ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCalling USCIS-does it generate a touch on your case?
QUOTE (vbtbmrt @ Feb 3 2008, 06:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
it all depends on the operator i called one time and didnt get touch but operator was a real $!$%&!8 and i called different time and got touched and i know operator was realy nice and punched my case number in and it showed a touch for that day. but here is where the problem is beginning. i never got alot of touches before noa-2 in fact. if i go to web site right now it will still say received and pending it was never up dated when it got approved. i called to find out why and operator told me i was lieing about having my noa-2 in my hand when she was talking to me and finnally got so mad she hung up on me hehehehe score one for the little guys



SCOREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

VBT 1
USCIS 0

Second quarter coming up


good one luv it!!!!! devil.gif
SusieKFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-02-03 09:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-134 for Net Income OR Gross Income "Confuse"
QUOTE (Haonie @ Feb 5 2008, 07:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hello All,

I’d like to share my story with you all after I spoke to my friend “He used to work for SOS people (help refugees), not anymore”. I searched around on this forum and 10/10 people said, we use Gross income NOT net income, but he said other way, Immigration needs Net Income instead of Gross Income. He looked at my income and explained to me:

1. My income for last year was $22,510 “Gross Income, Net Income &18,450.
2. I traveled to my country 2 trips “subtract from Air tickets about $2.500”
3. Phone bill call every month $100 bucks. Send money 150 bucks every month...etc…

He said; with 18,000 Net Income NOT include air tickets, phone bill, gifts. I’m not qualify to sponsor my fiancée, Plus, CO will questions on it.

Is that right, or just because of him? I need some helps from you all. I just have a new job for a month ago, $28/hr.

So, we are using Gross Income, Am I Right? Much appreciation.



????? confused as the poverty level is 17k so you would still be over, but honestly everything I have seen or read its GROSS INCOME - I mean we all do adjustments so I would tend to wonder about what he said.

Maybe some tax pro's and other senior VJ members can elaborate on this future.

Cheers and gl on your journey but I would be interested to see some answers here on this one.

S
SusieKFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-02-05 20:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow In The World Did It Come To This?
QUOTE (WideAwakeInTheUSA @ Feb 5 2008, 09:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Do any of you ever wonder how it is that you are in the position that you are at the mercy of your Government regarding your marriage? Maybe if everyone had to go through a similar process our divorce rate wouldn't be so high.



I would not wish this experince on my worst enemy but your right lol - they preach family values and yet tear down the walls when it comes to us abiding by them.

Cheers
SusieKFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-02-05 09:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI'm getting F*cked by USCIS
Well come on mates, at least they are getting something right and that is sending this sh*&%$$%)$%($*)%(*#)852)_%*$)(%&*)$&%3489 to the wrong addy.

Must have an error code in their computer - but god forbid they go to their website to give information as we all know what happens there................................................


ohhhhhhhhhhhhh the joy of mismangement.


soddy gits
SusieKFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-02-19 13:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresis the receipt same as NOA1
lol

Consider yourself lucky if you can get processed by the end of the year, for some of us that would be a godsend, but good luck to you. Since you are on the K1 Visa yes its possible.

Cheers

Edited by SusieK, 19 February 2008 - 05:30 PM.

SusieKFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-02-19 17:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresdivorce papers
Both divorcee decree's are needed and need to be certified by the court where the divorce happened.

You do not have to go there, just pull up the link for that county and call the county clerks office and then you can send letter with name, date of divorce and a small fee (I just sent a letter with the information and the check). The divorce decree must be stamped by the COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE - mine only took 10 days max

Good Luck.
SusieKFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-04-09 07:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresJust a quick question
Hi babes,

No that is ok, as I am self employed also - I spoke to David and hes got the income all he will need is his tax returns and tax transcripts but I will help you guys on that when time comes


xxxx so glad ur here
SusieKFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-09-15 17:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPolice Certificate Question
QUOTE (Dave_n_Genna @ Sep 17 2008, 06:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Can someone please explain the police certificate to me? The instructions say my lovely fiance will need a police certificate from all the places she has lived for the past 5 years. I have never heard of a police certificate before in my life.

Is this for the Residence she has lived in... or the countries she has lived in? (Which would only be NZ)

How do you go about obtaining one? How long does it take? Is there a fee involved?

Thanks for any help.



She will need for the countries she has lived in - just go to the embassy info page for your embassy and it should tell you or go to the subforums for your area - its mandatory and most are good for one year.

God Speed on your journey

sorry yes there is a fee and getting the cert depends on country

here is your link for your region:

http://www.visajourn...hp?showforum=90

Edited by SusieK, 17 September 2008 - 05:19 PM.

SusieKFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-09-17 17:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-864P, Poverty Guidelines 2008
Yep got bite in the ####### myself!
SusieKFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-09-29 15:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-864P, Poverty Guidelines 2008
QUOTE (Mobius @ Sep 21 2008, 02:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Beware that for self-employed people I think they look at net income (after business deductions, Sched. C) and not gross. Read that here: http://www.ilw.com/a...28-wheeler.shtm



good article, but i wonder why it hasnt applied to alot of us that are self employed as our lawyer found this to be no problem with our situation nor did NVC???? thanks tho interesting!

Edited by SusieK, 23 September 2008 - 04:30 AM.

SusieKFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-09-23 04:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWaiting on NOA2 and going to visit my fiance
Dont volunteer unless asked is the safe route always

Good luck godspeed



Thank you for your help again.

Well I have this 1year B2 Visa attached on my passport and when I requested my fiance Visa I put my Fiance's apartment address as where I will be staying.
And I also had to write that my fiance has filled a petition for K1 Visa for me.
So now Im worried that if I tell immigration officer that I come to the states to Visit my friend or boyriend when I already have this B2 visa.(Which I dont really need cuz I could have just used VWP and get 3 months stay)
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SusieKFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-09-30 11:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAbortion
Cheers Ling Ling,

Well said - that post is horrific and can cause alot of people undue stress beyond what they have to go thru as it is.
SusieKFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-10-05 16:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAbortion
Agree fully! Not a reason for denial dont worry -
SusieKFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-10-05 15:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresRFE - circumstances of meeting the beneficiary
QUOTE (Brad Charel @ Oct 6 2008, 06:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
thanks for your reply.. his passport has a stamp of him coming to india... they believe that he has come here but they want more proof of us meeting each other when he was in india sad.gif



Affadavits sworn by people that were with you both perhaps?? No pics at all??
SusieKFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-10-06 06:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1
Yes on the marriage part - your K1 will become invalid and you will have to restart this process all over again.

Have ur lawyer send your receipt of delivery for your application - then shoot them

God Speed and Good Luck
SusieKFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-10-04 19:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFiancee overstay
QUOTE (payxibka @ Oct 6 2008, 11:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Mike11 @ Oct 6 2008, 09:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi,

My fiancee is due to leave on December 3rd, however our wedding will take place in January....are there any complications if this is to happen? Its just a pain to plan a wedding in 3 months.

Thanks in advance


It is even a bigger pain in the ### then to do it in 90 days.... If you do not marry in the 90 days but you do get married, then you must file an I-130 petition along with the I-485 as you will be precluded from adjusting from the K-1 alone... But she will be allowed to stay here during the adjustment process



Mike, please clarify what you mean, i take it that a visa was granted correct? As long as Visa was granted she has six months from date of visa granted to get here and once she is here on US soil, you have exactly 90 days to get married and on day 91 it becomes a major problem if not married.

Travel outside the USA during an I129f visa carries restrictions so be careful there,.

Cheers and congrats if Visa is in hand
SusieKFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-10-07 06:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI NEED HELP AND ADVICE PLEASE
QUOTE (maliciant @ Oct 10 2008, 03:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hopefully they got their divorce finalized and filed a K-1... coming back on VWP would be fraud and staying wasn't an option since her divorce wasn't finalized so she couldn't have married during the trip she was on when posting this.



Hopefully she goes the DCF route, otherwise lawyers tell ya to get your mate here marry on "THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT" hmmm...and then do AOS - bad bad lawyers. Anything to make money down the road when they are denied for obvious reasons and will definetly need a solictor!
SusieKFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-10-11 16:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhat is a tax return and what is a transcript?
QUOTE (tallcoolone @ Oct 12 2008, 06:44 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (minibadger @ Oct 12 2008, 04:30 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
My dilemma is that I have no tax returns for 2006 and 2007, so 2008 will be my first one where I show a really good income. I will file it as soon as I get my W-2s sometime in early January. The problem is, according to the K-1 timelines, our meeting should be somewhere between late January and early March. I worry that, if an income tax copy isn't just a copy before I send it in, whatever they DO want won't be available before the meeting.

Help?


I don't understand what you are trying to say.



A Tax Transcript is obtainable from the IRS - you can either print it from their website or call the number listed to obtain one. Since you may be adjudicated early in 2008 you may want to file early and then request- otherwise your paystubs from your employer along with a letter stating your salary etc should suffice - pay stubs are important tho- a copy of your of your return is ok as long as it is backed up with the W-2's. Otherwise you may need the tax transcript.
SusieKFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-10-12 05:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCan an I-134 be altered in any way after notarization?
QUOTE (Laura+Tom @ Oct 13 2008, 09:13 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Damian P @ Oct 13 2008, 02:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Laura+Tom @ Oct 13 2008, 08:01 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I'm with Karen. There is no way the embassy will know it was written after the notarization.


See, I was thinking the same thing as you and Karin, but the thing is that my handwriting (albeit in block capitals) will still be noticeably different from the co-sponsor's, thus showing that the form was completed by two different people - you with me?

And Susie, 'er indoors could procrastinate for America, so there's no chance of getting another one over in time!! laughing.gif


Ah, I assumed that it had been done on the computer!



Sigh sort of a dilemnia, the worst that can happen is that they catch it and ask for another one - when Kris had his interview I had to sign one line on an I-864a and resubmit via over night mail back to Kris and then he had SMS Courier pick up - ekkk 54 usd to send back to the UK - but then embassy had within two days and and then everything was very quick like what a three day turn around-

Maybe someone else has solid advice altho Karin/ Otto has the key pretty well in the door!

Cheers
SusieKFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-10-13 08:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCan an I-134 be altered in any way after notarization?
QUOTE (Laura+Tom @ Oct 13 2008, 09:01 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I'm with Karen. There is no way the embassy will know it was written after the notarization.



Ok out ruled - was being overly cautious!

Good Luck Damian
SusieKFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-10-13 08:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCan an I-134 be altered in any way after notarization?
Elllllloooo Damian,

Is there any way that you can get another one done before the interview?? and then present at that time just in case - not sure about adding ur name as we all know the embassy, cross the t's and dot the i's - but if they look at it (and if they do>?) will they wonder exactly who the form is for??

Dunna know mate, cover all tracks and get another one done and then present at interview with explanation that co sponsor is somewhat daft lol (sorry luv that word) but ya just dont want to leave there without a stamp of approval-

Cheers and godspeed mate
SusieKFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-10-13 07:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresUS visits per year?
QUOTE (Donna-marie @ Oct 14 2008, 11:53 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
oooh Newarks usually very good, quite smooth
Have a great Christmas together



Yeah Newark was a sweetheart, uggghhhh Washington - they were like you should go back to the UK and not bother us anymore and I am the USC!
SusieKFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-10-14 15:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresUS visits per year?
QUOTE (Donna-marie @ Oct 14 2008, 08:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
ty Laura was just going to say that.
Susie u r naughty lol
Hi wifetobe



Yeah UK has the VWP but we wanted to do more than 90 days so we went the other route first, big oooopsie!

lol aye naughty cow here for sure!

lol oh well wifey your just a trip luv xxx

Edited by SusieK, 14 October 2008 - 07:06 AM.

SusieKFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-10-14 07:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresUS visits per year?
QUOTE (tallcoolone @ Oct 14 2008, 07:47 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Must be nice to be able to get a Visa to USA that easy.

Try to get a tourist visa from Philippines to USA, it is almost impossible.



During our wonderful journey (sik) because my hubbie had applied for a tourist visa and yes of course turned down, we did not chance the VWP as he may be turned back - so I just went there - again, it just depends on who you get and even when i came back from the UK after two months, to my own country, the POE officer said to me, where have you been, what did you do, and i said basically do you want the intimate details or just the basic standard answer - omg he was barking orders left and right to anyone and everyone - hhhhhhmmmm - that was Washington DC - Newark was great

lol i dont think he liked the intimate detail comment

just have back up with strong ties to return, mortgage slips, work letter whatever works and you will be ok! well unless you get that guy that is still thinking about intimate details!!!!! devil.gif
SusieKFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-10-14 07:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresUS visits per year?
QUOTE (wifetobe @ Oct 14 2008, 07:32 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (sammills89 @ Oct 14 2008, 12:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
My fiancee has just booked his tickets to the US for christmas (we're both ecstatic!) and I'm just wondering if it will be a problem as he has previously visited 3 times this year... Once in February for 10 days, once in April for another 10 days and just recently in August for a month... He's coming for a month this December and he's worried that there will be an issue with customs!

We understand about bringing all ties to your home country and he has a letter from his employer available after discussing it with him as well as some bank statements and vehicle documents. Hoping to get some advice from people in a similar situation!


Hi Sam
The evidence demonstrating his return to the UK is sufficient enough but not sure they would be interested in even looking at it, but that's just my experience! I was prodded apart and grilled to the bone recently at a POE and I only went twice this year! I was also grilled about 3 times last year too. Just be ready to face the music should he be sent to passport control but he'll be fine! Donna Marie might have alot of advice to offer you as she's been about 15 times over the past two years and got a worse time than I did....

The best of luck and have a wonderful Christmas together biggrin.gif


Yes depends on the POE officer, bring what you can and good luck - but yes Donna Marie is the residential pro on this stuff lol

xxxx
SusieKFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-10-14 06:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNeed Visa Waiver and K1 help please
QUOTE (desert_fox @ Oct 19 2008, 06:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Old Dominion @ Oct 19 2008, 05:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
[ I think you're good to go. Until sometime in January, your petition will be in process. So until it is approved, you do not have a pending visa application. The application for a visa can be submitted only after your petition is approved and the file sent to the consulate in New Zealand. More than likely, the Department of State has no knowledge of your petition, which is to the Department of Homeland Security.


If a petition has been submitted and assigned a case number, then CBP will be very aware of it when she arrives at a POE. The CBP falls under Homeland Security as does the USCIS.



Correct - they do know!
SusieKFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-10-19 17:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresself employed
QUOTE (KimandRuss @ Oct 24 2008, 11:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
It's your gross income but where you are self-employed it will be taken after your adjustments are made.

Each Consulate can be very different in their requirements, especially where the I-134 really has no legal standards set.

I contacted Auckland and asked specifically what they would require from me being self-employed. In our case it was last years tax returns (1099 with all schedules), letter from contractors stating I had an ongoing relationship/jobs with them and I also sent some pay sheets as well.



Very true Kimand Russ,

Donna whatever you do dont call USCIS - thats just a major cluster ya know what - xxxxxxx

Some pretty good advice here but from the I-130 status is was after adjustments, but pray that PSHBRK shows up - guy knows all

xxxxxx
SusieKFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-10-24 17:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPotential K-1 denial?
Cheers - yes we are UK also but dont worry its different per se than China - xxxx knew my hubbie for about 10 months before marriage but hey thats life -dont worry kicking.gif kicking.gif
SusieKFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-09-15 10:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresplease help me! I want to cancel my petition!
QUOTE (lonelymoon @ Oct 5 2008, 10:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Please! I need a help! My fiancee sent the petition at the beginning of July, and we still didn't get NOA2. But I do not want to marry my fiancee, and do not wish to go to the USA to be with him. I want to close the petition. I know he will not do it, because he hopes to "change my mind". Please, help me to get rid off this situation! I do not want to wait and waste my time! Please help me.


Dont go to interview thats it and it will be abandoned as PSHBRK said - what are you referring to when you say you dont want to wait and waste your time? Just go on with your life where you are and best of luck to you!

Edited by SusieK, 07 October 2008 - 10:10 AM.

SusieKFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-10-07 10:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNewbie here, looking for advice on me (US citizen) marrying an Indonesian citizen
yikes sorry tried to edit darn msn

yes a co sponsor can be anyone living here in the USA with correct amount of income - does not have to be family.

Cheers
SusieKFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-09-30 17:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNewbie here, looking for advice on me (US citizen) marrying an Indonesian citizen
QUOTE (jordanzs @ Sep 30 2008, 06:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (SusieK @ Sep 30 2008, 10:56 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Cheers and congrats first of all -

Keep in mind that once u file that K1 visa thats what she enters on - so you can NOT marry until she enters or gets the visa. Sorry reading quickly but I think you understand. You can not file the K3 after a K1 (I-129F) unless it lapses or withdrawn.

God Speed

Yeah for sure. Now that brings up a question.....

If let's say May rolls around and the k1 visa is for some reason wrapped up in red tape, if I hit the 'withdrawal' button, is that an instant thing where I can get married in a month or 2 without complicating the k3 process that would start upon marraige??

I'm pretty confident about the k1 getting approved, as long as stuff doesn't get lost in the mail.

A couple of minor questions:

1) I'm in the process of selling my house, and I'm not sure what my next address will be. So on all the forms, my 'current address' will definitely change. Does that complicate anything?

2) I was a loan officer from 2003 to the middle of 2007, at which time I became a mortgage broker. When I made that switch, I went from being w2'd to 1099'd. So for 2007, half of my income shows on a w2, and the other half on a schedule C, with a bunch of deductions. I'm assuming that when I have to prove income, they go with the net profit on the schedule C, which won't be much. If I have to show assets, can I use a IRA rollover to prove them? If not & the income is questionable, who can I use as a co-sponsor? Immediate family or anyone who is willing?

Thanks for the advice.



Cheers Jord-

Keep current addy on forms until it changes then there is a form you can submit to USCIS.

I am self employed, just watch that number on Scedule C - assets can be included also but x a certain percentage - co sponsor of course.

Now on throwing the switch, uggghhhh - you throw switch per se, if you can and then refile, you have just lost three to four months again.

I think your choice here is to decide to marry and go the IRI/CRI route and wait it out (which is not that much longer than an I129f anymore) and has more benefits to the visa or go with the I129F and bring her here on that visa. The threads can help you alot, just alot of reading and as some of my mates say, back to school. sigh

Good Luck in whichever route this journey takes you.
SusieKFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-09-30 17:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNewbie here, looking for advice on me (US citizen) marrying an Indonesian citizen
Cheers and congrats first of all -

Keep in mind that once u file that K1 visa thats what she enters on - so you can NOT marry until she enters or gets the visa. Sorry reading quickly but I think you understand. You can not file the K3 after a K1 (I-129F) unless it lapses or withdrawn.

God Speed
SusieKFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-09-30 15:56:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAugust / September I-130 2007 Filers
QUOTE (dodson01 @ Dec 13 2007, 10:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Another question to ask ourselves is this:

If they are not sending our I-130's to the Chicago lockbox for data entry and they are holding these petitions are California and Vermont to processing just a receipt notice, how long will it take them to catch up?

If Chicago is going to start processing receipt notices for applications received after December 3rd, why should these guys get their applications in the system before us? That is certainly not fair and I will really be pissed and mad at this.

I have been waited since August 14 and if the Chicago Lockbox is going to be faster, then so be it. But I do not think it is wise nor fair to have applications just mailed in December put ahead of our receipt notices.


I totally agree and would comment but the marshmellows one still has me chuckling here at 5:55am in the morning, omg too funny.....at least we can find a moment of sanity or humor in this gigantic mess. What I dont understand and maybe someone can answer for me since I do not see any law ( whatever they are now with USCIS) that states that getting your fiance here for a wedding late next year is more important to process than getting your spouse here. Dont take this wrong, but all we are LOOKING FOR IS A RECEIPT!!!!!!!!!!! mad.gif

My complaint today is going to be a follow up letter to my Congressman, and since I do not have a receipt number, I am just pointing out to him these issues, its like getting married to someone from afar is a huge slap in the face. Someone said to me recently, USA is anti immigration right now, except if its illegal. Somewhere in that sentence an oxymoron has been created but it goes along with Jumbo Shrimp, IT DOES EXIST.

Again, use whatever resources you have to deal with this issue, if you are comfortable in waiting it out for a few more weeks, and try to enjoy the holidays without your mate, then do so. If you are so confused as most of us, then research or if you are super pissed off like a few of us, then do take matters into your own hands and fire off a letter to Senator, Congress person or even your local deli. I will tell you this........you do get alot of frustration out of the system by doing it.

Again, none of us are of the same make up, and for that we are so unique......I will applaud each members action here as long as it helps them through this first god awful step.

Cheers all and post later after coffee-
SusieKFemaleUnited Kingdom2007-12-14 06:02:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAugust / September I-130 2007 Filers
QUOTE (WaitingForK3 @ Dec 13 2007, 09:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (SusieK @ Dec 13 2007, 09:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (WaitingForK3 @ Dec 13 2007, 07:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
We are probably on the lowest priority for these guys anymore. Of course it will take 60 days to sort out things because 30 days out of it will go partying and celebrating New Year and Christmas for them. Who cares if our loved ones suffer right?




Ok stepkids heres the deal,

The applications are not being forwarded to Chicago in our timeframe that I know for sure, well at least my lawyer states that and he had better know since he has strong ties to HS issues.

Second yes there is this backlog, but the 18 month thing hopefully will not happen to us. Lawyer says maybe two to three months behind but if that is a crock then I am off to Washington DC with this #######. I should have just done the fiance Visa thing and not gotten married......he would have been here by now or at least ready to pack a bag.

Why are we on the backburner......oh sod it, no one knows, and for sure of one thing, USCIS does not care. BUT I DO and this item is going to my congressman as it defeats what USCIS preaches to us all, we shall process in order received. Bull ####### might as well take the website down and revamp it with some poker tables since we dont have our mates here, at least we can call their bluff there.

Cheers and gl xxx


LOL @ Poker Table...good one. So even for end of August filers at Vermont, cases are not being forwarded to Chicago?



Apparently they are staying there and Chicago will take the load from December on until the other service centers catch up again. This is what I have been told and not from USCIS so its much more reliable Speaking with USCIS is so conflicting and having spoke with our lawyer and a few other people associated with HS they have said the above but ya know things can change in a heartbeat......... for now as stated above

P>S> .......NLH now starting lol.......all in..... whistling.gif

Cheers hun

Edited by SusieK, 13 December 2007 - 09:35 PM.

SusieKFemaleUnited Kingdom2007-12-13 21:34:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAugust / September I-130 2007 Filers
QUOTE (WaitingForK3 @ Dec 13 2007, 07:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
We are probably on the lowest priority for these guys anymore. Of course it will take 60 days to sort out things because 30 days out of it will go partying and celebrating New Year and Christmas for them. Who cares if our loved ones suffer right?




Ok stepkids heres the deal,

The applications are not being forwarded to Chicago in our timeframe that I know for sure, well at least my lawyer states that and he had better know since he has strong ties to HS issues.

Second yes there is this backlog, but the 18 month thing hopefully will not happen to us. Lawyer says maybe two to three months behind but if that is a crock then I am off to Washington DC with this #######. I should have just done the fiance Visa thing and not gotten married......he would have been here by now or at least ready to pack a bag.

Why are we on the backburner......oh sod it, no one knows, and for sure of one thing, USCIS does not care. BUT I DO and this item is going to my congressman as it defeats what USCIS preaches to us all, we shall process in order received. Bull ####### might as well take the website down and revamp it with some poker tables since we dont have our mates here, at least we can call their bluff there.

Cheers and gl xxx

Edited by SusieK, 13 December 2007 - 09:08 PM.

SusieKFemaleUnited Kingdom2007-12-13 21:07:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAugust / September I-130 2007 Filers
QUOTE (anish and lijy @ Dec 12 2007, 11:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
its only beneficial, if you have a receipt number. NOA1 i have posted his law office address in Florida before .... might be useful that sending to Washington



Latest news from my lawyer - hopefully they are more informed than USCIS........

Hi Susie:



Yes, USCIS had received close to 1 million applications in July prior to the July 30th fee increase and were not set up to handle the influx of applications prior to the fee increase. They are working through it and we are slowly getting all the receipts in. In many cases we are getting approval notices and no receipt notices due the length of time it is taking. Your case is at the Texas Service Center and may be transferred to the California Service Center depending on the case load, but will not go to Chicago . We will receive either a receipt or approval or both shortly, only we have to be patient while they work out the issues. I would say that your case would only have a month or two delay, if any. I will let you know as soon as I receive anything
SusieKFemaleUnited Kingdom2007-12-13 05:52:00
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QUOTE (SusieK @ Dec 12 2007, 09:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (SusieK @ Dec 12 2007, 09:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (WaitingForK3 @ Dec 12 2007, 08:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (anish and lijy @ Dec 12 2007, 02:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Has one sole got NOA1 from california after 8/30 and from VSC 7/29 ... ANYBODY ......


NO, NONE!!!



Are we like the red hair step children here with our I-130's are what?? hmmmmmmmm posted Cornell Law School on Immigration Process times but it probably does not apply anymore since USCIS doesnt follow the book on anything anymore.



Cheers helpsmilie.gif


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Sorry here is the law lol yeah right

U.S. Code collectionmain page faq index search




TITLE 8 > CHAPTER 13 > SUBCHAPTER II > § 1571Prev | Next § 1571. Purposes
How Current is This? (a) Purposes
The purposes of this subchapter are to—
(1) provide the Immigration and Naturalization Service with the mechanisms it needs to eliminate the current backlog in the processing of immigration benefit applications within 1 year after October 17, 2000, and to maintain the elimination of the backlog in future years; and
(2) provide for regular congressional oversight of the performance of the Immigration and Naturalization Service in eliminating the backlog and processing delays in immigration benefits adjudications.
(cool.gif Policy
It is the sense of Congress that the processing of an immigration benefit application should be completed not later than 180 days after the initial filing of the application, except that a petition for a nonimmigrant visa under section 1184 © of this title should be processed not later than 30 days after the filing of the petition.

Second part of this reply is as follows pretty interesting stuff but again who the heck knows anymore:

More recently, we have learned that during the same period of time, the USCIS received approximately 2.5 million applications of all types, more than double the number that they received in July and August of 2006. The agency is warning that naturalization applications received after June 1, 2006 can expect processing delays of 16 to 18 months! See

http://www.uscis.gov...0004718190aRCRD

Due to huge increases in new applications and lack of pre-planning, the agency is literally melting down. The USCIS had projected that it would receive 3.2 million over a two-year period, fiscal years 2008 and 2009. Usually, the government mails out a receipt within a week of receiving an application. However, as of mid-November, the USCIS' Texas Service Center reported that it was issuing receipts for immigration applications filed on July 26, a delay of almost four months!
"Were we caught off guard by the volume? Let's just say it was anticipated it would increase. It was not anticipated it would increase by that much," said Emilio Gonzalez, director of Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Although the agency is in the process of hiring 1,500 additional examiners to cope with the additional workload, government employers (like applicants for immigration benefits) must undergo lengthy FBI security checks. I remember when I was hired as an INS Attorney in the mid-1970s, the FBI took almost nine months to complete the required checks before I started my job.

A lot of people who applied for naturalization in June and July of 2007 may find that they won't receive their papers in time to vote in the 2008 elections. Because of the July 30th fee increases, over 780,000 persons applied for naturalization in the first seven months of 2007, a 71% increase over the previous year.

"I hope there is no politics involved, but it makes me wonder when it's a Republican administration and those pushing anti-immigrant legislation are Republicans and the ones managing this process are Republicans," stated Eliseo Medina, the Executive Vice President of Service Employees International Union (SEIU).

Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) stated that "for waves of would-be citizens, bureaucratic incompetence is turning the American Dream into a dream deferred." He is urging the USCIS to rehire retirees to help process pending applications for naturalization.

We link to the USCIS Receipt Delay page from our "Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS)" page at


http://shusterman.com/ins.html#1



Here is link for anyone that would like to submit complaints to Omsbudman/woman whomever.....does not apply to all, but to some yes - just depends on your mood if you think this is out of order.

Cheers all and sorry done posting for now

Susie


http://www.dhs.gov/x...ial_0497.shtm#0
SusieKFemaleUnited Kingdom2007-12-12 21:32:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAugust / September I-130 2007 Filers
QUOTE (SusieK @ Dec 12 2007, 09:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (WaitingForK3 @ Dec 12 2007, 08:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (anish and lijy @ Dec 12 2007, 02:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Has one sole got NOA1 from california after 8/30 and from VSC 7/29 ... ANYBODY ......


NO, NONE!!!



Are we like the red hair step children here with our I-130's are what?? hmmmmmmmm posted Cornell Law School on Immigration Process times but it probably does not apply anymore since USCIS doesnt follow the book on anything anymore.



Cheers helpsmilie.gif


\
Sorry here is the law lol yeah right

U.S. Code collectionmain page faq index search




TITLE 8 > CHAPTER 13 > SUBCHAPTER II > § 1571Prev | Next § 1571. Purposes
How Current is This? (a) Purposes
The purposes of this subchapter are to—
(1) provide the Immigration and Naturalization Service with the mechanisms it needs to eliminate the current backlog in the processing of immigration benefit applications within 1 year after October 17, 2000, and to maintain the elimination of the backlog in future years; and
(2) provide for regular congressional oversight of the performance of the Immigration and Naturalization Service in eliminating the backlog and processing delays in immigration benefits adjudications.
(cool.gif Policy
It is the sense of Congress that the processing of an immigration benefit application should be completed not later than 180 days after the initial filing of the application, except that a petition for a nonimmigrant visa under section 1184 © of this title should be processed not later than 30 days after the filing of the petition.

Second part of this reply is as follows pretty interesting stuff but again who the heck knows anymore:

More recently, we have learned that during the same period of time, the USCIS received approximately 2.5 million applications of all types, more than double the number that they received in July and August of 2006. The agency is warning that naturalization applications received after June 1, 2006 can expect processing delays of 16 to 18 months! See

http://www.uscis.gov...0004718190aRCRD

Due to huge increases in new applications and lack of pre-planning, the agency is literally melting down. The USCIS had projected that it would receive 3.2 million over a two-year period, fiscal years 2008 and 2009. Usually, the government mails out a receipt within a week of receiving an application. However, as of mid-November, the USCIS' Texas Service Center reported that it was issuing receipts for immigration applications filed on July 26, a delay of almost four months!
"Were we caught off guard by the volume? Let's just say it was anticipated it would increase. It was not anticipated it would increase by that much," said Emilio Gonzalez, director of Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Although the agency is in the process of hiring 1,500 additional examiners to cope with the additional workload, government employers (like applicants for immigration benefits) must undergo lengthy FBI security checks. I remember when I was hired as an INS Attorney in the mid-1970s, the FBI took almost nine months to complete the required checks before I started my job.

A lot of people who applied for naturalization in June and July of 2007 may find that they won't receive their papers in time to vote in the 2008 elections. Because of the July 30th fee increases, over 780,000 persons applied for naturalization in the first seven months of 2007, a 71% increase over the previous year.

"I hope there is no politics involved, but it makes me wonder when it's a Republican administration and those pushing anti-immigrant legislation are Republicans and the ones managing this process are Republicans," stated Eliseo Medina, the Executive Vice President of Service Employees International Union (SEIU).

Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) stated that "for waves of would-be citizens, bureaucratic incompetence is turning the American Dream into a dream deferred." He is urging the USCIS to rehire retirees to help process pending applications for naturalization.

We link to the USCIS Receipt Delay page from our "Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS)" page at


http://shusterman.com/ins.html#1

Edited by SusieK, 12 December 2007 - 09:28 PM.

SusieKFemaleUnited Kingdom2007-12-12 21:25:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAugust / September I-130 2007 Filers
QUOTE (WaitingForK3 @ Dec 12 2007, 08:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (anish and lijy @ Dec 12 2007, 02:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Has one sole got NOA1 from california after 8/30 and from VSC 7/29 ... ANYBODY ......


NO, NONE!!!



Are we like the red hair step children here with our I-130's are what?? hmmmmmmmm posted Cornell Law School on Immigration Process times but it probably does not apply anymore since USCIS doesnt follow the book on anything anymore.



Cheers helpsmilie.gif
SusieKFemaleUnited Kingdom2007-12-12 21:22:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAugust / September I-130 2007 Filers
QUOTE (Germanchick2502 @ Dec 12 2007, 02:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
NO!



THAT WOULD BE A NO!!!!!!
SusieKFemaleUnited Kingdom2007-12-12 14:39:00