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I am sorry for all the trouble that you have to go through but why do you say it was not listed anywhere about the police certificate? The instructions for DS-260 clearly states you need police certificates for any country you lived in since age of 16 I believe. 

Sorry for repeating other answers. I just realized others already responded to your question.

42 minutes ago, MrDanquah said:

I was sent sn email by nvc that my request for my case to be expedited has been approved,that was on 2 weeks ago but i havent heard from them yet

What was your reason for expedite? I am curious. 

4 hours ago, MikeyL said:

I submitted everything to CEAC for my wife’s IR-1 three weeks ago and we finally got the first feedback from NVC. We have a joint-sponsor who has a spouse. Everything was accepted except my joint-sponsor’s spouse i-864A, it said: 

 

 

I am not sure what that means, since I have done the following when we submit:

• Joint sponsor and his spouse file taxes jointly and tax transcripts was upload (past 3 years)
• Uploaded the i864A for js's spouse and her docs in js's Additional AOS support documentation
• In js's i864: Part 5: Household size has included his married spouse.
• In Part 6 "Income you are using from any other person who was counted in your household size": js's spouse was put down as Person 1 with current income

Did you submit the I-864a under the tab "add household member"? It looks like you added this file under the "joint sponsor" tab which is incorrect.

36 minutes ago, RCable said:

Thank you for this! I'm starting to feel a lot better. I've been losing sleep over this! I was worried that him saying "I'm visiting my wife" would raise so much concern. Though, when I left Canada last time they said to me "You only stayed for a month, you can stay for up to 6 you know, if you want to visit your husband longer". I thought it was weird but I told him that "We have to start that whole visa process!" And even when I went to Canada to get married, they just congratulated me and waived me through, no further questions. Maybe if you have a strong track record of "leaving the country" they aren't so concerned. Especially between Canada & US? 

That is true. Travel history is important if you travelled frequently before without trouble then they probably take things easier. Also, our lawyer told us he can mention (if asked) his visa application is consular processing and therefore, he must leave the country for the interview and completing the visa application.

5 hours ago, RCable said:

Sorry if this is a bit long winded...Quick background - we just sent off the petition for my Canadian Husband last week, so we just started the process.

 

My husband was recently laid off due to restructuring of his company. He's in the process of looking for work, but the economy isn't great where he is so it might take a while. In the meantime, he is planning on applying for EI (employment insurance) on the 28th when his current job ends. He called EI and since it can take up to a month to process (and he won't be able to visit ones he's on it), he decided he is going to fly down to visit me for 2-4 weeks. EI said this would be fine, as long as he's back once it gets processed and he starts getting EI money. 

 

Now my worry is, without a job, what should he bring with him as proof that he's going back to Canada? He is going to bring his mortgage & car finance paperwork down to show he has monetary ties to the country. He also has some important medical appointments booked for this summer in Canada. And he has plenty of money in savings to support his trip down here. 

I don't know how to prove that he last to continue to stay in Canada in order to receive payments from EI while he looks for work. We only just sent off the I-130 petition, so we have a long wait ahead of us still. Any suggestions on what he can bring with him to prove ties to Canada?

And a side note, does this qualify us to request an expedite for his financial hardship? I know they're hard to get, just wondering if it's worth trying. 

Thanks for any advice! 

My husband crossed the Canadian border (airport) two weeks ago for a 3 day trip and the officer at the border did not ask him a single question! I was so worried that they get picky about his trip and he had his house and car papers as well as a letter drafted by our lawyer. However, none of these came to use! So, I think you shouldn't worry so much. It will be fine.

11 hours ago, MK2803 said:

Yes there is but last time when I spoke with a representative from NVC then he told me that the reply would be the same what he is telling me.

But I think you should still submit the online inquiry despite what they told you over the phone. Maybe they take that more seriously and look more in depth into your case. 

I think it was here at visajourney that I read someone had submitted a document that was showing on his CEAC but not on the NVC side...something like that....maybe your situation is something similar!

9 hours ago, pushbrk said:

It's taking so long because there is a backlog.  This is common in Montreal.  You wait.  Whether you do so patiently or not, is your choice.

 

If there is a backlog, why is it that cases after him are being scheduled for interviews?

😳!!! Is there anyway to send an official case inquiry request online ?  

1 minute ago, Rainbow3e said:

I read some posts on the internet, some people still get denial after submitting co sponsor documents even though the income is really high 84,000$ for house hold size of 6 ( the requirement is only around 54,000$). May I know if your co sponsor files for less than 3 people (household size is 2 or 3?)

My co-sponsor has a family size of 4 (including my husband) and she made 90 ~95k on average for the past three years. Maybe showing continuity in income could be a deciding factor. For instance, the form asks only for the past year's tax transcript but I decided to include everything for the past three years. 

49 minutes ago, NikLR said:

He cant get a hold of them? How about titer testing?

The ones he did in his childhood he does not have any record of. Yes, a pharmacist told me he can do a blood titer for those vaccines and it will show if he had those vaccinations and he won't need to repeat. 

Just now, Rainbow3e said:

If the case is on hold, how can you get to the interview?

You need to submit the joint sponsor so things can move on. The day after I submitted my joint sponsor documents, I was documentarily qualified. 

1 hour ago, Rainbow3e said:

What did you do? Find a co sponsor? Or your lawyer would explain to the NVC? 

I submitted a joint sponsor and your case will be on hold until you submit the joint sponsor even though the tone of the message is as if the decision is in the hand of immigration officer at the interview. 

My husband does not have his immunization records but we know he has received all the required vaccinations. What should we take for the medical exam if don't have the immunization records?

Thanks for your help.

19 hours ago, Naes said:

Demand all your case numbers from the lawyer. He doesn't have the right to keep any of these from you.

 

If you at least have your case number from uscis through noa1 - you can also contact nvc with that. If you don't, if I were you I would also demand all written correspondence came from USCIS to be sent to you as well, as they don't need it and you should at least get the copies.

Exactly, the lawyer does not have the right to keep these info from you. Your lawyer is clearly abusing your lack of knowledge about client-attorney rights. He may also be hiding some of his mistakes in document submission that could delay your case.  Become proactive and demand your case info so you can follow up the updates yourself.

On 6/5/2019 at 4:58 PM, JessicaN said:

It is what we received the day we were married but I now suspect there should have been something else we should have got after it was registered with the county even though there was no mention of this at any stage 

We got married in SC and we have a piece of A4 paper where we went to an office to record our marriage. On our wedding day, we had a marriage officiant who got our signature and later on, we received a certificate with a seal stamp that we present as our marriage certificate.

8 hours ago, Kartinee23 said:

Same here... before I joined VJ.  Even at NVC stage i never knew about rfes. Thought when you submit, in two wks it’s done and ready for interview. I only know all these AP, rfe, etc because of VJ. Lots of info here. And everything is based on everyone’s experience/s. With all of applicants stories, at least we know what to expect. Better than our lawyer. 🌝

My case was also got documentarily qualified today! So as a reference for others, I only submitted I-864 for the joint sponsor and included the tax transcripts and W-2s for the past 3 years as well as her pay stubs for the past three months. We did not submit I-864a even though she filed her taxes as "married filing jointly" because her income alone was enough. 

2 minutes ago, geowrian said:

Except that somebody can switch from consular processing to AOS. Definitely not "no way" to do that, and many others have done it.

Yes but they have to cancel the consular processing and always risk not being admitted because of misleading the US immigration. Also, they can always do that with a visitor visa why should they bother with a TN. 

1 hour ago, mika__ said:

Nope, lawyer wont give it to us and told us we should not call NVC, and to just wait until the lawyer gets back to us

little odd to me

That is ridiculous. You need to ask for the case ID and invoice ID and login online to your NVC account and see what is happening. I don't think the lawyer has the right to keep these information away from you. I wonder why you don't have an email address on file so you will also be contacted for any case updates. 

16 hours ago, suhridkhan said:

I did the same for my case, only filed i864. However, our case is currently at administrative processing, so not sure if it was adequate or not.

Please keep us informed on how it goes, might help others.

 

 

 

Did the officer at the interview told you about administrative processing? 

16 hours ago, Kartinee23 said:

AP is after interview if they need to review all documents further. Can take days, weeks, months. 

I didn't know anything about AP. I thought the approval at the interview is the final step and there is no reviewing process after that!

11 hours ago, NikLR said:

~~moved to work visas from IR1/CR1 process and procedures.  Topic is about a type of work visa~~

 

I personally have not tried this however TN visa requires nonimmigrant intent. That would be a little difficult during the IR1/CR1 process. 

True but at the same time, the applicant must leave the US for interview at the consulate and there is no way he can turn his work stay in the US to immigration based stay.

 

 

 

1 minute ago, suhridkhan said:

I did the same for my case, only filed i864. However, our case is currently at administrative processing, so not sure if it was adequate or not.

Please keep us informed on how it goes, might help others.

 

 

 

What is administrative processing? I thought after document submission we get a "case complete" notice and then interview schedule.

54 minutes ago, Kartinee23 said:

Hi did you submit the 864a? I got cc but we never uploaded an 864a form. I wonder if they will ask me during the interview

Congrats! I know how painful the wait is :)!!! Did they ask you for I-864a? As I said in the other post, I did not submit I-864a since this form is only needed if the joint sponsor income alone is not sufficient. If they asked for it then, I guess you should take the signed forms (and other documents) with you to the interview in case the officer gets picky about that!.

27 minutes ago, Kartinee23 said:

Did you submit 864a? Thank you

No, I decided not to submit I-864a even though I gathered all the documents and I was ready to submit them. According to the instruction on USCIS website on multiple places, the I-864a is only needed if the joint sponsor's income is not sufficient then I-864a form can be added to increase the overall income. So, I decided to think logically instead of staying on the super-cautious side and just hope the immigration officer who is reviewing my files knows his stuff. 

32 minutes ago, Kartinee23 said:

Did you submit 864a? Thank you

any news on your case?

1 hour ago, Rainbow3e said:

Viet Nam here. NVC accepted the assets but somehow the Consulate Officer didn’t. It’s really not fair. 

Thanks for your reply! I did not know that could happen!!! We make sure we have all the documents that we can have with us for the interview.