biribiri

Hi, fwaguy

Unfortunately, the possibility of re-doing a K1 or getting it re-validated is simply not possible as the embassy guy wants an original police cert to be submitted - whether for K1 or a DCF. I need the original police cert to carry with me again physically in the sealed packet which I have to surrender to the USCIS officer at my port of entry when I go back to the US. That is the whole problem now. No original police cert, do not pass go, do not collect visa.

I do not wish to add salt to your wounds but the best course of action in this particular situation may have been not to get married. There is the ability under certain circumstances (and this may have been one of them) where a K-1 can be approved for a second entry (as long as it is still within the original 90 day window).

Hi - Can anybody help us?

I filed for a K1 visa successfully last October and travelled to the US and got married. Unfortunately, my mom passed away suddenly on 6th November and I had to return to Malaysia for the funeral. And so my K1 visa is no longer valid and I also did not have time to file for AOS before I exited the US. The only thing we managed to get done was to get married before a judge in the US.

Now the local US embassy here is processing an I -130 spouse petition for me but they want ORIGINAL copies of the police certificates and so it is a nightmare to have to apply all over again from the Malaysian police here and from the UK where I studied for a few years. My question is - if the USCIS already have those police certs with them since I surrendered the originals to the USCIS people at Neward airport just a few weeks ago when I entered the US on 28 october on a K1 visa, surely I can just rely on those documents instead of having to reapply for fresh certs all over again? esp since those certs are still valid in terms of timeframe.

Can anyone suggest some solution as to wait for fresh certs will take a long time and I need to get back into the US asap? we spent so much money arranging for a church ceremony, honeymoon in Dec. and all flights have been booked for family from abroad even.

The US embassy here would not even accept certified copies of my earlier police certificates. This is so unfair and a total lack of compassion on the part of the US government bureaucrats! Nothing would make them budge over here at the embassy. Not even my mother's death certificate.

Shredded beyond comprehension,

biribiri

I am a Malaysian and married to a U.S. citizen. The following is a brief chronology of events of what happened to us:

10 Oct 06 - Received K1 visa from my embassy.

28 Oct 06 – I travelled and entered the U.S.

6 Nov 06 – My mother died. We got married (paper wedding) on the same day. However, we could not file any papers for Adjustment of status due to lack of time.

6 Nov 06 – caught flight home to Malaysia for Mom's funeral

16 Dec 06 – Our Church wedding ceremony date in the U.S.

Before I left the U.S., I tried to file my AOS papers on a spceial case basis. We were rejected and told we had to do it by mail.

Yesterday, both of my husband and I went to the U.S. embassy here in Kuala Lumpur to ask for advice. We were told we had to file for an I - 130 petition either through my husband back in the U.S. or file it over here in Kuala Lumpur.

The trouble is, we were told that I need to apply for my police certificate of good conduct from the U.K. and Malaysia all over again even though I just submitted one last month for the K1 visa! The officer told me they only accept original police certificates and anyway, all the paperwork was submitted by me to the U.S. side when I entered the U.S. last month. Now the problem is that in order for us to get fresh police certificates, it would take at least 6-8 weeks and we don't have time to do so before the wedding church ceremony on 16 Dec. (which is just a religious ceremony for the benefit of family since we are already legally married) and all my family members have paid a lot of money on flights and I have also sunk in a lot of money for the church ceremony and honeymoon plans.

What do you think are our options? Is there anyone out there who has gone through this before?

Congratulations, MEW!!!

I also got my K1 visa approved yesterday!! Hurray!

Now what?

Thanks, Aussiewench.. You're too good to be true...

Hey, Kitkat,

I feel bad for you. I hope you get your NOA2 soon. Perhaps youc could try calling them again?

I will help pray for you both and your papers.

Hi, everyone,

Hurray! Just to let you know we were notified that our NOA2 was approved and sent out on 8 August 2006 so since our NOA1 was 4-4-2006, and we got transferred from NSC to CSC on 6-1-06, it should not be long now for others who are still waiting.

Just keep hanging in there!

Hi, everyone.

Just add our inof in too :

...

NOA2 : ???

Biribiri: Just to let ya know, Uling's list is actually tracking NOA2's issued from the CSC since IMBRA. Best of luck on receiving yours soon and joining the list!

-Eli-

PS-Welcome to VJ!

Thanks, Eli!

Hopefully we get to join the list soon...

Hi, everyone.

Just add our inof in too :

NOA 1: 2006-04-04 from NSC

2006-06-01 :transferred from NSC to CSC

RFE sent out by CSC: 2006-06-23

RFE received by us : 2006-07-03

RFE posted back to CSC : 2006-07-05 by overnight

RFE Reply received by CSC (touched) : 2006-07-18 (so much for overnight mail!)

NOA2 : ???

Guys anyone from Michigan got RFE so far? I wanna get an idea if I should still wait for it now or not.

Thanks

nope, and don't call Levin's office. the woman there is a snot. Handed me the line. don't believe what you read on those message boards. I told her thanks for the insult. I AM POSTING THERE TO YOU MORON!!!! You get more info from the boards then you do the government. right or wrong info. It's still a lot more.

Hi!

If it's any comfort, we filed in NSC (since my fiance is from Michigan) , got transferred to CSC but got an email that the RFE is on the way!

Hope you get yours soon.

Hi guys,

Just to let you know that we just received an e mail saying that an RFE was set out to us on 23rd June. Still nothing from the postman though.

I wonder exactly how long a letter takes to make its way from California to Michigan... I suspect we should not hold our breath though unless we want to move on quickly.. ugh.

Somebody please tell me what happens next after the RFE and how long before we see some other action???

I don't know if all this is driving me

4-4-2006 ...........NOA1 received at NSC

6-1-2006.........I129F transferred from NSC to CSC

6-14-2006........CSC sends out their own "NOA1 look alike" receipt (touched??)

6-23-2006........RFE sent out (still yet to be received as at 7-3-2006!!!)

what next?

We are also in the same boat waiting for some action from CSC.

No RFE yet though. What's up?

April 4, 2006 - NOA1

June 1, 2006 – touched due to transfer from NSC to CSC

June 14, 2006 - touched

Hi!

Can anyone tell me what they are doing at the CSC?

We got transferred from NSC to CSC on 6/1 and they only say they received our papers on 6/14 - what's up?

If the process takes too long and wedding plans have all been set, is it possible to withdraw a K1, get married and file a K3 instead?

2. Some if not most of us here on VJ probably should not even need to worry about IMBRA because the Act's definition of an "international marriage broker" has some EXCEPTIONS ...

Can you please link to, or copy the words from, the information that causes you to say this? I would be interested in reading it after reviewing the new I-129F. I would like to know what those "exceptions" are and where they are listed?!?!?!

Thanks!

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Hello!

Here is the extract from the IMBRA 2005 as requested.

(4) INTERNATIONAL MARRIAGE BROKER.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘international marriage

broker’’ means a corporation, partnership, business, individual,

or other legal entity, whether or not organized

under any law of the United States, that charges fees

for providing dating, matrimonial, matchmaking services,

or social referrals between United States citizens or

nationals or aliens lawfully admitted to the United States

as permanent residents and foreign national clients by

providing personal contact information or otherwise facilitating

communication between individuals.

(B) EXCEPTIONS.—Such term does not include—

(i) a traditional matchmaking organization of a

cultural or religious nature that operates on a nonprofit

basis and otherwise operates in compliance with the

laws of the countries in which it operates, including

the laws of the United States; or

(ii) an entity that provides dating services if its

principal business is not to provide international dating

services between United States citizens or United

States residents and foreign nationals and it charges

comparable rates and offers comparable services to

all individuals it serves regardless of the individual’s

gender or country of citizenship.

Hi there.

I am a newbie to VJ but thought I'd just give my 2 cents' worth regarding the IMBRA.

I read the IMBRA and to say the least, I am shocked by it. At the same time, I believe that this is the US govt's drastic equivalent of a "police certificate of good conduct" although I think the way they have legislated it leaves very much to be desired.

Having said that, my reading of IMBRA reveals the following:

1. The 2 years of the "study" and gathering of Information under the Act have not passed yet so I am VERY curious to see how the US govt is going to really implement the Act - no wonder there are so many "teething" problems!

2. Some if not most of us here on VJ probably should not even need to worry about IMBRA because the Act's definition of an "international marriage broker" has some EXCEPTIONS so we should certainly challenge any blanket attempt to lump everyone as being caught by IMBRA just because we filed our I-129Fs after March 2006!

P/S: Can someone who has gone through this mess and filed an I 129F after March 2006 which got transferred to CSC tell me if the CSC will set the clock back to zero when they receive the papers from the original service centre???

Cheers!

Hello!

We seem to be in the same boat as Amy and Brian.

Got our case transferred from NSC to CSC on 6-1-06 even though we filed at NSC with a NOA1 dated 4-4-06. Wonder what's going on...