South African K1 Visa applicants

[Vintage girl 146]

Guys so we got our Embassy instructions mail today but when we log in to schedule appointment it says there is NO appointments available at this stage. Is this normal ? Or will the slots open next week ? 

[Loveusa222 37]

Hello everyone, hope your all well, I can’t seem to find the NVC website, if anyone has a link to it I would really appreciate it. 

 

Thanks 🌼🌼🌼

[Vintage girl 146]

8 hours ago, Ayeshacharles said:

Hello everyone, hope your all well, I can’t seem to find the NVC website, if anyone has a link to it I would really appreciate it. 

 

Thanks 🌼🌼🌼

https://ceac.state.gov/ceacstattracker/status.aspx

[kemm360 144]

13 hours ago, Vintage girl said:

Guys so we got our Embassy instructions mail today but when we log in to schedule appointment it says there is NO appointments available at this stage. Is this normal ? Or will the slots open next week ? 

Sounds like those August dates are out. You will have to wait for new available dates that the embassy will open. Check constantly so you can pick quickly as soon as there are dates because there are lot of people in your situation.

[Vintage girl 146]

54 minutes ago, kemm360 said:

Sounds like those August dates are out. You will have to wait for new available dates that the embassy will open. Check constantly so you can pick quickly as soon as there are dates because there are lot of people in your situation.

Yes I will check daily. Will take time to say goodbye to my family. Sept is good. Hope that it will open soon.

[kemm360 144]

8 hours ago, Vintage girl said:

Yes I will check daily. Will take time to say goodbye to my family. Sept is good. Hope that it will open soon.

Goodluck, you can also get lucky to get a sooner date if someone cancels their existing appointment then that slot will become available so try to check twice a day or as convenient as it is for you. 

Edited July 21, 2018 by kemm360

[Vintage girl 146]

3 minutes ago, kemm360 said:

Goodluck, you can also get lucky to get a sooner date if someone cancels their existing appointment then that slot will become available so try to check twice a day or as convenient as it is for you. 

Thank you for the encouragement. Good luck with your interview. I know it will go very good. I will check daily several times from Monday. Oh I hope something opens up. I really miss my fiance. 

[LuFlolady 881]

Before I forget next week I wanted to say good luck at your interview @kemm360 cant wait to hear the good news!

[LuFlolady 881]

@kemm360 sending good vibes ur way! cant wait to hear about your experience at the embassy

[LuFlolady 881]

On ‎7‎/‎21‎/‎2018 at 3:56 AM, Vintage girl said:

Yes I will check daily. Will take time to say goodbye to my family. Sept is good. Hope that it will open soon.

any luck on an interview date @Vintage girl

[Vintage girl 146]

Any news on Kemm? I believe it went well. 

[kemm360 144]

@Vintage girl @LuFlolady Too much stress on nothing, we got approved. Details coming shortly... 

[Vintage girl 146]

2 minutes ago, kemm360 said:

@Vintage girl @LuFlolady Too much stress on nothing, we got approved. Details coming shortly... 

Congrats !!! Super happy for you guys. Now you can start your new life

[LuFlolady 881]

2 minutes ago, kemm360 said:

@Vintage girl @LuFlolady Too much stress on nothing, we got approved. Details coming shortly... 

Yaaaaay! Congrats can't wait for the details

[kemm360 144]

Okay here it goes @LuFlolady @Vintage girl @desireelb14, my appointment was 1pm and i got to the embassy early around 10am, the security at the door were friendly so i was there with another guy and one lady joined us, we all were having conversations when others joined and we were about 20 at the main entrance door facing Sandton City, at exactly 1pm we were told to form 2 straight lines, one for American Citizens and one for immigrant, but we were not ordered as early we got there so i found my way to the 3rd in line. Infact the person who was 1st and second came around 1230 so being there earlier meant nothing really. 

 

The Americans were told to go in first and once they were scanned and led into the second back building they called the first 5 immigrants in on the line we formed i was number 3 and we were scanned and they kept my iPhone and Apple Watch (SmartWatch is not allowed) and was given a tag to retrieve it once i am done. I got inside the big building and a young lady was sitting at the door with a lot of pieces of papers with applicants names already on it, she asked for my surname and gave me mine and on it was asked to input phone number, email address and one other thing i can't remember and she gave me the blue paper on how to get my passport if it went well plus a number 3 tag. She also put something at the back of my passport. 

And she said i should proceed to the waiting area since i was number 3 there was available slot for me immediately and i was called up to a middle aged South African man who was funny and also laughed at me with how many proof of relationship i had brought lol. I got to him, greeted him and he responded and on the glass demarcating us was the list of what he needed from me. I remember. Proof of Payment, Unabridged Birth Cert + photocopy, 2 Passport Photos, My International Passport, Proof of relationship (I had millions lol), Police Clearance from SA and my country of birth, Affidavit of support( Form I-134), W2 Tax forms (I gave 2015/2016/2017). He then asked if i had anything to support what he requested and i said of course so i gave him bank wire transfers receipts we sent to ourselves, her flight itineraries and resorts that we went to and hotel we booked in Durban and Sun City, FaceTime call logs showing us spending hours on the phone, Facebook Messenger chats and iMessage chats, he smiled and said its cool for now. And i was told to take a sit and wait for the final American IO, after 10 minutes my number 3 was called to number 6 or 7 counter i think.

 

There i met an American lady, i greeted her with a smile and she responded and she said i am the interviewing officer who will be in charge of your case today, and said if everything i will say to her today will be the truth and i said i do and i smiled and she tried to pull my info on her computer but couldn't so she called someone from the background (An African lady) and they couldn't get through so the African lady asked if i had a copy of my DS 160 confirmation page present, of course i did so i handed it over to her and she used the number on it and everything she needed came up according to her expression, she gave me back the DS 160 and said lets start, the African lady then left us.

 

 

Where did you meet your fiancee. I told her on a mutual group we both follow on Facebook
When was this? In the year 2010
Wow, how long have you been in SA? 5 years
How old are you? I responded.
Have you ever been married? No.
Has she ever been married? No
Who do you live with? I live on my own.
When you met her where you still back home or already here? Yes i was still back home
When did you started dating? In 2016
Where does her parents lives? I responded where her mom lives but also said her dad is late
Does she have any siblings? Yes she does.
Where are your own parents? I responded.
What do you do for living? I am an IT Technician and a Web Developer
Have you ever lived in any country? Yes my country and SA
What about these other countries (On my passport)? I only visited them and returned home.
When are you two willing to get married? After 3 weeks of arriving in Los Angeles.
When did you meet her in person for the first time? June 2017
Did she visited again? Yes
When? December 2017-January 2018... 

 

She said twice? Wow! And she smiled and nodded. she gave me back my 120 pieces of pictures lol that she had looked before she called me up for the interview because i saw that the pictures were no longer in the order i submitted them lol she then asked if i had that pamphlet of domestic abuse, i said no and i had no idea, she said one moment please and she went to get it in the background, when she came back she asked me one more question but i forgot what it was and after answering she said "Everything looks right and i see so reason why i should not approve your visa and she said "You are approved" i smiled and she also smiled and handed me over the domestic abuse pamphlet and said if you are being abused, don't stay in that relationship to keep your papers, call 911, there are ways you can get out without loosing your status, go through it later, i said okay, i will do that so she said you will get your passport with your visa in it within 10 business days. 

We are now done, i said thank you and left. Everything with her took about 6 minutes, it was more like a conversation so i felt at ease and my nervousness went away after the first 2 questions.
 

Edited July 26, 2018 by kemm360