cywrainide

Wow we have exactly the same timeline! 
I can't help but be both extremely happy and jealous for you haha, then again, you didn't receive a RFE so that probably helped out your whole case overall but mad congrats regardless! 
 
Your lucky you even got a denial letter for your SSN, we didn't got sh** lol. 
You shouldn't have no more SSN issues after you get your EAD, most people get their SSN (if they asked for one on their application) a week or so after they get their EAD or the same day they get their EAD  

Hey guys, quick update. Got a letter in the mail for my Adjustment of Status interview for March 5th. Haven't had any mailed updates for my EAD, but I will check and also do a timeline when I have time.

Just an update! Received my NOA1 letters in the mail for the adjustment of status and EAD. I added my G-1145 form so I'm confused as to why I didn't get any mail or text updates.
 
Sent: 10/22/2019
Received: 10/24/2019
NOA1: 6/11/2019

Just an update! Received my NOA1 letters in the mail for the adjustment of status and EAD. I added my G-1145 form so I'm confused as to why I didn't get any mail or text updates.
 
Sent: 10/22/2019
Received: 10/24/2019
NOA1: 6/11/2019

Just an update! Received my NOA1 letters in the mail for the adjustment of status and EAD. I added my G-1145 form so I'm confused as to why I didn't get any mail or text updates.
 
Sent: 10/22/2019
Received: 10/24/2019
NOA1: 6/11/2019

Hello, my fiancee should be here by mid November. We have been planning to have the wedding in mid January, so that means we will get married within 90 days as per the requirements of the visa. Should we file the I-485 before or after our wedding in January? Thanks.

As a k visa holder you only have limited time to get a SSN. You most likely will have to wait for the EAD to get a SSN.
 
Make sure you submit the AOS packet with the married name you want. I'm assuming A B C "Husband last name"?
 
You also might be able to go to CBP inspection office and have them correct your 94 but I don't know if you will have time for that due to the limited window.
 
Does your k visa list ABCD as your name? And that matches passport with only i94 missing middle names?

I agree, I would not let the SSA hold you up from filing the AOS in the married name you want.  To my knowledge, any marriage certificate regardless of which state issued it allows you to legally change your family name (not your given names).  As to what the SSA clerk said about the K1 visa, it appears they did not know what they were talking about.  The K1 was invalidated the minute you entered the US and of course now that you are in the US and are married, there is no need for a K1 nor are you even eligible for it.
 
Good Luck!

hi @cywrainide! first of all, congrats on getting the visa!
 
Was really anxious about the upcoming process (only just gotten NOA2 2 weeks back). But reading your posts above has removed the mysteriousness of the whole procedure a little, so many thanks for providing as much information as you had!
 
Are there any other Singaporeans also on the K-1 process right now? Would love to hear your thoughts!

Ok.  I will have my wife withdraw her i485 then as we didn't get married within 90 days.  I guess now I have an i130 to file .  Oh wait,  we can't cuz we are not eligible and never will be.  Its gonna suck when I hand her a plane ticket telling her to go back when I get home from work.   

Yes

And destination marriage venues such as Hawaii would be pissed

Hi there, to any fellow Singaporean K1 Beneficiaries.
 
I know that there's another thread on Singapore K1 filers, but it's mostly targeted towards 2017-2018 filers. So for 2019 beneficiaries and onward, I think opening up a new thread would be the most convenient. I hope this intended thread is a valuable resource for Singapore-specific K1 filers
 
First of all, the stats:
 
NOA1: January 22nd, 2019
NOA2: April 10th, 2019
NVC left: May 14th, 2019
Embassy received: May 21st, 2019
Packet 3 received: June 12th, 2019
 
As of now (Jul 7, 2019) I think the Singapore Embassy is either going through a really high workload or just busy in general so the intervals between my received - Packet 3 dates and Packet 3 sent - Interview date issued dates are genuinely quite long compared to previous cases I think.
 
What did I was email the Embassy to enquire about both issues, and they seem to have sped up their process after informing them of how long it has been. So perhaps if you are waiting for a long time for your Packet 3 to arrive or for the Embassy to issue you an interview date I think doing as such would be of a tremendous ease to yourself if you worry a lot like I do.
 
Singapore-specific activities!
 
Obtaining a Police Clearance Certificate  
I decided to register for my police clearance certificate the day I received my Packet 3 (which was a day late because the Embassy actually uses speed delivery directly to your home to deliver the Packet 3, and I was sleeping while the ol chap of a mailman arrived. I had to go to Singpost to obtain my missed package lol.) and it's pretty straightforward. Go to https://eservices.police.gov.sg/content/policehubhome/homepage/certificate-of-clearance-hub.html and the instructions are all there. I'm Singaporean so all I needed to do was enter using my Singpass and et cetera. Also, there will be a specific letter requesting for the police certificate included in your packet 3 that has both your full name and case number on it. That will be your 'scanned documentary proof indicating that a COC is needed', not the checklist.
 
My approval for the COC was issued in about three days. I submitted my request on a Friday, (the wait presumably being due a weekend) and received the SMS notice to book an appointment on Monday at around 6pm. I then scheduled an appointment using the e-appointment portal afterwards. 
 
I headed over to the Police Cantonment Complex (which is pretty easy to access), traded my identity card for a visitor's pass, went up to the level at which the COC office was, and got a waiting number ticket. Then, as my ticket number was called, I proceeded to the fingerprinting room where a friendly police officer would be there to help you record your fingerprints. He was making conversation the whole time- yes, multitasking- while also doing my fingerprints. The process is not at all intimidating. (Also do not fret if you have dry fingers like me, they seem to handle the issue quite well). Afterwards, you wait outside for a while until your ticket number is called again and the person behind the counter issues you your police certificate. Be sure to closely check that the passport number and name printed on the certificate matches the one on your passport.
 
Scheduling a medical exam  
Oh, the dreaded medical exam. I've heard countless bad reviews of the main clinic used to conduct US visa medicals in Singapore (a clinic under Fullerton Healthcare) so I knew that was going to be a hassle. However with my packet 3, I had a letter attached for the medical exam that stated two clinics- one at Fullerton Healthcare, and another one under the name of Pivot Medical Clinic. I was relieved that there was an extra medical clinic for me to go to, instead of just the one that is just dreaded amongst everyone.
 
I decided to take a gambit and call up Fullerton Healthcare (Drs Horne and Chin if i'm not wrong) and boy oh boy was it a hilarious phonecall. Let me transcribe what happened. 
 
Me: *calls the exact number that was printed on the Embassy letter*
someone answers
Me: Hi, is this Drs Horne and Chin's clinic?
Person: Huh?
Me: Hi, is this Drs Horne and Chin's clinic at Fullerton Healthcare?
Person: Ah, I dunno 
line gets transferred to someone else
Me: Hi, is this Drs Horne and Chin's clinic at Fullerton Healthcare?
Person: AH? *gets surprised in Singaporean*
at this point i'm wondering if they just can't simply understand my accent, since I speak with a British one
Me: Can you hear me?
line gets transferred to someone else
Me: Is this Drs Horne and Chin's clinic at Fullerton Healthcare?
Person: Uhhhh....
line gets transferred to someone else
Me: Hello? Is this Drs Horne and Chin's clinic at Fullerton Healthcare?
Person: Wrong number.
 
Me, stares into my phone realising that I did type in the correct number.
 
So that's already an encounter of how unprofessional that particular clinic is. I would recommend anyone to avoid it at all costs.
 
I decide to email Pivot Medical Clinic to schedule a medical instead and to my surprise, they replied within 10 minutes. Very fast and super efficient. However I'm not sure if this is a thing specific to this clinic, but you can't schedule a medical until your interview date is set up. So please do not worry about scheduling the medical before your interview date is issued to you. I had to wait a few weeks until the date was issued and finally schedule an appointment. They set an appointment for me on the next day at 9:30am after I mailed them my completed form, Gmail copy of the interview email, and my scanned passport biometric page.
 
Pivot Medical Clinic is at the Shaw Centre, on the 17th floor. It is quite lush and actually quite a beautiful clinic with a nicely decorated waiting area. I gave them my passport and 4 Singapore-sized passport pictures, where the lady at the counter would require you to sign on the white space at the right-hand corner of the image. I was then told to sit and wait, and within 1-2 minutes they were ready to proceed with me.I was instructed to pee into a small container and then return, where a friendly nurse then asked me for my vaccination records, where she reviewed it and instructed another staff member to photocopy it, and then needed to draw blood from me.
 
If your veins are not easily seen like mine, you'll be required to squeeze a little rock toy in order for her to see your veins lol. It was a pretty quick process. After drawing blood, you will be sent to the next-door room for a quick eye test (colour-blindness and visual acuity) as well as a quick height and weight recording. It was genuinely fast. I was then escorted to another room, where the main doctor was to conduct the other segment of the test. He was quite astute and well-mannered as well. Blood pressure was taken, and a physical examination of the joints/cardiac system through stethoscope on two segments of your front chest and back as well/as well as visual inspection for hernia was done. Lastly it was the general health history questions I presume for the actual USCIS medical form, such as whether you have any underlying ailments or issues with your health. I then proceeded to the counter for payment.
 
Pivot Medical Clinic does not have its own X-ray room, so they give you a referral form to go an aesthetician clinic (?) on the 8th floor to do your x-ray. Once obtaining the referral form, I paid for all services (blood test, urine sample test and also the x ray) at Pivot itself then proceeded to the clinic (which is on the 8th floor of the same building.) So without the x-ray, the time taken for this took less than an hour actually. I then went to the second clinic where you'd have to register and generally wait for a while until your name is called, and then do standard procedures for an x-ray- remove your clothing and any other necklaces and bun up your hair. If you have textured hair like me and have your hair in a protective style, (on that day I had twists) be sure to bring along some hairties and extra barettes/hairpins. The doctor facilitating had to use a giant clip to really keep my hair out of my neck because my bun wasn't tight enough. You would then be instructed to take some deep breaths in and out, and you're done. All you have to do is to wait for your cd of the x ray to be generated and leave. Also please don't tamper with the cd, at this moment I believe it's for immigration officers? 
 
All in all, it took about 1hr 30 minutes or about 2 hours. It's not that long at all.
 
And finally, the interview! My interview is in 2 weeks and 3 days. I will be sure to keep you guys updated and provide a review of the Embassy afterwards. If you have any further questions, don't forget to ask!

Hi there! Just a small update:
 
If you need an extra review of the Embassy, you can find it in my timeline. Hopefully it is helpful.
 
Post-Interview information
 
1. I tracked my case through the CEAC tracker all throughout the days after my interview. On the date of the interview itself (the 24th), the status did not change. One day later on the 25th it was put into Administrative Processing, and on the 26th the status had changed to Issued
2. On the 27th (a Saturday) I did not receive any updates about it
3. On the 28th (a Sunday), I received a very strange alien looking text from 'ustraveldocs' on my phone. I'm guessing the system isn't truly configured to relay the message through text, so I thought about checking my email. Luckily enough I had an update email on my passport and visa issuance, with a tracking number from Aramex in the email
4. I then went on the Aramex website and through tracking information, it reached the Singapore delivery facility at 8:29pm on the 26th. Which is extremely efficient. Had the next days not been a weekend I think I would've been able to obtain the visa on the next day itself
5. On the morning of the 29th (Monday) I received an email that my passport was ready to be picked up at People's Park Center (I decided to choose pick-up as I've noticed that it generally takes faster to do so than to do home delivery? Moreover you don't have to worry about not being home/sleeping while the mailman arrives, which is more convenient for me). 
6. On the exact day at around 5pm I decided to collect my passport! The pick-up point is quite easy to access, take exit D of Chinatown MRT station towards People's Park Center and take the escalator down and turn left. I scared myself shitless looking at the Google Reviews of this place as many people have claimed that the customer service there is awful, but I found it fairly neutral. You just need to surrender your IC, have the attendant find your package, and then sign a piece of paper and write your IC number down. That's all.
 
And that's all for now! This visa process has been exhilarating and I can't wait to do my PoE with my fiance soon. Good luck to all of you having your interview soon

90 Day Fiance is the best 😂😂😂. You have to get married on the 90th day for some reason.

VisaJourney FB is where the real misinformation lives. Saw someone say the other day that you would be deported within days if you filed AOS from a tourist visa.

Thank you. I feel like I have put my life on hold long enough waiting for the court to decide I was entitled to what I decided long ago was best for me. I am still a relatively young man (34) and would prefer to become a father when I am still young enough to have an active life with my children. 
 
A proud USC here -- served on a jury for the first time in this country here very recently, quite interesting case about financial fraud, only disappointed that the jury did not get to deliberate because the parties settled before deliberations. Looking forward to voting in my first presidential election next year. 
 
The next step is indeed up to me -- I'd better get moving! 

Hi there, to any fellow Singaporean K1 Beneficiaries.
 
I know that there's another thread on Singapore K1 filers, but it's mostly targeted towards 2017-2018 filers. So for 2019 beneficiaries and onward, I think opening up a new thread would be the most convenient. I hope this intended thread is a valuable resource for Singapore-specific K1 filers
 
First of all, the stats:
 
NOA1: January 22nd, 2019
NOA2: April 10th, 2019
NVC left: May 14th, 2019
Embassy received: May 21st, 2019
Packet 3 received: June 12th, 2019
 
As of now (Jul 7, 2019) I think the Singapore Embassy is either going through a really high workload or just busy in general so the intervals between my received - Packet 3 dates and Packet 3 sent - Interview date issued dates are genuinely quite long compared to previous cases I think.
 
What did I was email the Embassy to enquire about both issues, and they seem to have sped up their process after informing them of how long it has been. So perhaps if you are waiting for a long time for your Packet 3 to arrive or for the Embassy to issue you an interview date I think doing as such would be of a tremendous ease to yourself if you worry a lot like I do.
 
Singapore-specific activities!
 
Obtaining a Police Clearance Certificate  
I decided to register for my police clearance certificate the day I received my Packet 3 (which was a day late because the Embassy actually uses speed delivery directly to your home to deliver the Packet 3, and I was sleeping while the ol chap of a mailman arrived. I had to go to Singpost to obtain my missed package lol.) and it's pretty straightforward. Go to https://eservices.police.gov.sg/content/policehubhome/homepage/certificate-of-clearance-hub.html and the instructions are all there. I'm Singaporean so all I needed to do was enter using my Singpass and et cetera. Also, there will be a specific letter requesting for the police certificate included in your packet 3 that has both your full name and case number on it. That will be your 'scanned documentary proof indicating that a COC is needed', not the checklist.
 
My approval for the COC was issued in about three days. I submitted my request on a Friday, (the wait presumably being due a weekend) and received the SMS notice to book an appointment on Monday at around 6pm. I then scheduled an appointment using the e-appointment portal afterwards. 
 
I headed over to the Police Cantonment Complex (which is pretty easy to access), traded my identity card for a visitor's pass, went up to the level at which the COC office was, and got a waiting number ticket. Then, as my ticket number was called, I proceeded to the fingerprinting room where a friendly police officer would be there to help you record your fingerprints. He was making conversation the whole time- yes, multitasking- while also doing my fingerprints. The process is not at all intimidating. (Also do not fret if you have dry fingers like me, they seem to handle the issue quite well). Afterwards, you wait outside for a while until your ticket number is called again and the person behind the counter issues you your police certificate. Be sure to closely check that the passport number and name printed on the certificate matches the one on your passport.
 
Scheduling a medical exam  
Oh, the dreaded medical exam. I've heard countless bad reviews of the main clinic used to conduct US visa medicals in Singapore (a clinic under Fullerton Healthcare) so I knew that was going to be a hassle. However with my packet 3, I had a letter attached for the medical exam that stated two clinics- one at Fullerton Healthcare, and another one under the name of Pivot Medical Clinic. I was relieved that there was an extra medical clinic for me to go to, instead of just the one that is just dreaded amongst everyone.
 
I decided to take a gambit and call up Fullerton Healthcare (Drs Horne and Chin if i'm not wrong) and boy oh boy was it a hilarious phonecall. Let me transcribe what happened. 
 
Me: *calls the exact number that was printed on the Embassy letter*
someone answers
Me: Hi, is this Drs Horne and Chin's clinic?
Person: Huh?
Me: Hi, is this Drs Horne and Chin's clinic at Fullerton Healthcare?
Person: Ah, I dunno 
line gets transferred to someone else
Me: Hi, is this Drs Horne and Chin's clinic at Fullerton Healthcare?
Person: AH? *gets surprised in Singaporean*
at this point i'm wondering if they just can't simply understand my accent, since I speak with a British one
Me: Can you hear me?
line gets transferred to someone else
Me: Is this Drs Horne and Chin's clinic at Fullerton Healthcare?
Person: Uhhhh....
line gets transferred to someone else
Me: Hello? Is this Drs Horne and Chin's clinic at Fullerton Healthcare?
Person: Wrong number.
 
Me, stares into my phone realising that I did type in the correct number.
 
So that's already an encounter of how unprofessional that particular clinic is. I would recommend anyone to avoid it at all costs.
 
I decide to email Pivot Medical Clinic to schedule a medical instead and to my surprise, they replied within 10 minutes. Very fast and super efficient. However I'm not sure if this is a thing specific to this clinic, but you can't schedule a medical until your interview date is set up. So please do not worry about scheduling the medical before your interview date is issued to you. I had to wait a few weeks until the date was issued and finally schedule an appointment. They set an appointment for me on the next day at 9:30am after I mailed them my completed form, Gmail copy of the interview email, and my scanned passport biometric page.
 
Pivot Medical Clinic is at the Shaw Centre, on the 17th floor. It is quite lush and actually quite a beautiful clinic with a nicely decorated waiting area. I gave them my passport and 4 Singapore-sized passport pictures, where the lady at the counter would require you to sign on the white space at the right-hand corner of the image. I was then told to sit and wait, and within 1-2 minutes they were ready to proceed with me.I was instructed to pee into a small container and then return, where a friendly nurse then asked me for my vaccination records, where she reviewed it and instructed another staff member to photocopy it, and then needed to draw blood from me.
 
If your veins are not easily seen like mine, you'll be required to squeeze a little rock toy in order for her to see your veins lol. It was a pretty quick process. After drawing blood, you will be sent to the next-door room for a quick eye test (colour-blindness and visual acuity) as well as a quick height and weight recording. It was genuinely fast. I was then escorted to another room, where the main doctor was to conduct the other segment of the test. He was quite astute and well-mannered as well. Blood pressure was taken, and a physical examination of the joints/cardiac system through stethoscope on two segments of your front chest and back as well/as well as visual inspection for hernia was done. Lastly it was the general health history questions I presume for the actual USCIS medical form, such as whether you have any underlying ailments or issues with your health. I then proceeded to the counter for payment.
 
Pivot Medical Clinic does not have its own X-ray room, so they give you a referral form to go an aesthetician clinic (?) on the 8th floor to do your x-ray. Once obtaining the referral form, I paid for all services (blood test, urine sample test and also the x ray) at Pivot itself then proceeded to the clinic (which is on the 8th floor of the same building.) So without the x-ray, the time taken for this took less than an hour actually. I then went to the second clinic where you'd have to register and generally wait for a while until your name is called, and then do standard procedures for an x-ray- remove your clothing and any other necklaces and bun up your hair. If you have textured hair like me and have your hair in a protective style, (on that day I had twists) be sure to bring along some hairties and extra barettes/hairpins. The doctor facilitating had to use a giant clip to really keep my hair out of my neck because my bun wasn't tight enough. You would then be instructed to take some deep breaths in and out, and you're done. All you have to do is to wait for your cd of the x ray to be generated and leave. Also please don't tamper with the cd, at this moment I believe it's for immigration officers? 
 
All in all, it took about 1hr 30 minutes or about 2 hours. It's not that long at all.
 
And finally, the interview! My interview is in 2 weeks and 3 days. I will be sure to keep you guys updated and provide a review of the Embassy afterwards. If you have any further questions, don't forget to ask!

this is why i try before i buy 😂

Anyone watching The Other Way?!  Laura just referred to Aladdin as her fiancé.  Didn't she marry him after knowing him for 9 days on her visit to Qatar?!  THAT is a greencard relationship if I ever saw one.  She reminds me of the blonde gramma who went to Nigeria to be with her soul meat.

Uh, and you're surprised that this is now posing issues for you?  Wow.

You were married to an American before, it seems, and your spousal visa petition was rejected back then. You also have a child in the USA and you tried, unsuccessfully, to get a tourist visa to visit your child. I’m guessing they think this current relationship is one of convenience to enable you to see your child, and not a genuine relationship of love. How soon after your marriage break up did you meet your current fiancé? Did you officially divorce your former wife? 

It's not her personal property. It's the property of whatever country that issued that passport. 

I question the use of the term "voluntary" regarding her handing over her passport, since any action that came about as a result of fear/threats I would considered that coercion. Bills are being pushed to make sure the law recognizes this clearly as well. It's already been used as an argument for coercion in a number of human trafficking trials I've personally worked on.
 
I don't know what sort of demeanor these officers had, but it's reasonable to assume that anytime ICE shows up at your door it's going to be intimidating, especially in the current climate. I know I would be nervous, even as a USC who works for the government and knows immigration law pretty extensively from multiple sides.
 
I would suggest getting in contact with an embassy as well as possibly reaching out to one of the many organization the Dallas area that work on immigrant legal issues. At the very least, I am sure those organizations will want to know about this experience. If you were in Houston I would be able to give you some specific names, but I'm a little less familiar with Dallas. I personally don't find their hypothetical willingness to return the passport as that important in terms of reaching out for help when they took it under questionable circumstances to begin with. 
 
My husband and I filed our AOS late due to our joint sponsor losing his job when the company he worked at for 16 years closed unexpectedly. I would be livid if the result of that had turned into this level of harassment. 

I get pretty mad when I see these posts when the USC has failed to protect their spouse. First off, they fail to ensure that there are adequate funds to adjust status. They do not educate their spouse about how to keep safe regarding having adequate ID and proof of status should a situation arise. They do not ensure their spouse knows how to respond to ICE. I can't imagine having to deal with that on top of everything else an immigrant has to deal with. The responsibility is on the USC to ensure that their spouse is safe. It's that simple. I know I'd be doing everything I could if the tables were turned.