ArcticSnowman

I've searched the forum and read the FAQ trying to get a definitive answer as to which box on the I-485 form

Part 2 I should cross as a K-3 Visa holder?

a) an immigrant petition giving me an immediately available immigrant visa number has beenapproved. (Attach a copy of the approval notice, or a relative, special immigrant juvenile orspecial immigrant military visa petition filed with this application that will give you animmediately available visa number, if approved.)?

c) I entered as a K-1 fiancé(e) of a United States citizen whom I married within 90 days of entry,or I am the K-2 child of such a fiancé(e). (Attach a copy of the fiancé(e) petition approvalnotice and the marriage certificate). ?

h) Other?

Unless your buying a ticket for a couple of days away, the cheapest option is to buy a return ticket... and simply not use the return portion... I (originally) paid about £400 for a rtn and was quoted £700 for a single!!!!

The border guard did not even ask about the ticket I came over with...

UK Embassy seems a little lax in including the slip....

Phone them up and they can send out a package with a slip... or just pay on the

day... they have a cashier point which you will be directed to at the first time your

called forward.

Steven

!!!!REPORT ARRIVED TODAY!!!!!!!!

Just in the nick of time!!!!!!!!!!

While I did not get the payslip they were sending (again) I am told I don't need it!!!!!

OK so I'm all set for the interview Tomorrow!!!!

So if I my application receipt is 9th Nov, then I can't expect a reply before 19th Dec?

If which case I'm in trouble as my interview is scheduled from 8th..... #######!!!!!!

Any suggestions?

Hi,

I'm just trying to judge how long it really takes to get a police certificate from the NIS at New Scotland Yard?

Is it within the realms of possibility to have it within say 4 weeks?

Thanks

Steven

Well, got home from work and no "interesting" envelope on the door step.

So I decided to brave the £1.20 per min call to the US Embassy in London...

Thought I would just check that nothing was missing in the paperwork I had sent back...

Well to my surprise the nice lady on the phone told me that my interview was scheduled!!!!

8th Dec 2006 at 10am!!!!!!!

My "packet 4" letter will turn up early next week!!!!!

Now I can move forward with booking flights and the shipping company...

Hi all,

I have sent away for my police cert and now have it in my hand. Does not look like it is an important document to me!!

Is it supposed to just say in writing on the document, that i have no convictions/prosecutions? Says there is no information on me in the personal record catagory.

Is this all i need?

thanks in advance

E

Could I enquire how long it took to get the certificate?

Steven

Hi,

My wife, the petitioner, is a US Citizen (got US Passport etc)... yet was born in Lumbumbashi, Zaire

to US parents. As far as she is aware, she does not have a citizenship certificate,

So how should she answer question 1.b. of the I-134?

I assume a copy of the her passport could support the citizenship claim...

Steven

OK.

Supporting evidence for Q7:

Should my wife send me her original tax return (plus copies) or just two notarized copies?

Is it OK to put the property (real estate) my wife lives in under the 'real estate owned'?

Q11: I assume that for my wife, it will be "do not intend"?

Steven

The copies of tax return don't need to be notarized, only the I-134 form, better yet have her order tax transcripts from the IRS, they are better than copies of the returns. http://www.irs.gov/faqs/faq1-6.html

You have Q11 correct, make note on the lines below Q-11 "N/A Application for K-3 visa"

If she lists her home, she will have to provide documentation as to value of home.

I should probably ask her to obtain the tax returns (prepared by her business accountant) and order a transcript. The tax return will be much quicker to get hold of than the transcript..

Thanks

OK.

Supporting evidence for Q7:

Should my wife send me her original tax return (plus copies) or just two notarized copies?

Is it OK to put the property (real estate) my wife lives in under the 'real estate owned'?

Q11: I assume that for my wife, it will be "do not intend"?

Steven

Hi,

As the beneficiary of the visa, my primary means of showing support at the interview will be the

release capital from the sale of my house in the UK and intention to gain employment in the

USA. (News paper articles and emails about my likelihood of getting a job)

My wife is self-employed and her last tax returns showed an income of only ~$10,000..

Should she still do an I-134 or do I not have to worry?

Steven

Hi,

Well I got my K-3 Packet 3 from the US Embassy in London...

The contents was......

IV15 - Instructions

Medical Examination Instructions

Medical Questionnaire

The IV15 instructions now simply direct you to download the forms from the Embassy website.

One strange thing the IV15 has been modified by hand to replace "Fiance(K1/K2)" to read "K3"..

and they have stroked through the D-156 form... Now I expect that in fact they meant to stroke

through the 156K (which is no longer directly available from the www.state.gov website)

So I've booked the medical... Now to return all the paper work!!!

Yes this is normal because NVC and the embassy are totally separate entities. The USCIS online status reflects only what the USCIS does.

Oh well so much for checking the case status online each morning... damn stupid really... why is it not

a connected up system....

So is it now back to the old fashioned telephone to check on progress?

Thanks

Steven

I read some where that you need the EAD before you can get a SSN... but I may be mistaken..

HI,

The online case status for my I-129F is still showing "NAO2", however we have since received a notice

from the NVC in receipt of the I-129F and forwarding to the London embassy.

Is this normal operation for the MSCxxxx online case to no longer be updated?

Regards

Steven

For the USCIS Front Page:

Site Outages

Currently, USCIS is experiencing technical difficulties with its Case Status Online application (where you can check the status of your application or petition). We are aware of the problem, and are working to solve it as quickly as possible. Thank you for your patience.

We have similar timelines in that our NOA was approved on the 26th and we're both dealing with the UK. Our case hasn't been received at NVC yet. I've been calling every day since Wednesday of this week, because I have to change addresses for both my husband and myself. Ugh.

Good luck with everything and keep your timeline updated, because it's nice to see other people dealing with a similar timeline and country. My husband is struggling right now too with plans for moving, etc... it's awful.

Oh and when I call the NVC they say it can take up to 90 days for the I129F to be sent there?!?! I'm hoping they're just covering themselves and looking at the timelines of others, it shouldn't be close to that long.

Best,

Kristina

I'm just hoping we don't get caught in a "holidays" hold up....

We received are I-129F NAO2 on the 25 Oct 2006, so when can we except to see it transfer to NVC?

Waiting for this is by far the hardest part of the process... wanted to make plans for moving and stuff yet unable to fix date because there is no hard and fast time line... grrr..