biggish data

What are the RFE for IMBRA that they ask for?

They (USCIS) are just asking the applicant to fill out the IMBRA Supplement form they provide with the RFE letter. This is because when the petitioner originally filed his/her petition, he/she did not use the new form that includes the IMBRA related questions.

(i.e. ROUGHLY

1.Did you meet your fiance through an internation marriage broker?
2.Have you ever been convicted by a court of law of the following crimes?
yada yada yada
3.If you provided info about a conviction for a crime listed above and you were being battered and were being subjected to extreme cruelty by your spouse, parent, or adult child at the time of conviction, check all of the following that apply:
yada yada yada

I am legally able and intent to marry.... etc..
Sign, Date, List Telephone #, Email if applicable

DONE)

Edited by november6275, 01 November 2006 - 01:46 PM.

sweetnsalty

Female

2006-11-01 13:45:00

Anticipating Packet 3

Thank you, thank you, and thanks again! :wub:

I'm glad it seems so straight forward!
Good luck!

sweetnsalty

Female

2006-11-21 18:54:00

Anticipating Packet 3

We've got all docs ready for the interview. Police report should be sent to my fiance this week (40 day mark). We decided it would be best for him to download all forms and prepare them from the consulate website so that he can send them off as soon as he receives the packet.

The US Embassy website in London says:
[quote name='http://www.usembassy.org.uk/cons_new/visa/iv/fprocessing.html']The fiancé(e) visa packet consists of a biographic data form DS-230-I Part I, form DS-156 (in duplicate), form DS-156K, form DS-157 (males aged 16 to 45 only), form DS-2000 and a document checklist, form IV-15.[/quote]

I've got a question for those that have already received and sent back their packet 3.
What does the checklist look like?

According to the embassy site, this is the checklist IV-15 required for the K1 visa:
http://www.usembassy...iv/docs169.html

We've prepared the listed documents, but where does he sign?

If the checklist is indeed different than the one in the link, can you please be so kind as to describe what it looks like, or better yet, provide a link to an example?

I don't think the IV-15 equates to the DS-2001. Does it?

Much appreciated! :luv:

Mawa

sweetnsalty

Female

2006-11-20 22:01:00

The wondeful moment has arrived

Thanks!

sweetnsalty

Female

2006-11-20 14:39:00

The wondeful moment has arrived

That is great news! :dance:

Did you use DHL to track the date that your case arrived in London? Or is it based on a letter with packet 3?

sweetnsalty

Female

2006-11-20 10:59:00

buying clothes in the USA

There's an H&M grand opening scheduled for spring of '07 here in Michigan.

Also... places to shop for business to casual, more for less is Target! The neat thing is that it'll be your one stop for almost everything...

sweetnsalty

Female

2006-11-18 12:40:00

Thanks, whenwillithappen! I can't wait to be with him again!

Also, I'm guessing its about time to give the answer to the last place(s).
The third one was taken in Kendal. The last (lake) pic was in Keswick.... (the other side of England, hehe)

sweetnsalty

Female

2006-12-09 14:49:00

Those are beautiful pictures Mawa -- did you take them?

They were taken either by me or my fiance, Haseen.
He's got the photographic eye and bought me a Sony DSC-T9.
Glad you like the pics (there are more if you visit the link at the bottom of my signature

)

sweetnsalty

Female

2006-11-22 19:32:00

Whitby was GREAT! The sunset was absolutely gorgeous...
I miss the UK, and I miss my fiance. :cry:

Here's a clue to the 3rd place. The place in the bottom pic is much closer in distance to the 3rd pic than York.

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I recognised York, and now want to go to Whitby - looks amazing!

No idea about the last one though.

Across from the Whitby Pics:
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Sunset looking towards Scarborough:
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sweetnsalty

Female

2006-11-22 11:21:00

it's not quite that simple (i may post a hint tomorrow)

keep up the great guess-work! :luv:

sweetnsalty

Female

2006-11-22 01:17:00

lol yup!!

Gosh I'm gonna run out of pics soon!

Lets see, how about:
Posted Image

sweetnsalty

Female

2006-11-21 19:21:00

Yay!!!

Correct...

Now Guess this one:
Posted Image

sweetnsalty

Female

2006-11-21 18:52:00

I just thought it might be fun to post images of places we've been to see if others can guess.
So, I'll post 2 to get us started:

Name the place in both pics:

Posted Image

sweetnsalty

Female

2006-11-20 23:02:00

Visa in hand today

Congrats! And Happy Holidays, you lucky thing! You get to spend it with your hubby in the states!!!! :dance:

sweetnsalty

Female

2006-12-21 15:56:00

Got the visa

CONGRATS!!!! :dancing:

sweetnsalty

Female

2006-12-09 14:50:00

Funny, we just received packet 4 this morning. The person on the phone had no news nor interview date 2 days ago. However, packet 4, which must have been sent out 3 days ago has it in there!

Interview set for 10am on the 12th of January!!!!!

:dancing:

sweetnsalty

Female

2006-12-23 16:31:00

Thank you, thank you, thank you, Caroline!!! I'm gonna resend it with that subject line now.

:luv:

Oh and congrats on your visa! :dance:

sweetnsalty

Female

2006-12-21 15:53:00

Thanks Caroline!
However, did you get the reference number by calling them, or from another member? I wouldn't want to use it if it was a reference number for your case in particular...

Thanks again! :thumbs:

sweetnsalty

Female

2006-12-21 14:27:00

My fiance called the expensive number this morning. They said that there isn't a date set, nor a packet 4 sent out yet. They went so far as to ask if he sent everything in. When he told them he did and he had it signed for on the 7th, they said it takes 4 weeks minimum for processing. So, I guess we would have to wait 2 more weeks before we hear anything.

Thanks for the suggestion about emailing. Although I have never had a response the few times I emailed (save the automated message) I went ahead and sent the following:

Subject:LND20068*****

We would like to know if our K1 Packet 3 was received by the embassy.

Beneficiary: E--- M---
Beneficiary DOB: November ---
Petitioner: Mawa R---
Petitioner DOB: November ---

Thank you,
Mawa R---

Do you think that that would be sufficient?

sweetnsalty

Female

2006-12-21 12:43:00

True, true...

I've been browsing the forums like fiend these past few weeks. When I was writing the post, I was originally going to say that the latest was on the 7th, but then I realized I wouldn't be counting the packet 3 that was sent in October.

I guess I should feel grateful at having reached this point anyhow...
Thanks for replying! It cheered me up loads. :luv:

I've got one final exam left tomorrow, and a bridal shower my sister put together this Friday. I keep wondering about when he'll finally get here! I guess I'm running out of things to preoccupy my mind with!

sweetnsalty

Female

2006-12-19 18:42:00

I wish we had it.

Yah, being patient is a great virtue but... c'mon! :hehe:

I guess it's not the fact that we haven't received the packet, that matters, but according to the timelines, no one has really received a packet 4 since the 14th! If anyone (who sent in packet 3 early this december) receives packet 4, I would be absolutely thrilled!

I hope they haven't stopped it totally for the holidays! Its a bit too soon!!!! (i hope)

sweetnsalty

Female

2006-12-19 17:53:00

P3 checklist question

My Fiance felt it was best to send everything but the checklist in. After the medical, which he scheduled for a few days later, he had sent in the checklist.

(just as a safety measure)

sweetnsalty

Female

2007-01-02 14:03:00

Waiver?

I also agree there is no wavier for AWA. The initial application requires (in the USCIS memorandum ..2007) the petitioner to submit evidence of certified court records, pre-sentence reports, psych report, community service and any evidence that would prove that the petitioner is not a risk/threat to the beneficiary. When we filed for K1 back in 2006, we did not submit all these because we thought they would send us RFE specifying what kind of evidence they need. But our thinking was wrong. The burden of proof is on the petitioner. We guess that's why our case had been pending for 2 years. .. by the way I sent a PM to you..

C0881

Female

2009-10-15 08:55:00

HELP PLEASE.....i need your opinions/advice!

Does have the paperwork from court/probation officer that says he doesn't need to go thru counseling or rehabilitation programs? If yes this is one of the most helpful evidence. Current psych report from a licensed psychiatrist/clinical psychologist/psychologist is a must too, personally i think. My husband was discharged in 2005 and since then we don't have any "paperwork" to prove that he is not a threat therefore even tough I KNOW he is not a threat we still had to get a psych report from a private-practice licensed psychologist recently before we filed the petition. My AOS is still pending but I was scheduled to an initial interview next Month. Besides the certified court records, we also submitted a current psych report, an affidavit from me(4 page long), an affidavit from his roomate, and letters from friends. So far we have not received any RFE but the interviewer might ask us for more evidence at the interview. Depending on what she/he would ask for, we will then gather the paperwork..but there aren't anymore we can think of now... There is a topic in this forum about polygraph. The original poster did get an approval with a polygraph PLUS other relevant documents. The link is here maybe you can take a look:http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=200384

C0881

Female

2009-11-20 10:08:00

Update: last week i received an letter from USCIS saying that due to unforeseen circumstances they have cancelled my interview.

C0881

Female

2009-12-13 20:48:00

Actually..our attorney is from a non-profit organization and he charged us a very low price for filing the paperwork for us. After he sent out the paperwork, he said to us because our case is special and he has never had experience handling such kind of cases, he is willing to come with us to the interview for free. We are going to call the attorney this week to find out if we have to go to the county clerk to obtain the same batch of certified court records again for this interview, because the interview letter mentioned about "original copies"...we already submitted the certified copies ...

C0881

Female

2009-11-16 10:42:00

Hi Old Dominion, I don't know if my husband's I-130 petition for me is approved or not. Since I am adjusting from B2 visa, we had to submit both I-485 and I-130 together for my AOS. But even I received NOAs for all forms, the I-130 case number is still "not found" on the USCIS website. I am not certain if USCIS has adjudicated my husband's I-130 petition yet. Therefore I am confused as to why the local office would want to interview me and my husband even though the I-130 has not shown up on the status system (assuming that not showing up on the system means no actions been taken...) ... So far we have not received any RFE... so I suppose we submitted everything they need (certified court record, psych report, letters from friends, affidavit from me, joint sponsor paperwork, I-693 medical sealed report, etc).... our attorney said he is surprised at such fast pace. Contrary to us feeling excited and hopeful, attorney feels skeptical and does not expect me to be approved at the interview. He will come with us to the interview perhaps to prevent IO from asking illegal or leading questions....

Noversation - Ya I was aware of the details of husband's convictions. I read every page of his certified court records and the dedective's reports. Some details were graphical. If USCIS asked that, think I will just tell them there is no point digging the past but important to focus on the presence...

QUOTE (Old Dominion @ Nov 15 2009, 04:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

The fact that your husband was an AWA petitioner has no bearing on your AOS. That matter was resolved when his petition was approved. You are the AOS applicant, and the two of you just need to prove in every way possible that your marriage is real. Your lawyer can't help you do that in an interview environment. You'll be OK, if your marriage is obviously very real and there is nothing to suggest otherwise.

C0881

Female

2009-11-15 19:03:00

Hi pals, today I received the interview letter for my I-485 from USCIS in the mail. The interview date is Dec 17. I am so surprised to have received the interview notice in less than 3 months after we filed the AOS paperwork (Sep 16). How can they be so fast to review the thick documents that our attorney submitted?! I am really excited and worried at the same time. On one hand I am hopeful that USCIS is efficient on my case. On the other hand, I am worried that it might be a trick for them to deny me as FAST as they can! We are gonna talk to our attorney on Monday.... Our attorney also agreed to represent us at the interview... I am so overwhelmed now cause a few days ago I received my EAD approval notice too. Hope I am not going to be sent back home (Hong Kong) after the interview!!!

C0881

Female

2009-11-14 13:41:00

Some Adam Walsh questions

The USCIS website did posted a memorandum pdf about the evidence a petitioner can provide to prove that he is not a threat to the beneficiary. To shorten the length of time for this "battle" (by this i mean it's a long period of time that would exhaust you and your wife, not really a war), I suggest you to focus on providing the evidence the USCIS requires, even though the memorandum says the decision of the USCIS is upto the discretion of the DHS head. Nonversation, if you focus on the unconstituional/flaw aspect of the Adam Walsh Act, you will need a very competent lawyer specialises in consitutional lawsuits.....it can take years.....

My husband and I are doing the first route. We are trying to work within the guidelines set out by the USCIS. So far I am still staying in the US but have not had any interview yet. We are still waiting for their decisions. If they want RFE, we will submit. If they deny, we will appeal. If the appeal fails, we will think of something....

I can understand your anxiety if your wife is still in the Philippines. I have read a case on VJ about a K1 SO peitioner waiting for 2 years but finally the petition was approved.

The link to that official memorandum is here:

http://www.uscis.gov...=adam walsh act

C0881

Female

2010-02-21 11:54:00

Who Should Stay My Wife or Them?

So they are reviewing the law by trying to give amnesty to illegal aliens...thinking about this..my wife jokingly said that she should have been an illegal alien than me filing for her I-485. I am an AWA filer, I did the right by filing legal status for my wife. I submitted documents to prove that I am not a risk to my wife. I have not received any reply yet, 6 months after the RFE was submitted. But now they are considering granting amnesty to those who have stayed in this country illegally...is it right? Is it because I am an AWA filer, but I am a US citizen born in this country.

Eagerly, if your wife is illegal and you are AWA filer, it could be even harder.......I am not sure what to think of the USA... but I am grateful everyday I spend with my husband. We are waiting and waiting as well...

C0881

Female

2010-04-10 14:24:00

AWA Petitions, EAD Renewal

Hi cls0881,

Is this your first EAD? because I noticed that you applied for AOS like 3 years ago.. If that's the case, how come you never had it before?

Music, we married in 2009 April and we filed i-485, i-130, i-765 in 2009 Sep. So it has not been 3 years yet. But in 2009 after we got married we did withdrew our K-1 petition filed in 2006.

C0881

Female

2010-04-29 08:04:00

AWA Petitions, EAD Renewal

Hello Everybody,

I have a question about EAD renewal for AWA Petitions.. I got my EAD last Oct. 2009 and it is valid till Oct. 2010.. My question is, Am i allowed to renew my EAD while my AOS still pending? Do i have to pay anything? IS there anyone who is in the same situation, AWA beneficiary and planning to renew their EAD? I just wanna know because I don't want to lose my job and my driver's license. Thank you in Advance.

I got mine in Nov 09 and my husband is also an AWA peitioner. I also want to know if the renewal of EAD will be affected. But anyway, we will submit the renewal application 3 months before my EAD expires.

C0881

Female

2010-04-26 21:45:00

Am I "out of status" or "unlawful presence"?

In my I-485 denial letter, it does not ask me to leave in 30 days. It just says there is no appeal for this decision but if I am ever put into removal proceedings I can present new information to an immigration judge if there have been changes in the circumstances. So I don't think I am accruing unlawful presense. But I believe I could have been out of status. Our lawyer mailed out the appeal today and we hope that we can get back the 87 days RFE response time (because USCIS claimed they sent such RFE to us in Jan but neither we or our lawyer received a copy). I really think USCIS needs to provide more training to their adjudication officers. From that denial letter, I am really disappointed at their level of profession and accuracy. They are under department of homeland security but their notices in writing were written so loose.

Forgot to clarify: there is no appeal option for I-485. but the appeal our lawyer mailed out today is for the I-130.

C0881

Female

2010-06-24 23:37:00

Am I "out of status" or "unlawful presence"?

We did not receive any NOID in the first place. All in a sudden, end of May, our lawyer received a denial letter from USCIS for my husband's I-130 and another denial letter for my i-485. The denial letter of I-130 says that USCIS mailed out a RFE on Jan 14 and we did not respond. The fact is that both our lawyer and we did not receive any RFE in the mail EVER. I took screenshots of USCIS online case status. I took one on May 22 - 3 days before the date of the denial letter. The online case status was showing "initial review", like background check, etc. It never reached the stage of "Request for Evidence". If you have used the website to check your case status, you will know what I talking about. So this screenshot is going to be one of the materials in the appeal. There are also some erros in their denial letter as well.

For example, the psychological assessment my husband did in June 2009 was done before we submitted an application for I-130 and I-485 in September 2009. But in USCIS's denial letter, they mentioned that the assesment was done in response to the Notice of Intent to Deny that USCIS sent to us. I fell off my chair. How can we do a psychological assessment for a NOID in June 2009 when in fact our application packet was sent in September 2009 ?!

C0881

Female

2010-06-24 10:07:00

Am I "out of status" or "unlawful presence"?

Our lawyer is going to send an appeal by this Friday. However the appeal is for my husband's I-130. My I-485 denial letter says that I-485 is not appealable but I can file a motion to reopen within 30 days from May.

The appeal fee for my husband's peitition is $110. The motion to re-open fee for my i-485 is $585. Since money is a issue, we decided to appeal for my husband's I-130 peition only (and because lawyer told us I-485 relies on I-130 result so filing a motion for I-485 now won't change the appeal result of the I-130).

But I am wondering - if I let this I-485 unactioned, will I be "out of status" or "unlawful presence" in legal sense? Cause now, i-485 denial letter has said that my EAD has been revoked and cancelled. Any benefits granted been cancelled.

I want to know how soon will I be put into removal proceedings? Will I be put into removal proceedings really? They really want to deport a US citizen's spouse for the wrong past of the US husband?

C0881

Female

2010-06-24 09:38:00

I-130 and I-485 denied - A similar reason like Brucelene's case

Even though they are independent bodies in the government, at this point, I do not know what to expect. They both get paychecks from the government. To VJ moderator: this reply is not a political discussion. Please do not delete my post.

Also to other VJ users: I want this topic/thread to last so that other filiers can share status / information. Thank you for replying to this topic. I understand some other users's posts in the past (not this topic) got deleted by moderators. Please keep discussion within status/information.

C0881

Female

2010-08-31 10:29:00

I-130 and I-485 denied - A similar reason like Brucelene's case

2010-6-24: our lawyer sent off the appeal package for the I-130 by overnight delivery. Packaged was received and signed on 6-25, right on the 30th day since the denial letter was issued.

2010-7-6: received lawyer phone call saying he received a letter from USCIS saying the appeal form he used is not the latest version and the appeal package was rejected. But lawyer said the appeal form he used was downloaded strict from USCIS website one day before he mailed the package out. So it is the current version. Lawyer resubmitted the same package again today asking USCIS not to reject.

2010-7-14: touched but no actual textual update
2010-7-15: touched but no actual textual update
2010-7-19: lawyer received a receipt from USCIS for the I-130 appeal.
2010-7-29: lawyer submitted his brief in support for the appeal and my affidavit for my husband. This brief is not to argue for approval, but to get our 87 days back for the RFE that USCIS claimed to have sent to us back in January while neither we or the lawyer received it.

2010-8-16: EOIR-29 form (appeal for I-130) touched on USCIS website. But no status update.

2010-8-27: received a counter brief from USCIS National Benefits Center towards our appeal for I-130. The brief from USCIS was addressed to BIA but copied us and lawyer in. In their brief, they still said that it was valid to reject our case because they did mail us a NOID or RFE (which we did not receive). They also said we filed an untimely appeal - which according to the certified mail delivery status on USPS, the appeal was delivered on time. Dirty trick on USCIS. They look like they wanted to fool BIA.

C0881

Female

2010-08-30 23:46:00