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United KingdomLondon 2012- K1s from NOA2 to interview thread

When did you have it logged on. Just trying to see the difference in our timelines.

They logged my forms Sept 9th but I actually sent them August 8th so I think that makes me. About a month ahead of u as far as timelines go


jola83FemaleEngland2013-10-05 13:03:00
United KingdomLondon 2012- K1s from NOA2 to interview thread

I really thought you would have had a interview date by now jola83 . If they told you 5 weeks I better be prepared to wait till December befor getting a interview then. God what a wait. Everything moved so quickly before our file got to London. Now London's the holdup. Let us know when you get your interview date thanks.

Luckily the  5 week countdown starts from the date they received my forms which was Sept 9th so exactly 5 weeks from that date is October 14th so I'm expecting to receive a interview date sometime around that time and expecting a interview date for some time in November ,so possibly ill have to change my wedding date which adds more stress as my finances window for deployment opens start of December  ,so I'm hoping luck is on our side and the air force don't send him off some where til at least January 


jola83FemaleEngland2013-10-05 09:27:00
United KingdomLondon 2012- K1s from NOA2 to interview thread

 

Thanks for the info. I don't mean to sound silly but what does it mean to have the forms logged? On CEAC's site it shows "Ready" and Status Updated Date as 23-September-2013. Would this be when the forms were logged?

It also shows Case Creation Date as 20-August-2013.

 

Where do I found out when the forms were logged?

 

Thanks again.

It's not silly at all ,it can be confusing if you don't look deep into it ,there Is alot of stuff I wouldn't know without this site,basically logged means they have opened up the envelope with your forms in and acknowledged they are in receipt of them by logging it onto your file ,many people confuse submitting their forms  and them being logged.it can take weeks after submitting your forms before they are actually logged .

I guess it depends on luck ,alot of people who sent their forms after the date I sent mine had their forms logged before I did ,

But you can find out by calling department of state ,you will need your case number and just simply ask them if the embassy has all the required documents 


jola83FemaleEngland2013-10-05 09:20:00
United KingdomLondon 2012- K1s from NOA2 to interview thread

Hi everyone. Does anybody have any idea how long US Embassy London is taking to give interview dates for K1 Fiancee Visa? My fiancee lives in London and had her medical exam over 2 weeks ago. We submitted all the forms to the Embassy in London back in September and today we filled out form DS-260 online to be safe.

 

Does anybody have any idea how much longer she should expect to wait until she receives her letter with interview date (packet 4)? She is aiming to fly in on the K1 visa by mid November. Does this seem out of the question time wise?

 

Thanks in advance guys.

Read the previous few posts above yours or my thread with the subject title for those  waiting for a interview date.do you know if the forms have been logged by the embassy yet? It can take some time for them to log them mine took 5 weeks after I sent them. But basically you are looking at a five week wait after both forms and medical results have been logged

I wouldn't bank on mid November if I'm honest as  It seems there is quite a wait right now but like I said it all depends on if your forms have been logged


jola83FemaleEngland2013-10-04 23:37:00
United KingdomLondon 2012- K1s from NOA2 to interview thread

Jola in the waiting for an interview thread mentioned today London told her it is now 5 weeks.

Yep, they told me to expect to receive a interview date approximately 5 weeks from the date forms were logged they emailed me this this morning so I guess it's gone up a week since they wrote to you


jola83FemaleEngland2013-10-04 16:00:00
United KingdomLondon 2012- K1s from NOA2 to interview thread

It can take aprox 4 weeks for the embassy to register  Ds forms,or so the embassy say.although it's been five  weeks for me and I'm still waiting.but to answer your question your still within the time frame  so no need to worry

Just a heads up though the embassy may not reply to u as it states on the website they  Will not reply to any emails if the answer can be found on the web page. Just thought I'd warn you so you don't worry if you don't hear from them

Hi all,

Can anyone give me reassurance with a similar situation please, our case number was ready on Aug 18th, so I sent all my DS documents and cover letter special delivery on Aug 20th, they were signed for Aug 21st.

My medical was 31st Aug, and I received my 'packet three letter' later than expected on Sept 6th.

I called DOS just to see if they have logged my medical records and forms, the gentleman told me my medical records have been logged, but not my DS forms.

As they've been with the embassy for 3 weeks now, and not showing on the DOS system, should I be worried?

I emailed London yesterday and as advised have to wait up to 5 days for a reply.

It's so disheartening waiting for the very last hurdle.











 


Edited by jola83, 11 September 2013 - 12:58 PM.

jola83FemaleEngland2013-09-11 12:55:00
United KingdomLondon 2012- K1s from NOA2 to interview thread

Hi!I sent all my forms together over four weeks ago(five weeks on Thursday).they still haven't been logged.I received two replies from the embassy today.one asking what date did I submit my forms and then once I replied ,I received a second email  stating be assured once your forms are registered you will  be scheduled a interview date.they also said that they understood that I plan to marry in November 2013.I didn't mention this in the  e-mail only in my forms.

So for two reasons I believe they know they have my forms and they just taking  their time to log them 1.they  didn't suggest me sending them again incase they had got lost . And 2.they knew my wedding date

To answer your question ,whatever you say to the embassy unless it's gone past the four weeks they won't do anything.but I'm sure your forms are not lost if they were signed for.

Just being curious did u state a planned wedding date at all?

Good Evening Everyone,

 

My Fiance mailed out packet 3 on 08/21/2013 and was sign by the embassy 08/23/2013 as being rcvd. We mailed out DS-2001 and it was rcvd on 09/05/13 after obviously packet 3.

 

When I asked the embassy they stated:

Visa records show that the required form DS-2001 has been received in your case.  However, the Immigrant Visa Unit is awaiting receipt of forms DS-156, DS-156K, DS-157 and DS-230 (part 1).  As soon as these required forms have been received, an interview will be scheduled for your Fiancé.

 

Then I replied: Telling them my concern thinking they were lost giving them the tracking number the date and time they were signed for and name of the person asking them to advise me then of the status. 

 

They replied: It can take approximately 4 weeks for forms to be received and registered on an applicant?s file.  As it has been less than 4 weeks since you mailed the forms, we recommend that you continue to wait for an appointment to be scheduled.

 

Does this mean that they do have the forms and they are not lost b/c I explained my concern to them does it take packet 3 to be registered in the system longer  than DS-2001 and has everyone waited that aprox; 4 weeks? I just want to make sure they have them at hand and not floating around elsewhere. 

 

Has anyone here had DS-2001 rcvd first rather than packet 3? 

 

I just want to confirm that this is normal and it can take an average of 4 weeks for them to do all this and update our case to be ready for interview. 

 

Thanks VJ's 

 


jola83FemaleEngland2013-09-10 02:00:00
United KingdomLondon 2012- K1s from NOA2 to interview thread

Hey lol typical!!

One thing though you said you received a ceac update on the 4th and your letter is dated the 4th.are you sure your update wasn't just confirmation of packet 3 being ready to be sent out to u? As from the time I've been on here I haven't seen anyone get their forms logged so quickly.don't want to concern you but It was just a thought as I received a ceac update on the date my packet 3 was dated

Hi Jola83

Lord behold packet 3 turned up in the mail today dated on the 4th of September.

 


jola83FemaleEngland2013-09-06 14:47:00
United KingdomLondon 2012- K1s from NOA2 to interview thread

Yea that's what I figured,I wasn't willing to wait any longer for them to contact me.I've came across a few other people who sent their forms the same time as me still waiting also so it's probably the fact the embassy is just slow .but I've sent those other forms just incase ,I've done all I can do

Good plan. I didn't know if you read that other post I made. There are times when things aren't received for whatever reason. People have waited 3-4 months and finally get a letter saying "are you going to apply for a visa or what"? The embassy seems to be a little slow right now and say to wait, but after no sign of them being received after a month, then I would quit calling and checking and just send again.

 


jola83FemaleEngland2013-09-05 23:12:00
United KingdomLondon 2012- K1s from NOA2 to interview thread

Hey! I sent them to the address that was on my packet 3/the mailing address on the website.by sending yours to that other address maybe that helped you not having to wait forever .good thinking lol

Hi Jola83

What address did you send your too? I noticed the post code I used is diffrent from the one on the site. I just went by the address given by NVC when they sent out the letter telling us they had forwarded our file to London embassy. Here is the address I used.

US Embassy
24 Grosvenor square
London W1A 1AE





 


jola83FemaleEngland2013-09-05 23:09:00
United KingdomLondon 2012- K1s from NOA2 to interview thread

I already have ,sent them today with a cover letter explaining why im re sending them just incase the previous ones show up sometime in between

Send another set.

 


jola83FemaleEngland2013-09-05 16:16:00
United KingdomLondon 2012- K1s from NOA2 to interview thread

All I'm waiting for is a interview date also ,but the difference is I've been waiting four weeks for them to log my forms :-/.best of luck to you x


jola83FemaleEngland2013-09-05 15:25:00
United KingdomLondon 2012- K1s from NOA2 to interview thread

Hi there I am from west London area and I did the same thing as you with the exception of sending on the Saturday because it was going to arrive on Labor Day Monday and the embassy is closed so therefore no one to sign for it. Anyway to cut a long story short I got the post office to hold off sending it till the Monday so it would arrive on Tuesday. Today I called dos and they confirmed they received it yesterday and also the CEAC website says it was logged on as received and updated today. I gather you should be able to go in to your local post office and ask them where it has gone. I hope you made copies just incase.

What's your secret in getting your forms logged so quickly after sending them?Lol some people wait weeks for that to happen.I'm at four weeks as of tommorow


jola83FemaleEngland2013-09-05 14:45:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)NVC... 8 weeks to receive case?

I just called and they told me 8 weeks also .I really hope it isn't that long   ::(


jola83FemaleEngland2013-07-19 13:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportsvisa fees

ok so we have paid the fee for the petition.i was wondering what other fees are after this?i know there is a fee for the medical and for the actual visa,but wasnt sure how much.


jola83FemaleEngland2013-05-04 10:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportsalien fiance number

i didnt think too much of it until i started reading peoples posts on here how their alien number has number has changed,on our noa1 recepit ,it says alien number but the box is just left blank.so i dont think i have an alien number ,is this normal or should we call about it?


jola83FemaleEngland2013-05-05 13:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportsfebuary fillers

hi guys:) i am New to the forum so wanted to introduce myself and say a special hello to all my fellow febuary fillers .how's it going guys?we all in the same boat togetherheart.gif


jola83FemaleEngland2013-05-02 13:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportswhy is it

I have been looking at this forum for awhile but only recently decided to become a member and post,so first things first many congrats to all those who got an approval last few days .the question I ask though is ,why is it I see posts from people who started this whole process in September/October and still waiting for their noa2  and at the same time people from November December and even January are being approved.I was under the impression that they worked through the applications month by month.I feel bad for the people who are still waiting and seeing people with later dates then them being approved,it must be frustrating.at the same time though it's great to see the mood has lifted on here over the last few days and seems like there has been alot of activity with noa2 being handed out.having started our visa journey in febuary and not expecting to hear anything to maybe September a week or so ago,it's very exciting to see people in December and January being approved so soon.it gives me hope and faith for a wait not so long.wishing everyone well through their visa journey and just keep the faith alive that things will carry on the same way with the noa2


jola83FemaleEngland2013-05-09 17:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportsevidence of financial support

Me and my fiance are trying to get everything in order so when it's needed we already have most of it sorted.what is actually needed for evidence of financial support? Is there a form my fiance needs to fill out,if so does any have a link for the form and do we need any other documents to go along with the form?


Edited by lola83, 20 May 2013 - 03:57 PM.

jola83FemaleEngland2013-05-20 15:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNOA2!!!! APPROVED!!!! CSC February 1, 2013 filer

Congratulations wohoooo


jola83FemaleEngland2013-05-23 01:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportstraveling before marriage

Hi guys, I was just wondering once I get my visa and am able to join my fiance in usa ,once I'm there can I travel within America by air before the wedding? As we are planning on getting married around about a month after I get there in the state he grew up which is a different state to the one we will be living


jola83FemaleEngland2013-05-29 01:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportstraveling before marriage

Hi guys, I was just wondering once I get my visa and am able to join my fiance in usa ,once I'm there can I travel within America by air before the wedding? As we are planning on getting married around about a month after I get there in the state he grew up which is a different state to the one we will be living


jola83FemaleEngland2013-05-29 01:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsEARLY FEB FILERS!!!

There has been a few early Feb approvals so far from the California office .I'm a mid Feb filer.I'm hoping and praying for an Noa2 in July.that's all we can do keep faith.good luck on your journey


jola83FemaleEngland2013-05-28 13:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportsadvice please

My fiance is in the military and was based out here in England when we met,he was still stationed in England when we started the fiance visa process so he gave his uk address.which is where our noa 1  receipt was mailed to .he left England about a month and half after this and changed the address to his mum's address in california,as he wasn't heading straight to his next base(colarado) plus he wasn't going to find somewhere to live straight away.we received confirmation of the address around a week after we changed it .this was the end of March my fiance has just left California to head to colarado which is where we will be living.it's probably going to take a month or so for him to find a apartment so still has no home address.I'm expecting a noa 2 around July .so my question is when my fiance finds an apartment should we change the address again or would it be ok to leave it as his mum's address in california untill I enter back into America? As I want to fly into california because I have wedding arrangements to plan (we are getting married in California) then his mum is going to drive us to Colorado.I was unsure if there would be a problem of me flying into california when I enter back into America if my home address is going to be in colarado.it's confusing I know but I really don't know what to do for the best


jola83FemaleEngland2013-05-30 15:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApproved - NOA2 - 104 days CSC

I really hope so!!! Good luck with the rest of your visa journey

That should be a very good sign for you, it sounds like any day now. biggrin.png   Thanks.

 


jola83FemaleEngland2013-05-31 01:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApproved - NOA2 - 104 days CSC

Congrats!!! That's amazing I'm Feb 14th I'm hoping this is a good sign for me???? As I'm a day ahead of you

Things are really moving along, I got my NOA2 email today. Filed on February 15th, 2013. Only 104 days....   On to the next step!

 


jola83FemaleEngland2013-05-30 23:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsFeb 2013 Filer Approved UCSC

Congratulations.:) just checked your timeline.I'm 7 days behind you.heres hoping I have the same luck as you


Edited by jola83, 30 May 2013 - 02:34 PM.

jola83FemaleEngland2013-05-30 14:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsUSCIS CASE STATUS UNDER MAINTENANCE? OR DOWN?

I checked my status earlier and got the same msg u guys did but I've just now checked again and it looks like the site is back up as I was able to check our case status


jola83FemaleEngland2013-06-02 14:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportsdo i really need a copy of the entire 1-29f package

On this link here.http://www.visajourn...content/k1guide it says once we get our NOa 2 my fiance needs to send me a copy of the petion to prove we filled for it.surely they already have proof of this? If anything wouldn't a copy of the noa 1 receipt be enough?


jola83FemaleEngland2013-06-04 01:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsRFE - I129F - Request for primary evidence of meeting in person

Thank you  !! My point exactly

What a bunch of idiots. You shouldn't have gotten an RFE... they are probably used to seeing hotel receipts and airplane tickets, so they were looking for that. Since they didn't see it, they asked for an RFE... but if you ask me - those receipts and tickets are secondary evidence. Photos are primary...

 


jola83FemaleEngland2013-06-06 14:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsRFE - I129F - Request for primary evidence of meeting in person

Call me stupid but isn't  photos( u said u sent 5) evidence that you have met in person? It makes me angry how they seem over picky sometimes.we got a rfe online yesterday .I'm kind of thinking our hard copy is a going to say the  same and we didn't have plane tickets,stamps etc at the time we sent our petion as my fiance was living in  uk(same as me) I have  since visited him once in california.so I'm hoping my one ticket and stamp would be enough.you could get friends or family to write letters too..?

My fiance and I just recieved an RFE, because they want primary evidence of us meeting in person. We originally sent 5 photos, many many emails and facebook messages, and they are saying they want primary evidence...He is from Michigan and I'm from Ottawa, Ontario. We travel by car only so perhaps we should send credit card bank statement and receipts of our gas bills? We dont have passport stamps, no hotel receipts (as we always stay in each other's family home when we visit), and no plane, train or bus tickets.They said they don't need more photos or telephone bills, as they don't want more proof of an on-going relationship but rather they want evidence of us meeting. Please make suggestions of what else we can include as primary evidence.

 


jola83FemaleEngland2013-06-06 13:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsRFE :-/

Thank you for info/tips everyone.I guess till we get that hard copy we won't know for sure what it is they want.but it must be something minor as there isn't anything that could cause difficulties in anyway.both never married,no criminal records etc .I'm taking a wild guess as they want more primary evidence that we have met in person in last two years..(just going off what others on here got rfe for and what they had originally sent) we didn't have passport stamps,stubs etc when we sent our application as my fiance was based here in England til end of March.I have since visited him once In california so now I have passport stamp/stub.if that's what they are going to need.I also have visitor forms with both our names the date and location.that I needed for when I went on air force base with him here in England.kind of kicking myself that we didn't send those visitor forms to begin with now.as it states on the form that my fiance was my escort on base


jola83FemaleEngland2013-06-06 23:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsRFE :-/

Thank you  well I guess we got  our  first notification.they really need to look into this whole process as too many people  receive rfe`s .it's either they need  to be more clearer on what they need to begin with,or make it seem less  overwhelming so people people forget things

It is very stupid, it confuses people every single week.  Try do a search for "Two RFEs" and you'll see that this topic is posted all the time.  I guess it would be too much to ask the USCIS to have a first notice saying, "We have decided to mail you an RFE" and another one which says, "Your RFE has been mailed" and "here is your tracking number".  Who knows how long it is before it actually gets placed in mailbox.  Someone here had stated that his friend worked for the USCIS and said that it all depends when the "assistant" gets the actual RFE mailed, how's that for efficiency? What if the assistant is sick or on vacation?  Some people get their hard copy in a few days from the second notice, I have seen others wait over a week.  Pray that you are one of the lucky ones and don't waste time sending it back if you want it processed quicker.  Many send it back Express Mail or FedEx/UPS overnight.  I tracked mine to make sure they got it, even if it cost me $$$.

 


jola83FemaleEngland2013-06-06 16:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsRFE :-/

There are usually two notices of RFE, one when they decide to do an RFE, and one when they actually mail it.  They both say the same thing, that it "has been mailed", but the first one really doesn't mean it was actually mailed.  Lots of people get confused because they get two notices or their RFE dates change, this is why.

 

Well that's kind of of  stupid lol.does this happen to everyone?.and how long from when they first say they have mailed it out,do  they actually Decide to mail it?


jola83FemaleEngland2013-06-06 15:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsRFE :-/

Yes my time line has added time on .but I can't  really go by it as my case was

Touched around 3  weeks before my timeline estimated

 

Oh, sorry, my bad. 

 

That I couldn't tell you - I guess it all depends on how they feel at the processing centre, how "bad" the RFE was, how long it'll take you guys to clarify.

 

Hopefully it won't hoop you too much.  Either way, it's just a minor speed bump in a long road trip...I wonder if the timeline has a way of re-adjusting the guesstimate if you have RFEs?

 


jola83FemaleEngland2013-06-06 15:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsRFE :-/

Thank you for the info:) but I meant  what is the average  time frame in replying to rfe to receiving Noa2?.sorry I should of been more clearer  We got our noa 1 Feb 14 th .so I  was kind of shocked that our case has been touched so soon 

Theres general guesstimate timelines out there.  When did they recieve your package/when did you get your NOA1?

 

You can use your timeline, and that can give you a guesstimate on that...if it helps, we got our NOA1 earlier this month, and the guesstimate is mid october.  BUT....that is just til NOA2...not the whole process.  The whole process depends also on your local consulate, medical, etc etc. 

 

Prepare yourself, this is NOT a quick process.  It could be worse...but...

 

http://www.visajourn...m/content/times there's a link for processing times.  Results may vary.

 


jola83FemaleEngland2013-06-06 14:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsRFE :-/

I'm not too worried,it's frustrating more than anything as if they already had what they are now requesting,we could have our approval right now instead of rfe.

Does anyone know what the average time line is from them receiving whatever they are requesting to a approval?


jola83FemaleEngland2013-06-06 13:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsRFE :-/

Ok ill let you guys know as soon as we get the hard copy in the mail :)


jola83FemaleEngland2013-06-06 12:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsRFE :-/

 So I just checked our status for our petion .and it says on June 5th they mailed us a RFE. Does that mean it was actually sent out in the mail June 5th.as if so I guess we could expect it any day.as we are at the California office and my fiance address is in california also.

Just kind of nervous as to what it could be .hope it's something simple.my fiance just said that he may have forgotten to date the back of the photos he sent, could this be it?  Also when it came to photo evidence they where mostly print outs from online(Facebook photo albums etc) do they see print outs as a problem? Do they only accept original photos?

Also once we have mailed them back and they are satisfied.on average how long does it take to get a approval after that? 


jola83FemaleEngland2013-06-06 01:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsCSC March Filer - NOA2!!!

Thats amazing congrats!!


jola83FemaleEngland2013-06-08 13:19:00