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QUOTE (Pch1 @ Jan 28 2009, 02:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hello everyone,
My filipina lady friend was married to a Japanese man two years ago. They were married in civil court in Manila. After staying with her in Manila he went back to Japan and later on she found out he has another girl friend. So last xmas he got her a visa to go to Japan so they can get divorced. She has been there for the last year until now. Two months ago, she got the divorce and she was given a one year working alien visa. She has 3 kids in the Philippines from her previous BF that she was never married too, they all under the age 13.
My question is, I met her in person last year and we have been talking for almost 2 yrs now. I like to petition her for fiance Visa while she is still in Japan. I know she will need a scroll clearance and the Phil Embassy to certify the divorce and get her old name back. What are the forms I need to fill out from here, what forms she needs to fill out if any?
I am sure you heard this before many times, but I do appreciate it if someone can help me out with this since time of the essence since she has to go back to the Phil the end of this year.
If you have a list of what I need to submit with the application that would be great...Thanks to all

Aj

Shall I do the filing myself or shall I hire someone to do it? What forms do I need?
I 129F, G325c for both of us, letter of intent, what other forms that I need to send with the application?

Pch1

Male

Philippines

2009-01-28 19:15:00

Thanks, this is good to know, really!!

Pch1

Male

Philippines

2009-01-28 18:42:00

Oops , I am sorry. I did not know this is another forum. Wow, lets hope no Denial we start the processing. Thanks anyways. Can you please give me a link to where I should post this? Thanks guys!!

Pch1

Male

Philippines

2009-01-28 18:39:00

Pch1

Male

Philippines

2009-01-28 17:28:00

Affidavit of Support

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I wanted to complete our Affidavit of support asap, but as I was reading guides and previous discussion I read that its not a good idea to do it too far ahead of time... we just got our NOA2 and I also received a letter stating that our case has passed through the NVC and is on its way to Bucharest. Is it to early to put all the stuff together? SHould I wait untill I know the Interview date and then do it closer to that date?

Thank you for your advice!!!

Now would be a good time, or next week after you file your 2008 taxes.

Do I understand that Affidavit of support does not need to be sent with the filing of the Fiance Visa I 129F?
Thanks!

You do not file I-134 with the I-129F. You give it to your Fiancee in advance of the Interview. Your Fiancee will take it to the Interview. Do not sign it until you're in front of a Notary. The signature should be notarized. However, you will hear of others here that did not have it notarized. I notarized mine and Fernanda had no problems at the Consulate.

Thanks for the information! So all what I need to file is the I 129F, Letter of intent, G325C for both , anything else? Cover letter?

Pch1

Male

Philippines

2009-01-28 19:37:00

Affidavit of Support

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Now would be a good time, or next week after you file your 2008 taxes.

Do I understand that Affidavit of support does not need to be sent with the filing of the Fiance Visa I 129F?
Thanks!

Pch1

Male

Philippines

2009-01-28 19:20:00

I-129F Question No. 10

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Hey I'm looking at the I-129F and on item no. 10 it My Citizenship is acquired through Birth in the U.S. or Naturalization. I was born in the Philippines myself and do I click on PARENTS and what do I put on the certification number? Thanks a bunch!

If you are a naturalized citizen you should have a citizenship document with your registration number. That is what you would put. Your parents status is not important. You must be a citizen, by birth or naturalization to qualify for an I-129f petition.

I just want to get an answer regarding what you mentioned her in regards to "registration number" Citizenship Certificate has two numbers one that starts with A which is the Registration number and another one which is on top and starts with numbers only. Which of the two to use when they are asking for "certificate number" on the application? Also would this be printed where it says "Alien No"

Pch1

Male

Philippines

2009-01-29 18:10:00

can you speak to a co about your case if you go too HCMC?

Someone please can help with this question. I am US Citizen, my Filipina Gf is working in Dubai, UAE. We met once in Dubai, is it possible to apply for fiance Visa for her while In Dubai, or does she need to go back to the Phil to process her paper work and all that. Thanks

Pch1

Male

Philippines

2010-07-15 23:27:00

Asia: East and Pacific

SO's are not allowed to accompany thier partners during the initial interview. However as a USC you have the right to USC services on any matter, and you're partner's application is a relevant matters.

Remain polite and get past the first few tiers of vietnamese staff, insist on speaking with a CO. The key is to get beyond the local vietnamese staff, even the nicest don't have the authority to do anything, and they are not that nice or well trained.

Theoretically USC's should have automatic access to USC services during ordinary USC services hours. In Saigon they do ask that you make an appointment. However, legally you should just to able to turn up.

It's your government, your taxes and your consulate. Keep this is mind, politely remind those who don't get it and keep chipin'.

-J

J&A

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2008-07-25 02:26:00

I-130, check cashed late, wrong receipt date and other fun

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My case doesn't seem so unusual given what I've read, summary

4/28 mailed I-130 to CSC with delivery confirmation
4/30 delivery confirmed via USPS website
4/30 ---> 5/24 big long silence
5/24 my online bank account showed the cancelled check for $190, WAC# not accurately legible.
6/11 Got cancelled check via US mail, checked WAC# on website, state "On May 18th, 2007, we received this I-130" ...
...... No NOA1 yet.

Anybody got opinions on:

- A few folks have said there was no relationship between WAC# on check & real WAC# when the NOA1 arrived
- I guess some folks never got an NOA1 or very very late, good thing I'm not thinking of a K-3
- Should I start hassling them to process my case based on the correct delivery date?
- Other opinions?

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Adding my own final update to this posting. The NOA1 never arrived, CSC later notified that this effected a bunch of folks and was because of a systems error.

When the NOA2 finally came through (at about the right time based on original filing date), it contain a "priority date" which was basically the correct filing date give or take a few days.

-J

J&A

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2008-07-25 01:05:00

I-130, check cashed late, wrong receipt date and other fun

Update to my former post:

8/29 e-mail approval of I-130, letter arrived shortly after

Website showed receipt date of 5/18/07, but appears processing was based on "priority date" of 4/30 ...

I never did get an NOA1

-J

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J&A

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2007-09-05 13:37:00

I-130, check cashed late, wrong receipt date and other fun

J&A

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2007-06-11 13:46:00

Originals/Photocopies/Notorized copys for I-864 income/assets

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Trying to pull together documentation for I-864, I'm self-employed with complicated income so I can on explaining that but also submitting evidence of assets to back it up. My question is exactly what are they looking for? I don't want to send originals, I also don't particularly want to shell out $200 to get 20 pieces of paper notorized. Can I certify & sign that copies are real and originals will be made available at interview?

Instructions are clear relating to tax documents, not so clear on other documents, they just say "proof", they don't say what "proof" is ...

My documents:
- bank statements
- stock certificates
- investment fund statements

Thanks
-J

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Adding my own final update.

This is definitely an important point and the I-864 documents are reviewed and accepted/declined by the consular station (at least in my case) in addition to NVC checking. They can be quite pedantic. The biggest point that surprised me is that tax return transcripts are expected for the previous year, even though in the early part of the year tax returns would usually not be filed by most people (think 4/15).

So if you think the interview might be happening in March/April/May you should be researching filing your tax return in January or February (even if you have to file a 1040X later to amend).

Oh, and here is the fastest possible way to get your tax transcripts. (1) the irs has to have processed the tax return, you can check this by going thru the automated 1800xxx1040 number and requesting them to be mailed - if the system accepts the request then they are in the computer (2) if you can't wait to receive the transcript by mail at that point (like in my case 9 hours before the interview), setting an account on efax.com, get through to an irs agent by phone (7am - late, in all continental US timezones, there is really only 4 hours weekend and weekend they are not available) - and ask to have the return faxed to you. Then print it out.

-J

J&A

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2008-07-25 01:22:00

Originals/Photocopies/Notorized copys for I-864 income/assets

J&A

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2007-12-20 15:31:00

Passport photocopy expiring for DS-230

QUOTE (J&A @ Dec 9 2007, 09:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I'm about to send in DS-230 Part I as part of IR1 process - a photocopy of my spouses passport biometric page must be included.

All things going well visa would be issued about March/April timeframe. Spouses passport expires in the summer so a new passport would be needed to meet the requirement that at the date of visa issueance the passport must have at least 6 months validity.

So I can take a photocopy of the current passport to submit DS-230 part I or have her get a new passport early so that the photocopy included now matches the passport at visa issuance time.

I guess I'm trying to read the tee leaves to figure out if they need the copy of the passport now to record passport number (in which case I should have her get a new one) or else they just verify name etc. (in which case a copy of the current one is fine...)

Ideas?
-J

Answering my own post in hindsight. By the point you are dealing with the NVC you definitely need to make sure the intending immigrants passport has at least another 12 months, if not more. We got the passport renewed immediately and over the course of the next 6 months saw multiple reasons was this was a really smart thing to do. Many reasons. Remember the endorsed I-551 stamp in the passport serves as a temporary green card for 12 months >>AFTER<< US entry until the real one arrives - so you definitely want to make sure you are using the same passport thru the visa issuance process, US entry and >>THEN<< while you wait for the green card to arrive.

If I did this again I'd make sure there was 18 months remaining validity on the passport.

-J

J&A

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2008-07-25 01:32:00

Passport photocopy expiring for DS-230

J&A

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2007-12-09 23:38:00

CSC I-130 - time to check-cashed & NOA1

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Sent I-130 4/28 USPS delivery confirmation. Delivery confirmed 4/30 8am, to date no NOA1 and check not cashed.

Not so worried about NOA1 as by all accounts CSC is real late sending them, if at all. But my bank is very quick to record checking activity and so I'm wondering what folks think the normal amount of time for CSC to cash a check is these days? Seems from timelines they were doing this quite quickly.

-J

Answering my own post in hindsight. Back then ... May 2007, CSC was backlogged (and had systems problems which I also posted about). Long story short, when new stuff came in it was assigned a "priority date" based on arrival. Then it sat in a room for a month until they got around to looking at it to send the check to the bank. The petition was ultimately processed based on this "priority date" within expected timeframes at that time.

-J

J&A

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2008-07-25 01:37:00

CSC I-130 - time to check-cashed & NOA1

J&A

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2007-05-13 16:40:00

Affidavit of Support for wife based on assets only?

snip...

Some consulates wont consider assets by them selves, they want to see income as well.

Anybody know how the US Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam is WRT this requirement? & thanks for suggestions about notarized job offers, I should be able to organize a few good ones (that was how I self-sponsor under the visa-lottery program way back...)

-J

J&A

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2007-06-11 15:36:00

Affidavit of Support for wife based on assets only?

Real sorry for the double post, the browser hung first time (lousy ISP) and so I assumed the post failed ...
-J

J&A

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2007-06-11 15:29:00

Affidavit of Support for wife based on assets only?

So if things go to plan sometime in the fall I'll have to do an affidavit of support. I'm lucky to have skills which allow me to work 6 months out of every 2 years and have been doing this for 10+ years. Right now I'm working for equity only (no salary, just stock options). So I need to know how difficult its going to get the affidavit approved. If its a real mess I still have a few months to get a real job and call in some personal loans.

Some data points:

- Self-employed, intermittently for 10 years - so no letter from a steady employer
- Got about $55,000 cash in the bank, account has been open many years, been slowly coming down from about $100,000 2 years ago
- Got about $35,000 in 401K, maybe $30,000 in other funds (these are readily converible to cash - within a week).
- I got no other property or assets of note.
- Absolutely NO WAY I will be able to organize a co-sponsor
- Tax transcripts, 2004 - $48K foreign earned income, 2005 - $50K foreign earned income, 2006 - $0 income (eeekk!)
- I have 2 long-term personal loans to overseas family for about $50K which I could get cashed this month
- I could ditch my current arrangement and get a regular job at about $80K salary in a month or 2

Questions:

- In terms of personal assets I can easily meet the 5x poverty level requirements, but....
- I'm concerned about impact of the $0 income on 2006 tax return
- I'm concerned if I liquidate personal loans they won't accept because cash has only been in the bank 2-3 months.
- I'm concerned what documents I'll need from the bank to prove to them I got the cash
- I'm thinking maybe I'll get a real job for a while - but it will be new a few months when I get a letter ....
- Note I've no possibility for a co-sponsor.
- I know these guys like thier routine and don't like non-standard cases but... (1) how much should I be worried here AND (2) what can I do in the next 3-4 months to but this in a better light?

Appreciate all responses, ideas.
-J

J&A

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2007-06-11 15:20:00