Peter + Olga

We have two big problems with my wife's Advance Parole situation and I'd appreciate any advice members might have to offer.

1) My wife arrived last July on a K-1 visa. We got married well within the 90 days, but then didn't file for AOS, AP and EAD until April. (I know we should have filed sooner, but we didn't.) The Chicago office received her applications 177 days after the expiration date in her I-94. We received her NOA1 185 days after the expiration date in her I-94. Does that mean she shouldn't travel even if she receives her AP? What are the odds of them stopping her at the border and potentially banning her for three years under these circumstances?

2) She hasn't received her AP yet and she has a ticket to Kazakhstan in four days. The reason she is so motivated to travel is that her son is graduating from high school back in Kazakhstan on the following Saturday (June 22) and she promised him she'd be there. From the timelines, it looks like she will receive her AP any day now, most likely next week. Is there anything we can do to speed this up? Call USCIS? Go to our local office and plead our case? Drive to Chicago (340 miles each way) and try to plead our case there?

Thanks very much for your help.

Peter

Hi Guys,

I am at the point of filling out the I-134 Affidavit of Support since my fiance will be having her interview soon. My question is, how many copies of supporting evidence do I need to submit? My fiance will be bringing her daughter along with her and the instructions state, "A separate affadavit must be submitted for each person". I assume that applies to a child as well, right? Then further down under Supporting Evidence the instructions say, "The sponsor must submit in duplicate evidence of income and resources". So does that mean I have to submit four copies of my tax return, W2s, bank statements, etc? That seems a bit much, especially since this is already going to cost me over $100 to express mail (DHL) everything to Kazakhstan. Any help on this would be appreciated.

Ok, one more question while I'm at it. Do I really need a letter from an officer of my bank or can I just submit my latest bank statement? I have sufficient income and I'm not relying on the cash in my checking account to qualify.

Thanks,

Peter

Congrats!! It's a great feeling, isn't it?

Hi Everyone:) How are you? I got my visa in my hand today 15 days after the interview and I am so happy :dance: . Can't wait to be with my sweetheart ( N a t e ) I wish you all the best.

-Kidist

Congrats!!

Congratulations!!

Thanks for all the helpful suggestions! I'll let you know how this works out for us.

There is if she's no longer in Russia. As I read it, she's in Kazakhstan. If so, it could be quite a pain to go to the oblast she lived in and get a police report. Russia's a big place!

Slim, you are exactly right. She's in Almaty, Kazakhstan which is where she lives. She's a Kazakh citizen. She used to live in Moscow and since that's listed on her I-129f she's going to need a police certificate to cover that period of time. So now I'm down to the question of whether I need to send her a plane ticket to Moscow to do this in person or if it's worth attempting to get a police certificate from the Russian consulate in Almaty. I've heard consulates can be notoriously slow at this but obviously it would be much more convenient if she could go that route. I guess the third alternative would be giving someone in Moscow power of attorney to handle this for her. I think she still has some friends there who might possibly be able to help if she went that route. So, what do you think? A) apply for a PC at the local consulate in Kazakhstan and hope it doesn't take forever to get, B) have her fly to Moscow to deal with this there, or C) try to set up a power of attorney for a friend or lawyer to get this for her in Moscow. Thanks for all your help everybody!

Slim, I like your thinking: "Say it with me now... she never lived there. Say it again..... she never lived there. Got it?"

Unfortunately, we already filed the I-129F a couple of months ago and were completely honest about everything, including where she had lived, so that option is off the table. To tell you the truth, I was only dimly aware of what a 'police certificate' was a couple of months ago and I had no idea that this was going to turn into a big issue for us.

My fiance is from Kazakhstan but lived in Moscow for a couple of years without being officially registered there. (She arrived on a tourist visa and stayed a bit longer than she had planned...) She is very concerned about not being able to get a Russian police certificate and since police certificates are mandatory for a K-1 this could be a problem. I'm sure she's not the only person who has been in this situation. How have people handled this? Is it just a matter of bribing the right person somewhere to 'solve' this problem or is this a big deal? Any help on this would be much appreciated.

I've got a question about what exactly is required as proof that my fiance's ex gives his approval for taking his daughter to live in the U.S. permanently. He has already given his ok verbally but I want to get this put in writing in a way that will satisfy the U.S. authorities. Any help on this would be much appreciated. My fiance's interview will be in Almaty, Kazakhstan if that changes things at all. Thanks!

Thanks a lot everyone, I really appreciate it! Your answers make me feel a lot better about our chances of avoiding a RFE.

By the way, this website has been super helpful to me as I've tried to get up to speed on the whole complicated process of getting a K1 visa.

Thanks,

Peter

My fiance is in Kazakhstan and she sent me a one page "Certificate of Divorce" that has been translated and looks quite official with a red ribbon and various seals and stamps. However, I am concerned that it will result in a RFE because it is only a one page certificate and doesn't include any settlement details. Technically, it seems like this should be good enough because the requirement is to prove you are single and free to marry and the certificate does exactly that. I know the best thing would be for her to try to go to the archives and get the expanded version and then include that. But obviously getting that and having it translated and shipped back to me will take quite a while and delay things. So, my question is what are the chances that we will actually get an RFE for this if I send in what we have? I know that has happened to some people, but is there a decent chance they will be satisfied with what we've got? I'd really like to get this submitted now and 'start the clock' on this whole very lengthy process. I figure that once I submit it she can go ahead and get the long form and get it translated and we'll be ready to send it in immediately if necessary for an RFE. Any thoughts on this?