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2 minutes ago, Pitaya (火龙果) said:

Take a look at the USCIS link I previously provided. It should give you an idea as to how they will accept your photos with your petition.

 

No need to necessarily get stressed about your file getting sent to another USCIS Service Center. I get the impression that USCIS is so buried in applications/petitions/forms, etc. that they are trying all kinds of things to handle and balance their workload. 

 

Good luck. 

Yes I completely understand now how to send photos, the only thing I want to know, IF I can send them now or wait months and months for a possible RFE.

Customer service representative couldn't give me any info, after a long back and forth with my info she said that I need to speak with Tier 2 officer regarding this issue, and I can speak to them only on Friday. So I am gonna call them again tomorrow

Just now, IssaCaptureFL said:

I would recommend calling and verifying if that's ok I remember someone waiting until they received a RFE they sent over their pictures. Also please double check and verify the requirements for submitted evidence. I remember there being a certain amount of pictures and a certain type of size of documents, no folders, binders or anything within that nature. When you do get an clear answer try sending photo's that are significant and meaningful. I only sent a total of 15 pictures each set was for different scenery, days and location. I categorized it by family group pictures, engagement picture, and activities pictures. Hope this somewhat helps. 

Thanks for the answer, I'm on line with USCIS Customer Service, I will ask them where to send the pics. I just wanted it to be organized and beautiful  

They accepted all the evidence besides the album and I believe my NOA1 is on the way, but my case was sent to NBC and it freaks me out

My photo album with ROC petition got returned due to its size, I am so frustrated, I really think it's an important evidence.
 

I have my receipt number, should I send the photos to the same lockbox or service center with my receipt number or wait for an RFE (If any?)

I have sent all the photos in a mini photo album format and it got returned because they can't place it in file folder. Can I sent our photos separately directly to the service center?

My i751 was recieved by USCIS on May 9-th, and I got NBC receipt straight away, but I live in California. Does it mean there's something wrong with my case, or they are just transferring workload? My case is very straightforward, I've sent a lot of evidence. :/

Good luck to everyone!

Got my visa 2 months ago, but still have a month before my immigration. So impatient already

So let me start by telling that we are a gay couple living in a quite homophobic country, so we are married in Denmark instead of our country, because it's illegal here.

My appointment was at 2pm, I've arrived around 1:30, and immediately entered the building. There was no applicants waiting to enter. Inside, I've showed passport, got a security check, and gave 2 photos.

There was around 10 people waiting. I've waited for around 15-20 minutes , and got called to submit all my paperwork. Lady took almost everything, including my 500 pages worth evidence of relationship. There where no remarks of us being gay. The next wait was for the actual interview, there was only one consul working, and majority of people where DV Lottery winners. So I've waited for approx 1,5-2 hours.

So the consular officer was very polite and smiley person, that immediately put me on ease. First he read the oath, and I've said yes I swear, then he showed me my marriage certificate, and asked me with a smile, why do you got married in Denmark. I've said that we are a gay couple, and its impossible to marry here. 
Then he started to look at our paperwork, and it was really a MASSIVE looking folder, I've said Im sorry for that, but we wanted to prepare as much as we can, and he said, that's completely OK!
He asked a few questions about my husband, like how do we meet, where he was working, when he immigrated and so on. He was joking all the time and the questions were simple  really! 
He looked very briefly at our photos (100+ photos with lots of trips together), looked at our chat logs, and he was typing something all the time. 
And that's pretty much it, he handed over a pink paper, and told me to get visa in 5-10 days. I've got very lucky, because this was a very nice and kind officer. 
Actual interview lasted around 10 minutes, after that I've asked him are there any more fees to pay from here, he said that only Green Card fee left to be paid, then I've told him that we want to leave the country in mid July, will that be a problem? He said that visa is valid for 6 months, and medical is valid until early September.

Good luck to all!
 

Yes I will share my experience later today, thank you guys so much!

My visa is approved, thank God!

Thanks guys! :*

My interview is in 2 hours, please wish me good luck!

1 minute ago, Duncan21 said:

Good luck!  Our interview was on March 1 and we had two big binders with evidence so I totally understand where you're coming from.  If you can make copies of both your passports to show that you've traveled to see each other, that would be good.  Our interview lasted for 10 mins and we both attended the interview and were both asked questions.  However, we were not asked to produce any bit of evidence but perhaps this was because we front loaded the I-130 application with a lot of photos and other evidence.  The interview was the smoothest part of the entire process.  All will be well  

Thank you very much!

Well we actually lived together in the same country for 6 years, and my husband only returned to the US to reestablish his domicile and collect some money. But we travelled together alot, and all evidence is included.

I hope it will be the smoothest part for me as well! 

Congrats to all who got approved recently !


My interview is in 4 days, and I am super excited. Today finished arranging my documents, more than a 10 pounds.

For the evidence of relationship I've included

450 pages of FB chats from 2009 to 2017
20 screenshots of Skype conversation with 45+ minutes of talk each.
Money Gram transfers.
More than a 100 photos together from 2009.
Affidavits from friends.
Joint bank account statement.
Tickets, hotel reservations , gym membership cards and other various things we've done together.
Gift receipts.

Hope everything will be OK!
 

2 hours ago, parsha said:

happy to announce

my interview went well and my case is approved!!!

 

now just waiting they send me my passport and the final package!!

 

yeah~~yeah~~yeah~~~

Congratss!

Mine is just a week away!

Guys, what do you think, can a family disapproval or unawareness of marriage be a reason for a denial on the interview?


We are a gay couple, and my family is quite homophobic, they are aware of our relationship but pretending that everything is ok. I am very scared that CO will address this issue during the interview :/

Today astrologist told me that march is an incredibly bad month  so I should try and change my appointment. Thats just so crazy

Today astrologist told me that march is an incredibly bad month  so I should try and change my appointment. Thats just so crazy

Guys can anyone tell me for sure, how the CO looks on our bonafide evidence during the interview? Do I submit it before the actual interview, or I will hold it on hands and show only when asked?

Got around 300 pages of chat transkripts today, and cant decide how and where to put them for conviniece. Maybe sounds silly :/

1 minute ago, bcking said:

I doubt a late appointment is any different than an early one. It's not like they can only approve a certain number each day who come to interview and so they "run out" by the afternoon.

 

However I would guess that a late appointment is likely to have a longer wait. That is true for just about any appointment-based system. You should always make Doctors, Dentists, Hair appointments as early as possible. If every appointment starts 5 minutes late (for whatever reason) then by the end of the day the last appointment could be 30+ minutes late. First appointment after lunch may be the exception, but that depends on what kind of organization it is. A government-based system will likely "require" people to take a set lunch so if they start lunch late they will probably come back late. Most doctors I know if they finish the morning clinic late, they will just cut their lunch short (or skip it completely) in order to "catch up".

I don't mind waiting, if that's all about... But almost every interview I saw on VJ was early in the morning :/

Seriously this 26 days of waiting will make me crazy  And everyday Im finding something to worry about...

Now I've read somewhere that late interviews are not that good, and my interview is at 2pm, I don't know why... I wish it was at 8:00am.. Paranoia >,<

On 3/1/2017 at 2:32 AM, AlexUA said:

Those of us who already got interview dates, can you please check have your CEAC status changed from "At NVC" to "In Transit"?

 

I'm wondering is there any way to check interview assignment without a call.

Mine went from At NVC to Ready. I didn't saw any In Transit statuses...

CC Feb 15
Interview March 28

So nervous, working everyday is a torture now. Medical in 5 days. Good luck everyone!

Guys , any tips on how to get less nervous during this waiting time? My interview is less than a month away

Thank you guys for your help.

My case status shows Ready, does it mean that all my paperwork is already at my local embassy?

I wad checking status quite often but never saw In Transit.

Dear VJ Community, my husbands sister is our co-sponsor, she sent me all tax papers originals for 3 years (13,14,15), will I need to copy them for my interview, or only originals are needed? 

Will I need her 2016 tax papers? She's going to file them any day now, but Im not sure that  I will  get them via Fedex by March 28 (My interview day)

Guys in my P4 letter in the list of required documents listed A Full photocopy of a travel passport. Does it mean, I need to copy even the blank pages?