Unimane

Same thing happened to me and mine was earlier, a NOA of May 5th and transferred Sept. 17th to the "local office", which is Memphis, or CSC, whichever.

Just to add, what we do have, is a copy of the approval notice of her green card from the Memphis office, plus nearly every other document from her visa approval and her stamped passport from July 2012, for which she used her green card to re-enter the country.

My wife has a 2 year conditional green card, coming in on a K1 visa in 2011, and due to expire in July 2013. Unfortunately, she has lost her green card and, even worse, we (foolishly) forgot to make a copy of the document. We have 4 months before it is due to expire and are, obviously, concerned about what we should do. We obviously need a replacement green card, but I don't know if it will be in on time to file for removing conditions on her current green card. Is it possible, since it is near when we can apply for removing conditions (April 6), that we fill out our i-751 with the evidence of our son's birth, utilities, etc. and, either receive the 10 year card or play for the renewal along with the removing of restrictions?

I am looking at my checklist for all of the things I need for the AOS interview and they are all things that we have already turned in. Is this interview where we have the brown packet we turned in at the airport? Do they have the documents I sent in for the I-485? How much of this will I need to get?

For instance, my wife had her examination less than a year ago and it was sent in with her application packet. Does she really need the I-693?

I am a nervous wreck as my fiance and daughter were already once denied passage at the airport due to a lack of an authorization letter from me for our child born abroad. As such, I'm going to Lima tomorrow and personally accompanying them to America. I have been assured by the Peruvian consulate and my fiance by officers at the airport that all my daughter needs is her passport if I am there. No birth certificate, nothing else. I am confident in one sense that this is true, but terrified due to our previous incident that something will happen and I will lose this opportunity, possibly the last because of money concerns, to bring them here before the visa expires.

K-1 is a one-way visa it's intent is to immigrate, so YES a One way ticket is fine, the POE will not ask for or expect a return ticket.

Buy what ever is cheaper One-Way or Round-Trip. My wife came to the USA on a One-Way ticket and K-1 visa.

That's what I figured, thanks a bunch.

Hey, just have a quick question for the board. I can't seem to find the answer anywhere. I bought a one-way ticket for my fiance and our daughter for the 26th. Is it necessary for her to have a return ticket, such as is required for a tourist visa? Thanks in advance.

Oh, and anyone with any sort of experiences at Fort Lauderdale immigration would be of interest, as well.

Hey, I am visiting my fiance and daughter in Lima during the Thanksgiving holidays and was looking for a possible apartment to rent for the week that people may know. We're running a tight budget because of the impending move to America, so it must be pretty cheap (I only require hot water!). We typically stay in Barranco, so there would be nice, but we're also flexible.

Anyway, if someone know of something, please let me know. I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you.

Just to inquire about a technicality, my fiance was previously married in Peru, but her divorce was filed and granted in England (Ex-husband was English). When she went to certify the divorce in Peru, they said she had to get certification through the Peruvian Embassy in London. Well, all that paperwork had to go through her ex-husband and is caught up somewhere in the mail. However, it's my understanding all of that is irrelevant because we can just present her copy of the English divorce at the interview and this will suffice. Corect?

The residency requirement that Darnell was referring to is defined in INA section 301(g) when a child is born abroad, and one biological parent is a US citizen. The requirement is that the US citizen parent must have resided in the US for a total of not less than five years, at least two of which must have been after the US citizen parent reached the age of 14. The intent of this portion of the act is to prevent a child being granted US citizenship abroad by virtue of having one US citizen parent, and then the child remains abroad until it grows up, and then automatically confers US citizenship to his/her own children, etc., effectively creating multiple generations of US citizens who have never actually lived in the United States.

Ok, I understand. But, I've lived 31 of my 33 years in the US. I'm sure it won't be an issue.

If she is yours, you must do CRBA, as she is a US citizen and does not need/ is not allowed a visa. While it's ideal if you can be there for the DNA test, it is not necessary- the lab can take your sample in the USA, and your fiance and daughter's in Perus, and send the results directly to the embassy.

Wow, thanks for your help. Sounds expensive. I will look into it and see how I will manage.

Just to further add, at this point, certifying paternity, or anything relating to getting my daughter as a US citizen, is secondary to getting her to America (unless, of course, that is the only way to get her here). I can worry about DNA tests and whatnot when/if she gets to America.

Well, it's impossible for me to go to Peru before the interview and, the times I have been to Peru, I haven't been able to sign the document because the divorce wasn't verified in Peru.

I easily qualify as a citizen, though, born and raised here.

Well, I am pretty confident in the success of my fiance's visa, but I have concerns about my daughter. Here's why.

My fiance was married to an Englishman in 2007 in Lima, Peru. Her family pushed her into marrying and, long story short, she went to be with me. In July 2008, our daughter was born in Lima. However, since she was still technically married, I could not sign the birth certificate until a divorce. The divorce came through an English court in April 2010 and we applied for both of their visas immediately. Had I been smart, I would have borrowed money for a DNA test for proof in 2008, but a number of issues and time considerations have been a problem.

In any event, our daughter has a passport, birth cerificate, etc., but I have not signed the birth certificate. How much of an issue might this be? Can our daughter come as a dependent of my fiance, can I send a letter (maybe notorized), does her ex-husband need to send a letter or am I just screwed until I sign the birth certificate?

No problems now. My fiance went to the embassy and got a new date of October 4th.

Tax transcripts are fine and even the more preferred method as you can be sure they include all the necessary info.

Awesome. Trying to cross all the t's and dot the i's is so stressful, I'm glad there's one less thing to worry about. Thank you.

Hey, question about my tax returns. I live in Nashville and had some of my records destroyed in the floods a few months ago (about the only things damaged). Unfortunately, I lost tax documents. However, I requested tax return transcripts for the last three years from the INS. Will this suffice? I feel it should as it was produced by the IRS with all of my tax information included on my original tax forms.

My fiance had not heard from the Peru Embassy after getting the NOA #2 on July 1st. So, I e-mailed the embassy yesterday and they responded today that her interview date was August 23rd and that she had missed it. However, my fiance has never received her interview packet. The e-mail said she will need to go to the emabassy within 14 days. Does this mean that we will need to start any part of the process over? What can we do to take care of the situation and get a new interview date or has that ship sailed?

I was curious about why it seems as if our packet is taking so long from the NVC to the recieving of the interview packet. I got the NOA #2 ON July 1st and a notice from the NVC July 9th, but my fiance has heard nothing since. It seems quite long to wait for the embassy to send out the information to her, especially for Peru. Is is possible to check on the package status, where it may be? Anything? Does this seem unusual or am I just being paranoid?

I dont think any past history would affect the NOA1. The NOA1 is simply an acknowledgement that the USCIS has received your petition.

The timing of NOA1's seems to be all over the map, best to sit tight a bit longer before you get too worried (I know - easier said than done)

Thanks, I figured as much.

I am wondering if there have been any issues regarding the issuing of the first NOA. I sent my package 10 day ago and have heard nothing. It seems as if the first NOA is largely a formality and people receive notification in half the time I've experienced thus far. The one issue, I suppose, may be that I applied for an I-129F for the same person 4 years ago before canceling the application late in the process. I have to wonder if they are checking this out or what.

In any event, is anyone else having this issue and is my concern about the previous application valid? Or, am I just being paranoid and be patient?

Sorry, this is not right. You both must be eligible to marry at the time you file the I-129F Petition. That is one of the two main purposes of the petition. I think "az" is thinking of the birth certificate which is only required of the USC Petitioner.

You absolutely positively must include the "certified divorce decree" of the alien beneficiary. Otherwise if you answer divorced on the G-325a for the alien fiancee and do not provide the divorcee decree, you will either get an RFE or a rejection.

The divorce decree does not require Peruvian certification at any time UNLESS the US Embassy requires a single certificate and many embassies do not need that. The divorce decree needs to be a certified COPY (not original) meaning it requires a judges, cort official or court clerk's signature and a seal or stamp of some type.

So yes, when your USC fiance has your ENGLISH (from England) divorce decree, that is all that is needed for both the I-129F petition and the US Embassy in Peru.

Good luck.

EDITED to add: Actually the I-129F itself on line 6 requires the beneficiary's marital status. There you will need to check divorced and include the divorce decree.

Ok, thanks. That would be even better, I hope this is the case. I'm going to begin the process and, hopefully, there won't be any issues regarding the lack of Peruvian certification.

You don't need a divorce decree for your fiancee to file the I-129F, only the USC is required to provide a divorce decree at the time the petition is filed.

The good news is that you'll have approximately 6 months to sort out your fiancee's decree before it will be needed for the interview, so I'd start on that right away and get a head start. I'd have your fiancee call her ex-husband and see what sort of arrangeents they can make to get himn to resister the divorce at the Peruvian Embassy. Perhaps he can do it via courier instead of having to appear in person. I'd definitely do some research.

Good luck!

Alan

Thank you very much. I can now call my fiance and tell her to stop crying and hyperventilating.

Your fiancee will be required to obtain a single certificate from the Peruvian government prooving that she's legally able to marry and that all marriages have been terminated. The problem lies in the fact that the Peruvian government will not issue this certificate to your fiancee until her divorce is recognized by the Peruvian government.

This is sort of a catch-22 in the fact that the Consulate at the US Embassy will require the single certificate to issue a K-1 visa which meazns your fiancee will need to prove her divorce to the Peruvian government...

Good luck,

Alan

OK, thank you. Is it possible to start the process with the English documents and then show the Peruvian certification at the interview?

In my never-ending quest to bring my fiance and daughter to America, we have hit another snag in terms of the divorce document.

My fiance, who is Peruvian, was married to an Englishman. He completed the divorce in England last week and my fiance went to the registrar in Peru, asking what she needed to do in order to register the divorce in Peru (and get her ID card changed - they were married in Peru). The Peruvian office said that the Peruvian Embassy in London had to stamp the divorce before she could register the divorce in Peru. The problem is that her now ex-husband lives six hours from London and the Peruvian Embassy, so I can't imagine he'll go out of his way very soon.

So, my question is this; can I simply use the divorce documents from England in her application? I assume that a divorce in England is recognized in the US, so could we, at the very least, begin the process with the English documents? Do we even need for the Peruvian office to recognize the divorce since we are looking for a US visa?

Any help is greatly appreciated.