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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

Congrats to all who has been approved!To those who are still in the process,God bless!

Just got my visa right now too!

One quick question...Will it matter if your country of origin going to the US is not same as your case number(country where applications has been processed)?

Any idea guys?

winter2009

Female

2012-05-29 21:45:00

K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

My medical is this coming wed and interview is may 22!

Edited by winter2009, 30 April 2012 - 09:24 AM.

winter2009

Female

2012-04-30 09:23:00

K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

You will be fine using the on-line versions, as long as they are current forms and not obsolete. Good luck.

thanks A & K.I used the online forms and submitted already.
Btw,i just sent back to the embassy the cover letter,ds-230(Part 1) and the original receipt of the visa payment.That's all they asked for.

winter2009

Female

2012-04-25 01:29:00

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Hi all,

Just want to clarify if you guys fill out the ds-230,ds156,ds156k,I-134 forms hand written or type written(computer).Packet 3 contains all of these forms and if i will used these forms that means i need to have it hand written.I prefer to have it type written but i want to make sure wether its ok to just used online forms instead of the copy that the embassy sent me in my packet 3.
Btw,i'm also 2011 october fillers.

Any reply will greatly appreciated.

Many thanks.

winter2009

Female

2012-04-21 06:50:00

Singapore Police Certificate

Oh, it was from the NVC country reciprocity schedule for Singapore.

Sorry for the weird multiple posts.

I have my interview in early August. Can someone please share their 2 cents about the medical test/records etc?
Thanks

deysg

Male

2011-06-29 22:02:00

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Police Certificate - Singapore

I have enquired Singapore US embassy

and Ive asked them so many questions, alternatives, opotions i Have and advice...etc

BUT

they only replied me in one line:

"Unfortunately, if a country’s authority has stopped issuing such clearance, there is nothing much you can do but to accept it as it. Thank you. "

I was like....er,... what does that even mean?

I replied:

I can accept, but can NVC accept?

it's been 3 days no answer -.-

I approached a layer to get me a Statutory Declaration, for 20 bucks.

I cant really advise you all, (outside Singapore), what to do. To fly here to make statutory declaration makes notmuch sense.

U can just approach a lawyer and make one. Because its a voluntary action, which just to declare in front of legal person that U COMMIT NO CRIMINAL ACTION IN SINGAPORE.

thats it. If you look at Police Certificate template, thats basically what it says.

I will let u know if I have more answers.

I am in the same boat. I am planning to get a statutory declaration. One of the lawyers I spoke with is asking for $200. Could anyone recommend a more reasonable lawyer?
Thanks

deysg

Male

2011-04-13 05:15:00

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Question!! Is the cover sheet that you print from the payment portal is suppose to be the same for both AOS & IV packets??

Just wondering!!

Thanks!

Ellie

its different the Aos. you need to Attention: AOS CMR and IV bill ds230 You need to attention To CMR only and the AOS if you read It will be The petitioner. affidavit of support and the IV is for immigration forms to start the process of application of the beneficiary. just read both cover sheet for you to understand more

luisa1625

Female

2013-06-12 17:03:00

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Ya, Surprisingly, I got an approval for this request of waiver. I DID SEND IN an older PCC, however. I think that's gonna be the difference between my case and yours - you don't have a PCC, can't get a PCC until you have the checklist letter requesting it.

Path went like this:
1. I assumed the old PCC would be not accepted but wrote a letter requesting waiver , telling NVC/GUZ IV we'd have it on interview day, submitted it with the IV set. So that's OLD PCC + letter requesting waiver with the IV Set.

2. Coupla weeks go by, I call into NVC and talk with a supervisor, who told me that for Guangzhou IV, they require the PCC in at NVC.

3. I panic, talk with my wife, she calls her buddy at the notary office, they get prepped for her.

4. 5 days pass, I call into NVC - to learn the casefile had been completed.

5. I call NVC 3 times yesterday, to confirm case complete.

6. I call my wife, tell her 'no delay anymore' and she revokes her promise to remove a needed body part .

so we're back on our 'schedule' of stuff and I am intact.

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Are you Singapura Citizen? Not need the checklist letter, if so. If a resident or hold workers permit, it's totally different, you must get the checklist letter and then you must show it and then you must beg for the waiver from the SG police office for them to actually produce the PCC that SG IV accepts.

. Im foreigner working here. I already had a checklist and requested it in Singapore Police and still 2 weeks to get it. I just want to request if they can approved. My I130 was approved a January 29,2013 And Documents are hold in USCIS with no reason and went missing. I did not request for expedite but Im hoping they can give me a waiver for that. But it was not granted. thanks

Edited by luisa1625, 12 June 2013 - 09:09 AM.

luisa1625

Female

2013-06-12 09:08:00

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darnel can you help, I was checklisted in my police clearance in Singapore. but unfortunately I can get it on June 25, I saw your post you requesting to NVC to wave you PCC and requesting to send it to Interview schedule. in the embassy. Have you got a approval on that. Do you mind if I ask your help on my subject matter.so I can get a case close and they can give case complete and interview schedule. thanks

luisa1625

Female

2013-06-12 04:46:00

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Luisa,
When did you send in your AOS and DS230? i checked your timeline and profile bu couldn't find it. I think it was around the same time as me?

. I send first my ds230. They recieved it May 22 and Got my checklist for the Singapore Police Clearance on June 3,2013, They review it first. The AOS we send it late because we are waiting for some documents on his taxes. They recieved it May 30, as per my proof of delivery, operator will not tell if they recieved it. as i read on our friends in vj. They always tell 20 working days. i had hard time updating my timeline. Thats why its not update. Im getting an error everytime updating it so sorry.

Edited by luisa1625, 11 June 2013 - 08:28 AM.

luisa1625

Female

2013-06-11 08:26:00

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just call NVC I was immediately answered by the operator. I did not wait. thats unusual no cue in the morning. Just did follow up of the affidavit of support. they ask give 20 working days prior on their recieved. for reviewing the AOS. the lady also confirm they start reviewing new version. She did ask if I did sent the current AOS just told her I sent the old forms. both forms are on review current and old In NVC.

luisa1625

Female

2013-06-11 07:12:00

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Thank you! Just wanted to get an assurance.
me too I also send old form. nvc recieved it last May 30. As Darnel and Saylin says prepared the new version form prior to the interview. Good luck to us

Cool! We're sticking with the old form too.

luisa1625

Female

2013-06-11 05:20:00

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Just a quick update and some additional questions...

I am still going to call on Monday, but I decided to mail the contact form to my congressman's office yesterday to get a head start since his office is not far from where I live. If I'm lucky, maybe they'll already have the form when I call...

I did some searching on VJ and found this post: http://www.visajourn...-nvc/?p=6234248 . They said sending an email to Public.Engagement@uscis.dhs.gov got them answers as to where their case was. However, this was the only post I could find where someone used this email address for this purpose. Any thoughts on if you think it's a good idea to send an email here?

I told my wife this morning what's going on and she spent our whole conversation on Skype crying. She's so afraid that our case is lost and that we'll have to start over. I tried reassuring her by saying it's probably at the NVC sitting in their mailroom and no one has touched it yet. I am hoping that's the case in all this...

. Your case is not lost my approval was January 29,2013 and uscis did not send it to NVC until April 16, 2013. And I think Im the longest one total 88 days. we just email Nvc research to check In ". USCIS when we call they ask us to wait 90 days. ofcourse its so frustrating. Darnel and Saylin are right to contact USCis using senators and congressman to fasten the processing inquiry of transfering documents to NVC. Just be patient and tell your wife she will be with you soon. As that my husband told me everytime assuring me everything will be ok. Maybe when I heard that my document is missing I was pissed and frustrated. but I just let it happen We waited. Now we are waiting Affidavit of support to be approved my checklist to be submmited and Next the interview. Because of that delay too Even I had Visa. I only can be with my husband after I finish my 3 months render notice to the company Im working.

luisa1625

Female

2013-06-09 22:36:00

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HI Guys,

i know i was dumb enough not to make photocopies of all original documents i sent to NVC, but it's done soo i want to ask if i need to have a new police/NBI clearance? Do the Manila Embassy will have all my original docs during interview, coz i also didnt make any copy of the residential lease agreement with mom in law...

NBI clearance has 1 page half page is for requesting party and half is for you. did you the whole page. As we know NVC will send back the original to the us embassy where we going to have the interview. do you know the expiration date of your NBI. if its expired prior to your interview you need to have a new one. and if its not yet expired that will be ok. I am Filipino. i send half page of my NBI to NVC the other half its for me to keep. and I had a 1 year expiration on my NBI clearance

luisa1625

Female

2013-06-09 05:31:00

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Well, the fact that a REAL person (and not just some email) said it would be issued, that does indicate good news. I'll keep my fingers crossed that she gets it by the end of next week.

And that's definitely good that your wife was able to continue working throughout all of this and keep saving money.

Keep us updated if she receives anything

For checklists, you can use either the cover sheet that comes with the checklist or the respective cover sheet from the payment portal (AOS checklist: AOS cover sheet, IV checklist: IV cover sheet). Up to you which you choose.
thank you ??

Congrats!

luisa1625

Female

2013-06-08 17:02:00

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saylin can I ask question. I had a checklist which is the singapore police clearance. on my checklist stated I need to attached the cover sheet they sent when physically submmit forms which i need to send to Attn: DR 31 Rochester Avenue suite 100 Portsmouth NH 03801 -2914. What will I put in that too. do i need to send the cover sheet that I used in my ds230. for my checklist its confusing on me how to send my checklist thank you

luisa1625

Female

2013-06-08 07:10:00

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I still can't get a confirmation from NVC that our case is there. Urgh!

However, our congressional liaison informed me that NVC told her on 6/5 that the file is at NVC, but could be another couple of weeks before it's assigned to someone. Can they not tell me it's there until it's assigned? Dunno.
But, she also told me about confusion at the local office, where her liaison there first told her the file is going to NVC, then few days later to NRC, to which she raised red flags, and then he again confirmed it'll go to NVC. So, is it really at NVC, do they have the same confusion going on - who knows at this point. Until I can get a confirmation myself from someone at NVC, I'll keep bugging them.

Of all the 2013 filers from Saylin's spreadsheet, we officially now have just one other case that waited longer than us (65+ days) to get to NVC - luisa1625, 93 days - Ouch!

. yeah because of that plans change I supposed not to renew a work contract but because of what happen got plan change because my interview will be in sg. Just wanted to have case finish and so that can file my resignation but need to wait 3 months before I can be with my husband. my approval when uscis transfer my approval to nvc I got an email and my post activity in uscis says they already send my file to NVC after a week i got email April 16 and April 22 NVC confirms my file is with them. I think you need to contact NvC and USCIs again

luisa1625

Female

2013-06-07 17:06:00

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They had it last Thurday asper my proof of delivery. I send first my ds230 after 5 working days they already review it and got my checklist. thats why Im hoping that they already review my the AOs like others I send old forms

luisa1625

Female

2013-06-07 16:59:00

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just finish talking to a rude operator this time a guy name art, I start recalling all the operator i had spoken there is 3 operator which are rude. Rose and emily now this art. I start to write again all the operator names.... just call to check if AOs was start to be reviewed but unfortunately not yet. this guy telling 20 working days until that time you cant follow up on us. today is 7 day so till june 20th

luisa1625

Female

2013-06-07 12:02:00

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Finally!!!!! Expedite approved and tracking my file with DHL!!!!!!!! So happy finally out of NVC after our file being there for 3 months!!!!!!!! YAY !!!!!!!! That's technically a case complete in my book! LOL

can I ask why did you ask for expedite thank you

I spoke with two nvc reps tonight and they both confirmed that they have resumed, processing AOS again....so we back on the roll again with nvc.....

. they resuming new forms or old forms thank you just want to know

luisa1625

Female

2013-06-06 22:28:00

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I'm reading luisa1625 post and got scare because I don't have my police clearance for my mother my question is do I need one for IR5 .thanks

dont be scared l just Requesting NVC to make my case complete and let me just bring the police clearance to US embassy but it was not approved. I will just wait my police clearance till June 25 apparantly send it back in Nvc, once I got it. depends on the country how long getting a police clearance in the Philippines. You can get it anytime but 7days getting National in Singapore you need tp wait the letter from the requesting before you can get and takes 3 weeks to get it so mean to wait to have a case complete

luisa1625

Female

2013-06-05 16:44:00

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Yay!!! We got my husband's interview date today: July 10th.

congrats and goodluck

luisa1625

Female

2013-06-05 09:41:00

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I mail a request about my singapore police Clearance NVc just email me to send it in NVC please see nvc email. just send email on the 4th of June 20134 and recieved email 11 noon singapore time A letter was sent to the agent of choice or attorney of record indicating the Immigrant Visa Application and/or civil document requirements for this case are incomplete. Please submit the requested Immigrant Visa Application(s) and/or civil documents, as indicated on the checklist. The requested information must be submitted to the NVC for this file to continue processing.

Please visit the following website for Immigrant Visa Application and civil document processing instructions:

http://travel.state..../info_3190.html

Please submit police certificate(s) from the following country: Singapore. mean my request is not approvedd??
I mail a request about my singapore police Clearance NVc just email me to send it in NVC please see nvc email. just send email on the 4th of June 20134 and recieved email 11 noon singapore time A letter was sent to the agent of choice or attorney of record indicating the Immigrant Visa Application and/or civil document requirements for this case are incomplete. Please submit the requested Immigrant Visa Application(s) and/or civil documents, as indicated on the checklist. The requested information must be submitted to the NVC for this file to continue processing.

Please visit the following website for Immigrant Visa Application and civil document processing instructions:

http://travel.state..../info_3190.html

Please submit police certificate(s) from the following country: Singapore. mean my request is not approvedd??

luisa1625

Female

2013-06-04 23:52:00

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You're welcome! And thank you!

You can ask for a case complete without it and state you will bring it with you to the interview. Try and see.

hello Niki how would I start my letter if I want to inform them that i will bring the Certificate of clearance on the interview in
the embassy hope you can help me thank you congrats to you too

luisa1625

Female

2013-06-04 02:55:00

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Just finish getting my Certificate of Clearance and I will get it on 25 th
Just finish getting my Certificate of Clearance and I will get it on 25 th of June mean the July interview will be out and I will be waiting for the August interview. because of a checklist

luisa1625

Female

2013-06-03 22:46:00

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just recieved an email in nvc about AOS they say they still not recieved the Affidavit of support I had a checklist about COC police clearance in singapore. Saylin they send me a cover sheet That will be the one I will be sending together with my police Clearance back to NVC thank you

luisa1625

Female

2013-06-03 18:14:00

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AOS and ds230 aka IV packet both recieved by NVC and waiting for the 20 working days of review by them. I hope my timeline still in July interview or August not rushing anymore. Got a new work permit which I can still work for 2 years in Singapore. if ever got a visa need to give 3 months notice. After the January stress of missing approval. I finally thought I just go in the flow of processing in NVC enough of being stress.

luisa1625

Female

2013-06-03 07:43:00

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I feel your pain! My husbands case was approved March 5 on April 4 I called NVC and nothing was in their system. I scanned and emailed my approval notice to NVC. Then called on April 8 to USCIS and the Tier 2 officer was nice enough to put in a service request to NBC which is where my case was approved ( I did become a little emotional with her since im pregnant maybe that helped) she promised me I would receive feedback from them by April 24 which i did not. I was on the phone with them everyday! April 21 I received an email from NVC stating they did not have my case and they would call USCIS to find out its whereabouts. On May 2 i spoke to a tier 2 officer who tried to give me the run around saying NVC had the case and i should call them, I immediately stopped him and mentioned the email I received from NVC, he asked me to hold and after 10 min he said my case was in Los Angeles!!! Therefore he had to put in a new service request for Los Angeles to forward my case! I made an infopass appt with the Los Angeles field office for May 21 and on that day precisely I received another email from NVC confirming that they contacted USCIS and my case was detained in Los Angeles. The gentlemen who assisted me was soooo rude! He couldnt understand why I was there! And I said my case is here and it needs to be at NVC! and he tells me "Well your notice of approval states we sent it to NVC back on March 5 so its there". I felt so lost of hope and started to cry of the fustration! I showed him emails from NVC, and he said well lets start off by calling NVC. He called on speaker and of course got someone immediately in the back offices, and confirmed my case arrived at NVC that same day May 21!! Till this day the Congressmen has not replied to the inquiry I submitted through them This has been the most horrible experience just glad its almost over!

your not alone my file wa approved last january 29 and it took 88 days before it was transfer to NVC i never used any senator or congress I just let NVC to communicate to USCIS from January 29, 2013 nvc recieved my file on Aprill 22,2013 now im just waiting my aos and ds230 to be reviewed and to have case complete and interview schedule ??

luisa1625

Female

2013-06-02 06:48:00

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I just want to ask if your visa got approved. how long the visa they given. Im currently working and I need to give 3 months notice. I just dont want to resign until I had the visa on hand.

luisa1625

Female

2013-06-02 06:43:00

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AOS was recieved and Ds230 nvc dont want to confirm it was recieved until it says its on review. How long I will wait to contact NVC for follow my status the guy told me it will be 20 bussiness dates. can I start calling again next week thanks

luisa1625

Female

2013-05-31 19:12:00

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count me in here

luisa1625

Female

2013-05-31 13:11:00

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Hi sorry i cant reply on your thread. it keep me hang. This just my experience in NVC. nvc ask me to resend my approval notice. the last time I send it in photo a d they cannot view it. I was approved January 29, 2013 and they ask me to resend it in PDF file. I send the first One feb 19. I recieved an email to resend it March 7. and when they recieved my mail again it was March 25 telling that they dont have my file and asking 15 days to locate it. April 15. I recieved a mail that they wait USCIS to send my approved file. April 16 USCIS email that they already send my file in NVC. April 22, 2013 i called Nvc confirming they just recieved my file. it took 84 days to reach to NVC plus another 10 to 20 working days it will be 110 days just to start my visa processing. just waiting for a case number

luisa1625

Female

2013-04-29 23:56:00

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Thank you! I was getting just a bit concerned when I didn't get the acknowledgement email because my attachments were images, not pdfs, but I guess they don't send those emails to everyone or not any more. Thanks. Oh, and wow, you waited a reeeeeally long time for them to receive the case. Sheesh!

luisa1625

Female

2013-04-29 23:46:00

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84 days!!!! Holy Cow!!! What happened there???
I just emailed, like 30 min ago, the scanned copy of I-797 and approval notice from the local office to NVCResearch (and cc'd NVCINQUIRY just in case) .
I read here that local offices sometimes take longer to send to NVC, so I am not getting worried just yet.
I've been calling NVC pretty much every day for the last couple of weeks, and USCIS few times in between. Of course, they say it can take 30-90 days for NVC receive it.
Thanks and I really hope they assign your case asap, and hopefully let you expedite from here on.

We call USCIS but they never give us any information. they only says they have to wait till 90 days to send it for review. as pet NVC research it tool them 2 months to locate it. And finally it went to NVC last monday. we never ask assistance to a senator and congressman. because the more you ask help to high authority the more USCIS will hold the petition. what I did I send a follow up letter to nvc research and we let NVC and Uscis communicates. but finally it went thru in NVC im just hoping my consulate will be in singapore. and not in manila. because its much convenient for me here. than going home for interview and take a leave from work. just waiting for the case number lol

luisa1625

Female

2013-04-25 23:25:00

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Im praying my consulate will be in singapore

luisa1625

Female

2013-04-25 23:08:00

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NVC still didn't receive our case 22 days later. Sigh.
We are likely to exit this April NVC thread without us ever entering the NVC.

i think you need to send your file in NVC research. i was approve January 29,2013 it took 84 days to be in NVC now im waiting for my case number. If you read other vj friends their file were transfer approx 10 days to NVC but if its 22 days you need to check on uscis and send to nvc research.

luisa1625

Female

2013-04-25 22:56:00

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OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG CASE COMPLETE!!!!!!! I literally screeched like a little girl on the phone. Waiting for the interview.

hi did you request for expedite. I think our file was the same missing in USCIs my file just recieved by NVC last April 22. I was Approved january 29, 2013. but my file was hold for 84 days. i just want to know how did you manage to get a request for expedite. I ask this question to nvc operator they can answer me once I got my case number. appreciate your response thank you

luisa1625

Female

2013-04-23 23:22:00

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84 days is criminal but woot it got there!

AOS is 88 dollars. IV bill is 230. Pay using US funds on a US bank account if you're doing it online.

Thank you, yeah its a long waiting. We just let NVC research to communicate to USCIS. and finally they send it to NVC its matter now that I will get my case number soon and finish the process. I will just ask once I got my case number to try for expedite it. thanks again

luisa1625

Female

2013-04-22 22:46:00

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Finally after 84 days NVC recieved my case, finally i will start the process in the Visa. just want to know how much is the AOS bill and IV bill. sorry for silly question. thanks

luisa1625

Female

2013-04-22 22:29:00