US Immigration from Wales

Hi all,

Currently at the NVC stage of my CR1, as per the NVC timeframes my application should be been processed last week however when I check my application on CEAC there is no update.

Also when I check on the visa status checker with my case number its says 'Action Required: Submit requested documents', it then says:

NOTE: If you already sent NVC the financial and civil documents for your case, please go to https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/immigrate/immigrant-process/documents/Submit_documents/nvc-self-tracker.html for information on your case status. Keep in mind that if you recently submitted documents, NVC may still be reviewing them. -

However it says we couldn't find the page you are looking for in regards to the link and when we got this message on the CEAC we submitted the requested document.

Is it normal for them the NVC timeframes to be off due to the client climate? And is it normal for it to say documents requested after submitting all required?

Thanks

Hello,

I have been looking at how to get across from the UK to the USA (specifically California) after receiving my visa (hopefully in the next couple of weeks).

What is the deal with one-way flights and the scandalous fares?! I would book a return, since it's cheaper, but not go on the return leg, but I have read that this may cause issues: namely, the airline may come back and sue me for breaching the agreement; or they may charge me for that flight should I travel with them in future. There are other complications possible, but there is also the possibilty that the airline may not take action.

So, for anyone who has travelled once receiving their visa, may I please ask how you did it, and whether a return flight is recommended, despite not taking the return journey?

Thank you.

Hello,

I booked my K-1 interview for London Embassy back on the 2nd of June to take place on the 1st of July.

However, on the 18th of June, I received a letter from London Embassy stating that they are in receipt of my approved petition in support of my K-1 visa application, and it gives the link for instructions on preparing and scheduling my appointment.

This is, apart from the date, the extact same letter I received back in February 2020, just before the Embassy closed due to the pandemic.

It may be because it's a default letter sent or something after the restarting the review of application processes, etc. and it's been such a long time and my application was automatically resumed or revived or whatever? Or it was sent in error and I shouldn't take too much notice (but I'll bring it along with me anyway)? Or, more concerning, is that this was sent instead of a confirmation letter for my appointment that I'm still awaiting to come through the post/e-mail inbox?

Has anyone else received a second such letter before? I've contacted the Embassy, but I'm yet to get a reply.

Thanks again.

Hello,

I've an interview for my K-1 in London coming up and on my document checklist that I was sent by the embassy, they require I bring along an affidavit of support Form I-864. However, I thought that form was for adjustment of status and that I-134 was for K-1? I was also told by an immigration lawyer (of a very respected immigration law firm in the US) that an affidavit of support is not a requirement for K-1 (though it is often submitted) - which seems sense to hold truth, since K-1 is for marriage to a US citizen in the US and does not give right to permanent residency, only as a way for adjustment of status to permanent residency, etc. (i.e. there is the possibility of married couples through K-1 not staying in the US, but moving back to the beneficiary's home country straight after). I cannot see why an affidavit of support is a requirement for the interview stage, especially before another affidavit of support is required at the stage of adjustment of status.

As my fianc e, the US citizen petitioner, is not yet an immediate relative or spouse, the wording that they give seems to be for other K visas, spouse visas and immediate family visas: "submitted for immediate relative and family-based applicants". The link to the page, in which this is found, is the following: Appointment Notification | U.S. Embassy & Consulates in the United Kingdom (usembassy.gov) - this is also the page stating that Form I-864 is required (there is no mention of Form I-134).

So, could anyone please clarify which it is for the K-1 interview: I-864? I-134? Or neither?

Thank you for your time and assistance!

When attending K1 visa interview at the embassy - do they already have the evidence of a relationship submitted with the initial petition?

My fiancee and I have been together 15 years and we have a child - we submitted substantial proof of this with the initial petition (15 years of photos!, flights, joint banks, mortgages, etc). Will they have all this to hand at the interview or do I need to collate copies of it all and briing it with me?

Apologies if this is answered elsewhere (search didn't really help).