APRIL 2018 I-129F FILERS

[Aruk 5]

Just now, JS5220 said:

I found this website to be useful, although I still haven't personally gone through the process yet....Still waiting on that NOA2 which will hopefully come any day now!!

 

https://www.visatutor.com/fiancee-k-1-visa/fiancee-k-1-visa-process/

Thank you so much. I will look there.

I also found a process flowchart https://www.visajourney.com/content/k1flow

[Maeph 46]

I hope tomorrow I can see alot of approval for April filers..😉

[Greenbaum 12,260]

8 hours ago, Aruk said:

I'm very new in understanding this process but I have submitted my application back on April 29th. Can someone please direct me where I can read about what to expect next. My understanding is I'm waiting on NOA2 notice but after that is what I need clarification on.

 

Thanks in advance  

 

In a nutshell, this is what will happen. You will get notified from USCIS that they have approved your application to interview and they will notify you with a NOA2. Next, the file will travel over to NVC where they will make their final approval and assign the case number to your file. Then your case is sent to your Embassy where you will be contacted (we hope) with instructions on what is needed for the interview.

 

Here is some information including the Embassy P3 for you to get a head start

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jdCPXg9_vLnAfKJZ5gfPMW4-ST0RbRUh/view?usp=sharing

 

https://vn.usembassy.gov/visas/immigrant-visas/required-documents/

 

Usually, you will not receive the P3 letter in the mail. Do an online service request. They will respond typically in 2 -3 days with the instruction (P3). You will need to submit D-160 and pay the visa fee, then schedule the medical afterward. Technically, you will need the P3 to complete the medical exam, although some have gotten by with just the interview confirmation. I wouldn't risk it and would just request that they email it to you via https://vn.usembassy...a-inquiry-form/  When using the form be sure to add in the comments section the last 4 digits of your SSN or they will email you back asking for it which causes further delays.

[TravelerUSA 22]

On ‎10‎/‎8‎/‎2018 at 12:00 AM, Katie312 said:

I cant help with the first question. But as for vaccinations, start gwtting them now, some require 3 doses. Theres a lot to get. 

I saw that you received your NOA2 lately. Have you had any update on the interview date or do you expect to hear soon?

thank you!

[Alex&Vivi 80]

Hello everyone!!!! I hope good news soon for each one of us !!! Does anyone know what vaccines we need? Thank you for your answers!!!! 🎉 🎉 🎉

[Mozam 147]

14 minutes ago, VIKO_CI said:

Hello everyone!!!! I hope good news soon for each one of us !!! Does anyone know what vaccines we need? Thank you for your answers!!!! 🎉 🎉 🎉

I was coming to ask the same question. I saw a list of vaccines that were listed, but it seems that are some are dependent on your age. So, there is a list, but not all are technically required if you are of a certain age? Maybe? I could be wrong, but I'm looking for the answer to that same question. 

[Greenbaum 12,260]

56 minutes ago, VIKO_CI said:

Hello everyone!!!! I hope good news soon for each one of us !!! Does anyone know what vaccines we need? Thank you for your answers!!!! 🎉 🎉 🎉

 

39 minutes ago, Mozam said:

I was coming to ask the same question. I saw a list of vaccines that were listed, but it seems that are some are dependent on your age. So, there is a list, but not all are technically required if you are of a certain age? Maybe? I could be wrong, but I'm looking for the answer to that same question. 

 

What vaccinations are required?

https://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/exams/ti/civil/vaccination-civil-technical-instructions.html#tbl1

 

Keep in mind that you can either do your vaccines in your country or in the USA. BUT, be informed that if you do them in the states they will typically cost more and you are now required to have them transposed to the I-693 by a designated civil surgeon. The cost can run from $150 to $500 depending on how well you can shop around for the best price. If you do them in your country and they are all completed then it's as easy as just including the DS-3025 that you received from the medical facility there.  There is more so read on.

 

 

Do I need a medical exam?

What if I am a K nonimmigrant visa holder and already had a medical exam overseas?

 

If you were admitted as a:

A. K-1 fiancé(e) or a K-2 child of a K-1 fiancé(e); or as a

B. K-3 spouse of a U.S. citizen or a K-4 child of a K-3 spouse of a U.S. citizen; and

C. You received a medical examination prior to admission, then:

1. You are not required to have another medical examination as long as your Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, is filed within one year of your overseas medical examination, and the medical examination did not reveal a Class A medical condition, or if you did have a Class A medical condition, you received a waiver of inadmissibility and have complied with the terms and conditions on the waiver.

From the I-693 instructions page 4, Section III. 2, c, 2

 

Even if a new medical examination is not required, you must still show proof that you complied with the vaccination requirements. If the vaccination record (DS 3025) was not properly completed and included as part of the original overseas medical examination report, you will have to have the vaccination report completed by a designated civil surgeon. In this case, you are required to submit the vaccination record and page 1 of Form I-693.

 

Do you need an I-693 immunization sheet? Is my DS-3025 filled out properly?

Look at your DS-3025. If it has the ALL of the following items, you don't need an I-693 (Adults 19-49 yrs old).

 

1. Shots marked with a date (at least one of a series)

MMR (two are required but if you have "insufficient time interval" checked, then you get a waiver)

Td or Tdap or DT or DTP or DtaP (One no longer than 10 years ago, ie.have a booster)

Varicella or VH was written by it if you had chickenpox

Influenza (during flu season)** see note below because you are most likely okay without it.

2. Everything else marked not age appropriate, insufficient time interval, not flu season...things that allow a waiver.

3. RESULTS section filled in with "incomplete" and "may be eligible for a blanket waiver" ticked or "complete" (but complete is rare).

4. Signed and dated by the doctor

 

If it's not completed EXACTLY like that then see a civil surgeon for the I-693. If it is complete, send a photocopy of your DS-3025. Almost isn't good enough. It needs to be filled out properly.

 

The USCIS is supposed to have your K1 medical files, but sometimes lose them or fail to match them up with your AOS. Do not get another exam unless you get an RFE that says they do not have results of your medical. It means they lost them, but you are probably stuck with paying for a new exam. Those kinds of RFE's are not about the immunizations or the form I-693; they are because USCIS failed to match up your other medical exam results with your AOS application.

 

**Note on flu shot: Flu shots are required for adults of all ages (changed Nov 2010) if your visa exam was between (Oct 1 and March 31). But if the AOS adjudicator picks up your case when it is not flu season, you will be excused. And the reverse is true. The adjudicator picks up your case during flu season but sees it was NOT flu season when you had your medical exam, you are also excused because the date they go by is the date of your exam to determine if you were current on that date. Keep in mind that if you go to a civil surgeon for an I-693, then you are resetting the medical exam date for immunizations and you may have to get second doses of shots or a flu shot to become current on your new immunization date of record.

 

What if I only had one dose of MMR and it's marked "insufficient time interval"? Do I need to another dose and must I see a civil surgeon before AOS?

NO, you do not need to see a civil surgeon unless USCIS loses the whole medical file you turned in at POE. If you were up to date the day that DS-3025 was signed, then you're okay without getting 2nd or 3rd doses. You can get them for your health, or you can not get them ever. It was not medically appropriate for you to get dose 2 on top of dose 1. There's a time interval for doses. So you get a waiver for "insufficient time interval" if that is marked on your DS-3025.

 

If you are one of the unlucky ones with a lost medical, then you will have to get a full medical again. By then, enough time would have passed for dose 2 so expect the CS to say you need it. Hopefully, it won't come to that.

 

If you just chose not to get a second dose that was due (because it was more than 4 weeks since dose 1) then you wouldn't have that "insufficient time interval" waiver marked on your DS-3025. It was medically fine to have the second dose and you didn't. You aren't complete and have no waiver excuse.

 

What if I don't have a DS-3025?

If you are positive that you got the needed shots, then actually mailing in a DS-3025 photocopy is not necessary. The original form is with your other medical results and was turned over to USCIS at POE. That's actually the one that counts because it remained in the "chain of custody" so you didn't have an opportunity to alter it. The photocopy isn't really an official copy and is more for a reminder that you got complete at your visa exam. Of course, without having a copy, you don't have the opportunity to see if the rest of the form was completed correctly.

[Alex&Vivi 80]

11 minutes ago, Greenbaum said:

 

 

What vaccinations are required?

https://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/exams/ti/civil/vaccination-civil-technical-instructions.html#tbl1

 

Keep in mind that you can either do your vaccines in your country or in the USA. BUT, be informed that if you do them in the states they will typically cost more and you are now required to have them transposed to the I-693 by a designated civil surgeon. The cost can run from $150 to $500 depending on how well you can shop around for the best price. If you do them in your country and they are all completed then it's as easy as just including the DS-3025 that you received from the medical facility there.  There is more so read on.

 

 

Do I need a medical exam?

What if I am a K nonimmigrant visa holder and already had a medical exam overseas?

 

If you were admitted as a:

A. K-1 fiancé(e) or a K-2 child of a K-1 fiancé(e); or as a

B. K-3 spouse of a U.S. citizen or a K-4 child of a K-3 spouse of a U.S. citizen; and

C. You received a medical examination prior to admission, then:

1. You are not required to have another medical examination as long as your Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, is filed within one year of your overseas medical examination, and the medical examination did not reveal a Class A medical condition, or if you did have a Class A medical condition, you received a waiver of inadmissibility and have complied with the terms and conditions on the waiver.

From the I-693 instructions page 4, Section III. 2, c, 2

 

Even if a new medical examination is not required, you must still show proof that you complied with the vaccination requirements. If the vaccination record (DS 3025) was not properly completed and included as part of the original overseas medical examination report, you will have to have the vaccination report completed by a designated civil surgeon. In this case, you are required to submit the vaccination record and page 1 of Form I-693.

 

Do you need an I-693 immunization sheet? Is my DS-3025 filled out properly?

Look at your DS-3025. If it has the ALL of the following items, you don't need an I-693 (Adults 19-49 yrs old).

 

1. Shots marked with a date (at least one of a series)

MMR (two are required but if you have "insufficient time interval" checked, then you get a waiver)

Td or Tdap or DT or DTP or DtaP (One no longer than 10 years ago, ie.have a booster)

Varicella or VH was written by it if you had chickenpox

Influenza (during flu season)** see note below because you are most likely okay without it.

2. Everything else marked not age appropriate, insufficient time interval, not flu season...things that allow a waiver.

3. RESULTS section filled in with "incomplete" and "may be eligible for a blanket waiver" ticked or "complete" (but complete is rare).

4. Signed and dated by the doctor

 

If it's not completed EXACTLY like that then see a civil surgeon for the I-693. If it is complete, send a photocopy of your DS-3025. Almost isn't good enough. It needs to be filled out properly.

 

The USCIS is supposed to have your K1 medical files, but sometimes lose them or fail to match them up with your AOS. Do not get another exam unless you get an RFE that says they do not have results of your medical. It means they lost them, but you are probably stuck with paying for a new exam. Those kinds of RFE's are not about the immunizations or the form I-693; they are because USCIS failed to match up your other medical exam results with your AOS application.

 

**Note on flu shot: Flu shots are required for adults of all ages (changed Nov 2010) if your visa exam was between (Oct 1 and March 31). But if the AOS adjudicator picks up your case when it is not flu season, you will be excused. And the reverse is true. The adjudicator picks up your case during flu season but sees it was NOT flu season when you had your medical exam, you are also excused because the date they go by is the date of your exam to determine if you were current on that date. Keep in mind that if you go to a civil surgeon for an I-693, then you are resetting the medical exam date for immunizations and you may have to get second doses of shots or a flu shot to become current on your new immunization date of record.

 

What if I only had one dose of MMR and it's marked "insufficient time interval"? Do I need to another dose and must I see a civil surgeon before AOS?

NO, you do not need to see a civil surgeon unless USCIS loses the whole medical file you turned in at POE. If you were up to date the day that DS-3025 was signed, then you're okay without getting 2nd or 3rd doses. You can get them for your health, or you can not get them ever. It was not medically appropriate for you to get dose 2 on top of dose 1. There's a time interval for doses. So you get a waiver for "insufficient time interval" if that is marked on your DS-3025.

 

If you are one of the unlucky ones with a lost medical, then you will have to get a full medical again. By then, enough time would have passed for dose 2 so expect the CS to say you need it. Hopefully, it won't come to that.

 

If you just chose not to get a second dose that was due (because it was more than 4 weeks since dose 1) then you wouldn't have that "insufficient time interval" waiver marked on your DS-3025. It was medically fine to have the second dose and you didn't. You aren't complete and have no waiver excuse.

 

What if I don't have a DS-3025?

If you are positive that you got the needed shots, then actually mailing in a DS-3025 photocopy is not necessary. The original form is with your other medical results and was turned over to USCIS at POE. That's actually the one that counts because it remained in the "chain of custody" so you didn't have an opportunity to alter it. The photocopy isn't really an official copy and is more for a reminder that you got complete at your visa exam. Of course, without having a copy, you don't have the opportunity to see if the rest of the form was completed correctly.

Thank you very much for such an excellent and complete response, review step by step! Thank you!

[Jake & Tracie 58]

And so the butterflies and smiles begin. I’m so excited I want to scream 😃

 

On October 9, 2018, we approved your Form I-129F, Petition for Alien Fiancé(e), 

 

Hope there is good news for many more April Filers today 😘

[KevinInATX 133]

3 minutes ago, Jake & Tracie said:

And so the butterflies and smiles begin. I’m so excited I want to scream 😃

 

On October 9, 2018, we approved your Form I-129F, Petition for Alien Fiancé(e), 

 

Hope there is good news for many more April Filers today 😘

Congratulations!!!

was this via text, email or checking the website?

 

[Jake & Tracie 58]

18 minutes ago, người nước ngoài said:

Congratulations!!!

was this via text, email or checking the website?

 

Actually no text or email. We have an App called Case Tracker which alerted us to a change in status. We searched Case Status on Uscis site  

[Kyle&Ana 718]

1 minute ago, Jake & Tracie said:

Actually no text or email. We have an App called Case Tracker which alerted us to a change in status. We searched Case Status on Uscis site  

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!

[KevinInATX 133]

26 minutes ago, Jake & Tracie said:

Actually no text or email. We have an App called Case Tracker which alerted us to a change in status. We searched Case Status on Uscis site  

Oh an app..hmm, ok ty for that info I will look into that one and congrats again!!

[Jake & Tracie 58]

Thank you  

[Alex&Vivi 80]

1 minute ago, Jake & Tracie said:

Thank you  

Congratulations!! 🎉 What is the app that you use, can you give information about the application? Please