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I have a couple of questions. My cousin loves in the Caribbean. He asked if I could Co-sponsor his application with his current girlfriend/future wife. She’s an American but has been living in the BVI for the last 6 years. She hasn’t filed US taxes since she left. Can she still marry and file for him and have me Co-sponsor or does she have to file 1st? What’s the process?
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On 1/19/2019 at 12:55 AM, DenisAlma said:
Wow, I was surprised to see a quote from someone filling within our own range of filling, as well, still waiting to be approved.
That's awesome guys, I am happy to hear it.
I, basically left VJ, once we got most of the stuff done and I can't believe some of the people weren't approved by now!
I am happy you guys finished it!Good luck!
You left him? Like as in broke up?
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2 hours ago, Greenbaum said:
Send a copy to both USCIS and your Embassy. This comes directly from the regulations.
9 FAM 41.81 N6.1 Action When Petition Received (TL:VISA-2; 08-30-1987) Upon the receipt of an approved K-1 visa petition, the post should send a letter to the beneficiary outlining the steps to be taken to apply for a visa. If the initial 4- month validity of a petition has expired without a response to the post’s letter, the consular officer should send a follow-up letter to the beneficiary, with a copy to the petitioner, and request a reply within 60 days. If the 60-day period passes without a response from either party, or, if the response indicates that the couple no longer plans marriage, the case is to be considered abandoned; the petition is to be retained at the post for a period of one year and then destroyed.
Thank You! I'm going to send a letter to close the case and close that chapter. I'm not even considering getting back with him. This 2019 and I'm on to new. Everything happens for a reason.
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4 hours ago, Greenbaum said:
That's not entirely true that you would have start over. The application approval NOA2 is good for one year. So I would not withdraw your application just yet under the conversation you and i have had privately. When you are within a month of the NOA2 expiring then send off your withdrawal letter. I say this because you keep referring back to he might come around and you two would get back together.
@Greenbaum ok so my approval was May 2018 so wait until May 2019? I thought it was no good after the Sept 2018 date
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2 minutes ago, Greenbaum said:
The letter is a formal business type letter and all you need is to ask them to remove you from the filing of the K-1 because you are not moving forward with the K-1 visa as the relationship no long exist. Be sure all the information is contained in the letter so they can find it easily. This action will allow you to apply for a new K-1 with someone else or to begin again a K-1 with your current/past person without any problems. Not doing this could lead to problems in the future.
Thank You so much! Was worried and didnt want to give too much of the wrong info. I appreciate you. And letter goes to USICS and Consulate who has the case?
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2 hours ago, Greenbaum said:
We can't help with the limited information you have provided. State the question and let us see how we can help.
@Greenbaum it was in regards to your post above advising me to write a withdrawal. I was asking how what do I write in the letter without stating too much? We have a child together so not sure if will make up later. But if we do, how would this affect future filing for him?
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1 hour ago, met said:
I saw that @Greenbaum was helping you out in another thread - I would stick to his advice. At this point you cannot do much with K1 proceedings. What you can do is to try working on your relationship. You know what happened, you know what you feel and you know how relationship was going those past years. Don't rush anything. Evaluate your options. And yes, think about the child as well. You might be facing quite hard position. Not so much just a living separately while having a kid but leaving on different continents while having a kid.
He was helping me, but I had an additional question and thought maybe the thread went down since no more replies but I see he must replied. Thanks for ur help and yes the distance was a problem. Giving him a break for now.
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23 minutes ago, Shiran said:
Sorry to hear about your ordeal, and that things didn't work out. I think the only thing you can say is that relationship dissolved and you withdraw your petition. The matter of the child as is separate, and not related to this. Though I suppose in 21 years or so your child can sponsor the Father for immigration. There is also something to be said about reaching out your beneficiary and seeing if you 2 can reconcile, and reschedule the interview if there is at all a chance of that.
Thanks! I didnt want to say too much or too little I case we did reconcile later. Our child is 3 so anything is possible, but approval is May 2018. So we would have to start all over again anyways.
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Hello,
I'm praying someone in the thread can help me. I'm an August 2017 petitioner who's case was approved. The beneficiary and I broke up so he never went to the interview. I was told I need to withdraw the case.
What do I say? We do have a child together so I cant say what will happen later. Life is funny! So I want to be careful of what I say in the letter.
Someone please help me.
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On 10/15/2018 at 10:42 AM, Greenbaum said:
I'm sorry things didn't work out. There is someone out there for you but he/she hasn't appeared before you. Do this to insure there are no problems if you do another K1.
To withdraw a petition, you must send a signed written statement requesting that the petition be withdrawn and explaining the reason to the NVC. When writing, include as much of the details to the reason why you are requesting the removal of the petition. Be sure to include any Receipt Numbers, Alien Number or Embassy case numbers to help in the location of your record.
NVC has your case file info in the SAFEFILE system. When you do your "next" K-1 it may look suspicious that you are "dumping one" for another. Your casefile will hit the IV Unit, the SAFEFILE version is also reviewed during your "next" K-1 interview. These are all "red" flags so walk cautiously and be sure to discuss this completely with your new GF. She WILL BE asked at her interview. If she is not confident this could go "south" fast and end up denied and at that point your pretty much "dead in the water".
Once you receive notification that your case has been withdrawn, you need to insure that NVC has annotated SAFEFILE so, call NVC and get a supervisor, request that they review your SAFEFILE to determine if the I-129F has be withdrawn. If not, ask them to make an annotation in the SAFEFILE version that the petitioner has withdrawn the petition. That way it insures that USEM Manila IV will see that annotation.
It's also recommended to email the IV unit at your Embassy, requesting that the I-129F petition be withdrawn.
Any returned correspondence you receive be sure to make copies and keep in a safe place as you will need it during the processing of your next application.
Good luck
Can someone please help me with this?
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1 hour ago, Greenbaum said:
I'm sorry things didn't work out. There is someone out there for you but he/she hasn't appeared before you. Do this to insure there are no problems if you do another K1.
To withdraw a petition, you must send a signed written statement requesting that the petition be withdrawn and explaining the reason to the NVC. When writing, include as much of the details to the reason why you are requesting the removal of the petition. Be sure to include any Receipt Numbers, Alien Number or Embassy case numbers to help in the location of your record.
NVC has your case file info in the SAFEFILE system. When you do your "next" K-1 it may look suspicious that you are "dumping one" for another. Your casefile will hit the IV Unit, the SAFEFILE version is also reviewed during your "next" K-1 interview. These are all "red" flags so walk cautiously and be sure to discuss this completely with your new GF. She WILL BE asked at her interview. If she is not confident this could go "south" fast and end up denied and at that point your pretty much "dead in the water".
Once you receive notification that your case has been withdrawn, you need to insure that NVC has annotated SAFEFILE so, call NVC and get a supervisor, request that they review your SAFEFILE to determine if the I-129F has be withdrawn. If not, ask them to make an annotation in the SAFEFILE version that the petitioner has withdrawn the petition. That way it insures that USEM Manila IV will see that annotation.
It's also recommended to email the IV unit at your Embassy, requesting that the I-129F petition be withdrawn.
Any returned correspondence you receive be sure to make copies and keep in a safe place as you will need it during the processing of your next application.
Good luck
Thanks! I wasnt sure what to do. We do have a 3 year old Chile together. What happens if we decide later to get back together?
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2 hours ago, Majesty said:
Just came by to say hello to August 2017 fillers. Its been a long road!
Hello there! I'm probably the only one who didnt go thru with the process. NOA2 was approved, but beneficiary and I broke up.
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On 7/14/2018 at 8:52 AM, Vholde346 said:
Just wanted to let everyone know that I’m sat at the airport, about to fly to Chicago!
Congrats! Safe journey!
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2 hours ago, warrior11207 said:
This morning we had the interview and we were APPROVED!!
I can't thank you guys enough for all your wisdom and learning so much from this website. This website is such a great resource and saved me a lot of money not getting a lawyer.
Now on to the next step in our journey.
Congrats!!!! I wish you all much success.
2 hours ago, warrior11207 said:This morning we had the interview and we were APPROVED!!
I can't thank you guys enough for all your wisdom and learning so much from this website. This website is such a great resource and saved me a lot of money not getting a lawyer.
Now on to the next step in our journey.
What questions did they ask?
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10 minutes ago, RevGreen said:
Yes of course I will stick around for that!! I just meant this thread in particular.
We are beginning the SSN process next week, and will probably get married at the end of June and then begin the AOS and work authorization stuff. Trying to catch our breath from the K1 process (and recover our savings! lol)
10 minutes ago, RevGreen said:Yes of course I will stick around for that!! I just meant this thread in particular.
We are beginning the SSN process next week, and will probably get married at the end of June and then begin the AOS and work authorization stuff. Trying to catch our breath from the K1 process (and recover our savings! lol)
I need 5 years to recover!! These trips cost.
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45 minutes ago, emekus94 said:
this is complicated- technically, yes
But not really. the NOA2 date is basically a guideline. If he's worried he won't be ready for interview by that date, just e-mail the embassy.
they normally push that date for a few months until interviews are done.
Basically, its nothing to worry about
Just e-mail the embassy and some will either tell you not to worry about it, or others will just give you a new date, typically is like 3/4 months ahead of the current date.Thank U so much!! A relief
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23 minutes ago, emekus94 said:
the expiration date has nothing to do with when you have to be in the states. That's just something to help embassies know what is happening/how many cases are pending
For you to be in the states, you have 6 months from the time you have ur medical to enter the states.Thank You! That helps! The interview does have to happen by the NOA2 date? Hes having passport issues..
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On 6/5/2018 at 11:43 AM, emekus94 said:
Augustines!!
hello again!
We have all gone radio silence
How many of y'all are in the states yet?
How many at interviews?
Wishing everybody here in the states a nice transition with your new families
For those waiting for that finish line- I continue to pray for y'all!Ok I Will do that thank you!
Question: As long as your interview at the embassy by the NOA2 expiration date then it's ok or do you have to be in the states by the expiration date? How does that work?
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37 minutes ago, anna lucia said:
I have a tourist visa so I Will return anyway... I just wish the process could be done by the time i return or before. If its before I can anticipate my flight.
I wish it was easier too...But I'm also asking for myself...
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1 hour ago, anna lucia said:
Ok I Will do that thank you!
So as long as your interview at the embassy by the NOA2 expiration date then it's ok or do you have to be in the states by the expiration date?
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1 hour ago, Jack013 said:
Hello fellow August Filers!
I'm new to the forums. I'm hoping you all might be able to answer a questions for me and I'd like to share our journey so far. Sorry in advance if this is a little long.
August 2017 I filed the petition for my fiance who resides in Germany.
Sept. 21st, 2017 I received via regular mail what I believe is termed our NOA1 saying it had been received.
April 4th, 2018 I received email saying the I-129F was approved and will forward the petition to Frankfurt.
-We requested Munich but that's just a side note.
April 4th, 2018 I also received another email that stated :
-The U.S. Embassy in Frankfurt, Ger approved your request for expedited processing of your immigrant visa application.
The NVC sent your petition to the U.S. Embassy for their action. The Embassy will contact you soon to schedule a
Visa interview.
-Oddly we didn't request such a thing but sounds good anyway as the wait is already long enough.
We waited throughout the month of April to be contacted, constantly checking our respective emails and mailboxes but we never received anything. At the start of May she called the Embassy there but was instructed to email instead which she did. Again we never heard anything back which is very stressful.
May 11th, 2018 the status when checking the CEAC website now says Returned to NVC.
I have since called trying to get more information but they state they haven't received anything back yet so I'm stuck in limbo on that point which has us both quite nervous as it's been a month now since it changed. I spent 3 weeks with her in Germany last year in April and we meet all the other criteria as far as we can tell anyway. I have searched repeatedly for possible reasons it would go from approved and being sent to the Embassy to being sent back to NVC. All I can find however is bad news with that occurring after the interview. We never made it that far though. No interview was ever scheduled. Does anyone had or know of anything like this happening? It's very disheartening after being so excited we had finally made it to the final hurdles with the medical exam and interview only to have it mysteriously sent back.
I hope someone can respond to you! This is insane.
- Jasmina and anna lucia
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2 hours ago, Thelucybelle said:
My love is here! Its been a week and Im still pinching myself! right now he is busy fixing things and last night I burst into tears because he just spontaneously did the dishes without being asked or cajoled or bribed! It feels pretty much perfect here! Hope all is well with you and sending lots of love
Congrats!! I wish it was me.
864 form, unfiled taxes and co-sponsor question.
in IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures
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Thank you so much for your reply!!
My cousin is asking me questions I don’t have answers to. His girlfriend is planning to come back to the states to renew her license and file her taxes in next month. She will return to the BVI (British Virgin Islands) and they will come back in November together to get married and file the application , but she doesn’t want to stay just yet because she’s still working in the BVI. Will it be a problem if she returns and he stays here with me? He’s trying to avoid the $3K it cost for COVID quarantine. Does she have to remain here or can she go and come back when it’s his time to interview?