blueheeler18

it is 6.2 months now!

VSC is now showing 6 months

This is exactly correct. The form instructions used to be labeled in sections and Section II was supporting Evidence. It is the same thing as the Supporting Evidence part of the current form instructions.

The I-134 and supporting documents will be brought to the interview. We never needed 2 copies of the form or the supporting evidence, but I do not know if your consulate requests that or not.

I'll do it anyway just in case ..... thanks for the information

In duplicate, as far as I can tell, would mean two copies. I believe that the I-134 is brought to the interview... if I'm wrong I'm in for a rude awakening from USCIS, anyway .

Ha Ha yeah no worries, thought so but again this is not clear anywhere on this site.

I think I can help you with this:

http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-134instr.pdf

On the instructional page, although it isn't technically called "Section II," there are four options regarding supporting evidence. They are labeled A, B, C, and D.

Thank you this now makes sense.

Do you know what this means

"Submit in duplicate, evidence of income"?

When is the I-134 form submitted or do I bring this to the interview with me?

I dont know why the guide says 'section 2'

The form and the instructions arent broken up into sections. Maybe the guide is outdated or the form was updated (?) I really dont know.

The guide is just simply that- a basic guide. You should follow the instructions exactly as they are on the forms, not instructions on the website.

So we continuously get told to refer to the guides but they are not even up to date, who looks after this?

Hey again

So I have been reading through the part about submitting the AOS package. On the flowchart there is a part that mentions you "may" be required to attend another interview, do most people who have filed the AOS attend this interview or not?

Please help

I have read through the flowchart for the K1 visa process.

I am now referring to point 5. under the part once the NOA2 is received (attached to the thread)

My question is regarding the part under point 5. where is says "Specifically you will need at least 2 of the 4 options mentioned in Section ll - Supporting Evidence of the I-134. Where is Section ll on the form, I cannot seem to find what this statement is referring to? The form doesn't seem to be broken up into section, please explain somebody.

Thank you

Just to expand on what Jay-Kay said.

When you file for the EAD before filing for AOS you pay the fee for it, $380. I have never seen it take only a month because not only do you need to file and wait for the NOA1, you also need to attend biometrics and then wait for the card to be approved and then printed. No matter how long it takes to arrive, it is ONLY valid until the I-94 expires. So you would need to quit whatever job you have when your EAD expires and ask Jay-Kay said, people are unlikely to hire someone who is only able to work for a limited period.

When you file for EAD (and AP) together with AOS the fees for them are waived. They arrive in 60-90 days and are valid for a year (or until the GC is approved).

Yes, while you wait to get married and wait to file and wait to get the EAD (and wait to find a job), you will rely on your fiance/e (then spouse) to support you... one of the reasons they ask about your finances.

A lot of people end up getting married in a court house ASAP so that they can file AOS asap. then they have a pretty wedding celebration later.

There is no deadline to file AOS however once the I-94 expires you are accumulating out of status days and theoretically can be detained by ICE and locked up in immigration jail until you see an immigration judge who orders you to either file AOS or leave the country.

Based on what you just said, you must apply for AOS within the 90 days (I-94) expiry? So I could get married on the 80th day of being there, but must AOS before the 90 right?

Thanks both for clarifying the question about the EAD, much appreciated.

Some people are saying its pointless applying for the EAD as soon as you arrive because it can take up to 3 months for this to be approved. People apply for this when they file AOS, is this correct?

So if you arrive and don't plan to get married for say 2 months once your in the US, that's 2 months living off savings and fiances finances, then how ever long it take from the time you lodge your AOS till you receive your Green Card, correct?

I'm so confused about this part of the process.

If you do apply for this and for argument sakes it is approved after 1 month, your legally allowed to work, how long is it valid till, or till what point does it remain valid? Does it cancel out when you AOS or when the Green Card arrives?

Once you get married within the 90 days, how long do you have till you have to AOS?

Then put Adelaide. Honestly, it does NOT matter for the K1 stage. You're about to move. Your address is irrelevant to them. Keep it as Adelaide if it make you feel better. No-one is going to come knocking, they don't ask to see your license, they don't check your enrollment details and they don't mail anything out to you.

The reason i said Sydney is changing your license makes it looks like a permanent address to me, but it really doesn't matter. Truly truly doesn't. I moved for Uni and my license remained in my home town, my mail all went there, I was enrolled there, and I only lived there during the semester breaks.

That makes sense, thanks for the clarification.

Hope its warmer where you are, here in Nashville we are all freezing our butts off.

Haha that's confusing! Well just put the sydney address. It really doesn't matter either way for the I-134.

So you suggest putting the Sydney address, even though I don't have a permanent address in Sydney? Why would other people tell me to keep things consistent and keep putting the Adelaide address???

Dam it ....... Conflicting advice makes it hard to decide which is the best avenue to take.

Okay I would judge it this way - did you change the address on your license? And does your mail come to your current address? Did you change your voting address?

I live in Sydney, my family live in Adelaide. My license will remain in Sydney, so this will be changed to my friends address due to the nature of the work I do, my mail goes to my parents in Adelaide and my voting address is still in Sydney.

Can someone please explain a part of the process for me. I am looking at peoples timelines and some people have different events occuring.

So the NOA2 is sent via email, is this what my fiance in the US has to forward to me?

Once I have the NOA2, what do I do? Anything or wait for Packet 3?

What exactly is packet 3, what is covered in this? Is this sent via email or post?

People are then sending back the DS230 form a day or two after getting the Packet 3, is this in the instructions from the packet 3?

When they send the DS230 form back they get a packet 4, assuming this is details of the interview?

I thought when sending back packet 3 you need to include your police check and medical? if not WHEN do you provide the consulate this information? Do you bring this to the interview with you?

You are entitled to move during the process so if you have since moved, but the "new" address. If as your other posts states you are at a temporary address, put your parents address.

It doesn't matter for this K1 part because you will interview in Sydney no matter where in Australia you are, and they don't mail you anything except your visa/passport and MBE after you've been approved.

Ok great, I was just concerned because the I-134 form says it needs the address where I currently reside, but always good and comforting to get other peoples opinions!

Make everything look the same to be on safer side use the address you use on your application.

Thats what I am thinking although that address is 2 hour flight from me, oh well I can say that is my permanent address in Australia but my temp address is where I will be staying temporarily hopefully this wont cause problems.

Item 3 on this form requires my fiance to put my address where i currently reside. The I-129F and the G325-A forms were both completed using my parents address, who live in a different state of me in Australia. So when she is preparing the fill out the I-134 form, what address should she be putting under Item 3 which are my details? Should I put my parents address (although I do not reside there) or should I put the address of my friend who I will be staying with when I get back to Australia till all this paperwork has been completed?

I look forward to hearing some feedback on this matter!

Hey guys good news! I'm sure they are still excited that's why they haven't been on this thread yet but congratulations to MAGGY@SANDI, they are one of those who got the same message and asking if it's possible to be approved that soon and I think the answer is yes because they're approved now! My hopes going up!!!

How on earth is that possible?

I'm in a similar situation, I being the beneficiary am currently in the US till Feb from Australia. When I left Australia, my rental lease ran out in Sydney. Although I have my job to go back to in Sydney ill be crashing at a friends place. The address I put on all my forms is my parents address and they live in another state of Australia..... When I return in Feb I'm concerned what to do with my address, should I leave it as my parents or do I chg it to my mates where ill be staying for the few months before coming back to US on K1?

Who would have sent the photos back, is this the people from Dallas or the Service Centre?

What role do the people in Dallas play, do they make sure everything is in order before sending it to our service centre.

As per the instructions it's say to place your passport photo into a bag and attach it to a black piece of paper and put it behind the Biometrics form, not attach it to the form.

As for my photos, I placed 3 photos into one little bag, not separate and we got our NOA1 and confirmation it has been sent to Vermont so that's a strange one. The only true answer u might get is by calling them but good luck with that.

How were you notified about this chg, was it via email? We lodged Dec 10 should we keep an eye out for this email?

If you are in Australia, you get your police check from your state police, not the AFP.

Which state are you in?

This is not what I have been told previously by another Aussie. I live in Sydney, but all my paperwork has been documented with my parents address in Adelaide.

I was told its an Australian National Police Check that needs to be completed

FURTHER INFORMATION FOUND: http://canberra.usembassy.gov/obtain_police_cert.html#nsw

Sorry Lainie but where did you get your information from?

Can someone who has recently completed an Australian National Police Check please shed some light on this.

I am currently looking through the website:

http://www.afp.gov.au/what-we-do/police-checks/national-police-checks.aspx

Under fees, there are 4 fee types. Which one do we apply for?

As far as the finger printing goes, where is this done and at what stage in the police check is this done, or is this completed at a local police office? The website is so blank with really no helpful information.

Hi David

Have you had your medical yet? If so, are they holding onto the results for you?

J

All the financial documents is the responsibility of the petitioner. The petitioner has to prove that he/she is able to support (sponsor) the beneficiary so all the statements, tax returns etc need to be provide by the petitioner He/She needs to make sure that the beneficiary has it with her/him on the interview day You as a beneficiary do not need to provide your personal financial situation hope that helps

I attempted to send you a private message but it wont let me so I will add it here for you:

"Hi there

Thanks again for answering my questions but i had one last question however i wanted to send to you personally.

So if all goes to plan, we receive our NOA2, what is the next step? would you mind bullet pointing it for me from receiving the NOA2 to the interview, please include when is best time to get medical before or after NOA2, when should i begin to prepare police clearance check etc? What is packet 3???

Thank you"

All the financial documents is the responsibility of the petitioner. The petitioner has to prove that he/she is able to support (sponsor) the beneficiary so all the statements, tax returns etc need to be provide by the petitioner He/She needs to make sure that the beneficiary has it with her/him on the interview day You as a beneficiary do not need to provide your personal financial situation hope that helps

Ok that makes more sense now.