Rachel n Tyler

I love following along because you're one step ahead of me haha. Interview in september, so hope to follow your steps!!

Awesome! I got mine scheduled for Sept 13th, trying to schedule my medical now

Awesome, I'm a week before. Hoping all goes well!!

I'm glad it got solved!! When's the interview?

It's honestly weird, I used it last night to pay my fee, (last night UTC 1 am) and I could set my appointment just now. Is there a support you can email? EDIT: OH you just got in! YAY!

Has she tried it on a different device/on her data yet?

That’s amazing, thanks for the info!! Can I ask when your interview is?

Hi my dear VJ friends! Hope you're all well. I am 10000% already worrying way too early. But because my consulate is outside of my country (Germany when I'm Dutch) I'm nervous something will go wrong with the mail. My case was marked ready 10 days ago, which is not a long time, so I'm not really worried yet. But I was wondering, is there a point where I should contact the consulate to check if something went wrong? I don't mind waiting, but I just want to know at what point I should worry.

Thanks guys! You're all very right, it's worth the few hundred bucks to prevent any longer waiting times or headaches.

Hi my dear VJ members! I should be receiving my packet 3 soon, so I'm preparing everything for my interview. I am Dutch, but the embassy in the Netherlands is no longer doing the interviews, so I have to go to Germany, Frankfurt to be exact. Normally, you don't have to translate any documents that are either in English or the language that your embassy location speaks. However, I speak Dutch, they speak German. I have my birth certificate, but it's in multiple languages. It'll say Staat (Dutch), État (French, Staat (German), Country (English) etc etc. Everything is listed in multiple languages that way. Would I still need to translate it? A member from VJ told me I'd have to, but I'd like to make sure as it's gonna cost 25 bucks per page, and if I can save those costs, I'd rather save them haha.

I'm sure y'all's will be done soon, yours was sent not too long after ours!

Yeah our NOA2 was 6/5 and they sent it I believe the 15th. But, I did do an inquiry and got our number through there. It's just still at the NVC currently.

You need to have met once in the last two years. As long as that's the case, you should be good. Any extra can only help, but I'd make sure it's clear and valid evidence if I were you. Text messages, gift receipts, ring receipts, stuff like that also helps!

TrackMyVisa is more accurate in my experience, but it costs money

What experience are you specifically talking about? The validity of the I129F expiring before the interview or?

Your medical is valid for 6 months. After that, I honestly do not know because you shouldn't let that happen. Your interview is a month after, so you should be fine. You just need to make sure you're in the US before the 6month period ends

Thank you, appreciate you!!

I’ve been looking into everything for the last months, so I’m pretty familiar thankfully! Someone on here was kind enough to type out their exact experience with the medical, and dealing with the embassy! I was just confused with ‘department of state’ because I haven’t heard of it before in the process. But thankfully it’s just the NVC!

Alright that gives me some hope! I'm hoping my timeline is a little similair to yours, I'd love to have my interview in 4 months!! Thanks for all the info, I really appreciate it

Hmm I see I see. I'm just worried since the validity of the approval of the i129f is only 4 months, and by the looks of this, it's going to take atleast 2 months before I can schedule it.

I think it said 20 days in our letter, but I'll ask my fiancé for a double check. Should I not go ahead and plan the medical before receiving the packet?

Interesting, is it not two weeks? That's what showing in the visa flowchart on VisaJourney. And I think I also saw something about 20 days? But that might be for the USCIS sending it to the NVC? So many different answers

Our case was sent to the department of state for visa processing. Does anyone know roughly how long after they send it to your embassy or how long until you get your nvc number?

Yeah sadly the Hague closed immigrant visas so I'll have to go through Germany (Frankfurt). But I think that this means they sent it to the NVC, and when the NVC gets it, they'll send it to the embassy in Frankfurt

I tried finding more info but it didn’t tell me anything clearly. Thank you!