Jump to content

Shiran

Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    1,499

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Posts posted by Shiran

    March 2019 AOS Filers -- Part 2

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    On 11/9/2020 at 4:58 PM, Bluewaters said:

    Hello guys, what are some of the tips to prepare for interview and what kind of questions should I expect during the interview process? 

    Mostly questions about your relationship. They will go through Yes/No questions you answered on the I-485 form (criminal history, etc) They like to see finances intermingling, e.g. joint accounts, official things showing both names, etc. Expect it to be fairly low key and low pressure. 

    March 2019 AOS Filers -- Part 2

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    6 hours ago, Nicola and Jordan said:

    Thank you! Still waiting for the actual card but at least I have the notice! 

    This is due to USCIS moving card printing in house instead of relying on external contractor. Unfortunately they only have one printing facility set up and now they have sizable backlog of EAD and GC cards in need of printing got back to early July. 
    Hopefully you will get it soon! 

    Official Executive Order for Suspending Entry of Immigrants

    in Coronavirus Covid-19

    Posted

    19 hours ago, Cilllah said:

    We have seen people enter. So this isn't even true?

    Correct, it is NOT true, but it is pretty upsetting to see this coming from an official consulate source, which does lead to what I was afraid when proclamation was originally made, that there will be confusion due to dual nature of K-1 visa, and some consulates and possibly CBP will interpret it differently. 

    Official Executive Order for Suspending Entry of Immigrants

    in Coronavirus Covid-19

    Posted

    1 minute ago, payxibka said:

    would it not be issued by the IV unit

    I am well aware that under the hood K-1 and K-3s are non-immigrant visas. What is less clear to me if how EO will be interpreted. Because I do not see clarity of it being non-immigrant. Logically it should be exempt for multiple reason, being non-immgrant is one, being very similar to spousal visa is another but in practice, I can easily see it being swept with other immigrant visas as there was no specific exception for it. 

    image.thumb.png.78dd531e1513641741080f85c7cc328b.png

    Official Executive Order for Suspending Entry of Immigrants

    in Coronavirus Covid-19

    Posted

    There is no specific exemption for K-1 visa. The logical thought process is that is it non-immigrant visa, and therefore this EO doesn't apply to them, except at pretty much EVERY Embassy I've seen it is listed under "immigrant visa" category. And unlike CR-1/IR-1 there is no specific exemption carved out for it, so it might be very much for interpretation by DOS/COs. Guess it is more wait and see. 

    APRIL 2020 I-129F (K-1) Filers

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    On 4/14/2020 at 2:43 AM, Ankissa said:

    My approximate timelime is changed every day... It is shown now that on one week it is moved (was the end of June now the middle of June) How often  does timeline of this site match whith real approval of petitions ?

    For the most part you can ignore VJ timeline. It is based solely on self reported data by other members, and while it can be handy to see certain trends over long time period it is woefully inadequate in predicting your own individual approval. Doubly so in the current times. Typically, currently, I-129F without RFE gets approved within 3-4 months though. That is not an indication it will be as fast or as slow 3 or 4 months from now. Get used to the idea you just need to wait, and hope for Embassies to start accepting applications again by the time I-129F gets approved. 

    Renewing Ukrainian Passport Abroad

    in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus

    Posted

    The in-person requirement is no joke. They absolutely will not give out passport to anyone. When we at SF Consulate we witnessed woman in tears because she flew in from Denver I think to get passport for her husband, she had letter of trust, and bunch of evidence they were married, he could not fly due to job, and according to her when they did apply for renewal they told her it was ok for spouse to pick it up, but months later, after renewal they would not give it to her. 

     

    I don't know if you call it bureaucracy running rampant, or just being through. 

    March 2019 AOS Filers -- Part 2

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    7 minutes ago, Nicola and Jordan said:

    My husband (USC) has ‘filed’ his original birth certificate a little too safely so all

    I have is his passport and a photocopy of his BC as I made extra copies at the K1 state - will that be ok?

    While form does request USC birth certificate, we were never asked for it. I think the main purpose of it is to ascertain

    that USC is US citizen, so having passport would have it covered. How did he file it it? 

    Seeking NVC to Kyiv Interview Advice

    in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Zaichik&Miska said:

    Thank you Shiran! It hit ready a little sooner than expected and we booked our interview, medical and flights. Our medical is on a Wednesday and interview the following Monday. 
     

    My Zaichik (fiancée) lives in Krivoy Rog/Kryvyi Rih. I’m wondering from the interview, how long does it take to receive the passport with visa back. Does anyone know how many days the Embassy takes to process and send out? Trying to plan next steps. 

    Unless things changes, about a week. You can have them hold for pick up at the "HUB" location in Kyiv, she Rabbit can stay for extra few days in the Capital before going home to pack. 

     

    March 2019 AOS Filers -- Part 2

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    20 minutes ago, confusedshoes said:

    Hi all I have a quick question, Our interview is in 4 days, and I see a lot of people talking about taking in an updated I-864. We are coming from a K1, and submitted that when we filed for the AOS back in March, the notice says to bring it if we haven't already submitted one. Do we need to fill out a new one?

    No. Leave it be. And good luck at  your interview! 

    Seeking NVC to Kyiv Interview Advice

    in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Zaichik&Miska said:

    Thank you Shiran, much appreciated! 

     

    Out of curiosity... what happens if the Aval payment is completed before the case ships? What is the risk here?

    You are paying to US and they have no idea what you are paying for because case was not transferred to them yet. And all you have for trouble is world's tiniest piece of paper with long number on it.  I don't know WHAT will happen, and I am not a scientist enough to risk $265 to find out. It will not speed up anything, they will not interview until they have the case. Kyiv, is really simple, and really fast compared with what I read about other Embassies, I would just wait. 

    There was a user who had to eat airline cancellation fee from being a little bit too eager to schedule things there. 
    I will outline what I think your schedule should be:

    • Feb 18 shipment to Kyiv
    • Feb 19 schedule your medical if you haven't yet
    • Feb 19 Finish your DS-160 might take you more than one day depending on phase of the moon and how cooperative browsers and DHS website it
    • Feb 20 Pay Avail, create usdocs account if you haven't yet
    • Feb 21 verify that payment cleared to US Embassy, and see if you can schedule appointment for Tue 25 or later

    Seeking NVC to Kyiv Interview Advice

    in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus

    Posted

    11 hours ago, Zaichik&Miska said:
    • Since I have a case number from NVC (KEV XXX XXX XXX) she and I can begin filling out DS-160
    • After submitting DS-160, we go to the US Travel Docs website to print a form and take it to her local Aval Bank to pay
    • After 24 hours or so, we can call or go online to actually secure an interview schedule between Mar 8-21 as well as the medical appointment a few days before that.

    These basically correct. And no, you do not need invoice numbers from NVC. The big gotcha is since case hasn't even shipped yet, they have no information of it, I would NOT pay to Aval until it ships. 
    You can schedule medial now most likely, I recommend medicom location. Do not have experience  with Mom, and as far as I heard pretty much goes to Medicom,. Just make sure during medical they mark her DS-3025 as complete. 

    March 2019 AOS Filers -- Part 2

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    18 hours ago, HSsweethearts4E said:

    Hi friends, this question is for those who have already traveled abroad with their green cards (or whose spouse has). When you came back into the US, did they stamp your passport?

    I took a trip home for the holidays and when I came back, I went through the kiosk thingies at the airport and it printed a slip of paper with my picture and info, then the CBP stamped the entry stamp on said paper. Before leaving the airport there was a final check, where another officer checked our documents and he ended up keeping the paper with the entry stamp. So there is no record on my passport that I entered the US. Just wondering if this is normal,  sorry if it's a super dumb question!

    You are not entering US on a visa, so you do not need your passport stamped. You are LPR, you live here.

×
×
  • Create New...