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Xocanin,

Wear something comfortable. This is not a fashion show. They are not interviewing your clothes. They want to know that your intentions for getting a K-1 are legitimate. Relax. Fill out the paperwork correctly and answer the questions they ask you. That is all you need to do.

Sounds exactly like my wife. Ya'll need to sit down and talk, and soon. You'll have to be firm and she may get angry. But it is your money. You work to earn it, so you better protect it. You need to get her to be on the same page financially with you so that you don't end up in financial ruins. What should you do? Take away all the credit cards. Have 2 bank accounts - 1 with bill paying & need to survive money. The 2nd account has a little money where she can spend, but she cannot do much damage. Keep her on a tight "financial leash" with a Debit card to the smaller account. Don't wait until it's too late. Speaking from experience!

Student Loan debt or debts of any kind are not a factor in Immigration cases.

Your credit or credit scores are not an issue. Having sufficient income to put you 125% above the Poverty level is the requirement with regards to money. Who you owe, how you pay aren't factors.

USCIS requires a 2"x2" passport photo. They will reject your package for having incorrect passport photos.

You can send it any way you like. USPS International Express mail worked best for us. Package is trackable, receiver had to sign for it. Normally' I'd be sending documents. price was about $23. It always arrived within 1 week.

My husband and I are planning on moving back to Brazil next year (yeaaaa) and although we don't have much stuff that we plan to take, there are some things that we won't leave behind.

Soooo, we're pretty sure we won't need a 20' container or anything. I was wondering if anyone has experience, or knows of, a company that will ship boxes to Brazil. Let's say the destination was Rio.

Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks in advance, Meredith

Hi Meredith,

Good luck on the move to Brazil. We will be there also, but in 5-6 years. Check with the Brazilian Consulate on this question. When I was at the Brazilian Consulate here in Houston last, there was a couple asking just this type of question and the Consulate gave them a list of companies to contact. Again, best wishes to both of you.

Boa viagem!

You can translate it. It is not a problem. You have to sign a document that says that you are fluent in the language. That doc is here on VJ. I did the same thing for my Fiancee and we had no problems.

I' m curious. While checking out the plane tickets I realized the return / roundtrip ones are way cheaper than the one - way ones. As I wanna save money on it ( and on some one can save up to 500 euros ) I was wondering if this can cause any problems at POE. People entering USA on a K1 visa shouldn' t have a roundtrip ticket anyway so do the officers there even ask or are we all supposed to say something ? Or it doesn' t really matter what kind of a plane ticket one has ?

Thanks !

It does not matter to Immigration. Buy whatever ticket is most cost beneficial to you. It is not an issue with Immigration as long as the Beneficiary has the correct documents when they return to the US.

Does anybody know a good way how to track your case from National Visa Center to Embassy?    

Try following these steps.

Go to DHL Worldwide Express website http://www.dhl.com

Select "USA" - A new page will open

At the top highlight tracking and click on "TRACK BY REFERENCE"

In the Reference field type "CORRESPONDENCE"

For the Shipment date you should select a day before and after the date NVC said they sent your file.

Leave the "Customer number" blank

Origin Postal code should be "03801"

Then Click "Track"

"YuAndDan" gave me this info in 2006 after I asked the same question. You will have to call NVC first and speak to a human. The automated menu cannot give you any info about whether your pkg has been sent or not.

You mean my Philippine Passport? Thanks for your reply I really appreciate it. :-)

Yes, your Phillipine Passport

An Interview is not always necessary. Our case was transferred to CSC and we did not have an Interview. In fact, we did not have one for Removal of Conditions (10 yr Green Card) either

It is not absolutely necessary to have a SS#. But eventually, daily life in the US may make you wish you to had one.

Hi Guys :-)

I have a question. Me and my husband are planing to go on a cruise vacation. I already have my green card. what papers do i need to travel out of the US? will this affect my application for citizenship in the future?

Thanks all.

Your Passport is all you'll need, unless the country you are visiting requires you to have a VISA. Then you'd need that as well. You need the Green card for re-entry to the US, not to leave the US. Your travels have nothing to do with Citizenship in the future and will not affect the process.

Hi Nothel,

We took our Marriage Certificate (and passports) to the Brazilian Consulate here in Houston. They don't give you a Brazilian license! They translated it to Portuguese. On our next trip to Brazil, we went to a Cartorio in her home town. Yes, you need to take the documents with you. I would not send them for fear they'd get lost. The Cartorio "recorded" the document in a huge book and kept the originals. Told us to come back in "a few weeks". After about 3 months, we called and it was ready. We authorized my mother-in-law and she went to pick it up and used SEDEX to send it to us. Our marriage was officially registered in Brazil. We received a Brazilian Marriage Certificate. The price was very little, the process very simple. Hope I answered your question!

MINE HAS NO ZERO.. BUT THE IMMIGRATION OFFICER ADDED ZERO AFTER "A" SO IT'S NOW (A 012345678). IT WAS

(A 12345678) IN MY K1 VISA.

There is no leading "0" on any of her documents from USCIS or my wife's Green card! It starts with a "9"

Hello everyone I posted some weeks ago and asked a question if it would be possible for my fiance to get a visitors visa to come see our new baby. I had a girl. He wanted a boy so he can have a name sake, but I tried as much as possible to still give her his name. His name is Velroy James(we call him Velly), so i named her Vellyisha Jamese.I hope he is satisfied with that. However I do have another question what is the appropriate age that a newborn can fly. If he is not able I want her to see her daddy soon. Thanx

Most airlines accept them as soon as they are 1 month. You'll need to get a Passport for her as well so she can travel to Jamaica. I would not want to fly an infant at 1 month, just seems too soon! My son made his first flight to Brazil when he was 5 months. No problems with ears or sleeping!

IF THE DOB OF PARENTS IS NOT KNOWN IS IT OK TO PRINT UNKNOWN?WILL YOU GET A RFE FOR THIS?

"UNKNOWN" is perfectly fine. What can get you in trouble is leaving it blank!. So "yes" you should be just fine

Does it need to be notarized?

Yes, it needs to be Notarized.

Yes. You can translate your own documents. Certify them with the statement...

I, _______________________________ certify I am competent in the English and ___________ languages and that this is a true and accurate translation of the _____________ document. Translated from the original on __________________(date)

_________________________ (signature)

Printed name

Printed address

Printed telephone number

This is exactly what I did. I translated Fernanda's birth certificate. Then I added this document with the above statement to my packet.

+ Tax transcripts and any other supporting document (employer letter, bank statement, etc...). Any income or asset used needs to be supported by document

+ Renewed letter of intent

And it is fiancéE, as I assume the japanese one of the two of you is the girl on the picture.

Get I-134 notarized and send to beneficiary before Interview.

Hi Traci,

The Green Card and Passport are all that is necessary. That is the Law! So he will be just fine. He can even go in the US Citizens line when he returns to the US! My wife travelled many times with her 2-yr green card and never had any issues returning.

Is Alien Registration Number always starts with "0" zero? ( A 012345678 )

No, my wife's A# starts with "9"

Are the instructions and forms in English or Japanese? It would be alot easier for my fiance if they were in Japanese...

After she receives that packet will anything else be sent to her?

She will get the forms in both languages. After she returns the required form, the only other notification she'll receive is the Interview date from the Consulate.

A) Once you new the interview day

B) After Interview

C) Once Kiev had your filed

D) Other

I was planning to buy the ticket after I get the interview date. I'm thiking of buying a tiket departing from Kiev 15 days after the interview. What do you think???