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4 hours ago, Dorian said:

I just went through the exact same thing with my wife about a year ago.  They took years reply to her change of status and her temporary green card had already expired and had to be extended pending their decision.  When they did reply I found out our case had been transfered from the Vermont service center to the Texas location and they asked for additional evidence even though I had already sent them everything you listed above.  They wanted additional tax returns since they had taken more than a year to make the decision and we had of course filed income taxes while waiting their decision.   I sent them everything they requested along with multiple signed affidavits and I ended up calling to make an appointment and have my wife's green card extended pending their decision.  When we went in for our appointment they told us they could not extend her temporary green card because her change of status had finally been approved and sure enough she received her new green card in the mail that is good for 10 years 2 days later.

I'm so glad your wife received her 10-year green card! I'm going through this exactly - green card expired with a letter that extends my stay. Hope I see the light at the end of the tunnel soon. 

13 hours ago, Pitaya said:

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Thank you! I'll look into legalzoom.com 

We may need to switch to a different attorney if this continues.

14 hours ago, Cathi said:

How did she read it wrong?

 

You laughed after telling her she was going to continue to pay her attorney for doing nothing.

 

OP: I agree with others above, you've already sent in quite a bit and I would check with the attorney to make sure he/she has sent in everything you gave to them. 

 

If they really want more you can send in proof of joint car insurance policies, proof of joint health insurance, life insurance listing each other as beneficiaries, joint credit card accounts, joint home utility bills(electric, gas, cable, cell phone ect).

Not sure why he/she would ask for tax transcripts when you already sent joint tax returns, it's redundant. 

Thank you!

So, I looked at the letter they sent itemizing what they received: Condo deed 2017, Condo insurance 2018-2019, Prepared 2017 tax return, invoices with our names on it. Our lawyer should've advised us that this wasn't enough from the get-go and warned us that this might happen. Then at least we'd have taken further steps to prepare for this 2nd round of documentation.

When we set up our home utility bills, it was all in my husband's name which is super frustrating (he got yelled at by me, lol), but to be fair, even I didn't think of that. That said, we have made those changes and hopefully we'll be able to submit them with higher chance of success.I feel the same thing about the tax transcripts, I already gave her those. *confused*  We've scheduled a phone call with her and I'll be grilling her with a list of questions.

I also feel bad for her because it almost feels as if my husband and I have nothing to show even though we're so entrenched in everything else. For instance, when we stayed at hotels, the reservation form didn't ask for both our names, so it's always my name + 1 guest. Gah! Or our dog's registration license, the form only asked for one person's name; but this time I deliberately entered my first name and my husband's first name in the last name's field just to make sure it's reflected! Trying to make everything count now.

30 minutes ago, Pitaya said:

Who gives a rip about the White House !

 

Good, hopefully you sent enough tree products with printing on them. USCIS seems to love to denude forests. Initially for our ROC we sent in around six pounds of evidence (paper). Months later after the RFE, we send in another near four pounds of paper, everything 'cept the kitchen sink. Don't bother with affidavits, they are at best secondary, weak evidence of nothing. I believe the key was that we included wills, living wills and durable powers of attorney with the RFE. That seemed to satisfy the adjudicator's quest for "marriage bonafides."

 

Good luck on your immigration journey.

 

Thank you, that was really insightful. I'm going to look into writing up a will. We're also sending in beneficiary letters this time in an attempt at making it more robust. 

4 minutes ago, Georgia16 said:

Well Your attorney haven’t done a good job so far so she has to blame somebody so you guys will keep paying her haha. 

 

Hopefully you can sent them stuff and get approved soon. 

Haha? If you've nothing to add to this conversation, I rather you didn't.

3 hours ago, Georgia16 said:

First i'll start by saying that the Trump Administration have nothing to do with this at all.

 

Sounds more like a typical lawyer problem.

 

Also sounds like week things she is asking for.

 

Send in the tax from last year, DL showing same address, are you beneficiary on each others retirements, insurance and all that good stuff?

My immigration attorney would beg to differ - she said they were tightening up regulations.  But yes,  this time, we sent everything short of a baby. 

5 minutes ago, TheKingmaker said:

Sometimes people send Bank Accts with no transaction history. Did you send transaction history? 

That's a good question - I don't remember if we included transactions, but this time we're definitely including 2 years of transactions too.

14 minutes ago, wayno1515 said:

I submitted 2 letters of affidavit, and full tax returns (1040) with W2's. Any joint credit cards we had and pretty much anything that's shows co-mingled living and finances we sent. Essentially, everything but the kitchen sink. See if you can round up more strong evidence and submit some recent stuff too.

My husband and I are going on a trip to Europe and I told her we had airline tickets - the only catch is we're both flying back on different dates, simply because he's able to spend an extra week catching up with his best friends and I don't have enough off days to take an extra week. My attorney immediately said no and that she didn't want them to raise questions about our return trip. I thought it was truly odd. At the point, I rather do an interview with the agents just to get this stress over with  

Also, I have a question about the affidavits you sent. This letter is supposed to be from my in-laws, so i'm trying to draft one first and need some help. How granular did you get with the letters? Did you include the dates of meeting, where, how did it go, or more general like how often you meet up with them etc? 

44 minutes ago, missileman said:

Something looks weird here.......Are you sure your attorney submitted the evidence?  The things you submitted are much, much better than any affidavit you might get someone to sign......

That's exactly what my husband said and it's weighing a bit on my mind because we have to take her word for it. I'm guessing she submitted it but we feel like she isn't doing enough, such as giving me a template to work with. 

Hi everyone,

It's been a while since I logged on and I thought I could put this behind me, but Trump Administration hasn't been making things easy. So, I'll get right into it:

1) Our immigration attorney filed for our i-751 sometime last year in September and I received a letter to get my biometrics done. That was easy, went without a hassle. 

2) We recently received a letter asking for more evidence of our marriage (even though we submitted our joint taxes for 2017 and 2018, joint bank statements,  house deed, and more proof (travel tickets/photos) to proof the legitimacy of our marriage

3) Our attorney asked for more info such as: joint account bank statements, receipt of our puppy that we got together last year, membership to places we have as a couple etc. We did and she said it wasn't enough and she suggested transcript of our taxes and letters of affidavit - primarily from my in-laws because they live here.

I'm planning on drafting out a letter on her behalf, but I would love some pointers/advice/anything at all to help us. It's been so stressful and I feel my lawyer isn't up to par, which is frustrating in itself. 

Has anyone had to do that (letters of affidavit) and can you share some pointers? I'm researching more, but i thought it'd be prudent to first ask around here. 

Thank you everyone in advance and please forgive me if this isn't the right space to post this. 

Thanks

Jai 

Yeah, they should be scheduling it around now if I remember correctly. You can call NVC with your case number in a few days and see if they have scheduled it as well as asking what time frame they are scheduling for currently.

You were right! I've received my interview date through email. Thank you

My husband (the petitioner) received an e-mail from NVC stating that the National Visa Center (NVC) received all the requested documentation and is now waiting for the US embassy in my country to schedule an appointment for my interview. Is this considered case closed on NVC's side? I'm wondering how long before I receive my interview date. This process has been painstakingly slow, im sure everyone agrees. lol

Thanks everyone <3

Hi LinJoe,

sorry for the confusion. I meant the NVC. Arghhh. (sleep deprieved!)

This is an extract of the notice from NVC:

"The NVC will notify you after our review if there is additional information required or if we are able to schedule your case for an interview overseas."

I'm just wondering how long they usually take to review packages.

Also, I think I'm waiting for them to review my packages. I say think because I feel a little left in the dark because our lawyer is handling our case and she's in the US, and sometimes I feel like I'm bugging her unnecessarily >.< Reading the email again, I'm guessing we're waiting for them to review our packages first. My lawyer mentioned something along the lines of waiting for them to request a statement from the police once this is complete.

Sorry for the initial confusion and I'll check out the link you gave, LinJoe!! And thank you again!

Hi everyone, I'm just wondering if it's normal that NSC sends a letter to say due to the overwhelming cases, it'll take 30 days to review one's case. I just got that and I'm hoping it'll be shorter than a month. They said if there's no issues, they'll appoint an interview date. Anyone received this letter and got appointed an interview date earlier than a month nevertheless?

Thanks for replying!

Your case has been approved and sent to the National Visa Center. Congratulations! it'll take at LEAST 2 weeks possibly up to 30 days for NVC to receive your case and then possibly another 2 weeks to assign a case number and IIN. If you haven't started already, start gathering the financial documents and other supporting documents they will request from you. If you have it ready for submission it won't delay your case. Don't wait until they request it to start gathering it.

http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/immigrate/immigrant-process/approved/contact.html

Thank you!!

Hi everyone,

I'm wondering what this means and what I should do. Visa processing honestly sounds intimidating now.

On October 14, 2015, we sent your case to the Department of State for visa processing. Please visit our website for general information on Consular Processing.

Is there anything we should do or should we just sit tight and wait?

Some good news from Texas Service Center finally! Our immigration lawyer emailed my husband to tell us that our petition was approved, so now we're waiting for the formal notice - which won't take too long (hopefully). I hope everyone whose petition got sent to Texas receives good news!

No matter what you do, don't go for the interview. I don't think they'll bother, you'll just lose the money you paid. They will reject your application, almost certainly. I even went in with my employer's letter stating I'm coming back within 4 months! I wanted an extra month to spend time with my in-laws. Now my VWP is revoked and I can't enter the US until my green card is approved. As a fellow Singaporean, I cannot emphasize more on skipping your B2 application.

Hi, I just read this post and my heart sank because now I'm not sure how my B2 visa application will turn out. Any advice on my situation will be much appreciated!

I am a Singapore citizen and met my US citizen boyfriend online. We've been dating long distance for more than a year. We want to date in the same place before committing to marriage so the plan is for me to be in the U.S. for a while. I'm quitting my job and have submitted my DS-160 application, made payment, and my application interview is on 2 Oct.

I'm planning to be in the U.S. for 6-8 months. My fear now is that if the officer thinks I have the intention to migrate, I might be denied the B2 Visa and have my VWP revoked! Now I wish I hadn't bothered and just planned to visit for 90 days under the VWP :/

Wow firstly congrats to those who've received their NOA2.

Any idea if anyone from TSC got their NOA2 applied first week of July and still waiting for NOA2! So damn annoyed that it got send to darn Texas...aaahhh.

First things first update Esta.

Sounds like I'm doing something wrong lol.

One of the questions is have you been refused a visa. Your answer now is YES

Not everybody has Esta changed after updating and it is usually not permanent. Norm seems to be 6 months but YMMV.

hmm, what do you mean it is usually not permanent and 6 months? the status? Sorry if I'm sounding lost. Honestly all these Immigration issues have been overwhelming and stressful that my once remissive psoriasis flared up and YMMV?

Try hard not to read those post. My husband and I were denied a K-1 in June 2015. We got married and filed the CR-1. It's just a small set back, however great days ahead.

Stay positive and focus on the good that your spouse will be with you soon!!

Thank you for sharing your positive vibes! I hope we receive better news soon

VWP gets voided if another visa is denied, this is normal. If the info on your ESTA is up to date, you should be denied.

You can try for another B2, it is unlikely you will get it, but all you have to loose is the application fee.

I wish I hadn't even bothered in the first place. At least then I'd have visited my husband during Christmas the only positive news is that now my husband is flying down to see me for a few months instead. I'm just upset that my VWP got revoked. Sigh. I've never even overstayed in US for all my trips..ah well?

Did you update ESTA with your visa denial or just log in to see its status?

good luck

There is nothing to update except email address and address in us. Other than that, there are no other option. That's why I'm confused. I was certain it would reflect denied..

Hi all. I have a question. I had a VWP but wanted to visit the US from sept – dec, simply to spend time with my husband and his family until Christmas. So I figured the B visa would be perfect, and merrily went ahead and got an interview. It was such a failure because apparently I had intentions of migrating.

I can’t blame her on hindsight but I mean, c’mon, I had evidence tying me back home. I even tried showing her my company letter that stated I’m gainfully employed and will be back at work, which she wasn't interested in. She said she didn’t think a company would allow me to take 3 months unpaid leave. I explained to her about my agreement with my company (albeit unprepared because I wasn’t expecting to explain myself about this)

Anyway, she rejected it and said my VWP will also be voided. This almost teared me up – I had no idea then it would revoke my privilege! But when I retrieve my status from the ESTA website, it states authorization approved until its expiry. Does this mean…I can at least travel under VWP?

In any case, we recently applied for my CR1 and I just received my NOA1 (mini yay!). And if you guys think it’s not possible to travel VWP, what are my chances of getting a B visa again? Especially if I show her I’ve no intent of migrating illegally, shouldn’t it be apparent since I have my NOA1?

Thanks all!