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My husband got his greencard in october, this was after a useless trip to USCIS in August(for documentation we already had because it was already approved.) At the time we were unable to contact them because the automatic voice system is useless. So we're back again, it's been 3 months since we had the greencard and 5 or  so since it was approved. However, we have no SSN. I was told to expect a social security within about 2 weeks or so,  with COVID we assumed it would be longer. The main issue is I need to speak with someone at USCIS but I don't have a reference number becuase there's not really a notice of action given either about the SSN. There is a USCIS number but I'm not sure if that's meant to be his SSN for now? We had a hard time filing taxes until WAY too late this year because of this issue as well.

Anyone know anything about SSN, or at least actually speaking to someone at USCIS that's not the voice command (because im literally losing my mind with her hanging up on me and making me repeat the same thing 7x)

I swear at this point I've done about 4 affadavits, do I need to redo this again? Or can I just bring 2 updates paystubs from my jobs? 

Also my husband came on a K-1 visa, he said they took his medical packet already so I'm assuming they will expect us to not have this with us at the interview. 

Thank you all!

18 hours ago, DialNoises said:

I'm actually on the same page as you are! 

I have no income as a pending k1 immigrant and I don't have any tax returns to file with my W7, tried reaching to the IRS multiple times via phone but they were unavailable 

No idea what to do

My sister is an accountant and we're both trying to make sure it all goes right together 😪 it's definitely stressful

Hello! I'm getting overwhelmed here for tax season. 

• My husband came in June 2019
• We married in September 2019
• No income in 2019 to file for him.

So we're trying to do the ITIN number Application (W7). I believe his passport is the only documentation we need as it has his physical copies of his visa. His adjustment of status, work, and travel permits are all pending right now with an expected reply in June apparently. So right now I don't have much else besides the Visa to provide, but the visa has technically expired.

• Do I file the W7 first, then use the ITIN info on a regular tax return?
• Where do I go to get the certified copies?
• Do I only need the passport to be copied?

Thank you all! I'm getting a bit overwhelmed here. I didn't even know about an ITIN until a few days ago 🙁

To clarify,

my husband and I were married within the 90 day window. We're working on the paperwork. I'm seeing a note that the medical info must be left in a sealed packet from the civil surgeon. If you're a K1 adjusting with the i-484, do you need to do a medical appointment again? Or do we attach the information that we received from the initial medical exam (which is not sealed)

thank you so much

So I have my fiancee I-94,

but I'm confused about the form questions on page 2. 

First, part 22 "When I last arrived in the US I: (then you fill in the spot). 

So for this, I said "Other" and just wrote approved K-1 visa. What's the correct method here?

second, part 23.a, "status on form i-94". Is the status k1? We were married on the 13th of september (just passed) which was technically the 90th day of his visa so i want to make sure this is all straight when  i submit it.

Had our K1 interview today and got our approval 😊. Setting up DHL for mailing now!

3 hours ago, Fernanda R Sanz said:

In the US Embassy in Argentina, they ask all legal documents to be translated by a professional. The consul at the embassy warned me to apostille and translate my birth certificate, because without the apostille It was not going to have any legal value overseas to do the AOS. And of course, do translation with a pro and legalize it.

We're both fluent in the others language but we figured it would be a conflict of interest so we used a translator. They did get back to me and say no apostille necessary 

Anyone have any experience with translating documents? Do you need a seal of apostille?

9 hours ago, B&Gloria said:

This step is done after you receive the appointment date from the Embassy (on the US Visa Appointment Services website). The embassy will assign to you a date for the interview. Chile is not like the other 90% of the embassies. I did it this way and my GF got told at the embassy to leave; they said it was not valid and she didn't have an interview date. We were really confused but now looking back and understanding the process it makes sense. 

 

The appointment letter took 4 months for us to arrive. Our paperwork was set to "Ready" and we didn't receive the official letter until March. 

 

Just a lot of patience...eventually it will all work out! buena suerte!

oh dang we set an appointment. I guess we'll call on monday?

thankk you!

For scheduling the K1 interview, did you have to wait until you heard back from the embassy? I saw online when I checked the NVC that I'm ready to schedule an appointment, but I haven't heard from the embassy to get a consular letter?

The options that would likely apply to me are:

Anyone having trouble completing the ds160 online? I keep getting connection errors after the work/school history part but theres no drop in my internet or issues with anything except that page

On 3/31/2019 at 7:31 PM, B&Gloria said:

It has gone OK. We finally recieved an appointment date. Even though they told me to not contact them, I decided to do so because it's been too long. And they "thanked" me for contacting them and set up an interview. All the information was sent to me, the embassy hasn't sent her information directly. 

Oh god. We just got the email about the NVC mailing the packet to the embassy, so I'll just keep in mind that I should  be very annoying. So right now we're gathering the documentation to bring to the interview. Which to clarify, you said everything can be paid for in Chile at the visa center, and just bring a packet with all those documents in it to the visa interview. 

When were the dates (generally) for scheduling the interview? He's going to be back in May in Santiago so we were hoping we could get a K1 interview in around Juneish

We decided not to renew a lease if he was going to be moving here. 

22 hours ago, Greenbaum said:

If you have a case number from NVC then you can go to ceac.state.gov and enter "immigrant" and your case number then it will give you a status. You have three stages 1) transit - shipment is in the air or soon will be, 2) received - physical case file is at the Embassy and 3) ready - your case is ready to schedule and complete your interview.  These will be your current state or status to your case file once you have received the case number.

 

Once you have your case number you can complete the DS-160 and the I-134. The I-134 is a document that some Embassy's require a "wet" signature so if he is with you I would go ahead and complete it online, print it and sign it so that he can take it back.

 

Usually I have a P3 letter from your embassy to share with you but I have not been able to receive one from another Chilean to add to my library. So, if you could share a copy with me when you get yours that would be great.

 

Now what I have been able to find for you to begin getting things together for the interview is the following:

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/family-immigration/nonimmigrant-visa-for-a-fiance-k-1.html#1

This is a little old but does have some good information:

 https://www.visajourney.com/consulates/index.php?ctry=Chile&cty=Santiago

Visa wait times at embassy

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/wait-times.html

Sub-forum for your region

https://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/96-mexico-latin-south-america/

 

That should keep you busy for awhile.

Ok sorry. I got a little excited because I got an NVC email in the middle of the night from NVC stating my packet is "at the NVC" rather than the other 3 options. Can I use the NVC case number for the DS-160 and I-134, or would that require another case number from the embassy?

Packet 3 I think is what I'm referring to as stuff in the first post. Is that sent to my fiances country?

On 10/29/2018 at 10:26 PM, B&Gloria said:

Hello Everyone,

 

I was wondering if there is anyone on here applying for a K1 Visa in Santiago, Chile?

 

Unfortunately the US Embassy in Chile and also VJ have little to no information about the process on the internet. The information on VJ seems to be a bit confusing and outdated. It says that we must take a I-156k which after a few Google searches no longer exists, now everything is done on the DS-160.

 

I believe that my case will be sent out this week from the NVC to the Santiago embassy so I'm wondering the following:

 

1. What documents/paperwork should I gather to send by courier to my Fiance in Chile? 

2. What documents/paperwork should SHE gather for the interview?

3. It seems that Chile doesn't require you to send paperwork before the interview. Can someone confirm this?

4. Once the case says "Ready" on the NVC website...Do I contact the US Embassy or do we wait for them to contact us? 

5. Where can I pay the Fee?

 

It would be a miracle if someone could help me out with an idea to this. I'm lost after the NVC phase, unfortunately there doesn't seem to be that much info about K1 in Chile on the internet. 

 

Thank you!!

How did everything go?

Did they send packet 3 to your fiance in chile? OR to you

17 hours ago, Greenbaum said:

If you have a case number from NVC then you can go to ceac.state.gov and enter "immigrant" and your case number then it will give you a status. You have three stages 1) transit - shipment is in the air or soon will be, 2) received - physical case file is at the Embassy and 3) ready - your case is ready to schedule and complete your interview.  These will be your current state or status to your case file once you have received the case number.

 

Once you have your case number you can complete the DS-160 and the I-134. The I-134 is a document that some Embassy's require a "wet" signature so if he is with you I would go ahead and complete it online, print it and sign it so that he can take it back.

 

Usually I have a P3 letter from your embassy to share with you but I have not been able to receive one from another Chilean to add to my library. So, if you could share a copy with me when you get yours that would be great.

 

Now what I have been able to find for you to begin getting things together for the interview is the following:

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/family-immigration/nonimmigrant-visa-for-a-fiance-k-1.html#1

This is a little old but does have some good information:

https://www.visajourney.com/consulates/index.php?ctry=Chile&cty=Santiago

Visa wait times at embassy

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/wait-times.html

Sub-forum for your region

https://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/96-mexico-latin-south-america/

 

That should keep you busy for awhile.

Thank you so much. 

And of course I'll send you the chilean copy. I'll get in touch when it arrives 

On 3/26/2019 at 9:19 AM, Greenbaum said:

There isn't anything that you send to NVC. What "stuff" are you referring to? I might be able to help you out with additional information that you stated above that you are missing but I don't know your embassy.

 

Many of our answers are predicated on the information you supply in your profile. When we look at the left column and can't determine your timeline OR your Embassy it's hard for us to give you a factual answer. If you look at the profile of others here, they have a flag for their country, so it makes it easy for us to reply as we can quickly determine your Embassy. Our answers will sometimes be tailored to a specific Embassy hence the reason for you to complete your profile.

 

So, if you could help yourself out and complete your profile that sure would help us out when we want to reply to your question with factual information.

 

Go to the top right of this page select your name (it's on the upper right-hand corner)>my profile>[below your picture on the right column] edit my profile. Scroll to the bottom and fill in "Immigration Info". There now we can better serve you.

 

Thanks

So my latest update was 2/14 when I got my NOA2. I called the visa center 5 weeks later becuase I hadn't had any follow up news. My understanding after speaking to the NVC rep was that I would get an email when they sent my packet to the Chilean Embassy. I was trying to use some of the methods you listed in the primary post to figure out where my packet might be, but no luck. When I check the case tracker it says there's "No status". 

So for "stuff" I guess I'm anticipating some sort of packet that would give us the information about scheduling for his K1 interview at the embassy. Since he's currently with me on a tourist visa in the US, he wouldn't be in Chile to receive any packets of information. So as we move into this next step of the process it helps me relax if I have everything together and organized. (Especially since we're trying to arrange for him to stay with family in the city around his interview time)

OR Can I use the application ID to schedule something? This part of the process is a little fuzzy for me. 

Hi everyone

Where does the NVC stuff get sent to? My fiance is currently with me in the US. We havent recieved any notice that his embassy recieved anything,  but we also havent gotten notice that anything was sent yet. (noa2 arrived feb 14). Will they send everything to his address or to mine?

Is there a specific NVC thread that we as october filers are following together? I thought I saw greenbaum post something a week or so ago but I can't find it now

I get some mail there, but its definitely easy to pick up mail from there when I need to. Thanky ou!

When I submitted my orignal application for K1 I wrote in "additional information" that I would get getting an apartment. I included the address and the date of move in, I also included that when my fiance gest here, he will live in the address. Do I need to fill out any special papers to adjust my original K1 application, or did I cover my bases originally. The address I provided as my home originally is my parents' house, and they live in the same small town as me. And again, I provided all the addresses, dates, and timelines. 

Is there something I need to do? I'm so scared of missing a step and making this all take longer.

HI everyone. I sent my k1 in to the Texas service center, but recently it was pointed out to me that the WAC at the start of the code means that its a cali service center, is that correct? I want to make sure I'm tracking the right information :)!

My fiancee will be moving soon to save some money. The new address is within his home country, just a new city. Does this effect his k1 timeline or is it just a "fyi" for the government?