Welcome letter and further questions [merged threads]

[escalada 0]

I received my NOA2 on April 8 and finally received an email from the NVC on July 17 that the file has been sent to the Consulate ( Dominican Republic).  I have never received a welcome letter - any idea how long that normally takes?

[SteveInBostonI130 3,471]

No welcome letters from NVC for K1.  

 

Please check the K1 guides again.  You are confusing K1 process with CR1.

[powerpuff 6,744]

3 minutes ago, SteveInBostonI130 said:

No welcome letters from NVC for K1.  

 

Please check the K1 guides again.  You are confusing K1 process with CR1.

I think they meant welcome letter from the consulate.

 

35 minutes ago, escalada said:

I received my NOA2 on April 8 and finally received an email from the NVC on July 17 that the file has been sent to the Consulate ( Dominican Republic).  I have never received a welcome letter - any idea how long that normally takes?

Have a read of the consulate information on VJ. It says they do not mail packet 3, only packet 4 with the interview letter/medical:

https://www.visajourney.com/consulates/index.php?ctry=Dominican Republic&cty=Santo Domingo

Edited July 29, 2023 by powerpuff

[escalada 0]

I received an email 3 weeks ago from the NVC that the file has been sent to the  (Dominican) Consulate.  I never received anything by snail mail and the state department website references an invoice number that would be provided.  I never received this and wondering if it normally takes longer then three weeks?  Also, have not yet heard anything from the consulate.

 

Thanks in advance.

[Liam2021 583]

For K1, there is no invoice. You can wait until receive the email from the Consulate, then fill out the DS-160, pay the fee, and schedule the interview. You can also email the consulate for the status.

[Chancy 6,242]

48 minutes ago, escalada said:

the state department website references an invoice number that would be provided.

 

Invoice ID is only required for immigrant visa cases.  Not K1.  K1 only needs NVC case number.

 

[TBoneTX 45,591]

Related threads have been merged.  Please keep further questions to within THIS thread.

Edited July 31, 2023 by TBoneTX

[Kristie76 3]

In our case we only received an email. 

Gina

[IWander 589]

44 minutes ago, Kristie76 said:

In our case we only received an email. 

Gina

You are not alone 

[escalada 0]

Received email from Consulate to set up appointment.  Filling out the form to set up the appointment, Step 6 asks for into of child including DS 160 confirmation number - I attached all this.  Problem is when get to step 8 and it asks case ID # for applicant and child  it auto filled the number for the applicant but will not accept the same number for her child and I can not progress further.  

[escalada 0]

I will expand further on my last post - any help would be appreciated.

 

[escalada 0]

Approximately 18 months ago, I submitted an I-129F application for my fiancée, which included her son for a K-2 Visa. Recently, I received an email from the US Embassy indicating that we are now able to schedule the visa interview at the embassy. However, there was an issue with the documentation: the information of my fiancée's son was missing even though it was included on the I-129F.

 

I promptly contacted the embassy via email, and they rectified the situation by adding his information to the file. However, they did not assign him a separate case number. This is a problem because without his own unique case number, I am unable to arrange the interview appointment for him - the website requires a case number for each k-1 and K-2 applicant.

 

To resolve this matter, I reached out to the customer service line of the US embassy. I was advised to get in touch with the National Visa Center (NVC) to obtain a case number for my fiancée's son. After emailing the NVC, I received a response a week later. They informed me that the embassy already had the file and was responsible for making any necessary changes.

 

I again called the embassy customer service line  and explained the situation, reiterating the NVC's response. However, I was again directed to contact the NVC. Despite relaying the NVC's feedback to the embassy, they stated that they were unable to assist further at this point.

 

As a result, we find ourselves in a state of uncertainty. I am unable to schedule the appointment due to the absence of a case number, and my attempts to seek assistance from the embassy and NVC have proven unfruitful.   

 

Please any advice or assistance would be appreciated.

[milimelo 4,508]

Involve your congressman.

[Scott-Ilyn 82]

If I remember correctly, I used the same case as their Mom when scheduling an interview for her children in the Philippines.  However, If that doesn't work, try adding a "-1" to the case number for your fiance's son.

Edited August 17, 2023 by Scott-Ilyn

[Chancy 6,242]

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