US Immigration from South Africa

Hello Everyone,

Can I get some insight from Johannesburg filers about packet 3? We got our packet 3 today and experiencing some difficulties.

My fiance already filled out the DS 160, but unable to proceed.

K1 is non immigrant but won't let us do that under non immigration but when immigrant is checked, it goes through.

Not sure if we were put under immigrant visa by the consulate because it requested DS 260 and I 864.

Is anyone else experiencing the same issue?

Your input is greatly appreciated.

Hello Great Family,

I just got out packet 3 today, but it is requesting DS- 260 and I 864. Is this normal? My understanding is that KS requires DS 160 and I 34. Thank you for your response

Hello Everyone,

When do i get the invoice ID number? I have the case number already but i do not see the invoice number. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

So my fiance is preparing to sell his goods and pack up the essentials to move to the US, and the one string creating any amount of concern is the SABC tv license.

In South Africa, any resident in possession of a television has to pay the government a little over 200 ZAR a year for the privilege. Although a pittance, if left unchecked there are horror stories of nonpayment schedules affecting credit and adding you to a blacklist. The SABC attests that it is very easy to cancel the license and one needs only to submit an affidavit attesting to you no longer owning a TV, or that you've immigrated to another country. However, depending on the conditions that make you exempt, the varied means of documenting that the license doesn't apply to you is ridiculously complex, and seems to be ignored--unsurprisingly.

So, I'd love to hear from Saffers who have immigrated to the US. Did you successfully cancel your license? Have you heard the nightmare scenarios, and just continue to pay the ZA government from abroad just to avoid the headache? Would love to hear what everyone else has done, to mitigate this red-tape nonsense.

https://mybroadband.co.za/news/broadcasting/542491-how-to-cancel-your-tv-licence-4.html

Hi everyone:

I'm trying to get my state senator's help with our case being stuck at NVC but I keep being told 'only expedites and only in life or death situations'.

We just want some assistance in investigating reasons for the delay. Has anyone talked to their state/district reps to get assistance other than an expedite, or even an expedite OTHER than a medical emergency? How did you go about it?

Thank you so much for your advice.