South African K1 Visa applicants

[Just Paul 4,595]

34 minutes ago, Kortiz1 said:

Can anyone help in regards k1 visa sending photos as proof we met in the last two years . We got tons and tons of pictures together . But the problem is we love wearing hats. All our pics we wearing our hats. But I read some where they want pics with no hats . Please explain cause I don’t know  what to do.

First of all you are not going to send tons of pictures. (In fact you don't have to send any.  They are secondary evidence)   Pick out a few of the two of you and send them in.  Pick ones that USCIS can see your faces on.   

 

You do not wear hats on a passport photo.   Completely different.

 

Oh and relax!

[Kyle_274 2]

8 hours ago, Henry&Eliana said:

Hi Kyle, it took about a week for us to receive the letter (we recieved it just 2 days ago), however we were able to book our interview without the letter. They basically just send a generic letter to everyone giving the instructions. Here it is if you want to tet started.  K1 Instructions (1).pdf I also heard some people get their letter quicker if they email or call the embassy.

hi

 

thank you.

got ours yesterday.

[Tanya007 21]

On 1/4/2020 at 10:41 AM, LaneyDanae said:

Congrats to you!!! Now you can have a bit of a breather! 
You interviewed for the K1  the same day as Shaun,my husband, at the consulate in Joburg. 😀
We had our AOS interview on November 18. All went well until the end where they told us that the sealed medical package that he turned in at the airport was not in his file. We are still waiting to see if they find it or if he needs to go get a new medical check. We are hoping for good news in this new year!

Hi! Oh man, that is really so bad!!!!!! I would have not been a happy camper! I'm so sorry to hear about this glitch you are experiencing! I hope the medical turns up as they are not cheap. Good luck!

[KyleB22 31]

Pretty cool considering I received my green card exactly the same day we filed our I-129F a year ago.

 

all the best to everyone else still in the process.

[LuFlolady 881]

11 minutes ago, KyleB22 said:

Pretty cool considering I received my green card exactly the same day we filed our I-129F a year ago.

 

all the best to everyone else still in the process.

congrats to you!

[maleecka 0]

Hello everyone!!!

Our visa was Issued last friday, and we don't know what to do now. We did not received any text messages, no email or no DHL tracking. So what's next for us?

thank you everyone for your help and support.

[LuFlolady 881]

6 hours ago, maleecka said:

Hello everyone!!!

Our visa was Issued last friday, and we don't know what to do now. We did not received any text messages, no email or no DHL tracking. So what's next for us?

thank you everyone for your help and support.

congrats on your visa!  You should receive an email or txt when DHL pick it up from the embassy....

[Henry&Eliana 3]

On 1/29/2020 at 10:21 AM, maleecka said:

Hello everyone!!!

Our visa was Issued last friday, and we don't know what to do now. We did not received any text messages, no email or no DHL tracking. So what's next for us?

thank you everyone for your help and support.

Hi maleecka congrats!! We are now in the same boat. Just waiting for the visa and not sure when we should book tickets. Have you recieved yours yet?

 

 

How long did it take everyone to receive their visa after approval? Would it be safe to book tickets at the end of February?

Edited January 31, 2020 by Henry&Eliana

[LuFlolady 881]

11 hours ago, Henry&Eliana said:

Hi maleecka congrats!! We are now in the same boat. Just waiting for the visa and not sure when we should book tickets. Have you recieved yours yet?

 

 

How long did it take everyone to receive their visa after approval? Would it be safe to book tickets at the end of February?

we received our visa via DHL in like 3 days I would think the end of Feb is more than enough time however I would be safe and not book until you have visa in hand  congrats!

[maleecka 0]

12 hours ago, Henry&Eliana said:

Hi maleecka congrats!! We are now in the same boat. Just waiting for the visa and not sure when we should book tickets. Have you recieved yours yet?

 

 

How long did it take everyone to receive their visa after approval? Would it be safe to book tickets at the end of February?

hello,

 I had to email the embassy the same day of  my post, we received the passport and the package yesterday

[LuFlolady 881]

On 1/31/2020 at 9:11 AM, maleecka said:

hello,

 I had to email the embassy the same day of  my post, we received the passport and the package yesterday

Congrats!

[LuFlolady 881]

I can finally post that our case is ready to be scheduled for an interview and new EAD card is being produced....what a journey it will be 1yr on Friday Feb 14th that my husband was approved for the k1 visa in Joburg.....

[vistawateraz 28]

Congratulations!  You're almost there!!!!

[vistawateraz 28]

8 hours ago, LuFlolady said:

I can finally post that our case is ready to be scheduled for an interview and new EAD card is being produced....what a journey it will be 1yr on Friday Feb 14th that my husband was approved for the k1 visa in Joburg.....

Crazy how long this process is...  We were lucky and had no RFE's as well as a quick K1 turnaround.  Unfortunately, we had to wait for the K1 interview based on Police Clearance and Birth Certificate taking a while to get. The AOS interview was awesome tho, very casual and friendly. a huge weight was lifted off our shoulders when approved for GC. Once you get this behind you, you'll have 1 year and 9 months (the earliest you can file)  for removal of conditions, then another year to file for citizenship! 

[LuFlolady 881]

3 hours ago, vistawateraz said:

Crazy how long this process is...  We were lucky and had no RFE's as well as a quick K1 turnaround.  Unfortunately, we had to wait for the K1 interview based on Police Clearance and Birth Certificate taking a while to get. The AOS interview was awesome tho, very casual and friendly. a huge weight was lifted off our shoulders when approved for GC. Once you get this behind you, you'll have 1 year and 9 months (the earliest you can file)  for removal of conditions, then another year to file for citizenship! 

Yes a crazy journey the RFE was for his Birth certificate which i know we sent with original petition.... And then we had to wait 4months for them to set interview after they received our response which i thought was crazy....needless to say we have movement we also received a msg today that the EAD was approved...1yr 9 months thats a little breather lol