Scandinavians Part 2

[swmfly 45]

3 hours ago, jetties said:

I had my interview this morning at the embassy in Stockholm.

I arrived around 30 minutes before and was let in with no problem. In the immigrant visa area, only two other people were waiting for document check. The interview itself was very short, maybe 5-10 minutes. The consular office asked me some basic information about when and how we met, where we got married, what I'm doing for work and what I'm planning on doing for work in the US. I was outside again after about 1h 30m from arrival.

 

Since the results of my medical examination has not arrived yet, they could not approve me for the CR-1 visa until they showed up. It appears there's some technical difficulties with the receiving the results, as my physician's office confirmed last week that everything had been submitted on their end. This was also mentioned by the officer who took my documents before the interview.

Congratulations on your interview! 👍 My husband's interview is on Friday, so this is a really helpful update. 

That's interesting that the Embassy hadn't received the medical results yet... too bad. We are also half-expecting this for ourselves. 

 

Just to clarify -- the document check is performed before the actual interview? Just wondering how/at what point the documents themselves are actually reviewed. 

Thanks! Congrats again. 

[jetties 40]

3 minutes ago, swmfly said:

Congratulations on your interview! 👍 My husband's interview is on Friday, so this is a really helpful update. 

That's interesting that the Embassy hadn't received the medical results yet... too bad. We are also half-expecting this for ourselves. 

 

Just to clarify -- the document check is performed before the actual interview? Just wondering how/at what point the documents themselves are actually reviewed. 

Thanks! Congrats again. 

Thank you so much! It's a big relief to have this part of the process completed.

Yeah, I emailed the embassy after the interview and they told me they're working on the technical issue concerning the results of the submitted medical examination. Hopefully it will be fixed before Friday!

 

Inside the immigrant visa section of the embassy, window 7 (as mentioned in the appointment notice) is where the document check is performed. They asked for my original birth certificate, our original marriage certificate and my police certificate, in addition to my passport. Finally, they asked when we last saw each other and to provide evidence of ongoing relationship. I had brought flight tickets, a copy of our new lease (with both of our names on it), lots of photos and call logs/messages. The officer took the lease, some pictures and the call logs/message screenshots that I had printed from my phone. All of these were returned, except for the passport, after the actual interview. Everyone was very kind and welcoming for the whole process.

 

Best of luck to your husband on Friday!

[OrihimeandIchigo 216]

14 hours ago, LilyJ said:

My husband just had his medical this morning in Copenhagen! Pretty standard, he said it took about an hour, he did have to get 2 vaccines (a second MMR vaccine and TDAP booster shot) but other than that, all clear  Ready for the interview next week!!

This is wonderful now your all ready for your husbands interview and one step closer  

[OrihimeandIchigo 216]

4 hours ago, jetties said:

I had my interview this morning at the embassy in Stockholm.

I arrived around 30 minutes before and was let in with no problem. In the immigrant visa area, only two other people were waiting for document check. The interview itself was very short, maybe 5-10 minutes. The consular office asked me some basic information about when and how we met, where we got married, what I'm doing for work and what I'm planning on doing for work in the US. I was outside again after about 1h 30m from arrival.

 

Since the results of my medical examination has not arrived yet, they could not approve me for the CR-1 visa until they showed up. It appears there's some technical difficulties with the receiving the results, as my physician's office confirmed last week that everything had been submitted on their end. This was also mentioned by the officer who took my documents before the interview.

Congratulations this is wonderful I'm so happy for you both and thank you so very much for keeping us updated and giving us information about how everything goes to see if they change anything from week to week. That is sad the medical hasn't arrived yet but from what i've seen around here that's pretty normal lately. Just so excited for you  

 

You said there were 2 other people in the visa interview section? Do you think that means they are interviewing 2 to 3 applicants at a time on Tuesdays and Fridays? 

[jetties 40]

Just now, OrihimeandIchigo said:

Congratulations this is wonderful I'm so happy for you both and thank you so very much for keeping us updated and giving us information about how everything goes to see if they change anything from week to week. That is sad the medical hasn't arrived yet but from what i've seen around here that's pretty normal lately. Just so excited for you  

 

You said there were 2 other people in the visa interview section? Do you think that means they are interviewing 2 to 3 applicants at a time on Tuesdays and Fridays? 

Thank you!

A 3rd person arrived after I had completed my document check. When I arrived at the embassy for the security screening, I noticed they checked my name on a list containing 3 other names and times. So it's possible they're only doing 4 each day

[OrihimeandIchigo 216]

31 minutes ago, jetties said:

Thank you so much! It's a big relief to have this part of the process completed.

Yeah, I emailed the embassy after the interview and they told me they're working on the technical issue concerning the results of the submitted medical examination. Hopefully it will be fixed before Friday!

 

Inside the immigrant visa section of the embassy, window 7 (as mentioned in the appointment notice) is where the document check is performed. They asked for my original birth certificate, our original marriage certificate and my police certificate, in addition to my passport. Finally, they asked when we last saw each other and to provide evidence of ongoing relationship. I had brought flight tickets, a copy of our new lease (with both of our names on it), lots of photos and call logs/messages. The officer took the lease, some pictures and the call logs/message screenshots that I had printed from my phone. All of these were returned, except for the passport, after the actual interview. Everyone was very kind and welcoming for the whole process.

 

Best of luck to your husband on Friday!

Thank you so very much for this information 😃 Did they by chance ask for the petitioners original birth certificate they uploaded to the CEAC website? Or just a copy of it will suffice? 

[jetties 40]

Just now, OrihimeandIchigo said:

Thank you so very much for this information 😃 Did they by chance ask for the petitioners original birth certificate they uploaded to the CEAC website? Or just a copy of it will suffice? 

Not at all, I didn’t even bring a copy of my wife’s birth certificate as it wasn’t mentioned in the interview checklist nor in the appointment notice.
 

The officer was training a new officer so she was explaining a lot of things, and as I gathered it, the interview appointment is only concerned with the beneficiary’s paperwork and not the petitioner, as their documents might be in the US for good reasons. 

[OrihimeandIchigo 216]

3 hours ago, jetties said:

Thank you!

A 3rd person arrived after I had completed my document check. When I arrived at the embassy for the security screening, I noticed they checked my name on a list containing 3 other names and times. So it's possible they're only doing 4 each day

That's great and makes me hopeful. Thank you so very much for telling me this it made me even more excitement. I hope they are able to do 4 each interview day and then hopefully they will get the backlogged cleared and get up to date. Congratulations again on your approval 😃. 

[OrihimeandIchigo 216]

4 minutes ago, jetties said:

Not at all, I didn’t even bring a copy of my wife’s birth certificate as it wasn’t mentioned in the interview checklist nor in the appointment notice.
 

The officer was training a new officer so she was explaining a lot of things, and as I gathered it, the interview appointment is only concerned with the beneficiary’s paperwork and not the petitioner, as their documents might be in the US for good reasons. 

OMG thank you so much for replying to me I've been wondering this question for so long. Thanks you again  

 

Just curious when do you think yall will be moving to the US? My sister thinks things will get bad by November but I don't know I tell her we will move as fast as we can ship everything and will not delay at all lol.

Edited August 18, 2020 by OrihimeandIchigo

[jetties 40]

Just now, OrihimeandIchigo said:

OMG thank you so much for replying to me I've been wondering this question for so long. Thanks you again  

 

Just curious when do you think yall will be moving to the US? My sister thinks things will get bad by November but I don't know.

Things will definitely be interesting in the US in the coming months. It’s not holding us back though, as we’ve been long distance since 2017. I’ve already started the process of selling my apartment and looking for a job, so I’m calculating with being fully relocated by the end of September, assuming the technical issue regarding the medical examination doesn’t prolong the issuing of the visa too much

[OrihimeandIchigo 216]

4 minutes ago, jetties said:

Things will definitely be interesting in the US in the coming months. It’s not holding us back though, as we’ve been long distance since 2017. I’ve already started the process of selling my apartment and looking for a job, so I’m calculating with being fully relocated by the end of September, assuming the technical issue regarding the medical examination doesn’t prolong the issuing of the visa too much

Oh me too. I know it says on the website your not suppose to sell stuff or do anything drastic until interview but we've already started selling and getting rid of stuff to make it less stressful later on and so we can move as soon as I pack everything up  

[jetties 40]

3 minutes ago, OrihimeandIchigo said:

Oh me too. I know it says on the website your not suppose to sell stuff or do anything drastic until interview but we've already started selling and getting rid of stuff to make it less stressful later on and so we can move as soon as I pack everything up  

Yeah, I did the same. Especially since interview appointments are given with 3 week notice it seems. I interpreted that as “don’t commit to anything yet” and so far I’ve only started a few processes that can be stopped again, if needed. Selling my Copenhagen co-op is a 10-week affair in either case, so I might have to finalize the sale from the US even though I started a little early

Edited August 18, 2020 by jetties

[emma24 161]

I just wanted to

update and let everyone know that I made it to Norway! I have been here since Monday and just enjoying my time in quarantine with my fiancé! ❤️❤️❤️

[OrihimeandIchigo 216]

Hello everyone, I have a question to the people who have had interviews recently. Do the Embassy and COs keep your I-864 and copies of Financial documents (Transcripts, Tax Returns,1099 and W2s) and copies of birth certificates and Domicile Evidence or do they just make copies of them and give you all your documents back at the end of the interview? Thanks so much  

[Scandi 4,166]

8 minutes ago, OrihimeandIchigo said:

Hello everyone, I have a question to the people who have had interviews recently. Do the Embassy and COs keep your I-864 and copies of Financial documents (Transcripts, Tax Returns,1099 and W2s) and copies of birth certificates and Domicile Evidence or do they just make copies of them and give you all your documents back at the end of the interview? Thanks so much  

(Not recently, but..) They took all of mine, the only stuff they returned was unimportant stuff like evidence of a bonafide relationship etc. Everything else went into my file and the envelope I handed over at POE.

Edited August 20, 2020 by Scandi