tomgndallas1

The DHL package arrived this morning, Saturday, 6/28 at 1130am Bangkok time. We have our visa and the immigration package. That is amazing considering we had our interview on 6/24, so that is really only a few days to get the Visa issued and sent by courier. Thank you everyone here for helping our dream come true. I already booked my flight for July 23 and she will enter the USA on August 1. Feeling very blessed. So happy.

you were correct, if you were the petitioner filling out the form on behalf of your beneficiary, you only need to sign and verify you are fluent in english. Page 4 can stay blank, no need to write anything. One page 1 at the top, the latest version of the form tells you to skip Part 4. It sort of threw me as well at first. We completed our interview and it was approved.

again, experience can vary. If I were in this situation, I would renew as just because you get your NOA2 in the mail saying that your petition is approved and will be sent the DOS/NVC - it can take weeks before they receive it in and enter into the system and create your case number which will be based on the embassy at which you will file. For example mine was BNK2025XXXX. I kept sending inquiries every other week after waiting a few weeks, did the email update suggestion as well, then I think it was around 5 weeks or so, I got the case number, the packet 3 and 4, and the K1FTP which listed the embassy, the original petition receipt number (WAC) and instructions on next steps. Then I was able to create the profile in USAtraveldocs, pay the fee, schedule the appointment, and start putting together the timeline for getting the police background check and medical. these all took time and I had to do them in order as she needed to start her vaccines, then go get the police check, we paid an expedite fee and got it in about 5 days, then once you have this we were able to schedule the medical. The police in Thailand will not start the paperwork for you until they see you have an appointment and case number and the confirmation of appointment, and the medical exam will not allow you to schedule until you have your case number and police report. So there are many timings that you need to factor in. Hopefully there are some folks with recent Japan experience.

status changed to issued, hooray

CEAC status today, Approved...I think the next step is Issued. Then soon she will have her passport and Visa.

I would let the masters weight in, but while you are waiting for your NOA2 I think you would be ok to renew your passport. You can also communicate to NVC once you get your new passport number, and send a note to inquiry while inquiring about your case number. At that time you can also tell them to update your email, and inform them of the passport renewal and change. I would think you would want all of this done before you get your case number assigned, and start creating your next package that you will send to your beneficiaryfinace' My fiance had to renew her passport, we just brought both into the interview and had copied of the old and new and mine. You would use updated information as you still need to file your DS160, pay your visa fee, schedule your appointment, get your affidavit of support together, etc etc, Lots to do.

Interview occurred last night due to time zones, at just before 9pm we received the good news. congratulations, your visa is approved. the interviewing officer was very nice. They liked how we organized everything and created packets with cover pages that conveyed what was in each package. We are very excited. CEAC has now moved to application received, so now waiting for the status changes and the passport to make it back to her in 1 to 2 weeks, the sooner the better. Since I have to go and pick her up, this is going to be expensive airfare.

Medical exam is complete, she was able to pick up her sealed package on Saturday, the process only took less than 4 days. She did need 1 more MMR shot, which I thought was odd as she had just had one from the clinic, but could be due to all the measles stuff that is going on in USA now. The hospital also let her know that she was good to go and that there were no issues with medical. So another step is complete. We just have the interview next Tuesday to get through, but this should be fine as she has been prepping and have all of the paperwork in order. This will be a long week as we are eagerly waiting the words, "you are approved, congratulations" Good luck to everyone else who is going through the process.

we continue to make progress, vaccination appointment was today and medical exam tomorrow. still on target for embassy interview on June 24 and all documentation has been reviewed and put in order fingers crossed!!

So it took some time (about 4 or 5 weeks) before the NVC gave us our case number after the NOA2 was issued. Once we got the case number, I went online, paid the fee, did the DS160 and got the appointment confirmation. The medical exam in Thailand requires the Case Number and a Police Clearance for background check before they will accept your appointment. So we needed these. My Fiance' also did not have records of her vaccination, so she needed to essentially start over. She was able to go to a travel clinic that was familiar with what is required by the CDC, got a first round of shots, then went back a week later, then again 1 month later. This will leave her with 1 more shot to get at 6months, but she can do it here in the USA. We have booked the medical exam a few weeks in advance and have the appointment scheduled for next month on June 11, our interview is June 24, so should be plenty of time to get the results. She will have her vaccination third round the day before her exam, so should all be good to go there. Just make sure you check the requirements of what is needed to schedule the exam.

Still waiting for our interview but here is what I provided. Tax Transcript Company Offer Letter with Position and Salary Last Couple of Months of Pay stubs Print of statements from both Fidelity 401K/IRA and Charles Schwab investment account Summary of Account statement from Chase that showed account open date, average balance, current balance. Signed by bank officer.

With the 2K THB expedite fee, we were able to get the Police Clearance in less than 7 days, she recieved a message yesterday with a copy of the document saying it was ready for pickup. I think that was about 5 days, which is great for those who are up against a time crunch to get all their steps in place before the interview.

thanks for the above, I have the english and thai version saved, and I printed the Thai version that explains the process and contains the checklist and sent it in the package. It arrived actually a bit early, so she was able to go to the police station today and file for the clearance. Also, she was able to pay an expedite fee of 2K THB to ensure that she gets the document back within 7 days. That was a good bit of news this morning. Still a bit unhappy that the vaccine doctor will not administer the next in the series so she can schedule the medical exam, but I did read that the hospital is open for those appoints on the weeked as well, so maybe it will not take too many days to get the medical exam back before June 24. She cannot get her next series of vaccines until June 10th, and I have asked her to call ahead of this date and request an appointment for medical on June 11 in the morning. This will give us about 8 working days. I have also asked her to emphasize that she needs the results and sealed envelope back before the appointment date, ideally by the 20th in case I have to reschedule which would be terrible. We are so ready for all of this to be done and our approval granted, but today was a win.

we just included photos of each other, we had many, i included about 4 screenhsots of conversations from Messenger, two letters of intent to Marry within 90 days that were both original signed, passport stamps from our passports showing entry into the country and when we took trips to Laos and Vietnam. I included a short narrative of how we met. Our application was accepted

oh and yes the plan will be to use Bumrungrad hospital. I am curious if they still do processing over the weekends and maybe we can get some days back this way. Sincerely crossing my fingers here and praying for good luck and somewhat swift processing.