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Proof of American citizenship for interview

Hi, everybody.

My future mother-in-law (co-sponsor) lost her birth certificate. Can she scan her passport as proof of citizenship for my interview? Furthermore, can she scan only the biographical page or will she need to scan all the pages of her passport?
Oh, one more question: A friend of mine is sort of going through the same thing, except that her co-sponsor not only lost his BC, his passport expired a while ago. Along with the copy of his passport, he scanned his driver's license and his SSC. Can those be helpful in anyway?

Thanks in advance.

alexandlessa

Female

Brazil

2014-02-09 12:37:00

Approval Notice Expiration

From what I've read, since they were the ones to book your interview that far off, you shouldn't worry. They know everything about your case because they have your files, so they're supposed to know when your NOA2 expires. I know a couple of girls who had their interview after their NOA2 expired and that wasn't a problem at all. However, I do think you should contact them just to make sure that's correct.

alexandlessa

Female

Brazil

2014-02-15 13:34:00

Fiance's passport copy for the interview

Look, I don't know if it works the same way in all countries but I had my interview two days ago and here's what I took to the Consulate with me:

My part (I'm the alien fiancee):
- 2 2x2inches (5x5cm or 5x7cm) passport-style pictures with both my ears visible;

- passport;

- ds-160 barcode;

- ds-230; only filed and printed part I, didn't sign it until I was there

- sworn statement; again, didn't sign nor write anything until I was there

- police certificates (the federal one and the state one) + copies
- birth certificate + copy

- email I got from the NVC showing my RDJ number (it's optional)
- confirmation email I got from the Consulate
- proof of relationship (view friendship on fb, skype history, pictures of us,etc)

My fiance's part (his mom was our joint sponsor):
- I-134 form;

- his employer letter (stating: when he got his job, whether it is a temporary or permanent job, nature of job and his salary) ;

- his bank letter (stating: when the account was opened, how much was deposited in it since last year, present balance) ;

- proof of citizenship (it can be a copy. he sent me a copy of his birth certificate)

Our joint sponsor's part:
- I-134 form;

- her employer letter;

- her bank letter;

- proof of citizenship (she sent me a copy of her passport biographical page);

- 3 last pay stubs;

- most recent tax return

Again, I'm not saying you should follow exactly what I did but that's just to give you an idea, you might need to collect all that and take with you for the interview as well, if the us embassy website doesn't give you all the information you need on how to get prepared for the interview, you should contact them.

good luck!

Edited by alexandlessa, 23 February 2014 - 06:21 PM.

alexandlessa

Female

Brazil

2014-02-23 18:17:00

Can i do the Medical exam for the AOS before Getting Married ?

thank you so much

You're welcome.

alexandlessa

Female

Brazil

2014-02-25 14:51:00

Can i do the Medical exam for the AOS before Getting Married ?

You mean getting all the shots required for the AOS? Yes you can, but be careful because it depends on your age. You'll only need to take a few, not all of them. Make sure you take the ones according to your age.

Here's the list:

http://www.uscis.gov...on-requirements

alexandlessa

Female

Brazil

2014-02-24 17:24:00

In Person Meeting requirement

Thank you for the reply. I will scan it under photo setting this time, If I get RFE.

I visited her and meet her once again while my petition was pending. Can I send pictures, airline ticket, copy of passport with entry exit stamp of my visit while my petition was pending If I get a RFE or will it create further confusion?

I had that issue but then I scanned it under the "photo" setting and it was crystal clear.

You'll likely get an RFE but that's not the end of the world. Just prepare for it now and send it out once you get the paper. They'll put your case on pause and as soon as they get the documents they need they'll finish processing it. You don't go to the bottom of the stack.

When I sent mine I sent the following as evidence of the relationship:

Scanned copies of my passport -- all pages... even the un-stamped ones.

Photocopy of my return boarding pass.

Photos of us together:
2 were time stamped (taken from my webcam on my pc), which corresponded with passport stamps

2 were with his family

1 was at a restaurant we ate at every day and accompanied by the receipt for that restaurant, which had a date and address, that corresponded with the passport stamps.

1 of which was me standing in front of his city's sign at the train station.

Good luck.

jnp

Male

2013-07-12 20:35:00

In Person Meeting requirement

The entry/exist stamp on my passport was not clear when I tried photocopying it. So I did not send it. I just send airline ticket and few photographs as proof of In Person Meeting.

jnp

Male

2013-07-12 20:14:00

In Person Meeting requirement

Hello All,

My i-129F petition for my Fiancee is pending. I am April 2013 Filer. As proof of in-person meeting in last two years, I send couple of photographs (with date and place of meeting on back of photo) and airline ticket to travel to her place. Is it sufficient or will I be getting RFE for further proof? I just want to be pro active and get other proofs if need be. Please share your experience. Thanking you in advance.

jnp

Male

2013-07-12 20:05:00

Non US Passport Entry Exit Stamp as proof of meeting in person

Hello All,

Last year I visited Nepal with my Nepali Passport and meet my fiancee there. Now I am naturalized citizen and have US passport. Can I use my Nepali passport with Entry and Exit Stamp as proof of meeting in person? I did not have boarding pass from my visit.

Please share your experience.

Thank You

jnp

Male

2013-08-07 19:47:00

Typing Error in his birthdate...need advice please....

It happened for me as well. I noticed it while I get no1. I created a SR to correct it. Uscis asked me to send birth Certificate. Once I send it, it was corrected the very next day and my online status was updated.

jnp

Male

2013-08-24 11:25:00

Documents to send to Fiancee

Hello All,

My I-129F is approved last week. When I take a look on all list of documents that I need to send to my fiancee, I see below as one of the required documents.

Send all originals of the documentary proof that you submitted for the I-129F to your fiance(e) for their interview at the embassy.

What are these original documents?

jnp

Male

2013-09-09 13:47:00

Requesting additional evidence

Hi,

I am absolutely new and I tried inding some information on this already in earlier posts, but couldn't. So it would be very nice if someone could answer and share their experience or let me know where I can find answers

I just checked our case status online, so far we only received the NOA1 a while ago.

It said: "On November 21, 2013, we mailed a notice requesting additional evidence or information in this case I129F PETITION FOR FIANCE(E)."

What exactly does that mean? I know, my fiance will have it in the mail soon, but I am just so nervous

Our application was complete, well at least as far as we thought, we had a couple who went through this process already doublecheck it.

What kind of evidence will they need? Has anyone made this experience already?

Also, does this mean that our case has been reviewed already after one week only? So, ater sending the evidence, would it be possible to be approved really fast and go to NVC?

I hope someone can help me and answer some questions. I am sitting here in Germany, waiting and hoping and fearing at the same time

Thanks so much!

HannahBen

Not Telling

Germany

2013-11-22 12:56:00

Taxes and K-Visa

I forgot: Only if you are self employed you will need the tax return. So I don't know if that applies to your case as you work as a nanny? But still, it will take months until you actually have to send these documents for your fiance.

And you can also have a co-sponsor, in case you don't make enough money yet to support him.

I personally wouldn't wait until I have all documents until I file the K1 visa. I can't wait to finally be together for good ater 2 years now, so it depends

HannahBen

Not Telling

Germany

2014-01-04 15:41:00

Taxes and K-Visa

You don't have to send any tax forms with your I-129 form. After you get approved by the USCIS and then the NVC you will need to send a bank statement and a letter from your employer to your fiance for his interview at the embassy.

At least this is what my fiance is putting together for me right now. We got our NOA2 and are now collecting documents or my potential interview in a few months in Germany.

As far as I know, you won't need any tax return documents. Eventually maybe for your interview after getting married in the US then and adjusting his status.

I hope I am right and I helped you. No matter what, file the I-129 asap because it takes a while till they even get to it. So you will have months to think about the rest and

HannahBen

Not Telling

Germany

2014-01-04 15:35:00

The wedding :)

Thanks everyone!

That helps a lot!

HannahBen

Not Telling

Germany

2014-01-06 05:11:00

The wedding :)

Hopefully, one day all this paperwork will be over and we will be united with our loved ones.

I know that the rule is, that we have to get married within 90 days. My question now: Is it okay and "enough" to get married by a judge right away after I arrive in the US, let's say two or three weeks from when I arrive and then have the real big wedding ceremony etc two months later?

I am asking, because I am hoping to get my visa by April and then I'd love to fly to the US right away and we'd get married asap so that I can apply for adjustment of status and I could hopefully get my permition to work by end of August so that I could start to work as a teacher when the new school year begins.

That's why I wanna get married asap but without any time to plan, it is hard. Plus: I really want my family and friends to attent the wedding. And they would need some time to plan their vacation, book flights, take off and so on.

So that's why we are thinking about getting officially married right away, with just two witnesses and then plan everything and have the wedding in August.

Do you think that would cause any problems? Could they say that we weren't serious about the wedding in the courthouse maybe? I am only worried about the interviews for the adjustment of status and the Green Card.

But that way,it would solve to many problems and take away a lot of pressure

Thanks a lot in advance. Maybe someone has done it that way already or has heard something or has any input.

Thanks!

HannahBen

Not Telling

Germany

2014-01-05 17:17:00

I had a somewhat similar experience. It really sucked. It delayed my application process 5 months. I never got anyone to answer any of my questions because all the reps answer froma script. Even when I pressed and got to speak to a Immigration Officer I was not given a real answer. It wasn't until I got my US Senator involved that I got an real answer and progress with my application. Get your US Senator's office involved.

I will make a appoint to go see my us senate liasions. I am curious what they tell you after you got your senate involve.did uscis or nvc make a mistake?

ihope2013

Not Telling

Laos

2013-08-21 19:02:00

I did get the nvc case#. But as I mention before they sent it back to uscis for further review because as nvc told me they said I forgot to fill in part c of i130.why would I need to fill that out when I am petition for i129f fiance only. Also why would uscis send me a notice of decision that my i129f was approve and was sent to the embassy with a finding that my k1 visa was not issue to my beneficary. So since it expire I can refile for a fee again. My fiance never had a appointment nor was I even notify.Also review date of notice of decision was on 6/25/2013. My approval from uscis for my i129F WAS not approve until 7/25/2014 and then forward on to nvc.somehow something went wrong real quick.but uscis is still telling me my case is still in intial review again.

ihope2013

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Laos

2013-08-21 12:07:00

I did called and spoke to a Tier 2 at uscis and all she said was do there is nothing she can do about. So when I try to expkain to her all she said is do you I have a question for her.I told her yes since you don't want to hear what I have to say. I asked her why did my nvc return my i129f back. She said well what did nvc tell you.So I told her the reason and I just wanted to confirm if it is it.She then said if that's what nvc said why are you asking me if you already know. I told her I just want to confirm. So I started telling her about the notice of descision. And she cut me short and said do I have anything else to ask. So I asked her when can expect a decision.All she said was give it sometime. So I decided to write a letter to the director of uscis. With what was going on as I mention above of what had happen and sent in copies of all my letters that I had recieved. I ask that if they take a closer look at my case due to things not adding up.Like the dates of notice of decision which was review on 6/25/2013 that my i129f was approve and sent to the embassy with a finding that the k1is not granted and the validity has now expire and I can chose to refile if I wan to. Also my petition not being approve until 7/23/2013.I said this is a big quedtion. Second I said nvc said I forgot part c on i130 but I'm just filing for i129f fianace petition not spousal.That's also a big question.Hopefully uscis can retake a look at my case again.

ihope2013

Not Telling

Laos

2013-08-21 00:42:00

I see you just joined VJ today.... Did you ask to speak to a supervisor or "Tier 2" as they are called at USCIS? If you were only speaking to the first person that came on the phone at USCIS, they don't have access to as much as the Tier 2 person does. I highly recommend calling USCIS back and ask for a Tier 2, and calling NVC back and asking for a supervisor. You may need to call several times and see what answers you get. Often you will get a different answer from each person with whom you speak. Best of luck!

p.s. Try the advanced search tool in the upper right, if you haven't done so already.... I really hope it's just some kind of error that can be fixed. I haven't seen something quite like this.

ihope2013

Not Telling

Laos

2013-08-21 00:14:00

Hi I am new to VJ. I'm not sure if anyone has been through this before. But this is what had happen to me.
Receipt notice of petition for I129F on 03/20/2013
Rfe notice on 07/11/2013
Uscis recieved rfe request on 7/17/2013
Approval notice of I129F on 7/23/2013

When I called on 08/05/2013 to the NVC if they recieved my petition for I129F fianace they told me that they did recieved it and sent it back to USCIS on 08/02/2013f or to review again. I had ask why and they told me that I forgot tofill in part C on the I130. So I asked was that why you sent it back to uscis and they said that is what it is saying on our computer.So I hung up and dtarted doing some research on that petition I130. Why would I need to fill out the I130 for spousal visa when I'm doing a i129f petiton fianace. So I checked all my paper work and fourms and no where did I even file for I130. Did NVC make a mistake. So on 08/07/2013 I recieved an email from Uscis saying my I129F petiton was return back by the Department of State for further review. On 08/08/2013 my approve i129f went back to intial review and said that my case is being generated. I then call uscis why was my petition sent back.They said did NVC tell me why and I said yes, nvc told me that I forgot part C on I130. I told uscis that why would I need a i130 when I am filing a I129f for fiance only. I told them it must be a mistake.But all uscis said if it is a mistake than when we look into it and find out it is that then we would send it back for nvc.but for me to give them at least 3-4weeks to look at why nvc sent it back.Than on 08/13/2013 I recieved a notice of decision from uscis saying that my i129f was appove and sent to the embassy or consulate with the finding that the k1 visa has not been issue to the beneficary. And that the validty of my petion has now expire and that I can refile a new i129f for a fee.

How can that be. The notice of decision was review on 06/25/2013 and sent on 8/13/2013 and I didn't even get approve for the i129f until 7/23/2013. Plus my approve i129f was push back to uscis on 8/7/2013. Til to this date my i129f petition is still in intial review on the website. Nothing has change yet. I keep calling uscis for an explantion on why I would need a i130 (which was told to me by nvc the reason they sent my petition back to uscis) when I'm just filing for i129f. I did not apply for a spousal visa. Second why would uscis send my a notice of decision that my k1 visa expire when the review date was 6/25/2013. And my approval i129f was just approve on 07/23/2013. And why is my i129f is still in intial review. I am fustrated and confuse. Not sure what to do but wait. Does anyone have any suggestions

ihope2013

Not Telling

Laos

2013-08-20 22:10:00

Advanced Passenger Information

Definitely non us, You're a British passport holder still x

Are you sure? I am reading different opinions on the internet and it's confusing me? Ideally it would be great if someone who has recently could share their experience of API...

England2Wisco

Not Telling

United Kingdom

2014-08-26 05:53:00

Advanced Passenger Information

Hi there

I am flying from London to Chicago via Dublin (pre-clearance) on my K1 to enter the US. However, Aer Lingus has given me three options, US Passport Holder, Landed US resident and non-US resident:

Please select one of the options below for each passenger and click Continue

If you are a US passport holder, click on a circle in US Passport Holder column.

If you are a permanent landed US resident (Alien Registration or Permanent Resident Card holder), click on a circle in Landed US Resident column.

If you are not a US resident, click on a circle in Non-US Resident column.

Presumably I select Non-US resident or do I select landed US resident?

Joshua

England2Wisco

Not Telling

United Kingdom

2014-08-26 05:20:00

Mistake on G-325A employment section...what should I do?

I personally think this small gap shouldn't make any difference and you should be fine. You can always call USCIS and explain the situation to an agent.

I'm assuming I'd talk to a Tier 2 or something? Just call the general number?

r060106

Male

Poland

2013-10-02 09:48:00

Mistake on G-325A employment section...what should I do?

Maybe I put this in the wrong forum...

r060106

Male

Poland

2013-10-01 19:52:00

Mistake on G-325A employment section...what should I do?

Hi all,

Alright, here's my situation:

I sent our I-130 package in early September and just came to the conclusion that I made a mistake on the Employment section of my G-325A and am a little worried about it. Back in college about 5 years ago I was employed by a local investment office as an intern. This position was only during the school year and I started in February of 2009 and took a brief respite in June 2009, returning home for the summer because I wasn't able to stay in my college's town. The office was planning on me returning and starting back up when I came back for school in September of 2009, so all I did was show up to the office on my first day back and started working. I filled out no additional paperwork and did not have to do an I-9 or anything.

Well just today after calling that employer for something regarding my baby's CRBA they told me that I was "rehired" in September of 2009, which is something I never even knew. At the time I was completely under the impression that they kept me hired but just didn't cut me any checks or anything because obviously, I wasn't working. I thought I was still an employee of the company simply returning to continue my work after the summer and that nothing had changed documentation wise. I technically wasn't unemployed because nothing ever changed. I just returned and that was it. This is what I believed when filling out the G-325A and is something I didn't even consider when signing the document. On the form I put this company down and said I was employed from February 2009 until June 2010, which was my last month at that office.

So my question is, will USCIS see this three month period of not being hired, consider me to have been unemployed and say that I lied on the forum? Obviously, I signed the document under the penalty of perjury, not knowing at the time the technicalities of my employment with that company and not trying to lie at all. Is this going to cause problems for my wife and I? If so, is there anything I can do to mitigate the situation? Any advice is much appreciated. I'm nervous about this and didn't give it a second thought when filling everything out.

Thank you

r060106

Male

Poland

2013-10-01 17:45:00

Any way to send in an amended G-325A after the fact?

I highly doubt that this tiny mistake would lead to any RFEs or denials.

From what I've read, they use the biographic info to compare it with any hits they might get while running background checks.

Say, a person with a name just like yours committed a crime/violated visa status/####### like that. They run a background check and get a few hits.

Then, they will look at the bio info you provided to determine if you this person is indeed you.

The info you provided will tell them that it wasn't you, but another person with a name just like yours.

USCIS is not IRS to punish you for hiding employment or income or something.

They are simply to determine if you are eligible to apply for a visa for your wife.

Even if they get any hits, people who EWI (entered without inspection), previous overstayers, minor crime offenders/ misrep still get approved. They might need waivers down the road.. but they get approved.

I've read a lot of very complicated stories on immigrate2us.net.

If they get approved (+approved waiver down the road), do you really think they would deny you?

For a super tiny, not-too-important, mistake?

In my opinion, the worst case scenario (doubt it will happen) would be an RFE, which is easy- you just send in an updated form.

Relax!

edit: http://www.seguritan...es&PubYear=2011

this person (not USC) purposefully lied on the form and never got in trouble for this http://www.visajourn...rm-g325a/page-3 (see his signature)

Thanks Blueberry! You're always so helpful!

I feel a little bit better now.

r060106

Male

Poland

2013-10-08 07:28:00

Any way to send in an amended G-325A after the fact?

The very nature of this process lends itself to paranoia, over-thinking, and second guessing (I was guilty of all 3 when I was in your shoes).

As for your question, logic dictates that if they saw something that they were concerned about or needed clarification on, they would send an RFE instead of denying the petition.

Well I'm glad I'm not the only one then.

Well if it's just an RFE I'm fine with that. I just didn't want them to say I lied or committed perjury or something of the sort when that isn't the case at all. Do you think they would even have access to this internal company information if no I-9 was ever filled out again? Thanks

r060106

Male

Poland

2013-10-07 23:05:00

Any way to send in an amended G-325A after the fact?

***Moved from Progress Reports to Process & Procedures.****

**Moderator hat off**

Sending anything to USCIS unsolicited at this juncture is usually nothing more than an exercise in futility as it is unlikely that it would be matched with the file.

Makes sense.

Do you think a mistake on my employment section would cause an RFE or a denial? Or am I overthinking this? It has to do with a period of unemployment that I marked down as being employed. This was due to the fact I was interning for the employer during the school year and took a three month hiatus during the summer to return home, starting back up again in September of that year without filing any additional paperwork. Yet for some dumb reason that was never brought to my attention at the time, the employer said I was "released and then rehired", which I didn't know was the case. I always thought I was still an employee but just wasn't receiving any paychecks. After all, my boss at that office knew all about this and had work ready for me when I started the school year back up.

When they run background checks do you think they are privy to this type of information? I never filled out a new I-9 or anything, so I don't know how they would know. Just curious what people here think might happen to our case. Thanks

r060106

Male

Poland

2013-10-07 22:54:00

Any way to send in an amended G-325A after the fact?

Really? No one else has any input on this?

r060106

Male

Poland

2013-10-07 17:22:00

Any way to send in an amended G-325A after the fact?

Ok, thanks. Correction: petition* up top.

Edited by r060106, 07 October 2013 - 02:25 PM.

r060106

Male

Poland

2013-10-07 14:24:00

Any way to send in an amended G-325A after the fact?

Is this at all possible? We submitted our I-130 package back at the beginning of September and I recently noticed an error on my employment section that I don't want USCIS to think is a purposeful lie, leading them to reject my application. It was an honest mistake on our part and I don't want us to get denied because of it. Or would just send us an RFE? Anyone have any input on this? Thanks

r060106

Male

Poland

2013-10-07 13:50:00

Going back

So, the only legal choice you have right now is:

Your husband goes back to the U.S., you stay in your home country. He files I-130 petition for you. And in 8-24 months (Hard to say how long it will take. No one can tell you that... and USCIS is lost in its own mess now.)

24 months?? Where did you get that Blueberry??

r060106

Male

Poland

2013-10-10 12:47:00

What should we do?

K-3 is no longer an option, you option is I-130 for cr1

Actually, a lot of people on the forum are saying the K-3 is now a viable option. I'd honestly lean towards the K-3 right now. CR-1s are taking forever.

r060106

Male

Poland

2013-10-10 20:06:00

Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman

Unfortunately, I can't go. But I would if I could. How about instead of Comprehensive Immigration Reform they actually make the system easier for those trying to do things legally. Ugh.

r060106

Male

Poland

2013-10-18 19:48:00

IMHO the lawyers are hoping you'll do the extra paperwork. AOS isn't cheap and the K3 route was started when I-130s took years, not a year, but several years like 3 or 4. Could you imagine having to wait that long?

It's a personal opinion to do the I-129F or not. I can't say someone should or shouldn't with the exception of; if you're already having trouble being a sponsor or getting the funds together for the CR1 path, then the K3 path will make it exponentially harder on you and your spouse.

Wow, that's an ungodly amount of time. Thank God it's not like that anymore. You think the K3 is exponentially harder even given the fact that your spouse and you will be together during the process, at least?

r060106

Male

Poland

2013-10-21 19:00:00

I've been waiting on my NOA2 for the I-130 for 6 months now and my hubby and I just decided to file the I-129f this month. A user on another topic, who has also been waiting 6 months was actually called into the office by her lawyer who advised her to file this I-129f now. Another person also had a similar experience. We think the Immi. lawyers have come to know something which has prompted them to suggestion their I-130 clients now file for the K-3 path as well.

I mean, once upon a time the K-3 was originally put in place for this exact scenario...where the wait times for I-130 are ungodly long. Then things started getting processed faster and thats when the K-3 became obsolete...I-130s were getting processed well before I-129fs, so no point in bothering. But NOW, its back to moving at a snail's pace with a massive backlog, so it would make sense if they are starting to process the K-3s again.

The general theory I've uncovered from reading millions of posts is that during this waiting period, wherever your I-130 is sitting, filing the I-129f means they have to locate your I-130 to confirm that it exists and check its status. the K-3 is supposed to be processed while the I-130 is pending, but I think the actually operating procedure is that they just grab the I-130, while they're checking it exists, and processing that instead of the I-129f. Then you get notification that the I-129f is dropped and that your I-130 is advanced to the next step. Seems awfully coincidental that it happens in that manner more times than not. (Which is dumb because if they were smart they'd go ahead with approving the K-3 since that would actually get them more money in the long run).

So even if the K3 is dropped, if it means getting hands and eyes on the I-130 then whats the harm? There is no cost to send the I-129f and it will either help or it won't. You either move forward or you stay where you are. No loss. And it least you take a shot at it. "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take" so I would say go for it.

Very well said. I think I'll reconsider the K3 now.

r060106

Male

Poland

2013-10-21 18:57:00

You can try, it's entirely possible that the I-129F may be sent to VSC or CSC or even TSC and be adjudicated before the I-130 and sent to the NVC beforehand. However, it's also possible that it'll be matched up with the I-130 wherever it is and adjudicated together.

My I-130 always said the NBC, but it likely went to the local office because that's what the USCIS was doing at the time (without notification of the local office transfer.) Without calling you could never know, but the USCIS call center never seems to know what's going on anyhow. Worst trained employees ever IMHO.

Yeah, I often tell myself "If only we would have been married and filed last year. Then we wouldn't have to deal with this ungodly wait." Ugh. It's so depressing. But hind sight is always 20/20 I guess. It's too bad they don't send any petitions to local offices anymore.Even though that seemed tough, it appeared to be a lot better than the situation now, with the NBC processing everything and everyone being screwed in the process.

Would you suggest sending in the I-129F anyways? Just curious what your thoughts are on that. If you already answered that question please disregard what I said. I can't really remember what I've said in threads now anymore. It all becomes a blur when you start positing a lot.

r060106

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Poland

2013-10-20 20:56:00

Well for now it's at the NBC. So I don't know yet. That's why I was unsure of whether to file it now or later.

1) it doesn't cost anything to file the I-129F in hopes of a K3

BUT

if the K3 is received you have to AOS which costs an extra $1070 vs the $230 for the IV and $88 for the affidavit of support (plus $165 new immigrant fee.)

about 0.33% of K3 went through in 2012... You decide.

0.33%, as in a third of a percent?? That's brutal. Sounds like there's no point in doing it then. I just don't get why they don't process them any more given that they were made an option by Congress specifically for situations like now where the wait time is ungodly long.

r060106

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Poland

2013-10-20 18:17:00