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    Sawasdee AOS

    in Adjustment of Status (Green Card) from K1 and K3 Family Based Visas

    Posted

    Everything went fast and easy at the interview (we went well prepared). Subsequently we received this email:

    Bill and Family,

    Congratulations on your just rewards and successful interview!

    Though we've never met in person, we have very similar timelines and I've watched your progress...while simultaneously 'enjoying' my own visa journey :) . Your posting is a nice ending chapter (for a while at least) to a successful immigration story. Great closure!

    Our interview is next month, and I hope we have as much success as you and your family have experienced at your inteview!

    Once again, CONGRATULATIONS!

    Peace and continued blessings to you and your new family,

    Mark-N-AAm

    What have we gotten ourselves into?

    in Introducing our Members

    Posted

    Prayers said! :)

    Don't worry Shad, do a little bit of study/questioning on here to prepare your initial petition. Once it is submitted, the rest of the process is sooooo slow that you'll have plenty of time to learn the next steps! <haha>.

    Most of the people on here do the entire process on their own, simply by studying/questioning. We did it on our own as well. You'll do well!

    Peace,

    Mark-N-AAm

    SAWASDEE 2

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures

    Posted

    Hmmmm....that is interesting that you were able to get your visa without presenting her birth certificate. At our interview (K1), they specifically asked to see the original (we had sent in only copies earlier).

    We also had the household registration. That was a distinctly different document from her birth certificate.

    When we started gathering all the documents required, my wife also could not find her birth certificate. So she and her mom went to the hospital where she was born to request it. My wife (born in the 60s) told me that the hospital staff eventually led her back to a storage room where they stored documents. She spent most of the next three days in that room going through box after box of documents, but did eventually find it. It even looks similar to our U.S. birth certificates, had a little footprint on it ;) We then had that translated to English.

    Peace and Congrats on the Visa!

    Mark-N-AAm

    I can't believe this!

    in Off Topic

    Posted

    Terrible experience Luz. Sorry this happened to you.

    My wife just got her driver's license last week, and now she goes out by herself at times. I also worry that she'll see someone who is unkind like the person you saw. After reading your post though, I realized I had not taught my wife that she can dial 911 anytime there is trouble.

    So, if it makes you feel any better, you have helped me and my wife AAm. Tonight I will teach her about 911 in case she runs into someone who is as ignorant as the person you saw...

    Peace to you and Gary,

    MK+AAm

    Visa Approved!

    in US Embassy and Consulate Discussion

    Posted

    FANTASTIC!!!!

    Congratulations to the both of you! I've seen some of your past posts and know that you guys have been waiting a looooooong time. Now you both have proven the old adage/axiom, "Good things come to those who wait" <haha>.

    Before you know it, she'll be here and you'll be waiting for AOS. However, I've found that AOS is much easier to wait for, because you get to be together while you wait.

    Peace and continued good luck!

    Mark-N-AAm

    Identification?

    in Adjustment of Status (Green Card) from K1 and K3 Family Based Visas

    Posted

    Hey Thijs,

    In our case (which is common/normal), we married about a month after AAm arrived in the United States. After about 2 weeks, our wedding certificate arrived in the mail. We then took the wedding certificate and her passport and applied for a State ID (Michigan, in our case). That solved her first situation of having an easily verifiable U.S. Picture ID.

    Soon after she received her Michigan State ID, she took and passed the Driver's Exam and received her Michigan Driver's License. That then became her main form of U.S. Picture ID.

    In a couple months, we have our AOS (Adjustment of Status) Interview, and with God's blessing we'll hopefully be approved for her Greencard...then it should be smooth(er) sailing.

    Congrats on coming to the United States in one month! And, don't worry too much about the ID, you'll be able to obtain one shortly after you're here.

    Peace,

    Mark-N-AAm

    SAWASDEE 2

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures

    Posted

    Its just a document which states/proves that your Thai fiancee has never been married. From what I have heard, man Thai people who have never been married, have to provide this document at the time of interview now.

    We went to the local Amphur in my wife's hometown (Chiang Mai) She requested it and they provided it right on the spot. It was quite easy for her to get. I don't think there was any charge...but I can't really remember that part...

    Peace!

    Mark-N-AAm

    I-693A OUTRAGE

    in Adjustment of Status (Green Card) from K1 and K3 Family Based Visas

    Posted

    As mentioned above, I used Doctor Arnold. I just called them and left a message on their voicemail. They called me back about 20 minutes later and told me how to proceed. It was incredibly simple and only cost $10. They had the I-693A completed and mailed back to me within a week or so.

    Dr. L.E. Arnold

    4534 Westgate Boulevard, Suite 106

    Austin, TX 78745

    Tel: (512)444-3131

    Fax: (512)447-4699

    Peace to you!

    Mark-N-AAm

    Sawasdee AOS

    in Adjustment of Status (Green Card) from K1 and K3 Family Based Visas

    Posted

    Hello All!

    I did not realize there was an Sawasdee AOS thread either. I'm glad I ran across it though...just yesterday. Now, I am also glad to add some good news to this thread! I got the email message this morning stating that my wife's EAD had been approved...and card production ordered!

    Its an amazing bit of timing actually...as AAm is going for an initial job interview today <haha>...!

    Peace to all and continued blessing along your visa journeys!

    Mark+AAm

    Stupid problem I can't solve

    in Moving to the US and Your New Life In America

    Posted

    My wife and I had the same problem! <haha> While I was in Thailand (Bristish style driving), I had to learn to drive on the opposite side of the road...quite challenging! Once my wife came to the United States, she then had to learn to drive on the opposite side of the road here...also quite challenging! <haha>

    For us, we both just started to consider ourselves ambidextrous (both right/left handed)...then the problem started to fade away ;)

    Peace and good luck!

    Mark-N-AAm

    my interview at BKK on September 5

    in US Embassy and Consulate Discussion

    Posted

    Hi there:

    I would like to share my interview experience with those of you who may find this useful. The interview was not successful but I hope they will grant me a visa when I submit what is said on Section 221(g).

    I had an interview with a Japanese-american CO. He was okay, not overly polite. Here are the questions he asked about my fiance:

    1. when did you meet him?

    2. what is his name?

    3. he came to Thailand, too?

    4. when did the last time you saw him?

    5. what does he do?

    6.what does that do?

    7.how many times was he married?

    The CO's interest did not seem to be in our relationship or any paperwork I had submitted earlier, but in my 8 year stay in the US from 1997-2005. He asked me back and forth between questions about my fiance and my years in the US and school.

    The fact that I was in the US for 8+ years was questioned by the CO. My J-1 visa was issued to me in 1997 and expired in 2000, which I didn't come back to Thailand to have it renewed. I in fact never came back to Thailand during those 8 years, so the visa never got renewed. The whole time I was in the US legally because of the DS-2019 that the school i had attended issued to me every two years. At my interview, I had only the DS-2019 from 2003-2005, which is the only one i have left with me. I did not think my years in school in the US would cause me any trouble, so I didn't bother carrying my transcripts with me to the interview.

    What the CO needs is for me to "provide proof, such as transcripts, that applicant was in status during 8 year stay in the US." ---> as written in the paper I was given by the CO with a checked box on Section 221(g)

    I tried to argue back about my status. how could I have got my Master's and PhD had i been out of status? who in the world would have let me enroll and take classes? that didn't work since he said "we don't have proof here that you were not out of status during those 8 years. Eight years were a long time. You need to show us your transcripts to prove that you were in school the whole time."

    I was really pissed off. Come to think of it, he was right, though. Nothing on my file proved that I was not in the US illegally. I am not sure if things would have gone differently had I had a diploma with me. problaby not. :(

    Well, the bottom line is that, if you or your fiancee have stayed in the US at some point regardless of how long, prepare evidence that shows that your stay was legal.

    I came to my interview with confidence without being nervous or excited because i knew our relationship was bona fide and the paperwork was complete. I didn't get any questions regarding my papaerwork.

    here was the list of what I submitted:

    MINE:

    - two 2*2 photos (one was returned)

    - my passport + copy

    - DS-156 (unsigned)

    - DS-156K (unsigned)

    - DS-157 (unsigned)

    - my ID card + copy

    - my House registration (Tabeain Baan) + copy

    - my BC + copy

    - Police certificate (original)

    - Visa fee receipt (original)

    - paperwork received from the hospital (a sealed envelop and a film checst x-ray)

    MY FIANCE'S:

    - 2004, 2005, 2006 W2s

    - copies of the first passport page and all the pages with entry and exit stamps to thailand

    - his employer's letter

    - his pay stubs x 3

    - letter from his bank

    - certified divorce decree

    - I-134 (notarized)

    - 2006 Tax return (I had 2004 and 2005 tax returns with me but didn't submit)

    OURS:

    - 34 pics chosen from our 6+ years together

    - Email from Jan 2007 until September 3, 2007.

    - E-card he has sent me over the years

    - A few cards he sent via snail mail

    - Proof of our meetings in thailand (e.g., his boardig passes (copies and originals), Hotel receipts with both our names)

    I am eagerly waiting for the transcipts to be sent to me from the US so I can go back to the embassy, submit the transcripts, and then get my visa.

    I hope this helps even a little.

    Good luck to you all in this visa journey (and god luck to me, too).

    Dearest Ladywhite,

    Great review of your BKK interview. Yours is an interesting case regarding your legal presence in the U.S. during your education. For sure, it does sound like a reasonable request from the CO, and it should be an easy 'final hurdle' for you to get past. I believe and pray that you'll have your visa as soon as you turn in the requested documents.

    FYI - We were also missing one document at the time of our interview and given the 221(g). We took our time and got the document a few weeks later and then turned it in to the consulate. The BKK consulate does not hold your passport while they wait for you to turn in docs. So, as soon as we went in with the 221(g) and the missing document, they took AAm's passport, issued the visa, and returned it to us within one hour!

    I'm sure the case will be the same for you as well. Just be sure to collect all the transcripts/docs they have requested, turn them in to the CO, and you'll be fine!

    Congratulations on getting this far in your visa journey! You're almost there! Keep us posted!

    Peace to you,

    Mark-N-AAm

    K1 derivative

    in Philippines

    Posted

    Does my kid need to attend the Medical and Interview also? cause we decided that he will follow with in a year and not to go with me anymore? Do I still need to pay the visa fee then?

    thanks

    We made the same decision for my (now) wife and her daughter. Her daughter is following us within a year, on a K2 visa. Therefore, her daughter did not have to attend the interview or have a medical. We'll do the interview/medical for my wife's daughter during the K2 visa process.

    We're from Thailand, but I think it is the same in Phillipines.

    Peace,

    Mark-N-AAm

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