US Immigration from Norway

What are some reasons people fail the medical?

A danger to yourself or others, illegal drug use, highly contagious diseases like TB, those are pretty straight forward, but are there any gray areas?

For instance, after my abrupt separation in 2020, where my ex husband left me and my kids and moved far away in the early pandemic, I seeked help through a therapist and was put on sick leave. I went to therapy for a few years, and I suppose I technically still have a general anxiety and depression diagnosis on record, but I am not medicated or suicidal. I never went back to my old work, but I am currently enrolled in school to find a job better suited to me. Are these things that can become a problem? Like I said, I ended therapy and I am getting through school just fine, but I receive money from the state for this, until I can get another job.

Also other things.. like general health, are there things people get in trouble for?

We submitted our I129F at the end of august. At first we were getting estimations for the NOA2 around december-january, which was good news because I was hoping to move by summer next year. Obviously these are just estimations, but it felt pretty good. My fiance bought a house this summer and I just went to visit him to set things up late september into october. Unfortunately he got the news that he lost his job while I was there, due to layoffs - no fault of his own, and while I was really happy I could be there to support him through it, it is obviously a blow to everything, and we are both pretty sad. He works in tech, a pretty high up job, so he does get a few months to try to find another position within the same company (its huge), and then he has severance for 8 months starting next year. While this was going on, our estimate changed from december-january to march-april, which was honestly comforting, because he obviously needs a job by the time its my turn to submit. We are luckily in a position where he can probably move and be with us here if this doesnt work out, but me and the kids were prepared to move and he just bought the house, which would end up being a loss financially. I am optimistic he can find something still, but if nothing has happened by february or so we might have to change all our plans.

Anyway.

If it looks like he is getting a job, but our NOA2 arrives before all that, how much can we "push" the dates? The way I understand it I will need his financials set up by the time I go to my interview, or do we need them sooner? It would probably be worth to apply for the thing even if it doesnt work out in the end, we would rather lose a little bit of money than have to start the process all over again.. but I do see people not getting interviews for a while/staggering their doctors appointment and so on. The estimated date is well.. just an estimation, and if it turns out to go through sooner than expected I just want to know as much as I can. There are other people willing to sponsor me in his family and such, but I cannot move to the US with my two kids if he cant support us, or even keep the house we were planning to live in. I believe in him, but the job market for him is not great at the moment, and some of my own preparation includes selling my house before we go.. This feels like a big a mess, but I am doing what I can to stay strong and optimistic for the both of us, since he is doing his part by working hard to get a new job.. so any advice is appreciated.

Our NOA1 took 4 days, and today I got my first email from VisaJourney with an approval estimate.

The email says December 4th! Exciting. Although I clicked it and it sent me to someone elses profile, lol. Upon checking our current estimate on my actual profile is december 23rd to January 14th, so no complaints there. Kind of feels icky that we dragged our feet for so long, this has been up in the air since april so we could have almost been at that stage today. Not entirely true though, since I had to work thing out with my ex husband and wanted to spend the summer together with my fiance and both kids to really get a feel for things.

So all in due time.

Any recommendations for me? Other than have patience; I was thinking more practical tips. XD I already have a few things I have to do that I am thinking of starting with soon:

-Get up to date vaccinations. I have most of them, but some are old (full doses but like... 90s and early 2000s old. Anyone know if this matter?). I also dont have the Hep B at all, so I guess I will need that, and my last covid booster was in 2022. Also missing a flu shot, never had one.

-Get my kids to the norwegian embassy and get them registered and also get passports since they are half american. This will be a lot of work and I am not sure the timeline on it either, so probably sooner rather than later. At least they wont have to go get medical, and my oldest wont have to go to the interview if it happens after march next year when she turns 14.

-Start throwing away/packing/sorting/decluttering. I am not planning to bring furniture, but I was trying to research how to bring some of the things to the US. My kids want to be able to bring some toys/books/whatnot, and even if we all get 2 suitcases that probably wont be enough.

I will be travelling stateside soon, visiting for about 2 weeks by myself. My fiance bought a house this summer, so we will be setting up furniture and getting it ready. His lease was up and we needed more space, so it was time. Looking forward to spending some time together, might be the last visit before we move since I do not know the timeline after christmas and I will have to travel to Oslo for my medical and then Stockholm for my interview when that happens, plus I am not sure of my job situation then since I am currently in school.

Anyone else with a newly submitted I-129f? ^-^ How do you guys stay close and work on your relationship during this trying time?

Hi,

I currently am in the process of getting a K1 visa with my fiance who lives in the USA. I live in Norway and I have two kids that are half american (their father is american, but he lives in norway, we are divorced). I am in the process of getting them american passports (we never actually registered them with the embassy, so I have to do that too). They are listed on the first part of our application for the K1, but since they are american I guess they can just move there, right? It feels like a dumb question, but how does someone with citizenship move to the USA when they have never lived there previously? Is there something we have to do before they move?

I apologize if this is in the wrong forum, I was not quite sure where to ask this question.

Hi,

We have been going back and forth, and decided to finally apply to the K1 visa. Very exciting!

I will be visiting both this summer and in the fall, the latter which could maybe get me some extra questions but i have a house and a job and kids at home and it is just a short stay so I am not too worried. I will be sure to bring lots of documentation that we are just spending time together and I am not moving early. However, since we still do not know how long this will take, should I apply for a new ESTA before we start the process and send the first part of the K1? I am guessing you are not supposed to apply for one after applying, and I do need an ESTA to visit from norway- My current one expires next year in July, so we might get lucky or we might not. I mean I probably would not be visiting super close to moving anyway, but if something goes wrong and our application takes more than a year that will obviously be really sad.

Another question.. I am about to leave on a trip tomorrow, and we will be sending the application from the states so we get the wet signatures etc etc, but is it possible for me to apply while I am in the country? I mean my ESTA is still valid but I have already renewed it once because my kids and I visited last year and then i got us new ones so we would be on the same timeline. I googled it and it said that you can technically apply while still visiting if your ESTA is expiring before you leave, but I wanted to see if anyone had any experience with this. Thanks!