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n00bs...

You do not even offer help as to reminding the guy that maybe the help he is seeking may not be legally available from this forum or something else but you bash on people who have made efforts to look around and find some information about them??? Anyways i am not talking about your attitude towards me but fellow members.

Shame on you Darnell.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/302191-withdrawing-i-129f/

here is another post regarding similar issue.

For proof of ongoing relationships I have printed out some screenshots of some conversations between my Fiance and I on Skype and Facebook. Are they looking for the content in the conversations or the amount of conversations we have?

Also I know it's on the website, but I am extremely paranoid. The address for mailing in the I-129F petition is still:

USCIS

P.O. BOX 660151

DALLAS, TX 75266

Is that correct?

Do not forget, Include your passport photocopy of you visiting her within the last two years. It is best to have met within 1 year though and do not forget your letter of consent stating that you and she needs to get married within 90 days of coming to the US.

And do not worry. The hassle it looks with all the paperwork with proper management it is an experience

And be patient, one day too late everything will be alright.

For proof of ongoing relationships I have printed out some screenshots of some conversations between my Fiance and I on Skype and Facebook. Are they looking for the content in the conversations or the amount of conversations we have?

Also I know it's on the website, but I am extremely paranoid. The address for mailing in the I-129F petition is still:

USCIS

P.O. BOX 660151

DALLAS, TX 75266

Is that correct?

1. "No the content is not quite necessary. Make sure you clearly write out with a pen or something in a bold letter specifying the time length of the conversation. If you can include parts from specific timelines of your relationship from the starting to ending. Mostly photos are the most strongest proof. If you have more pictures, write boldly behind them the date and time where it was taken and who are in the picture. Pictures are the best proof with diversified background and in different length of times. Family friend or family members is a plus to establish a proof."

b) If they still ask for more proofs

you can also write letter of "k1 Visa Consent from Parents" *Google if possible as well which people use only in underage situations. But this can work for everyone a great proof. Not all beneficiary's parents can attend a wedding, but a letter from consent from them acts as the openness of your relationship. This is only for extreme conditions. But part 1 should be more than enough.

Hi everyone, .. Best wishes for the journey ahead, together.

I filed on September 17th.

We got an RFE today in the mail today that say the letter that we submitted regarding intent to marry was insufficient because it did not properly "convey the beneficiary's understanding that the marriage must take place within 90 days of his admission to the U.S." The applicable evidence that we can submit is either a statement from the beneficiary, evidence of the beneficiary's involvement in the wedding preparations, or evidence that clearly establishes the couple's intent to marry within the 90 day time farm. MY question is, Ollie is happy to send me another statement, but to speed things up can he type it up. Print it out, sign it, and then scan it to me or does the signature have to be "wet" so to speak. I also have a receipt that states I have placed a deposit on our venue for the wedding on 5/1/14 and that my deposit is paid in full. Would that be sufficient? I called USCIS to ask and the lady on the phone told me to call an immigration lawyer if I was unsure what to submit. I then asked her if she meant an immigration lawyer that got information directly from USCIS and she told me yes ma'am. I'm like freaking seriously, why can't you just tell me what is acceptable or not. It says on my freaking email that I can call this number to find out what is acceptable!!! ARGH!!!! I am so frustrated. Today has been an awful day, only to find out my RFE was because we left out saying 90 days on his intent letter :'( I hope things get better.

Hey do not worry

It was just because you left out 90 days ... and i can understand taking help form immigration lawyers about wanting to be sure of everything but this is not quite complicated paperwork.

Also,

i wrote the letter and signed scanned and sent it to my US Citizen petitioner. We did not have any problem.

Notarize the letter if you want to be double confident but it isin't quite necessary

best of luck

Thanks, it has actually now changed to AP i booked a flight for the 27th of september so i hope my visa will be ready by then.

Hmm 27th september can be a bit soon. I wish you luck though.

The case creation date means you will get your visa soon but sometimes the issuing takes time. mine took about 10 days , some get as soon as 2 days .

Best of luck though and congratulations

So I have a question. I'm getting worried. At the interview the interviewer stated that our approval was tentative once I pass security checks. I sent my passport to the Embassy in Barbados with everything that was required on 5th September. When checked online it says "READY" it's been close to two weeks and nothing yet. Is this normal?

How long does it usually take?

On your CEAC status check site , if your case creation date changes , that usually means your visa it on its way to printing.

Be patient you will receive a call soon.

and yes best of luck

Hi There,

So I just joined up. I left the USA and my fiance only 2 days ago (for the second time after being with him for 90 days) and I am having a very rough time. Emotionally torn and stressed out. *sighs*

I am 20, my American fiance 24. We are hoping we can start the K1 process in about 6 months or so, but I am unsure if it would be possible...

He does not earn enough to meet the income requirement at the moment, as he has not worked really for over a year, he has been working with his Father trying to launch family business projects (without making much money). However his Mother works and makes a good salary. He is currently looking for a job, as am I too here in the UK.

His mother has enough money to sponsor us, but does her husband count as a dependant if he is not earning much money at the moment? They file taxes jointly so that makes me think he shouldn't count as a dependant. If that IS the case, then she might have made enough when the next tax year comes around to sponsor my fiance and I do we can start the process.

Another question though, if me and my fiance manage to find jobs and work for the next 6 months or longer... will this be enough to be approved?

Will they deny us even with a sponsor because my fiance has not worked much in the last 2 years? (his family went through bankruptcy several years ago so things have been tough.)

To be honest I am very worried and stressed... I want to see a professional but cant afford it. We are both young and rearing to work - we just want to be together and start our lives together. Being apart is making our lives and our careers very difficult.

Gosh! I'm all over the place. Thank you so much in advance everyone.

Don't worry. I had similar case as yours. After you have a co sponsor the finances of ur fiance won't be an issue. Your mother in law should be able to show enough finances to support you in your case which she does.

The only thing is since i had to present a joint tax returns for the family of my co sponsor as well, i had to submit an affidavit of support i-864 Form with i864A form of household members. They gave me a 221g for bringing in the i-134 form.

Congrats!!!!!

Thank You TJ & DC lord bless both of you guys

I got visa today.. Thank you for the support and best of luck to everyone. Lord bless all lovers.

Hi all,

I'm really excited to start this journey. My fiancee and I have been living together for a little over 2 years. I recently got a good job offer back home in the US, so I want to bring the fiancee and our baby back home with me.

I'm a little worried about the documents that prove our relationship. Regrettably, I've been very diligent about shredding old paperwork (like plane tickets and such). Email is not our preffered form of communication, so that's out. And we both have band new phones, so our text history doesn't go back very far. We do have plenty of pictures though. Also, and most importantly, we have a baby together (1 year old son). (We just haven't gotten around to getting married yet.) Anyway, am I correct in assuming that the baby and his paperwork (Certificate of Birth Abroad) count as pretty strong evedince that our relationship is real?

cheers,

Carlos

If you cannot collect do not worry much about many evidences. If you do not have many things Just make sure the quality and express-ability of your evidences. Make sure your pictures are in a different time frames. Also, if they will doubt they will ask you to do a DNA test anyway.

Write a very organized cover letter in the order of the documents you are presenting.

Add those little text or call records even for a few days. The strongest evidences will be photographs with her parents , if possible a letter from them , her letter of intent to marry you within 90 days and proof passport stamp of visiting her. If possible a letter of consent from parents from your parents would not be harmful.

Best of luck

I agree with bunnygirl. It would not be wise to make plans right away. I can understand your economic concerns but i will suggest you to wait before making any plans. I got stuck on AP. I nearly made plans as well. The thing about AP is you never know when!!

Hi,

My I-130 has now been sent to the Department of State, but I don't know how to check the status. I had all my paperwork filled out with my parents' address in the States. They have said that they haven't seen anything in the mail. I got an answer back via email from Lockbox with a tracking number. My petition was sent to the Department of State in June, but that was all they were able to tell me.

I found this number to the NVS online 603-3334-0700, but it seems not to work.

I really appreciate everyone's help as it has been quite a while since I have gotten any information!

Lee "Texan in Jiangsu"

If so , call them or wait for your spouse to be contacted from her home embassy.

Hmm so as of now Italy and Trinidad are the two countries which requires Affidavit.

Hi all!

I recently this post on NOLO:

"But if something happens and you were not able to marry within the 90 days -- yet the marriage is still what you want -- your best bet is likely to go ahead and marry. As long as the U.S. immigration authorities have not caught up with you before you are ready to submit the green card application, you should be able to apply for it through normal procedures, as explained below. Filing Late for Your Green Card

If you marry after the 90 days permitted by your fiancé visa, your spouse will have to submit an I-130 visa petition on your behalf. (It is similar to the Form I-129F that he or she filed in order to start the process of getting you a fiance visa, but this form is used for married couples.) Because you are already legally in the U.S., the I-130 can be submitted with the rest of your green card application, which you will send by mail to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Form I-130 shows your eligibility to immigrate (this time as the immediate relative (spouse) of a U.S. citizen, rather than as a fiancé) and your spouses willingness to support your application. Another consequence of marrying after the 90-day expiration of your visa is that you will be living in the United States unlawfully. Although this is a serious concern, it is unlikely that the immigration authorities will search you out anytime soon. The agency has higher enforcement priorities than going after people who will ultimately have the right to a green card but are simply late in applying for it. (http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/free-books/fiance-marriage-visa-book/chapter5-25.html)"

I am planning on entering the U.S. around mid-August, 2014. So according to the 90 days requirement, I should be married to him by early or mid-Nov. However, getting married in Dec will be most ideal since that will be the time when my sister can attend the wedding. Also, both my fiance and I will be in school, so we would like to avoid getting married in the middle of the semester, just before finals. We can't get married anytime before Oct because my parents will only be able to come from South Korea to the U.S. after Oct.

I wouldn't want to play above the law or rules, but my fiance and I are desparately looking into ways to make this marriage a special time for both our families (my sister and my parents are the only ones from my side of the family who can attend the wedding, besides my U.S. friends). Would you please share your insights and advice on this? If petitioning for I-130 after getting married after 90 days is a legal /lawful thing, we would like to pursue it.

Thank you very much for your consideration and help!

Your petition expiry date is in NOA 2. Maybe you can schedule in accordance to it. But do put a safety margin of a month just in case.

Mine took 19 days after i sent packet 3 because i was slow and had some papers missing. I do not know specifically about China but you can definitely speed up by making the Packet 3 ready if you are trying to accelerate.

AP is not denied. If denied you will get refused in placed of AP. So no worries. AP takes time. That's how the way it is. I can understand your pain because i had to go through 221 g as well.

Wait till you receive additional information or your case creation date changes in CEAC site.

The line is busy. Keep calling but your wife will get a call from the embassy anyway after the Nepalese Embassy recieved it. They are very efficient u less you get a 221 g

Plz check the sample ds 160. I put NO on ds 160 because medical was only done before interview and ds 160 submission is in time for packet 3.

I am a green card holder now in USA and will be citizen in about 1 month. I recently got married in Nepal, she is in Nepal now. I will definitely apply I-30 (Petition for Alien Relative) for her as soon as I get Citizenship. Getting my wife in USA with I-30 visa takes long time (almost 1 year) so I am thinking of getting her with Tourist visa so I can see her before too long. So, my question is - shall we apply tourist visa after we filed I-30? Is it legitimate? Or, shall we apply tourist visa before we apply for I-30? Or, shall we apply for her visitor visa soon (before getting citizenship)?

Any help will be greatly appreciated as it will be so difficult to be separated for a year.

Thank you!!!

Wouldn't it be better if you'd visit her?? The tourist visa will be regarded as doubt because your petition will show that she has intent to migrate to the U.S.

Also, good news is that everyone does not take a year for the Spousal Visa in Nepal.

It will entirely depend on your case in accordance to:

Organisation and Evidences

Background Check (If her parents have visited US before that will be a plus, or if her parent is a social reputable, government person)

Patience

Luck (Service Centers and their processing times)

Post decision activity in Nepalese Embassy will depend on how smart you and your wife is! i have never seen an educated person go through hardships in the embassy much except for Work related visas.

My case is new (above are from 2011) but same.

My Situation: I applied for I-129F (K-3 for spouse) a month ago (and I-130 a week before) My status in USCIS website is in "initial review" status and it says "your Alien Registration Number was changed relating to your I129F..". Visa journey website did not mention how long it takes to get I-129 approved (or receive second notice of action, NOA) and send to NVC. How long it may take, roughly? Visa Journey says it takes only 2 weeks to send to NVC and another couple of weeks to send to Embassy and for interview. BUT, my friends in Nepal are saying their application is in NVC for about 3 months. How long it will take usually at NVC and Embassy. I guess, it may vary from country to country also. We are having hard time living separately so your information will help us. Thanks in advance!

As a fellow Nepalese,

the 129 F (k1) for fiancee visa takes 5-6 months in Nepal ( which can extend to 11-12 as well)

and the 130 F Petition for Spouse takes about 9 to 12 months

There are some cases of 3-5 month approval as well but that will depend mostly on your background checks or your Service Center.

Even though some part of the process might get speed up, sometimes the post decision activities will make your petition longer. Of almost all people i have seen around Nepalese Embassy their petition are stuck on NVC for almost 3 months now. OR

most got stuck in Administrative Processing after the interview for many months.

Also if your spouse has any certain skills or high qualifications you may not worry much.

So i am not sure which visa you are applying for but make sure to be very organised while sending the forms.

Wait for the embassy to contact your spouse or fiancee , keep updates through USCIS case status and

CEAC status check after it reaches NVC and most questions are available here. The process is extremely easy... the waiting game is hard. And all you need to do is wait.

Your process next is

You Filed Petition

Wait till the USCIS status shows you are approved NOA 2

or RFE(Request for Evidence)

If you are approved call NVC in 15 days. The NVC number will be extremely busy, redial patiently. Ask them if your case has been received and if they have issued a case number. (Usually Nepalese Spouse visa will go through an extensive background check or rather very slower process in NVC) for other reasons.

But do not worry, if you have everything proper there is nothing to worry. Your fiancee will get a call from the Embassy anyway.

While your fiancee or spouse makes inquiry in the Nepalese embassy tell her to be smart, dress for the occasion mostly be formal and be polite. (Smart does not mean trying to show you have a Great English accent or wear offensive Western clothes) Just very polite and well dressed. That is because the inquiry officer is a major person your case file goes through to the consulate.

Most inquires are basic and brain teasers for them so they are not in a good mood. Even i had to tell many people to go to the CEAC site and check their status which showed AT NVC. So, a smile and politeness might brighten them up and usually everything goes in process and information on what to do next is always given. The inquiry is usually done due to impatience. At-least wait for them to contact your wife or fiancee.

While much of information about DV 2015 is not available as of the availability of the DS-260 form and its submission deadline

Another major regulation that has been confirmed mostly by various embassy and websites state that the new DV(2015) requires the "AFFIDAVIT of SUPPORT" form I-134 to be filled by an IN-STATE sponsor and US Goverment is not willing to make the Diversity Immigrants a liability for much of the embassies (refer to your own embassy)

While the previous forms only required mention and welcome letter this has been a major change starting this year.

Although the following FAQ states that personal assets will also work i heard that much embassies will require Affidavit of Support as mandatory.

Though i am not a DV applicant(one of my closest friend is) i thought maybe there could be a discussion made about this.for the help of all DV applicants. And please share about your country and what your embassy states.

Thank you

http://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/DV-2015-Instructions-Translations/DV_2015_Instructions.pdf

hey,

1) i was filling up the ds 260 form and it asks me to fill up my present address and previous address. I am a student in a foreign country so should i enter my present address as the country i am currently in? (even though i plan on going back to my home country for the interview in a few months?).

2) In the permanent address section, it asks us where we want to live after we arrive in usa and if this address will be used to send the green card. So i have a friend who lives at this address but does he have to be a us citizen? i think he is just a student on some kind of student visa so its not his permanent address. is it okay to use his address? im going to live with him for a first few weeks i think.

3) Social security quetions - "have you ever applied for a social security number?" i have never entered the usa and dont know what ssn does so "no" i guess.

"do you want the Social Security Administration to issue a social security number and a card?"... what do i do here?

"do you authorize to disclosure of information of this form to the department of homeland security, social security administration... and it goes on... ) what should i do here?

thanks

Are you a DV applicant??? I have heard that the people who were selected in Diversity Visa Lottery should also present Affidavit of Support form starting this year in most countries. The new regulation states that the United States will not be responsible for any applicants.

While for 2014 applicants only mentioning the person and welcome letter was sufficient, the new 2015 dv applicants will need a IN-STATE Affidavit of Support

I have a question about form I-129F, Questions 31 & 31. It states "If your fiancé(e)'s native alphabet uses other than Roman letters, write his or her name and address abroad in the native alphabet." In Nepal, they use both Roman letters AND Nepalese script. Do these questions REQUIRE Nepalese script? Or can they be answered in Roman letters? Any help is appreciated.

You can write them with a black pen after printing the form.

The same can be done with the G325A Biographic information form where your Nepali Fiancee can write the name with a dot pen.

However, in form DS 160 it supports Nepali Fonts. Use an Unicode Converter from Google and paste. DS 160 is very far from right now.

Make sure send your documents very organized and with well reference.

Congrats and good luck for the interview! Keep us posted.

Side note: Everyone is entitled to share their opinions. This forum is supposed to support all people. The typical troll is:

• Just signed up
• No timeline
• Only have one post
• The post sounds annoying

I have been on this forum for a while so for me it is easy to identify a troll.

i can totally feel from your side. But i do not think every newbie case is a troll case.

Because i joined this forum only after i received my NOA 2 and i was in a bit of confusion because it arrived in a very abnormal time frame.

And it's human nature to share their happiness.

I feel sorry for those who actually log into these forums just to troll people. If that is the case then i wonder what a low-life they do have!!!

Hi, I completely stumbled across this thread by accident. I have to say, the OP is sooooo excited and nervous at how quickly this has all progressed. I have to say congratulations.

To those who are grumbling about the fact this this case took 3 months when you have been waiting 6 months, well consider this... I married the person I love and have now waited over 12 months to be reunited with him. I would give anything to have my interview in 3 months, but it's not in my control. Yes, I get upset when I see people posting about how they got their case approved and interviews complete in a considerably less time than me, but I know that when I post my notification saying "I'm getting on the plane!!! Woop!!!" that there will be someone out there who has been separated from their spouse for longer than I have. Does that make me a bad person for rubbing it their face? No, I'm on a journey with my husband, and the amazing support network whois visajourney who are all going through the same experience, albeit at different paces. We all have our own unique circumstance and situations.

Sumitop, the biggest of congratulations to you, all the best for the rest of your journey, in fact, ALL of your journeys. May they be speedy and efficient.

EDIT: Just for the record, for my CR1 (I-130) visa, the CSC ended up being slower!

Such a beautiful soul You have God's blessings