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If you apply out of London, it will go to the american embassy there or the case will be transferred to the embassy in Casablanca. There was a couple not too long ago that was in a similar situation out of France and initially got their interview in France and then got transferred to Casa. If I remember correctly the visa was denied. K-1 or CR-1 both require you to prove you can sponsor the applicant except the K-1 does not require to commit to sponsorship until after you are married. He is from a MENA country so all online romances are scrutinized heavily.

I think it all went well, perhaps just another formality for cases coming out of Morocco. Thank you for sharing your experience, I know it helps those that will follow your footsteps later. God Bless,

I think it all went well, perhaps just another formality for cases coming out of Morocco. Thank you for sharing your experience, I know it helps those that will follow your footsteps later. God Bless,

You have to request a Foreign Identification Number (FIN) or a Tax ID number either work to add him to your tax return. It takes about 6 weeks to get the TIN back then you have to send him the tax return to sign and get it back before the tax cut-off date so you can file on time. Filing late is always an option, not one I would recommend but it is done all the time but you acrue interest if you owe any taxes. My husband was issued a FIN and I had no problems on my taxes. This year he is here and has his SSN.

Good luck,

Submitting the original documents can be nerve wrecking but I have done it for my children and I a few times in the past and never had any problems. I always got everything back but I only use their expedite service I cannot afford to wait up to 6 weeks to get the documents back.

You are now considered residents of the state of Texas. Your husband filed a Department of Defense Form 2058 changing his legal residence to Texas. You are not suppose to do that simply to avoid taxes, however; it is common practice among service members. Effectively, the form is used to tell the government what state he plans to return to after retirement. This does not change his "home of record" he has to change that when he is due to reenlist otherwise he is only entitled to ship his household goods to CA upon retirement.

Ty and glad I could help.

I got my police report from the local police station. I translated it and it was enough when I married my husband in Khemisset.

Thank you for this info, and my mother claimed me until 2011 this year im doing my own. so would her tax returns be proof that i didn't file anything, there's some posts here that keep on confusing me with proving why i didn't file. since you was an officer and already went through this i'll take your advice and have the CO make the letter of employment and the ETS with my bank statements and LES + the notarized letter by the legal officer stating why i didn't file. Is better to have more then 2 things and be wrong.

BTW today i was highly upset since i had to walk to medical for the second consecutive day and not get what i wanted, i work from 2245-0715 n i walked @ 0715 over there in this cold weather and maybe 2 miles away from my room. Happens that i was out before colors didn't even paid attention to the time i had my headphones on while in uniform walking back, colors sounded didn't hear it or even noticed cars stopping and walk right through it then a corner away there was a first class waiting for me and screaming to "take those god damn head phones out" i did and he chew me out so bad, i walked so fast to my room with my head down && mad at the hospital staff for not giving me a refill of the INH medicine and mad @ myself for not stopping n getting chewed by a first class @ 8 in the morning.

Her tax returns would prove you have not filed previously as you were still at home, you can include them as an attachment to your letter which ofcourse will be notarized by legal. Also the letter of employment does not have to be notarized the fact that it is on a letterhead and signed by the Commanding Officer is enough. Having more proof is always better than not enough.

The last peice was too funny, we do not allow any running or walking with headphones on Army installation nor in any uniform. I had a similar incident happen to me once and in my case I was correct but I took the "butt chewing" in stride, I was in fitness uniform and not an officer at the time. However, later that afternoon as luck would have it that same Drill Sergeant needed to pick up diplomas for a graduating class and he had to get them from me. It was with such sadness that I told him to go back and get the First Sergeant or the Training NCO because they were the only ones authorized to sign for the diplomas.

Hope your day got better.

I think you need to be enlisted for a certain amount of years to have your dependents and husband moved abroad with you...since i see it'll be a problem and i wouldn't want to be far away again from him, i'm going to make sure i get orders to a training squadron like that i won't end up across the world in a ship or so. Even though i'll be tied to 8-12 hours working days. Is better then being separated again; Do we get priorities(expedite) with the visa process? or is that only when deployment is about to happen.

You have dependents as soon a you are married time in service is irrelevant, now being command sponsored dependent on the overseas location. If you do not qualify for one of the billets that come with command sponsorship, it then becomes your perogitive if you want to move your spouse to the overseas location. If he is your spouse the orders will still say "Dependents Yes or name him" this will still give you the green light to get the visa from the host country. The difference will be that he will not be priority for medical care or housing in the overseas location. You can still request medical care in the military medical facility and he can potentially be seen if they have opening otherwise you have to get a Primary Care Provider on the economy. As for housing you will get the authorization on the scale of what location your family member is currently residing. For example I had many Soldiers bring there families to Korea and they were seen on the post medical facility and given overseas housing allowance to get a lease on the economy to include COLA if available by country.

If your parents claimed you on their tax returns up until age 20 that is proof that you were not brining in any income and under their roof for all financial requirements from previous years.

You get the military priority just from being on active duty but I did not see any diffence when I went through my visa journey.

Good luck,

LoL Sorry ma'am.

My window for orders opens up in few months and is sea duty, if i end up being sent to a foreign country would i have to get him a visa to enter that country and live there or they wont sent me abroad because i'll b married?

You can add him to your military record as soon as you get married. This will ensure he is listed on your reassignment orders. If you go to an overseas location that is not dependent restricted you could still request command sponsorship and have the command sponsor him at your overseas location. Ofcourse at this point the k-1 would be invalid as it is only used to enter the US. Any orders you get to the overseas command will serve to get him a visa to the overseas location. You can still work on the CR-1 to get him a green card as you are overseas due to government service. Your military service takes first priority therefore I can say that the service does take your family situation into account but it is safe to say "Mission First, People Always" or you could get overseas duty married or not.

Good luck,

Thank you so much sir, i have no dependents i will sponsor my fiancee and i'm still not doing the AOS im in the |-129F Process, but when is time for my interview i will make the letter explaining why i have no previous tax returns and have it notarized with the letter of employment by the legal officer. Also i will have my statements printed. Your Answer have saved me asking someone to be a co-sponsor for my fiancee because i though the affidavit was must, but i see theres more ways to proof that i'm capable of sponsoring him. :star:

You are welcomed glad to help I am here if you have any questions. Oh by the way it is Ma'am lol I sponsored my husband as well.

So would the tax statements..w2s all that ,,,,my les's and an erb suffice?...and how do i fill out the affidavit correctly? do i need to put how much i have in the bank and all that....do i need to provide bank statements..etc etc..thanks

I also recommend a letter of employment from the CO as well and yes bank statements by month and a role up statement for the entire year. The bank gave me a memo that established by year my starting balance, total monies deposited and my ending balance for the year. It is important that they include how long you have had that account to establish financial stability.

Does this mean that in my case a letter of employment from the CO or SUPPO would be sufficient(No Affidavit needed), since i've never filed taxes before and this year Taxes won't meet the poverty level standards.

You are still required to do the AOS however you can attach a letter explaining why you have no previous tax returns filled but effective this year you are earning the required funds to meet or exceed the poverty level depending on the number of dependents you are sponsoring. Remember active duty personnel only hsve to meet 100 percent of the poverty level not 125 percent. Have the legal office notarized the letter and attach it along with the letter of employment. You can provide bank statements that show your saving and confirms how long you have had the account and how much you have deposited by year. This also helps prove you can sponsor the applicant.

Tax returns for the previous three years filed. Getting a letter of employment from the Commander holds more weight. They can include how long you have been on active duty, your ETS to show job stability (many SM are on indefinite status), if you are being considered for reenlistment. This letter is coming from your branch of service (federal govt) and as long as they state your pay grade and monthly wages it supports your tax returns. Providing several LES statement is redundant information. I did not provide any both on a previous K-1(I cancelled that petition) or the CR-1.

Good luck,

Army Officer Retired

Yes, he was granted with VD from an IJ due to the overstay. So, we already preparing for waiver. I am discussing what to present before the initial interview, as proving a relationship is bona-fide is difficult enough. So, should be write a brief acknowleding the red flags to submit to NVC? or just front load evidence of our relationship?

Sorry what is VD and IJ? I agree with Boiler your commitment is not likely doubted but getting passed the overstay is the obstacle. Prepare for the outcome with or without a visa approval. If he front loads acknowledgement of the red flags I don't think will make a difference they will already know. They would have already seen the waiver and the background on his previous case.

Look through the UK official website, it seems you have to apply for a visa for anyone that is from a visa national country. Morocco is one labeled as one of the countries. USC can go if you stay up less than 6 months all other visa nationals need to be sponsored and the sponsor has to fill out some paperwork. General visitors can apply as well but they have another set or requirements. I read as well that anyone applying for visa has to do biometrics and submit them to their New York Office and they will compare them to the list kept by Homeland Security. According to the page the process takes between 3-12 weeks.

http://ukinusa.fco.gov.uk/en/visiting-uk/visas/

Good luck,

Double check their definition of transit as well, transit visas are normally easier to get and are good up to 3 days in a country.

AP, AP, AP you are from Eygpt it will come up so tell the truth. My husband is from Morocco and while on AP they went to the neighborhood police and did a very expensive inquiry. In Morocco the embassy has been known to speak to friends, family, and neighbors. They find out everything you think they will not know. Tell the truth...good luck

Our experience was at 7 months, this was after the petition was tranferred 3 times. I feel your frustration but I was told the 5 month is an approximate guideline not a timeline set in stone. Hope you all get your NOA2 soon...

God bless,

I turned in a memorandum from the Commander stating my standard name line (rank, name, last 4 of SSN and ETS date)and that the character of my service. It beat sending in multiple LES statements or additional documents as proof of employment. Plus for active duty Soldiers marrying a foreign national does require informing the chain of command as this stands to affect security clearances. As you well know some jobs in the Army you cannot do without a clearance.

Good luck,

Regardless of how your family got to this point, now you are married and have a little one to think of therefore we are here to provide support. Take things slowly, try not to stress but most importantly both your hubby and you have to do everything possible to set him up for success at his interview. Stay positive, prepare for the worse and hope for the best. If you are prepared you and your family can face any obstacle together the goal here is to bring your family together whether it is in the US or anywhere else.

We are here to support you.

God Bless,

I have attached the link for the instruction of the I-130 form. Read through it thoroughly and see exactly what you send versus what is required. It has been a while for me since I did my visa but I always found it helpful to find out exactly what is required then proceed in putting the application together. If you already sent off the petition and missed something it may be a bit late, you will have to wait for the application to be rejected and returned.

http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-130instr.pdf

- Your birth certificate or naturalization certificate or a copy of your unexpired US Passport whichever applies. If you are permanent resident a copy of both the front and back of the card.

- Documents that prove the family relationship in this case your marriage certificate with an official translation. Proof of any previous marriages for both your spouse and you and divorce decrees copies are sufficient.

- Documentation showing joint ownership of properties, co-mingling of monies, birth certificates of any children together, third party statements affirming the marriage (must contain full name, address, phone numbers, date and place of birth of the person, relationship to the petitioner or beneficiary and details of how they acquired their knowledge of the marriage).

- Color Passports for both

- G325 for both.

- If there is a name change between pertinent documents and the petition provide documentation to support said change.

- photos

The next step is to wait for the NOA1 stating your petition has been received and is being processed.

Check the USCIS site to check the current fees.

Double check the Department of State site and USCIS to verify if you have to also process a I-129 with the application, we were required to do it even though it was a waste of time and money since they just closed it out once they approved the I-130 and sent it to the National Visa Center.

If everything you provided is sufficient then as previously stated focus on the next steps but for now just wait for the NOA1.

Good luck,

Ok I apologize my last post was useless, the site is copyrighted as well as this site not allowing me to repost. I was going to share the process but I cannot seem to post it. If you would like to message me offline my email is mimih.garcia@yahoo.com

Overtime, I have read so many post about NOIR/NOID and at points I feel I understand the process but then someone posts something new and I get a bit confused. I found this link in another forum that I felt pretty much explained the process of NOIR/NOID appeal. Sorry it does not provide examples but hope it helps...

http://www.***removed***/visas/221grefusal/administrative-processing-221g.html

Good Luck and God Bless,

It appears to have removed the link but at any rate I googled NOIR/NOID the site is copyrighted and cannot seem to do anything to save or repost the info it is under ***removed*** website.

She did not commit visa fraud, however it can affect her chances of getting the visa if you provide proof that she was scamming you all while making plans to marry him. I think you maybe a bit late if she is here and ready to marry him. The choice to report her is up to you the report will be accepted, it may or may not be taken into account. The reporting should have happened before she was issued a visa.

Sorry to hear about your situation but moving on is probably the best remedy.