the US once your medical expires

 

No, they consider her your household member still even if she is only with you half the time, so your household size will still be 3 (yourself, your daughter, and your fiancé)

Correct on both. 

[KurtandDiane12 14]

Sorry for all the questions guys, just trying to get all of this figured out... I started the job I am at almost a year ago (one year in July to be exact) and I know my income is enough currently but on my tax returns it will not show that. Will they look at my paycheck stubs and letter from my employer, or just the past tax returns?

 

Also, once my fiance is here and we get married, how long do we have to turn I'm his AOS?

[Blajje 7]

Hey! Finnish here:) I have a question. We got our NVC number and now our case is sent to the embassy. (K-1 visa) Can I already book the medical exam or should I wait until we hear from the embassy that our case has arrived to Helsinki Finland? Is there anything else I can do while waiting? Like fill the ds-160? Thank you!!😊

[Paul & Mallory 1,398]

On ‎6‎/‎9‎/‎2019 at 10:52 PM, KurtandDiane12 said:

Sorry for all the questions guys, just trying to get all of this figured out... I started the job I am at almost a year ago (one year in July to be exact) and I know my income is enough currently but on my tax returns it will not show that. Will they look at my paycheck stubs and letter from my employer, or just the past tax returns?

 

Also, once my fiance is here and we get married, how long do we have to turn I'm his AOS?

There are never too many questions - that's what these forums are for

 

If I'm incorrect on the following, someone please clarify:

 

- I believe previous tax returns will still be requested and looked at. However, they should take into consideration your current employment, which is where your current paycheck stubs and letter from employer will come in handy.

 

- I'm not aware of a specific timeframe to file AOS upon arriving in the US and getting married (I'm assuming this is with the K1 visa?), but the rule of thumb is to take care of all of the above before the original expiration date of the K1 visa issued. If there's still some time between now and when your fiancé arrives so y'all can get married, I suggest to go ahead and start collecting items you plan on using or may need for AOS application, even the eventual AOS interview. Just for the sake of making it easier on you down the road.

[Pinda 36]

My case was received at the embassy on June 14th, I'm guessing I need to wait for the P3 letter to schedule my visa interview?

[KurtandDiane12 14]

Our paperwork has arrived in Sweden, now we are gathering the final paperwork. He has received his police records and military records, but they are all in Norsk. How does he go about getting it translated, can anyone do it? Suggestions? Thanks!