CONGRATS and happy b-day !! My b-day was last Friday ;o) ....

We'll be out in your neck of the woods July 18-23rd...staying in Tempe. We're gonna try to also go tubing. Can't wait ! It's been awhile since I was back there, can't wait to see my friends!

Have a nice, safe and enjoyable weekend everyone!

Kelly

I just sent you a PM. Happy late birthday to you!

Thanks to everyone, I am so excited and a little nervous, I know from here things will certainly speed up!

i just got a letter today saying mike's work permit was approved today...um a likkle late since we got a e-mail a couple days ago saying the orderd the production of the card
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Thanks and congrats on Mike's work permit! How long did it take for him to get it?

Sarah, once you know your case was sent to KIN you can email the embassy and make an appt to pick up packet 3.

Also while you're waiting you can look over all the necessary forms (DS-156, DS-156K, DS-157, & DS-230 part I & II).

I was saying the same thing too..when Kashi gets here and we have established something solid we will take the kids

It shouldn't take long...as long as you had them on ur I-130..all u would have to do is send it the affidavit for them..and pay their visa costs

Sarah....thanks!!! i took us about 2 months to get approved for his work permit....

i would start looking over the paper work like anna said and start filling it out...so you can send to him so he can sign and get stuff together because you are very close to being done!!!!!!

Each child needs their own I-130 on file.

They do ? I thought if the child is a minor once they are on the original I-30 all we had to show was proof that we can take care of them financially..I thought thats what the papers said from NVC ...i could be mistaken...

For the CR-1 visa the child needs their own I-130, however if the petitioner files the K3 the child is fine IF he/she is listed on the I-129f petition. BUT once they AOS (after they arrive) the child will need an approved I-130 on file BEFORE he/she can adjust status. So to prevent any unnecessary delays most ppl file the I-130 together at the beginning of the process.

Ahhh..ok..

Congrats on the NOA2 Sarah!!

No, he works during the day. I never get to see him when I'm on 2nd shift

Yes. Tony has 2 kids (girl 7, boy 4) in Jamaica. We send them money and bring them lots of clothes, shoes, etc. when we go down there (at least once a year).


Happy (belated) Birthday

Yeah, when the kids are younger its tough to take them right away..so we kind of think we're going to wait until the oldest is "old enough"...

I must say there r quite a few of us with step children....

That's awesome!!! What a nice birthday present

I am sooooo tired This pregnancy is kicking my butt I missed work yesterday because I was so nausous and sick - for the past 3-4 days I'm hoping and praying that this subsides after I'm done with my first trimester. All of you mothers out there, I need consoling!!!

Although you can have a small private ceremony- you have to get a marriage license and have it publicly recorded after the ceremony in order for the marriage to be valid.

Ok, if you include the kids on the K1 application, they have up to a year to follow the parent to the USA without paying fees or filing any additional paperwork.
What you'd do is when you get packet 3 from the Embassy you would specify they are following within a year. You would also need to send a I-134 for the child at the interview stage, child would also take the medical.

Now as for filing for AOS once they got to the States, I would ASSUME if the parent had already filed for AOS by the time the child got to the States, you'd have to send in another application for the child.
That's a question the AOS forum would probably know the answer to!!






FutureMrs, WHAT a birthday present!!!

As for what now, I would get your fiance to start getting his stuff together like his criminal record, checking that he's up to date with his shots and getting his no impediment form....

YES!!!!! the criminal from and the no imprediment forms are a MUST!!!!! and he really should act on those ASAP because they can take a while to get...also does he have the new Birth Certificate the one with the seal on it...if not he needs it!!!! and that can take a while to get as well...like alienuk said about the shots have him check to make sure he has his vacination card...if not again he will need to order a new one!!!

I know what ur feeling...I used to be the same was=y before my Doc gave me anti-nausea meds...don't drink orange juice for some reason it makes aeverything worse. But it will pass soon...

There is a fairly new carribean market on liberty road in randallstown its pretty close to when you exit the beltway at 17 and will be on the left side. Sorry for the late reply! i am just reading all the thread from the start.



CORRECTION!!! its on the right hand side

Does my fiance pay the 100 dollars for the visa before the interview? Where does he go to do that? What paperwork does he need to take to pay? I'm assuming they will give him some kind of receipt...

I believe the Embassy sends him a slip to pay at Paymaster in Packet 4 before the interview, then he takes the receipt with him to the actual interview to prove he's paid

nope....actually he goes to the paymaster with the 100 bucks and the paymaster gives him a reciept that he has to take to the interview....he can go anytime to do this....and if they try telling him he needs to go online to set up a appt. tell him not to listen to them casue he already has a appt.

Good to see everyone is doing well and still hanging in there. It hets so hectic sometimes I just have enough time to read the messages and move on.

So ladies (and guys if there are any on here ) I have a question. Most of you who know me know that I am familiar with the K-1 process so when my friends ask, that is all I can advise them on. Well a good friend of mine has this notion that the process would be easier if she got marraid and she has planned her wedding in JA for July 8th. The problem is that they have known each other for 2 years and have all the evidence needed for a fiance visa, but I am not sure what evidence is required for the K-3 visa . In a nut shell, whet will be her options for bringing her spouse to the US following the wedding in August. She wants this accomplished in a year max and not sure what her options are and what evidence she would need for the embassy. I told her if time is an issue, the K-1 would have been her best bet. But after the fortune she has spent on the wedding, I guess I should let her do her own thing. Any advice, cause I am reading the guides on this site and I am not sure they are making sense to me.

She has a few options

She can go through with the wedding but not complete the paperwork and file for a K1. I have heard this can be risky in that if the Embassy believes they are legally married it will result in them having to refile as K3.

As for filing for a K3, the photos of the wedding are the only real difference between the requirements of proof for a K3 compared to a K1.
She will need airline ticket receipts, cards, letter, phone bills, etc.

yes i agree...you need to remind her that i think only the k-1 will be effected with the price change....it is supposed to happen in June sometime....like you said if it is a time thing the k-1 would be her best chance...but i think jax got everything done pretty quickly less then a year...so you know i guess there is no real answer as far as time...
i guess you should as her does she want MORE paperwork after he gets here?? or does she want it all done and over with before he gets here.... hope that helps!!!

How are things going with you 2???

Three steps she do after the wedding and what her husband needs to sign and make copies of.

1. I-130
In our I-130 packet we sent some copy of pictures of us over the years, wedding pictures (ones with our families in the shot and us holding up the marriage certificate with the pastor), we sent a photo copy of marriage licenses (the one we got that day from the minster sending that in saved us 3 months), we sent photo copies of our birthcertificates, and photo copies of our biographical pages in our passports. She should have 2 copies of the G-325A forms for him to sign down there (so thats 8 pages), she should have the I-130 filled out and the I-129F filled out. When she gets home she sends the I-130 packet first. When she recieves the NOA1 recipet. Then she sends the I-129F (for k3) with a copy of the I-130 NOA1.

2. She needs him to sign the the DS 3032 (Choice of Agent) form also but dont date it (this can also be done by emailing NVC latter in the process). Make sure she brings a folder with all documents to sign and she will be okay. I would recommended coming back to the USA to file as soon as she can. I set up an appoitment with my senators repersentavie the day I got back to the USA.

3. She needs a copy of his biographical pages in his passport for the DS230. She needs him to sign part one but don't date it yet. She will need another part one and two for his interview.


What to do when her case goes to NVC!!

You can complete your NVC process by two and a half months to three months. So your case wil be forwarded to the Embassy from the NVC sometime. Use James Shortcuts.

First NVC will assign you a case number and in about 1-2 weeks after assigning the case number, they will generate DS 3032 and AOS Fee Bill. Send those only after NVC will generate those above. She can now get her paperwork going for the I-864. You can also get your W-2 of your last 3 years. You will need your most recent year's tax return, but you may send your last 3 years', if you want to. You don't need to notarize I-864. I just used the James' shortcut to generate the barcode level. We also took care of the DS 3032 (choice of agent) by email.

As the beneficiary, your husband will mail the NVC (NVCINQUIRY@state.gov) and ask NVC to appoint you as his choice of agent. He needs to write down the case number in the subject line. Plus he needs to write down the names, dates of birth of you and him. Also, he needs to provide your complete mailing address so that NVC can mail you all correspondence. There is no need to sign anything, he can just write his name at the end of the email.

REMEMBER one thing: He must email NVC about the choice of agent ONLY AFTER NVC will generate the DS 3032 (Choice of Agent). It takes about 7-14 days for NVC to generate it after you will be assigned a case number. He should also copy you this email so that you have one copy for your record and you will know that the mail is delivered. NVC will reply him with the acceptance of the choice of agent in about 2-10 days. He will not need to send the DS 3032 to NVC. The email will take care of the choice of agent. (call NVC a lot to check if they have a case number assigned to you)

Below is what your husband can write (just as an example) NVC:

Write down the case number in the subject line.

=====================================================

Dear Sir/Madam:

I, John Doe (date of birth: 01-02-75) is the beneficiary of the following case number: *************. My wife, Jane Doe (date of birth: 01-02-73) is the petitioner of this case.

I would like to appoint my wife, Jane Doe as my choice of agent. All future correspondence should be sent to her to the following address:

Name: Jane Doe
Address: 123 Main St
Chicago, IL 60123

I am also copying this email to her email address. Thank you for your help.

Sincerely,

John Doe
Jamaica


Have him send you the DS 230 part I with his signature. You can date it later on. He can keep Ds 230 part II with him. You will need to submit DS 230 part I and his passport biographical information pages to NVC. You can use James Short cuts to create your AOS FEE bill. It worked for us and saved us a week. Just make sure it was generated!!

Your Human Resources Department can write a letter for you and sign and date it. Show them the NVC letter that is asking for the letter from the Employer. Basically, it will say your current position, how long you have been with the curretn company, what is your current salary, few lines of your job description, and lastly the HR person would write that they can contact the HR, should there is any questions. The letter can be addressed to "National Visa Center, Department of State, NH" and "To whom It May Concern." This is for the I-864.

When your case is done at NVC it is forward to Kingston takes about a week. After your case has been in Kingston for 4 weeks. Start to call on the crazy Monday and Friday hours to see when your interview is.

Things to get police records and medical done with appoitment letter.

Go to the Forum NVC and look for Shortcut link this will help out your friend. I hope this makes sense. James Shortcuts saved us a month J .

If she needs anymore help along the way just pm me.

Jax

I am off to my nieces one year bday party yipee and at least it aint raining today !!

Hi everyone,

came back from JA last night,

question - does anyone have a june interview??

Hubby sent the ds-230 by courier on Monday to the embassy, I called the embassy on Friday to confirm that they recieved the form and they said yes they got it. So I start asking about the interview date. and my girl says call back the end of JULY to see if the mailed him out the interview packet, I'm like what?????? she says there is a delay because they are not giving any interviews during the month of June and they are not giving out any interview dates right now. I almost fell off my chair.

Can they just stop giving interviews? To me a package sent by the end of July equals a September interview date. So not happy with that!

there is no way they will adjust your schedule now that u are pregnant...try telling your doctor your work schedule and see if u can get a note,

my iron was low and once i started the iron pills within a week a had a lot more energy.

we have interview june 19th

if that was me i would be calling my senator's office on Tuesday and complaining to them....that just doesn't sound right to not be giving out interviews that long???nah that is not cool....

Sonshyne.....how are things going with you guys?

holy crap! that's completely nuts! i sure hope she has her info wrong. i know that jlvr's fiance has a june interview date. we just got noa2 a few weeks ago and i'm so eager to get the file sent to the embassy. the nvc said that it ought to be sent off within the week. i'm still a bit confused about what's next though.

so when the embassy gives my fiance the appointment to drop off the ds-230, is that when he also picks up packet 4? when is the interview appointment scheduled? why cant he just he do it all in one shot? that would just make everything too simple huh? lol


sarah, i'm so glad you got noa2. how cool that you got it on your birthday!

U can fill out and print out the ds-230 from the internet and send it to your fiance and have him sign it and send it in he doesn't need an appointment. they will enter his info into the computer and then he will be in a que for a date.

I'll call the senators offices next week, last week she said they were giving out late july early august dates and now they are not giving out any dates at all.

i so would call asap...becuase what she told you is a load of crap.....i know everytime i have had to call my senator's office something has been done....so it just angers me to so how this embassy just does whatever it damn well feels like doing....

Hey guys...u know I rescheduled my husbands interview date right ? this was since May 4th..they gave me a new date 3 days later...which makes no sense...So one night my husband tells me he heard a part of an interview on the radio saying something like THEY ARE NOT GIVING ANY VISA UNTIL AFTER JUNE 10TH...start to make me wonder if thats the reason they gave us a date 3 days later and not for JUNE..Jamaica embassy is crazy..so now i gotta sit here and just wait on them...thats the price we pay i guess for rescheduling...I hope this INFO is all WRONG

what kills me is that it is run by the americans...you would think that would have there crap together....it is just not fair....our tax money going to them and this is the crap we get in return....yet people who walk across the border are going to be citizens....it is just not fair...sorry i am done ranting...

FI REAL....ITS RIDICULOUS

Kimmy juss to let you know there are some things you can take to ensure a clean medical result.
My ex works for a company that does random drug tests, he was ordered to take one knowing he had smoked that day, so he went sick for 2 days and drank some stuff, took the test and was clear.

Donna and I were approved by CSC last Wednesday. I received the NOA-2 in the mail Saturday. I am now trying to determine what to do next. I considered filling out the DS-230. I went to the US Embassy Kingston website (http://kingston.usembassy.gov/non-immigrant_visas.html) to make an appointment. They require that a Form DS-156 Nonimmigrant Visa Application be filled out electronically. The site does not mention Form DS-230. Should I make an appointment through this web site? I am a little confused and want to be finished with all this. Please help with any information that may be useful to expedite getting an interview in Kingston.

yeah...do you know the of the stuff he took ?

Yeah, me and finesse are on the same day. Wow, I hope that's not correct.

I wonder if what was heard on the radio about not giving visas until June was referring to other visas? Isn't there a certain limit to the number of visas that are allowed each year? I don't know if it applies in K1 or K3 situations, but each country has a limit.

On another note:

I went to the store yesterday and picked up a file folder for the interview. It's a cute one, too. I was loading it up last night, labeling the sections. I started to get really nervous. Just looking at all of the documents, all of my information, all of the time that I've spent on this. Just got a flash of how big this is. When did you guys start realizing what a huge deal this is, this preparation for marriage and life with someone?

lets see...on the ride to kingston...and standing infront of the embassy...it was a sureal moment for me..like wait i am really doing this is this really happening...something i have been waiting for is acutally happening...everything that happend at the embassy was a blue to me it seemed like we were wating for so long and then bam it was over....i think that last part that it realy hit me was waiting at the airport and waiting for mike to come through the walk way...i can remember going that is just so strange becuase i am waiting for him and this is the start of our life....