SalishSea

5 minutes ago, K1visak2 said:

I got married to her a couple of months ago on my last visit to Moscow. When the documents were actually being transferred from Poland to Jerusalem, so now I feel that we don’t need to submit that paper from the mask with the proof of relationship documents. It’s not a marriage certificate from court. It’s just from the mosque. I’m not sure if it’s still a big deal to them.

You have much bigger issues here than the missing divorce decree.   You need to start over with a spouse visa.

45 minutes ago, hanhuochy said:

My fiancé got a RE2 blue sheet after 1st interview & needed to include more evidence, including filling in Spouse Evidence Form. - In the Spouse Form, the part of each side's family tree - family relationship I have trouble answering. I'm the petitioner, my mum & dad got divorced 22 years ago, my grandparent from dad side is long gone, I don't know when they were born, and I lost contact with my dad, we didn't end in good term, so how do answer birthday section? Should I says I don't know?

Well, what else can you do?  If you don’t know, you don’t know.

1 minute ago, K1visak2 said:

I’m just wondering what else proof of relationship she needs to stay with her or we need to send again. I just took photos of chats and call logs. I did a new intent to Marry and also got married in the mosque and I have a paper saying that me and her got married at the Mosque in Moscow. Would this would be a good proof too?

What!?!   You got married already???

Well, she won’t be getting a fiancé visa.   Getting married made her ineligible for that visa.   You need to petition her for a spousal visa.

Just now, K1visak2 said:

Yes, it was actually submitted with the petition as USCIS asked for the original divorce decree. But to mention that she is Russian and we had to request a visa transfer from Warsaw Poland to Jerusalem so I’m not sure if I got lost but they did ask for the divorce decree again.

Okay.   Well, you need to get a certified copy of the decree from the court, which will have the raised seal.   
 

Such documents can be falsified, which is why they require originals.   (“Certified copy” is the same as original).

Are there other red flags?

Just now, K1visak2 said:

 

She took 10 photos with her and a copy of my Russian Visa showing I traveled to Russia 3 times the past 3 years . She also took plane  tickets and boarding passes . she took my divorce decree with her. I think the only mistake she did about that she scanned and printed the paper and instead of taking the original documents. but the printed papers looks exactly like the original. we actually thought we went prepared.

But your divorce decree should have been submitted with the petition.   Was it?

10 minutes ago, K1visak2 said:

We are going through this obstacle right now too as my fiancé was given a white slip refusal for her K-1 visa the US Embassy in Jerusalem and their section 221G asking him to submit more documents. She had to travel and fly to Israel it just devastating and very expensive to stay over there and I’m not sure how long it’s going to take after we sent the necessary documents.

OP states that in this case, no documentation was requested.   Yours had requests for multiple documents, so it is not similar.

8 minutes ago, K1visak2 said:

Good day all ,today unfortunately my Russian fiancé received visa refusal in Jerusalem ,under section 221(g) asking her to submit more documents .we are working on sending the required missing documents within a week .does anyone know the next steps after the embassy receives the documents and how long it would take them to process the documents and give updates afterwords? .my fiancé is Russian and she had to fly to Jerusalem to attend the interview .she was given 3 months b visa at the border of Israel .we had to transfer our case from Warsaw to Jerusalem and they arrived our transfer request and now we are just shocked by the denial .the us embassy embassy in Jerusalem are asking for a original divorce decree ,passport and proof of relationship .has anyone gone through this ,if so please advice me what need to be done to resolve this and get her visa approved 

These are very basic items.   Did you file a petition without evidence of being legally able to marry, IE termination of prior marriages?

AP is a black hole, and there is no set timeline for it.   She may or may not have to attend another interview.   I’m sure it is annoying since it requires travel, but it seems you left out some required documentation.

54 minutes ago, userques1 said:

Thank you for the answer.  Thank you very much.  I may not be an immigrant.  I can accept that. I accept that I missed the opportunity. But what scares me the most is to think that I will not be able to get a tourist visa because of this situation...  Because during the DV process, I did a lot of research on US life, US cities, I have never been to the US. I would like to at least go and visit. I feel very sad. Do you think this situation will affect me getting a B1/B2 visa?

 

Yes, because COs are required by law to evaluate immigrant intent when adjudicating tourist visa applications, and you have clear immigrant intent.

1 hour ago, userques1 said:

Hello friends, I am a DV23 holder and I got my DV visa last summer. The first entry date of my visa expired last month. For some reasons I could not make my trip (due to some reasons based on health problems) I even paid my Green Card USCIS fee before it expired.
I know that the DV visa can be used for 1 year, but the first entry date has expired. Is there any chance to renew my visa? I feel very bad, this situation is affecting me very badly. I am afraid to write to the consulate, I don't know what to do. Maybe I have hope that I can do something because the 1 year has not expired.  What do you think I should do? Is there hope? I will also send an e-mail to the consulate. Is there a concession? Do you think I can reprint my visa? Otherwise I will feel very bad mentally 

 

Thank you.

Try again next year.

they do not reissue expired visas.

Just now, LisaG said:

Not likely to, I respect authority. But I also know there are jobsworths out there who don't recognise the good in people, just like control

CBP gets lied to CONSTANTLY, all day, every day.   They are required by law to evaluate each traveller for immigrant intent.   It’s not a matter of “not recognizing the good in people.”    It is literally their job.

58 minutes ago, LisaG said:

Surely you wouldn't be given it to then be refused once there? What would be the point in the process? Imagine me flying there with my kids to then be flown back home??  I couldn't bear putting them through that????

It happens.   No one is guaranteed admission except for citizens.

Why are you so worried about being turned away?   If you are truly planning to abide by the conditions of your visa (i.e visit and then leave), why are you so worried?

59 minutes ago, LisaG said:

Ah yes thank you l, it says obtaining a visa does not guarantee being allowed into us? So worried about flying out there to be told no??

Just do not lie to border patrol, and you should be fine.

9 hours ago, Blandben said:

No, I haven't mentioned it to the employer; it was 30 years ago and blanked by the UK.  It only occurred to me this weekend when I started looking the visa up.   

I could...?

You absolutely need to answer all questions pertaining to criminal history and provide ALL court documents.   Even if it isn’t found on a current police report.

8 hours ago, Ahna said:

I have a REALLY good travel insurance, and i'm older and my dad has health problems, and I have a 14 year old cat. I hope they will understand that I don't want to give up my save life in the netherlands. 

Hopefully you realize that elderly parent and cat are very weak ties.

15 hours ago, Ahna said:

I'm from the Netherlands and I'm in a relationship with an American men for a year and nine months and he is the love of my life! And I was in the US for the past three months and when I boarded in Minneapolis two officers told me that I had been in the US one day too long on my esta. I was on my way back home!!  Like all the other times. We really checked and calculated the 90 days 30 times, and also with an online calculator. I booked a ticket for December 18 to March 17, and clearly that was 91 days. I have traveled to the US three times before and have always returned home. I just want to visit my boyfriend and travel with him in the US and he is the love of my life and we are serious and we really want to get married, but we want to take it slow. But the thought of losing him breaks both our hearts. We're both having a really hard time right now.  If we don’t find a solution for this we can’t see each other much, he works a lot. We are lucky that he can come to the netherlands three times this year. That was already planned before this situation. He visits me twice in the Netherlands last year and he comes back in June and december. 

My life in the Netherlands is so good, I have NO intention to stay in the us. I'm 43 and my dad is 78 and he has health problems, he had two small heart attack, one this year and one last year. So that's the reason my boyfriend is coming to the Netherlands this year. But I really want to visit him one time this year. I get money from the state because I got sick a while ago, and i'm much better now, but i'm not there yet. That means that I have an extremely good and cheap health insurance and my rent is really cheap. I don't want to move to the state for sure. I can't stay longer dan three months a year because I have to be in the Netherlands and I always have to fill out an online form for that company where I get my money from when I leave and when I return and I can't be in another country too much because if I do I lose everything. Then they say: you don't live in the Netherlands anymore so you don't get your money anymore. 

I read all over the internet that if you are in a relationship with an American your chance of getting a B2 visa is zero and that the interviews are very short, 3 min or so and that they don't look at documents. And a rejection is made in a second and you can go for a second time but if nothing has changed they reject you again. I am afraid to apply for a B2. 

 

Do have a chance to get a B2 visa? 

 

Thank you very much in advance!

 

Kind regards Anna

I don’t see is B2 happening anytime soon, with the trifecta of weak ties to home, US SO and ESTA abuse.

For $190ish, you can try your luck, but probably best to just have the bf visit.   
 

Others reading this thread should take note of the fact that 90 days means 90 days, and it is much smarter to avoid risking losing the ESTA forever by simple leaving a few days earlier.

2 hours ago, TucsonBill said:

I go to Immigration Timelines above, and I don't even SEE the I-130 listed. We submitted the I-130 for my wife's sister (my wife is a naturalized citizen) June of 2021 and USCIS website says the processing time for 80% of applications is 49 months at the California Service Center, but as I read it can take 10-15 years to actually bring her sister here. What I am trying to figure out, is what is the step-by-step process after that and how long for each step can I expect? I posted my wife's timeline here listing every single step of the way but I cannot find a sample timeline for an I-130 for her to bring her sister. Can anyone point me to some sample timelines?

The petition you cite is used for many family members.  Your wife's timeline is not relevant to a sibling timeline, which will likely take more than 20 years, as you were told in your last thread.

29 minutes ago, unixl said:

My fiancee and I are planning to get married in UTAH. For context, my foreign fiancee was married to a Filipina before and got divorced in the US. The problem is that the Philippines won't accept his divorce unless he files for the recognition of divorce, which takes a lot of time and money, not even sure if it is going to be recognized.

So the lawyer advised us to get married outside of the country, which I chose UTAH online wedding. My question is, is the marriage already registered in the US or do we have to file to register it there?

We are not planning to register it here in the Philippines as they said it can be liable for bigamy (not so sure tho). Please enlighten me.

What do you mean registered?  There is no central marriage registry for the United States.

If you are both legally able to marry, you can marry via the Utah online wedding program, and submit your marriage certificate as evidence for a spousal petition.

If you do the Utah wedding when you are in separate locations, you will have to meet in person before submitting the petition.

53 minutes ago, est11 said:

Hello - I applied for my green card 3 years ago. I have forgotten the address the physical card will be posted to. I just paid the ir1 immigrant fee and I will arrive tomorrow into the USA. Does anyone know how I can check / revise the address? Do I login to CEAC to check this? Thank you - sorry, I feel so silly forgetting this. 

What did you put on the actual visa application, the DS-260?

1 hour ago, Castrum 1415 said:

Thank you everyone for your replies, this is the reassurance (if that’s a good word) I needed to hear. 
 

@appleblossom  @OldUser Yes, it is distressing that the movement is even slower over the last couple of years. It’s like nothing is being done for this category at all. 
 

@Redro Thank you for the words of encouragement as well. Yes, he does play visa lottery, but it is a lottery, right? 🙂 Most won’t get it. 
 

@SalishSea I’m well aware of VISA bulletin and processing times. The reason I asked this question is because it is frustrating for multiple reasons.  For starters, were you aware that years ago, California Service Center claimed it was processing I-130 form for this category (US citizens applying for siblings) with the date listed as 6/2011? Then it started going backwards…it was 5/2011, then 2010, 2009. Last I remember was May 2009 several years ago before they redesigned their site. I did not know it was possible to go back in time? 
 

Take a hypothetical scenario: Jim applies for brother and the case is randomly moved to Nebraska Service Center in 2020. Because this center is not swamped, his brother’s I-130 is processed in 2023. Meanwhile, Bob applied for his brother in 2013, the case is assigned to California Service Center where it sits for 10+ years. He cannot even get the reply on the inquiry as to why the case is outside of processing times (that the website now allows). He is now wondering if the form’s been lost somewhere. Yes, both beneficiaries will ultimately have to wait years for visa to be available, but one at least has been approved in a timely fashion even though his brother applied years after Bob’s?  
 

I don’t think this is fair, but maybe that’s just me. 
 

 

 

I really don’t see your issue, since the petition approval is not in any way aligned with visa availability.   The wait time is the wait time regardless.

7 hours ago, EMBELL_17 said:

Now I’m concerned about insurance. 

Yes, you need a plan to provide health insurance for when she moves here.  The premiums will likely be $1k/month or more.

2 minutes ago, Edwardsori said:

Thanks! I was just curious to know if anyone has experienced the same thing! Didn't expect the reviewing processing would be done soon! 

If anyone has experienced what?  Finding their own timeline info on Visa Journey?  Yes, probably most people here have done so.  Anyone who creates a timeline.

Do you realize that Visa Journey is not connected in any way to USCIS?

2 minutes ago, anjogo11 said:

Yes, the petition.  I-129F.  Apologies for not being specific.  

 

During the 129F petition process, would my receiving government assistance, in this instance health insurance, hurt my chances of this being approved?  I'm talking about now, today, in the process of filling out and sending out within this month.  I plan to have a job with benefits by the time we have an interview.  

 

Thanks again for the help.

Not an issue for a year or more.

1 hour ago, Howard L said:

Hello! Filipino beneficiary here.

 

I just received my CENOMAR by mail today, which I had ordered from PSA online. It’s for my old name at birth. When I compared it to my CENOMAR from PSA I had attended an appointment for (for my current name), I noticed my CENOMAR from online does not have a barcode.

 

I am aware barcodes are important on documents like the appointment letter and the DS-160 confirmation letter. Is it also important to have it on CENOMARs that I should buy another, or not so much? Thank you! 

That is not part of the US immigration process at all, so no.

And by "back in January 2024" you do mean just a couple of months ago, right?  Your petition has not even been looked at yet.

1 hour ago, Edwardsori said:

Back in January 2024, I filed both documents required fir spousal visa. I received a NOA 1 confirming receipt of documents and that they were actively reviewing the documents. I've since seen the status change to "case is taking longer than  expected to process. Upon checking the USCIS processing timeline for petitions, I saw that my petition was amongst the "unapproved" for the month of January. 

Does this means that my petition is rejected?  Can someone enlighten me on this?

Thanks!

Dude.  Do you somehow think VJ data and USCIS are in any way connected??