South African K1 Visa applicants

[Mozam 147]

19 hours ago, madameMaison said:

Really do hope we get December dates available . It would be a nightmare to wait until January because that's just extreme after being approved end of October

Hey, has your case left the NVC yet? 

[madameMaison 204]

6 minutes ago, Mozam said:

Hey, has your case left the NVC yet? 

Not yet, 😊. 

 

My fiancé called them Yesterday and they said NVC just RECIEVED our file on November 13th. 

 

Our NOA2 date on paper is Oct 25th.

[Mozam 147]

5 minutes ago, madameMaison said:

Not yet, 😊. 

 

My fiancé called them Yesterday and they said NVC just RECIEVED our file on November 13th. 

 

Our NOA2 date on paper is Oct 25th.

Just curious who is at the same point in the process as me. 

I'm sure yours will be shipped out with the next batch at the end of this month. 

[madameMaison 204]

1 hour ago, Mozam said:

Just curious who is at the same point in the process as me. 

I'm sure yours will be shipped out with the next batch at the end of this month. 

That would be amazing. . . 

 

Once you receive your case number, do you book  the medical? Or do you first wait for instruction from the embassy

[Mozam 147]

50 minutes ago, madameMaison said:

That would be amazing. . . 

 

Once you receive your case number, do you book  the medical? Or do you first wait for instruction from the embassy

From my understanding, you can’t book the medical until you schedule your interview. You can’t schedule your interview until after you completed your DS160. 

[madameMaison 204]

14 minutes ago, Mozam said:

From my understanding, you can’t book the medical until you schedule your interview. You can’t schedule your interview until after you completed your DS160. 

Alright, that's pretty clear. Thank you .❤🌼

[LuFlolady 881]

3 hours ago, Mozam said:

Just curious who is at the same point in the process as me. 

I'm sure yours will be shipped out with the next batch at the end of this month. 

My case is in transit to the embassy. I received notification on Tuesday the 13th

[madameMaison 204]

So is it true that interview dates are no longer limited to the last 2 weeks of the month on Thursdays and Fridays in the JHB embassy? I remember reading that somewhere but then never saw it again. . 

 

Are all the Tuesdays and Thursdays of the month open for k1 visa interviews bookings..*Please Say Yes Please Say Yes!* 🙈

[madameMaison 204]

1 hour ago, LuFlolady said:

My case is in transit to the embassy. I received notification on Tuesday the 13th

With your shipments having already left in the mid November batch? That's almost an 80% guarantee you'll make it to your US home for Christmas (based on my observations). . Super lucky! ⭐

[catdhru 3]

Hi,

 

We had our K1 interview on Nov 15th and the CO said everything is good and we are approved. And today when we checked the NVC status it shows "Administrative Processing", is it normal to show AP before Issued. We are expecting that the visa will be issued today Nov 16th but it was not. Should we wait before we contact the consulate?

[Loveusa222 37]

24 minutes ago, catdhru said:

Hi,

 

We had our K1 interview on Nov 15th and the CO said everything is good and we are approved. And today when we checked the NVC status it shows "Administrative Processing", is it normal to show AP before Issued. We are expecting that the visa will be issued today Nov 16th but it was not. Should we wait before we contact the consulate?

Yes it is perfectly normal, I waited two weeks before it turned to issued. It takes a little longer if there are holidays in between interview dates it was Columbus day when I had my interview. So it takes longer 

 

Edited November 16, 2018 by Ayeshacharles

[Loveusa222 37]

34 minutes ago, madameMaison said:

So is it true that interview dates are no longer limited to the last 2 weeks of the month on Thursdays and Fridays in the JHB embassy? I remember reading that somewhere but then never saw it again. . 

 

Are all the Tuesdays and Thursdays of the month open for k1 visa interviews bookings..*Please Say Yes Please Say Yes!* 🙈

Yes the embassy has changed it policy and does interviews every Tuesday and Thursday k1 is only on Thursday that is what the medical office told me 

[Mozam 147]

1 hour ago, catdhru said:

Hi,

 

We had our K1 interview on Nov 15th and the CO said everything is good and we are approved. And today when we checked the NVC status it shows "Administrative Processing", is it normal to show AP before Issued. We are expecting that the visa will be issued today Nov 16th but it was not. Should we wait before we contact the consulate?

Would you care to write a little about your interview and experience for those of us that will be headed that way soon? I know several other people have but it helps to have other people chime in too. How was it? What type of questions did they ask you? That sort of stuff. 

[Mozam 147]

1 hour ago, catdhru said:

Hi,

 

We had our K1 interview on Nov 15th and the CO said everything is good and we are approved. And today when we checked the NVC status it shows "Administrative Processing", is it normal to show AP before Issued. We are expecting that the visa will be issued today Nov 16th but it was not. Should we wait before we contact the consulate?

Also, 

[LuFlolady 881]

6 hours ago, madameMaison said:

With your shipments having already left in the mid November batch? That's almost an 80% guarantee you'll make it to your US home for Christmas (based on my observations). . Super lucky! ⭐

That would be so AWESOME!