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Interview was done today the consular told my fiance she is approved and congratulations you are going to US
 
Barely 3 mins of interview, basic questions 
 
Now the wait for passport 😃

Interview was done today the consular told my fiance she is approved and congratulations you are going to US
 
Barely 3 mins of interview, basic questions 
 
Now the wait for passport 😃

Interview was done today the consular told my fiance she is approved and congratulations you are going to US
 
Barely 3 mins of interview, basic questions 
 
Now the wait for passport 😃

Congratulations !!! Wonderful!! 

Interview done
Got approved
 
Barely a 3 min interview, the officer said congratularions you are going to US of A.
 
Now the wait for passport begins😀
 
 
 
 

You can call the NVC to get your case number and invoice ID 
 
I did recieve an email from NVC after the case was transferred from the NVC to the Embassy (After a week of that actually)
 
 

Our case is ready at consulate! 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

Hey Everyone, I am over the moon since last four days. I was approved at my interview last Friday and the status changed to "Issued" today. I want to share my experience in hopes that it will help someone like me out there, who is currently having sleepless nights and extreme anxiety. Our case was not straightforward due to the following major and minor red flags.
1. Age difference of 27 years which is uncommon in India. Two of his children are older than me and just two years of difference between me and the youngest one. 
2. Overlapping relationship. We fell in love when he was still legally married, although estranged from his ex-wife. 
3. Fiancé not meeting my family after we got into relationship. He met them back in 2018 for a brief cup of tea(official visit to India), but we were not a couple then and also, I had no photos to prove that they met. (This is actually a huge cultural shock). Only had Duo and whatsapp video call screenshots from this year, that I carried for the interview. 
4. I have not met any of his children or siblings, only friends. 
5. He is a catholic and I am in Hindu and we both practice our faith (may be minor flag).
6. Did not front load our i-129F petition( just 25 pictures from 4 visits), because we did not know what a red flag is at that time. I joined VJ and other FB groups months after filing the petition. 
 
So what we had going for the both of us is, he was my manager on the client end for nearly 4 years. We got into the same team in October 2016 and worked remotely together until April 2020. Since the time our NOA2 got approved, I started to lose my sleep thinking about all the above problems during the interview. I slept at 4:30 or 5 in the morning and gained a significant amount of weight due to the stress (I stress eat). Last Friday was my interview, I was basically shaking after I got done with the document verification part. I was the first person to interview that day in the Mumbai embassy and below were the questions asked by the CO-
 
1. So, "Mr XXXX" is your fiance and he was your Senior IT manager for 4 years??
2. When did you start talking to each other?
3. When did you meet face to face?
4. So he currently lives in "YYYY", Does his ex-wife also live in the same area?
5. When did he divorce?
6. So basically you are reason he got divorced, right? (Heart skipped a beat, here).
7. How many times did Mr XXXX visit you in India?
8. Did you apply for B2 visa in 2018 only to meet Mr XXXX or was it for something else?
9. What are your marriage plans?
10. How many children does Mr XXXX have, what is the age of the youngest one?
11. Have you met any of the children?
12. What is your educational qualification?
13. Are you quitting your job or do you have other plans?
 
There were some more follow up questions based on the answers I provided, but these are the main ones. At this point, the CO opened my old passport and punched something on the B1/B2 visa and told me he is cancelling my tourist visa, BUT he is going to issue the K1 visa. I could not believe my ears! The interview lasted about 2-3 minutes and the whole process lasted about an hour. I had taken about 450 pages of chat logs, call logs, emails, post cards, photos and other items and intentionally laid them all out in the counter in hopes that the CO will ask for it, but he never did. He looked at me taking those out but didn't care about it at all. The case status was "Application received" on Friday. "Administrative processing" on Saturday and Sunday. "Issued" this afternoon. I know this is just the first step in the immigration process but it was a huge deal and I cannot thank this forum enough for getting me ready for the interview. I have read the guides and posts as old as 2008/2009, made tons of notes. My fiancé at the end told me that I was over prepared but I honestly don't regret a thing! People, it is always better to prepare for the worst and just hope for the best. And also all the senior members here are always to the point and awesome! Thank you -
 
 
 
 

Yeah they are processing limited number of cases. Aug and Sep numbers were pretty horrible lol. 5 and 7 K1 issued respectively. I'm hearing December they will fully open but who knows.... COVID was never a big thing there but  just no embassy employees to handle the workload during COVID. We are hoping for a Jan or Feb interview. 

I actually dissected my case #.  I do not know when they grab cases to assign, but for Kyiv, this was definitely one of the first assigned for the day.  It was actually assigned on the 9th, so there is a slight chance it might be in transit but the NVC site is not reflecting it.  Very slight.  I am going to update my timeline on here to reflect the assign date because I put the 10th due to thinking it was assigned Wednesday.  So realistically (and i told Anna this with our conversation a few minutes ago) I see the case leaving at the soonest the 23rd/24th.  Which would be good because it bypasses any holiday shipping (which shouldnt be affected by the time it arrives) and then arrival to the embassy would be the first week of December.  This is all wishful thinking but just thinking out loud.  It looks like January will be more realistic for her arrival (which is great because it will still be "warm" here compared to Kyiv).   Hang in there, everyone!

Long time coming brother, many congrats for one more step out of the way. 
 
You had been really good to people and supportive to every one so you will get a lot of blessings out of this in coming days, stay strong just a little wait and we all are now pros at waiting for sure 

Received our case # today!!  Called NVC and they said "we assigned your case a case number, would you like it?"  I was like "yes sir!"  He said "yeah the beneficiary is usually excited about this also."  So yep, we have our KEV case number.  She does not know yet though so I will let her know for her morning.

Hi everyone! 9th november we got approved thanks to Allah  Our NOA1 is 25th feb and we sent inquiries twice 24th october and 26th october. they said they  will inform us untill 15th-18th november and 6 days ago they sent an email our case was being adjudicated. Noa2 came 9th november!  

The beneficiary can start working on DS160
The petitioner can start working on i134 in the meanwhile
 
Once the case gets to the embassy (every embassy is different in how they do the things) you guys can submit the DS160, setup medical exam and apply for interview. 
 
I would recommend that research your countries forum and you will find a lot of information on how they do things there.
 
Best of luck 

The beneficiary can start working on DS160
The petitioner can start working on i134 in the meanwhile
 
Once the case gets to the embassy (every embassy is different in how they do the things) you guys can submit the DS160, setup medical exam and apply for interview. 
 
I would recommend that research your countries forum and you will find a lot of information on how they do things there.
 
Best of luck 

Hello
 
So this is an update and interview review for k1 visa people if anyone needs it.
Category: k1
Embassy: Islamabad pakistan
 
My cousin, who is also my brother's fiance, had her interview today and this is what she told me. There was a long wait time. They didn't ask for any documents from her and just the questions. My brother's salary is enough so I guess they didnt take anything from her except her birth certificate and that too copy.
 
Anyways following questions were asked from her:
Where does he work?
Where does he live?
Are you married before?
Is he married before?
Have you visited outside pakistan?
How is he related to you?
Who is calling you?
What is your fiance salary?
Do you have any pictures?
How many siblings are you and your fiance?
Then he asked her if she knows the rules when she gets to usa and she said no so they said it is okay and gave her a paper to read them over and then told her that she got the visa. In the end she asked them 2 questions: when will she have to travel and when will her 90 days start and this is what the CO told her: minimum visa is for 90 days and max is 6 months and she will know when she gets the visa in hand and for the second one they said her 90 days start the day she gets the visa (issue date). That was it. She got her visa and now she will be getting the passport back in 2 weeks time I guess. Thanks to everyone for help.

All was good with my partner's interview today. Her old passport was never asked for and she was approved. 

I am over the moon 🥰

Our case is now in transit 

Embassies work different and not all work exactly the same
 
 
Please do check your local embassies way and do check the sub forum for that country you might be able to find a lot of useful information
 
Cheers and congrats

I want to elaborate the fact which the OP stated, if the beneficiary doesn't have social media accounts than that's all they should answer. Does not take away the fact that they might get asked at the interview to provide other relevant or irrelevant information.
 
 

Whatsapp was built for Pakistan 🇵🇰  fear not 😁

Lahore asks to schedule interview first too but what I am saying is that find out when the medical dates are available and then set up interview. or do 2 weeks time, that is what my cousin did for hers. anyways whatsapp is best to reach lahore place. I hope something happened by now for you patou.

It's a catch 22 because at least in Islamabad they won't give you an appointment till you have your interview date scheduled and printed copy of your interview confirmation 🤪

Simplest answer is NO
 
And Nobody knows either 
 
They have a set way of doing things and best of luck trying to figure it out.
 
I have seen some K1 applications being approved in less than 6 months and some September 2020 filers still waiting on NOA2 
 
Oh and try getting an answer from USCIS is like trying to teach your cat how to fold clothes.
 
You do your due diligence, based on region, based on embassy load, based on monetary situation that what will work best for you K1 or getting married. There are always pros and cons for both.
 
Best of luck