JessieABC

Congrats!  That's not far off at all  Better start planning for your wedding in the interim!

• NOA2 + week = USCIS sends document out to NVC
• +7 days = NVC receives case files
• +4-7 days = Case # and IIN assigned.

USCIS can confirm when your files are sent out.  

What Wuzopo said - delay, delay, delay as long as possible. Once you get NOA2, wait as long as possible, gather everything else, then check timelines for K1 Visa interviews.  MoD Subject Access Reports (Military Discharge/leave papers) take 2 weeks - a month to arrive after you submit the request form so I would ask your fiance about whether he can get this in hand before he is fully discharged (or on the day of).

Schedule medical + interview around the above; per the required documents list, discharge or leave papers will be required at the interview.

On 6/16/2017 at 9:58 PM, nathan688 said:

Hi!

 

I recently received an RFE stating 'Submit an English translation of the foreign language birth certificate you submitted for the applicant'.

 

This is a very confusing letter to receive because I was born in England and my birth certificate is in English.

 

I'm going to try calling (though I'm sure the person on the phone will not be helpful at all), but I'm wondering if anyone else has had this problem? Should I actually submit a 'translation'?

 

Thanks for your help!

Lol probably an error on their part.  Make sure you escalate to a supervisor and speak to one rather than level 1 rep - saves lots of heartache.

Did you send the long BC version with parental information or short?

If using assets, you can refer to the NVC FAQs - Use of Assets to Meet Income Requirements section which has quite a bit of information.  It has to be cash convertible within one year.

https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/immigrate/immigrant-process/documents/support/i-864-frequently-asked-questions.html

5 minutes ago, Feanix said:

I didn't get the email yet, no. I called Friday and she confirmed that my CC was June 28 but still no email. Did you? 

Still waiting.  From other peoples' timeline, looks like it takes about 5 days give or take.  Will let you know once I receive it.

Two separate government entities.  

Whatever is listed as required by the NVC - send again.

• https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/immigrate/immigrant-process/documents/Supporting_documents.html
• https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/fees/reciprocity-by-country/UK.html

2 hours ago, Feanix said:

 

Will you post when you get your interview date please? I am London too

Will do  From what I've heard, the interview's pretty straightforward. Have you gotten your case complete email yet?

On 6/20/2017 at 2:02 PM, Wuozopo said:

The police certificate is £45 as shown on the application. https://www.acro.police.uk/uploadedFiles/Police Certificate Application Form Nov 2016 v28.4.pdf

 

 It needs to come back saying NO TRACE. If you have had an arrest or even a caution that are now stepped down, it will say NO LIVE TRACE. That will not satisfy the embassy. A Subject Access Report is an additional document you can order from ACRO which will reveal tha hidden charges. A "caution" in the U.K. means a charge you have plead guilty for but it didn't go before a court. It is considered a criminal offense. 

Just chiming in from personal experience.  

We had a caution and did receive a checklist but got it overturned after escalating to a supervisor and explaining that he's never been to court   

Subject Access Report probably would have saved us the 6 days it took for Supervisor review so in hindsight, we probably should have ordered it to.  

Seems like it worked for others depending on pay: 

If it were me, I wouldn't risk an RFE considering the new administration.  It would probably be best for her to move there first, establish domicile, and get a few pay stubs before the interview:  https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/immigrate/immigrant-process/documents/support/i-864-series-forms-faqs.html

• How can a petitioner establish a domicile?

  When a sponsor has clearly not maintained a domicile in the United States, he/she must re-establish a U.S. domicile to be a sponsor. The aspiring sponsor may take steps, including the examples given below, to show that the United States is his/her principal place of residence

  • Find employment in the United States
  • Secure a residence in the United States
  • Register children in U.S. schools
  • Relinquish residence abroad
  • Other evidence of a U.S. residence

  If the sponsor establishes U.S. domicile, it is not necessary for the sponsor to go to the United States before the sponsored family members. However, the sponsor must return to the United States to live before the sponsored immigrant may enter the United States. The sponsored immigrant must enter the United States with or after the sponsor.

In addition, the Dept of State reflects the following which applies to the applicant so an RFE risk exists depending on the job offer and other details for your specific case:

• Can a credible offer of employment for the visa applicant replace or supplement an insufficient Affidavit of Support?

  No, the law does not recognize offers of employment in place of the I-864.  A job offer may show ability of the applicant to overcome ineligibility as a public charge, but does not meet any I-864 requirement.

   

  Hope that helps!

Certified copy works.  Just make sure it's the long version with parental information.

Since the new certificates are typed, it's actually better and easier to read. I've seen cases for other countries where a checklist was issued because it wasn't legible.

I did the following:

• 1st page in front of everything: Barcoded sheet stating "You MUST RETURN THIS COVER SHEET with the Petitioner's completed forms and supporting documents. Failure to do so will delay your visa(s)."
• 2nd page:  Completed checklist Cover Sheet with bar code
• In front of their respective supporting documents: AOS, IV cover sheet
   

http://www.sharpie.com/en-US/ultra-fine-point-permanent-marker-sp-00067--1

Dries fast, doesn't smear, works on all surfaces. 

3 hours ago, JustinS said:

My wife and I are trying to plan in advance and I keep getting conflicting information on the police report.  Will the NVC need an official police report from my wife's country or is that just the interview?  

 

Otherwise the NVC is just tax/income information correct? Once approved, we want to request the report within the 30 days the NVC takes to assign a case number if its needed there.  Trying to cut time where we can.  Thanks!

For the UK, you should get an ACRO certificate.  If you have "No Live Trace" or "Further Information Stepped Down", you should get a Subject Access Report as well which would definitely be required at the interview.

My husband received a "Caution" for which there was no fine and no court summons.  He's never even been to court for a parking ticket and we were issued a checklist (which was overturned).  Acro certificate takes a few weeks so submit a request about a month before you expect an NOA2 approval.  

Checking in 

• PD: September 26, 2016
• US embassy : London, UK
• CC: July 3, 2017
• Interview Date: Pending

We had a checklist for court records because of a Caution on my husband's Acro police certificate.  It was ruled an invalid checklist but what we've learned that may help others filing in the UK is to get a SAR to back up court records if you have caution, No Live Trace, or Further Information Stepped Down to avoid any hassle.

If you believe you have an invalid checklist and was requested a document in error, keep calling and escalating to a Supervisor for resolution.  We received the checklist on 6/28 and managed to get the checklist overturned on 7/3.

Per the embassy instructions:

• Note: The police certificate must list all names and aliases by which you have ever been known, e.g. maiden name, alternative spellings of names used on legal documents etc. UK police certificates are valid for 12 months only.  Failure to present all necessary and valid police certificates at the time of the interview will incur significant delays to your application.  If your UK police certificate indicates “No Live Trace,”  or “Further  Information  Stepped Down” you are required to provide complete details of the offense(s) and disposition. If you do not recall the specific details, consider obtaining a Subject Access Report so that you can provide the Consular Officer with accurate information on the day of your interview. To obtain a Subject Access Report, visit http://www.acro.police.uk/subject_access.aspx.

4 minutes ago, April Mora said:

A nice man said my case is complete. He said that I'll get an email regarding the CC, then I'll get one later when they schedule the interview. I hope Guayaquil isn't busy.

Congrats April!  Now we can both celebrate :)))

56 minutes ago, MD11PILOT said:

This process never ceases to amaze me, I really can't believe this. My wife and step children attended their interviews today. One snag. They had their medicals on the 24/06. Showed at the Embassy today. THEY CANT FIND THEM!! They think they're in the mail room..."Think"? 

 

They interviewed were told they are approved pending medicals being found!!! These people.. sheesh... they said it should only be about two days to complete the file then two weeks for everything to be mailed.

Wow, these NVC situations never cease to amaze.  Hope it gets resolved soon!

I thought we bring the medical packet to the interview - did Knightsbridge send directly to the embassy and did you have to given them your original police certificate?  Also, did they expect photos in US format or UK format?

I just called and it seems my checklist for court records was overturned :))))) I'm so happy I could cry.

SD 5/04

Checklist 6/28

Case Complete 7/03

After all this paranoia, I almost feel as if I need to call a few more times to confirm case complete status but the rep said next steps are scheduling an interview with the embassy and the email notification which may take some time.

Will probably call again tomorrow just to check but finally, the end is near!

1 hour ago, JBMG said:

Thanks Cadtousa for writing this up.  I've known someone else who gave similar advice.. Since then, I always try to encourage those with a checklist to get in contact with a supervisor as it could help them decrease their processing time.. I've tagged the following. I hope they'll benefit from your advice. 

 

@Jannette23 @Nassar86 @maolga @ShellsBells @trininurse @JessieABC @Adreamer @cesofd @lol2 @Pembley @Clary @Ninahuanca @someone3 @ameise @Winna @Edwena @mriggs @Shugi @Kadupul @Jcattachony @mrsod @YuMa @Iffat Nizu @Palmira-Cali

 

Here is Cadtousa's story taken from her notes on the spreadsheet. 

 

I got a checklist in 10th week (June 09th) and then sent my proof of Canadian residency which they received on June 13th.After that we tried expedite but got rejected after 1 week saying we need to give fair chance to all applicants. My wife tried calling many times and spoke with supervisor and explained them our situation and checklist for just one document PR card. One nice lady (supervisor) told us she will send it for supervisor review. And we were able to get a callback from same lady after 4-5 days and she reviewed our document on phone and told us she will complete our case. detailed response can be found on June 2017 thread. also one more thing we used lawyer and she never helped us to get out of checklist.thank you all.

 

Good luck to you all. Hang in there folks. 

 

JBMG. 

 

"Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other" -  Walter Elliot

Hope yet lives for me then  lol. Thank you so much for posting this. 

My screen changed as well. 

No cc and still waiting for supervisor review now. Technically, my case would have been approved on 6/28 if not for that silly court record issue (when none exists).   

The supervisor put in a request for my case file so maybe it'll be resolved soon. She confirmed nothing else was missing. Argh! Could have had a CC in 7 weeks + change!!!!!! Honestly, I feel like they're looking for anything to throw a checklist into a case file so they meet their quotas.

3 hours ago, Wuozopo said:

 

In the UK, a "caution" is indeed a conviction. It is not the same as a warning in the US where the cop stops you for a tail light out and says "I am just going to issue you a warning this time" and it's over. In the UK, when you accept a caution it means you have made a guilty plea to the charge and accept any fine or punishment without going to court. The caution will not even appear on police certificates or will be stepped down for purposes of employment clearance and such.

 

 But the US counts it as a conviction and wants the full report. That can be obtained from ACRO  by ordering a Subject Access Report. Then just explain in a letter with it to NVC that it is something that does not go before a judge and the SAR contains the only record on file and the consulate in London will be satisfied with no further documentation. 

Thank wuzopo but this was more a situation with a disgruntled ex complaining about text messages. He basically walked into the police station, spoke with them to explain the situation and walked out. To cause further trouble, she did so again a week later. He basically explained the situation again and left. There were no charges , fines, or punishment aside from essentially suggestion to change his SIM card. 

Spoke to two reps thus far and they both primarily assumed I had selected yes to a question on the ds 260 regarding convictions which I had not.

hoping to reach a supervisor within the next day to confirm and clarify if this was their error and am hoping I won't need an sar. Might confuse the nvc even more what with parking tickets and the fact he owns firearms. Totally paranoid now when it comes to nvc's capacity for quality processing .

1 hour ago, PP_2016 said:

@JessieABC sorry to hear about the invalid checklist. Hope you successfully escalate it to the supervisor and get it resolved. If you have no additional document to provide then I don't see any reason why they would take another 11 weeks. hopefully they would resolve it over the phone. Good luck and do keep us posted about the progress.

Thanks for the uplifting words. I plan on spam dialing Nvc and have already called twice this morning. Seems like this was definitely an error on their part but have yet to connect with a supervisor 59 confirm.

What I've discovered:

First rep I spoke with automatically assumed I checked off a "yes" somewhere on my ds 260 within the security section related to criminal offenses. She was wrong but apparently many of the checklists are based on your responses to certain questions on your ds260.  

Second rep said the same. From the second rep, I've come to realize no specific notes are included for any of the calls to NVC from that it was escalated to a supervisor for review - most likely for data protection purposes.  This explains why reps on follow up calls to the NVC have no insight into information or discussions on previous calls.

hope that's informative for others going through this painful process! Will provide updates as I go along and will update the tracker @JBMG when I get home

Just now, JBMG said:

 

Anything is possible..  Last case from UK had their CC in 53 days.. You're at day 49. @JessieABC is on day 55..  Jessie, anything yet? 

 

VJ display name	USCIS Priority Date (PD)	Most recent Scan Date (SD)	At review Dept	SD to Review WEEKS	Case Complete (CC)	Review dept to CC - DAYS	SD to CC - DAYS	SD to CC - WEEKS	PD to CC - WEEKS	Filed via	Visa Class
ain	4/15/2016	3/20/2017			5/16/2017	No Rev Date	57	8.14	57	Mail	CR1
woodandy81	10/11/2016	3/28/2017	5/8/2017	5.86	5/25/2017	17	58	8.29	32	Mail	IR5
pjsrav	2/21/2017	4/4/2017			6/1/2017	No Rev Date	58	8.29	14	Mail	E3
md11pilot	9/9/2016	5/1/2017			6/13/2017	No Rev Date	43	6.14	40	Mail	CR1
Phason	9/7/2016	4/24/2017			6/16/2017	No Rev Date	53	7.57	40	Mail	CR1
JessieABC	9/26/2016	5/4/2017								Mail	IR1
Shacues16	12/8/2016	5/10/2017								Mail	CR1

Invalid checklist for court records 3 hours ago. Husband has no court records, no convictions, no fines, no prison records. He only had a misdemeanor with a cautionary warning which was reflected in his police certificate. 

I'm hoping I can resolve this via a call to nvc or escalating to a supervisor. I'd be devastated if there was another 11 weeks tacked on. Since there's no document to provide, I'm hoping issue is resolved and original SD stands but not sure at this point.  Any advice?

13 minutes ago, SabRob said:

Is there a way to get a statement from the police that he wasn't convicted and just cautioned? 

 

Should probably try to talk to the NVC, too, perhaps they didn't get the "cautioned" part, just saw he had something on his police record, saw no court records in your file and just assumed they were missing. 

It was clearly stated on his acro police certificate under "disposal" that he recieved a "caution" and there was nothing else listed. He just went to the police station to ask if they could provide any other documentation stating he was never convicted and they said that would be the acro certificate which we already have.

i don't even think we can get anything from the courts since there's nothing to get. He would need to ask the court where a hearing was held for records and none exist.

i really hope caking the nvc will resolve this but I honestly don't have much faith. God this was the worst case scenario. If our timeline gets extended again by 11 weeks plus the time it takes to get non required documentation, that'd be devastating.