Late Cycle K1 Stats for Bangkok

[DanielPlainview 368]

so for those of us getting close to completion of K1 at Bangkok, I wanted to publish some averages on timing.

 

Packet 3 submission to Packet 4 receipt:    6 days

Packet 4 receipt to interview:    26 days

Interview to Visa receipt:   9 days

 

I'm predicting an April 7 visa receipt date for us !!!    Many thanks to the people who keep their timelines updated.  

 

 

 

[Danny70 11]

Thank you too!

[Tidus992 47]

On 2/16/2019 at 4:14 PM, DanielPlainview said:

so for those of us getting close to completion of K1 at Bangkok, I wanted to publish some averages on timing.

 

Packet 3 submission to Packet 4 receipt:    6 days

Packet 4 receipt to interview:    26 days

Interview to Visa receipt:   9 days

 

I'm predicting an April 7 visa receipt date for us !!!    Many thanks to the people who keep their timelines updated.  

 

 

 

Thanks, and good luck to you, we just sent out packet 3 yesterday.   We are predicting an early April for our interview.

[narakthisud 174]

I remember the excitement of P3/P4 and the interview stage.

Now I'm just waiting to submit my wife's ROC paperwork in September. My life has become so boring! 🤣

 

Good luck to you guys!

[DanielPlainview 368]

1 hour ago, narakthisud said:

I remember the excitement of P3/P4 and the interview stage.

Now I'm just waiting to submit my wife's ROC paperwork in September. My life has become so boring! 🤣

 

Good luck to you guys!

Thanks for that Narakthisud.............she was pretty darn happy yesterday to get the interview finished and hear those three little words every Thai fiancee loves to hear.............you are approved.    

[narakthisud 174]

11 hours ago, DanielPlainview said:

she was pretty darn happy yesterday to get the interview finished and hear those three little words every Thai fiancee loves to hear.............you are approved.    

CONGRATULATIONS!

So happy for you both. Be sure to celebrate as much as you can. The next step is AOS which will take awhile, so be sure to relish this moment!

[DanielPlainview 368]

1 hour ago, narakthisud said:

CONGRATULATIONS!

So happy for you both. Be sure to celebrate as much as you can. The next step is AOS which will take awhile, so be sure to relish this moment!

Thanks very much Narak..........yeah, the AOS does not bother me as much as the visa.  She had been rejected twice for tourist visas, so she was a bit nervous about the approval.  and now that she has a visa, she will be able to come to the US so we can wait for the AOS together.   Did you guys do any travel outside of the country while awaiting the GC??   I'm assuming that's pretty simple with the I-131 ?

[narakthisud 174]

7 minutes ago, DanielPlainview said:

Did you guys do any travel outside of the country while awaiting the GC??   I'm assuming that's pretty simple with the I-131 ?

We didn't do any travel outside the country until she had her EAD/AP combo card. Be sure to apply for it when you do the I-485 as it's included in the cost when you apply in a single package.

[DanielPlainview 368]

2 minutes ago, narakthisud said:

We didn't do any travel outside the country until she had her EAD/AP combo card. Be sure to apply for it when you do the I-485 as it's included in the cost when you apply in a single package.

Many thanks for the heads up.  Seems I recall reading that somewhere.   We will do that, even though she does not plan on working........good to have the option.   

 

Now according to this site, you apply for the I-131 along with the I-765?   So you submit both of those with the I-465 to get the combo card??

 

https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/what-s-i-765-eadap-combo-card.html

[TBoneTX 45,305]

Consider the I-485, I-131, and I-765 to be three distinct applications that all happen to be mailed off together in the same envelope.  USCIS will route each to where it has to go.  If you apply for the I-131 and I-765 together and at the same time as applying for the I-485, there is no extra fee, and she will receive the combo card.

 

After she has the combo card and you begin to make travel plans, remember that she as a Thai citizen might have to obtain a visa to visit certain other countries.

[TBoneTX 45,305]

Here is a thread with advice to consider when traveling domestically by air or even by car:

 

[TBoneTX 45,305]

Oh -- and I've completely forgotten the obvious:  hoorah for her passing the interview!  You must feel ecstatic.

[DanielPlainview 368]

23 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

Consider the I-485, I-131, and I-765 to be three distinct applications that all happen to be mailed off together in the same envelope.  USCIS will route each to where it has to go.  If you apply for the I-131 and I-765 together and at the same time as applying for the I-485, there is no extra fee, and she will receive the combo card.

 

After she has the combo card and you begin to make travel plans, remember that she as a Thai citizen might have to obtain a visa to visit certain other countries.

Great info TBone....many thanks.  Hey, with that combo card, is that like a multiple entry / exit document so she can basically exit and enter as often as we like?    It would probably just be to Thailand or maybe a cruise somewhere, and would absolutely check on the country visa requirements for Thai citizen.

[DanielPlainview 368]

23 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

Oh -- and I've completely forgotten the obvious:  hoorah for her passing the interview!  You must feel ecstatic.

HA!    Yessir................that's just a huge relief.   Particularly since her last two visits to the embassy resulted in denials.   (travel visa) 

[TBoneTX 45,305]

You're very welcome.  Your posts here are so helpful that I wanted to try to return your many favors to others.

 

The Advance Parole (travel document) used to be paper, checked off as valid for single or multiple entries.

I presume that the combo card is valid for multiple entries (why wouldn't it be, I wonder?).

 

Cruises can be a (looking for right term) headache, boondoggle, sticky wicket, what with multiple countries.

 

Thankfully, the visa that really counted for her was approved!

My contemporaries and I all got hosed by the rogue Guayaquil consulate 10+ years ago.

If you ever want to count your blessings, read the first 4 or 5 pages of this first thread, and shudder at the second thread:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/110313-us-consulate-in-guayaquil-ecuador/
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/180306-guayaquil-consulate-administrative-process/
All the marriages except for one are still together (take THAT, consulate!).