Mogambi

Um, no offense, but why one earth would you say something as ignorant as 'all people from the Philippines get approved easily and fast'.

Clearly you have NO idea what you are talking about. They get approved no faster than most other countries. And there are plenty of stories on here of people being denied from the Philippines.

You appear to be from Brazil, so what makes you think you know anything about the Philippines.

And you're telling him he won't have any problems even though he has basically NO evidence of having spent time together.

Sigh. Why even bother posting if you have no clue what you're posting about.

Yes, but your medical will take two days, and then it might take a few days after that for it to arrive at the US Embassy. So you should assume you might have to be in Manila a week, not just a few days.

I think the suspicion is higher with a marriage broker.

I too am shocked that you made it this far with so little evidence, that you didn't get an RFE in the process!?

I think you're going to have a VERY hard time getting the visa. By most accounts, the photos are the ONE thing they actually do look at. At our interview, it's the only thing they looked at.

I agree, you're in for a probably denial unless you really get luck with your CO.

I'm still shocked that you were ever approved, as you basically have almost no evidence of meeting in person.

I mean, good luck. But I fear the worst.

What on earth does this have to do with visas?

You would have sent in form I-34 as the Affidavit of Support in the K1 process, not the I-864, which is a different form, and legally binding, so yes, you need to fill out all the forms they tell you to.

My fiance will be here August 8th. We will probably be married in early October.

I understand the rules of the visa are to be married in 90 days, and most people recommend filing AOS in the same timeframe, but I have been reading that many people also don't file AOS in the 90 days.

My situation is this. After we're married, we'll be temporarily relocating to LA for a job that I'm doing, and will be there from mid Oct until the end of December.

My worry if I apply AOS right after we're married, then we won't be here when they request her appointment for biometrics, and maybe even an interview.

We could wait and apply for AOS November 8, which would be the 90 days from her entry to the US, am hope that nothing happens until after the 1st of the year.

OR we could wait and file AOS mid-December and feel pretty safe that all the appointments and things will happen in the new year when we will be back in the SF Bay area.

I'm looking for more information on the repurcussions of not filing AOS in the 90 days? I've read that the overstay is forgiven. I mean, most people who apply for AOS even IN their 90 days are overstaying right, until the GC is actually issued?

So is there any real danger that my wife (by then) could have problems if we delay filing AOS by about 6 weeks?

The best way to do this is to have your partner order a 'tax transcript' from the IRS. They are free of charge, and are available any time. He can now order one for 2011. It will take 1 to 2 weeks to arrive.

You don't have any time to search, but you're fine asking US to take time to fill you in? Sigh...

1) Fiancé is a NON-IMMIGRANT visa, but is usually handled along with Immigrant visas because that is the end intent. But the visa itself is a single use entry into the US for 90 days, therefore the visa is non-immigrant. Again though, most of the time it's handled by the immigrant visa unit of the embassy.

2) See above

3) Correct, you list the embassy she will be interviewing at.

4) Only fill in part 1. I believe part 2 is filled out at the interview, as it's the sworn statement. Do as the instructions read, not what the example on VJ shows.

Good luck.

I've been reading the average time for a GC after adjusting status is 3 months, not 6. Where are you getting that information from?

And yes, you can still do a honeymoon, it just has to be in the states. A little research would have clearly told you that.

Glad you could reschedule.

Very sorry to hear it. But yes, you must have faith that the right person is out there for you!

The fear is that supposedly front loading too much is something that scammers tend to do, because they're nervous about getting caught, they try 'too hard' and send in way too much. So I think you can send in too much. BUT much better to ere on the side of slightly too much than risk getting an RFE and delay that comes with it.

Send in what you feel is a reasonable amount that they would not question that you've met and have a real relationship.

In the initial part of the application, it doesn't matter. The USCIS will do their part and if they approve it, it goes to the NVC and ultimately to the embassy in the country where you fiance is.

However, part of what is required at the interview is an Affidavit of Support. This is from your stateside fiance, proving he has enough income and/or savings to support you. He has to make enough that he is above the US Poverty income (about $18,000 a year I think). It's doubtful that they would approve him on just unemployment. Does he also have income from the national guard? Does he have a lot of savings in the bank?

But since after applying it will be 5 to 7 months before your interview anyway, perhaps he will be working by then and it won't be an issue.

I wouldn't let that stop you at this point from going ahead and applying. But know that if his only income is unemployment, it's probably enough enough to convince the embassy that he can support you.

Well the wording of it is this, "Available to resident Jordanian citizens and foreigners."

To me that is pretty clear. He is not a resident foreigner anymore. The fact that they require you to apply in person would back this up.

And the wording 'there are no procedures to obtain from overseas' implies to me that it can't be done. I expect it's the foreign countries themselves who word the information on that site.

But that is also why I suggested that he contact the US Embassy and try and get an answer out of them.

I wouldn't just ask, as if someone there won't know too and they look it up, that ambiguous wording might make them say ' you need it'.

I would say 'Only resident people on Jordan can get police certificates, since I'm not a resident there, I cannot get it, so I just want to verify that I will not be required to have it at the inteview'.

Hopefully he can get back a 'yes you are correct' response, which I recommend he print out.

I agree the wording could be more clear.

Otherwise I guess he could find someone to help translate the arabic and send in the application anyway, it couldn't hurt...

By the way, I sure wish there was a CONCISE listing of which countries you will be required to obtain police reports from, and which ones you will not. Wouldn't that be helpful?

According the US Department of State, you are not able to obtain a Jordanian Police Clearance unless you are a resident in the country, and it must be applied for in person. As they don't seem to be issued to non-residents (people who have already left the country) you shouldn't be required to get one. You should verify this with the US Embassy you are dealing with, but explain that according the US Department of State website, you will not be able to get one.

That website says;

Police RecordsAvailable to resident Jordanian citizens and foreigners. The General Intelligence Directorate (GID) is responsible for issuing good conduct certificates. They are considered to be reliable, but cover primarily security-related records, i.e. not necessarily criminal information. These certificates must be applied for in person at the local GID office, and are valid for one year. It takes up to two weeks to obtain the certificate from the GID. Foreigners must reside continuously in Jordan for six months before the GID will issue a certificate. There are no procedures to obtain these certificates through Jordanian embassies in foreign countries.

We have a dual system in place, I have two roaming sim cards, a Globe and a Smart one, that I keep in a cheap cell phone. That way, she can text me for free to either of my roaming numbers and I get the text here in the states. My cell phone provider is MetroPCS, who has free international texting, so I reply to her from my normal phone.

Basically free both ways.

I have no idea what that means, a 'true cell phone package'.

Where, here in the US or you mean you want to get her something there in Philippines?

Please explain what you mean.

The question is not hard to understand, he's asking the wording for his letter to the US Embassy.

I would just write something like:

To US Embassy in __________

I am aware that my fiance, ______________, is pregnant and carrying our child. It is still our mutual intent and desire to be married.

Then sign and date it, get it notarized, and then send the original to her. Yes, I suspect she just needs to have that at her interview.

I'm guessing they've had some surprises with fiances there pregnant (maybe not with the petitioner's baby?) planning on heading to the US. This letter just states that you know she's pregnant and still want to marry her.

I think what we have decided to do is to have a small simple wedding to take care of the 'paperwork' part of it. Then to have a big party and reception at a later time. It's very hard since most of the people coming here from aren't going to have a lot of family to be here for a wedding.

If you're not in a hurry, then wait. Once you start to file, it may become harder for you to cross the border.

If his disability income doesn't meet the poverty guidelines, you can try a co-sponsor, or savings he might have may count. But they can easily deny a co-sponsor if they don't believe that person would really help. If you are married and have a co-sponsor they cannot deny the sponsor, because that paperwork is legally binding, different than the paperwork filed in a K1.

I would say wait. If you're still staying Canada for two more years, no hurry to get started now. Average total wait time is about 5 to 7 months it seems at the moment. And the visa would expire anyway before you would use it.

Are they digital photos? If so, then they have a time and date stamp. If you go to anywhere that prints photos, you should be able to tell them to print the time and date stamp onto the photo when they print it. You can also do this at home with for instance Canon's software for their printers. That's what I did, it can inlay the time and date saved in the file into the picture.

It appears that Jordan will only issue Police Certificates to 'current' residents in Jordan. Once you have left, you cannot obtain one. Which is good news, as the US Embassy cannot expect you to obtain one then. From the US Department of State website regarding Police Certificates in Jordan:

Police Records

Available to resident Jordanian citizens and foreigners. The General Intelligence Directorate (GID) is responsible for issuing good conduct certificates. They are considered to be reliable, but cover primarily security-related records, i.e. not necessarily criminal information. These certificates must be applied for in person at the local GID office, and are valid for one year. It takes up to two weeks to obtain the certificate from the GID. Foreigners must reside continuously in Jordan for six months before the GID will issue a certificate. There are no procedures to obtain these certificates through Jordanian embassies in foreign countries.

We had a similar situation with Kuwait. My fiance worked there two years. I sweated and lost sleep trying to figure out how we were going to get this certificate. Kuwait, like Jordan, will only issue them to 'current' residents. And she was there way back in 2005. Months I tried contacting the US Embassy in Kuwait, the Kuwait Embassy in Manila, who both said it was impossible. I contacted lawyers who told me just to go the Kuwait Embassy and I could get it (totally untrue, they had no idea what they were talking about).

FINALLY I got a response from the US Embassy in Manila who told me that of course since Kuwait wouldn't issue us that document we couldn't be expected to have it!

You might try emailing the US Embassy as well in your country, post what I listed above, and verify with them that you will not need it. Then print and save their email response to bring to the interview.

But it seems many middle east countries are not helpful and won't issue police reports. In that case, no worries then!

Hope that helps!

By the way, here is the best website for this info, you can look up any country and it will tell you 1) if police certificates and other certificates are available, and 2) how to go about getting them.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/fees/fees_3272.html

They kept our police report at the Manila embassy too. Not that it matters that much if we don't need it again, but it was such a pain in the butt to get, it would have been nice to have had, in case it ever is needed again!

First, you SHOULD send the originals for things like boarding passes, receipts, etc. I was always told at the interview for the person to have the originals.

Second, print out a 'sample' of your chats, emails, phone logs, and that show on ongoing relationship and span the length of your relationship. Do you print ALL of them. We printed maybe 20 pages of Skype chats, brought about 20 pictures, no ermails (we text nearly everything) some printouts of my cell phone plan showing some texts, etc. It helped that we also had a joint bank account for nearly 9 months, and bought a condo together in Manila.

Better to bring too much evidence, but as the other poster noted, at our interview they asked for the Affidavit of Support, glanced at our pictures, and didn't ask to see a single other piece of information.

BUT, you still better have it in case they do.

Tim

We have no definite wedding plans, and didn't by the time of the interview. That is not a deal-breaker. We were prepared to tell them the same thing you are saying 'how could we have made any plans since we don't yet have the Visa'. We have a ballpark idea of what we want to do (small wedding) and told them my fiance plans to come here in July. But that was about the extent of our 'plans' as we told them.

So don't worry about that. You CAN talk about 'where' you are thinking about getting married, give them a pallbark idea (if you've had that discussion), and talk in general timeframes. But yeah, tell them what you're saying here, they'll understand that.