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I see that you got a case number back then, on ds160 they ask if sonebody gas fill out for you a petition with uscis your answer will be yes, and explain.
On the question if they have denued a visa your answer is no, because you didnt went to the consulate to get your k1 visa.

The I-129F is a petition, not a visa. Answer the question on the DS-160 as asked and you’ll be fine.  

The petition expired years ago.
They may or may not consider immigrant intent still, but given that it was so long ago, I'm doubtful it will have much (if any) impact.
You are still subject to INA 214(B) - immigrant intent - for a B-1...no way to know what they will decide until you apply and they make the decision. Good luck.

It has expired.  4 years ago.

None of us here are experts on relationships........thats kind of a personal thing you have to work thru on your own..........with that being said with the information you have provided if i was in your shoes i would run fast in the opposite direction.....the school of hard knocks has taught me love dont cure everything and if there are issues big enough to make you doubt the feelings and dedication to you from your partner chances are that you should just move on
sara

Three months of sitting on the couch is doing me no good .
Some days I just get lost in my previous life, the life where I could go anywhere and anytime I want without worrying about not having a car or a bus pass, or seeing my bank account depleted because hey, it gets replenished every 15th and 30th of the month anyway.
I know that, right now, I'm luckier than most. I have a husband who has a job that earns more than enough for the two of us, an apartment, and a little bit of money to spend on clothes and food. I'm within walking distance of filipino/asian groceries, my dentist and doctor, and Jollibee. I have Netflix! (totally worth the $7.99/month) Last week, my EAD card just arrived, which means I can now start sending out the hundreds of resumes I can probably expect to send out before finding a job.
Sometimes , though, I just wonder what's in store for me here. I hope you don't think I'm being too negative! I look forward to getting a job, driving our car, and especially building our little family. I can''t wait to start! I miss being busy, having very little time to wonder what happens next, and just plowing through the minutes and hours just accomplishing the next task that needs to be done. I miss being at work, doing overtime (yes! you read that right) and barely having enough time to eat lunch. This new life of not knowing what to expect next is exciting, scary and discouraging, all in one.
Do I do the laundry today? Do I take the bus to the mall and, do what exactly? Do I finally have enough courage to do some volunteering on my own? Should I maybe visit the library and try being productive there? What's on Netflix? Should I maybe cook dinner now, even though it's only 11am? Why am I so lazy???
The first few weeks I really tried being productive. I hated just sitting in front of the tv, and one night my husband said to me, "do you really have to clean the stove every single day?". Oops.
After a few weeks, I was running out of things to do around the house. I filled my days with doctors appointments, dentists appointments, furniture hunting on craigslist, and practicing my coding (programming) skills. When I got my learner's permit, I immediately called a driving instructor and got myself driving lessons. I even resorted to knitting. The unfinished scarf is still sitting on the shelf.
I realize, however, that I couldn't let all of this make me depressed. I'm really very thankful that everything in our immigration journey has gone smoothly so far. I also could not overlook the blessing of my husband's job (he's in the US navy) and that we can afford many of life's simple joys. And even though I miss my family and friends back at home, they're just a skype call away! So even though I get sad or worried about getting a job and adjusting to life in the US, know that this is just a phase and it, too, shall pass.
How about you, how are you adjusting to life here? What coping mechanisms did you find useful? How's the job search going? What shows do you watch on netfix? I hope you enjoyed reading about my little progress report! Hope to hear yours
I live in San Diego (National City) and would be happy to meet anyone near our area! But, I don't have a job yet, so no expensive lunch or dinner meetups, ok? )

He's been here 18 days, and you're already 'discouraged?' It takes time to adjust to living in another country - more than a couple of weeks.

AP is basically the black hole of the visa world. Especially in high fraud countries like Nigeria, it has the potential to take a considerable amount of time. I can be anywhere from 2 days to 2 years. There's no way to contact anyone about it, they won't tell you what they're doing or how long it will take.
This is one of the reasons we always say never purchase any plane tickets before you have the visa in hand.

Best case Universal pictures hires a great screenwriter and top notch actress and you get a great consultation gig to make sure all the events are portrayed accurately... Wort case... It ends up as a Netflix only drama series available online only with no royalty rights...
Seriously, what do you want someone to say? It sounds like a train wreck and having demonstrated sobriety and adherence to requirement for a mere 4 months out of 30 it seems that there is a long way to go.

Yes, meeting is a requirement, not optional, to have met within the previous 2-years from the date you filed unless a waiver is also filed at the time the petition is submitted meeting the "hardship" provisions to exempt the beneficiary/petitioner from meeting.
This is what is stated on the USCIS website:
You met each other, in person, at least once within 2 years of filing your petition. There are two exceptions that require a waiver:
1. If the requirement to meet would violate strict and long-established customs of your or your fiancé(e)’s foreign culture or social practice. 2. If you prove that the requirement to meet would result in extreme hardship to you." ((Reference the USCIS website for more information here))
I also found this link here that outlines what qualifies as a hardship. (Just haven't had the time to read through it yet)
Sorry it's not better news for you at the moment but hopefully that previous article may help regarding filing a waiver for the 2-yr requirement...

Nothing you can do but move on

Oh dear, absolutely, DO NOT DO THIS.
Proof of sex is not proof of a relationship.

One of the most regularly created threads in this section is "Can I visit the US while my application is pending?" So I thought I'd create a thread on it with the aim of reducing clutter and having all of the information in one place. Currently there are hundreds of individual threads in this section on the question!
The simple answer to this question is that if you are from a VWP country or have a tourist visa yes, you are allowed to visit while your visa is pending, but you may well face extra scrutiny because of the pending CR1/IR1. The CBP officer at your point of entry has the final say on whether you will be admitted. If he/she feels that you are not going to return home then they may deny you entry to the United States. It's up to you to convince the officer that you will return home. Make sure you only answer what you are asked and never lie to the officer.
Sometimes you will get asked for proof of ties to your home country to help convince the officer that you are going to return home after your visit. Great examples of ties to your home country include:
- A letter from your employer stating when you are expected to return to work
- If you are in school/college instead of work evidence that you are studying in your home country
- A copy of your NOA1 to show you are following the process legally
- A printout of your flight itinerary showing your return flight home
- Evidence of ongoing home ownership/rental in your home country
Nobody wants to be turned back at the airport/border. Every visit is different depending on your circumstances (amount of previous visits and length of visit etc) and the CBP officer you get at the point of entry. Why not share your experience here as the visit can be stressful and it's great for people to see others previous experiences. Have you ever been denied and why? What questions have you been asked?

Congratulations i remember you being helpful. Have fun!!

Let's face it, immigration involves endless paperwork and requires a lot of patience. As you dig through piles of documents, it is only necessary to be organize and clutter-free. I would like to share some useful tips as to how I kept my sanity through proper filing and arrangement of important documents.
1. Always keep a file of all the forms you submitted, and the email notifications from NVC and/or USCIS. I print out 3 copies every time and arrange them neatly on separate folders. (One copy for me, one for my husband and a back-up copy). I also created a personal timeline in order to track down our case's progress.
2. Before my visa interview, I neatly arranged my documents using color-coded folders and clear plastic separates. I also placed labels on every folder and printed a cover page for each.
Folder A - Affidavit of Support Packet contains husband's employment certificate, tax records and W2's
Folder B - Proof of Relationship Packet contains billing statements, receipts, email correspondence, money transfers, housing arrangements, contract of lease etc.
Folder C - Wedding photos, proof of travels, family celebrations etc

Plastic Separate 1 - Appointment Letter
Plastic Separate 2 - Ds-230 & I-864 (original and photo copies)
Plastic Separate 3 - NSo Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Police Clearance

Please note that in most US Embassies where interviews are held, the applicant and the consul are separated by a glass window with a narrow, 2-inch sloped slot - this is where you slip the documents they request to view. It is advisable to use FLEXIBLE folders instead of hard or spiral binds because they wouldn't fit.
3. If you are married to an expat whose been working outside the States, you also need to produce Proof of Domicile.
[Domicile. Place where a person has his or her principal residence. The person must intend to keep that residence for the foreseeable future. The sponsor of an immigrant must have domicile in the U.S. before the visa can be issued. This generally means that the sponsor must be living in the U.S. In certain circumstances, however one can be considered to have a domicile while temporarily living overseas.]
We requested my husband's company to issue him with an employment certificate explaining the projects he's handling in Asia and the length of his assignment. On top of my husband's Income Tax Forms and W2s, I also included Form 2555 - Foreign Earned Income. All these documents I inserted in the Affidavit of Support Folder.
4. On the day of your interview, it's always better to come in prepared and memorize important details mentioned in your forms. It's ridiculous if you would have to dig thru your documents every time you need to answer simple questions such as:
- Petitioner's full name (emphasis on the middle name)
- Place of residence in the States
- Your petitioner's employment background
- Wedding date, or the day you and your spouse first met
- If you are constantly travelling, dates when you left and arrived in diff. country, and length of stay.
It creates a positive impression if you remember these things by heart.
5. You have to remember that NOT every consul would like to view ALL your documents. In our case, the consul just asked for the wedding photos but she complimented us for coming in "extra-prepared." So yeah, it's a major plus to carry excessive amount of proof, documents and forms - than lacking.
To everyone who's scheduled for an interview, keep smiling and be charming! I hope you find this post useful and best of luck!

He has his green card. There is nothing you can do. He can file to remove conditions on his own. You are on the hook for the I-864 until he works for 10 qualifying years (40 quarters), dies, loses his green card, or becomes a citizen. You can report him but after seven months it sounds like your marriage just didn't work out.You are not legally responsible for his actions just if he obtains means-tested benefits.

Bless your heat Guvnor.
OP came accross as a vindictive ex.
Do obese 50 plus year old USC Women deserve no love or being married to alleged adonisque Russians?
To answer OPs question, he will get scrutinized surely and deservingly but he should sail through if he's in a solid relationship now.
Please move on. You've divorced him, reported him. Done deal.

I'm not sure why any of this still matters to you. You are divorced. Whatever USCIS does, it is between him, and his new wife.

Unfortunately guys I think we were all very very spoiled by seeing a few early approvals. We should be more realistic here and expect a 5 month wait period.. It has already been a month since my NOA1 almost so that means only 4 more at the most))
The officer was right to ignore other peoples approvals)) it is just so hard to do so when people come here and spam the board with a million dancing smileys about their NOA2 approval))))))

We will all get there eventually, just hang on tight and enjoy the day!!

I respect your religion but honestly I never seen in any religion where its forbidden to take vaccines. I suggest you call USCIS and explain your philosophy to them and see how it goes.
I had vaccines all my life and when last checked Im not mentally retarded lol. Im sure all the friends in visa-journey are not mentally retarded too (because they all did their vaccines).

PLEASE READ the caveats at the end of this post before responding so we don’t turn this into a pointless flame war.
I, and I am sure many of you as well, find the forced separation of family members to be inhumane and unnecessary. I think this is particularly egregious when it comes to the separation of spouses and their children (at least when under a certain age). I know I very much resent the fact that my wife and I will be missing this Christmas together, as well as our first wedding anniversary. Some may be content to carry on their relationships by skype, but I think the majority of us would much rather actually be together, and that we begrudge every day that we are forced to be separated from our loved ones due to a mere bureaucratic process. I think that it would be a good idea for those of us of a like mind to get together and see if we can come up with a clear, coherent, and workable basis for a petition to get that policy changed.
I would suggest making a petition that would deal with the following two issues specifically:
The spouse of the petitioner and any children (under a certain age – certainly minors, maybe up to about 25 years old) should be allowed to live together in the US while the application is processed. During that time, of course, they will not be allowed to work or use public services, just as if they were on visa waiver program, etc, and the petitioner will have to support them (and perhaps submit the Affadavit of Support along with the I-130). All family members should be processed together, as one batch, so that we don’t have a situation where, say, the spouse and one child are approved, but the other child is not (whether denied or application simply taken longer). This puts families in a needlessly awkward position. I would think that people from visa waiver program countries, at the very least, should be allowed to stay. My wife is a German citizen, and used to come visit me for 3 months, then go back for 3 months. It wasn’t a problem. But now that we sent in the I-130, we’ve been informed that if she tries to visit, she will almost certainly be turned back at the border. If she could come for 3 months with no problem, then why not just let her stay the 9 or 10 months that it takes on average? After all, on visa waiver program, you’re not allowed to work or use any public services anyway, so what difference would it make except being for a somewhat longer time?
I think letting the families live together would make it easier to detect fraud, because then we can see if they are really living together and acting like a couple, and see if the beneficiary breaks any of the rules. With the current system, we can only guess if they are legitimate, but seeing them in practice would give much more reliable data, I would think. And since the beneficiary would not yet have the green card, if they are revealed as fraudulent, they can be easily told to leave and have their application rejected. What I more, I think this policy change has elements that could make it easy to market to both the left and right wing. To the left, we can present it as a humanitarian matter, and to the right, we can point out that you can’t get much bigger government than saying that you can’t live with your own children/spouse, at least not without giving up your life in the US and moving to their country…
Anyway, those are my thoughts in a nutshell. Anyone have any other issues they think should be addressed? Or coments on those two? Also, what objections can you think of that may be made against it, so we can come up with compelling replies?
Caveat 1: Illegal Immigrants. Please do not air your opinions on the recent policies legitimizing illegal immigrants here. Whether you agree with it or not, it *did* happen and it is something we can use to justify easing restrictions on legal immigrants. So let’s please not get into a discussion on that issue, except on specific points that may be relevant here.
Caveat 2: Constructive comments only, please! I know some people here on VJ seem very resistant to considering any change to policy, and who use arguments like “it’s just the way it is, deal with it” or “you know what you got into, so deal with it” – these are not constructive comments. Policies get changed all the time, and I think any policy that forces families to live apart is in desperate need of changing. If that for some reason upsets you, you needn’t participate in this discussion nor are you under any obligation to sign any petition that may eventually result. But please don’t just come here and rain on our parade. Also bear in mind that anything that may result from this will certainly eventuate far too late to benefit any of us – but I still think it’s worth exploring the possibilities so that others in the future do not have to endure this unnecessary separation.
Caveat 3: No free rides. Please note I am NOT suggesting that the immigrants be given carte blanche to just come willy nilly. The beneficiaries would still have to go through the whole process, the only difference is that they could live here in the US with their spouse/parent during the processing time. If the application is rejected in the end, then they will have to leave. And while they are here, they will of course be forbidden to work or make use of public services for citizens. And if they break those rules while here, it will be clear evidence of their bad faith and they’ll have their application rejected and have to leave the country. If national security is an issue, then in those individual cases, they may not be allowed to come until cleared, however I imagine that the number of applications rejected for national security concerns is miniscule.

Finally, the long process is over. This is a good xmas gift and now I will be getting married once I am back from Afghanistan in February, Couldn't be happier! I would like to thank visajourney and everyone here for there help and support.

Absolutely! The case should be decided sometime in 2020, cost lots of money, and you will lose.
Experts in immigration have made suggestions as to how to speed up the process and reduce the fraud.. Much of the suggested changes would not go over well with many here: drop the K-1, no longer allow co-sponsors, require a common language, increase minimum income to 200% of poverty, etc, etc.

1.Apply for Social Security Card ( wait at least 2 weeks after arrival)
2.Apply for Marriage License in ASAP ( if the state you live in doesnt require social security to apply for marriage license then do that first)
3.Get married
4. If benficiary is the wife and you changing your last name, go back to social security and change the name.
5. File ADjustment of Status ( Include Advance parole if you plan to leave the country before the green card comes, and file for EAD.
6. Once all these forms are sent, you will get a notice to go in for Finger printing (Biometrics)
7. 2 months after you file for Adjustment of status, you should receive your advance parole/ and employment card.