Rezaf_2000

I have a similar concern regarding the AbuDhabi Consulate in UAE. Our petition was approved about 2 months ago, and we also received a letter from NVC that our case has been sent to the consulate, with a visa case number issued.

Should we go ahead and fill a DS-160 form online? Or should we just keep waiting?

Also, does anyone know if the consulate will contact the foreign fiance(e) through physical mail or email? Or do they mail/email the U.S. Citizen petitioner?

Trilobyte, I think someone in the administration paid attention to your reasoning. They just decided to (apparently) reverse course on fiancé visa applications, and now they seem to be exempt from the ban. 

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-travelban-idUSKBN19K25Z

Good news to fiancé visa applicants, apparently late on Thursday the administration reversed their decision on fiancé visas, and they are now exempt from the ban. 

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-travelban-idUSKBN19K25Z

17 minutes ago, CookieCat said:

Could you cite your source? 

"Grandparents, grandchildren, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, brothers-laws and sisters-in-law, fiancees or other extended family members are not considered to be close relationships."

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/06/28/trump-travel-ban-us-issues-new-visa-criteria-for-6-muslim-nations.html

The latest news report indicate that fiancees are not considered to have bona fide relationship status and as such will be included in the ban. For 90 days at least, and the way I read the ban's text, possibly after that as well. 

And here it is. According to the latest updates, fiance(e) does not count as a bona fide relationship. Add in another 90 days. ☹️

We'll see what sort of impact this will have. Most citizens of these countries didn't have an easy way to get a visa without a bona fide status to begin with, and the SCOTUS ruling has even specifically mentioned student visas and work visas, in addition to relationships (which I hope K-1 application would satitsfy). So there is a chance, in practice at least, that this watered down version of the ban wouldn't change the status quo much. 

I'm in the same boat, a few days behind you. I'm hoping an approved NOA2 is proof enough of bona fide relationship, at least to get us to the interview. I guess the consular interview is what ultimately establishes the bona fide status though. 

8 hours ago, iamdegie said:

**Data may still be skewed.**

 

Feb cases touched 24-May: 31

 

Approved: 1

RFE: 21

RRFER: 4

Others: 5

 

Raw data here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7wWQs77fPiIV2lsbnB0aUQtbk0

 

	Count	%
Total cases approved so far	88	2%
Touched but not approved etc	503	14%
Withdrawn	16	0%
Untouched	3,105	84%
Grand total	3,712	100%

 

Dates touched today:

02/01/2017

02/03/2017

02/06/2017

02/08/2017

02/09/2017

02/13/2017

02/14/2017

02/15/2017

02/16/2017

02/22/2017

02/24/2017

Is it only me or does this information look rather grim? Essentially, 87.5% of all the cases touched so far have not been approved, and only resulted in RFE. Is this normal?

My fiancé and I are still waiting for our NOA2, but we are planning the move in advance. One important question is whether she would bring all her financial assets to US. 

I have heard from a friend, who heard from a friend, that a first time immigrant can bring all their money into US tax free upon their first entry. If they don't do that on their first entry and instead transfer their money later, the WHOLE money will be considered taxable income and they have to pay a sizable tax (depending on the situation, as much as 39.6% tax rate). 

Is this correct? Can anyone point me to the official regulation? I have spent a whole day searching on the internet but have not found the correct answer. 

If one's income is much more than the required (poverty) level, does he or she still need to report ALL their financial assets? Or only to show "enough" income / assets?

For some people listing ALL their financial assets would require tens of pages and supporting document, while their income and main bank account could be enough. My question is, is it required to disclose ALL of one's assets to file a I-134 form?

I'm trying to fill the i-129F form for my fiancee, and I'm not sure how to fill her address. Her address does not fit in the one line box, and is definitely longer than the 32 characters the pdf file allows. Same is true for her postal code that is 10 digits, with a dash separating the first 5 and the second 5 digits. Obviously the same applies for her address in the native alphabet. 

At the moment I have attached a continuation sheet and entered the long addresses there, but I'm worried that the USCIS computer systems enforce the same limits that are encoded in the pdf file, and this would stop her from receiving any mails later on. 

Any thoughts?