tzeksman

Im not sure how much truth there is to it or not but my case was similar with almost the same dates ..... sent in and recieved and signed for in early november and that date is reflected on the NOA1 but so is the date of the notice which is also on the form. I called USCIS and talked to someone and I was told they would honor the recieved date this date will appear in the "Received Date" box on Form I-797, Notice of Action. The received date on Form I-797 is different from the "Notice Date," which also appears on the Notice and identifies the date the receipt notice was actually generated. I was told "The actual received date will be honored and recorded on the receipt notice" which it was. After about 180 days from November 5th I plan to be on the phone if i havent recieved an approval notice.

Well yeah it will be taken along to the interview whenever that happens, reqarding it just confusing them well thats kinda what i figured as well i think ill just hang on to it then unless they ask for further proof thru an RFE whereafter ill send it in.

Is that possible...in regards to evidence of a bonafide marriage our firstborn son was born a lil over a month ago and i wanted to include this in a petition already pending it was sent in November & just recieved the NOA1. Any suggestions I'd appreciate. Affidavits were included as was wire transfers, but that birth cert would go a long way as far as proof of our marriage bonifidus!!

Oh yeah he's definitely mine, a carbon copy of me as a matter of fact. In so far as registering the birth well he's a lil over a month old and we're just starting the CRBA process now, we have all the other supporting documentation we only need to procure a certified birth certificate from the NSO, which takes 40 days if im not mistaken from the time the draft copy is submitted to the civil registrar and NSO which we're pretty close to now. When i said I have a birth certificate I mean i have a draft copy as its still under process with the NSO. What I asked was do i need an RFE before i submit paperwork or can i just reference and include a copy of the NOA1 ? Maybe ill ask this in another seperate post

Well ok that kinda answers my last question and addresses my comments. I'll have to think about it but maybe it would delay the process, and i for sure dont want that to happen, I think Im going to hang loose and not file it for at least the next few weeks and then make a final decision during that time. The only thing is like i read someone else saying that they wrote on their cover letter that they were filing the I-130 with the intention of applying for a K-3 visa. I did the same. I dont think it should have an effect on processing time though. Anyways "cest la vie"

This is all what confuses me he says this she says that. Ok "IF" i send in the I129 as was done 'before' is there a chance it would cause any delays in the processing of the IR1 / CR1 because as i understand it K-3 applicants have already filed for this visa by default. So even if the rumors are true it wouldnt be any skin off my back so to speak. I would just be wasting time and postage basically. Do I understand that correctly. Forgive my ignorance if not.

Ya immediately after posting this thread I read a few of them and was kinda thinking the same thing. I should have done a little more searching before posting I guess

I did the same thing and Im wondering now what next step I should take. I also stated in the cover letter that i was filing it with the intention of applying for a K-3 visa. I have the I-129 almost ready to send out and now im wondering what i should do. let me know what you find out if anything.

Ok heres the deal Ive read several threads about cancellations of I-129fs, and hoped someone could clear up with me exactly what they mean. Ok i sent in my I-130 packet on November 5 and recieved the NOA1 for it approximately 2 weeks ago, I was in the Philippines when it arrived nonetheless when i returned it was in my mail so i promptly started and have almost completed the i-129 packet. WHat exactly is going on with these and should I still send it in? I assume i should yes?

Im a lil late reading this thread but in regards to the initial question i sent in affidavits and wire transfers in an attempt to show comingling of financial resources as we were unable to open up a joint account when we tried due to banking regulations. Since we filed the i-130 in early november we have since had a child born to us and i have a birth certificate that would go a long way to adding to the evidence of a bonafide marriage. I wonder if I can send in that birth certificate as a supplement to the I-130 with out an RFE, does anyone know. The service center is only an hours drive away hell i could stop in and give it to em personally ahahahaha j/k. anyways does anyone know if i can mail that in without an RFE maybe just a copy of the NOA1 with reciept number??

Dont quote me on this but i asked the same question to someone awhile back and they told me that the owing of back taxes shouldnt effect the approval or denial per say of your visa, the person i talked to was not an immigration attorney but work for the the government in an Immigration position (not sure which he last held) for 40 years and is now retired. He said basically when you submit the affidavit of support they are looking at the numbers and assets to ascertain that the benificiary will not become a charge of the state, and what you owe or do not owe the IRS is completely between yourself and them. In other words they arent going to say, "ok so you owed 4000 dollars to the IRS for 2006 we'll have to call them and make sure your all paid up." Its two seperate completely different huge goverment bureaucracies. I could be competely off base on this but thats how I understand it, or at least how it was explained to me. SO i'd tell him to file that K-3 ASAP so you can get started in the process and ur time apart will be minimal

Me 32

my beautiful wife 24

8 years difference

our son 1 month and 2 weeks old

ok the baby has been born as of jan 15 and we will soon register the birth as CNBA i think it is Consular Notification of Birth Abroad or something to that effect anyways does anyone know what if any shots the baby may or may not need before he is allowed in the states i mean basically hes a citizen after we have our interview registering his birth at the embassy and I m sure when the time for that interview comes they will inform us but anyone with any concrete information or place i can find info on immunizations for the baby id appreciate it.....this is seperate from the wifes stuff of course im only askin bout the baby.....BTW hes beautiful its an awesome thing to be a father such a pain to be seperatd from them these past few days though

Im going to slightly disagree with current theory on this. My mother married a German man about 2 years ago. He came to visit her on a tourist visa and basically what they did was after they married was file for an AOS. My mother talked to a border patrol agent she knew and he told her just to tell him to lie low and dont cross any borders while the AOS is being proccessed. ALso myself in my situation i HAD a fililpina fiance I talked to an Immigration Attorney and he said if I could get her to the States on any type of visa tourist, bussiness, just any that he could proccess a change of status for her as soon as we married. Like someone above said its frowned upon by the feds but its somewhat of a loophole in the law. As for me i just decided to get married in the Philippines and we are going through the K-3 process but i dunno i would give it a lil thought. It can be done my mothers example is proof.

I have a somewhat unique situation i suppose. myself and my filipina fiance (now wife) got married and shortly after marriage concieved a baby........we had, prior to deciding to get married in the philippines, filed a fiance visa one that is no doubt going to have to be re filed as a spousal visa. The question i have is regarding the child we have on the way early next year is can the child be included on the k-3 petition at a later date since the child is currently not born? i dont want to waste time in filing a petittion due to the fact that i do have a child on the way and the time apart from my wife and child i would like to keep to a minimum. can anyone give me any helpful answers to that question or know of any similar circumstances?

Is it possible to ammend a K-1 petition to a K-3 for spouse...heres the deal my filipina fiance and myself recently sent a petition for a K-1 fiance visa for family reasons though we have decided to get married here in the philippines. Does anyone know if that K-1 which was recently recieved can be ammened to a K-3 with all the extra and other neccessary paperwork sent in. or is the filing fee for the K-1 and all the other effort that went into it have to be started anew??? hope someone has useful information with regards to these thanks in advance for any serious replies

Ok heres the dea;. BTW im new here anyways I am about to submit a k-1 pettition Im currently getting the packet together and organized, actually im in my fiancees home country at the moment and we are trying to get as much taken care of while im here so that there will be less time sending this and that back and forth or what have you. My question is when is the affidavit of support requested??? My situation is this for the last year and a half i was working as an English teacher in Indonesia and my financial compensation though made for a good living there when transfered into American dollars it was probably well below the requirement, in fact it is below the requirement for filing and income tax return. I returned to the US in December of 2006 and started working right away but as for 2006 I dont have much to show for it in terms of income.... my previous years were well above the requirements for example 2004 was 45000 and half a year of 2005 was about 24000 will i run into problems regarding 2006 as it was the last year or will my current employment and/or job offers currently on the table be taken into consideration. thnx for any input and suggestions and recourse i may have. As i said my pettition hasnt been filed yet but i plan to do so shortly and would like to be informed of what to expect. thnx again for any responses