William and Betsy

1 minute ago, GreatDane said:

No, you can't correct someone else's form. You could get another joint sponsor (to make it correct), have your friend fill it out again (because even on the road, hotels have internet and computers), or submit as-is and risk a RFE/questions (the plus side it will be submitted, but an RFE will almost certainly counteract the time savings). 

 

If I were you, I'd reach out to my friend. Send him just the first page again. It'll take him under five minutes, even at a hotel.

The problem is that he signed all the pages, so he would have to send me again which according to him he won't be able to... So yeah i'll try to see if he can at least scan it and I print it here

Hey guys, I know my title is weird so let me explain. 

I am filling for AOS, and my only joint sponsor for the affidavit, checked a wrong box, saying he is the second of two joint sponsors (probably thinking my wife would be the first).  The correct option would be "I am the only joint sponsor".  He signed all the pages so I can't print them again and he is traveling and won't be back for a month.

I was thinking if I could simply maybe attach a note or redact with a black pen? Does anybody have any experience with this? Or if it's ok to "correct" by pen the form or he must print it again?

I am pretty sure if I send it the way it is I will get an RFE along the way asking "where is the first sponsor application or something".

Thanks

Good afternoon just wondering if any other brazilians have had their interview rescheduled at the embassy in rio de janeiro? Mine went from may 29 to june 6, all i got was an e-mail letting me know... I called them and they said there's nothing they can do which is absurd since i am already here in Rio.. Anyone else or just me?

9 hours ago, Lyna Dy said:

After waiting long time(31st August) I got rfe today not approved;(. I want to ask you, how many day will it receive and approves after collecting some reference to uscis. Thankful 

For us, it took 22 days after they received our rfe. 

58 minutes ago, LexiAnn said:

Hey all! We got a RFE this week and I'm confused as how to respond. I'm going to call them but was hoping someone could give some insight.

 

It says we need more proof as to how we established our relationship and they also want forms to prove the site we met on isn't considered an international  marriage broker. We met on a random chat that connected to hundreds of different sites and doesn't even exist anymore (It was almost 6yrs ago). Any advice?

You could try using http://archive.org/web/ to demonstrate it isn't. Take a look, see if you can access the archived website.

7 hours ago, MandW said:

Who else is left in this group still waiting for NOA2?

We are, we got an RFE March 3rd. Noa2 should come soon!

Anyone that sent an RFE got approved already?

Good night people so here is a quick update about our RFE that we just opened.

I hope this helps other people before sending or even if someone else also got this I'd like to know.  So basically what it says and request :

" you submitted your abstract birth certificate. However, an abstract birth certificate is not sufficient. As evidence of your U.S citizenship please submit a legible copy of any of the following: 

- Your civilly registered, long-form birth certificate that shows your birth was in the United States (Abstracts of Birth and birth documents issued by hospitals are not sufficient)

- Your Unexpired U.S passport

- 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

- Your signed Certificate of Naturalization or Certificate of Citizenship; or

- Your department of State Form FS-240, Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States."

My fianceé had this birth certificate for her entire life and it was used for everything including her passport, but apparently it wasn't sufficient in this case.

I wonder if we missed this somewhere because I'm pretty sure I never read it anywhere and I did follow the guides. BUT anyway, I'm glad it was something small. We just finished getting all her passport scanned and we are sending tomorrow, almost there now!! Hope this can help someone for future references. 

26 minutes ago, Naes said:

I saw more than one in the scans. But can't  give exact dates. Either way as August started on feb 5 and today is 28, even if it was the longest m; if they got rfe on 5 and changed today that would make 23 days.

 

but it depends on the rfe, after they receive it officially usually 1 week to 1 month, can go up to 60 days for a response.

Thank you Naes. This really test our nerves....

Anybody that got an RFE and sent it back got any update? Our RFE is supposed to get via mail today and I just want to get it done and sent it back, so I'm just wondering how long does it usually take after the RFE to the case to be approved? good luck to us all!

Noa 1 August 17 here. Got an RFE on February 23. Ugh it sucks but at least it means our K1 process was touched.

Hey guys, It's been a while since I checked Visa Journey.... Are there good news?? There was an August Approval??? OMG I CAN'T BELIEVE IT WE ARE GETTING THERE GUYS WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Hey guys!

Just a quick update, everything went super well, at the airport, i was only asked when I'd return, how did we meet and if I've been in the US before. It was super smooth!!

Hello everyone! It's been a while since i took a look at vj forums. I was hoping to see better news than a month ago but apparently nothing much has changed?

Could someone kindly just brief me in on what's going on lately? Are we still on june approvals or do we have some progress in july?

My timeline jumped to March now... I'm an August Filler 170 days

100 days here. At the beginning, we were hoping for an early January noa2.  Right now it's expected to be mid February for us, hoping we don't get any RFEs and things keep on this pace, we are aiming for the interview here in Brazil in April. 

We got tired of waiting and decided for me to go there in January and stay till end of March, at least we will be able to wait together. 

We all gotta be strong folks, this whole process tests us to the limit.

Sooner or later we will all be together with our loved ones not having to say goodbye again.

Thank you all guys! I appreciate all the help! I got my ticket for january 20 and i will return march 28. My noa2 approve date is estimated to be mid february, so i would return and go directly to the interview ( it will take +- 1 month for the process to be at my embassy). I will keep you guys updated when the time comes! 

Wish me luck!!!

19 minutes ago, AussieTam said:

I visited my now Husband June/July this year and moved here on my K1 in September. We had booked a holiday in Hawaii as part of my stay so I was obviously here for tourism purposes . They did ask a few questions but I answered all honestly . Hopefully you don't have a problem. 

Thank you! This calms me a bit! 

Did you have to show your k1 package or they just asked questions?

26 minutes ago, C-ma'am said:

You may or may not be turned around at the POE. No one here can really say. It's up to the CBP officer and that includes taking in consideration the side of the bed they got up from.

 

Not having any ties to Brazil and a clear intent to immigrate (you are waiting on a K1) surely will play against you BUT, at the same time, they may let you right in.

 

You can give it a whirl or you could consider taking a vacation in a 3rd country, maybe? Say, go to Mexico for a week?

Yeah the thing is we want to expend the most we can together. She could come to Brazil for around a week and a half too. But between 2 months and a week, there's no doubt we would go for 2 months, also the ticket price would basically be the same. And i guess you are right there's no truly way to know until i'm there face to face with the officer.

Hello guys, so me and my fiancee filled a k1 visa in August and got our noa1 august 17.  We realized (as well as a bunch of people), that the processing times are taking longer than expected. Our estimated noa2 started on January 2nd and right now is estimated mid February ( which by the way things are going I wouldn't get surprised getting it only at march). 

It's been one year since we met today and this whole distance (especially now with a 4h time zone) is exhausting us. We haven't seen each other since January 31s this year. So we have been considering another trip for us to be together while also waiting for the noa2, so we would be able to "kill" two of these waiting months at least together. After the noa2 gets approved, I would of course return for the interview and final arrangements and less than 2 months I'd be there again. So from the +- 5 6 months ahead of us we could be 2 of those together. 

The thing is and i ask if anyone has any experience or advice on this, I would be arriving at her city (Chicago), only with the returning ticket, our k1 package, our noa1, and possibly two letters, one from her stating that I'm her fiance, that I'm going to visit for 60 days, that we will be staying at her mom's house, etc and the other from her mom also saying I will be a guest in her house for that period. I don"t have anything to be considered a definite tie here in Brazil, I'm already on an immigratory process so I don't see how that would add much either way.

So overall I'm just not sure if we try this or not because it will basically be my word and our k1 package with the letters. The worst thing it can happen is me getting sent back and lose some cash, and if that happens my fiancee would try to come here for a short stay (8 days).

Any thoughts guys?

*Sorry for the long text

55 minutes ago, Jesus said:

Should we call back and ask to remove the request , if we made one? i don't want them to see as a negative impact. 

I don't think you should worry, the request was made when their website showed an incorrect information so they will have to at least explain that, there's a bunch of people who sent inquiries.

1 minute ago, useful89 said:

This is the comment of someone who doesn't know what's going on lol. They are in no way done and completed 

Right? it's crazy they would say that, but again everything is crazy right now lol

I don't even know what to think anymore, it's a rollercoaster of emotions every 15 minutes

13 minutes ago, Kristi&Luigi said:

They got their case expedited? Or they put an expedite request?  Bc I'm here struggling like hell and put down 3 expedite requests previously with no luck 😢

 

put an expedite request, at least it was what one user said there, a lot of people are calling, check out more here