ShawnL

I applied for an i130 for my husband and it got approved and send to NVC and to the us embassy in morocco my husband had his interview and was denied the visa i appealed the decision and the board of immigration (BIA) agreed with me and made some good points about how the director and the counselor failed to look into our evidence last week uscis sent me an e-mail saying they reopened my husbands i130 again. I still have not received that letter but an officer sent me an e-mail saying that USCIS sent me an affirmation letter. Does anyone know what that mean?

USCIS had agreed with embassy and revoked the I-130, right? Then, you appealed to Board of Immigration Appeal about USCIS' decision to revoke. BIA didn't reverse the decision, just remanded to USCIS to take another look. Affirmation could mean USCIS affirms its prior decision, which is not good news.

Thanks everybody!

I-130 was approved rather quickly at USCIS. Things slow down at NVC.

Here are a few things I have encountered:

1. in the body of email (electronic visa), there needs to be petitioner and beneficiary information, the subject line of email and attachment don't count.

2. I-864 needs to be submitted for both spouse and kid. One AOS fee, but form needs to be submitted twice.

3. Need to submit marriage termination document. I-130 already has that, why again?

4. Now, NVC can't find DS-230. Have to submit again. It is electronic, how could it not be found?

Fortunately it is electronic, otherwise, several months would have passed.

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whew - forgot one important thing.

at the IV Unit, on interview day,

make sure the Consular officer understands that they will be travelling on seperate travel dates,

as usually the two casefiles will be put INTO ONE 'do not open' packet - and they need to be put into TWO 'do not open' packets.

If the child doesn't have that 'do not open' packet, then the child will have a rash o trouble at the POE, as they are expecting the casefile to be handed over AT the poe.

So, pay attention to what arrives, after interview day. If two packets, all is good.

If only one packet, only a consular officer can de-bundle it into two and she'll have to get back into the IV for that to happen.

Thanks again! That's very helpful!

yes, but pay attention to the dates printed on the visa for the child. must transit into usa prior to that expiring.

Thanks, Darnell!

I have applied for both wife and her kid. Both have NOA2 now. My question is:

After they get IV, can wife POE first, then a few months later, wife go back and get the kid. The kid is in school, we want least amount of disruption to her.

I would think you can file married jointly. Just have to report foreign spouse's income as well. And claim tax credit for the foreign tax paid. It fits non-US resident treating as US resident for tax purpose.

My case is transferred as well. Looks like it is fairly common.

If she was denied tourist visa, she is likely to be denied again. So the best route is CR1 or K1.

Thanks, Pushbrk! You are always very helpful.

I am evaluating whether I should visit her or she visits me in lunar new year. She can visit me longer than I can as she is a teacher and will have winter recess. On the other hand, she has the risk of being refusing entry.

I have read Saylin's horrifying story of being refused entry at Canada-US border. My wife has visited US once on tourist visa and returned home on time. She also has a job and a daughter in China, so maybe she will have better luck than Saylin had.

Has anybody had any experience of being refused entry at POE? Other than by land, from Canada or Mexico. My wife is from China. If she comes on tourist visa (she has a valid tourist visa) while waiting on I-130, and refused entry, then what I am going to do? Buying her an one way return ticket as the return flight of the round trip ticket won't work anymore? It is going to be costly.

You provide Chinese Notarial Documentation of whichever event occurred first, death or divorce. So, if divorce occurred before death, no need to document death. If she has a Notarial Booklet that documents both, that's OK too.

Thanks Pushbrk.

My wife had only widowed, never divorced. The simple version of my question is:

do I need to submit her previous marriage certificate in addition to death certificate in my I-130 filing?

Thanks dwheels for replying.

My question is, the death certificate only shows a person had died, shows nothing about his relation with the widow. The divorce judgement speaks to the marriage as well. So, in case of divorce, divorce judgement is enough. In case of widowing, should marriage certificate to the dead husband be submitted as well as the death certificate? My case the widow is the beneficiary. Anyone has this experience?

widow's previous marriage to the person who is dead need to be proved? Or just the fact he/she is dead need to be proved? Divorce is easier as the judgement says about both.