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

Our I-130 and I-485 was also denied, but a lawyer advised us instead of fighting USCIS to wait to go in front of a judge! Then flask the judge for more time to prepare a good case! So we will see what's gonna happen.We pray God he will keep us together for our son and our love! Good luck to everyone

I am not sure if I understand you correctly? You mean you are not gonna appeal the i-130 and just wait to go to your removal proceeding hearing resuled from the i-485 denial? If you don't at least appeal the i-130 first, the immigration judge at the removal proceedings will not have any ground to re-open the case because there will be no status change on the denied i-130. However if you file an appeal first for the denied i-130, then when you go to your removal proceeding hearing, you can show the judge that your spouse's peitition is being appealed therefore the judge hopefully could suspend your removal (or deportation or voluntary departure). If I have misunderstood you, please clarify. I am so sorry to hear another denial.....

C0881

Female

2010-05-31 21:58:00

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

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

USCIS letter said they mailed request for further evidence. But neither did we or our lawyer received the copy. We are skeptical that both copies got lost in the mail. The deinal letter says my EAD been revoked even though it does not expire until this fall.........

We are going to appeal....

Thanks for watching this topic...

C0881

Female

2010-05-29 02:28:00

Fiancee Visa?

You need an immigration lawyer.

Since your conviction is not about sex crimes against a minor, so personally I don't think you are falling under the Adam Walsh Act category. However, aggrevated assault = violence. Even though it's not AWA, USCIS will still look into it when they do background check on your application.

If you want to file the application by youself, I have read here in this forum that 2 peitioners under AWA filing by themselves without a lawyer got approved 2 years after they filed (1 for spouse immigration, 1 for fiancee visa). I have also read situations here where cases got denied when people filed by themselves. I am not meaning an immigration lawyer will guarantee 100% success. But since you had a conviction, it's better to hire a lawyer.

My husband is a AWA petitioner. Money was tight for us so we looked for non-profit options. We found a lawyer from a non-profit immigrations and cultures center in our state, who charged reasonable fees.

When you do a Google search, type " [your state] non-profit immigration lawyer". For example, "Michigan non-profit immigration lawyer". Or try your own combination of keywords...

If your budget is good, then needless to say I will suggest you to look for a competent private lawyer..

Hope this helps..

C0881

Female

2010-02-26 10:19:00

District court judge dismissed this adam walsh I-129F lawsuit

Full pages of judge's opinion, discussion and order can be found here:

http://docs.justia.c...00803/98510/40/

I want to know why this petitioner's attempt has failed. Are his arguments not right? or that he filed the lawsuit to the wrong court (district court of oregon)?!

My understanding is that if the I-129F is denied by USCIS, a petitioner can file an appeal to AAO. Of course this will take many years for AAO to make a decision. If let say the appeal is finally denied, can the petitioner appeal to a higher court like circuit court of appeals OR just file a lawsuit against DHS topdown to USCIS (napotliano et al)?

If it's an I-130/I-485 petition that involves the adam walsh act, the petitioner can appeal to the BIA (Board of Immigration Appeals). But if BIA denies the appeal after several years of waiting, should the petitioner just appeal to the circuit court of appeals or just sue DHS/USCIS?

According to the above court ruling, the lawsuit was dismissed by the judge for "lack of subject matter jurisdiction". So what is the right court to file such immigration lawsuit? Supreme Court? But don't the district courts handle initial hearings of those supreme court cases first?

Also, the judge mentioned the "unreviewable discretion" of the agency (USCIS/DHS). Under what circumstances can a petitioner challenge such standard? Can there be an abuse of discretion? How can one prove it? If the discretion is unreviewable, what jurisdiction would have a right to review a case that brings such argument?

It is so easy for these district court judges to dismiss a case just citing lack of jurisdiction........

any feedback welcome

C0881

Female

2011-05-25 12:48:00

Any help me please? My case has been denied due to adam walsh act

I would steer clear of this guy. Your chance of immigrating to the U.S. with him is slim to none as things stands now. Deliberate hiding or falsification of a material fact is material misrepresentation and will bar you from the U.S. for life if you're a part of it.

Hey, from what I understand from the original thread of the OP, she felt frustrated her application was denied after all these evidence her fiancee had submitted. The adjudication of AWA immigration cases so far do not have a transparent standard. Some people here got approved while others don't. The OP's fiancee might not have known which evidence to submit or which evidence does matter in this adjudication. That does not mean that he was deliberately falsify or mis-representing information. Her application was denied due to evidence submitted being insufficient to convince USCIS (according to the unreviewable discretion of USCIS). That has nothing to do with falsifying. The important thing here for the well-being of the beneficiary is that she fully understands the criminal background of her fiancee. Also, whether the fiancee submitted any record of his DUI to USCIS is a matter of relativism. That is not related to a specified offense against a minor. And from the alchohol treatment paperwork that Letanni mentioned, I think it is pretty convincing that her fiancee was proving to a degree of his rehabilitation.

Insufficient evidence (subjectively decided by USCIS) does not equal falsifying/misrepresenting.

Also according to your statement of "steer clear of this guy", you sound like you were saying that the OP only cares about immigrating to the US. That is irrelevant to her original question of asking for advice on legal pursuit. There are actually people who come to the home country of the beneficiary to be with them. I have been reading the blog of that couple for a while.

C0881

Female

2011-07-24 09:58:00

USCIS... DENIALS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN...

Kazuava, my heart really goes out to yours when I read your post above. I also remember my life in my home country before I got married. I was having a good job in my home country and had close friends to hang out with. I am not saying I regret marrying my husband. I am just really sad and speechless about this AWA law playing with hundreds of wives' lives like you and me. Apart from the law itself, USCIS's interpretation of the law and the individual officer's personal judgment on our applications did nothing but worsened our situation. The law never mentioned anything like "beyond reasonable doubt", but the interpretation of USCIS does. They are not a law making body but they have every arbitrary right to establish such review standard ? (beyond reasonable doubt is a criminal court review standard) Our husbands are not criminals anymore. I also remember in my denial last year, the officer wrote that the psychological report we submitted is no good because the meeting was short. Such officer with no formal psychological training or degree could make such power comment in his/her decision regarding my future. I miss my mother and friends VERY VERY much. Yet I can't work to share our bills. I can't drive and I had to sit on the passenger side and let him drive to the hospital when HE had ulcer. I can't leave this country without being rejected on return. Kazuava I wish your local office could just approve your case immediately! Your kids are growing up day by day. They are shielded because they were born in the U.S. They are US citizens now. I don't want you to be left behind. Even I am not you, I feel bitter about your case.

C0881

Female

2011-10-13 12:46:00

USCIS... DENIALS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN...

My 50 cents, I think sex offenders, as in any man or woman who has sexual contact with any other person against their will should be locked up in a dungeon never to be released again and suffer for the rest of their lives without any contact with the outside world untill they go to hell and suffer more.

My personal opinion is that if people can change and improve, I will give them a chance. Certainly these people have to be responsible for what they did. But if they have done their time and they have changed to start a new life. I will give them a chance. I can't say I don't keep a record of wrong doings. I do. But I try to be fair to people who want to change and truly regrets what they did wrong.

Also, not all sex offenders are rapists [who have sexual contact with any other person against their will]. Somtimes under-aged teens have sex and get caught. The boyfriend became S.O. But I understand what S.O. means to the general public. The AWA law, to me, implies that S.O. petitioners need to provide strong proof and evidence to the USCIS that they are not a risk and threat to the beneficiary - and this application has no guarantee to be approved by USCIS. The best thing to do is to be prepared documentation-wise and hope for the best...

I am not a S.O. so other people please don't come after me to condemn me. There is no need to be emotional or personal.

Lastly I want to say although there is freedom of speech here, this IMBRA forum should aim at exchanging and sharing of immigration information and experiences related to the IMBRA and AWA category. This particular thread has been up for a couple months having all sorts of negative comments towards sex offenders. I am glad that people who responded to this thread [postive or negative] have sticked with this thread and not started another new threads. And I am glad that people have not stepped onto other threads [from AWA filers who are sharing critical information and progress] to post personal comments or condemn.

C0881

Female

2010-04-10 14:12:00

Reply to Noid

I am very sorry to hear that....If you are stressful now, I have been there...

Can you tell us briefly what was being said in your NOID? Did they say the evidence you submitted was not enough?

Also, you said you were given only 30 days to respond to the NOID. Why did they only give you a little bit of time? I suggest you check your USCIS online case status to see if there is any date change on "last updated" field. If there has been a date change, it means someone has worked on it. Also have you gotten a lawyer yet? I suggest you try calling USCIS's toll free number and ask for a tier-2 immigration officer (not the regular operator who reads from scripts). They should be able to tell you if your response is received by the Service. Perhaps you could wait like 60 days and schedule an info pass appointment cause right now perhaps they will not have much to tell. Don't bug them so often or they might deny you quickly cause these geniuses there don't like to be chased. Let them take their time to work on your case while your EAD is still valid.

Please hold your job cause you might need to spend some money on a good lawyer. I mean it. I don't want to sound blue, but if you are to fight any negative decisions they make, you will need at least $110 for the I-130 appeal fee, $585 for the I-485 motion to reopen fee, and perhaps thousands of dollars on lawyer fees. If they deny you, make sure you file the motion to reopen your I-485, so that you can renew your EAD again. I did not file an MTR for my I-485, so the whole time I have been waiting for the appeal of the I-130, I can't work.

My I-130 appeal was remanded end of June. This looks like there is some hope.

Although I really hope that your case will be approved cause they have issued an RFE and a NOID to you separately. Does that mean they have asked you for additional evidence twice so far? I would think that they want to work with you.

C0881

Female

2011-10-20 21:38:00

ADAM WALSH ACT/IMBRA/SEX OFFENDER/K1 VISA

Our K1 falls under Adam Walsh Act. As you can see from my signature, we never heard any official decisions from USCIS. But that might be because we were not knowledgeable and did not supply all documents in the first place. But USCIS could have sent the petitioner RFE but they didn't. The case was pending from July 2006 to July 2009 until filed for a withdrawal.

C0881

Female

2009-10-10 03:41:00

Anyone had any movement on your Adam Walsh Cases?

The Ombudsman emailed me and said a "decision has been made on my case' !!!!!!!! But, online the status still shows as initial review. But lets hope its correct and positive!

Finger crossing! :thumbs:

C0881

Female

2011-12-24 10:51:00

Rs2,

There is a memorandum posted on USCIS.gov regarding what types of evidence USCIS **might** consider proof that the petitioner poses no risk to the beneficiary:

http://www.uscis.gov...shact020807.pdf

includes but no limited to certified court records, police reports, sentencing reports, psychological therapy during prison time and after prison time, psychological assessment/report recently, community services, letters from friends and families...I would also suggest a statement from the petitioner and the beneficiary. But it really depends on how they interpret your evidences. I wrote a 7 page affidavit to show them my understanding of my husband's conviction. But USCIS's denial letter says that my statement shows insufficient understanding of my husband's crime. We submitted the psychological assessment done by a licensed psychologist but USCIS says that just one-hour assessment is not enough...and my husband was not ordered to take therapy programs after discharged but USCIS says he submitted no documentary evidence that he attended programs after discharge. Discharge is DISCHARGE, right?

well, i hope the above link helps you...You really need a lawyer..

C0881

Female

2010-06-22 09:31:00

Hi Jeff Congratulations to you! We are still waiting and have not yet received any interview notice

C0881

Female

2010-04-23 06:07:00

I really like your idea nonversation. I also hesitate to disclose my husband's charge in front of the all visajourney users.

C0881

Female

2009-11-06 02:24:00

Hi nonversation, are you AWA peititioner? My husband is..

QUOTE (nonversation @ Nov 5 2009, 02:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (Rachel555 @ Nov 5 2009, 10:00 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hi i decided to write in this topic...not sure who is remebering my case but yesterday my fiance got an email saying our petition was Approved!
we filed in september 2007 and we were approved yesterday....i cant really find my words because im still in shock and i feel like can be a joke ahahahha ....im going to let rest of Adam Walsh filers what will happen from now on!
Best wishes AW filers!
Rachel

Please tell us about your case, and how you got it approved, what steps you took, what happened , etc, what was he charged with in the past, how long ago it had been between then and now, is he still on the registry?

C0881

Female

2009-11-05 15:42:00

Hey Rachael congratulations!!!

My K1 case was pending since 2006 and we withdrew it in 2009.

Can you share with other AWA peitioners your experience with USCIS over these 2 years?

C0881

Female

2009-11-05 13:13:00

There is Hope

If you have questions, please post here..Thanks

C0881

Female

2012-12-29 10:08:00

There is Hope

1997-2009: long distance relationship with my husband (then boyfriend). I have a 10 year b1/b2 visa since 2001. Been seeing each other once a year since 2001.

2008.10.29 travelled to the US to visit him,
2009.4.11 got married, small wedding no gown no tuxedo
2009.4.17 meeting with our immigration attorney. Attorney to file withdrawal of K1, new application for I-485, I-130, I-765 for us
2009.5 attorney filed withdrawal of K1
2009.5 medical check-up done and got sealed report
2009.7.10 receipt from USCIS confirming withdrawal of K1
2009.8 received husband's psych report (by a licensed psychologist in Michigan)
2009.9 husband got certified copies of court records ready + my affidavit stating I am aware of his and he is not a threat to me + friends affidavits
2009.9.16 attorney sent off package to chicago (I485, I130, I765)
2009.9.28 received NOA1 for all of the above peititions (dated 09.24)
2009.9.30 received NOA for biotmetrics appointment (10.23)
2009.10.23 biometrics appointment and I-485, I-765 got touched on USCIS case portfolio
2009.10.26 I-485, I-765 case touched on USCIS site
2009.11.9 email update EAD (I-765) card production ordered
2009.11.10 EAD touched again
2009.11.13 received the same EAD email from USCIS again!
2009.11.14 received interview notice from USCIS in the mail (Dec 17)
2009.11.16 EAD touched again
2009.11.17 EAD touched again
2009.11.18 received EAD card in the mail early morning!!
2009.11.19 Applied for SSN
2009.11.30 I-485 case touched online
2009.12.01 Received SSN card in the mail
2009.12.02 I-485 case touched again
2009.12.07 received interview cancellation letter from USCIS in the mail!
2009.12.18 received biometrics appointment letter for my husband (petitioner) for Jan 4 2010, which we think is STRANGE.
2010.01.14 I-130 case number finally shows up on USCIS website. Initial Review stage.
2010-5-25: I-130 and I-485 been denied. The letter of denial said they mailed us and lawyer a copy of request for further evidence. But neither did we or lawyer got any copy. We are skeptical both copies got lost in mail.

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.

2010-9-14: I-485 and I-765 cases got touched on USCIS website on 2010-9-11. I-130 and EOIR-29 no touch. Called USCIS and spoke to a tier-2 immigration service officer. Was told that she can't see anything done for the Sep 11 touch. I asked if I ever put into removal proceedings would that be indicated on the status update? She said no it's separate.
2010-11-8: last day at work as EAD expired but no renewal due to I-130 appeal.
2010-1-3: husband called USCIS counsel and was referred to call BIA (board of immigration appeals). Husband called BIA and spoke to a clerk who confirmed our appeal documents have been with the Board. However the documents have been moved to different departments back and forth. Therefore it might be why my A number does not exist in the BIA's telephone case status system yet. It's good though - at least I know BIA has our appeal documents. From now on, we should follow up with BIA instead of USCIS...
2011-3-2: mailed out an enquiry letter to BIA in virginia asking them the status of the I-130 appeal. Waiting to see if they will respond.
2011-7-2: received BIA's decision: recorded remanded for entry of new decision. It does not mean the Service will approve us. But the Service is now required to reevaluate our case from beginning. The total appeal timeline (from sending out appeal to receiving a decision) is about 1 year and a week.
2011-7-??: Lawyer sent off a letter to USCIS's national benefits center in MO asking them to forward the remanded I-130 to Vermont (because remanded AWA cases are to be reviewed by Vermont now).
2011-7-25: Husband called USCIS 1-800 number. Got transferred 3 times to get to a tier-2 immigration officer. Asked the officer if record shows that the case been forwarded to Vermont service center. The IO said no such record yet but it usually takes time to process. He said if we don't hear anything by 8.15 we should call again.
2011-10: Received written notice from USCIS that I-130 and I-485 were reopened as a result of the remanded I130 appeal. However, the written notice is ALSO a NOID (notice of intent to deny). The NOID asks that we submit further evidence to prove that my husband is not a risk to me, within 87 days limit. Earlier in the year, around May, we were able to work with a criminal psychologist to do a psych report again. At the same time, the psychologist referred us to his associate, a licensed polygraph examiner, to do a polygraph test. We also obtained some more letters from my husband's side of the family. I also did one more affidavit. My husband did an affidavit as well. His is a very long one, like a biography of his childhood, crimes, how we met, how long we had met, how long we've been living together.
2011-10: Same month as we received the re-opening notice / NOID from USCIS, our attorney submitted a new application of EAD for me.
2011-12: Our attorney mailed all evidences to USCIS in response to the NOID
2012-3: started working again, legally, with the EAD!
2012-9: received a written notice from USCIS, Lee Summit, MO, for an interview at Detroit USCIS mid October.
2012-10: Together with our attorney, all 3 of us met with the Immigration Officer at Detroit USCIS. Basic questions, like what line of work I do, and whether I am a terrorist, were asked. However, no questions were asked about my husband's background. However, my husband took this opportunity to let I/O know once again he is not a threat or risk to me and he asked the officer not to take me away from him - very humble and wholehearted.
2012-12: Attorney said we were approved and forwarded the USCIS auto update email to us. I could not believe it - I asked him if the officer at Detroit couuld have hit the wrong button. He emailed the officer next day and got a firm reply that it was approved. So, our attorney did have the contact email address of the officer and a couple USCIS counsel attorneys in Lee Summit MO. He had been following up with those people heavily in the summer.
2012-mid December: received permanent resident card in the mail

Have some hope - my husband always tells me those who care and persist will succeed in the end

C0881

Female

2012-12-29 10:06:00

Music678 congratulations to you guys!!! Even though it's not me I am so glad you finally achieve big progress towards your "journey"!!! I also want to know what you guys did to get this worked. Did you hire a lawyer or do it yourself? Please start a new thread to share? I am hopeful too...

C0881

Female

2010-07-07 09:37:00

We hired an immigration attorney from International Institute of Metro Detroit. Cause we live in Michigan.
So far we like him because he is giving honest advice and the organization charges a reasonable fee.
He does not give us a lot of hope but he will help us appeal in case of denial. He knows it's a difficult task and he did his homework. We submitted every evidence we could according to his advice.

I am not sure if it's worth spending money on a private lawyer. Most of the private lawyers we talked to, in Michigan and Chicago, are not familiar with the AWA effects on petitioners. yet they want $1700 - $3000 for filing, excluding the fee for an appeal. We could not afford that budget. So we went with IIMD.

I did a search on International Institute of XXX and found that there is an International Institute of Los Angeles. Their website:
http://www.iilosange...immigration.htm

Looks like they are non-profit

I am not associate with them. Hope this helps you.

2 years... A long wait, but seems that is invitable. I wish you to be strong and have a good result in the end!
You mentined bebore, you got a layer from a nonprofit organization. What is it? Do you like him? Do you think it's worth spend money on private lawyer? Is he recomending to do anything, or wait first for USCIS action?

Sorry, again a lot of qwestions

P.S. Merry Christmas and happy New Year!

C0881

Female

2010-01-05 17:42:00

Kazuava, I don't have a driver license because I have not learned how to drive since I came. I only applied for a state ID card. It's gonna be a long wait after my husband does his fingerprints. Our lawyer told us we might have to wait for as much as 2 years to hear a decision. If USCIS moves faster than that I would definitely update you guys here.

I hope your hearing in Feb goes well.

C0881

Female

2009-12-23 12:23:00

I like your last 2 paragraph saying that if they are worried that your husband is a threat to you how come it took them almost 3 years to process your case and yet not able to make a decision. You and your child would have been living with a threat for 3 years if your husband is really a threat. I totally agree with you.

When we submitted our paperwork, we included the standard forms and on top of that the certified court records, recent psych report (3 months), letter (affidavit) from me stating that he is not a threat to me and a detailed narration of our love story, letters from friends, etc. But we did not submit a polygraph because money was tight. We did hire an immigration attorney from a non-profit organization though. Most psychologists we contacted wanted 4-figure prices for the psych report. But we were lucky to find one for 3-figure...

So far we have not received any request for evidence from USCIS in the mail. When we submitted the paperwork at the beginning, the lawyer recommended us to submit all of them and avoid counting on USCIS to send us the request for further evidence, because its not guaranteed that the USCIS would send us the RFE. If evidence is not sufficient (at least the listed ones they need), there might be a chance for the application to sit there with them for years without any actions or decisions. Our previous petition for a different visa was like that for 3 years.

I am worried after reading your story. I am scared that USCIS won't renew my EAD next year if they do not give us a decision on my adjustment of status application. I really think that the applicant or beneficiary should be allowed to work while the case is pending but hey who knows what the US government is thinking.

C0881

Female

2009-12-19 18:56:00

Husband (i-130 peitioner) received biometrics appointment for himself (is it normal?)

Music678, my husband went to the biometrics appointment on 4th Jan. They took his fingerprints but did not take pictures of him. When I did my biometrics, they took 1 picture of me. We did not schedule info pass because our lawyer said he already talked to customer service on the phone and that the cancellation notice is valid.

Hello cls0881,

I just registered in this site just now and I am still pretty new. Anyways, We have the same situation and almost at the same time too. You had your biometrics in october and mine too. You had an inetrview date on december 17 and mine too. You received a cancellation letter and then I-130 biometrics and same here. You said your husband's biometrics was january 4 which is yesterday, how was it? what did they do? did they ask them something or anything? My husband will have his biometrics on january 8 and the lawyer that I asked said that it may be an error so she recommend to get an infopass appoinment which I think I won't do coz of the very tight schedule. My husband is also an AWA petitioner. Please let me know. Thanks.

C0881

Female

2010-01-05 17:32:00

Husband (i-130 peitioner) received biometrics appointment for himself (is it normal?)

Hi all thanks for your feedback and sharing. I now feel better that it's a procedure for AWA petitioners...My husband would go to the appointment on 4th Jan then. For me I already did mine on 23rd Oct and received EAD and SSN in November. My timeline is so long that it won't fit into the space provided by the Signature. Therefore I put it in the profile section. Apologies for the confusion.

The sudden cancellation of the interview and the biometrics notice for my husband just scared me a lot. We submitted paperwork I-485, I-130, I-765 in September and it's not until after 3 months that they finally arrange for my husband's (petitioner) biometrics to be done. It's gonna be a long AOS journey for me!

C0881

Female

2009-12-19 18:30:00

Husband (i-130 peitioner) received biometrics appointment for himself (is it normal?)

We left a voice message to his phone immediately after we read the notice. I thought of calling the national hotline, but those customer service people usually don't know much what is going on and their standard answers are some scripts they read out from the screen. My husband decided to go to appointment on Jan 4th anyway.

QUOTE (Chica Yeyé @ Dec 18 2009, 12:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

What does your lawyer tell you about this?

C0881

Female

2009-12-18 12:59:00

Husband (i-130 peitioner) received biometrics appointment for himself (is it normal?)

2 weeks ago we received a cancellation notice from USCIS for my AOS interview on 17th Dec. Today we received an I797C biometrics appointment notice in the mail addressed to my husband, who is the petitioner and US citizen. According to my understanding, biometrics of the beneficiary (me) is required for AOS applications because $80 biometrics fee is included in the filing fee. But I have not heard that the US citizen petitioner has to do biometrics as well. But my husband is an AWA peititioner therefore I am not sure if this has something to do with it. We submitted all paperwork through our immigration lawyer and the paperwork includes everything USCIS needs for AWA cases. So far we have not received any RFE. If any of you have had experience of petitioner doing biometrics, please share your thoughts on this? Thank you .. I am worried..

C0881

Female

2009-12-18 12:27:00

Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)

which waiver?

ok, so my SO was in the US without a visa, and then was deported. i need an I-212, right? not a I-601.
thanks.

kaitlyn

Female

Albania

2007-06-01 13:04:00

Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)

maybe a dumb question

I am a little confused about this waiver process. I know that the person (not the USC) files in the embassy. then what? does the embassy send the waiver back to the uscis? and it takes like a year? how are some counrtries faster than others if they are all sent back to the uscis? this question might have been asked, but ive been looking everywhere for it and i cannot find it.
Thanks.

kaitlyn

Female

Albania

2007-06-06 20:17:00

Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)

help i cant find it

thanks. dang it.

kaitlyn

Female

Albania

2007-06-21 13:59:00

Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)

help i cant find it

thanks. i emailed them, hopefully i will get a response.

kaitlyn

Female

Albania

2007-06-19 16:43:00

Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)

help i cant find it

Does anyone know where the waivers filed in Albania are sent? i have looked everywhwre. i looked here and i also looked on the uscis website. i cant find it.
thanks

kaitlyn

Female

Albania

2007-06-19 16:13:00

Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)

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immigrate2ua said i was banned from it. even though i never posted anything.

kaitlyn

Female

Albania

2007-06-19 16:12:00

Quick question on UK police cert. and looking for advice

You don't need to send DS-157 cuz you're a bird.
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LOL Thanks for the quick answer. I am an American bird (with the sprit and heart of a cow) who is flying her chap over from the UK. :-) So he would need the DS-157, right?

Oppps- just caught your rely- Thanks :-)

WHITE COW

Female

England

2008-11-29 13:00:00

Quick question on UK police cert. and looking for advice

Hi everyone,

I know this topic is pinned but I noticed that the last question got missed (it was posted in Oct) and I was hoping for some enlightenment soon. :-) I just got the letter from NVC that our K1 fiance packet has been forwarded to the London embassy. We are trying to have everything ready to meet their demands in packet 3 (esp since my man works such long hours its hard for him to get a week day off to complete these little tasks)

I thought I read on this site that the new UK police certificate had to be directly mailed from ACPO to the London embassy. Or can my fiance order the form to be sent to himself and then he could forward it to the embassy? Does it go in with packet 3?

Can any one recommend anything else we can do ahead of time?

Any advice or comments would be very much appreciated.

Thanks!
White Cow

WHITE COW

Female

England

2008-11-29 12:46:00

The what-iffys are attacking.....

I apologize 1st for what may seem like incoherent rambling and jarbled thoughts and I am mostly just thinking out loud but....
just wanted to reach out to see if anyone will reach back in a similar pardictiment.

Because of the state of the economy (I don't work for one of the big 3 but one of their suppliers) the chances of keeping my job are up in the air. My boss did tell me that I would be one of the last people laid off as he doesn't want to be the one doing the administive work. But nevertheless I am getting a big pay cut this next pay period. This worries me as I just sent my fiance the affidavit of support. Now my income is lower... and this is only the 1st of several more pay cuts....

The whole reason my son and I weren't going to move to UK was because of the stablitiy (and love) of my work- now that's I don't know whats going to happen in 6 weeks the stablity is gone. I live in MI (20 miles outside of detriot) and this place may be a ghost town soon). People are just so scared here and it hasn't gotten to me until recently. The job outlook isn't pretty.

My thoughts are- how hard is it for an american girl and her little boy to move to UK. My fiancee doesn't make much. But he does rent a 3 bedroom townhome. He thinks I and my son should just come there (we should get married in another country and then he can bring me). He feels it would be easier. The truth is- I am scared to uproot my son- as I thought there are more opportunities in the US for him..... Key word, thought.... I love him and my main goal is to be a family.... so now I am thinking about moving there.

I just think at this point we need to think about a "plan B". Anyone else here in similar predictiment with same thoughts on making a contingency plan.

WhiteCow

WHITE COW

Female

England

2008-12-14 15:02:00

A few general questions

Hi, I was following this thread when this stuck out at me:

Am I reading this correctly? Some of the required injections are not age appropriate my lovely fiance will not be required to obtain?

Thanks in meantime-
While Cow

3. I will be obtaining a copy of my injections i have had, this will only be a photocopy, thats what the doctor said anyway, will this be ok? maybe if i get the photocopy stamped or signed by the doctor/nurse?

Get it signed by the doctor or nurse. Here's what you will need. Note most are not age appropriate probably for you. Most need MMR and Tdap. You don't have to have every shot to get the visa, but nice to have out of the way. http://www.usembassy...ccinechart.html

WHITE COW

Female

England

2008-12-03 12:49:00

issues getting packet 3 and check list to embassy.

Thanks for the responses everyone.

My Fiance sent it what he calls recorded delivery. He works long shifts but luckily he is off tomorrow. We are planning to fill it all out again tonight and he will send it off once more as well as find out who signed for it.

WHITE COW

Female

England

2009-04-13 13:45:00

issues getting packet 3 and check list to embassy.

Hey everyone-

We still haven't heard anything from the embassy for packet 4. When I phoned DOS today they said they still do not see anything being received at the embassy.

My fiance sent out his DS forms 6 weeks ago and the checklist 3 weeks ago.

This is getting discouraging as we had already sent everything to them before Christmas. That time we thought the mail system lost it.

Anyone else having these issues?

Thanks-
Amanda

WHITE COW

Female

England

2009-04-13 12:07:00

Quick question

QUOTE (Nik+Heather @ May 15 2009, 12:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I think in general London is considered a relatively easy embassy to interview with. The presence of the US citizen is not required in London as it is (defacto) for some south american countries.

I had considered flying out there as well, for moral support as it seems like from the reviews the ones who had their fiance(e) by their side felt a lot more relaxed, but it would need 3 days off (which I don't have to spare), and $800. As far as I know there's not much the US citizen can do anyway except hand holding.

Be sure that your affidavit of support is filled out completely according to the instructions (London wants "DO INTEND" checked, and then some mention of complete financial support as you are getting married seems to be sufficient). This is the most helpful thing you can do.

When you say I must have "do intend" checked- is that the area on the I-134 where (#11) where I check that I do intent to make specific contributions to the person named in #3? I read in an immigration book that I should check do not intend. eck! So I should proably redue this and resend it to my fiancee right away.

A question on a similar note (and maybe I should really start a new thread for this) the dates of the items I sent him (I-134, check stubs, letter from employer, bank letter and stmt are from last Dec) We had some issues that held us up so we were not able to send the checklist in until this week.

Is it advisable that I resend these items so its closer to interview or can I send them addtional items (bank stmt, letter from employer) to suppliment everything else my fiancee has?

WHITE COW

Female

England

2009-05-16 22:37:00

Quick question

Thanks for the replys everyone. Nice to know its not manatory I have to be there. But still, so nerve racking this is...

WHITE COW

Female

England

2009-05-16 22:19:00