Clint&chai

I am curious if anyone has found themselves in this situation

Application recieved 01/25/2021 and ext letter 1/28/2021

not a single notice since, no notice we are using your prior Biometrics, no appointment, Nothing, Status is Case being processed.

I am confused about not getting some sort of notice RE: Biometric's , every other timeline I see there was either a notice of using prior or an appointment within 3 months... we have nothing at all, Anyone else have this happen? 

1 hour ago, karor said:

I have a question regarding taxes. Are you filling jointly/married or is the USC filling separately but as married? 

 

I had income up to May 2017 in my home country and I am filling there and don't know if I can file in both countries? 

 

Thank you if anyone can answer if they worked in 2017 prior to coming to US and how are they filling that income. 

We are filing jointly he worked prior but we did not include his  from out of the USA we did get a ss number and filed joint he is still unable to work without EAD so next year will be little income it's looking like ead will be June or July only the balance of the year will apply next year

1 minute ago, N & JJ said:

Thanks! I’ll be following you. Have you gone to your biometrics appointment?

Yes ....march 22.....in Bellflower

1 minute ago, N & JJ said:

Is anyone in the Los Angeles area? We are threading in. Our filing date was February 12, 2018.

We are in long beach...file date Feb 20

On 3/16/2018 at 6:45 PM, Zachary Nguyen said:

Thank again! 
Just in case they don't accept my 2017 tax returns, I may have to find a joint sponsor. But I have questions about the income tax for the last 3 years: do they really care about my 2016 and & 2015 tax? No matter in the year 2017 I make more than the poverty guideline? 

If your tax return is completed i would send that and bank statements with a letter if you just going for 2 people your 2017 income is plenty but if you have savings etc send that too, they are very concerned about having money tk support you immigrant spouse

Hey filed AOS  13 feb 2018  now the long wait....... 

20 minutes ago, marc941 said:

Hello my fellow March K1 friends;  One of the big days is finally here ... I'm in Santo Domingo for my fiance's visa interview at 7am tomorrow!  Please cross fingers, toes, arms, legs; say a prayer; do a dance!  We'll take whatever we can get.  I don't think I'm going to sleep at all tonight.  One thing is certain: there will be tears tomorrow ... either tears of joy (and relief) or tears of despair!

Congratulations.... you are so blessed with this whole process, happening very quickly,  I see no way the universe is going to allow anything but tears of joy....... best of luck to you both

6 minutes ago, Tawfik & Marzanna said:

thank you for the answer, I really appreciate it. I did submited DS-160 yesterday and printed teh confirmation, now I prepare for the filling the I-134 and I need employment letter sample, do you have any ideas? is it ok to submit just one pay check, my petitioner just got a new job is that ok?

 

you will need his tax return, I don't think one paycheck stub will be enough, I think if you research on this site you might be able to find an example, there is box at the top that allows a custom search, use that type in what your looking for and it will search the site and you can get a bunch of specific information that way.... I am retired so I don' t need to send a letter of employment, but I am sure there are example you can find, there is lots of information on this site, but it is his tax return and he must make at least 100% federal poverty level so just under $17000 per year and you will have no problems, if he does not, you need another sponser....

On 7/19/2017 at 0:09 PM, Tawfik & Marzanna said:

hi

I cannot confirm to you if that is a mistake, I am refering to experienced members here and their guidance. Some people here did answer no and apparently that was correct because they did not had problems with that during the day of interview, and as I was filling the DS-160 when in that questions in the help section it explains who are immediate relatives (image attached), so I did answered according to the guidance, yet I still did not submit my DS-160.

 

you did it right, they make an exception and in the box beside the question this list the fiance as a relative.... you did it right don't worry about that part of it...... I just finished ours last night and we answered yes too.... that little box beside the questions is all the answer you need

1 minute ago, Going through said:

Nah, my husband isn't interested in Canadian-anything.   After my N400 is over, I plan on getting my daughter's Canadian proof of citizenship since she was born in the US.  As long as I do it before she turns 14 (she's 11 now) it's just a matter of mailing in a few of my ID documents, her birth certificate and a photo of her...no fingerprinting or interview or anything like that.  She's already dual by birth, just need the proof of citizenship so I can get her a Canadian passport.

 

I did not use a lawyer...I figure so long as you can read and write and understand English reasonably well, and don't have anything major in your criminal past, then a lawyer isn't really going to do anything you can't already do yourself.  Just my opinion though.

 

Trudeau is the best, and his father was a wonderful Prime Minister too!  Easy on the eyes too  

That's too bad, great thing to do for your daughter..... glad to hear your response about the lawyer I felt the same way, my fiance is Chinese/Malay who is a PR of Singapore, English he speaks but has trouble with understanding some things but he speaks pretty well and the little things like context and grammar are hard at times, we just completed his DS 160 last night.... from this point on it should be easier for him, but this was hard for him and frustrating as so much of it seems so pointless LOL....

It is a smart thing to have two passports, just is, your husband should re consider.... because as things are going we might need to apply for visa's for travel to many countries soon, I know the EU is  considering pulling the USA from reciprocity, as we don't extend it to all the nations in the EU.....and honestly you all have better health care overall I  think, but I am older so that stuff is important to me......but options are always a great thing to have... I wish I had done the canadian thing sooner, my dad always told us we could and sure enough when I researched it after this election LOL it was true.... 

Just now, Going through said:

I was being sarcastic when I said no tax dollars in the first part of the post you quoted, I should have worded it differently, I admit.

I wish it were more cost-effective....I was looking at the cost of the Adjustment of Status now, compared to when I applied for that in 2005 and the difference just blew me away!  Sometimes I think there would be less undocumented immigrants if they didn't make it so damn expensive to become  documented.

 

I'm the Canadian, my spouse is the USC.   You should apply for proof of citizenship in Canada, too, since your father is from there!

Funny you say that, I plan on doing that, I just got his birth certificate from New Brunswick but I want to be well on the way with our process here before I do, but I plan on doing just that, now tell me is your spouse going to get his Canadian citizenship via your marriage? I am hoping I can do that with my fiance who will be my spouse by  then, we are a same sex couple and Canada does recognize it, so we would have dual citizenship.... I love you PM by the way...... 

your probably right about the fee's adding to the illegal problem, but the bigger problem is employers who are willing to break the law.......but our focus is on  the migrant not the business which is just sad...... the fee's are very high and the process beyond the fees, the physical is very expense for my fiance, in Singapore he could get a complete physical for about $100. and it will be $300 or more because of this... very sad....... It is nice to see your still supporting this site even as far as you are, your at the end... how wonderful for you both....... I look forward to that day, but I want to personally thank you for the support on this site, people need it the process is so confusing and scary.... I have found the people on this site to be very helpful and your an inspiration to many like beacon of light that there is an end.......... did you all use lawyers? I hope to not have too with this site

no you said no tax payer dollars, which is not true.... if there is short fall in USCIS funding it would come from Tax payer dollars, yes it would be nice if they were lower and they just had a very large increase....... all this talk of the immigration problems in the US I am sure most people have no idea how expensive it is......... I went to Thailand and wanted to stay longer than the 30 days allowed, the fee was $40.00 for people coming here as a tourist I think its $165.     so sad even that is discouraging for some people who want to vacation but that is America, all about the money....... every time you turn around ..... in all aspects of life, no tax is a good tax so they make it in fee's on every level... look into building a house and see what the fee's are, it is funny how the shift is before some paid higher taxes and we had lower fee's, now we have higher fee's for everyone and lower taxes for the rich... LOL. I see you spouse is from Canada, my fathers home country, I love Canada... and congrats on your Naturalization when it happens....

they are not fully funded by fees, it is part of the homeland security department and the state department.........if you research it you will find there are tax payer dollars 

that is not totYes that tracker system on their website is a waste of time, I am way past that and it is still saying it is just received, such a waste of taxpayer dollars ...... 

Yes that tracker system on their website is a waste of time, I am way past that and it is still saying it is just received, such a waste of taxpayer dollars ...... 

On 7/4/2017 at 5:10 PM, Valex said:

I came in the US from a K1 visa. And applied for my SSN 2 weeks after my POE (I have applied 30 May 2017). The application went well and the Social Security staff only asked for my passport, visa and I94 copy. He said It would probably take 4 weeks but it would be probably earlier than that. 3 Weeks have past and I started to call the office. The lady who answered said my application is still pending and I have to wait 30days. And so another week have past and I started ringing them again. To my surprise the lady said my application is gone for some reason she couldn't explain to me. 

 

So me and my fiance decided to visit the office yesterday. Talked to this officer and he said the application is still pending. It's funny that this office in Pennsylvania is not consistent with their statement. We asked for the reason why, he said, my documents needs to be verified by DHS. It has been a month and a week now and I'm getting worried. Although I have insisted him to make a call to DHS he said my application is out of their control and all we can do is wait. He said my application is being verified in Buffalo NY DHS. We asked for the number and he said he doesn't know. He started to be very rude and me and fiance decided to just leave the office. I just don't understand why this is taking long while others could get their ssn in 2 weeks. 

 

We are getting married this week and my worry is we can't settle some joint documents/accounts that we need to settle to file my AOS since i dont have my ssn still. Any suggestion to my case? i have no idea if its just happening here in eastcoast side or its just my county here in Pennsylvania.

 

Thanks for the advices in advance.

Val

Well congratulations on your marriage if today was the day....... the social thing, I am guessing washington is such a mess they fired a ton of people and now the government is slowing down and they are not hiring or I hear people don't want to work for this admin...... but I am so happy for you... we just got our approval on our I 129 and about the do the rest in Singapore, I am going to join him for the interview........ Congratulations again....... so happy to see it really happen, the rest will work itself out........ 

that might not be a bad idea, although that could be difficult out of the country...... I would think whom ever  it is who handles your application will take into consideration your construction background, moving around like that is not unusual for the trades...... they are people on the other end of this..... 

It seems all so overwhelming keep your thoughts positive and if they want more information they will ask it will delay you a bit but from what I see not always very long over simple things from what I can see on this site. 

You should get a package from the Embassy with further instructions take a deep breath and let it our, it's going as it is suppose too..... you will get a package and instructions... don't try to over think it all..... I know easier said than done but your near the end of this step...... you don't do the DS 260 yet that is later, only the DS 160 and you need information that will be in that packet to complete the DS 160 I think, I am behind you in the process and I am the Sponsor, I am going to go to the interview in singapore, but have faith in your universe of LOVE.... be patient and wait for the package 

2 minutes ago, justus2017 said:

Thank you so much I was starting to think that something was wrong because everything came to stay still...im keeping faith and waiting patiently that's all we can do now...how do I sign up for mail notifications 

https://informeddelivery.usps.com/box/pages/intro/start.action this is where you can sign up for that service........ I was feel much the same way on Monday and low and behold it was my approval day and I called that very day and got no information at all, but then the email came and I just knew it was my approval..... This is the worst, you feel like someone else holds your futures in there hands........ very odd emotional place to find yourself, at least for me that is what it has been like, someone who does not know you or your fiance and they have to power to effect your life in such a profound way, the only way I could control my thoughts was to believe the universe has  this

don't check the tracker, it will just drive you crazy....... I just got mine yesterday and I am over a week before you so don't get to freaked out, the date on the estimate for me here was off about a week.... keep positive and keep your faith..... the process is the most intense things I have ever done and its just the beginning, but it is the almighty first approval... no news is good news to some degree...... no RFE notice either, and the email and text thing just does not notify you, sign up for the US mail notifications, I knew the day before I was getting something from USCI, that was a relief to see it in my email....... it will happen just have faith in your love...... the universe will make it happen 

Don't even go the USCI website all it will do is frustrate you, it is so far off it is laughable ........ the statistics on this site are far more accurate and even then its is not totally, but I called a tier 2 and they repeated this date over and over again, it has not been updated since April 30....... be patient and stay positive, out of the blue one day it will arrive in the mail, but the frustration of figuring out the USCI website and its purpose for that document is just useless , have faith in the universe and think positive..... if the power of the universe wants this to happen for you it will...... love always finds away.......

Well something seems to be happening overall certainly, Ben and Zions your noa 2 was 48 days, the time has nearly tripled since you got yours, but I called today and they are offically saying they are working on case for Jan 15th ...... but that is not reflective of what is on this site, I am just anxious, but I don't think this is the historical average people a ear ago were interview in 3 months and NOA 2 were less than 60 days.... something has happened at the department since the new administration took over

I am wondering if any other same sex couples have had delayed approvals ? It seems that many many more people on here are getting approvals in some cases 2 weeks after ours, I am wondering if same sex couples are being profiled for delays?