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5 hours ago, little immigrant said:

Will you file AOS again? 

Yes, we have decided to stay Married and file the AOS again, she is coming back here to Colorado on 2/24/2019.

On 1/8/2018 at 6:09 PM, Boiler said:

Setting you up for a VAWA? Seems very common.

Yes I have heard it is common, but she actually never mentioned abuse. Everything she has done actually seems to be a way of trying to force me to come back to her. She has been completely crazy at times but I think I have misunderstood why she was like that. I have been so used to people with ill will around me that I couldn't even comprehend someone doing emotional and hurtful things with good intentions rather than trying to hurt someone.

On 1/9/2018 at 6:36 PM, Daisy.Chain said:

It sounds like your wife may feel cloistered, especially if she is living basically alone and can't take care of some basic needs. I hope you are giving her time to adjust!

 

You are unlikely to run into problems with law enforcement for what you described.

 

Thank you Daisy, I think you were actually exactly right. She was going through an adjustment period and neither of us was able to see that this was the reason for so much of her behavior. I reacted in completely the wrong way, I should have had more patience and pushed through the difficult time. We have now been separated for almost a year and this has actually been a good way for us to calm down and talk, unfortunately I also cancelled the AOS when we were first separated and I still though we were done for sure, so now we have to deal with that.

On 1/8/2018 at 5:27 AM, Chris Duffy said:

I agree it sounds like a disaster, and the wildcard is what she tells the police.

 

I would start making plans to divorce, seek a lawyers help and get an escape plan in order.  Life is too short to be in a unhappy relationhsip

Well, she never followed through on any of her threats toward me. She left to stay with a friend in another state and with the separation we have both had time to cool off and talk about things. I realize that I have made many terrible mistakes and was too angry and emotional to see what I did wrong, and she has also apologized for her behavior. Thank you for your reply Chris.

Hello everyone, I'm looking for some advice on filing a 2nd AOS after I cancelled the first one. My wife and I had some culture shock problems and it looked like everything was irreconcilable. We have both looked at our mistakes now and decide to work things out. I cancelled the AOS but we are still married and I plan on filing another AOS with her. Does anyone know if there is anything different I need to do the 2nd time filing since I am the one who cancelled the first time? Should I write a letter explaining the situation? Should I talk to an immigration lawyer or anyone else?

Also a more urgent issue is that I'm moving to a new apartment and my application was approved, I am moving in a few weeks, does anyone know if there will be a problem approving her to be on the lease since her AOS was cancelled and is not currently  pending? Thanks very much for any info or replies. 

On 1/8/2018 at 5:27 AM, Chris Duffy said:

I agree it sounds like a disaster, and the wildcard is what she tells the police.

 

I would start making plans to divorce, seek a lawyers help and get an escape plan in order.  Life is too short to be in a unhappy relationhsip

Thank you everyone for the replies. Yes it is a disaster. I keep trying to see if we can at least get along but she keeps coming up with reasons to blow up at me, and tonight was the final straw. 

Anyway, I am going to pull the application and get divorced. I really can't afford the lawyer but all I know is I never did anything even close to abusive to her. Does anyone know the fastest way to cancel the petition? if I call USCIS would they help? Should I get divorced before cancelling the petition? I'm not getting a lawyer I'm just going to tell them I never neglected her or laid a hand on her if she claims that, so if anyone has any advice about proceeding without a lawyer it would be appreciated, thanks again.

Hi everyone, I have a question about a claim my wife is making. She is threatening to involve law enforcement because I am neglecting her and I would like to know if she has any grounds to make this claim.

I was staying at my boss's house watching his place while he was gone. The first few days I stayed there with my wife but she was acting very crazy, insisting on arguing, and intentionally keeping me and my 5 year old son awake at night with loud music and standing in the room loudly talking about what she was angry about. I told her if she doesn't stop she would have to go home while I stayed at my boss's. She didn't stop so I took her home the next day. Since then she has had food, a warm place to stay (my place), internet, a phone to use, and a little spending money. I told her to let me know if she needs anything. She got sick at one point and I asked her what she needed and her symptoms. She had a fever and was tired and felt sick to her stomach, so I went to check on her and gave her ibuprofen and asked her if she needed anything else, she said no. She stayed with a friend for a few days because she felt neglected while I was at work and she was sick. She was sick for two days but was feeling better today.

So today I am still not staying at home with her and it has been a little over 3 weeks. She has still been angry at me and argumentative when I am there so I am staying with a friend for now. She asked me this afternoon to take her to do laundry at the coin laundry and get her Popey's Chicken. I told her I couldn't today and would be there tomorrow after work. She got very upset and said I was treating her badly. Then later says she is getting law enforcement involved. Does it sound like I did anything wrong here to the point where law enforcement or immigration would do something? Thanks for reading.

12 hours ago, Natelopez said:

At last my CASE was approved 3 months a4ter the case that has been stuck in Received lol, 

Guys what are the next steps ?! and As a homosexual in a homophobic country/4amily is it going to determine my denial at the US embassy in my local embassy ?

Thank you in advance 

I think I am just ahead of you in the process. I am currently filling out everything to send to the embassy and my Fiance is doing her part too, so if you want help or ffor me to just tell you what I'm doing I'd be happy to. Here are the basic steps that have been laid out for me:

1) Petitioner: Receive NVC case number (mine starts with MNL for the Manilla embassy)

2) Petitioner: Prepare affidavit of support and financial documents (for me this is step two because I am using a service and it takes them a few days to prepare this for me while I do other steps)

3) Foreigner: Get NBI clearance and cenomar

4) Either: Fill out form DS-160 https://ceac.state.gov/GenNIV/Default.aspx (DO NOT save and come back, it often screws that up)

5) Foreigner: Pay embassy visa fee ($265). Deposit slip here http://ustraveldocs.com/ph/pmisdepositslip.htm?amount=265&country=philippines

6) Foreigner: Set embassy appointment, call or go to http://www.ustraveldocs.com/ph/ph-niv-appointmentschedule.asp

7) Foreigner: Medical exam, at least one week prior to interview

Just now, MsCompE said:

ooops pardon my math. i just realized. i meant 6 instead of 9.

No worries, I knew what you meant lol. Thanks again.

7 hours ago, MsCompE said:

If you'd go by the book as per form I-134 instructions, it says paystubs for 3months about 9. But some just carried a couple of paystubs. I think forms w2 and 1044 have more weight over paystubs. 

 

Personally, I carried 9 and w2s but it wasn't checked on the interview. Although it is part of the interview requirements, I dont know of anyone who got their I-134 checked during K1 interview at USEM.

If the interview is set at the scheduled time, I will have taxes showing less than %100 poverty while I was a student thru 2016, but about $24,800 per year (3 dependents w fiance) for maybe 6 weeks.

But thank you for the reply. It is good to know that they may not check, that would be much easier lol. It's odd though, I thought the NVC was supposed to check my income first but they asked for nothing. As of right now the ONLY time I will have to show it is at the interview. It seems like my case is being pushed through pretty fast. Once the USCIS sent the petition over to the NVC, I waited 2 weeks and called the NVC to make sure they got it, and they said they had already sent it to the embassy! Does this sound normal?

9 hours ago, Ben&Zian said:

 

Technically yes... I supplied 2 months worth when I sent my partner the I-134 (so 4 pay stubs for me) so for you perhaps 8 would be better?

Thanks for the reply. Yes I'm sure 8 would be better but that's probably not an option for me unless we delay the interview. That actually brings up another question, what happens if they deny the visa because of too few pay stubs? does it just get delayed until you have enough?

9 hours ago, Shokra said:

Yes - Four paystubs is just that 4.  Me, personally, I'd provide 4 - 6 paystubs as well as my W2

 

I know it's technically four pay stubs, I'm just wondering if it is viewed any differently if you have four pay stubs to show in a month vs only one or two. I often see people on this website talking about how many pay stubs to submit rather than for what period of time. Thank you for the reply.

9 hours ago, Shokra said:

Yes - Four paystubs is just that 4.  Me, personally, I'd provide 4 - 6 paystubs as well as my W2

 

Ok thank you, I will provide as many as possible, but I may only have two because I'm starting a new job. I was just wondering if it's better to hold off on the interview until I have more pay stubs.

Hi everyone. I was just wondering if I get paid every week would the Manilla Embassy consider one month of pay to be four pay stubs?

Thank you for the reply! that really relieves some anxiety.

With my income though my taxes show less than $12,000 in both 2015 and 2016 because I was a student using the GI Bill working part time. In reality I was making about $29,000 per year but they don't count the GI Bill money. Since October 2016 though I have been full-time and over the poverty guidelines even through changing jobs, and if I go back to my old job I will be making more and my boss will give me the letter stating my income and intent to keep me permanently hired.

Hi everyone I am still very new to this site so please forgive me if this has already been answered, but I have already searched the website.

My question is about changing address during or just before the NVC has received our petition. I received my NOA2 17 days ago but have not received my NVC case number yet. I was planning on moving in two weeks for a better job offer (again). Is there any point during the K-1 process that changing address will cause a delay? I was told there would be at some point by a service I am using, but I'm not sure if that's right. That is my main question, anyone who is willing to read more detail about my situation read on, but it is a bit complicated.

This would be my second job change and move during the K1 process, and I would be taking my old job back with an increase in pay. I filed the petition on October 31st 2016, moved December 17th 2016, got my NOA2 February 10th 2017, and am now waiting for my NVC case number.

I was also thinking of keeping my current address after moving and having my Dad forward me the paperwork and/or info, so I am also wondering how much relevant paperwork I will be receiving after I get my NVC case number. When I look at the timeline on VisaJourney it doesn't look like much, plus I will be following the instructions of the service I am using for everything I will be sending to the NVC (don't worry they have done an excellent job so far, filipinafianceevisa.com). The other concern I have is if I keep my current address but actually move, I may have to show up with/send in paystubs with an address that does not match what they have on file, and even if my boss can put another address on them, I may have to submit old paystubs from when I worked there before that do show a Colorado address.

My other concern is how they will view two job changes in five months. I do not have a hard time holding a job, here in California was just an opportunity that did not pan out as well as I had hoped. I am also a Marine Corps vet and could always go back in if need be. Anyway, anyone who takes time to read this or answer thank you.

On 1/16/2017 at 10:39 PM, Hank_ said:

Embassy lists the MOST RECENT TAX RETURN, even self-employment pay taxes.

 

EVIDENCE OF SUPPORT. You should be able to demonstrate that you will not become a public charge or burden on the U.S. taxpayers for financial support. A completed I-134 Affidavit of Support Form may be useful to the consular officer to evaluate your petitioner’s ability to be financially responsible for you. You may also be asked to submit your petitioner’s most recent U.S. Federal income tax return (Form 1040) and wage statements (Form W-2). Employment letters stating salaries and bank statements may be included to substantiate the I-134. Download Form I-134 at http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis.

 

https://ph.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/82/2016/08/K1-and-K2-Applicant-Interview-Preparation-Instructions-08112016-English-336KB.pdf

 

Now here is the "gamble" part, since 2014 the embassy has been sporadic on asking for support evidence, many times they ask for NOTHING with the K-1.

If you go the K-1 route you can try a co-sponsor, the embassy does accept them, just not required to do so.  When they do accept a co-sponsor with the K-1 the look for a close family member, your dad would be an ideal person.    But like said this is all a gamble.

What about the NVC website where it says "If you are currently self-employed in any of the following ways, you do not need to obtain submit evidence of income:

• Babysitter, elderly caretaker, construction worker, handyperson, housekeeper, landlord, musician, nanny, seamstress, tailor, artist, or writer."

https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/immigrate/immigrant-process/documents/Step_4_Collect_Financial_Documents.html

This is under the section explaining what to do if your tax returns DO NOT prove you meet the income requirements. Maybe you could become a self employed handyperson or artist?

I'm not sure if this would work, it's as much a question to others as it is an answer to you, but I hope it helps. To me the language seems pretty clear. ANY FURTHER INFO ON THIS IS APPRECIATED MUCH, THANKS!

What about the NVC website where it says "If you are currently self-employed in any of the following ways, you do not need to obtain submit evidence of income:

• Babysitter, elderly caretaker, construction worker, handyperson, housekeeper, landlord, musician, nanny, seamstress, tailor, artist, or writer."

https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/immigrate/immigrant-process/documents/Step_4_Collect_Financial_Documents.html

This is under the section explaining what to do if your tax returns DO NOT prove you meet the income requirements. Maybe your husband could become a self employed handyperson or artist?

I'm not sure if this would work, it's as much a question to others as it is an answer to you, but I hope it helps. To me the language seems pretty clear.

What about the NVC website where it says "If you are currently self-employed in any of the following ways, you do not need to obtain submit evidence of income:

• Babysitter, elderly caretaker, construction worker, handyperson, housekeeper, landlord, musician, nanny, seamstress, tailor, artist, or writer."

https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/immigrate/immigrant-process/documents/Step_4_Collect_Financial_Documents.html

This is under the section explaining what to do if your tax returns DO NOT prove you meet the income requirements. Maybe your husband could become a self employed handyperson or artist?

I'm not sure if this would work, it's as much a question to others as it is an answer to you, but I hope it helps. To me the language seems pretty clear.

Yes it will affect it, since you will need to declare a household size of 3 rather than 2 for the affidavit of support requirements.

So what happens if I don't make enough? She just can't come here?

Hello everyone, new to VISAJOURNEY starting today. Just wondering if having a child will affect the income requirements for bringing a fiance from the Philippines? I have been divorced for 1 year and pay $400 a month. My income from my job is only about $12,000 a year, but I also get paid with the GI bill, if you include that it would be closer to $30,000 a year. I will be starting work full time in December making $25,000 a year. I know some places consider GI bill pay income and some don't, so if anyone has any info that could help it would be appreciated, thanks.