India Processing 2018 NOA2 -----> NVC

[K1journey_16 40]

@K@S any update from the embassy?

The approval slip states that we have to pay a fee, I have checked on UStraveldocs website that it does not apply to K visas, do you have any information?

[K1journey_16 40]

3 hours ago, Srinath06 said:

she'll b arriving on the 20th and stayed at nearby hotel and heading bk to Hyderabad the next day

Check this list, this is from appointment confirmation page

Edited February 11, 2019 by K1journey_16

[ujones 148]

1 hour ago, K1journey_16 said:

Check this list, this is from appointment confirmation page

@K1journey_16,will they look at any bank statements at Mumbai embassy ?

How many months statements should I take ?

@Greenbaum, I know savings account  statement is optional but if I’m showing it is ythe letter from the bank enough or do I need 6 months of statements too ? Thankyou in advance  

Edited February 12, 2019 by ujones

[K1journey_16 40]

Just now, ujones said:

@K1journey_16,will they look at any bank statements at Mumbai embassy ? How many months statements should I take ?

In my case we submitted affidavit 134 and tax return with the original i129f petition, they just checked that, he didn't ask for my fiance's current tax return or his job offer letter or pay slips or any other documents which I took, never heard of anyone taking bank statements, they would want to check how much you earn, so take w2, tax return, pay slips of last three months and job offer letter if you have ( Consulate officer asked me how much my fiance earns but didn't ask to submit proof but I had proof).

[Srinath06 48]

4 minutes ago, ujones said:

@K1journey_16,will they look at any bank statements at Mumbai embassy ? How many months statements should I take ?

@K1journey_16 how many years of TAX return? I don't have a job letter, but my company HR directed me to Work Number for job verification letter to be printed.

[K1journey_16 40]

Submit any document only if the officer asks, they are not asking for additional documents , not much in our cases, @K@S, no additional proof of relationship or coversations, or screenshots or call logs were asked, though both of us took pages and pages

[ujones 148]

2 minutes ago, K1journey_16 said:

In my case we submitted affidavit 134 and tax return with the original i129f petition, they just checked that, he didn't ask for my fiance's current tax return or his job offer letter or pay slips or any other documents which I took, never heard of anyone taking bank statements, they would want to check how much you earn, so take w2, tax return, pay slips of last three months and job offer letter if you have ( Consulate officer asked me how much my fiance earns but didn't ask to submit proof but I had proof).

Sorry @K1journey_16, what did u mean by original I-129f petition ? 

[K1journey_16 40]

2 minutes ago, Srinath06 said:

@K1journey_16 how many years of TAX return? I don't have a job letter, but my company HR directed me to Work Number for job verification letter to be printed.

Take three years, we submitted two years tax return originally, he checked only that, but I took the 2018 latest one too, 2016, 2017, 2018, take payslips of last two months 

[Greenbaum 12,259]

2 minutes ago, K1journey_16 said:

In my case we submitted affidavit 134 and tax return with the original i129f petition, they just checked that, he didn't ask for my fiance's current tax return or his job offer letter or pay slips or any other documents which I took, never heard of anyone taking bank statements, they would want to check how much you earn, so take w2, tax return, pay slips of last three months and job offer letter if you have ( Consulate officer asked me how much my fiance earns but didn't ask to submit proof but I had proof).

You did have proof you submitted the I-134 and there in is the amount he earns. The CO asked you a test question and you were able to answer which help convince her of your relationship. Congrats.

 

Now a days you can't depend on what financials they'll ask for so you have to have them all. Some CO's in the same embassy will ask for something entirely different from another CO. So play it safe and bring everything required for the financials is my recommendation.

[Greenbaum 12,259]

1 minute ago, ujones said:

Sorry @K1journey_16, what did u mean by original I-129f petition ? 

You don't need the I-129f as it is already a part of your case file.

[K1journey_16 40]

I took all these with me to my interview :

 

1. Affidavit of support : 134

2. Three years tax return

3. 2 months payslips of his current job and previous job

4. His job offer letter 

 

[K1journey_16 40]

5 minutes ago, Greenbaum said:

You did have proof you submitted the I-134 and there in is the amount he earns. The CO asked you a test question and you were able to answer which help convince her of your relationship. Congrats.

 

Now a days you can't depend on what financials they'll ask for so you have to have them all. Some CO's in the same embassy will ask for something entirely different from another CO. So play it safe and bring everything required for the financials is my recommendation.

@Greenbaum In my case i134 had his dad's earnings not his, he was the sponsor at the time we submitted i129f. Nothing of my fiance's earnings was submitted, tax return was also dad's

[Greenbaum 12,259]

7 minutes ago, K1journey_16 said:

@Greenbaum In my case i134 had his dad's earnings not his, he was the sponsor at the time we submitted i129f. Nothing of my fiance's earnings was submitted, tax return was also dad's

The financials for the co-sponsor is not submitted when sending in your I-129f. No where in the instructions is that a requirement. If you need a co-sponsor to past the litmus test for the poverty level then it is presented at the interview.  What surprises me is that the I-134 wasn't also asked of your fiancé's job. 

 

I only point these abnormalities out so that anyone who is reading this doesn't think they only need to do such and such because K1jorney didn't do it and they passed.  

Edited February 12, 2019 by Greenbaum

[K@S 15]

17 hours ago, K1journey_16 said:

@K@S any update from the embassy?

The approval slip states that we have to pay a fee, I have checked on UStraveldocs website that it does not apply to K visas, do you have any information?

 

Checked in the morning today, & it said "Your passport is being processed" or something but by around 7 p.m. it said that the passport was ready for pickup, though it looks like it can only be picked up within 1 hour every week. So annoying! 😒 - http://www.ustraveldocs.com/in/in-loc-passportcollection.asp 

 

 

Right, that's what I've heard too. Here, it says that the USCIS Immigrant Fee is towards producing the Green Card, which of course, we won't be eligible for until AoS is completed, so it doesn't look like it applies to K1 - https://www.uscis.gov/forms/uscis-immigrant-fee

[K@S 15]

So, as it turns out, the information on ustraveldocs.com was wrong, & I was able to pick up the passport/visa today itself. 😃