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Hi-- thank you for your reply this is information is clarified from my first post.

We're about to start gathering evidence for our I-751 but I believe we might have a problem. Our evidence has two different addresses-- a DC one and a Maryland one.

When we first came, we moved in with my parents at the Maryland address. My husband's original status was given to the Maryland address.

We moved to DC. We never notified the USCIS as we wanted to keep the Maryland address as our point of contact(our DC mail has been very unreliable).

Our bank statements, insurance info and federal taxes have been filed under the MD address and are mutual. However, we have no utilities or rental contract (as it's my parents' address).

Our rental contract is at DC and is mutual.

Utilities are at the DC address but only under his name.

Our state taxes have been filed separately as I kept the MD domicile and he took the DC domicile (for purposes of studying English at a school which required DC residency)(I wanted Maryland residency as I was finishing up school at a state school and needed in-state tuition).

My driver's license is MD. He doesn't have one yet.

Our marriage (and our 2 1/2 yr old daughter) are legit.

2 questions:

All our proof seems conflicting. What do I do?

I want to keep receiving USCIS mail at the MD address. Our DC address isn't reliable. Do I need to file the AR-11?

Thank you.

Hi-- We're about to start gathering evidence for our I-751 but I believe we might have a problem. Our evidence has two different addresses-- a DC one and a Maryland one.

When we first came, we moved in with my parents at the Maryland address. My husband's original status was given to the Maryland address.

We moved to DC. We never notified the USCIS as we wanted to keep the Maryland address as our point of contact(our DC mail has been very unreliable).

Our bank statements, insurance info and federal taxes have been filed under the MD address. However, we have no utilities or rental contract (as it's my parents' address).

Our rental contract and utilities are at the DC address.

Our state taxes have been filed separately as I kept the MD domicile and he took the DC domicile (for purposes of studying English at a school which required DC residency).

My driver's license is MD. He doesn't have one yet.

Our marriage (and our 2 1/2 yr old daughter) are legit. However, all our proof seems conflicting. What do I do?

Thank you.

Thanks again-- I've just decided to go to a local doctor who already knew about the I-693 fiance requirements. That way if he needs any further vaccinating we're covered. Thanks for your help YuandDan.

Just found this thread-- Wondering if the civil surgeon is legit and if people use him/her:

To have your vaccination information transcribed to Form I-693, the following Civil Surgeon will do it by phone and fax for a nominal fee ($10 at time of writing):

Dr. L. E. Arnold

4534 Westgate Boulevard, Suite 106

Austin, TX 78745

Tel: (512) 444-3131

Fax: (512) 447-4699

okay! thank you. I will give this a shot (ha ha... no pun intended)-- if there are any suggestions out there I'm all ears. Although upon careful reading of those directions it seems clearer. On a few other posts it was looking as if people had problems just getting the vaccination record transferred.

Is there anything specific I could say to the doctor? Thanks again!

My Thai husband and I (just married) are applying for his adjustment of status.

Okay, I've been reading different search results for the I-693 form and I-693a form and I'm still confused as hell.

I understand this from the Assembling I-485 Package:

I-693, Medical Examination of Aliens Seeking Adjustment of Status. (If you already have this from your overseas Visa Interview submit a copy that medical check form; No fee is required in this case. If you are a K-1 fiancé(e) or K-2 dependent who had a medical examination within the past year as required for the nonimmigrant fiancé(e) visa, you only need to submit a vaccination supplement (I-693A), not the entire medical report. You may include the vaccination supplement with your adjustment of status application.)

Here is the medical documentation we have:

I have an envelope that contains two letters and his vaccination documentation. One states he is HIV negative. The second states he is VDRL non-reactive. Then he has his vaccination documentation.

Next we have his X-rays. Finally, I believe (but not sure) we have some medical report in a sealed envelope from the Thai hospital.

Can I open this envelope and make a copy? What exactly do I send? Do I need to see a civil surgeon?

Please help; we are running out of time.

Visa received a couple months back! Here's a few of the details... I could go into more detail if needed but it's a pain to whip out all the paperwork again. Just thankful it's over. A bit anti-climatic, actually. All the meticulous and stressful gathering of life info and then just a quick visit to embassy and all is done. Here's a bit of the details:

Our original interview date was about the last week of October 2008. We had all the paperwork but my finances (or ablity to support my fiance)was in question. I had been living in Thailand for the past five years-- so though my paycheck was more than ample for Thailand living-- when converted I was a pauper on paper.

We had even filled out a second affadavit of support from my parents (before the interview) showing we would live with them until we had saved enough to be self-sufficient but the embassy needed further proof I would be living with my parents. (to ensure he wouldn't be going on the dole upon entry to the U.S.) They told us to collect necessary paperwork to prove my future living situation.

So, I filled out a voter registration card, some taxes and a rental form from my parents to provide further proof of future address and returned with the paperwork about 2 weeks later in November.

Day of interview returned the extra paperwork and no questions were asked of either myself or fiance. Just was silently given a card stating to pick up his visa the next day? or a day or two later. Which we happily did.

We flew into the U.S. in early December and are currently living with my parents in the cold cold cold.

As for the humidifier question from SYMBIOSIS: I totally recommend it. I was only living there for five years and I'm getting nosebleeds from the dry heat. It's pretty darn terrible.

Hi! I've posted a couple of times here. I'm a woman living in Thailand with my Thai fiancee and our first (just born) girl. Woohoo! I've been going through the visa process for some time, and things got postponed when the little one came along first.

But now the paperwork is all together and our interview is scheduled for October 14th.

Here is the unbelievable part. I have the cover letter but I've lost the rest of Packet 4. (Call it newborn baby chaos) I'd organized all our paperwork already and I believe it's in the right order but I'm paranoid that I may have made mistakes.

Does anyone have a recent Packet 4 requirement list and order. If not, mai pen lai-- I can maybe go to the embassy and get another copy. But not only is that embarrassing, at this stage of the game (with a 6 week year old) it's a major hassle as well.

Could anyone please post the list? (I've already checked the embassy website-- they don't have it.)

Thank you!

Thanks for all the great ideas! I feel much more relaxed now, I keep forgetting there are humans (rather than just machines generating more paperwork and requirements) at the embassy. I'll hand deliver with a cover letter!

Sawasdee ka fellow visa chasers! For a little back ground information: I'm an American woman living in Bangkok with my Thai fiancee. I've been here about 4 1/2 years now and am ready to go home.

I think you can see this in my timeline but we have completed all the info on my end (the American end of things) and have just finished collecting all the info for Packet 3. We haven't turned it into the embassy yet though because we have a slight problem.

I am pregnant and due in mid August (if the little ####### comes on time) but I would like to give birth here and have a couple of months of nursing/baby time and adjustment before moving back to the United State and frantically looking for a job and worrying about my finances all over again. So, that means we would like to leave Thailand in mid-October/ perhaps November.

I realize that after the visa is issued we have 6 months before we have to exit the country....that means I want to schedule a later interview sometime in May. How can I do this? My second problem is, I'm afraid if I turn in Packet 3 too late, I will be "disqualified" or have some issues.

I've noticed some of you have some experience with the embassy. I've tried writing them, but i've gotten computer generated responses and no answers yet. What do you guys recommend.

Like I said, I'm in Bangkok so I could even go to the embassy myself....but I wouldn't know who to speak to; and in a sense I'm a little embarassed since I'd be asking about the "fiancee" visa when I'm already pregnant....Yeah, I know it's 2008 but some old fashioned sense in me has recently "popped up." hee hee.

What do you guys recommend? Thank you!

Hello, I've been going through the "visajourney" for sometime now. I am the American citizen and we are in the process of the fiancee visa. We just received packet 3 from the U.S. Embassy in Thailand on the 8th of December. We've been filling out the forms getting background checks and the medical exams. Everything was on schedule. Oh, of importance! I am living and working in Thailand with my male fiancee right now.

Until, I just discovered I'm about 2 months pregnant and due in August (assuming everything works out all right.) This is a problem as us returning to the United States pregnant, there are job issues, insurance issues and it's alot more expensive to have a baby in the U.S.

From my understanding, we have 6 months after the visa is issued to get on a plane to go to America. I want to delay this process until about 2 or 3 months after giving birth. The big question I have is-- we received packet 3 on the 8th of December. How long can we delay giving all the information to the embassy (in order to delay the interview date) without having to start the visa process all over again?

I truly cannot believe I am now in the process of trying to postpone an interview, but I guess life is full of "little surprises."

Thank you!!!!

Thanks for the information AfterForever!

Also, as a warning... my embassy actually sent me expired forms. I'm not sure how this would have effected our case but luckily the web has current versions.

Thank you all for the information. It's a bit conflicting as it appears there is different requirements for different countries.

To clarify to those who stated that the DS 230 is irrelevant. It is not irrelevant in Thailand it is specifically requested as the first item to complete from the consular section in Thailand... to quote, "our office cannot process your case until this form is received."

After that is completed, we will also have to fill out the DS-156.... so lucky us.... a double whammy. but no matter-- as it's all slowly getting done-- no matter how confusedly!

Again, thanks to all the help.... (oh and thanks for moving my topic to the appropriate area)!

Hello there! I'm located in Bangkok, Thailand...and just completing the steps for the DS 230.

Problem is my fiancee has a 5 year old son who is currently being raised by his grandmother. We are not planning to take him to America now, as well...financially we aren't prepared yet and two-- the son is in official custody of his mother (my fiancee's ex wife).

We are hoping to take him in a couple of years. In the DS 230 do I fill out his son's name for "person who will accompany us later." I would definitely do it, but I'm not sure if his son needs to accompany us to the interview (although I took note that another Sawasdee visa journey member's fiancee didn't have to take their child to the interview). The reason this is a problem is although his exwife is not actually raising the child, nor supporting the child financially-- she also does not want him to go to America.

We are currently financially supporting the child, and hoping that his mother and grandmother will change their mind in the future...if they see the benefits of providing him with a few more opportunities than in his current household (and as cynical as this sounds, that his son would eventually be able to provide much more if he were afforded an education) .

But with the current state of affairs, we can not take him to the interview as the grandmother and mother feel we are trying to "steal" him.

2 questions.

1) what should i fill out on the ds 230?

2) does his son need to accompany him to the interview?

3) is there a website that supplies this information?

Thank you for your help. wacko.gif

Hello there! I'm located in Bangkok, Thailand...and just completing the steps for the DS 230.

Problem is my fiancee has a 5 year old son who is currently being raised by his grandmother. We are not planning to take him to America now, as well...financially we aren't prepared yet and two-- the son is in official custody of his mother (my fiancee's ex wife).

We are hoping to take him in a couple of years. In the DS 230 do I fill out his son's name for "person who will accompany us later." I would definitely do it, but I'm not sure if his son needs to accompany us to the interview (although I took note that another Sawasdee visa journey member's fiancee didn't have to take their child to the interview). The reason this is a problem is although his exwife is not actually raising the child, nor supporting the child financially-- she also does not want him to go to America.

We are currently financially supporting the child, and hoping that his mother and grandmother will change their mind in the future...if they see the benefits of providing him with a few more opportunities than in his current household (and as cynical as this sounds, that his son would eventually be able to provide much more if he were afforded an education) .

But with the current state of affairs, we can not take him to the interview as the grandmother and mother feel we are trying to "steal" him.

2 questions.

1) what should i fill out on the ds 230?

2) does his son need to accompany him to the interview?

Thank you for your help.

Actually, I did that. But the mission failed. which leads me to believe i either hit a "shady" translator or some little bureaucracy/money making thingie.

Well, I'm in Thailand and it doesn't appear that I fall under the Hague act...which means I have to have it certified. Most probably I'll just do them again. There's a place not far from our apartment that guarantees certification (over the web) anyways. Waste of time and money (in the short run)...but probably preferable to having questions asked later on. Damn, well....ALMOST finished.

the more i read through this forum the more helpful it is. but the newbies (me included seem to be asking the same questions over and over and over and over....) i think it's all the stress. Does anyone else have a problem with the search engine... very often i get a message something like-- visajourney has an overload of people... please attempt your search at another time. is it my computer, or just a bunch of stressed out fellow visa chasers?

Hi Kendall, I just read your post. I'm in Thailand and the exact thing happened to me and my fiancee. I then went to the USCIS site and also got the dead end links. Anyways, what did you end up doing? Thanks!

Hello! I'm almost finished but my fiancee got his birth certificate and divorce certificate translated but the company certified it with a blue stamp:

"Certified Correct Translation: (the translator's name) (translator's signed signature)" We then were also given a card with the company's address.

This is not exactly the USCIS form-- the translator never actually states that they are fluent in English and Thai. They also do not have the address or date on the document itself.

The below is what USCIS specifically asks for.

I typed name , certify that I am fluent (conversant) in the English and

languages, and that the above/attached document is an accurate translation of the

document attached entitled .

Typed Name Signature

Date Address

Should I get the documents re-translated? Will I receive an RF if I don't? What do you recommend? I actually sent the USCIS form with the documents but the company didn't sign them. Auuggh! Should I go to a different translator?

Thank you AussieWench for that USCIS link about the "address blocks." Although I've read it a couple tmes before I finally had a moment of clarity this time! Now, if we actually use a P.O. box in the address form on the I-129 F do I have to add an attachment stating the reasons? (I've read this in previous questions on visajourney. com) Is an explanation needed?

Thanks!

Well Thanks for the replies everyone!

Here is what I understand (for anyone who may be in the same situation as me)-- on the G-325A I just put my current residence and my past residences (which is Bangkok, Thailand).

On the I-129F (fiancee visa) it appears that I need to put a U.S. address.... in this case my last residence (my parents).

I called USCIS and after much heavy handed button pushing I finally got through to a live person . She was trying to be helpful but when I asked her which addresses to put where she said that by law she couldn't tell me anything. She also said that I had to be in the United States to apply for a fiancee visa... which certainly seems bizarre to me.

But with a bit of wordplay it appears the I-129F has my U.S. address-- while the G-325A remains true to my current residence in Thailand. If anyone could confirm or refute that, I would be very happy to hear your words!

Again, thanks for all the answers.... I really wish I could get a lawyer to do all of this for me but monetary restrictions make that impossible. Plus, it really seems that this should be possible without a lawyer. Rally on-- and goodluck to all.

Hello-- thanks for the replies. Right now, I'm living in Bangkok. And I've been living and working here for almost 4 years.

I don't want to change the topic, but is the fiancee visa for me-- since I'm actually living in Thailand now?

Hello all! I joined quite some time ago only to get daunted by all the paperwork and run away for a time. Now I'm back, and swamped in documents... Getting ready to send the I-129F and G-325 off to the states.

I've already searched this topic on visajourney but I'm still not clear. My fiancee and I are currently living in Bangkok together. We will continue living together and sharing an address in Bangkok until we go to America. I do not use our home address as a mailing address as my apartment building doesn't have private mailboxes. Instead, I have always used my work address (in Bangkok) in care of my boss.

I wish to know where to write this mailing address specifically in the I-129F form and the G-325.

The current I-129F has four sections I can write an address. Hello Specifically:

Part A. #2 (USC address)

Part B. #2 (alien fiancee address)

Part B. #15 (your fiancee's address abroad)

Part B. #16 (your fiancee's address abroad in their native alphabet)

The current G-325 has 1 section:

Applicant's residence last five years. List present address first.

So, where do I use the "mailing address" and where the "home address."

Thank you for this clarification.

Hi Yodrak! I made the telephone to Mr. White in Bangkok today.

He seemed quite informed (but not pushy) and said he'll email me some more information.

I didn't have the nerve to ask the costs of his services yet. It's seems as if it would be very nice to be hand-held while acquiring everything, but pretty sure I can't afford the coddling.

Anyways, thank you very much for the tip though! He helped further my understanding of the process, and gave me some "visa vernacular" as well.