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Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)Visa Waiver Program Changes????
Hey all....anyone hear of any changes to the visa waiver program this coming year 2007 or 2008. Also not just rumors...does anyone have any news articles/concrete evidence about any changes? Fiancee and I are doing the K1 route...just curious about family coming for wedding. If not waiver changes...does anyone have suggestions on how quickly we could get a visitor visa for at least her mother and father to come to attend the wedding at least in early part of 2008?

thanx
C_y_KMaleArgentina2007-06-28 10:11:00
Mexico, Latin & South AmericaPolice Certificate for Argentina
Oh thanks alot for the info! Best Speed!
C_y_KMaleArgentina2007-08-10 21:42:00
Mexico, Latin & South Americatools to the US
You might have to pay more for the heavy luggage maybe. I work with guys who are engineers and they travel all around the world and domestically with a luggage case filled with tools. So they gotta allow it. If it's overweight though might have to pay more.
C_y_KMaleArgentina2007-10-11 08:29:00
Mexico, Latin & South AmericaGood calling cards for the Caribbean?
I use Vonage to talk to mi amor in Argentina. For us it's only 1 cent per minute though.

To Trinidad is 14 cents per minute. I don't know what your past rate was though. That's in addition to the 24.99 Vonage charges per month though.
C_y_KMaleArgentina2007-10-26 09:20:00
Mexico, Latin & South AmericaArgentinos/as?
WE WERE APPROVED TODAY kicking.gif kicking.gif kicking.gif kicking.gif
C_y_KMaleArgentina2007-10-08 20:03:00
Mexico, Latin & South AmericaArgentinos/as?
QUOTE (JVKn @ Oct 8 2007, 08:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
mmMM with all those touches, and at 140 days...mmm...I think I smell a NOA2 coming your way star_smile.gif
and you'll see, after that, time flies like an arrow, you won't have time to think about this long wait before she's there

How are you guys holding up? it's such a test going through this wait, but I'm sure you will pass it with flying colors good.gif

Saludos,
Caro


We're doing well overall. She gets nervous sometimes about leaving everything there behind for going so far away but I imagine everyone does. We speak almost everyday either by internet or telephone. It would be great if we can get our interview before the end of the year. After the interview she wants to wait 2 or 3 months to prepare by leaving her job, socializing with her family and etc before leaving. At which point I'll come again and we'll travel back together. We both are excited though. The long waiting is ending soon smile.gif

Regards,

Charlie
C_y_KMaleArgentina2007-10-08 08:58:00
Mexico, Latin & South AmericaArgentinos/as?
We're still waiting. In the 140+ days since sending now. Will update when have any news.
C_y_KMaleArgentina2007-10-08 07:53:00
Mexico, Latin & South AmericaArgentinos/as?
QUOTE (JVKn @ Aug 30 2007, 08:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I knew, it was all a trick to get to our argentinian steaks with a discount! I knew it all along!! laughing.gif

Thank you for the kind words, and I agree, we are going to be extremely happy together!!
when we are 80 and have grandchildren we'll still log into VJ every now and then to say what's up VJers!
kicking.gif

Caro


CONGRATS!!!
C_y_KMaleArgentina2007-08-30 21:44:00
Mexico, Latin & South AmericaArgentinos/as?
QUOTE (JVKn @ Aug 29 2007, 07:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
jajaja me encanto, corto y al punto lol! laughing.gif Gracias Daniel!!!
y Gracias a todos!!!
rose.gif *abrazo virtual* rose.gif

Me muero de los nerviooooos!!!!!! posta que estoy al borde del lagrimon, no puedo creer que falte tan poco. Parece ayer que Justin y yo nos abrazabamos en el aeropuerto llorando y deseando que el dia que el dia de volvernos a ver no este lejos...y aca esta, a la vuelta de la esquina cray5ol.gif

Bueno, me voy a dormir porque no quiero estar bostezando en la entrevista jejeje pero seguro posteare algo mañana a la mañana, entre mate y mate. y ni que hablar despues de la entrevista (despues de Justin, y mis 2 mejores amigas)...vienen uds en la lista de gente que se tiene que enterar

(Daniel, tu falta de ñ es imperdonable hahaha cambiame el teclado a español cheee) laughing.gif


hahaha I loved it, short and to the point Thanks Daniel!!!
And thanks everyone!!
rose.gif *Virtual hug* rose.gif

I’m so nervous!!! I’m at the burst of tears, I can’t believe we are so close. Seems like yesterday that Justin and I were hugging at the airport crying and hoping that the day we meet again was not far away...and here it is, just around the corner cray5ol.gif

well, I'm off to bed. I don't wanna be yawning during the interview heheheh but I'll sure post something tomorrow morning, between "mates". and of course after the interview (after Justin and my 2 best friends, you guys are next on the "must tell" list

(Daniel, your lack of Ñ is unforgivable hahaha change your keyboard to spanish cheee) laughing.gif

Caro aka CVO...but soon to be CVK



Good luck! We'll be thinking about you! I'm so nervous for you!
C_y_KMaleArgentina2007-08-29 19:46:00
Mexico, Latin & South AmericaArgentinos/as?
Howdy everyone,

We're waiting for our NOA2! Wish everyone from Argentina (and everyone else for that matter) good luck!
C_y_KMaleArgentina2007-08-10 08:36:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionLetter from employer

Thanks everyone...hopefully they won't ask too many questions. Not that I mind, it's just really not their business.


My lawyer recommended that the letter say that you are a full time employee, working 40 hours or more per week, permanant hire, and the hourly wage or annual salary and starting date. USCIS can extract your annual salary from that. That's what my letter said and it was like 4 sentences total. I told tmy employer it was for proof of income for a financial requirement and they did it for me no problem. As far as they know it was for a car loan or something.

Regards,
C_y_KMaleArgentina2007-08-04 23:16:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussionbank account records
QUOTE (jasman0717 @ Sep 5 2007, 09:21 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I included a years worth of bank statements and didn't black anything out.


I included an online printout of my bank account balances and blacked out all but the last 4 digits of the account number. I also had the bank draft a letter just stating my balace for my checking and balance for my savings account as well as my total wealth. The letter didn't specify the account numbers. I'm not worried about it and neither was my lawyer.
C_y_KMaleArgentina2007-09-05 09:28:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionI-797E RFE HELP!
Thank you so much everyone for the useful information!!

We did submit a copy of our Driver's licenses with shared addresses...I guess it wasn't enough

I am planning to submit this:

Copy again of DL, health insurance card
Letter of explaination about mortgage and utilities
2010 copy of tax return (wasn't done when submitted in Feb)Filed jointly
Copy of my wife's W2 from 2009 and 2010 (she did work for a short time). These show our address with her name.
Go ahead and send copy of front page of 2008 and 2009 tax returns filed jointly.
Copy of my wife's closed bank statement showing her address.
Trying to get copy of medical expenses and account tie in
Trying to get a statement from driving school for her and tie in checking account paying for it.

If they feel an issue is not resolved do they typically straight up deny application (this is unbelievably scary)? Or do they typically then request an interview to sort out details?
C_y_KMaleArgentina2011-04-14 04:13:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionI-797E RFE HELP!
We did send in a copy of our DL and a copy of our medical insurance card that had both of our names on it. I will go ahead and make another copy of this and send in. I guess that was not enough evidence So I am thinking of doing this....

Copy again of DL, health insurance card
Letter of explaination about mortgage and utilities
2010 copy of tax return (wasn't done when submitted in Feb)Filed jointly
Copy of my wife's W2 from 2009 and 2010 (she did work for a short time). These show our address with her name.
Go ahead and send copy of front page of 2008 and 2009 tax returns filed jointly
***I did not submit the entire tax return, just a copy of the first page....should I have copied the entire return?


My question is if the evidence is not sufficient do we risk a rejection or would they have us submit to an interview first?

Any other suggestions?
C_y_KMaleArgentina2011-04-02 14:29:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionI-797E RFE HELP!
Hi everyone...We need some help

We got married in 2008 and got the 2 year greencard. Filed for the adjustment of status in Feb. We submitted pictures, affadavids from family, tax return, etc.

We got an RFE back for Financial Records and Residence proof. They want accounts that reflect both our names.
Here's the problem... We do not have any joint accounts. My wife did not have any credit so all the utilitis, mortgage, car loans, etc are all in my name (Charles). It was just easier since her credit was nonexistent.

I also just retained sole ownership of our checking account and savings. My wife did open a checking account of her own but it has since been closed for insufficient funds. She doesn't work and she was content to let me handle finances and generally we just bought things together (or I would give her cash to spend).

I do have a car insurance bill which states my wife's name as a driver which does list her as a driver on our insurance...however the insurance policy itself is in my name.

I did just add her name to the checking account and electric bill but the letter says to give evidence "FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS". I don't want to submit this as evidence as it can easily be shown the changes were made after the RFE. I also have a life insurance policy that I just added her to be beneficiary (the policy was from before we were married and I didn't know I forgot to update the beneficiary until checking now for evidence)

We just simply do not have any evidence to give....how should we handle this?

Also there was a request for evidence for residence to prove that both of us live at our house. Again this asks for utility bills and etc and we don't have any of this. Any help?

Will this lead to a denial or an interview?

We don't have a problem with going in for an interview as we are a married couple, reside in the same house and always have. Would an additional affadavid from a family member stating we live together help?

We have to avoid this being DENIED! HELP!!
C_y_KMaleArgentina2011-04-02 06:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsUSCIS online case status???
Give it at least a month. Check out my timeline
C_y_KMaleArgentina2007-07-07 13:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsHow can I tell when our case has been touched?
Hello all,

How can we tell when our case has been touched? Is there a way to find out all the previous touches instead of the just the newest date? All I see is that the status of our case hasn't changed since June 7th.

Charlie
C_y_KMaleArgentina2007-07-10 08:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsWhoa my "adjucated" date keeps moving farther away
Hello all,

In the last month or so my "Based on timeline data, your I129f may be adjudicated as early as" for our I-129f has climbed from August 1st to now Sept 28th. Anyone else experiencing this? My NOA1 was on 06-07-07. Sent the application in May 17th to NSC and was redirected to CSC. It was last touched on 07-07-07 (not sure if touched before that).

She is from Argentina. Does anyone think it will be possible to be together before Thanksgiving or at least Christmas?

Is CSC taking longer to process now?

Charles
C_y_KMaleArgentina2007-07-12 07:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsRFE UPDATE - time line from CSC
Hey,

Do a password change. Then CRIS will send you an email confirmation. Then add to your safe sender list...Good to go :thumbs:
C_y_KMaleArgentina2007-07-21 09:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNOA1..maybe......?
Ive never had a person not courteous. I've only called 3 times total though.

Regards,
C_y_KMaleArgentina2007-08-08 11:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsWe've got our interview date!!
CONGRATS!!! Let us know how it goes. We're hopefully not far behind you smile.gif
C_y_KMaleArgentina2007-08-28 21:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAfter 114 days....Approval!!!!
kicking.gif kicking.gif kicking.gif *********CONGRATS**************** kicking.gif kicking.gif kicking.gif
C_y_KMaleArgentina2007-09-06 09:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI129F May filing approvals
CONGRATS!!!! I hope we aren't soon after!!!!! kicking.gif
C_y_KMaleArgentina2007-09-11 11:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI-129F Approval Today
CONGRATS kicking.gif kicking.gif kicking.gif
C_y_KMaleArgentina2007-09-26 09:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJust HOW do you put the stuff together
Large Staple all your documents together....copy the ENTIRE thing before you send off. Make 2 or 3 copies!!!! Keep all origials. DO SEND any originals of your being together in one place (ticket stubs, visa stamps, passport, etc) only a copy is needed. Keep those for the interview

My advice is not fact....but you are best advised to listen and consult an attorney if you have doubts, questions, or concerns.

Edited by Charlie_y_Kary, 04 October 2007 - 12:13 PM.

C_y_KMaleArgentina2007-10-04 12:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsOH My Goodness!!!
Sounds exactly like a touch. Touches mean nothing. Especially without a timeline.
innocent.gif
C_y_KMaleArgentina2007-10-05 11:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsWaiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?
I bet there will be a whole flood of NOA2s. Consider this...maybe VSC is not updating the website or sending out the NOA2 notices. Maybe they have already been processed but they are lagging behind in getting the word out. Stay optomistic...I bet it's coming soon for all you VSC filers! good.gif Who knows what's going on.

It took us 142 days from the say we mailed it to be approved. We were approved Monday 10/08 from CSC.

Edited by Charlie_y_Kary, 10 October 2007 - 09:33 AM.

C_y_KMaleArgentina2007-10-10 09:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsATTENTION JULY FILERS!

so if I sent my K1 to the Nebraska SC, which then forwards it to CSC...who actually issues me my NOA1? Does NSC send me the NOA1 and then forward it to CSC....or do I wait for them to forward to CSC and they issue the NOA1?


We sent our application to the Nebrasla SC and my NOA1 actually came with the statement "Your application is being processed at the California Service Center"....So I suppose that it came from CSC. Don't worry much about it. It will get processed somewhere anyway.

Charlie :blush:
C_y_KMaleArgentina2007-07-25 09:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsWaiting for a NOA2 from CSC for your I-129F?
QUOTE (Scott and Marta @ Oct 8 2007, 10:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hey! Charles and Karina were approved today (filed 05-18) good.gif kicking.gif That´s great! Congratulations biggrin.gif
So maybe they aren´t having a day off after all...or how else is that possible? Anyway, my crazy hopes and suggestions are: the rest of May filers should get approved this week, June filers the next week and since there are less June filers then the week after they should start July filers biggrin.gif good.gif


Yeah it's strange. I noticed that the date received is the day to count from. NOT the NOA1. It takes between 140 and 150 days from the day they received it appears. We were in 142.

Thanks for the congrats. Everyone else has to be getting close. Get on the edge of your seat when you hit that 140 day mark since mailing it. Until then try not to stress.
C_y_KMaleArgentina2007-10-11 08:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsWaiting for a NOA2 from CSC for your I-129F?
In my opinion I don't think there is a harm in calling. In my opinion I would suggest following prompts that say you have a letter with a request for evidence. Keeping to follow these prompts you would be asked to enter your receipt number. Use the numbers on your phone to spell out the first 3 letters (wac=922 for example) and then continue punching in the rest of the numbers for your application. So I guess treat your receipt number like a telephone number letters included when punching it in.

And then you will speak to someone there. But I doubt they will be much help now. My experience lately with them has been worse than the USCIS website.

Regards,

Edited by Charlie_y_Kary, 13 September 2007 - 10:44 AM.

C_y_KMaleArgentina2007-09-13 10:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsWaiting for a NOA2 from CSC for your I-129F?
So basically looks like they are processing middle April NOA1s. Guess that means we still have 6 more weeks to go till they are at early June.
C_y_KMaleArgentina2007-08-10 21:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI-129F June Filers
QUOTE (wilson and shai @ Sep 8 2007, 01:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
hi all... i think im gonna join here... sad.gif sad.gif sad.gif i notice that the TSC has become so fast while the VSC is slowing down... it's so frustrating.. crying.gif crying.gif crying.gif


CSC sucks!!! sad.gif
C_y_KMaleArgentina2007-09-08 12:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI-129F June Filers
A touch could be meaningless or meaningful. It may just mean your file was moved from one storage area to another, that you telephoned for a question and the person acessed it, maybe you mailed a letter correcting information, alot of different things. Maybe someone got bored and scanned your file and just put it from one side of the desk to another. Who knows. What I like about it is just that at least something is being done with our file.
C_y_KMaleArgentina2007-08-24 09:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI-129F June Filers
QUOTE (maria_n_john @ Aug 24 2007, 08:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (maria_n_john @ Aug 24 2007, 07:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (beng_and_carl @ Aug 23 2007, 11:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Charlie_y_Kary @ Aug 24 2007, 06:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Touched today! Whoo hoo! kicking.gif



i really wonder, we have the same timene but we never got any touches? does your case starts with WAC too?

thanks.



I don't know much about all this but I believe that the 3 letters @ the start of your petition receipt number represent the Service Center where you filed it. Because we filed ours @ the Texas Service Center, our petition starts with WAC, for Waco, Texas.


We sent ours to Nebraska Service Center and ours start with WAC
C_y_KMaleArgentina2007-08-24 09:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI-129F June Filers
QUOTE (maria_n_john @ Aug 23 2007, 06:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Charlie_y_Kary @ Aug 23 2007, 06:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Touched today! Whoo hoo! kicking.gif


When I am monitoring my petition online, how do I know if we have been touched?
Also, when you say you were touched by a phone call, did you call CSIS or did they call you?

I appreciate your answers.



Go to https://egov.uscis.g.../jsps/index.jsp and create an account using your case number. The "Last Updated" information on your case will tell you when you get touched. SImply, a touch is when this last updated date changes. I called USCIS asking about my case and in my experience sometimes this will lead to an updated touch, sometimes not. USCIS never called me.
C_y_KMaleArgentina2007-08-23 18:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI-129F June Filers
Touched today! Whoo hoo! kicking.gif
C_y_KMaleArgentina2007-08-23 17:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI-129F June Filers
As of right now the newest NOA2s approved on VJ for I-129f K1 visas is for people with NOA1s of May 15, May 14, April 18, May 01 etc. So it is looking like NOA1s in middle May are starting to see their approval notices. I hope we all start to see some touches soon as they start to work on our cases.
C_y_KMaleArgentina2007-08-22 08:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI-129F June Filers
We're at 93 days since mailing to NSC. 73 Days since NOA1. I'm hoping we will hear some news soon. No touches since August 6th.
C_y_KMaleArgentina2007-08-20 09:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI-129F June Filers
I use Vonage to call my fiancee. The monthly charge is like $25.99 but it's only 2 cents a minute or less for most countries.
www.vonage.com
C_y_KMaleArgentina2007-08-16 09:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI-129F June Filers

actually, me and fiance are having arguments for the past weeks but we made sure that we can settle those things after a few days.

just a question, do you guys communicate with your loved ones everyday?

thanks.


My fiancee and I communicate by phone 3 times per week. We talk online usually the same days we also talk. I am also working 3rd shift and she is working 1st and our off days mismatch. So we have a hard time sometimes to speak. If it was our choice we'd talk everyday by phone.
C_y_KMaleArgentina2007-08-15 10:58:00