Scandinavians Part 2

[jetties 40]

13 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  

They did neither look nor collect anything beside my original birth certificate, our original marriage certificate, my police certificate and the evidence I brought. The officer (training the new officer) mentioned that they didn't need anything else, as it already had been uploaded and verified in CEAC.
I had brought the copies of everything listed, but it seems a lot of it was in vein.

[Jon & Ygritte 178]

2 hours 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  

They took copies and handed all originals back to me. Interview date was May 28th, 2020.

[RTimo 7]

hey,

I just received an email from the NVC. They are telling me that they are cancelling my husband's appointment but they never gave us an appointment. that's weird. what does it mean? they are saying that they will schedule one as soon as possible.

[Jon & Ygritte 178]

3 minutes ago, RTimo said:

hey,

I just received an email from the NVC. They are telling me that they are cancelling my husband's appointment but they never gave us an appointment. that's weird. what does it mean? they are saying that they will schedule one as soon as possible.

You'll be getting an interview appointment very soon. Read earlier in this thread. Normal modus operandi presently.

[LilyJ 1,258]

5 minutes ago, RTimo said:

hey,

I just received an email from the NVC. They are telling me that they are cancelling my husband's appointment but they never gave us an appointment. that's weird. what does it mean? they are saying that they will schedule one as soon as possible.

Did you apply for an expedite? That is common with those, either way don’t worry they will schedule you soon 

[RTimo 7]

1 minute ago, LilyJ said:

Did you apply for an expedite? That is common with those, either way don’t worry they will schedule you soon 

yes I asked for one in June but they said that I have to wait for my turn

[OrihimeandIchigo 216]

10 hours ago, RTimo said:

hey,

I just received an email from the NVC. They are telling me that they are cancelling my husband's appointment but they never gave us an appointment. that's weird. what does it mean? they are saying that they will schedule one as soon as possible.

How exciting from what I've seen on here its pretty standard now and you should be getting a interview appointment soon  

[swmfly 45]

An update from our side...

 

My husband had his interview this morning in Stockholm -- his appointment was at 9:30am. We arrived early (9:05) and he was asked to wait outside (there are seats outside) until they called him, which was at 9:40. That's when he entered the Embassy/security. I waited outside the whole time. He came back out around 11:05am. His visa was not approved at this time/additional administrative processing is required.

 

Yesterday, the Embassy sent him an email (that he missed while we were traveling to Stockholm) with information about the pre-paid waybill we needed to provide, to have his passport/documents returned to him in Copenhagen. Since he didn't provide the waybill, he was sent with instructions of how to do so -- we completed this right away.

 

From our understanding, the reason he was not approved was due to the officer questioning the validity of his (original) birth certificate. The officer retained his passport, original birth certificate, and the certified translation. 

 

There was a female who performed his document check -- he didn't feel that she was that friendly (e.g. she created confusion when she thought he didn't speak English -- he is fluent). She asked him multiple questions about his original birth certificate (e.g. when and how he got it ... it's literally the original ...). She asked him about my employer (an international public organization, i.e. United Nations agency), if my income is paid for by Danish authorities (no) or the UN (yes), and if my job is transferrable to the US (yes). She claimed there was a discrepancy with his mother's maiden name on the documents (there isn't) and that there would be to be a correction (I still don't understand why). To add insult to injury, his mother died several weeks ago. That's not info that was relevant to update, apparently.

 

The interviewer was male and ultimately told my husband that there is no issue with the legitimacy of our relationship (questions were asked about how we met, where we met, how he asked for my phone number, if he'd met my family, how many times, when was the last time he saw them, where/when we got married, how long we've lived in Copenhagen, how long we lived together before Copenhagen, where we lived before, what I did for work when we met, my age.....etc.).

 

Anyway, we're both rather disappointed, but... we'll wait and see.

[Jon & Ygritte 178]

24 minutes ago, swmfly said:

An update from our side...

 

My husband had his interview this morning in Stockholm -- his appointment was at 9:30am. We arrived early (9:05) and he was asked to wait outside (there are seats outside) until they called him, which was at 9:40. That's when he entered the Embassy/security. I waited outside the whole time. He came back out around 11:05am. His visa was not approved at this time/additional administrative processing is required.

 

Yesterday, the Embassy sent him an email (that he missed while we were traveling to Stockholm) with information about the pre-paid waybill we needed to provide, to have his passport/documents returned to him in Copenhagen. Since he didn't provide the waybill, he was sent with instructions of how to do so -- we completed this right away.

 

From our understanding, the reason he was not approved was due to the officer questioning the validity of his (original) birth certificate. The officer retained his passport, original birth certificate, and the certified translation. 

 

There was a female who performed his document check -- he didn't feel that she was that friendly (e.g. she created confusion when she thought he didn't speak English -- he is fluent). She asked him multiple questions about his original birth certificate (e.g. when and how he got it ... it's literally the original ...). She asked him about my employer (an international public organization, i.e. United Nations agency), if my income is paid for by Danish authorities (no) or the UN (yes), and if my job is transferrable to the US (yes). She claimed there was a discrepancy with his mother's maiden name on the documents (there isn't) and that there would be to be a correction (I still don't understand why). To add insult to injury, his mother died several weeks ago. That's not info that was relevant to update, apparently.

 

The interviewer was male and ultimately told my husband that there is no issue with the legitimacy of our relationship (questions were asked about how we met, where we met, how he asked for my phone number, if he'd met my family, how many times, when was the last time he saw them, where/when we got married, how long we've lived in Copenhagen, how long we lived together before Copenhagen, where we lived before, what I did for work when we met, my age.....etc.).

 

Anyway, we're both rather disappointed, but... we'll wait and see.

I got the same impression of the female conducting the document check. She goes very strictly by the rules. I was also put on administrative processing at first, but the matter was resolved within 2 weeks and I got my visa. I wouldn't worry too much, this issue with your husband's birth certificate ought to be a matter they can clear up. The male interviewer verifying that he sees your relationship as legitimate is, I think from having met him if it's the same guy (short, friendly), his way of saying everything will be alright, just give them a little bit of time to clear things up.

Edited August 21, 2020 by Jon & Ygritte

[swmfly 45]

22 minutes ago, Jon & Ygritte said:

I wouldn't worry too much, this issue with your husband's birth certificate ought to be a matter they can clear up. The male interviewer verifying that he sees your relationship as legitimate is, I think from having met him if it's the same guy (short, friendly), his way of saying everything will be alright, just give them a little bit of time to clear things up.

Thanks for the kind reply and encouragement -- we appreciate it. 

[Jon & Ygritte 178]

3 hours ago, swmfly said:

Thanks for the kind reply and encouragement -- we appreciate it. 

You can check your visa status here: https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx

The date for "Case Last Updated" will change every time someone touches your case, so you get a sense of if they are dealing with it or not. It's also the first place you will see when your visa has been issued, a couple of days before you actually receive the passport in the mail. We checked this place several times a day, it was a lifesaver when we were feeling nervous, wondering if we would be stuck in administrative processing or maybe even denied.

[jetties 40]

The embassy finally approved us after resolving the technical issue regarding my medical results! Now we’ll have to wait up to two weeks for the passport to arrive

[SimK 5]

Hi guys! 
 

I just came across this group a few days ago and figured I would share my experience. 
 

I had my visa interview in Stockholm on the 24th of July. The interview process was quite quick and easy, but I was asked to send some additional documents. That part took a while, but I was told that my visa is approved on the 13th of August. I agree with the comments that the receptionist ( the lady) was quite rude and difficult to deal with, but the man that conducted the interview was super nice and easy going. I am currently waiting for my passport to reach Oslo.. it is taking a while.. anyone know how long that could take? I mean Stockholm is just 6 hours away from Oslo 😬😂 The whole process has been draining and I can’t wait to finally move to California  I am happy to answer any questions.

 

 

Edited August 22, 2020 by SimK

[Jon & Ygritte 178]

I got my visa within 2-3 days from the approval, but I lived in Sweden.

[Scandi 4,166]

2 minutes ago, Jon & Ygritte said:

I got my visa within 2-3 days from the approval, but I lived in Sweden.

Yeah it was crazy fast. My status changed to "issued" on the 6th and I had the visa in hand the 7th. Never thought it would go that quick. But there was obviously not a pandemic going on back then either, that helped. And NO PostNord, the worst invention ever.