CONGRATS!!! That's awesome news

My husband got his intreview date July 21st!!!Im so excited and nervous.I just sent him all the copies from everything I sent and some extra chats. I had to put it in a box it was to thick for their biggest express envelope, lol. My concern is that if its in a box will it get treated like the rest of the boxes? There it takes a month to get a box of anything. I did mark that it was documents and papers and no value but I didnt think to put that it was time sensitive until I got home. Anyway I just hope he gets it in the 8 days that they say here, (cost was 61.50) for express

Okay about the K-3 interview I got the list of things I need to take with me and I got my medical booked for Tuesday at 9:30am (not excited about that!) but I was wondering as far as the I-134 Affidavit of Support and all the documents (tax papers, pay stubs, etc.) did you take originals to the interview or were copies good enough? I haven't seen anything about either on the papers so I don't know. I have to get a original marriage certificate for Nikki's American passport so we can mail it all at the same time...just means a longer wait till I get my interview. Advice?

I MADE A MISTAKE!

But it probably won't matter since they may never process my claim anyway

I sent an expired version of the I-130. I started to get everything together for the K-3 Visa in November and of course I downloaded that I-130 form then in November and it of course expired before I sent it in February. Should I just do the I-130 again with the newer version and resend it with an explanation? Any advice would be welcome.

Look what I got!!!!

Application Type: I130 , IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN

Current Status: Approval notice sent.

On June 26, 2008, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN. Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service.


It was only a short four months! On to the next step.

rentua - Congratulations!!! That's awesome news =)

crismar - I wouldn't worry too much right now! If they send you and RFE then I would send a new one but until then I would just assume they are going to accept it. Best of luck to you!!

So I have my medical on Wednesday and I'm starting to get nervous about it. Something about doctors, drawing blood and x-rays just rubs me the wrong way. Hopefully, it'll be a quick process and not too painful! Haven't heard anything about needing the HPV vaccine so maybe I'll get to skip that part. Then I found out that it's going to take 6 weeks to get the stupid police certificate which means it'll be a while till I can get my interview. I'm still trying to figure out if I can pay to speed it up, which would be wonderful, however seeing as it's not a priority to them I doubt it will happen.

How are things going with everyone else?

sorry i havent been around on the board much lately, just been working like crazy lol

im at the nvc now, as you can see by my signature were still at the begining of the process, but at least were making headway! lol

glad to see everyone else is moving right along as well! congrats on the approvals! i'll update the timeline later tonight.

Hope work isn't draining you too much! God only knows you need all the energy you can get your hands on when dealing with these people. Just a question...why haven't you applied for an IDD? Then you can pay your bills online and speed up the process a little bit, just my two cents. Good luck with everything!!

Question: In the process of gathering information for the interview we came across an issue!! We filled out the I-134 Affidavit of Support, got the letter from my husbands employer and the past 3 years tax returns. However, my husband being the "wonderfully organized" person that he is has somehow either lost or thrown away his pay stubs. Is there anyway of getting around this issue? The letter from his employer states the hours and salary he's earning. He doesn't start working again until July 14 so won't have a single pay stub till the end of the month. Can I go to my interview without them or will I get into trouble?

what has happened to our group? its as if we've died or something.

so maybe someone who still checks this can help me out. we filled out the i-134 for our k-3 visa and then found out that certain embassies want the i-864 instead. has anyone come across this or not?

have a good week!

Most embassies post that information on web sites. I-134 is the norm for the K-3 process. I am not sure why they would want the I-864 instead unless they are processing you as an I-130 application which does happen. I would check the embassy web site for their procedures and also check the status of your I-130 application to see if it has been completed.

I just looked at your timeline and saw that you had already completed your I-130 process and then they switched to the K-3. Often the K-3 is abandoned if the I-130 is processed first. It looks like the opposite happened to you. Double check your NVC status and make sure they haven't resumed your I-130 and are waiting for the I-864. It might also be the case that the embassy could have the option of processing your visa as I-130 since it was already in the NVC. In that case the embassy would need to have an I-864 since you didn't file one with the NVC.

I appreciate your response. I don't think they are processing my I-130 because we haven't paid the NVC fees or anything yet. We were getting ready to do so when our K-3 packet arrived from the embassy so we stopped. I emailed the embassy and asked them about the confusion because I couldn't find anything on their website so hopefully I'll get a response soon. I'll be a little ticked off if I need to ask my husband for another form because it takes just over 2 weeks for them to get here and I'm currently only waiting on my police clearance. I was going to just ignore it and go to the interview with the I-134 but I figured I should be better safe than sorry. It would suck to make the long trip for nothing!! But thanks again for the response and I'll let you know what I hear from the embassy.

I emailed my case worker as you suggested about my questions. So I asked about the fact that every website says the K-3 visa requires the I-134 but someone else was told to submit the I-864. I've asked my husband to send me both so that I can be covered either way and then today I got this response.


Dear Ms. Vernon:

K3 applicants are not subject to the I-864 (Affidavit of Support) requirements at the time of K3 application, but will be required to submit when the applicant adjusts status to a Legal Permanent Resident in the United States. Similarly, the I-134 Affidavit of Support is also not required.

Sincerely,

Immigrant Visa Section


Can you explain this to me at all? Because now I'm SERIOUSLY confused as to what I'm supposed to submit.

Hey, sorry for the long absence... it's just that I've been so caught up with getting adjusted to life in the US, near my husband and a new family .

Vernon, I think it is obvious they require I-134 for your K-3 and then later when you will ajust status you will have to send I-864. That's what I'm doing now.. AOS with Affidavit of Support I-864.
However we were also worried they might ask for something else at the interview so my husband sent me I-134 and I-864 just to be on the safe side. I needed I-134 (which I gave at the embassy) and I just put the I-864 asside at that time and I sent it in the AOS package on July 15.

That's about it. If you have any more questions I'll try to answer them. How's the baby?

Okay so I'm sick of waiting for people to tell me when to jump and how high to do it. So today I took the process into my own hands and I'm taking a chance to see what I can do.

I was told I had to apply for a police clearance. When I did that I was told it would take 6 weeks. After waiting for 2 weeks and making numerous calls to try and speed it up, I found out that it will be ready on August 9, which is one week earlier than expected. Once I had that and the forms from Cody in my hands I was then able to apply for my interview date. This meant waiting another 3 weeks for my time to go to the embassy. So today when Cody's papers arrived I decided to be daring!

I gathered the forms I needed to submit to apply for my interview date and scanned them in. I then emailed my caseworker, who has been amazingly helpful and understanding and asked to have my interview scheduled around August 14. This is would give me enough time to make sure my police clearance was completed and not make me wait till September to have the interview.

I'm feeling hopeful and confident again which is something I have been lacking the last couple weeks. Keep fingers and toe crossed for me and I'll keep you updated on what’s happening.

xoxox

Update, Said had his interview today and I think everything went well, not sure till I talk to him on the computer. He said it lasted about 10 mins. and the lady said they would call him (no mention of time frame) and gave him a white paper saying they need additional processing and they didnt need anything else from him. Not quite sure what to think of this yet

Glad to hear things went well! Can't say I have heard anything like that before (about the sheet) but hopefully he hears something soon. I know how much endless waiting can drive a person insane. Good way to look at it is that they didn't ask for more evidence! Good luck and keep us posted.

the paper says "this office regrets to inform you that it is unable to issue a visa becuase you have been found ineligible to recieve a visa under the following section(s) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. The information contained in the paragraphs maked with "x" pertain to you visa application. Please disregard the unmarked paragraphs.




Section 212(a)(5) your case requires additional adminstrative processing. We require nothing further from you at this time. We will conact you by telephone as soon as we are able to continue with your case.



Ok to me this dosnt sound all that good. Help Im going crazy.

oh wow! that doesn't sound good. what did they tell said when he asked about it? you were applying for the k-3 visa right? have you found anything online about it?

As far as I know they just gave him the paper and told then they would call him.

Are you sure its section 212(a)(5)?? I looked it up online and this is what I got. Hopefully it is of some help for you!!

QUOTE(diadromous mermaid @ Nov 3 2006, 01:54 PM)

QUOTE(nashib @ Nov 3 2006, 02:49 PM)

Hi Everyone,

Please, read following questions see If It rings a bell.
a. I-130 petition (Father --> Son in India) interview got rejected because of 212(a)(5)(A).
What is section 212(a)(5)(A) means ?
b. Is it possible to waive section 212(a)(5)(A)? If it is then What is the process to waive 212(a)(5)(A) ?
c. Can he reappear for visa interview? When ?
d. Do we have to appeal this case in India or US?

Here is some brief about my brother case.
Dec-2000 Father came to US (family immigration) and my brother was over 21 age and unmarried
Jan-2001 Father got a greencard & filed for my brother based on greencard & my brother was unmarried
Jun-2002 My brother got married.
Aug-2004 My brother got divorced.
Mar-2006 My father became US citizen & convert greencard based petition of my brother to US citizen base.
July-2006 Case got approved in USCIS.
Nov-2006 My brother got medical examination & interview call.

Please, any kind of help would be greatly appreciable.
Me & my brother are waiting to hear back from you guys…..
Thanks

Are you sure it is Section 212(a)(5)(A), as this relates to an employment based situation? 212 (a)(5)(A) states that an alien seeking entry for the purpose of seeking skilled or unskilled labor is excludable in the absence of an approved labor certification. This ground of exclusion applies to the second and third employment-based preference categories. "Alien labor certification" is a process that, when completed, results in certification by the U.S. Department of Labor that there are not sufficient workers who are able, willing, qualified, and available at the place of proposed employment and that such employment will not adversely affect the wages and working conditions of workers in the United States similarly employed. INA Section 212(a)(5)

no that doesnt seem to relate to us. He is unemployed right now. Im not sure what to think of this.

well this website lists all the reasons why they would reject it at this time. so double check with him to make sure that's the right section and maybe even have him email his case worker. i know i have emailed mine a couple times already and they are really helpful!!

well you werent denied honey, your under AP which if you look around the site awhile will find out thats just Additional Processing, which sucks, but you havent been denied yet. but many people in this forum are going through the wait of AP, take a browse around and im sure someone whos going through this can give you the info on this that you need

I emailed CASA yesterday and I heard back from them already. This is what they told me,

Madam -

Your husband’s case requires additional admin processing. This processing is required by law and takes place in Washington. We don’t need anything more from you at this time and we will contact him when we are ready to proceed with his case.

Best Regards,

IV Unit Casablanca

so i guess its time to celebrate if ap is a reason to celebrate. Thank you all for putting up with my craziness and panic. i reall appreciate all of the help and guidance you offer here. i think i would have totally lost my mind if it wasnt for the ppl on here. you are all a great bunch of ppl.

yep i am a febuary filer and already a frustrated one seeing that the uscis is approving other petitions sent in march...and hasnt even touched mine which was filed a month earlier

sasha414 - sorry things are so tough for you. hopefully you'll hear something soon!!

zawjatsaid - glad to hear you got am email so quicker!! hopefully you get more news soon.

update - today i got an email from my case worker and it had my interview date in it, august 18 at 12:30pm i'll be meeting with my case worker. cross fingers and toes for me please!!

well i thought i'd update you guys on my case. everythings been going through smoothly, i finally am done with paperwork at NVC and am just waiting to hear the magic works "case complete" from AVR lol

how are things going with the rest of you? any updates?

Question: What happens after you have your K-3 visa but you I-130 application is already at the NVC. How do you apply for EAD? and where does your I-130 application go?

so my interview is over!!
all went well and i was told i'll have my visa in at most five working days.
i'll be going home next week!!!!!

how is everyone else doing?

Hello Everyone,

What is the next step for the people who have their spouse's K-3 visa approved and their spouse in the United States.

My wife and I just return from India and I'm not sure what are my next steps to follow.

Do I have to go apply for SSN # or does it come in the mail in 3 weeks like I was told by the embassy?

Can I start the AOS process and where do I send that information?

Is there something else that I need to be doing or a link to get more information?

Thanks for your help in advance.

WooooHoooo Hilkka!!!! You finally get to come home Congrats...seriously!! i'm so happy that you finally get to have your family together again!

thank you it feels amazing to be home again!!!!

good luck with your interview tomorrow i'll be thinking about you guys!!


question: did everyone file the i-485 with their i-130's in the beginning?