Ale_Grisolia

OK--there is lot of information on here (and other sites). There is so much information about initial filling as well as a lot information concerning the process once a fiance arrives in the U.S.

However, there is not much information about the middle/end steps that take place in the beneficiary's home country! Please help.

I appreciat anyone that can offer commentary or insight in the following areas:

1. Is the information/documentation sent by the embassy to my fiance in English or in the home country language?

2. Does anyone have any experience with how to handle a situation where their fiance is learning English and speaks/understands at a low-intermediate level?

3. Does anyone have any experience with living apart from their fiance and the fiance has gone through most of the process alone? What about language issues involving the information from the Embassy, etc.?

4. I read somewhere that all documents/information sent back to the Embassy must be translated to English? Is this complicated? How do people go about handling this?

5. I also read somewhere about police certificates for all areas my fiance has lived since he was 16. This sounds very complicated. How do people go about handling this?

6. How are particular are the consulates/embassies with the beneficiary home country documentation?

Again...help! Thanks.

Each country is diferent, from what I read in the answers.

In Argentina they send your fiance in english and spanish instructions on the next step, that is medical and droping papers at the embassy to be reviewed and issued and interview date, and in the instructions they state that can be in native language or english the birth certificate and police record, IF not in native language or english, THEN you need a certified translator to do the translations, you also have online websited that offer the service, like http://www.daytranslations.com/?gclid=CPW1ktbyvsQCFe_m7AodhkwAxA

When you attend the interview, at least in Argentina, they offer to do the interview in english and spanish, and though they say it is recommended that the petitioner is there, it is not required and most people can not drop their work and go to the interview.

The police record your fiance can request it at http://www.dpf.gov.br/that is the federal police in Brazil, also in Argentina youdo it this way, and if they have the same kind of service youcan request the certificate to be ready as soon as 24 hs from requested.

A big percentage of people go through this process living apart, it is hard, and I don't agree with the process that takes months of living with your family, but, it is what it is!

Usually the best information about the moment of the interview you can gather at the reviews of the US Embassy in Brazil, usually the users post which are the questions they were asked, waiting time, language of the interview and much more, it is helpful and calming to know what others went through when they had their interview.

Good luck!

Don't forget about the EB-5 visa ! Sure, it requires money, but this is really a time vs money situation, right there !

With a paralell dollar of 13+ pesos to 1 dollar, there are very few families that can afford 500k in investment to come to america, it would be 6.5M pesos to get half a million dollars! and he is asking how much he will have to pay for the fees, it is a posibility but very unlikely.

You have to wait 3 years since the GC was issued, to apply for citizenship and then file to bring the family, they will pay each one the fees, and if your wife needs her family here, or it meets the criteria for an expedition, you can try after filing the cases, ask to expedite the cases.

Good Luck!

ok - 2 casefiles with I-130s,.

so is 2 consular casefile #'s at NVC.

track/do this way. ok ?

also click the link below.

Thanks, but the link did not help, NVC has my birth certificate and my police records, and it would takes months to get a certified copy of my birth certificate and another police record, I don't know my case but my daughter's is in consular, they said they sent it to Buenos Aires and I have to wait for the date of the interview (In Buenos Aires), I'm in America and I have never been informed of the i130 needing an AOS, in fact, without mentioning any AOS NVC said that if it was ok with my embassy, they can take the interview in America, I just sent what the NVC asked, waited 120 days to be told nothing about my case and that I have to take the interview in Argentina or do an AOS, on the other hand the embassy says that I have to do an AOS from here, since Im already here, now I need to know if I can go to Buenos Aires for the final interview of the I130 case for me and my daughter or the only way is to file for an AOS. I had not accounted nor known anything about AOS and I was planing to visit my grandma since grandpa died 3 months ago and she is 90, but paying AOS here would not allow me to go there in a long time, if I can complete the final interview in Argentina it would be the best of the 2 choices I was told by NVC I have.

Any help regarding this issue will be very appreciated

Hello, I'm seeking for help after my phone call yesterday with NVC.

I filed an I129F for a K3/K4 visa AND I130 at the same time on October 2013, we got our case expedited and approved by USCIS, all of the cases, I129F for my daughter and me, I130 for my daughter, and my I130.

At the moment we received the 3 NOA2 I was in Argentina, I talked to NVC about my options, when I called, they said that once I entered the country under a k3 and k4 (my daughter) and if the Embassy in Argentina is ok with it, I could take the interview in Memphis, but nobody told me I have to file for AOS even with a I130 approved. I didn't want the option of filing an AOS with the I129F case, I wanted to complete the I130 in America that I believed didn't have AOS, so I sent all the papers they required for my I130 case to move forward, I received only the confirmation they receive the papers for my daughter's case, not mine, though the papers were in the same envelope and with different cover sheets per NVC instructions and every page had each one's case number on top. After 60 days they told us they were taking to review the case, only my daughter received a letter saying her I864 was not right (I filed ONE I864 form with both of us in it because when I was filing mine it asks who else is inmigrating with me, AND NVC only required one I864 fee, that made me believed that I only needed one I 864 for both of us. So, I sent the new I864 witht he cover sheet they provided, and 60 days later, yesterday, we received another email saying that though the I864 had again errors (what they pointed was the last tax return and the income declared was not the same (yes, was not the same because my husband got a job in the middle of filing his taxes and sending the I864 that doubles the money he was making) and to send that form with my daughter to the interview. But again nothing about my case.

Last night after weeks of trying to call NVC we got through, (before we had waited up to 4 hours to talk to them and never went through) the person who talked to us was absolutely wrong about things like refering to the case as "830 form" and telling me (and I quote) "you have to file for an AOS because the I130 case is a non inmigrant case" after insisting to get information about my case she said it is in consulate but never gave them my case number just my daughters and they would not ask nor take my case number after insisting that I needed info about both cases.

Now, I need to understand my choices to make an educated desition: are my two options either go to Buenos Aires and complete my case there or file for an AOS? is there any possibility without filing AOS to complete the I130 here in America? If I file for an AOS, which are the standard processing times and which are the forms I need for my I130 case?

Thank you in advance for all the help you might be able to give me!!!

Alejandra

Hoy tuve la entrevista y mi visa fue aprobada!!!!!! muchas gracias a todos por el tiempo y la ayuda lo aprecio mucho!!!! gracias ale por la compañia!

De nada y gracias a vos tambien! Nosotras tambien salimos aprobadas, muy buena predisposicion el que nos tomo la entrevista! yo ya tengo nro de caso con mi I130, asi que llego a USA y termino tambien con ese! mucha suerte santi!

hola que tal Ale? quizas nos veamos entonces! ja me llamo Santiago por las dudas tuve la horrible mala suerte de volver de Estados Unidos el jueves pasado y perder el pasaporte, envie email a la embajada explicandole y fotocopia de la denuncia, espero que no haya problema con eso de que tiene que tener 6 meses de antiguedad el pasaporte saludos y nos vemos el jueves, todo va a salir de 10

Hola Santi, si soy Ale y Cate mi nena, todo va a salir de 10!!! El pasaporte tiene que tener 6 meses pero de vigencia, no de antiguedad! Es decir se tiene que vencer dentro de 6 meses o mas pero puede ser recien sacado, al menos eso tengo entendido, que mal que lo perdiste pero eso no te va a condicionar! Nos vemos el jueves!

hola que tal Ale? quizas nos veamos entonces! ja me llamo Santiago por las dudas tuve la horrible mala suerte de volver de Estados Unidos el jueves pasado y perder el pasaporte, envie email a la embajada explicandole y fotocopia de la denuncia, espero que no haya problema con eso de que tiene que tener 6 meses de antiguedad el pasaporte saludos y nos vemos el jueves, todo va a salir de 10

Hola Santi, si soy Ale y Cate mi nena, todo va a salir de 10!!! El pasaporte tiene que tener 6 meses pero de vigencia, no de antiguedad! Es decir se tiene que vencer dentro de 6 meses o mas pero puede ser recien sacado, al menos eso tengo entendido, que mal que lo perdiste pero eso no te va a condicionar! Nos vemos el jueves!

Ufff parece complicado todo eso del aos, work permit, etc. Yo por suerte ya tengo fecha para la entrevista! 29 de mayo a las 9:30! Tengo una duda me piden el ds160 otra vez, llevo la copia de la confirmación del que envíe en el packet 3 o debería completar uno nuevo? Saludos a todos y espero que estén avanzando con sus papeles!

Hola! Yo tengo la entrevista con mi hija el mismo dia a la misma hora! A mi me pidieron todos los originales de lo que mande. Mucha suerte para las 3!!

Does anyone know which are the processing times for the I 129F K3? It seems that this service center is not as good as California!!

Las de la visa me refiero... bue ni si mo!!!

Muchisimas suerte el sabado Cele, ya tenes algo azul, prestado nuevo y usado?

Dale ya te lo paso!!! por suerte tambien cambiaron las tarifas!!!!

No, el medical me falta, lei por ahi que el Dr. Kelly es muy bueno, que hay que hacer con el medical?

Perfecto Celes, lo sabía pero quería chequear lo del NVC que me entro la duda creo que de la emoción, apenas recibo el packet 3 ya tengo todo para llevarles listo para ser entregado!!! no lo puedo creer!!!!!!!!!!!

Chicas tengo el NOA2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Solo para chequear, tiene que mandar algo al NVC? o directamente a mi para el packet 3 y la entrevista?

Gracias!!!!!!

People giving their word either to the goverment (by the intent letter) and to their fiancée and not fulfilling that word have a serius problem of commitment and moral values.

If you are going to get engaged in a relationship and you give your word it is suppose you thought about it and you want to do it. Either you know that person a lot or not. THe problem nowadays is that people and relationships for many people are disposable, so when something gets broke or they go through hard times in the relation, they quit, either way USC or Beneficiary. That happens under a K-1 or not. It happens everyday and every day more. On the other hand If a person lies and scams, that's also a lack of moral principles, they do everything in pursuit of their goal.

I also think this K-1 process it is cruel and wrong. People have to wait 6 months to years to live their life together with no more reason than "because is the process" there is no war, there is no delay with comunications, or postal mails delays like in the past. There is just a problem in the design of the process of the visa. They should give the visa faster and grant people with more time before the wedding, that way, the foreign person can adapt to the new country, traditions, meet the family, friends, help kids in the process to adjust the new country if there are kids, and then get marry, also the K-1 should come with a work permit included that way beneficiary can work right away if they want to.

This way you get there and you better do everything in a rush, 90 days it's too short to organize a wedding after an international move specially if you have kids.

I was denied a tourist visa to go visit under the only reason "because you have a k-1 in process and BY LAW (I know that's a lie but that's what they said in my tourist visa interview) you can not go visit your fiancee during this process " BY LAW"!!!! and later on I found a lot of people that they went to America during their K-1 process (just in case you are wondering: I did have million bonds to show I was coming back that they never ask me to show)

Therefore I will arrive there, never meet anyone in the family but my fiancee, I don´t know anything about living in America, neither my daughter, and in within 90 days I have to get marry , I will not be able to get out of the country until I get my AOS so I'm forced to go to my honeymoon inside America or wait until AOS to go to Europe or even visit my family in Argentina, I'm wondering: what will happen if in the middle of this process I want to come back to Argentina because I didn't like it? I will have to start over if I want to go back, and I have had spent an outrageous amount of money and time just to find out if I like living in America, and everything why? because of this obsolete and slow process that is getting on my nerves: first they didn' t allow me visit, second if my NOA 2 doesn't arrive on time I will have to wait longer due to school times and third I called to the US embassy in my country and at least 4 times I was told to fill for the tourist that I can go to visit just to find after paying that I was not allow to. God bless America folks but I rather prefer so many more countries that don't have this kind of ridiculous organization and are far more reasonable when it comes about living there like some countries in Europe.

You should contact the embassy, I understand that it should be the correct spell for your name. Contact them, they will know what to do

Good Luck

Yes, Im sorry I went out off topic, I answer you there.

(I'm currently visiting my fiancé in the US).

How can it be????????? I have asked for a turist visa to visit my fiancée and the issue why they didnt approved my visa was because I had one K-1 in process and they said that you can not go through a POE with a turist visa if you have a K-1 in process, I try to find out if using my italian passport would be ok to go visit him but they said that was highly possible they send me back because of the K1...

I'm sorry, answersing to the topic... I feel your pain too, and I think that if a processing time takes 5 months there is something wrong with the process itself. They don´t have enough people working in visa cases if they have to take 5 months or more to check someone's background, and personally I feel that making two people wait so longs in some cases much more is inhuman, no one should wait this much to live their life like they want specially if it is in a good way like getting marry.

Sorry I was out off topic but I'm tired of waiting and I can not see my fiancee unless my visa is approved because he has no more vacation and Im not allow to go

From what I have learnt when I had my turist visa interview not long ago I understand that if you demostrate that you have bonds with your country and you demostrate your intention to go back they will allow you go there for 6 months.

Good luck and if you believe something can happen like going to US and losing weight, then, that's what's going to happen!!!

Well he works at Public Affair office so he knows how to say right words to the right person, so he is very tricky, he put me in jail twice already every time after I tried to do something on my own, he also has money, lawyers around, a car and ability to do anything. And I can't even walk out of the door, because I have my baby in my hands, don't have a car or money to get anywhere. So even if I start something he will just put me in jail like always. And as I said his English is much better than mine so he will find a way to trick people to believe him. No lawyer could help me since I'm here so I decided to just deal with him by myself, just be nice to him and pretend that I'm happy with everything. At least he won't take my son from me.. I don't know. It's really risky to do anything.

Oh no! You have to do something. Several days ago my fiancee call USCIS and they gave us a web site to seek for legal help PRO BONO (for free), you have to call them and apply with a form but I think your case is screaming for PRO BONO help.

Here is the link: http://www.justice.gov/eoir/probono/freelglchtIL.htm#top

I also found this link: http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov/

Good luck!!!!

Nosotros acá andamos disfrutando de nuestras vacaciones en Buenos Aires. Mañana es nuestra fiesta "de compromiso", el sábado nos "volvemos" a USA, y el 8 de junio nos casamos.

Aproveché que lo tenía acá atrapado para arrastrarlo por Libertad a comprar las alianzas. No compré de oro, compré plata y oro. Vieron como es el tema, gastando tanta plata en trámites y pasajes de avión, una no tiene esa sensación de "uy, sí, es mi boda, como no voy a comprar lo mejor que pueda?" El anillo es el anillo. Si se rompe, se compra otro anillo. Lo que importa es el marido... y la residencia en EEUU!!!

Tenes razon Ale, se termina sintiendo que vas a enrollar un form para usar de anillo, cortar cuadraditos para jugar a comer y si sos media manitas le haces un cenicero a alguien que fume, unas flores de origami y hasta el vestido, despues de todo eso todavia te queda 1 packet lleno de papeles para la lenceria de la luna de miel que bien puede ser en el shed por que con la plata tenes que hacer el AOS

Jime no se te pasan mas los días no? una idea mas: limpieza de cutis... no importa lo linda que sea tu piel cuando vas a la cosmiatra siempre encuentra algo, pero hacetela enseguida si la haces porque la piel tarda unos dias en recuperarse aunque despues queda hermosa!! fijate por ahi tenes algun grupon inclusive para no gastar mucho.

Como hicieron mientras esperaban? yo me la paso llorando como una tonta!!! sin ganas de hacer nada! y el pobre ya no sabe como contenerme!

Hola Nina, yo también estoy esperando... tal vez te sirva de ayuda, sumado a todo lo que te aconsejaron que son ideas buenísimas, y si bien a mi me sirve mucho tener una nena de 10 años y tener que ser mamá es poco probable que te puedas conseguir una hija si no tenes para pasar el rato (ademas son costosas jajaja) con Robert lo que hacemos es, ademas de taladrarle la cabeza con el casamiento y diseñar el menú (nos encanta el tema yo soy chef y el nutricionista), vemos peliculas juntos en www.monsterdivx.com la cargamos y despues coordinamos para darle "play", usamos www.pogo.com nos creamos cada uno una cuenta y podemos jugar juegos de mesa en mesas privadas, jugamos al teg (risk en ingles) al monopoly entre un monton de juegos disponibles y asi se nos pasa tambien el rato, porque creo que al menos para mi, cuanto mas me concentro en que quiero estar allá, mas quiero que pase el tiempo peor la paso, pero siento que si hacemos actividades juntos aunque separados me ayuda mucho mas.

Celes, y Ale felicitaciones!!! ya tienen organizado el casamiento?

Jime que poco te falta!!!!!!!!!!!

Nina: arriba el ánimo!!!!!!!!!!!

PS si alguna quiere consultarme recetas cuenten conmigo sin ningún problema!!!

Off course we share the info, besides, this is a two people process if you can not trust her/him the password of your case are you going to trust her/him on everything else?

With the I-134, a co-sponsor must qualify on their own for their own household size + the beneficiary + your daughter (if she is coming on a K-2). The incomes are not added together to reach the 125% of the poverty level. Since your fiance does not make enough for a household of 3, he either needs to make up the difference with assets(which need to be 3 times the amount he is short), or find a co-sponsor that makes 125% of the poverty level or greater for their own household size + you and your daughter(if K-2) added in.

Thanks a lot!!!

Hola Ale,

Si, bonos, acciones, propiedades.. todo es considerado.

Aunque no llegue al 125% sobre la linea de probreza, que complete la I-134 con lo que tenga y que la firme y estoy casi segura que sus padres retirados pueden hace de co sponsors pero decime: Los padres, viven y declaran a alguien mas en sus impuestos? Cuantas personas dependen de ellos?)

No se que comoda te sentis con tu ingles como para hacer la pregunta en el foro principal... alli (con lo que yo te pregunte) debieras poder recibir respuesta inmediata..............Si no te sentis segura... te ofrezco dos opciones: 1) Te redarto la pregunta y la pones vos 2) Pongo la pregunta por vos y esperamos la respuesta.

Mas que nada, para quedarnos tranquilas (sabe que NO necesariamente, los sponsors tienen que ser los padres.........puede ser un amigo.....te lo digo, simplemente para lo tengan en cuenta).

Beso

Celeste

Gracias Celes, con mi ingles me siento perfectamente bien pero ayudame a saber en que foro lo pongo? ayer empecé un foro pero no tuve mucha convocatoria

Perdonnnn me falto una pregunta!!!! Se considera el capital que tiene en acciones en el mercado de valores o las ganancias de eso como parte del monto requerido para ser sponsor?

Mil gracias de nuevo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!