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On the topic of Schengen visas, Fragomen has a good page detailing the consequences of overstays and the new EES system coming in 2023. While it seems like the most common penalty is a fine, I presume that even a one-day overstay will be caught at exit control and interrogated. Granted, if she (eventually) returns on a US passport, she won't need to go through the whole applying for a Schengen process. Nonetheless, the new EES system probably works like our version of ESTA, and a previous overstay could result in a denial. I don't mean to get off-topic or anything, just wanted to notate this for the sake of information.

It was for current annual income; I don't think the previous returns matter much for your eligibility so long as you have everything sufficient at present. It sounds like you have enough to prove your current income - I wouldn't worry about it. And in any event, users here have had success with just resubmitting their exact forms sent the first time upon getting an RFE. To be safe, I added a co-sponsor, but reading many threads on VJ suggests that sometimes the RFE is triggered in error / due to something the computer picks up on your form.

I just want to say that your fiancee did the right thing seeking medical help, and regardless of what happens during the exam, it sounds like she is able to get the treatment she needs. Her having to explain to the examiner what she's done for her anxiety pales in comparison to her having to suffer through it for months / years. In the meantime, what you should do? Definitely talk to her about the whole K-1 process, including what it means to be waiting for AOS. I think she would appreciate honesty and openness, as this process is long from beginning to end and it sounds like there's going to be lots of adjustment for her. This particular expedite will not work, so reapplying shouldn't be a consideration and she should also understand that.

In regard to Greece, I think you need their equivalent of a SSN to register. We tried the Greece route last year and that was the problem we kept running into. I think you can get a 'temporary' one at a pharmacy / migration center (?), but it's definitely a bit tricky. I just searched through the emvolio link you posted and I think the SSN requirement is still active. In regard to the documents, yes - that should be all that's necessary to translate. The vaccinations should've been 'checked off' by the physician, however, so I'm not sure the Embassy will actually care about seeing the record itself. Nonetheless, good to have everything together just in case. For translations - I think we used immitranslate, or something like that? Following what @TBoneTX correctly said, the Embassy should auto-renew it but there's no harm in contacting them. Warsaw can easily be contacted over phone and they're very capable; as I've said here before, they were able to update my wife's DS-160 immediately when I presumed it would be an entire hassle on interview day.

(1) No, but you may wait outside. There is an initial booth where you 'check in' and provide some documents. I was with my wife for that, and then just stood outside the door. (2) It varies. Ours was back in three business days, it's sent to the MBE Office like 30-40 minutes from the city centre. If the Embassy places your case in Administrative Processing, it may be much longer. It is essentially your risk if you plan a tight flight after the interview. Edit: for general advice, everyone was very courteous and professional. There's no reason to show up terribly early because you line up by interview times; more than one applicant has a timeslot (i.e., there may be 20 people with an 8:00 appointment). I believe we were at the Embassy for roughly one hour. Make sure you have your documents organized and translated, my wife had everything in a partitioned folder.

Super glad to see this for you IR1/CR1 folks. We routinely heard that Warsaw was the most capable embassy in Europe, and I think it's really starting to show now. I thought they were excellent when we interviewed for K-1 back in June, my wife and I were both very impressed with everyone there. I noticed the State Department was seemingly staffing the Embassy with people from all over Eastern Europe / Central Asia, so they've got really solid folks inside. Best of luck to you all as you continue onwards.

(1) Check out this link here. It's from January, but Croatia still gives Janssen I'm pretty sure. A big problem is that Janssen was deemed 'unsafe' for young women by some European countries a while back; I think in October 2021, a 21yo died after the shot. A few countries stopped giving it out, but I'm pretty sure Croatia still does. I'm unsure about Turkey. Nonetheless, the Vinskyy Forum (in Russian) does a good job hunting down vaccine sites. (2) Yes, translate all the documents. It's not a huge cost and can be done near instantly. There are several good, online websites that'll do it under 24 hours. Ours were in Belarusian / Russian and it was our understanding they needed to be in English (or Polish).

For Philippines, see here. Again, you should follow these steps only after your approval, but it may be helpful now just to be aware of what will be needed. Rest assured that if you submitted your I-129F packet you've done all you needed until USCIS contacts you.

The Embassy will contact you with the explicit list after your approval and when they receive your documents. Standard for everyone is the I-134 Affidavit of Support, medical exam results, police certificate, birth certificate + certified translation (if applicable), etc. You can technically see what your Embassy requires of you early by looking at the State Department's interview page for your country. But again, if you just sent in the I-129F this is a conversation for the future, as both the medical exam and police certificate should be done right before the interview.

This is not a problem. There is no requirement that your fiance brings a copy of the I-129F to the interview. Some embassies will actually send you a PDF copy of the approved petition - Warsaw did it for us. The email you received is standard and is just telling you to await your NOA1 in the mail. The next correspondence you will receive from USCIS is an approval or request for evidence in around 15 months.

Hello! I'm filling out the new I-134 for my fiancee and had a few questions as I go through. Question 24 asks if "I intend to make specific contributions to the beneficiary." Naturally, I plan to provide everything for my fiancee after she arrives, but the following explanation box only allows for a small number of characters and seems to suggest things like 'allowances' or 'room and board.' Do I just select 'yes' and handwrite in that I'm going to support her completely? I have sufficient assets (savings + stocks) to be over the 5x minimum wage threshold. Nonetheless, I recognize that when assets are used it's helpful to have a joint sponsor, and my mother has happily agreed to fill out another I-134 for us. When she answers Question 24, should she select 'no' because I am the one providing everything? Or does that make it sound like she wouldn't help if needed? I am on a full-ride scholarship to my law school, which allows me to still support my fiancee while studying. I want to include proof of my scholarship (so that the embassy knows I can afford everything after they ask my fiancee what I "do"), but was wondering if I could put this anywhere on the I-134 so they recognize this up front. I don't think it can be included as an asset, so maybe I just need to attach it separately? By the time we have the interview, I will likely have started my summer clerkship. In anticipation of this, should I list it as employment on the I-134? Thank you kindly in advance!