K1Sam

Congrats and have a safe journey! Detroit then home? that's a strange route but if you need anything while in Metro Detroit I'm at your service!

Mean to quote you above, sorry missed it!

Congratulations, happy you could join us! I was waiting for you to get your approval, I'm pretty much ready to call this thread dead, that's not necessarily a bad thing. I feel all the people that actually follow this thread already got their approval, perhaps someone will prove me wrong. Congrats and best of luck to everyone!

I assume it's monthly but I wonder, how often is this data updated? What I mean is do you have any idea when we can expect September to be added to the list?

Thank you, where do you see this info? Is there a way I could see this info? I look at k1 visa timelines bt they don't say which embassy/consulate!

We got our case # from NVC about a month ago that surprisingly starts with BGH not ANK. We thought all Iraqi beneficiaries that live in Iraq would have their case sent to Ankara, Turkey instead of Baghdad. Of course Baghdad would work better than Ankara for us, but the problem is the case status has been "At NVC" for almost a month now, I did some research and almost all other cases created including Ankara cases have already been forwarded to the NVC. I submitted another inquiry today and all they said back was that they will notify me when the petition is forwarded to the embassy, not very useful information. My question is are there any K1 petitioners here that had their interview scheduled in Baghdad? Or even CR1/IR1, just trying to find out if they're actually doing those interviews in Baghdad or is this just a mistake from NVC. We don't want our petition to be stuck at NVC forever!

Congrats! See? all is good, hopefully NVC will receive/process your petition soon!

Thanks for the reply. I wanted to ask under K1 as well just to see if I could any user input, I'll just wait until the petition reaches an embassy, then we'll see.

AFAIK yes, depending on the country, you do need a birth certificate or some alternative document. Follow link and scroll down to birth certificate, this applies to India: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/India.html

I sent an inquiry using the public inquiry form (not via email) on the 17th and got an answer on the 19th. Only 2 days later they answered. I guess I got lucky because I've heard others waiting weeks sometimes. I never tried NVCInquiry and NVCResearch, I guess those would've been next on the list but didn't need them! I feel the country your beneficiary is in has to do with how fast they process your case even though NVC is supposed to just process and forward them for K1 visas! Is the embassy in Beirut backlogged?

What can I say, I feel your pain and I hope you get some relief soon. The 16.5 months turn around is a joke, USCIS just doesn't want to properly update that but I'm hoping soon that will be updated so you can submit an inquiry!

I would say submit your DS160 when you get the ready status. Just my personal recommendation. Perhaps others can chime in! Yes, a separate I-134 for each beneficiary and also a separate visa fee for each. I assume by each beneficiary you mean the fiance and each of his/her children!

AFAIK NVC ships to embassies/consulates every other Tuesday, I believe next Tuesday (9/26) they will ship to embassies. The rest depends on the country I would assume, perhaps a week or two at the most.

I'm not sure but I'm going to say no, there's no way to tell when NVC actually receives your petition. One thing I can tell you is you don't have to wait too long, submit an inquiry. I wouldn't have our case number if I hadn't submitted an inquiry!

Thank you, hopefully you'll get yours soon as well! This post explains how to decode the case number!