Notification to book K1 Interview - Mumbai Consulate

[jangrace 25]

16 hours ago, N400fiasco said:

Hi All, 

 

We had our interview this Friday and am happy to report we were approved!  We have had a baby while waiting for my citizenship and our K1 (its been a LONG wait) The questions focused on why we choose not to get married in India even when we had a kid here. My fiance was prepared for all the questions and handled them, a bit too well infact as the consular officer noted that she seemed a little too confident!  She maintained her confidence and got an approval. Am SO relieved. 

 

I as the petitioner had flown down to accompany my fiance for the interview, but was not allowed to speak with the consular officer at all. He quickly dismissed me as soon as I approached the window with my fiance. Luckily my fiance handled the questions well. 

 

A big THANKS to all of you here for supporting us through out this process. 

 

Question for anyone who tracked status thru the CEAC website immediately after inteview, our status now says "Administrative processing" . I assume this is standard as the passport is with the embassy?

 

Cheers all. 

I'm sorry but I think that means they need more time to make a decision. It could take 2 months or longer before you know. From what I've read, your status should have changed to 'Issue' if it has been approved. If someone else has better  information please jump in here.

I am worried about the same happening to me next week.😟

[stiggy771 14]

48 minutes ago, jangrace said:

I'm sorry but I think that means they need more time to make a decision. It could take 2 months or longer before you know. From what I've read, your status should have changed to 'Issue' if it has been approved. If someone else has better  information please jump in here.

I am worried about the same happening to me next week.😟

Please dont worry about this. it is how the process works. once your visa is approved by the CO,it usually takes a week for you to get the issued message on the ceac website. It will first show 'Adminstrative processing' and then in a day(in my case) or 2 change to issued.. This is the usual process. Sometimes it could take a while but those are rare. From what Ive read, this 'administrative processing' is the good one..

 

sorry about the typos. my keyboard stopped working and im using the buggy touchscreen 

[jangrace 25]

5 minutes ago, stiggy771 said:

Please dont worry about this. it is how the process works. once your visa is approved by the CO,it usually takes a week for you to get the issued message on the ceac website. It will first show 'Adminstrative processing' and then in a day(in my case) or 2 change to issued.. This is the usual process. Sometimes it could take a while but those are rare. From what Ive read, this 'administrative processing' is the good one..

 

sorry about the typos. my keyboard stopped working and im using the buggy touchscreen 

Oh thank God! I'm glad to hear that. Sorry if I stressed you out n00fiasco! 

Btw Stiggy, have you received your passport and visa in hand yet? If yes, how many working days did it take?

[N400fiasco 35]

28 minutes ago, stiggy771 said:

Please dont worry about this. it is how the process works. once your visa is approved by the CO,it usually takes a week for you to get the issued message on the ceac website. It will first show 'Adminstrative processing' and then in a day(in my case) or 2 change to issued.. This is the usual process. Sometimes it could take a while but those are rare. From what Ive read, this 'administrative processing' is the good one..

 

sorry about the typos. my keyboard stopped working and im using the buggy touchscreen 

 

21 minutes ago, jangrace said:

Oh thank God! I'm glad to hear that. Sorry if I stressed you out n00fiasco! 

Btw Stiggy, have you received your passport and visa in hand yet? If yes, how many working days did it take?

Thanks guys!   The wait is unnerving. From what I read somewhere on this forum if the status box now indicates "Nonimmigrant Visa application" (which it does for me) this AP should be the good kind . Its still in AP, but its not been a full  business day yet after the interview, so here's hoping.  

 

@jangrace All the best for your interview! 

@stiggy771 Happy travels!

[stiggy771 14]

1 hour ago, jangrace said:

Oh thank God! I'm glad to hear that. Sorry if I stressed you out n00fiasco! 

Btw Stiggy, have you received your passport and visa in hand yet? If yes, how many working days did it take?

Took me exactly a week to collect the passport from the pickup location (Mumbai VAC). My interview was on Friday, 20th July and I got the passport, visa and sealed envelope a week later. 

 

Looking for flights as I type this. 

[jangrace 25]

Just now, stiggy771 said:

Took me exactly a week to collect the passport from the pickup location (Mumbai VAC). My interview was on Friday, 20th July and I got the passport, visa and sealed envelope a week later. 

 

Looking for flights as I type this. 

That’s awesome, Congratulations to you and your fiance! Good luck with everything!

[N400fiasco 35]

Visa status changed to issued today. Yay 😃 . Thanks for the support all. 

[Amit&Julie 180]

2 hours ago, N400fiasco said:

Visa status changed to issued today. Yay 😃 . Thanks for the support all. 

Congratulations!

[N400fiasco 35]

Hi Guys, ok so I am in a state of shock right now and can't think straight. Could use some calmer heads to help me rectify the situation. 

 

I traveled back to India to accompany my Fiance and my 7 month US citizen daughter back into the states this evening.  We had been waiting for 2 years since we started this journey. 

 

I know this shouldn't have happened and I am extremely stupid for letting this happen despite reading VJ every day, but my Fiance's brother recieved the petition packet and accidentally opened "do not open" packet. He then delivered the packet to my fiance a few days later who found the envelope already open and ignored the do not open signs and just assumed it was the Packet 4 we were supposed to receive earlier.  (which we never did) . She  disassembled the packet contents and organized it in various files for safekeeping. This was a 3-4 days ago. 

 

I flew in today and asked to see the visa packet and the visa and discovered this mess. 

 

Now I know that me, my fiance and my fiance's brother are all idiots.  I also know that I need to contact the embassy to make it right, but I need to reverse engineer what was inside the sealed  envelop so I can contact the embassy to reseal it.  My fiance is in a state of shock and cant think straight as to what was in the envelop vs. what was outside apart from the passport.  Can someone advise on what they recieved back from the embassy. What was outside the envelope apart from the passport?  

 

Its saturday morning right now. I assume I should cancel my tickets, because there is no chance of this happening on a weekend right? As a US citizen is there an emergency line to contact the embassy to help me out? 

 

Thanks all. 

 

[stiggy771 14]

10 minutes ago, N400fiasco said:

Hi Guys, ok so I am in a state of shock right now and can't think straight. Could use some calmer heads to help me rectify the situation. 

 

I traveled back to India to accompany my Fiance and my 7 month US citizen daughter back into the states this evening.  We had been waiting for 2 years since we started this journey. 

 

I know this shouldn't have happened and I am extremely stupid for letting this happen despite reading VJ every day, but my Fiance's brother recieved the petition packet and accidentally opened "do not open" packet. He then delivered the packet to my fiance a few days later who found the envelope already open and ignored the do not open signs and just assumed it was the Packet 4 we were supposed to receive earlier.  (which we never did) . She  disassembled the packet contents and organized it in various files for safekeeping. This was a 3-4 days ago. 

 

I flew in today and asked to see the visa packet and the visa and discovered this mess. 

 

Now I know that me, my fiance and my fiance's brother are all idiots.  I also know that I need to contact the embassy to make it right, but I need to reverse engineer what was inside the sealed  envelop so I can contact the embassy to reseal it.  My fiance is in a state of shock and cant think straight as to what was in the envelop vs. what was outside apart from the passport.  Can someone advise on what they recieved back from the embassy. What was outside the envelope apart from the passport?  

 

Its saturday morning right now. I assume I should cancel my tickets, because there is no chance of this happening on a weekend right? As a US citizen is there an emergency line to contact the embassy to help me out? 

 

Thanks all. 

 

 you should definitely tell the embassy about what happened at your fiancés place with the documents. 

 

Regarding what the packet contains (as I just entered the US a couple of days ago and the officer literally kept the documents opened in front of me during my entry process), it consisted of 

1) the i129f copy packet 

2) letter of intent to marry 

3) Affidavit of support (i think i saw it there) 

4) medical reports (didn't really see them in the packet but it's pretty easy to know if it was part of it since if you were to see it in the set of documents with you, that means it came from the packet and not from anywhere else)

 

 the first 2 were definitely there, but I'm not fully sure about the AOS being there. There were a few more documents but I'm pretty sure all of them were part of our application. The packet (as far as I've read) is just a way for them to save on paying the shipping charges, and hence they send it to the US with the beneficiary. 

 

It's a good thing you're there in India. You should just go to the embassy asap and tell them what happened. Also, i did read about some instances where the packet was opened on VJ. I'm sure you would've read about it. Definitely expect a delay in getting the documents resealed, but that's all there is to worry about in my opinion. Good luck 

[ajay007 43]

Hi friend it's ajay I hope you remember. In Rochester. First of all no need to worry anything serious. second this khakee envelope is not packet 4. Third this packet comes with passport and visa and the additional documents and her medical report which she submitted. So no need to panic and I don't think so us consulate will help you with this so better option is that peacefully sought out the documents and fix it properly. when I came here at the port of entry immigration officer didn't know aboutthat packet he asked me is this for me? So no need to panic deal with it peacefully. Best of luck 

[N400fiasco 35]

1 minute ago, stiggy771 said:

 you should definitely tell the embassy about what happened at your fiancés place with the documents. 

 

Regarding what the packet contains (as I just entered the US a couple of days ago and the officer literally kept the documents opened in front of me during my entry process), it consisted of 

1) the i129f copy packet 

2) letter of intent to marry 

3) Affidavit of support (i think i saw it there) 

4) medical reports (didn't really see them in the packet but it's pretty easy to know if it was part of it since if you were to see it in the set of documents with you, that means it came from the packet and not from anywhere else)

 

 the first 2 were definitely there, but I'm not fully sure about the AOS being there. There were a few more documents but I'm pretty sure all of them were part of our application. The packet (as far as I've read) is just a way for them to save on paying the shipping charges, and hence they send it to the US with the beneficiary. 

 

It's a good thing you're there in India. You should just go to the embassy asap and tell them what happened. Also, i did read about some instances where the packet was opened on VJ. I'm sure you would've read about it. Definitely expect a delay in getting the documents resealed, but that's all there is to worry about in my opinion. Good luck 

Thanks Stiggy!  When you got the visa packet from the embassy, I need to know what was available to you outside do not open packet, apart from the passport

[stiggy771 14]

6 minutes ago, N400fiasco said:

Thanks Stiggy!  When you got the visa packet from the embassy, I need to know what was available to you outside do not open packet, apart from the passport

Just the sealed packet and the passport. Nothing else 

[N400fiasco 35]

1 minute ago, stiggy771 said:

Just the sealed packet and the passport. Nothing else 

Ok great. Thanks for the help. Can you or anyone reading this also confirm if during the interview did they return all of our original documents like the original birth certificate , original PCC etc back to us? My fiance insists they were in the sealed packed , but I dont think the original birth certificate could be in there as the sealed document is supposed to be kept by the POE office right? 

[stiggy771 14]

5 minutes ago, N400fiasco said:

Ok great. Thanks for the help. Can you or anyone reading this also confirm if during the interview did they return all of our original documents like the original birth certificate , original PCC etc back to us? My fiance insists they were in the sealed packed , but I dont think the original birth certificate could be in there as the sealed document is supposed to be kept by the POE office right? 

For me, they kept the copy of the birth certificate and pcc. The officer did not give anything back. 

Yes, the officer keeps the documents in the sealed documents with him at the POE. Only the passport is returned 

 

Also, please don't think of re-sealing the documents by yourself and expecting the officer to not notice it. That would really screw things up if they ever got to know that you messed with the sealed packet. Better to tell the consulate about what happened.  (read a comment posted a few minutes back)