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Filed: IR-2 Country: Mozambique
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4 hours ago, SAlove18 said:

Wait so you have to wait for a date? My case said ready yesterday so I just picked a date to secure a spot. I didn’t even wait for packet 3. Did I do something wrong. I just assumed I would have it before my medical and interview. Also please tell me how to book a medical 

Also - note that I am out of place here - while you are all in the K1 process I am in the IR2 process, which is different, though similar.   This is the closest thing to thread of people I can find with things in common.   For K1 you select your date.  I believe for IR2, NVC and the embassy work together and SCHEDULE you your date for you - there are many threads of IR1/2 people frustrated that it can sometimes take months for them to schedule all while K1's are indicating the embassy has open interview spots.....

 

So to your comment MadamMaison - I don't think emailing the embassy will help  - I dont think  they have even been sent our case yet - NVC keeps asking for new documents one at a time - almost on week two of waiting for them to approve the marriage certificate, the last document they asked for - They started reviewing our documents in late november

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14 hours ago, madameMaison said:

I have my medical in exactly 17 days from today.. It's really starting to hit me, we've reached the end of this long process... So so so close...

 

The pain of living oceans away from your loved one is truly striking and unbearable, but somehow we survived... I wouldn't trade this experience for anything. 

 

I wish you guys all well through whatever stage you're in. Keep your heads up and know that the universe will always align itself for your greater purpose regardless of the obstacles that may arise.. 🌺

Yes so real.... I keep thinking my man will be home in last than 50days I cant wait....we have waited for this day for so long! My fiance medical is on the 31st

Luflolady

Jan 26th: Mailed I-129F

Jan 29th NOA1

Feb 2nd: Check Cashed

Feb 9th: rcvd hard copy of NOA1

Aug. 28th Notified of RFE being mailed

Sept. 1st received hard copy of RFE in the mail

Sept. 4th mailed response to RFE

Sept. 10th received txt that my response to RFE was received

Oct. 10th Received txt that we were approved (NOA2) 30days after RFE response

Oct. 13th received hard copy of NOA2

Oct. 31st case arrived at NVC

Nov 2nd received case number

Nov. 19th Case is "ready" to schedule an interview

Feb. 14th Interview (2019) APPROVED!!!!!!

 

AOS

July 24th: mailed AOS pkt

July 31st: received txt msg of receipt numbers for all documents

Aug 5th received NOA hard copies dated July 31st

Aug. 9th received Biometrics letter in the mail

Aug. 19th Biometrics appt.

Sept. 20th notified of RFE via website 

Sept. 25th Received hard copy of RFE (copy of BC)

Sept. 27th Sent response to RFE

Sept. 30th Response was delivered

Oct. 2nd... Response to evidence received updated on website

Feb 12, 2020 case is ready to schedule for interview

Feb 12, 2020 New card is being produced (EAD)
Feb 13, 2020 Notification that EAD  and AP was approved

Feb 18,2020 received hard copies of AP and EAD approval

Feb 18,2020 notification AOS interview scheduled and EAD mailed

Feb 20, 2020 received EAD card

Feb 24, 2020 received interview letter (March24th)

Aug 4, 2020 received notification of new interview date(rescheduled because of pandemic)

Sept. 14th new AOS interview
Oct. 30th AOS approval

Nov. 9th New card is being produced
 

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: South Africa
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On 1/15/2019 at 4:44 AM, madameMaison said:

I have my medical in exactly 17 days from today.. It's really starting to hit me, we've reached the end of this long process... So so so close...

 

The pain of living oceans away from your loved one is truly striking and unbearable, but somehow we survived... I wouldn't trade this experience for anything. 

 

I wish you guys all well through whatever stage you're in. Keep your heads up and know that the universe will always align itself for your greater purpose regardless of the obstacles that may arise.. 🌺

My fiances medical is tomorrow!! I can't believe it. Interview is in 3 weeks. It's all starting to wind down now. This saturday she will leave cape town for the last time as she heads to joburg in preparation for the actual interview. I try to not get too excited about it because i know there are still some things left to get through, but its definitely the beginning of the end!!!

 

I will let everyone know how the medical goes after i talk to her tomorrow.

03/30/2018 - Mailed I-129f

04/03/2018 - NOA1 old site

04/05/2018 - NOA1 new site

10/17/2018 - NOA2 (197 days)

11/09/2018 - NVC Received Case

11/13/2018 - NVC Case number received

11/27/2018 - Case sent to embassy

11/30/2018 - Case arrived at embassy (NVC says "Ready")

01/17/2019 - Medical exam completed

02/07/2019 - Interview

02/28/2019 - Visa in Hand 

03/01/2019 - Entered USA

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: South Africa
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Medical was completed in Cape Town today. She said the appointment was at 830 and by the time it was all done it was already 230. Lots of waiting...

 

Basically they did the exam (some basic questions such as mental health, medical past , etc...), gave her 2 vaccines and drew 2 vials of blood. After she had to go to a nearby hospital for the xrays. After she waited for a little and got the Xray results, she went back to the Dr office and handed them off. She was informed that there were no issues and she is free to move onto the next step.

 

All that's left is the interview now!!!!!

03/30/2018 - Mailed I-129f

04/03/2018 - NOA1 old site

04/05/2018 - NOA1 new site

10/17/2018 - NOA2 (197 days)

11/09/2018 - NVC Received Case

11/13/2018 - NVC Case number received

11/27/2018 - Case sent to embassy

11/30/2018 - Case arrived at embassy (NVC says "Ready")

01/17/2019 - Medical exam completed

02/07/2019 - Interview

02/28/2019 - Visa in Hand 

03/01/2019 - Entered USA

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Filed: IR-2 Country: Mozambique
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2 hours ago, JS5220 said:

Medical was completed in Cape Town today. She said the appointment was at 830 and by the time it was all done it was already 230. Lots of waiting...

 

Basically they did the exam (some basic questions such as mental health, medical past , etc...), gave her 2 vaccines and drew 2 vials of blood. After she had to go to a nearby hospital for the xrays. After she waited for a little and got the Xray results, she went back to the Dr office and handed them off. She was informed that there were no issues and she is free to move onto the next step.

 

All that's left is the interview now!!!!!

So Close! Congrats! 

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Filed: IR-2 Country: Mozambique
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I think I am going to cry - 

 

The NVC which had given us problems around my stepdaughters birth certificate, but then accepted the document we uploaded, has now come back and said even though it is accepted, they are now rejecting it saying its not from the correct issuing authority - BUT IT IS! 

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4 hours ago, JS5220 said:

Medical was completed in Cape Town today. She said the appointment was at 830 and by the time it was all done it was already 230. Lots of waiting...

 

Basically they did the exam (some basic questions such as mental health, medical past , etc...), gave her 2 vaccines and drew 2 vials of blood. After she had to go to a nearby hospital for the xrays. After she waited for a little and got the Xray results, she went back to the Dr office and handed them off. She was informed that there were no issues and she is free to move onto the next step.

 

All that's left is the interview now!!!!!

How much was the medical?

Luflolady

Jan 26th: Mailed I-129F

Jan 29th NOA1

Feb 2nd: Check Cashed

Feb 9th: rcvd hard copy of NOA1

Aug. 28th Notified of RFE being mailed

Sept. 1st received hard copy of RFE in the mail

Sept. 4th mailed response to RFE

Sept. 10th received txt that my response to RFE was received

Oct. 10th Received txt that we were approved (NOA2) 30days after RFE response

Oct. 13th received hard copy of NOA2

Oct. 31st case arrived at NVC

Nov 2nd received case number

Nov. 19th Case is "ready" to schedule an interview

Feb. 14th Interview (2019) APPROVED!!!!!!

 

AOS

July 24th: mailed AOS pkt

July 31st: received txt msg of receipt numbers for all documents

Aug 5th received NOA hard copies dated July 31st

Aug. 9th received Biometrics letter in the mail

Aug. 19th Biometrics appt.

Sept. 20th notified of RFE via website 

Sept. 25th Received hard copy of RFE (copy of BC)

Sept. 27th Sent response to RFE

Sept. 30th Response was delivered

Oct. 2nd... Response to evidence received updated on website

Feb 12, 2020 case is ready to schedule for interview

Feb 12, 2020 New card is being produced (EAD)
Feb 13, 2020 Notification that EAD  and AP was approved

Feb 18,2020 received hard copies of AP and EAD approval

Feb 18,2020 notification AOS interview scheduled and EAD mailed

Feb 20, 2020 received EAD card

Feb 24, 2020 received interview letter (March24th)

Aug 4, 2020 received notification of new interview date(rescheduled because of pandemic)

Sept. 14th new AOS interview
Oct. 30th AOS approval

Nov. 9th New card is being produced
 

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: South Africa
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46 minutes ago, MozambiqueSoninha said:

I think I am going to cry - 

 

The NVC which had given us problems around my stepdaughters birth certificate, but then accepted the document we uploaded, has now come back and said even though it is accepted, they are now rejecting it saying its not from the correct issuing authority - BUT IT IS! 

My soon to be step son is South African. Is yours as well? If so would you mind explaining a bit more about what happened? Im so nervous about his paperwork as well. I can totally understand your frustration! It's exhausting!

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Filed: IR-2 Country: Mozambique
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55 minutes ago, Sydnialexa said:

My soon to be step son is South African. Is yours as well? If so would you mind explaining a bit more about what happened? Im so nervous about his paperwork as well. I can totally understand your frustration! It's exhausting!

No, My step daughter is Mozambican, but the embassy in Maputo does not process immigration applications, so we have to go through the Consulate in Jozy 

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7 hours ago, JS5220 said:

Medical was completed in Cape Town today. She said the appointment was at 830 and by the time it was all done it was already 230. Lots of waiting...

 

Basically they did the exam (some basic questions such as mental health, medical past , etc...), gave her 2 vaccines and drew 2 vials of blood. After she had to go to a nearby hospital for the xrays. After she waited for a little and got the Xray results, she went back to the Dr office and handed them off. She was informed that there were no issues and she is free to move onto the next step.

 

All that's left is the interview now!!!!!

Glad u are done with the medical step! From the looks of what u write was the medical done in one day? Good luck at the interview cant wait to hear the good news

Luflolady

Jan 26th: Mailed I-129F

Jan 29th NOA1

Feb 2nd: Check Cashed

Feb 9th: rcvd hard copy of NOA1

Aug. 28th Notified of RFE being mailed

Sept. 1st received hard copy of RFE in the mail

Sept. 4th mailed response to RFE

Sept. 10th received txt that my response to RFE was received

Oct. 10th Received txt that we were approved (NOA2) 30days after RFE response

Oct. 13th received hard copy of NOA2

Oct. 31st case arrived at NVC

Nov 2nd received case number

Nov. 19th Case is "ready" to schedule an interview

Feb. 14th Interview (2019) APPROVED!!!!!!

 

AOS

July 24th: mailed AOS pkt

July 31st: received txt msg of receipt numbers for all documents

Aug 5th received NOA hard copies dated July 31st

Aug. 9th received Biometrics letter in the mail

Aug. 19th Biometrics appt.

Sept. 20th notified of RFE via website 

Sept. 25th Received hard copy of RFE (copy of BC)

Sept. 27th Sent response to RFE

Sept. 30th Response was delivered

Oct. 2nd... Response to evidence received updated on website

Feb 12, 2020 case is ready to schedule for interview

Feb 12, 2020 New card is being produced (EAD)
Feb 13, 2020 Notification that EAD  and AP was approved

Feb 18,2020 received hard copies of AP and EAD approval

Feb 18,2020 notification AOS interview scheduled and EAD mailed

Feb 20, 2020 received EAD card

Feb 24, 2020 received interview letter (March24th)

Aug 4, 2020 received notification of new interview date(rescheduled because of pandemic)

Sept. 14th new AOS interview
Oct. 30th AOS approval

Nov. 9th New card is being produced
 

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: South Africa
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1 hour ago, LuFlolady said:

Glad u are done with the medical step! From the looks of what u write was the medical done in one day? Good luck at the interview cant wait to hear the good news

It was done all in one day. I heard the Joburg one is multiple days but I'm not 100% sure if thats true or not. Ill have to ask her about how much it costs, i cant remember off the top of my head.

03/30/2018 - Mailed I-129f

04/03/2018 - NOA1 old site

04/05/2018 - NOA1 new site

10/17/2018 - NOA2 (197 days)

11/09/2018 - NVC Received Case

11/13/2018 - NVC Case number received

11/27/2018 - Case sent to embassy

11/30/2018 - Case arrived at embassy (NVC says "Ready")

01/17/2019 - Medical exam completed

02/07/2019 - Interview

02/28/2019 - Visa in Hand 

03/01/2019 - Entered USA

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6 hours ago, JS5220 said:

It was done all in one day. I heard the Joburg one is multiple days but I'm not 100% sure if thats true or not. Ill have to ask her about how much it costs, i cant remember off the top of my head.

Thank u so much! We will be doing the medical in Cape so that is good info to know thanks for double checking the price.....u r almost at the finish line

Luflolady

Jan 26th: Mailed I-129F

Jan 29th NOA1

Feb 2nd: Check Cashed

Feb 9th: rcvd hard copy of NOA1

Aug. 28th Notified of RFE being mailed

Sept. 1st received hard copy of RFE in the mail

Sept. 4th mailed response to RFE

Sept. 10th received txt that my response to RFE was received

Oct. 10th Received txt that we were approved (NOA2) 30days after RFE response

Oct. 13th received hard copy of NOA2

Oct. 31st case arrived at NVC

Nov 2nd received case number

Nov. 19th Case is "ready" to schedule an interview

Feb. 14th Interview (2019) APPROVED!!!!!!

 

AOS

July 24th: mailed AOS pkt

July 31st: received txt msg of receipt numbers for all documents

Aug 5th received NOA hard copies dated July 31st

Aug. 9th received Biometrics letter in the mail

Aug. 19th Biometrics appt.

Sept. 20th notified of RFE via website 

Sept. 25th Received hard copy of RFE (copy of BC)

Sept. 27th Sent response to RFE

Sept. 30th Response was delivered

Oct. 2nd... Response to evidence received updated on website

Feb 12, 2020 case is ready to schedule for interview

Feb 12, 2020 New card is being produced (EAD)
Feb 13, 2020 Notification that EAD  and AP was approved

Feb 18,2020 received hard copies of AP and EAD approval

Feb 18,2020 notification AOS interview scheduled and EAD mailed

Feb 20, 2020 received EAD card

Feb 24, 2020 received interview letter (March24th)

Aug 4, 2020 received notification of new interview date(rescheduled because of pandemic)

Sept. 14th new AOS interview
Oct. 30th AOS approval

Nov. 9th New card is being produced
 

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Guys if you’re on medical aid, try submitting the medical invoice after. We did that not expecting anything but we got about half the cost back! Worth a shot. Good luck to all of you.

 

@LuFloladyif it’s still dr brauer in CPT, they gave us an estimate of their cost when we booked, plus the cost of the X-rays which, if procedure is still the same, will be done at CTMC.

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8 hours ago, SusieQQQ said:

Guys if you’re on medical aid, try submitting the medical invoice after. We did that not expecting anything but we got about half the cost back! Worth a shot. Good luck to all of you.

 

@LuFloladyif it’s still dr brauer in CPT, they gave us an estimate of their cost when we booked, plus the cost of the X-rays which, if procedure is still the same, will be done at CTMC.

Thank you...they gave us an estimate too but we were just curious as to how much they paid since it was just yesterday

Luflolady

Jan 26th: Mailed I-129F

Jan 29th NOA1

Feb 2nd: Check Cashed

Feb 9th: rcvd hard copy of NOA1

Aug. 28th Notified of RFE being mailed

Sept. 1st received hard copy of RFE in the mail

Sept. 4th mailed response to RFE

Sept. 10th received txt that my response to RFE was received

Oct. 10th Received txt that we were approved (NOA2) 30days after RFE response

Oct. 13th received hard copy of NOA2

Oct. 31st case arrived at NVC

Nov 2nd received case number

Nov. 19th Case is "ready" to schedule an interview

Feb. 14th Interview (2019) APPROVED!!!!!!

 

AOS

July 24th: mailed AOS pkt

July 31st: received txt msg of receipt numbers for all documents

Aug 5th received NOA hard copies dated July 31st

Aug. 9th received Biometrics letter in the mail

Aug. 19th Biometrics appt.

Sept. 20th notified of RFE via website 

Sept. 25th Received hard copy of RFE (copy of BC)

Sept. 27th Sent response to RFE

Sept. 30th Response was delivered

Oct. 2nd... Response to evidence received updated on website

Feb 12, 2020 case is ready to schedule for interview

Feb 12, 2020 New card is being produced (EAD)
Feb 13, 2020 Notification that EAD  and AP was approved

Feb 18,2020 received hard copies of AP and EAD approval

Feb 18,2020 notification AOS interview scheduled and EAD mailed

Feb 20, 2020 received EAD card

Feb 24, 2020 received interview letter (March24th)

Aug 4, 2020 received notification of new interview date(rescheduled because of pandemic)

Sept. 14th new AOS interview
Oct. 30th AOS approval

Nov. 9th New card is being produced
 

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