Oko Vicki

On 5/3/2024 at 12:41 PM, Oko Vicki said:

Extension letter arrived this morning 05/03. 

No Biometrics letter yet.

Biometrics appointment letter arrived in the mail 05/04. 

On 4/28/2024 at 8:34 AM, Oko Vicki said:

Update: 48-month extension letter now available to download.

Biometrics appointment scheduled, notice sent. 

Extension letter arrived this morning 05/03. 

No Biometrics letter yet.

6 hours ago, orionkh said:

Congrats! I received my notices online a day after the check was being processed. 

Thnak you. Congrats 

On 4/25/2024 at 1:06 PM, Oko Vicki said:

I just got a text and email from them. My case has been added to my online account with case number. However, no extension letter or any of my evidences in the documents section yet. Now we wait. 
 

Package mailed via USPS: 04/15

Package delivered: 04/19

NOA1: 04/25 

 

This was surprisingly fast. But I will take it. 

Update: 48-month extension letter now available to download.

Biometrics appointment scheduled, notice sent. 

Yesterday, I got a message saying an action was taken on my case. I went in my account and saw the updates.

Now I logged in after seeing your post and my account is blank. That is so weird. Hmm 

6 minutes ago, orionkh said:

I really think that they’re waiting for the check to be cleared before they send out the notice. If for whatever reason the bank rejects the check and they had already sent us the notice, they can’t come back and ask us to send them another fee. Just my two cents. Someone told me that they saw the notice letter a couple of days, after the check has been cleared. My bank account is showing the check is processing. My hope is that tomorrow it will have been processed by tomorrow, and the notice will magically appear in my online account lol 

“Magically” 😁

Let’s hope and wait. 
I am now looking forward to N400, can’t wait to be done with all this immigration HBP lol. 

1 minute ago, orionkh said:

Which lockbox did you send your app? Mine was received on 4/16 at Tempe lockbox and I got an sms and email notification yesterday. I think the check is still being processed. Until it’s processed and cleared, you won’t see the extension letter in your online account. They will issue the notice only after they have received your money  

USCIS and money are like 5&6 lol. That being said, I’d like to think they would not issue a receipt notice and mail out an extension letter if they hadn’t initiated the payment, don’t you think? 
I sent my package to the Phoenix PO Box. 
 

On 4/16/2024 at 11:39 AM, Oko Vicki said:

Hey SuperG, I mailed out my package yesterday 04/15 via USPS, tracking says delivery date is tomorrow 04/17 so now we wait.

Hopefully you hear about your case soon. Fingers crossed 

I just got a text and email from them. My case has been added to my online account with case number. However, no extension letter or any of my evidences in the documents section yet. Now we wait. 
 

Package mailed via USPS: 04/15

Package delivered: 04/19

NOA1: 04/25 

This was surprisingly fast. But I will take it. 

Just now, OldUser said:

19th was a Friday. Give it at least few weeks. USCIS is slooooow, I bet it's not your first interaction with them in your immigration journey?

Oh trust me, I am not in a hurry at all. They should take their time, what I look forward to is next April for N400. For what I can't wait. 

18 minutes ago, orionkh said:

Have you received a sms or email notification yet? I sent to the Tempe lockbox too and FedEx said USCIS received it on 4/16, but I haven’t heard from them. 

No text or email yet. I used USPS, delivered 04/19, no update so far. 

Hey SuperG, I mailed out my package yesterday 04/15 via USPS, tracking says delivery date is tomorrow 04/17 so now we wait.

Hopefully you hear about your case soon. Fingers crossed 

3 hours ago, Boiler said:

I can think of all sorts of variants, just a few points

 

1. Nigeria and fake divorces are well known
2. DoS do check
3. Seems that in this case the OP also told them, so extra reason to check.
4. Who knows the validity of the Lawyer in Nigeria
5. Maybe he subsequently had a valid divorce.
6. Not sure what the US Consulate in Lagos have to do with this, he is a USC, maybe in Nigeria, I doubt he needs Csulate Services.
7. If he wishes to petition his GF than all this will be gone through again.
8. Sounds like the OP has not divorced if not then that should be a priority, I suppose if he never was free to marry then the marriage was never legal but doubt she has evidence of that to convince a US court.

There just seems to be a few things stacked against OP. I'd just divorce him and move on with my life.

If the husband did do something shady, then this is such a terrible look for USCIS for missing it at I130 level, Consulate, ROC and then N400; that is a lot of hurdle to cross with a fake divorce decree. A regular citizen found what a multibilllion dollars state department couldn't find 4 different times? Hmm hmm. 

Your 7th point is very key. If he ever petitions, then the scrutiny starts all over again, perhaps he will get caught this time, or not. Who even knows anymore. 

Also, point 4, I wouldn't trust many of the lawyers back there, what if they told you what you wanted to hear for some $$? 

Anyways, if he indeed perpetrated this evil, I hope he gets caught. He has to. He must. 

9 hours ago, Family said:

A court case that features a “savvy college educated” fellow, a fake Nigerian divorce decree, a Consulate Officer testimony and a Nigerian Attorney ( testifying on Zoom)…

 

 

Almost sounds like a movie script, doesn't it?!! 

19 minutes ago, Bengoj said:

I wish I was bitter but No love lost here. It’s the principle of submitting false document for the purposes of obtaining us citizenship. It happened to you you say, so you should understand how things like this happen. I found out his divorce decree was fake with me digging in further in 2022 and by how he was doing things. I reported it to USCIS tip line even before he applied for citizenship. I didn’t know when he applied for citizenship, I found out when I checked online. He got it 2023 and is now in Nigeria with the spouse. Divorce decree has been confirmed it’s counterfeit. Why would I be in on something like this?

We all know these things happen. I'm sure nobody is surprised by this as my country is a high fraud country. 

It's good you reported the fraud issue to USCIS tip line as soon as you found out, that should clear you I hope. 

Interestingly, you reported before he even applied for Naturalization, I am now so curious how he survived that process. 

I'm so interested to see how this ends. Please keep us apprised. Good luck. 

I'm sorry to hear this. I just wanted to say no way that supposedly "counterfeit" divorce decree makes it past consulate review, ROC and then Naturalization. Just saying. 

I am following this post. 

8 hours ago, Karay said:

Hello Oko, has there been any update? I also got the same letter which stated that my claim has been disallowed because my spouse’s SSN was issued after the return was due and I cannot retroactively file MFJ.

Hi Karay,

They didn't pay us. 

However, I intend to include both 1040x forms in my ROC to show we did amend to filing jointly even though we didn't get paid. Has to count towards financial comingling 

On 11/24/2023 at 9:19 AM, Omali said:

Thanks for the heads up. Did you receive any other information from the Embassy after the K1 Visa instructions email? The system will not let me go through to schedule.

When I did my K1, I did not get anything from the Consulate; no packets, no emails nothing. 

Once the status changed from 'in transit' to 'ready' I started looking at open slots for interview. 

What do you mean the system won't let you schedule?? 

1 minute ago, A110 said:

Most people gave very good answers, I just give my 2 cents.

I don't think this is an issue as long as there is enough evidence all together. The separate bank accounts thing is common and you don't have to worry as long as you can provide other documents showing comingling of finances like joint tax returns, beneficiary 401K, Joint Investment Account and such. It's more about the holistic picture than each piece of evidence by itself.Basically if you lack in one area try to compensate in the other area. That said the joint account is a "Quality" Evidence and you can't replace it with like 100 pictures thinking they will provide the same effect.

Personally me and my wife did have joint accounts that were not "Active" but I provided joint saving account with significant amount, a joint mortgage, 401K stuff.

Thank you. In my last 2 comments, I pointed out the points you made, the totality of our evidences. 

It seems to me like what you sent was treated as Evidence of Relationship rather than Evidence of Meeting. 

Below is evidence of meeting I suggest you submit: 

1. A picture(s) of you two at a restaurant(s) or store(s)+ receipt(s) of purchase from there. Don't forget to write name of store/restaurant, location and date at the back of pictures. 

2. Resubmit the entry and exit stamps on your partner's passport coupled with the boarding passes from the US and Sweeden. 

3. Receipt of hotel lodging showing dates your partner was in your country, it doesn't matter if it's in either or both of y'alls name. 

4. If your partner used their card over there, let them log in to their bank app, open the transaction(s) and take screenshot(s) that shows the narration of the purchases. You don't need bank statements for that. 

5. If you have pictures taken with friends or family, pictures you took at just random or specific places, include them and write the narration at the back of each picture. Don't forget to include date, too. 

That should do it. Also, I suggest you fill out another I129F form, include all pages whether or not you filled out all the pages. VERY IMPORTANT: Don't forget to sign by hand. 

Good luck. 

3 hours ago, zee baby said:

How can I thank you? You’re one of the few that gave a very genuine response. And I’m glad it’s coming from someone who has being in same situation. My interview is in December and we took 2 years to obtain the original and was closely monitored by my spouse and his new lawyer who is a senior advocate. We did explained to USCIS while filing when they asked if we have filed before and reasons. I will follow your advise and face what we have ahead. We have 2 kids together and they’re American. 
it’s been a draining 8 years of our lives and we stayed together through the pains, tears and happy moments. Nothing will break us by God’s Grace. 
please can I have inbox you to talk to you better. 

I know your question was rhetorical but I will still answer you o.... all I'd want is for you to murder them at that interview and come back to give us the good news 😊

You're gonna be fine sis. The fake certificate wasn't even from you anyways. You two also have 2 kids together, abeg abeg Welcome to America 🇺🇸 

Immigration can be draining. As they say, delay is not denial. When you get your passport with visa in it, you will forget all the years of pain instanta. 

You can inbox me, no qualms. 

I wish you all the best. 

2 hours ago, Sweetdreaming said:

 Very much as the above, I wouldn't say it was zero evidence and would include it as it's part of the picture of your married life but it won't be good evidence of co mingling of finances. They'll be asking why you did do it this way and not use a joint account with deposits and withdrawals made by both of you.

I just explained in my last post. Our account statement shows deposits and withdrawals. In fact, my wife's card appears even more than mine cos she's the one who does all the Walmart and Kroger orders, 

9 hours ago, Scandi said:

Not sure I understood it correctly, but here goes.. So with your current joint bank account situation, your wife doesn't appear to be using it other than to transfer a fixed amount into it every month? IF that's the case, even if both of your names are on it (are they?), that's not considered a joint bank account in regards to what USCIS wants to see and won't help anything in regards to proving co-mingled finances. With joint checking bank accounts they want to see both of you actively using it, spending money via it etc. If her only relation to that account is putting a fixed amount of money into it every month, and not using it in any other way, that doesn't really prove anything. To USCIS, that could be her just paying off a personal loan she got from you, or her being your room mate and paying her part of the rent that way, or whatever. It doesn't help proving a bonafide marriage.

 

Do you have savings accounts, money markets or other financial "savings" in both of your names? If you do, send proof of that. 

 

 

You still did not understand me correctly. We have a genuine joint account; matter of fact, we have at least 5 pages of account statement each month and the good thing is each transaction shows the last 4 of card used. The transfer is how she gets her own contribution into the joint account while my contribution is my direct deposits from work.

In my illustration, when I said I cover the other 250 and daily expenses for the month, that just meant that I contribute more to our expenses. I guess what I really wanted to know is whether it would be an issue that I move money out to my personal account. 

Besides this joint bank account, we have plenty other evidences. 

Joint lease. 

Joint car ownership 

Auto insurance showing both names as insured drivers. 

Rental insurance 

She's on my health, dental and life insurance I got from work. 

She's designated beneficiary of my IRA

Joint deed/home ownership  

Vacation together 

Pics at different restaurants 

Pics with her grandkids at Thanksgiving just yesterday. 

3 joint credit cards - I am an authorized user on her 2 cards, she is the same on my only one. 

That's all I can think of right now. We should be fine even with these alone. 

Thank you for your contribution. Thank you! 😊 

10 hours ago, Sukie said:

The most important thing about your evidence is that it should be self-explanatory - meaning an officer can infer what he or she needs to know from what is in front of them.  Should there be gaps, or if things aren't clear, that can lead to suspicion and/or RFEs. 

 

The best thing to do is to simply explain how you do it in a cover letter - meaning you say something like xxx account was originally <owner> and in <month, year> we added <second owner> to the account.  We each contribute $$$ to a joint account from which we cover <list expenses here> .  We also each maintain separate accounts.  Our relationship suffered a rough patch from <date> to <date>, where we did not agree on how our money was spent.  We have since moved through that patch, and are back on track.

 

Whatever YOU say needs to be the truth.  Just state the facts - don't try to either hide anything or use pretty language.  Just state the facts so that the officer can look at your evidence and see what is happening instead of trying to guess what goes on.

 

Best of luck to you!

 

Sukie in NY

Thank you, Sukie, for your contribution. I will be sure to ask for even more help when it is time to file. 

My VJ people busy with Thanksgiving yesterday. Hopefully I get more responses today.