RafaelTexas

My experience was that a few days after we paid all the required fees on the NVC site, my husband received an email from NVC stating the details of his interview at the Embassy in Jakarta and after that he go in touch with the assigned medical facility to schedule the medical exam.  As noted in other posts, the Hospital requires you to bring the Embassy Interview email when you go for the medical test. 

Public charge is no longer a thing.

As most of you know this process is not easy, full of stress and even more uncertainty and it is nice to know that there a whole bunch of people in this place that will answer the same question 50 times and are kind and knowledgeable and patient.  My journey is still ongoing but I have nothing but kind words for all the help I have been given here when I had so many questions, ( many of them just looking for assurances and comfort.)  You guys are tops!  Thanks

Now over one year and when I check it says that its taking longer than usual but I cannot contact them until after April 12, 2023.  Patience.

How do I remove the whole adjustment of status process from my account and change it to a CR1 visa instead?  My husband had to leave before his advance parole was approved and now we are doing the CR1 visa instead.

The problem is that there is a huge difference in tax liability, owe $ 191.00 if filing married filing jointly and $4,250.00 if filing married filing separate.  Not fair, I will file married and enclose a letter and see what happens. 

We were married in the US in July but my husband had to return to his country before his AOS, Work Permint or advanced parole was approved.  I am filing taxes now as married however, he does not have a social security nor an ITIN.  If I file married filing separate the IRS requires to submit the name, birthdate and social of the other spouse, which he does not have and if I file single, then that is lying on my tax return which is tax fraud and further more will show in my IRS expedient as single when I am actually married.  What to do, I see no other choice but to file married and enter no SSN and write a letter.

I originally started with a K1 visa, which was approved, my husband came we got married and started with the AOS, Advanced Parole and Work Permit application, however, he had to leave back to Indonesia before his Advanced Parole was approved, so now I am chaning to a CR1, spousal visa application.  How do I start the new time line with the CR1, just make the change on line and all information with the K1 is deleted?  Thanks 

My husband and I had a 40 years difference and his K-1 was approved without any issue whatsoever.  However, I am told that age difference is always a red flag they do look for.  If you have a strong case, I would not worry about it.  

My husband went back to his country due to an emergency, (which did not rise to the level of USCIS emergency advance parole.)  In any case, I wrote a letter to USCIS to withdraw the I485 and the work permit and advanced parole, so that then I can proceed to file for a spousal visa, my question is does anyone know how long USCIS will take to respond, we have checked online our status and still shows in progress.  Thanks  

Due to an emergency, (which did not rise to the level to ask for an emergency advanced parole,)  my husband left the country while his work permit, advance parole and green card application are still in process.  We filed in August and he attended his biometrics appointment in October.  Do we have to cancel the whole process with USCIS now and initiate a spousal visa application?

How difficult is to get an emergency advance parole to travel while in the process of waiting for the original advance parole card requested with the original  adjustment of status application?

It requested that we send copies of our respective birth certificates, (which had been sent with the original application.)  I sent them today via express mail.

My husband received an RFE on his I 485 asking for a copy of the sponsor's birth certificate as well as a copy of his birth certificate, (both of which were sent with the original requests that were sent back in August.)  In any case today we sent the copies via USPS Express mail that will arrive there tomorrow, the question is should we also upload the copies to the MYUSCIS account?

Thanks

The I485 was file via mail and the first NOA was received in one week later.  The receipt number starts with IOE, which means the electronic immigration system and at the very bottom of the form it shows National Benefits Center with an address in Lee's Summit, Missouri.   In some digging I have done online it mentioned that when you receive this first NOA, the address at the bottom is your processing center however, there is no processing center in Missouri, so anyone knows how can I determine where is my processing center?  Subsequent NOA for the I-765 and I-131 all have receipt numbers with IOE and the Missouri address on the bottom of the page.  Thanks

We submitted I485, I765 and I 131 to the Chicago address, in less than two weeks we received  three I 797 , one for each form we submitted with the receipt number starting with IOE,  and no where on the Notice of Action does it say where is the processing center.  The IOE means is the Electronic Immigration System - ELIS - but how does one determines where is your case being handled, whe you do the search ELIS is not one of the choices to pick to see the timeline.  Thanks

Yes we have the original and also a scanned copy.  We just wait and see what happens.

Now that the CDC said that the Covid vaccine is required when doing your medical exam, not sure who that will apply for a AOS application from a K1 visa as there is no medical as you submit your vaccine records that you brought from the Medical Exam in the country you had the interview at.  It will be interesting how they will handle.  My spouse was vaccinated on the 4 day from arrival so that is not an issue,  just how we provide the proof.

My husband, we just go married last Friday, came in on June 18th with his K1 visa approved and we have a 41 year difference, however, I did travel to visit him 8 times in the 3 plus years it took to get the whole K1 visa process completed and we spend over 150 days together in all those trips.

This is just a question.  So your beneficiary arrives with the K1 visa which has a 90 day expiration, you get married and quickly apply for the change of status and while in the process of waiting for that to be approved, the K1 expires, should there be a concern?  

My fiance visa was approved June 3rd, 2021 and we have a 40 year age difference.  Same sex couple and I visited him 8 times and spend over 150 days together in the last 3 years.  But I honestly do not think there is a 100 percent process to get approval, if you are in love, that should come throght.  Good luck.

Oh ok.....yes, then really he must have misunderstood, what will expire on June 30th is his medical exam.  Thanks much appreciated.

On the actual medical took place in January 11th, 2021, however, the hospital requested a sputum test to test for tuberculosis, which took 3 months to wait for the results.

The final results were delivered to the Embassy on April 18th 2021.

I have the following question regarding the following.

My NOA 2 was approved in March 2018 and for logistical/medical reasons, my fiance finally had his interview yesterday and his visa was approved.  In the closing comments the consular officer asked him when he was flying to the US.  He told him mid July, however, the officer said, your petitioners application expires on June 30th, so you should leave before then, if you decide to stay then you have to go through the Medical exam again, (something we certainly do not want to do because every time he has done so, its been a 3 month process.)  In any case he already bought his plane ticket to come to the US, I was just interested if anyone knows what the officer's comment are all about.  Thanks