South African K1 Visa applicants

[LuFlolady 881]

5 hours ago, Ayeshacharles said:

Hello everyone

 

I hope everyone is good

 

So I have exciting news my visa was delivered by dhl this morning and I will be officially leaving south africa on the 28th of October. So after 2 weeks of waiting, I'm finally going home 🎊🎊🎊🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 and I'm going straight into the ❄❄❄❄❄ cold. 

 

So excited and happy. 

 

To everyone still on this journey, I wish you all the best and good luck. I pray that you guys have strength and that all goes well. 

 

Also a big thank you to everyone for being supportive and so kind. 

 

Best of wishes

Ayesha 

 

 Congrats! And safe journey home!

[LuFlolady 881]

On 10/19/2018 at 11:49 AM, Mozam said:

I'm trying, but I'm not doing very well. Trying to stay positive!

Lol I so understand that is all you can do is try....I'm rooting for the two of us

[Mozam 147]

On 10/20/2018 at 6:31 PM, Ayeshacharles said:

I contacted them via their website and I recieved an email from them the following morning.  I would suggest you call back on monday and ask of they received the email they are tricky at the doctors office. 

I finally received an email back from them; however, they did not answer my question. 😑

[Loveusa222 37]

17 minutes ago, Mozam said:

I finally received an email back from them; however, they did not answer my question. 😑

That is terrible. 

[gkz123 2]

Hi! For those of you that have already completed the medical appointments, I just had a few questions I was curious about:

1. Is 'packet 3' or the Visa Interview appointment letter necessary to make the medical appointment? Our case is currently 'Ready' at the US Consulate as of yesterday morning, but we weren't sure if we had to wait to be mailed or emailed something. I'm assuming that we'll eventually be emailed or mailed a checklist but we just wanted to make the medical appointment as soon as possible.
2. If you don't have your immunization records is this a problem or does this mean that you'll just have to pay more for vaccinations you may already have gotten?
3. Once you've completed the medical appointment, does the doctor mail your results directly to the embassy or do you have to collect your results following your appointment and bring them with you to the interview?

Any help would be greatly appreciated! My fiance would be going to the doctor in Cape Town.

[kathryn&sabastion 1]

On 10/20/2018 at 11:31 AM, Ayeshacharles said:

I contacted them via their website and I recieved an email from them the following morning.  I would suggest you call back on monday and ask of they received the email they are tricky at the doctors office. 

Do you have the email address and/or website? The US Consulate in Johannesburg just received our case today so we finally have an interview date on 20-Dec... but my fiancé needs to go ahead and make an appointment to have the medical exam done when he’s off work in November (he is a game ranger so his work schedule is weird- 6 weeks on, 2 weeks off). Thanks for the help!!

Edited October 23, 2018 by kathryn&sabastion

[Mozam 147]

Here's the website for the medical in JNB. I'm not sure of the phone number, but it was posted here on an earlier post. 

 

http://www.usimmigrationmedicals.co.za

[Loveusa222 37]

6 hours ago, gkz123 said:

Hi! For those of you that have already completed the medical appointments, I just had a few questions I was curious about:

1. Is 'packet 3' or the Visa Interview appointment letter necessary to make the medical appointment? Our case is currently 'Ready' at the US Consulate as of yesterday morning, but we weren't sure if we had to wait to be mailed or emailed something. I'm assuming that we'll eventually be emailed or mailed a checklist but we just wanted to make the medical appointment as soon as possible.
2. If you don't have your immunization records is this a problem or does this mean that you'll just have to pay more for vaccinations you may already have gotten?
3. Once you've completed the medical appointment, does the doctor mail your results directly to the embassy or do you have to collect your results following your appointment and bring them with you to the interview?

Any help would be greatly appreciated! My fiance would be going to the doctor in Cape Town.

 

4 hours ago, kathryn&sabastion said:

Do you have the email address and/or website? The US Consulate in Johannesburg just received our case today so we finally have an interview date on 20-Dec... but my fiancé needs to go ahead and make an appointment to have the medical exam done when he’s off work in November (he is a game ranger so his work schedule is weird- 6 weeks on, 2 weeks off). Thanks for the help!!

 

The Cape Town Panel Physician:

 

Dr. Brauer & Dr. N Sayed

Suite 207, Level 2

Clock Tower Office Suites, V&A Waterfront

Telephone:  + 27 21 419 1888

Fax:   + 27 21 419 1886

E-mail: reception@drbrauer.co.za

 

this is the information for the doctor in cape town that your fiance will be going to. If you dont have a  vaccination record it is fine, they will then give you a new one and when you dont have one in my experience I had my records but a few others didn't and required they received two or just one shot . All you need to book an appointment is the conformation of your interview date with your case number on it.  Also have you received the email from the nvc that it's on it's way to the consulate?

 

I would  recommend that you contact the consulate for packet 3 to see if they have your case and if they have processed it. I waited two weeks before the consulate contacted me and sent me packet 3. They normally send it via email. 

 

Witu regard to the medical results, the doctors office in cape town and in Johannesburg sends the medicals to the consulate

[Mozam 147]

Does anyone have experience filling out the Affidavit of Support using a co-sponsor? I have a few questions, but would love to get input from someone that has been approved from our particular embassy. 

[gkz123 2]

5 hours ago, Ayeshacharles said:

 

 

The Cape Town Panel Physician:

 

Dr. Brauer & Dr. N Sayed

Suite 207, Level 2

Clock Tower Office Suites, V&A Waterfront

Telephone:  + 27 21 419 1888

Fax:   + 27 21 419 1886

E-mail: reception@drbrauer.co.za

 

this is the information for the doctor in cape town that your fiance will be going to. If you dont have a  vaccination record it is fine, they will then give you a new one and when you dont have one in my experience I had my records but a few others didn't and required they received two or just one shot . All you need to book an appointment is the conformation of your interview date with your case number on it.  Also have you received the email from the nvc that it's on it's way to the consulate?

 

I would  recommend that you contact the consulate for packet 3 to see if they have your case and if they have processed it. I waited two weeks before the consulate contacted me and sent me packet 3. They normally send it via email. 

 

Witu regard to the medical results, the doctors office in cape town and in Johannesburg sends the medicals to the consulate

Thank you!!

[MozambiqueSoninha 50]

Hello - In process of IR2 for Mozambique - interview in SA   thought I'd join the conversation.

 

On average how many days from interview until you can get your passport back - hope to not live in a hotel for too long

[JS5220 67]

Finally got approved about a week ago, I've been trying my best to read up on what comes next for the NVC and SA Embassy and just want to make sure I'm understanding the process right...

 

1) Call NVC in ~2weeks time to see if they received my case. Keep calling over the few weeks after until I can get my embassy case#.

2) Once I have my embassy case # I can check on their website (https://ceac.state.gov/ceacstattracker/status.aspx) to see when it's received and processed by the South African embassy (status will read "ready")

3) Email / Call the S.A. Embassy to have them email my fiance packet 3 (this way we don't have to wait for them to reach out to her)

4) After receiving packet 3, it will have info about where to get the medical exam and how to schedule her interview

5) Complete medical exam (they will send the docs to the embassy) and schedule her interview.

6) She passes the official interview.

7) She gets the visa and comes to America!

 

Am i understanding this whole thing right? Is there anything missed to get this done faster? (like scheduling the medical exam right after receiving the embassy case #??)

Also my understanding is there's only 2 doctors that are approved to do the medical exam? (Dr. Junaid Hoosen / Dr. Marcus Brauer) Is that correct?

 

I already know about the affidavit of support and the additional docs she'll need to take to the interview, at this point I'm a little more concerned about just getting her to the interview!

 

Thanks in advance!! 😁

[LuFlolady 881]

1 hour ago, JS5220 said:

Finally got approved about a week ago, I've been trying my best to read up on what comes next for the NVC and SA Embassy and just want to make sure I'm understanding the process right...

 

1) Call NVC in ~2weeks time to see if they received my case. Keep calling over the few weeks after until I can get my embassy case#.

2) Once I have my embassy case # I can check on their website (https://ceac.state.gov/ceacstattracker/status.aspx) to see when it's received and processed by the South African embassy (status will read "ready")

3) Email / Call the S.A. Embassy to have them email my fiance packet 3 (this way we don't have to wait for them to reach out to her)

4) After receiving packet 3, it will have info about where to get the medical exam and how to schedule her interview

5) Complete medical exam (they will send the docs to the embassy) and schedule her interview.

6) She passes the official interview.

7) She gets the visa and comes to America!

 

Am i understanding this whole thing right? Is there anything missed to get this done faster? (like scheduling the medical exam right after receiving the embassy case #??)

Also my understanding is there's only 2 doctors that are approved to do the medical exam? (Dr. Junaid Hoosen / Dr. Marcus Brauer) Is that correct?

 

I already know about the affidavit of support and the additional docs she'll need to take to the interview, at this point I'm a little more concerned about just getting her to the interview!

 

Thanks in advance!! 😁

All of that is correct

[Loveusa222 37]

Hello everyone, hope you all are doing great. I landed in the states on the 29th and it's awesome and such  a relief to be with my finance again. Michigan is cold!! Good luck to everyone else and may you be blessed 🌷

[zakir52002 2]

1 minute ago, Ayeshacharles said:

Hello everyone, hope you all are doing great. I landed in the states on the 29th and it's awesome and such  a relief to be with my finance again. Michigan is cold!! Good luck to everyone else and may you be blessed 🌷

Hi @Ayeshacharles dont worry it will get colderrr lol. Glad to see you enjoying yourself. You will enjoy the summertime.