Original I-129F Notice (I-797) required at K3 interview?
Feb 25th 2004, 4:43 pm
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Original I-129F Notice (I-797) required at K3 interview?
Hello!
I'm finalizing my I-134 plus supporting documents to send to my husband for his K3 interview, as well as anything else, originals and copies, I can think of that he will need. I'm wondering if he will need the *original* I-797s I received for any part of this process (NOA1 from I-130 and NOA1 and 2 from I-129F) or if good quality photocopies are sufficient.
What have others been doing in regards to this and their K3/K1 interviews? Our consulate is London.
Thanks!
Jackie
I'm finalizing my I-134 plus supporting documents to send to my husband for his K3 interview, as well as anything else, originals and copies, I can think of that he will need. I'm wondering if he will need the *original* I-797s I received for any part of this process (NOA1 from I-130 and NOA1 and 2 from I-129F) or if good quality photocopies are sufficient.
What have others been doing in regards to this and their K3/K1 interviews? Our consulate is London.
Thanks!
Jackie
Feb 25th 2004, 6:09 pm
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Re: Original I-129F Notice (I-797) required at K3 interview?
Heya Jackie,
I sent color copies (couldn't convince the copy people to do it since it was an "official looking form", so I did them myself under cover of darkness on a self service color machine at Kinko's.....) because I really didn't want to part with the originals, thinking it would be next to impossible to replace them if they were somehow lost.
I don't know if there are special requirements for K-3, but I can tell you that basically NONE of our carefully prepared and organized supporting evidence was looked at by the Conoff at the interview. Mr. P. said he flipped through the I134 but didn't request anything else----that may be because I had attached three year's worth of tax returns, transcripts, employer letter, paystubs and a year's worth of bank statements just as a precaution. God, I sound completely over the top, but it worked!
I figured we had gotten that far, and I wasn't going to give them a reason to request anything else!
~SecretGarden
~and Mr. Pink
I sent color copies (couldn't convince the copy people to do it since it was an "official looking form", so I did them myself under cover of darkness on a self service color machine at Kinko's.....) because I really didn't want to part with the originals, thinking it would be next to impossible to replace them if they were somehow lost.
I don't know if there are special requirements for K-3, but I can tell you that basically NONE of our carefully prepared and organized supporting evidence was looked at by the Conoff at the interview. Mr. P. said he flipped through the I134 but didn't request anything else----that may be because I had attached three year's worth of tax returns, transcripts, employer letter, paystubs and a year's worth of bank statements just as a precaution. God, I sound completely over the top, but it worked!
I figured we had gotten that far, and I wasn't going to give them a reason to request anything else!~SecretGarden
~and Mr. Pink
Originally posted by mrs.jar2b
Hello!
I'm finalizing my I-134 plus supporting documents to send to my husband for his K3 interview, as well as anything else, originals and copies, I can think of that he will need. I'm wondering if he will need the *original* I-797s I received for any part of this process (NOA1 from I-130 and NOA1 and 2 from I-129F) or if good quality photocopies are sufficient.
What have others been doing in regards to this and their K3/K1 interviews? Our consulate is London.
Thanks!
Jackie
Hello!
I'm finalizing my I-134 plus supporting documents to send to my husband for his K3 interview, as well as anything else, originals and copies, I can think of that he will need. I'm wondering if he will need the *original* I-797s I received for any part of this process (NOA1 from I-130 and NOA1 and 2 from I-129F) or if good quality photocopies are sufficient.
What have others been doing in regards to this and their K3/K1 interviews? Our consulate is London.
Thanks!
Jackie
Feb 25th 2004, 6:18 pm
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Re: Original I-129F Notice (I-797) required at K3 interview?
Hi SG!!
I've been thinking about you guys!
Ha! You sound just like me/I sound just like you regarding putting together the I-134 etc ... over the top is just what I've found myself doing! I was wallowing in stacks of bank statements and payslips just last night!
And yes, I'm terrified (not much of an exaggeration!) to send the original I-797s through the mail or FedEx because of the risk of losing them. Color copies it is then, luckily we have one at work so I won't have to hide.
Thanks for your response and I will talk to you soon! Hope all is well
I've been thinking about you guys!
Ha! You sound just like me/I sound just like you regarding putting together the I-134 etc ... over the top is just what I've found myself doing! I was wallowing in stacks of bank statements and payslips just last night!
And yes, I'm terrified (not much of an exaggeration!) to send the original I-797s through the mail or FedEx because of the risk of losing them. Color copies it is then, luckily we have one at work so I won't have to hide.
Thanks for your response and I will talk to you soon! Hope all is well
Feb 25th 2004, 6:29 pm
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Re: Original I-129F Notice (I-797) required at K3 interview?
Jackie,
The original I-797s shouldn't be needed - there won't be any interview until the consulate has received it's own notice of approval via the NVC.
That being said, I will have my NOAs #1 for I-130 and I-129f at my wife's K3 interview just in case! (I won't have the NOA #2 for the I-129f because I don't believe they ever issued one.)
Regards, JEff
The original I-797s shouldn't be needed - there won't be any interview until the consulate has received it's own notice of approval via the NVC.
That being said, I will have my NOAs #1 for I-130 and I-129f at my wife's K3 interview just in case! (I won't have the NOA #2 for the I-129f because I don't believe they ever issued one.)
Regards, JEff
Originally posted by mrs.jar2b
Hello!
I'm finalizing my I-134 plus supporting documents to send to my husband for his K3 interview, as well as anything else, originals and copies, I can think of that he will need. I'm wondering if he will need the *original* I-797s I received for any part of this process (NOA1 from I-130 and NOA1 and 2 from I-129F) or if good quality photocopies are sufficient.
What have others been doing in regards to this and their K3/K1 interviews? Our consulate is London.
Thanks!
Jackie
Hello!
I'm finalizing my I-134 plus supporting documents to send to my husband for his K3 interview, as well as anything else, originals and copies, I can think of that he will need. I'm wondering if he will need the *original* I-797s I received for any part of this process (NOA1 from I-130 and NOA1 and 2 from I-129F) or if good quality photocopies are sufficient.
What have others been doing in regards to this and their K3/K1 interviews? Our consulate is London.
Thanks!
Jackie
Feb 25th 2004, 6:50 pm
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Re: Original I-129F Notice (I-797) required at K3 interview?
Originally posted by jeffreyhy
Jackie,
The original I-797s shouldn't be needed - there won't be any interview until the consulate has received it's own notice of approval via the NVC.
Regards, JEff
Jackie,
The original I-797s shouldn't be needed - there won't be any interview until the consulate has received it's own notice of approval via the NVC.
Regards, JEff
Unfortunately, what you say here actually follows logic and reason. You should know by now that the USCIS doesn't make any sense! Just like Jackie, I was concerned that they would pull some documentation requirement out of their hat at the interview, so I sent everything anyway. I know, I know, takes more time for them to look through a two inch thick pile of stuff, but oh well..........
Still no joy getting your original NOA2 then?
~SG
~and my husband, Mr. Pink!
(ashamed to say it, but I also sent a color copy of my letter from NVC!)
Feb 25th 2004, 6:52 pm
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Re: Original I-129F Notice (I-797) required at K3 interview?
SG,
We're not talking here about the USCIS. Visas are issued by the Department of State.
Regards, JEff
We're not talking here about the USCIS. Visas are issued by the Department of State.
Regards, JEff
Originally posted by SecretGarden
Hiya JEff,
Unfortunately, what you say here actually follows logic and reason. You should know by now that the USCIS doesn't make any sense! Just like Jackie, I was concerned that they would pull some documentation requirement out of their hat at the interview, so I sent everything anyway. I know, I know, takes more time for them to look through a two inch thick pile of stuff, but oh well..........
Still no joy getting your original NOA2 then?
~SG
~and my husband, Mr. Pink!
(ashamed to say it, but I also sent a color copy of my letter from NVC!)
Hiya JEff,
Unfortunately, what you say here actually follows logic and reason. You should know by now that the USCIS doesn't make any sense! Just like Jackie, I was concerned that they would pull some documentation requirement out of their hat at the interview, so I sent everything anyway. I know, I know, takes more time for them to look through a two inch thick pile of stuff, but oh well..........
Still no joy getting your original NOA2 then?
~SG
~and my husband, Mr. Pink!
(ashamed to say it, but I also sent a color copy of my letter from NVC!)
Feb 25th 2004, 6:53 pm
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Re: Original I-129F Notice (I-797) required at K3 interview?
Originally posted by jeffreyhy
SG,
We're not talking here about the USCIS. Visas are issued by the Department of State.
Regards, JEff
SG,
We're not talking here about the USCIS. Visas are issued by the Department of State.
Regards, JEff
*LOL*
*big sigh*.......I knew the minute I hit submit reply that I would be taken to task for that!
~SG
Feb 25th 2004, 7:45 pm
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Re: Original I-129F Notice (I-797) required at K3 interview?
SG,
If you edit right away you can often get a post from BritishExpats fixed before it hits Usenet. I do it a lot!
Regards, JEff
If you edit right away you can often get a post from BritishExpats fixed before it hits Usenet. I do it a lot!
Regards, JEff
Originally posted by SecretGarden
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.......................... ..
*LOL*
*big sigh*.......I knew the minute I hit submit reply that I would be taken to task for that!
~SG
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.......................... ..
*LOL*
*big sigh*.......I knew the minute I hit submit reply that I would be taken to task for that!
~SG
Feb 25th 2004, 8:34 pm
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Re: Original I-129F Notice (I-797) required at K3 interview?
Ha!! This is the second time you two have "fought" on one of the treads I started ... what am I going to do with you??!!
Just kidding ... have at it!
Just kidding ... have at it!
Originally posted by SecretGarden
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.......................... ..
*LOL*
*big sigh*.......I knew the minute I hit submit reply that I would be taken to task for that!
~SG
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.......................... ..
*LOL*
*big sigh*.......I knew the minute I hit submit reply that I would be taken to task for that!
~SG
Feb 25th 2004, 9:36 pm
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Re: Original I-129F Notice (I-797) required at K3 interview?
Jackie,
Stop posting?
Regards, JEff
Stop posting?
Regards, JEff
Originally posted by mrs.jar2b
Ha!! This is the second time you two have "fought" on one of the treads I started ... what am I going to do with you??!!
Just kidding ... have at it!
Ha!! This is the second time you two have "fought" on one of the treads I started ... what am I going to do with you??!!
Just kidding ... have at it!
Feb 25th 2004, 9:40 pm
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Re: Original I-129F Notice (I-797) required at K3 interview?
Originally posted by mrs.jar2b
Hello!
I'm finalizing my I-134 plus supporting documents to send to my husband for his K3 interview, as well as anything else, originals and copies, I can think of that he will need. I'm wondering if he will need the *original* I-797s I received for any part of this process (NOA1 from I-130 and NOA1 and 2 from I-129F) or if good quality photocopies are sufficient.
What have others been doing in regards to this and their K3/K1 interviews? Our consulate is London.
Thanks!
Jackie
Hello!
I'm finalizing my I-134 plus supporting documents to send to my husband for his K3 interview, as well as anything else, originals and copies, I can think of that he will need. I'm wondering if he will need the *original* I-797s I received for any part of this process (NOA1 from I-130 and NOA1 and 2 from I-129F) or if good quality photocopies are sufficient.
What have others been doing in regards to this and their K3/K1 interviews? Our consulate is London.
Thanks!
Jackie
The consul never asked for the NOA'S
and I got my K3, When he was looking thru all my paperwork I saw the ADIT pictures, My G-325A, and My approved I-129, It was all in a big white envelope. I didn't get to see the rest of it
Feb 25th 2004, 9:59 pm
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Re: Original I-129F Notice (I-797) required at K3 interview?
Originally posted by mrs.jar2b
Hello!
I'm finalizing my I-134 plus supporting documents to send to my husband for his K3 interview, as well as anything else, originals and copies, I can think of that he will need. I'm wondering if he will need the *original* I-797s I received for any part of this process (NOA1 from I-130 and NOA1 and 2 from I-129F) or if good quality photocopies are sufficient.
What have others been doing in regards to this and their K3/K1 interviews? Our consulate is London.
Thanks!
Jackie
Hello!
I'm finalizing my I-134 plus supporting documents to send to my husband for his K3 interview, as well as anything else, originals and copies, I can think of that he will need. I'm wondering if he will need the *original* I-797s I received for any part of this process (NOA1 from I-130 and NOA1 and 2 from I-129F) or if good quality photocopies are sufficient.
What have others been doing in regards to this and their K3/K1 interviews? Our consulate is London.
Thanks!
Jackie
Jackie!! Hubby has p3 already?? Wow, Congratulations!! I hope you get your I-134 done quick!!! I had mine put together as soon as I saw my approval on line... lol... actually I sent him 3 originals, i'm a worry freak, and I didn't want him to loose anything.
Keep me updated, alright? Hopefully, both of our husbands will have their interview soon!!!!!
Lily,
