Rob Beri

Just now, BadAmmoWitch said:

You're just going to set them free?

Yes them too 🤣

Only two aprovals a day!? What are they doing!? Has Trump employed them to find a cure for the Coronavirus, or are they drunk on Corona. I'm loosing my patients 🤣

6 hours ago, In4theJourney said:

More approvals, yet quite a few. RFE’s 😬

 

atleast the process isn’t too long after that 

What kind of RFE were issued so far? Any idea? 

1 hour ago, Greenbaum said:

I highly agree with your last statement. You walk a tight rope of which most of us don't. My earlier reply is for your knowledge to do what is best for your situation, but also those who are reading this that have a "plain vanilla past" but there is this one thing that I have not divulge to my fiance' that could sink this whole process. I hope you understand where the rest of us are coming from. Good luck on the rest of your journey.

I have a criminal record. Arrested, charged, and dismissed for what probably would fall under dating violence even though my charges did not state so specifically. I have included all police and court documents showing the charges and outcome - dismissal. My fiancee has full disclosure too. 

I agree that hiding anything isn't the wisest option. Most likely it will bite back during the interview level.

@Greenbaum I did send suplemental information to the USCIS since I omitted providing full 5 years of my work history. Will the USCIS update my status in their system once they receive my supplemental information? How do I know if they ever received it? 

1 hour ago, MexicoExpat said:

 

I have not extensive knowledge on this. However,  from what people share on VJ this definitly is an issue. Most likely your wife will face denial at the interview stage. Also, probably you can only petition after a year, or so, after the denial. I am not trying to suggar coat anything. On the bright side your wife did not lie anything. It would have been worse if she did. Her lab work perhaps tested positive for THC levels anyway. Good luck.

Estimated approval date was yet again pushed further. Looking at approvals USCIS is getting slower and slower. I was really hoping it was due to the end of the year and the holidays, but it does not appear that way. Hopefull, we will still hear back during the month of April 😕

2 minutes ago, payxibka said:

I have no doubt but the uscis will tell the op to blow smoke until the dates are being reported as October 

Your answer towards the OP is simply abrupt and rude. The OP asked, implied, that if he/she should receive the next notice of action - which in this case would be the NOA2. I am sure the OP is not expecting an interview and/or a granted visa during the month of October. You really did not answer the OP question at all - instead you jumped the gun and just were bitter.

18 minutes ago, Daniel78 said:

I haven't yet received NOA2. My case was received on October 10. Is it still early or should I take any action on this?

The California service center just started giving out NOA2 notices for October fillers. Be a little more patient. 

8 minutes ago, payxibka said:

What action do you want to take?  California is reporting July as dates for outside normal processing.   They won't take any action on an October date

It is true that the California service center is reporting July dates as within the norm, however, people who received their NOA1 in October are receiving their NOA2 now. 

Hey guys, 

I've been observing the list below to see how far USCIS is with cases. I thought it might be helpful to some extend: 

https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/monthly_filers.php

🤞

16 minutes ago, Matt&Ali said:

Our case was also transferred to Vermont. The letter says it was part of the processing. My fiance does have a felony. 

What was the felony for?

7 hours ago, EllaC said:

I actually do... That's why I feel like I drag myself down. 😄 I am looking forward to a vacation in the month of March so that at least it would make waiting a bit easier. He hasn't even left yet and I am already obsessing about the time when he will be away.

I envy you for being together since you filled your petition. The only interaction other, including myself, have is through a device. A lot of virtual hugs, kisses, happy faces, hearts, and sad face emojis are send in a given day. Honestly, at times it is frustrating and overwhelming. However, this will be history once and for all -- better days to come.

4 hours ago, Britney868 said:

Even though it may have changed it will still be ok. I believe you may still get it in March. Try not to worry. Everything will be just fine😊

I think the slight delay caused is due to the end of the year holidays. It might add a few days as estimated by VisaJourney, but I hardly believe there can be more delays. Fingers crossed everyone has a smooth sailing. The wait is tough at times, but nothing good comes easy 😊

12 hours ago, Sparkle Sparkle said:

Hey.. Time is tickling by little by little.... Soon it will be our turn the last set of 2019!! I hope everyone is doing great and I know it won't be long again. 

I marked 30 days yesterday.

16 hours ago, Britney868 said:

When is 2019 tax info needed and not 2018? Is it in April? Also, what’s the best way to show current income? I was thinking just an official letter from my employer of my salary? I wonder what most people used?

I work in accounting. I would go with a tax transcript. Would raise less questions/ concerns for the CO. 

12 minutes ago, Jennifer0220 said:

Ok. I will attempt to keep that part brief.  The only charge i can really challenge any way is the assault charge because i didn't do it. The state clearly felt the same way because the case was dropped.

 

I was going to write a short overall explanation of that year of my life. Just explaining that i was young, stupid, in a bad relationship, and had a bad group of friends. That it didn't like the direction my life was headed, so i completely turned it around over the next year, went to college, earned academic scholarships, worked hard, etc.

 

I guess that can't hurt?

I would refrain from doing that. The USCIS and the person/ officer reviewing your case has thousands of other petitions to review. Facts are the only relevant factor to them. It will only add unnecessary work to their workload, which could aggravate the officer reviewing your petition.  Others might argue about this, however, that is how I see it. If they need/ want to know more anything about your arrest you will receive an RFE.

21 minutes ago, Neide said:

no yet, i'm going to show this to my fiance, his ex will try to get him a criminal record, they said only she can, i was outraged, but that's fine.  The desire I have is to give up this is making me sick.  thanks for answering.  my fiance is from Lynn too

Did your boyfriend try to get a record/ letter from the court that has jurisdiction over his case? Get whatever you can from the court. A certified letter stating the arrest, charges, disposition of the case if any. Also, attach the police letter stating that they are unable to issue any document, and file it with your petition. This should be sufficient. It will either go through, or they might issue an RFE, then respond to the RFE appropriately/ accordingly. 

In my case the police department ran a background check on me and nothing came up. Even though that department has me arrested, however, my case was sealed by the court. Nonetheless, I added the police document to the petition so they have it. 

26 minutes ago, Jennifer0220 said:

Thank you. I did check the box and i have the certified court records showing it was Nolle Prosequi. 

 

I am extremely nervous about this. I had 3 other charges that year. Only one was a conviction. Although it was 20 years ago and i was 19, it may not matter. 

 

The application asks for an explanation. Is it best to tell the complete story or stick to the facts?

Please, do not take what I say for granted as I am no expert on this subject. However, I can talk from my experience, and how I handled my case. I am still waiting on my NOA2, and I still have a long way to go before I get either approved/ denied. 

The petition does not require for you to write/ add an explanation. This part is optional. However, if you feel that the court and/or police documents do not explain the totality of your circumstances then you can provide an explanation. I would NOT suggest doing that because then you are going against what the court and/ or police have on your record. Your side of the story is irrelevant to immigration purposes. What I did, however, is in the supplemental section state that I was arrested for X on Z, that the outcome of my charge was Y, and that I have provided all of the supporting documentation from the court, and police department to support this statement. Basically, just briefly summarizing to the person reviewing my petition what they are going to look at. 

I would not be as nervous if I was you. I have seen a ton of people, petitioners, with a sea of arrests having their petitions approved. Just be honest about it from the get-go.

Best of luck. 

On 1/12/2020 at 6:05 PM, Jennifer0220 said:

Thank you! I did speak to a lawyer and I was told I should answer "yes" to the question

I would do the following: 

Answer 'yes' to have you even been arrested. Answer 'yes' to have you even been arrested for any of the following charges...'domestic violence, dating violence, etc.' because if it was not domestic, then it would still be considered dating violence, as it was a boyfriend/girlfriend arrest. That is what I did in my petition. Then, attach any of the supporting documentation from the relevant court and/ or police station. 

5 minutes ago, Jorgedig said:

That may be the case, and that guess is based on reading I've done here and on the USCIS website.  

 

But I'm not guessing at the inclusion of dating violence in the VAWA act.  Just re-read it, and it is definitely there.  😊

I will update you once i know for sure where my 

8 minutes ago, Jorgedig said:

That may be the case, and that guess is based on reading I've done here and on the USCIS website.  

 

But I'm not guessing at the inclusion of dating violence in the VAWA act.  Just re-read it, and it is definitely there.  😊

So is dating violence. Again, people with multiple DV charges and convictions had their case processed in the CSC. Each case is unique. My arrest was not significant/ minor in nature. I was never convicted.  I do not see it going to VSC for that reason. However, you never know - just like you don't know

2 minutes ago, Jorgedig said:

In your previous post, you stated that it was 'dating violence,' so in that case it would fall under VAWA, and understandably transferred to VSC.

You're only guessing here. Other petitioners with multiple DV charges had their casses processed in California

24 minutes ago, Britney868 said:

I see the USCIS has start giving NOA2 to October filers because I been stocking their group lol. So its moving along. We’ll be up before you know it!!😄😁🥳🤩🥳

That's quick. Maybe the skip November all together, and go right to the December ones 🤣

3 minutes ago, CookieAsh said:

Beneficiary in the UK. 

From what I gathered on here beneficiaries' backgrounds have a higher burden, however, if the offenses are minor, and you are truly honest about everything I think you should be good.

13 hours ago, CookieAsh said:

Hi all,

ive read alot of forums regarding this kind of issue, I have 3 juvenile offences from 12 years ago one was a reprimand, referral order and a conditional discharge 6 months. All minor crimes when I was a nuisance of a teenager, I have since enlisted and served in the army for 10 years and I'm due to leave in march, scheduling my k1 visa interview for February. I have one adult caution for battery which was just threatening someone and got cautioned for it, should I be worried about all of these, or will my juvenile record be overlooked due to my 10 year service In the military? All of these showed up on my acro report I literally have no idea what is going to happen, any advice would be great, cheers. 

Are you the petitioner, or the beneficiary? 

6 hours ago, Pooley said:

My hubby has a criminal record with one conviction as a juvenile and the rest all warnings and cautions. I really didn't think I was going to be approved and they did grill him at the interview but we were approved. I'm not in the process of waiting for the adjustment of status. Especially since they were just warnings, and being juvenile, I think you should be fine. Of course, it all does depend on the officer and how they feel but we didn't have a problem. Just make sure that if there is any court documents, you get them all. It was a pain for us because his juvenile case was over 10 years old so they had already destroyed everything. But we ended up getting his Memorandum of Conviction and attached the emails stating that is all they had and it worked for us.

Are you the petitioner, or the beneficiary? 

15 hours ago, Jfresh26 said:

Thank you, how can I get a certified copy?

Go to the court that handled your case. Go to the police department that made the arrest. Request certified copies of records.