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Hello, I received this letter from the NVC. I did send them an inquiry asking for the case number but they sent me the K1-FTP letter via email not long after so i imagined the inquiry got ignored. I just got this letter from the NVC though which I wasn't expecting, do I need to respond or do anything with this? My fiancee has her interview next week so I hope this doesn't delay anything. It seems like I can just ignore this letter but idk, has anyone else gotten this letter after sending the NVC an inquiry?

You don't actually need the K1 welcome letter, it just states that they sent it to the embassy. The case number is what's important.

My fiancée has her interview coming up. The instructions say to bring any previous or expired passports to the interview along with the current one. She's not sure if she has her old one(s), is this something they actually want to see? I think she has a student visa for Belgium on her previous one from like 2019 and she stayed there for less than 6 months. Not sure how relevant that would be. The DS-160 asked for any countries visited within the last 5 years and she has all those passport stamps on her current one. Would she be fine with just bringing only her current one?

I used google docs and just inserted the digital images into the pages, typed a description/date on each page, saved as PDF and printed them out in color, works pretty well.

US embassies and consulates are reducing staff too, hopefully the consular officers won't be in a bad mood. I do expect interviews to be more scrutinizing, so better bring high quality evidence!

Thanks, I guess I'll make it a little vague in the statement then. Yeah, I'm hoping I'll have a job lined up once my fiancée is in the states, I'm currently staying abroad with her until she's ready to immigrate.

My case was marked ready by the NVC and am preparing documents for the interview. I was laid off a few months ago, and even though i have years of stable and qualifying income and some assets, I don't want to risk it so I asked my USC friend to be a joint sponsor as his current income qualifies. He isn't part of my household and lives in a different state. I don't expect him to actually provide any financial aid, and he's aware of the legal obligations of being a financial sponsor and is preparing the evidence on his end. For this question in the form: In addition to providing financial support, I intend to make specific contributions to cover the beneficiary's basic living needs. (Yes/No) Is answering "Yes" here basically a requirement to be a financial sponsor? Also, for the part where it asks for a statement of specific contributions, what should he say? Here is my statement for example: I, <PETITIONER NAME>, THE PETITIONER, FULLY INTENT TO FINANCIALLY SUPPORT MY BENEFICIARY, <BENEFICIARY NAME> WITH ACCESS TO MY ASSETS, AND EARNINGS UPON MY FUTURE EMPLOYMENT. I INTEND TO PROVIDE HOUSING, FOOD & MONEY WITHIN MY RESIDENCY FOR HER, FIRST AS A FIANCE AND THEN AS MY SPOUSE AFTER HER ARRIVAL IN THE UNITED STATES. Thanks.

USCIS sent my case to NVC on January 14th, and I got the NVC email and case number February 11th, and it was already in transit (arrived at embassy yesterday). Another user on here with a similar timeline as me also had the same time for NVC. So it seems it takes about a month for NVC to process the case once USCIS sends it.

It lets me type name of employer when i check the "Employed" box. I use the Acrobat Reader software.

Seems like they want more substantial evidence that you actually are engaged and have plans to marry. Here is some stuff I included in my petition of engagement substance: Pictures of my fiancée and I with each of our families (this one is very helpful in my opinion) A scan of my fiancée's engagement ring certification, as well as pictures of us two with the ring (not sure if a ring is really required, but I imagine it's pretty helpful) A visa support letter written by my fiancée's mother attesting to our relationship and our plans to marry, signed and dated by both me and fiancée's mother Screenshot of a Facebook post showing that we got engaged (probably not very helpful)

Handwrite the name if it can fit. The form can have a mix of typed and handwritten inputs.

I got a case update from USCIS yesterday that they sent the petition to the DoS, it was approved December 4th. How long should i expect to wait until NVC receives and processes it (meaning i get the case number)? Do i the petitioner get an email, or the beneficiary or both of us?

My fiancée and I are Serbian, we just typed the Roman characters without accent marks on the I-129F. We didn't translate any terms, just direct transliterations. There is one section where you put in Beneficiary name and address in their "native alphabet," this is where we used the accent marks.

I believe the US embassy in Serbia can process visas for Russians, and Russians don't need a visa to enter Serbia. The medical can be done in Moscow according to the Belgrade embassy interview instructions, might not be true for other embassies.

Yes, I wrote in N/A with black ink for places I couldn't type. Petition was approved.

Thanks for the thread. NOA1 July 18th, December 4th approval, just got the NOA2 in the mail yesterday. Hoping it reaches the NVC within 2 months..

The NOA1 should say which processing center it went to, like on the bottom left or something. The status will remain as "case was received" until you get an approval or RFE or something else.

Hello, I am in a weird situation and would like some guidance on what the best way forward for me is. I am the petitioner and my July 18 petition was approved yesterday. I am currently residing abroad in my fiancée's country as I didn't want to be separated (have been abroad for over a year now). Unfortunately, I was laid off from my remote US job last month. I am receiving severance and am eligible to file for unemployment benefits. I understand it will probably be several months until the interview can be scheduled. I believe the Belgrade embassy isn't a busy or high-risk one so maybe it'll be faster. Anyway, what I'm uncertain of is the I-134 form stuff. I have been considering applying for jobs here in Serbia just so I don't have to touch my savings but from what I understand, income earned here wouldn't count as proper income on the I-134 as it wouldn't be US-sourced. So I am wondering if I should just remain unemployed and apply for the benefits once my severance ends next month? Only problem is I'm not sure when exactly I would be able to move and start employment for the US company.. Would me working in Serbia be suspicious to the officer in the interview? If I remain unemployed, I have enough assets and savings, my W2s/tax returns are stable and high income, and can get one of my parents to be a co-sponsor. And I believe unemployment benefits would count as income for the form. Maybe I should just start applying for US jobs once it's at the NVC or something? Thanks for any help.

I'm a July 18th filer. USCIS seems to be focusing on backlogs right now, so our cases will probably be delayed by a few months. But the most recent wave seems to be June so we're not far. Keep in mind though that NVC and embassy/interview delays can happen which would add additional months. I'm hoping to get my fiancee to the US by year's end too but we're not holding our breaths.