givionte

You need to tell us the details you were required to provide, in order for us to speculate why it happened.

There's no question that if you physically lived together that it should be filled out in this section, regardless if it was 2 weeks or longer.  Not filling that part out accurately would be falsifying the document.

Even better if you can match up some passport stamps and/or anything to prove your timeline had moments in Taiwan, to help prove a bona fide relationship.

Sounds like you did all that you can to satisfy their requirements.  Best of luck to you in your journey, and hope for a quick approval.

36 minutes ago, payxibka said:

ID page of passport is all that is needed.   All other pages front and back don't do anything for proof of citizenship 

OK, just based my answer off the Visa journey guide, which states differently.

Your checklist is either slightly out of date, or from the wrong type of filing, perhaps that checklist you obtained was for direct filing in an embassy.  payxibka above is right, you definitely don't need to send 10, 11, 12, that is for the NVC/interview stage.

Best way to prove your citizenship is a birth certificate copy, and then just include a photocopy of your biographical page in your passport. If you can't get access to a copy of your birth certificate, a photocopy of all passport pages front to back will also suffice.

Maybe, maybe not.  It's up to the discretion of the officer to determine if your current paystubs are enough.  I would line up a joint sponsor as backup, and only present the joint sponsor filing if requested.  If your job is salary, I would bring a copy of the offer letter, along with all 2019 pay stubs, because salary earnings are easier to predict than hourly workers.  If I was being paid hourly or on commission, I'd for sure get a joint sponsor lined up.

Your story has a lot of holes.  Adoptive parents?  Are you underage, how did you plan to get married?  Who are these "adoptive parents", and why are you seeking them out?  If you had parents, they could attempt to help you immigrate.

As mentioned, you can't go to the US if you will not be getting married to your fiance.  Contact your airline and see if they can cancel and pray they give you at least a partial refund on the fare.

I've heard people have better results with Chrome.  Definitely switch browsers if this happens to you.

I edited my last post to add in more info about credit card, s orefresh if you didn't see it.

As far as mobile phone contracts, the bad/no credit deposits vary from $250 to $500 generally, and returned after one year.  All of them do refund after  Sprint is usually the cheapest, Verizon and AT&T more.  Of course it'll be important to know the signal strength of the area you live in before choosing, and whether your current phone works.

1 hour ago, Chr15 said:

Hi givionte,

 

Thanks for the quick reply and information! 

 

I will have a look into the capital one credit card option and see what the requirements are.

 

How about with bank accounts do you build credit with your checkings account? Say for direct debits such as phone or utility bills? 

 

Thanks

Checking and savings won't improve your credit, but they are easily obtainable.  Credit Union banks are the most friendly and offer the best services and loan offers, but aren't as conveniently located as the big banks which are spread all around like McDonalds.  Still, a good credit union will treat you much better than the McBanks like BoA and Wells Fargo.  Some utilities you may need to pay a deposit if you have no credit, but it's generally refundable after so many months of use.

The best way to establish credit is to get a couple credit cards (start with one unsecured, after 8 to 12 months perhaps get a 2nd secured (Discover It is a good one) or basic unsecured card (never get one with annual fees), let them age, and keep the actual utilization as low as possible.  A car loan will be a good mix of a credit to help bump up your score (expect really high APR though, so don't buy anything too expensive), but beyond that, there isn't much else you can do except wait as your score rises due to establishing good credit and aged accounts.

I recommend the Reddit PersonalFinance subreddit to get a ton of advice about credit and purchasing decisions.  The guides alone have loads of valuable information to get you started.

I would recommend opening a secured credit card to build credit.  Capital One is easily obtainable, and has no annual fees.  After a few months of use, you'll start getting offers left and right, can pick and choose a second card,and start establishing credit.

Once you have a green card in hand, establishing accounts won't be an issue,and once you get your driver's license even more easier.

Many consulates won't allow any more than the beneficiary to attend, often due to space issues, but also in high fraud areas they prefer to do one on one interviews.  Check the website of the consulate you will interview, it should say who is allowed to attend the interview in the checklist.

However, you can always wait outside the exit, some even have a waiting room.  Consular officers like to hear the spouse is nearby waiting.

People run into often, best thing to do is try to rent in your name only if your credit is good enough. Later, add your spouses name once they have an SSN or other document they can run a background check on.

Otherwise, look for a less strict apartment for the time being.  Might live in a crummier place, but it won't be long until she can have some verifiable information.

Are you, the petitioner, a green card holder and not a U.S. citizen?  If so, Place of Admission is the city in which the USCIS processed and approved your permanent resident status.  Typically that would be where you had your interview.

Since you filed taxes, they will see your income on the transcripts.  How much you paid in taxes doesn't concern them, just the gross income.  I'd say you got the right amount of evidence, and the fact your income continues upon your arrival will be looked at as a positive.

Don't worry about your relationship being bona fide or not.  If you know it's real, there won't be any trouble.

Best of luck, and keep us updated in the future!  I'd recommend filling out your timeline, it's a good way to keep track of the process.

https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/

Enter your processing center in the link above, and get estimated waiting times.  6 months open isn't even halfway through the wait for some centers.

If there are any extra numbers at the end of the id, like 01, you need to remove them.  Take a look at how many numbers it has, and try again.

I want to be clear one one thing, you are the beneficiary, right?  Your husband is the petitioner wishing to bring you to the US?

Secondly, have you filed taxes in the US for the last 3 years?  Doesn't matter if you didn't owe taxes due to foreign exclusions and other tax breaks, but have you filed?  If not, it will be very challenging proving foreign income will continue once you move to the US.  You'll have to do your homework on that, in that case.

Finally, if you have plenty of evidence, you shouldn't be worried.  If a relationship is bona fide, you have nothing to worry about.  Any join accounts from a bank, or joint lease, those are things that can easily prove a bona fide relationship, along with secondary evidence such as photos of your trips together.

You should fill out your timeline and profile so we can help you more clearly.

If you file taxes in the US, which was a bit unclear in your post, the tax transcripts or copies of your filed returns can be used to prove your income.  If you plan to continue the business in the US, provide proof your business is based in the US, and send any relevant evidence to prove you are currently earning income.  You'll have to do a search about how to prove self-employment, it's more challenging to do than other types of income.

Yes, they may look at the salary difference, but if you have enough other clear evidence of a bona fide marriage, it won't be an issue.

2 hours ago, brandonchen0920 said:

Thank you very much Randy! We do have the 出生公证 for my wife. Do we need to bring documents to the interview in addition to 出生公证书？ like Hukou book or 出生公证书 alone is sufficient for birth certificates requirement.  

You don't need to bring a hukou, the white book 出生公证书 is the only thing they accept.  Just follow the checklist the consulate should have handed you, or you can find it here...

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Supplements/Supplements_by_Post/GUZ-Guangzhou.html#pre_interview_checklist

You must rebook if you plan to come back in the future.  At the exit they won't stop you, but internally the visa will be voided, so upon a return trip back, the visa holder will be barred from entry and sent home.

You were given advice in the other thread on how to obtain it.  You don't have a choice but to go there and work with the local Chinese officials to obtain this certificate, or pay a lawyer or one of those services to obtain it on your behalf.  The fees are quite high because it involves a lot of work hours, and likely making trips to the town you were registered in order to get you the certificate you need.

You can bring tax returns, but must also bring any additional forms you filed, w2's, and any 1099's you had for the tax years you submitted.  The consulates prefer transcripts since they are easy to read and have all the relevant required information,but copies of returns are OK too.

Visajourney Interview Questions examples

Best way to prep is to have the interviewee review all the forms, including the original I-130 and all I-864 forms, as well as be prepped to talk about any evidence of the relationship, sponsors info, etc.  The questions will generally be based on what the officer reads on the submitted forms.

Your message is quite confusing.  Can you paste what the officer had replied to you word for word (obviously removing personal info)?