stephelliott

Congratulations!!! I just got my NOA2 last week, so I'm starting all my preparations for the interview now. Glad to hear it went so smoothly for your fiance

thank you! & good luck to you! nearly there..

i think i met your fiancee! i was there early tuesday morning and was speaking to two guys whos fiancee's also lived in new york.

congrats and mine was also approved!

first of all, congrats!!! secondly, wow! how crazy! yes elliott was there early tuesday the 27th, he has a mustache & tattoos..he told me lots of people had partners in NY! How crazy

my fiance was there yesterday and did NOT need any envelop. he got approved. good luck!

Elliott had the interview yesterday in Sydney and after only a 5 minute interview we are APPROVED! thanks to everyone for the help & support!! & good luck to everyone still waiting!

elliott said the man was very nice and relaxed and only asked a handful of questions (How/when did we meet? How long did we date before we got engaged? What do I do for work?) Elliott said he looked like Seth Rogan & he even cracked a few jokes!! elliott also said they did not even go through any of the documents elliott brought (**sigh** i spent $60 sending them overseas!! lol)

goodluck!!! if you have questions get in touch with me!

Elliott had the interview yesterday in Sydney and after only a 5 minute interview we are APPROVED! thanks to everyone for the help & support!! & good luck to everyone still waiting! elliott said the man was very nice and relaxed and only asked a handful of questions (How/when did we meet? How long did we date before we got engaged? What do I do for work?) he even cracked a few jokes!! elliott said the man did not even go through any of the documents elliott brought (**sigh** i spent $60 sending them overseas!! lol)

goodluck!!!

Elliott had the interview yesterday in Sydney and after only a 5 minute interview we are APPROVED! thanks to everyone for the help & support!! & good luck to everyone still waiting! elliott said the man was very nice and relaxed and only asked a handful of questions (How/when did we meet? How long did we date before we got engaged? What do I do for work?) he even cracked a few jokes!! elliott said the man did not even go through any of the documents elliott brought (sigh** i spent $60 sending them overseas!! lol)

goodluck!!!

one other thing... approaching our interview date next week and it has me wondering.. at what point after entry are they allowed to work in the new country? i know there is an adjustment of status application and what not but can anyone just give me a general estimated timeline? my fiance is coming to the US from australia and he is wondering how soon he can begin working in the states.. any help is appreciated.. thanks!

hey all! approaching our interview date next week and it has me wondering.. at what point after entry are they allowed to work in the new country? i know there is an adjustment of status application and what not but can anyone just give me a general estimated timeline? my fiance is coming to the US from australia and he is wondering how soon he can begin working in the states.. any help is appreciated.. thanks!

our interview is under a week away now! OCT 27th! I cant believe its finally nearly here! I am so excited but then again too worried to be too excited! so nervous... send us good thoughts please! and congrats & good luck to you ALL!

thanks! our interview is under a week away!!!

So I had my interview in Sydney last week and our visa was approved!

Re: proof of relationship - they didn't even look at any of my proof! They just asked me about where we met, got a basic timeline of our relationship, and where we were going to live in the US - that's it!

I am holding onto all the proof of relationship paperwork though, just in case the US officials want to look at it in the interview later on down the track

thanks!! & congrats!!

if you dont mind could you give us some more details about your experience & what they seemed very interested in knowing?? Thanks!!

just mailed my paperwork to Australia as of yesterday! Now we are just waiting on the packet arriving to him and then our October 27th interview!!

Congrats to everyone approved! Hoping we are next to share the good news!

just mailed my paperwork to australia as of yesterday! Now we are just waiting on the packet arriving to him and then our october 27th interview!!

Hi All!

So today I receveived the appointment letter from the Embassy in Brussels. 27th October ( )

But that's 12 days after our NOA2 expiry date ( )

On the letter they wrote that we need to bring an additional dated letter to the interview which states that we both remain legally free to marry and continue to intend to marry within 90 days

So here's my question:

-Is this enough? I vaguely remember that the petitioner has to write a letter to the Embassy.

Correct? Anyone any experience with this? Any examples?

Thanks for the help you guys!

hi there! we had the same date and same situation! we emailed to ask what we needed to do and they replied saying to email them ASAP a signed copy of a letter asking for an extension and stating that we are still free and willing to marry and continuing on with the visa. we emailed that to them and they said they would only contact us if it was unapproved and since we never heard back we assume it was all OK. so, i would email them to be sure, have that email evidence that you inquired about extending your NOA2, wait for their reply and follow instructions they give.

thank you VERY much for your detailed reply! really appreciated!

Hi all!

it is getting closer and closer to our interview (10/27) and i am a few days away from sending my packet over to my fiance in AUS. just want to confirm a few things bc my anxiety is getting stronger!!

we are USA/AUS. we are doing K1. we have a co-sponsor.

1.) our co-sponsor filled out Form I-134 Affidavit of Support and supplied all required documents. Is Form I-134 the correct form for K1 Co-Sponsors? Or is it the I-864?

2.) Do I, the petitioner/USC fiance also fill out the I-134 AOS or do I fill out the I-864?

..3.) Here is what I have for my co-sponsor: Form I-134, scan of passport bio page, photocopy of US birth cert, photo copy of his & mine drivers licenses showing we live at the same address(he is my step father), a letter from his bank declaring amount of savings, several pay slips, a signed letter from his employer declaring salary and contract, copy of payroll, more payslips issued from his employer, W2, copy of IRS tax return transcript and finally a copy of monthly mortgage payments on our house with Chase bank. Am I missing anything??

..4.) For myself I have: a signed Form I-134 AOS, signed letter from my employer declaring annual salary and date of employment (about 1 month ago), so far 2 copies of pay slips (waiting on more), and soon I will be obtaining a signed letter from my bank stating savings (only a little over a thousand) as well as writing a letter explaining why I did not file a tax return for the past year (I was living in Australia for the past 2 years) which means I don't have a W2 (I never worked on the books in the US until recently) so I don't have much more in my name to include.. Am I missing anything? Do I send over a photocopy of my birth cert and passport bio page again or will they have it already from the earlier petition? Do I include my travel itinerary showing I only just moved back to the U.S, and that is my proof why I did not file taxes? Do I include something showing I filed taxes in Australia?

Suggestions??

Any advice on what to state in my letter about not filing?

I really appreciate any feedback. Thanks! Goodluck to all!

Hi all!

it is getting closer and closer to our interview (10/27) and i am a few days away from sending my packet over to my fiance in AUS. just want to confirm a few things bc my anxiety is getting stronger!!

we are USA/AUS. we are doing K1. we have a co-sponsor.

1.) our co-sponsor filled out Form I-134 Affidavit of Support and supplied all required documents. Is Form I-134 the correct form for K1 Co-Sponsors? Or is it the I-864?

2.) Do I, the petitioner/USC fiance also fill out the I-134 AOS or do I fill out the I-864?

..3.) Here is what I have for my co-sponsor: Form I-134, scan of passport bio page, photocopy of US birth cert, photo copy of his & mine drivers licenses showing we live at the same address(he is my step father), a letter from his bank declaring amount of savings, several pay slips, a signed letter from his employer declaring salary and contract, copy of payroll, more payslips issued from his employer, W2, copy of IRS tax return transcript and finally a copy of monthly mortgage payments on our house with Chase bank. Am I missing anything??

..4.) For myself I have: a signed Form I-134 AOS, signed letter from my employer declaring annual salary and date of employment (about 1 month ago), so far 2 copies of pay slips (waiting on more), and soon I will be obtaining a signed letter from my bank stating savings (only a little over a thousand) as well as writing a letter explaining why I did not file a tax return for the past year (I was living in Australia for the past 2 years) which means I don't have a W2 (I never worked on the books in the US until recently) so I don't have much more in my name to include.. Am I missing anything? Do I send over a photocopy of my birth cert and passport bio page again or will they have it already from the earlier petition? Do I include my travel itinerary showing I only just moved back to the U.S, and that is my proof why I did not file taxes? Do I include something showing I filed taxes in Australia?

Suggestions??

Any advice on what to state in my letter about not filing?

I really appreciate any feedback. Thanks! Goodluck to all!

Anyone know if your fiancé needs copies of or the originals of the NOA2 and NOA1 at the interview ...or both? Thanks

Anyone know if your fiancé needs copies of or the originals of the NOA2 and NOA1 at the interview ...or both? Thanks

My understanding is they request additional proof to confirm you have continued contact with your fiancé since you first lodged your petition.

I'm bringing 2 documents that show Larissa and I living at the same address in Sydney (from before she went back to California last month), 2 flight itineraries with both our names on it, 3 emails, 3 photos (including one of us with my family at Christmas). All intineraries, emails and photos have been since we initially filed in December.

I know some people compile WAY more than this - but of all the Sydney embassy reviews, not one person has reported being really scrutinized over this, and some people don't even have it looked at! Unless they really doubt your relationship I don't think they are going to want to spend half an hour looking through photos and emails. My advice would be pick a few items that clearly show your relationship contact in the last 6 months and take them. You said you've got a joint bank account - I would take in a letter from the bank manager stating who is on the account and when you opened it (we don't have a joint account but I just think it looks good on your application!). Honestly I think the relationship proof thing is really only a problem for people that are falsifying a relationship.

thank you for your reply! please let me know how your experience goes on the 29th! good luck with everything!

The CO that will interview you will have about 5-10 min. They will not spend a lot of time looking through all your documents. The key here is to show enough information/documents that will without a doubt demonstrate to the CO that you have a bonified relationship. So keep it simple. From what you have described, you have enough. So, bring that with you and if you are asked for something you already have it in your stack of stuff.

Good Luck.

thank you for your reply!

You're probably fine. That's still very recent.

Thank you!

hi all..my co-sponsor got all of his documents done and dated july 30th, since we were anticipating a sooner interview date. but we got assigned october 27..do you all think they will want documents that are more recent?

another question.. my co-sponsor got all of his documents done and dated july 30th, since we were anticipating a sooner interview date. we got assigned october 27..do you all think they will want documents that are more recent?

hi all!!

So curious about what proof of relationship needs to be shown AT the interview. So we have that big checklist for all the financial/background/medical/police information..but does anyone know what exactly we need for proof of relationship? we supplied a lot in our original I-129F petition (travel itinteraries together, photos together over 2.5 years, phone conversation logs, joint bank accnt statements, proof of joint address..) It is my understanding that the embassy has all that with them at the time of the interview, (because they have our original petition, right?) is that all correct??

also, can anyone make some more suggestions as to what you are bringing as proof of relationship.. thanks!

i have arranged for my fiance to bring a few cards from family and friends congratulating us on our engagement, print out of our emails while separated (separation will only have been 4 months), a oopy of an email i got for a bridal shop appointment for dresses, photos of us at our engagement party in the US, etc..