Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	SO Birth Certificate (Indonesia)	Hello, Selamat Melam to you both. Congratulations on your success thus far, our prayers are with you. My fiancee, Indra and I are patiently awaiting our NOA2; I received the NOA1 Feb. 5th so it's nice to see another Indonesian K-1 applicant's timeline for real. Did you have to have his birth certificate translated and legalized(notarized)? We have discussed our next steps once we get our NOA2, but it's still unclear to me if she needs her birth certificate translated for the K-1 interview, and if she will need this for the AOS in Minnesota..... God bless you both, terimakasih for any help that you may offer us.	Jeff/In-In	Male	Indonesia	2008-05-20 20:48:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	SO Birth Certificate (Indonesia)	QUOTE (Victoria.Blake @ May 19 2008, 10:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My fiance was born (as were his parents & grandparents) in Indonesia and has lived there all of his life. However, because he is "Chinese-Indonesian" (meaning his great-grandparents came from China and he doesn't have any "native" Indonesian blood), the Indonesian government did not grant him Indonesian citizenship at birth. But he didn't have Chinese citizenship, either. The Indonesian government only granted him citizenship when he turned 18. So basically for 18 years he was a citizen of nowhere...weird, right? I knew about this problem, but I didn't think it would be an issue when we sent in our I-129F. Now that we are getting all the documents ready for his interview, however, I'm having doubts because I just now saw his birth certificate. It's 2-sided: on one side his birth certificate states that he is a "foreigner" and on the other side (added after his 18th birthday) it states that he is "Indonesian." So now I'm kind of freaking out about his upcoming interview (in a few weeks). Do you think this is going to be a problem for any reason at the US Embassy in Jakarta? Does anyone have any experience with this issue? Thanks in advance!	Jeff/In-In	Male	Indonesia	2008-05-20 20:41:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Unable to obtain Police Records from Spain	Here is the Department of State's Guidelines for Crimes of Moral Turpitude: http://www.state.gov...ation/86942.pdf The justification for my answer in the prvious post in this clause: "b. Crimes committed against the person, family relationship, or sexual morality which do not involve moral turpitude include: (1) Assault (simple) (i.e., any assault, which does not require an evil intent or depraved motive, although it may involve the use of a weapon, which is neither dangerous nor deadly);" EDITED to add: Good luck. Thanks for the input. I have read their interpretations on crimes of moral turpitude already and I feel like we should be fine. However, any conviction probably doesn't look good to them! This process makes me second guess EVERYTHING! It makes me feel better to get a second opinion.	kelli316	Female	Brazil	2010-05-21 11:51:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Unable to obtain Police Records from Spain	Meghan- I think it did happen in the Albaicin!! Two drunk Spaniards were trying to pick a fight with my fiance and his friend (both from Brazil)... they had been watching a soccer game at a bar (wearing their Brazil jerseys, of course) and the Spaniards followed them for awhile and finally started pushing them around-they were looking to fight! Anyways... the police ended up coming and breaking up the fight and only arrested my fiance and his friend...the foreigners. Of course. They stayed one night in jail and then were released. A YEAR later, they had a court date and they were ordered to leave the country, which they did. Now I'm all freaked out that he will get denied at his interview! We have a copy of the court records, but it obviously makes it all sound like their fault. Can anyone answer- Is this a serious enough of a crime for denial? He was sentenced to a year and a half in jail, a $2,000 fine, OR deportation. He obviously opted for the deportation, but worked it out with the judge that he could leave on the ticket he had already purchased to return home. I'm terrified they are going to reject him just because of this! To make it more clear, the Judge SUBSTITUTED deportation instead of using a sentence of jail time or the fine. Does the fight constitute a crime of moral turpitude? There were no weapons used. There was no permanent injury, disability, or disfigurement. No prison time was served, nor fines ordered to pay. (substituted for deportation)	kelli316	Female	Brazil	2010-05-19 16:31:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Unable to obtain Police Records from Spain	Ok. Thank you! That's what I thought, but it's always nice having someone confirm just to be safe. I figured the court documents would be enough and any other information they want they'll have to get from Spain directly, which might prove to be just as impossible for them as it is for us! Who knows! Since the court records are in Spanish, I'm assuming they will have to be translated in to English or Portuguese since he will be doing his interview in Brazil. That fight in Spain is the only run in he's had with the police so I'm hoping it won't cause us any trouble/delays. Thanks again!	kelli316	Female	Brazil	2010-03-29 17:26:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Unable to obtain Police Records from Spain	My fiance is from Brazil but lived in Spain for almost two years. He originally went to Spain on a 3 month tourist visa, but ended up finding a job and staying. His employer told him he was doing the paperwork that would allow him to stay on a work permit, but never actually did. This being so, my fiance was illegal in Spain for quite some time. Spain does not issue police records for illegal immigrants and although we have tried calling multiple embassies (brazil embassy in spain, spain embassy in brazil) they have told us that we won't be able to get a record. He had a minor incident with the police from a street fight, but only spent one night in jail. He had a court date, went, and they told him he had to leave the country since he was illegal, and he did. He has copies of all the court papers, but we are still unable to get the official police record. Since police records are mandatory from each place the applicant has lived for over 6 months, what do we do? We plan on being honest about the whole situation including his illegal stay in Spain and the fight. Will this cause problems? Will we still be eligible for the fiance visa? Any advice or information would be greatly appreciated! This whole process is so stressful! Thanks for all the help	kelli316	Female	Brazil	2010-03-29 16:06:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	visa processing times Finland	Thanks for the reply. Salli had emailed them asking if all her documents were in order and how they would contact her. They responded a day or so later stating everything was ok and they would be processing it in the next couple of days. That was over a week and a half ago. I sent them an email politely and briefly describing our situation (so they didn't think we were just anxious and neurotic) and asking for some info. I was very clear that I wasn't asking for immediate action, just info on whether or not there was a complication. I have yet to receive a response. I really just want to give the park (where we plan to have the ceremony) and the venue for the reception a deposit, not to mention arranging her parent's and my extended family's travel. These places will not hold reservations on my wit and charm alone. But I can't bring myself to pay for anything until I know she will receive the visa, or else I have a wedding without a bride. We can always postpone the wedding, but it appears that her parents could not attend with in the timeframe allotted by the K1. It would absolutely break her heart if they couldn't be there. I'm in a bit of a pickle. A very stressful pickle. Thanks	neil685	Male	Finland	2009-08-20 09:52:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	visa processing times Finland	Hello all, My fiancee had her interview on 8/6 and was told that the visa should take about a week (it is now 8/20). We have emailed the embassy in Helsinki and received little to no response. Just want to see if anyone had any insight on what could be the cause of the delay. We are in a time crunch to arrange the wedding so her parents can attend and I am starting to worry that we will not be able to accommodate their schedules. Thanks, Neil	neil685	Male	Finland	2009-08-20 06:53:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	approved and sent to NVC	My I-129F was approved on 11/5 and sent to the NVC. The I-797 says it will be processed and sent to the embassy (in Romania) within 2-4 weeks. I've scoured every source i can find, but i really don't have a good feel for the timing between that 2-4 weeks and her appointment. Does anyone have any recent experience with this (especially if they have experience with the embassy in Romania). It does seem that only good things were posted on the "embassy" area about the interview process. THANKS!	ronpete	Male	0	2009-11-22 12:02:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	UK Interview - If I have Tax Transcripts do I need to send W2?	Hi All, This is my first time starting a topic, so please forgive me if I'm doing this wrong. I am about ready to send off my documents to my fiance for his K-1 Visa interview at the London Embassy on 12/9! I'm including my last 3 years of tax transcripts that I requested from the IRS. Since I have these, do I need to include my W2s or copies of my actual tax returns? Honestly, I'm having trouble finding my 2009 W2- it's gotta be floating around here somewhere, just can't find it at the moment! I can keep looking for it, but I'd rather not if it's not needed. (Obviously I will need to find it at some point...) Sorry if this is a silly question. Thank you for your help!	davidandsarah	Female	United Kingdom	2010-11-12 20:12:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Time Savers for NVC, plus Knowing your Case #	THANKS SO MUCH!!!! Hi everyone. Thanks everybody for being so helpful. I'm not sure if this is the place to post or not, but I tried clicking on the links from Jame's shortcuts, and couldn't get anything. Has anyone else had trouble, like with trying the link for the MS Word copy of the AOS fee bill? Thank you. Since the old site crashed there is issues with many links. A good trick is, when links from the old site fail to open, if you put your cursor over the link, right click and copy shortcut. You can then paste the link into a new browser window, add a 2 after the word 'forum' in the address bar and it will take you to the document you require. I have copied James Shortcuts from the old site. See below.	lnbkr99	Male	Philippines	2006-12-10 04:14:00
Asia: East and Pacific	We got pink! (June 5th, 2008)	That's great news! Congrats Tyrobe!	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2008-06-05 07:08:00
Asia: East and Pacific	What have been some reasons why the interviews go badly?	Reason's for denial vary from case to case and it seems what CO looks at your case. The reason we were deniedwas: 1) the lack of evidence I had before the Dam Hoi 2) I made only 1 trip 3)we had our Dam Hoi a few days into my first trip. They requested a timeline and ask me to provide more evidence of communication We were also introduced by her Aunt in the USA. To the consulate, it looked like an arranged engagement. I can't really blame them because I didn't do my homework before starting our relationship. I wasn't aware that I had to keep every bit of evidence down to the last detail. No matter how real the relationship is, if you don't have the evidence, it makes it difficult for a consular to grant a pink slip. Step back and look at your case from a CO's point of view. Some reason's for blue slips have been: request evidence that you paid for the plane tickects. lack of pictures not enough trips to Vietnam No ceremony request birth certificates of parents(Vietnamese family in USA) request more evidence of communication request a timeline the spouse or fiancee answered a question wrong request proof that the benefiaciary and petitioner can communicate with each other(no language barrier) Good luck to you 2x2y2z!	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2008-06-18 08:20:00
Asia: East and Pacific	HOTELS in Saigon ... with *fun* details :-)	This link might help. http://www.hotels-in...els_saigon.html	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2008-07-07 08:24:00
Asia: East and Pacific	PINK!!!!WE PASSED!!!!!!!!!!	WTG!! Congrats Tway22!	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2008-07-15 07:11:00
Asia: East and Pacific	pink, but making us wait?	Congrats!! We had the same delay. They wrote on the upper corner of the pink slip "CLOK" hit. I guess the Dept of State had to clear the CLOK hit before the consulate could issue the visa. I am glad you got it taken care of!	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2008-07-24 10:12:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Visa in hand	Congrats!!!!	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2008-07-24 09:54:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Blue then green slip then crying!!!!! what is a life?	Tung1965, It appears your case is under administrative review and not denied. They need time to go over the new evidence you provided them. This may take some time. Hang in there!	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2008-02-29 14:38:00
Asia: East and Pacific	I130 Denied in HCM sent back to US. Case under investigation 1yr+	Dean407, You can also try contacting the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman to get your case moving as well as calling your senator or congressman to help you get some more information. http://www.dhs.gov/x...orial_0482.shtm	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2008-07-28 09:04:00
Asia: East and Pacific	HCMC May Interviews	Thanks Melrose, It has been a long time! We will have to hook up outside the consulate!	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2008-04-17 07:27:00
Asia: East and Pacific	HCMC May Interviews	You can add us to the list. We have our interview May 9! Vietnam07 - May 6th MelrosePlant - May 9th Dave_Thao - May 9th Violet18ac3 - May 12th b weeks - May 30th Edited by Dave_Thao, 15 April 2008 - 09:41 PM.	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2008-04-15 21:39:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Lust of Love		Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2008-08-08 11:51:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Got the pink	Congrats! You will be together again soon!	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2008-08-19 09:26:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Got the pink	Way to Go! Congrats!	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2008-08-12 08:45:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Returned back to the US	I am sorry to hear your case was sent back. It is a very difficult time for you and your loved one but you must not give up. Our case was sent back in 2006 and my wife is here now. You have to continue building your case for when it comes time to appeal the consulates findings or submit a new petition. (I am not sure what Vermont does with returned petitions.) There is a pinned thread in MENA about returned petitions that may help you. I wish you the best J&Q.	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2008-08-28 08:37:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Fianlly filed AOS	Good Luck James! I am glad you have recovered and got the paperwork sent off with that $1010 check.*ouch* We sent ours in early Aug and have the biometrics appointment on Sept. 6. Now it's time to work on a driver license , which will be fun because Thao has never driven a car before. P.S. It is getting cold at night in Minnesota. Time to buy some long underwear for Thao. I am sure Mai will be needing some soon.	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2008-08-25 08:16:00
Asia: East and Pacific	PINK PINK PINK WOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOO	Congrats Kilun and good luck Huayen!	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2008-08-26 08:25:00
Asia: East and Pacific	White paper -- what's this --aarrh	Congrats! Way to get 'er done!	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2008-08-27 06:56:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Wish us luck! September 5th Interview, HCMC	Best of luck!	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2008-09-04 13:17:00
Asia: East and Pacific	We are homeowners!	Congrats James. You got a house just in time to teach Mai how to rake leaves. Oh wait! Then she would really want to get rid of that Maple!	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2008-09-10 09:20:00
Asia: East and Pacific	i owe this post - visa issued on 3/04/07	Congrats Yello123! I also had a long journey and you are right, it is worth it!	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2008-09-05 11:46:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Our I-129f (K-3) Petition cleared the NVC	Congrats Kevin! One step closer to the pink slip!	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2008-09-10 09:16:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Visa Approved!	Congrats!!!!!	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2008-10-01 07:41:00
Asia: East and Pacific	My wife called we passed :D	Congratulations! Great news!	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2008-10-09 08:35:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Interview scheduled	Congrats Kevin!! It's been a long journey to this point! Good luck!!	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2008-10-11 17:47:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Green slip too	Sorry to hear that Ralph. Hang in there. Gather the evidence they requested and wait for M.E. to get back to you. You will be ok! Good Luck!	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2008-10-15 09:09:00
Asia: East and Pacific	4 Years and 3 Weeks.....	Congrats!!!!!	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2008-09-29 09:05:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Second journey	Congrats Rodney. We just received our EAD card Friday. It took about 2 months. I figure Thao will get her GC next month. Time to work on a driver license so she can get to work and drive me home if I had too many . Good Luck!	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2008-10-20 14:18:00
Asia: East and Pacific	VN Visa filers, where is your SO from?	Thao is from Ben Tre about 45 miles south of HCMC. You had to take a fairy to get there but they just completed a new bridge so it is easier to get to.	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2008-09-29 08:20:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Visa Denied Also	Congrats! When you get a chance,can you please fill us in on what ME did for you and what happened when the Chief reviewed your case? Good Luck on the rest of your journey!	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2008-07-31 12:03:00