ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
PhilippinesInquiry re: Bank Statements/Letter & ITR
Hi. I am getting ready for my K1 interview and my fiance is about to send over documents needed for my interview.
My question is .... Is it okay if my fiance blocks out his SSN on his ITR and his bank account number on his bank certificate? For personal reasons, of course.
I hope to hear your thoughts about this and thank you for your time.

Best regards.
mkatt8FemalePhilippines2009-05-19 02:09:00
PhilippinesQuestion regarding Supporting Documents. Please help.
QUOTE (MikenKyhen @ May 21 2009, 07:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
As long as you have the ITR for 2008 and the letter from employer you should'nt have any problems. I thought they would want my W2's as well but my fiance told me at her interview all they asked for was the ITR for 2008. She did have my W2's however. Good luck. Mike


Hello Mike, thank you very much for your reply. It just seems that I have something to worry about every stage of the application process. I'm just being my worry-wart me, I guess. I feel much better now. Many thanks, Mike smile.gif
mkatt8FemalePhilippines2009-05-21 21:03:00
PhilippinesQuestion regarding Supporting Documents. Please help.
Hello everyone. My son and I just finished this morning with our medical. Thankfully, we passed it. Now, I am arranging all the documents needed for our interview day. My concern is regarding the supporting documents. I have with me my fiance's 2007 & 2008 ITR, Letter from Employer, Recent Pay Stubs, Bank Letters & Assets. We won't be able to show any W2s because he took a well deserved time off after working here in the Philippines as a professional athlete for 10 years (another reason why he won't be able to present previous W2s is because we don't have that here in the Philippines). He now has a full time job in the states. He started working December of 2008. I have read from previous posts that the ITR & W2 go hand in hand but my fiance still filed even though he was unemployed because he made earnings from his investment. My fiance assured me that as long as he meets the poverty guideline, we're going to be okay. I am just really worried that I don't have any W2s to show. I hope to hear your thoughts about my situation. Thank you for your time.
mkatt8FemalePhilippines2009-05-21 09:56:00
Philippinesshipping clothes from PI to US
If you are not in a hurry... Click this link:

Manila Forwarders

It'll take them 25-30 days to ship it.
mkatt8FemalePhilippines2009-05-28 07:02:00
PhilippinesJust sharing info re: Affordable ticket to the U.S.
My son and I have passed the interview. Done with the CFO seminar and got our stickers. And today, we purchased our one way tickets to LAX. We got such a great deal from my Travel Agent. Got 2 one-way tickets for under a thousand dollars only. I am very pleased with my tickets so I decided to share it to those who are looking for affordable plane tickets to the U.S. To those interested, please let me know and I'll gladly give you her contact numbers.
CHEERS EVERYONE! smile.gif
mkatt8FemalePhilippines2009-06-25 05:24:00
PhilippinesTourist Visa
QUOTE (mkatt8 @ Jun 26 2009, 07:10 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (KevinArdith @ Jun 25 2009, 11:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
kicking.gif Hello all,
My Fiance' wants to come visit me in the US on a Tourust Visa. We have not filed for a K1 and do not plan to until 2010. I have heard that Tourist Visa;s are being denied in record numbers, although I have seen no "Proof" of this. Let me add she does not plan on staying, she will return to to PH. My concern here is if she applies for the Tourist Visa and is denied, later down the road in 2010, is that going to send up some kind of red flag when we file for the K1? I wonder if they will see it as someone just looking for a way to get into the US and deny the K1.

Thanks for any help,

Kevin Hawley


Hi Kevin, I had 3 consecutive B1/B2 Visa denials and we still got our K1/K2 approved. I'm living proof. HAHA!

The reason for denial though is my ties are strong. Even though I've been back and forth to the states before (as a cabin crew) My mom, sisters and fiance are there, you see. Still let her try... you can never tell. I hope she gets it. Good luck!

mkatt8FemalePhilippines2009-06-25 18:25:00
PhilippinesTourist Visa
QUOTE (KevinArdith @ Jun 25 2009, 11:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
kicking.gif Hello all,
My Fiance' wants to come visit me in the US on a Tourust Visa. We have not filed for a K1 and do not plan to until 2010. I have heard that Tourist Visa;s are being denied in record numbers, although I have seen no "Proof" of this. Let me add she does not plan on staying, she will return to to PH. My concern here is if she applies for the Tourist Visa and is denied, later down the road in 2010, is that going to send up some kind of red flag when we file for the K1? I wonder if they will see it as someone just looking for a way to get into the US and deny the K1.

Thanks for any help,

Kevin Hawley


Hi Kevin, I had 3 consecutive B1/B2 Visa denials and we still got our K1/K2 approved. I'm living proof. HAHA!
mkatt8FemalePhilippines2009-06-25 18:10:00
Philippinestravelling: need your suggestions and advices
QUOTE (john&louella @ Jun 24 2009, 11:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi guys, I am K1 Visa holder,i will be travelling this August going to NC.

1.my mama will make the wedding dress for me (floor length,semi-serpentina, full beaded bodice)
since it wont be that engrande type of dress, my first thought is just put it inside of my checked luggage, is it wise/safe to do it that way?
2.i want to wear veil,just a simple one (yong sa likod lang di naman takip yong mukha)
- di naman kaya over-dressed ako for a court wedding? unsure.gif
3.i also think of brining with me a year supply of contraceptive pills- ok lang ba yon? di nama kaya maka aberya ako sa custom/immigration? or shall i require a letter from my ob who will prescribe me of these?

Maraming salamat mga kababayan ko.
Ingat and i hope everyone is having a good day.


1. I will be hand carrying mine as well. My supplier will provide me a small box for it.
2. It is YOUR wedding, so wear whatever makes you happy, I say...
3. I too am bringing a years supply of pills and my sister happens to be an OB GYN and so I am bringing with me a prescription from her. It's better to have a prescription. I suggest you get one.

CHEERS!
mkatt8FemalePhilippines2009-06-25 04:51:00
PhilippinesTo Keep or not to Keep?
I took mine out. Had 3! All a strike out! hahaha! It's not a big deal having B1/B2 visa denials. Been there and now I'm off! Good luck! smile.gif
mkatt8FemalePhilippines2009-07-15 01:48:00
PhilippinesScrap Book
But if you want to be on the good side of the pre-screener and not take too much of his/her time... I "strongly suggest" you paste them in a bond paper and fill them in a 10-page plastic filler. It has that flexi-plastic cover so it can be bended a tad bit when it goes through their small slot. Good luck!
mkatt8FemalePhilippines2009-07-15 01:58:00
PhilippinesQuestion about POE and claiming baggage...
Hi, my POE is in LAX but if she gets off at Dallas , her POE... then she has to go through immigration first, then get her luggages then proceed to customs. She need not worry about her luggages. It will all be there at the specified carousel number as soon as she gets through immigration. Lots of luck!
mkatt8FemalePhilippines2009-09-14 21:23:00
PhilippinesHeads up for K1 with K2 dependents during Medical at St. Luke's
The form that states Vaccination Documentation Worksheet from St. Luke's. For use with DS 2053.

Edited by mkatt8, 18 February 2010 - 01:58 PM.

mkatt8FemalePhilippines2010-02-18 13:55:00
PhilippinesHeads up for K1 with K2 dependents during Medical at St. Luke's
I don't know if it's just me but make sure you get your K2s Tb test result from St. Luke's before leaving. Make sure it is in black and white. My son is 12 so he just got the skin test and he's test turned out negative. Unfortunately, I failed to notice that on his DS 2053, it does not reflect anywhere about my son's TB test result. So, I had to get another TB test here with a US civil surgeon. We had our AOS interview yesterday and this is the only hiccup we had. Good thing we were able to submit the result the same day yesterday because my sons school wanted a TB test done here in the US so we have prior records already. And now, we are expecting our Green Cards in 2 weeks! Hope this heads up helps. Good luck to everyone!
mkatt8FemalePhilippines2010-02-18 13:29:00
PhilippinesCooking in the US?

My fiance seems to have a hard time cooking in the US. She says the ingredients she needs aren't sold in the grocery stores, which honestly I find a bunch of BS. :dance: She hasn't told me what she needs to make what she wants, but I told her most Filipino food is spices, meat and rice. Which we have. She has found Magic Sarap at the local Filipino market, but it's $3 a package. She also found spice mixes for Adobo, Pancit, Tocino, and a few more.

My question, what substitutes have you found for local ingredients do you use for cooking? I'll have her post exact dishes for you to give advice on.


I always find what I need at 99 Ranch Store. See if you have a branch near your area.
mkatt8FemalePhilippines2010-03-02 16:56:00
PhilippinesK-2 PDOS Requied??

Is there an age limit for the PDOS. My fiance's son is 12 years old? Is he required to take the Seminar?


Minors 12 years old and below are exempted to go to the seminar. Click on this link:
My link
Hope it helps. Good luck!
mkatt8FemalePhilippines2010-04-13 13:21:00
PhilippinesAnyone who got annulled?

Hello,

I just want to know if did you guys put in the DS-230 the previous married name under Part 1, Line 2: Other names used or aliases? All I know is maiden name should be put there.

Info about me, I was also married before (marriage #1), and now annulled (marriage #1). Now I am married to my husband (marriage #2) and we are undergoing CR-1 processing. We are about to send DS-230, but confuse on the question Part 1, Line 2: Other names used or aliases.

Any help should do.

Salamat po,
Luningning


Yes, put your previous marriage ( previous married name from marriage 1) and just put your maiden name on line 2. Good luck and hope your application process go smooth.
mkatt8FemalePhilippines2010-04-26 12:32:00
PhilippinesWho flew with PAL???

Thanks a lot :yes:


No worries Cathy. Don't be nervous and don't stress out too much. Try to relax and enjoy your trip. Have a safe flight!
mkatt8FemalePhilippines2010-04-26 13:10:00
PhilippinesWho flew with PAL???

Since my Fiance have a membership in Mabuhay miles,i know for sure its where he will get our tickets.The original plan was for him to pick us up once ready to go,unfortunately after a long discussion about it,we decided that I will just fly alone with our baby..Just thinking of this makes me nervous,excited and stress!!! :( But of course i have to be brave and be prepared for this...

For those who flew alone with their babies(my Daughter is 1 yr old)was it hard?What did you bring to ease the boredom of your babies?are the staff in PAL?helpful enough?Please throw me some tips of what to do? :help:

The good thing is its a direct flight..no stopover!!!POE:San Francisco CA :yes:


Hi! I am an ex- flight attendant for PAL. I would highly suggest you take the straight flight going to the states mainly because you are flying with your 1 year old baby. Make sure to request for a seat near the galley and lavatory. I hope your flight will be smooth and safe. Just push the cabin attendant call if you need any assistance. I'm sure your flight would be fine. Cheers!
mkatt8FemalePhilippines2010-04-23 17:19:00
PhilippinesPsychiatrist test/on medical

even if u are the petitioner and u found incapa. too then u have to under-go psych evaluation too... but if u passed the psych evaluation from the slec dr. then no more psych test...

:star:


True! But if you are the petitioner and the respondent was found psychologically incapable, then you don't have to go through the evaluation at all.
mkatt8FemalePhilippines2010-04-27 12:16:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionBiometrics and online case status
My wifie is scheduled to complete her biometrics tomorrow, April 30, 2008. Will her online case status be updated when the USCIS receives
her biometric information?

Thanks

Peter
pmkrogerMaleChina2008-04-29 18:53:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionRFE and online status
Are RFE's shown in your online case status? Do they also send an e-maill?

Thanks

Peter and Hai Ying
pmkrogerMaleChina2008-05-29 16:56:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionOld case file (I-129) touched
I went online today to check the status of my wife's I-751 application, and I noticed that our old I-129 case from Nov. 2004 had been touched on 5/31/08! Has this
ever happened to anyone else? Does anyone know what it could mean? When I opened up the old I-129 nothing had changed since 2004 when it was approved, and I haven't received any e-mail from USCIS. The I-751 has not been touched since our biometrics on 4/30/08.

Thanks for the info.


Hai Ying and Peter
pmkrogerMaleChina2008-06-02 14:41:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionCSC I-751 Status List
Approved, 08/05/08, Good luck to everyone!

UserName.............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date.......Biometrics......Approved
andresamia...........06/29/07..........08/01/07........08/29/07........--/--/--
Stefanie.............07/16/07..........07/25/07........military........--/--/-- (>NSC)
sara535..............09/15/07..........09/17/07........10/30/07........--/--/--
Sofargone............01/15/08..........01/22/08........02/12/08........03/27/08
junejr...............01/22/08..........01/25/08........02/13/08........07/10/08
siy70................01/27/08..........01/31/08........03/07/08........05/20/08
radacos..............01/28/08..........01/28/08........02/25/08........--/--/-- (>NSC)
bluegirl.............02/04/08..........02/08/08........03/13/08........--/--/--
pilot's girl.........02/11/08..........02/25/08........03/12/08........07/28/08 (>NSC)
kikiwiki.............02/15/08..........02/19/08........03/14/08........07/15/08 (>NSC)
mellie...............02/15/08..........--/--/--........02/24/08........05/30/08 (>NSC)
lilshe...............02/21/08..........02/26/08........03/26/08........--/--/--
Ashish...............02/25/08..........02/27/08........03/31/08........06/03/08 (>NSC)
tokinho..............02/25/08..........03/04/08........03/18/08........07/15/08
tsunamihart..........02/26/08..........03/04/08........--/--/--........05/30/08 (>NSC)
mikeH................03/06/08..........03/07/08........05/13/08........06/17/08
Carolyn..............03/12/08..........03/13/08........04/22/08........--/--/-- (>NSC)
Perfect (K2).........03/14/08..........03/17/08........04/17/08........07/02/08
Blooberry............03/19/08..........03/20/08........04/19/08........--/--/--
LindsC...............03/19/08..........03/20/08........04/16/08........--/--/-- (>NSC)
BrianBellingham......03/25/08..........03/28/08........04/24/08........07/25/08 (>NSC)
newoption............03/27/08..........03/31/08........04/26/08........--/--/--
aztoca...............04/01/08..........04/03/08........04/30/08........--/--/--
pmkroger.............04/01/08..........04/03/08........04/30/08........08/05/08
Minfay...............04/01/08..........04/03/08........05/02/08........--/--/-- (>NSC)
kc456................04/09/08..........04/10/08........05/09/08........--/--/--
hello28..............04/14/08..........04/15/08........05/13/08........--/--/--
sjjp1974.............04/22/08..........04/23/08........05/22/08........--/--/-- (>NSC)
grrltraveler.........04/28/08..........04/30/08........05/29/08........--/--/-- (>NSC)
douglassheridan......05/03/08..........05/09/08........--/--/--........--/--/-- (>NSC)
felshen..............05/12/08..........05/20/08........--/--/--........--/--/-- (>NSC)
soulmate.............05/19/08..........05/20/08........06/13/08........--/--/--
lovelove.............05/19/08..........05/22/08........06/18/08........--/--/-- (>NSC)
gurney...............06/04/08..........--/--/--........--/--/--/.......--/--/--
Wifey246.............06/18/08..........06/19/08........07/12/08........--/--/--
walls1010............06/21/08..........06/26/08........07/22/08........--/--/--
sherose..............06/24/08..........06/27/08........07/23/08........--/--/--
Yorkie...............06/26/08..........07/07/08........07/25/08........--/--/-- (>NSC)
Mrs.J06..............07/01/08..........07/02/08........--/--/--........--/--/--
Jonesie..............06/28/08..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--
summersolstice.......06/23/08..........07/07/08........08/15/08........--/--/-- (>NSC)
jeeleebee............07/15/08..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/-- (>NSC)
fd_jaymz.............07/21/08..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--
fskrc1...............07/21/08..........07/28/08........--/--/--........--/--/-- (>NSC)
amylovespaul.........07/26/08..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--

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pmkrogerMaleChina2008-08-06 09:21:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionCSC I-751 Status List
UserName.............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date.......Biometrics......Approved
andresamia...........06/29/07..........08/01/07........08/29/07........--/--/--
Stefanie.............07/16/07..........07/25/07........military........--/--/-- (>NSC)
sara535..............09/15/07..........09/17/07........10/30/07........--/--/--
Sofargone............01/15/08..........01/22/08........02/12/08........03/27/08
junejr...............01/22/08..........01/25/08........02/13/08........07/10/08
siy70................01/27/08..........01/31/08........03/07/08........05/20/08
radacos..............01/28/08..........01/28/08........02/25/08........--/--/-- (>NSC)
bluegirl.............02/04/08..........02/08/08........03/13/08........--/--/--
pilot's girl.........02/11/08..........02/25/08........03/12/08........07/28/08 (>NSC)
kikiwiki.............02/15/08..........02/19/08........03/14/08........07/15/08 (>NSC)
mellie...............02/15/08..........--/--/--........02/24/08........05/30/08 (>NSC)
lilshe...............02/21/08..........02/26/08........03/26/08........--/--/--
Ashish...............02/25/08..........02/27/08........03/31/08........06/03/08 (>NSC)
tokinho..............02/25/08..........03/04/08........03/18/08........07/15/08
tsunamihart..........02/26/08..........03/04/08........--/--/--........05/30/08 (>NSC)
mikeH................03/06/08..........03/07/08........05/13/08........06/17/08
Carolyn..............03/12/08..........03/13/08........04/22/08........--/--/-- (>NSC)
Perfect (K2).........03/14/08..........03/17/08........04/17/08........07/02/08
Blooberry............03/19/08..........03/20/08........04/19/08........--/--/--
LindsC...............03/19/08..........03/20/08........04/16/08........--/--/-- (>NSC)
BrianBellingham......03/25/08..........03/28/08........04/24/08........07/25/08 (>NSC)
newoption............03/27/08..........03/31/08........04/26/08........--/--/--
aztoca...............04/01/08..........04/03/08........04/30/08........--/--/--
pmkroger.
Minfay...............04/01/08..........04/03/08........05/02/08........--/--/-- (>NSC)
kc456................04/09/08..........04/10/08........05/09/08........--/--/--
hello28..............04/14/08..........04/15/08........05/13/08........--/--/--
sjjp1974.............04/22/08..........04/23/08........05/22/08........--/--/-- (>NSC)
grrltraveler.........04/28/08..........04/30/08........05/29/08........--/--/-- (>NSC)
douglassheridan......05/03/08..........05/09/08........--/--/--........--/--/-- (>NSC)
felshen..............05/12/08..........05/20/08........--/--/--........--/--/-- (>NSC)
soulmate.............05/19/08..........05/20/08........06/13/08........--/--/--
lovelove.............05/19/08..........05/22/08........06/18/08........--/--/-- (>NSC)
gurney...............06/04/08..........--/--/--........--/--/--/.......--/--/--
Wifey246.............06/18/08..........06/19/08........07/12/08........--/--/--
walls1010............06/21/08..........06/26/08........07/22/08........--/--/--
sherose..............06/24/08..........06/27/08........07/23/08........--/--/--
Yorkie...............06/26/08..........07/07/08........07/25/08........--/--/-- (>NSC)
Mrs.J06..............07/01/08..........07/02/08........--/--/--........--/--/--
Jonesie..............06/28/08..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--
summersolstice.......06/23/08..........07/07/08........08/15/08........--/--/-- (>NSC)
jeeleebee............07/15/08..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/-- (>NSC)
fd_jaymz.............07/21/08..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--
fskrc1...............07/21/08..........07/28/08........--/--/--........--/--/-- (>NSC)
amylovespaul.........07/26/08..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--

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pmkrogerMaleChina2008-08-06 09:17:00
CanadaHow do you feel about strippers?
I used to live with a stripper. She didn't use the money for booze, drugs, or anything like that...she used it to buy PUPPIES! laughing.gif

Seriously, though. She bought like 4 or 5 puppies, didn't house train them, locked them up in her tiny room to piss and poo all over the floor, and when she got home at night, she'd let them run wild in our apartment. I'd have to watch where I stepped the next morning.



SwenglishFemaleSweden2009-08-10 21:50:00
PhilippinesDelbros Delivers

I liked what ive read today from DELBROS text hotline!

said:
DELBROS DELIVERS! Delivery for MNL2006783XXXXX starts tomorrow up to d next 2 days! U must leave a valid ID and a signed authorization letter....

and in their website said:

SHIPMENT TRACKING SYSTEM


Query Results...


MNL200678316801
INFO DATE INFO DESCRIPTION
2/20/2007 6:03:38 PM SHIPMENT RECEIVED AT DISTRIBUTION CENTER
2/20/2007 1:47:07 PM SHIPMENT IN PROCESS
2/20/2007 11:14:45 AM SHIPMENT RELEASED BY THE EMBASSY
2/15/2007 3:42:57 PM SHIPMENT PROCESS IN THE EMBASSY



GOOD NEWSSSSSSS!!!!! GOOD NEWSSSSSSS!!!!! GOOD NEWSSSSSSS!!!!!


Hi dave_ehssa,

Do you have any information when you received the visa from Delbros.

My fiancee received her visa package and had instruction not to open the package when they delivered the visa? Is this correct?

When is she able to open the package?

Will the package be open during the CFO class?

How does she confirm that the information on the visa is correct?

Please let me know,

Best Regards,
Eddie
socalMalePhilippines2007-02-20 14:39:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApril 2014 I-130 Filers

We got approved yesterday :)

 

NOA1: 04/16/2014

Service Center: Nebraska

 

No RFEs, no transfer.

 

Everyone else good luck and hopefully fast approvals!


Edited by PlingPlong, 07 October 2014 - 08:17 AM.

PlingPlongNot TellingGermany2014-10-07 08:16:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApril 2014 I-130 Filers

I just got the NOA1 for my stepson.  Nebraska again :( .  The NOA1 date was 04/15.

 

My wife is currently at the NVC.  Her I-130 took 276 days, eventually transferred to Nebraska.  I hope it's not another year to NOA2 for my stepson.

 

Don't you think you could try to expedite it, since (assuming you are the petitioner) they are from the Ukraine?

I think there is a big chance USCIS grants it, considering the political situation in there.
 


PlingPlongNot TellingGermany2014-04-21 13:53:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApril 2014 I-130 Filers

We received our NOA1 today (email) and got transferred to Nebraska.

I was hoping for California. T_T


PlingPlongNot TellingGermany2014-04-21 08:57:00
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Yay!!!! Congrats!!!

Thanks, Jade.


Congrats jade_arb & huffytheslayer!!!:dance:

Thank you, Pepper.

How old is your little one? I was actually sad hahahah when we picked up he didn't want me to hold me. He only wanted his dad to hold him. For about 3 mins he pretty much ignore me! It was his way of letting me know he wasnt happy that I let him for so long... I told my husband "I really need to nurse him right now and he doesn't want me :("...... "If he does this now, what is going to when he is older?" lol

Our little one is 21 months, so we are done nursing. Had a good time at the ceremony with my hubby and only got fussy once or twice, which is great considering how long it took!

Approved! Got there 20 minutes early and proceeded to to wait for about 90 minutes for my interview. Despite getting a yellow letter with requests for tax transcripts, my IO laughed and said she didn't need to see anything else. Was shocked to see my 4 inch file even had all the original mailing envelopes. My IO laughed again, then suddenly turned serious and said... "We keep everything..." She was great :)

We went over my app, she printed name change documents, and then we dived into the tests. I was asked to read "Who elects Congress?" I was asked to write "The people elect Congress." I was asked, "Who wrote the Declaration, who is the commander in chief, name a state that borders Mexico, what is the party of the President, what are the two main parties in the US, and name 3 original colonies."

I passed and signed my pictures with my new signature. She even let me practice on a post-it. One of my pics got smudged on in the mail, so phew for duplicates.

Still waiting for the oath letter in the lobby! So relieved it's over and that my IO really made it a pleasant experience.

Thanks to everyone for the positive encouragement and good luck to those of you still waiting. :)

Yay! Congrats, DAndy! :dance: :dance: Great to see everything went well. Hope your oath letter arrives soon!


i had my interview yesterday at memphis service center...it went fine... drove almost 8 hours from knoxville to memphis (driving time is only 6 hours straight but we have a 2 year old so we had to stop alot)...waited 10-15 minutes before they called my name....and only been interviewed for 5-10 minutes...some officer allowed hubby and kid in the room but the officer who interviewed me said im the only one allowed in the room so hubby and son had to wait in the waiting room...and like everyone said here all your file from K1 (or whatever application you had before you came here) to the citizenship is on the officer's table...he even told me i sent alot of stuff and took him forever to go through all of them...

Ouch, that's a long drive! I hope what your IO said is true and your oath ceremony is a little closer to home. Still, almost done! :yes:
HuffyTheSlayerFemaleUnited Kingdom2012-04-17 16:50:00
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I'm writing this from my oath ceremony. HUGE number of people here. Waiting for everyone to be seated. But looks like we still have a quite a way to go. Will check in again when the ceremony is over. Have a great day everyone!
HuffyTheSlayerFemaleUnited Kingdom2012-04-17 10:26:00
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Sorry for the super delayed update..
I will try to post for the 3rd time!! lol


I didn't have access to Internet. I couldn't get any bars at the USCIS office or maybe it was my iphone, AT&T sucks haha..

Here is how my interview went..

After getting lost in traffic thanks to my very bad navigation skills(according to my husband), Google maps and my lovely husband that forgot how to get there we got there .
We finally got there at 9:10 am, my appointment was at 9:30 am, there were a lot of people waiting for security check. After waiting like forever (about 10 min) but seriously it felt like an hours hehehe
we finally got through security . There was a Oath Ceremony in process when we got there so I thought "oh well I may not get to do the oath today ".

Blessed and Favored you may get the 9:00am or 1:00pm slot. We waited in the lobby for about 30 min. I was called I think around 9:55am.
While I was waiting it was nice to see applicants coming out all happy almost jumping and dancing. Hehehe my IO didn't look friendly at all.
I was like "oh, sh!t I hope she doesn't eat me alive " hahaha. She was so seriuos until she did swore me in, after I sat down she switched to really friendly mode and told me to relax (I guess it was pretty obvious that Ii was nervous)
because it was going to take a few minutes to get everything together. She asked me a few questions about my husband and told "Happy Biirthday"(my birthday was yesterday) while going throughout my personal information then asked me to show her any ID passports and SS card, after that she asked the civic questions.

The questions were:

Who wrote the constitution?
What is the political party of the president?
Name tree of the original Colonies
Name one state that borders with Mexico
What are two political parties?
Who is the commander in chief of the military.

She said that it was the easiest test ever, that only one guy had failed today but he would have failed anything. I just smiled and didn't ask for more details about the poor guy.

For the reading part was "who elects congress"

Writing: "the people elect congress"

She asked me to look at my sentence and see if I could find an error. I misspell "people"!!! I couldn't believe it!! I wrote "peope" I corrected it and she said "Congratulation your passed your civic test"
She went on to ask the yes or not questions with a twist since she was alternating them.
She asked me if i had any pictures with me. I said "yes" and I asked her if she knew what had happened to the ones I submitted with my application. She look in my very thick file and found them, she let me chose which ones I wanted for my naturalization certificate. She told me that she was glad I was naturalizing because my file was really big. After signing the pictures and signing some documents she got out a seal with red ink (I almost froze, with AOS it was green so I was expecting green ink again) it was the APPROVE seal and she said "congratulations you passed your interview. Would you like to do your Oath Ceremony today?" I said "Yes!!"
She told me to wait while she took my file to the next place and came back printed my Oath letter and I was out by 10:10am

We went to eat breaskfast, to get a few items at a store nearby and headed back to the USCIS at 12:00, thank god because we got lost again!! I hate you ATT!!! The google maps took forever to update our location and by the time it did we were not longer even close to that location... we got back there at 12:30pm

OATH CEREMONY



Around 12:50.. Only applicants were called in... we got sat down and slowing went to give up our Green cards and get assigned seats... Around 1:30 family and friends were let in. The Ceremony didn't actually started until around 1:45.. We were 73 persons from 24 countries... I sat next to a lady from Kenya and a guy from India. At 1:57pm I became a US Citizen.... I guess we were bunch of softies because about 80% of us were either about to cry or crying after the supervisor said "Congratulation you are now US Citizens" and they put a video ... It took a while for it to be over, since they asked not to leave until everybody had their certificates and had verified all he information, otherwise get ready to pay $400. if you found any mistake later... We left the building around 2:15 I was desperate to leave because I breastfeed my 11 month old, and if you are a woman and have/had breastfed you know why I was in a rush to leave hahahha
I was asked to register to vote, but I had to pass...

Good Luck everybody who still waiting for the interview!!



HuffyTheSlayerFemaleUnited Kingdom2012-04-17 01:51:00
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I went for walk-in FP on 4/11. Please update it. My status went back to schedule for interviewing. God knows when will I get my IL

USA82, I'm sure you'll hear something soon. But I know how agonizing it can be waiting to hear something. Fingers crossed for you.

Sorry for the super delayed update...

Resume I passed the interview... I wrote a big detailed story and somehow I back forwarded the page and lost everything... my son just really fussy and crying so I will get back to you later with all the details....

Yay! :dance: Looking forward to hearing the story when you have more time. I have been there and done that in regards to long posts, many times. So frustrating :bonk:.
HuffyTheSlayerFemaleUnited Kingdom2012-04-16 17:31:00
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I filed based on 5 years so that wasn't applicable in my case. But if filing based on 3 years, I believe it was required to send in tax return/transcripts copies while submitting the application. The interview letter asked that you bring originals of stuff submitted, so would suggest you bring your original returns for 2009 since you can"t find the transcript for it. (Just to be on the safe side).

Otherwise, here's me wishing you all the best at your interview today as well as everyone else - Waitthatter, Sib, Nelly228, Rylee, Wackodack and Cwaf - having their interview today!

Wow, lots of movement for the January Filers today, good luck to everyone having interviews! Let us know how it goes.
HuffyTheSlayerFemaleUnited Kingdom2012-04-16 11:52:00
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Just here to report about my husband's interview experience (he applied under the 3-year rule, his "journey" being CR-1, ROC and now naturalization). He wasn't the best at relaying what happened, but here is the gist of it:

We went in together. The guard downstairs said I could go in the interview with him (I was doubtful) but of course that was not true. I just waited in the (nearly empty) lobby.

A very nice IO came out to get him. She said I should stick around in case she had any questions.

He was in maybe 20 minutes. He said right after he swore to tell the truth he told her about the extra trip to Canada he didn't put on his application and she laughed at his "truthfulness" and said she would add it when they went over that section.

One of the general questions she asked him was when my birthday was and he was WRONG (by 10 days). She said "are you sure...?" and he finally got it right. :bonk: (That's my husband! The same guy who called me on the wrong day to wish me a happy anniversary.) She was laughing at him.

The questions he remembers (he swears she only asked 3 or 4, not 6):

If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States? COMMUNISM (this was always his favorite question when he studied, since he comes from a former Communist country)

Who did the United States fight in World War II? (another one he loved when he studied, as he always added "Bulgaria" to the list...)

Reading question: What is the state with the largest population? Writing answer: California is the state with the largest population. [this may have been worded differently...]

She kept basically all the recent evidence of "marital union" that I stuck in the folder - two bank account statements, ALL of our original tax transcripts (four years' worth, 2007-2010), a car insurance document, 2 sets of original boarding passes (to my cousin's wedding last year and to Bulgaria Christmas 2010) and 4 pages of printed photos (8 photos in all) taken since our last USCIS submission (ROC in October 2010). I was surprised she kept all of that. At least she left our original car title (yes I stuck that in there!) and our 2011 tax forms that I haven't filed yet.

So when he came out, he said it all went well... when the IO came out to get the next person, I went over and asked her what the next step was, how long we would have to wait for the letter about the oath ceremony and she said 2 or 3 weeks.... then we went out to celebrate at the closest bar and I read the paper that she gave us... it did NOT have the "congratulations" box checked. It had the box checked that said he passed all the tests but also the box checked that said "A decision cannot yet be made about your application." WHAT THE - ?! Was he approved or not?! I was ready to march back in the office and ask what was up, but after a drink gave up on that idea...

I saw a friend about an hour later who just had his oath ceremony a week ago and he said he had the same box checked (and applied under the five year rule). I have decided to just not worry about it.

So now we just wait again for another letter to come.


Yay! I'm sure his file just needs to be signed off on by a supervisor, which is why you didn't get the congrats box ticked. Glad your husband got asked some of the questions he remembered well. :thumbs: Almost done!

Don't worry about the birthday thing. My husband got his own birthday wrong when he filled out the paperwork for our son's birth certificate! :bonk: To be fair he'd been awake for about 2.5 days at this point.

Edited by HuffyTheSlayer, 13 April 2012 - 12:46 AM.

HuffyTheSlayerFemaleUnited Kingdom2012-04-13 00:43:00
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Congrats Randye80! Portland must have been just behind Fresno because I was done by noon!

After turning down a same-day oath ceremony last week I checked my phone yesterday and saw a voicemail message from immigration asking me to call them about my oath ceremony. It turns out that as they were entering my information into the system a flag popped up that my fingerprints were going to expire before my oath ceremony. They gave me two options, do my oath ceremony the following day or come in and redo my fingerprints and then get back in line for an oath ceremony. So, tada, I'm now an American! I'm really happy that they called to give me the option even if it involved some last minute scrambling with my and D's work.

The oath ceremony took longer than I expected - mostly because they wanted the applicants in a particular order and since there were 36 of us (from 21 different countries) that took a while. I was expecting it to start more promptly. My favourite part was that near the beginning of the ceremony we all stood up one at a time and said what country we were from, which was neat as it gave an introvert like me a chance to know where everyone else was coming from. In my ceremony Russia was the clear winner especially if you include the former parts of the USSR. There were four other Canadians there besides me. All in all, I'm thrilled to be done this stage of paperwork. Next up - passport application!

ETA: Took so long I was cross-posting with Blessed. I fixed it!

Yay! How great of the IO to call you regarding the oath instead of just letting you get to the back of the line again. Congratulations on your unexpected entrance to US Citizenship!
HuffyTheSlayerFemaleUnited Kingdom2012-04-12 18:21:00
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Greetings from Boston! I had my interview this morning, and was approved..this is what happened:

We arrived 10 minutes before (my appointment was at 7.30am) and we sat in the waiting room for about an hour before I was called in. The IO had the entirety of every single form I'd submitted throughout the years, a good couple of inches of paper! I had to raise my right hand and say I was going to tell the truth. He went through the N400 form and asked a couple of questions about the information there. He then asked me the civics questions and wrote down my answers, then I had to read out a sentence 'Which state has the most people?' and write 'California has the most people'. Then he went through some of the character questions, not really pausing after each one, but I answered no to each one, and yes to upholding the constitution.

Then I was given a sheet of paper saying I was approved and to go back into the waiting room. I waited for about 20 minutes and received a yellow letter with my oath date (May 10th) and a whole bunch of 'Welcome the the USA' paperwork. All done! My oath is in Faneuil Hall in Boston which is where America was born, so that's a nice touch (even if I am English lol).

Thank you so much to everyone on Visa Journey, your advice and the guides have been fantastic! Good luck to everyone still waiting :):dance:

:dance: Congrats, Fuzzymiss. It's nice to see another Brit that took almost as long as I did with their journey from entering the US to Citizenship. As a Brit, I'm sure you can agree it is a bit confusing and a little ironic to be becoming US Citizens in the very near future given America's history.

We're done, Fresno Oath Ceremony just concluded!
HuffyTheSlayerFemaleUnited Kingdom2012-04-12 14:11:00
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Blessed (or anyone else who has been through the interview) - did they read all these questions and have you answer? I thought I have read elsewhere that some IOs do that...

From what I can recall, my IO did read the questions and waited for me to say yes or no. The questions she asked were either the same, or similar, to the questions asked on the N-400 form. Your husband will be asked a list of questions to say yes or no to at the oath ceremony as well. Just keep working with him, maybe have him try saying the questions out loud as well. So he can get a better understanding of them.

In regards to his trip to Canada, I would think the best course of action as you said is to mention it to the IO when they go through his form and tell the truth. He was looking through his passport again before the interview and noticed a stamp that he missed for a 2 day business trip to Canada and the dates of the trip.
HuffyTheSlayerFemaleUnited Kingdom2012-04-11 13:33:00
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Hi guys!!! Thank you all for your best wishes, prayers and support!
I thought I would write my experience since there are hardly any posted online for Dallas filers. So here's my "report"…

I got to the USCIS testing center at about Noon. My interview was scheduled for 1.45pm so I pretty much hang out at the parking lot (in my car) doing my last minute "studying". :) I walked into the building at around 1.06pm and there was barely anyone in the security check point. The security officers were nice and friendly. The gentleman asked for my appointment letter and for a second I thought maybe I came on a wrong date (he was like so you got an appointment today? I was like... ummmm today is the 10th right? He paused and looked at his watch then smiled and said... Yeah, today's the 10th!!! Anyways, he asked me to put my cell phone, camera and any other electronic devices in a bin, my purse and my "evidence" bag through the machine, and the rest was the same drill as going through airport security. I was then directed to go upstairs to check in. Once upstairs I checked in with this lady... very nice and friendly at the desk. She asked for my appointment letter and asked me to have a seat and wait for my name to be called. That was about 1.15pm.


The waiting area was packed, so at about 1.40ish pm an IO called my name. He led me to his office where he asked me (before I sat down) to swear to tell the truth, and I did. He then asked me for my Greencard, Passport (if I had one) and my Driver's License then he let me sit down. He introduced himself as Officer Garcia. Then he asked me to state my full names, date of birth, social security number, address, phone number, etc. He pretty much went over my application and verified all the information on it. Omg… my entire file was right infront of me containing all my "stuff" from the beginning of my immigration journey!!! :blink: Anyways, he went as far as how I came to the States…. Asked for the reason for my divorce of which I stated and employment and he seemed intrigued by what I do! Lol So we kinda talked about that for a while. Finally, he was done with that part and started the testing portion.

Questions asked were as follows (Not necessarily in this order):

1. What is an amendment?

2. What is the supreme law of the land?

3. Who vetoes bills?

4. What do we show loyalty to when we say the pledge of Allegiance?

5. Who did the United States fight in World War II?

Then before he asked me the last question he paused to chit chat (lol) something about my job then he was like ok~ last question, hopefully last question (I just smiled).

6. What is the capital of Texas?

For my reading test I was asked to read, "Where is the white house?"

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So he finished by letting me sign some paper work and my photo then congratulated me saying I passed. He handed me my Interview results form. He stated it might be 4-5 weeks before the oath and walked me to the door. Overall he was great! I had fun!

:D I walked out of the building by 2pm. Almost there people!!! Congrats to all who have made it this far and for those who have had any kind of progress. Hang in there folks!!! We are almost done!!! YAY~!

When coming downstairs I saw folks being sworn in at the oath ceremony. They were clapping, taking pictures some were recording the whole event! Yay~~ for them! We are next! :dance:



For those Dallas filers still waiting for their interview, you will most likely have same day oath if your interview is scheduled and done with by 11am. So that's the good news for some. :P I got the afternoon slot coz I live so close to the USCIS office and they give the morning slot for those living far. HTH



Alrighty… that's a wrap! xxx :thumbs:



Yeah... I wish! :D I was busy running around shopping! It's my lil' therapy after dealing with USCIS. :)
HuffyTheSlayerFemaleUnited Kingdom2012-04-10 17:27:00
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if it is this long .... probably right now she is in oath ;) :devil:

Fingers-crossed!

And Ree, very true.
HuffyTheSlayerFemaleUnited Kingdom2012-04-10 15:03:00