becca

it sounds like it would be the DS230.. not sure who sends that out.

good luck

let us know how you get on. good luck!

ok thats what we were planning on doing.. but just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing out anything important! mind you by the time we get the I1864 Jeff will be done with volunteering and will be working again! so might not even need my joint sponsor.

thanks again

Just another one needing help with. My husband is currently volunteering and so doesnt earn enough to support. so my sister ( who is in CO) is joint sponsoring.. Now does she just download the I864 form from the website or will she need to have one with a bar code like the one Jeff will b getting??

also do people who are joint sponsored generally get through the process ok or have there been denials?? just curious?

cheers

What is CO ?, who is the USC ?, you or your husband ?

Co is Colorado, USC is my husband I'm from Scotland. My sister in colorado became a USC last year.

thanks very mcuh that clears things up

lucky you.. you wont have far to go for the interview and medical! I have to travel from dundee pretty much to London for both! dont understand why they dont have the consulate in Edinburgh up and running! it sucks!

so making it confusing for us as per! dont they send you it out anyway? so whatever one you get I would imagine wil be fine?

Where in the UK are you?

Just another one needing help with. My husband is currently volunteering and so doesnt earn enough to support. so my sister ( who is in CO) is joint sponsoring.. Now does she just download the I864 form from the website or will she need to have one with a bar code like the one Jeff will b getting??

also do people who are joint sponsored generally get through the process ok or have there been denials?? just curious?

cheers

didnt even know there was a new one.. what is the differences between them??

ok so I knowI'm still a while away from working in the US... but I already have a Social Security number which I got in 2004 when I was on a J1 visa for the summer working through a programme by BUNAC. So will this be my number forever and can i start wokring as soon as i arrive.. or will i have to apply for a whole new one?? Any thoughts?

Yes i know what you mean. I am sick to teeth of people asking me so when do you go to the USA...?? I DONT KNOW.. I am waiting for the visa to go through this that and the next thing.. oh but surley since you are married you could just geta visa... ( if I hear that one more time U'm going to go mad)

I am having to live with my mum at the moment and its so hard.. I feel like I am in the way aand I just wish this whole process would go faster!

But good luck

So can the American citizen visit alien partner in their country ie can jeff come to visit me in Scotland while the visa is going through the motions?? He was planning on coming over in Sept.

That is awful!! I feel so bad for you.. I hope everything will be ok!

You should get that money back!! You paid for a service you didnt receive!! i would be soo pissed off if I was youI feel so bad for you right now!!

But on a positive note.. i think everything happens for a reason and maybe there is some silver lining for you and your hubby! chin up and things will start to look better in a wee while!

I've been wondering the same thing... I wanted to go to the USA to visit my hubby but are now at the AOS stage and wasnt sure if I am allowed to travel to the US or not?? Hope some one out there knows!

hey Congratulations!! how exciting to know one day I will have that cool forbidden envelope! hopeyou guys have loads n loads of happy years!!

I really dont think its the right thing to be calling USCIS staff names, and making generalised assumptions about their work behaviours.

This forum is monitored by lawyers, DHS, and USCIS from time to time according to several reports from other members here, who have had interviews where the IO has mentioned this site,...Just be careful.

I know this process can be frustrating

Jodee

I really dont think its the right thing to be calling USCIS staff names, and making generalised assumptions about their work behaviours.

This forum is monitored by lawyers, DHS, and USCIS from time to time according to several reports from other members here, who have had interviews where the IO has mentioned this site,...Just be careful.

I know this process can be frustrating

Jodee

Yeah,, I really don't care.. How long are we going to put up with this #######... You want to wait forever???

We are all in the same boat here.. why not try to be supportive and positive instead of bringing a negative vibe to the forum! A little patience can go a long way!! Good things come to those who wait!

I'm so sorry for you!! I hope things work out have faith and think positivly and see your goal and it will happen for you!! *hugs*

:energetic: Congratulations!!

I called the NVC yesterday and apparently there is no record of my case.. which means they dont have my case sent over from USCIS yet. We had our I-130 approved on the 29th June.. Any ideas how long it takes to get a case number and then get the first of the packets??

Wish things would go faster!! :

Becca,

It will be at the NVC soon. The average time is between 7-15 days from the approval to NVC.

Well thats 15 days today so hopefully will get it soon how ru today?

thats ace news congrats!!

Does it tell you onthe USCIS website in your account thing when your case has been forwarded?? it still just says they mailed out the NOA2!

I called the NVC yesterday and apparently there is no record of my case.. which means they dont have my case sent over from USCIS yet. We had our I-130 approved on the 29th June.. Any ideas how long it takes to get a case number and then get the first of the packets??

Wish things would go faster!! :

Becca, we're at the same boat. Nothing known yet. After request to CSC they told us to wait for a month after NOA2 date. Here is a copy of their reply:

You can phone National; Visa Center public number 1-603-334-0700 to see

if the petition has been received. It takes a month from date of approval for this to occur as the petitions are sent in truck loads and must be put on NVC system.

Thanks,

McClellan, CAO

Customer Service Division

Good luck to you! We're still waiting as well. What's your Service center?

Man a whole month thats rubbish!! thanks for letting me know tho at least I know what to expect now. I think our service centre is Nebraska... thats the one we sent the I-130 to.. so hopefully it goes quick!

Good luck keep me posted

I can't find any info in the FAQs or Guides about this, so I'm hoping someone here knows something about it. My wife is from Thailand, she has been here since late October on a K-3 Visa. Today we just received a letter stating that we missed our scheduled appointent in May, but this is the first we have heard of it. We never received notification of this appointment and this is the first we have heard of it. Now my wife is in danger of losing her right to work and possibly being deported. The letter I got has no phone number, only an address. I suppose I can write them and try to find a phone number to tell them that this is not my fault....But if anyone knows how to begin fixing this, or can even point me in the right direction, please let me know. I think I need to file some sort of "appeal" form(even though the letter says the decision cannot be repealed, only "reopened") and then file the same Adjustment of Status forms again. And hope I get contacted this time. What a mess. The text of the letter is reproduced below. I'm worried, any help is most appreciated.

Decision on Application For Status as Permanent Resident

ATTACHMENT TO FORM I-291

On December 28, 2005, you filed an Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, Form I-485, under Section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended. You were scheduled to appear for an interview regarding permanent residency on May 5, 2006. You failed to appear for your scheduled appointment and/or failed to submit justification of your absences prior to the interview. A search of Service records reflects no report of a change of address.

* CFR 103.2(B)(13), as amended, states in pertinent part:

... If a person requested to appear for an interview does no appear, the Service does not receive his or her request for rescheduling by the date of the interview, or the applicant or petitioner has not withdrawn the application or petition, the application or petition shall be considered abandoned and, accordingly, shall be denied.

8 CFR 103.2(B)(15), as amended, states in pertinent part:

A denial due to abandonment may not be appealed, but an applicant or petitioner may file a motion to reopen under 8 CFR 103.5. Withdrawal or denial due to abandonment does not preclude the filing of a new application or petition with a new fee.

Since you failed to appear for either interview, the application for adjustment of status is denied.

Any rights or privileges, including the right to reside and work in the United States, which you derived from the filing of the application, are terminated.

Failure to file a new Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status prior to the expiration of your K-3 non-immigrant visa will result in the initiation of removal proceedings.

hi there,

I am really sorry for your troubles.. I am not expert but maybe you could call one of the service centers and speak to someone or even go down to a service centre and try to speak to someone there and explain your situation. If you didnt recieve any notification of the interview then in my opinion it is their fault not yours..

I hope everything works out! good luck

I called the NVC yesterday and apparently there is no record of my case.. which means they dont have my case sent over from USCIS yet. We had our I-130 approved on the 29th June.. Any ideas how long it takes to get a case number and then get the first of the packets??

Wish things would go faster!! :