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    March 2014 AOS Filers

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    Hi! We sent in our ROC paperwork on Oct 29, got the year extention paper easy Nov,  did fingerprints early Jan. And waiting....what all of us do best! Lol.

    We plan on traveling out of the country next month, so we called uscis and they told us, as long as we present passport, expired green card and extention letter, we won't have a problem. 

    Has anyone else traveled during this time? 

    Looking forward to hearing good news for all of us soon!

    Fiance visa denied what is next

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    There are others on this site who have been denied K-1 visa, and the next best thing to do is forget about the K-1 visa, go to cuba, get married and start on a marriage visa. Of all your options, this is the one that will lead you to being together the soonest.

    In regards to color of skin- sure, it is possible that an immigration officer could be racist, but If you look through the cuba country portal, you will see many mixed (white and black) couples have been approved, so I don't know if that is the reason why

    Since the statement says "based on your answers. . . " where there any answers at the interview that you or your fiance answering incorrectly? That can carry a lot of weight in the officer's decision.

    Yes, love is more powerful, and yes, you can still be together- go get started on that marriage visa, it has a MUCH higher approval rate. And as an american who has travelled to cuba "illegally" 4 times, I think that you can visit more if you want/are financially able. I have gone through Canada and Mexico. I find Canada much easier. I was asked during our interview by the counsulate officer if I was here illegally, and I said yes, and it had no bearing on our K-1 decision. In fact, I didn't have any proof of legally being allowed to be in cuba for any of my trips, and that didn't matter in our case.

    I write "illegally" in quotes, because, in fact, if you review the laws, going to cuba itself is not illegal. The embargo is enforced by the US Treasury and it is illegal to spend money in cuba, it is not technically illegal to travel there.

    Best of luck

    Question about translations

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures

    Posted

    official documents (divorce decree, birth certificates) must be accompanied by certified translations

    supporting evidence (bus tickets, rent proof, reservations) do not need to be translated.

    This is because official documents are "hard evidence" for your case used by USCIS to build and store your case. Supporting evidence are "soft evidence" that just give an impression to your interviewer about your relationship. Your interviewer is required to be fluent in spanish, also, those things will be returned to you at the end of interview or when you pick up the visa.

    This is speaking from experience as an approved fiance visa holder :-) best of luck!

    Hola Hola...Simple Question #2 re:beneficiary

    in Caribbean

    Posted

    when arriving at visajourney's homepage, click on the portal tab and visit the Cuba portal, we all have cuban beneficiaries :-)

    Also, these links might help:

    *Cuba portal: http://www.visajourney.com/portals/index.php?forum=80&country=Cuba&ppage=5

    *visa timelines for petitioners of cuban beneficiaries: http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/k1list.php?cfl=0&op1=4&op2=d&op3=&op4=1&op5=5,6,8,10,11,13,14,15,16,17,18,20,21,22,25,26,27,28,108,110,111,208,210,211&op6=All&op7=Cuba&dfile=No&adv=0

    *embassy reviews of cuba interviews: http://www.visajourney.com/reviews/index.php?cnty=Cuba&cty=&dfilter=5&topic=K1+Visa

    best of luck!

    Affidavit of Support - Employer Letter

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures

    Posted

    That is more than fine, I was nervous about the affidavit of support, but they didn't say anything to me, they barely even looked at it.

    The reason for that is, in K-1 visas, we will really be proving the affidavit of support during Adjustment of Status (that is the next level of paperwork that you will start on once your fiance arrives to the US). That later affidavit (form i-864) is much more through, but even for that, that letter meets all requirements.

    Best of luck!

    Interview Requirement List and # to Schedule Interview CUBA

    in Caribbean

    Posted

    thank you AlejandroEsther!! this is exactly what "packet 3" tells you, when you pick that up in Havana.

    Mirhen, that list is what the cuban beneficiary needs to collect in the month leading up to the interview and present at the interview. All those documents expire quickly (3months) so DO NOT get them until you have a confirmed interview date and are within 2 months of it.

    Best of luck!

    July 2013 IR-1 / CR-1 Filer Questions

    in IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures

    Posted

    a bit more info. . .



    1.posting a question in any forum just requires you to be signed in, go to that forum (use the link PD0729 gave you), scroll to the bottom and "reply to this topic" and click "post"



    3.go to your personal settings and add a "signature" write your timeline there and update it as you go!



    5. yes! do not get medical, police or soltera papers until you are closer to a confirmed interview date


    Waiting 16 months for K1 visa

    in Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)

    Posted

    One other note I would add here: I moved to cuba for 3 months to be with my fiance. I did not need to leave after 60 days. I simply needed to go to the local immigration office, pay 25 cuc in sellos every 30 days. I was told I could continue to do this for 6 months. it was absolutely worth it. we lived economically using his ration from the bodega to cook food.

    Hope this helps.

    K-1 visa Withdrawn against my will

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    I am posting this, so that should anybody experience this level of incompetence of USCIS, do not despair, it can be fixed.


    After USCIS messed up big time on not mailing my RFE letter to me, and a month was wasted on them just getting the letter to me (they wouldn't tell me what the RFE was, so I couldn't even prepare the paperwork while waiting for them to figure out how to mail a letter), I had hoped that it would be smooth sailing after that.

    I gathered the requested RFE paperwork and mailed it to USCIS within 3 days for receiving the request. And then I waited...and waited...our application is now outside of processing times. I called to put in a service request in that regard. They apologized that it is taking so long and asked me to be patient.


    On Oct 21 I got an update of a decision!! I was so excited. I went online to check the status and it read: "As per your request, your application has been withdrawn. If you are ever interested in pursuing a visa in the future you must file a new and pay the fees again." I could not believe it. It did not seem possible. Of course I have not ever requested a withdrawal. I called USCIS crying, telling them to check my file, listen to recorded phone calls- I did not ever request withdrawal of my application! They told me the only thing I could do was write a letter to USCIS.

    How incompetent is this system?? I did write a letter but it yielded nothing.

    So I went to my congresswoman. She agreed to help me right away, I signed a privacy waver in order for her to advocate on my behalf, and with in a week our case was reopened and approved!!



    Interview Scheduling for Havana, DR, etc.

    in Caribbean

    Posted

    Hey Calygirl,

    I think this link gives perspective. . . its all cuba k1s (you can select CR1s instead) and you can see the noa2 date in one column and the date of interview in another. . . seem to be happening quick especially because there is also that time in between that they have to wait for packet to get to NVC. . . hope this helps

    http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/k1list.php?cfl=0&op1=4&op2=d&op3=&op4=1&op5=5,6,8,10,11,13,14,15,16,17,18,20,21,22,25,26,27,28,108,110,111,208,210,211&op6=All&op7=Cuba&dfile=No&adv=0

    K-1 Visa Denied at Lagos Embassy For Immigration Purpose

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    Omg!! Tears r running down my face!!! This is so very sad ;( i will pray for you both! Uggh devestating! Please keep your head up! And of course, thank God they cant seperate your hearts!!

    Don't cry yorubaqueen, this is a thread from 2012. They have since married, got approved and entered USA. Look at timeline:

    Immigrant Visa rescheduled for second week of February 2012

    Visa Refused on Immigration Purpose February 2013

    We Got Married and Filed Spouse Visa

    dancin5hr.gif Visa Approved in May 2013dancin5hr.gif

    POE was Easy in June 2013

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