I129F April 2017 filers -Part 2

[spike198 506]

On 11/3/2017 at 5:57 PM, AnJ Co said:

@Mike & Tuyen and @Keith & Monica  POE Countdown  11 and 10 days respectively   So happy for your POE just around the corner.

 

@spike198  FLL is a good POE   It's my home airport and I've always found them to be very professional.  So happy u have a date and something solid to look forward to.

 

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We've been so busy since POE.  We did the SSN - the guy at SSA totally understood why we needed the SSN and blurted out his explanation of why it was necessary to get it now.  Very technical and I just said 'yeah...... right!' lol  Waiting for it in the mail now.   Went to the courthouse and got our marriage license today.  Ann has a K1 visa in her passport that shows I'm hers, and I got the receipt from the courthouse today likewise!   Wedding is next Saturday.  The other day we picked out the spot for our wedding on the beach.  Found a patch of sand with some palm trees to decorate and make the perfect spot to do the ceremony.  Just a bit up the beach is Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville Resort.  Since we are doing the ceremony at sunrise, we setup a breakfast reception.  I have family flying in and friends joining us; and for our family on the other side of the world, we are going to fb live it for them.  So for a POE that is just hours from being a week old, we've made some really good progress  

His layover is only 2 hours and 10 minutes.  At first I felt comfortable with that (I've taken this flight many times from Jamaica and had plenty of time to spare after going through C&I) but after reading some VJ reviews I'm a little nervous.  Seems like 50/50... Either its super quick with no issues or it's the exact opposite where they sit for hours waiting to get through.  I guess time will tell!

 

On a different note, so excited for all of your plans.  Breakfast reception sounds amazing.  Can't wait to see pictures!

[LabOz 915]

8 hours ago, BeatrixV said:

we are still waiting for NOA2, USCIS received our RFE last Sept. 22, 2017. been over a month

Hi your consulate says Manila but your profile shows Singapore so is your beneficiary a Singaporean who will process out of Manila or a Filipino working and living in Singapore?

What was the RFE for? That seems a bit long for a response.

Did you confirm with Tier 2 USCIS that response was received?

Hang in there

 

Steven

[LabOz 915]

8 hours ago, S*UK said:

Yes, there are still a few. 

I believe @Melodica256 is still waiting with no RFE 

That is insane and certainly hot a high fraud country.

They are over 200 days now

 

@Melodica256 has congressional intervention been requested?

 

Steven

[Kay18 13]

QUESTION: 

on the affidavit of support for myself if i need a cosponsor does that make my fiance partially dependent on me or fully and on the affidavit of support that my cosponsor fills out is my fiance partially or wholly dependent on the cosponsor and if her kid was filed on her last year tax transcript does she add him on the affidavit along with my fiance? hes 18 now shes not claiming him this year? 

Edited November 7, 2017 by Kay18

[Ahmad/Elisa 12]

Hello I have a question 

 

My interview  is next month and I am kinda worried about the affidavit of support i-134 .

My GF and I lived together in Korea for the last 2 years before she goes to US so the tax will show she made 0$,

But this October she stared a new Job at the government and she is above the poverty line . so my question is 2 or 3 pay stubs will.be enough or do we need to get a co-sponsor? 

 

Thanks 

Edited November 7, 2017 by Ahmad/Elisa

[April and Stan 57]

Visa on hand! Thank you Lord Jesus. Port of entry will be on Dec 14th (Dallas Texas)

 

 

[Keith & Monica 986]

1 hour ago, April and Stan said:

Visa on hand! Thank you Lord Jesus. Port of entry will be on Dec 14th (Dallas Texas)

 

 

Congratulations, happy for you both 

[Kevin Crawford 34]

I called NVC yesterday. 10-4-17 and was told our case was received that day but not yet assigned a case number. I called back after work tonight, 10-5-17 and was told we have a case number but he could not give me any details. Long story short, the USCIS entered my last name as only "V".  #######. The NVC officer i spoke to was super helpful and pulled some strings to give me the case number and invoice number. 

 

Kudo's to the NVC

Just now, Keith & Monica said:

Congratulations, happy for you both 

Visa was approved in HCMC today. I will fly back there on 11-16 to help her finalize a few things, then her and I will fly back to Kauai for her first Thanksgiving. I just got back on 10-27. Racking up the frequent flier miles on Korean Air.

 

[Keith & Monica 986]

9 minutes ago, Kevin Crawford said:

I called NVC yesterday. 10-4-17 and was told our case was received that day but not yet assigned a case number. I called back after work tonight, 10-5-17 and was told we have a case number but he could not give me any details. Long story short, the USCIS entered my last name as only "V".  #######. The NVC officer i spoke to was super helpful and pulled some strings to give me the case number and invoice number. 

 

Kudo's to the NVC

Visa was approved in HCMC today. I will fly back there on 11-16 to help her finalize a few things, then her and I will fly back to Kauai for her first Thanksgiving. I just got back on 10-27. Racking up the frequent flier miles on Korean Air.

 

That is so wonderful.  Very happy for the two you.

[BeatrixV 20]

6 hours ago, LabOz said:

Hi your consulate says Manila but your profile shows Singapore so is your beneficiary a Singaporean who will process out of Manila or a Filipino working and living in Singapore?

What was the RFE for? That seems a bit long for a response.

Did you confirm with Tier 2 USCIS that response was received?

Hang in there

 

Steven

Hi I am the beneficiary, a Filipino working and living in Singapore 

 

The RFE was for the Letter of Intent to Marry, as it was his signature in what supposedly is my Letter of Intent to Marry. So We had to redo the letter, have my signature on it, notarize it as well as some other pictures of proof that he proposed to me and met my family here in Singapore. 

 

Yes, our lawyer called USCIS, spoke to Tier 2 regarding this and confirmed they received and working on the case again. I have attached a photo of the e-mail here. 

 

Anyway, USCIS sent us a duplicate of the first (original) RFE -- because of an inquiry made by the lawyer -- at about the same time they receieved our response for the first (original) RFE (Sept. 22) . So in the USCIS website, our status says that they mailed the RFE, which is actualy the duplicate. We told USCIS about this and they said that we do not need to resend the response because they got it in their system and an officer is working on it.

 

Thing is, it's been over a month and we still have not heard anything. We called USCIS last Oct.27 and advised us to call again on the 15th because the officer is working on cases as of April 1, 2017. Which I find strange because ours is just RFE response, it's not like we are waiting for NOA1. 

 

Any thoughts about it?

[rachied26 127]

Hello everyone  

 

So happy to see everyones approvals, I'm going to pick up my passport today! 

 

 

Just wondering we arrive in the US November 20th and we plan on getting married December 15th, once we are married I'm aware that you have to fill out I-1485 - application to adjust status and that are concurrently able to file your I-1765 Application for Employment Authorization (EAD) and I-131 Application for Travel Document (AP) at no additional cost.

 

How long does this process usually take? I bought a return flight ticket as it was strangely cheaper and I booked the return ticket for end of march thinking it would be nice to see my family before I started working etc. 

Do you think this is too soon? 

 

Thanks in advance everyone  x

 

[_Mia_ 348]

6 hours ago, April and Stan said:

Visa on hand! Thank you Lord Jesus. Port of entry will be on Dec 14th (Dallas Texas)

 

 

Congratulations!! You must feel so relieved!!  

[S*UK 543]

I have a quick question... it might only apply to U.K. filers but probably just needs a bit of common sense lol. 

Can I fold the big envelope that is for POE that says 'do not open'? 

I cant fit it into my bag otherwise it's that big! And I'm not holding it the entire journey incase I end up putting it down and walking off my mistake haha 

[S*UK 543]

3 hours ago, rachied26 said:

 

Hello everyone  

 

So happy to see everyones approvals, I'm going to pick up my passport today! 

 

 

Just wondering we arrive in the US November 20th and we plan on getting married December 15th, once we are married I'm aware that you have to fill out I-1485 - application to adjust status and that are concurrently able to file your I-1765 Application for Employment Authorization (EAD) and I-131 Application for Travel Document (AP) at no additional cost.

 

 

How long does this process usually take? I bought a return flight ticket as it was strangely cheaper and I booked the return ticket for end of march thinking it would be nice to see my family before I started working etc. 

Do you think this is too soon? 

 

Thanks in advance everyone  x

 

Currently I would say yes, that's too soon. If you can move the flight it might be better to be looking at April/May to be safe. Looks like it's taking 5-6 months. 

 

I had the same idea actually, but then decided I would forever have that 'one spare flight' because I would always need to book 2 way flights for it to be cheap enough. So in the end just opted for the cheapest date for the return which happened to be January. 

Hope this helps!

[Mike & Tuyen 598]

8 hours ago, Keith & Monica said:

Congratulations, happy for you both 

Hopefully my friend, you will be with Monica soon.