June 2017 I-129F Filers, Part III

[Lotts 1,433]

There. Is. So. Much. Snow. Here. 

 

I know the rest of the world is probably laughing at the UK right now but we are totally unequipped for these weather conditions. There is a good 6-7" of snow around my area.

 

STILL... This will not stop me getting to my medical tomorrow. With how bloody difficult, dramatic, and challenging this whole process has been for me, I will be throwing my papers, blood, and urine at them through the window, screaming "TAKE IT!!!"

 

[George & Roth 1,485]

 

 

 

 

[MK Watch 7]

Hi everyone! I have been reading this forum after we filed the i129f.. Just wanna thank you guys for sharing your thoughts and knowledge it really helped us a lot.. I always checks on John & Rose for we have almost the same date of filing. I hope i can meet them. I also pray for their approval..👍

I just wanna share my interview..

I had my interview in us embassy manila  last feb 27,2018. .I prepared everything, i brought a clear book that contains passport, ds160, appointment confirmation, payment receipt, visa picture, sealed envelop from slec, birth certificate and cenomar issued by psa, nbi, affidavit of support, w2, bank certificate, bank statement, employment certificate, payslips and for addition i also brought my employment certificate, 2316, payslips, bank certification and bank statement just in case they ask me about my employment or source of income. And also, i print out our picture and put it in an album, picture together, with family, with friends, engagement, 1st anniversary, 2nd anniversary, emails history, facebook account status and call logs jan 2018-present. I really prepared for this coz to me this is between life and death lol😁.

They put some sticker in my ds160 upon entering the embassy and i was assigned in section c (section of calm & kind staff for pre screening😂) the security was very strict. In the pre-screening, a filipina woman assisted me, ask my ds160 and passport, ask my name and my petitioner then she ask for my birth certificate, cenomar and nbi (they scanned the barcodes of the docs fof verification), then ask my birthday and my petitioner, how we met, how many times he visited me, our last meeting, and our way of communication and how often. She is very civil and professional. I prefer to answer in a simplest way coz i noticed that they are not interested in a story, only the summary. She asked me also if i have photographs of us together but  she never looked at it. Then, i was transferred to the consul for interview, assigned at window 61. Greeted good morning then ask for finger scanning. Ask my name and my petitioner, birthdays, age, then address. After that he gave me 2 pamphlets (information about domestic violence). Then he said expect you  visa and packet 2-3 weeks. And he  congratulate me. 

They didn't get or looked for affidavit of support, w2, etc.. or even looked for my album.😰😰😰😰

Strange..hehe..

And then after 2 days i received an email about the status of my passport and visa..

 

Made this for reference.. I am hoping for everybody's approval.

Thank you again and God Bless Us.

 

Edited March 2, 2018 by MK Watch

[Justmel 273]

@Lotts Honestly, I don't feel safe when there's any amount of snow on the roads because you never know where ice is hiding. Just try to take it slow going anywhere and be safe!

*The most snow we've had here was probably around 4ft.

[George & Roth 1,485]

I hate snow and ice with a passion. Hence my moving from ice cold Cambodia to New Jersey 

 

I am also a clumsy flatfooted SOB. My feet are attracted to ice and after that my ### to the floor. 

[Tony and Tillie 340]

2 hours ago, MK Watch said:

And then after 2 days i received an email about the status of my passport and visa..

Hey, thanks for sharing. I had my interview last Tuesday too. My schedule was 6:40am and I waited at section C too. Just curious about the email you got cause I did not receive any. Although my visa status on the ceac website says "Issued". Did the email tell you the same thing?

[vocaledge 3,340]

VOH - just delivered - the envelope is HUGE!

[Ay Pe 94]

@AnaMolina Hi Ana, how long did take for your status change to Issue and for you to receive the visa in hands after your interview in Brazil ?

[daleguthery 305]

Visa in hand!

[Lana&Tyler 359]

On 3/1/2018 at 3:07 PM, adiczhazy said:

How long after sending the list of documents to the embassy did they reach out to you that they were received and complete and you could schedule interview? 

 

Fiance got package 3 yesterday. Completed medical today. Is mailing all documents to frankfurt tomorrow. 

 

We already paid fee and completed DS-160

Make sure to have a timeframe of 2 weeks between your medical and interview. Just to make sure! 

 

Since you mailed everything it’s very possible that you’ll get the approval to go ahead and schedule an appointment within the next days. They move very quickly. 

Good luck 

[Nicolenpaul 55]

6 days after medical was turned in to Nigerian dhl office, as of today visa is not ready yet.  😞 sad but I know he is coming which is the good part about this wait. They said 5 to 10 days and I’m beginning to believe 10 days may be realistic.  Keep the faith everyone it’ll be over soon then we will be waiting for the green card/work permit. 

[Bandt 87]

20 hours ago, Dekd22 said:

They’ll ask for them and i’ll provide them of course.I mean I’m not gonna just rely on just my taxes/W2 as my sole evidence because they’d 100% reject us in that case. It’s frustrating that my tax return is the main factor in their decision because I make more than enough and it’s provable

If you aren't self employed the I-134 instructions don't even ask for your tax return.

[Paul & Mallory 1,398]

We finally wrote up our interview review for Stockholm embassy (it’s on our timeline) for anyone who wants to give it a look.  we were pretty detailed so won’t bother posting it all here 😁 I know Swedes don’t have a heck of a lot of reviews to read up on (we didn’t find many when doing our research). 

 

The enbassy received Paul’s medical papers on Tuesday and we found out today the visa was issued and on its way to him now 😄😄😄 Hes booked his ticket home for May 16, and I can’t believe all this was able to happen while I was still here. I leave to return to the states on Tuesday and as much as I’m not ready to leave, it’ll be so different this time knowing what we have to look forward to. I’ve got some wedding planning to do when I get home!

[Jessica829 211]

So I called USCIS today partially because I'm the least patient person ever, I was also just asked to work from my company's Brazil office for a month in Q2. Had to call twice because the first tier 1 insisted that she couldn't give me any information because I was the petitioner and only the beneficiary can call (um no Nancy, sounds like you didn't pay attention in training). Second person transferred me no problem, but said that they have up to 60 days after an RFE is received to make a decision. Get the tier 2 and start telling my sob story and she stops me to say:

 

"I HAVE GOOD NEWS FOR YOU, YOUR APPROVAL NOTICE WAS PUT IN YESTERDAY!"

 

 

No online updates (not terribly surprising), so I'll wait until we get the mailed notice to update my timeline with the date. June 12 filer (today is day 263), I can't believe there's actually an end to this process in sight!

[KBA 542]

7 minutes ago, Jessica829 said:

So I called USCIS today partially because I'm the least patient person ever, I was also just asked to work from my company's Brazil office for a month in Q2. Had to call twice because the first tier 1 insisted that she couldn't give me any information because I was the petitioner and only the beneficiary can call (um no Nancy, sounds like you didn't pay attention in training). Second person transferred me no problem, but said that they have up to 60 days after an RFE is received to make a decision. Get the tier 2 and start telling my sob story and she stops me to say:

 

"I HAVE GOOD NEWS FOR YOU, YOUR APPROVAL NOTICE WAS PUT IN YESTERDAY!"

 

 

No online updates (not terribly surprising), so I'll wait until we get the mailed notice to update my timeline with the date. June 12 filer (today is day 263), I can't believe there's actually an end to this process in sight!

Congratulations!! 🎉🍾