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Hello,

First a little about our situation. I'm a U.S. citizen and my wife is a permanent resident with two children living in Cameroon. I (the stepfather) have petitioned for them to come over and have recieved the NOA2 notice. We also paid the AOS fee. We are a bit confused about what paperwork to fill out now (thought we would recieve something from the government after payment of the AOS but I guess not). Since I'm the U.S. citizen and I'm the one petitioning, do they qualify for the Child Citizenship Act of 2000 (CCA). If not, which I864 should I use? Also, I'm currently a medical student and get tons of money in financial aid but have no real income. I do have plenty of people willing to support my children financially in coming over. Can I use others income in the affidavit of support to bring over my stepchildren? I know these questions have probably been asked a thousand times but upon my intial search I didn't bring up much.

Thanks

My two stepson's NOA 2 were approved today which has brought more questions then answers in this whole process. I've looked at the guides and (some) previous posts but am not clear on a few things. So the NOA 2 is approved!

What is next? From reading the forum I believe it goes to the NVC. Is this correct? What happens at the NVC? Am I free of RFE's or do the RFE's come from the NVC? After NVC the visa gets forwarded to the Cameroonian embassy. What happens here? Are they automatically granted a visa or do we have to present more evidence? When my wife came over we had to provide evidence and financial statements showing I could support. Is this the case with stepchildren? Finally, I was under the impression that the first $355 fee was the only fee we needed to pay (to get them here atleast). Am I incorrect about this? I know there will be more fees for adjustment of status down the road but are there any more fees coming up within the next 2 to 3 months?

Sorry for all the questions.

Thanks,

Chris

Hello,

Thank you all for the information. Do we need to submit a seperate I130 for both children? Again, thanks so much for the help. It cleared up many of the questions I was having after reading the guide.

Chris

Hello,

My wife and I have decided to take her children to America. They are currently living with her parents in Cameroon. We are trying to figure out the fastest way of getting them here since their situation at home has changed and we no longer feel comfortable with them living in Cameroon. They are 7 and 9 years old. My wife has her green card but is not yet an American citizen. I am an American citizen. I read through the guides but found them a bit confusing. I'm not sure if I can petition for her children (I believe I am their stepfather through marriage). She could also petition but I'm not sure if this is best since she is not yet a citzen. Could someone please help explain our options? Also, the children have different fathers. One of their fathers has passed away and the other has never been in the child's life but is on the birth certificate. Not sure how we deal with this either. My wife's father, though, does know both families quite well so it would not be difficult to get permission if this is what we need to do.

Chris

Hello,

My wife has both her EAD and AOS. She just quit work and they asked for her SSN. We have not applied for the SSN and her work used her Alien Registration number in the SSN column. She is quitting in just a few days and they asked for her SSN. She gave them the card and pointed to the A#. They kind of panicked and called the main office and told her to get the SSN as soon as possible. Is there something wrong here? Also, we need to file taxes soon...Are we going to have problems filing since all her tax forms from work have the A#?

Thanks,

Chris

Hello,

Just in case anyone experiences this in the future, I did exactly what I said I was going to do in the previous post. About one month later we recieved the interview date. So it seems like it worked. Again, I included the printed approval notice from the USCIS website, the I-130 receipt notice, the I-824 receipt notice, and a letter explaining exactly what happend.

Thanks,

Chris

Hello,

I'm not quite sure how much I should bring to the AOS interview for my wife whom has a K3 visa. Is it neccessary to take the I-130, I-129, or g325a? We will definately take the approval notices for all of those documents but I'm not sure if we should take the documents themselves.

Thanks,

Chris

Hello,

I just finished sending two RFE's for my wife's adjustment of status. We are unsure that one of the RFE's will be accepted since we do not have the NOA 2 for the I-130 (although they say they sent it). While I was looking through the papers I noticed two forms choice of agent and I-864 fee. On the top of the choice of agent form it said that it was due on December 31st, 2006. What is this form for? Do I need to fill this form out to continue the adjustment of status process? That is, if this form is not filled and sent in does that affect the AOS process? Also, if I fill this out and send it in does it keep the IR1/CR1 visa active. So you know, my wife is here on a K3 visa right now.

Thanks,

Chris

Hello,

My wife and I recieved a RFE for the approval notice of the I-130. We never recieved the approval notice and sent in the I-824 to request a copy. The processing times for the I-824 were long so we decided to send some different information showing that the I-130 was approved (including a printout of the USCIS website showing approval). Today we recieved the copy of the I-130 approval resulting from the I-824. I really want to send a copy of this so they can see it but the RFE was already sent back in. Do you think I can still send this even though the RFE was already sent back? Any suggestions on how to get this approval notice in with my wife's application?

Thanks,

Chris

Hello,

I just finished sending two RFE's for my wife's adjustment of status. We are unsure that one of the RFE's will be accepted since we do not have the NOA 2 for the I-130 (although they say they sent it). While I was looking through the papers I noticed two forms choice of agent and I-864 fee. On the top of the choice of agent form it said that it was due on December 31st, 2006. What is this form for? Do I need to fill this form out to continue the adjustment of status process? That is, if this form is not filled and sent in does that affect the AOS process? Also, if I fill this out and send it in does it keep the IR1/CR1 visa active. So you know, my wife is here on a K3 visa right now.

Thanks,

Chris

All very good information. Thanks. I think I will print the online approval, send the receipt for the I-824, and explain the situation. Hopefully that works. Thanks for the advice. I will also call this Monday to see if I can get something done over the phone but I have not had much luck over the phone in the past.

Thanks,

Chris

Hello,

Thanks for the response. I actually already filed that and the $200. The problem is you only have 87 days from the RFE to respond. I sent the I-824 in October and they are currently processing I-824's sent in May. So the 87 days I have to respond to the RFE, is most likely, going to end before I get the NOA 2 for I-130 that I requested. So again my options are; let the application expire, send in the approval notice from the screen on USCIS.gov, or hire a lawyer. Any other suggestions?

Thanks,

Chris

Hello,

I need some serious advice about how to go about the adjustment of status process. I never recieved the NOA 2 for the IR1/CR1 visa. They have sent an RFE requesting this information. I personally think this is funny since you can go online to USCIS.gov and see that it is approved. Anyway, I requested a copy of the NOA 2 from the California service center about 1 1/2 months ago. A few weeks ago I looked at the processing time for this type of application and it said they are processing them from May 15th. So I have quite a long time to wait, since I sent the application sometime in October. I'm wondering what I should do? I could print a copy of the screen that states I was approved for the CR1/IR1 but I feel that if I do that they will just deny my petition. I'm not sure if this will cause problems with future applications if the petition is denied like this. My only other plan is to hire a lawyer.

Can anyone give me their advice on this issue? Time is running out and I only have about 30 days left until I need to respond to the RFE.

Thanks,

Chris

Hello,

I posted this question before but never recieved a response and I'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions. My wife is here on a K3 visa and we started the AOS process. We recieved and RFE and it stated:

"You are ineligible for interim employment authorizaiton pursuant to Title 8, Code of Federal Regulations , section 103.2 ((10)(II) until (90) days after the missing initial evidence is recieved ."

My wife has already recieved her Employment Authorization Card. She is working currently. We are wondering if she is still eligible for work.

I looked up the title in code of federal regulations and it stated, "(ii) Effect on interim benefits. Interim benefits will not be granted based on an application or petition held in suspense for the submission of requested initial evidence, except that the applicant or beneficiary will normally be allowed to remain while an application or petition to extend or obtain status while in the United States is pending. The Service may choose to pursue other actions to seek removal of a person notwithstanding the pending application. Employment authorization previously accorded based on the same status and employment as that requested in the current application or petition may continue uninterrupted as provided in 8 CFR 274a.12(B)(20) during the suspense period. "

This actually even confuses me more. Any suggestions? We want to be within the law and we're just not sure if she is doing the correct thing by continuing to work.

Thanks,

Chris

Hello,

So I just finished my I-824 to request a copy of my approval notice for the I-130. It states "you should submit this form and any related evidence to the USCIS office that approved the original petition or application. This could be either a USCIS service Center or local USCIS office." I went onto the USCIS website but could not find the address of the USCIS office that approved me. I looked onto the I-130 NOA1 (receipt notice) and at the bottom it gives the address for the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration SVC, California Service Center, Laguna Niguel, CA. Is this the address that I woudl send the I-824 to?

Thanks,

Chris

Thanks for the reply. I'm sure that they are requesting the NOA 2 from I-130. I guess the only thing I can do is request a copy using the I-824. Has anyone filled out the I-824? I was looking at it but I'm not sure if my wife fills it out or if I fill it out on behalf of my wife? Also, it asks for the receipt number (on form I-797, Notice of Action) and Approval date of the application. How am I supposed to know this information if I never recieved a copy?

Thanks,

Chris

Hello,

So I was hoping this would not happen but I just recieved an RFE. I have quite a few questions about this. Let me write what the first section state

"Submit evidence that immigrant vis petition has been filed on your behalf. Such evidence includes a copy of the I-797 Notice of Action on form I-129f (petition for Alien Fiance), Form I-130 (petition for Alien Relative), or form I-360 (petition for ameriasian, widow, or special immigrant, and/or a copy of form I-171 (Notice of approval from the consular office). If you are not filing as the beneficiary of an immigrant visa petition, submit documentation in support of your eligibility to become a lawful permanent resident of the United States."

So what is this asking for??? My wife is here on a K3 Visa. I have saved every form except the NOA 2 for the I-130 (which I never recieved in the mail). Is this the only form they are asking for? Or can I send the NOA2 for the K3 visa. I'm very confused. Also, if I do need the NOA2, how long does it typically take to recieve the copy of it?

There is also another request for evidence but I still have not gone over that.

Also, one more question it states, "You are ineligible for interim employment authorizaiton pursuant to Title 8, Code of Federal Regulations , section 103.2 (B)(10)(II) until (90) days after the missing initial evidence is recieved ." I'm not sure if this applies to us. My wife is already working and has her employment authorization card. Does this affect her current employment at all?

Thanks for the help,

Chris

Hello,

Thanks for all the replies. I'm going to get the application started and send the NVC approval as well. I'll order the I-130 NOA2. I just can't believe a copy of a piece of paper can be $200. Oh well. Again, thank you for the responses.

Chris

Hello,

I save everything I get for the visa process, but I cannot find this document. I have looked through the whole entire house and nothing. When does this document come? I have the information from the National Visa Center (choice of agent) but I cannot find the NOA 2 for the I-130. It said it was mailed on February 15th. My question is, does this come to my home or my wife's home abroad? She did recieve a packet of information in the mail in Cameroon but was in America by that time on a K3.

Thanks,

Chris

Hello,

So we recieved the medical exam results back (costs $300). I'm almost done assembling the packet but I'm missing the NOA2 for the I-130. What is this suppose to look like? I'm sure I have it but I'm just overlooking it.

Thanks,

Chris

Hello,

Thanks for the replies. THe embassy took all of our records and we didn't think about photocopying them (actually I believe they were sealed). I just located a civil surgeon in our area so we will go sometime next week but I believe we will end up having to do all the vaccinations again. Thanks for the information.

Chris

Hello,

Thanks for the replies. My wife is on a K3 visa and had her medical in January of this year. One of the replies stated:

"You will, however, be required to submit a vaccination supplement with our adjustment of status application. The vaccination supplement must be completed by a designated civil surgeon"

Has anyone completed a "Vaccination Supplement." What does this include? Where do I get the paperwork to complete this? Or do I just contact a Civil Surgeon and tell them we need the vaccination supplement completed?

Thanks,

Chris

Hello,

My wife is trying to file for adjustment of status in the next few days. I thought we had collected everything we need but then I was reading through the guide and saw something called an I-693. Is this required for K3 applicants. My wife had an extensive medical examination in Cameroon for her K3 visa but the embassy took all the paperwork. Do we still need to complete the I-693?

Thanks,

Chris

Hello,

Thanks for the reply. I actually just got back to this document because we just finished collecting all of the support documents.

I asked the question below:

Also in part 2 it states, "I am applying for an adjustment to permanent resident status because." It does not give a K3 option. Which one should we select?

And the response was:

Option "A".

Why is it option A? It does not seem like option A applies to our situation with a K3 Visa.

Hello,

I have so many questions about AOS. I thought after my wife arrived on her K3 visa it would be a simple process to adjust status but it is starting to look really complicated.

First, my wife has been here since March 8th and we are just starting to file. Can anyone forsee a problem with this? Anything special we need to do since we have waited so long?

Also, While filling out the I-485 we could not figure out some of the questions. Where do you locate the I-94#? Where do you locate the non-immigrant Visa#? What would be her current USCIS status (she did recieve her work permit if this makes a difference)? Also in part 2 it states, "I am applying for an adjustment to permanent resident status because." It does not give a K3 option. Which one should we select?

Sorry about all the questions. If someone could help that would be great.

Thanks,

Chris