Aniomaman

Just need to pick the brains of those who have had returned petitions reaffirmed please; My Fiancee called NVC and according to their system our case is still showing up as being returned and they have not received our file and it's almost 3 weeks...we are now getting a bit paranoid about the whole thing. Why would USCIS be holding on to the case for so long? BTW, my fiancee has received the reaffirmation notice from USCIS. Any advice would be very welcome. Gracias!

CONGRATULATIONS!!! I guess we are in the same boat as we just got our own reaffirmation after about 18 months, and we didn't get asked for additional evidence which means the CO definitely didn't have any evidence for whatever allegation he hd levelled against us. Good luck with the rest of the process but try have a co-sponsor for the interview stage. All the best.

CONGRATULATIONS

Get all the evidence you can about her online activity and get to ICE asap! If that application goes through then you are obligated to provide for her even if you are divorced. Don't be played for a fool and it's really bad luck to her if she had this planned all along. All the best.

ok, maybe some one has this answer. I just called NVC, I had received the letter dated June 11, that they have received my approved petition. It also states that the case will be forwarded within a week to the consulate. I called just to find out the date of arrival and the date of departure from NVC.

I was not happy to find out that we have been chosen for AP. How can they do this, after sending me a letter saying that it will be forwarded within a week? The person who answered the phone told me that the letter is generic, and that it is not a guarantee that it will be forwarded within a week. anyone get this as well?

The letter is generic and they send it out once your case is received and assigned a case number. Being selected for AP doesn't mean it will stay there for too long. Hope for the best, they are just doing their job.

CONGRATULATIONS

I think someone who has gone through the US embassy in Colombia would be knowledgeable about the military report. As for the date of birth, that would definitely cause complications, the US doesn't admit mistakes on official documents and my advice would be to get a sworn affidavit of her age. Better to be safe than sorry. Just my 2 cents. All the best!

Thanks everyone for your quick responses. I was told that she was going to be denied by an attorney who turned up in a google search on the subject, he said it would be denied without a question...the only way to avoid it would be to withdraw and refile using the coporate name of the company who owns the bar...I have since consulted several other attorneys who have told me it will not be immediatley denied, I am planning on retaining her (the attorney) services, which to me seems prudent at this juncture...and she only worked there for 3 mnths until we met (outside of the bar), and no she never collected any bar fines...if that seems a bit defensive, I guess it is, and that's because I love her with my whole heart. 1 more thing, the first lawyer wanted $2800, the one I decided to go with, who has just helped a couple in a similar situation as my own, only requires $1000...

Bar fines don't have anyting do with a NBI record Bar Fines is an old term used by the bar it's slef. The girls work in the bar as dancers for FREE but when a John wish to take them out of the bar then the bar would fine her money, part of the cost of service. So have her get a NBI Cert. 1st.

She received her NBI 2 days ago...no problems...

If she's got no problems with her records, why then are you worried? Since you are trying to convince us she is a good person then am sure she can do a good job at her interview. Retaining a lawyer in my opinion wouldn't do much good no matter how much they charge. With a clean record, she can argue the fact that she was only a hostess at the bar. All the best.

It's casework dear and sometimes they need to make more enquiries on some cases more than they do on others, just like someone pointed out about them being stuck in name checks. They might be checking on your SO's records and waiting on things to come back, sometimes govt departments are really understaffed and remember that members on VJ are not the only people applying for immigration benefits, we are just a drop in the ocean of the cases these guys receive daily.

You are really stressing yourself out over nothing, what you need is patience and a positive attitude to be able to get through this process. I really don't think anyone would wanna be judgemental but you sound like it's a personal thing which it isn't. Even people in the UK have the occassional trouble with visa issues and it's not easy-peezy for everyone. This is probably going to be the hardest time for your relationship of you are not able to visit your partner, so spend this waiting time strengthening that relationship and just let them deal with your case. Whilst stressing about this visa issue, you can sometimes forget the main reason why you are doing it in the first place.

All the best.

Just make sure you follow it up. Those guys at the embassy think they are some kind of god and they can definitely return it on assumption just to be mean. Ours was returned because I guess they didn't believe our relationship was real, it has only set us about a year plus back in starting our family but they have been put to shame. You'll be alright.

There seems to be a delay with card production according to news on USCIS website, so I guess that would be the reason. CONGRATS!

CONGRATULATIONS

It's so sad he chose such a time to inflict this upon londoners...especially tomorrow's world cup qualifier!

Nothing beats that feeling...CONGRATULATIONS

CONGRATULATIONS

Man you guys are too easy.

Minority says something offensive, Response from the usual VJ group: Who cares, it's isolated. Don't you have a life

Caucasian says something, response from the same group: YoO F--n, low life, plantation owning, maggot if a human, moron, bigot, #### face !!!! Die m/f--er die.

What really is your point? You have issues bottled up, don't let them explode inside of you!

Contact your senator by phone or fax as they cannot take up your case with only an email. I believe if the case is still at the embassy then you stand a good chance of having it overturned, if they were that sure it was fraud they would have sent it back. They are hoping you will tell them what they want and sending it back with a silly excuse such as this will just be callous. Ours was sent back for reasons we still don't know but they must have been really flimsy for USCIS to reaffirm it without asking for additional evidence. Just be positive and if you believe in God, now is the time to pray. All the best.

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Don't waste your money on lawyers, they have no clue most of the time and most times end up messing up your case. I think experience is the best teacher, a lot on here have been through it and they can tell you how they made it.

I was also gonna ask why you would want to cancel it, you might be lucky to speak to someone humane at the embassy who will understand your plight and put your application on hold. It is worth a try. All the best.

The OP doesn't honestly sound like he can handle an Eastern European woman, I work with a couple of them here in the UK and they can be nice BUT don't mess with them. My fiancee and myself are both from the same African country and we have our pretty rough times but that's what makes us stronger and we later joke about it, after settling the issues by dialogue. The decision is yours and like some people have suggested, check to see if you can really handle this and why she thinks you are weak? Saying 'I love you' all the time starts getting boring at a stage,

maybe you can stop saying it ever so frequently and just have a conversation...maybe at the end of your discussions when you are about to say goodbye, not just after every other sentence. Maybe she needs some space, do you call her too often and say yes to every request? Well take time out to go through the whole relationship and am sure you'll figure it out.

This goes beyond love or being brought up to respect your husband. If you honestly can't handle an Ukranian woman at this stage of your relationship, I doubt you can do it when you are married. Be careful and do not make any costly mistakes. All the best.

ok ....so I am putting in (or trying to) do all the paperwork today but I am getting so confused now!!!! what do I need to send in right now i know the cover letter, the I-129, letter of intent (do i need to send one from me and one from her???), the passport photos, photos of us, copy of my airline tickets, the $$$$, divorce decree,and a copy of my birth certificate...... now here is where I am getting confused ( I just think I i am so worried that I will miss something that I am reading way to much!!!)...lol.......

do I need to send the:

1) I-134 now with my last 3 years of tax returns?

2) the letter of intent from Julie?

3) the pictures of us?

4) phone bills & emails?

5) the G325?

please help I am just burnt out right now and cant even think straight!!!

Very wrong time not to think straight, mistakes can be very costly.

You don't need the tax return forms at this stage, they are meant to be taken to the interview. You will definitely need to send the letter of intent from both of you. You need to definitely send picture which show the both of you together if they have dates on them, within the last 2 yrs. Phone bills and emails are for the interview stage and the G-325A is needed as well.

Just calm down and sort it out, so do it when you are not stressed or burnt out. All the best.

No advice here but All the best!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

The problem came when your sister petitioned for her brother. They denied us initially because they thought that his sister arranged our marriage. When you look through the eyes of a CO this entire situation does look pretty odd, even though it is entirely innocent.

Have you contacted your senator or congressman's office? I think that would be your first step to take on this mess.

I totally agree with you there, it does look fishy and it will take a lot to convince them. You now need to contact your senator to follow up on this and you just need to pray it goes well 'cos it looks like their mind is all made up that it was arranged. All the best

Rick's Baby i'm sorry about your situation right now... But you know what i was thinking that "maybe" your being unfair also with your husband. If you you guys have a problem now finacially then you should really help your husband in your household, Specially that you know that your husband income is not enough for both of you. Your husband is your family too so you should help him also, not just your family in our country. Maybe your husband was waiting for you to offer some help financially, but he didnt see that from you coz you only care about your family in philippines. So now he have to asked you and you got upset about that, coz you were thinking that its supposed to be him that should support all your "needs" and your family in our country. Come on girl.... Maybe you should try to balance everything between your family in Philippines and your family here with your husband. I think Cleaning,cooking and doing the laundry is part of being a "wife" not just a contribution of effort into a marriage lol.

Im also helping my parents back in philippines but i am not sending all the money i earned to them coz i have my family here now too with my husband.... and ofcourse they understand and they are little bit awkward about that money everytime me and my husband sending it so they used it wisely. Though my husband didnt ask and not that interested with my paycheck lol i still insist to put 60% of my income in our joint account which is the account we use everytime i send money back home. I dont care if my husband is making enough or more than enough for both of us but i still insist to give my contribution in our household coz i am part of it..... So what more if my husband not making enough money. Think about that girl.

This is the real world of our american spouse.. They are working hard here and paying lots of bills lol.

This is the best contribution I have seen so far here. All took to man bashing but you have not read between the lines, maybe the man himself is going through some real financial hardship but the OP going by her posting is more concerned about her family back home. I understand it can be pretty tough sometimes for our families but you now have a new family(moved to a new country) and until you find your footing, they should let you be. This is not the period of the boom and bust, jobs are tight now and money isn't easy to come by. I think probably communication isn't a strong point in your marriage because if you feel something is wrong then sitting down with your man is the best thing and you both can discuss as husband and wife. Leaving your home won't solve any issues. I hope you get this sorted and try to put things into perspective before making any harsh decisions.

Myself and my fiancee come from the same African country though we don't live in Africa( I live in the UK), but we still have family we get to send money to occassionally. When we had our big engagement party in 2007, which where I come from means that we are married but not officially; Everyone stopped bothering us and they know we spent a lot in coming down to Africa plus the money spent on the ceremony. We took almost a year out before sending anything to anyone. We haven't heard your husband's side of the story and I won't be quick to pass judgement on anyone but dialogue is really important and if you love this man then you need to see how you can support him, you have the power to make him send that AOS like yesterday but I don't think you using all that feminine power you got...lol. All the best though and I hope you get through this.

Hi all,

I am on a F1 visa and haven't filed yet for my green card because my husband didn't have a job. We married 6 months ago. He recently got his dream job (he will start tomorrow!), so we decided to buy plane tickets for me to visit my family for a couple of weeks before starting the process. I am changing my name in all documents, but because the material for passports is scarce in my country, Venezuela, instead of my name changed on it, I just got a stamp saying that I am married to so, date of our marriage, and license marriage number (the stamp is in Spanish, though!). So, the passport still features my maiden name.

My question is, Will I have any troubles coming in the US? We just heard that because we did not file within 2 or 3 months after getting married I can be in trouble when trying to come back and they even can make me go back to my country.

My status situation allows me to travel without problems but, according to my friends, the fact that I got married, changed my name, and haven't filed can be an impediment to get again into the US.

Please, I would greatly appreciate some insight...

Regards,

MG

It's risky taking the trip and I would advice you against it until you have filed and adjusted your status. Since you are married, you now an intended immigrant which means your F1 no longer covers you. All the best.