Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	STUCK @ NVC for AP	you guys, i heard another script and yes email is being included on their call flow, second is they said you might want to call by next week to see if this administrative process is completed. so i guess they have an idea that i am on my 50th day already. by any chance, do u guys suggest to call before they close if u call when they open? do you guys think it will change on the system by the end of the day? i always call like 2 hours from the time they opened.	luck-e and Kookie	Female	Philippines	2009-03-11 09:37:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	STUCK @ NVC for AP	im on my 49th day today, will call NVC hoping to hear something different.	luck-e and Kookie	Female	Philippines	2009-03-09 05:57:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	STUCK @ NVC for AP	i called NVC again, guess what????????? still stucked. gosh!	luck-e and Kookie	Female	Philippines	2009-03-06 01:14:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	STUCK @ NVC for AP	QUOTE (caochi @ Mar 3 2009, 05:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> cdneh, Have a great flight to return home. uscandual and luck-e and Kookie, stay strong, your time will come. thanks congrats guys!. I received an email today. from a family friend that works in the immigration and she got an email from embassy saying that my case is still at the NVC and it will be there next week. I hope its right. at least i got them look for my case other than calling NVC everyday. Hey you guys, NVC is closed today? today is monday in the US right?	luck-e and Kookie	Female	Philippines	2009-03-02 16:54:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	STUCK @ NVC for AP	QUOTE (ndalessandro @ Feb 28 2009, 05:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Does the NVC mail a letter to you with a NVC case number, for you to call and track? Or do you have to call the NVC and acquire the case number yourself? you may call NVC first. If they received your case from USCIS they can give you the case number over the phone. in the next coming days or weeks, you will receive a notice that they got it and assigned you a case number. but then again, you may call so that you keep yourself posted while waiting for the mail to come in.	luck-e and Kookie	Female	Philippines	2009-02-28 07:42:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	STUCK @ NVC for AP	QUOTE (Lisa wa Yazied @ Feb 27 2009, 12:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> something told me to call since they're open late. WE"RE OUT thank you for this thread and all of the support here and i hope everyone waiting gets released for good behavior soon ei liza, i was waiting for your post hehehe stalker. congrats! i was reallly expecting you'd be out on your 51st day. whew!. anybody else here that are near their 51st day? I called NVC today nahhh.. same thing.. im on my 38th day now. still 2 more weeks to stretch out... will just do my medical with my kid so as to avoid this feeling.. u know what i mean.... arrrgghh! this is really prolonging my agony. ..	luck-e and Kookie	Female	Philippines	2009-02-27 09:54:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	STUCK @ NVC for AP	does anybody know what i should show during my medical for my derivative or k2? since i have the NOA2 with a case number but my kid's name is not stated there. anybody knows?	luck-e and Kookie	Female	Philippines	2009-02-24 22:40:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	STUCK @ NVC for AP	QUOTE (cdneh @ Feb 25 2009, 04:01 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (luck-e and Kookie @ Feb 25 2009, 03:53 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Badgerella @ Feb 24 2009, 03:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (luck-e and Kookie @ Feb 24 2009, 06:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Lisa wa Yazied @ Feb 24 2009, 06:21 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> "are we still in administrative processing?" "uh, yes ma'am you are, but if you call back in a week or so and maybe we can tell you something different" this is a new response! hey guys, i called last night and i heard a different script. its something like.. "hi maam, it seems that we recieved your case from the USCIS last january 20 and we are currently processing it. we sent a notice to washington for further investigation on your case and as soon as we receive this, we will notify the petitioner and send it to the consulate. you will be contacted by manila consulate on how to schedule your interview but as of the moment, all we are waiting for is the response frm washington. that's it!" its the first time i heard that and i was hoping to hear something exiting at the last words of his sentence. their system was down yesterday morning tho but i tried calling every hour to check. hehe. dang!! how i wish im out of this NVC thang. I mentioned Washington many pages ago in one of my posts. The NVC employee I talked to at the time had a bunch of problems with the English language, so I couldn't tell for sure what they were saying. It was something along the lines of this. do you guys think it would be ok to have our medical done already like next week? medical here in PI sometimes takes like 2 months for some sputum test or something plus my kid has school so its better for her to be absent this monday and tuesday compared to the next following weeks. My NOA2 shows that it will expire may 2009 so i want to have everything ready by the time it gets here, I dont want to do the medical when i learn that it is out of AP already then its when i find out that i have to do the sputum test on our medical and wait 2 more months. what do you guys think? I had mine while I was still in AP, and I had all my papers together ready to go. Like you , I was in no mood to hang around once we were on the way finally. I Know. i really dont even want to call but i call just for the hell of it. even if i dnt want to. anyway, il be on my 6th week by next week. i'll have my medical with my kid next week. However, my kid is on K2, do we share the same case number because my NOA2 doesnt state her name on it. anybody knows?	luck-e and Kookie	Female	Philippines	2009-02-24 15:31:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	STUCK @ NVC for AP	QUOTE (Badgerella @ Feb 24 2009, 03:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (luck-e and Kookie @ Feb 24 2009, 06:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Lisa wa Yazied @ Feb 24 2009, 06:21 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> "are we still in administrative processing?" "uh, yes ma'am you are, but if you call back in a week or so and maybe we can tell you something different" this is a new response! hey guys, i called last night and i heard a different script. its something like.. "hi maam, it seems that we recieved your case from the USCIS last january 20 and we are currently processing it. we sent a notice to washington for further investigation on your case and as soon as we receive this, we will notify the petitioner and send it to the consulate. you will be contacted by manila consulate on how to schedule your interview but as of the moment, all we are waiting for is the response frm washington. that's it!" its the first time i heard that and i was hoping to hear something exiting at the last words of his sentence. their system was down yesterday morning tho but i tried calling every hour to check. hehe. dang!! how i wish im out of this NVC thang. I mentioned Washington many pages ago in one of my posts. The NVC employee I talked to at the time had a bunch of problems with the English language, so I couldn't tell for sure what they were saying. It was something along the lines of this. do you guys think it would be ok to have our medical done already like next week? medical here in PI sometimes takes like 2 months for some sputum test or something plus my kid has school so its better for her to be absent this monday and tuesday compared to the next following weeks. My NOA2 shows that it will expire may 2009 so i want to have everything ready by the time it gets here, I dont want to do the medical when i learn that it is out of AP already then its when i find out that i have to do the sputum test on our medical and wait 2 more months. what do you guys think?	luck-e and Kookie	Female	Philippines	2009-02-24 09:53:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	STUCK @ NVC for AP	hi guys, whats the longest AP waiting time? does anyone know?	luck-e and Kookie	Female	Philippines	2009-02-24 00:15:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	STUCK @ NVC for AP	QUOTE (Lisa wa Yazied @ Feb 24 2009, 06:21 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> "are we still in administrative processing?" "uh, yes ma'am you are, but if you call back in a week or so and maybe we can tell you something different" this is a new response! hey guys, i called last night and i heard a different script. its something like.. "hi maam, it seems that we recieved your case from the USCIS last january 20 and we are currently processing it. we sent a notice to washington for further investigation on your case and as soon as we receive this, we will notify the petitioner and send it to the consulate. you will be contacted by manila consulate on how to schedule your interview but as of the moment, all we are waiting for is the response frm washington. that's it!" its the first time i heard that and i was hoping to hear something exiting at the last words of his sentence. their system was down yesterday morning tho but i tried calling every hour to check. hehe. dang!! how i wish im out of this NVC thang.	luck-e and Kookie	Female	Philippines	2009-02-24 00:08:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	STUCK @ NVC for AP	QUOTE (Talyss @ Feb 13 2009, 06:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (luck-e and Kookie @ Feb 12 2009, 08:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I was introduced to a family friend who works in immigration in the US and since i am on AP im really frustrated about my case I emailed her for help. She said that there is really this administrative process that they are doing right now to check if both of us are really single. Usually it takes them a month or two. I am on my 25thh day right now and she said that if i haven't heard anything from them in 10 days to contact her. Im not sure if that can help me further. but i hope it will becuase this is prolonging my agony.. does she work at the NVC? there are various points in the process from USCIS through NVC to the embassy at which you can go into AP and I would scream if the reason we got held up for 6 weeks was to do something as simple as that! that im not sure if she is from NVC or USCIS because when we were introduced last year when she was here in manila, they said she works for the US immigration. I gave her my case number on my email and i guess that's the reason for us because my fiance just got divorced in guam, maybe they are checking on that. But she said to contact her again after 10 days if i havent heard anything from them yet.	luck-e and Kookie	Female	Philippines	2009-02-12 23:16:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	STUCK @ NVC for AP	I was introduced to a family friend who works in immigration in the US and since i am on AP im really frustrated about my case I emailed her for help. She said that there is really this administrative process that they are doing right now to check if both of us are really single. Usually it takes them a month or two. I am on my 25thh day right now and she said that if i haven't heard anything from them in 10 days to contact her. Im not sure if that can help me further. but i hope it will becuase this is prolonging my agony..	luck-e and Kookie	Female	Philippines	2009-02-12 15:24:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	STUCK @ NVC for AP	QUOTE (bedirisinghe @ Feb 4 2009, 11:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (luck-e and Kookie @ Feb 4 2009, 08:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> oh my.. my fiance called today but still same thing. no timeframe. still under investigation. i hate to call everyday. il be calling next week instead. this is making me so depressed as it is! whew! My fiance called trice...first was when we learned that we were on AP since Dec. 17 (Jan.15). Second was Jan 28 and they told him that they will send the papers within the week and third was 28th, a day after they sent our papers to USEM. Good Luck... weee i passed today not calling NVC. i usually call everyday to check because I cant help it. lol. but finally i got tired of hearing the same thing from NVC that its still under process. My fiance recieved 3 letters from immigration but i dnt know what is it. i havent talked to him yet but he just left a msg saying that there were 3 letters from immigration. I wonder what were those? anybody here have an idea?	luck-e and Kookie	Female	Philippines	2009-02-04 22:30:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	STUCK @ NVC for AP	oh my.. my fiance called today but still same thing. no timeframe. still under investigation. i hate to call everyday. il be calling next week instead. this is making me so depressed as it is! whew!	luck-e and Kookie	Female	Philippines	2009-02-04 07:38:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	STUCK @ NVC for AP	im on a 1 week 5 days waiting for it to be sent to manila consulate. dang. this is prolonging my agony for reals!	luck-e and Kookie	Female	Philippines	2009-01-31 21:49:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	STUCK @ NVC for AP	QUOTE (Badgerella @ Jan 29 2009, 03:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (bedirisinghe @ Jan 29 2009, 06:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yes...Its so easy just to say im waiting...but gosh, actual waiting is really hard. But after 40 days stucked at NVC, they replied to my email about asking my case status. I sent email at NVCINQUIRY@state.gov and 10 days after, they informed me that my papers are totally sent here in Manila last Dec. 27. Im so happy bcoz im now on the next higher level of this journey...getting nearer to the most awaited part...interview time and receiving VISA. Its only a matter of silent prayer. Thanks GOD! If your timeline is right, then... we could, maybe, get out of AP today, heh. count me in. when i call NVC. they said im on AP. But my fiance received a letter yesterday that my case will be forwared to my consulate here in manila. that is just misleading us here! just when i thought im close,,,, and got excited here,, i was wrong. i feel frustrated and depressed about the situation. K-1 Visa Event Date Service Center : California Service Center Consulate : Manilla, Philipines I-129F Sent : 2008-10-10 I-129F NOA1 : 2008-10-28 I-129F RFE(s) : RFE Reply(s) : I-129F NOA2 : 2009-01-14 NVC Received : 2009-01-20	luck-e and Kookie	Female	Philippines	2009-01-29 02:31:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	money order for CR1 and k3	When a US citizen file for k3, he can also send the form for the CR1 right? so hows the money order for that? should the US citizen include 2 checks on it when he sends it to the USCIS lock box or just one check and for what amount? Thank you.	luck-e and Kookie	Female	Philippines	2009-05-14 22:58:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	affidavit of support using new business and w2s	QUOTE (pushbrk @ Jan 25 2009, 09:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (luck-e and Kookie @ Jan 24 2009, 04:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> As I've said, he has no job right now and he is currently here in the Philippines. His business income varies per month so he really do not know how can he annualize his income based on his business income. like this january 2009 ( january 1-25, 2009 to be exact), he earned 2,500. Frankly, this is a problem that needed a solution in mind before leaving the former joba and going to he PI. You can try basing everything on last year and taking your chances. He had a talk to his employers today and w2s are to be sent this week. so he will be filing the income tax return for 2008 and will just bring supporting documents like bank statements showing deposits for the past year and the current balance plus the Gross Receipt for january 2009. I guess we'll just take the chance of basing everything on last yr. thank you pushbrk for the inputs. it helped us alot.	luck-e and Kookie	Female	Philippines	2009-01-25 03:48:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	affidavit of support using new business and w2s	QUOTE (pushbrk @ Jan 25 2009, 03:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (luck-e and Kookie @ Jan 24 2009, 11:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (pushbrk @ Jan 24 2009, 11:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (luck-e and Kookie @ Jan 24 2009, 03:51 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (pushbrk @ Jan 24 2009, 09:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (luck-e and Kookie @ Jan 23 2009, 03:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (pushbrk @ Jan 24 2009, 06:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (luck-e and Kookie @ Jan 23 2009, 12:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (pushbrk @ Jan 24 2009, 04:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (luck-e and Kookie @ Jan 23 2009, 10:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hello everyone, NVC has recently received the petition from USCIS and gave me an MNL number today. So i am preparing documents i need during my interview. we are woking on the affidavit of support now. My question is, my fiance started a business in Guam its for a media service last July 2008. He is also working at the same time. he earned 35,500 plus for the year 2008. My question is, since the 2008 just ended and w2s are yet to be mailed and if in case I should have it before my interview like around febuary, it might take a couple of weeks before my fiance completes preparing his ITR for 2008 so my fiance might not have enough time to file the 2008's ITR. can we just show his paystubs, w-2s and the filed taxes for the newly set up business and his 2007 income tax return? Is it ok if the business is just new but is earning enough money together with his jobs to reach the 125% of the poverty guideline. Recap: 1.) can i just bring my fiance's 2007 income tax return since 2008's income tax return might not be ready by febuary just in case my interview will be set this february. 2.) the total income from the w-2s and the NEW business will be 125% of the poverty guideline, but the business is NEW, is that ok? 3.) Can i just show my fiance's pay stubs last 2008 with the w-2s and the filed 2008's gross income tax from the NEWLY set up business during my interview on february? Thank you in advance. You've got things well covered. A new business is not a problem since his employee income is more than sufficient. He only worked there for like 6 months only and he is now here in the Philippines since November since his business is making money in Guam. HIs new business makes more money than his job. is that ok? he wants to wait for me then fly back to US. What's the date on the I-134, the signature date? he is here in the philippines right now with me so he can fill up the I-134 anytime. why? He's going to be declaring the income he currently derives, not what he derived in the past. He can provide tax returns but cannot base his current income on what he earned last year from a job he doesn't have anymore. Does the business provide sufficient income? If so, what evidence can he provide to support the income claim. evidence would be the filed gross revenue tax every month. In guam, when you have business, you file your earned income from this business every 20th of the month and pay corresponding tax due. last 2008, he earned 31k plus from the business that he currently have. He is currently not with that previous job since he is here in the philippines right now. this january 2009, even if he is here in manila, his business earned 2,500 gross revenue. can he bring his w-2s for his previous job and filed gross returns from the business last year nd january 2009's gross revenue tax filed? You keep asking what he can bring and fail to notice the key factor is his current income. It would help if the two of you actually looked at the I-134 to see what I'm talking about. It asks him to declare that he currently derives $X income from X source. "Gross Revenue" can be but usually is not "income". It can be, in a service business with no overhead but I take it he knows the differnce and needs to read the form and decide what his answer would be and what he has to docuement that answer is true. Of course, he can bring any financial documents he thinks will help them rule in his favor but he must answer that one question truthfully and back it up. I'm always leary when the USC is not involved in asking the questions. He's there with you. It's his affidavit of support. Why isn't he asking these questions? We are both here and he is also unsure of what to do. He prepared the I-134 last week January 21, 2009 to be exact and the total income he put in there is the total income he had for the whole year of 2008 that is comprised of the income from the two jobs he worked and the income from the business. Sorry pushbrk because were really confused. Sorry for asking the same questions. If say for example he prepares the I-134 dated February 2009 that will only include income for January 2009 because thats the only current month he can declare, is that how it is or what? If that case, how can that affidavit prove that it will meet the 125% poverty guideline? thank you for the help. In section 7 of the I-134, he is required to complete the present tense statement, "I derive an annual income of:" Stating last year's income is not a present tense answer. A present tense answer would be to annualize the "income" not "total revenue" derived from his business, since that is his only income in the present tense. Is he at least reading my answers? As I've said, he has no job right now and he is currently here in the Philippines. His business income varies per month so he really do not know how can he annualize his income based on his business income. like this january 2009 ( january 1-25, 2009 to be exact), he earned 2,500.	luck-e and Kookie	Female	Philippines	2009-01-24 19:18:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	affidavit of support using new business and w2s	QUOTE (pushbrk @ Jan 24 2009, 11:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (luck-e and Kookie @ Jan 24 2009, 03:51 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (pushbrk @ Jan 24 2009, 09:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (luck-e and Kookie @ Jan 23 2009, 03:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (pushbrk @ Jan 24 2009, 06:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (luck-e and Kookie @ Jan 23 2009, 12:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (pushbrk @ Jan 24 2009, 04:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (luck-e and Kookie @ Jan 23 2009, 10:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hello everyone, NVC has recently received the petition from USCIS and gave me an MNL number today. So i am preparing documents i need during my interview. we are woking on the affidavit of support now. My question is, my fiance started a business in Guam its for a media service last July 2008. He is also working at the same time. he earned 35,500 plus for the year 2008. My question is, since the 2008 just ended and w2s are yet to be mailed and if in case I should have it before my interview like around febuary, it might take a couple of weeks before my fiance completes preparing his ITR for 2008 so my fiance might not have enough time to file the 2008's ITR. can we just show his paystubs, w-2s and the filed taxes for the newly set up business and his 2007 income tax return? Is it ok if the business is just new but is earning enough money together with his jobs to reach the 125% of the poverty guideline. Recap: 1.) can i just bring my fiance's 2007 income tax return since 2008's income tax return might not be ready by febuary just in case my interview will be set this february. 2.) the total income from the w-2s and the NEW business will be 125% of the poverty guideline, but the business is NEW, is that ok? 3.) Can i just show my fiance's pay stubs last 2008 with the w-2s and the filed 2008's gross income tax from the NEWLY set up business during my interview on february? Thank you in advance. You've got things well covered. A new business is not a problem since his employee income is more than sufficient. He only worked there for like 6 months only and he is now here in the Philippines since November since his business is making money in Guam. HIs new business makes more money than his job. is that ok? he wants to wait for me then fly back to US. What's the date on the I-134, the signature date? he is here in the philippines right now with me so he can fill up the I-134 anytime. why? He's going to be declaring the income he currently derives, not what he derived in the past. He can provide tax returns but cannot base his current income on what he earned last year from a job he doesn't have anymore. Does the business provide sufficient income? If so, what evidence can he provide to support the income claim. evidence would be the filed gross revenue tax every month. In guam, when you have business, you file your earned income from this business every 20th of the month and pay corresponding tax due. last 2008, he earned 31k plus from the business that he currently have. He is currently not with that previous job since he is here in the philippines right now. this january 2009, even if he is here in manila, his business earned 2,500 gross revenue. can he bring his w-2s for his previous job and filed gross returns from the business last year nd january 2009's gross revenue tax filed? You keep asking what he can bring and fail to notice the key factor is his current income. It would help if the two of you actually looked at the I-134 to see what I'm talking about. It asks him to declare that he currently derives $X income from X source. "Gross Revenue" can be but usually is not "income". It can be, in a service business with no overhead but I take it he knows the differnce and needs to read the form and decide what his answer would be and what he has to docuement that answer is true. Of course, he can bring any financial documents he thinks will help them rule in his favor but he must answer that one question truthfully and back it up. I'm always leary when the USC is not involved in asking the questions. He's there with you. It's his affidavit of support. Why isn't he asking these questions? We are both here and he is also unsure of what to do. He prepared the I-134 last week January 21, 2009 to be exact and the total income he put in there is the total income he had for the whole year of 2008 that is comprised of the income from the two jobs he worked and the income from the business. Sorry pushbrk because were really confused. Sorry for asking the same questions. If say for example he prepares the I-134 dated February 2009 that will only include income for January 2009 because thats the only current month he can declare, is that how it is or what? If that case, how can that affidavit prove that it will meet the 125% poverty guideline? thank you for the help.	luck-e and Kookie	Female	Philippines	2009-01-24 14:05:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	affidavit of support using new business and w2s	QUOTE (pushbrk @ Jan 24 2009, 09:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (luck-e and Kookie @ Jan 23 2009, 03:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (pushbrk @ Jan 24 2009, 06:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (luck-e and Kookie @ Jan 23 2009, 12:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (pushbrk @ Jan 24 2009, 04:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (luck-e and Kookie @ Jan 23 2009, 10:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hello everyone, NVC has recently received the petition from USCIS and gave me an MNL number today. So i am preparing documents i need during my interview. we are woking on the affidavit of support now. My question is, my fiance started a business in Guam its for a media service last July 2008. He is also working at the same time. he earned 35,500 plus for the year 2008. My question is, since the 2008 just ended and w2s are yet to be mailed and if in case I should have it before my interview like around febuary, it might take a couple of weeks before my fiance completes preparing his ITR for 2008 so my fiance might not have enough time to file the 2008's ITR. can we just show his paystubs, w-2s and the filed taxes for the newly set up business and his 2007 income tax return? Is it ok if the business is just new but is earning enough money together with his jobs to reach the 125% of the poverty guideline. Recap: 1.) can i just bring my fiance's 2007 income tax return since 2008's income tax return might not be ready by febuary just in case my interview will be set this february. 2.) the total income from the w-2s and the NEW business will be 125% of the poverty guideline, but the business is NEW, is that ok? 3.) Can i just show my fiance's pay stubs last 2008 with the w-2s and the filed 2008's gross income tax from the NEWLY set up business during my interview on february? Thank you in advance. You've got things well covered. A new business is not a problem since his employee income is more than sufficient. He only worked there for like 6 months only and he is now here in the Philippines since November since his business is making money in Guam. HIs new business makes more money than his job. is that ok? he wants to wait for me then fly back to US. What's the date on the I-134, the signature date? he is here in the philippines right now with me so he can fill up the I-134 anytime. why? He's going to be declaring the income he currently derives, not what he derived in the past. He can provide tax returns but cannot base his current income on what he earned last year from a job he doesn't have anymore. Does the business provide sufficient income? If so, what evidence can he provide to support the income claim. evidence would be the filed gross revenue tax every month. In guam, when you have business, you file your earned income from this business every 20th of the month and pay corresponding tax due. last 2008, he earned 31k plus from the business that he currently have. He is currently not with that previous job since he is here in the philippines right now. this january 2009, even if he is here in manila, his business earned 2,500 gross revenue. can he bring his w-2s for his previous job and filed gross returns from the business last year nd january 2009's gross revenue tax filed?	luck-e and Kookie	Female	Philippines	2009-01-24 06:51:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	affidavit of support using new business and w2s	QUOTE (pushbrk @ Jan 24 2009, 06:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (luck-e and Kookie @ Jan 23 2009, 12:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (pushbrk @ Jan 24 2009, 04:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (luck-e and Kookie @ Jan 23 2009, 10:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hello everyone, NVC has recently received the petition from USCIS and gave me an MNL number today. So i am preparing documents i need during my interview. we are woking on the affidavit of support now. My question is, my fiance started a business in Guam its for a media service last July 2008. He is also working at the same time. he earned 35,500 plus for the year 2008. My question is, since the 2008 just ended and w2s are yet to be mailed and if in case I should have it before my interview like around febuary, it might take a couple of weeks before my fiance completes preparing his ITR for 2008 so my fiance might not have enough time to file the 2008's ITR. can we just show his paystubs, w-2s and the filed taxes for the newly set up business and his 2007 income tax return? Is it ok if the business is just new but is earning enough money together with his jobs to reach the 125% of the poverty guideline. Recap: 1.) can i just bring my fiance's 2007 income tax return since 2008's income tax return might not be ready by febuary just in case my interview will be set this february. 2.) the total income from the w-2s and the NEW business will be 125% of the poverty guideline, but the business is NEW, is that ok? 3.) Can i just show my fiance's pay stubs last 2008 with the w-2s and the filed 2008's gross income tax from the NEWLY set up business during my interview on february? Thank you in advance. You've got things well covered. A new business is not a problem since his employee income is more than sufficient. He only worked there for like 6 months only and he is now here in the Philippines since November since his business is making money in Guam. HIs new business makes more money than his job. is that ok? he wants to wait for me then fly back to US. What's the date on the I-134, the signature date? he is here in the philippines right now with me so he can fill up the I-134 anytime. why?	luck-e and Kookie	Female	Philippines	2009-01-23 18:37:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	affidavit of support using new business and w2s	QUOTE (pushbrk @ Jan 24 2009, 04:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (luck-e and Kookie @ Jan 23 2009, 10:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hello everyone, NVC has recently received the petition from USCIS and gave me an MNL number today. So i am preparing documents i need during my interview. we are woking on the affidavit of support now. My question is, my fiance started a business in Guam its for a media service last July 2008. He is also working at the same time. he earned 35,500 plus for the year 2008. My question is, since the 2008 just ended and w2s are yet to be mailed and if in case I should have it before my interview like around febuary, it might take a couple of weeks before my fiance completes preparing his ITR for 2008 so my fiance might not have enough time to file the 2008's ITR. can we just show his paystubs, w-2s and the filed taxes for the newly set up business and his 2007 income tax return? Is it ok if the business is just new but is earning enough money together with his jobs to reach the 125% of the poverty guideline. Recap: 1.) can i just bring my fiance's 2007 income tax return since 2008's income tax return might not be ready by febuary just in case my interview will be set this february. 2.) the total income from the w-2s and the NEW business will be 125% of the poverty guideline, but the business is NEW, is that ok? 3.) Can i just show my fiance's pay stubs last 2008 with the w-2s and the filed 2008's gross income tax from the NEWLY set up business during my interview on february? Thank you in advance. You've got things well covered. A new business is not a problem since his employee income is more than sufficient. He only worked there for like 6 months only and he is now here in the Philippines since November since his business is making money in Guam. HIs new business makes more money than his job. is that ok? he wants to wait for me then fly back to US.	luck-e and Kookie	Female	Philippines	2009-01-23 15:39:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	affidavit of support using new business and w2s	Hello everyone, NVC has recently received the petition from USCIS and gave me an MNL number today. So i am preparing documents i need during my interview. we are woking on the affidavit of support now. My question is, my fiance started a business in Guam its for a media service last July 2008. He is also working at the same time. he earned 35,500 plus for the year 2008. My question is, since the 2008 just ended and w2s are yet to be mailed and if in case I should have it before my interview like around febuary, it might take a couple of weeks before my fiance completes preparing his ITR for 2008 so my fiance might not have enough time to file the 2008's ITR. can we just show his paystubs, w-2s and the filed taxes for the newly set up business and his 2007 income tax return? Is it ok if the business is just new but is earning enough money together with his jobs to reach the 125% of the poverty guideline. Recap: 1.) can i just bring my fiance's 2007 income tax return since 2008's income tax return might not be ready by febuary just in case my interview will be set this february. 2.) the total income from the w-2s and the NEW business will be 125% of the poverty guideline, but the business is NEW, is that ok? 3.) Can i just show my fiance's pay stubs last 2008 with the w-2s and the filed 2008's gross income tax from the NEWLY set up business during my interview on february? Thank you in advance.	luck-e and Kookie	Female	Philippines	2009-01-23 13:59:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	medical exam at SLEC	QUOTE (tsares @ Jan 24 2009, 02:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (luck-e and Kookie @ Jan 23 2009, 10:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (tsares @ Jan 24 2009, 02:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (YuAndDan @ Jan 23 2009, 10:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE What should I bring to my medical examination? Appointment letter sent by the National Visa Center or an e-mail print out of your appointment sent by the Call Center or the appointment date shown on our website ( http://manila.usemba...ov/wwwh3238.htm ) Appropriate medical examination fee. Passport (valid for at least 6 months) Two colored pictures (2 inches x 2 inches) with a white background http://manila.usemba...v/wwwh3218.html Moving this to consulate/embassy forum thanks for the fast reply..follow up question..my fiance received the MNL case number yesterday, how long can we get the appointment letter? Here is what I suggest... I've helped friends and families with their petition and as soon as we learned that the case is being sent here in manila, we go to st lukes right away without the appointment letter. Just bring your passport, the 2x2 pictures and the payment. If the guard will look for the appointment letter, just tell him this.. 'kuya sabe po samin ng NVC, kayo nalang daw po ang mag rerequest eh" ok na yon. We always do this that way if you found out your sick or something, you'll know as early as now. Bec that happend to us already. we went to st lukes and had a medical with the appointment letter and it turned out that she has this spot sa lungs then she would have to go back after 2 months, which is very frustrating. so we tried making excuses kay kuya guard para we can do the medical early. just be sure you'll not do the medical more than 3 months bec it has an expiry date. wait until the case is sent here in manila then go to st lukes na. yeah i wanted to have my medical done first before i quit my job...but do guards buy that excuse? yes they do. we did that 3 times after that first one that had to return after 2 months.	luck-e and Kookie	Female	Philippines	2009-01-23 15:41:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	medical exam at SLEC	QUOTE (tsares @ Jan 24 2009, 02:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (YuAndDan @ Jan 23 2009, 10:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE What should I bring to my medical examination? Appointment letter sent by the National Visa Center or an e-mail print out of your appointment sent by the Call Center or the appointment date shown on our website ( http://manila.usemba...ov/wwwh3238.htm ) Appropriate medical examination fee. Passport (valid for at least 6 months) Two colored pictures (2 inches x 2 inches) with a white background http://manila.usemba...v/wwwh3218.html Moving this to consulate/embassy forum thanks for the fast reply..follow up question..my fiance received the MNL case number yesterday, how long can we get the appointment letter? Here is what I suggest... I've helped friends and families with their petition and as soon as we learned that the case is being sent here in manila, we go to st lukes right away without the appointment letter. Just bring your passport, the 2x2 pictures and the payment. If the guard will look for the appointment letter, just tell him this.. 'kuya sabe po samin ng NVC, kayo nalang daw po ang mag rerequest eh" ok na yon. We always do this that way if you found out your sick or something, you'll know as early as now. Bec that happend to us already. we went to st lukes and had a medical with the appointment letter and it turned out that she has this spot sa lungs then she would have to go back after 2 months, which is very frustrating. so we tried making excuses kay kuya guard para we can do the medical early. just be sure you'll not do the medical more than 3 months bec it has an expiry date. wait until the case is sent here in manila then go to st lukes na.	luck-e and Kookie	Female	Philippines	2009-01-23 13:27:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	letter from NVC forwarding case within a week but still on AP	QUOTE (cdneh @ Jan 28 2009, 04:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (luck-e and Kookie @ Jan 28 2009, 07:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> hi guys, Im really confused! this is prolonging my agony. My fiance just received a letter from Department's National Visa Center stating that they have received the approved visa petition for a fiance and will forward the case within a week. it generally states in here to follow instructions on how to set up an appointment. I always call the NVC everyday prior to receiving this in the mail to ask if it has been forwarded yet. but they said that this case is still in their building and have to allow more time to review the case. I guess that is what they call the administrative process. so what do i do now? i want to set up the appointment already but man... this is confusing for me. thanks! Hello...there are quite a few people who have had this happen...if you go to this link you can read up a bit and have plenty of good company while you wait. http://www.visajourn...howtopic=165644 yeah i've read this i think last night. OMG.. so this means i will still have to wait a couple of weeks or even months? they should stop sending this kind of mails. its giving me a wrong information. plus it makes me feel frustrated.	luck-e and Kookie	Female	Philippines	2009-01-28 03:10:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	letter from NVC forwarding case within a week but still on AP	hi guys, Im really confused! this is prolonging my agony. My fiance just received a letter from Department's National Visa Center stating that they have received the approved visa petition for a fiance and will forward the case within a week. it generally states in here to follow instructions on how to set up an appointment. I always call the NVC everyday prior to receiving this in the mail to ask if it has been forwarded yet. but they said that this case is still in their building and have to allow more time to review the case. I guess that is what they call the administrative process. so what do i do now? i want to set up the appointment already but man... this is confusing for me. thanks!	luck-e and Kookie	Female	Philippines	2009-01-28 01:44:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Al is ready for the Interview	Aloha, I believe everything went very well for you after reading your SO's thread. Congratulations! Can you let us know what was needed/asked for out of your list? Were you asked for the original NOA1, NOA2, and NVC letters? I am planning on sending color copies to my alien fiancee in Tokyo, but will send the originals if necessary. Were passport pics of the sponsor (US citizen) required as well? I hadn't thought of including them! I have a hard to replace FS-545 Consular Birth Report that I'm skittish about sending overseas and was hoping a color copy would be sufficient (that's what I included in the I129F submission). I am trying to obtain an original, but the FS-545 is no longer used and the replacement FS-240 is difficult to obtain. Oh well, no one said this was going to be easy, eh? Congratulations, again! I hope to be in your shoes soon!	is2scooby	Not Telling	Japan	2006-10-28 20:44:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	ADD MY NOA2!!!!!!!!!!!!WE WERE APPROVED	Congratulations!	is2scooby	Not Telling	Japan	2006-10-29 06:01:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	VISA INTERVIEW - SUCCESS	Good for you guys! I can't wait to make a post like this.	is2scooby	Not Telling	Japan	2006-10-29 06:05:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	2-Step Foreign Embassy Process? [Tokyo]	Update: My fiancee received a call from the US embassy in Tokyo today. They were asking for details about her application as well as the last trip she made to the U.S. Interesting, I didn't know there was a phone component to this process at all. Edited by is2scooby, 12 December 2006 - 02:22 AM.	is2scooby	Not Telling	Japan	2006-12-12 02:22:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	2-Step Foreign Embassy Process? [Tokyo]	This is standard procedure for K1 visa applicants who are not Japanese nationals. In these cases there is no packet 3 & packet 4 there is only a K1 packet. Your fiance will get the K1 packet after the preliminary requirements already forwarded have been satisfied. Cheers. Thank you VERY much. We can at least be satisfied that nothing unusual is going on. Mahalo! (Thanks)	is2scooby	Not Telling	Japan	2006-12-12 02:18:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	2-Step Foreign Embassy Process? [Tokyo]	Aloha, My fiancee and I were blessed with a NOA2 on 10/27/06. Within a week the U.S. embassy in Tokyo sent my fiancee a packet - but instead of what we expected it was only a preliminary information sheet. She filled out her biographical information and sent it in via registered post (which shows receipt soon thereafter). The instructions were to wait until her final packet arrived. I have been following the VisaJourney timeline to the letter and was surprised when there was an extra step thrown in there that wasn't mentioned. It has been ~3 weeks and she has not received any additional documents from the embassy. Calls to the embassy (including the fee line which is ~1500yen for < 1 minute) have just told us that they cannot reveal status of individual cases. Has anyone gone through something similar with the U.S. embassy in Tokyo, Japan? Mahalo, Richard Edited by is2scooby, 11 December 2006 - 05:03 AM.	is2scooby	Not Telling	Japan	2006-12-11 04:59:00
Asia: East and Pacific	JAPAN Police Record HELP!!!!!	Hi... I am a Japanese beneficiary filing for the CR1 and waiting for the NOA2. well I already got the PCC to prepare for IV package... I just show them - NOA1 - Passport - Driver's license and it was took only 10 business days... so He should be ok with NOA2... I suggest that call the Police Dept. to make sure... they all nice... HOW TO APPLY FOR CERTIFICATE OF CRIMINAL RECORD - Tokyo Metropolitan Police Dept. http://www.keishicho...ply/tokoue.html	LA&MA	Female	Japan	2010-03-19 05:50:00
Vietnam	Introduced by family	[luckytxn said:] >Has any bureaucracy ever been forced to change by judges? None that I know of. Yes, in Hawaii. I don't remember the exact details. But a court ordered a government agency to do something when a group sued it. There's a lot of that happening in Hawaii now... I don't think it's common, but it does happen. >I also feel that any lawsuit will be a waste of time. I don't know if this statement only applies to immigration issues or all issues in general. Either way, it depends on the lawsuit. Sometimes, lawsuits are the only means to cause action. It is especially true here in Hawaii. [JimVaPhuong said:] >Due process is only guaranteed when you are at risk of losing life, liberty, or property. I'm no lawyer, so I won't argue with you about what the constitution says. Even if I'm using the wrong words, I know this is true. As a citizen, I am protected under law from the acts of organizations (private or public) that violate regulations and policies that dictate the process with which the organization operates. As an example, not saying it is equivalent to applying for a K1 VISA or anything. When I apply for a job, employment laws dictate that the potential employer can not discriminate against me based on race, religion or sex. As a process of hiring an employee, employers must follow rules. When they violate those rules, the applicant has rights...ugh, privileges. Or whatever you want to call it. Whether that involves due process, well, I'm no lawyer. Though the laws are not the same, it is my understanding that the concept applies equally to a government agency. --jc	Jimen & Kenly	Male	Vietnam	2010-08-14 21:27:00
Vietnam	Introduced by family	List of relatives and a timeline. She even took it in early and they gave her a pink. Am I allowed to send the timeline even if they didn't ask for it? The questions I have for him is more along the lines of who bought the plane ticket? If you did can you show proof? I bought the plane ticket, for my mom also. I used my debit card and I have monthly statements. That should be good enough? Since you are a student where do you live? How support yourself and has anyone made deposits or given you money for living expenses? And so on. I live in an apartment I bought. I still have a small mortgage. I live by myself. I'm living off my savings and investments. I have no work income since I quit my job. I do rent out my parking spot for some extra cash. But that's too small of an income, even to report on the tax returns. Like I said, my finances are fine, even without a co-sponsor. But I'm using one anyway, since I have no job. I am aware of the talk that co-sponsors aren't accepted at HCMC. Even savings don't matter, according to some. But I know that there is such a thing as immigration policies. So the government shouldn't be allowed to trample on my rights. If they do, I as a citizen have due process, don't I? I know many of you are trying to help by identifying red flags. But there's nothing I can do about my finances. It is what it is. From what I have read, there should be no problems. My only concern is the introduction by a family member. I can't change this fact, and I'm not aware of any rules that cover this topic. Thus, the CO can make any conclusion he wants and I have no recourse. This is what I'm trying to resolve now. Are there any recourse I can use? The reason why this issue is so insidious is because it's valid. Yes, the sister played matchmaker and wants to bring someone to the USA. But, that in itself isn't proof that the relationship is fake. Since the intent is basically true, there's no way to invalidate it. That's the insidious part. --jc	Jimen & Kenly	Male	Vietnam	2010-08-12 21:12:00
Vietnam	Introduced by family	Did you have a dam hoi? That's the engagement ceremony? Yes, we had an engagement ceremony. With over 150 guests, including my mom. How long have known your fiancee? Three years. I have some emails from our initial contact. But not a lot. We mostly use Skype. Unfortunately, my computer crashed and I didn't have backup. So I don't have Skype logs from then. I use Gmail, so that's why I still have emails from then. How do you know her sister? How long have you known her sister? Through my uncle. She was playing matchmaker. I didn't know her until my uncle introduced her (Kelly) and my fiancee (Kenly). Note, my 5th uncle is married to another relative of theirs. That's how Kelly knew my uncle. Also, Kelly's husband used to live next door to my grandma back in VN and was friends with my cousin in VN when they were young. We didn't know this until we returned to VN and the family chatted. Don't know if any of this matters. Kelly also used a K1 VISA to enter the US. She's now a citizen though. How many trips have you made to VN? How many trip did you make until you proposed? How long have you known each other before the engagement? I've only made one trip to VN. This was for the engagement. We've known each other for 2.5 years before the engagement. We took lots of pictures with different clothes during my visit. The trip was 2 weeks, but with flight time, that's only about 11 days actually in VN. I have ticket stubs to many tourist spots. Did you recently get divorced? No, we both have never been married. Some other info that might be relevant. 1. When we were introduced, I had a job. But since then, I decided to switch careers and went back to school full time. I still have another year of school left. I do intend to use a co-sponsor for the affidavit of support. Though I do have enough assets without a need for a co-sponsor. Note, I do have a reason why I'm applying for the VISA now instead of waiting until I find a job in my new career. Kenly and I have discussed it extensively. 2. We have been calling on the phone and writing letters, but only started when we decided to get married. For the rest of the time, we've been using Skype for voice/video chats. 3. We're both Chinese, and in our late 30's (our birth date is actually only a few days apart, she's older). We're both born in VN. I immigrated to US 30 years ago. 4. No criminal records, and in my last job (the one I quit), I had secret clearance. 5. I have a BS (in Engineering) degree from the first time in college. That's all I can think of that might be relevant to the application. So the only red flags I can see are; being introduced by Kelly, and spending a short amount of time physically together. The latter one can be explained. But I have no idea how to respond to the previous one if the CO thinks that's a problem. Some of you commented that it could be addressed in question 18 of I-129F, can you explain how? I know it's too late now, but I would still like to know, in case Kenly needs to say something at the interview. And if anyone can see other red flags, please let me know. Thanks... --jc	Jimen & Kenly	Male	Vietnam	2010-08-11 16:12:00
Vietnam	Introduced by family	Hi, I'm in the process of petitioning a K1 VISA for my fiancee in VN. We were introduced by family members (her sister and my uncle). I read in the forum that this could be considered a red flag. I would think being introduced by people who know each other is much better than by total strangers. I guess that's just my own point of view. My question is, should I address this and if so, how? Thanks in advance for any advice. --jc	Jimen & Kenly	Male	Vietnam	2010-08-11 05:21:00