Sha-Lee88

Excellent answer. Thank you for the thoughtful response.

Please, enlighten me on the major issues to "our plan". We have a set date. Venue. Guests. Etc. We aren't going to change that.

Our plan is not to marry right away upon entry. Our marriage date is closer to the 90-day mark. Therefore, for the first 80+ days, she will not be on my insurance. In the meantime, we need options for insurance. A K-1 is a Non-Immigrant Visa, technically. So, how would travel insurance not work to cover my fiancée's needs until the marriage date? Other non-immigrant visas can cover a traveler to the US for 90 days. Why is this non-immigrant visa any different?

Greetings, My fiancee is arriving this month. I would like to purchase travel insurance for her so she will be covered up until marriage (she will be added to my employer's insurance afterward). What companies are the best? I have done some research and cannot seem to find a consensus for people traveling to the US. I want something that will handle any medical issues that may arise, even if it is pricey. Does anyone have any advice? Feel free to PM me if you don't want to share publicly. Thanks.

Any updates on this? How long did it take for them to process your 221g? What were the CEAC statuses that you encountered before finally getting the visa?

What is the 221g?

Greetings, Since our case was moved from Ghana to South Africa, we have been dealing with a very quick turnaround. This week, we received Packet 3, completed the DS-160, paid the MRV fee, and scheduled the interview. In South Africa, the medical appointment is scheduled by The Beneficiary. Since my fiancee is travelling from Ghana to South Africa, we obviously wanted her time there to be minimal. The next time available for the interview was July 21. However, the only medical exam time available before that interview date was the day before on July 20th. I am assuming that the medical results will not be received in time for the interview. Here are my questions: 1. Do you think we need to reschedule the interview or medical date to have more time between them? 2. If The Beneficiary shows up to the interview without the embassy having received the medical results, what will happen? 3. I have read that some people won't get a verbal approval of the visa, but rather will get approval a week later when the medical is finally received. Has anyone had that happen to them? If so, what happened? Thoughts?

Our case was moved to South Africa, so I cannot comment on Ghana. We have done the DS-160, and the medical and interview are scheduled to be completed in July.

Has anyone here done their K-1 interview in SA? How did you schedule your interview date? We filed our DS-160, but nothing appears in their embassy portal for JoBurg to schedule it. I would appreciate some help. Thanks.

My fiancee submitted her DS-160 today after getting the READY status in CEAC. The South African embassy has a web portal to get interview dates. However, when she logs in, nothing is there. Does it take a while to process it or something? What are we missing here? That portal is apparently where we pay the MRV fee and schedule. I would submit this topic in the sub Saharan Africa thread, but nobody every responds there. I also PM'd a bunch of SA people who did this, all to no avail. Anyone have suggestions?

Took me 93. Sit tight. It's coming.

I didn't get NVC received until day 93. Sit tight. The expiration date means nothing. Embassy will automatically renew it.

Greetings, I have some questions in advance of our K-1 interview in Johannesburg, SA: 1. Does the embassy require that the interview is scheduled before the medical exam can be scheduled? The medical examiner site has an appointment request form that asks for the interview date. 2. How long does it take for the medical facility to get the results to the embassy after the medical exam? A few days? A few weeks? 3. What is a typical timeframe between the medical exam and the interview date? 4. Did you receive notifications from the JHN consulate via snail mail or email? 5. How efficient was the consulate in Johannesburg? Did they communicate well and effectively with those applying for a visa?

Thank you for the response. I am glad to hear this.

Mine was shipped from USCIS to NVC on 5/22. My case number date at NVC was June 14. So, 3 weeks.

Yikes. How do we know when a new unexpired version of that form will be uploaded?

NVC didn't even has the case until this week, as they just assigned me a case number. I found out about it yesterday. USCIS assured me it would be going to Ghana. They were clearly wrong. I sent a public inquiry to NVC last night, formally requesting a change of Embassy. I am hoping they get it before Tuesday, because my case might be transferred out on that date.

I received my case number today from NVC. The Embassy Code (first 3 letters of the case number) are JHN. I believe this is the Johannesburg, South Africa Embassy Code. This is problematic because The Beneficiary moved to Ghana after we filed the I-129F petition. I notified the USCIS of the change in address and requested they change the embassy of record in writing. USCIS confirmed SEVERAL TIMES that the mailing address was changed for The Beneficiary to the address in Ghana. I asked a live agent back when INFO PASS was working and they also confirmed the change of address in their system. My assumption was that they would also change the embassy or record from Johannesburg to Accra. However, based on the case number, it appears that this petition, once approved, is going to the wrong embassy. Now, I am also afraid to have her fill out the DS-160 because they will be looking for a South African address when the current address is Ghanaian. Also, it means we should hold off on doing the medical exam because I don't know what country to do it in. What do I do? Write to NVCResearch? Fill out a public inquiry? My case may be sent as early as next Tuesday or Wednesday. Do I wait for it to get sent to Johannesburg and contact them thereafter to ask them to transfer? Do I ask the Accra embassy to see if they will accept the case? How long will that case transfer delay things further? Has anyone gone through this before? How did you resolve it? What did you learn? What do you suggest I do?

Every week for 3 months. Finally got my case number today. Took 93 days from NOA2.

The embassy in Accra, Ghana states that the medical must be done "no later than 14 days prior to the interview". It makes no mention of how EARLY it can be done. To those who have done the medical in Ghana, when did you do yours? How long are they good for? I saw some people at other countries say "6 months", but I am not sure. Any thoughts?

And that means it is on the way to the Embassy? Is that the only step between At NVC and Ready?

If it is more than like 60 days from NOA2, you can't enter it. I just picked the highest date that would take.

What is the DHL hack?

From 3/14/2023 NOA2, the most days I could enter in for NVC Received was on 5/13/2023 before it errors out.

Timeline Issue: From 3/14/2023 NOA2, the most days I could enter in for NVC Received was on 5/13/2023 before it errors out.