Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 March 2014	Congrats Ontarkie. Do you recall what questions they were asked? How long was the interview?   Both boys had their interview this morning at 8:30 and they both passed. Now in line for the oath.	DeanRShortland	Not Telling	Australia	2014-05-29 14:29:00
USCIS Service Centers	TSC gone mad... 8 months?!	U are waiting just 1 month...... Take it easy! No one is waiting 8 months. 6 maybe 8 non. U are still on the beginning.... Wait ur turn lol   I saw that there are some waiting for 8. And someone posted that they called TSC and they said they are still on November.    I'm a patient person, but I can't stand it when there is injustice.	Lilay	Female	Turkey	2014-05-06 04:49:00
USCIS Service Centers	TSC gone mad... 8 months?!	UGH... On Igor's List, it says that they are still working on September files. They have approved some from December or November, too, but what is the problem with you TSC? Seriously, what did we do wrong that we have to wait 5-6-7 or even 8 monhts and CSC gets them done in a month or two.   If only some could be more careful in filling out their timelines... VISAJOURNEY, please do something about this!!! Please!	Lilay	Female	Turkey	2014-05-06 02:18:00
USCIS Service Centers	Petition to Speed up Texas Cervice Center	Stay positive, guys! They did great approving lots of petitions last week! I really think they've been going faster compared to how they were before	Lilay	Female	Turkey	2014-07-26 15:01:00
USCIS Service Centers	Texas Service Center	Yes, I know TSC sucks... We're just unlucky.   But I've read in some posts that TSC is at least better at sending off our package once they approve. But CSC takes much more to send the package.    I just want to be able to set my wedding date already	Lilay	Female	Turkey	2014-04-10 14:55:00
USCIS Service Centers	Possible Ways to Overcome the Delay at TSC	We know that Service Centers have had different processing times from time to time. Texas was actually the fastest one less than a year ago... I expect people had tried to fix this before, too, and tried sending letters etc. to equalize the difference. Have any one of them succeeded? What ways did they try? Maybe we should look into that and try to find a way that would actually work..	Lilay	Female	Turkey	2014-07-21 13:17:00
USCIS Service Centers	Possible Ways to Overcome the Delay at TSC	Here are the graphs let me know what you guys think. Looks great! (I mean not so great in terms of the stats, but great as a document :/ )	Lilay	Female	Turkey	2014-07-21 10:57:00
USCIS Service Centers	Possible Ways to Overcome the Delay at TSC	https://www.change.o...-129f-petitions   signed	Lilay	Female	Turkey	2014-07-21 10:52:00
USCIS Service Centers	Possible Ways to Overcome the Delay at TSC	Somebody mailed Donald Neufeld on another topic and his reply was this: I'm quoting from his post:   Dear Sir,   I assure you there is no malfeasance behind the processing time differences at our Service Centers.  However, information on how to report USCIS misconduct is available here.   Our goal is to provide consistent processing times across all our facilities.  However, in processing over 4 million cases annually at all four centers there are numerous factors that can impact our ability to deliver on that goal.  Unfortunately, the Texas Service Center (TSC) has developed a small backlog in handling I-129F fiancé petitions.  We are aware of this and are working diligently to address the delay.  If the petition filed on your behalf has been pending longer than the posted TSC processing time, the petitioner may submit an e-request.  Information on e-requests and other case status information is available here.   Sincerely,   Donald Neufeld	Lilay	Female	Turkey	2014-07-21 10:49:00
USCIS Service Centers	Possible Ways to Overcome the Delay at TSC	Similar petitions have been tried in the past and have never reached the threshold to make anything happen. I personally think a letter to the individuals in charge from each and every one would have a greater impact.   But of course, you're welcome to start another petition and I'll be glad to sign.   You're probably right, These petitions need thousands of people to sign to make a change in a govermental place, but I didn't think we couldn't find that much on VJ.    I'd gladly send a letter. I've seen on January TSC topic that someone sent an e-mail to the director of TSC and got a reply next day. Maybe we can do that if we can find his address instead of e-mail?	Lilay	Female	Turkey	2014-07-21 10:09:00
USCIS Service Centers	Possible Ways to Overcome the Delay at TSC	Hey everyone, Do you think we could use something like this??   http://www.change.or...online-petition	Lilay	Female	Turkey	2014-07-21 10:03:00
USCIS Service Centers	Possible Ways to Overcome the Delay at TSC	I'm in, too! Let us know what to do!	Lilay	Female	Turkey	2014-07-21 07:52:00
Vietnam	Paying new USCIS fee $165	well do they tell you via email ?..how do you know you owe a bill if they don't inform you?	janw	Female	Denmark	2013-08-17 18:52:00
Vietnam	Paying new USCIS fee $165	I was wondering the same thing...will I get that bill too	janw	Female	Denmark	2013-08-17 18:24:00
USCIS Service Centers	USCIS	U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services   All USCIS offices in the United States and worldwide are open and all fee for service activities performed by USCIS are not affected by the shutdown. If you have an upcoming interview or appointment, please come in as scheduled. For more information, call USCIS at 1-800-375-5283.	janw	Female	Denmark	2013-10-15 09:27:00
India	Sufficient Income Question	You have to count the members of the proposed household. That's you, the US citizen (petitioner) and your fiance' (the applicant). That would be 2 if it's just you and her/him.   You have to have enough income to be able to support 2 people. Here's the address to the guideline:    http://www.uscis.gov...form/i-864p.pdf   For 2 people, the petitioner has to have an income of at least $19,622 per year (125% of the federal poverty level). You have to be able to prove you make this much money or you'll need a co-sponsor ("additional sponsor").	Ortolan	Female	Netherlands	2014-09-05 10:38:00
USCIS Service Centers	K-1 process going faster?	Honestly, I don't think that calling would change anything.	K&Z	Female	Croatia	2014-01-28 05:18:00
USCIS Service Centers	K-1, any idea of what dates are currently being processed at the TSC?	Hi all -    So a quick update:    Per the suggestion of a fellow VJ-er, I called customer service and requested to speak to a Tier 2 representative regarding our case since we're 5mo+ from the NOA1 (i.e. past the estimated processing time). She transferred my call with no objection and I was put on hold for an estimated 62 minutes (ouf!). Then something miraculous happened. I decided to take my chances with the call-back option (you give your name and phone number and then call you when you get to the head of the line). Lo and behold about 45 minutes later, someone actually called back!!!! I was shocked, but pleasantly so : ) Use this option if it's given, for sure...   Anyway, result of the conversation being that apparently everything looks on track for our file (no sneaky RFEs lurking, it seems, yay!) and that they are currently working on EXACTLY our date ( i.e mid-September 2013) at the TSC.  I know some of you will remain skeptical because of Igor's list and all the petitioners with later dates who have already been approved, but hey, I'll take whatever leads I can get at this point. Officer seemed confident that we should be receiving our answer quite soon, so for those of you in a similar situation...fingers crossed for some good news in the coming days!        Any news on your NOA2? Hope you already got it!	K&Z	Female	Croatia	2014-02-28 14:02:00
Caribbean	help!	2-3 months? 0.o :"( i was hoping 1 months or so... Case complete 3/5/14 and still waiting.. so it has been a month.. :/ Edited by idaliris, 07 April 2014 - 09:40 AM.	idaliris	Female	Dominican Republic	2014-04-07 09:41:00
Caribbean	help!	Does anyone here had the interview in Dominican Republic? I will like to know how lomg it takes from complete Case until getting an interview day..	idaliris	Female	Dominican Republic	2014-04-06 21:01:00
Caribbean	help!	babyface we married over there a year ago, n we are finally on the last stage in NVC.. so happy :") thank u for ur response mrtee thank u for replying	idaliris	Female	Dominican Republic	2014-03-24 19:53:00
Caribbean	help!	firegirl and Dominican Republic is actually the country	idaliris	Female	Dominican Republic	2014-03-22 20:15:00
Caribbean	help!	i am the petitioner and my question is.... The day of the interview, is it required for me to be there at the interview with my husband?? i am in USA...	idaliris	Female	Dominican Republic	2014-03-22 19:58:00
Vietnam	What happens if you fail for not having enough financial support?	Finding a joint sponsor isn't a problem, both my brother and sister are willing to be my cosponsors and they make 65k and 40k a year respectively. My sister doesn't have any dependents and my brother has his wife and two kids. But as far as i understand, Vietnam doesn't accept cosponsors for the k1 visa.   What does Vietnam have to do with co-sponsor?  Your brother or sister can sponsor you.  They will fill out an i-864 form just like you.	taivn	Male	Vietnam	2014-07-09 04:30:00
Vietnam	I just paid AOS and IV fee	I sent in the originals and kept back up copies.  Pray they don't lose them	taivn	Male	Vietnam	2014-07-12 21:21:00
Vietnam	Interview documents	If she didn't register it, don't worry about it.  It's not really important and the CO won't be able to verify this information with the police anyway.      Thanks Dave and frontgear!  I realized yesterday that I forgot to list an address that she lived at nearly 10 years ago when she was in school on the DS-260 form.  She never registered living here with the local authorities as it was just some place temporary to stay at while she was in school, but she ended up going back and forth between her house for 2 years.  She did report this when she filed for a police certificate, but I'm wondering if she should even mention this address on the 10 year residency.  Could be an issue if CO verifies police certificate with the justice department?	taivn	Male	Vietnam	2014-08-05 23:59:00
Vietnam	Interview tomorrow at 8:30. How early should we be there?	Thanks! I only went through this once...so clearly my experience is limited...but we showed up at 6:45 and were processed as fast as everyone else.  In and out in about 2 hours.  Take some money for the vending machines inside, and dress comfortably.  I was there in January so it was cool, but this time of year it's bound to be uncomfortably warm.   Good luck!	taivn	Male	Vietnam	2014-08-06 18:17:00
Vietnam	Interview tomorrow at 8:30. How early should we be there?	Will do, thanks!	taivn	Male	Vietnam	2014-08-05 23:50:00
Vietnam	Interview tomorrow at 8:30. How early should we be there?	Hi,   As the topic stated, my wife's CR1 interview is tomorrows August 7th at 8:30.  I hear there is usually a big line outside so what is the best time to show up?	taivn	Male	Vietnam	2014-08-05 23:32:00
Vietnam	List of relatives in USA	They asked my wife during her ir1 interview.  She told him she has a uncle in Kansas who she hasn't seen for over 20 years and that was it.  The woman didn't ask for any documents or proof that he exists.  I'm not saying that they won't, but for our case they didn't care.	taivn	Male	Vietnam	2014-08-09 22:57:00
Vietnam	IR1 Visa Approved! but barely :P	If you can get there 30 - 60 minutes, you should be okay.  I really don't see a point in coming in much earlier than that.  I think almost everyone was allowed in the door at 7AM then process and fingerprinted by around 8AM.  Next we all just waited till after 9AM for interviews to start.    Congrats, taivn!   So I should just ignore the warning on the interview appointment letter telling us to be at the door no ealier than 20 mins before our interview time?	taivn	Male	Vietnam	2014-08-09 23:03:00
Vietnam	IR1 Visa Approved! but barely :P	I think they will pick it up and correct it for you.  If not, just let them know.  Typos happen all the time; should be okay. Very good news, congrats! Although the interview letter doesn't say national card and household registration book, they do mention to bring on the Ho Chi Minh city consulate PDF. When you say error were you able to pick out which kind? I made a typo on the DS 260 for my wife's present address and was planning on correcting this at the interview. Instead of Huong I typed Thuong grrrr do you think this will be an issue and delay our case? Also, any advice my wife's interview is on 8/19! Thanks!	taivn	Male	Vietnam	2014-08-07 10:52:00
Vietnam	IR1 Visa Approved! but barely :P	Lets skip to the ending.  My wife got her visa but it was pretty intense.  I'll describe in detail what happen.     We got there at 7:15 and the line wasn't too bad.  They shuffled us through fairly quickly before making my wife wait in another line to get her fingerprints read.  Afterwards they called us up to check our documents (medical reports, updated police report, etc.).  What shocked me was they ask for my housing registration book and my wife's Vietnamese ID.  None of those items were listed in the interview letter but that didn't seem to affect our interview.   I think we finished before 8 which didn't really matter because they didn't start interviewing people till after 9AM.  Getting there really early didn't seem to matter much because the numbers aren't really called in order.   There were roughly 5 case officers giving interviews with a translator next to them.  I think in general it took 10-15 minutes to interview each person and they did it behind a glass. Feels like you're talking to a bank teller. Also, they gave out a ton of blue slips.  It seemed most people forgot something or had errors on their application.    At around 10:30 they called my wife and I.  The person interviewing us was a black lady.  She asked me when did I arrived.  When I told her I had been living and working here for 6 years, she was quite shocked.  She started bombarding me with questions such as: Why did you stay here? Where do you work? When does your contract expire?  These weren't bad but then she started hitting me with questions to verify my domicile.  What have I done to establish domicile back in the U.S.?  Do I have bank accounts, investments, property, etc.  This was quite bazaar since I already submitted my evidence for domicile a long time ago.  I submitted bank statements, brokerage account statements, voters registration card, copy of driver license and bills a long time ago.  Good thing I brought extra copies to the interview.  Even with all these paperwork, she still question my intent to go back to the U.S.  She asked me,' what can you say right now to convince me that you will go back to the U.S. when your wife gets her visa?' I was thrown back at this.  I told her my contract has expired, most my money is in the U.S., including my investments, and my wife is coming with me; Why would I stay?  I couldn't believe she would question me like that.    Afterwards she sent me away while they interview my wife alone which they seemed to do with most people.  She then ask my wife about how we met, how long have we been dating, etc. and asked to see our photos.  When she finished, she gave my wife a blue slip saying that they didn't have our co-sponsors business license and 2013 tax forms/transcript.  Apparently they lost the business license I sent them in May/June.  I was able to show her the 2013 transcripts but had to leave.  I called my sister and had her email me a copy of the business license then printed it out.  I wasn't sure they would accept this at first but didn't want to wait 2-3 weeks to have her mail it to us.  I made sure she scanned it in high resolution before I printed it out.  We headed back there at 12:30, waited till 1 before they started taking people in again.  We submitted a copy of the business license and was given a number.  They told us to wait at window 18 and it seems like that was the only windowed open so the wait was intense.  It wasn't until about 3PM before we got called up and again, all the numbers are pretty random.  The guy just said remember to register to mail address online to have your visa delivered and that's all.  I was amazed they accepted a printed copy and grateful.   Sorry for the long post, but thought I should include as much detail as possible.  The lady that interviewed us didn't seem like a bad or mean person, but I felt her questions were unnecessary.  Make sure you have backup copies of everything.	taivn	Male	Vietnam	2014-08-07 04:19:00
Vietnam	Receiving visa after approval	It took us exactly 7 days to receive our visa.	taivn	Male	Vietnam	2014-09-08 00:00:00
Vietnam	What does it mean READY on CEAC website after receiving case from USCIS	You should get an email within a few weeks with an appointment date.  They usually schedule the interview 4 to 5 weeks out.  Make sure you obtain any documents they required in the PDF file they send you.	taivn	Male	Vietnam	2014-07-12 21:19:00
Vietnam	Sponsoring with Assets to Supplement Income?	Good news, the paperwork from my mom came in today, we immediately went to the consulate, sat for 3 hours while they gave everyone a blue slip, then they finally started giving out the good letters, we got approved, the visa is in the mail!  Next step, CRBA - this should be fun...   Congrats!!	taivn	Male	Vietnam	2014-08-12 06:43:00
Vietnam	Sponsoring with Assets to Supplement Income?	Hi Kevin,   They should have sent you an RFE requesting a co-sponsor.  I'm shocked they actually scheduled an interview for you guys.   Basically you need a co-sponsor even though you have a ton of assets.  Like you, I have been living in Vietnam for the past 6 years but have property, bonds, stocks, etc. back in the U.S. I had enough asset to show that I could support both my wife and I but they still asked for co-sponsor.    Whoever your sponsor is, make sure they send 3 years of IRS transcripts along with the I-864 or you will get an RFE. Make sure they request that from the IRS.  Usually takes 5 to 10 business days.  Hope this helps.    Hello, I read the USCIS I-864 instructions here http://www.uscis.gov.../i-864instr.pdf basically all of page 7, and that was my intention.     I have been living in Vietnam with my wife for 2 years (minus the time I went home for my younger sister's wedding) and I haven't had a job for that period.  I have 3 properties in the U.S. which are valued at way more than what the documentation requires.  I provided legal court documents proving I own the property, as well as "satisfaction of lien" papers for one property valued at $115,000usd.     My current household size is 2, which under the current official "poverty guidelines" (listed here   On page 7, number 10 of the USCIS I-864 instruction sheet, it says, "If you are a U.S. citizen, and you are sponsoring your spouse or minor child, the total value of your assets must be equal to at least three times the difference" (the difference between my total income which is approx $8,000 and the poverty guidelines).  Even if I claimed $0 on my taxes, if I use the 3 person household, 3 x 24737 is $74,211.     I wasn't sure if that 115k in assets would be enough to satisfy the interviewing officer so I also brought with me to the interview a deed for another house (I brought the deed for the land and the house) and the tax records for approx $125k for the corresponding property.  We went to the interview and they already had the blue paper for us, but proceeded with the interview anyways, obviously with nothing to hide, we passed the interview without issue, what helped was that we traveled with friends mostly, and had tons of pictures before the wedding and after, as well as 3 of my family members coming to Vietnam for the wedding from Florida.     The interviewing officer said that sponsoring someone with assets to supplement income is not an option, and that the websites must be wrong.  I tried to ask for her to check with someone else, because I know it's not a very common option, but it is there on the USCIS website, as well as many different U.S. Consulate websites.  I was answered with a "Nope." That's it, nothing more, nothing less, I politely asked again, and the answer was, "Sorry, you are going to need a co-sponsor."  So we said thank you very much, and have a nice day, and left because that was apparently our only option.   So I called the USCIS and asked them about it, and they couldn't tell me anything except that the information on their website is up to date, and that the information is correct.  I am having my Mother fill out a co-sponsor I-864, but I just wanted to see what is the issue here?  The blue slip is very disappointing especially considering we initially filed in February of 2013.  The co-sponsor I-864 is required to have an original signature, so now I have to wait another 2 weeks to submit this because it's going to take that long to ship here from Florida unless I have her send express which will cost another arm and a leg.     Has anyone else had this issue or anyone here sponsored their spouse with assets to supplement income?     Thanks for taking the time to read this, I know it's long and drawn out.   -Kevin and Tuyen	taivn	Male	Vietnam	2014-08-05 23:49:00
Australia and New Zealand	What was your processing time?	I'm also curious about the answer.	Lilay	Female	Turkey	2014-03-31 04:53:00