Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	What evidence of relationship can be shown as household member to Nvc from brother in law?	Hello Nlr plz help me I need ur help m suggestion.. Plzz	heartlip	Not Telling	Nepal	2013-07-23 13:15:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	What evidence of relationship can be shown as household member to Nvc from brother in law?	Hello vj's .. My friend agreed to be my joint sponsor but his income doesn't meets by only $500. So we are planning to use his cash to meet requirements. I.e 500* 5= 2500. He has only 3500 in his bank a/c. He meets requirement but got less money in bank.. Can he still be qualified to be my joint sponsor. Plz suggest me Plzzz. Do I need to send bank transaction details also with bank statements.	heartlip	Not Telling	Nepal	2013-07-23 08:03:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	What evidence of relationship can be shown as household member to Nvc from brother in law?	In my honest opinion, THIS, is your best option.     Just because you live with someone does not mean you should combine your income and call them a household member.  Generally speaking, a joint sponsor should sign a completed I-864 unless you need to combine incomes to make enough to meet the 125% of the poverty guidelines.  A household member also needs to be correctly included in the petitioner's I-864's household count.    i got you now. Do i still need to sign i-864 form as i dont meet the poverty guidelines as i seek for joint sponsorship. Both i-864 form are need to be sent or only one i-864 that meets poverty guidelines(i.e of my joint sponsor) needs to be sent to nvc.	heartlip	Not Telling	Nepal	2013-07-21 10:47:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	What evidence of relationship can be shown as household member to Nvc from brother in law?	Your brother in law.... what form did he sign? If you said he was your brother, then you lied, he's not.  To show relationship you'd normally show both long form birth certificates.  For a brother in law,  it would be a wedding certificate, spouse's long form birth certificate, and then brother's long form birth certificate.     I recommend you redo the forms corre actually we both share a same address. So i appointed him as my household member. And i call him brother so i did this. Now i am afraid they asked me evidence . what happens if  my brother in law sent them i-864 form? please help me .please..NIKiR ctly.  If your brother in law is a joint sponsor, they should sign a completed I-864 not I-864a.    actually we both share a same address. So i appointed him s my household member. And i call him brother so i did this. Now i am afraid they asked me evidence. What happens if my brother in law sent them i-864 form again( as he sent i-864a already). plz help me... am in really need of help .plz plz..	heartlip	Not Telling	Nepal	2013-07-20 10:53:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	What evidence of relationship can be shown as household member to Nvc from brother in law?	actually we both share a same address. So i appointed him as my household member. And i call him brother so i did this. Now i am afraid they asked me evidence . what happens if  my brother in law sent them i-864 form? please help me .please..NIKiR	heartlip	Not Telling	Nepal	2013-07-20 10:20:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	What evidence of relationship can be shown as household member to Nvc from brother in law?	I sponsored my spouse and my brother in law also supported as joint sponsor for my spouse under f2a category. Now Nvc asked me to give evidence of relationship. I have already submitted my brother in law driving license showing same address. I called him as brother. I am confused plz guys help me. What evidence can I show now??	heartlip	Not Telling	Nepal	2013-07-20 08:12:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Meets requirements for affidavit of support but less cash	Someone Plzzz answer the above question plz plz... I am in great hope with vj's	heartlip	Not Telling	Nepal	2013-07-24 11:56:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Meets requirements for affidavit of support but less cash	Hello vj's .. My friend agreed to be my joint sponsor but his income doesn't meets by only $500. So we are planning to use his cash to meet requirements. I.e 500* 5= 2500. He has only 3500 in his bank a/c. He meets requirement but got less cash. Meets requirement using cash but less cash in bank I.e 3500. Dies that makes difference . Plz suggest me Plzzz. Do I need to send bank transaction details also with bank statements.   To be honest let me clarify you all so i can get exact answer:        -My income till current date  is more $17000.   ( cant sponsor because last year i got 2 dependent my sister child)      -MY Bank balance- $12000      -This year i am  not going to have any dependents and i am going to write letter to NVC.   ABOUT MY CO-SPONSOR    -My co-sponsor  doesnt meets to sponsor with only $500 so he is using his cash.    -He has only 3500 in his bank (he meets all requirements if he has only 2500 also)   NOW PLEASE FIGURE OUT GUYS WILL THIS AOS WILL BE APPROVED OR NOT. OTHER ALL CHECKLIST I HAVE ALREADY SENT. ONCE I HAVE DONE MISTAKE AND MY CASE HAS BEEN PENDING. NOW I DONT WANT TO DO ANY MISTAKES. PLZ HELP ME I NEW HERE.	heartlip	Not Telling	Nepal	2013-07-23 21:41:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Meets requirements for affidavit of support but less cash	Hello vj's .. My friend agreed to be my joint sponsor but his income doesn't meets by only $500. So we are planning to use his cash to meet requirements. I.e 500* 5= 2500. He has only 3500 in his bank a/c. He meets requirement but got less cash. Meets requirement using cash but less cash in bank I.e 3500. Dies that makes difference . Plz suggest me Plzzz. Do I need to send bank transaction details also with bank statements.	heartlip	Not Telling	Nepal	2013-07-23 20:09:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Will my aos will be approved ?	why can;t you qualify if you don;t have any dependents this year? I don;t understand your reasoning. They go by what is current. And as the petitioner, you are always the main sponsor.  If I am understanding you correctly your joint sponsor doesn;t work, and only has $2500 in the bank? If that is the case he doesn't qualify. Your English is very difficult to understand I am sorry actually this year i have dependents my sister children so i cant sponsor. * my co-sponsor income doesnt meet requirements with only $500 so he is using his assets.i.e cash. so he needs to have 5 times of $500 which is $2500. *He got more than $3500 in his bank which is more than requirement i.e 2500.   so in this case plz review once again...plzz its really urgent.....   appreciate you guys.. thanks	heartlip	Not Telling	Nepal	2013-07-24 20:01:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Will my aos will be approved ?	-My income till current date is more $19000. ( cant sponsor because last year i got 2 dependent my sister child) -MY Bank balance- $12000 -This year i am not going to have any dependents and i am going to write letter to NVC. ABOUT MY CO-SPONSOR -My co-sponsor doesnt meets to sponsor with only $500 so he is using his cash. -He has only 3500 in his bank (he meets all requirements if he has only 2500 also) NOW PLEASE FIGURE OUT GUYS WILL THIS AOS WILL BE APPROVED OR NOT. OTHER ALL CHECKLIST I HAVE ALREADY SENT. ONCE I HAVE DONE MISTAKE AND MY CASE HAS BEEN PENDING. NOW I DONT WANT TO DO ANY MISTAKES. PLZ HELP ME I NEW HERE.	heartlip	Not Telling	Nepal	2013-07-24 13:16:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	what type of proof letter can be shown to nvc or embassy to prove that i wont have anymore dependents from next year?	This year i have 2 kids as my dependents. They are my sister's child. Just to help them i took them as my dependents as my sister is without husband and new in USA. Now i am going to sponsor my husband so what type of proof letter or how can i make believe to nvc and embassy that i wont have those kids as my dependents  anymore from coming days.	heartlip	Not Telling	Nepal	2013-07-25 12:07:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Does Affidavit of support approved by NVC Can be denied by embassy during interview ?	I prepared Aos with my joint sponsor. My joint sponsor hardly meets the requirements. But it is approved by Nvc. This year our both income are nice. In this case does embassy can deny affidavit of support during interview? plz suggest some ideas.	heartlip	Not Telling	Nepal	2013-07-25 11:07:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	nvc process puzzle me	Wait till ur pd becomes current. Call Nvc .	heartlip	Not Telling	Nepal	2013-08-05 08:13:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	DS 230 Help please...	U need to write n/a and u have write with black ink or print it. Better not to use both Write bachelor and master	heartlip	Not Telling	Nepal	2013-08-05 08:17:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Can anyone tell me average waiting time of aos for 2nd time?	Wish it cud be fast... Anyway thnx n hope for speedy	heartlip	Not Telling	Nepal	2013-08-05 10:19:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Can anyone tell me average waiting time of aos for 2nd time?	Wish it cud be fast... Anyway thnx n hope for speedy	heartlip	Not Telling	Nepal	2013-08-05 10:14:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Can anyone tell me average waiting time of aos for 2nd time?	My aos was wrong first time and Nvc asked me to correct. Later I correct it and send them. At that time my joint sponsor also sent his AOS form including all essential documents. My supporting documents were already sent Previously. Now can anyone Plzzz tell me waiting time. Can my processing could be fast ? How many days roughly??	heartlip	Not Telling	Nepal	2013-08-05 08:25:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	HELP!!! Already emailed DS-3032, NVC wants to complete the form DS-261	Before taking any action on confusion call to Nvc n conform urself to avoid delay.	heartlip	Not Telling	Nepal	2013-09-05 12:09:00
USCIS Service Centers	Found this online	The timelines he talks about are obviously out of date (5 years old) but it was certainly an interesting read coming from someone who used to process I-129fs.	jdseidel	Male	Israel	2013-06-07 13:16:00
USCIS Service Centers	If you are waiting on your NOA2... TAKE A LOOK & SIGN!!!	I starterd one yesterday buddy. Look for those instead of starting a new one so we can get more   The one posted here is the same petition.  Since you created the petition, could you possibly modify it to expanded the explanation a bit to put the focus on the I-129f petition processing times (also I-130).  Also a link to this website might be useful with a summary of the ignorance of USCIS customer service and how petitions are being processed unfairly out of order.  I also agree that it should include spouse visas (I130s).  There is not much the white house can do about the visa processing as those are handled overseas by separate consulates, but they can put pressure on the service centers to expedite the processing of the petitions.	jdseidel	Male	Israel	2013-06-11 12:02:00
USCIS Service Centers	The Scattered Crew of VSC	I posted the same reply in the length thread about the VSC transfers...   In case there is still any confusion about where our cases were sent, I have this to offer.  Several weeks ago I submitted a request for expedited processing.  Today I received a letter of denial of that request from the Acting Center Director of the VSC.  At the end of the letter, the following information was printed:   "Your petition or application was transferred to Texas Service Center on May 23, 2013."   So I think its safe to say that our cases were indeed transferred to the TSC.	jdseidel	Male	Israel	2013-05-31 21:44:00
USCIS Service Centers	Transferred file from vsc to Texas got touched today!!!!!!	Received hard copy of approval sat June 22!!!! I just got back from a Bachelor party weekend (guess mine isn't too far off at this point) and I too received the hard copy NOA2 over the weekend.	jdseidel	Male	Israel	2013-06-24 06:57:00
USCIS Service Centers	Transferred file from vsc to Texas got touched today!!!!!!	My 2 cents...   Either all should change to TSC or none should.  But having some change it to TSC and most not change it, it just gets messy. I have no preference either way, but seeing as how the majority of people that have TSC in their timeline, have it there in error ("because they sent their petition to the lockbox in Texas, so therefore it must be TSC"), the statistics for TSC will always be in error. I agree.  Unfortunately, at this point, its unlikely to get everyone to switch back.  Not all TSC transfers follow this thread or will necessarily read a new thread requesting everyone to change it back.  VJ needs to add an option in the timelines to track transfers.	jdseidel	Male	Israel	2013-06-20 13:32:00
USCIS Service Centers	Transferred file from vsc to Texas got touched today!!!!!!	Well technically you didn't send your application to Texas right? Receipt number EAC stands for Vermont and wherever they transfer our cases it is their internal thing. Changing now to Texas Service Center will remove a lot of applicant from Vermont and obviously will mess up with statistical data on Vermont timeline.  Imagine you have 10000 applications from DEC, JAN, FEB in VSC and suddenly 8000 DEC and JAN got transferred in TSC. FEB gets approved here and there in VSC - this adds up to statistical data. And if you change SC to Texas it changes timeline cause it collects information from 2000 applications now. But all 10000 applications were filed at Vermont.   Besides TSC is not working with I-129F directly. Therefore it is still VSC. You are right, changing my service center from VSC to TSC does change the statistical data, but I'd hardly say it messes it up (at least not by that much).  As far as I can tell, VJ computes the following stats by service center:   Avg Time from File Date to NOA1 Avg. Time from NOA1 to NOA2 Avg. Total days to approval   It also gives a rough estimation of the date that each center is currently working on for each type of form.     By switching your service center, the only metric you are "messing" with is the Avg. Time from File Date to NOA1.  Those being processed at TSC should NOT count towards the average time from NOA1 to NOA2 for VSC nor the Avg. Total days to Approval since they are no longer being processed at VSC.  Also by leaving your service center as VSC, this falsely skews the current processing date that is reported for VSC for K-1 visas.     Also, by leaving your SC as VSC, Igors list becomes misleading.  For instance, if you scroll down to the unapproved petition tables, you'll see many more people ahead of you than there are in reality.  IMO, the purpose of the timelines is for users to get an idea of how long it will take from NOA1 to NOA2 (approval).  Switching the service center does mess up one of the stats, but it allows more accurate stats for the most important stat, when can I expect an approval.  In reality, the timeline system on VJ is deficient.  They should add a transfer option to allow people to view time between transfer and NOA2 while not affecting the time between Filing and NOA1.  Since the TSC people really care about when the transfers are getting approved, not those who are still at VSC, the most practical way to do that is to switch the SC to TSC.	jdseidel	Male	Israel	2013-06-20 13:24:00
USCIS Service Centers	Transferred file from vsc to Texas got touched today!!!!!!	Everyone who was transferred to Texas Service Center and changed it in timeline. Please change it back to your ORIGINAL service center - it's messing up with timeline.   EAC***** - it is Vermont Service Center and not Texas. I've seen a lot of requests for people not to change their timelines, and thought I'd respond.  I know VJ also states not to change the timeline, but I can think of no logical reason why me changing my timeline from VSC to TSC would mess up peoples timelines in Vermont.  I'll preface my response by saying I am a systems engineer by trade and know a thing or two about designing these types of data tracking algorithms. My service center is no longer VSC so my processing timeline has absolutely no effect on those who remain in Vermont.  It doesn't make sense to use my NOA2 date as an indicator for when other VSC approvals might be.  Also, the timelines show the percent of approved applications by month.  Why should my approval count towards a December approval in Vermont? If anything, it artificially inflates the VSC % by month graph and makes the timeline misleading.  If anyone can provide me with a compelling reason to change it back, I will.  But until then, I am going to leave it as TSC.	jdseidel	Male	Israel	2013-06-20 12:36:00
USCIS Service Centers	Transferred file from vsc to Texas got touched today!!!!!!	I survived the great VSC to TSC transfer of May 24th 2013 and all I got was this lousy tee shirt!!! Oh and a great big fat ---> APPROVAL!!!!!!!!! Woooooooo hhhooooooooo The case satus says june 17 th they sent letter but it updated 12 midnight the 19 th of June You all feel like family... Thank you so far for he support Congrats!  Just think what a difference 1 day makes.  You seemed ready to burn USCIS to the ground yesterday!	jdseidel	Male	Israel	2013-06-19 07:16:00
USCIS Service Centers	Transferred file from vsc to Texas got touched today!!!!!!	Jeannie & Al,   I agree that some of these adjudicators are likely working on the ones they are more familiar with first.  But let me also say that I was fully expecting an RFE and didn't get one.  I sent a thumb drive with my petition that had pictures, Facebook Timeline, and other supporting evidence.  This was before I came across VJ.  USCIS returned the thumb drive b/c they only accept papers (even though they scan them and create electronic copies anyway).  So my approval came with the bare minimum of evidence and could have easily warranted a RFE.  I think there is a lot of pressure on all of the service centers to get approvals out, especially with the millions of new cases that will come once the immigration bill passes.     Also, you can always call USCIS and request expedited processing and cite your fathers health.  There are several categories for expedite and you may be able to convince them.  I tried but was denied, but I don't think it hurts or slows down the processing of your case.  I think the director of the service center is responsible for approving/disapproving expedite requests so it shouldn't interfere with the adjudicator working on your case.	jdseidel	Male	Israel	2013-06-18 13:27:00
USCIS Service Centers	Transferred file from vsc to Texas got touched today!!!!!!	I'm new to VJ and to this process but I would have thought they would have divided petitions as they came into the centers and only assigned certain types to certain reps.  If they took only I129Fs and I130s out and transferred a bunch to TSC like mine, wouldn't they have had to do that either when they came out or when they were going to transfer them? Then they would only need to train some staff at TSC on how to process instead of everyone.   I did check a bunch before and after mine as well and most weren't fiance petitions which I was hoping meant it would happen sooner if only the fiance visas were transferred. If they are all intermingled that makes me less hopeful for quicker turnarounds as the newly trained TSC members aren't getting used to doing them with several a day - they may only have one here or there.     ugh this process is so frustrating. I don't know for sure if the non-family petitions before and after mine were transferred to TSC, but I was told by my congressman that ~7000 petitions were transferred and they included more than just fiance and spouse visas.  So unfortunately, you're petition is likely in a stack with many different types of petitions.  It is frustrating, but you have to be encouraged by the recent progress.  There was a 2.5 week period without approvals or RFEs from the TSC and in the last 3 working days there has been a lot of action.  Stay positive, your time will come soon.	jdseidel	Male	Israel	2013-06-18 12:49:00
USCIS Service Centers	Transferred file from vsc to Texas got touched today!!!!!!	While the approvals from VJ members don't follow any logical order, I'm guess that when the cases first arrived in Texas, they were split up into stacks and each adjudicator took a stack.  I don't know if the stacks went in order based on receipt number or if each stack spanned the entire transferred range and had a selection of cases from Dec-Jan.  Either way, a lot depends on how quick your particular adjudicator works, what other types of cases (and how complex they are) are in your stack as well as many other factors.  I checked a range of about 200 cases before and after my receipt number and I was the only I-129f in there.  The rest were all DACAs, some employment petitions, and visa extensions.  I'm guessing the adjudicator assigned to my stack breezed through those and was able to get to my I-129f from Dec 20th faster, while others were assigned more complex petitions that take longer to process.  That's just my gut feeling.  TSC seems to be kicking it into high gear and I really think everyone will receive notice soon.	jdseidel	Male	Israel	2013-06-18 09:49:00
USCIS Service Centers	Transferred file from vsc to Texas got touched today!!!!!!	Good morning every.  I also got an approval email last night (~10:15).  Checked just now on the USCIS website to confirm and indeed my case was approved!!!  NOA1 of Dec 20th.  I know many of you on this thread filed before me so its somewhat bittersweet, but I really couldn't be happier right now!  It'll be 6 months to the day on Thursday, hopefully not too much longer.	jdseidel	Male	Israel	2013-06-18 06:11:00
USCIS Service Centers	Transferred file from vsc to Texas got touched today!!!!!!	Hey everyone, I just logged into my portfolio on USCIS and a petition was approved today! Another one got an RFE so they are definitely working on them. Dan & Joy, was your petition approved today!? Or did you check a bunch of cases around your receipt number and see that one was approved and one received an RFE?  If it was yours congrats!	jdseidel	Male	Israel	2013-06-17 15:09:00
USCIS Service Centers	Transferred file from vsc to Texas got touched today!!!!!!	Good morning everyone, and yes a brand new week for all. I'm looking forward to seeing the next wave of approvals coming through. I did find a good read from a news article last month (http://dailycaller.c...n-applications/), and what I found in it interesting was "Palinkas said that the agency?s 12 case-a-day quota system, which USCIS adjudications officers must meet". I, myself, knew there was a quota system from reading the interview on here from the ex-USCIS worker, but did not realize what it was until now. Nice article, thanks.  My favorite quote from Palinkas "USCIS has been turned into an ?approval machine."	jdseidel	Male	Israel	2013-06-17 07:54:00
USCIS Service Centers	Transferred file from vsc to Texas got touched today!!!!!!	A former Nebraska service center employee posted some info years ago. They aren't paid by the case but their performance is tied to how many cases they touch. So many times they'll simply open a case to make their stats look better. They should only be rewarded when they complete a case.	jdseidel	Male	Israel	2013-06-14 10:35:00
USCIS Service Centers	Transferred file from vsc to Texas got touched today!!!!!!	Congrats to those who have received approvals.  I just received an email from my congressman saying he heard back from TSC and my case has not yet been assigned an adjudicator but that it should happen "soon".  NOA1 of Dec 20th.  Looks like they are going SOMEWHAT in order with our cases.	jdseidel	Male	Israel	2013-06-14 09:14:00
USCIS Service Centers	Transferred file from vsc to Texas got touched today!!!!!!	Oh one more thing - I was transferred from Vermont with the masses to Texas. Should I change that in my profile? Also, do I need to fill out some timeline somewhere to help people? Thanks in advance! I personally am of the opinion that those transferred to Texas should update their timeline to reflect TSC being their service center, although some people disagree.  Click on "Immigration Timelines" in the blue toolbar at the top of the page, then on the left hand side of the page that opens is a link in green that says "Edit / Add My Entry".  Click that and fill out your timeline there.	jdseidel	Male	Israel	2013-06-13 18:28:00
USCIS Service Centers	Transferred file from vsc to Texas got touched today!!!!!!	Me too! Who'de you contact? I filled out information release forms sent letters, called and faxed over info to  Kirsten Gillibrand, Charles Schumer and my local district rep...and got nothing in return.    Oh and Whats up! Im originally from the Bronx! hahaha Don't hold your breath waiting for Schumer or Gillibrand.  It's clear Schumer doesn't care about us seeing as he left out fiance and spouse visas from the immigration reform bill.     You're best bet is with your local rep.  He/She represents thousands of people as opposed to millions.	jdseidel	Male	Israel	2013-06-13 18:25:00
USCIS Service Centers	Transferred file from vsc to Texas got touched today!!!!!!	Yeah, Im December 17th NOA.. I have the same NOA as the person that was transferred to Texas and got a RFE. I hope I hear something soon.... Im booking my plane ticket today to see my Fiance... I hope i get my approval by the first week of july.. Pray for me...  Yeah I know... but what im thinking is that because we were in that backlog and got transferred.. maybe NVC will step it up a bit and transfer it faster? Lets keep our fingers crossed guys...  jdseidel: If you have had your background check one, then it seems to me that you will be getting an approval soon? I thought after the BG check is completed, they send out the decisions? .... Idk what is taking them so long.. but good luck  to you!  done*   I sure hope I get an approval soon.  The local office also told me my case had been "transferred to the I129f Unit".  So I guess I'm sitting on a desk in the middle of a giant stack of cases.  Thanks for the blessing, I hope you (and everyone else) receives their approval soon as well.	jdseidel	Male	Israel	2013-06-13 10:13:00
USCIS Service Centers	Transferred file from vsc to Texas got touched today!!!!!!	Guys since we were transferred.. does that mean that they have already done our background check process? I hope so...    I went to my local office yesterday and was told that my background check had been completed on June 3rd.  My NOA1 is Dec 20th so if your NOA1 is before mine, I would assume your background check has also been completed.  That's just an assumption though.	jdseidel	Male	Israel	2013-06-13 10:03:00
USCIS Service Centers	Transferred file from vsc to Texas got touched today!!!!!!	Finally!!!! My NOA1 is 3 days after so maybe I'll hear soon as well. Unfortunately I am expecting an RFE.	jdseidel	Male	Israel	2013-06-12 12:54:00