US Immigration from Netherlands

Hi everyone.

I am asking this question for a friend who got approved last friday in Brussel for her CR1 Visa.

She just told me she picked up her passport today, with the visa which is completely correct, but she did not get an envelope she has to take to port of entry when she enters the US.

I myself got approved for a K1 and recently got my passport, visa and PoE envelope, Which i told her of course.

So, now my friend wonders and asks if she was supposed to get one as well. Can anyone tell me?

Since CR1 is different from K1, i do not have a clear answer for her.

i did read the CR1 guide to see if theres anything in there, but i am still unsure

Thanks in advance!

Hey all,

got my appointment at the consulate tomorrow and the usual panic starts hitting.

ive walked a circle around the consulate for fun with the wife tonight and saw red taped ribbons and guide paths for visas.

assuming there s going to be a line tomorrow.

how long ahead of schedule should you arrive at the consulate?

My appointment is at 9:30.

would arrive at 9 be safe?
I d hate to show up at 9:30 pass all security measures and be late for my appointment.

thnx barry

Hi my dear VJ members!

I should be receiving my packet 3 soon, so I'm preparing everything for my interview. I am Dutch, but the embassy in the Netherlands is no longer doing the interviews, so I have to go to Germany, Frankfurt to be exact.
Normally, you don't have to translate any documents that are either in English or the language that your embassy location speaks. However, I speak Dutch, they speak German.

I have my birth certificate, but it's in multiple languages. It'll say
Staat (Dutch), tat (French, Staat (German), Country (English) etc etc.
Everything is listed in multiple languages that way. Would I still need to translate it? A member from VJ told me I'd have to, but I'd like to make sure as it's gonna cost 25 bucks per page, and if I can save those costs, I'd rather save them haha.

Hey all, so I am filling in my DS-160 and i am having an interesting issue - my travel history is too long.
The form asks you to fill in all travel history and my I-94 runs all the way to 2016. I made a lot of short trips (7 days or so) to see my fianc , so my list is long.

The issue is that the form won't make me generate enough entries for me to fill in all my trips. I've started with my most recent trips and worked my way back.

Will this issue be a problem if I explain it during my interview?
Has anybody else experienced this?

Hi,

Next week I will have my interview at the US consulate in Frankfurt.

All documents are collected, copied, translated etc.

i think something important is missing. The bank statement.

Do we abolutely need to collect ALL the evidence mentionen in the section on Supporting Evidence in the intrusctions of the I-134?

We have the I-134 and to go with it, the 1040 and W2, Paystubs of the last year, and a statement from his employer stating his jobfunction, pay and his permanent potition.

Now for the bank statement: the instructions clearly say it needs to be from an officer of the bank who will provide information such as when the account was opened, the money deposited in the account and its current balance.

..... instead he send me a print of a statement of account with all the deposits and withdrawals / payments from the last month. Of course i brought it up, but he wont hear it.

He says everything he send me already will be sufficiant and that he is sure they will believe he makes enough to support me financially. I mean, He does by far but that not the point. Point is it needs to be proven.

Is my fianc now being stubborn or am i worrying too much and will it indeed be fine? I feel this is going to end up in a refusal or at least AP and we have to send it anyway.

Only a week left to prepare. I am lost on what to do now.

And yes, we started well in time collecting stuff.

Packet 3 letter states K1 applicants MAY fill out form I-134, OR submit evidence they wont become a public charge... Any one who has already had their interview in Frankfurt who did this without the I-134? it sounds optional.