NOVEMBER 2018 K-1 NOA2 ----> NVC

[AmandaandChayne 734]

6 hours ago, CMH678 said:

Hi Amanda,

Hope you are doing well!

 

May I ask who is the one that books the interview?  Petitioner or Beneficiary?

And does this have to be done after the beneficiary submit her DS160 Form?

 

After the embassy receive the DS160 Form, does the embassy assign an interview date?

Or is it the beneficiary's responsibility to book the interview date?

 

Sorry for asking so many questions.  But I am a bit confused.

 

Thank you, Amanda.

 

Chris

Hi Chris,

sorry if I’ve confused you. I don’t know how it works for Vietnam @Greenbaum May be able to help.

it seems to be different for different countries. Here in the uk I (the beneficiary) booked my interview after completing my DS160.

your fiancée should complete that at least if case is at NVC.

[Greenbaum 12,259]

6 hours ago, CMH678 said:

Hi Amanda,

Hope you are doing well!

 

May I ask who is the one that books the interview?  Petitioner or Beneficiary?

And does this have to be done after the beneficiary submit her DS160 Form?

 

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.

 

6 hours ago, CMH678 said:

 

After the embassy receive the DS160 Form, does the embassy assign an interview date? When you pay your fee you can then schedule your appointment.

Or is it the beneficiary's responsibility to book the interview date?

 

Sorry for asking so many questions.  But I am a bit confused.

 

Thank you, Amanda.

 

Chris

Here is advance copy of the P3.

 

P3 Letter

 

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

 

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

[miawang 22]

23 hours ago, miawang said:

Hi guys, an update, our case is in transit today ( 11-28). 

Based on my few research, it usually cost about a month for me to receive packet 3 from Guangzhou embassy.

Update： my case status changed from In Transit to Ready today.

 

[yirkam 55]

6 hours ago, MM&MP said:

Woohoo! We got our case number today 11/28/18! Since we have our case number, will we be able to schedule the medical and interview? Or should I wait to receive the physical letter from the NVC to do all of that?

That is great news! 

[NoodleW 13]

Hi everyone! Does updating both petitioner and fiancé's email address at https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/ask-nvc.html work? Is it just as fast as calling NVC to know if they received the case/assigned the number/sent it to the embassy? Do we still need to call or just wait for the email from them? 

Apologies if somebody already asked a similar question. Just wondering if calling is still the best way to get updates. I usually prefer emails 😂

[Rbenthompson 68]

40 minutes ago, miawang said:

Update： my case status changed from In Transit to Ready today.

 

Thank you for sharing.  I am going through the Guangzhou embassy also.  

[amforever 46]

Called the NVC this morning and they said they received our petition on Monday, we still have to wait for our case number but it's nice to hear things progressing. xxx

 

11/15/2018 NOA2

11/26/2018 NVC Received

[CMH678 11]

2 hours ago, miawang said:

Update： my case status changed from In Transit to Ready today.

 

Hi,

 

Could you please tell me what website you go to to get this status?

Thank you so much,

 

Chris

[WFinished 163]

@CMH678 sent you a private message, or well added you to a group message with me and a few others with fiances in Vietnam.

[CMH678 11]

Hi everyone,

 

I went to the website :

https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx?App=IV

 

and selected non-immigant visa and my case number to track it.

But it told me my case number was invalid.  I called the NVC and

was told that this website does not work for K-1 visa.

 

Could anyone help?

 

Thank you so much,

 

Chris

[JennaV 116]

29 minutes ago, CMH678 said:

Hi everyone,

 

I went to the website :

https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx?App=IV

 

and selected non-immigant visa and my case number to track it.

But it told me my case number was invalid.  I called the NVC and

was told that this website does not work for K-1 visa.

 

Could anyone help?

 

Thank you so much,

 

Chris

you need to select immigrant not nonimmigrant and it worked to track my case.

[CMH678 11]

Hi JennaV,

 

Thank you for your reply.  Are you petitioning/applying for

a K-1 visa?

 

Have a good day,

 

Chris

[Kyle&Ana 718]

52 minutes ago, CMH678 said:

Hi everyone,

 

I went to the website :

https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx?App=IV

 

and selected non-immigant visa and my case number to track it.

But it told me my case number was invalid.  I called the NVC and

was told that this website does not work for K-1 visa.

 

Could anyone help?

 

Thank you so much,

 

Chris

try with both migration or non-immigrant, i have readt i some countries works that way!

[Greenbaum 12,259]

1 hour ago, CMH678 said:

Hi everyone,

 

I went to the website :

https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx?App=IV

 

and selected non-immigant visa and my case number to track it.

But it told me my case number was invalid.  I called the NVC and

was told that this website does not work for K-1 visa.

 

Could anyone help?

 

Thank you so much,

 

Chris

You select "immigrant" and then enter your case number and here is why. The K-1 process is quite strange. For a time, it is both a non-immigrant and immigrant visa type. That is why the links (what you received in the email) will send you the process for immigrant which would be the I-864 and DS-260 even though it truly is a non-immigrant visa requiring I-134 and the DS-160. As you go through the stages, within the NVC system you look up your file under immigrant (ceac.state.gov/). It stays that way until after your interview and the approval and your visa is ready for issue. At that point, it changes over to non-immigrant. It truly is a non-immigrant visa with immigrant intent.

[Greenbaum 12,259]

16 minutes ago, Kyle&Ana said:

try with both migration or non-immigrant, i have readt i some countries works that way!

It is not tied to the embassy/country as it is a USCIS/DOS process. I can only explain it this way. The K-1 process is quite strange. For a time, it is both a non-immigrant and immigrant visa type. That is why the links (what you received in the email) will send you the process for immigrant which would be the I-864 and DS-260 even though it truly is a non-immigrant visa requiring I-134 and the DS-160. As you go through the stages, within the NVC system you look up your file under immigrant (ceac.state.gov/). It stays that way until after your interview and the approval and your visa is ready for issue. At that point, it changes over to non-immigrant. It truly is a non-immigrant visa with immigrant intent.