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If your I-693 will be less than 60 days old when you file your I-485, you’re good.
If not (surgeons sig is more than 60 days), I would suggest you go back to the civil surgeon and explain that you missed the 60 day window and haven’t filed your I-485 yet, and ask if it would be possible to reissue the I-693 form to you with an updated signature and date.
Note that per this alert issued Friday, the I-693 is now valid for 4 years (rather than 2), due to COVID delays.
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Finally have interview scheduled, August 16, 2021. Been a long wait!
- ujones and JEREMA4eva
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On 1/2/2021 at 11:59 AM, JEREMA4eva said:
Interview still not scheduled, biometrics done Sept 2019! At least my EAD renewal came within a month of applying.
September 2019 biometrics here too. I think the Californians here have the longest waits.
Glad to know the EAD renewal came quickly though, I didn't send in the renewal as early as I could have so we were sweating it (needed to get the receipt in hand for the automatic 180-day extension and that took a few weeks). Hopefully a new combo card will arrive soon.
The waiting is definitely stressful!
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16 minutes ago, Moe428 said:
I had my interview today. I didn't get approved on the spot but few hours later I did get approved.
Congrats! And thanks for the report. Very helpful to know what evidence they wanted to see and what questions were asked. -
On 12/12/2019 at 12:55 PM, Moe428 said:
Yeah, I'd expect your EAD/AP probably by February at the latest.
Moe428 it's like you're our lucky charm - or "reverse jinx" - just checked and saw "New Card Is Being Produced" - this is for the receipt # related to our EAD. No update to status for AP, but of course we have our fingers crossed that it's actually a combo card that's coming.
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40 minutes ago, Moe428 said:
I just had mine scheduled today. Quite surprised, as I was expecting it no earlier than April - May. Would've been nice if it was April - May as well, since my marriage would've been 2 years old by then.
Congrats - though sorry it's not gonna be the 10-year GC. But for what it's worth, you've given me some hope that things are moving!
We're really hoping to get EAD & AP soon... according to VJ timeline & processing times, it should be any day now (though we had an RFIE that added 3 weeks to the process, don't know if that's factored in on VJ).
Anyway, good luck with the interview! How far out is it scheduled?
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11 hours ago, nick050183 said:
I'm trying to put together a list of documents I will need to submit the I-129 form. Particularly what documents I need FROM HER. And if any of the documents need to be notarized.
I highly recommend spending time with the guides on this site and info in the forums. This one (K1 Fiance Visa Step-by-Step Guide on Filing an I-129F for a Foreign Fiance) covers this stuff pretty well. I don't believe anything at this stage (the filing of the I-129F) needs to be notarized, I didn't notarize anything on our I-129F.
11 hours ago, nick050183 said:4) Evidence of our relationship.
Just to clarify, for the I-129F they ask for Evidence of In-Person Meeting, not "proof of relationship." Later in the process (getting the greencard) you'll do a separate, different "proof of relationship" exercise.The in-person meeting bit is on the I-129F form - Part 2, Question 53, "Have you and your fiancé(e) met in person during the two years immediately before filing this petition?" and then question 54 gives you 5 lines to describe it.
I used the guide here on VisaJourney (here's that link again) to prep everything. On line 54 I wrote a short description but then put SEE ATTACHED, and created a separate document that was included in the I-129F I submitted. I just followed the guide, and made a cover page with a brief description, and then wrote out details of our two most recent in person visits, and on the subsequent pages, put photos and captions from those in person visits. This was a word document that totaled 5 pages, and then I also attached as much documentation as I could as part of this packet - boarding passes, receipts from tours we went on, hotel bookings (thanks to reading up on this site, I made a point of putting BOTH our names on the hotel reservations so they would appear on the receipts/folios).
Hope that helps! Best of luck, it truly is a journey... a long one for sure, take a lot of patience and research but this website is a tremendous resource.
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3 hours ago, cmLee said:
Will be curious to follow you guys' timeline.
Likewise! I wonder if your application goes faster as you’ve been “in the system” for so long (comparatively).
Did you expedite your EAD or did it just happen that quickly on its own? I mean your case is really different than those of us doing K-1 adjustments - you’re already working, so the EAD seems redundant (unless, like you say, you move).
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Just checked the site today and saw that our "Case Is Ready To Be Scheduled For An Interview" ... so, still in the waiting game but at least we're on to the next phase of the waiting game! Our field office will be Sacramento which I think has long processing times.
- GeeRaf and Carpe Vinum
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2 minutes ago, WaterLeaf said:
You'll also do the extension part, add the extension letter and the completed form.
To be clear: 2018 taxes have not been filed yet. Nothing will be owed, so no back taxes as an issue, no amended filing.
But, based on what you said I think what I will do is:
1 - finish and file my 2018 taxes
2 - reply to RFIE with complete copy of 1040 (including W4s and 1099s)
3 - also include a copy of the extension form (I will, in addition, print a screenshot of my IRS account online - it has a big note on the homepage that I have been granted an extension).
“Most current tax year” is all they asked for, so that’s all I’m going to send. There was no request about income level so I’m not going to do paystubs.
I knew this was a possibility so when we got the email notification that an RFIE was coming I ordered my 2018 tax account record (or whatever it’s called - it’s not the tax transcript because taxes aren’t filed yet). If that arrives in time I will include that as well.
Anything I’m missing?
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Received RFIE... it's for tax return... I provided tax transcripts on the I-864 for the last 3 years filed (2017, 2016, 2015), however I have not yet filed my 2018 taxes (applied for and received an extension).
I wondered about this when filling out the 864... "the most recent tax year" I guess is not open to interpretation... to *me* "most recent tax year" is 2017, the last year that I filed. I guess they want my finished return in hand.
Any advice on this? Seems like the best option is to just finish my taxes, file them, and then submit my finished 2018 1040 after I've filed. Or could I explain that I have an extension?
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On 8/16/2019 at 2:06 PM, bigjuniper said:
So, it's been over 5 weeks since our NOA and no biometric appointment letter yet. Wondering if anyone else has seen that long a delay?
Got sort of an update today via a letter from USCIS. To recap, we're a K-1 AOS.
07/08/19 - AOS Received
07/11/19 - NOA1 Date
since it had been over 30 days, we called in to USCIS to inquire about the biometric letter - we've received nothing, and like I said it has been more than 5 weeks. The officer from USCIS was very kind and helpful and said he'd put in a request to check on the status.Today we received a letter from USCIS Sacramento office, saying "We researched the status of your case and found that you have not been scheduled for a biometrics yet. Your application is currently pending. You should receive further information regarding your case in the next 60-90 days."
This is frustrating, of course (isn't all the waiting frustrating?), but at least we know our biometrics letter wasn't lost in the mail. We're going on 9 weeks now with no biometrics appointment
... hope we get an appointment soon!
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4 minutes ago, celie&joseph said:
Oh okay, no there's no text associated with the biometrics letter. It just arrives sometime after the NOA1, usually a week or two after but it's been known to take longer for others.
3 minutes ago, C&C88 said:Our bio appointment just came in the mail, we didn’t get a text notification. We only got text notifications for NOA1
thanks to you both. been stressing because we're at almost 6 weeks since NOA1.
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24 minutes ago, celie&joseph said:
What text message are you referring to? The one that states your case has been received (check cashed, etc)?
I'm wondering if the biometrics appointment letter just comes on its own, or if there is a text message notification (and/or email notification) ALONG WITH the letter.
We filed Form G-1145 with our EAD/AOS/AP application, so we got text messages upon receipt by USCIS of our application. Now we await the biometrics appointment letter, I don't know if we'll continue to get text notifications or not.
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4 hours ago, LuFlolady said:
did you fill out the form to alert you by txt that your case has been received? if not you wont receive any txt msg.....
Yes, we did, and we received texts upon receipt of the EAD, AOS, AP. My question still stands:
> Does a text message precede the letter with the bio appt?
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So, it's been over 5 weeks since our NOA and no biometric appointment letter yet. Wondering if anyone else has seen that long a delay?
07/08/19 - AOS Received
07/11/19 - NOA1 Date
Seems like the biometric appointments for most people are at about 5 weeks. Does a text message precede the letter with the bio appt?
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Thanks for the help and the quick responses. I have followup questions.
8 minutes ago, Hank_ said:No .. passports are not need to pay the visa fees at BPI .. only need two deposits slips printed from the USTRAVELDOCS website.
FYI, I (poster/OP) am the US Petitioner. My fiancee is the Filipina Beneficiary, and she doesn't post here. She told me that when she went to BPI with her 2 deposit slips to pay her Visa fee, BPI asked for her passport number, and then asked for her child's, which we don't have yet. They suggested just filling in HER passport number there. She was unsure at this point, so she texted me, and I said don't make the Visa fee payments today, lemme research this.
So, you're saying no passports needed. When she returns, if BPI asks for the passport numbers, she should tell them "those aren't needed, just take the payments with these deposit slips" (and get the names correct). Is that correct?
8 minutes ago, Hank_ said:You schedule BOTH interviews at the same time ... so YES you need BOTH passports
OK, I was hoping to schedule interview now, before we have child's (K-2) passport in hand, by filling in "pending" in the space for the child's passport number on the scheduling website. But if you're sure that the scheduling tool requires the child's passport we'll have to schedule after we have the passport in hand (it's being picked up next week).
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34 minutes ago, Hank_ said:
You need the child's passport to schedule her interview ... S-L-O-W down.
Are you saying: I need the child's passport to schedule the CHILD'S interview, or THE FIANCEE'S interview.
I'll restate my question: are passport #'s required to pay the Visa fee at BPI. Didn't get a clear answer from BPI.
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My fiancée is ready to pay for the 2 DS160's at BPI (one for her K-1, one for her child's K-2), however we don't have her child's passport in hand, as it will arrive next week.
It seems as if BPI (based on a visit there this afternoon) will allow her to put HER passport (parent) in for the DS160, and then fill in "pending" in the box on the online form used to schedule the interview. Is this OK or should we wait until we have the child's passport in hand?
Obviously I'm anxious to get an interview scheduled, so I was hoping to do it this way. Thanks in advance for your replies.
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On 11/27/2018 at 10:50 AM, Greenbaum said:
2. Checking on your embassy case number from NVC:
It will take 7 - 10 business days for NVC to receive your file from USCIS after you receive the NOA2, then another 2 - 5 business days for NVC to get your file in their system and produce your case number.
Just adding our data point to the thread. We're NOA1 June 29, NOA2 - December 1. I've called NVC twice before (probably too early), but called again today and found out that NVC Received on December 21, but no case # assigned yet. I called mid-day, was on hold for about 30 minutes.
So I guess I'll call again in a week or so and see if we have our case # yet. Good luck to everyone waiting! Remember to update your timelines! (I'm following a ton of similar timelines - great tool that's available here!). -
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18 hours ago, Angel & Joseph said:
Hi, which new website are you talking about? We filed june 28 and still waiting. Thank you 😊
Old website: https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/landing.do (that's the case status link)New website: https://myaccount.uscis.dhs.gov/
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1 hour ago, Fernanda R Sanz said:
Does anybody knows how long it takes to get the NVC letter? Does it have the new case number?
Check this thread (highly recommend following it) which user Greenbaum has set up ... many many questions answered there. (But to cut to the chase, "It's been taking about 2-3 weeks for NVC to assign the case number" - quoted from #3 in the first post of the thread I linked).
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On 12/6/2018 at 11:12 AM, Croatiausa said:
NOA1- June 29th, 2018
NOA2- December 1st, 2018
i just received the letter notifying us of our NOA2. However the app didn’t reflect this and we didn’t receive any emails! We are soooo happy and excited !
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Just checked new site and found our case was approved! Didn't get any notification or emails, though the app had "case result changed" alerts on Nov 17 and Nov 26. Haven't received the letter yet.
NOA1- June 29, 2018 (old site); July 5, 2018 (new site)
NOA2- December 3, 2018 (via new site)
I-693/immigration process driving me crazy....
in Adjustment of Status (Green Card) from K1 and K3 Family Based Visas
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We had our interview on 8/16. We got an RFE for the I-693, it came like a day or two after the interview notice. I'm not an expert, but in my opinion, if they haven't asked for it, you don't need it. It seems like USCIS is pretty good about being explicit about letting you know if they need something. Also, upthread I mentioned this alert issued Friday, which says the I-693 is now valid for 4 years (rather than 2), due to COVID delays (as long as a decision on the applicant’s Form I-485 is issued on or before Sept. 30, 2021).
At our interview, we turned in the I-693's and our interviewer basically said, "yeah, it's too bad, you didn't really need that since they just made it good for 4 years" ... could have saved some money!