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QUOTE (nm123 @ Aug 13 2008, 10:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Geez, I spend way too much time on here....

me too...................

jmmr

Female

Mexico

2008-08-14 00:30:00

QUOTE (nm123 @ Aug 13 2008, 10:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (jmmr @ Aug 13 2008, 10:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

You guys are so lucky!! I want to go to Mexico! So bad!! I did call Puerto Rico and it will take more than 6 weeks to get my certified copy. I wasn't able to get one here in Washington state

. I am going to just send Jorge my original copy and passport because they ask for it. It's fine. I will send it UPS so I can get a tracking # for it and overnight shipping

What a wonderful invention.

I called CDJ today too and they said that they have not sent our P3 yet. It can take 1-1 1/2 months.. blegh. I am frustrated with the waiting. it sucks. I havent seen jorge since dec. 30.......... i'm going crazy

OMG, please don't send your passport! Just copy all the pages and mail that with your birth certificate. At least it's easy and cheap to get another copy of your birth certificate, but with your passport... you gotta treat your passport the way you treat your SSN...

I KNOW!!!!!!!!!!

I don't want to send anything but I just keep getting told that he has to have ALL originals, even passport and certificate. I asked the dude if a copy of passport is fine, he said "no ma'am it has to be original."

jmmr

Female

Mexico

2008-08-14 00:26:00

You guys are so lucky!! I want to go to Mexico! So bad!! I did call Puerto Rico and it will take more than 6 weeks to get my certified copy. I wasn't able to get one here in Washington state

. I am going to just send Jorge my original copy and passport because they ask for it. It's fine. I will send it UPS so I can get a tracking # for it and overnight shipping

jmmr

Female

Mexico

2008-08-13 23:10:00

Ok. Thanks! But I am still confoozled. What I have in my hands is my real birth certificate. I was born in Puerto Rico so I don't want to ask for a certified copy from Puerto Rico so it can cause weeks for me to receive it. Can I take my real birth certificate to the court house in my home town and they can provide me with a certified copy? I'm not really understanding the difference between certified and notarized

Maybe that's why I am so confused.

jmmr

Female

Mexico

2008-08-10 22:59:00

hello again! Ok about the birth certificate~~~~ My supervisor is a notary, can she notarize a GOOD QUALITY copy of my birth certificate, and is that considered a certified copy? Will that be just as good? Also, along with the I 184 affidavit of support, should I include a notarized letter from my supervisor stating that I make over poverty level?

OOH ANother thing!! I am so excited because I may have found an apartment and MAY move sept 1. IF the landlord is willing to wait til then. I hope so! They have a pool and gymnasium and it is very private and beautiful. It's running at 750 but I think we'll be ok with that amount. I'm excited!!!!!

jmmr

Female

Mexico

2008-08-10 15:42:00

Hello-I sent jorge a very nice color copy of my Birth Certificate and a blown up color copy of my pass port with the stamp of when I went to MX to visit him. Do you guys think that will be sufficient enough for him to take to the interview? (along with all the other forms). I ask this because I will most likely not be attending the interview with him, and I do not want to send him the originals because I am afraid it will get stolen or lost. Will this risk our chances? Please give me a straight forward answer

Also... how much money should he take with him for the medical and the interview? I'm also confused about something I have read before about paying for the visa in advance? Can someone explain that to me? I don't understand it

Thanks you guys

jmmr

Female

Mexico

2008-08-10 02:33:00

YES!! COngrats on receiving your packet!!!

YOU ARE SO CLOSE!!

jmmr

Female

Mexico

2008-08-10 01:46:00

I am so sorry brian

*supportive hug* I hope things will get better from here on out. On your timeline it says "denial." Were you guys denied or just RFE'ed? Keep faithful ok.

Don't lose that hope. We're here for you!

I called CDJ today and talked to a very nice man. He told me that they had our case, and that they've had it for less than a week. SOOOOOOO The guy was trying to avoid telling me how long it would take for us to get a Packet 3. He was very hesitant. I'm guessing because it varies so much on a case by case basis. Well, after asking 4 different ways, he finally said it could take 2-3 months

The poor guy felt bad, I'm sure, because he didn't want to tell me an answer that he wasn't certain on. Anywho... so I'm not going to beleive that because I know it was a ball park answer. He also told me that the applicant (jorge/beneficiary) is the one who actually receives the packet, not me. OK *sigh* Well, what do you guys think? I confirmed that Jorge will not need an interview appointment, and that he needs to go to the medical at least 1-2 days prior to the interview, which I already knew of. I also asked him if I could use the applications for the fiance packet on the website, he said that would be fine, but that he wouldn't recommend me fill them out until we receive the packet because each consulate may have different information from us. Well... Just wanted to share my story.

jmmr

Female

Mexico

2008-08-05 21:24:00

That is very true Caity. We all did get pretty lucky!

Four months isn't that shabby!! I totally can see the safety being an issue in Juarez. We're so close.

jmmr

Female

Mexico

2008-08-01 22:54:00

Thanks for that list. IT's great! I doubt I will be going down there. I can't afford it! I'm broke!

No, seriously though. We have discussed this many times whether or not i should go, and so far we think saving the 700 dollars is a better decision than to spend it so that I wait outside. I have only been to MX once and it scared me a lot. I don't want to be by myself...

...... I am sure I can get the time off but it depends on whehter or not school starts at the time of the interview or not. (Sept 22). I wish I was going, but it looks like it ain't gonna happen!

4-6 weeks

I don't want to wait anymore

I'm feeling so frustrated

. I actually thought it would be less than 6 weeks for him to arrive...but I'm changing that #.

I am happy that our case has now been forwarded to CDJ

I confirmed it today by making a quick phone call! So happy about that. Caity-yours is on its way!

GOod luck everybody !

And thanks for your response NM123

jmmr

Female

Mexico

2008-07-31 00:11:00

Hello again! And hello CAITY! How is your vacation with your hubby? Are you having a great time?

I would like to start preparing for the interview.... It seems that NVC has shipped our case to CDJ (not 100% sure- I used the DHL website from another forum) ANYWAYS!

After CDJ Receives my petition...how long after that will Jorge receive the packet. Another question...I talked to this woman lady who "helped" us at the beginning, and she told me that I'm the one who receives the packet, not him..... and that i HAVE to go to mexico. I'm probably going to end up going after all... on another (k1) forum, they keep telling me that I don't HAVE to go and that he does receive the packet. I just wanted to hear your guys' opinion as well. I am getting very excited but I keep looking at people's timelines from the past and it looks like it takes a month for him to get the packet after CDJ receives it? On several it was about 2 weeks. Does anyone have an estimate? I was hoping it would be like 1-2 weeks

So far the only thing I KNOW i have to prepare is:

Fiancée Packet
Fee Information, form CDJ 446

Instructions, form CDJ 400
Statement of Intent to Marry, form CDJ 402

Form DS-156K

Form CDJ 430
Medical Examination Instructions, form Mexwide 202 K

Public Charge Information, form OF-167

I copied/pasted that from the website.

is there anything I am missing? I think my affidavit of support? But anything else?

Thanks everybody!!!!! I appreciate any input.

jmmr

Female

Mexico

2008-07-29 23:38:00

Hi you guys. i just bumped into this forum! My fiance is also going to be going to CDJ for his inteview. We're hoping it will take about a month - a month half for him to get here. We just recently got approved and I found out today that my case is now in NVC.

YAY Hopefully soon it will fly down to MEXICOOOO.

Good luck to you guys

jmmr

Female

Mexico

2008-07-29 00:03:00

125% poverty line question

Awesome that clears it up for us! Thanks so much!

Sorry about putting the thread in the wrong place! wasn't quite sure where it would fit.

Just a sidenote, this place has been a godsend for us, not quite sure what we would of done without it!

Adrian+Mike

Male

England

2009-10-26 19:49:00

125% poverty line question

QUOTE (Justine+David @ Oct 26 2009, 04:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

It's for two people because you'll be a two-person household. If you're borderline and don't have any assets, you might think about getting a co-sponsor.

My fiancee makes well over the 2 person household income - what do you mean by assets as she does not have a house,stock etc?

Adrian+Mike

Male

England

2009-10-26 19:29:00

125% poverty line question

Ive done a search but can't seem to find the answer.

We've just got our NOA2 so naturally we're now going through the next stage - just a quick question though if anyone could answer it would be great!

We've checked up on the national poverty line and we are slightly confused - should we be looking up the line for 2 people in the household (me and her, we're not currently living together obviously as im in a diffrent country

) or just for one person? The form on the uscis website http://www.uscis.gov...form/I-864P.pdf only lists for 2 people so which one should we use? If it is for one person household does anyone know where we could get these figures from for the 125%?

Thanks so much,

Mike

Edited by Adrian+Mike, 26 October 2009 - 07:07 PM.

Adrian+Mike

Male

England

2009-10-26 19:05:00

London will accept your argument about "current income" Use employer letters and pay stubs to show this. The employer letters should include a start date, so that will help explain any discrepancies.

You will want to have your TAX TRANSCRIPT for the most recent tax year as well, as they are used to seeing that there. If you order your 2008 one from the IRS (it's free) there is no scramble to collect W-2s and such.

If your interview is during or after April, then they will want to see the 2009 tax return, so just make sure you keep it all together in a folder when you file.

Awesome, thanks for that!

Adrian+Mike

Male

England

2010-02-03 19:54:00

Basically we need to know if we need a co signer... I make enough now but according to my 2009 tax return I make under the 125%...I have two jobs one I've been at for two years the other for 6 months

Adrian+Mike

Male

England

2010-02-03 10:32:00

I think many people's tax transcripts from previous years are not the same as what they are currently earning. I included the 3 prior years of tax transcripts, several paystubs (and I emailed the last one right before his interview), to show current weekly/YTD pay. Also the letter from my employer also stating what I earn each week. Send everything, especially since you have already listed previous job history already. The current stuff shows what you are currently earning.

11:00pm and im running around unable to sleep.. trying to remember/figure out what jobs i had when and find the matching w2s.. thanks ill send him all that info.. my worry is the difference in pay from my current w2 to what my employers say i will make "this year"

Adrian+Mike

Male

England

2010-02-03 01:47:00

Hello again!

As we're approching the final stage we're going through the last bits including whats expected at the interview. As my finance works two jobs she has sent me 6x paystubs from one employer, 4x paystubs from the other. We have letters from both employers stating what her salary is. We would include the W2 from 2009 however as she was in diffrent employment during the majority of 2009 which did not cover the poverty guidelines we have not included this. She is of course earning well beyond the guideline needed now, which is what the paystubs and letters show.. will this be enough evidence? Should we include the w2 regardless as this will contradict what she is currently earning?

Adrian+Mike

Male

England

2010-02-02 20:40:00

I NEED ASSISTANCE

Thanks for all your advice, i appreciate your help.
By May this year we should have around $5,000 saved. If i have that much in my savings account, would that help my case at all? With my fiances help I could have that much money saved, the only issue is I dont earn over the poverty line a year, but if I had that much saved would that change the cirumstances at all? Would they be more willingly to approve it, if I had that money saved?

I just want to make sure you know you need 125% of the poverty line, my fiance and i are going through the same thing you are.. i make enough now.. but last year i did not..so we are trying to figure out whats needed.. but you have to make about 19,000$ a year to be above the poverty line ( thats just a rounded number there is a site to find the actual amount)

Adrian+Mike

Male

England

2010-02-03 00:50:00

We're sending Packet 3 back to London tomorrow. I wrote N/A (K1 visa process for permanent residence) for both myself and my cosponsor. I've done a little research and it sounds like it should be fine.

thanks everyone i sent out all of the paperwork last week, we did as you said and wrote the na k1 visa process for permanent residence for both mine and my moms paperwork, also we put that my dad was partially dependant, not sure but thats what we found would be the best, sometimes these paperwork just are as confusing as a rubix cube, so many different answers and ways to do it, and not everyone is in the same situation, now its just sit and wait for the interview

Adrian+Mike

Male

England

2010-03-21 10:23:00

Yeah we just arent sure accoring to
http://www.immihelp.com/visas/visitor/i134.html

"Write the names of dependents that you include in your income tax
returns. These will usually be your spouse and minor children. If your
spouse is not working you can check 'wholly dependant'. If your spouse
is working you can check 'partially dependent'."

It also says that she should also write N/A ( K1 visa process for
permanent residence ) as you did on your I-134 for question 11. As for
the tick box I think she should just tick intend.

see to me my father is not a dependent (over 18) but with this visa stuff everything seems to be backwards from normal thought process, and no one seems to be going through the same situation,

Adrian+Mike

Male

England

2010-03-16 02:37:00

im not quiet sure what your referring to? yes my mother more then exceeds the 125% above poverty line, the questions we are having issues with have nothing to do with whether she meets that requirement, we were asking whether my father gets put as a dependent (of my mother) even though he works and they file taxes jointly.

Adrian+Mike

Male

England

2010-03-15 22:51:00

Does your mother meet the 125% for a household of 4? If she does then it wouldn't matter. Though I suspect if she did you wouldn't be asking.

im not quiet sure what your referring to? yes my mother meets the 125% but for three people not four, the questions we are having issues with have nothing to do with whether she meets the requirements,

Does your mother meet the 125% for a household of 4? If she does then it wouldn't matter. Though I suspect if she did you wouldn't be asking.

Adrian+Mike

Male

England

2010-03-15 22:43:00

Any help is really appreciated guys, really pulling our hair out over this one

Adrian+Mike

Male

England

2010-03-15 08:20:00

This is something I've recently come to actually. With question 11 I was thinking that the co-sponsor would check yes, and write something like "I plan to financially support the beneficiary of this fiance visa should this assistance be required in order to prevent her from becoming a public charge." where as I'd write that I plan to support her indefinitely and marry her within 90 days of her entering the country on the K-1.

I think the "Dependent" is if there's any one that the co-sponsor claims as a dependent on their taxes. I'm not 100% sure if that's correct though, but does make sense. Hope this helps some.

-J

Thanks for your help, it helps a little for the question 11, the question 8 has us baffled a bit, since my mom (not my mom and dad) is sponsoring us, my father and her file their taxes jointly, my brothers and I are all over 18 there for not dependents, and my father is not one either, thus we are confused on whether he has to be put as a dependent (cause he lives in the household and is included in the 125% above poverty)

Adrian+Mike

Male

England

2010-03-14 22:48:00

Just as a follow up question as I can't edit, On question 8 for the co-sponsor would they be required to put down that they support anyone in their household, i.e husband. Her parents both work, no kids left at home, just the "dependant" part threw me as I would imagine that would be for younger kids/under 18's etc.

Adrian+Mike

Male

England

2010-03-14 20:59:00

Hi guys,

For various reasons we've had to get my finance's mother to Co-sponsor for us, however for question 11 - I intend/Do not intend to make specific contributions to support the person(s) named in item 3 - we're unsure whether we should get them to tick the intend, or do not intend box. My US finance is ticking the intend box, and writing N/A (K1 visa process for permanent residence) underneath as the guide shows - does the Co-sponsor need to do exactly the same even though they won't be directly financially aiding me (unless of course my soon to be wife loses her job etc).

Has anyone else who've gone through this route using the embassy in London had a similar situation?

Thanks

Adrian+Mike

Male

England

2010-03-14 20:47:00

What is the chance of getting denied at the embassy?

QUOTE (Slightly Bonkers @ Apr 8 2009, 09:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (TBoneTX @ Apr 8 2009, 10:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

BE THERE at the interview, even if you are on your deathbed.

While this is really good advice for some embassy's, it's not as necessary for others.
For example, I've never heard of an Irish applicant being asked to have their FI there.

As the OP plans on going anyway, it's not as big an issue in this case, but other people with interviews coming up, should check their local boards to see if request for the USC to attend are common.

It's also my understanding that in many cases, you're not allowed anywhere near the interview anyway. What good does it do except maybe to provide some emotional support to your fiancee' before the interview? I wasn't at my fiancee's interview. To do so would have required 20 hours of flying (just one way), just so I could be there for a day, and then return.

Gage

Male

Russia

2009-04-09 05:57:00

Visa in hand!!!!!

QUOTE (EZ3145 @ Dec 19 2009, 06:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Thanks to all vjers for their advices. My fiancee got her visa and we're done with that part

I'm not sure which airline to purchase ticket from. Here's the deal.

KLM TICKET: She'll go through amsterdam transit before reaching USA.

Will she need a transit visa for that?

I am not sure but congratz!!! What's your timeline from NVC??

susan_seth

Female

Ghana

2009-12-19 21:25:00

Interview FEB 16th

stay focus be calm pray hard and ask your partner to tell your more about his /her life and family life ,check documents make sure you have everything right and you will be good good luck.

Good Luck and stay cool.

susan_seth

Female

Ghana

2010-02-08 08:32:00

VISA !!!!

FYI.........YES SETH PASSED HIS INTERVIEW

BUT HE CAN'T PICK IT UP UNTIL APRIL 23RD

LET'S DO THE HAPPY VISA DANCE

susan_seth

Female

Ghana

2010-03-23 16:02:00

Question on I-134 (Affidavit of Support)

QUOTE (Starlight95 @ Oct 17 2009, 11:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (cass_errol @ Oct 18 2009, 01:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I was under the impression that the Affidavit of Support didn't need to be submitted until after we were married and were filing for adjustment of status. We are filing at the London Embassy. Am I wrong in this, or do we need to have the I-134 and all of the supporting evidence for it ready for the interview state before we get his Visa?
Thank you.

No, this has to be submitted when your fiance has his interview. During his AOS he will be submitting another set of documents and I think that is the 1-864 if I am correct. I am a K-1 petitioner as well and currently preparing my affidavit of support so my fiance can have it at his interview. So, you need to have the 1-134 and supporting documents ready during the interview. I would check out the embassy website for what is required for the support. Usually, an employment letter is required and paystubs.

Star

Thank you for clearing that up!

cass_errol

Female

United Kingdom

2009-10-18 09:30:00

Question on I-134 (Affidavit of Support)

cass_errol

Female

United Kingdom

2009-10-18 00:29:00

Medical Exam Snag

Just a little bit of background...
About 5 years ago, my fiance was into self harming (he was a cutter). After a visit to his GP and some other help, he stopped, and hasn't done it in about 4 years. However, it is on his medical record from having seen his GP. So, on the medical questionnaire, when it asks "Have you ever caused harm to yourself or others?" he marked yes, so as to be as honest as possible, and wrote a brief explanation regarding the situation.
So when he had his medical exam today, they questioned him on it. Now they want him to take a form to his GP to have them sign it to state that he is not going to need any psychiatric help in the future. Until he gets that form back to them, they won't send his medical results to the Embassy.
He called his GP immediately and they stated that they could not get him in until November 27th. I advised him to call the Knightsbridge doctors and let them know it was going to be a couple weeks.
I didn't think it was really going to be a problem as he no longer does it, and hasn't in some time. Anyone else hear about something like that causing issues? Otherwise, his exam was fine and all of his vaccinations were in order.
Are there any additional steps we should take except for notifying Knightsbridge that it will be a couple of weeks?
Thanks everyone.

cass_errol

Female

United Kingdom

2009-11-12 16:50:00

I-134 Employer Letter Example

Does anyone have an example of the letter that they got from their employer for the I-134? I'm not sure exactly what it needs to say. I know the information it needs, but how detailed does it have to be? Could it just say "So and So has worked here since mm/dd/yyyy, they make $ an hour, and we expect to keep them employed indefinitely?

Thanks in Advance

cass_errol

Female

United Kingdom

2009-12-22 02:45:00

Interview PASSED!!!!!

QUOTE (Mary and Jeff @ Apr 29 2009, 06:01 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

"DA!! DA !!! DA!!! " Were her words on the phone... I only talked for 1 minute... don't have details... I currently don't care!!! She PASSED the interview!!!!

That's all the matters!

I'm going to have a heck of a time trying to be productive at work today...

Don't worry, I'll give full details later...

Congratulations!!!

Aimee and Albert

Male

Philippines

2009-04-29 11:21:00

Co-sponcer question

nothing is ever too early, being early gets you ahead in case things get delayed and there are setbacks. other then that both bernie and audy answered very well...good luck as well :thumbs:

bmagno23

Male

Philippines

2010-05-26 00:20:00

blue and white slip!!!!! help me!!

hi lotie; i have the same problem concerning the evidence of current sustained income for my fiance in the philippines; so what did you do ? what proof did you provide and did you redo the whole affidavit of support again. im am in the exact boat as you were. i hope you can help me from one filipino to the other =) i would really appreciate it. please respond im so stressed.

bmagno23

Male

Philippines

2010-05-20 20:22:00