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Crazy Cat

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  1. "I totally messed up the signature part and didn't sign it myself, but had my wife sign as the preparer-" My understanding was that the petitioner didn't sign the I-130 at all....only a preparer signature was there......anyway, I agree that the processing fee is gone.
  2. My thoughts as well. I thought signatures were a very initial, preliminary check which would create an immediate rejection.
  3. The I-290B fee is $800!!! The cost of a new I-130 is less than $700. There is no guarantee the I-290B would even be approved.
  4. Not necessarily. Besides, if the I-129B is denied (this was not an error on the part of USCIS) , you will have to refile anyway. You have no way to know if the signature was the only issue. Signatures are normally checked immediately after receipt of the form. Once they discovered the missing signatures, they, likely, stopped processing it. I'll ask again.....who is the petitioner (US citizen) and who is the beneficiary? $680 vs $800
  5. Start from scratch. Refile a new, correct I-130 package. Rationale: Why submit an expensive I-290B for an issue which was your error? The I-290 could be denied, requiring you to file a new I-130 anyway.
  6. Welcome to the VJ forums. Please clarify. Who is the US citizen? You or your wife? Beneficiaries do not sign I-130s. Was the I-130 denied or just rejected?
  7. You should list your actual current address as what it really is.
  8. If you are living together, I would have the beneficiary sign the form.
  9. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/SaudiArabia.html "Third country nationals born in Saudi Arabia who are unable to obtain birth certificates should provide two affidavits of birth attested by a Saudi government entity such as a government ministry, court, or neighborhood chief (Omdah), or a lawyer."
  10. I see no reason for them to have quotas for denials. Denials normally happen because the CO considers the applicant as inadmissible or the CO has doubts that the relationship/marriage is real. The NOID letter will be specific, and you will have the opportunity to address and rebut each point the CO makes. Your wife should be able to pinpoint exactly where the problem lies based on the CO questions. Good luck. I hope you get the letter from USCIS soon. Once USCIS reaffirms the case, the consulate cannot deny again for the same reasons.
  11. Path of least resistance is probably just to get another medical exam.
  12. You got lucky. There are plenty of real cases here on VJ which resulted a a denial based on "too married for a K-1" determination by the Consulate. It happens. There is a reason we are advising against anything which looks like a marriage ceremony....and the OP even called it that.
  13. What paperwork did your wife receive from the Consulate Officer? Can you post a redacted copy?
  14. If denied, the case will be sent back to USCIS. In a few months, you should get a Notice of Intent to Deny from USCIS. You will be given a chance to rebut the denial. If successful, USCIS will then send it back to the consulate.
  15. Another vote to IMMEDIATELY contact NVC to delay the interview until after the ban ends. . Otherwise, it will be a very cumbersome process.
  16. In these situations, the applicant normally knows why the visa was actually denied. I think something else was said or discovered during the interview. That "reason" of traveling together doesn't sound legit to me.
  17. You accurately list the dates of her travel. There is no requirement for her to have an arrival stamp after a trip outside the US. This is not an issue.
  18. That is done at USCIS. You won't know until you look at the Green Card itself.
  19. Use the receipt number for the payment of the Green Card (immigrant fee ) paid to USCIS after the visa was issued.
  20. Agree. Even if they were sequential, individual field offices have influence over processing speed of N-400s....unlike I-130s and I-129Fs.
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