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4 hours ago, Flowerfame said:

I tried to edit my message but couldn’t so here’s the updated info:
 

We sent our package on 4/17. My status now is: “Case was received and a receipt notice was sent.” Did everyone else get the same after filing? 
 

PS. my green card expired on the date that I filed I-751. I was too lazy to file 3 months in advance 🫣 I used to be way more diligent when all of this started hahaha

 

April 17, 2023 Package mailed via UPS

April 19, 2023 Delivered

April 24, 2023 Received Text (IOE)

 Case status as of 4/19: "Case was received and a receipt notice was sent”

My husband received the same message when they received his package. He has a similar timeline to yours (received April 17) and still nothing in the mail yet.

My husband's timeline below. I am so excited for him to be able to apply for citizenship next year! We really want to be able to go on a long backpacking trip in South America without being worried about how many days we're (he's) out of the country. Hopefully we can do that in just a couple years. After doing the K1 visa and adjustment of status, I was pleasantly surprised that the removal of conditions application was a lot less stressful.

April 15, 2023 Mailed via USPS 
April 17, 2023 Delivered by USPS
April 20, 2023 Received text message with case number (IOE)
April 22, 2023 Case status updated to "My Case Is Being Actively Reviewed By USCIS"

Haven't yet received anything in the mail, though the text message said an official receipt notice Form I-797C was sent in the mail on April 17th.

On 7/26/2020 at 4:45 AM, b911 said:

What option did you choose for question 2 under Part 2. Application Type or Filing Category

 

it needs to be 2c. Many people choose 2a which is a mistake.

we chose 2a 😕

My husband's AOS packet was rejected - "based on the information you provided your priority date could not be established"

We submitted the i-129f approval notice NOA2 with the packet, but there is no priority date so i don't know what they want.  What do we do? Just file i-130? I'm so confused because i thought we didn't have to file i-130 with K1

On 7/17/2020 at 11:41 AM, Roxy&Ryan said:

Please can someone please help me navigate through this madness. I still haven't heard anything from USCIS is been a week over 30 days. 

• Many people are waiting more than thirty days. I'm curently over 30 days since submission as well. Patience

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Hi, sorry if this is a dumb question. I want to ask many questions but I want to search them first because I imagine it has been asked many times before. When I search, it just pulls up web results. How do I search within visajourney only?

1 minute ago, Paul & Mary said:

Did you marry before the 90 days? = No

If you married after the 90 days = Yes

thank you!

If my husband entered on K1 and we had an approved I-129f, do we need to file the I-130 as well? 

21 hours ago, Vara16 said:

Hi there, that’s fantastic news!! Congratulations!! I am so happy for you!!  
I wanted to find out what your fiancés situation was?  I am a K1 Fiancé VISA holder and I was supposed to be flying out on 1st April. It’s dawning upon me that I may not be able to fly at all until further notice.    Was he coming from one of the countries with the ban?  I would be flying from the UK.  What advice would you give?

My fiance didnt come from a country with a ban. He came from Mexico. I highly recommend waiting if at all possible because it may not even be possible to get married right now depending on where you're going. I was able to find just one judge in my county that is willing to do the ceremony but it is scheduled for 2 weeks out. And she wont allow any guests. I'm anticipating that it will be cancelled. 

my fiance came from mexico with the k1 just this past monday because we wanted to get ahead of any possible travel restrictions. we were going to have a courthouse wedding since it isn't advisable to have a big ceremony with many people. however, the courthouse closed to the public effective tuesday so we didnt even have a chance to go. so now we're just hoping this blows over soon so we can marry and prepare AOS within 90 days. I'm definitely happy he is here with me and i wouldn't change our decision for him to come now.

so if your plan is already to come in July, i would keep that plan. it seems like other countries are already containing this virus so 3-4 months should hopefully be enough time for this to blow over. but of course no one knows for sure. 

2 hours ago, Jsg2016 said:

Let us know how his arrival through customs go.

it went just fine. he landed about 30 minutes ago and is already out of the airport, i didnt think it would be so fast. he told me they had a questionnaire asking how you felt before you got on the plane and how you felt after, and there are people taking temperatures. but they didnt make him do that. he flew from Mexico City to Chicago O'hare

decided to come ASAP. my fiance is on the plane right now. 

3 hours ago, Hank_ said:

Even K-1 are asked?   Interesting.

 

Thanks ...   

8 hours ago, Hank_ said:

As the form states  A-H to be completed ONLY if IN the U.S.A.   That means EXACTLY as it states .... "E" is between A and H !!    So if your fiance is NOT in the United States why would you think you need to complete E ?

i think they are just asking here for reassurance.  it can be nerve wracking completing these forms. 

i happened to wear my hair in a bun on the top of my head in my picture so most of it was cut out. i never had any issue. 

Just now, Ruan & Emmanuel said:

I just tried other two credit cards. Both didn't work. 

must be a technical issue. maybe try again tomorrow and check on the cards to make sure they weren't charged. i paid the interview fee with my US credit card and it went through just fine so i don't think that's the issue. i hope it works for you later 😕 boa sorte 

did you double check the adress associated with the card to make sure it is correct? 

My beneficiary's K1 interview is scheduled for March 4th and I have some questions about the documentation required for the affidavit of support. My 2019 income is $41,000 but I'm not sure if I will have my 2019 tax transcript by the date of the appointment. Will they accept the W2 as proof of income instead? I'm worried because my 2018 income was only around $25,000 (I was still in college and only worked part time). I will try to file my taxes as soon as possible. Does anyone know how long it takes to generate the transcript after I file online?

Thanks!

20 hours ago, Ramsep said:

Buena Suerte!

Thanks so much for taking the time to respond, seriously, I really appreciate it.  We decided that we'll just get the certificate from the current state and the federal one.  We won't worry about the other states. Thanks again!

travel.state.gov says 

"In Mexico police certificates are only available for applicants 18 and over.  A police certificate from every state in Mexico is generally not required for an IV application. A single police certificate is sufficient.  Only when an IV applicant has lived in Mexico for six months or more and after the age of 18 is a police certificate required.

However, consular officers may request a state police certificate where an individual was resident for more than six (months) on a case by cases basis."

I guess I should clarify my question.  How does one obtain the state certificates if requested? Do we need to physically travel to each state?

Hey guys, my fiance is from Mexico and has lived in 4 different states (in Mexico) since he was 16. We are trying to do research on how to get police certificates there but honestly we are so confused. If someone that has done this can chime in on how the process works, it would be super helpful.

I have read that you obtain a certificate from the state or if it's not available from the state you get the federal one. My fiance read that he can't get a state one in Nuevo Leon so he would have to get the federal one. Would he still have to get the other state ones if he already has to get the federal? He read that he would have to travel to all of the states physically to obtain them. Is this true? That would be so complicated

I am hoping the single federal police certificate will suffice.

Thanks so much for any help you all can provide.

Recently received NOA2! Yay! However, we know we're not in the clear quite yet. I'm thinking ahead regarding the documents we'll need to collect and I'm a bit concerned about the police certificate the beneficiary has to obtain. I read that in Mexico you can get this from the state. The beneficiary has lived in various states throughout his life... does he need a certificate from each state he's lived in, or just the current one?

Also, I've been reading that people are waiting months for an interview. If he gets the certificate now, is that too soon? Will it "expire" after a certain amount of time?

Oh, another question: On the NOA2, it says the aporoval will expire in 4 months. But if it takes more than 4 months to get a slot for an interview, what do we do to make sure it remains valid? 

Let me know if I'm posting this in the wrong place. Thanks!

Thanks guys. Just paranoid over here haha

I (USC) filed the I129F petition and didn't include the beneficiary's passport information since it appeared to prompt me skip that information if the beneficiary has never been in the states before. Beneficiary has never been to the US. Was I correct in not including this information?