I-129F November 2016 Filers - Part 2

[geowrian 22,338]

1 hour ago, blueskyna said:

Call NVC for your new case number.

1-603-334-0700

After that you can check online for your status. Also, your spouse can complete the DS-160

No spouses in this process...fiance only. Using the term "spouse" with a CO is a quick way to get a denial.

 

The petitioner can fill out the DS-160, but it's the beneficiary's form and they are responsible for the information in it, and must be the one to sign it.

1 hour ago, Quenbee said:

Good Morning Everyone, 

I would like to know, I have my NVC Case Number, My fiance went to get his Police certificate today. Is this too early?? Do they have a limit to how soon you can get it. We do not have an interview date yet the embassy doesnt even have our case also. I am thinking to tell him to schedule the medical, using the case number I have, is that okay?? The country is Ghana. Will the embassy say we did the medical too soon, or the police certificate too soon. 

The police certs are valid for 6 months. The medicals are valid for 6 months. The K-1 visa, upon approval, is valid for up to 6 months after the medical or the interview, whichever comes sooner.

 

Edit: I just read that some countries do have police certs with a 12 month validity. Also, they can be accepted for any duration if you have not returned to said country since it was issued.

Edited March 24, 2017 by geowrian

[Quenbee 47]

2 minutes ago, geowrian said:

No spouses in this process...fiance only. Using the term "spouse" with a CO is a quick way to get a denial.

 

The petitioner can fill out the DS-160, but it's the beneficiary's form and they are responsible for the information in it, and must be the one to sign it.

The police certs are valid for 6 months. The medicals are valid for 6 months. The K-1 visa, upon approval, is valid for up to 6 months after the medical or the interview, whichever comes sooner.

Thank u geo.. great.. this way we aren't jumping the gun and wasting money.. thank u..

[Quenbee 47]

13 minutes ago, Chelleyandaaron said:

There are lots and lots and lots of posts in the previous few pages which answer exactly these questions with lots of useful details.  Sit down with a coffee and spend ten minutes reading and scanning from page 110 onwards

 

Also - search for Ghana forum in VJ for country specific information.  From this point the Ghana forum can answer your questions more accurately.

 

Useful inks:

 

http://www.visajourney.com/consulates/index.php?ctry=Ghana&cty=Accra

 

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/608989-is-it-possible-to-schedule-k1-visa-appointment-online-for-the-ghana-embassy/

 

 

 

Thank you... very much.. unfortunately am always so darn busy...but I will have to find some time!

[Chelleyandaaron 528]

Just now, Quenbee said:

Thank you... very much.. unfortunately am always so darn busy...but I will have to find some time!

if you can find a few minutes you'll find it is really useful because there is so much detail from people whose cases are a bit further ahead - and they have also answered other questions that you haven't thought of yet (but will have).

 

It might help to calm the nerves a bit - even just reading pages 110-112 will help.  More information than i can put in a post - but all very useful

[Quenbee 47]

2 minutes ago, Chelleyandaaron said:

if you can find a few minutes you'll find it is really useful because there is so much detail from people whose cases are a bit further ahead - and they have also answered other questions that you haven't thought of yet (but will have).

 

It might help to calm the nerves a bit - even just reading pages 110-112 will help.  More information than i can put in a post - but all very useful

Btw I scanned ur links real quick very useful.. thank u so much

[Chelleyandaaron 528]

Just now, Quenbee said:

Btw I scanned ur links real quick very useful.. thank u so much

You are welcome - I looked thorugh a few Ghana forum threads and those seemed to be the most useful

[Chelleyandaaron 528]

137 days from posting the i-129f (7th November) to visa in hand (today - 24th March 2017)

 

It took only seven and a half weeks from NOA2 approval to visa in hand - so if you are still waiting for your NOA2 be aware that everything can be pretty quick after that! (About five weeks from getting our case number from NVC)

Edited March 24, 2017 by Chelleyandaaron

[Stephanie B 124]

3 hours ago, blueskyna said:

Call NVC for your new case number.

1-603-334-0700

After that you can check online for your status. Also, your spouse can complete the DS-160

Thank you so much 

[LolaaBrett 88]

2 hours ago, geowrian said:

No spouses in this process...fiance only. Using the term "spouse" with a CO is a quick way to get a denial.

 

The petitioner can fill out the DS-160, but it's the beneficiary's form and they are responsible for the information in it, and must be the one to sign it.

The police certs are valid for 6 months. The medicals are valid for 6 months. The K-1 visa, upon approval, is valid for up to 6 months after the medical or the interview, whichever comes sooner.

 

Edit: I just read that some countries do have police certs with a 12 month validity. Also, they can be accepted for any duration if you have not returned to said country since it was issued.

Correction.. the police record is valid for one year of the date given.

[geowrian 22,338]

4 minutes ago, LolaaBrett said:

Correction.. the police record is valid for one year of the date given.

Depends on the country.

 

Edit: Furthermore, it can even vary within a country (i.e. India does them by region), or by rules within each country (i.e. Pakistan's is valid for 6 months for men and 12 months for women: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/402181-police-certificate-validity/).

Edited March 24, 2017 by geowrian

[LolaaBrett 88]

2 minutes ago, geowrian said:

Depends on the country.

Ooh ok.. My fiancé certificate expires next year 2/14 in Jamaica.

[VizS 15]

Im starting to get worried, my received date is 12/16, cases right above me have been touched, cases below me have been touched so far... 

i have a question if anyone came across this: I am a naturalized US citizen though my first marriage which obviously didn't last long (5y),

since i am petitioning  for my foreign fiancee, will this delay or affect USCIS decision making process? My lawyer told me, all USCIS needs is  proof that you have met in person and know eachother, and the past doesnt matter... what are your thoughts people? any similar stories?

     

[geowrian 22,338]

1 minute ago, VizS said:

Im starting to get worried, my received date is 12/16, cases right above me have been touched, cases below me have been touched so far... 

i have a question if anyone came across this: I am a naturalized US citizen though my first marriage which obviously didn't last long (5y),

since i am petitioning  for my foreign fiancee, will this delay or affect USCIS decision making process? My lawyer told me, all USCIS needs is  proof that you have met in person and know eachother, and the past doesnt matter... what are your thoughts people? any similar stories?

     

Since you're a USC, it shouldn't matter. If filing for a spouse visa (not fiance like a K-1) and somebody is an LPR via marriage and files a petition for another spouse within 5 years of obtaining their GC, the presumption is that the relationship is not bona fide and it takes a lot of evidence to overcome that. But for a USC, that's all in the past.

 

I wouldn't worry...Dec. filers are still being processed regularly.

[Chelleyandaaron 528]

3 minutes ago, VizS said:

Im starting to get worried, my received date is 12/16, cases right above me have been touched, cases below me have been touched so far... 

i have a question if anyone came across this: I am a naturalized US citizen though my first marriage which obviously didn't last long (5y),

since i am petitioning  for my foreign fiancee, will this delay or affect USCIS decision making process? My lawyer told me, all USCIS needs is  proof that you have met in person and know eachother, and the past doesnt matter... what are your thoughts people? any similar stories?

     

There are still people on here who filed almost seven weeks before you - so no, there's no problem.  Cases are processed in batches - at any given time we have seen cases being processed that are up to a couple of months apart on their received dates so try not to worry if cases around your own are processed.  It doesn't mean there is a problem - there seems to be a certain degree of luck involved as to whether your case gets processed quickly or takes a while.

[Adriana&Marko 58]

4 hours ago, Chelleyandaaron said:

see my other reply for getting the information from Kosovo - links to government dept for certificate

I can't find anything or the links you sent?