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Please help

I went for an Interview 2009, and i was put on Ap, then a month latter i got a message for another interview, then i got denied, and the files were taken back to the US, then we got a letter of intent to deny, and they asked for proofs, and we gave them what we had, which was phone records, pictures, tickets for two trips, email message and a letter from my wifes friend and her daddy stating that the relationship is real, we do not have no property in our names or she does not have nothing that has my name
a letter was sent in 15th of Nov saying failed to submit sufficient documentary evidence to prove the bona fides bye a preponderance of the evidence because the petitioner provided insufficient corroborating evidence of their relationship since 2008. now they give us a time period of one month to appeal, we still dont know what evidence they want as we do not have nothing else, what can we do?

...the petitioner provided insufficient corroborating evidence of their relationship since 2008...

the proofs that you mentioned (unless there are others) are more for a fiance/e petition, not for IR/CR1
you need to show docs (govt especially) where both of your names appear, sharing of finances, insurance (even just from employment showing she is beneficiary), bank accounts. docs from your local census showing that she/you are already married to the other, certification from your local registrar/municipality that you were and are still married and not just boyfriend/girlfriend

call the the nvc too and ask what other docs they can accept/are looking for.

good luck and god bless

Zen Den

Male

Philippines

2010-11-22 21:54:00

RFE - Certified Copy of Marriage Certificate

Will the madness ever cease! We provided a certified copy of our marriage certificate (instructions say you can provide either the original or a certified copy) and the NVC says that the certified copy we provided was not from the government agency they recognize. They said that the document should have come from the Registrar General. I explained to them that their information is incomplete. You can obtain an official marriage certification from either the Registrar General or from the AMA - Accra Metropolitan Assembly. Most of the people I know who were married in Accra were married at the AMA. The difference between the official certified copy and the original is the the certified copy comes with a letter of authentication from the AMA as further evidence of the document being official. My husband retained the original copy (he could have used the certified copy or the original) so that he could present it at his interview as instructed on the NVC website. So, I have emailed the NVC with details about this misunderstanding including the link to the AMA's website and I am waiting for our original certificate to be received in the mail from my husband. Hopefully, we have provided them with additional information on the marriage process in Accra, Ghana. Unfortunately, it has set us back probably by a month to getting our case closed. The good news is that was the only problem with our paperwork. Hopefully, this will be resolved before I receive the original from my husband because I hate to have to give them both official copies of our marriage certificate - then my husband will have to get another certified copy - oh well. Just thought I would share for others going through the process in Ghana.

Always something. I guess I can't blame the NVC for not being an expert on everything in every country. Patience has become our friend.

patience can really be your best friend at times like this. good luck to both of you

Zen Den

Male

Philippines

2010-12-06 18:12:00

visa approved

My wife passed her interview last friday, they only asked a few general questions and looked at the wedding pictures. They were very nice to her. She went for her physical on Monday and because of the holiday she couldn't take until Tuesday. Thew will send her visa to Cebu when and if the results are ok. The will forward the results on Tue the 7th.

Question 1: Anyone know how long it will take for them to send the visa if her physical is ok?

I am working in Dubai and done tomorrow I will fly to the Philippines and escort her home.

Question 2: When she gets her visa sent to her and does her CFO is she free to go immediately?

Question 3: Does anyone know the cheapest cities to fly one way to in the states?

Thanks in advance to everyone here....Ours wasn't the fasted visa but the advice here has been strong and by crossing all the t's and dotting the i's everything went the way it is suppose to. It would have been a lot harder journey without everyones support.

Thank you very much

first, congratulations!

1. if she passed the medical, it would take 2-3 weeks (since she's in cebu).

2. yes, as soon as she gets her cfo sticker and cert, she's ok to fly

3. there are more cheaper one-way tickets from the Phils to the eastcoast, CA especially. PAL always has flight sales online. and then you can check out domestic flights. some have as low as $39 one way (like jetblue) depends on where your final destination is.

Zen Den

Male

Philippines

2010-12-06 15:48:00

Passport Size photo

I am confused about passport size photo is that 2x2 what mostly said here? I just have my passport size here in PI but the size is not 2x2 I think it is smaller would this be okay?

Thanks in advance!

for the visa, it is 2x2, colored w/ white background, not grayish so they don't send it back =)

Zen Den

Male

Philippines

2010-12-11 23:39:00

Checklist Cover Letter

Hello everyone , Did any one received any CHECKLIST COVER LETTER from NVC, after a week they submit the DS230 , because is very confusing to me , the letter looks they are looking for some more papers but they don't explain what is missing ,
I keep calling the number NVC provides but no one pick that phone up .
every answer is really appreciated .

if they forgot to check what additional info/docs they need from you, then you really need to call their hotline =)

Zen Den

Male

Philippines

2010-12-11 23:54:00

Ecuador interview CR1 - Does my wife need another I-864 form by me?

Hi VisaJourney,

This if my first time posting but this site has helped me so much I cant thank you enough.

My wife has her interview in two weeks and we are making sure we are well prepared.

Here is what a recent guide I read mentioned I needed

Interview Forms / Items:
1. Valid Passport.
2. Original or certified "long" birth certificate. *
3. Original adoption decree. (if applicable)
4. Original or certified copy of the marriage certificate. (if applicable)
5. Original death certificate. (if applicable)
6. Original divorce decree. (if applicable)
7. Police certificate. **
8. Court record(s) (if applicable).
9. I-864 Affidavit of Support Form along with past 3 year U.S tax returns (or transcripts) and any other financial documents required. (see poverty limits here)
10. Court and prison records.(if applicable)
11. Medical examination information
12. Two passport-type photos (see specification) of the spouse or benefitiary

We have everything ready except item 9. I already sent in the I-864 with 3 years tax transcripts and employer letter to the NVC. Does my wife really need to bring copies of these to the interview? I dont have the 3 years tax transcripts, I would need to make yet another request. Why am I force to do this yet again?

Thank you.

if you will be able to get copies for her before the interview, it's better to get them still.

while you already sent those there are times when COs don't want (for many reasons) to check what's in your submitted docs and prefer to make things convenient for them and ask for those during the interview.

now, if you won't be able to get them in time for the interview, request for them anyway, (you'll still need them in the future) and tell your wife to explain that those were already submitted. if you're lucky, they will check your docs. if not, then the worst that happen (as far as the i864) is that they'll approve her visa but will ask her to come back with the docs before the visa is issued to her.

good luck and god bless

Zen Den

Male

Philippines

2010-12-06 16:07:00

marrige in the Philippines

Good morning everyone. I need advise on how to get married in the Philippines.
Here's what I have had done in the past.
Met My fiance on July 26, 2007 (I.E.) she is Filipino working in Hong Kong.
Went to Hong Kong on 03/05/2010 thru 03/16/2010.
1. applied for a K-1 fiance visa 07/07/2010.
2. Fiance had interview in Hong kong on 03/05/2010.
3. suspended under adminastrative review because because of income (which was B/S).
4. Got Co-Sponsor on 05/2010, enough assets for co-sponsor (approx 1 million $ in assets).
5 Fiance had 2nd interview on 09/09/2010.
6. Visa petition sent back to USCIS 09/24/2010 due to section (221)g as we have failed to established a bona fide relationship even tho we had documented approx 223 pages of phone records.
Now what we plan to do is marry in the philippinesa in June of next year and our question is:
1. Is the process approximatly the same as a k-1 procedure after we marry?
2. After we marry in the Philippines, she has to go back to work in Hong Kong so will she have an interview in Manila because we married there?
3. What can be done as not to have any of this happen again.

Note: I have CML (Cronic Myelogenous Leukemia) Which is treatable with meds for a very long time, which I feel is one reason they denied the petition to begin with as my income is
well above the poverty guidlines

1. yes very similar but usually takse a little longer.
2. no, she can have the interview in HK.
3. focus your evidences on what's required. phonecalls alone don' do it. do not submit if your papers are incomplete. check every form, every answer. organize your application and remember, the interview w/your fiancee is a confirmation of all info you submitted so if all your docs are in place, it will come down to how she answers the CO's questions (could be why she got denied the K1) make sure she knows all she needs to know about you, your family, work, your plans etc)

good luck and god bless!

Zen Den

Male

Philippines

2010-12-16 12:21:00

Oked at interview but no visa

I'm a US citizen and sponsoring my wife who lives in Pakistan. Her interview was in Islamabad on Nov 5, 2010.

At the interview handed us a blue slip and requested a missing document. The interviewer herself assured my wife that her visa is approved and as soon as we send the document the visa will be mailed back (The official said it in very certain terms so there's no doubt that we misheard). We sent the document back on Nov, 8th. They even confirmed the receipt of the document but we still have not received any update. It is very difficult to get a hold of someone over the phone. An email reply was that they're "reviewing the document". It been almost 6 weeks since the interview. Anyone else had similar experience? It's doubly frustrating when without asking they told visa will be mailed back ASAP. Could they have put our case in AP? I'm have hard time consoling my wife over this. So f'ed up.

i was in the same boat like you. waiting can really stress you out but waiting for weeks is pretty normal for AP cases like yours (after receiving the addt'l doc they have to go back and get your file in the middle of cases scheduled for processing) but if the CO said she's approved, they usually mean it. so relax and just pray she gets her visa soonest.

Zen Den

Male

Philippines

2010-12-16 13:42:00

EXPEDITE REQUEST

As a lot of you know from reading this forum, my petition was supposedly approved by TSC on 11/23/2010, but has not yet reached the NVC. There are 4 or 5 other filers in the same boat as I, and I am wondering if it would be worth filing an expedite request?? One of the criteria for filing the expedite request is if it is due to USCIS ERROR. If my NOA2 is bogus, and someone at TSC hit the wrong button and generated the letter, that would mean that my petition is still under initial review at TSC, and has not actually been approved. Seems like this would be a very big mistake on THEIR part. Do any of you have any comments or suggestions? Or, should I give it another couple of weeks to see what happens? I have already filled out the form 7001, and have it ready to mail.

with the holidays and all delaying everything, i'd wait and give it a couple more weeks even 3. if you've been approved then you're approved. congrats!

Zen Den

Male

Philippines

2011-01-05 21:27:00

Wife is illiterate. How shall I sign her name to the Application?

Hi everyone, I am worried about signing her name on her behalf. What do I do about wife who is unable to sign her name? She is Kenyan. She just prints her name or signs with one letter. I doubt this would be accepted.

She travels to other African countries with an unsigned passport.

by any means, dont sign for her. you might be accused of a lot of things (forgery, coercion)
since she'll be signing a lot of papers from now on, it would be best to have her decide on how she wants her name to appear and sign her passport with that (a printed name is considered a signature really as long as it's written with her own hand. and in most forms there's a provision for writing her name in her native alphabet, if it's applicable.

good luck and god bless.

Zen Den

Male

Philippines

2010-12-06 16:23:00

What to put for Current Occupation on the DS-230/I-864 if............

Hello everyone,

What do I put as "Current Occupation" on the DS-230 if I graduated college and never worked before. I graduated with a B.A and am studying for the GMAT to try and get my Masters degree. I never had a job and I do not think I am classified as a student since I am not currently in school.

Also on the I-864 they ask for "Sponsors income and employment." Should I put in "Unemployed" even though I was never employed?

since you have no income at all, you definitely need to have a co-sponsor, no other to do it unfortuantely =)

Zen Den

Male

Philippines

2011-01-23 21:57:00

NVC Gives us SECOND RFE!!

ALL you people who say Attornies do it wrong...
Take a hike. You got proof of all of them that have
attornies all got RFE's, or you just make stupid coment
becasue you dont really know.
I bet you there are more RFE done by people doing it
them self than Attornies. But for you all that did do
it right great.
But all you that think ALL attornies are bad LET'S HOPE
you aren't DENIED and never need one becasue you have
problems. And I'm sure you will have to wait much
longer also if you made a mistake. It must be why I
see so many people come on here asking for help because
they didnt do it right the first time, having no experience.
Than if your doing it yourself, you got nobody to BLAME
BUT YOURSELF.
Than face it ...experience does make a difference
But to each his own, if you do it and dont get a RFE
I slatue YOU !
But I rather take my chances with a attorney, than not.
Anybody can try doing all the forms them self.
But if you do make a mistake than you have to be UPSET
only at yourself and your own ability to have done it
incorrectly.

I'm sure some attornies do make mistake but i would bet all my
money on a attorney than without. People doing it themself have
a MUCH HIGHER RATE of RFE...Than people who have attornies !
So let just hope you dont need and attorney and dont get a RFE.
I bet my money on and attorney that has done 2 or 3 hundred
cases than somebody who doing it their first time alone ! ! ! ! !
Maybe you luck out doing it right but there the chance you
dont also. Dont tell me experience attornies and them doing hundreds dont
mean nothing. I really dont care what you think. Let's just say
you better PRAY YOU DONT GET A RFE.
I rather take my chances on somebody who knows what they are
doing than somebody trying to do it themself and not sure or
doing it wrong. Help is available here.
Doing it right and you will have a better chance on not getting
a RFE.

Yeah is makes me laugh also when i see many here making their own
problems for not doing it right also.
Maybe they did make a mistake on their case, NOBODY PERFECT EXCEPT GOD

SO if you dont fine if you do what you going to do
JUST COMPLAIN....Join all the others with problems.
There are 10 of thousand claims being processed.
Yeah you have a right to see mistakes
But what you dont have a right if they find your MISTAKE also.

What if you were working right alone and you were them working
on a claim and you found a mistake processing your claim. Dont you
think they are pissed off also becasue you didnt or failed to do it right.
Now they have to take the time out to notify of your mistake
You thinks its fun for them, when they have to process hundreds
a week or thousands ? ? ? Everybody complains about them
They dont have a right to place the blame on you if you are
not correct also ? ? ?
Think about it or place the blame always on them right ?
They are human just like you and have rights to make mistakes also.
But what if you make the mitake are you complaing to them or looking
at yourself for YOUR OWN MISTAKE ?

Something for you to like, complain about to me or to take the blame
yourself. Your fooling nobody but yourself.
NOT ME ! NOT THEM. Make your coment but let hope i dont see any of
you in the future asking for help becasue i see you did it wrong
Than let's see who laughing too !

SO laugh all you want at yourself not me.
I will save the names of you all, and let see if you ask when or
if you ask for help or get a RFE or anything with your claim in
the future also. Thans let see ! ! ! !
I get to laugh at you all FAIR GAME BACK TO YOU No problem.
Laugh all you want you think i care until i see you have a problem.

And see who ask if they know and attorney to help them, or dont ask for one
But i bet you wife over seas wont be so happy at you either...
Will she be laughing at you ? ? Think about it for your mistake ! ! ! ! !
Having to wait longer also.

Good luck for those who dont have any in the future and for you that do

OH WELL !

Take it easy. Don't mind people, they're just reacting, that's all =)

Zen Den

Male

Philippines

2010-11-22 22:27:00

police certificate and police clearance

QUOTE (chris@beth @ Sep 3 2009, 03:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (ronalyn @ Sep 3 2009, 03:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

hello guys! i just want to ask if police certificate is one and the same with police clearance. do i really have to provide one from all the places i lived since reaching the age of 16? HELP!!!

Yes, you have to. Police Certificate/Clearance is the same though in some countries it is called something else like in Dubai, UAE they call it Good Moral Conduct.

No, you don't have to, only the NBI is required. Police clearance is required if you lived outside of the philippines for at least 6 months, and it's for every country you lived in for at least 6 months, not every city.

Zen Den

Male

Philippines

2009-09-03 09:44:00

QUOTE (Seattle2Cebu @ Feb 6 2008, 06:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I have a good idea that im doing... and this is for the interview stage..

I downloaded for free on the internet a screen capture program...

you can capture the screen on your desktop and have your yahoo messenger up

and have a chat session up... then you print the screen.. this is beautiful because

just copy pasting them doesnt really prove it... anyone can type in a chat session

if they wanted to take the time... or maybe I missed something in printing chats.

but I like the screen capture.... Im going to do it also while she and I are on cam

and that would capture us both in chat....

Thanks very much, do you have the web address of that free program ?

Zen Den

Male

Philippines

2008-02-17 17:06:00

Thank You, everyone

Zen Den

Male

Philippines

2008-02-17 17:03:00

QUOTE (fwaguy @ Feb 6 2008, 11:30 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Why are you doing this?

Well, from what i understand we need to show proof of an on going relationship. Other than my few trips to spend time with my fiancee, we only communication via Yahoo I.M. Why are you sure this is not needed ?
I am not sure of the nature of your question.
thanks, Dennis

Zen Den

Male

Philippines

2008-02-06 11:47:00

This is very time consuming, I have been copying from Yahoo I.M. archives. And than pasteing to Word document. Its not as orginal as printing chat right out of the archives, but takes less time. Printing right from my yahoo archives only does 2 pages at a time and is hard to line up w/out chat overlaps
I hope the easy way will be excepted, dates, time and names are shown, just not the yahoo logo.
Please if someone who knows could advise.

Dennis and Zen

Zen Den

Male

Philippines

2008-02-06 11:16:00

A medal

Thanks to all the folks envolved in making and keeping up this web site.

Sincerely, Dennis

Zen Den

Male

Philippines

2008-02-21 10:26:00

Typo error on NOA 1

Hope this sounds ok, I called VSC shortly after receiving my NOA 1. I was given a referal # to get my fiance's name corrected on the document. Was told it takes 30-45 days for that to be handled. Called back today to confirm that story, It's the same, 30-45 days from referal date.
I hope this sounds ok, maybe this means it must be looked at by an ajudicator ?

Any input from someone experianced ?

Zen Den

Male

Philippines

2008-02-29 11:39:00

Comedy for all of us

Red alert level 10, VSC just sent me RFE. They are requesting additional evidence of relationship. Well you remember the way my fiancee and I met. Well they want the actual drugs that the Manila police confiscated at our drug bust. Jesus, I am begining to think she may not make the April 2008 flight/ visa in hand.

Zen Den

Male

Philippines

2008-02-29 14:30:00