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Thanks for the words of comfort. So I guess this means that I just check the darn online status board every day.

Kristen

Hey there everyone!

Any suggestions or words of advice for peace of mind will be appreciated. We received a request for evidence for our I-485 (AOS), and we sent everything in. On the request for evidence these words are written:

"You are ineligible for interim employment authorization pursuant to Title 8, Code of Federal Regulations, Section 103.2(B)(10)(ii) until ninety (90) days after the missing evidence is received."

What does this mean? I triied looking up the Title 8 section of the law mentioned, but I couldn't find that section! Does this mean we have to wait 3 months before they will even consider the EAD application? They have received our evidence and the I-485(AOS) was updated and touched but the EAD has not been touched.

I have been considering writing a letter to ask them to update our EAD, but I don't know if it will help.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

Kristen

I called the IRS, and I found out that I don't need paystubs. I just need to put my income in the gross income line, and write foreign income on the dotted line. Then you have to fill out the foreign income exclusion paperwork, and then put the result of that in another line of the 1040 with parentheses around it which means subtract (since I made so little). If anyone else wants details about this, write me.

So my next question is this. In my RFE, a line says I must submit the following:

"Federal income tax returns for the most recent tax year or certified Internal Revenue Service (IRS) copies"

Does that mean I can submit a copy of the 1040 form I just filled out or do I have to order the IRS transcripts?

Kristen

I second the previous advice. You can get anyone to sponsor you. Also don't bother with USCIS phone "non-support." It is absolutely useless, and they can't give you any information about your application. I have read in other posts that the best way to get action is to go to your district office and bring your Senator, for future reference.

Kristen

Hi everyone,

My wife is coming to the US next week on a K3. We're planning to file for adjustment of status as soon as possible after she's here.

I am graduating from medical school in the next month and will be starting work as a medical resident at the end of June.

While in school I wasn't employed, but did earn some income from old investments

I am concerned about being the only sponsor for my wife, because - even though I had decent financial assets - the income on my recent W2's has been low.

I am wondering if my father can be a co-sponsor for my wife, even though we are not going to be living with my parents. From what I can tell, it looks like he can't be included in my household size calculation so he can't be a co-sponsor!

Is this correct?

Any advice would be welcome! (I am so frustrated with USCIS phone support and the Boston USCIS office that I thought I'd start asking here first!)

Cheers

Hello,

If anyone can answer any part of this email, I would greatly appreciate it. I got a RFE three pages long, and it seems to be asking for the same thing over and over again. Basically my I-864 seems to be screwed up.

First, I think I need to resend my cosponsor's I-864. Second, I need to resend my I-864, and they seem to be asking for my tax forms from 2006. I orriginally sent them a letter telling them I didn't file because I had a very low income and I was working and paying taxes in Mexico. I didn't file taxes for 2006 because I was working in Mexico for the entire year, and I thought I didn't need to. But apparently I do.

Does anyone know about how to file taxes for foreign income? I don't have W2s or anything, so what would I submit as proof of my income? Also if I qualify for foregin income exclusion with the IRS does that mean that I don' t need to claim any income on my tax form?

Also they wrote this horrible sentence:

"You are ineligible for interim employment authorization pursuant to Title 8, Code of Federal Regulations, Section 103.2(B)(1)(ii) until ninety(90) days after the missing initial evidence is recieved."

Does that mean that my husband isn't even eligible to receive a work permit for 90 or does that mean that within 90 days they must process his application?

My husband has an appointment for biometrics next week. Does this all mean that he has to reschedule? They haven't sent us anything about it

I read in other people's advice about this process that the hotline is completely useless. I millionth that. Thank god for this website or we would all be in the pits of despair!

Kristen

Hi everyone,

I am just wondering if anyone has flown through JFK lately and triied to get their EAD in the port of entry. My fiance and I are going to be flying there in 2 days, and we are hoping that asking for the EAD in the airport is still worth a try.

Thanks!

Kristen

Hello all,

Just wanted to let everyone know that we got our visa! Miguel had his interview yesterday in Ciudad Juarez and everything went very smoothly. I will soon post an embassy review in the review section. We are super happy and relieved. It is so nice to start talking about our dreams now without saying, "okay, let's stop dreaming because maybe we can't realize them yet." I knew we would get the visa one day. I just wasn't sure it would happen the first time around. I think that if you have all your paperwork in order from day 1, the visa is surely obtainable!

I've moved on to the Working and Traveling Forum...geez the paperwork shuffle sure doesn't end with the K1! And neither do the payments to immigration!! Well, at least we know we can be together when we choose. Good luck everyone. Thanks for all the helpful posts. And have a happy holiday season!

Kristen

Hello all,

Just wanted to let everyone know that we got our visa! Miguel had his interview yesterday in Ciudad Juarez and everything went very smoothly. I will soon post an embassy review in the review section. We are super happy and relieved. It is so nice to start talking about our dreams now without saying, "okay, let's stop dreaming because maybe we can't realize them yet." I knew we would get the visa one day. I just wasn't sure it would happen the first time around. I think that if you have all your paperwork in order from day 1, the visa is surely obtainable!

I've moved on to the Working and Traveling Forum...geez the paperwork shuffle sure doesn't end with the K1! And neither do the payments to immigration!! Well, at least we know we can be together when we choose. Good luck everyone. Thanks for all the helpful posts. And have a happy holiday season!

Kristen

Hi! We got our NOA2, and now we are preparing our documents for the interview. Does anyone know about the military documents required from Mexico. My fiance doesn't have his military service document (for the required 1 year of service all males have to do in Mexico) yet and may not get it until December. Does anyone know if this document is absolutely necessary in Ciudad Juarez.

I am also wondering about the fees in Ciudad Juarez. I was confused because one document said we have to pay $383.00 and another said we have to pay $100? Do we have to pay one or the other or both?

Thanks for any help or responses!

Kristen

Hi everyone,

I recently read the responses to another quick approval from Vermont, and I know people were very frustrated because they have been waiting for months. I thought I would write in anyway about our approval because I was shocked. I also thought people might be interested in the VSC timeline. I received 3 emails today from immigration saying they have approved our case as of September 12th. We got our NOA1 on August 20th so it was a very short turn around!

We are currently living together in Mexico so we weren't dying for the NOA2, and now we are not sure how this process is going to proceed. We need to pull together his paperwork, and we might be missing an important piece. We won't be ready to go for a while, and we don't even have the cash right now to fly to Ciudad Juarez! Ahhh! If there are any other American/Mexican couples in Mexico who have gone through the interview process, I would love to hear from you!

Regarding my subject, if you have a family member or somebody in the Vermont area it might be a good idea to try sending your app through their address....I don't know what is going on in Vermont, but it is something good!

Kristen

Hi! Does anyone know how to do an address change for the K1. I looked into the AR-11 form, but that seems to be for alien residents only. Would you believe it? I took the risk, and I used my permanent address at my father's house that I have been using for 5 years, and my stepmother got ahold of my NOA-1, called immigration to talk to them about my case, and is now threatening to sabotage the case if I don't change the address immediately. Obviously, she doesn't approve of the marriage! I am going to call early morn, but if anyone knows what form I should print out so I can have it ready ASAP it would be great help. Well, the good news is that I got my NO-1 is about 6 days after they received my application. Yayyy!

Kristen

Hi again Kitkat,

I just sent in our packet to the Vermont center so we are finally on this journey! I am a little confused about the process in Mexico (maybe I am getting a little ahead of myself here.) Is the embassy in Juarez the only embassy in Mexico that processes K-1 visas? I am also a little confused about the fees. Will my fiance have to pay $383.00 for visa processing plus $135 for the medical examination? Wow, that seems like a lot of money. I would love any advice you have about the process in Mexico!

Thanks!!

You actually can file the paperwork from another country and be living there during the processing. The key is you have to have a US permanent address where they will send paperwork - it's not much, just the first Notice of Action, any potential requests for evidence if they need more information from you, and your actual approval notice. Most other communication can be received via email or by checking your status online. So if you have all the paperwork you need available or can have it sent to you (i.e. a copy of your birth certificate, etc) you'll be fine if you use your parent's address. As long as you plan to return to the US within 6 months of his receipt of his visa and as long as you plan to get married within 90 days and continue the adjustment of his status in the US, it's fine.

As for the co-sponser, you'll have to read through the guides to get an understanding of that. You will need all of the financial information in time for his interview in Ciudad Juarez. You can review the "fiance packet" requirements on the CDJ website, specifically form OF-167 which is their equivalent of the affadivit of support (although most people use the standard I-134 form there as well)

http://usembassy.state.gov/CiudadJuarez/ww...ml#fiancepacket

Good luck.

Can't you ask a friend to come to your father's or grandmother's house and collect mail and then forward it for you?

Grandmother's? Stepmother's. Dude, I'm tired...

Well, I'll figure something out! That's good to know that the Vermont center works faster! Thank god I'm sendin it to Texas! Thanks for your advice.

If you need time, Vermont is not your best option...

I meant thank god I am NOT sending it to Texas. I definitely don't need time!

Well, I'll figure something out! That's good to know that the Vermont center works faster! Thank god I'm sendin it to Texas! Thanks for your advice.

Well, that answer would seem rather intuitive, no???

Find a "responsible" person that will Fedex your mail to you.

Risk aversion..... That is the ticket!!!!!!

OKay, but I wasn't sure if it would be risky to put an address in the US that isn't my permanent address. Also my best friend (who is very reliable) lives in Texas. Whatever address I put I have to send to that state's center right? Do you think the Texas center or the Vermont center is better?

Okay thanks! Another question. My father isn't the best mail manager, and my step-mother is suspect for losing the mail too. But their address is on my driver's license and everything else. Should I use that address or should I look for another friend in the same state to help me out?

Hi! I am filling out my 129 form right now, and I am wondering about the address. I live in Mexico. Should I put my current address here or should I put my permanent address in the States. In a previous thread someone mentioned to me that they have to have an address in the States to send stuff to. Is that right?

Thanks!

Hi again,

Yes, we plan on going to the States when we can get a visa. So I must meet those poverty limits in the US huh? No, I don't even make that much here in Mexico (and I am living the most luxurious life I have ever lived!), and when I go back I plan on finishing my last semester of grad school. Does anybody know if the sponsor has to be a family member? Of can it be a friend? Also how far along in the process do we need to show our finances? Should we start now even though we don't meet that requirement and look for a sponsor?

Thanks again!

Hi everyone,

I am new to this forum, and I have to say that it is rad! I think it will be really helpful as I go through this process. I am a US citizen living in Mexico, and I work for en environmental nonprofit organization here. I earn very little money is US terms, and I have no savings (not to mention a few dents in my credit report more recently). My fiance is also poor having just completed school. He has no savings. We'll have the money for the processing fees, but I am wondering if the immigration authorities ask for any financial requirements for this visa? I read through all the stuff on this site, and I don't see any official forms about finances, but I read on a few other sites that the US citizens must have a minimum income. Is this true?

I look forward to your responses!

Thanks!