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[Katelyn_Wray 34]

On 3/20/2021 at 11:44 AM, Sillymesillyou said:

I sincerely doubt they’d do interview waivers for k1s or any immigrant visa. But you never know. Maybe in special circumstances. K1 at embassy stage requires police certificate and medical exam but not more processing unless I’m ill informed. 

Ahh I had thought k1s were kind of a non-immigrant visa, and non-immigrant categories are eligible for interview waivers on a discretionary basis I think. But k1 is a unique hybrid category so I don't fully understand how they're handled. I agree it would be really unlikely, but these are also unprecedented times we're living in! 

 

Do you guys do the DS-160 with NVC before being sent to the embassy then?

[Katelyn_Wray 34]

1 hour ago, Rynooo said:

Looks like we finally did get our packet, so maybe expect it in a month and some days at the most?

 

Also, if anyone knows. When we opened the usvisa-info site, after checking for a day or two a date finally popped up. We clicked it and it then led us to instructions to pay for the visa at the Bank of Abyssinia. Did that today and it was approved letting us move on to scheduling. How exactly does scheduling work though? We chose a date initially before the payment (you have to choose an open date to actually pay) but now it has moved us from the payment to scheduling page and it says no times are available. Is it going to eventually give us times on that first date that we picked or does the NVC/embassy actually assign us a date and time?

Woohoo, that's great news! - what dates were available to you initially? Hopefully April? Did it seem like they had openings on uniform days of the week (like MWF for example)?

[Rynooo 4]

3 minutes ago, Katelyn_Wray said:

Woohoo, that's great news! - what dates were available to you initially? Hopefully April? Did it seem like they had openings on uniform days of the week (like MWF for example)?

Nope. We refreshed at like 9am Addis time and there was one date open for April 29th I believe. When we clicked it, it let us print out a sheet to use to pay at Abyssinia bank. Once the payment had cleared, it lets you go to the next step which says scheduling appointment. Even though we already picked a date, now on this page it doesn’t give us any dates or times and says check back later, so I have no idea if that day still stands, if we schedule it, etc. 

[Sillymesillyou 2]

Ethiopia’s COVID cases are spiking and now I’m feeling really hopeless about ever getting an interview for my fiancé. 
 

I don’t want to split my family up. It’s so distressing.

[Katelyn_Wray 34]

1 minute ago, Rynooo said:

Nope. We refreshed at like 9am Addis time and there was one date open for April 29th I believe. When we clicked it, it let us print out a sheet to use to pay at Abyssinia bank. Once the payment had cleared, it lets you go to the next step which says scheduling appointment. Even though we already picked a date, now on this page it doesn’t give us any dates or times and says check back later, so I have no idea if that day still stands, if we schedule it, etc. 

That's really frustrating, but at least you guys can see the finish line! I guess maybe call the embassy on Monday to clarify whether you successfully scheduled that slot or not? There are also a couple k1s on this site that had interviews in Jan or Feb, maybe you could message them and ask how they scheduled. And, it's a stretch, but mayyyyyybe if you call the embassy and tell them your visa in Ethiopia expires April 30th, they'll magically find your fianceé an appt. before then - not likely but it wouldn't hurt anything to try.

 

Keep us updated on how everything goes, and good luck  

[Katelyn_Wray 34]

4 minutes ago, Sillymesillyou said:

Ethiopia’s COVID cases are spiking and now I’m feeling really hopeless about ever getting an interview for my fiancé. 
 

I don’t want to split my family up. It’s so distressing.

Let's hope the consular officers have been vaccinated and can start/keep working despite rising numbers. The wait is so hard, but everyday that passes brings you guys closer to being reunited. Hang in there.

[Rynooo 4]

On 3/26/2021 at 10:18 PM, Katelyn_Wray said:

That's really frustrating, but at least you guys can see the finish line! I guess maybe call the embassy on Monday to clarify whether you successfully scheduled that slot or not? There are also a couple k1s on this site that had interviews in Jan or Feb, maybe you could message them and ask how they scheduled. And, it's a stretch, but mayyyyyybe if you call the embassy and tell them your visa in Ethiopia expires April 30th, they'll magically find your fianceé an appt. before then - not likely but it wouldn't hurt anything to try.

 

Keep us updated on how everything goes, and good luck  

Just to update y'all for anyone following. So on the usvisa-info site there are three or four different steps. Initially, you put in the applicants info and in order to pay the fee at the bank, you have to be able to print out a form on the website. To print out the form, there has to be an open appointment slot on the website as well. Once you print out that form and someone physically pays it, it will update itself on the website (ours took maybe 12 hours). Once it updates, it will let you proceed to the next screen to then pick a(nother) scheduled slot for an appointment. 

 

After we picked an appointment date (only one was available), paid, and went to the next screen, there were no slots available. After calling the embassy, they told us that the slot we initially picked (before paying the fee) is now taken and that we have to continue to refresh to pick an appointment date and time. Looks like the date you initially pick doesn't really matter as it probably won't be open. They basically said we don't know when dates will be open, just keep checking. 

[Sillymesillyou 2]

On 3/26/2021 at 8:47 PM, Rynooo said:

Yes, they sent it to mine (the petitioner’s email). It wasn’t sent to my fiancé’s email though. 

So I filled out the DS160 last night and today I got an email with instructions to schedule an appointment. Do I use my DS160 and this email as proof to go to the Bank of Abyssinia to pay or do I wait for an interview slot to open up?

 

I called the embassy call center but they are not helpful. Can we schedule the medical now without the interview date?

 

Can we get the police records with this email as proof?

[Rynooo 4]

Just now, Sillymesillyou said:

So I filled out the DS160 last night and today I got an email with instructions to schedule an appointment. Do I use my DS160 and this email as proof to go to the Bank of Abyssinia to pay or do I wait for an interview slot to open up?

 

I called the embassy call center but they are not helpful. Can we schedule the medical now without the interview date?

 

Can we get the police records with this email as proof?

No, you have to register on the usvisa-info website to be able to print out a form to take to the bank to pay. You have to wait for an interview slot to open up to be able to print the form too. 
 

You can get police records. Take that email, the checklist, and ID/passport and they will have them done in a few days. You can schedule the medical but the only place we could get to answer the phone in the last two weeks is St. Yared.

[Rynooo 4]

For all of you still here, we got our appointment scheduled today for later this month! They even had April 9th open. We actually got an appointment earlier than the original one we had picked to print out the bank form. Hang in there!

Edited April 1, 2021 by Rynooo

[LibbyG99 65]

On 4/1/2021 at 11:41 AM, Rynooo said:

For all of you still here, we got our appointment scheduled today for later this month! They even had April 9th open. We actually got an appointment earlier than the original one we had picked to print out the bank form. Hang in there!

Awesome!! When is your appointment? We just paid the bank yesterday and now we're ready to schedule an appointment- just waiting for one to open up. It's awesome to see all of us moving forward now!

[Rynooo 4]

5 hours ago, LibbyG99 said:

Awesome!! When is your appointment? We just paid the bank yesterday and now we're ready to schedule an appointment- just waiting for one to open up. It's awesome to see all of us moving forward now!

It’s on April 15th. I’m excited as well. Also, don’t use Yared Hospital for the medical exam. We called to make an appointment, and they told us to come on Saturday. When my fiancé got there, they then said they weren’t taking appointments that day. They also said that they were still working on getting people their paperwork from appointments in February. Why they couldn’t tell us that on the phone, no idea. 

[Alex Molla 0]

DOES ETHIOPIA EMBASSY NEED NON MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE? SINCE WE NEVER MARRIED BEFORE? 

THANK YOU FOR UR TIME!

DOES ETHIOPIA EMBASSY NEED NON MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE? SINCE WE NEVER MARRIED BEFORE? 

THANK YOU FOR UR TIME!

[LibbyG99 65]

On 8/3/2021 at 7:44 PM, Alex Molla said:

DOES ETHIOPIA EMBASSY NEED NON MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE? SINCE WE NEVER MARRIED BEFORE? 

THANK YOU FOR UR TIME!

DOES ETHIOPIA EMBASSY NEED NON MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE? SINCE WE NEVER MARRIED BEFORE? 

THANK YOU FOR UR TIME!

Hi Alex- are you looking to get married in Ethiopia? Yes, you need a non-marriage certificate to get married in Ethiopia. 

[Alex Molla 0]

I was wondring that do i need Non marriage cetifcate for k 1 embassy?

but one of visa journey told me that I needed.