JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2019 ARGENTINA K1 INTERVIEWS

[andreaam 514]

3 hours ago, Fe.Ta said:

Ok, I have another question, since the P3 needs to be sent to the embassy prior the to the interview.  Once my fiance and I have the interview date, I will be buying my ticket so I can fly down there.  If I were to arrive 10-12 days prior to the interview with the P3 pre-ready (only missing his docs), do you think we will have enough time to drop it off (we are thinking to do it personally) before the interview?  Or would dropping it off in person would give me a bigger window of time (i.e. 3-5 days prior to the interview would be OK)?

As Lily said, in the instructions says 10-15 bussiness days to review it. If you drop it nearer the interview I don't think it would be a problem but anyway you should follow what the instructions say just in case.

I didn't drop it personally. I sent it through DHL 16 bussines days before the interview, and I received an email 3 bussiness days later saying they received the packet

[C-ma'am 684]

 

On 4/7/2019 at 7:41 AM, Fe.Ta said:

Ok, I have another question, since the P3 needs to be sent to the embassy prior the to the interview.  Once my fiance and I have the interview date, I will be buying my ticket so I can fly down there.  If I were to arrive 10-12 days prior to the interview with the P3 pre-ready (only missing his docs), do you think we will have enough time to drop it off (we are thinking to do it personally) before the interview?  Or would dropping it off in person would give me a bigger window of time (i.e. 3-5 days prior to the interview would be OK)?

 

Drop off that P3 as soon as possible. They need the 10-12 to review, so 3-5 days prior won't be enough time and they may reschedule your interview date for processing.

 

Remember that any missing docs you won't have readily available to drop off can and should be taken directly to the interview.

Edited April 8, 2019 by C-ma'am

[Javier Mera 217]

@Fernanda R Sanz @andreaam I was updating my timeline and totally forgot to ask what is that packet 4 about? Is my fiancee suppose to receive a letter from the embassy after we have sent them the packet 3?

 

Thanks!

[C-ma'am 684]

2 minutes ago, Javier Mera said:

@Fernanda R Sanz @andreaam I was updating my timeline and totally forgot to ask what is that packet 4 about? Is my fiancee suppose to receive a letter from the embassy after we have sent them the packet 3?

 

Thanks!

No. If the interview is approved, she will receive her passport with the visa stamped and the sealed envelope that will have to be presented at CBP at the point of entry.

[Fer Schvarztman 217]

On 4/7/2019 at 8:41 AM, Fe.Ta said:

Ok, I have another question, since the P3 needs to be sent to the embassy prior the to the interview.  Once my fiance and I have the interview date, I will be buying my ticket so I can fly down there.  If I were to arrive 10-12 days prior to the interview with the P3 pre-ready (only missing his docs), do you think we will have enough time to drop it off (we are thinking to do it personally) before the interview?  Or would dropping it off in person would give me a bigger window of time (i.e. 3-5 days prior to the interview would be OK)?

What my fiance and I did was to have the p3 ready to send it even though he was or wasn't going to be with me at the interview. 

 

He prepaired a packet with the  original affidavit docs (sponsor and cosponsor) and other docs such as his original birth certificate and a tween packet of copies of every doc. He sent it through DHL and got it with an overnight shipment, only took 2 days. I sent it 7days prior my interview because our co-sponsor didn't add the IRS Transcripts and I had to wait to add that before sending the p3 to the embassy.

 

3-5 days is not enough time for them to review your paperwork, and that could be an issue for you. 7-10 days is the shortest time period they will review your papers, please have this in mind, it is also expressed in the p3 instructions.

 

Then we decided I was going to attend the interview alone, because he was going to pay for my airplane ticket and to move to an apartment for our own, once I am in the US. In my experience being alone wasn't a problem and I've seen couples approved and denied with their American fiance at the embassy, but helps you in a personal, emotional way to have your fiance's support that day. 

[Fer Schvarztman 217]

2 hours ago, Javier Mera said:

@Fernanda R Sanz @andreaam I was updating my timeline and totally forgot to ask what is that packet 4 about? Is my fiancee suppose to receive a letter from the embassy after we have sent them the packet 3?

 

Thanks!

As @C-ma'am said there's no packet4, you don't need to prepair any paperwork after the interview, except if you forget an important document such as the acta de nacimiento, like me, and you have to prepair a packet4, or any of the other "regections" you may get at the interview  (missing "acta de nacimiento", asking for a waiver, legal papers from jury if aplicable and there's another situation, but don't remember right now). 

If you get an approval at the interview there's no packet4. 

 

 

[Fe.Ta 874]

9 minutes ago, Fernanda R Sanz said:

What my fiance and I did was to have the p3 ready to send it even though he was or wasn't going to be with me at the interview. 

 

He prepaired a packet with the  original affidavit docs (sponsor and cosponsor) and other docs such as his original birth certificate and a tween packet of copies of every doc. He sent it through DHL and got it with an overnight shipment, only took 2 days. I sent it 7days prior my interview because our co-sponsor didn't add the IRS Transcripts and I had to wait to add that before sending the p3 to the embassy.

 

3-5 days is not enough time for them to review your paperwork, and that could be an issue for you. 7-10 days is the shortest time period they will review your papers, please have this in mind, it is also expressed in the p3 instructions.

 

Then we decided I was going to attend the interview alone, because he was going to pay for my airplane ticket and to move to an apartment for our own, once I am in the US. In my experience being alone wasn't a problem and I've seen couples approved and denied with their American fiance at the embassy, but helps you in a personal, emotional way to have your fiance's support that day. 

Thank you!  Yes, I am going just to be there for support and to just add more proof to our case (since I've only traveled there once).  I know being or not being there doesn't really make a difference as far as getting the approval during the interview.  Do they return the original birth certificate?  I don't want to mail it and lose the only original copy I have of my birth certificate.  I might just send a copy and travel with the original.

 

Thank you all for your input.  I will prepare my docs and mail them to him so we can finalize it and mail it in on time so we don't risk the interview getting postponed.

[Fer Schvarztman 217]

17 minutes ago, Fe.Ta said:

Thank you!  Yes, I am going just to be there for support and to just add more proof to our case (since I've only traveled there once).  I know being or not being there doesn't really make a difference as far as getting the approval during the interview.  Do they return the original birth certificate?  I don't want to mail it and lose the only original copy I have of my birth certificate.  I might just send a copy and travel with the original.

 

Thank you all for your input.  I will prepare my docs and mail them to him so we can finalize it and mail it in on time so we don't risk the interview getting postponed.

Yes the original birth certificate is only to show it to the consul at the interview if he asks for it, they return it once they evaluate if the document is real.

 In my experience that was the only original he asked me for at the interview: the consul said as a fact: your fiance is a permanent resident, and I said: No, he's a citizen, born in the US. I think he got confused with our co-sponsor who is an Argentinian with a permanent recidence. So asked me for the original birth certificate, if happened to be I only had the copy of it, just show the copy. Gave him the original, he examinated it for a while and retutned it to me. 

Prior the interview they will return all the copies of proof of relationship, communication and some affidavit paperwork copies, as well as plastic sleaves and folders, they don't keep anything, only whats necessary for them.  

 

You are welcome! I love to help you guys 😊

Edited April 8, 2019 by Fernanda R Sanz

[lily90 32]

55 minutes ago, Fe.Ta said:

Thank you!  Yes, I am going just to be there for support and to just add more proof to our case (since I've only traveled there once).  I know being or not being there doesn't really make a difference as far as getting the approval during the interview.  Do they return the original birth certificate?  I don't want to mail it and lose the only original copy I have of my birth certificate.  I might just send a copy and travel with the original.

 

Thank you all for your input.  I will prepare my docs and mail them to him so we can finalize it and mail it in on time so we don't risk the interview getting postponed.

hi in my case im using only birth certificate copies because my fiance dont want to send the real one. i hope is fine. 

[C-ma'am 684]

Por las dudas les aviso que en esta parte del foro se puede escribir en espanol y se lo recomiendo a quienes no son tan fluidos en el idioma, para asegurarse que todo esta claro. En este tipo de procesos, como todo proceso legal, es importantisimo que haya claridad.

3 hours ago, lily90 said:

hi in my case im using only birth certificate copies because my fiance dont want to send the real one. i hope is fine. 

Lily, quien es el beneficiario? Si sos vos, no necesitas el certificado de nacimiento de tu fiance (ciudadano americano) original. 

[lily90 32]

9 minutes ago, C-ma'am said:

Por las dudas les aviso que en esta parte del foro se puede escribir en espanol y se lo recomiendo a quienes no son tan fluidos en el idioma, para asegurarse que todo esta claro. En este tipo de procesos, como todo proceso legal, es importantisimo que haya claridad.

Lily, quien es el beneficiario? Si sos vos, no necesitas el certificado de nacimiento de tu fiance (ciudadano americano) original. 

si soy yo.. a bueno genial. si es que habia leido que muchos hablaban de esta partida de nacimiento dwl esponsor.

[Fer Schvarztman 217]

@lily90 have in hand whatever you can, if you have the chance to have the original just do. 

In my experience the consul asked me for the birth certificate of my fiance, the original, and if not he was able to accept the copy. 

I had my fiance's original birth certificate, he examinate it as you can examinate a hundred dollar, placed the birth certificate on a ligh and watched it through the light front and back, touched it with his fingers like, trying to check if it was fake or not. So, don't think "it is not necessary", just try to have as much original documents as posible, just in case, because you never know which original the consul may ask. 

For example I only had a copy of the co-sponsor permanent recidense, because he didn't want to give us the original for the interview, and it's totaly acceptable. Fortunately the cónsul didn't ask for the co-sponsor's original citizenship. 

 

Don't underestimate this last step, if you have the copy, fine just present it, if you have the chance to have the original great. You will be fine 😊

 

Si a mi me pidieron el original de nacimiento de mi prometido, y me dejaron el tramite pendiente 11 dias, porque no tenia ese dia mi acta de nacimiento, sino mi certificado de nacida y ese.no tiene valor legal

Edited April 8, 2019 by Fernanda R Sanz

[C-ma'am 684]

Hay pedidos que son extraordinarios, sobre todo aquellos en los que hay cosas o detalles adicionales como co-sponsors porque hay que probar que sea residente o ciudadano. Generalmente, el certificado original de nacimiento del petitioner, en la instancia de embajada, no se pide (hace 6  years y monedas que asisto a gente como nosotros pasando por la embajada de Buenos Aires). Claramente, que normalmente no se pida, no quiere decir que haya excepciones que confirmen la regla.

 

De una forma u otra, despues de todos los meses que vienen esperando, creo que estamos de acuerdo que si hubiera que esperar una semana mas o una menos, no es el fin del mundo. No se sobre estresen al divino boton. Ya pasaron por lo peor, el resto sigue siendo molesto y tedioso pero por lo menos ya van a estar con sus medias naranjas para poder tener un poco de apoyo emocional no virtual y comenzando su nueva vida en esta zona del mundo.

 

Ya les falta poco! Si falta un papel, whatever, lo consiguen. Nuestra embajada es una no muy complicada.

 

Mis mejores deseos para los que esten por entrevistar y por viajar. 

[C-ma'am 684]

4 hours ago, Fe.Ta said:

Thank you!  Yes, I am going just to be there for support and to just add more proof to our case (since I've only traveled there once).  I know being or not being there doesn't really make a difference as far as getting the approval during the interview.  Do they return the original birth certificate?  I don't want to mail it and lose the only original copy I have of my birth certificate.  I might just send a copy and travel with the original.

 

Thank you all for your input.  I will prepare my docs and mail them to him so we can finalize it and mail it in on time so we don't risk the interview getting postponed.

@Fe.Ta don't forget that if you are going to be traveling to Argentina, you will be doing so with your American Passport, which in itself is proof of citizenship (State Department checked all your documents when you requested your passport, so that's already cleared). There should be no need for you to travel with a birth certificate at all. 

[Fe.Ta 874]

2 hours ago, C-ma'am said:

Por las dudas les aviso que en esta parte del foro se puede escribir en espanol y se lo recomiendo a quienes no son tan fluidos en el idioma, para asegurarse que todo esta claro. En este tipo de procesos, como todo proceso legal, es importantisimo que haya claridad.

Lily, quien es el beneficiario? Si sos vos, no necesitas el certificado de nacimiento de tu fiance (ciudadano americano) original. 

Podria hacer una sugerencia?  Para aquellos que son totalmente bilingues, los exhortaria a que hagan el mensaje dentro del foro en ambos idiomas (dentro del mismo mensaje, no separado).  Esto podria ayudar a personas que no hablan ambos idiomas.  Seria un poco dificil navegar todo buscando si la respuesta esta en un idioma u otro para alguien que no entiende el mensaje original y evitaria tener que contestar la misma pregunta varias veces.  Puede que ayude como que no.  Solo queria ver si les agrada la idea. 😆