I-130 Approved

[Chris & Pam 11]

Good day everyone.

 

Well, by His grace, my wife's visa was approved at her interview.  

 

They kept her passport, and all the documentation she brought with her.  

 

They gave her a form letter saying that she had been tentatively approved for the visa, and to return on the 11th of October to likely pick it up.

 

Now I understand that this a a legal matter, and that putting something in writing means something, so giving themselves "wiggle room" by stating it as they did makes sense.

When I check Ceac, it shows a status of issued, and says that visa has been printed.

 

My question is: do I sit tight and wait for my wife to get the visa in hand, or can I book a flight now in order to get as best a price as possible on airfare, since we are getting into the holiday season, and choosing a departure 

date sooner than four weeks out usually raises the prices.

 

I'm happy to be in this predicament mind you.  Having been in the visa process for over two years (initially went with a I-129F), I'm just anxious to actually get to sleep in the same bed as my wife.

 

I do appreciate any and all comments.

 

 

Chris 

[G Walters 136]

Please wait till you have visa in hand. Just in case. You never know. It is best to wait till you have it in hand.

[WaterLeaf 200]

Wait until you get your passport with the Visa in it back. Book after. *Must enter the US within (typically) 6 months of the K-1 being issued." According to here https://www.visajourney.com/content/k1flow as the flowchart does seem to help.

 

Hang in there! Better start packing if you haven't.

[Merr 0]

@Chris & Pam Congratulations :):):)

Could you please tell how is your wifes interview experience ,what type of the questions they have asked  from her ,and how long was the interview

 .  

Thanks 

Merr

[pushbrk 12,877]

23 hours ago, Chris & Pam said:

Good day everyone.

 

Well, by His grace, my wife's visa was approved at her interview.  

 

They kept her passport, and all the documentation she brought with her.  

 

They gave her a form letter saying that she had been tentatively approved for the visa, and to return on the 11th of October to likely pick it up.

 

Now I understand that this a a legal matter, and that putting something in writing means something, so giving themselves "wiggle room" by stating it as they did makes sense.

When I check Ceac, it shows a status of issued, and says that visa has been printed.

 

My question is: do I sit tight and wait for my wife to get the visa in hand, or can I book a flight now in order to get as best a price as possible on airfare, since we are getting into the holiday season, and choosing a departure 

date sooner than four weeks out usually raises the prices.

 

I'm happy to be in this predicament mind you.  Having been in the visa process for over two years (initially went with a I-129F), I'm just anxious to actually get to sleep in the same bed as my wife.

 

I do appreciate any and all comments.

 

 

Chris 

Anybody who would advise you to purchase a ticket before the visa is in hand and you've inspected it to see that it has no errors or issues, would be doing you a great disservice.

[Chris & Pam 11]

On 10/1/2018 at 11:46 PM, pushbrk said:

Anybody who would advise you to purchase a ticket before the visa is in hand and you've inspected it to see that it has no errors or issues, would be doing you a great disservice.

Hey pushbrk, could you tell me what issues or errors to look for on the issued visa?

 

I sincerely appreciate your previous input.

 

 

Chris

Edited October 4, 2018 by Chris & Pam

[pushbrk 12,877]

2 minutes ago, Chris & Pam said:

Hey pushbrk, could you tell me what issues or errors to look for on the issued visa?

 

I sincerely appreciate your previous input.

 

 

Chris

Look at it carefully and if anything is wrong, like name, spelling etc. you'll see it.