Expediting K1 visa due to Ukraine crisis

[TBoneTX 45,598]

Superb!  

[Austin&Olga 66]

Hi all, 

Hope everyone keeps moving forward in their steps towards a K1 visa here. A couple questions for you all: 

- I received my paper NOA2 in the mail today and it basically just stated a couple things I already knew about NVC receiving our USCIS packet and then sending to the consulate. Is there anything we should be doing between now and the next notification from NVC that they received our paperwork? 

- My fiance is currently living in Spain during the war and I saw @Cclemonds27had their paperwork sent to the Romanian embassy instead of Frankfurt. Has anyone found out if Madrid can handle medical + interviews as well? Might be easier for us while she's there with her family. Also looping in @Mike and Liliia

 

I appreciate any help/responses! 

[Austin&Olga 66]

1 minute ago, Austin&Olga said:

Hi all, 

Hope everyone keeps moving forward in their steps towards a K1 visa here. A couple questions for you all: 

- I received my paper NOA2 in the mail today and it basically just stated a couple things I already knew about NVC receiving our USCIS packet and then sending to the consulate. Is there anything we should be doing between now and the next notification from NVC that they received our paperwork? 

- My fiance is currently living in Spain during the war and I saw @Cclemonds27had their paperwork sent to the Romanian embassy instead of Frankfurt. Has anyone found out if Madrid can handle medical + interviews as well? Might be easier for us while she's there with her family. Also looping in @Mike and Liliia

 

I appreciate any help/responses! 

Sorry, meant @Cschaef25 for the Romania switch! 

[Mike and Liliia 24]

1 hour ago, Austin&Olga said:

Hi all, 

Hope everyone keeps moving forward in their steps towards a K1 visa here. A couple questions for you all: 

- I received my paper NOA2 in the mail today and it basically just stated a couple things I already knew about NVC receiving our USCIS packet and then sending to the consulate. Is there anything we should be doing between now and the next notification from NVC that they received our paperwork? 

- My fiance is currently living in Spain during the war and I saw @Cclemonds27had their paperwork sent to the Romanian embassy instead of Frankfurt. Has anyone found out if Madrid can handle medical + interviews as well? Might be easier for us while she's there with her family. Also looping in @Mike and Liliia

 

I appreciate any help/responses! 

Did our medical last Wednesday in Madrid and had the results 2 days later on Friday.Have our interview this week in Frankfurt. Appointments are available right away in Madrid for the medical.

[Austin&Olga 66]

1 minute ago, Mike and Liliia said:

Did our medical last Wednesday in Madrid and had the results 2 days later on Friday.Have our interview this week in Frankfurt. Appointments are available right away in Madrid for the medical.

Awesome, great to know! Do you have the email/contact info for the Madrid site? 

[Mike and Liliia 24]

3 minutes ago, Austin&Olga said:

Awesome, great to know! Do you have the email/contact info for the Madrid site? 

 

https://www.unidadmedica.com/en/

 

It was 408 eur. The X-ray will be done at the radiologists office which is a 20 minute walk from the Medical office. Told us it will take 7 days for results but we said we had limited time frame and it was ready in 2.

Edited May 9, 2022 by Mike and Liliia
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[Austin&Olga 66]

2 minutes ago, Mike and Liliia said:

 

https://www.unidadmedica.com/en/

 

It was 408eu. The X-ray will be done at the radiologists office which is a 20 minute walk from the Medical office.

Thanks a bunch! 

[Mike and Liliia 24]

Just now, Austin&Olga said:

Thanks a bunch! 

You will most likely need your interview date to schedule it as that is what we were told.

 

https://www.unidadmedica.com/en/medical-examination-visa/

[Austin&Olga 66]

Is anyone else having (or had) issues calling NVC?  When I try to call their # (603 334-0700) to see if they received our USCIS paperwork, it's always busy on the other end and then just hangs up automatically. 

[KNG 0]

On 5/18/2022 at 4:47 PM, Austin&Olga said:

Is anyone else having (or had) issues calling NVC?  When I try to call their # (603 334-0700) to see if they received our USCIS paperwork, it's always busy on the other end and then just hangs up automatically. 

Hi! Have you tried calling the number for non-immigrant visa service (1- 603-334-0888)? Also, I've read it's better to call at 7am as the wait time is shorter, although still might be around 45 minutes - 1 hour. Our NOA2 is 2 days after yours so will start calling them too next week. 

[Austin&Olga 66]

On 5/21/2022 at 5:51 AM, KNG said:

Hi! Have you tried calling the number for non-immigrant visa service (1- 603-334-0888)? Also, I've read it's better to call at 7am as the wait time is shorter, although still might be around 45 minutes - 1 hour. Our NOA2 is 2 days after yours so will start calling them too next week. 

Yes, I actually ended up reaching the other phone number that you have listed here this past Wednesday. They checked for me after about 50 minutes on hold but still waiting for my NOA2 to arrive.

[KNG 0]

On 5/23/2022 at 4:49 AM, Austin&Olga said:

Yes, I actually ended up reaching the other phone number that you have listed here this past Wednesday. They checked for me after about 50 minutes on hold but still waiting for my NOA2 to arrive.

Hopefully they receive our cases some time this week and we can have the case numbers soon 🙏

[Austin&Olga 66]

Hey guys, so my fiancé and I are in the process of scheduling her interview but we were waiting for her to pick up medical documents she needed to schedule her medical appointment. Her grandma is still in Kyiv and went to her house to grab the documents, then dropped them off at a friend’s house who met her in Barcelona (she’s living in Spain now) to give them to her. 
 

She opened up the package and it appears some of her medical documents needed aren’t there and she’s devastated. Has anyone else had any issues retrieving medical documents to show vaccine records amid the war? Wondering if Frankfurt embassy will provide her some leeway if she has some of her vaccine docs since I know they are waiving other things for Ukrainians right now given the situation (police records, etc.). She was planning to schedule her medical appt in Madrid since Ukrainians have options beyond Germany. 

[Boiler 45,733]

The normal vaccines are not required for a K1 or can be done at the medical appointment.

[Austin&Olga 66]

Just now, Boiler said:

The normal vaccines are not required for a K1 or can be done at the medical appointment.

Isn’t there a list though of all the vaccines you are supposed to prove you have for the K1 ahead of your medical appt? I.e. measles, tetanus, polio, etc?  Maybe I’m just misunderstanding. She has gotten all of the ones listed and wants to avoid getting a bunch of shots at the same time that she has already had.