NikkiFromCanada

18 hours ago, Rocko20 said:

I just received electronic (text and email) notification that USCIS received my case. For those wondering, I sent the AOS/EAP through U.S.  postal office on October 1st, it was delivered by October 4th, my bank account was charged October 9th, and I received electronic confirmation by October 11th.

 

 

Very helpful! Thank you! 

4 minutes ago, K1visaHopeful said:

Mine took 21 days from the date SAVE caseCheck stated it was sent back to the SSA after manual check.

To get the card, or for name change? My original request took 21 days in total. I applied for SSN name change 9 days ago, and still waiting. I think @Hemzi meant she got her name change SSN back on Tuesday. 

5 minutes ago, NjK said:

Good morning @Naes!So I did a mistake and probably will have a RFE for this or should I pay for all?

The $1225 includes biometrics fee. I wasn't sure I did the right thing, but I did. How much did you send? 

I don't really know where else to ask this question...so I'll try here and hope it doesn't get removed. I got a Maryland drivers license on 09/15/18 and it expires the same day as my I-94 expires (October 27) Are they going to renew it if I go back??? Will they have a way to see that I am in the process of applying for AOS, or do I just not have a Maryland drivers license after Oct 27? I tried searching this topic online in general, and can't come up with any concrete answers. The only reason I even got the Maryland Drivers License is I wanted to purchase a new car, and I needed a Maryland DL to test drive, and put the vehicle in my name.

On 10/5/2018 at 6:42 PM, Hemzi said:

I applied for a SSN about 2 weeks after getting here (22nd July), Applied on the 3rd August and got the Card exactly 4 weeks after. I'm now waiting on my change of name on the SSN now too, applied on the 20th Sept, they are tending to take about 4 weeks to get back to everyone it seems? @jackyjimenez I am sure you'll hear back soon!

I'm currently waiting on my name change for SSN too! It says in SAVE that they sent the case back to SSN office, so I'm hoping it arrives soon. 

5 minutes ago, K1visaHopeful said:

$1225 is the total fee.

$1140 for I485.

$85 for biometrics.

Oh good!! 

On 10/5/2018 at 1:09 AM, K1visaHopeful said:

Hmmmmmm...nobody has contacted me and my case was returned to the SSA two weeks ago.....

I received a letter saying my SSN would be in the mail within 2 weeks. I got the SSN in the mail 3 days later. 

I'm reading this feed, and realized I put $1225 as the fee! I didn't include for Biometrics fee. What's going to happen??

Hiii everyone! I arrived in the US 07/30/18, received my SSN by 09/10/18, married on 09/28/18 and mailed AOS/EAD/AP yesterday! 

42 minutes ago, sumbunny said:

First off, CONGRATS! My understanding is that police certificates are required for any country the beneficiary has lived in for more than 6 months. Period. 

 

That said, I would definitely check in in the China forum to see if they can get you more specific consulate information. Here's a link...

 

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/94-china/

 

Good luck!

You're always so helpful!

On 7/9/2018 at 6:06 PM, jakelo said:

Hi VisaJourney,

 

We are starting to gather the Proof of Meeting Within the Last 2 Years requirement. I am writing as the beneficiary (Canadian citizenship).

 

Please follow the scaffold below. It'll be great to know if the collective evidence below is enough to not get an RFE. In the case that it's not enough, then I'd reckon a resort trip together in the same plane to Mexico would do it: boarding passes of us in the plane next to each other, complimentary Mexican passport stamps, and a resort reservation/receipt, along with photos. 

 

1. She drove across the border October 2017, stayed the night in Canada, then the next day we both drove back into the USA (same car). Stayed several days with her, then flew back to Canada.
   1. She has no passport stamp entering Canada
   2. We both entered USA together, in her car, received no stamps on either of our passports.
      1. i94 travel history online records reveal that I did in fact cross that day. As she's American, she doesn't have access to these records, therefore us two cannot confirm this.
         1. We could note that we did in-fact cross together in the same car? Is this a good idea? I'd reckon they can fact-check this on their systems.
   3. We both have credit card statements revealing purchases in the USA, indicating same place, same time.
      1. Unfortunately no receipts were kept.
   4. I flew back to Canada. I have the boarding pass, United boarding e-Ticket, and i94 travel history online records revealing I left USA.
   5. Many photos.
2. I visited her for a week in USA on November 2017, flying in.
   1. I have a passport stamp passing CBP.
   2. I do not have the departure boarding pass. I do have the return boarding pass. I have the Delta e-Ticket confirmation.
   3. I have a subset of receipts of my purchases. Some of them have my name on them. She has none.
   4. We both have credit card statements revealing purchases in the USA, indicating same place, same time.
   5. Many photos.
3. She visited in Canada on January 2018.
   1. She has all her boarding passes.
   2. No passport stamp was given in Canada.
   3. Unfortunately no receipts were saved.
   4. We both have credit card statements revealing purchases made in Canada, same place, same time.
   5. We have tickets to an event, with group photos.
   6. Many photos.
4. ... It goes on with several more trips, with evidence as a set or subset of the above ... There was one more trip where I visited her by plane in February (I have a passport stamp here too, but only departure boarding passese). Thereafter, we've been strictly train (me getting to a Canadian border city) and car (her driving across the border) bound due to better weather.
   1. There was one more instance of us crossing end of March 2018 in her car together into the USA.
   2. There was one instance where we both crossed into Canada from USA together.
   3. Unfortunately, besides the trip of her flying into Canada, we do not have a complete set of boarding passes

 

A main pattern has emerged to me. We do not have a single instance of having a passport stamp AND complete boarding passes in either of each others countries. We however have supplemental evidence (as exampled above, like receipts and credit card statements indicating cross spending, photos, airplane e-Tickets, etc.). Is this enough to not get an RFE?

 

Additionally, as I've done in the past for myself, we can both request our Canadian border passage history. This we can attach as evidence of her entries into Canada. In addition, it will indicate that we crossed the border at the same time (to the second), in the same lane. Is this a good idea?

 

... USA/Canada is a weird combination as neither country likes to stamp each other's passports for each other ...  Will be great if other American/Canadian couples can chime in here.

 

Cheers,

Jake.

 

Canada is an extremely low marriage fraud country. The USCIS is more concerned with background checks and proof that the petitioner can financially support the beneficiary upon arrival. You're wayyyyyy overthinking the proof of relationship part. Put a few things in, but I can assure you that is not the focus of their inquiry. 

On 7/6/2018 at 3:10 PM, DPP123 said:

Not married yet but starting my AOS paperwork. I came across this link and found it useful for those starting to put AOS paperwork together. 

 

https://yaztalksalot.wordpress.com/2017/09/28/adjustment-of-status-from-k1-visa

 

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That is soooo helpful! Thank you so much for sharing!!! 

16 hours ago, Wismer said:

Thank you. So, what exactly were we applying for with the I-129F? I.e an "application" for what?

The I-129F is the petition to be APPROVED just to apply for the K-1 Visa. They do aggressive background checks to see if you even qualify to apply. 

I had my interview this morning, and we were APPROVED!! What a feeling!! The interview part was the easiest part of the whole process! I will be moving to Washington D.C. on July 30!! Such an emotional day!! I am so grateful for this forum and all the help I've found here!! Thank you to everyone who has shown positive energy and to those who took the time to share information or experiences!! I am still crying with happiness!!! <3 

P.S. There was a girl today who didn't have a W2 with her, and didn't have the correct police report, but she still got approved, pending the resubmission of a proper police report. It's not as scary as people on here make it seem. They aren't out to just stamp people denied. They worked with her and didn't just deny her because she made a mistake. It's actually a very kind, professional experience!! 

1 hour ago, J❤️J said:

I got my approval today as well. Can't wait to be reunited with my fiance. We will be getting married and settling in Hawaii where's he's from. 😍🌺👫🌴🐦 

Yay!!!! 

11 hours ago, sumbunny said:

I booked my fiancé's August 1st interview in Montreal on June 29 after waiting for just over a week for appointments to open up on the site. I had no problem paying via credit card and payment went through immediately and allowed us to book an interview date and time right away. We did use my US credit card for payment, so I wonder if that has something to do with it.

 

I do know @NikkiMarie had the same trouble you describe, but she said her payment eventually went through on the site about an hour later and she was able to schedule in the July interview dates at the end of May. I'm so sorry you're having trouble and hope you get it sorted out soon!

Yes I had a horrible time making my payment. I even tried my US credit card and that wouldn’t work either. Very bad payment system they have!! It was so frustrating, I was actually in tears. 

11 minutes ago, bcadenhead said:

Thanks I've got all the stuff now so I'm going to try and send it in and see what happens!! What email did you send it to? THanks so much for the help! Also did you email it as one document or multiple docs? I feel like I have a ton to send in.... 

Thanks! I am going to send it in, did you send it as separate files or created one large document? and do you mind me asking what email you sent it to? Thanks so much for your help! 

Packet 3 tells you exactly what to do! You're sending 3 things:

1. Confirmation receipt with barcode number of the completed Online Nonimmigrant Visa Application DS-160.

2. Scanned copy of the below “Packet 3 Checklist for K1 Fiancé(e) Visa Applicants”. ONE CHECKLIST PER FAMILY WILL SUFFICE.

3. Color-scanned copy of the biographical data page of the applicant’s valid passport.

Here's the Packet 3 link!

https://ca.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2016/07/Packet3Instructions-K1.pdf

2 hours ago, sumbunny said:

My fiance had his medical this afternoon in Toronto at Dr. Mascarenhas office. He had all of the requested documents ready and was in and out in 30 mins. He said most of it was filling out quick forms including a list of Yes/No questions. The Dr was with him for less than 5 minutes, took a quick look at the papers, said he looked like a healthy guy and that was that. To quote him "That was stupid easy", so medical for him was a breeze!

 

Good luck friends!!

Wow! Mine took like over 2 hours lol! Bloodwork, urine test, chest x-ray, abdominal examination, ears, nose, throat, eye test, blood pressure, weight, height and a questionnaire about my medical history lol. It was easy, but a lot involved! lol Next step...interviews!!!

On 7/2/2018 at 3:35 AM, Courtney86 said:

Hi all. We are CR-1, so Montreal assigns our interview date. We live in Calgary, so we're planning to do the medical when we fly for the interview.

 

I'm wondering if anyone has had problems with appointment availability around the date of their interview? Like within a week beore? (I know it takes 3 days to get the results). I just assumed appointments would be available relative to interviews being scheduled but getting nervous if that's not the case. Thank you!

Since interview dates are usually more than a month out...there's always space for booking the medical. I had many dates to choose from and I called Medisys the same day I scheduled my interview. You will be fine  

On 7/1/2018 at 9:15 PM, J❤️J said:

Hi guys. For the affadavit of support for K1, did you fill out the I134 or the I864? My packet 3 and 4 say different things.... Also did you get a wet ink signature or would a photocopy suffice? 

 

I had my fiance fill out the form, sign it with a pen, scan & email it to me. I found this on the USCIS website:

"A signature is valid even if the original signature is later photocopied, scanned, faxed, or similarly reproduced. Regardless of how it is transmitted to USCIS, the copy must be of an original document containing a handwritten, ink signature, unless regulations or the form instructions state otherwise." 

58 minutes ago, bcadenhead said:

Hey everyone! I'm not at the scheduling stage yet but we got our "ready" status this week. I've been trying to find out what happens next. From what I have read some people have gotten emails and others got nothing but just sent in their packet and received either an email that said please wait for us to contact or straight up got packet 4. I'm honestly just looking for some guidance of how its technically supposed to go and what to expect or what I should do because I do have everything ready for packet 3.

 

It's brutal how much you feel like a sitting duck all the time eh!! 

 

Any help or experiences would be much appreciated!!

 

 

I filled out DS-160 and sent packet 3 about a week after I had status "Ready" I received the generic email saying to wait until we contact  you to send Packet 3. I waited a week, and sent Packet 3 again...3 days later I got a request to send Packet 3. I sent it again for a 3rd time, and an hour later I got Packet 4. I waited 17 days after status "Ready" to receive my Packet 3 request email. I would recommend doing DS-160 and sending Packet 3 as soon as you have a "Ready" status. I've only seen one person disagree with doing it this way. I haven't heard of one negative thing happening to anyone who sent Packet 3 before they were asked to. Lots of success stories from doing it that way! 

50 minutes ago, sumbunny said:

Got P4 from MTL today, less than 24 hours after sending P3 back. So exciting!

Yayyyyyy!! So happy for you!!!! 

40 minutes ago, K1visaHopeful said:

 

I am allowed to have my opinions and my thoughts. I am hurting no one by airing them. 

One day it may come down to the embassy denying your entire application because you lied on it at the last stage by "checking a box" or "by sending a packet" when you were advised not to. Right now that does not occur but what does occur is the entire process gets backlogged. MTL is one of the slowest embassies. That is a fact we have all experienced at this stage. I will not contribute to that out of respect for both my fellow applicants and for those trying to do their job at the embassy. 

So disagree with me if you like but you cannot prevent me from informing others in this process how they can collectively speed it up in the future. 

Who's preventing you from doing anything? I wasn't even talking to you. You're 100% entitled to your own opinion. I commented on something I, ME, NOT YOU...agreed with. You are extremely defensive anytime ANYONE doesn't agree with everything you say. I'm gonna say this to you and never address you again. Do what you feel is right, and I honestly wish you all the best of luck. But, from the moment I first read anything you typed, I know immediately that your energy is very yucky.