Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Time Line Accuracy	The time line on VJ was right on track for us. We sent our i130 on july 25th when the time line showed they were working on the 25th we got an approval. Within the next 24hrs so i trust this site the admin did a great job creating this forum.	Desire019	Female	Macedonia	2009-02-27 22:18:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Medical Exam is tomorrow!	Hmm I just spoke to my hubby, he just left the doctors. They didnt say anything about the shots and when he asked they just said dont worry about the shots everything is okay. Thats weird.. I guess they will send him to have the shots takn once he comes to the states.. is this possible? BTW the shots that are required are: Hepatitis B tetanus and diphetheria toxoids infuenzae type b (Hib) polio mumps measles rubella varicella pneumococcal influenza Edited by Desire019, 09 March 2009 - 07:02 AM.	Desire019	Female	Macedonia	2009-03-09 07:00:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Medical Exam is tomorrow!	Ok question..My husbands medical exam is tomorrow and ofcourse he hasnt had all t he stndard vaccines that the US requeires. Do t hey give him the shots at the medcal tomorrow or re-schedule after he has taken the shots? I hope this is not a reason for him to fail the medical and have to re-schedue again since our interview is just a week away.	Desire019	Female	Macedonia	2009-03-08 22:05:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	interview	Good luck, and yes about the medical, my husband had his this morning is macedonia and they told him to go back to the clinic a day before the interview to pick up the results that he will not be allowed to open. Those are to be opened in the embassy.	Desire019	Female	Macedonia	2009-03-09 08:25:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	June/July 08 Filers	I am staring to hate VSC! This is hard:((( I miss my family being together!	Desire019	Female	Macedonia	2009-01-05 22:58:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Price	I-130 $335 AOS $1010 That should cover all the expenses if your going K3 path.	Desire019	Female	Macedonia	2009-03-10 13:30:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Help!!!!	If he is a US citizen all you wil have to do is file for AOS. No visa is needed since your already here	Desire019	Female	Macedonia	2009-03-12 07:39:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Do we need to pay the I 129F?	Once you receive the NOA1 for the I130 and your preparing the I-129F packet make sure you add a copy of the I-130 noa1 because thats your reciept for the $335. also in the cover letter list the payment fee and include a copy of the check or money order (whatever you used) to make the payment for the I-130	Desire019	Female	Macedonia	2009-03-12 10:01:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Weekend Party	QUOTE (Serendipity_ @ Mar 14 2009, 11:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (GS4EVER @ Mar 14 2009, 10:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I can't wait till Monday so I can call NVC again and see if they generated my AOS bill so I can get my lawyer to pay it online immediately. He should hire me as his personal secretary, I bet I would be moving cases forward so fast!! I hate to just sit around in a standstill...but for now the wait continues I'm terribly missing my hubby. Sarita, lucky you u got to spend time with urs this weekend? How is ur visit going? Hope you're all having a great weekend P.S. This Jen at the salsa club trying to bust those moves (though she claims she just likes to watch) , J/K Jen! Have fun sweetie! I can't wait for Monday for NVC to get working again....We have not rec'd DS3023 or AOS bill I know it's only 4-5 days, but I don't want an hold at NVC after a looooooong and painful wait at VSC. We have been getting all the NVC paperwork in order and just chillin and hanging out for the weekend....I am being summoned off the computer gotto go... have a great weekend everyone. Jen where are you...are you taking latin dancing classes? they take awhile. we were approved on the 13th of last month and just few days ago i recieved the letter from nvc for the aos and yesterday my husband recieved the ds302s	Desire019	Female	Macedonia	2009-03-14 22:20:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Weekend Party	this has been the longest week of our journey so far:( 3 more days till the interview! we are counting the days!!!	Desire019	Female	Macedonia	2009-03-14 21:58:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Weekend Party	QUOTE (esposadetucho @ Mar 13 2009, 05:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> NO PAPERS AT THE NVC...... #######???? QUE, I can't believe this .......... Did you speak to an operator or was this thru the automated system?	Desire019	Female	Macedonia	2009-03-13 16:41:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Weekend Party	btw lets see how lucky will be my st patrics. ill be partying forreal	Desire019	Female	Macedonia	2009-03-13 16:10:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Weekend Party	QUOTE (queuedup @ Mar 13 2009, 04:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Y's_habibitk @ Mar 13 2009, 04:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hey guys! The work day is almost over, why not start the party now, eh? Come hang out and talk,gather,b!tch,whine,laugh and whatever. There will be a cash bar for those interested. The specialty is Margaritas, I believe. See ya later, have fun Cash bar, huh?? I'm in I am trying to plan my trip to India, the fact that my wife doesn't know im coming makes it even more complicated....do you ladies think I should just tell her? its gonna be a nice surprise... how long is the trip to get there?	Desire019	Female	Macedonia	2009-03-13 16:09:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	So confused...PLEASE HELP!!	Fiance visa is K1 which to my knowledge is the fastest of them all. If you want to go K3 or CR1 route you need to get married first. Good luck	Desire019	Female	Macedonia	2009-03-16 17:05:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	APPROVED!!!	QUOTE (GS4EVER @ Mar 17 2009, 05:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Desire019 @ Mar 17 2009, 04:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> on the 25th. i just purchased the ticket. he will be flying thru beograd - amsterdam - miami. he will arrive at 6pm and im counting the minutes!!!!! ) Desire, That is soooooooooooo exciting!! Ignore my PM. I just saw ur answer on the thread. too late	Desire019	Female	Macedonia	2009-03-17 17:07:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	APPROVED!!!	on the 25th. i just purchased the ticket. he will be flying thru beograd - amsterdam - miami. he will arrive at 6pm and im counting the minutes!!!!! )	Desire019	Female	Macedonia	2009-03-17 16:41:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	APPROVED!!!	We were applying for visitors visa that is why. he wanted to come visit me before we got married and when i qwas in labor with our son. but they kept on sayng that he has stronger ties to the USA than his home country so we had to do either K3 or CR1	Desire019	Female	Macedonia	2009-03-17 15:21:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	APPROVED!!!	[quote name='TRDUSA2001' date='Mar 17 2009, 10:45 AM' post='2745055'] Congratulations!!!!! hey i going with the k3 can you tell me like what can of question did they ask in the interview Thanks They didnt ask him ANYTHING. He handed all the paper to the immigration officer and they told him to have a sit in the waiting room (3 1/2 hrs waittime) and when they called him on the counter they just apolagized that the denied him the last few times and they said congrats, come and pick up your visa on thursday at 5pm. Kindda weird but you never know with them	Desire019	Female	Macedonia	2009-03-17 10:12:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	APPROVED!!!	Thanks guys, I hope all of your approvals come soon. I will keep you posted on our AOS. Thanks for all your support!	Desire019	Female	Macedonia	2009-03-17 09:36:00
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K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	how to be transferred from VSC TO CSC?	Its really not up to you, the service centar determens that themself. Be patient, your approval is on the way	Desire019	Female	Macedonia	2009-03-17 04:16:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Odd situation? What next???	Wow thats someting i have never heard... Taken into custidy? I mean we've read about situatons where at the POE they are sent back but this is something new to me. I suggest you contact the Embassy n Bulgaria ASAP and get a laywer. Good Luck!	Desire019	Female	Macedonia	2009-03-17 04:14:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Weekend Party	Hey guys hows everyone been? I guess this is my last 'Missing my Spose party' for me.. ill join you next weeknd again but just to party and right now i could deff use a cosmo.	Desire019	Female	Macedonia	2009-03-21 18:09:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	He is now on his way	Thanks guys	Desire019	Female	Macedonia	2009-03-23 22:15:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	He is now on his way	I just wanted to say thanks to all of you guys for your help and support thru the hardest time of my life. It was a long journey but as you can see the wait is worth it. My hubby is on a flight here now so we can finally be together again. Thanks again and for everyone else still waiting I hope your approvals come soon!	Desire019	Female	Macedonia	2009-03-23 18:55:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	K3 Interview	congrats your journey is almost over	Desire019	Female	Macedonia	2009-03-13 15:16:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	How much is the fee for K3 visa interview	depends to the country. you need to contact the embassy in your local area and find out every embassy has its own fee. ours was $125 QUOTE (rogerbhai @ Jun 3 2009, 07:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> There are multiple amounts listed in the letter we got from the embassy. Can someone please clarify how much to take when going for K-3 visa interview? thanks	Desire019	Female	Macedonia	2009-06-03 18:40:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	So what should we excpect on our K3 interview?	Our visa interview is scheduled on March 17th. What should we excpect? What kind of qustions will be asked?	Desire019	Female	Macedonia	2009-03-03 23:13:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	When can we apply for US citizenship?!	THANKS!	Desire019	Female	Macedonia	2011-05-22 13:22:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	When can we apply for US citizenship?!	Hi all, Based on our timeline, when can my husband apply for his citizenship? 3 years after his port of entry in the states or 3 years after he received his Green Card?! All answers are much appreciated!	Desire019	Female	Macedonia	2011-05-22 13:13:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	lifting conditions and citizenship	what happens if a person does not file for lifting conditions of a conditional resident to become a permanent resident? can a person wait 3 yrs and apply for citizenship if the person is married to the same person? and completely bypass the step of lifting conditions and apply for citizenship? As soon as conditional residence expires without an I-751 filed, you'll be out of status and no longer a permanent resident. One of the prerequisites for citizenship is a continuous time period of being a lawful permanent resident (normally 3 years less 90 days, if married to a USC during that time). You won't meet that requirement, so you can't possibly become a citizen. Additionally, you'll be out of status, and if you remain in the US, you'll be subject to deportation. It IS possible to file the I-751 before the deadline, have it waiting for approval, and then file for citizenship before the I-751 is approved. This used to be a very common situation when I-751 approval typically took years. Filing for citizenship forced them to adjudicate the I-751, since it had to be adjudicated before a decision of citizenship could be made. But now that typical I-751 approval is normally significantly less than a year, this situation isn't common anymore. So file PR lift condition after 1 years 9 month; then file for citizenship the same time? Or file PR lift after 1 yr 9 mth; then file citizenship 2yrs 9mth after the 1st condition PR issued?	Patrick n Olivia	Not Telling	Taiwan	2007-07-01 09:06:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 December Filers	Hi Everyone, Sorry if there is already one out there but I thought I might start a December filers for the N-400. I sent my application off today, hopefully they will get it tomorrow so I can get this ball rolling. UserName..... Sent.............NOA1......... Biometrics............. Interview............. Oath.................. Office poppinslp..... .12/10/08.............................................................................. .............TCS Good Luck Everyone! Edited by poppinslp, 10 December 2008 - 07:46 PM.	poppinslp	Female	United Kingdom	2008-12-10 19:41:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Texas Service Center for N-400	QUOTE (so2008 @ Dec 11 2008, 06:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (poppinslp @ Dec 11 2008, 06:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi Everyone, I am not sure if this has happened to anyone else but I sent my N-400 application to the Texas center yesterday and it is being forwarded to another location, I am not sure where it is being sent to and I am wondering if this is anything to worry about. You may need to check again, sometime the mails delivered to central location before arriving in the final destination. What is the address that they forwarded to? Well when I spoke to the USPS rep today they said that they could not tell me the destination but that it is currently in Coppell TX. Unfortunately they have no other information, they just tell me to keep calling back for updates or check online. I guess patience is important in this game!	poppinslp	Female	United Kingdom	2008-12-11 20:26:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Texas Service Center for N-400	QUOTE (oldahmed @ Dec 11 2008, 05:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (poppinslp @ Dec 11 2008, 06:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi Everyone, I am not sure if this has happened to anyone else but I sent my N-400 application to the Texas center yesterday and it is being forwarded to another location, I am not sure where it is being sent to and I am wondering if this is anything to worry about. N-400 applications are being forwarded to the National Benefit Center (NBC), Lee Summit, MO for primary processing before being sent to local field offices. I think you don't need to worry. Thank you for the information, its difficult when your not sure of exactly what is meant to happen!	poppinslp	Female	United Kingdom	2008-12-11 20:07:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Texas Service Center for N-400	QUOTE (broma25 @ Dec 11 2008, 03:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> If you only sent it yesterday, how do you know it has been sent somewhere else? I sent it Express Mail with tracking and it was due to get to the address today, which it did until I saw that it had been forwarded from the original location. This may be standard procedure and I just haven't noticed before when sending anything else.	poppinslp	Female	United Kingdom	2008-12-11 18:31:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Texas Service Center for N-400	Hi Everyone, I am not sure if this has happened to anyone else but I sent my N-400 application to the Texas center yesterday and it is being forwarded to another location, I am not sure where it is being sent to and I am wondering if this is anything to worry about.	poppinslp	Female	United Kingdom	2008-12-11 18:22:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Florida N-400 Filers	Hi Everyone, I am just curious for the processing times in Florida, I live in Naples, FL and I am not sure which is my local office. I was speaking to a Rep from the USCIS as I haven't received my NOA1 from the government yet and its been over 30 days. They told me that the overall processing time in Miami is 1 year, what are your experiences for Florida? I filed my N-400 on December 10th.	poppinslp	Female	United Kingdom	2009-01-11 21:11:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Dual British and American citizenship?	QUOTE (bryand1 @ Jun 8 2008, 03:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (katej0203 @ Jun 7 2008, 01:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I am still at the beginning of the process, but am wondering... I am presently a British citizen, and will eventually reach the stage where I am to consider having an American citizenship. I dont have any family based reasons to apply for it, but it would save me having to renew a green card in the future. Can I keep my British citizenship too? Does anyone have both? Any opinions? As previously advised, as a British citizen, you can hold dual citizenship with the US. However remember that as a US Citizen you will be responsible for filing a tax return each year with the IRS, WHEREVER you live and this tax return requires you to report GLOBAL income i.e. all income received from anywhere. The good news is that if your income does not exceed $82,000 pa (indexed each year) then you don't pay tax, BUT you still must complete a tax return. Hi Bryand1, I am considering going through the process of becoming a US citizen and had come across your info on taxes. Is the $82,000 combined or per person? Do you know if this is gross income? Do you know of a website I could find more information on? Thanks	poppinslp	Female	United Kingdom	2008-08-16 22:22:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 December filers	I just received my Oath letter, Yeah!!! I got the letter on Friday and am due to go this Wednesday, super fast! It is at 7:15 am, why i don't know but lets hope I get enough coffee in me to do the Oath! Congrats everyone and good luck! Name..............SentDate....NOA1.......Biodate....Interview...Oath.... Center..LocalOffice.....CheckCashed shadow_dog........12/01/08....12/05/08...12/31/08...04/13/09....xx/xx/xx...NBC....Chicago.........??/??/?? samsbs............12/01/08....12/23/08...01/14/09...03/20/09....05/05/09...CSC....San_Francisco...12/24/08 broma25...........12/01/08....12/15/08...01/03/09...04/10/09....04/24/09...VSC....Philadelphia....12/12/08 farah2005.........12/01/08....12/12/08...04/13/09. .xx/xx/xx....xx/xx/xx...TSC....Miami...........12/09/08 so2008............12/02/08....12/16/08...01/03/09...xx/xx/xx....xx/xx/xx...TSC....Tampa...........12/15/08 maimai............12/02/08....12/08/08...12/31/08...03/18/09....04/24/09...CSC....Phoenix.........12/12/08 sheepnfish........12/03/08....12/29/08...02/12/09...04/09/09....xx/xx/xx...VSC....St_Albans.......???????? maz...............12/03/08....12/13/08...12/30/08...04/09/09....04/21/09...NBC....Chicago.........12/11/08 Cargo.............12/06/08....12/22/08...01/20/09...04/06/09....05/21/09...CSC....San_Jose........12/23/08 Poppinslp.........12/10/08....12/22/08...01/23/09...04/06/09....04/29/09...TSC....Fort Lauderdale.12/23/08 blessings2us......12/10/08....12/22/08...01/21/09...03/12/09....03/16/09...NBC....Portland........12/22/08 Stella08..........12/10/08....12/19/08...01/13/09...03/17/09....04/24/09...NBC....Washington,DC...12/22/08 ChinaBabe.........12/12/08....12/23/08...01/14/09...04/27/09....xx/xx/xx...TSC....Atlanta,GA......12/24/08 Coquette..........12/12/08....12/30/09...01/30/09...04/28/09....xx/xx/xx...VSC....Norfolk, VA.....01/08/09 Nigerla...........12/13/08....12/23/08...01/07/09...04/07/09....xx/xx/xx...VSC....NYC.............12/22/08 rilian............12/16/08....01/09/09...01/27/09...03/20/09....05/05/09...CSC....San_Francisco...01/08/09 Jackjack..........12/17/08....12/27/08...01/14/09...03/12/09....03/17/09...VSC....Boston..........12/26/08 ptrober...........12/17/08....12/31/08...01/22/09...03/10/09....04/16/09...NSC....Cincinnati......01/05/09 radacos...........12/17/08....12/30/08...02/23/09...05/05/09....xx/xx/xx...NSC....Seattle.........12/31/08 alwayswin.........12/18/08....12/31/08...01/23/09...04/15/09....06/17/09...VSC....Buffalo,NY......01/02/09 Debra&John........12/18/08....12/31/08...01/22/09...04/30/09....xx/xx/xx...NSC....Seattle.........01/06/09 DoxATL............12/23/08....12/29/08...xx/xx/xx...xx/xx/xx....xx/xx/xx...TSC....Atlanta.........01/06/09 skoopie...........12/24/08....12/29/08...01/24/09...04/21/09....04/21/09...VSC....Newark,NJ.......01/06/09 den_y2005.........12/24/08....01/05/09...xx/xx/xx...04/27/09....xx/xx/xx...CSC....Santa_Ana.......01/05/09 edandying.........12/27/08....01/07/09...01/29/09...04/20/09....xx/xx/xx...NSC....Chicago.........01/08/09 jamieswith........12/29/08....01/02/09...xx/xx/xx...04/06/09....04/22/09...TSC....Houston.........01/06/09 Kunjal27..........12/29/08....01/02/09...01/30/09...04/28/09....xx/xx/xx...TSC....Atlanta.........01/06/09 Aizi..............12/29/08....01/05/09...02/03/09...04/23/09....04/23/09...VSC....Newark,NJ.......01/12/09 [/quote]	poppinslp	Female	United Kingdom	2009-04-26 17:06:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 December filers	QUOTE (Stella08 @ Apr 6 2009, 10:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (rilian @ Apr 6 2009, 12:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> So I got a little anxious (even though it's been just a couple of weeks since my interview) and called USCIS to find out if my oath date had been set. I reached an immigration officer who told me another immigration office just put in a request for my oath date this morning! Woohoo! He said he did not have the exact date yet, because they are waiting for the scheduler to respond to the request. I believe he said that I would receive a letter in the next 30 days. I suspect it will be much sooner than that, any day now, and that he was overestimating to be safe. The officer was pretty helpful and nice. Here's what I did to find out my detailed case status: 1. Call USCIS: 1-800-375-5283 2. Press Options 1-2-3 in the phone tree 3. Tell the first operator you reached that you applied for citizenship more than 30 days ago and have not received a notice yet. Don't tell them anything else about your case process 4. The operator will then transfer you to an immigration officer who can look up your case and tell you if an oath date has been set yet or not. This is really useful info. Thanks! QUOTE (poppinslp @ Apr 6 2009, 02:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi Everyone, So I had my interview today which went well. I arrived about 1 hour early and I was seen about 15 minutes before my original appointment time. The interviewer was very nice and friendly, he went through my application and asked me the following questions: 1. What is the name of the national anthem? 2. What is the rule of law? 3. What ocean is on the west coast? 4. What age do you have to be to vote? (or something like that) 5. What national event happened on September 11, 2001? Then he asked me to say: How many senators are there? and then he had me write the answer: There are one hundred senators. The interviewer only asked to see my passport and green card and that was it. It lasted about 15-20 minutes and then I was approved!!!!! Only a couple of weeks now until I receive my oath letter! Congratulations to everyone who has passed and good luck to everyone who has their's coming up! Congratulations!!! Now I have a question for you. Did you only have to give one answer to question #2 or did you have to give all four answers? Hi Stella08, I gave all four answers for question 2, I am not sure if I needed to or not, I was a little nervous so I blurted out the whole thing! I hope this helps. Good Luck!	poppinslp	Female	United Kingdom	2009-04-06 16:57:00