Kiev - Original Documents VS Copies for Interview

[CinnamonToast 25]

5 hours ago, Uli Mey said:

Oh, the last question was about if I have to send those documents to the Embassy but you have already answered my question that I don't need to send anything unless asked to. But talking about passport registration. As I understand after I schedule the interview I need to call the Embassy a week before the interview and register my passport for the delivery? I remember I have already chosen the place where I will pick up my passport at the website for scheduling the interview. So it's not all? It's not a registration there?

 

Talking about translation, I had 2 police certificates in Dutch so I thought that I can simply translate them to Ukrainian because they except the documents in Ukrainian but no, I asked the Embassy and if the original document is not in Ukrainian, Russian or English it has to be translated to English only and not Ukrainian.

 

One more question about a medical check up. How many days did you wait for the results? Do they test you for Covid? Do they check your temperature in the Embassy?

You are correct,  I can't fix the document unfortunately after upload.   when you do #6 in that list up there you will be asked if you want to pick it up or have delivery service. After you get approved you will get white sheet of paper that says "YOU ARE APPROVED!!! " and then it will give you detail info like in my document who to call if there is an issue.  you should be good if you've already made it pass #6 and selected passport delivery/pickup. 

 

Yeah, if you have a document in another language other than those 3, then yes translated to English is what we were told too for that one document. 

 

She said the medical exam was easy. They checked temperature but didn't test for Covid. They did an X-ray of chest, took blood pressure, they drew blood, and they tested urine. Their focus was looking over your vaccine list and making sure your lungs were clear...that's what they stressed with my fiancé. The blood worked was supposed to take overnight but after she left she got an email and a call probably about 1-2 hours later saying blood was good. She had to fly to Kyiv for interview so she flew in 2 days prior to the interview to pickup the 2 medical exam groups of papers...i think she said the documents are ready after 3-5 days, her interview wasn't for another 2 weeks after her medical exam so they just sat at the office waiting for her pickup. Here's another tip...The medical exam is the key piece of expiration for wherever you go (destination). you have 6 months from your medical exam and then your visa for entry will expire. I would plan 2-3 weeks in between medical exam and an attempt to get an interview...but again this is up to luck ALSO it's up to the government if they shut down again (which i hope not! ) If you get the medical exam on say Nov 15...i would give yourself the 2 weeks in case you in need to get vaccines sorted out or any health issues that could arise from their findings from their tests. if you're certain Vaccine list is good for what they need then shoot maybe for a dec 1 interview. Again...if you go to medical exam nov 15, and you can't get an interview until say Feb 15 ( i hope not!) then you still have until may 15 (roughly) before visa expires and you need to enter into the destination country.... all depends on date of completion of medical exam not when you go for interview....time starts at medical exam  

 

They will give you  2 sealed medical exam group of documents. One will be in a white security type fold sealed with an official seal (do not open this) the embassy will take that one. The other is a clear plastic type folder where you will see a badly scanned document with your picture plus a CD included in that. That one is also not to be opened and you will need to that to give to officials when you get to your destination country as you walk off the airplane. Some vaccines you will need to do before you can continue over there at the embassy (interview) and some can be done in your country of destination (at least for America they allow some to be done here that you're missing). For us she was only missing one vaccine and she can do this one in America when she comes. It will need to be done prior to her interview in America for the final step of citizenship. 

 

 

[By ftr 1]

I thought that the 6 month entry time starts when you have your visa issued but now you say it depends on the medical check up! They made it so complicated, especially with the virus situation it's difficult even more, like in case of the expired I-129 form. It's not people's fault that they couldn't have an interview earlier, the Embassy was closed... And now those poor people had their visa denied not even delayed but denied! Also, as far as I know a vaccination list is not important at this stage for a K1 visa. That's what they told me when I called the medical center and that's what the official site says. They said if you have this list, of course, bring it for them to know what vaccines you already have and if you need more you will have them in the USA. But as you said, there is a list of the vaccines that people must have before their entry, so that's why they need to have that document with vaccines.

 

As I understand it is not possible to have a medical check-up if you haven't scheduled the interview first, right? The hope is that there will be enough time like 1 or 2 weeks  before the interview.  So far, we cannot know when and what day will be available for the interview. It was much easier to plan it before when there were no problems with it and people were able to open the calendar and pick any day which was convenient for them.

[CinnamonToast 25]

3 hours ago, Uli Mey said:

I thought that the 6 month entry time starts when you have your visa issued but now you say it depends on the medical check up! They made it so complicated, especially with the virus situation it's difficult even more, like in case of the expired I-129 form. It's not people's fault that they couldn't have an interview earlier, the Embassy was closed... And now those poor people had their visa denied not even delayed but denied! Also, as far as I know a vaccination list is not important at this stage for a K1 visa. That's what they told me when I called the medical center and that's what the official site says. They said if you have this list, of course, bring it for them to know what vaccines you already have and if you need more you will have them in the USA. But as you said, there is a list of the vaccines that people must have before their entry, so that's why they need to have that document with vaccines.

 

As I understand it is not possible to have a medical check-up if you haven't scheduled the interview first, right? The hope is that there will be enough time like 1 or 2 weeks  before the interview.  So far, we cannot know when and what day will be available for the interview. It was much easier to plan it before when there were no problems with it and people were able to open the calendar and pick any day which was convenient for them.

yeah unfortunately the the 6 months starts with the medical exam. For instances she got her medical exam Oct 15 and her Visa (she actually got her Passport and Green light to come to the US today  ) says expires April 15.  From my understanding if they get "denied" for the I-129F expiration its just wasted time...it's not like they have to start all over again. You would have to leave embassy, have Petitioner send email about renewing expiration and then embassy will call you back again for another interview or approval. It just delays everything...it's definitely not the worse outcome leaving the embassy with a no or a administrative review like a 221G. it's just a pain in the butt that if we were told to just send the renewal email before hand it could essentially save us 1-4 weeks of waiting even more time.

 

There are some vaccines that are optional for entry but required before full citizenship. She needs a tetanus shot...that shot is optional for entry but required for citizenship so she's able to do that shot in the US with me, plus it's cheaper here.

 

Correct, you need to have medical exam before you go to the interview. I think if you can get lucky to schedule an interview an call the Dr office doing the exam in Kyiv for an appointment prior you might be able to do that. You do need the medical exam before you go to the interview but you don't need it to schedule the interview. It seems like medical exam appointments are way easier to get, at least for us it was.  

 

this is where she went: ( i think there is only 2 places that do it)

Medicom:
Medical examination for an immigration visa takes place at st. Vasily Tyutyunnik, 37/1 (formerly Anri Byurbusa, 37/1), Kiev, metro Palace Ukraine, landmark of the Prestige Hall LCD, we are on the 1st floor.

[By ftr 1]

Thanks for all the explanations! 

What I meant if it's necessary to have a confirmation of the interview in order to have a medical check-up? or a person can have a medical check-up before scheduling an interview?

 

We have just received a message that our request to extend the I-129F  form is added to our case! So it's a relief! I am so glad I signed in and read this information here about this extension!:)

 

BTW, who doesn't know, be careful not to check the availability of the days for the interview too often. They block your profile for 3 days for a suspicious  activity!! I was already blocked twice, so it's very unfortunate. I won't do that mistake anymore. Tomorrow my profile will be unblocked, so hopefully I will manage to schedule the interview soon.

 

So for you CinnamonToast it means that your fiancee can already buy a ticket and fly to the US! Congrats again! I hope everything will be fine at the immigration office when she flies there!

 

[CinnamonToast 25]

41 minutes ago, Uli Mey said:

Thanks for all the explanations! 

What I meant if it's necessary to have a confirmation of the interview in order to have a medical check-up? or a person can have a medical check-up before scheduling an interview?

 

We have just received a message that our request to extend the I-129F  form is added to our case! So it's a relief! I am so glad I signed in and read this information here about this extension!:)

 

BTW, who doesn't know, be careful not to check the availability of the days for the interview too often. They block your profile for 3 days for a suspicious  activity!! I was already blocked twice, so it's very unfortunate. I won't do that mistake anymore. Tomorrow my profile will be unblocked, so hopefully I will manage to schedule the interview soon.

 

So for you CinnamonToast it means that your fiancee can already buy a ticket and fly to the US! Congrats again! I hope everything will be fine at the immigration office when she flies there!

 

No problem @Uli Mey!  

1. You will need case number in order to schedule medical exam. You can schedule interview w/o exam and you can schedule exam w/o interview scheduled (still need case number though). You will need your case number though in order to schedule both though( they print your case number on the medical exam docs after they are done). Case number is either from them sending you an email saying your case is ready to be scheduled (we got this email 3 days before our actual interview...super late LOL) or by calling the embassy and giving them your passport number and they can look it up and will give it to you over the phone. I would not bother them too much about that request though...my opinion. They did not ask her at the medical exam if you have an interview already scheduled...

 

2. WOOHOO!!!! yeah that part super easy! Awesome! 

 

3. I would heed the same caution with calling them...because every time we called they requested the passport number, call me paranoid, but i felt like they were logging each call and what the call was in regards too. 

 

Yes, very soon we will be buying ticket and she will be coming home to me!!! So excited! Thank you for the well wishes @Uli Mey. Prayers for you guys too on a super smooth journey!!!! Please keep me updated ❤️ 

Edited November 5, 2020 by CinnamonToast

[By ftr 1]

Thank you so much!

I suppose they also called me paranoid haha! I wrote them a couple of emails asking for the information.

 

 

 

[By ftr 1]

Is it okay if I sort the documents in different files or use clips to separate everything or bring a folder? Or should it be just a big pack of papers and that's it?

 

Your checklist is divided into 2 groups 1) originals and 2) copies. When your fiancee had an interview did she take both the original and the copies or just 1? Did she give all the documents to the officer at once and he was looking at everything himself or did she give him certain documents when he asked for them? My pack of documents is so thick that I am afraid it will be a mess and stress if I start looking for the right document if I don't separate them into files.

[CinnamonToast 25]

33 minutes ago, Uli Mey said:

Is it okay if I sort the documents in different files or use clips to separate everything or bring a folder? Or should it be just a big pack of papers and that's it?

 

Your checklist is divided into 2 groups 1) originals and 2) copies. When your fiancee had an interview did she take both the original and the copies or just 1? Did she give all the documents to the officer at once and he was looking at everything himself or did she give him certain documents when he asked for them? My pack of documents is so thick that I am afraid it will be a mess and stress if I start looking for the right document if I don't separate them into files.

Yeah it was a lot of documents (in weight) I think she brought close to .7kg  worth of documents...again call me paranoid but i wasn't about to get denied because we're "missing" some documents. It was a pain in the ### for her to bring all that herself and i wish i was there to carry it all for her...but we just wanted to be sure. 

 

We didn't know how they would pull documents and what order so i told her maybe it's better you create an "original" folder that they're going to ask for and then keep a backup copy of all those documents with you on the other side of the glass. The main thing they stressed with her our the financial documents so i would group those all together for them.  

 

she started to hand over the original folder and he said "No....i will tell you what i need and you hand me ONLY that!" (he was a nice guy though) 

Here's what our guy only asked from us:

1. Her passport

2. her Birth Certificate

3. medical exam packet

4. Police report

5. Financial documents - I-134f, Taxes, W2, HR employment letter, bank statements, Property document 

6. DS-160 Confirmation page

7. Printed 50mmx50mm pictures for passport

 

they had my financial documents probably close to 90 min with multiple people reviewing them. 

 

[By ftr 1]

So she didn't separate the documents into files? It was one big pack, right?

 

What about a proof of your relationship? I bet he asked for that too?

[CinnamonToast 25]

Just now, Uli Mey said:

So she didn't separate the documents into files? It was one big pack, right?

 

What about a proof of your relationship? I bet he asked for that too?

The original folder had the 25+ documents but then she put a big clip on the financials so those were all together in that folder. The proof of relationship was 50 pages each...she made like a quick photo book out of them with regular paper. 

 

she had like two big binders (not really folders) Plastic sleeves and slid the documents inside the plastic sleeves. The financials were clipped together and just placed inside the binder. 

[By ftr 1]

Okay. Everything is clear! Thanks!

[CinnamonToast 25]

13 minutes ago, Uli Mey said:

Okay. Everything is clear! Thanks!

She literally came with a book bag and looked like she was turning in 7 reports for a final grade for seven classes LMAO so much paper #rip  

[By ftr 1]

Maybe you remember the exact time when you were able to schedule the interview? Was it 6pm, or 6.03? or later/earlier?

 

How long were you checking the website until you finally could schedule the appointment?

Edited November 6, 2020 by Uli Mey

[CinnamonToast 25]

3 hours ago, Uli Mey said:

Maybe you remember the exact time when you were able to schedule the interview? Was it 6pm, or 6.03? or later/earlier?

 

How long were you checking the website until you finally could schedule the appointment?

i know exactly the time  9:07am EST, when i was waking up so Ukraine time it was 4:07pm. 

After i woke up i asked her if she checked today but she said no because she was busy so i just randomly logged in. i got the notification once you're logged into that site that says " NEW APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE AS EARLY AS NOV 2" Then i clicked the schedule appointment button. 

 

We started to look Oct 7 and no appointments until the one showed up at Oct 13th.

 

[By ftr 1]

Thank you so much for all your answers! It's a big help for us!!!