Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	CSC August 2012 filer for K1	Yes the same here NOA1 is on August 6th.. Called them last week and I did the request for evidence over the phone !so they said u will get a letter what's going on with ur app on February 8 th.. Which means its gonna be six month pretty soon .. Ugh	Elena55	Not Telling	Ukraine	2013-01-30 00:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	CSC August 2012 filer for K1	Hello. My NOA 1 is August 6 !! So in Two weeks will be 6 months now and still no NOA2!!!!! So I called them two days ago and they told me I can request for evidence (I guess that's how u call it) anyways they said if you won't hear from us by February 8 th please call again!!!	Elena55	Not Telling	Ukraine	2013-01-26 17:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	CSC August 2012 filer for K1	Yes someone just got approved from August 2 nd! And mine is August 6 th when I got noa1 so since now someone got approved from August than I'm sure they working on August ! Because I called them on January 7 th and they said the same thing to me ... We r working on July 17! Please let's move it move it.......... Edited by Elena55, 16 January 2013 - 12:22 PM.	Elena55	Not Telling	Ukraine	2013-01-16 12:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	CSC August 2012 filer for K1	Hi. Mine is August 6 th and still no NOA2! Still waitting!	Elena55	Not Telling	Ukraine	2013-01-13 20:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	SERVICE REQUEST???	Well it was only 5 moths and 2 weeks when I did service request!! I mean I called them and they the ones who told me u can apply for it right now... So I don't k	Elena55	Not Telling	Ukraine	2013-02-07 10:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	August Filers !	My Noa1 is August 6 th.. Still nothing........	Elena55	Not Telling	Ukraine	2013-02-08 10:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Yes, you can visit!	Our noa1 is August 6 th! But why would it be that long? The end of February or march,!!!??? That's what they said !!!! ???????How many applications they have for July 17 ?	Elena55	Not Telling	Ukraine	2013-01-14 02:31:00
Philippines	approval letter	do u have another number i can use to get ahold of them	melanieb	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-11-14 12:34:00
Philippines	approval letter	the numbers that i have been calling, i get a busy signal, is it because they are super busy processing other ppl request.	melanieb	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-11-14 12:31:00
Philippines	approval letter	i am the petitioner.  he has not received any papers yet.	melanieb	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-11-13 17:25:00
Philippines	approval letter	I applied for my fiance to come here from the philippines to the United States. I have my letter bt he has not received his letter yet. what is the next step for him to do? my letter says that it will expire Feb 2014.	melanieb	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-11-13 16:35:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	what is the fee for 1-130 filing	If i-130 is filed using maiden name, all forms should be in maiden name. Visa and green card will show maiden name. If you choose to file i-130 in your married name, your passport and all other forms should show your married name. Visa and GC will show married name. Is your husband a US citizen or a Green Card Holder? My husband is not a us citizen or green card holder. he lives in the philippines. i will just use my maiden name because my passport has not been changed yet	melanieb	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-04-20 22:17:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	what is the fee for 1-130 filing	If you are a US citizen filing i-130 for your spouse who is outside the US, the filing fee is $420. Source: http://www.uscis.gov...000082ca60aRCRD when filing, do i use my maiden name or my married name on the forms	melanieb	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-04-20 22:13:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	what is the fee for 1-130 filing	420$ for I130. Source : http://www.uscis.gov...00045f3d6a1RCRD thank you. also, on all my forms, do i use my maiden name or my married name?	melanieb	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-04-20 22:11:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	what is the fee for 1-130 filing	Can someone tell me what is the fee for filing a 1-130 visa? i read on USCIS fee schedule its $355 and the another one told me its $420. what is the real fee? Also, i read there is no fee to file if your wife is a us citizen. someone please clarify. thank you	melanieb	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-04-20 22:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Bring child after K1 in process	If I remember correctly, I think in Ukraine the cut-off for the permission slip is 16 Any idea how I can find out.	JerryD	Male	Ukraine	2010-05-09 15:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Bring child after K1 in process	Thank you	JerryD	Male	Ukraine	2010-05-08 13:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Bring child after K1 in process	Was he listed on the I-129F? He was listed but not a come with her. We do not have a release from his father.	JerryD	Male	Ukraine	2010-05-08 12:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Bring child after K1 in process	When we initially filed the K1 visa my fiancés son wanted to stay in Ukraine to finish school. Consequently he was not included on the original application with his mother. We were married last December, biometrics now complete and we are waiting for the interview process. In the mean time her son, who is 17 years old has decided he wants to join us here in the US. Can anyone advise me as to the best course of action to accomplish his request?	JerryD	Male	Ukraine	2010-05-08 11:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Need for son to join us	We need some advice here. When my fiancé and I returned to the US we left her son in Ukraine to finish school. Her son was not included in the K1 visa application although documented as her son with birth certificate. Strangely enough there was no interview prior to the issuance of her green card. My wife has her two year green card now and her son, age 17, has finished school. What is the process and for us to bring him over at this time?	JerryD	Male	Ukraine	2010-10-07 21:01:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	F-1 immigration visa woes	Actually Milimelo, I DIDN'T give them several photos of us separately and some of the back; I sent 16 photos, 1 separately showing Shadi with one of our rescue kittens with the note that we run an informal animal rescue group in Irbid (we do and are recognized by the vet clinics in Amman), and one of us on our honeymoon in romantic position facing the mountains of Wadi Rum. All 14 others are of us together in different locations, with family or friends. The email sent to us regarding that was an exaggeration; that person probably never saw more than 2-3 photos in the whole file. Secondly I am not the financial sponsor; my parents are. Having come here as a recently graduated student (therefore poor) and not been able to find a job that can do much besides buy us groceries (teaching english here? not lucrative) it went to my parents to help us. The reason they ask about the tax return for 2011 is because as part of our evidence package sent LAST month, I included my tax return for this year because it had his signature on it as well as his ITIN request so we felt it was proper evidence we were trying to make our relationship legally legit. They ask for my 2011 return because they want to make sure I always filed as married since my marriage, which I didn't and have already explained to them why: I was told by my tax service that I didn't have to; I also told them I would amend it since I have 3 years from the file date to do so.	ElenaWaShadi	Female	Jordan	2013-05-08 13:20:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	F-1 immigration visa woes	It has been 90 days since we submitted our 1-130 petition to the Embassy in Amman and had our first "interview" with the lady behind the glass. Is this the NOA1 I keep seeing or are we still awaiting that? We have recieved no further communication from the embassy except the form 1-72 20 days after our initial petition, then subsequent follow-up emails on information provided re: I-72 request, nothing more. Is this normal? The women who accepted our petition at the Embassy told us that we should recieve our final interview for his visa within 60-90 days. We're starting to worry after another email asking for further info but our friend Karen whose husband got his approval 4 months ago (after 2.5 years of trouble) said that it was because the people assigned to the case hadn't finished all the paperwork yet and were stalling us to keep us from complaining. True or not?   This was the text from our latest email request from USCIS:   Dear Ms. Porcelli:   Please let this office know if you filed a tax return at all for 2011.  If you were married during that year, you did not have the option of filing as a single person, so your tax return should show that you were married.  Please also submit photos from 2011 and 2012 other than the ones you already provided, showing the two of you together.  You submitted several photos showing each of you separately and showing a couple from behind, and these do not portray your relationship.  Other documents which would be helpful in making a determination on your petition include, for example, a copy of your airline ticket from when you came to Jordan to get married and copies of emails illustrating when and how you and your husband became acquainted.      Sincerely, USCIS, Amman	ElenaWaShadi	Female	Jordan	2013-05-08 02:54:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	F-1 immigration visa woes	The visa petition we filed in Jordan, after having waited the 1 year of my residence in order to do so, IS the I-130. Our appointment to file interview was Feb 5 2013. We were informed by our case manager there that we should recieve an interview date within 2-3 months of this date. As of 2 days ago, it has been 3 months. We met online through a marriage site (both being Muslims who had failed to find suitable partners where we were) and spoke online and phone for a year before I came to visit in March/Apr 2011 to be engaged/legally married and see my potential Masters college. August of that year I moved to Jordan to have the arabic wedding ceremony and to attend school; i lost my scholarship so never attended school and have been here 2 years now. Since filing our petition at the embassy we have been subjected to an excessive number of requests for proof of our marriage being genuine including things we cannot furnish as we are living as normal Jordanians (therefore poor and I did not work up until recently) The last email requested tax information which I know legally I do not have to provide, as well as a completely incorrect list of things I sent before (claiming the photos given them were pictures of us separately and our backs not showing us together which is a LIE) as well as all our email correspondence.	ElenaWaShadi	Female	Jordan	2013-05-07 14:15:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	F-1 immigration visa woes	Hey there all, I'm new to the forum. I'm not filing a spouse or fiance visa for my husband, but a full immigration F-1 visa. All of our expat friends here in Jordan and back home in the US have had varying levels of success, and our youngest friends or those closest in age all reported no trouble and quick acceptance 3 months following initial application date at the Embassy. However in contrast to that information, we are having a lovely spot on trouble from USCIS. For the past 2 months we have been getting the run-around, emails from them asking one or two questions of complete uselessness; something GOOGLE could have answered, some even insulting. Is this standard? They also tell us that the mass of evidence we sent them, including papers, pictures, etc, are not enough to establish our relationship as genuine. What more do they want, BLOOD? My family says they probably want me to get pregnant, but we have very specific plans about that and I will not alter it for a visa approval. What's with the hold up?     Elena & Shadi	ElenaWaShadi	Female	Jordan	2013-05-07 06:45:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	ROC April 2013 filer	don't send your 1-751 BEFORE the 90 days,if you send it to early they will send it back to you, Thanks for the advice!	SchatzieCharlie	Male	Philippines	2013-01-15 14:04:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	ROC April 2013 filer	USCIS calculator: http://www.uscis.gov...Calculator.html Thank you!	SchatzieCharlie	Male	Philippines	2013-01-15 12:45:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	ROC April 2013 filer	Get the expiration date from your green card and minus 90 days. Whatever date you get as the answer is the day you are ready to file. Say your GC expires on 15-JUN-2013. 15-JUN-2013 - 90 = 17-MAR-2012. You're ready to file on 17-MAR-2012. Comprehenz-moi? Thanks a lot!	SchatzieCharlie	Male	Philippines	2013-01-15 12:35:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	ROC April 2013 filer	I just want to confirm that am on the right track here. My green card or legal permanent card and my son (k2) will expire this June 2013, that means I need to start filing our ROC 90 days before the expiry date, which is approximately April 2013, am I right? I will really appreciate your response. Thank you and goodluck to all of us.	SchatzieCharlie	Male	Philippines	2013-01-15 12:19:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	Bank Statements	Thanks again Navyk!	SchatzieCharlie	Male	Philippines	2013-03-20 16:19:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	Bank Statements	Thanks for the reply guys!	SchatzieCharlie	Male	Philippines	2013-03-19 09:41:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	Bank Statements	Is it ok to just send the first page of the bank statement where it all summarized everything, instead of sending the entire page of each bills? Thanks for the help!	SchatzieCharlie	Male	Philippines	2013-03-19 04:07:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	Tax Transcripts from IRS	What did you guys sent together with your I-751 documents, A copy of your joint tax returns or tax transcripts from the IRS? Did you get any RFE when you sent only the joint tax returns which is the 1040 right? Thanks!	SchatzieCharlie	Male	Philippines	2013-04-14 21:56:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	Biometrics Letter for my 9year old son	Thank you for taking time to reply. It's just so confusing. They should have explained that when they sent the NOA or something that children under 14 years old doesn't need any biometrics. But then, they should have biometrics too and update the child's picture on the Green Card they will issue. Oh we'll.	SchatzieCharlie	Male	Philippines	2013-06-01 11:23:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	Biometrics Letter for my 9year old son	Hello everyone! Just want to ask those who were on K1/K2 visa who applied for ROC this year, did you guys received a biometrics letter for your son/daughter? Because we both received the NOA, but it's only me who got the biometrics letter. Until now he did not received any. I was assuming my biometrics is both for us? Our appointment date is fast approaching and I want our trip to the local USCIS successful. Thanks!	SchatzieCharlie	Male	Philippines	2013-05-31 12:07:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 May 2013 Filers	Got our cards in the mail today!=)	SchatzieCharlie	Male	Philippines	2013-08-22 20:35:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 May 2013 Filers	Thank you guys! Yours will be approved soon too! God bless!	SchatzieCharlie	Male	Philippines	2013-08-19 15:08:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 May 2013 Filers	Good day everyone! We just received a mail from USCIS today stating that we got approved for Removal of Conditions! Praise to God!!! It says on the letter, date of decision was 08/13/2013.	SchatzieCharlie	Male	Philippines	2013-08-19 14:29:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 May 2013 Filers	Posted Today, 11:07 AM Hello everyone! Just want to ask those who were on K1/K2 visa who applied for ROC this year, did you guys received a biometrics letter for your son/daughter? Because we both received the NOA, but it's only me who got the biometrics letter. Until now he did not received any. I was assuming my biometrics is both for us? Our appointment date is fast approaching and I want our trip to the local USCIS successful. Thanks!	SchatzieCharlie	Male	Philippines	2013-05-31 12:08:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 May 2013 Filers	We just received our ASC Appointment Notice today, notice date is May 23, 2013. Our appointment date is June 12, 2013, which happens to be our Philippine Independence Day and my brother's birthday! Thank you Lord!	SchatzieCharlie	Male	Philippines	2013-05-28 15:36:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 May 2013 Filers	I-797, Notice of Action received today, Receipt Date: May 15, 2013! Thank you Lord! Good luck and God bless all of us in this journey!	SchatzieCharlie	Male	Philippines	2013-05-23 11:40:00