biggish data

Consequences

QUOTE (lancer1655 @ Oct 30 2007, 05:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I'm awaiting my NOA1, and its been about 45 days. USCIS won't give me the info for another 45 days...but if I lie and say it was sent about 90 days ago then they will turn to their database and look up my last name date of birth etc.

CALL them that is what they are there for and that is what you pay taxes for! AND besides the customer service location is not even remotely near or does not have any involvement in handling your case, they are only answering questions and looking at a computer screen or database.

zqt3344

Male

Ukraine

2007-11-01 16:34:00

Proof of relationship...please help

QUOTE (rypoli @ Oct 30 2007, 09:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

my finance and I are filling out the I-129F form. my question is do we need to prove we met in the last two years? or is that only for the interview??

How many G-325A forms do we need to submit? She only sent me two of them signed but I know there are four pages total when you download the forms. IF we need more can i just photocopy two more? thanks!!!

USCIS expects 4 pages signed per person for the G-325A! AND they also expect you to submit documents or pictures to prove you have had a relationship for past. They are not fooling around. Photocopy might be ok if the other signatures are in black also on other two pages, depends on how close the case worker is paying attention that day when it comes across his or her desk.

zqt3344

Male

Ukraine

2007-11-01 16:38:00

Is that possible that they gave the wrong receipt number?

QUOTE (ben2 @ Nov 2 2007, 12:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (summer_girl @ Nov 2 2007, 11:47 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

hello, well I applied for I-129F K1 visa and we sent the right application for I-129F because we didn't marry yet.

- My Fiance didn't get the letter (hard copy) to his address so he called and got the receipt number to check the case online

and it said application type I130, IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN, does it suppose to say

I129F, PETITION FOR FIANCE(E)?

- So I feel like I got the wrong case number? Does it ever happen to you guys?

Try calling to check case status and get to speak to a person, they usually ask for Case Number, Name and Address.
If the info matches, they might have made a mistake entering info into the computer.

YES sadly but truthfully it is quite possible considering all the extra paperwork USCIS has had in past 3 months with so many people filing in late July trying to beat the new fee increase rush. Things have been messed up and delayed now for 3 months. YOU need to call that 800 customer service number now and talk to a person and let them know what has happened so it can be checked on and fixed asap. AND make sure you write down the person name, ID# and date and time you call them.
Best of luck.

zqt3344

Male

Ukraine

2007-11-02 11:35:00

Fiancee taking job before K1 process is done

QUOTE (cwarhus @ Nov 2 2007, 02:01 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I have just recently filed for the K1 Visa. My fiancee was offered a job for the company I work for but they want her to start in two or three months. Would she be able to take the job and go back to her country for the interview? Or will she be denied entry?

YES, based on the timeline you mention. If you just filed for K1, it will be at least 3 - 6 months from filing date before you will be approved for interview, then time before interview for K1, then time before she comes to USA from her home country to get married. I am assuming you mean you are US citizen, living in USA, and working in another country and that your company in that country has offered your finance a job, so can she be free to travel during this process and yes she will be as long as she has visa of other kind to travel on. BUT remember that once she interviews for K1 and receives it the USA embassy will take away any other current visa she may have in her passport and cancel it, and then place K1 in place. Then the clock is ticking you have 90 days to get her to USA and get married before it expires and once she comes to USA on the K1 she is there to stay until you marry and then file AOS/AP/EAD forms, which then it is about a 45-60 day wait on the AP if going fast on processing, once she has AP she can travel in and out of USA no problems.

zqt3344

Male

Ukraine

2007-11-02 12:07:00

I-134

QUOTE (topharry123 @ Nov 2 2007, 11:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

so even though it is blank i still need to include one from the petitioner? what else should i include then, and what do they look for at this stage?

Will the one filled out by her parents with copies and proof of everything, fully notarised be ok?

What they mainly look for at this stage is proof of current income, example is copies of W2 earnings statement from employer for most current year, or past 6 to 12 months paystubs from work, 3 years of most current tax return(1040) to prove stable level of above poverty guidelines. Letter of reference from employer, bank statements for past 6 to 12 months, letter of reference from bank. I know all this for I able to ask a USA embassy worker for 8 hours on a flight back from my fiance's country during holidays two years ago, I was lucky I mean how many times do you get to have personal one on one access to someone that has knowledge about things I am about to have to deal with, but we were seated next to each other and got to talking and he happened to be only person on flight speaking English also, anyway I picked his brain and asked him everything I could to make most of the time and he told me a lot of great tips and information which I used when I applied for K1 and AOS. IT worked well.

The one filled out by her parents notarized will be great, BUT she will have to fill out one also since she is the petitioner/K1 filer even if she will not have income to support you above poverty guidelines. THUS one from your finance and one from your in laws to be. I know it is not logical or seems like extra form for nothing but that is how it works in USA federal government, if their checklist says they have to have one of those whether it is immaterial or not they will expect it or require it.

zqt3344

Male

Ukraine

2007-11-02 11:57:00

I-134

QUOTE (topharry123 @ Nov 2 2007, 11:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

YES, because

A) your finance is one the main sponsor(petitioner) even if they do not have income or assets you will still be expected to file one and they will expect one from you also at USCIS or embassy
then the cosponsor does their part or I-134.
C) I would also include a cover letter explaining what you did and why on top of I-134fs, for they do read that and it helps them process more quickly and accurately.
D) looks good on the notarized financial proof and I-134 form
E) in dealing with USCIS (American government in general) it is better to have more documents and proof than not enough, for example it is tricky on the questions of their forms they ask or say it is optional or you can do this or that, but speaking from experience, just send in everything they ask for even if it is optional. It will save you a RFE or them denying it and asking for more information thus delaying process. I just wish they would say clearly in black and white to direct everyone we have to have this and this and no exceptions for they confuse people with saying you can do this or that or this or that is optional to supply us with proof and which case they expect it anyway, so why not just say it up front. Good luck sounds like you are fine.

zqt3344

Male

Ukraine

2007-11-02 11:47:00

Visa related fees a tax write off?

QUOTE (Drew and Tik @ Nov 2 2007, 11:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

So it's almost that time of year again, hope I get some of that hard earned money back and wish the same for all of you.

Are we allowed to count our visa application fees as a tax write off?

NO!

zqt3344

Male

Ukraine

2007-11-02 12:14:00

Getting married immediately for AOS

QUOTE (LaL @ Oct 31 2007, 02:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Just a side note about NOA2's - keep your hands on them! As it stands now it is a required submittance for AOS. You can pay to have them replaced, but its pretty costly.

You got to be kidding they now charge for that NOA2! Nickle and Dime stuff, like it costs so much to email one to someone or reprint it or make a photocopy, get real. AND I agree they seem to want a copy of that mailed in now as well with documents for AOS.

zqt3344

Male

Ukraine

2007-10-31 16:50:00

Getting married immediately for AOS

QUOTE (Drew and Tik @ Oct 31 2007, 07:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

We were planning on having our American wedding ceremony on August 17th if everything goes according to plan. We wanted to be together before this though, so if the K-1 visa approval permits, which it should since we've allowed some extra time, we wanted Tik to move in with me in late May or early June. Since she has 90 days to marry me, this wouldn't be a problem for the August 17th wedding date...

However, I noticed that the EAD she will (hopefully) receive at JFK expires 90 days after she enters the country. The AOS seems to take some time for approval, looks like an average of about 80 days or so. So my question is, should we have a civil ceremony immediately after she gets here so there won't be a large gap in her EAD expiring and her green card being approved? Otherwise if she comes in June and doesn't file for AOS until August her EAD will expire before her green card comes, which could be a problem if she is employed at that point (which is something we're sort of hoping for).

I don't see any real problem with having a civil ceremony for the legal aspects and then the ceremony with my family and our friends for the personal aspects, other than our technical marriage anniversary won't be the same day as our wedding day.

What do you guys suggest? Just open to input at this juncture.

You need to do what you said, get married ASAP(recommend within two weeks) once she arrives, then apply for AOS/EAD/AP within a day or two or as soon as you get the marriage license copy to mail in with AOS/EAD/AP application. Also you better start reviewing the checklist of items you will need for applying for the AOS and get on it at least 3 months in advance to start gathering up that documents you need to submit as proof, because it is tedious and a lot of work and not something you can do in one day.

Something else you need to remember that K1 90 day work permit approval you receive once you arrive in USA is only good for 90 days or until you get married, so once you marry it is of no use to her anymore and cannot be used.

Also another thing you need to do is make sure she gets a copy of that DS(something or other) form from her USA approved Medical Exam Dr in her native country which is the one she will need to have to submit to a USA CIVIL SURGEON DR in order for that CIVIL SURGEON to complete a I-693A vaccinations form which you will have to have when you apply for AOS, or you will get a RFE for not having it, they have screwed down on this lately, used to you could slide by with just mailing in the copy of the DS form from her Medical Exam in her home country, not much so anymore. AND wait until you start trying to get a CIVIL SURGEON to fill one out for you! AHHA they will try to rip you good, for just completing paperwork and their signature, let me know if you need address of CIVIL SURGEON that will do this by mail for $10 fee within week or two. This is a major racket and you will see once you start checking into this. Basically USCIS has said so what if you get a official medical exam overseas by our approved DR we send you to and they fill out that DS vaccination form, guess what you get when your arrive in USA, more bureaucracy new K1 couple, now you get to go search out a CIVIL SURGEON to fill out this piece of paper called a I693A which basically is same thing as the DS vaccination form. I truly think the DR lobbyist must have been involved in this piece of legislation or policy for it granted them a license to steal easy money and prey on K1 immigrants.

Thus I would say to be realistic that when your finance arrives in late May you will have to allow at least 2 weeks to mail off your CIVIL SURGEON request DS vaccination form to be completed/transferred on a new I-693A form to be mailed in and this is if you have everything else together thus within few weeks of her arrival you should be able to apply for AOS, which then could take 3 months or less if all goes well at USCIS or as long as 6 to 12 months depending on the USCIS case worker, but at least it looks like now you will get that EAD and AP card within 1.5 to 2 months while you wait on AOS green card.

Also if you go apply for a social security card, allow about 10 - 20 days to do so, problem is not social security office but Dept of Homeland Security USCIS and POE when they take your finance brown sealed packet, there is a serious lag time on this so even if you go apply at SS office immediately, to them it will be like she does not exist and her data from brown sealed envelope will not have been data entered into SAV system that Social Security Administration checks before granting SS Card #, I mean you can apply but then you will just have to wait and then make sure you call back to the person at the social security office you applied with about once a week and check on status of it. Reason I mention all this, if you decide to change your spouse maiden name on social security card after you marry, you have like 15 days before 90 day K1 expires to do this otherwise SS office will not allow it and make you wait on Green Card AOS then come back and to do name change. Or what I wish we had done is this, I suppose you could marry immediately within few weeks, go apply in her new married name but take copy of marriage certificate with you and just apply for social security card in her new married name and not worry about having to change name later on social security card since it is already in married name.

And get ready big boy you are in for a wild ride and some waiting, best thing going for you is that you filed through Vermont Service Center on K1 and they seem to be very organized and speedy there, but as far as getting AOS, that is a ####### shoot, anything can happen in that process and you can wait awhile on that Green CArd, there are people on here that I have seen waiting for 2 plus years for AOS, it is insane what USCIS and Dept of Homeland SEcurity have done to this legal immigration system, and all in the name of FBI name checking for these delays, which to me I ponder well why did you not do this FBI name checking during K1 process for visa was granted for if they truly are a terrorist or criminal in USA illegally it is a little late now to be checking on them after they arrive in the USA, and I wonder what they are doing for two years or so while FBI is checking their names out! HAHA it is a joke.
ZQT3344

zqt3344

Male

Ukraine

2007-10-31 16:46:00

Documents from fiance needed to submit I-129F

QUOTE (USSR @ Nov 3 2007, 04:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

My Ukrainian fiance has nearly got everything together I BELIEVE she needs to send to me for the I-129F, but I just want to run it by you guys to see if we are missing anything. She will be sending me:

1. A Passport style photo.
2. ?opies and translations of her previous marriage certificates.
3. A copy of both of her divorce decrees (both Russian and English translation).
4. A completely filled out G-325A Biographic Information document.
5. A letter stating her intent to come to America to marry me.

Anything I am missing here? Does she need to send copies and translations of the documents used to change her name back to her maiden name? Thanks in advance for your replies.

Don

1) Doublecheck I think you need two of those passport style photos to send in if memory serves me correctly. Also write her name on back of those photos as K1 beneficiary and your name as K1 petitioner, USCIS case workers handle a lot of stuff so it is easy for things to get misplaced out of files sometimes.

2) YES send in those previous marriage certificates and copies that are notarized. The reason I say this is I know a guy that married a Ukraine woman that had similar situation as you and he got a RFE and it was for not sending in her previous marriage certificate, so if you do this you are taking a chance even if other posters on here tell you not to worry about it. I would send it.

3) YES divorce decree notarized and send copy of it with English translation that is notarized and make copy of that to send in.

4) G-325A, do not leave lines or question blank, go over and make sure you answer them. Also you may want to type out a letter with brief statement that details how you meet and the times and dates and places with either the I129f or G325a cannot remember but it helps, for they expect it at USCIS even if they do not say it. And sign all 4 pages of G325a form for each person to mail in. 8 total. 4 for you and 4 for her.

5) YES letter from her on her intent and you need one for your own intent also.

6)No I have been told that she does not have to send in documents or translations of her name changing, just the first marriage certificate(with English Translation), and then the divorce decree(with English translation) and it is ok to make copies of those originals and submit with forms of I129F and G325A.

Hey come join us on Kyiv Beat on forums of we are down at the bottom of the page of forum lists (Other Eastern European countries other than Asia or Russia) Reason I say this is that there are people there that will be of much more benefit to help you with your K1 on tips and advice since you are marrying a Ukrainian and they have all been there and seen it and done what you are about to do, I found them to be much more helpful since they relate to your finance's country situation and embassy at Kiev.

zqt3344

Male

Ukraine

2007-11-03 18:34:00

Lengthy visits while waiting

QUOTE (RumRunner @ Nov 2 2007, 02:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I am brand new to this forum and am on the verge of filing for the K1 with my Canandian boyfriend and have been doing a lot of reading here first. This website is extremely helpful and I am anxiously awaiting completing the first round of paperwork (I'm the USC) and sending it off... just so I can wait more.... LOL

Anyway, I see lots of question about visiting each other during the waiting process. I understand the safe way to visit each other, especially with him coming here to California and am glad I have these tips. But we can barely do more than long weekends to visit each other since we both work and maintain homes. How are others getting the time and money to visit for 30, 60 or even 90 days? I know legally UK and Canadians can visit easily for long periods of time legally, but how are people doing it time and money wise? Maybe this is too private of a subject but I'm wondering if people who can do the very long stays do not need to work (i.e. wealthy), are students between semesters, unemployed, working legally in the others country, student in the others country, etc.? We have been wracking our brains to be able to spend more time together (we currently see each other once per month for a long weekend alternating locations) and it's just so short. Not to mention we don't *really* know what it would be like to live together. But in order for him to come here he'd have to quit his job and sell his home to have funds to live here since he could not legally work here yet, but as we know he needs that tie of home and job to show he has ties back home. And I cannot quit my job here to go there for a long period of time.

Anyway, these are just some thoughts we've had and don't know how others manage such long visits. Oooooh, dreaming of the day we can spend more than 3 or 4 nights together....

Thanks for your input!

Amy

p.s. I don't have a timeline yet....soon...

There are more people like you than you imagine. Those others you wonder about well... possibilities are
A) retired or semi-retired
out of work or unemployed
C) younger people aka students in college
D) have profession that allows them to have schedule or time off to travel like that
E) Self Employed
F) on job already in that country

So do not let it get you down, at least your finance is in a country that is close and you can travel back and forth to without a visa requirement yourself to see him freely or within several hours or less as opposed to going half way around the world. Hang in there, it will be stressful and depressing for awhile but finally works out.

zqt3344

Male

Ukraine

2007-11-02 15:17:00

engagement story for interview

QUOTE (chrisandamye @ Nov 4 2007, 10:21 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hi,

My fiance and I are debating about what story to tell of how we got engaged when he goes to the interview. Here's the truth: We met in South Africa, we dated for a couple months, then we moved in together. We've been apart now since May and in total we were together in SA for about a year. We've known for a while that we wanted to be together for ever, but as we're only 25/26 we wanted to wait to get married. However, when we found out that we would have to get engaged to stay together--me being American and he being British---we decided to apply for the fiance visa. We have every intent to get married when he gets here, but there's never been an actual proposal.

That's the story he wants to tell, but I told him that sounds like a scam. Like we're just getting married so he can be here in the States. I think we should make up a story about him proposing, etc. that sounds like a more traditional (safe) engagement story that will get approved. He doesnt want to lie and thinks our real story is perfectly understandable. I fear the people at the embassy doing the interviews wont accept our real story and we'll be denied. What do y'all think?

You never know, depends on the case worker looking at your K1 app and then on the interview the questions they ask of your finance. Are you sure this guy really wants to get married yet? Be careful. Because once you start this process it is lengthy and time consuming along with fact that once he arrives in USA he has 90 days or less to make up his mind to propose and you get married. Just sounds odd he would not propose to get married to you first then file K1, hope it all works out somehow for you, good luck.

zqt3344

Male

Ukraine

2007-11-04 09:36:00

Proving Financial support

QUOTE (rypoli @ Nov 6 2007, 11:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

when you go for the interview how many bank statements shoud my fiance bring?

also, is there a minimum in the bank account I must have in order to prove i can support her? thanks!

The most current 6 to 12 months will do just fine.

zqt3344

Male

Ukraine

2007-11-06 15:02:00

K1 submissions by month

QUOTE (Brian & Kathy @ Nov 6 2007, 04:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I decided to count the K1 submissions by month, using the 'sent' date:

Oct. 85
Sept 64
Aug 64
July 226
June 189
May 231
April 193
Mar. 205
Feb. 174
Jan. 173

Submissions really dropped off after July, as you can see. Interesting to me, that there were still a lot of submission all the way from Jan through July. Right now, the service centers seem to be slugging through mostly june applications, with about half of them done so far. Once they are through July applications, things should really start moving

. All of Aug thru October COMBINED is less than what was submitted in July.

Hey that is a very good observation you made. I agree with you. See there is a trend or pattern here after all! oops I will get moderated for that. After looking at your list it is obvious that
A) many applied in June and especially July to beat the new fee increase
starting from August on there is a 250% decline in AOS sent
C) the new fees are having their intended affect - slow down the number of applications for understaffed and overworked USCIS case workers
D) like you said if you filed after July 30 within 6 months and onward it looks like you will be getting much better processing times and service, how could you not when the workload drops by 2.5 to 3 times less.

zqt3344

Male

Ukraine

2007-11-06 15:58:00

Age Difference An Issue?

QUOTE (Eli the Barrowboy @ Oct 30 2007, 07:55 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hi All,

Personal opinions welcomed here ...

There's 15 years between me and my fiance, which to us isn't an issue, but to an immigration official it might be a biggie that raises whatever flags these things raise.

Do you guys think this will be an issue to get our NOA2 and if and when we get through that, should we attend the interview in London together so they can see us as a couple?

I think that they aren't there to judge a couple's precieved suitability rather just that relationship is stable, on-going and, above all, genuine. In which case, we have no problems at all - we have been living together for 2+ years after all.

Let me know what you guys think!!!

R & M

If you are that much age difference, think about it, you know there will be extra scrutiny, expect it. Just make sure you dot all your i's and cross all your t's and document that relationship or prove it is legit.

zqt3344

Male

Ukraine

2007-11-01 16:30:00

Kiev-link to packet 3/4 and forms needed on US embassy page

QUOTE (FlyRK @ Nov 12 2007, 12:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Can anyone here reply with a link on the US embassy website in Kiev that gives me the downloads for the necessary forms, etc. for the K1 visa interview? When I click on what I thought was a link to this info, it just sends me back to the top of the page. Also, is it a DS-156 and 156K I will need to fill out? When I click on the link here on VJ in the download section for the DS-156, it tells me it can't find that page, but it does link to the DS-156K. Thanks for your help and support!

Here is what I used, hope it helps.

http://kyiv.usembass...les/packet3.exe

zqt3344

Male

Ukraine

2007-11-12 12:33:00

Filing while she is visiting in the U.S.

QUOTE (ollopa @ Nov 13 2007, 12:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I-129F question 12:
If your fiance is currently in the U.S>, complete the following: ...

How does this affect the application? I was considering filing the I-129F while she is here on the tourist visa waiver, about a month before she returns to her home country. Will this cause any trouble? Is it easier/better to just wait until after she returns to file the paperwork?

NO the sooner you start to file the sooner you will get an interview!

zqt3344

Male

Ukraine

2007-11-13 12:07:00

Will my fiance visiting me really affect our processing time?

QUOTE (Romilen @ Nov 14 2007, 02:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

hello everyone, im kinda confused because my mother had said that if my fiance was to come stay with me awhile while our papers are processing that any time he spent with me would be added on to the length of time it would take to process our papers..for example if he stayed 10 days, process would take that much longer. I dont know if its true...but it has me worrying because he was planning to come see me in january and i dont want it to affect and make our waiting process even longer. If its not true, is there somewhere where it actually says something regarding it? Oh and if makes any difference, im the citizen petitioner and my fiance is from japan. I cant go to visit him because i cant take time off from working so hes trying to come see me for a while. Thanks everyone!

NO Only after the k1 visa is granted and interview, you are on the clock for next 6 months to get to the USA, then you have 3 months to marry in and not travel and leave USA.

zqt3344

Male

Ukraine

2007-11-14 07:49:00

Technical question concerning G325A PDF

QUOTE (bamboo88 @ Nov 15 2007, 10:35 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Thanks to the discussions here, I've got my G325A all filled out.

I use a Mac and used Adobe Acrobat Reader V.8 to fill out the form.
The problem is there are several lines where the information I've input (addresses are long in China!) does not completely fit in the space provided. I can keep typing, and if I look the information is there. But, once I move to another field, the information is trucated, but there is a little black box with a white plus mark in it.

I thought that perhaps when I printed the form, it would do something like make the field bigger, or print smaller so it would all show, but it does not.

Is there something I need to do get all the information to print, or do I need to go back and edit the document and use abbreviations so that everything fills in the space provided.

thanks in advance
Michael

We had same problem you are having, fitting in all the typed answers in the boxes, so we just typed in what would fit in other boxes, then printed the form out, then wrote in the boxes with hand print to fit the box, it went through fine and no problems. No sure what else you can do to make it work, good luck.

zqt3344

Male

Ukraine

2007-11-15 10:15:00

Affidavit of Support

QUOTE (Amarach @ Oct 31 2007, 03:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I have gotten everything I need for the Affidavit of Support. But my job doesn't get me above the poverty level since I guess it doesn't go state by state. OK is a cheap place to live.

According to this site: http://travel.state..../info_1327.html
Family of:-----Poverty Guideline-------125%
----3-----------------$17,170----------$21,463

I make around 14k a year, I have 30,000 in assets (including a paid off titled car at blue book value), I have 3k in the bank and 5k in a ROTH account.

My fiance also has savings- will that count?

Are we ok or do I need to scramble for a co-sponsor?

NO it is not enough and you better get a co sponsor that has W2 income statement to submit copy of for proof, otherwise you will get rejected, they look at this very closely. And they will look to make sure you meet those poverty guidelines whether you have assets or not, they are more interested in cash flow or proof of monthly wages or yearly wages that are most recent within the month of applying or year.

zqt3344

Male

Ukraine

2007-10-31 16:02:00

Do you think USCIS looks at this website?

QUOTE (JCochranUSN @ Nov 17 2007, 12:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

What do u guys think? Do you think they get on here just to see what's going on in "our world"?

Do you think they get on here to research anything further?

Do you think they even know we exist?...this is PUBLIC afterall

SURE they do, ever hear of Patriot Act, wiretapping, etc, they monitor everything more than anyone realizes and do not ever think they do not.

zqt3344

Male

Ukraine

2007-11-17 12:20:00

Some help

QUOTE (rachid_7 @ Nov 21 2007, 10:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

First of all you are very welcome between us ... i guess Laura gave you a good advices but i would like just to gave you some tips ... as much as you want to bring your EX girlfriend you have three ways if you are american citizen :

Immigrant Visa for a Spouse (IR1 or CR1)

Nonimmigrant Visa for a Spouse (K-3)

Nonimmigrant Visa for a Fiance(e) (K-1)

And there is a way if you are Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR):

Nonimmigrant (V) Visa for Spouse and Children of a Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR)

I hope that will be helpfull and good luck !!!

Curious, I thought you had to be a US citizen to file for a visa of spouse? Also I thought an LPR could only file for a visa for a non immigrant spouse if it was done on or before December 31, 2000. Correct me if I am wrong. Just observation.

zqt3344

Male

Ukraine

2007-11-22 08:30:00

pay to the order of?

QUOTE (ssulungnamjah @ Nov 23 2007, 07:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

i'm about to send in my I-129F petition packet and i have a money order of $455.00 with a pay to the order of: department of homeland security...i was just double checking if that is correct before i went ahead and sent it out

Make it payable to DEPT of HOMELAND SECURITY.

zqt3344

Male

Ukraine

2007-11-23 19:01:00

Canadian wants to stay in America - urgent

QUOTE (rebeccajo @ Nov 26 2007, 12:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (D&N @ Nov 25 2007, 01:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

If you enter with intention of not leaving, you are committing fraud. Do you think we would all just be waiting for the process, apart, if it were legal to fraudulantly use a tourist visa for a purpose other than a round trip?

D&N, your little crusade is becoming increasingly annoying.

Do us all a favor and shut the hell up.

D&N does have a valid point.

zqt3344

Male

Ukraine

2007-11-27 02:55:00

2008 Poverty Guidelines

QUOTE (pushbrk @ Nov 14 2007, 03:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (beng_and_carl @ Nov 13 2007, 11:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

may i know when is the poverty line/threshold for 2008 will be released? i might be interviewed by january 2008, i'm worried if we will meet the requirement then.

thanks a lot!!

Googling "2008 poverty guidelines" produces this link, among others.

http://liheap.ncat.o...08/popstate.htm

P once again you are the man! Always like an Oak! Good work.

zqt3344

Male

Ukraine

2007-11-14 21:41:00

vwp travel after visa denial

Better schedule appt with US embassy and get it worked out.

QUOTE (bhafatboy @ Dec 2 2007, 09:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hi all

I am a newbie here and need to know an answer to my question below.
I applied for a tourist visa as my and my fiancee are still waiting for her divorce to go through before we can apply for a K1 and I got denied under 214b. I think this was because I was open and honest about wanting to spend time with her before we started the K1 process. Now my question is can I enter the US under the waiver program? I have asked the London Consulate who said I could try but on the 194w waiver it states that if you have been refused a visa you need to go to the embassy and get one? This is so confusing to me and my fiancee as obviously we want to be together but do not want to affect our K1 when we start the process. please

as mife without her is awful

zqt3344

Male

Ukraine

2007-12-02 08:48:00

Best time to fill out Affidavit of Support? Employer letter?

You can take it now, because you will not be using 2007 fed tax returns until after 4/15/07 for financial proof. Only the 2006, 2005 and 2004. I would recommend taking all of it now, if your interview date gets delayed until after 4/15/08 you can always mail more current up to date info then, that is great you are so organized and ahead on all of it.

QUOTE (LuciansGirl @ Dec 3 2007, 12:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I'm going to see my SO this January and based on the VJ timeline estimate, our adjucated date is 4/8/07. My question is, would it be too early to bring a notarized Affidavit of Support to my fiance? I was also planning to get a letter from my employer and also my 3 years Fed copies of returns w/original W-2's (2005-2007) to take on my trip next month.

Would it be too early to do that or do those documents (aside from the copies of my returns) need to be dated closer to his interview date? We're still waiting for our NOA2. I can always send them by courier if they need to be dated closer to his interview date.

Thank you!!

zqt3344

Male

Ukraine

2007-12-03 13:57:00

Birth Certificate Translation?

QUOTE (karmasxocean @ Nov 1 2007, 10:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

My fiance had his Colombian birth certificate translated by a certified translator...Is that enough for the interview or does it have to be translated by the certified translator and also notarized by a public notary?

GET IT NOTARIZED, USCIS OR EMBASSY WILL EXPECT IT.

zqt3344

Male

Ukraine

2007-11-01 22:41:00

Marriage outside the U.S. on a K-1 visa

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QUOTE (Jason-Sasha @ Oct 30 2007, 03:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Whoa! I didnt expect so many responses. Thank you all. There was some confusion I guess from my wording. Not sure, but from everyone's info i have been able to piece everything together. My main concern was actually marrying somewhere other than our home state. Somewhere that would double as a nice honeymoon spot. Doesn't need to be outside the continental U.S. but would be a nice option. Our objective isn't necessarily to save money, it's to adjust quickly. So the idea of a civil marriage fits this very well. though, we don't want to remember being married at the courthouse. we want to remember being married in a beautiful, natural setting. There's nothing wrong with a courthouse marriage, but we don't want this. I didn't think about each state requiring a different license issued by that state to marry there. This changes things. In Virginia you can have a license in 30 minutes. I dont know how long it takes to get a license for other states. So, this I learned from the responses. Thanks. Also wasn't thinking about the possibilities of being rerouted by plane to a non-US place. Carribean is out. Thanks. I have read through the next steps of the process, but right now we have several months remaining for even an NOA2. So, I think I'm safe. Thanks again.

Jason
Good luck then, if you want speed then the route I suggested at county courthouse or the 30 mintue deal in Virginia is it, especially if you want speed so you can apply for AOS before you leave on honeymoon or when you get back. Otherwise you start adding new parts to the equation like other states and then waiting on them to process your marriage license and well you are going to wait more than likely, only way to get the speed you want is to do it yourself and get married in that 30 minute deal in Virginia, otherwise it is going to be or could be several days waiting for that license or weeks, because each state is different and each county recorders office works at different pace, just telling you what I learned firsthand.
ZQT3344

Thanks again! You've given loads of time and info to this issue. Hmmm. So, say we do go the courthouse route..... about how long would it take to file for adjustment and get her permission to travel outside the U.S. with me for a honeymoon? Thanks again...

Jason
No problem. I remember digging around on this website and other visa websites and emailing other members and reading posts from way back and any other thing I would find on internet, so I feel for you. I would do the courthouse 30 minute deal you got in Virginia, then you can apply for AOS that day or as soon as you get all the documents to support the AOS I-485 app and I-864 app you have to send in together, we allowed ourselves about 2-3 days to work on putting the whole thing together then mailing off on a friday before the new fee deadline and that was not planed it just worked out that way and fell that way due to our wedding and on the calendar after getting back from honeymoon. You might explain to your finance what is going on, that it is the way the system is set up so she understands and does not think you are trying to pull some unromantic thing, I know I had to explain all this process to my wife/finance to get her to calm down and understand it all, it is very frustrating and hard on a couple in love, and believe me the USCIS does not care. You also need to start to get all the forms filled out and signed before applying, cause it is a lot of work or prep time getting all the documents to support your claims or answers on the I-864 and I-485, I would start working on it about 2 - 3 months ahead of time collecting everything, there is a checklist on this website under AOS that is pretty straightfoward and helpful to look at.

If you apply for AOS on the day of courthouse marriage or day after, then you will also be forced to pay for and apply for EAD, and AP(Advanced Parole which means the temporary travel document your finance/wife will need to go in and out of USA while waiting for her AOS green card. Here is what these abbreviations mean, took me awhile to figure out what the world these people were talking about, since everyone is into abbreviating everything. AOS = Adjustment of Status EAD= Employment Authorization Document PR = Permenant Resident

See under previous system before July 30 of 2007 you had choice to pick what you wanted to apply for, 1)AOS or 2)AOS and EAD or 3)AOS or AP 4) AOS and AP and EAD, and this was very good and the way it still should be. BUT our fine president signed off on these new fees and procedures for K1 visas back in early spring this year and well here you are, you are stuck you have no choice, you will shell out about $1200 or so when you apply for your AOS and EAD and AP now under current system. We were lucky we only filed for the AOS(I-485 app and I-864 app and supporting documents)which cost us $395. WE DID NOT BOTHER with the EAD or the AP and here is why, it is a waste of time and money. Look at how many filers of AOS that also applied for EAD and AP get their AOS green card within about month of those two other documents, QUITE A FEW! I would say about 80 - 90% from what I have read, researched and monitored and seen now for over a year. THUS why apply when in a month you get Green Card and do not need the other EAD or AP and can do whatever you want anyway for next 2 years. AND what is one month vs another $500-$700 for EAD and AP, not much gained we thought, money better spent on other things.

BUT under this new system you will have no choice but to file for all three documents, you get the new $1100-$1200 fee and you will have to apply for AP(to travel), EAD(to work), and AOS(green card) all at same time. AND that also means more forms to fill out and documents to send in. MORE WORK, leave it up to the US federal government to think of this when they claim to want to streamline or help legal immigrants. Dream on.

AND I would say that within 30-60 days of applying for or mailing off all this after the marriage at courthouse you will get your AP document for your wife to be able to travel outside of USA to anywhere in Carib, like St. Marteens and come back with no problems. AND not to scare you but this is not exact science, sometimes it takes longer, I would say due to the workload they receive for caseworkers that week or month, priority of what they are told to process within USCIS, etc, many things. But I would say from what I have seen that within 30 - 60 days she will be able to travel and that is about 80-90% of the AOS filers for AP and EAD I observed.

ARE Sure you can't just go to the US Virgin Islands or Puerto Rico since they are in the USA borders and in the CARIB and it would make your life simpler and give you the speed you desire to travel to an exotic pretty romantic island!

Hope this helps. Just passing on actual factual information to you my fellow Eastern European finance VJer.

Jason
THIS happened to us and I would say it will affect you also since your soon to be wife is from ole Mother Russia Soviet. Just thought of another pitfall/expense you will have if you decide to take your new wife/finance to another country that is not within the USA jurisidiction, applying for a visa to travel to that country. We found that it was a problem, because USA citizens like you and I have no problem to travel in and out of any place in Carribbean without having a visa(all we needed was passport or formerly a driver license, birth certificate, SS card, etc) your wife/finance will since she is from Eastern European country, so basically any place you decide to go to in Carribbean for example you will have to check out their visa requirements for Russians and how much paperwork and fees it will be and how much time to file for it. Sorry forgot all about this. That is why I made our short list Hawaii, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands and passed on Guam. I knew that it was like driving in car across state line into another state and no passport check so no big deal, thus we stayed within and flew to Maui for 2 weeks. And after having been to Saint Marteens already, I can tell you go to Hawaiin islands, she will love it even more so and it is not a third world country island, it is the USA and excellent, that is if you are in doubt or afraid of going to US Virgin Islands or Puerto Rico like we were.

zqt3344

Male

Ukraine

2007-10-30 21:58:00

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zqt3344

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Ukraine

2010-08-20 16:36:00

I think you are correct, you are probably going to receive Biometric letter in mail any day now! :yes:

Judging by what I have read around here the RFE is most likely an indicator that the biometrics letter has gone out. But still nothing in the mail yet.

The email said:

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The last processing action taken on your case

Receipt Number: NBC***********

Application Type: N400 , APPLICATION FOR NATURALIZATION

Your Case Status: Request for Evidence

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zqt3344

Male

Ukraine

2010-08-20 14:18:00

[quote name='derekkj' timestamp='1282238588' post='4140449']
Received an RFE email on Friday the 13th but nothing in the mail yet.

What did the RFE email say last friday? Could you tell what it was indicating or asking for?

zqt3344

Male

Ukraine

2010-08-20 08:09:00