April Cases waiting for Packet 4 and Interviews

[Banfield 0]

For those that started their cases in April,

I have a new thread for those waiting for Packet 4 or already have interveiws scheduled. I am hope to have a date in the near future. Best wishes to all of you and hopefully we can get all of the April filers here soon!

Banfield

[supernova 0]

For those that started their cases in April,

I have a new thread for those waiting for Packet 4 or already have interveiws scheduled. I am hope to have a date in the near future. Best wishes to all of you and hopefully we can get all of the April filers here soon!

Banfield

Hi Banfield !

What does packet 4 means ?

I thought we should receive the packet 3 that contain instructions and forms and take these paprework with us to the inteview.

I already have my interview scheduled but no packets yet, I have dowloaded all the forms and instructions and We are ready to go.

Sorry perhaps it is different depend on the Consulate/Country !

Could please help me to understand that ?

Thank you so much !

For those that started their cases in April,

I have a new thread for those waiting for Packet 4 or already have interveiws scheduled. I am hope to have a date in the near future. Best wishes to all of you and hopefully we can get all of the April filers here soon!

Banfield

Edited November 27, 2007 by supernova

[Banfield 0]

From a response from JVK & CVO, a steller member here on VJ:

"packet 4 is when they send you the passport back with the visa and the "misterious" brown envelope that should not be opened, and is to be surrendered at the POE (includes all visa paperwork and medical exam results- nothing misterious about it)."

I would call your embassy and see if you can send in the documents that you get off-line from the State Dept or from their website (local instructions) and make sure that you have all of the required documents. Our embassy was very cooperative with this and I honestly don't think they sent a packet 3. We submitted today so I will know how it went here hopefully in a few days.

Banfield

[supernova 0]

From a response from JVK & CVO, a steller member here on VJ:

"packet 4 is when they send you the passport back with the visa and the "misterious" brown envelope that should not be opened, and is to be surrendered at the POE (includes all visa paperwork and medical exam results- nothing misterious about it)."

I would call your embassy and see if you can send in the documents that you get off-line from the State Dept or from their website (local instructions) and make sure that you have all of the required documents. Our embassy was very cooperative with this and I honestly don't think they sent a packet 3. We submitted today so I will know how it went here hopefully in a few days.

Banfield

Thank you Banfield !

I am going to call them again.

I am a bit confuse , I do not know if i have to send papers before interview or take them with me.

From the others brazilians experience i beleive that they will give me the packet 4 next day after the interview.

So many details !! Oh My GOD !

Once more thank you and Good Luck !

[Dan and Lynne 0]

i thought packet 4 was the notice of the interview date?

anyway...we arnt april filers, but were waiting to receive packet 4...if it is packet 4...maybe it is packet 3a?? no idea ...it will get here when it gets here...nothing anyone can do to make it come any quicker...no amount of wishing or wanting will pressure the embassy into rushing anything before christmas...so we can only look forward to a spring wedding! weeee!!

NJ is soooo nice in the spring!

Edited November 28, 2007 by waitingsucks

[Banfield 0]

i thought packet 4 was the notice of the interview date?

anyway...we arnt april filers, but were waiting to receive packet 4...if it is packet 4...maybe it is packet 3a?? no idea ...it will get here when it gets here...nothing anyone can do to make it come any quicker...no amount of wishing or wanting will pressure the embassy into rushing anything before christmas...so we can only look forward to a spring wedding! weeee!!

NJ is soooo nice in the spring!

I thought packet 4 was the notice of interveiw date as well, but now I am leaning to the after interview side. We haven't heard anything from the embassy since we turned in our packet.

Anybody know how long it takes to contact you after you submit packet 3?

Thanks,

Banfield

[edp333 9]

i thought packet 4 was the notice of the interview date?

anyway...we arnt april filers, but were waiting to receive packet 4...if it is packet 4...maybe it is packet 3a?? no idea ...it will get here when it gets here...nothing anyone can do to make it come any quicker...no amount of wishing or wanting will pressure the embassy into rushing anything before christmas...so we can only look forward to a spring wedding! weeee!!

NJ is soooo nice in the spring!

I thought packet 4 was the notice of interveiw date as well, but now I am leaning to the after interview side. We haven't heard anything from the embassy since we turned in our packet.

Anybody know how long it takes to contact you after you submit packet 3?

Thanks,

Banfield

Some US Embassies/Consulates skip packet three and just do a packet 4. Manila is one of these US Embassies that send your interview date and medical date along with the requested documents in packet 4. Then you bring the requesed documents to the interview. My wife and I are still waiting for our packet 4.

Some US Embassies/Consulates require the petitioner to fill out packet 3 documents and return them before scheduling an interview.

[Urge To Race 2]

Right, the packet 4 being the brown envelop and passport was probably meant to be a joke. If not, then the info was just wrong. As edp333 said, some embassies want to get some docs before scheduling the interview. They do a P3, which is returned to the embassy after which a P4 is sent with an interview letter.

Some embassies do a single info packet for K3, meaning you fill out the forms and take them with you to the interview. The info packet contains the scheduled interview letter. They don't get any of your DS forms at the embassy until you take them there for the interview. But they can scan the barcode for the DS-156 info input, so its not too tedious a data entry job.

This varies by embassy so you will want to know what happens at yours. Banfield, from the sounds of it you have a P3 to send (or have sent) and a P4 to wait on. Supernova, you will only get the one info packet before the interview (judging by the fact that your interview is already scheduled).

i thought packet 4 was the notice of the interview date?

anyway...we arnt april filers, but were waiting to receive packet 4...if it is packet 4...maybe it is packet 3a?? no idea ...it will get here when it gets here...nothing anyone can do to make it come any quicker...no amount of wishing or wanting will pressure the embassy into rushing anything before christmas...so we can only look forward to a spring wedding! weeee!!

NJ is soooo nice in the spring!

I thought packet 4 was the notice of interveiw date as well, but now I am leaning to the after interview side. We haven't heard anything from the embassy since we turned in our packet.

Anybody know how long it takes to contact you after you submit packet 3?

Thanks,

Banfield

Some US Embassies/Consulates skip packet three and just do a packet 4. Manila is one of these US Embassies that send your interview date and medical date along with the requested documents in packet 4. Then you bring the requesed documents to the interview. My wife and I are still waiting for our packet 4.

Some US Embassies/Consulates require the petitioner to fill out packet 3 documents and return them before scheduling an interview.

Edited November 28, 2007 by Urge To Race

[Kass 0]

As an April filer we FINALLY have an interview date of *drum roll*.......

December 5th. Now this is the GET ALL BE ALL test.

However, I have heard that LONDON is not that difficult on people. GOD WILLING!

Happy Holidays

[edp333 9]

As an April filer we FINALLY have an interview date of *drum roll*.......

December 5th. Now this is the GET ALL BE ALL test.

However, I have heard that LONDON is not that difficult on people. GOD WILLING!

Happy Holidays

Congratulations on such an early interview date. I am hoping for one as early as January 10. LOL.

[Banfield 0]

As an April filer we FINALLY have an interview date of *drum roll*.......

December 5th. Now this is the GET ALL BE ALL test.

However, I have heard that LONDON is not that difficult on people. GOD WILLING!

Happy Holidays

Great news!! I will be looking forward to seeing how it turns out for you guys. Hopefully we can get inteviews in a comparable time frame.

Good luck at the interview!!

Banfield

[Urge To Race 2]

Ed,

Note that Kass is a K1 from VSC who was NOA2ed on 9/14, 5 weeks before your NOA2. Time between NOA2 and interview is still achievable for you! Even if it is a little later than the 10th of Jan.

As an April filer we FINALLY have an interview date of *drum roll*.......

December 5th. Now this is the GET ALL BE ALL test.

However, I have heard that LONDON is not that difficult on people. GOD WILLING!

Happy Holidays

Congratulations on such an early interview date. I am hoping for one as early as January 10. LOL.

[Ali e Jeff 0]

Anyone will need, for the interview, to fill out the FORM FS-257.a ??

I have to fill out this one for my interview in Rio de Janeiro...and have doubts about the question 6.

What I put as "ocupation" in this house that I live since 16 years old?? I was student, then worker, then housewife, then unemployeer, then student again...What should I put there?

Thanks anyone!

Thanks a lot!

Ali

[edp333 9]

Ed,

Note that Kass is a K1 from VSC who was NOA2ed on 9/14, 5 weeks before your NOA2. Time between NOA2 and interview is still achievable for you! Even if it is a little later than the 10th of Jan.

As an April filer we FINALLY have an interview date of *drum roll*.......

December 5th. Now this is the GET ALL BE ALL test.

However, I have heard that LONDON is not that difficult on people. GOD WILLING!

Happy Holidays

Congratulations on such an early interview date. I am hoping for one as early as January 10. LOL.

Yes Urge, I noticed Kass was RFEed in August and approved in September. Therefore the reference to an early interview date.

LOL means lots of laughs, hence a joke. Lighten up and have some fun. It will help the time to pass.

[peonyflowers99 4]

Ed,

Note that Kass is a K1 from VSC who was NOA2ed on 9/14, 5 weeks before your NOA2. Time between NOA2 and interview is still achievable for you! Even if it is a little later than the 10th of Jan.

As an April filer we FINALLY have an interview date of *drum roll*.......

December 5th. Now this is the GET ALL BE ALL test.

However, I have heard that LONDON is not that difficult on people. GOD WILLING!

Happy Holidays

Congratulations on such an early interview date. I am hoping for one as early as January 10. LOL.

Yes Urge, I noticed Kass was RFEed in August and approved in September. Therefore the reference to an early interview date.

LOL means lots of laughs, hence a joke. Lighten up and have some fun. It will help the time to pass.

Hi there

am also waiting for the embassy interview letter

24 Nov 2007

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In Topic: Approved April/May/June Filers waiting for NVC

QUOTE(Urge To Race @ Oct 29 2007, 03:26 PM)

Hi all

We have all been hanging out in the April and May/June filers thread for our approvals. Now, lets use this thread to track our progress to NVC!!! Any updates yet? Anyone call to see if NVC got it?

Cheers

Hello Urge to Race,

here is mine:

K-3 Visa

Event Date

Service Center : California Service Center

Consulate : Switzerland

Marriage : 2006-12-29

I-130 Sent : 2007-02-28

I-130 NOA1 : 2007-03-12

I-129F Sent : 2007-05-01

I-129F NOA1 : 2007-05-14

I-129F RFE(s) :

RFE Reply(s) :

I-129F NOA2 : 2007-10-29

Touched on: October, 30, 31, November 1, 2, then sent to the NVC

NVC Received :November, 11, 2007

NVC Left : November, 19, 2007 case number assigned BEN...

Consulate Received : November 25

Packet 3 Received : November 30

Packet 3 Sent : November 30

Packet 4 Received :

Interview Date :

Medical app. in Bern : December 7th

Police certificate ordered through internet: November 25th

Police certificate arrived in mail :November 30th

Visa Received :

US Entry : sometime in March, 2008 maybe

I-130 Approval : 2007-07-02

Good luck to all!