July 2018 NOA2 ----> NVC

[TogoAfrica 161]

19 hours ago, nyaliss said:

Thank you to everyone here who has contributed to this massive wealth of knowledge. I've yet to receive NOA2, but after reading through most of this topic I've got two pages of notes and a pretty clear picture of what to do over the next few months. Though I do wish there were more people on VJ who have gone through the Macedonian embassy. The page about the consulate here (http://www.visajourney.com/consulates/index.php?ctry=Macedonia&cty=Skopje) has many holes. Specifically about packet 3&4, does anyone know what those include? Packet 3 seems to usually be a interview prep piece. I'd feel much better having a clearer picture and so would my fiancée.

Welcome to this forum.....have you checked out your countries portal 

http://www.visajourney.com/portals/index.php?country=Macedonia

sometimes also @Greenbaum has amazing information he can share....but if not, you can head over to your countries portal and they can tell you exactly what they are doing in Macedonia embassy and maybe share with you what you need for packet 3. I believe packet 4 is not something we have to worry about. And yes packet 3 is the interview prep packet, what to bring and how the procedure goes. Like you, our embassy doesn’t have much information either. Not to many people from Togo Africa 😜. 

[Greenbaum 12,259]

20 hours ago, nyaliss said:

Thank you to everyone here who has contributed to this massive wealth of knowledge. I've yet to receive NOA2, but after reading through most of this topic I've got two pages of notes and a pretty clear picture of what to do over the next few months. Though I do wish there were more people on VJ who have gone through the Macedonian embassy. The page about the consulate here (http://www.visajourney.com/consulates/index.php?ctry=Macedonia&cty=Skopje) has many holes. Specifically about packet 3&4, does anyone know what those include? Packet 3 seems to usually be a interview prep piece. I'd feel much better having a clearer picture and so would my fiancée.

I usually have the P3 for most Embassy's but for Macedonian Embassy I do not have a copy. If and when you get a copy can you send me a copy and if all possible a digital copy like a PDF. But if that cannot be done just take pictures of the different pages and sending it to me would be appreciated. This way I can help someone else who comes behind you in this process.

[SMK 89 65]

Hello All - need some help. I called NVC this morning and got my NVC Case # and the Invoice ID #. I went to the CEAC website, changed the visa type to non-immigrant, chose my consulate's location and typed in the NVC Case #. It said it was invalid. I tried combining that with my Invoice ID#, invalid. I tried the WAC #, invalid.

 

Has anyone else had these issues trying to track their case once their NVC Case # was generated? Is there a website other than the CEAC website (https://ceac.state.gov/ceacstattracker/status.aspx)? Or do I have to wait a day or two before it can find it? The Case # was generated/put into their system August 3 (last Friday). 

[conarroest 96]

Just now, SMK 89 said:

Hello All - need some help. I called NVC this morning and got my NVC Case # and the Invoice ID #. I went to the CEAC website, changed the visa type to non-immigrant, chose my consulate's location and typed in the NVC Case #. It said it was invalid. I tried combining that with my Invoice ID#, invalid. I tried the WAC #, invalid.

 

Has anyone else had these issues trying to track their case once their NVC Case # was generated? Is there a website other than the CEAC website (https://ceac.state.gov/ceacstattracker/status.aspx)? Or do I have to wait a day or two before it can find it? The Case # was generated/put into their system August 3 (last Friday). 

Select immigrant and it will work. 

[SMK 89 65]

6 minutes ago, conarroest said:

Select immigrant and it will work. 

That works! Thank you
 

It's confusing because during this process in so many different forms they tell us specifically that K1 is a Non-Immigrant Visa, so I just assumed that's what I'd have to select on that forum too. I appreciate your quick response  !!

[conarroest 96]

Just now, SMK 89 said:

That works! Thank you
 

It's confusing because during this process in so many different forms they tell us specifically that K1 is a Non-Immigrant Visa, so I just assumed that's what I'd have to select on that forum too. I appreciate your quick response  !!

Yep, we start as 1 status then switch to a different one, very confusing. Good luck! 

[Little_Vixen 1,869]

Wait until you get to the embassy stage where you have to log in as a (non)immigrant. I'm still not sure which one cause people keep telling me different thing and meanwhile I'm stuck.

 

I'll probably open a new thread soon to document this mess but heres todays update:

This morning I got a mail from the consulate telling me to please click continue on the website and follow the steps to add a delivery address. I don't have that option ma'am, like I've been trying to tell you for the past week. But thank you for assuming I am 4 and let me send you another screenshot of me not having that option. Im starting to feel like Im playing 20 questions.

Called the websites helpdesk again and talked again to Dae/Day/Dave(?) He is such a sweetheart. I told him I'd emailed the website last week requesting it to be escalated as he advised me. I had gotten an email back on Thursday asking me to generate a new account on which I sent another email right back telling them I am unable to do so (with another screenshot). I told Dae I hadn't heard from them again and wanted to know the status. He said its probably escalated now and he cant reach that part of the process since its being handled somewhere further up. But he was so sweet to go and check up on it for me and let me know how they are doing. I asked if I could have contact information cause I felt like an ### having to bother him all the time, on which he laughed a but and told me I was fine and that he cant give me the contact information cause that office doesn't directly deal with customers. I told him I have a feeling I'll be talking to him this week. He said he'd get back to me later today if he had any new. I told him if I didn't hear from him today I'd be sure to call him tomorrow.

The saga continues.

[conarroest 96]

4 minutes ago, Little_Vixen said:

Wait until you get to the embassy stage where you have to log in as a (non)immigrant. I'm still not sure which one cause people keep telling me different thing and meanwhile I'm stuck.

 

I'll probably open a new thread soon to document this mess but heres todays update:

This morning I got a mail from the consulate telling me to please click continue on the website and follow the steps to add a delivery address. I don't have that option ma'am, like I've been trying to tell you for the past week. But thank you for assuming I am 4 and let me send you another screenshot of me not having that option. Im starting to feel like Im playing 20 questions.

Called the websites helpdesk again and talked again to Dae/Day/Dave(?) He is such a sweetheart. I told him I'd emailed the website last week requesting it to be escalated as he advised me. I had gotten an email back on Thursday asking me to generate a new account on which I sent another email right back telling them I am unable to do so (with another screenshot). I told Dae I hadn't heard from them again and wanted to know the status. He said its probably escalated now and he cant reach that part of the process since its being handled somewhere further up. But he was so sweet to go and check up on it for me and let me know how they are doing. I asked if I could have contact information cause I felt like an ### having to bother him all the time, on which he laughed a but and told me I was fine and that he cant give me the contact information cause that office doesn't directly deal with customers. I told him I have a feeling I'll be talking to him this week. He said he'd get back to me later today if he had any new. I told him if I didn't hear from him today I'd be sure to call him tomorrow.

The saga continues.

Terrible, I was lucky, my embassy had a specific option for k1 Visa when scheduling the interview so there wasn't any confusion. Hope this gets cleared up for you very soon. Hang in there, good luck. 

[nyaliss 25]

 

17 hours ago, Jo&Ryan said:

I totally feel you! There's not many people on the Argentinian embassy, so I'm on the loop as well. As far as P3, it usually is just instructions for the interview/next steps but again, it depends on the country. Wish I could help, but I'm sure here there's someone who knows more about this that can explain it to you. Good luck dear! 

Thanks and more luck right to you and yours! 😉

[nyaliss 25]

3 hours ago, TogoAfrica said:

Welcome to this forum.....have you checked out your countries portal 

http://www.visajourney.com/portals/index.php?country=Macedonia

sometimes also @Greenbaum has amazing information he can share....but if not, you can head over to your countries portal and they can tell you exactly what they are doing in Macedonia embassy and maybe share with you what you need for packet 3. I believe packet 4 is not something we have to worry about. And yes packet 3 is the interview prep packet, what to bring and how the procedure goes. Like you, our embassy doesn’t have much information either. Not to many people from Togo Africa 😜. 

Thanks for the welcome and yes I have looked around a bit. It isn't as active as I'd like and on the consulate page is where I got the Packet 3&4 because it's listed that the embassy issues both. I have seen that some countries mention both. I think I may email the embassy and see what I get back.

[nyaliss 25]

2 hours ago, Greenbaum said:

I usually have the P3 for most Embassy's but for Macedonian Embassy I do not have a copy. If and when you get a copy can you send me a copy and if all possible a digital copy like a PDF. But if that cannot be done just take pictures of the different pages and sending it to me would be appreciated. This way I can help someone else who comes behind you in this process.

I can absolutely work that out, whether it's pics or a PDF. If the stars align maybe some of these steps will occur in line with my visit to Macedonia in October, long shot but still possible. I'm not sure if she'd have access to a scanner but definitely bare minimum I can send pics to you for future reference. 

[conarroest 96]

2 hours ago, Greenbaum said:

I usually have the P3 for most Embassy's but for Macedonian Embassy I do not have a copy. If and when you get a copy can you send me a copy and if all possible a digital copy like a PDF. But if that cannot be done just take pictures of the different pages and sending it to me would be appreciated. This way I can help someone else who comes behind you in this process.

Do you need the Ho Chi Minh, VN P3 pdf? 

[Jlomartin 71]

Hi everyone!  Beneficiary here!  For the updated letter of intent do they need it to be a wet signature on the copy? 

 

What my fiance and I plan to do since they need the letter of intent to be signed within 30 days of the interview is that he will e-mail me a signed scanned copy of his letter of intent and then email me mine to sign.  So basically I will bring an original and a copy to provide them and a scanned copy of my fiance's.

 

Would that be okay?

[Lebanese23 303]

37 minutes ago, Jlomartin said:

Hi everyone!  Beneficiary here!  For the updated letter of intent do they need it to be a wet signature on the copy? 

 

What my fiance and I plan to do since they need the letter of intent to be signed within 30 days of the interview is that he will e-mail me a signed scanned copy of his letter of intent and then email me mine to sign.  So basically I will bring an original and a copy to provide them and a scanned copy of my fiance's.

 

Would that be okay?

 

within 30 days? hmm i have to look into that.  I prefer to use wet signature, just to be on the safer side.  I don't wanna cause any more delays than there is.  But I have heard some people did scan it so I am sure it will work either way.

 

here is what i am doing.  I printed the same copy from my I-129f package. both our signatures are on 1 page (that is how I did it, you can do 2 different pages). so I signed my portion without dating it and sent it over there with my brother who was visiting in July(so it's a wet signature). When we schedule our interview, I will have my fiance sign his portion and date it.

 

My parents are also planning to visit in September(I am hoping my interview will be scheduled by then) I will print and sign it and date it and send it to him with my parents.

 

[Jlomartin 71]

13 minutes ago, Joulie & Victor said:

 

within 30 days? hmm i have to look into that.  I prefer to use wet signature, just to be on the safer side.  I don't wanna cause any more delays than there is.  But I have heard some people did scan it so I am sure it will work either way.

 

here is what i am doing.  I printed the same copy from my I-129f package. both our signatures are on 1 page (that is how I did it, you can do 2 different pages). so I signed my portion without dating it and sent it over there with my brother who was visiting in July(so it's a wet signature). When we schedule our interview, I will have my fiance sign his portion and date it.

 

My parents are also planning to visit in September(I am hoping my interview will be scheduled by then) I will print and sign it and date it and send it to him with my parents.

 

Currently I am here in NJ with my fiance and we are preparing the documents together.  We were also thinking of signing the letter of intent and then I will date it closer to the interview date.  This way both are wet signatures.  I hope they won't be too specific on the date and who wrote it in, and when, etc.