Tunapiano

31 minutes ago, AnJ Co said:

make it simple on yourself, if you have ANY kinda birth certificate from Ohio, and it has a seal, like embossed or a stamp showing it is a true and correct copy - make a copy of it and send it in.  You can also show that you are a USC by copying every single page - every one - of your passport.  Make a copy of the cover, too just to be thorough.

 

If you really wanna nail it home, send them copies of your passport and your BC.

 

As far as Long form or short form birth certificate, I do not believe Ohio has that choice.  In Ohio, it is just one form (unless things changed since I was there)  I hear Canadians talking about Long and Short forms - but never have I heard it mentioned in OH.

 

 

By the way.......        O!         H!

30 minutes ago, Keith & Monica said:

According to the instructions that USCIS provides, this is what you must submit:

Evidence of U.S. citizenship which may include any of the following:
A. A copy of your birth certificate issued by a U.S. civil authority;
B. A copy of your original Certificate of Naturalization;
C. A copy of your original Certificate of Citizenship;
D. A copy of your Form FS-240, Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States;
E. A copy of your valid, unexpired U.S. passport or passport card issued with a validity period of at least five years;
or
F. A statement executed by a U.S. consular officer certifying that you are a U.S. citizen and the bearer of a currently
valid U.S. passport.

Thank you both. 

6 minutes ago, Keith & Monica said:

Did you put the packet together by yourself?  Did you use any kind of guide to do it?  There are requirements that need to be submitted with the packet.  If you didn't send anything with the I-129f, then this is only a part of the problem.  Did you submit the Intent to Marry for each of you?  Did you submit the proof that you had met in person and that you have an ongoing relationship?  If you used the new form then the G-325A is not nec as it is a part of the form.  What about pictures?

heh as i said i didn't send in any of that but i did send a G-325A because that change was made around the same time i filed and when i requested the forms from USCIS they sent it so i filled it out. I don't see where the problem is, i got a RFE and they've requested everything you mentioned so it isn't a concern that i didn't send it becuase they asked for it, i have it so i'll send it, my concern is this long form birth certificate.

Nothing that's why they sent the RFE. i just sent in the 129f, no supporting documents so now they're asking for them and i can't find what a long form birth certificate is

2 minutes ago, Keith & Monica said:

Did you submit your passport pages when you sent in the I-129f?  

No i did not. but it is one of the ways they describe to show you are a US citizen. but if i can send in my birth certificate too then that's just more evidence to me

So i got my RFE today, one of the things it asks for to verify i am a US born citizen is a long form birth certificate. I have my birth certificate but i'm not sure if it's a "long form" version, it merely states the state i am born in, where i was born, when i was born, date filed, my parents names, the file number and my name. It's stamped by the registrar.

Would this constitute a long form or is it something else?

I have an odd question. As I posted yesterday I got my RFE for my k1 fiance visa application filed in April. But I have read some things in the past about this... Getting your k1 visa and then having a child here before the adjustment of status and green card come through. Does the fiance ( now the spouse) and/or the baby have to stay in the US for a period of time or the baby loses its citizenship? 

Back when Trump was changing things around may and June I read somewhere that one of his changes was that a newborn born to a permanent resident new to the US had to stay here for a year and neither the mom or the child could leave or risk the baby losing citizenship status. Maybe this is the wrong forum post for this i don't know. 

I should note I'm the US citizen, my fiance is Canadian. I was born and raised here 37 years ago. 

I have an odd question. As I posted yesterday I got my RFE. But I have read some things in the past about this... Getting your k1 visa and then having a child here before the adjustment of status and green card come through. Does the fiance ( now the spouse) and/or the baby have to stay in the US for a period of time or the baby loses its citizenship? 

Back when Trump was changing things around may and June I read somewhere that one of his changes was that a newborn born to a permanent resident new to the US had to stay here for a year and neither the mom or the child could leave or risk the baby losing citizenship status. Maybe this is the wrong forum post for this i don't know. 

So the affadavit that you need from both you and your fiance for the RFE stating you've met.... Is there a sample out there to see what it should look like? 

Finally! 152 days later!

Sigh 150 days today since NOA1.... it's very sad that the 90 day average we used to have is no longer happening for anyone. 150-155 days seems to be the new average

So i don't know who here has called USCIS but i just did and asked about my petition that i filed on April 24th and the NOA1 was dated April 27th. They told me the California Center where my app is was processing March 1st filers and it would be a month or more before they got to me.

144 days here and not a peep from USCIS. when i filed back in april the average time was 90 days, now it's more like 160 or 180 days. What the hell happened over there to cause this?

Hello all, I posted back in April that I applied on April 24th, noa1 was received I believe on the 2nd of May. 

My application is out of the California service center, I guess I'm wondering if anyone else is waiting this long and heard nothing. It's been over 120 days. 

So i'll give a little background on the situation with my fiance and i before asking my questions.

She was born and raised in Canada, she still lives there, we got our NOA1 April 26th so we're about a month away from any response from USCIS. She is not in a good situtation where she is now, Her brother has been mentally and nearly physically abusive threatening her life, her parents watch her son for her when she's at work but allows their son to be around her son whom he has hit in the past. She has made it very clear this is unacceptable but they refuse to prevent him around her son. We've been floating the idea around of her moving here at the beginning of august around the same time i will probably get a RFE to prove my financial stability to provide for her and her son and how i met her, etc. Being canadian she can come and go with just her passport and stay here for 6 months in a visit. 

My questions are this.

1. If she was to come here in august it's highly likely that she would get a fiance visa before the 6 months were up and we do know she would have to go back to Calgary at the time of her embassy interview, would it negatively affect the process or the visa to have her here for that time? 

2. Would her son have any issues going to school and would it affect the visa process for him or her to do so?

We do know she can't work while here which is fine, we also know that we can't get married without the visa. At this point this is an idea we are looking at to get her and her son out of the home situation which has only gotten worst in the past year.

Any opinions or advice is appreciated.

So I recently filed and got my NOA 1. My fiance and I were wondering, her son has never met his father, he's never paid child support on the court order in Canada and according to the laws in Alberta is considered an abandoned child. She does have a order from the court saying she can travel with her son. 

Would she still need a consent letter from his dad after 9 years? 

3 hours ago, LabOz said:

The child is never on the NOA's.

You will add them to the DS-160 when doing the visa application later down the road.

 

Congrats on the NOA 1

Did they cash your check or money order yet?

 

Tyler

I filed on the 24th, they cashed the check and it cleared on the 27th and I got the NOA on the 2nd. I don't know if that's fast. But thanks for the update on the child. 

Sent in my 129f on April 24th, Just received the NOA today, but i have a question.

I put my fiance's child on the 129f but he isn't represented on the NOA, my fiance lives in Canada. Would her son normally be on the 129f or does that come later for his k-2 visa?

7 hours ago, Herhorizon said:

Hello Tunapiano,

First would like to make you aware that this forum is for K-1 visa and notice that you are applying for IR-1/CR-1 visa. There is a separate forum for members that are applying for that kind of visa. As to your question about days until approval, those have been the average number of days for the USCIS to approve the K-1 visa applications prior to being sent to the NVC. Once it has gotten to the NVC, they then assign another case number to the application that will be used by the Embassy handling the visa and also that case number is a way for to track the applications progress to the Embassy. Once it is at the Embassy they then send out a packet to the beneficiary with instructions for paperwork to be completed along with the medical prior to going to the interview and getting approved for the visa. What I have just told you is the process for the K-1 visa. Not sure if it is the same for the type of visa you have applied for. Best advice is that you check with the forum concerning the type of visa you applied for to get advice.

 

You're looking at incorrect information about what I applied for. I just asked a simple question. I filed my 129f a week ago and was just asking for clarification. 

So I've been watching this thread and I'm a bit confused. I see people keep posting 130 or 120 days until approval. So is this how long it takes before you get the visa approval or before they send it off to NVC and interviews start happening? 

I guess nobody has used any service. But I do have another question. I can't seem to find the k2 forms. Would anyone know where I can get them?

Has anyone here used rapidvisa or any other website to get their visa or did most everyone just do it on their own?

4 minutes ago, NikLR said:

October filers have been approved and already married so the USCIS processing timeline is way off. 

I will definitely have to look into this then. Thanks for the information guys. I don't know what a l-129F is but I will look into it. Nice to know the processing times aren't accurate.

8 minutes ago, NikLR said:

She has a child? The child would need a cr2 if you marry first before doing any processing.  

 

Have you considered the K1? You can send the petition off asap if you have met once in the last 2 years.  An I-129F takes about 4 months.  Then your fiancee will apply for a k1 for herself and a K2 for the child.  After they obtain the visas, they can enter the USA with intent to immigrate within 6 months of their medical exams.  You would have 90 days to marry upon entry.  After that you file the adjustment of status for your new wife and her child.  This way you dont live apart after marriage.  It takes about 90 days after the AOS for her EAD to be approved so that she can work. 

 

She will need a notarized letter from the child's father acknowledging that the child is moving. Sometimes just sole custody papers work, but only if the father hasnt been in the child's life at all.  

The k1 process is shorter abet more expensive and she can still visit.  It's unlikely, however, that 6 month visits would by approved by the CBP, especially with a child and no ties to Canada.  

 

Whenever I've crossed the border with my child without her father present, Ive brought a notarized letter of travel consent.  More often than not, it's been asked for in both directions.  Same with her father.  

 

We have considered a k1 but they're still processing the applications from July and August of last year so we would be looking at next year before they'd get to it.

2 hours ago, NovaSprings said:

Ours took 11 months to complete, we had no RFE (request for evidence).  Make sure your application is complete when you send it in as RFE's cause delays.  I visited the US 4 times during the process, stayed 1 to 3 weeks, no issues  Just make sure you spouse is honest with the CBP officer as has evidence of ties back to Canada (apt lease, utility bills, return ticket, employment contract, etc)

 

Good luck on your journey! 

What if we marry in Canada and then she enters on a student visa, could we then apply for a CR1? 

Edit: she wouldn't need a student visa to come here and go to school. Special agreement we have with Canada but still would this scenario work?

2 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Sounds like a problem.

How so?