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Thanks for the responses. It seems strange that including extra information would cause an RFE. I'm basically sending them documents they already have (the transcripts). I can't throw in the trash the offending documents for them, only send the good ones again. It just feels so arbitrary.

Does anyone know how to answer questions 18-20 in part 6 on the affidavit? Where it asks whether you filed taxes in the previous year? We filed for an extension, so a tax return is not yet processed, thus I would answer "no"? What would I put for my income from last year in the line for question 19? The number from the W2?

Hi everyone,  thanks for your help in advance.

We filed for Adjustment of Status (I-485) on December 13, 2017 (receipt date 12/15/17).

It is 06/24/2018 today and we just received an RFE asking for the most recent tax year's return.  Here is the text as it appears:

Here's the thing:

• At the time we filed in December of 2017, we sent IRS wage *TRANSCRIPTS* for 2014, 2015, 2016 and also 1040 forms (we left out the W2s, but it's because we sent transcripts!), along with all the other income proof
• We filed for an extension for 2017 *by mail* (so, no extension approval in writing), because we didn't have my husband's SSN.  (The reason we didn't file for his SSN before his K1 expired is because he arrived on 11/16/2017, we married on 11/28/2017, received our wedding certificate on 12/11/2017, and filed on 12/13/2017 for Adjustment of Status, EAD, and AP -- we didn't want to create confusion by filing for his SSN separately and figured that he would surely receive his SSN by April!)

Why did we get this RFE if we sent IRS transcripts?  Is it because they took so long to process our case that now a 2017 tax return is required?  (My income is well above the 125% poverty line).

What should we send for the year 2017?  I have the extension form, USPS receipt, W-2, 1099s, but don't have the IRS approval confirmation, because we filed the extension by mail.  Is it necessary for us to get the approval confirmation in writing somehow?

Here is our list for what to send them:

• Cover letter listing contents

• Letter they sent us requesting RFE

• Copy of W2 for 2017 

• Copy of 1099s

• Copy of Form 4868 for 2017

• Copy of USPS receipt showing they received the extension filing

• Copy of IRS Tax transcript for 2016

• Copy of IRS Tax transcript for 2015

• Copy of IRS Tax transcript for 2014

I've changed jobs since we filed.  Should I include new employee verification and send the most recent pay stubs?

So extremely disheartening to receive this after such a long wait.  We were so careful with every document, making sure to include as much evidence as possible, taking into account everyone's advice about the IRS transcripts.  We can't call USCIS tonight, so I've just been carefully combing through this website and the copy of the book we sent to verify that indeed, the transcripts are there and we haven't missed anything obvious..  If you've been through something like this or have advice, please help!

9 hours ago, AfricanQ said:

Good luck n congrats

thank you :D!!

3 hours ago, Ste&Sel said:

FINALLY....NOA2.......I have no idea what do!!!! So excited.

YESSSSSS Congrats!!!! !!

On 9/28/2017 at 11:05 AM, Eric&Olya said:

Petitioners, what is the most useless (in your opinion) object you've bought/are going to buy for your beneficiary? 

Eric will have to buy a hair drier for me before I come, and you can see from our profile pic why he would never find it useful

My fiance has to buy a huge suitcase for all his stuff.  We're gonna be in San Francisco, where space is at a premium like you wouldn't believe, and I already have 3 suitcases in the closet.    I could def lose one of the three, but man, how dumb that I didn't bring one of them with me to Denmark this year..

He hasn't gone into full pack mode yet so I'm not sure what else might come up.   He's very efficient, though, so this may be the only wasteful thing.  Something kind of sweet he's doing is bringing all his favorite animation films (including dubbed Disney movies) in Danish -- but he's converted them to a digital format, so at least it isn't anything that takes up much physical space.

On 10/2/2017 at 11:46 AM, Kateryna_I said:

So our case managed to get out of the NVC on Friday and today ceac status shows "Ready". 

Awaiting for a call/email from the embassy to proceed with ds160 registration and interview booking.  Medical done two weeks ago. A bit confused cause when I gave case number at the medical it was without two digits and KEV letters in the end that appeared today after case was received by the embassy. Hope it won't be an issue. 

Thank you everyone for your support. You are an awesome people and I wish all the best with your loved ones! 

 

Awesome :D!! So glad to hear it!  You were waiting so long, gees.

13 hours ago, TearsOfBabylon said:

To all on here that still know me, to those who don't: Good luck for all of you, congratulations to all approvals and progresses! It's so great to have the back of this community - and of course especially the Anonymous March Whiners, which I'm a proud part of!

Aww I'm so happy for you two!!  Thank you for being one of the first friendly faces on the thread!  I was really stressin about that NOA2 at the time and you squashed a lot of the bad feelings with your kindness.

Wishing you all the best!

8 hours ago, Kateryna_I said:

Congratulations! 

Happy and bright news of the day!  

Wish you to have the soonest interview day available and visa approval!  

 Дякую!! 

4 hours ago, Ste&Sel said:

Come on NOA2 and anyone else still waiting. March 13th NOA1 was not a good day to be a part of.

Oh no, you're still waiting  it's gotta be soon now.  Has to be!!

2 hours ago, Georgia16 said:

I did not show any ID at all for neither my son or I when we flew from CPH to STK. But your DL   

Perfekt. Tak!

13 hours ago, Scandi said:

He needs to stay long enough to attend the interview, that's it.

 

Them keeping the passport is a very good sign, so hopefully they do. Yes once the visa is issued it'll be glued to one of the pages in his passport, then the passport along with the sealed envelope will be sent to him.

 

There won't be any fee that needs to be paid at the time of the interview. There is a $265 visa fee though, it'll be paid when he schedules his interview after he receives the email/checklist from the embassy.

 

 

Thanks so much for your help!  Yeah, hopefully they'll keep the passport, eh   

Does he need anything special to travel between Sweden and Denmark if not the passport?  Just another form of ID?

7 hours ago, Georgia16 said:

Tillykke med NOA2

Mange tak!!  

(Jeg taler kun lidt dansk, men mere snart!)

Hi everyone

My fiance and I are going through the K-1 visa process.  After 179 days of waiting, we finally got our NOA2 and just got our case number assigned at the NVC on September 22nd.  I see some have posted about the incredibly long wait for the IR1/CR1 and I just wanted to let you know that it took a good deal longer than many of us expected to get through the USCIS, so hang in there. 

I have a couple of Scandinavia-specific questions that I'm hoping someone could help us with:

• My fiance is traveling to Sweden from Denmark for the interview.  Does he have to stay longer than the day of the interview? 
• Do they keep the passport?  Is the visa affixed directly in the passport or is it a separate document? 
• Is there a fee for the interview itself?

Thank you in advance!  Wishing everyone luck with their process. 

On 9/22/2017 at 10:17 PM, Eric&Olya said:

Good luck!

thank you !!

Just now, AnJ Co said:

Did I miss something?  U got approved and at NVC????

 

Congratulations!!!!!!

Thank you !!! 

Yeah, things are finally moving!  So happy and relieved!!

Hi everyone!

Called the NVC today and they've received our petition!  And the case number is assigned !! 

I looked at the tracker, and got a little bit confused. 

"Please follow the instructions you received from the National Visa Center (NVC) that list the six steps you must take before NVC can schedule your visa interview appointment. This includes submitting to NVC various fees, forms and documents. Once NVC has received all the required items, they will let you know if anything is missing or incomplete."

Could someone help me with a couple of questions I have:

• The tracker links to this page here https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/immigrate/immigrant-process/approved/contact.html but these seem to be unfamiliar instructions (something about assigning an agent?). I'm assuming that these are bunk and relate to other visas, right?
• I have the I-134 and the supporting evidence, the updated letter of intent, copy of the i-797 approval all ready.  Is it time to send it out?  Should I be sending anything else?
• When should we submit the DS-160? Should we wait until my fiance receives instructions from them or can we do it now?
• Should we only schedule the doctor appointment once he gets instructions from the embassy?
• I know the fee for the DS-160 is $265.  Are there any other ones, aside from the doctor's fees, for the interview?
• What sorts of things will my fiance need to send to the embassy before we can schedule the interview, if anything?  I read in a couple of posts that you needed to send stuff away after you receive Packet 3?
• Do you only need to go to the embassy for the interview or to come back later when the visa is ready?  Do they keep your passport until the visa is issued?  Do they mail you the visa?  (My fiance lives in Denmark, so the interview will be in Sweden -- we're wondering how long he'll need to stay in Stockholm to attend the interview process).

Thank you in advance!! 

Wishing you all speedy wait times.

8 hours ago, S*UK said:

I didnt have chance to post yesterday, it was such a long day. I left the house at 8am to head down to London for a 15:10 medical appt. I didnt arrive home until 23:00. CRAZY and tiring.

 

Thank you for posting this!! So useful.  Glad everything went well!

18 hours ago, Holly♡ said:

 

Here is what I did and it was fine.
I had read somewhere that a letter from your bank was needed to go with the I-134 so I also included that.

I know there has been talk about what people have taken for interviews and what should be taken and this is what my F took:
From me:
       Stuff that I mailed (because of wet signatures) also I used DHL so it would get there in lightning speed time -2 days to be exact- and to make sure that it did get there since these are very important documents. Also, I included 2 of everything just in case and kept one of everything for myself just in case and they ALL had wet signatures:

• certified divorce decree (a copy was not good enough- I had to go to the courthouse and get this)
• letter from HR
• letter from bank
• I-134
• updated letter of intent to marry (I added much more to mine to mine explaining our wedding plans and details)

      Stuff that i put in a file and emailed to him to make the mailed envelope lighter and cheaper:

• bank statements
• w-2's from last 3 years
• pay stubs for the last 4 months
• wedding dress receipt
• room confirmation (for wedding and honeymoon)
• plane ticket confirmations for all who are attending our wedding in FL
• work leave request and approval for wedding/honeymoon dates
• I-797
• Letter from NVC

From him:

• he took a LOT of skype screen shots for proof of ongoing relationship (way more than I had submitted which was only 20)
• more photos - like 5 more different ones (and we do not have pics of us with the others family because we have never met the others family in person since we went to Mexico to meet in person)
• 7 passport photos (for medical and interview... maybe it was 5- i can't remember now =/)
• Vaccination records
• police certificate
• sealed envelope from the medical place
• original and certified? copy of his birth certificate
• proof of his payment
• the DS-160 number (I didn't do that so, I am not sure what that was called)

The embassy already had the packet that I had sent to Texas on March 31st so there was no need to take anything that was already included in that.
I can't remember anything else, but I am sure there was more. We made sure to have more than enough so there would be no problems and there wasn't! It did not matter that we had only met one time in Mexico. I did not send tax transcripts either.
At the medical they asked him for his A number which he couldn't find and when I told him where it was and he gave it to them, they said that wasn't the right number and ended up writing down the case number that was assigned from the NVC so that was kind of weird. And then at the interview they did ask him a LOT of things... like a LOT! I was surprised at how much they asked him.
A bit of advice for anyone who is doubting anything that needs to be taken... if you are unsure of something... just take it. You could never have too much and it is better to be safe than sorry.
Anyhow, this is what we did and got approved.
Hope this was helpful for any who are not sure about things.

Wow, thanks so much for this!!  Super helpful 

20 hours ago, Eric&Olya said:

You've described everything very well but there's something I'd like to point out:

- don't send the original of NOA2. It is the beneficiary's most important document until they get a greeen card, it would be very unfortunate if it gets lost in the mail

- a police certificate is mandatory, not just in case, and it really is best to start asap

 

Thank you! I'll update my post (actually, it wouldn't give me the option for that anymore, but I will note your tips) 

32 minutes ago, mayra and dan said:

Yeah that's the one that my fiance needs to send right? I want to make sure i have the right form

Check out http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1guide for some instructions of what's to come.  Those instructions don't mention the DS-160 for some reason.

Here's what my fiance and I have been able to find out.  Disclaimer: I haven't been through these steps myself.  Just trying to help you out.

Those in the know, please correct me if I'm wrong or missing anything.   We haven't completed any of these steps yet, so it would help us so much if I'm mistaken about anything! 

- The US citizen needs to fill out i-134 and provide proof that they can support their fiance financially (must be 125% the poverty level or so -- check https://www.zanebenefits.com/blog/2017-federal-poverty-level-guidelines for 2+ people):

• letter from the employer attesting to salary (signed by your employer!)
• tax transcripts or w2, showing your wages
• paycheck stubs for the last few months confirming the salary
• bank statements confirming deposits
• if you don't have enough income showing with just the salary, you can do savings account, etc but you'll have to check the guidelines to make sure the funds are sufficient

- US citizen will also need to send another intent to marry letter to the fiance with a more recent date (might be good to have your fiance do a new one too).

- US citizen should make a copy of the I-129f approval letter (the i-797) and send the original to fiance (someone please confirm this)

- Fiance can start filling out the ds-160 online (they'll need a passport photo taken within the last 6 months, and depending how long your I-129F took, it may have to be a more recent one), but don't submit/sign it until you're asked for it -- you can save your progress in the meantime, though.

- Fiance can apply for a police certificate just in case the embassy asks for it -- this may take a long time to get, so best to start ASAP

- Fiance should find out where they'll need to schedule the doctor appointment just to be prepared.  Make sure to get a copy of the DS-3025!  You'll need it for your Adjustment of Status process, later, else they'll make you get checked up/vaccinated again

- You should prepare some more chat/phone logs and some more recent photos, as proof of your relationship since filing the I-129f.  These will need to be brought to the interview.

- If you guys haven't already done so, the I-129F petition copy and all the documents/photos you had there should also be sent to the fiance for the interview.

All of the documents US citizen sends to the fiance (i-134, intent to marry, employer letter) must have original signatures -- they'll check for that. 

Don't forget about the CEAC tracker, once the NVC receives your case and the case number is assigned. https://ceac.state.gov/ceacstattracker/status.aspx

36 minutes ago, mayra and dan said:

What is the number of the document for the affidavit? Anyone over here that done with the process in Dominican republic that give me tips and sugestion

Are you referring to i-134?