lcfreshful

Rule of thumb: always, ALWAYS keep a copy of what you send. I still keep my initial AOS packages and notices and will do so until I become a citizen. You never know.

To know if they actually lost some documents, read your RFE. It should include a detailed list of the things they already have.
 
And for each thing they advice you to send that you don't have, give an explanation on the letter you'll include in your package.
 

OMG my head hurts after reading this.  There has got to be a better way to conduct business.  We thought getting out of Manila and still being half sane with a little money left was acceptable. Wow this AOS is just as crazy as the 129-F stuff.  We finally got the blood work, x-rays and Cat scan back and our pulmonologist  confirming that my wife never had T.B. as claimed three times by St.Lukes. All that sputum testing, delays and money loss should not have happened. Best of luck to you folks, our only choice is to hang in there.

Alternatively, you could make it more official by going to the bank and adding her as an authorized user. My husband and I have a joint account, but we are also authorized users in our individual accounts. 
 
So, to summarize, here’s a list of what you could send:
- a copy of the lease, with the letter explaining the lease situation.
- joint utility bills.
- joint bank account statements.
- if bills are on different names, you could still send them because they show proof of shared residence.
- Joint memberships, if you have any (Sams Club, PF, etc)
- If you have ever listed her as an emergency contact, be my guest and include that too.
- Joint Health insurance, IRAs.
- hopefully she’ll pass the driving test. If so, she’s going to get a temporary permit. You can add her to the insurance with that, it’s very simple and quick and she should be listed in the insurance right after you call them.
Good luck!

You said you're just now getting some of the material you plan to send.  I am assuming that means it will be dated after 2019.  Since you mentioned the officer questioned why your evidence did not cover the entire period of your marriage, in addition to the new material, I would really focus on the 2017 to 2019 period, explaining the lease, the finances, etc., as others have said.  But I would also do my best to find something concrete that you could submit from that period.  
 
For example, during these years:
Did she get a birthday card or letter in the mail that she kept (with the envelope showing your address)?  Did she take a class or anything that she had to register for that she might have a copy of that shows your address?  How about an Amazon account where she ordered something in her name that was shipped to your address?  Any family or friend that she sent a card or letter to that they might have saved (again, along with the envelope) that you could get from them in time to include in the RFE response? Any e-mail or chat room message she might have sent to somebody giving them her new address that she might still have in a "Sent" folder or access to a copy of?  Or one discussing her new apartment/house and what she was doing to settle into your shared space (redecorating, how your emptied clost space for her -- any little thing that shows you were together from the start).  
By "your" address, I mean your shared address, of course.  
 
Good luck!  I'm sure it will all work out for you.

I would do this, too. If you only sent partial statements of bank accounts, etc. I would send every page this time. You just drew the most thorough person in the office. It happens.

We had same issue with lease since I couldn't add my husband as leasee since he had no job and no credit to check. and the officer at our combo review had issue him listed as "Occupant". So I had the property manager write up a letter on their letterhead explaining their policy and why he wasn't listed.

We never had to use it cuz 3 weeks later COVID happened and 6 weeks after interview we were approved without the N=14 letter to ask for more evidence. but we did all she mentioned.

 

You may have just given us a HUGE piece of the puzzle.  When you say your spouse "has access" to your accounts - do you mean internet access (like she knows your ID and password and can look?) or that she, indeed, is a signatory on the account - even though she doesn't use it?  If you each are signatories on each others' accounts, then they are joint accounts in the eyes of the bank - and in the eyes of USCIS.  If you are NOT signatories on each others' accounts, then a statement from you about how you each "have access"  (and, explain what kind of access) to each others' accounts would be helpful.
 
Still, it is not REQUIRED that you have joint accounts.  The explanation of how you do your money should be good enough.  You are almost there!
 
Sukie in NY

Yes, you need to explain the whole thing about the lease and why you have done it that way.
 
Also, you need to explain HOW you do your money.  You each have individual accounts, I assume, and you both put money into a joint account for savings, but how do you pay your bills?  How do you pay your rent?  Does one of you pay the rent and the other pay the utilities?  The joint bank account statement you sent doesn't explain that.  So...spell it out for them - who pays for what and from where? 
 
Lots of couples do not co-mingle finances.  Your only omission was that you did not explain it clearly.  You'll be ok - just really spell it out in your response to the RFE.  If you need to - put in a few statements from your individual accounts showing where the money for rent/utilities/insurance comes from.
 
Best of luck.
 
Sukie in NY

Health insurance info, 401k beneficiary info, power of attorney, mail addressed to both, travel evidence -boarding passes, hotel bookings, passport stamps-, shared memberships.

Why didn't you included all of that already in the original submission? That's good stuff. 
How about living wills and Power of Attorney for each other? Are ya listed as each others emergency contacts at your jobs ? Do y'all share a telephone plan? How about car insurance? Shared car titles? 
 
Add the explanation for the lease to your cover letter when you reply.

I had to do a bit of digging to find the Greek/Greece subforum since most of my questions are Embassy specific. Like the title says; the Us Embassy in Greece has our approved petition.

Does anyone know how long it would take for my Fiance to get her Checklist?(Packet 3?) Or must we fill out form Ds-160 before any of this can happen?

Just feeling pretty anxious about all of this and We want to hurry and get everything done right; the first time.

We didn't have a joint checking account when we applied for ROC. Pretty much the only joint financial items we had were a joint credit card, joint car and renter's insurance and our tax returns which we filed jointly. I think I also enclosed copies of our Costco cards, and of course there was the lease on our house, but we had no life insurance, no wills, no joint health insurance, no joint car titles, not even any bills with both our names on them. We enclosed plenty of proof that we had been living at the same address though.
Not having a joint bank account is not a killer if you have plenty of other proof of co-mingling. It was our choice to have separate accounts at the time and we were confident that everything else we had showed that our marriage was genuine. We have since decided to open a joint account for convenience, but USCIS had no bearing on that as it was opened well after we were approved. Not everyone's circumstances will fit the so-called norm. Ours didn't and we decided we weren't going to get bent out of shape.

Well if you'd like to know, we've actually received a I-845 interview for the 15 of march without an rfe. I don't know if they simply saw through the mistake and sent it along anyway or what. Just in case I'm bringing a corrected version with me; so if they ask for it, they'll have it right there.

We're actually kind of nervous; of course nothing is fake in our relationship, but we know that this is the point of Yay or Nay. They may schedule a second interview, but if we screw up She'll have to go back home.

In the denial letter, does it say anything about removal proceedings/time limit of when your wife has to leave the country?  Did it quote any "Section" of an Act or law?  Did it mention anything about being "banned" or "barred"?
 
Give us a little bit more info on what the letter actually says...

If it's 2 weeks and the embassy didn't contact your fiance for his email ID, then expect the packet 3 to arrive by snail mail. Mine took 3 weeks and few days to arrive by snail mail, while a friend of mine received his pkt 3 via email 1 week and 4 days after the US embassy in athens received the approved petition. He was first contacted on the phone for his email ID, the second week.
 
You can fill out the ds160 if you have your case number but i will advise you wait and receive the packet 3 first.
 
When you receive the packet 3, do not follow the dhl instruction and book your interview. Gather all documents and prove of relationship, send it back to the IV section of the embassy (the address will be in your packet 3) at your own expense. The cost is about €11 for package not more than 1kg.  The embassy will review your documents ahead of time. This is very important and good for you and your fiance because if there is something missing they will ask for it before sending packet 4 and on the day of interview you may know if approved or not because most times they decide before the interview. 
 
Book your interview after you must have received packet 4 from the embassy informing you that you are documentaryly qualified. You will receive packet 4 by email. 
Packet 4 contains information about the hospital to contact for medical/fees, how to book your interview and the visa fee. 
 
Good luck.

The DS-160 is the application for the K-1 visa. The foreigner is the one who applies for the visa. The US citizen only filed the i-129f petition. 
 
The USC can still help the foreigner fill out the DS-160, but the foreigner needs to read through it all and sign it.

Someone with NOA 2 on April 17th just got their case received and assigned couple days ago. Our cases with NOA 2 on 26th,27th will be there SOON!! (I pray)

According to what Scandi said, if I were in your situation; I would go ahead and call the NVC and see if they've received your petition in order to continue with your Visa Processing. Good luck to you!

When we got the i-129f approval the wait time for NVC to receive and create a case was around 30 days, it might be different now. I bet you can start calling NVC around 2 weeks after the petition approval to see if they have a case number for you.
 
Once you get your case number you can check the status here https://ceac.state.gov/ceacstattracker/status.aspx
 
The earliest status you can see there is "at NVC", simply meaning NVC has your case and still hasn't sent it to the embassy. The next status would be "in transit" and then "ready". Ready means that the embassy has received your case.

We certainly hope so 
Still 51 Cases left for Jan 10th!
They were knocking them out on 4/27 but as usual, we got put on the back burner since then. 
Thank you for your optimism! 

Filed on jan 10th and got approved on April 26th. Now we're just waiting for the actual NOA2 to come in the mail. 
 
Perhaps other filers around Jan 10th may hear good news soon too. 
 
Good luck to you all.

Filed on jan 10th and got approved on April 26th. Now we're just waiting for the actual NOA2 to come in the mail. 
 
Perhaps other filers around Jan 10th may hear good news soon too. 
 
Good luck to you all.

Filed on jan 10th and got approved on April 26th. Now we're just waiting for the actual NOA2 to come in the mail. 
 
Perhaps other filers around Jan 10th may hear good news soon too. 
 
Good luck to you all.

Filed on jan 10th and got approved on April 26th. Now we're just waiting for the actual NOA2 to come in the mail. 
 
Perhaps other filers around Jan 10th may hear good news soon too. 
 
Good luck to you all.