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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Russia
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@MasterCarrot you mentioned you have an interview on December 5, which is now less than a month away. Any updates from the embassy by any chance?

 

Not sure if anyone noticed, but travel.state.gov has had an update (red alert right at the top) for Israel since at least Nov 4th, where they say that "The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem and the Branch Office in Tel Aviv have resumed appointments for regular passports and other consular services. ". However, the Embassy's site still says they're not offering immigrant visa services, which is contradicting. Curious which one is more correct (rhetorical question).

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6 hours ago, pechenka said:

Curious which one is more correct (rhetorical question).

The consulate is right there "on the ground" and should be believed over more-remote sources.

Still worth an e-mail to the consulate to confirm.

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Russia
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"Consular services" might not include "visa services." Best to contact them to confirm. 

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21-Dec-2016: I-130 filed at Moscow USCIS field office*
29-Dec-2016: I-130 approved! Yay! 🎊 

17-Jan-2017: Case number received

21-Mar-2017: Medical Exam completed

24-Mar-2017: Interview at Embassy - approved! 🎉

29-Mar-2017: CR-1 Visa received (via mail)

02-Apr-2017: USCIS Immigrant (GC) Fee paid

28-Jun-2017: Port of Entry @ PDX 🛩️

21-Jul-2017: No SSN after three weeks; applied in person at the SSA

22-Jul-2017: GC arrived in the mail 📬

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 28-Jun-2019: Conditional GC expires

30-Mar-2019: Eligible to apply for ROC

01-Apr-2019: ROC in the mail to Phoenix AZ lockbox! 📫

03-Apr-2019: ROC packet delivered to lockbox

09-Apr-2019: USCIS cashed check

09-Apr-2019: Case number received via text - MSC 📲

12-Apr-2019: Extension letter arrives via mail

19-Apr-2019: Biometrics letter arrives via mail

30-Apr-2019: Biometrics appointment at local office

26-Jun-2019: Case ready to be scheduled for interview 

04-Sep-2019: Interview was scheduled - letter to arrive in mail

09-Sep-2019: Interview letter arrived in the mail! ✉️

17-Oct-2019: Interview scheduled @ local USCIS  

18-Oct-2019: Interview cancelled & notice ordered*

18-Oct-2019: Case was approved! 🎉

22-Oct-2019: Card was mailed to me 📨

23-Oct-2019: Card was picked by USPS 

25-Oct-2019: 10 year GC Card received in mail 📬

 

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02-Apr-2020: NOA 1 - Receipt No. received online 📃

07-Apr-2020: NOA 1 - Receipt No. received via mail

05-May-2020: Moved to another state, filed AR-11 online

05-May-2020: Application transferred to another USCIS field office for review ➡️

15-May-2020: AR-11 request to change address completed

16-Jul-2020: Filed non-receipt inquiry due to never getting confirmation that case was transferred to new field office

15-Oct-2020: Received generic response to non-receipt inquiry, see full response here

10-Feb-2021: Contacted senator's office for help with USCIS

12-Feb-2021: Received canned response from senator's office that case is within processing time 😡

16-Feb-2021: Contacted other senator's office for help with USCIS - still no biometrics

19-Feb-2021: Biometrics reuse notice - canned response from other senator's office 🌐

23-Feb-2021: Interview scheduled - notice to come in the mail

25-Feb-2021: Biometrics reuse notice arrives via mail

01-Mar-2021: Interview notice letter arrives via mail  ✉️ 

29-Mar-2021: Passed interview at local office! Oath Ceremony to be scheduled

13-Apr-2021: Oath Ceremony notice was mailed

04-May-2021: Oath Ceremony scheduled 🎆 Unable to attend due to illness

04-May-2021: Mailed request to reschedule Oath to local office

05-May-2021: "You did not attend your Oath Ceremony" - notice to come in the mail

06-May-2021: Oath Ceremony will be scheduled, date TBA

12-May-2021: Oath Ceremony re-scheduled for June 3rd, then de-scheduled same day 😡 

25-May-2021: New Oath Ceremony notice was mailed

16-Jun-2021: Oath Ceremony scheduled 🎆 - DONE!!

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@pechenka Hello, yes my fiancé's interview took place earlier today. We have been occupied the last week with flights and transfers/reservations. (I have not been on the forum until now). She was called last week Wednesday that her interview was still active. So we scheduled flights from Khabarovsk to Moscow to Sochi and eventually Jerusalem. Yesterday was her medical, today was her interview. She was approved and is just waiting on her medical to clear (could take a few days since the clinic in Jerusalem takes a while to process)

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1 hour ago, ggh297 said:

Yesterday was her medical, today was her interview. She was approved

Congratulations!

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Russia
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12 hours ago, ggh297 said:

Hello, yes my fiancé's interview took place earlier today. We have been occupied the last week with flights and transfers/reservations. (I have not been on the forum until now). She was called last week Wednesday that her interview was still active. So we scheduled flights from Khabarovsk to Moscow to Sochi and eventually Jerusalem. Yesterday was her medical, today was her interview. She was approved and is just waiting on her medical to clear (could take a few days since the clinic in Jerusalem takes a while to process)

Congratulations! And thanks for the info.

Did the embassy instruct you to schedule the medical one day before the interview, or was it just a result of the embassy informing you of the interview so late? Asking because the medical clinic told me (long time ago) that they usually schedule an appointment 2 weeks in advance of the interview date.

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On 11/11/2023 at 5:26 AM, pechenka said:

@MasterCarrot you mentioned you have an interview on December 5, which is now less than a month away. Any updates from the embassy by any chance?

 

Not sure if anyone noticed, but travel.state.gov has had an update (red alert right at the top) for Israel since at least Nov 4th, where they say that "The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem and the Branch Office in Tel Aviv have resumed appointments for regular passports and other consular services. ". However, the Embassy's site still says they're not offering immigrant visa services, which is contradicting. Curious which one is more correct (rhetorical question).

They started interviews again, just had a handful of girls from the telegram chat I'm in go through interviews today and yesterday. We have tickets flying out on the 28th. 

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17 hours ago, pechenka said:

Congratulations! And thanks for the info.

Did the embassy instruct you to schedule the medical one day before the interview, or was it just a result of the embassy informing you of the interview so late? Asking because the medical clinic told me (long time ago) that they usually schedule an appointment 2 weeks in advance of the interview date.

Thanks. We were informed late of her interview that we scheduled the soonest date possible (which was Monday the 13th). However, scheduling 2 weeks in advance would be preferable. Her medical was originally going to take place in Bethlehem (but because of its proximity to Gaza (62 miles away) we didn't go through with it). However, I remember another Russian in a Telegram chat mentioning that her medical in Bethlehem went well (and is faster in processing times as opposed to Jerusalem). 

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My wife got a transfer to Bishkek and we are waiting to find out the interview date. This is our third transfer already and hopefully the last one (four transfers if you count the automatic transfer from Moscow). I wonder what is the all-time record? 🤔

 

Glad to hear that Jerusalem is working again. Congrats to those who got their interviews done recently and good luck to everyone headed there or waiting for final approval. 

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12 hours ago, BenNomad said:

My wife got a transfer to Bishkek and we are waiting to find out the interview date. This is our third transfer already and hopefully the last one (four transfers if you count the automatic transfer from Moscow). I wonder what is the all-time record? 🤔

 

Glad to hear that Jerusalem is working again. Congrats to those who got their interviews done recently and good luck to everyone headed there or waiting for final approval. 

 

Good luck @BenNomad. Your journey has had more potholes than most. Thanks for sharing your experiences. Keep us posted.

 

My Russian wife's case is still 6-9 months from clearing the NVC stage. Who knows what will be the best option then.

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Russia
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On 11/26/2023 at 7:27 AM, Yeen225 said:

Russia is not drafting people so I don't know why he doesn't just live in Russia.

Maybe Lady Gaga says it best:

I've got a hundred million reasons to walk away
But baby, I just need one good one to stay

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On 11/21/2023 at 6:13 AM, BenNomad said:

My wife got a transfer to Bishkek and we are waiting to find out the interview date. This is our third transfer already and hopefully the last one (four transfers if you count the automatic transfer from Moscow). I wonder what is the all-time record? 🤔

 

Glad to hear that Jerusalem is working again. Congrats to those who got their interviews done recently and good luck to everyone headed there or waiting for final approval. 

Hey! Can you help me? How did you actually go about transferring it? And how long did it take them to do so? Can you keep updated about the interview? I think that embassy out there is pretty small. 

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