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17 hours ago, h&y said:

This seems like a pretty rude post. But I guess you already have your approval...

 

@jackyjimenezhang in there. I keep checking for you on here for you. I wish I had all the answers in the world to give you. I've even tried my own trial and error to find answers 🙁 

You don;t pay @Naes to answer, she selflessly helps us all with her limited knowledge and does so to almost anyone here. Ignore her answers if you find them "rude"

49 minutes ago, h&y said:

I changed my home address and updated it on the DS 160 for my fiance and the I-134. I was advised that's the reason for the DS 160. not to compare with previous documents but they know you've waited so long for the next step and just want updated information.

But what about once I am in the States with my AOS filed and then I move? I can just update them with my new address i guess....

10 hours ago, SanaW said:

as long as your permanent address stays the same I don't think it will matter, me and my fiancé are getting married in Maryland and that's where the wedding will be registered but we both will be living in afterwards Connecticut.  

OK thanks for helping! I assume if I change my home address during the process I can update it? Surely some people move houses during the waiting period? 

Hope everyone is pushing through, NOA2 or not!

I was wondering if anyone knew anything about this:

My fiance's home state is Illinois and that is where we will live and file for AOS etc.

If we choose to get married in another state, would that affect anything? The marriage would obviously be recorded in the other state but does this do anything when it comes to applying for AOS in Illinois?

2 hours ago, Marzena & Stephen said:

We arent sure right now because some of us still dont have ap or ead and we have been waiting around the 4 month mark some got it in 2 to 3 months and some wait 5 or more months. I wouldnt book anything until you have it in hand. I'd hate for you to waste your money!

1 hour ago, TearsOfBabylon said:

I'd highly suggest to wait until you have your Combocard in hand. Do not book anything, it will stress the hell out of you and probably cost money.
Honeymoon won't run away, but the Combocard is unpredictable!

Good advice, I guess I will wait till I have i in hand.

Fiance wants to book flights as early as possible for our honeymoon to save money, but the risk of losing the flights altogether seems very real haha!

2 minutes ago, Naes said:

That’s advance parole.

adminsitrative processing is extra background checks.

 

it is usually 3-4 months. If there’s something urgent (health of a relative etc) you can as for emergency AP. But yep it is right.

Sorry sorry sorry, meant advanced parole, my head is overheating that I have another long wait lined up lol! 

Anyway thanks for confirming, shame! 

Hi all, how long from filing can I hope to receive AP so we can go on honeymoon?

Hopefully you're all pushing through, currently in steps to book interview, NVC have received our case but not been put into the system yet.

I have a question about Administrative Processing (travel outside of US). I am reading estimates that it is taking 3 to 5 months to get AP? Surely that can;t be right when other places say 90 days....

Having to wait 5 months to leave the country (whether for a honeymoon or something else) is crazy!

Can anyone shed some light?

Hey all,

I have read the following as a requirement for the interview:

"The original and a copy of the birth certificate of each person named in the application is
required."

This just means me the beneficiary right, not for my fiance the petitioner? WOuld be silly for me to have her courier me her birth certificate for the interview?

Got through easily enough at Chicago O'Hare. Kenyan passport on a B2 visa, was asked why and who, and when i said visiting fiance he was a bit sceptical and I volunteered the information we are waiting on a K1 and its been a long time since we met.

He asked how long I'll stay, do I have a job at home and how much money I brought with me. Thats it, no evidence requested.

24 minutes ago, MandW said:

I went through this very thing back in September, my fiancé employer kept saying "don't trust him" "Americans are liars" "he doesn't own a house , that is someone elses house in the pictures" "he doesn't own that car, its too expensive because he doesn't have any money, he is lying to you" so after 3 weeks of that stress I told her to tell her employer we broke up, and she did and he doesn't say anything anymore. So our plan is to not let him know her interview date or when I arrive, we attend the interview, she goes back to work waiting on the passport with the visa to arrive, then we book flights leaving the next day, when we get to our house we will park both mustangs (08 Shelby and 66 coupe)  in front of the house, I will stick both middle fingers up and I will text him the photo and tell him a big FU. lol

so far no stress on either of us, our case is now at the NVC so soon the interview and I will get my revenge.

oh and he wants a iPhone 7 plus, so I bought a fake one that is exact weight and everything (display phone) and a real iPhone box and accessories , she will leave it in his desk drawer and then text him before I send the photo and tell him his "new" iPhone is in his desk, he will try to turn it on and more than likely he will take it to apple to get them to turn it on (many people will probably be there) and they will tell him "um sir....this isn't a real phone, its fake" and he will get embarrassed, Chinese hate to lose their face especially in front of others. lol my revenge plan

This is hilarious, but I am sure in AMerica you want a job right? Don;t do the above or you will definitely not get a reference!

4 hours ago, PJN&MMR said:

Long form birth certificates are quite common as a requriement now days. I had to go to baltimore to get just that from the state years ago. It’s easy. Marriage certificates are also done in tripple seal forms in DC I learned. These documents are hard to forge so thats the only reason really. She should use her new birth cert going forward. Keep the old one in the safe.

Isn't the requirement that you can submit all pages of a US passport OR a birth certificate?

20 minutes ago, Naes said:

Have your ties and noa1 and your return ticket  

 

it is really hard for many many but I actually believe k1 process is helpful in this. I saw many who got it too. (Percentage is bad though)

 

however great news!! Good luck at the Poe!

Yes its a funny situation isn't it?

I obviously have some sort of immigration intent with the K1, which should show I hjave NO immigration intent for the B2....

My fiance can't visit me (beneficiary) in Kenya as she can;t get time off, and this process is killing us, so I decided to risk a B2 visa interview, and had it today.... I GOT IT.

Got lots of negative advice saying it was a big risk but I am glad I went ahead. WIll be able to visit my fiance (if POE allows!) for a motnh and hopefully get NOA2 whilst in the states with her.

If anyone has considered it, its definitely possible

Hi everyone,

Just been approved my B2 tourist visa to go see my fiance for a motnh or so.

I applied at the Nairobi embassy as a Kenyan and went in shitting myself becasue of some feedback here, went with lots of evidence of ties to home country etc.

I was simply asked:

-have you been to usa before?

-where have yout ravelled before?

-why are you coming?

-who will you stay with?

-How long?

-do you have a job?

-how long have you had it?

Finally she ended by warning me not to overstay or I will jeopardise my K1.

I made it clear I am doing the k1 process and I just miss my fiance who cant get time off to come to kenya. 

If anyone is considering applying for a visa, DO IT. Its worth the risk of $160 application fee.

Thanks for the advice guys!

1 hour ago, Naes said:

Wow I didn't write about this for a long time.

 

In summary;

・election years always have more petitions (people afraid of the change in the administration)

    normally it goes down after a while, however specialists say this year it didn't decrease when it normally should have.

・there were 700.000 more        naturalization applications, and h1b and daca scare only added to this. the funny thing is k1 itself is actually less  than last year....

・ administration calling for more scrutiny in immigration cases. causes extra rfes and waits.

    this year's rfe numbers are way higher than previous years. (hence us getting silly rfes)

・ USCIS messed up big last year with the background checks... by sending out green cards before background checks were over... 

   so I believe this also has some affect on the issue. making them more serious.

・freeze on hiring government employees, caused the employment number not matching the growing number of petitions. Even if they could keep the headcount, they cannot train them fast enough with these numbers making a mess in the end.

....

 

I have lots of more possible reasons to count, from immigration researches

(even though this kind of slow down occurs regularly this years situation is actually a sociological issue, so it is actually easy to find some research on what's going on with USCIS-I don't know if most journals are out to public, but because one of my majors was sociology I was able to catch some.)

That is a very good answer

I assumed new administartion and their attitude towards immigration maikin the process more scrutinous...

Its very interesting about the green card mistake, how silly!

Anyway I hope that after us the 2018 NOA1 people get a smoother ride! I accept it is slow for us but for the future applications this can;t be the norm!

22 minutes ago, Naes said:

With uscis even scientific methods doesn't work much but at least we are more aware.

 

you should check daniel's updates too. It apparently shows how August's noa2 averages got way better than July averages. It made me really happy 😊

 

I wouldnt wish the same wait we are going through for the future month filers! 

 

Now lets clear up august! I have good feelings for the week. Updated or non-updated approvals will be coming in!

Naes,

Do you have an opinion on why everything slowed down all of a sudden?

Past K1's file din 2016 and early 2017 seem to have been mucbh much quicker.

3 minutes ago, Naes said:

Because most people believe their case is different and won't have that problem because it is genuine and they're honest.

No one on here is an authority or an expert but honestly, its a community trying to helpe ach other out, no one is being mean or judgemental, just realistic.

 I don;t understand why people are arguing with the advice?

Just leave out the photos of your engagement party or traditional ceremony as its a big risk obviosuly!

Bring photots of time spent at their home, with their family etc but why complicate it by showing a ceremony that could be interpreted as marriage?

Why take the risk? 

3 hours ago, ana e jordan said:

 

And I also read that is more important for the adjustment of status, so maybe they will only require after this K1 process. But yes, the doctor will say and advise. Maybe it s more interesting to have them before if his country has a public vaccination programme to get them for free instead of paying in the clinic that he will advise.

I would try get as many done before your medical as possible. I believe that there a few on the list that can;t be done within 2 weeks of each other. If the beneficiary has time njow, just get some done.

4 minutes ago, Naes said:

Approvals came in the morning (a lot of them)

 

and most approvals are not updated, however most rfes are updated  so that's one reason.

 

another reason is just like @lilit829 said, they are sending rfes for even things people sent! Like letter of intent to marry, or even when the passport pictures background is not white enough or the size is not exactly 2x2 (most countries use different sizes)

 

also the new administration loves rfe, shows strictness 🤷‍♀️ Or so" they" think.

 

dont worry about it much, if it happens it happens. Rfe is not a denial, it is a good opportunity to solve problems  

Understood.... So silly but I get it!

I've seen it doesn;t set you back too much time wise, but still hope not to get one!

2 minutes ago, lilit829 said:

They've been asking even for things that were already included in the petition. It seems they have a quota of RFE's to fulfill. 

Seriously? And we just have to send the exact smae thing back to them?

Wow @Naes lots of movement! But so many RFEs??? 

To slightly put my mind at ease, what would the most common causes be for people who think they made a a great submission? I submitted a "long birth certificate", lots of photos, travel evidence, engagement ring receipt, shared rental agreements etc.... Are there an small and silly things they just ask for for the sake of it?

4 minutes ago, Naes said:

Yes it means exactly that  

 

just the beneficiary (if children involved beneficiaries)

 

Some embassies wants petitioners valid id to confirm too (passport copies, residency card copy etc. )

God I thought I was going nuts. No way would I ask my partner to post me original documents!

I will be taking the copy of the pocket which has all her identification documentd anyway.

Thanks