ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
National Visa Center (Dept of State)Cancel Sponsership

I really don't remember if i did an I-864 for her siblings. All i remember is receiving a case number, it was WAC XXXXXX. Just when do they ask for the affidavit of support for relatives?

If they haven't reached the NVC yet then you didn't. First step at NVC is the Affidavit of Support. WAC is a USCIS Case number not an Embassy Case Number (which are assigned at NVC).
Bob 4 AnnaMalePhilippines2011-03-03 09:35:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)Cancel Sponsership
You can't cancel sponsorship after the greencard has been issued.

You are no longer on the hook for the ex as she naturalized.

You can contact USCIS to cancel your Affidavit of Support for the siblings & 1 husband if they have not been issued Greencards yet.

Make an info-pass appointment and bring as much info as you can.

As foe her parents, you're on the hook until they work 40 quarters or naturalize.

Edited by Bob 4 Anna, 02 March 2011 - 02:56 PM.

Bob 4 AnnaMalePhilippines2011-03-02 14:55:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)Just got NOA2 scared about NVC
Read the Guides, there's a section covering NVC.
Bob 4 AnnaMalePhilippines2011-09-30 23:55:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)RFE - I'm at the end of my rope!
Yeah, we're here...

You didn't exactly ask a question now did you?
Bob 4 AnnaMalePhilippines2011-11-11 17:17:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)NVC Said They Won't Be Scheduling Any Interviews Until The Second Week of August
You can't speed-up the NVC scheduling interviews. They always schedule all competed cases for interviews during the second week of each month.

As the other VJer said once you have your interview scheduled you can always call the Embassy directly and request an earlier interview. You should wait a couple of weeks though as they won't be albe to do anything until they receive your physical casefile and have it logged into their system at the Embassy.
Bob 4 AnnaMalePhilippines2012-07-27 21:16:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)Time Savers for NVC, plus Knowing your Case #
QUOTE (RabRiz @ May 13 2009, 03:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
has anyone used the barcode generation website recently? It is not downloading the barcode image for me when I click on the button.


Doesn't work for me either.
Bob 4 AnnaMalePhilippines2009-08-24 10:27:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresPossible Divorce
QUOTE (notwillingwait @ Sep 15 2009, 11:28 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The question i have is, since me & my husband where married in his country, not US do i have to file there or can i file here in the states? if i can file here in the states, do i need a lawyer, we don't have any children or property together.


You can file here. If it's uncontested then you can do it pretty cheap even with a lawyer. In many places there are para-legal services that will prepare the documents for $100 - $300 and then you just take them to the courthouse and file them, make sure to appear on the dates your given, this would be know as "ProSee", self representation.

Note that if he has retuned to his country or is in "parts unknown" then you will have to do what's known as "Service via Publication".


Bob 4 AnnaMalePhilippines2009-09-15 12:10:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresmy husband broke up with me...before start the process =(
Agreed the guy isn't all that great but....

To anyone who thinks she can hold him hostage in a divorce proceeding, you're wrong. All he has to do is publish notice to her in a local paper and claim that he has no way to contact her since she left for her country of origin. The marriage will be dissolved.

As for the "go for his wallet" advice, financial settlement at divorce is about getting an equitable share of joint assets gained during the marriage, not about making one side pay the other for hurt feelings. I doubt there was a lot of such assets accrued during such a short marriage.

@ the OP, he's made his feelings clear. Do yourself a favor and move along, be the better person and leave it behind you. There is better waiting for you.
Bob 4 AnnaMalePhilippines2009-12-11 17:35:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWhat does an illegal immigrant have to do to go back to his country on an airplane?
He'll just need proof of Mexican citizenship to enter Mexico.
Bob 4 AnnaMalePhilippines2009-12-24 10:49:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresUnemployment benefits used for support
Why would you file for K-3 instead of just straight CR-1?

Regarding the income, file your 2009 Tax Returns and use 2007, 2008, 2009 Tax Returns with your Affidavit of Support. One advantage to the IR/CR Visa over K-1 is that the NVC accepts your AOS so the USEM can't deny Visa based on income.

I can't see why Unemployment Ins would be excluded, I've read cases where Disability was the sole source of income and not a problem as long as they exceeded the 125% guideline.
Bob 4 AnnaMalePhilippines2010-01-28 16:26:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresApplying for K3 in the US

My question is this: If we marry in the U.S. before her K1 entry expires, then travel back to Brazil together (I know she will have abandoned her AOS), can we proceed with the K3 process for her reentry after my project ends? Due to my work we can not even start the AOS process in the states. Just marry and return back to Brazil. Will I be able to bring her back on a K3 or some other form like I-130 Petition for Alien Relative (I think) later down the road?


Why not have your US Wedding then file for AOS Immediately. Once you have the NOA-1 for AOS make an infopass to get her AP (Advanced Parole) so she can travel with you. This way you wouldn't be abandoning anything just be sure she returned within the time frame specified.

Heck she could always travel back to pick-up her Greencard upon AOS approval or have a relative forward it to you in Brazil.
Bob 4 AnnaMalePhilippines2010-02-16 09:24:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresnext step after I130 is k-3?
Married is married, US recgonizes the marriage in Romania.
Bob 4 AnnaMalePhilippines2010-03-11 14:15:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresQuickest Marriage in Europe

Sorry! For the multiple posts, my computer wasn't working....

I thought K-3 was a relatively quicker option and since it required a lot of the same work as CR-1, sometimes all the filed forms and the interviews ultimately resulted in the same outcome...green card, but with a shorter timeline? Is that incorrect?

Thanks


NVC is administratively closing K-3s in favor of the CR-1 if they receive the I-130 & I-129f together now. The time difference (if there is one) is minimal and the CR-1 actually triggers the issuance of the 2 year greencard upon arrival in the US, no AOS required. Costs a little more upfront ($400 IV Fee, $70 AOS Fee at NVC) but then you don't have $1,010 AOS to get the greencard.
Bob 4 AnnaMalePhilippines2010-05-03 16:01:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresQuickest Marriage in Europe

Also do you think it is just as easy to file immigration papers using a foreign marriage certificate vs U.S. marriage certificate?

Lastly, If my significant other visited me in the U.S. on Visa Waiver and we got married and she left a week later, would I be then permitted to file a K-3 Visa Petition when she has returned to Spain?


I had no problems with a Philippine Marriage Certificate.

Yes you can file the K-3 anytime after you're married (even before she leave the US).

Why go K-3 though, seems USCIS is strongly discouraging that route in favor of CR-1...
Bob 4 AnnaMalePhilippines2010-05-03 15:41:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresmarried with children

FWIW, the name of a minor can not be changed merely upon the request of one parent.

Both parents have to petition the court, OR the absent parent needs to consent in writing to the change.

As with any name change (for an adult or minor) the date and time of the hearing must be published in a local newspaper.


Actually, the absent parent doesn't need to consent at all. You just need to show proof that you published notice of the hearing in a newspaper distributed locally where the minor lives. In Illinois the standard is 3 weeks in a row starting at least 6 weeks + 1 day prior to the hearing date.
Bob 4 AnnaMalePhilippines2010-05-24 09:32:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresmarried with children
Most states will allow for her parent to file a petition for legal name change.

It won't give you the legal rights & responsibilities that adoption will but it's cheaper & quicker.
Bob 4 AnnaMalePhilippines2010-05-18 12:55:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI-129F to NVC First Intentionally?
Are you the biological father of the kids?

If so then why not just file CRBA for them?

Edited by Bob 4 Anna, 07 June 2010 - 07:44 PM.

Bob 4 AnnaMalePhilippines2010-06-07 19:44:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresJoint Bank Account: Married(US citizen + Romanian citizen)

It will be great news when you return and report your success. I'm not holding my breath.


Doesn't my report of success with 2 different financial institutions count for anything?

When I added my wife to by BCU (Baxter Credit Union) Accounts we weren't even married yet. The W-8BEN (without a SSN or ITIN) was the magic pill for them.

When I returned from my trip to the Philippines (and was now married to her) I wanted to add her to my State Farm Accounts because of the ATM Fee refunds which are in effect even for foreign transactions. I explained to the CSR that I was aware of the W-8BEN Form so they researched it and called me back the next day to proceed with the next step.

Both institutions issued her Debit Cards in her own name and never questioned ongoing transaction in the Philippines as they had notes on file indicating that she was residing there for the time being.

I think that most of the "front-line" CSRs don't experience this issue much and automatically assume the answer to your inquiry is "No" but if you show them what they need and insist that they research it then you will get a positive result.
Bob 4 AnnaMalePhilippines2010-06-10 16:33:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresJoint Bank Account: Married(US citizen + Romanian citizen)
There is no need of ITIN or SSN to open a bank account in the US and a foreign spouse only needs an ITIN if you include them in your tax filings.

In the space where ITIN or SSN is requested simply place N/A.

What you will need are good copies of your spouse's ID such as Passport or other Government issued ID.
Bob 4 AnnaMalePhilippines2010-06-10 11:34:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresJoint Bank Account: Married(US citizen + Romanian citizen)
The info is here on VJ, I've posted it so many times...

Google IRS Form W-8BEN. Download the PDF and send it to her as it needs her original signature. You can use Foxit PDF Reader to fill in the required blanks so she just prints, signs & mails it back to you.

Present this form to your bank to have her added to your existing account. If they say something about needing a SSN as to speak to someone superior to them as all that is needed is the W-8BEN Form.

State Farm Bank has no problem with this process and being an on-line only bank they refund all ATM fees (even when used at foreign ATMs).
Bob 4 AnnaMalePhilippines2010-06-10 06:45:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresDifference between Green Card (Permanent Residence) and K-3/K-4 Nonimmigrant Visa

The OP has another post about entering as a visitor and then filing for the Greencard right after entering but seems to have no visa or connection to be able to file for a greencard...

http://www.visajourn..._1#entry4279839

I just saw that. My answer is still correct.

OP can't "pretend" to live here in order to Adjust Status and get a green card without a USC filing an I-130 petition for them.
Bob 4 AnnaMalePhilippines2010-11-08 16:53:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresDifference between Green Card (Permanent Residence) and K-3/K-4 Nonimmigrant Visa
A Visa is permission to enter the US for a Visit at the end of which you return to your home country.

A Green Card is permission to Live and Work in the US without having to return to your home country until it expires or you choose to do so.
Bob 4 AnnaMalePhilippines2010-11-08 16:40:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresPrevious K-1 causing problems?

Helping him with this very difficult since I know it will only bring grief and hardship to me in the future, but he's still my father.


He sounds a lot like my father...
Bob 4 AnnaMalePhilippines2010-09-27 15:55:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresPrevious K-1 causing problems?

His plan was to live in China but she wants to come to the US. He wants to live in China but she is pressuring him, he's afraid she'll leave him if she can't get her here.


Well, she's inadmissible for some reason and honestly this quoted bit really makes it look like he's a fool and she's a Greencard Shopper. How will he support his and her while living with you in the US? Are you both ready for when she decides to not return to China?


Here is a link listing I-601 Waiver Causes
Bob 4 AnnaMalePhilippines2010-09-27 15:02:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresPrevious K-1 causing problems?
If she misrepresented on her K-1 application then she would be inadmissible but that would not be waiverable. If she was every deported then she would need a waiver but I believe that would be an I-212 Waiver.
Bob 4 AnnaMalePhilippines2010-09-24 14:37:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresdisable child apply for K visa
Having a disability (either physically or mentally) is not in itself grounds for inadmissibility. If that disability poses a threat to the applicant or others (such as a mental disability that makes them randomly violent etc) then that can be grounds for denial.
Bob 4 AnnaMalePhilippines2011-01-10 13:36:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresFraud

This is your opinion. It is not excellent advice. It just adds to the emotional pain I am feeling regarding my wife's Visa application. Do not contact me anymore.

Do not contact me anymore.

Thank you

If you're just going to tell everyone who doesn't say what you want to hear to go away then why bother posting at all?

It's great that you believe with all of your heart that your wife has been put under suspicion unfairly. There are a lot of men who would react the opposite. Unfortunately that faith in your wife doesn't do much to move the US Embassy's Fraud Unit.

They don't just randomly harass visa applicants, for some reason they believe she fits some profile. It may be something that was said at the interview or something that was found during background checks. Even if they eventually find that they were mistaken there really is not much that can be done other than be supportive of her until the process is complete.

When my wife interviewed in the Philippines she got worried because the pre-screener made a big deal about her son since the father was listed on his birth certificate. She kept trying to get Anna to admit that she was already married before me. Then when Anna interview with the CO he said they needed to verify her CEMAR (Certificate of Marriage(s)) to confirm that I was her first & only husband. We anticipated this and Anna had a fresh CEMAR on hand to give to the CO. Of course this addressed the concern and approval was given.

My point is: Did it offend us that they suspected Anna of Fraud, sure it did as I love her and any accusation of such is offensive. Now if either of us reacted in outrage would it have had the same effect as remaining calm and reminding ourselves that it isn't something personal to them, they are doing their job which is to protect our borders and prevent fraudulent beneficiaries from getting to the US.

Nothing can be said or done to relieve the heartache caused by the additional wait. If you want to seek assistance from you congressman or senator then be calm and ask them to find out of the Embassy would like any additional evidence to clarify something so they can resolve whatever doubts they have.
Bob 4 AnnaMalePhilippines2011-02-22 11:43:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI-130 vs. I-129F, finding the fastes way

I hope I can return the favor in the near term!

Return the favor by hanging around after you've completed your Visa Journey and giving back to those who follow. That's why I've still around, in honor of those who helped us.
Bob 4 AnnaMalePhilippines2011-03-08 21:38:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI-130 vs. I-129F, finding the fastes way
Yes you would be going for CR/IR-1 visa for your wife.
Your step daughter's AOS can take 6 months but once you've filed it she is allowed to stay in the US awaiting it's adjudication.

Here is the link for AOS. Just use the evidence for step-child instead of spouse.
Bob 4 AnnaMalePhilippines2011-03-08 20:46:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI-130 vs. I-129F, finding the fastes way
Also, there is no such thing as the step-daughter being included in wife's I-130 filing. Listed as a her child sure but there is no derivative benefit for the daughter. She will need her own I-130 which can be filed concurrently with the I-485 so she can adjust in country.
Bob 4 AnnaMalePhilippines2011-03-08 12:09:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresso I guess this is it...
How do you plan to handle these two questions on the I-864?

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Looks like using your non-resident alien parents won't be an option.
Bob 4 AnnaMalePhilippines2011-05-18 13:40:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresso I guess this is it...

I asked him if I as immigrant and sponsor's spouse can use bank accounts of my parents as assets...he said he "never saw that done before, but that dont mean it cant be done"...sooooo...they gave me a form and said i can do that!!!!! Wonderful, cuz my parents are very well settled here n that sure will b a big help.

Honestly I doubt that would work since your parents are not in the US, right? How could the I-864 be enforced on someone who lives outside the US and is neither a LPR or USC?

If it was your assets I think it would be different and you could make-up the difference by having 3x the shortfall in readily available assets. If your parents are well off enough maybe the could "gift" you & your husband enough cash to sit in his bank account long enough for the process.
Bob 4 AnnaMalePhilippines2011-05-18 08:46:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresso I guess this is it...

The reality of finding someone to sponsor a family of 6, assuming the sponsor reads and understands all the documents, is slim to none. I personally wouldn't be a co-sponsor for a family member of even "1" if the situation arose. It's simply too much liablity put on the co-sponsor by the US government. Hopefully that makes you feel better, as the idea of no one sponsoring you shouldn't be taken personally, as 6 is way too much to ask.


While I do agree with most of what you said, there is a little bit of misinformation in your post...

While the Family size is 6 only 3 (the intending immigrants) need to be sponsored and that obligation can be terminated as soon as 3 years if the Wife naturalizes.

If my brother came to me requesting sponsorship I would probably help as I know him to be financially responsible but then again because he is financially responsible he wouldn't need a co-sponsor (not to imply that only irresponsible people need co-sponsors).
Bob 4 AnnaMalePhilippines2011-05-17 08:56:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresso I guess this is it...
If his kids are living with him does he receive child support for them?
Bob 4 AnnaMalePhilippines2011-05-16 09:07:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI-130 Application Request for more Evidence?

What I'm trying to say is that there's really no way to avoid these extensive RFE's. They are NOT the result of sending too little evidence with the initial petition. The cases are "selected" either randomly or based on specific circumstances, not based on having sent too little evidence. In short, there's not a "solution" for preventing them.

Ok, that's all I was looking for, hadn't seen that part of it before...

Thanks for the new (to me) info.
Bob 4 AnnaMalePhilippines2011-07-21 12:58:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI-130 Application Request for more Evidence?

The fact that a small percentage of petitioners are getting these extensive RFE requests is not a reason for everybody to start sending in all these things. They are isolated cases. Not sure if some or all are randomly selected but I expect most have some red flags prompting the RFE.

I agree but has it been established that this "small percentage of petitioners" has sent the same or similar evidence with their initial petition?
Bob 4 AnnaMalePhilippines2011-07-21 11:08:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI-130 Application Request for more Evidence?
Wow that's a lot of additional evidence they're asking for!

What was provided with the original I-130 petition?

I'm asking because I thought we sent a light packet and were approved. All we included was Our Birth Certificates, Marriage Certificate, Bio Page from my Passport (copy), Boarding pass stubs from my flight & 2 joint back accounts.
Bob 4 AnnaMalePhilippines2011-07-21 09:26:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresIN MAJOR DILEMMA, plz help...help...help and help.

There is no such informal rule that you never marry on the first visit. I know many who have including myself, the man who married my wife's sister and numerous others from MANY countries including India. It IS true that sometimes getting married on the first visit is ONE of the things LISTED among others as factor in finding against a bona fide marriage but it is just one factor among several. The issue is easily overcome when people actually LIVE a bona fide relationship and show evidence that they do, including being well prepared for the interview.

I married my wife less than a week after our first in person meeting, we had only known each other 3 months before I got on the plane...
Bob 4 AnnaMalePhilippines2011-10-21 15:53:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresIN MAJOR DILEMMA, plz help...help...help and help.

I never heard of size of wedding being a requirement...but again....maybe the "westerner view"; perhaps other members that are more knowledgeable of India laws can post here.

And this is exactly why VJ Members shouldn't be talking about Embassy specific issues in countries that they don't know.

While I've never been through the process in India I have seen more than 5 threads where the OP was't able to obtain either a K-1 or CR-1 Visa for the exact same situation as this OP.

We all want to be helpful but telling people things that we simply don't know about actually does more harm than good as it confuses the situation.
Bob 4 AnnaMalePhilippines2011-10-21 10:42:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAN WE STILL APPLY FOR A FIANCE VISA EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN TOGETHER FOR A YEAR AND A HALF?

egarding question number 2: I did the translation myself, it wasn't notarized and I had no problem at all. That was for a K-1 and AOS in 2010.

There are many reports on VJ of either the Petitioner or Beneficiary translating their documents. As long as they include a statement of who did the translation and that the person is fluent on the original language and English they've not had any problems.
Bob 4 AnnaMalePhilippines2012-01-16 12:53:00