Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
US Citizenship General Discussion	Do they take your picture when you go for biometrics?	QUOTE (sami76 @ Sep 9 2008, 04:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi everybody, Maybe a silly question!! Do they take your picture when you go for your citizenship biometrics? If I remember correctly, USCIS ASC will take photo when you apply for Permanent Residentship. But for US citizenship, they don't take the photo. They just take fingerprint for all 10 fingers. So answer is No.	moonhunt	Male	South Korea	2008-09-12 00:05:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	anyone mailed out N400 3 day before 90 begin?	QUOTE (noone @ Sep 12 2008, 12:28 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Not to scare you or anything but I read on here and other forums that USCIS accepted applications that were filed early. However, at the interview the applicant was denied because of it. So it is your risk to take. One more thing: EVEN if you file now you wont be able to vote, I'm certain. The deadline to register to vote in most states is usually 20-30 days before the election, it is highly doubtful that your application will be approved in month and a half. Not that I'm negative, just realistic. Best of luck to you! Agreed! When you receive NOA1, make sure that you have priority date, so it is within 90 days window. In my case, I had weekend in the middle, so I assumed that post office will take more time to deliver. ^^ But in most case, I won't recommend to send it eariler.	moonhunt	Male	South Korea	2008-09-12 10:13:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	anyone mailed out N400 3 day before 90 begin?	QUOTE (tayoff @ Sep 11 2008, 10:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> is it gonna b problem if i mailed out 3 days before 90 begin? I tried my luck with mailing out 2 or 3 days eariler. I thought same logic as yours. It turned out that my priority date is within 90 days window, so I think it is safe. I think it was either they hold it for a couple of days to match with 90 days rule, or pure my luck. It seems like exactly 90 days before 5 years anniversary. ^^ If they feel that I sent too early, they will send it back to me any way. ^^ But it is up to you whether you want to take some risk or not. Edited by moonhunt, 12 September 2008 - 12:01 AM.	moonhunt	Male	South Korea	2008-09-11 23:59:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Permanent resident but divorced, want to apply for citizenship	QUOTE (w1331 @ Sep 9 2008, 11:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Sirch320, Why my sister needs to wait for 5 years minus 90 days and not 3 years? I thought since it's based on marriage, the waiting time is 3 years She needs to maintain the marriage to same person to be eligible for 3 year. You can check M-476 ( http://www.uscis.gov...ticle/M-476.pdf ) to check eligibility. They have yes/no easy following diagram to check eligibility.	moonhunt	Male	South Korea	2008-09-10 12:05:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Useful information from youtube regarding Naturalization	WARNING: These info will NOT replace the need to read N400 instructions and M-476 to prepapre for your citizenship application. Most detailed and accurate information is coming from N400 instructions and M-476. http://www.uscis.gov/n-400 http://www.uscis.gov...rm/N-400ins.pdf http://www.uscis.gov...ticle/M-476.pdf Above yutube video information will help to study/prepare for your N400 process as supplemental methods to enhance N400 instructions and M-476 information for lazy person like me.	moonhunt	Male	South Korea	2008-09-13 19:29:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Useful information from youtube regarding Naturalization	I'm preparing for my interview next week. During the study, I was bored, so checked youtube for more enjoyment. Probably it's good to study with multimedia if you are not the person, who likes pen/pencil and papers. ^^ If you guys want to add more, please add it. Applying for US Citizenship Part 1 :	moonhunt	Male	South Korea	2008-09-13 19:13:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Does your status change online?	QUOTE (Lyuba @ Sep 11 2008, 10:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Just wondering in case my interview notice gets lost in mail or something... For N400, they don't do much about online case status update. In most case, it will just sitting there with "Pending" until you have "Cetificate of Naturalization" in your hands. In very few cases, the case number was removed from USCIS Case Online Query System after initial interview. But that's all. My guess is that N400 is processed from USCIS district office for most of their parts, and USCIS DO people don't care about the case update.	moonhunt	Male	South Korea	2008-09-11 13:04:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Naturalization requirements	QUOTE (babul @ Sep 14 2008, 04:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> by out of status i mean expired student visa. On the application it asks if my spouse is a US citizen, Resident or other. Now is "other" all they need me to say or will they want to know what specifically "other" means? My main concern is if they find out my spouse is illegal will that affect me. Can they revoke me for that? also, will they ask for his tax id? Can anyone just tell me of anything that might go wrong with us? All I can say is that interview officer is supposed to be concerned on your case only, and other people's legal status such as your fiancee should NOT affect your case at all. They just collect it for informational purpose, and to see whether your case was initiated by any illegal activities. But if you are concerned about it, you should consult with immigration attorney. Even though USCIS have so many internal rules and memo to standardize the decision, it is still decided by interview officer, so it is personal decision. If he/she think otherwise, you have to spend a lot of time/money to correct it even though interview officer make wrong decision. You better be prepared for any doubt you have. The advise from this forum is given from same ordinary people like you. So it doesn't guarantee 100% accuracy or legal responsibility at all. Therefore if you want some guarantee or legal responsibility, you should better consult with immigration laywers.	moonhunt	Male	South Korea	2008-09-14 16:48:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Naturalization requirements	QUOTE (udesh @ Sep 13 2008, 05:31 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hello, my story starts when I applied for the naturalization process, I wasn’t married, so in the application I put as not married. After like a month I got married and I have my interview in this month. I heard that there going to ask about my spouse’s information. I want to know what kind of information do they ask for??? And also my spouse is out of status and will that effect in anyway. I am planning to sponsor my spouse after I become a citizen. Will this affect my citizenship process?? Can they put my case on hold?? thanks I don't think so. Information interview officer will ask for your marriage is to correct N400 application form. They want to update the information for any change while you are waiting for N400 interview. They will interview and make the decision based on the info for yourself only. Did you file I-130 for your wife yet? If you didn't, you can file for it as spouse of LPR, then you can upgrade it when you have your certificate of Naturalization in your hands. Edited by moonhunt, 13 September 2008 - 07:48 PM.	moonhunt	Male	South Korea	2008-09-13 19:46:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 Work History Question (Worked with no permit)	QUOTE (iwannaleave @ Sep 15 2008, 09:10 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> She recevied the greencard throgh her ex husband who was a US citizen. But she is no longer with him now, they divorced a year ago. I don't see the problem, but I would recommend to check with immigration lawyers. It may cost some money, but you don't want to have any chance for interview officer to use excuse not to give citizenship. In my viewpoint, working history is reference evidence whether he/she can live with responsibility, but it is not mandatory for naturalization decision. Even if somebody doesn't have any working history, does Interview officer refuse citizenship based on that fact ? But since it is involving working without permission from USCIS, I would recommend to check with immigration lawyer as insurance for just in case.	moonhunt	Male	South Korea	2008-09-15 11:21:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Got citizenship yesterday Sept 12 2008	Congratulations! ^^	moonhunt	Male	South Korea	2008-09-13 19:10:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	USCIS is too fast! For the first time	QUOTE (Lappa @ Sep 15 2008, 02:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Attn: Moonhunt Do I have to take my husband (US Citizen) with me for the interview? It is up to you. In most cases, interview officer will not ask for your US citizen's presence. But in very rare cases, if it is based on marriage to US citizen, a few interview officer may want to check with your spouse to see whether it was immigration fraud or not. However if your spouse can make it, I recommend you to take your spouse with you for a couple of reason. 1) for your own emotional support : if your love is with you, you may feel more comfortable, and it may make your less nervious.... ^^ 2) After everything goes well, you may want to have a glass of wine or a pint of beer with your honey, and celebrate for your memorable moment. ^^ 3) Just in case, it's better be ready than hearing sorry from interview officer when he/she want to check for something.	moonhunt	Male	South Korea	2008-09-16 13:17:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	USCIS is too fast! For the first time	QUOTE (sami76 @ Sep 14 2008, 03:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ---------------------------------------------------- Well, I received My Biometric letter. My previous biometrics was less than a year ago. So, I think you should expect to get the biometrics appointment letter even if your previous one was less than 16 months ago. Perhaps they decide to ignore it for some ,but it is not their routine. It's not specific to all case, but I found this from USCIS. http://www.uscis.gov...tChks051303.pdf It seems that fingerprint result validity is set by FBI, and it is 15 months, not 16 months. Also this fingerprint validity issue was discussed from various forums already, and confirmed by many people. But you never know. A lot of USCIS employee doesn't know their own rule sometimes.	moonhunt	Male	South Korea	2008-09-14 16:40:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	USCIS is too fast! For the first time	QUOTE (Lappa @ Sep 11 2008, 05:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I just wonder and don't know that I can ask the question here. I have a lot of photos (with my husband)saved in my computer. Do I really need them to attach with my N-400 application, the same way I did with I-751? I have 2 months to go for N-400. You don't need to attach those to N400 application. But you may want to bring those when you go to interview. Most of interview officer doesn't look at the case file until interview date comes in. But you may want to arm yourself with all of proofs and evidences when you go to interview. QUOTE (sami76 @ Sep 11 2008, 01:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ... Don't worry about that. If you have fingerprint done by USCIS within last 16 months or so, they will not do it again, and will use previous result. ... Hi Moonhunt, Are you sure? This is the first time I read about this. I see in some users record that they have gone to the Biometrics although they had done it less than a year ago. Can you show me a good source for this information?, because I am also waiting for my Biometrics letter. I can not check the source of this info, but when I talked to a couple of people, some people didn't receive biometric appointment because they did in within 16 months window. They had no problem with process at all.	moonhunt	Male	South Korea	2008-09-11 19:48:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	USCIS is too fast! For the first time	QUOTE (noone @ Sep 11 2008, 12:28 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I never got my biometrics appointment so I called to see what was going on. After I talked to immigration officer I found out that I have an interview, scheduled a day before I reach full three years of permanent residency. WOW! Not only that I can't believe they processed the case super fast, but I can't believe that I wont be able to get through the interview/oath that day because I will be one day short of full 3 years! What should I do: Reschedule? InfoPass? Or just go and see what happens? Anybody else had a similar experience? Don't worry about that. If you have fingerprint done by USCIS within last 16 months or so, they will not do it again, and will use previous result. Interview is interview... If you are passed interview and tests, they will schedule naturalization oath ceremony after your anniversary date. Also, if they don't have fingerprint and/or FBI namecheck result that they can use, they will delay oath ceremony after they have all information for review. You have to trust your "new" government. ^^ They won't give you "certificate of Naturalization" before your allowed time comes.	moonhunt	Male	South Korea	2008-09-11 13:09:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	My Oath	QUOTE (Oasis @ Sep 15 2008, 03:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi Everyone: Just wanted to stop in and say hello. Have not talked to you guys in a while. Has anyone takin their oath ? Mine is coming up this coming Wednesday at 10 am. I hear its going to be long.. and friends that had it here in Boston told me to plan in 5 hours. 5 hours in Fenway Park ? Its going to be boring. They said it takes so long because its alot of people and it takes 4Ever to have them seated. Well I will keep you posted after Wednesday. Anja Hey, Anja How did it go? I guess you are still sitting in the Park. You can spend some time with folks sitting next to you, and talk about a ll history of their journey. ^^ Probably you can make another friends of you.	moonhunt	Male	South Korea	2008-09-17 10:46:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Mandatory Gardasil vaccination for Citizenship?	QUOTE (heartovmidnight @ Sep 17 2008, 10:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Kanyiri @ Sep 17 2008, 11:06 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I think it is terrible that they are requiring a vaccine that has limited effectiveness - whether or not it is fatal to those to get the vaccination. Giving the excuse "no one is forcing you to be a citizen" is idiotic. No one is forcing people to commit crimes and some people would like to torture those who do. And yet we have laws saying that is unconstitutional. Even though no one is forcing you to be a citizen, there should not be unnecesary and perhaps fatal consequences. THANK YOU!!!!! I didn't see the law, but it should be determined by their approved doctors. They may put the item in the recommended vaccination list. But when doctor decide not to require for this person, it should be o.k. It should be determined by medical reason, not by law mandated for special drug use. And this vaccination is required when you become US permanent resident, not US citizen. So I don't think this topic is appropriate for this forum. I believe this forum is US Citizenship forum.	moonhunt	Male	South Korea	2008-09-17 10:38:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Department of State finally cashed our check.	Hey, NickD One good example of government BS is following from your list. - Minerals and Geology Management Who knows what? I'm paying for high tax for last 9 years without representation, and pay for another fee for USCIS N400 application. Instead of waiving my fee for N400 processing, they dumped my tax money to where ? I don't want to know the details. That will bring my blood pressure level high again, and cause my health problem if I know the details.	moonhunt	Male	South Korea	2008-09-13 19:41:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Change of Address	QUOTE (kokobearus @ Sep 17 2008, 03:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> USCIS will not reject my case I think,but rather,hold on to it for 90 days. Cayse if they will reject it,meaning,all the N400 applicatns who move will get their case rejected,which is I think is ridiculous. So,why do they put the" In case you change your address anytime while this case is pending,just call us" and put" Don't file N400 if you are planning to move" Do I make sense???? Don't think USCIS will think as your way. When you deal with USCIS, you have to think as their logic. They have a lot of files waiting for processing. From what people is telling and my experience, interview officer doesn't look at this file until you meet them in person for most cases. If they marked for later review, it can easily drag for another year. So normally when interview officer found that you couldn't meet the residency requirement, they will just deny the case. It's up to you to follow the rule to make their life easier. For same logic, when USCIS service center receive your application, they don't look at other things. They just enter the info into system, then generate fingerprint notice and interview notice per your address in N400 form you submitted. So probably unless you follow up with new address ASAP, they may schedule fingerprint and interview from old address when you move. If you ask for rescheduling and address change, it may easily drag another couple of months.	moonhunt	Male	South Korea	2008-09-17 21:43:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Change of Address	QUOTE (kokobearus @ Sep 16 2008, 07:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi! I am eligible to fill my N400 next month. My question is,we will be moving from MD to MO by the end of the year. Should I just wait till we move before I file or should I just file it next month ? My worries are,it could get lost by changing my address or it will slow down the process? Please help!!!! If you don't have any urgent need to have US citizenship, I would recommend to wait for your move, and then wait for 90 days after relocating new home, then file N400. If you move during the N400 process, you may cause communication problems between two district office, delay because of that, and/or rejected. Instead of making complex case for USCIS people, you better make it simple for them. Any way it will be delayed from USCIS because of address change, so why not waiting for your move done, and file for N400 in more simple way? In theory, if your MD USCIS district office can not process your case by the end of this year when you move out, they have to transfer your case to MO USCIS district office because they have no jurisdiction for people who live in MO. That means either MO district office should reject your case because you can not meet 90 days residency requirement, or postpone your case for 90 days so when they invite you for interview, you will be safe for that requirement. But in the meantime, when they transfer the case between district offices, there may be a lot of possibility for mis-location including getting lost in the middle, and additional delay. So if I were you, I will focus on move itself, and then when I settle on new place, I will wait for 90 days, then send N400 application form to USCIS with appropriate service center, who has jurisdiction for MO.	moonhunt	Male	South Korea	2008-09-17 10:32:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Got my Biometrics appointment letter	QUOTE (amnonbabs @ Sep 17 2008, 11:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I got my appointment for the biometrics on Monday, I think it is time to get serious about the test. I have a couple of questions about it though... is it really hard? I am reading a book that says I might be asked several personal questions and others like: "why do you want to become a citizen?" That last question took me by surprise... do they really ask that and what do people usually answer?. Also, I seem unable to memorize the lyrics of the national anthem, English is my second language and in all honestly the lyrics are hard... will they ask me about it? I don't know which version of exam you are talking about. If you filed before Oct 1, 2008, and your interview scheduled before Oct 1, 2009, you still have choice for old(current) exam, and new exam. New exam seems like asking more difficult questions for English... But Civic history questions is based on pre-selected 96 (current) / 100 (new) questions. So it should not be a big deal. I didn't study it for much, and I just use my commute time so I just keep listen to questions/answers audio track from CD, which USCIS gave me after fingerprint. Besides, I have no idea why you have to memorize national anthem lyrics. If you want to see overall process, and what it looks like interview, you can refer to following. http://www.visajourn...howtopic=150798	moonhunt	Male	South Korea	2008-09-17 21:58:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Question about Oath	QUOTE (Tess79 @ Sep 15 2008, 07:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My oath ceremony is scheduled for Wednesday at 8am. In the letter, it says to bring *Any immigration documents you may have*. What do they mean? What type of documents am I supposed to bring? How long is the oath ceremony going to take? Is it several hours? What should I expect during the ceremony? Just want to also let everyone know that there is still hope! Overall, it took 4 months for me from mailing the application to the oath. I guess they really stepped up! Thanks! Tess Probably "Any immigration documents you may have" means Permanent Resident Card (I-551), A.K.A. Green Card. If you went through I-751 for 2-year conditional permanent resident card, you might have expired Green Card somewhere. Other than that, I don't see any other things you have to bring. Unless you have something happened between interview date and oath ceremony date, so you have to prove something to USCIS employee for that change.	moonhunt	Male	South Korea	2008-09-17 22:02:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 and speeding tickets	QUOTE (iwannaleave @ Sep 18 2008, 04:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi all, I need some help from those of you that recently submitted this form. I keep getting conflicting information about this topic. Do I need to include speeding tickets in the N-400 form? Thank you for your help! =) 16. Have you ever been arrested, cited or detained by any law enforcement officer (including USCIS or former INS and military officers) for any reason? This has been discussed multiple times. Traffic tickets including speed ticket is considered as citation. So "yes". But you can add explanation that it is because of speed tickets. When you read N-400 instructions, it says fine over $500 or DUI related one can be a problem. I did answer "yes" for that one, and interview officer asked whether there is any DUI or something like that. I said "No", then he proceed to next question. He didn't even ask for DMV driving record, or ticket/fine receipt.	moonhunt	Male	South Korea	2008-09-18 21:19:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Travel dates on the N-400 Application	QUOTE (mattr @ Sep 19 2008, 01:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Quick question. There is this part where you have to tell where you traveled and for how long since the last 5 years. I could find the return dates from my passport and had most of the information about the trips in my email, but for years 2003-2005 I could only find the return dates, not the departure dates. So when I filed the application I added a note explaining why I didn't put the departure date and said that I believed all the trips were around 10-15 days on average for this period. Is this going to be sufficient? There is no way I can find the real departure dates if they send me the form back. If I receive NOA1 does that mean the form was accepted or can they still send it back after NOA1? Thanks, mattr. You should have records of in/out. Otherwise if interview officer can not make the judgement because of lack of information at interview, he/she can postpone until he/she get all information he/she wants. In my cases, I tracked all passport stamps plus my mileage account access to show when I got on the flight for each direction. Otherwise you have to check with your France government, who handles in/out record for your citizens.	moonhunt	Male	South Korea	2008-09-19 15:20:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	NATURALIZED, left the US with a Foreign Passport and applied passport overseas	QUOTE (Completely @ Sep 21 2008, 09:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks I feel better now.. I guess the officed just did educate me about entering and leaving the USA. I wish I will have no problem as well when we travel. Thank you so much. Since you are already US citizen from US government, you shouldn't have a problem to get in. Since you didn't follow the US law, you may get fine as a penalty. That will be all. Even if you arrive in U.S. airport without passport, as long as you have your "certificate of naturalization, you can get in. You may have to spend some time with officers, and pay for fine, but you can get in. The reason why you have to get US passport from abroad US embassy is because airline company may not get you on board with just "certificate of naturalization". ^^ So you need temporary travel certificate or US passport before going to airport to catch flight back to home, which is U.S. ^^ Edited by moonhunt, 21 September 2008 - 09:49 AM.	moonhunt	Male	South Korea	2008-09-21 09:45:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 application	QUOTE (avvypudge @ Sep 18 2008, 11:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi I was wondering if anyone could help me with a couple of questions regarding my n-400 application. I am applying based on the 3/3/3 rule. My three years perm Residency is due January 12th 2009 so i am applying October 14th 2008. I am confused about a couple of a the questions. In part 7. Time outside the United States - A How many total days did you spend outside of the united states during the past 5 years? well I have only been living in the usa since 2005 when i got married, (3 years). In 2003 and 2004 i worked in a summer camp over here where i met my husband, but i was still living in Australia. I am sorry i am just confused by this a little bit i hope i am making sense. In this 5 year question, i will have been living outside of the USA for two of those years because i wasnt a resident yet and i am applying based on the 3/3/3 rule. So do i just add up all the days i was still living in australia which would prob be like 500 days? Does that make sense???? Also part B of the question says how many trips of 24 hours have you taken outside of the united states during the last five years. How do i answer this question when my application is based on the 3/3/3 rule, when again in the first two years of this 5 year period i was living in Australia. Thank you so much for any help you may have to offer me A lot of people just stripe "5(five)" and write "3(three)" instead. Then record last 3 years info since it is based on 3 years residency condition. Probably USCIS will not look at the info until they bring it to first interview. So they will ask for the info, and usually they will be fine with that.	moonhunt	Male	South Korea	2008-09-18 11:36:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Denied in Bangkok	QUOTE (geezer @ Feb 24 2009, 11:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> how did they find out about the lein? did they run a credit check? Many people owe the government massive amounts of money for student loans and such, if they were to deduct the monthly payments owed on those loans alot of people might not qualify... It is networked. I think they have access to the computer system, which can be access IRS tax information and border entry information. Probably a couple of more systems.	moonhunt	Male	South Korea	2009-02-24 23:26:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	DS 156K	QUOTE (S.IS.Hwang @ Apr 29 2009, 11:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Evidence of Engagement -- could the Intent to Marry within 90 Days of point of entry be valid ? Also if you can have affidavit of support (if possible, notarized) from your parents, parents-in-law to recognize that both of you will be married, and some proofs for wedding preparation such as wedding dress reservation, it will be helpful. When you deal with USCIS, and Embassy, it is always to be safe by "better overprepared than sorry". Also keep in mind that consular officer and USCIS employee is a person, so don't throw out the documents without their viewpoint considered. You have to look at their viewpoint. Well organized, and follow their instructions... Then pass the info when they ask. More important thing is proofs for your ongoing relationship such as emails, letters, photos together with both of you, and/or family, friends. So they can find that your case is really based on true love, and not on immigration purpose.	moonhunt	Male	South Korea	2009-04-29 12:59:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Let's Help Eachother Prepare for The Big Interview!	QUOTE (S.IS.Hwang @ May 4 2009, 09:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> hey I know all of us has interviews coming up, i wanted to start a topic so that we can start listing possible interview questions that might come up. Besides the normal~ where and how and when you met ~ ? Anyhow has any inputs? Also check "Reviews: Embassy/USCIS" menu from top right of this webpage. You can find other people's exprience from Interview.	moonhunt	Male	South Korea	2009-05-05 11:45:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Interview Date Set =)	QUOTE (S.IS.Hwang @ Apr 30 2009, 03:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hey moonhut! I wish i can.. but because of our long distance love ~ i have used every single SICK DAY and VACATION DAY i have ~ and in addition to that for the past year.... we have managed to see eachother every 2 months! its extremely difficult... sometimes we would fly to a different country and meet there for a weekend get away! Can you imagine the COST? In addition to the phone cards and long distance relationship... cost... i think since we are going to be together forever ~ i'm going to conserve and just start decorating our small home when he arrives ~ =) .... I think he should be fine.. He speaks almost perfect english and he's been to the states for over 7-8 times. And he has an awesome job back in Seoul.... there shouldn't be any reason he would want to give up his life ~ if it wasn't for love! So.... i wish i could... Been there, done that. ^^ Once upon a time, I used to receive KRW 100,000 gift certificate from KT even though I used DaCom for international phone calls. Also my darling at the time got financial aid from room-mate for phone-bill. We spent 4~5 hours over the phone, and I was acting as DJ such as playing music, and whispering lyrics... I spent more than half of my earning for phone calls, and airfare. Even I had unofficial deal with my boss for extra vacation days and I had work overtime to make up. Long distance relationship is so hard. Edited by moonhunt, 30 April 2009 - 09:19 PM.	moonhunt	Male	South Korea	2009-04-30 21:15:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Interview Date Set =)	Congratulations! Are you going to visit Seoul to be with your sweety for Interview ? It's not mandatory, I think. But it is recommended just in case.	moonhunt	Male	South Korea	2009-04-30 11:53:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Oh no...forgot to make copy of 2008 tax returns	QUOTE (BelgiumUSA @ May 11 2009, 09:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The IRS was unable to fax us the 2008 one though, cause it will only be ready by June 1st. It should be ready. As soon as they scanned the tax return to their computer, it is ready. Did you request tax "accountant" transcript, which will have IRS audit result? If you ask for tax "return" transcript, it will be ready as soon as they enter into their computer. Usually IRS customer representative ask for whether you receive tax refund or not. If they issue tax refund or additional payment notice, your tax return is entered into the computer system, and IRS can issue tax "return" transcript either by fax, or mail.	moonhunt	Male	South Korea	2009-05-12 17:20:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	my fiancee has marks in his arm of a suicide attempt	QUOTE (uscandual @ May 13 2009, 02:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> my first thought was that the drugs he took is more of an issue than attempted suicide. Drug use and/or mental illness... Both are red flags for immigration visa interview. It may become habitual repeated things, and it may against good moral characters and others. So it may produce very different output based on how to present, and what kind of data you have for backup to your case. That's why I strongly recommend immigration attorney involved as soon as possible. The attorney should good, of course. Your sweetie needs to practice how to represent the answers professionally, and with strong/good will, so he won't be fall in same trap again.	moonhunt	Male	South Korea	2009-05-13 17:18:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	my fiancee has marks in his arm of a suicide attempt	Doctor may not have the problem with scars. But consular officer or USCIS adjudicator might have. It can be considered as mental illness history, and one of their question asks for this kind of things. He may need to get doctor's explanation, and it will not be a problem for normal life. Of course, if he lie during the interview, future immigration status can be voided at any time when USCIS find out that. I would recommend to hire immigration attorney for this since it is very varied from person to person based on who will conduct interview.	moonhunt	Male	South Korea	2009-05-13 13:58:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Medical Exam Cost in Bangkok?	Depending on vaccinations, it may cost a lot more if the doctor request to get the shot(s). But sometimes it can be compensated from your medical insurance if you have medical insurance.	moonhunt	Male	South Korea	2009-05-15 16:00:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	I-134 Affidavit of Support for Fiance Visa	QUOTE (Candy S. @ May 19 2009, 02:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks HelloWorld08. I will have to check my income tax return tonight. Thanks for taking the time to help me. I have one more question for you: It's my understanding that my boyfriend (soon fiance) has to translate some documents to english, can you tell me more or less what are they? does he have to translate them in Ecuador or here? Most information is already explained in instructions. For income calculation, you have to check your tax return info. Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) is the number USCIS or US Consular office use for I-134 or I-864. Also for the number of household, you have to check your tax return info. If you have dependents declared from your tax return, you may have to include those dependents. Documentations may need to translated to English if it is not in his/her home country's language, where Interview will be proceed, or English. So for safe assumption, I would recommend to translate every documents not in English traslated to English and certified. Certified means that somebody who translated the documen needs to write and sign for accurate "full" translation with his/her knowledge.	moonhunt	Male	South Korea	2009-05-19 14:16:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Financial evidence	QUOTE (criandjen @ May 20 2009, 07:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> we did that and they reply saying that they cannopt help us because they still do not have our documentation!!!! Even though you sent to NVC, you may have to bring the copy or another set just in case. Chances are that consular officer may not look at actual file, or it may be in the middle of transfer. But they may lost your file. So if I were you, I will bring another set of copy.	moonhunt	Male	South Korea	2009-05-20 09:29:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	visiting your fiancee more than once does not mean bonafide?	QUOTE (JimVaPhuong @ May 19 2009, 11:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Sponsors can't attend the interview in Ho Chi Minh City with the beneficiary. They aren't even allowed on the consulate grounds. They have to wait across the street. However, it helps a lot if she can bring his passport into the consulate to show that he's there and supporting her. Depending on Consular office, spouse may not allowed to be with for interview. But at least spouse can be reachable if necessary. Also if there is any problem, spouse can walk in for futher discussion to clear any issue. Usually US Embassy allow walk-in for US citizen. Besides, spouse can perform reheasal for interview from consular officer viewpoint, and go through review of the data submitted to US Embassy together.	moonhunt	Male	South Korea	2009-05-19 14:06:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	visiting your fiancee more than once does not mean bonafide?	If possible, ask him for his vacation schedule, and push your interview date to match with his schedule. It's better to be there together. Especially K1/CR-1/IR-1 will be depending on a lot of things such as how you react to US consular officer, and because of cultural difference, they may inteprete differently from what you intent. So better be together, and if possible, your fiancee can jump in if there is any misunderstanding happening.	moonhunt	Male	South Korea	2009-05-19 11:20:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Affidavit of Support	USCIS/Consular Officer will use your latest year's tax return for your income calculation. More likely "Adjusted Gross Income" from tax return. Social Security doesn't matter unless specific officer wants to check. For this year's income, USCIS/Consular officer may ask for employment verification letter from your employer, which states your employment type - full time, or part time -, annual salary/income, and job position/title. If your income is below the requirement, you can either have co-sponser from immediate family - check the instructions -, or use your assets to fill up the gap between the requirement and your income. Asset value should be 3 times or 5 times more depending on the type of immigration visa. Edited by moonhunt, 22 May 2009 - 10:49 AM.	moonhunt	Male	South Korea	2009-05-22 10:48:00