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Cherieish   0

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: United Kingdom
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Sorry for all the questions tonight - I'm SO CLOSE to filing!

The passport-style photo specifications state to use a 2" x 2" photo, but the passport photos that my fiancé sent me are 1.75" x 1.75". Will the USCIS care about the exact size since they're not being used for an official document? I'm pretty sure he got them done at an actual passport photo place, so I don't know why they're not the right size. :/

Our Timeline:

April 2003: We "met" online through a mutual friend.

March/April 2004: He visited me in California and we hit it off, but didn't want to do a long-distance relationship.

July 7, 2009: We got back in touch with each other.

April 15, 2010: My previous relationship ended and we decided that he would come visit me again and see where things went.

May 25 2010: We saw each other again for the first time in six years!

June 23, 2010: We decided to try a relationship.

November 8, 2010: We got engaged!

January 3, 2011: I began to assemble the I-129F packet

March 14, 2011: Mailed out the I-129F packet

March 16, 2011: NOA-1

May 31, 2011: NOA-2

June 13, 2011: NVC received our approved I-129F

June 15, 2011: NVC approved the I-129F and sent it to London

July 1, 2011: He mailed the completed Packet 3 in

July 15: His medical exam

July 29: We called the consulate and got his interview date

September 6: His interview - approved!

September 25: He entered the U.S. with his visa

November 18: WE GOT MARRIED!

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Inky Grand Master

Inky   1,110

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Canada
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Not all countrys use the US size passport photos. Generally when getting them done in another country you have to be specific as to the size you need or they will use the generic size that their country follows.

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Your I-129f was approved in 5 days from your NOA1 date.

Your interview took 67 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

AOS was approved in 2 months and 8 days without interview.

ROC was approved in 3 months and 2 days without interview.

I am a Citizen of the United States of America. 04/16/13

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JimVaPhuong   4,863

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Vietnam
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Sorry for all the questions tonight - I'm SO CLOSE to filing!

The passport-style photo specifications state to use a 2" x 2" photo, but the passport photos that my fiancé sent me are 1.75" x 1.75". Will the USCIS care about the exact size since they're not being used for an official document? I'm pretty sure he got them done at an actual passport photo place, so I don't know why they're not the right size. :/

My wife also got her photos at a typical passport photo shop in her country. They were approximately 1.5" x 2.5" with a pale blue background - not 2" x 2" with a white background. USCIS accepted them without problems with the I-129F petition.

We went to a proper passport photo shop in the US for the AOS application photos. Those were the correct size and background color.

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12/15/2009 - K1 Visa Interview - APPROVED!

12/29/2009 - Married in Oakland, CA!

08/18/2010 - AOS Interview - APPROVED!

05/01/2013 - Removal of Conditions - APPROVED!

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Daniel&Theary   30

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Cambodia
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The ones my Fiance sent were the same I took them to a local photography place and they made then the right size. I dont know if that is considered altering or not but hopefully it works. It was alot cheaper then paying for another overnight shipment and waiting 3 or 4 days. Daniel

Daniel

K-1 Visa

Service Center : California Service Center

I-129F Sent : Feb 9,2011

I-129F Received :In Texas then sent to CSC Feb 11,2011

Check cashed and in Initial Review : Feb 16,2011

I-129F NOA1 Hard Copy : Feb 15 2011

TOUCHED 04/04/2011 Is it wrong to be happy to be touched by a stranger?

I-129F RFE(s) : None

I-129F NOA2 :05/27/2011

NVC Received :06/09/2011

NVC Left : 06/27/2011

Consulate Received : 07/01/2011

Packet 3 Received : 07/18/2011

Packet 3 Sent : 07/19/2011

Medical Exam : 07/19/2011

Packet 4 Received :07/25/2011

Interview Date :09/13/2011

Interview Result : Approved

Visa Received : 09\16\2011

US Entry : 09\20\2011

Marriage :09/22/2011

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amykathleen2005   441

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: England
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I've never heard anyone denied or RFE'd for wrong picture size....

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And in this crazy life, and through these crazy times

It's you, it's you, You make me sing.

You're every line, you're every word, you're everything.

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ROC Timeline

Sent: 7/21/12

NOA1: 7/23/12

Touch: 7/24/2012

Biometrics: 8/24/2012

Card Production Ordered: 3/6/2013

*Eligible for Naturalization: October 13, 2013*

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pushbrk   12,150

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My wife also got her photos at a typical passport photo shop in her country. They were approximately 1.5" x 2.5" with a pale blue background - not 2" x 2" with a white background. USCIS accepted them without problems with the I-129F petition.

We went to a proper passport photo shop in the US for the AOS application photos. Those were the correct size and background color.

USCIS will definitely accept the wrong size with a visa petition but are you saying the HCMC Consulate and medical facility ALSO accepted the wrong size? Are you certain?

Facts are cheap...knowing how to use them is precious...
Understanding the big picture is priceless. Anonymous

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