Case Complete to Interview August 2017

[amoooooor 26]

1 hour ago, MLK2016 said:

NVC schedules all of the interviews unless the case has been expedited.  In an expedited case, the file is transferred to the consulate who schedules the interview   I hope this clarifies.  

Yes, thank you so much, that helps clarify  

[Ahmed & Amy 291]

On 7/14/2017 at 6:40 PM, abfar said:

@KaurN , @PP_2016 and all couples who recently got approved:

 

Did the embassy ask for a copy of your i864 (affidavit of support) forms? And if they did, did the copies had any signatures?

My i864 copy doesn't have any signatures and the person who helped us with the files mentioned there's no need for the signature on the i864 copy as the ones we sent to NVC had the signatures and they were cleared by NVC so no issues. They say embassy won't even ask for the copies of i864, its jsut for personal record. Is this correct?

 

My interview is on the 25th july

 

@vintash @Adorable @Ahmed & Amy @justwaiting17  please answer this as we're worried we might be facing delays if anything is incomplete. 

Hi @abfar My sincere apologizes for my late response. Been so busy and had a death in the family. 

 

We took the original I-864 with wet inked signature and they did not take it. I even offered to give her the updated version for 2016 tax year as they had the previous year and all she wanted was to see the IRS tax transcripts for 2016. She took only the IRS tax transcripts. Every consulate is different, so I would also ask anyone who was recently approved at your consulate as well.

 

Good Luck and wish for you the best.  

On 7/13/2017 at 0:25 PM, Meekoz said:

Thank u love for the help and Duaa😍😍

My interview went smooth al7amdullellah....and i gotttttt ittttttt

You're welcomed and Mabrooooooooooooooooooooooooook!!!!! That's wonderful dear, am so happy for you.

[Mavikobalt 29]

Here's our review! We also posted it in the reviews section.

 

I arrived at 7:10am for an 8:00am appointment. I was told to wait somewhere else until 7:50. They took me into the embassy then. I had to show my passport and they checked the list. They took about 30 of us in at the same time. They had written everywhere that they don't take electronics, watches and bags. I had brought a bag, so I had to leave it across the street at the corner store and pay the man there 5 lira to keep it for me. I went through security and they put a sticker on my passport and gave me two numbers on a perforated piece of paper. When my number came up I went to the window. There was a Turkish woman and she asked for my birth certificate (Nufus kayidi ornegi), health exam results, police report, an updated copy of the petitioner's retirement fund beneficiary as proof of relationship and two pictures. She also asked for a few pictures, but I had taken 4 photo albums and they didn't fit under the window even with me pushing and her pulling. We laughed, then she asked if I had any other proof of relationship. I gave a printout of our WhatsApp chat history. She said she would take the albums through another opening if the officer really wanted them. Then I sat down again. I waited about 2 hours, then my number came up again. The American officer swore me in and took my fingerprints. Then she asked:
1. How long have you been married?
2. How did you meet?
3. Is she living in Turkey or the US?
4. What does she do in Turkey?
5. Where are you going in the US?
6. Why are you going there?
7. Do you have job applications in the US?

Then she started stamping the documents. Then she said it was done and I would get my passport back in 5 days. I asked again to clarify if I was approved, and she said yes.

Overall everything was smooth and way easier than I was expecting. The actual interview took about 2 minutes.

We had gotten a checklist for W2s for 2016, and I had our 2016 transcripts with me, but they never asked for them. The request for the updated copy of my wife's retirement account information was surprising, but thankfully I had it with me. The lady said everything should be updated if it's older than 6 months, so just as a reminder to others, take updated information!

[Mavikobalt 29]

I forgot to mention, the officer gave back a whole stack of documents that we had sent to NVC and said it was kind of an overkill  Better too many than too few!

[heyusa 118]

Does anyone know approximately how long the status on the CEAC page stays "IN TRANSIT" for? Does it normally change within a week or so after the interview has been scheduled and thus sent to the embassy from the nvc..? How long did it take for you to see it changed to "ready"?

[amul 229]

5 minutes ago, Mavikobalt said:

I forgot to mention, the officer gave back a whole stack of documents that we had sent to NVC and said it was kind of an overkill  Better too many than too few!

Congrats! 

Edited July 19, 2017 by amul

[amul 229]

17 minutes ago, Mavikobalt said:

The request for the updated copy of my wife's retirement account information was surprising, but thankfully I had it with me. The lady said everything should be updated if it's older than 6 months, so just as a reminder to others, take updated information!

Can you let me know the dates of the retirement statements you guys had submitted, were they from 2016? 

[amul 229]

8 minutes ago, heyusa said:

Does anyone know approximately how long the status on the CEAC page stays "IN TRANSIT" for? Does it normally change within a week or so after the interview has been scheduled and thus sent to the embassy from the nvc..? How long did it take for you to see it changed to "ready"?

We went to "ready" and then it said "transit" and 3 days later our files were at the embassy. Hope this helps  

Edited July 19, 2017 by amul

[bk123 9]

On 7/17/2017 at 6:43 PM, Mojk said:

Interview was smooth only thing is takes a lot of time took us around 3 hours a lot of waiting, make sure to take a lot of pictures  with ur spouse. We took like three small albums around 90 pics. Yes alhamdullilah it was approved and will be sent by post in two weeks and best of luck to you.

We received ours today Alhamdulilah ..

[amul 229]

1 hour ago, heyusa said:

Does anyone know approximately how long the status on the CEAC page stays "IN TRANSIT" for? Does it normally change within a week or so after the interview has been scheduled and thus sent to the embassy from the nvc..? How long did it take for you to see it changed to "ready"?

Duh, my bad -- ok, from "at NVC" to "in transit" about 10 days after the first P4 email ( we got two identical ones at different dates!), from "in transit" to "ready" 3 days.

[Renew17 4]

just finished the whole process, and I am finally in the US. I thought I summarize the last end of the process, as that is something I was missing myself when I was getting close to being approved and not knowing what was next. I would still be in Norway if it was not for the fact that I called NVC almost daily the last two weeks before being approved (I knew I was getting close looking at other memeber´s timeline). NVC did claim at one point that pages were missing from the application. I knew for a fact that I had sent everything. Luckily I managed to catch the file before they sent it back (to another building), and they were able to review the file again and sure enough, they found that all pages were there. So, stay on top of it by calling NVC frequently when it is getting close to being approved. The interview at the embassy took less that 10 minutes. They focused on asking questions about my relationship with the petitioner (family member). I supplied two recent photos of us and an affidavit confirming that we had had continuous contact. I was able to fly out 13 days after my interview at the embassy. The process at POE was maybe the easiest of all. I was in secondary less than 5 minutes - able to come out in transit hall less than an hour after landing.

[Timam1 7]

Hello, I haven't reached anyone yet , just wanted to know if anyone in who passed through Potomac has experienced delays, as in anyone's receipt number be passed by to the next which was approved....Please I want to know if anyone will know why its been passed by and how long it will take to be approved? 

[Timam1 7]

I know you all understand how I feel

[Zurdo 14]

8 hours ago, JBMG said:

Congrats to@Mavikobalt @lamafiosa69 who had their interviews today and were approved! @Zurdo hope all went/is going well with your interview.  

 

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Wingsfan	7/20/2017	Costa Rica	San Jose
ajmac	7/20/2017	Philippines	Manila
jouneymyn	7/20/2017	Vietnam	Ho Chi Minh City
sol1427	7/20/2017	Dominican Republic	Santo Domingo

 

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Approved!!!! I will make sometime in the coming days to share the experience!! Thank you everyone for the support!! Feel free to PM if you have any questions that I can help with

[RamStu 72]

Just now, Zurdo said:

Approved!!!! I will make sometime in the coming days to share the experience!! Thank you everyone for the support!! Feel free to PM if you have any questions that I can help with

Congratulations!!!! I'm glad to hear that everything went well. Please let me know as soon as you write a review on your experiences. Will you be waiting in CDJ for your package? If so, let me know how long to wait is for the package. I'm very happy for you.

 

I'm currently at 12 days after confirming CC waiting for an interview date.