Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
US Citizenship General Discussion	Changing name through citizenship application	Lots of people do the name change on the N400 - its part of the 'freebie' you get. No sweat. Good Luck to Ganna I mean Anna.	motu	Not Telling	Colombia	2009-06-10 16:15:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	If your original nationality on the certificate is wrong?	On the other hand - the naturalization certificate is only good for getting the passport and so what it says about previous nationality doesn't matter. On the US passport it only lists country of birth and that may be important to be correct in case Taiwan allows dual nationality etc. By the way - you will be a US citizen soon so your loyalty now lies with US not with any other country - if you think in those terms, it may not 'bother' you so much. As it is, try and get it corrected at the oath ceremony - perhaps it will all be OK. Good Luck	motu	Not Telling	Colombia	2009-06-06 12:32:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Oath Ceremony today in Denver, Colorado	QUOTE (waiting4visas @ Jun 10 2009, 04:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Congratulations Motu...How long did it take to hand out 300 certificates at the end? Zero - they were pre-packaged in envelopes on the chairs that each person was assigned. When they opened it; the packet had several things like a copy of the constitution etc. along with the unsigned Naturalization Certificate. So, they must assign people seats based on their name or number and then the packets are placed on those seats accordingly and the people are directed to their specific seat. SO, no time spent in distribution of certificates. Good Luck	motu	Not Telling	Colombia	2009-06-11 11:03:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Oath Ceremony today in Denver, Colorado	QUOTE (jsnearline @ Jun 10 2009, 03:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Out of curiosity, who administered the Oath? A federal judge? USCIS official? A USCIS official. For my own citizenship - a few years ago - it was done in the federal court and the oath was administered by a federal judge. I made some scanned copies of my own documents and shredded them - I will do the same with my wife's too, but I might wait till she gets her passport. Thanks all and Good Luck to all; Thanks for deleting the duplicate post Kathryn.	motu	Not Telling	Colombia	2009-06-10 16:22:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Oath Ceremony today in Denver, Colorado	We were told to report at 9.15 and there was big line of people already. My wife got in the que and we waited in the sitting area. They just took her signed sheet of paper and her greencard, nothing else (I had documents in the car - just in case - but didn't bring them in). The ceremony started after about one hour (Around 10.15) - they had two or three videos and couple of speakers and then they had everybody stand up as they called out the names of their countries and then they were given the oath and then the pledge. It lasted about 40 - 45 minutes. There were around 300 new citizens from 80 countries - so quite a crowd. They had passport processors and voter registration people there but we didn't want to do that - we went to a Chinese restaurant - but it was closed - so Vietnamese instead! Some friends and my sister were there also - but I think its quite a lot of time spent just waiting around. by the way - the naturalization certificate is unsigned - so my wife will sign it later on today (No one asked then to sign it). We may go to the post-office for passport application tomorrow. I will shred all the documents we have starting from the K1 application!	motu	Not Telling	Colombia	2009-06-10 15:44:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Citizenship Denied	We didn't; but have heard of others being delayed or denied. Some of my wife's friends from the citizenship class had that happen to them. One was rescheduled to produce more documents of her AOS to satisfy the examiner (The woman couldn't explain to her how she got her greencard). Another had to produce a current utility statement to show they were both still living together (she had filed based on the 3 year rule). But for most parts - almost everyone from her class passed the test and are waiting for the oath (for some reason, her oath was before anyone else's in her class - even some of those that had passed a month or more before her). Good Luck	motu	Not Telling	Colombia	2009-06-12 13:22:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	citizenship interview on june 17	QUOTE (Milili78 @ Jun 10 2009, 01:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> If you studied all 100 questions, you shouldn't have a problem Good luck!! Not correct. You also need to be able to pass the 'English' test - you need to read a sentence or two and write a sentence (besides conversing with the interviewer) - they are all very simple but the test is of two parts - English and Civics. Good Luck	motu	Not Telling	Colombia	2009-06-10 16:06:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Oath letter	QUOTE (sakura888 @ Jun 11 2009, 09:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I got the oath letter today!!! At last, 2 plus months after my interview, it is finally here. I have a question though, aside from your greencard, what else did you bring that maybe needed in the ceremony? I saw a box that is marked with an X which says to bring "Any immigration documents you may have"... does it mean I have to bring my original files? Or anything in particular? Thanks a lot. If you traveled out of the country or got arrested or any of those type of things that you answered "Yes" to (since the interview); you need documents to explain those and that's what they mean by it. For most people they just take the greencard and oath letter. Good Luck	motu	Not Telling	Colombia	2009-06-12 13:53:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	What will we do?	He can make an infopass appointment to find out, if calling doesn't work. Was he approved at the interview? Most get a paper saying approved. Good Luck	motu	Not Telling	Colombia	2009-06-13 13:53:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Fiancees citizenship interview rescheduled- Please help if u can!!!	QUOTE (ShaSha1201 @ Jun 13 2009, 06:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thank you for your responses. He did take what was asked of him and at no point was he told they required juvinille records. Thanks for the advice re: lawyer I will definately do that because I believe we would have done a better job by ourselves You are right and caught up in a mistake with this. Because the case was dropped/expunged I would probably have done the same thing you did, you really didn't do anything wrong, but then the IO must have been curious and wanted to make sure that his record was absolutely clean before proceeding, so I can see that side also. Basically, lesson learned - make sure and carry all the papers for everything concerned with your life in this process - just to be safe. Most of us have very straight forward cases, so haven't had to deal with anything like that, your case has its potential issues. Good Luck	motu	Not Telling	Colombia	2009-06-14 10:55:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Fiancees citizenship interview rescheduled- Please help if u can!!!	Make sure he carries all the documents with him. And ask the lawyer for his money back - if he doesn't - report him to the state bar/board detailing his shoddy practice. Each state has it so you can definitely put another black mark on his record. Good Luck	motu	Not Telling	Colombia	2009-06-13 14:43:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	newbie question on affidavit forms!	Most consulates require the I134 to be filed for the K1 and then during AOS (Adjustment of Status - or applying for the Green card) you will need to fill out an I864. There is no transfers. Yes the same person can sponsor (or co sponsor) for I134 or I864 or different people. Check out the poverty guidelines to figure out if you need a co-sponsor or not. Good Luck	motu	Not Telling	Colombia	2008-03-30 11:12:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Evidence of Relationship for Interview	My fiancee didn't take any new pictures (we didn't have any) so take the pics and take some letters/emails/chat records to show continuous relationship. But you have more than enough proof for this stage. Good Luck	motu	Not Telling	Colombia	2008-03-30 11:14:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Affidavit of Support	Ask him to look at his tax returns (or you do if you have a copy) - is he filing individually - as single or as a dependent or what? That can be a reasonable place to start and then add yourself as another person being 'supported' by his household. Good Luck	motu	Not Telling	Colombia	2008-03-30 10:59:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	K1 Visa on hold as Texas does not allow first cousin marriage. What to do?	Hey Padhu - you may be in a tough spot. The only realistic way to do this would be for your cousin to move to a state where it is legal to marry the first cousin. Moving to another state is not so easy in terms of finding another job, selling the old home and buying a new home etc. You need to have your cousin figure out what he/she can do to make this work. Good Luck	motu	Not Telling	Colombia	2008-03-30 11:06:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	check payable to who?	I had made out my I129f petition check to INS and it was accepted without any problem - the other two checks were made out to Homeland. Yes, I hadn't thought too much about reading the instructions on who to make the check out to and just wrote US Immigration Services instead of Homeland. Good Luck	motu	Not Telling	Colombia	2008-04-05 11:46:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Observation...	It depends on many things - I think some consulates do not divulge the names for security reasons - kidnapping threats and murder threats against Americans are not uncommon in India during random protests for example. Also, it depends on your demeanor - When your name is called - do you walk up to the window and stand their with hands folded or do you walk up to them and say," My name is Bond, James Bond. And you are?" When I had my interview in New Delhi - I told the woman, "I am Motu. How are you?" She told me her first name. I asked her where she was from; she was from Baltimore. I told her I had never been to Baltimore but would like to go there if and when I get a chance to visit DC (I knew about the geography). She asked me where had I been, I told her I was in Utah and its gorgeous in Southern Utah (YEs it is). She told me to come back at 2.00 and pick up my visa (Immigrant Visa). I think, depending on your approach, the other person may or may not reveal their names - of course you could ask, but then what would you do with the name (unless they harass you then perhaps you can complain). Good Luck Edited by motu, 05 April 2008 - 11:43 AM.	motu	Not Telling	Colombia	2008-04-05 11:42:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	packet 3 and 4 questions due to new interview scheduling procedures	QUOTE (wahenie19 @ Apr 6 2008, 06:31 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> we're confused. anyone please tell us if we're right, that we gather the required docs first, call for an interview and then packet 4 will be sent to her containing her interview apptmnt and medical exam. also, when she calls for an interview apptment date, would they automatically give her a medical exam date too? thanks a lot in advanced! Phil Adel This is the norm at some consulates e.g. Colombia. They send out Packet 3 - the beneficiary fills out the paper work and sends it (or just one or two pages) back and then they get the packet 4 with the medical and interview information. So I think you are progressing correctly with the packet 3 at this point. Good Luck	motu	Not Telling	Colombia	2008-04-06 10:09:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	under 125% and no cosponser, what do i do?	QUOTE (katiedias @ Mar 14 2008, 05:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Im feeling a little discouraged at the moment... My income is under the 125% and i dont have anyone who would be willing to cosponser for me... Is there anybody out there with a similar situation? I know I have to get a second job part time to put me over the 125 but will they consider that sufficent enough if I get the job now? i havent sent out my i-29 yet so i know i have a little time, but by the time i have to send the income stuff out to my fiance I will probably only have a few paystubs to show proof of the second job, it wont even be on last years tax reports ( seeing how i dont even have the second job yet )... If someone has been through something like this it would be great to have some insight. thanks alot Do you have no family or friends who can do this for you? All they need to be is a resident (they don't need to be a citizen). Most Indians have tons of friends and family here - are you not an Indian? Ask your friends/co-workers etc. - you may find a sponsor. Good Luck	motu	Not Telling	Colombia	2008-03-14 21:22:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Affidavit of Support	Just file your 2005 taxes - showing zero income if that's the case. You may actually have income and be below the taxable threshold, so do fill it out based on your W-2. Then you can use the copy of it for your submittal. Even if you do not have to file taxes - you still can file taxes and use the documentation for purposes 'other' than taxes. Good Luck	motu	Not Telling	Colombia	2008-04-07 12:51:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Bog embasy sent pack 3 but fience never recieved?	If you know the case number - then your fiancee should be able to get all the documents together and fax the one (or is it two) pages back to Bogota in the meantime. Basically the packet 3 has a list of documents that he/she needs to gather and a couple pages that he/she faxes back to Bogota stating that he/she has gathered all the documents. This gets the process rolling for packet 4 - which is the interview date and medical exam process and fees etc. If you have a packet 3 from a previous filing - you fiancee can use it to do her own. You definitely need the case number to do this step though. Good Luck	motu	Not Telling	Colombia	2008-03-28 11:14:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	When do you pay for K1 visa??	Yep - packet 4 will have all the details of visa fees and how and where to pay it and any other requirements generally - Medical and Vaccination. Good Luck	motu	Not Telling	Colombia	2008-04-09 09:23:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Interview - Original documents needed	Like Nosotros said, I didn't send my certificate of Naturalization to my fiancee or passport - I didn't even go to the interview - In my view your fiancee should bring 'her' part of all original documents like her birth certificate, her divorce decree, her police report etc. etc. - not the petitioners. You are good to go! Good Luck	motu	Not Telling	Colombia	2008-04-06 10:12:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Interview - Original documents needed	Aren't you the petitioner? In most cases the petitioner doesn't even go to the interview. You should not need to take nay of your originals just the beneficiary needs to carry his/her originals to the interview. If you are going there to support him/her in the interview - just your passport should be enough. Good Luck	motu	Not Telling	Colombia	2008-04-05 16:35:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Commision based Income for Consular Interview	You are over the 125% poverty line for 2007 - you are good to go - no need to show assets etc. One way of income is not considered better than the others - anyone can get fired or laid off in a day as can a business go under in a day. They just need to see that currently you are doing okay. Good Luck	motu	Not Telling	Colombia	2008-04-10 13:05:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	SSDI for I-134 affidavit of support	The USCIS poverty guidelines for Three people is $22,000. So, if your fiancee doesn't have any kids - you are OK and dovnot need to disclose or submit any other info like banks and stocks and assets. http://www.uscis.gov...form/I-864P.pdf Good Luck	motu	Not Telling	Colombia	2008-04-11 21:03:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Police Report - Colombia Need Agent	If all else fails, you can ask someone on the Poor-but-happy Colombian forum for help. http://poorbuthappy....lombia/forum/3/ Good Luck	motu	Not Telling	Colombia	2008-04-12 13:36:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Co-Sponsor is filing a tax extension but makes well above 125%	You can include a copy of the extension and copies of estimate payments - that will show how much he has paid to date - the extension shows how much he expects to pay. If you have the payments and the extension - it's almost as good as a tax return. Good Luck	motu	Not Telling	Colombia	2008-04-15 09:37:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Getting Discouraged	I understand the delay that you are facing, however, interview 6 weeks after getting the checklist is not too bad - that was the norm for my fiancee in Colombia. Good Luck	motu	Not Telling	Colombia	2008-04-15 13:48:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	I-864 It's the first I've heard of it!!	By the way - the documents needed to support you are the same - just the form is different - so he could send you an I864 notarized and you could then present whichever is needed at the interview - your supporting papers do not need to be duplicated like employment letter, tax records etc. Good Luck	motu	Not Telling	Colombia	2008-04-15 13:45:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	I-34 avadavit of support	QUOTE (BigCityDave @ Apr 10 2008, 06:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Don't understand why it wouldn't hurt. If you have it why not show it? If you send a little more evidence because it makes you feel comfortable - that's good (mostly for your comfort). If you send in too much it can annoy the examiner - remember they are only going to spend 2 or 3 minutes with each candidate - they will ask you for things that you can give to them to support your case when asked for - no need to take a suitcase of evidence when a small folder will do. And why would you kill all these trees by using excessive documents and then copying them. But in the end, its your petition/visa and you do what makes you feel comfortable. Remember if you give bank/asset/real estate info, then you also need to provide documentation to back it up e.g. a bank statement showing the balance; a statement from the stock broker/mutual funds people showing the value of investments; a property tax notice and mortgage statement providing the value of your ownership - it seems an overkill when all they want to know is that you can support this extra person or persons. Good Luck Edited by motu, 11 April 2008 - 10:48 AM.	motu	Not Telling	Colombia	2008-04-11 10:47:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	I-34 avadavit of support	QUOTE (BigCityDave @ Apr 9 2008, 11:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well you need to do at least two of the 3 that are listed on the I-134. Providing bank information would put the icing on the cake if you are already above the poverty line. Just provide as much information as possible and you should be fine. Good luck. P.S. I hope I pass my 1-134 too, it can be a tricky thing especially when you're in college! Incorrect. You do not need to send anything else if you are over the 125% of poverty line. Relax and Good Luck	motu	Not Telling	Colombia	2008-04-10 13:07:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Affadavit of Support I-134 ORIGINALS or COPIES?	QUOTE (BigCityDave @ Apr 13 2008, 01:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Can you not make 3 copies and have each one notarized all at the same time? Just be aware that if a significant time has passed between the old I134 then you may need to do an updated one and need to include 'fresh' documents to support it. I would think any thing less than 3 months old would be OK but do not know what the cut off is - 6 months? 9 months? Good Luck.	motu	Not Telling	Colombia	2008-04-14 10:36:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	J-1 Visa, how to respond to Packet 3	Also consider this - they have all of the US visa information about your fiancee available to them in their own system, so it shouldn't raise any issues. Good Luck	motu	Not Telling	Colombia	2008-04-16 11:31:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Affidavit of Support	Most people including me didn't provide any bank or other asset info as we were over the 125% of poverty line and absolutely no info is needed if a co-sponsor is being used - only the Co-sponsor's info is needed. Relax. Good Luck	motu	Not Telling	Colombia	2008-04-16 11:34:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	out of date affidavit of support form. do i need to get a new one?	QUOTE (Damian&Kelly @ Apr 17 2008, 04:22 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> that is the most recent form there is.. the 04-30-07 is excepted. I think its accepted by the USCIS as okay. Good Luck	motu	Not Telling	Colombia	2008-04-17 10:25:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Retired persons as co-signers?	QUOTE (Corey-Mariya @ Apr 11 2008, 05:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hey my aunt did it for My fiancee and I! Even if you are retired you should still get a w2 with your tax return! As long as they meet the minimum requirements everything will be fine! No it's not a W-2 it's a 1099R. But you are right - there is 'some' official document to show the amount received by retirees. Good Luck	motu	Not Telling	Colombia	2008-04-11 21:05:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Retired persons as co-signers?	QUOTE (BigCityDave @ Apr 10 2008, 11:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hello everyone, Well my parents are now starting to show interest in co-signing to help me out. Only problem is they are both now retired and my Father just retired today. How does it work for retired persons? Thanks I am also retired. A retired person can show a statement from Social security - if that's the source of their retirement or as in my case - a private retirement institute - I tell them to send me a letter of verification of income and that's what they give me. It shows how much money every month I will receive and for how long (my case it is life time). I would then attach my tax return or returns (if they want three years returns for example). In case, they have their own personal retirement - then they can show statements of their funds from the annuity company; stock brokers/mutual funds people. Good Luck	motu	Not Telling	Colombia	2008-04-11 10:52:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Packet 3 question	QUOTE (BigCityDave @ Apr 18 2008, 09:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Actually your I-134 is still acceptable. Says so on the USCIS website. Check it out here You form may be acceptable but I think you should update the contents of the I134 to reflect your current situation better, especially attaching the 2007 tax return for verification purposes. And yes, some consulates require three years tax returns. Good Luck	motu	Not Telling	Colombia	2008-04-18 11:23:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	I-134 question 2	QUOTE (marash @ Apr 17 2008, 01:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> question 2 asks for a date when my fiance started residing in the US. he doesnt really know when he arrived, most probably somewhere 1980 or 1981. I assume it isn't really important, but it would be nice if somebody agrees with me on that Or does somebody know how to find out?it doesnt say on his naturalisation paper when he started residing, just that he was residing at that time... many thanks in advance I think he would find it on all three of these 1) His Greencard saying the date of issue 2) His N400 application for Naturalization 3) His 'other' country's Passport Luckily I had all three when I filled the I134 and used number 2 Good Luck	motu	Not Telling	Colombia	2008-04-19 12:07:00