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So you are saying he has been out of the US for 3 years, then he have abandoned his green card. He hasn't file US taxes for the last 3 years, and he didn't hold residence in the US. I wouldn't try to come back thru POE with this latest information.
Seek advise from immigration lawyer.

lol....Kip, how many Lesbos were straight before they figured out they would rather be with women than men....But had kids before they figured it out?
Most of them actually...So you already have A LOT of lesbos raising their own children.
The problem is there are tens of millions of straight parents that are TERRIBLE...drug addicts, too poor, too dumb, too strict, beat their kids...beat the mom....DV....drunks...these are some examples but easily 100 more.
Many gays are very successful, highly intelligent, fully functioning members of society. And it's pretty much an undisputed fact that many of them would make better parents than some of the dead beat parents out there today.

I think it is best for a child to be raised by two parents that care about the child and make the child their priority in life. What is NOT important is what those two adults do together in the bedroom with the door closed.

Section 240(C) is for failure to appear for removal proceedings. You're not in removal proceedings at this point. Your application is still being adjudicated. You can withdraw your application anytime and leave the US.
As Vanessa said, you are granted a period of authorized stay while USCIS is adjudicating your adjustment of status. If you didn't accrue 180 days of unlawful presence before you submitted your AOS application then you won't incur a ban when you leave. However, I'd be a little surprised if you were issued another non-immigrant visa after the fiasco with your AOS application.
If you don't plan on living in the US then you never should have submitted an AOS application. Permanent residents are required to reside in the US. A green card is not intended to be a convenient alternative to a non-immigrant visa.

No. Just no. Yes to giving us more time to plan a wedding but thats about it. Not everyone has an awesome job that makes lots of $$$ but we still deserve to get married to the one we love and have them live with us. Especially since he will be saving up money in Australia while its processing, and getting a job as soon as his AOS is done. Did the people saying raise the income requirement ever think that the beneficiary is a man sometimes? When we have kids I'm going to be the housewife and he will be working, so how much I'm making by myself doesn't matter in the long run (except to the US govt. for me sponsoring him and for helping him support us before we have children). This is what we want for our relationship and we both agree to it.
My man has a college degree and can get a better job than me. I couldn't afford to go to college after high school (though I haven't given up on going). Should I have to be punished for this, when there are ways of living a decent comfortable life on 125% of the poverty line? We have roommates, we'll have savings, and between his savings and my job we will be able to pay our bills and live decently until he gets the ability to work in this country. And its all doable on just ~$18000/yr.
Its not like I'm his welfare check, if someone really loves someone enough to marry them they won't want to be a burden on them. There is no doubt in my mind that the govt's requirement for me to sponsor him is unfounded. I know that they don't know everyone who comes here and want to make sure they don't bleed the system, and I accept that and am willing to comply. But its a bit offensive for people to say there is no way to live a decent life on $18000 a year, when AMERICAN couples do it all the time, and especially since I myself have never taken welfare or unemployment and my life is just fine.
Anyway...rant over Basically don't judge unless you've walked it, because nothing is impossible if you want it bad enough

A K1 is the fiance visa- it is more expensive and you won;t be able to work for 3+ months once in the USA. The IR-1 is for people married more than two years, you'd actually be applying for the CR-1 (conditional visa, get greencard valid for 2 years, need to remove conditions after that). With the CR-1 spousal visa, the legally binding contract between the co-sponsor and the US government happens before you get the visa, and they are usually more accepting of co-sponsors for CR-1s rather than K1s because of that. Also, some people have found that the COs take married people a bit more seriously, especially when there is red flags such as age (I know you said to not be concerned with age, but we are simply because the embassy will be too- you WILL get questions about this at interview).
Anyone who is a US citizen or greencard holder living in the USA can be a co-sponsor- they need not be related, but having the co-sponsor be a relative- and having the "blessing" of both families can help get the visa approved (more important in certain countries where family involvement in weddings is bigger, but always good).
You have stated you will be meeting your love soon. Why not build in a weekend trip to his family? Even if they do not approve, I am sure they'd want to meet this person their son is in love with? At leats one meeting before filing is required, as you have already been told. I would strongly suggest at least one more visit before the interview, preferably 2- it will greatly strengthen your case.

Sent my papers out today. Sent the original RFEs, the letter from my employer, pay stubs for the last 8 months (they only asked for 6 months though), and a letter stating that since I verified my income was above the 125% poverty line.. that information about my assets was not needed.
I hope that pleases them!

Your only option is the CRBA.

Your lawfully wedded husband, the guy whom you pledged to live with 'til death do you part just told you in the face that he doesn't want to live with you and your first thought is how else you could get a Green Card or visa to the U.S.?
Do you understand what kind of message you are sending out with this?

People, please read this thread, and not just reply to the first post with your own stories. The OP overpaid, and the petition will be rejected. We solved the mystery. There is no point to watch the bank or make any calls - the petition will be returned.

Your package will be rejected. Overpaying is cause for rejection. Case closed. Wait for the package to be sent back to you and resend with correct payment.

What they said.

The fee is $340, not $350. I think that's the problem. Your petition will be rejected and they may be mailing it back to you, asking for the correct amount. Do not follow the embassy's instructions. Go to the USCIS website and follow those. Visit the k-1 guidelines here and cross check everything.
Good luck!

The fee is $340, not $350. Maybe you looked at the visa fee at the embassy, but what you are doing now is actually filing a petition, not a visa. Your whole package will be rejected and sent back to you. Hopefully only a month will be wasted. Read the instructions for the forms themselves at uscis.gov. Sorry.

Here is thread recently talking about re-filing vs appealing
http://www.visajourn...ed-129f-no-rfe/
I would re-file if I were in your place. Filing for I-290B, Notice of Appeal or Motion about your case is a waste of time (and money). The purpose of form I-290B, Notice of Appeal or Motion is to notify USCIS that you are filing a motion to reopen or reconsider their decision or you are appealing an adverse decision regarding your case. Your I-129F Petition for a K1 Visa was denied because it lacks supporting documentation, specifically, the divorce decree they were asking for. You can abandon your old petition and start again. You could file a new I-129F Petition for a K1 Visa but this time, provide all required documents. Filing for the I-290B will cost $630.00 and it takes awhile according to the thread discussion.

Good luck!

I Respectfully disagree with that Opinion!

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How does he expect to live in US without any status ???

For the Auckland consulate, the beneficiary will pay NZ$455.00 at the interview. This can be paid in cash or by bank/cashier's check (NOT personal check) only. The details on this are in Packet 3 that the beneficiary will get in the mail.
Packet 3 is a checklist that is mailed to the beneficiary. Once the beneficiary gets it they need to gather all the documents, sign off the checklist to confirm they are ready to set an interview date, and mail the checklist + documents back to the consulate.
Once the consulate has received and reviewed Packet 3, they will send the beneficiary Packet 4 which is just a letter with an interview date.
The Auckland consulate seems to be pretty quick to respond with Packet 4 once they receive Packet 3 back - it was only eight days from when I mailed back Packet 3 to when I received Packet 4 with the interview date. And then the interview was only 18 days later, quick compared to a lot of other consulates.
For Packet 3, the beneficiary will need to mail in all the documents on the checklist except for his passport, the visa fee and proof of relationship, which is brought to the interview. This is noted on Packet 3 instructions.
If you haven't done so already, you will need to download form I-134 (can be found on USCIS site), complete this and send to the beneficiary, along with proof of your income. The beneficiary needs to mail this in with Packet 3 before an interview date is given.
The address to send your Packet 3 to will be noted on the Packet 3 instructions.
If the Auckland consulate has received your petition from NVC then it shouldn't be very long at all until the beneficiary receives the Packet 3 instructions.

if you have been arrested and stuff and gone to jail you might need a lawyer lol But it seems fairly straight forward so i wouldnt waste more money on a lawyer specially if hes getting laid off soon. All the lawyer does is collect papers from you and fill the forms out and mail it for you then charges you 100s or 1000s of dollars.
You guys have more time to collect papers and fill forms out and double check things than a lawyer does, plus its more important to you guys than a lawyer. There are quite a few horror storys on VJ about lawyers to messed things up so bad.

Yep no visa for a child that is born to a USC. You will need to file CRBA and apply for the babys US passport.
The child will be listed on your I-129F because you have to list your children on it but he is not eligible for a K-2.

That's rather harsh.
I don't carry my GC because the driver's license I carry requires me to show proof of permanent residency before they will issue it. My proof is my GC. My DL is proof that I have a GC. No way am I taking the chance of losing it.

Well, at the end of the day, Roe vs. Wade is the precedent and it doesn't care about a heartbeat - fetal or otherwise - but about viability. Anything violating that standard is - at current - unconstitutional. I think we can all agree that there is no viability at either 18 days or 25 days or even 40 days but rather in the neighborhood of 20-24 weeks.

If something goes wrong, the bill for delivery may be much higher than $24K. I am not sure though if medical bill can force people into bankruptcy...
Besides, making $500 a week is not so easy without being employed full time, pregnant women are not on the top of the list for hire and not all of them are healthy enough to work full time throughout the pregnancy.
You may be better off going to your home country for the birth, even if no health insurance there, I am sure that "cash" delivery will be much cheaper than in the US. Meanwhile, you need folic acid, prenatal vitamins and an ultrasound... all that should run you less than $500. May be you could try to get help from Planned Parenthood - they supposedly offer prenatal care at fraction of the usual cost.