JaredShadkin

Go to the USDOCS website: https://www.ustraveldocs.com, and then select the country of where the Visa will be issued. From the country specific website, you can create an account from which you will pay and schedule the appointment for your visa. While you can create an account, you will not be able to proceed with payment or interview scheduling until the CAEC Status Page shows "READY" and you have sent the Embassy a copy of your DS-160 Confirmation page - other requirements vary depending on the Embassy.

You'll probably be waiting for PKT-3 until after the New Year. General requirements for PKT-3 are the same from embassy to embassy. Either see if you can find one online for the DR or use the one I posted for Spain on the Embassy Info Page. I would also start filling out a DS-160 and make a USDOCS account.

CAEC Status “Application Received” only occurs after your interview at the Embassy. The following status will either be “Approved” or Denied - Admin Processing”. If “Approved”, the last and final status will be “ISSUED”. CAEC Status “Ready” is after your I-129F packet is received my the Embassy and marked in their system. It will remain “Ready” until your interview.

Our interview was this past Tuesday, December 19, and was approved on the spot. Interview was less of an interview and more like 3 questions - over in 3 minutes. Visa was issued the day after, and shipped today, December 22. I have uploaded very detailed comments about the entire NVC and Embassy Experience to the Comments on my timeline. Could be of help to some of you. good luck.

My fiancé underwent the medical exam (in Spain) for the K-1 on November 30th: that same day he was informed that the regulations changed and the 3rd dose of a Covid Vaccine is now required for all immigrants to the U.S. DS3025 was marked as incomplete until he either received the 3rd dose in Spain (which he did a week later) or upon arrival in the U.S. I believe if your medical was on or after a Nov 30, 2023, it will be required, but not before.

On the I-129F, DS-160, and I-134, I put "N/A" in all fields which did not pertain to me. Middle Name: N/A USCIS Account Number: N/A A-Number: N/A

It's a good thing we are not legally married, which is the requirement for CR/IR1. A Pareja de Hecho (otherwise known as a Domestic Partnership - roughly translated), is not recognized by the United States as a marriage, and only binding within Spain. Attaching more info for others who may see this in the future and are based in Spain: https://www.abogadoextranjeriamadrid.net/en/what-is-pareja-hecho-spain/

Since you are not filing any government documents (as per your statement above), you are not legally married in the eyes of the United States. A ceremony does not equal marriage. My fiancé and I signed/formed a Civil Partnership / Stable Couple Declaration in Spain. As proof of our relationship, I submitted those documents for my I-129F. The I-129F was approved and our interview is next month.

K-1's and IR1/CR1's are taking more or less the same amount of time. While you will spend less time at the NVC stage for K-1's, I believe the benefits of doing IR1/CR1 far outweigh the slightly faster processing of K-1. If it feasible, I would recommend getting married and filing. Better and easier for everyone in the long-run.

On a similar boat as you. I will be supplying two I-134s: 1. Personal: My own with assets in two Brokerage Accounts, as well at Bank Account Statements. (6x) Months of Each 2. Relative: Their own assets in two Brokerage Accounts, as well at Bank Account Statements. (6x) Months of Each. 2022 Income Tax as well. Should be more than sufficient. Did both just in-case they need to see more info, or any questions are raised with my personal file.

Here is your DHL Tracking Number: 5228881335. Delivery by Monday, end of day. The way to track was posted a long time ago, you can search it. But I provided you your tracking number.

Although a case can arrive to the Embassy on Monday for example, it could take time for the Embassy to open the file, input it into their system, and mark it as Ready. Typically, embassies which are busier can take up to two weeks to mark cases as Ready after they are delivered. In my situation, I was able to track my shipment by DHL - It was delivered to the Embassy at 9:31am and was marked Ready at 3:00pm.

I received PKT-3 the same day that the Case became “Ready.” Instructions and Requirements were very easy. I paid the fee by credit card and was immediately able to get an interview date.

Use the Public Inquiry Tool on the NVC Website. They normally respond within 72 hours - at least when I was in communication with them.

Check the CAEC Status Page. You'll need your IV Case Number. https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx?TSPD_101_R0=0883343043ab200020d1b2e784c986b838deba4e32a235911ea46a41d5898b93e8037075b2145314080831ff84143000d4bdd5cef9e23d2f69250906e6e654e214c9aa59b2823b6f8697ed24c4a3602e11d51b77fe9acd4dad2f301735d5a92e

Case Delivered: Friday, November 10 Case Ready: Monday, November 13 DS160 Confirmed: Tuesday, November 14 Fee Paid: Wednesday, November 15 Interview Scheduled: Wednesday, November 15 Interview Date: Tuesday, December 19

I-129F’s being sent out today!!

Correct. The Public Inquiry is on their website. Good luck.

Usually the petitioner. In my specific case, we never received an email from NVC... I contact them using the Public Inquiry tool and they provided me with the Case Number, Invoice ID, and Beneficiary ID so I could track my case. Would recommend you to do the same if you don't receive an email after two weeks.

Hello all. This question relates to the processing time from receiving an NOA2/I-797 of Case Approval for an I-129F to receiving the NVC Welcome Letter. Our I-129F was approved from the California Service Center on October 6th, and we received the I-797 shortly thereafter. The letter states the case has been sent to the NVC office in New Hampshire. Currently (October 24), NVC is processing applications from October 6. I have yet to receive the Welcome Letter by email with the relevant log-in information. From the experience of fellow applicants, are the timeframes on the website certain? I have been looking at other similar timelines and NVC has just approved cases from September 22, which is two weeks behind the listed schedule. Thanks in advance for your guidance.