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Tips for finding appointment - K1 interview with US Embassy in Thailand

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Hi,

 

I've been trying to find an appointment for my fiancee's K1 visa but the website never seems to have any available. Are there any tips you could provide me regarding days or specific times to check? Are there any businesses that helped you find an appointment?

 

Any help would be appreciated. 

 

Thank you,

Robert

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Welcome to the forum!  Your thread is moved from the K-1 Case Progress subforum to the Thailand regional forum, where there should be a higher concentration of meaningful advice.  :) 

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01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.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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On 6/11/2024 at 3:12 PM, Robert809 said:

Hi,

 

I've been trying to find an appointment for my fiancee's K1 visa but the website never seems to have any available. Are there any tips you could provide me regarding days or specific times to check? Are there any businesses that helped you find an appointment?

 

Any help would be appreciated. 

 

Thank you,

Robert

Robert, how long have you been looking? My wife needed an appointment (at the Bangkok consulate) for her CR1 and we watched the website for a little over a week and then they released several appointment openings. There were open slots for several days after that.

I think they release appts toward the end of the month. In April, they released appoints for 19 July on 29 April. We got two of the 19 July appointments, one for my wife and one for my daughter. Even after that, there were 20-30 slots available for July and as I said, they were available for several days after.

 

So, you might have to wait another couple of weeks, but you should see some slots soon.

 

Good luck!

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1 hour ago, JayFromTexas said:

Robert, how long have you been looking? My wife needed an appointment (at the Bangkok consulate) for her CR1 and we watched the website for a little over a week and then they released several appointment openings. There were open slots for several days after that.

I think they release appts toward the end of the month. In April, they released appoints for 19 July on 29 April. We got two of the 19 July appointments, one for my wife and one for my daughter. Even after that, there were 20-30 slots available for July and as I said, they were available for several days after.

 

So, you might have to wait another couple of weeks, but you should see some slots soon.

 

Good luck!

I've been looking for the past couple weeks. Found one today for Sept 5!

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TBoneTX Grand Master

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6 hours ago, Robert809 said:

Found one today for Sept 5!

Superb!  Persistence pays off.  Be sure to return to tell us the outcome.

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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