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Has anyone received any updates.. We received an 18 month extension a few months ago and then just silence ever since...

Just received a notice of action extending the conditional residence by 24 months.

Got to Federal 26 (the USCIS building in NY) 30 minutes early. Our appointment was 12PM and we got called in almost on the dot which was nice. Our officer was SUPER nice. Really chatty and friendly. She had us raise our hands and swear we would tell the truth. Then she took my wife's fingerprint and picture. She asked extremely basic questions -

1. Where did you guys meet?

2. When did you guys get married?

3. What does your husband do?

4. Where do you live?

5. Have you travelled outside the US?

Afterwards she asked for birth certificates. We had copies of everything.

Then she asked for supporting evidence. We gave her

Photo of our credit cards - shes an authorized user on our account.

Paperwork about our health insurance which she's on.

Beneficiary info for my retirement account.

Joint tax return.

I printed out like 100 photos and she just asked for one. She then added it to her file. I asked if she needed to see anything else besides that one photo and she said nope. Afterwards she printed out a notice that said our case would be under review. We were a bit disappointed because we heard some people get approved on the spot but anyway about 5 days later we got a letter in the mail saying we had been approved. Now we are just waiting for the greencard.

Only advice I have is to just bring everything the sheet tells you to bring and bring copies as well. Better to over prepare then under prepare/ As long as you're legit I think there is no reason to be nervous. I think we did get lucky to have such a nice officer.

I checked this forum so many times during this process so just wanted to say thanks to everyone in this community for their help and stories. 

Hi all. Thanks for reading.

My wife and I got married in November. She came in with a K1 visa this year 2018.

We're not sure how to handle filing taxes for 2018. She worked in Taiwan before coming here - so do we file jointly with her as a resident and report all the income she made in Taiwan?

We're gonna talk with our accountant later but just wanted to see if anyone had any experience with this.

Thanks to everyone for their responses. We totally agree with the general consensus that it would be better to just not do anything until her EAD comes.

Hi my wife and I got married and are in the process of waiting for her greencard application to be approved. Also waiting for her EAD which we applied for.

Her dad has a company in the states. They are not sure if unpaid work will be against the terms of her visa application. Mostly training from home and being CC'd on some emails. No payment or any records of employment.

Does anyone know how in depth they go with their checks? We don't want to risk it but her potential supervisor seems to want to get her started asap. kindly let me know. thanks

Thanks to both of you I'll have her contact her embassy to inquire further. 

I've been researching and have been finding conflicting answers. 

My fiance and I successfully applied for our K1 visa but due to medical issues she may not be able to come in time. People say that the k1 is valid for 4 months. Others say 6. I know its valid for 90 days once in the US. 

Does anyone know how long its valid for - as well as if its possible to extend the validity? Or even who I can begin to contact about this question.

1 minute ago, Sarac9 said:

Congratulations!!! 

Was it updated in the website before you recieved it in the mail ? 

Hm - Nope I didn't get any notification so far besides this physical letter in the mail. The website isn't updated either.

Thank you both for your replies. Everyone here is so helpful. Thanks!

She had her ESTA before we applied for our K1 visa. We are wondering if she needs to reapply for ESTA now that our k1 is processing. 

"

• Your circumstances change, e.g., you are convicted of a crime of moral turpitude or you develop a contagious disease. Such a change may require you to get a visa to travel to the U.S. You must re-apply and your application must reflect the change in your circumstances or you may be denied entry upon arrival in the United States. More information about other ineligibilities can be found on the U.S. State Department website"

from the website, but im not sure if our situation applies.

thanks!!

hi you guys have been very helpful thank you so much. for the last pages of the i-129 f form they are all blank for me

should i still include them when i mail the final package??

Okay thanks!

Hi, Page 6 of the i-129f form has this part that says "If your beneficiary is currently in the united states, complete item numbers 38.a - 38h"

and then 38e has a section for the passport number.

my question is my beneficiary has a passport number but isn't in the united states. does that mean i shouldn't fill this part out?

thank you

Thanks guys for the quick responses. I'll follow the instructions accordingly then.

Thanks guys for the quick responses. I'll follow the instructions accordingly then.

For example in the attached image none of these fields apply to me so do i type in N/A in each of the boxes? 

Hi,

I just began the process of filling out the i-129f form. Reading the UCIS instructions for the form says the following " 3. Answer all questions fully and accurately. If a question does not apply to you (for example, if you have never been married and the question asks “Provide the name of your current spouse”), type or print “N/A,” unless otherwise directed. If your answer to a question which requires a numeric response is zero or none (for example, “How many children do you have” or “How many times have you departed the United States”), type or print “None,” unless otherwise directed."

This is contrary to almost every thing I read online where the general consensus is that if the question isn't pertinent to you you leave it blank. The example form on visa journey also leaves it blank if its not relevant. Any recent filers that can chime in on this?

Thanks very much