Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	VISA APPROVED....The waiting is over...	Huge congratulations!!! Good luck on your new lives together!	ready4ONE	Male	Philippines	2007-02-23 01:27:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	HAPPY SAFE TRIP TO ALL VJ MEMBERS!	Thanks for the thought! We also hope everyone from VJ traveling soon has a safe trip! Very excited that J will be flying here from United Arab Emirates March 6th, POE JFK New York, then on to Seattle! Hard to believe the wait is almost over!	ready4ONE	Male	Philippines	2007-02-23 22:37:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	DS forms	The DS forms we got from Abu Dhabi Embassy were also expired, and I would highly recommend simply using the forms available online below: DS-230, 156, 156K and 157 are all available online at(forms we were required to produce, you may be asked for others which likely are found here as well): http://travel.state....forms_1342.html And using the online DS-156 produces a scannable document by automatically creating a bar code when printing, so there will be no errors having some consulate worker put your data into the computer system. It is simply scanned into the system! I have read that the embassies and consulates will always accept the expired forms they provide, but why not use up to date forms and have the peace of mind of having neatly typed out documents, and of course the scannable DS-156 mentioned above? Good luck at your interview! Edited by ready4ONE, 24 February 2007 - 12:29 AM.	ready4ONE	Male	Philippines	2007-02-24 00:28:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Couples Who Met Online	The subject was barely mentioned at my fiance's interview. We worried a little about this as well. But since the internet makes the world a much smaller place, it stands to reason many international romances would begin online. She was approved without any problem due to meeting online.	ready4ONE	Male	Philippines	2007-02-24 00:45:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	APPROVED in BOGOTA 2/21/07	Congratulations! Good luck on your new lives together! Looks like you have also generously given future filers going through Bogotá a huge heads up on getting approval. Awesome!	ready4ONE	Male	Philippines	2007-02-25 15:57:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Interview what to wear?	Business casual is the look he should shoot for. If he is used to a suit and tie, and this is normal for him, then by all means, he should wear one. But from everything I gathered (and I asked the same question for my fiancée for her interview) the response was business casual. Many described seeing people dressed pretty down, even scruffy, but this is an important day for him. Good luck at his interview!	ready4ONE	Male	Philippines	2007-02-27 00:57:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Document OTHER THAN CARD manufactured and mailed.	That is considerably different than the message we received which was: *** DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS E-MAIL *** The following is the latest information on your case status Receipt Number: WAC06******** Application Type: I129F , PETITION FOR FIANCE(E) Current Status: This case has been approved. On November 2, 2006, an approval notice was mailed. If 30 days have passed and you have not received this notice, you may wish to verify or update your address. To update your address, please speak to an Immigration Information Officer during business hours. If you have questions or concerns about your application or the case status results listed above, or if you have not received a decision or advice from USCIS within the projected processing time frame*, please contact the National Customer Service Center. National Customer Service Center (800) 375-5283. *The projected processing time frame can be found on the receipt notice that you received from the USCIS. *** Please do not respond to this e-mail message. Sincerely, The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) ******************************************************************************** ****************** You said you were informed you were approved February 13? How so? Checking online status? My guess is you got a strangely worded notice that they are mailing out your NOA2, which would be your "document other than card" but that is just a guess. Good luck on your journey!	ready4ONE	Male	Philippines	2007-02-28 18:58:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	HEY EVERYBODY- MARIE WAS APPROVED- YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!	Huge congratulations!!! Enjoy your lives together!	ready4ONE	Male	Philippines	2007-02-22 02:55:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Presumptive death update & interview	That is really great! Congratulations!!!	ready4ONE	Male	Philippines	2007-03-05 01:24:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Manila's Rockin	HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO GARY AND LUZ!!!! I can't describe how happy I am for those two!!! Good luck to everyone else following in their footsteps! Edited by ready4ONE, 15 February 2007 - 02:21 AM.	ready4ONE	Male	Philippines	2007-02-15 02:20:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	to make a letter or not?	Hi Faye! Good luck on your interview. The thing I am wondering is what your packet asked for? If your fiance is above the poverty line for his 2006 income, and/or currently earning above the poverty guidelines, and you have only been asked for last year's tax return just give them that. Did he file a return for 2006? If they asked for the last 3 year's returns and he doesn't have them because he didn't file, then you will likely want a letter from the IRS indicating he was ok not filing taxes based on his 2004 and 2005 income level. He may also be able to prove he did not need to file by searching irs.gov and finding the income level rules for tax filers.	ready4ONE	Male	Philippines	2007-03-05 16:44:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Criminal Check	IF you are the fiance, and your USC is also a member, link your timeline to his by putting his VisaJourney ID # in the proper spot on the edit page. (Towards the bottom of the edit timeline form.) Then when people check your timeline his will pop up and assuming he is keeping his up to date, everyone will be happy and no stats will be skewed. Otherwise it looks like you got great research advice from YuAnDan!	ready4ONE	Male	Philippines	2007-03-18 09:55:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Visa Denial	All consulates are different. We had just one all too brief visit, but documentation of online contact going back to 2004, and we were approved. I sincerely hope that you two can get this application turned around, and this decision over turned. Good luck!	ready4ONE	Male	Philippines	2007-02-20 12:57:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Manila Embassy Interview	One step at a time! But that is more good advice Sheriff. Much obliged!	ready4ONE	Male	Philippines	2007-02-11 01:55:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Manila Embassy Interview	"You will not need a SSN in order to get married. The married license nor the married certificate require a SSN. However, I recommend applying for the SSN anytime after 10 days after the beneficiary arrives in the US. Hope this helps... Cheers!!! Sheriff Uling" Yes Sheriff, it does! It will vary from state to state. You need to do like I did and call the county clerk where you live. Just explain the situation and they will tell you what is allowed. Luz and I decided to marry within a few days of her arrival. Just a quick civil cerimony at the court house. Then we can apply for her SSN in her married name and apply for the AOS right away. A few months later, after we have a chance to settle in we will have a big wedding at my fathers farm. (outdoor). I will do just that Gary! Good thinking, only applying for the SSN once and in her married name. Hopefully Washington state works like that. We plan on a small ceremony, hopefully at a local, very old Catholic Church. The larger full wedding will take place down the road, in PI with her friends and family. Good luck to Luz! And to everyone interviewing February 13th, hopefully my fiancee can save everyone a little good luck from February 12th!	ready4ONE	Male	Philippines	2007-02-11 00:16:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Manila Embassy Interview	"You will not need a SSN in order to get married. The married license nor the married certificate require a SSN. However, I recommend applying for the SSN anytime after 10 days after the beneficiary arrives in the US. Hope this helps... Cheers!!! Sheriff Uling" Yes Sheriff, it does!	ready4ONE	Male	Philippines	2007-02-10 23:48:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Manila Embassy Interview	hi all! just need help asap about getting an SSN "before" getting married... if i applied for an SSN, what should i typically bring??? (what kind of docs/proofs)... in their application form, page 2, stated: if you check "legal alien not allowed to work" you must provide from a US Federal, State, or local govt agency that explains why you need a SSN... im not really sure with that statement...just confused here... and how long should i wait after applying for one... thanks all!!! We took: 1. SSN Application 2. Passport/Visa That's all... Cheers!!! Sheriff Uling NOTE: The SSA requires two forms of ID from the beneficiary. So show them your passport and visa pages. By law, those are two different IDs and that is what we did. In order to play the game, you must either know the rules or get the handbook. Yeah Baby Yeah!!! I already checked into what we have to do. If she puts her PI address down on the license we can get married without a SSN. Just show her passport and visa. If we put my address down then she would need a SSN. Gary, really? If that is the case, and we can get married before getting her a SSN, we may do that as well. Although I see no reason to delay getting her a SS card ASAP as well.	ready4ONE	Male	Philippines	2007-02-10 21:59:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	what happens now!!??	I’m just going to write what others are thinking. How could you! Especially after all the hard work, uncertainty, delays, money, energy, and resources, AND what do you do... OPEN THE FREAKIN ENVELOPE! UNBELIEVABLE! Excuse me for be critical, but we are all dying to be in your shoes. You probably just stressed the hell out of your beloved who should have given you a good tongue lashing because you deserve it. GOODNESS! You are lucky that you do NOT need to return to the Manila Embassy in order to get the package resealed because you would be waiting all dahamn day. And you would deserve that too!!! Good luck and God’s speed in the rest of your journey!!! NOTE: PLEASE RETURN TO THE EMBASSY OR COSULATE (where you had the interview) AND HAVE THEM RESEAL YOUR PACKAGE! AND DON'T RE-OPEN IT!!!! Very harsh! I was not thinking that myself. It sounds like an easy fix, good luck and congratulations!	ready4ONE	Male	Philippines	2006-08-27 12:32:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	K1 visa denied section 221(g)	The consular denied her because there were only 2 letters and 1 trip to Vietnam and said our relationship was a sham. It is starting to seem like the COs are taking a hard look at the number of visits and length of relationship... Well we are going into our interview with just one visit, and brief at that. Not Vietnam of course, but I would think that not everyone can afford to jet set across the globe repeatedly, nor can everyone who happens to love another from half way around the world drop everything and spend the time they might desire with their SO. I had in incredibly hard time leaving, and had wanted to visit J for a very long time. Not at all sure what I would do in your position, and sincerely hoping the same fate does not await us. I sincerely hope that you can turn this around, and either get this petition back on track or drop it and start another. Good luck to you!	ready4ONE	Male	Philippines	2007-02-09 23:13:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	APPROVED!!!!!	Congratulations! No idea on what the delay for her might be, but approved is approved! Good luck to the two of you!	ready4ONE	Male	Philippines	2007-02-10 17:33:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	U.S. Embassy - Abu Dhabi - UAE	Congratulations!!! Good luck wrapping up your work there, and have a safe trip the California! Can't wait to meet you. (A few more happy dances for good measure!)	ready4ONE	Male	Philippines	2007-03-20 22:54:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	consulate sent expired forms??!	You can get the most up to date forms, and many if not all of them fillable pdf versions, directly from USCIS' website. We received expired forms as well, but didn't use them. [Abu Dhabi Consulate.] Really, they will likely accept the forms they sent you, but if you want up to date forms, follow my advice above. Good luck!	ready4ONE	Male	Philippines	2008-04-23 12:21:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	interview in hong kong and trip to philippines after	If you mean can she go from Hong Kong to PI, and visit there then travel the the USA, yep! No problem as long as she does not have any sort of legal issues in PI. Once she is here in the USA she won't be able to travel out of the USA until you get AP or she gets her greencard, so this would be a great time for her to visit home before she comes to you. Good luck on your journey!	ready4ONE	Male	Philippines	2008-05-04 23:03:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Does US Consulate in Bangkok Thailand require ancient marriage certificate?	QUOTE (uscandual @ Jan 24 2009, 07:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (payxibka @ Jan 25 2009, 10:40 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> copies are available at the courthouse where your marriage was registered... a bitter or amicable divorce is irrelevant..... i doubt the clerk at the courthouse will give you a lot of grief... I should have pointed out ... The marriage took place in Israel, and was registered there with the religious courts (Bet Din), who do not have computerized records as far as I know. Meaning that getting an extract would involve a personal visit to the court in Haifa, Israel (I'm in the US, so I'd probably ask my brother to go on my behalf), then getting it translated from Hebrew to English and certifying the translation, and then mailing it to Thailand. Which I can do, but this will take time, effort, and money. That's why I'm asking if it's likely to be necessary before going to those lengths. Always better safe than sorry. Probably going to owe your brother big time, but getting the marriage certificate should not be overlooked. Good luck!	ready4ONE	Male	Philippines	2009-01-25 18:53:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Hi, can someone post the 2009 poverty guideline	QUOTE (payxibka @ Feb 3 2009, 10:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (yohanes @ Feb 3 2009, 11:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi all, Im just curiuos I saw on a website that the 2009 poverty guideline for two people is 14,570 is this true if so ill be soo happy if not than my hopes are up the threshold is typically 125% of that number HHS has published http://aspe.hhs.gov/...09poverty.shtml You should go by the easy to read poverty guideline directly from USCIS: http://www.uscis.gov...form/I-864P.pdf Good luck!	ready4ONE	Male	Philippines	2009-02-04 00:48:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Question about I 134	Hey all, my Fiance is a Truck Driver and never has the same Income as it depends on his mileage..........He makes enough money to meet the 125% required but I would like to know whether (once we get to that stage) we have to submit Pay Stubs or what to show his Income.The Company can only state an estimate average of what he makes annually,since as I said it all depends on his miles. And also,he was unemployed from May until November of last year so that W2 definitley doesnt meet the required Income for 2006,is that gonna cause problems? His Income NOW does meet the 125% so the W2 for 2007 will be fine .(For the I 864 at AOS stage). Thanks for any info Nat	VetsWife328	Female	Germany	2007-06-17 04:24:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	I 134 and Income being a Trucker	Yodrak I'm sorry but it was still in my head when you told me in the past that his paast Income is not as important that his current Income.And yeah he has switched branches from being a Helicopter Mechanic to being a Trucker.He has tried for months to get a Heli Job last year ,but since he never had an A&P License that was impossible to get and the when he decided on going Trucking I visited him for a month.Due to the CDL School being in CA and him living in WA it would have been stupid if he would have left before I came to visit.Especially since he's an OTR Driver and hardly ever home.......So yeah he could have been employed by August but choose to wait because I came over. Any advice on how to explain that situation in case IT IS causing problems at the Interview??? I know one thing for sure,we DO NOT have a co sponsor and no chance to get one since my son has ADHD(ppl are afraid of med bills for him)......so in case his low Income in 2006 is a problem then we have a MAJOR problem............ Nat	VetsWife328	Female	Germany	2007-06-24 11:11:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	I 134 and Income being a Trucker	To Yodrak: If I remember it correctly you yourself has told me not too log ago that all they care about is what he's making NOW (when we file) and not so much about the past......... So are you trying to say that we will get problems later on because of his low Income in 2006? That by the way is the ONLY year (out of the past 10) that he didn't meet the 125%.As far as I know we have to provide several years of Tex Return at AOS stage right? And as far as me mentioning anything- By God I will only answer question I have been asked or will be asked and NOT give out any further info that might be harmful to the visa. Nat	VetsWife328	Female	Germany	2007-06-24 10:14:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	I 134 and Income being a Trucker	Well ya that could be.We're STILL waiting for his divorce to go through and will put our I 129 in as soon as thats done.But there aint no telling whether that will be next months or later.So far we dont have a date..........But in this case (with the tax return of 2006 being way below the 125%) it seems to be a good thing.........well at least for that........ Nat	VetsWife328	Female	Germany	2007-06-23 03:11:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	I 134 and Income being a Trucker	Well the thing with the tax returns is a "problem" because his 2006 Tax Return definitley doesn't meet the 125% since he was unemployed from May until November when he switched Branches and started Trucking. He does make good money driving and like I said we will be above the 125% which we will be able to show on the 2007 Tax Return for AOS.But can the 2006 Tax Return cause problems even though we can provide pay stubs showing his Income? Nat	VetsWife328	Female	Germany	2007-06-22 18:37:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	I 134 and Income being a Trucker	My Fiance is a Trucker and his monthly Income varies by how much he's driving,so there is no say how much he EXACTLY makes per year.Whatever he makes IS above the 125% but what is the Company supposed to write down as annual Income??? Nat	VetsWife328	Female	Germany	2007-06-22 18:04:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Seperate I 134 for child?	Does my Fiance have to fill out a SEPERATE form of I 134 for my 6 year old son or is that on the form he fills out for me? Thanks Nat	VetsWife328	Female	Germany	2007-09-04 11:25:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	I 134	Hey I'm just downloading form of off here and the I 134 says exp date is 4/30/07.....is that correct or can I still use that? Nat	VetsWife328	Female	Germany	2007-09-04 11:19:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Children and proving custody	OKay here's what you do,(unless your Fiancee was married to the father of the child! then it wont work),she needs to go to the Jugendamt and get what is called a "Negativbescheinigung gemaess §58a SGB VII". I just got the exact same thing for my son. BUT,this does not work if she was married to the father of that child. It has to read like this "Das Jugendamt der Stadt (City your Fiancee and her son live) bescheinigt hiermit,dass keine Sorgerechtserklärung gem. § 1626a Abs.1 Nr1 BGB verwahrt wird. In very simple words, that she has full custody for her son. Good Luck Nat	VetsWife328	Female	Germany	2007-09-25 15:55:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Question about Income required for I 134	The problem only is that his 2007 Income has lots of Per Diem too since he was driving an 18 wheeler.But also for 2007 he made more than the 125% required. Nat	VetsWife328	Female	Germany	2008-01-15 05:42:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Question about Income required for I 134	I just stumled across something in another thread so I will just ask this one real quick: My man makes 8$ an hour for the first 40 hours he works,+ 680$ Per Diem (for those 40 hours) ,from hour 41-50 he makes 26$ an hour and from 51-60 also 26$ an hour + 25%. So all together he makes right around 1600$ a week,which gets us VERY well abve the poverty level ,but not all of that Income IS taxable (as PerDiem isn't taxable).Now is that gonna cause problems? Would be kind of a joke since he really does make enough.........Oh and yeah he is always working 60 hours a week,so he gets all that extra money all the time as in the Per Diem and the overtime Pay and bonus. Also what in the world would his company have to State on the letter we need from them? Should they put it down the way I just did here and we add pay stubs and Bank Statments?? Thanks for any replies Nat	VetsWife328	Female	Germany	2008-01-15 01:05:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	I 134	OK,so now I'm confused.My man just looked at his W2's and his Per Diem Pay is not stated on them.Now without the Per Diem pay he doesnt meet the 125% we need.BUT,he does make over 6000$ each month when the Per Diem pay is included. ( He works 60 hours weekly, 40 hours are paid at 8$ an hour,from hour 41-50 he gets 26$ an hour and from 51-60 he gets 26$ an hour PLUS 25% so his average paycheck is 1500$ weekly). We CAN prove his weekly Income with his paystubs and the bank statements that show the deposits made by his Company. Still since his TAXABLE Income is slightly below the Poverty Guidelines do we need a Co Sponsor??? And what should the letter from his Employer state?? (Other then when he was hired,that the job is fulltime and that) Also he is working for a Contracting Company and his current Contract is over on Sep 12th.Then he has 30 days of mandatory (unpaid) leave and gets hired on with the same conditions as before again. Is that gonna cause a problem?? I have just talked to his Dad and he said he would be our Co Sponsor,but do we need one now or not???? Please someone explain this to me as I'm going crazy here and am confused as can be. Nat	VetsWife328	Female	Germany	2008-02-16 17:16:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Co Sponsorship	OK so to be on the safe side I have asked my soon to be Dad in law to Co Sponsor my son and me.....My man has made just under 21 000$ in taxable Income last year. He currently has a VERY good job but the problems seems to be that whatever he makes in Per Diem Pay is not counted......... Once he starts his second year working for that company he will have a TAXABLE Income of over 50 000 $ which that will be in October. So can his Dad then withdraw his I 134 /I 864 ??? Somehwhere I believe to have read that as soon as the Petitioner meets the 125% the Co Sponsor can get out of the game,is that right? Also what documents do we need from his Dad? Last 3 years of W2's,Letter from Employer and I 134 correct??? Does anybody here have any experience with Per Diem Pay and them not accepting that as ncome suitable for the I 134?? Maybe even someone going through Frankfurt Germany? I was digging through the archives here yesterday and someone had a similar problem,their Co Sponsor was a Trucker and since he made 23 000$ in Taxable Income and 27 000$ in Per Diem they actually had to find a whole new Co Sponsor.......... Please someone help me out here! Nat	VetsWife328	Female	Germany	2008-02-17 05:13:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	K2	Hi, I would like to know what forms I will have to fill out for my son (just turned 7 years) when it comes to the Interview. And who has to sign his forms??? I know I need DS 156,156k and 230 for myself but what about him???? Anybody who knows??? Nat	VetsWife328	Female	Germany	2008-02-15 19:46:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	I 134	OK just to make sure we have my future father in law fill out the I 134's for me and my son as well.(We have not met the 125% in 2007 for the Poverty level of 2008,50$ missing........) . What does my Future father in law have to right down as far as "Relationship to ......"? Can he put future daughter in law and future step grandson? Or what is he supposed to write down in that line? Also what documents except for his W2's,his BC,Pay Stubs and the Company Letter do we need from him??? Advice please Nat	VetsWife328	Female	Germany	2008-03-04 05:57:00