Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Australia and New Zealand	DS-160 vs DS-230/156/156k	I need the exact same information!! I'm emailing the consulate this arvo, hopefully they'll be able to shed some light...   Hi.. Did you get a response from the consulate about this?	arunhn	Male	Australia	2013-12-06 16:28:00
Australia and New Zealand	Sydney medical	Did you ever get an answer for this? I have the same question. Our panel physician doing the k1 medical told us he will send the results directly to Sydney consulate. So I don't know what to put in the checklist on DSL 1076....	arunhn	Male	Australia	2014-01-04 21:29:00
Australia and New Zealand	Just sent packet 3 ...	We submitted our packet 3 on Jan 7th and got packet 4 (via email) on Jan 21st.  That packet 4 email has instructions on how to submit the payment, what to bring to the interview (it is case specific on what to bring) etc.  it also has your interview date specified on it.   So wait till you receive packet 4 email before doing anything further.   Thanks Arun	arunhn	Male	Australia	2014-01-24 13:03:00
Australia and New Zealand	Birth Certicifate Translation at Interview - Only certified copy	No, I didn't make any change to my original birth certificate in Chinese. All we did is notarized it in China and they gave my parents a Chinese version and a English version notary report. My parents used it to bring me to Canada. They accepted it.   Ok good.  See the requirement below for translations:   TRANSLATION of Birth Certificate: All documents not in English must be translated. The translation must include a statement signed by the translator that states, ?I am competent to translate and the document is accurate?.    The key here is that your English translation MUST contain that statement by the translator.  If it does not, then please have your Chinese birth certificate translated in Canada to USCIS standards.    I know cases where the consulate during k-1 interview has requested the birth certificate to be re-translated to English by someone who will put the above statement to it.  To prevent any delays, I would get it re-translated if yours does not come with the statement above.  If it already does, then you are good to go.	arunhn	Male	Australia	2014-01-24 15:24:00
Australia and New Zealand	Birth Certicifate Translation at Interview - Only certified copy	My situation is I born in mainland China and immigrated to Canada when I was under 18. I have my birth certificate in Chinese and notarized in China when we moved to Canada. I'm planning to bring the notarized birth certificate for K1 interview. I was thinking since my parents used it for Canadian immigration, I should be able to use it for K1 interview. Is there a way to get your original document notarized?     Please do not make any changes (like putting a notary stamp from Canada) to your original birth certificate in Chinese.    If you have not already done so, get your Chinese birth certificate translated to English by reputed translation firm.  We used www.rev.com .  It is all done online and their translation is done to USCIS standards.  You can search for other services as well that are acceptable to USCIS.	arunhn	Male	Australia	2014-01-24 13:32:00
Australia and New Zealand	Birth Certicifate Translation at Interview - Only certified copy	Hi everyone!   I am going for my K1 interview in Sydney in a little over a week - panicking a little as I've only just realized that the 'original' birth certificate translation I have is in fact a certified copy. It was translated by the hospital where I was born, with the text 'Certified that the above details are true and accurate as per registrations of births', and the document is certified by the Consulate of Malaysia (where I was born).   My parents do not have an 'original' translation, only this one that is stamped by the Consulate of Malaysia as certified.   For my Packet 3, I had gotten that 'original' document certified in Sydney by a Justice of the Peace.   They've asked me to bring the original translation to the interview.   Help! Are they going to reject the 'original' document I have?   Not to scare you or make you nervous, but usually the consulate wants to see the original birth certificate.   Even if your 'original' birth certificate was not in English, they will ask for the birth certificate in the native language, along with an English translation.   Ask your parents if there EVER was a birth certificate in Malay language for you.  If there never was, then what you have IS your original birth certificate. Most birth certificates usually contain some form of the phrase where an authority certifies that "The details in this document are true and accurate as per registrations of birth and death".      In our case, the original was in Arabic.  So we got it translated to English and submitted both the Arabic original and English translation.   When you submitted packet 3, did you submit this birth certificate as a 'translation' or did you submit this as your 'original'?	arunhn	Male	Australia	2014-01-24 13:29:00
Australia and New Zealand	After Packet 3, waiting for Packet 4	Hey mate, I just sent off my Packet 3 earlier today, 20/1/14 Reply in this thread when you recieve 4 - would love to know the estimate for peace of mind aswell - I'm sure they're getting around to it!   We sent in our packet 3 on Jan 7th and received packet 4 email on 21st.  Interview is scheduled for Feb 4th Also, our packet 4 did NOT mention about having to bring any pre-paid return envelopes.  So I am guessing they will use their courier service.   Just a little nervous about the interview, but almost there!!	arunhn	Male	Australia	2014-01-24 13:13:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	NVC STILL not received case - NOA2 received Nov 5	I received NOA2 last week of October. Then I didn't hear anything. Today (dec 2nd) I received an email from my fiancé 's consulate in Sydney asking to submit packet 3!!! Apparently they received everything from NVC on Nov 25th. I received no communication abt this till now. So just because you haven't heard anything, don't get frustrated.	arunhn	Male	Australia	2013-12-02 22:55:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	NOA2 Extension + Medical Exam question.	Hello all,   My partner and I received our NOA2 a little while back with a validity date ending on Feb 26. Can we extend this? My second question is, if this cannot be extended, what happens if my interview is scheduled outside this date? And can I do my medical after my K1 interview?   Thankyou.   I had the same question about extending our valid dates and I emailed the embassy.  Here is the response we received:   "To revalidate your petition, please have your U.S. citizen fiancé provide you a letter, requesting that your petition be extended to a further 4 months from the approval date of the I-129F petition.  This letter must be dated and signed by your fiancé.   The letter from your U.S. citizen fiancé(e) should state their intention to still marry you within 90 days of your arrival into the U.S. with the K-1 visa and that you both are still free to marry.   Please scan and email a copy of this letter to SydneyIV@state.gov   If your request for revalidation is approved your application will automatically be extended & you will not be notified, however, if it is denied, only then will we contact you within 5 business days to you to advise you further." Edited by arunhn, 25 January 2014 - 12:50 AM.	arunhn	Male	Australia	2014-01-25 00:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	October 2013 Filers	Just got an email from Sydney consulate (where my fiancé lives) requesting to submit packet 3 !!! Woohoo! After I received NOA2 in October, I hadn't heard anything from NVC. Now we move on to medical and all the other stuff. Feeling so grateful	arunhn	Male	Australia	2013-12-02 23:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	October 2013 Filers	Approved in 21 days!!!! My lord! I got NOA1 on Oct 2nd and NOA2 dated Oct 23rd!!!! Something crazy must be happening at USCIS. But all I am saying is Thank you god!	arunhn	Male	Australia	2013-10-28 16:36:00