Deejunx

Thank you for your responses!

Hi everyone

Back in 2005, I was on an F1 visa student and was charged with a misdemeanor of Driving While License Invalid in Texas because my driver license got suspended due to unpaid traffic ticket. I was young and dumb and was advised by the prosecutor to take a plea bargain of paying a fine of $500 and 3 days in jail. But the actual jail time is 0 days - only a book-in, and immediate book-out. So I did not spend any time in jail after court, other than the initial jail time after getting arrested for the traffic stop (which is only 2 hours). I then paid the fine, and my drivers license was reinstated. Today, I am using the same driver license number from 2005.

Currently I'm a green card holder since 2016 through my US citizen spouse. During the IR-130 process, I disclosed the misdemeanor record in the application, even gone through the embassy interview (they asked about it, and I answered with the same explanation above) and thankfully my green card is approved. Did not use any lawyers.

I still have all the court records I submitted for my green card process. And I also was able to get a certified copy of the records from the Court House. I just want to see if anybody have had any similar experience or any advice for me to move forward? Want to add, since getting my green card in 2016, I don't have any traffic tickets or any criminal charges.

So my questions are these:
- When applying for N-400 Naturalization, will this record affect me negatively?

- Should I put 3 days in jail time, since that's what it shows in the court docs, or put 0 days in jail on the application # 15b

- On the court records, it shows my birth date to be off by 3 days: will this automatically dismiss me? Long shot here..

Thanks in advance for your thoughts! God bless.

Oh, we've been married for 2 years now

Hi aleful,

Yeah my wife is planning to move to singapore with me.

I have friends who have a GC and able to go back and forth every 6 months to maintain their residency.. But im trying to verify if that's true or not.

If what you said is true, but then how would i know that my residency is cancelled?

Hi All,

I've gotten my IR-1 visa approved at the US Embassy about 3 weeks ago and currently preparing to make my move to California. I work in the Oil and Gas industry and as you know, the industry isn't doing so well and it is affecting my chances of getting an immediate job in the US. My current employer told me that there is no vacant position for me to transfer to at this time.

They did, however, offered me to relocate to Singapore for another job. Obviously the pay package would be much better compared to Indonesia, and that's why I'm considering to take the offer.

At the same time though, I still want to have my Green Card with me in case there is an opening or the industry improves in a few years. Here are my questions:

1. When I enter POE the first time, and considering I have paid the ELIS $165 fee, how soon will I be getting the actual green card in the mail?

2. Can I travel outside of the US within say 30 days after POE (with or without waiting for the green card in the mail)? Will it create a problem if I re-enter 5-6 months later?

3. If I become a California resident after POE (applying for a Driver's License, opening a bank account, etc) plus my wife's domicile is there, what is the rule to "maintain" your US Residency. Do I need to travel back to LAX every 6 months or every year?

Thanks for your time y'all

ah ok thank you, i see the information on the USCIS ELIS page.

for waiting2reunite,

http://www.uscis.gov/file-online

Anyone can pay the USCIS Immigrant Fee for you. For example, a family member, friend, employer, attorney, or accredited representative can pay the fee for you as long as they have your Alien Registration Number (A-Number) and DOS Case ID.

thanks aleful.

so the visa will come with the instructions on how to pay? Online or pay at the embassy?

Hi All,

First of all, I"m happy to share that my interview was approved last Wednesday at the Jakarta US Embassy. It was a "partial" approval, however, because my marriage certificate translation was not complete. The CO that I spoke to was kind enough to let me email her the amended page and she will then process the approval. In the same afternoon, I managed to go to the translator's office and got the corrected page to be scanned and sent to the embassy. Called the Embassy the next day and they have indeed received the email and my application is "OK", passport will be mailed this week.

Anyway, all I received after the interview was a sheet of paper titled "Request for Further Information, Immigrant Visa" along w/ the detailed content. The CO cancelled my US B1/B2 Visa in front of me and said "have a safe trip!".

1. My IR-1 Visa is pretty much approved, right? CEAC status still reads as AP

2. Was there anything I have to pay immediately after the interview? She did not give me any instructions to pay anything else. As I remember, people would need to pay a few once the interview is done?

I have checked on the Embassy Review section for Indonesia, and no one mentioned about paying anything though.

Thanks

Congrats!!!

I just called the NVC and they got me scheduled for Jan 6th at Jakarta, Indonesia US Embassy!!

Good luck everyone!

My CC is Nov 17th, still waiting on that Interview date!

Cheers to all of you who are waiting for CCs and Interview date.. God Speed!!

We got our CC on Monday, Nov 16 (confirmed by phone) and we received the CC email exactly 1 week later on Monday Nov 23.

You should receive your today.

Not sure about question 2 & 3

Thanks Marcia. You're right, I just checked my email and we did get it today.

I'm glad to say that my case at the NVC is now finally complete on Nov 17th!!

The questions that I have now:

1. When will I expect to see the email from NVC confirming the case is complete?

2. How long usually does the US Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia (or a typical embassy) schedules an interview after an NVC Case Complete?

3. We got married in December 1x, 2013. If my interview approval is after Dec 1x, 2015, does the embassy automatically gives an IR-1?

Now where is that Case Complete thread??

Hi VJ Friends,

I'm really not a big fan of NVC right now as they keep screwing up our case - was wondering if anyone can shed some light or have had any experience similar to us.

Brief timeline:

Jun 2015: NVC received our entire IV package to process DS-260

Aug 2015: NVC put our case to Supervisor's review on Aug 12th because it has been over 30 days since the initial review. That means it will take them 42 days to review and complete the case, estimated to be completed on Oct 12th 2015.

Oct 3rd 2015: Received an RFE for Indonesian Police Certificate - stating that they are needing the original and they only have the English translation copy. But here's the twist, we never sent a police certificate because it isn't required by the US Embassy in Indonesia.

We immediately called NVC and spoke with the agent (never could get a hold of a supervisor) and they put a note in our case that indeed a poilce cert is not needed (they verified it on their end).

Called again several times in the subsequent days to ask for a status and on every call they asked about the RFE Police Certificate and no notes were updated in our case from our previous calls. In addition, now the case is in another Supervisor's review to finalize the check if a police cert is not needed.... and it would take ANOTHER 42 days for them to do that. So at most we'll have to wait for a total of 114 days to get our case completed by the NVC!

Why would NVC send a wrong RFE late in our (1st) Supervisor's review and then put us again in it which resets the 42 days. We feel like we're going through an infinite loop here as we feel like we're only needing that final "check" and get our case completed

Also, is it advisable to respond to the RFE by sending a proof of email that the US Embassy responded and confirmed that a Police Certificate is not required? How will that effect the timing the 2nd supervisor's review?

Thanks.

Call/do an online chat with the Embassy department in the country you are located, if possible. But they weren't terribly useful to me. E-mailing directly with that department, or doing a Skype audio call is an option. E-mail tends to work best here as the staff is typically not all that... let's say, patient.

They told me I could postpone the interview for up to a year after the last action, which means I have until around mid/early next year.

I likely will be going through the process sometime between Jan and March.

Best of luck. As with anything from a random stranger on the Internet, YMMV and you should definitely talk directly with someone at the Embassy that handles these issues.

Thanks for the quick response!

Agree YMMV and I'll find out directly with my embassy. As of now, I'm still overdue for a case complete from NVC so no interviews are scheduled (by NVC or embassy).

If you could postpone your interview for up to a year, how would you deal with AOS or proof of income? My USC wife is the petitioner and she's here with me now in Indonesia. We do have a co-sponsor in our AOS, but I'd imagine it would be hard to explain the situation when the actual interview comes along. Would the embassy require updated tax returns?

Of course I could simply ask these to the embassy, but i'm afraid it'll raise their suspicions and put a flag on my case

hi Jdtravails, i'm curious to know what was your next actions as I'm finding myself in the same situation as yours (but different baby due date - May 2016). Thanks!

Police, Court, Prison Records

I emailed and asked the IV department of the Embassy at Jakarta some time ago, and they did confirm me police certificates issued in Indonesia aren't needed.

Hey guys

i got an email from the NVC on June 8th 2015 with the subject: Our case # (P3U AGENT FOR WWRO)

Inside the letter, it says "P3U (Agent)" next to the barcode next to my wife's name and US address.

I've dugged through and couldn't find anything relating to this? Does anyone know what this means? Please help!

Thanks

btw as a side note, on June 8th NVC notified us that they have received our Civil and Financial documents despite the attached letter was dated June 2nd.

they told me how to do the refund, I just paid on Friday though and nothing is quick with the nvc so I can't expect to get a reply this fast to the refund request .

hey morgan, can you share what they told you about how to do the refund?

I'm really intrigued in paying it again via online as it is available right now. But really not sure if they can refund as officially it is non-refundable.

i paid by mail on May 21st

NVC received the payment May 29th

NVC cashed the check June 1st

thinking of going with your route, but it's a pain to have to pay the $325 twice!

we just finished a call with the NVC and yes, the online payment portal is still down and nobody knows when will it be back up. no estimated date also.

NVC told us if we send our payment via snail mail, it would take up to 21 days for the cashier's check to be processed. But if we do it online, that's only up to 7 days.

So now it's just your call which method you want to go with. We're still contemplating between the two as we prefer to do it online, but it's just the fact that there's no estimated date of availability that's messing up our timing

why would the embassy require you to show the original I-864 w/ original signatures during the interview? Isn't that supposed to be sent out to NVC? The only thing that you can show to the embassy at the interview are the copies of what you've submitted?

Can somebody correct me?

I'm the beneficiary and my wife is the USC. We're preparing the AOS package right now and was wondering if I need to provide my payslip with YTD shown in addition to my wife's W-2, Tax return transcripts, employment letter and her paystub?

Originally my wife submitted her 2013 and 2014 tax returns as Single, but she has properly amended them as Married Filing Jointly. By doing so, she has to report on the tax forms the salary I make in Indonesia. Again, is it necessary for us to include my Indonesian paystub?

Thanks.

correct me if i'm wrong, if you're gonna use your dad as a joint sponsor, shouldn't he be filing the I-864A instead? http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-864a.pdf

thanks j&ana for the pointers.

best of luck on the interview!

she actually has been with the compay since Jan 2015, but for the first 2 months was through a temp agency (company name is on the agency's pay stub). afterwards she was placed permanently within the company until now.

i'm thinking if NVC thinks that the 25k is not enough for some reason, then we could amend with a joint sponsor (i'm just speculating here)