Scandinavians Part 2

[Scandi 4,176]

3 hours ago, eborge said:

Good point🥴

i felt ive seen people writing about tax returns etc. But I get you. Again, thanks. Ill get in touch with whomever do the medical here in oslo, to check. 

 

I'm sorry, I didn't see that you're in Norway, I'm on my phone and it doesn't show that info for some reason. Norway might be different than Sweden when it comes to the medical, and maybe it's easier to get an appointment there too. You can always call them and see if they need your case number just to schedule an appointment or if you can schedule one without it. 

[KurtandDiane12 14]

On 7/24/2019 at 10:40 AM, Scandi said:

I'm sorry, I didn't see that you're in Norway, I'm on my phone and it doesn't show that info for some reason. Norway might be different than Sweden when it comes to the medical, and maybe it's easier to get an appointment there too. You can always call them and see if they need your case number just to schedule an appointment or if you can schedule one without it. 

My fiance is in Norway and he got his medical done before we got the email from the embassy.  You will have to go to 2 places.  1 for blood work, urine and xrays and then another one for the actual physical.  He was able to get both on the same day since he had to travel to Oslo.  There is also fees for both places.  When we called they sent us an email explaining what to do, where to go and the fees.  

 

Now we are waiting for his interview which is in 21 days.. :) 

[eborge 28]

12 hours ago, KurtandDiane12 said:

My fiance is in Norway and he got his medical done before we got the email from the embassy.  You will have to go to 2 places.  1 for blood work, urine and xrays and then another one for the actual physical.  He was able to get both on the same day since he had to travel to Oslo.  There is also fees for both places.  When we called they sent us an email explaining what to do, where to go and the fees.  

 

Now we are waiting for his interview which is in 21 days..

This is very helpful, thank you and good luck to your husband. 

[LilyJ 1,258]

I know most here are K1 and not CR1 but around how long in you guys experiences does it take from NVC to interview? We are trying to think about when are the next best times to visit

[ljujas2019 23]

On 7/26/2019 at 9:03 PM, LilyJ said:

I know most here are K1 and not CR1 but around how long in you guys experiences does it take from NVC to interview? We are trying to think about when are the next best times to visit

I am in the same position, still waiting for the NOA-2 and also want to get an idea of the timeline ahead. I think it might take a maximum of 5-6 months until the interview (from the NVC stage). However, the embassy in Stockholm is more likely not experiencing the same backlog as other very busy consulates, so if we are lucky, it could go much faster (provided that the NVC process goes smoothly and all documents are correctly filed, etc.).

 

Any good news for you yet?

 

Good luck!

[ljujas2019 23]

Hey!

 

Does anyone know how to arrange for the certified translation of Swedish police certificates? In Sweden, police certificates or any kind of criminal records are provided in sealed envelopes, not to be opened by the individual who requested it. Thus, only the receiving institution (in this case, the NVC/embassy) would be able to access this information. Consequently, I wonder... how can I get a translation of my police certificate if the translator cannot even open this envelope? 

 

How did the rest of you do it?

 

Thank you!

[Jon & Ygritte 178]

3 hours ago, ljujas2019 said:

Hey!

 

Does anyone know how to arrange for the certified translation of Swedish police certificates? In Sweden, police certificates or any kind of criminal records are provided in sealed envelopes, not to be opened by the individual who requested it. Thus, only the receiving institution (in this case, the NVC/embassy) would be able to access this information. Consequently, I wonder... how can I get a translation of my police certificate if the translator cannot even open this envelope? 

 

How did the rest of you do it?

 

Thank you!

I filled in an application and scanned it, sent it by email to the police, asking for a police certificate in English. It cost 180 SEK. No envelope, no translation needed. Unless you have a criminal record, they won't translate that.

[Scandi 4,176]

4 hours ago, ljujas2019 said:

Hey!

 

Does anyone know how to arrange for the certified translation of Swedish police certificates? In Sweden, police certificates or any kind of criminal records are provided in sealed envelopes, not to be opened by the individual who requested it. Thus, only the receiving institution (in this case, the NVC/embassy) would be able to access this information. Consequently, I wonder... how can I get a translation of my police certificate if the translator cannot even open this envelope? 

 

How did the rest of you do it?

 

Thank you!

The certificate comes in 5 different langues, no translation needed. I opened my certificate and brought it to the embassy for my interview, they never mentioned anything about it needed to be sealed.

[jules98 44]

Yay so happy I found this! Hello fellow Scandinavians. Quick question, I’m currently awaiting NOA2 which I’m hoping will be here any time soon. I’m really impatient and always trying to do something to speed up this process, so I already went ahead and ordered my police records and birth certificate (and both of those are obtained in English). I also ordered a copy of my vaccination card for good measure. Is there anything else I could possibly do to prepare myself for the next steps? I’ve heard NVC processing to the Stockholm embassy is rather fast so I’m hoping to just schedule my medical as soon as we have a receipt number. Any tips and info is very welcome 

[LilyJ 1,258]

3 hours ago, jules98 said:

Yay so happy I found this! Hello fellow Scandinavians. Quick question, I’m currently awaiting NOA2 which I’m hoping will be here any time soon. I’m really impatient and always trying to do something to speed up this process, so I already went ahead and ordered my police records and birth certificate (and both of those are obtained in English). I also ordered a copy of my vaccination card for good measure. Is there anything else I could possibly do to prepare myself for the next steps? I’ve heard NVC processing to the Stockholm embassy is rather fast so I’m hoping to just schedule my medical as soon as we have a receipt number. Any tips and info is very welcome 

Have your petitioner prepare the affidavit of support for your K1 as well, that way it's all ready to go as well as get your 2 passport photos that you'll need to bring to the interview would be my suggestions

[jules98 44]

Just now, LilyJ said:

Have your petitioner prepare the affidavit of support for your K1 as well, that way it's all ready to go as well as get your 2 passport photos that you'll need to bring to the interview would be my suggestions

Will do. I think I threw out the remaining two passport photos from the i129f because they were horrible and I had bangs back when I got them lol so I definitely need new ones. And I’ve read up on enough stuff here to understand I’ll be needing a lot of those for the next few steps haha

[eborge 28]

17 hours ago, jules98 said:

Will do. I think I threw out the remaining two passport photos from the i129f because they were horrible and I had bangs back when I got them lol so I definitely need new ones. And I’ve read up on enough stuff here to understand I’ll be needing a lot of those for the next few steps haha

haha yes I just got an email from the medical examination in Oslo, saying you have to bring 4 small passport photos there too! lots of opportunities to practice some nice shots   

[jules98 44]

20 minutes ago, eborge said:

haha yes I just got an email from the medical examination in Oslo, saying you have to bring 4 small passport photos there too! lots of opportunities to practice some nice shots   

I just saw that, got a mail from them too. Guess I’ll be having a photoshoot at the mall pretty soon haha 

[KurtandDiane12 14]

My fiance has his interview in Sweden next Thursday (August 15th, yay!) But we are wondering if he has to reapply for the ESTA. He has come over to the USA three times on it, does he just need to update the information on it like normal?

 

May be a dumb question, sorry

[Jon & Ygritte 178]

1 hour ago, KurtandDiane12 said:

My fiance has his interview in Sweden next Thursday (August 15th, yay!) But we are wondering if he has to reapply for the ESTA. He has come over to the USA three times on it, does he just need to update the information on it like normal?

 

May be a dumb question, sorry

If he gets the visa, he doesn't need ESTA.