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12 minutes ago, K1visaHopeful said:

Call again and ask to speak to a Tier 2.

Or submit an enquiry here:

 

https://egov.uscis.gov/e-request/Intro.do

 

I would do both.

 

Thanks so much, I'll try this. 

4 minutes ago, HRQX said:

 

Was it the BP internal checkpoint on eastbound I-8?

 

Yes, internal checkpoints on Westbound and Eastbound I-8. The westbound checkpoint was between Yuma and San Diego, I can't remember where exactly the Eastbound checkpoint was. 

2 minutes ago, jeaniecz said:

Did they give you a reason why they refuse to send the NOA1 ?

No, simply kept repeating that we "didn't qualify for a duplicate notice" since we had the Biometrics Appointment letter. I explained, it's not a "duplicate notice" if you just confirmed to me that you never sent the first one... Again, she just repeated that "That is not grounds to send the notice". 

2 minutes ago, Moon&Stars said:

I'm not an expert, but check the biometric notice. It may make the I-797 redundant. I don't have our letters in front of us, but I'm pretty sure the biometric letter had the same thing at the NOA1 with the addition of the appointment.

The Biometrics Appointment letter doesn't say anything about our I-485 being received.  It just says report for an appointment on XX date. It has two MSC numbers on it though. 

I just got off a very long and very frustrating phone call with USCIS. My husband is on a K1 and we submitted his AOS packet July 19. We received the Biometrics Appointment Letter in the mail, but we never received the first I-797 Receipt Notice. I called USCIS to ask for it, and they confirmed that they NEVER sent out a receipt notice (NOA1), but also flat-out refused to send that to us. I went in circles with them on the phone and got nowhere. 

I am extremely worried because it's my understanding that the I-797 Receipt Notice is basically my husband's only proof of legal status in the US once his K1 visa expires. We travel regularly around the US and pass border checkpoints (such as between Phoenix and California) frequently, where they have asked after his immigration status before. He is visibly latino and is still learning English, and given recent events I am very distressed that he'll just be walking around with a K1 visa that's "expired" and have no I-797 to show he has a petition received by USCIS. 

Is this an issue? Should I keep trying to get a I-797 sent or is it a lost cause? 
 

Thanks so much for any advice. 

Hi everyone, thanks for the replies. His I-94 expires on August 31st.

I'm just not sure which delay to choose-- delay submitting now in order to use the new address, or submit now and change the address and possibly have a delay later on because of that. Hmmm. 

Hello! I'm looking for some advice on the best approach. My fiancé recently arrived to the US on his K1. We are currently living and getting married in AZ, but we'll be moving to Chicago in August. We're planning on submitting the AOS packet as soon as possible, so we've listed our AZ address on all forms. I know that we are required to inform USCIS about our move to Chicago-- is this something that will considerably delay our process? Should I wait to do the AOS packet until we have a Chicago address, and then put that address on all the forms? 

Thanks for any input! 

1 hour ago, eduardo12305 said:

IMPORTANT NOTE:

•   You have to bring your original civil documents to the interview. If any of the civil documents that you will submit: birth, divorce, death, single or police certificates are from another country, and are not from the Registro Civil of Costa Rica, these documents must have the apostille certification or has to be authenticated by the U.S. Consulate in the country were the documents were obtained.

•   We recommend that the civil documents have a translation into English done by a competent translator.

 

I am from Colombia  and at least in Costa Rica you need to.

 

Thanks for your reply! This is good to know. So, it seems that it depends on the embassy then.

6 minutes ago, Bmc&Cah said:

Hi! You do not need to translate the police certificate to the interview. My husband had his interview back in November  2018 and he didn't translated any document for the interview. Also, he need it a police certificate for another country were he lived (Panama). Good Luck

Hi there! Thanks so much for this reply-- so, he just had to bring the original police check from Panama; he didn't have to get it apostilled in Panama or anything? Is there any other document he needed from Panama besides the police check? Thank you!! 

Hello! 

My fiancé is Colombian but has lived in Peru for over a year, thus it is my understanding that he needs to bring a police check not just from Colombia, but also from Peru to his K1 visa interview. Do the police certificates that he gets from Peru need to be apostilled??

Thanks for any help! 

Good morning everyone! My fiance is Colombian but residing in Peru, so we originally requested Peru as the embassy on our I-129F. However, we would like to change the embassy to Colombia. Our I-129F has not been approved yet, it is still at USCIS (NOA1 in July).

However, I can't find solid information about 1) how to request this change from USCIS, and 2) if this will delay our process.

I would love to hear if anyone has requested this change successfully and how you did it! Thank you so much. 

They do! However, right now I am technically employed by the Canadian company (my payments, contract, etc.), and it has been this way from the past 6 months. I will be transitioning to being an employee of the Lima office as soon as the paperwork is approved by the Peruvian government, but that's a slow process. 

Hi there! I have a question regarding my I-129F.

I'm currently living in Lima, Peru, so my "current address" is listed as my Peruvian address. However, my current employer is a Canadian company (I basically work remotely), so the address of my "current employer" is listed as a Canadian address. I'm wondering if this discrepancy will cause any problems. Do I need to include some kind of clarification, and where would I do this? On the "Additional Information" page? 

Thank you very much! 

Sorry, it is confusing. I've been in Peru for almost 6 months on a tourist visa. I'm waiting for my employer to incorporate here in Peru and thus sponsor a work visa. It's not ideal to be undertaking two complicated visa processes at the same time but here we are. I know we're not the only ones! 

Your advice definitely helps, thank you!! 

3 hours ago, geowrian said:

You just need to list their address. No documentation of their address is needed. They will need to have legal residence before the interview (in ~8-11 months or so). If not, they can transfer the case to another consulate where they have legal residence at that time.

 

Edit: Also...if you plan to live there for the time being, why not marry there and do DCF? Peru supports DCF. it is MUCH faster than even a K-1...a few months or so typically, and she would get permanent residency upon arrival, which is a massive plus over a K-1 (they need AOS...long wait, over twice the total cost, can't work or travel abroad for several months, etc.).

Just note you'll need to show US domicile and ability to support your then-wife (just as you need to do for a K-1 anyway, just with a different form).

Thank you for the answer! That's really helpful.

I would love to be able to do DCF, but from my understanding, we'd both need legal residence in Peru in order to file the DCF here. (Definitely correct me if I'm wrong about that). I haven't been able to submit my visa application yet (another complicated immigration process), and even after I submit my visa application, it could be several months of limbo before I know whether my Peruvian visa has been granted. And worse, there's a chance that I won't be able to get the Peruvian visa successfully, in which case I'll have to leave the country and can't return until 2019. So, we wouldn't want to marry here only to be unable to do the DCF K-3, and then be left without possibility of the K-1.  

Open to suggestions though if anyone has any! 

Hello! I want to submit the I-129F as soon as possible on behalf of my fiancé who is Colombian. However, we are both currently living in Lima, Peru. He has already applied for a work visa which is currently being processed, but it will be at least a month-- or even longer-- before he has the actual Peruvian visa in his passport.

Is it still possible to request that the K1 (interview, etc) be handled in Lima, without being able to show a valid residency visa when submitting the I-129F? If so, what type of documentation do we need to include along with the I-129F? 

Thank you!