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On 6/23/2022 at 8:27 PM, TransplantUSA said:

So I opened up the case tracker app and it said that they were still reviewing, but I thought I would give it a refresh (not sure why it didn't do that when I opened it) but hey! It popped up with the notification that my Interview has been scheduled for August 1st!! 

Filed early Jan, case changed 06/21. Hoping PDX office is a breeze. 

Good luck to those who are still waiting, it's coming!

Hey I got the same notification on 06/21 for the same date at the same office 😅. 

43 minutes ago, Rocio0010 said:

Congrats! So in between the biometrics taken and the approval, nothing in between?

I did file for citizenship this January, but nothing happened with ROC in between. 

LIN center here.

We submitted our case last year on January 6th, biometrics were taken from old files on April 30th last year as well. We had an update last night that our case has been approved. Wohoo 😁.

Good luck to all of you guys

Yaaay we got our NOA in the mail today. Receipt starts with LIN.

Package received at 01/06.

NOA 02/11l

We sent our package January 4th and was delivered on the 6th.

I just checked our bank account, and our credit card has been charged 680$.

Hopefully we get our NOA soon 🤞🤞

Update:

Our check cleared last night and we got our receipt number ( LIN).

Now the wait game begins 😁

My husband is from Tunisia and the most important thing they looked at during our interview was recent pictures with family. It says a lot about a couple if they can explain the pictures (whos in it, when was it, etc.) and if you can answer questions about each other. I would say if you already have "tons" of evidence then the call logs won't matter much (especially if the photos are from before July when your call logs are missing). Just provide what you can and hope for the best!

We got our permanent residency card yesterday after one week of our interview. One thing to mention is that neither the app nor the website updated , only when the card came in the mail i got a notification ( so basically it jumped from  new card is being produced to card has been delivered by usps ) .

I got the approval card after card came 🤣🤣.

PD : october 23 

Interview notice : February 21

Interview : April 1  

Card came April 8th

Good luck everybody 

11 hours ago, Bonita93 said:

In my interview letter it says to bring all documentation establishing your eligibility for lawful permanent resident status. Does anyone know what documents exactly?

In our case we took the marriage certificate and all the I797 ( notices) we ever received from USCIS

8 hours ago, US&TN said:

Your husband applied for tourist Visa for his parents also ? 

We had his mom do it later, after he arrived in the US. They ended up approving it the day before our wedding. So she couldn't come out but she now is free to visit for the next 10 years. She had relatively strong ties though: she owns a business, she is married and still has a kid in school, and she owns property that she manages. Khalil's dad applied through seperate channels because he works for the gov't and he needed a more thorough reason to leave and come back. 

My guess would lean towards no, Tunisia tends to do "Guilty until proven innocent" in terms of tourist visas. Basically, it's a no unless you can really provide enough ties to the country... At least, that is the experience my husband (form tunisia) and I had. 

After reading all the comments I thought I would put my 2 cents in. My husband is from Tunisia and I live on the west coast of the US. We had the extra scrutiny from him being North African, the time difference was hard, and it cost a ton to travel to see each other but in the end, it was totally worth the wait. From what I can see, you are thinking about changing from a more guaranteed path (k-1 visa) to the much harder, more circumstantial/tons of unknowns to just be closer to each other. While that might seem ideal considerating that you miss each other a lot, is it really worth the possibility that the wait time, to get the US could double/triple?

Plus if you get married, you cannot get a K-1 visa, you must refile for the CR1. So all the money and time spent on the k-1 will be wasted.  

In the end, it's ultimately up to you two. If you really can't decide, talk to an immigration lawyer so they can review your specific situation. 

Good luck! ❤️

1 hour ago, Gama said:

Congratulations on your job offer, you have nothing to worry about the background checks will be done.

 

Most agency's have various ways of obtaining backgrounds from people from any country due to cross sharing information via a central database. Also you have your police report that would of listed any serious offences. But trust me your picture finger prints and all of your personal information retaining to your background will already be in the system. Gotta love Uncle Sam for that.

 

Relax go grab a beer and hope you enjoy your new job

 

👍

well I don't have a problem with my criminal record 😛 , I was just worried that they wouldn't be able to grab my file for any reason . But you gave me some sense of comfort now  

So I have a question about a situation that I am facing right now and I would like to know if any visa-journey members have been through it before and what they did.

I just got a job offer and I have my EAD in hand and I am supposed to undergo a background check and I don't know if the EAD will be acceptable in the process . ( I know that it allows me to work legally , I just don't know if the background checking agency will be able to find my name ).

I would appreciate any insight.

2 hours ago, Jjcouple said:

Pretty casual, I came from work, didn't dress fancy.

Asked how we met, what we do for fun, if we traveled anywhere, if we go out to eat, our favorite places.

 

Smooth. I'd put more money in parking because I had to pop out to put in more money (or use the app) and then they called during the time I was out at the meter, but it was fine.

Well thank you so much for the information that's very helpful. We were kind of freaked out about it but we feel much much better now.

So thank you

@Jjcouple I just saw your comment.

I am having my interview in the Portland soon, cam you share you experience in more details ( what kind of questions , how smooth it was ) If you don't mind of course.

😀😀

3 minutes ago, AngelieBalidbid said:

Yeahh I know! We also trying our best to avoid RFE for more evidence. Anyway, thanks for your good advice and I wish the best for the both of you! Praying for your approval *finger crossed*😊. Thanks!

Awe! Thank you so much. <3 Praying for you guys too! 

1 minute ago, AngelieBalidbid said:

What kind of pictures you sent for proof of your ongoing relationship? We just have call logs, messenger chats, video chats, social media posts and screenshots of convo with both of our families.

 

For the proof of met for 2 years, we just have boarding passes, visa stamps, hotel, amusement and restaurant receipts, airbnb itinerary and review, Delta itinerary, engagement receipt, her mom and dad affidavit of witness letter.

 

Are we good or do we miss something? We are both nervous and wanna make sure everything are submitted. Thanks!

Sounds good to me, I had a lot of those things too. I know it's nerve-racking, my fiance has his interview next week. *fingers crossed* We worried about the smallest things but in the end, we did tons of reading about it and a lot of people get approved with a lot less evidence. 

My pictures for ongoing relationship were from when we first met, like my fiance visiting the zoo, going to my dad's birthday dinner, going to the beach, ect. Ours might be a little different in terms of evidence because we met while we were both going to school in the US (he was on a student visa).  Then I also sent some pictures of our engagement in Tunisia(proof of meeting in past two years).  Like I said, we went with the more the better, since we really didn't want to get a request for more evidence. 

4 minutes ago, AngelieBalidbid said:

ahh haha thank you so much! We're planning to send 10 pictures of us and our family altogether and 3 screenshots of convos per month. May I ask how many exactly did you sent before? You're very helpful.

I personally sent 34 photos (22 in proof of ongoing relationship and 12 for proof of having met in the past two years). Each photo was written on the back with the date, where it was taken, and a description of what we were doing and who we were with. My fiance and I decided to go with "the more the better" mindset since he is from North Africa and they tend to scrutinize that area more. 

That sounds about what I printed out in terms of conversations and then I also included call logs for a couple months. 

When I made my packet, I made a cover letter but also made mini table of contents for both the "Proof of Ongoing Relationship" and "Proof of having met for the past two years, it helped organize my photos and many conversations. 

1 hour ago, AngelieBalidbid said:

Ahh I see. So you didn't make any "Love Story" kinda letter. You just submitted a long supplemental page of question 54 and write your love story and what you two did when you met up?

 

I'm planning to make a brief answer on question 54 and make another letter of our "Love Story" on how we met etc. Is it okay? Thanks

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I actually wrote, "See Attached Paper" in 54, so yes, as far as I know, that's okay. My i-129f was approved like that. My letter is a love story but also has a lot of facts towards the end, like when we met in the last two years, what we did, places we visited etc. I just had so many printed chats and pictures that I didn't think the letter needed to be too long.

20 minutes ago, geowrian said:

That type of timeline is more applicable once at Case Complete (CC) at NVC for an immigrant visa.

For an I-129F/K-1 non-immigrant visa, NVC only assigns a case number and forwards the packet off to the embassy. For an I-130/IR-1/CR-1 immigrant visa, there's several weeks to a few months of processing at NVC before it is deemed CC, and only then would they schedule the interview with the embassy.

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I figured there was going to be a big difference. Well hopefully, their case goes through quickly ^.^ Thank you for the information. 

On 4/17/2018 at 6:29 AM, AdilB said:

Good day all,

 

I am wondering how long it will take from NVC to Interview. I-130 just got to NVC recently. my wife and I would like to make plans ranging from buying flights  to finding a house.

Hello! My fiance (Tunisian) and I are currently getting ready for our interview on June 21st. For my timeline,  I got my case number from NVC (I called about once a week to check, so it took about 3 weeks to get a case number, My 129f got approved on April 5th) on April 27th. It also shipped to the Tunisian consulate that week. 

I wrote the consulate asking about timeframe details so we can plan our wedding. The first reply was really generic but the second time I wrote TunisACS@state.gov (for American Citizen) and next thing I knew May 29th we were notified that our interview was June 16th.

So in reality, a very short time frame but we made sure to keep in contact and check in because things tend to get pushed out during Ramadan and for other reasons.

Not sure if this will help you but I thought an actual example might prove useful. (I know it's not the same visa process but the embassy should be the same)