September 2018 NOA2 ----> NVC

[Oluwasegun 31]

Hello everyone , please I will like to know how long it usually take to get work permit or work visa or to say it in general term when will I be eligible to work after entering the US with K1 visa?  Thank you

[Greenbaum 12,259]

3 hours ago, Oluwasegun said:

Hello everyone , please I will like to know how long it usually take to get work permit or work visa or to say it in general term when will I be eligible to work after entering the US with K1 visa?  Thank you

Depends when you submit your AOS package. Once submitted you can expect authorization for work to be about 3-6 months away.

[Greenbaum 12,259]

5 hours ago, G&E said:

No I believe it should be your cédula # 

Here is the official ID for DR http://www.identity-cards.net/record/dominican-republic This acts as your National ID. And like I said, you can leave it blank and it would not cause any problems.

Edited October 7, 2018 by Greenbaum

[Oluwasegun 31]

38 minutes ago, Greenbaum said:

Depends when you submit your AOS package. Once submitted you can expect authorization for work to be about 3-6 months away.

Thank you so much

[JeffT 5]

hey everyone, im currently scheduling an interview and was wondering if the petitioner can pay for the visa fee.

 

[dkmfan85 832]

40 minutes ago, JeffT said:

hey everyone, im currently scheduling an interview and was wondering if the petitioner can pay for the visa fee.

 

Payment methods and options vary by country. Moneygram is almost always an option if it's a country such as Ukraine that requires you to print off a deposit slip and make the payment at a specific bank in person. Make sure to pay attention to exchange rates as it seems the banks the US Dept of State use have a bit higher rate than the average. Russia allows payment by debit/credit card, so I just did that.

[AlicerCooper 32]

Hello,

 

Its been 11 business days since I received NOA2, so I’ve been thinking about calling the NVC to ask for my new case number. 

 

Is the beneficiary able to call and get the case number or does it have to be the petitioner? Only because USCIS has declined answering my questions in the past and my partner (petitioner) had to call them back 🙄

 

cheers

alice

[JeffT 5]

3 hours ago, dkmfan85 said:

Payment methods and options vary by country. Moneygram is almost always an option if it's a country such as Ukraine that requires you to print off a deposit slip and make the payment at a specific bank in person. Make sure to pay attention to exchange rates as it seems the banks the US Dept of State use have a bit higher rate than the average. Russia allows payment by debit/credit card, so I just did that.

So can I (petitioner) pay for it or does it have to be the beneficiary ?

Edited October 7, 2018 by JeffT

[RickE 82]

38 minutes ago, AlicerCooper said:

Hello,

 

Its been 11 business days since I received NOA2, so I’ve been thinking about calling the NVC to ask for my new case number. 

 

Is the beneficiary able to call and get the case number or does it have to be the petitioner? Only because USCIS has declined answering my questions in the past and my partner (petitioner) had to call them back 🙄

 

cheers

alice

Either can call. You will need to know both full names and date of births. 

[Becksnjessie 68]

Just a bit of advice needed guys...I’ve booked my medical for 14th November, case is still at NVC. My fiancé in America has just found out sadly that her dad has potentially a few weeks left to live and has been put into hospice and it’s been a massive shock to the family. I was wanting to go over for a couple of weeks. As long as I have my return ticket and maybe my proof of medical exam and I obviously explain the reason if asked do you think I will be ok to travel? Any info/thoughts would be massively appreciated. 😊

[Soonish 90]

46 minutes ago, Becksnjessie said:

Just a bit of advice needed guys...I’ve booked my medical for 14th November, case is still at NVC. My fiancé in America has just found out sadly that her dad has potentially a few weeks left to live and has been put into hospice and it’s been a massive shock to the family. I was wanting to go over for a couple of weeks. As long as I have my return ticket and maybe my proof of medical exam and I obviously explain the reason if asked do you think I will be ok to travel? Any info/thoughts would be massively appreciated. 😊

Hi,

 

I am currently in the US for a week and I have my medical and interview booked. Immigration just did the standard "where are you staying, how long are you here?" and let me through. I think you should be fine.

 

I had proof of my booked interview/medical and return flight ready just in case but it wasn't required.

[Becksnjessie 68]

10 minutes ago, Soonish said:

Hi,

 

I am currently in the US for a week and I have my medical and interview booked. Immigration just did the standard "where are you staying, how long are you here?" and let me through. I think you should be fine.

 

I had proof of my booked interview/medical and return flight ready just in case but it wasn't required.

Thankyou!! My original ESTA has just run out so I have applied for a new one this evening, so hoping it comes back as authorised! Then will book my flights 😊

[Soonish 90]

Just now, Becksnjessie said:

Thankyou!! My original ESTA has just run out so I have applied for a new one this evening, so hoping it comes back as authorised! Then will book my flights 😊

That should be fine too, I did the exact same thing because I renewed my passport and only realised the evening before I flew that I needed to renew my ESTA. It was approved almost immediately. They didn't email me though, I had to go back on the website and check my application to see that it was approved.

 

Hope you have a good trip. I am sorry it is not for a happier reason. 

[JayHouser 209]

Hey so does anyone know if this Visa Fee they refer to in Packet 4 sent with the K1visa is referring to a brand new fee that is paid during the interview or is the same Fee I paid on the CGI federal site when I scheduled my interview. Because in Packet 4 it discusses a three hundred something fee but when I did my scheduling it was only a 265 fee.

[dkmfan85 832]

4 hours ago, JeffT said:

So can I (petitioner) pay for it or does it have to be the beneficiary ?

It depends. Figure out what the payment instructions are for Japan through ustraveldocs.com. Then you will know if you can pay directly or indirectly like the two examples I gave in my last reply. There's no rule that says you can't provide the funds. It just depends on what the embassy in Japan wants or accepts as payment as to how you will go about paying. If it wasn't clear enough in my last reply: If debit/credit card payment is an option, pay that way. If the petitioner has to go pay at a bank, then wire her the funds through any of various methods to do that.

Edited October 8, 2018 by dkmfan85