Case ready on NVC CEAC portal - Next Steps

[DaveEZA 0]

Hi Everyone,

 

I hope you don’t mind I’d just like to ask your input on my K1 visa process as don’t want to make any mistakes

 

I’d received indication from the NVC Indicating that they had sent out our case to the US Consulate in South Africa on the 16^th of January 2024.

And each day checked the CEAC Tracking page https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx

 

And on the 30th its status has changed to  ‘READY’

 

However I had not been contacted by the US Consulate as yet

So I contacted them and received a reply from the Johannesburg Immigrant Visa Unit ( attached) 
(see attached email from JohannesburgIV JohannesburgIV@state.gov )

 

 I followed the link provided and completed the DS-160 application,

 

And have now got to the point where I am to on to register my case on the South African Consulate page & Pay

 

I have not as yet clicked continue  (attached image - Case Registration Disclaimer ) on the https://ais.usvisa-info.com/en-ZA/iv page to the

as I’d like to confirm that the email I received from the Johannesburg Immigrant Visa Unit  will suffice as an instruction to proceed?

 

 

 

 

Edited January 31 by DaveEZA

[Vickys_Mom 225]

"You may assume that we have received as such you will not receive the same email once your petition arrives."

 

There's a flaw in the English, editing perhaps, but otherwise...you won't get another email, this is the one you will get, you should take this as "...after you have received instructions via letter or email from the Immigrant Visa unit to do so." and continue to make the appointment.

 

If I was the IV officer, I wouldn't have sent you that until your petition was in the office in Jo-Berg.  But it is what it is.

 

The beneficiary should absolutely print out the email from the IV and bring it with them.  If your petition gets hung up somewhere along the way, the beneficiary shows up for an appointment and the interviewing officer says "you shouldn't have come before your petition arrives", the beneficiary shows them the email and say "you guys told us to do so".

 

Hopefully it all goes smoothly, but expect delays, errors, and "oopsies" in this entire process.

 

Regards,

Vicky's Mom

[DaveEZA 0]

Thank you for your reply🙂

 

I was also a bit confused,  as they do instruct to proceed and the CEAC tracking page does also indicate that the " case is ready for your interview"


I'm going to proceed to the next step and  pay for & schedule the interview,  I'll also contact the doctor mentioned in the mail to schedule the medical

 

and will print out their mail.

Edited January 31 by DaveEZA

[C & O 0]

I have also just realized my mistake in creating an interview before receiving this letter. Our interview is a month and a half out now and I am stressing.  @DaveEZA Did you end up receiving your appointment letter yet? My fiancé lives in a hard to reach area where the mail does not always arrive on time or sometimes at all. 

[DaveEZA 0]

I've only received the letter from the Jhb Immigrant Visa Unit officer,  although the way they phrased their email it sounds like it might be the only one we'll get. 

but am keeping an eye out for more correspondence