sarahsmiles

WOW, what a load of #######. Bureaucracy SUCKS! Best of luck and good vibes to you guys. The immigration process is enough to give a person heart disease.

F**K.

I googled my husband and got a match for someone who is not him...in his home country. It wasn't a problem for the K1...If what rebeccajo says is true, it's a problem if their name matches a USC, not someone in their home country? Was that right?

Really, rebeccajo? Because I had read elsewhere in the forums that namechecks were held up due to lack of cooperation of the beneficiary's country. But I guess you have experience with this topic, right?

Are the FBI name checks for the cases that have been transferred by to the CSC being forgone? My husband is from a country that is infamously slow on the name checks, but we have a chance for a CSC transfer. I hope someone knows the answer to this.

We can also add Virginia area offices to the list. Presently, cases in this region are still being transferred.

This is the letter that I was referring to. I ripped it from an old thread that I had started about this topic. Unfortunately, I did not note in the old thread which VJer had posted it. Anyway, here it is:

Some U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) customers may

receive a

receipt or transfer notice from the CSC for cases they filed with local

District

Offices in the USCIS Eastern Region or with the National Benefits Center.

This

is occurring because, in the context of backlog elimination, some cases that

are

unlikely to require an interview have been transferred from district offices

with longer backlogs to the CSC where there is greater existing

adjudications

capacity. These transfer notices reflect receipt by the CSC of a case that

has

been transferred there to be adjudicated, rather than original receipt of

the

case by USCIS. For newly filed cases, customers may receive their first

receipt

notice from the CSC, rather than the National Benefits Center or the

District

Office.

Please allow 180 days before inquiring in reference to the status of these

cases. For additional information, contact the National Customer Service

Center

at 1-800-375-5283.

Thank You

James A Williams

Center Adjudications Officer

Div XII, California Service Center

I'm not sure that I understand what this has to do with your interview...I was just listing a personal theory of mine that K1s might be amongst those they deem as not likely to require an interview. As I stated, it was just my own personal belief, not fact.

USCIS doesn't issue visas.

I understand that. They approve the petition. The visa cannont be granted without the petition being approved.

Uh, actually, it's not just luck. I can't find my thread from several weeks ago, but after an exhaustive search on the subject, a found a letter posted by a VJer from a USCIS official explaining that cases filed at district office that are heavily backlogged and "not likely to require an interview" would most likely be transferred to the CSC. This included most of the offices in the Eastern region. That leaves the question, which cases are not likely to require an interview? Personally I believe that this may include K1s, since it would stand to reason that if the USCIS thought the relationship was real enough to warrant a visa, it might warrant a GC too.

I just found this in a post from a member in the thread about CSC transferees:

Some U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) customers may

receive a

receipt or transfer notice from the CSC for cases they filed with local

District

Offices in the USCIS Eastern Region or with the National Benefits Center.

This

is occurring because, in the context of backlog elimination, some cases that

are

unlikely to require an interview have been transferred from district offices

with longer backlogs to the CSC where there is greater existing

adjudications

capacity. These transfer notices reflect receipt by the CSC of a case that

has

been transferred there to be adjudicated, rather than original receipt of

the

case by USCIS. For newly filed cases, customers may receive their first

receipt

notice from the CSC, rather than the National Benefits Center or the

District

Office.

Please allow 180 days before inquiring in reference to the status of these

cases. For additional information, contact the National Customer Service

Center

at 1-800-375-5283.

Thank You

James A Williams

Center Adjudications Officer

Div XII, California Service Center

Thisn wouls pretty much seem to answer this thread's original question. Now we'll all have to wait and see if the transferees get interviewed at the 2 year mark.

Hello everyone,

I have a quick question...My husband and I have both a post office box and a physical address. I was planning on using the physical address on the AOS paperwork, since I used it for his K1, but the address on my pay stubs for the I-864 is the P.O. Box. I am also submitting pay stubs from a part-time job with our physical address. Do you think this would be a problem or raise any suspicisions? Nothing has changed since we applied for his K1. The AOS paperwork has spaces for both physical and mailing addresses, and we can receive mail at both. What should we do? Thanks for any help. -Sarah & Boris

Wow, I am getting excited by these responses.....I sure hope we'll get transferred!

OK, so after a little digging, I found someone who was transferred to CSC who did NOT apply within 90 days...and their district is the same as ours, Norfolk, VA! WOO-HOO! There's hope afterall!

And which districts are those?

Does anyone know for whether all of the cases that were approved without interviews alll applied with the 90 day time period? Just wondering if there's a chance that it's not just that, but maybe something else as well....

Thanks everyone! I don't know what we'd do without all of our fellow VJers.

Hi All,

I think that we are finally ready to apply for AOS. The following is taken from our cover letter. Will someone assure that we didn't miss anything? And while we're at it, is it necessary to include copies of the I-94 for each form, I485, 131, and 765? Thanks!

-Payment in the amounts of $395.00 for I-485, $180.00 for I-765, $170.00 for I-131

- I-485 (Adjustment of Status Form), I-765 (EAD Form), I-131 (Travel Document Form)

-G325A and Passport Style Photos supporting I-485 Form

-I-864 supporting I-485 Form, including the following proofs:

• Copies of tax returns and W2s for the tax years of 2005, 2004 and 2003

• Verification of employment letter from U.S. Citizen Spouse’s full-time employer

• Pay stubs from past six months, from U.S. Citizen Spouse’s full-time and part-time employers

-Copy of U.S. Citizen Spouse’s passport

-Copy of Non-U.S. Citizen Spouse’s K1 visa

-Passport copy and I-94 copies, front and back, for Non-U.S. Citizen Spouse supporting I-485 Form

-Copy of Non-U.S. Citizen Spouse’s birth certificate and English translation

-Certified Marriage Certificate supporting I-485

-Sealed Vaccination Supplement (I-693A) supporting I-485 Form

-Copy of NOA2 “Approval” for I-129F

-Passport Style photos supporting I-765

- I-94 copies, front and back, supporting I-765

-Passport Style photos supporting I-131

Has anyone had a recent interview at the Norfolk, Virgina office? There aren't a lot of reviews here...

Thanks, everyone, I've been wringing my hands for weeks about what to do! I appreciate the replies.

Hello everyone...my husband and I are preparing to apply for AOS and are trying to get what we will need for the interview sorted out. This is the problem....we are living in the duplex where I lived prior to our marriage. When it changed ownership a few years ago, the new landlord never drew up a lease; we just have a verbal agreement. I am certain that if I tell him that I need to have a lease with my husband on it, he will raise the rent and we will have to move. If I don't ask him , I don't have this proof of shared residence. What we will have for our interview: life insurance with each other as beneficiaries, joint bank account, him as authorized user on my credit cards, both of our names on cable/internet and power bills, joint auto and renter's insurance, along with tons of photos, receipts from wedding vendors, letters addressed to both of us, etc. We could not add him to my health plan as it cost too much. Will the lack of lease and joint health insurance be a problem? Thanks for all replies!

Sorry guys...I should have said in my previous AOS-J1 question that my husband is not subject to 212-E. I just wanted to know if they would ask to see documentation for his previous visa, before his K1. I am thinking that the people who were asked for their J1 paperwork were actually on the J1 visa when they got married. I am supposing that since my husband came back on a K1, did not have a previous overstay, and is not subject to 212E, they will not be interested in his previous J1 visa. Sound right to you guys?

Hello all,

My husband was here on a J1 when we met and then returned on a K1 so we could be married. My question is two-fold: 1) Will they want to see any paperwork from his J1 visa at the AOS interview? I read a review that seemed to indicate that. My husband didn't bring any of that with him when he returned to the U.S.

2) Is it necessary to indicate this on the EAD application? A VJer responded "no" when we asked this question in the past, but now we're unsure again.

While I'm at it, can I just say that the AOS process is freaking me out! I keep worrying that something will go wrong and we will get denied...and that makes me want to throw up. Thanks for listening.

My fiance Boris is finally here in the U.S.!!!! We are very happy but he wants to start working immediately. Our wedding is not for 2 more months. We are confused about obtaining a work authorization. The FAQs here say we can go to some kind of "local office" (we don't know what that means) to obtain a temporary one, but our lawyer says he can't have one until after we get married. What is the truth? If he can get one, how and where must we go? Please help us! Thank you!-Sarah