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  1. 1983Electric
    Wow.. I live just a couple hours away near Austin and didn't even know these checkpoints existed until now.
  2. 1983Electric
    Was about to send my I-485 and did the same as you. Glad you posted this so I could get mine fixed before sending it.
  3. 1983Electric
    This was the article that I was referring to that I had found just trying to do research several places that had stuck in my mind (that is apparently invalid): https://www.fickeymartinezlaw.com/immigration/k-1-fiance-visa/how-can-a-k1-visa-holder-get-a-us-social-security-card It said the following: "Specifically for K-1s, the best time to apply is about 2 weeks after entry into the US as this would allow the government “SAVE” system to be up-to-date at your SSA Visit."
  4. 1983Electric
    Thank you for that information. Everywhere has posted to wait 10 days to go to the SSA office, so that's good news to me. We're not planning to go to France to live and I don't need to open any accounts in her country.
  5. 1983Electric
    I read a blog about applying for a Family Book and getting the marriage recognized in France (the banns), but she says we aren't going to go live in France so didn't see the point in going through that process.
  6. 1983Electric
    Nevermind, I literally found another thread asking the same. Seems everyone's suggestion is to get the SSN first.
  7. 1983Electric
    My fiancee is planning to come to the US on her K1 Visa, November 20, 2023, to Texas. My plan is to go to request a marriage license before the Thanksgiving holiday closes the offices and schedule marriage at the courthouse early December. My thoughts are that we can wait to apply for a SSN after the wedding so that she can change her last name at the same time without having to go back to the SSN to do a name change. By early December, that should be enough time for her to be in the "SAVE" system (I think it's called). Does anyone see any potential problems with this logic? Thank you.
  8. 1983Electric
    If it says this underneath the Ready status, I would: "Your case is ready for your interview when scheduled at the U.S. Consular section. If you have already scheduled an appointment for an interview, please prepare your documents as directed in your appointment letter and appear at the consulate on the appointed date and time."
  9. 1983Electric
    It took us exactly 91 days from NOA2 to receive a case ID through inquiry. I think that it's taking USCIS about 2 months to get the packet mailed to NVC and about a month for the cases to be created.
  10. 1983Electric
    The MRV fee is the fee paid by a US bank account to the embassy appointment scheduling. Mine came out to 275 USD for Paris. It asked for payment during scheduling of the appointment on the France consulate page. We were able to book an appointment when the CEAC status page showed ready and said we could, then it needs two main things: case id (yours probably starts with LDN or something) and DS-160 ID (after you fill that out and submit, it will give you a page to print with a barcode and the ID). Hope that helps.. we are going through it now just as you.
  11. 1983Electric
    Naples and Rio de Janeiro you all are lucky to have a lot shorter interview wait times than Paris
  12. 1983Electric
    Visa Status Check changed to Ready for Paris - "Your case is ready for your interview when scheduled at the U.S. Consular section." Even though the beneficiary hasn't received anything yet from the consular (packet 3, etc.), we went ahead and scheduled the first interview available which is the end of October. The scheduling site then let us pay the MRV fee. Beneficiary should receive her letters by then.. we are scheduling the medical appointment now and have all the paperwork we need ready to go.
  13. 1983Electric
    Not sure, but we went ahead and submitted our DS-160 today, which is needed to schedule an appointment in France on the applicant form. When we put the DS-160 application ID "just to see" what the interview scheduling was, it told us that they aren't ready yet to schedule an interview for our Case ID. We could not proceed further, yet.
  14. 1983Electric
    Hello, we are also in transit to Paris as of this morning. Hoping to schedule as soon as possible.
  15. 1983Electric
    Got my case number from nvc research yesterday and got the e-mail that it was being sent to consulate today. Status changed to 'In Transit'. Now I'm just trying to figure out if it's too early to submit DS-160 or wait until I have the e-mail from the consulate?
  16. 1983Electric
    I don't know that I have the exact answer to the question, but I filled mine out last night and put "ALL HOUSING, FOOD, TRANPORTATION, AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO LIVE IN THE USA AS WIFE"
  17. 1983Electric
    Still waiting on welcome letter too, NOA2, May 15. Inquiry beyond 60 days waiting received this morning said they received it, but they are still waiting data entry. I don't know what the backlog is, I think I heard 90 days from some one else. It is endless waiting. I'm hoping we can get our K1 before the end of the year to help with paying taxes again.
  18. 1983Electric
    I'm ahead of you by about a month and still waiting. It's very aggravating
  19. 1983Electric
    I keep e-mailing through the inquiry form. They respond in a few days. The last response I got last week was to e-mail them again if it's been 60 days. It's been 71 days since the approval date on the NOA2 and 63 since I received the letter in the mail.. so this is I think my 4th e-mail trying to get the case number.
  20. 1983Electric
    I wonder why I've not seen these long times mentioned to everyone? Even their website says 2 weeks to process at NVC. This is absurdity if it's taking 4.5 months for a data entry job.
  21. 1983Electric
    I received NOA2 on May 15 and still have not received our case number. I e-mailed them and they said that they had received it, but it was still waiting to be entered into the system.
  22. 1983Electric
    We got approved 5/15 and also sent to the same place as you. Have heard nothing yet. I sent an electronic request a few days ago.
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