Soksboy

Filing for divorce without a response from him party just take a little bit longer to ensure that you have done your due diligence regarding notification and his failure to respond.

But as mentioned previously, you don't require his acceptance to get divorced.

1 minute ago, oat12 said:

I don't know what he wants from me. I have emailed him respectfully advising him that I will not be coming for any of his assets and will be as amicable as possible in the divorce because all I want is for it to be completed. He wants my green card from me but he has also stated that he wants me to never be allowed to step foot in the US again, he thinks that all of this can happen just because he made a false claim to USCIS. He just wants to disparage me and make me miserable in any way that he can.

I will call the courts to see what he has filed but I filed a petition which has been accepted and he has been served and this has been filed with the court too to document that he was served. Luckily, I called today and they told me they could do zoom meetings/trials since I am in the UK. He did not file the case, I did. He just wants to contest it.

 

Thank you for your advice though, I really appreciate it and it is very helpful.

If you are the one who filed, no need to call the court, you case supersedes his on this matter.

He can contest all he wants. They both of you have to be in it to make the marriage work.

Personally, I would try to get a split of assets or money if possible. It will give him something to think about if there are marital assets.

If nothing else, it will force him to negotiate. His assets for him to stop contesting. 

FYI do not make this a negotiation for him to let you keep your greencard because that is not even up for debate.

If you get some money from him, at least you can use it to party on his dime.

Written, vision, driving ...

If you have a foreign DL, most states not all will waiver the "practice" period.

Most states have reciprocate agreements with each other.

Some have with Canada and other countries but not all countries.

No need for the immigration lawyer. File whatever the next step you need to file with immigration and deal with whatever USCIS response is.

A lawyer can only guess what they have in their files about you that was said by your spouse.

That said USCIS ignores most of those letters and comments by angry exes and soon to be exes.

Correspond with him via paper or electronic means only. That way you have proof of all his stupidity.

Besides your greencard, what is he trying to get from you? If nothing else, you might not even need a lawyer.

Respond to every legal document sent. Else a default judgement might be entered in his favor.

I think you are given more time to respond since you are out of the country.

FYI he might try to pull a fast one by sending it to your last address, saying he did not know you are currently in the UK.

If you think he has filed, check with the courts in the city where you or he lives. I think those are his choices of where to file.

You will have to eventually come back to deal with the case.

Even though he filed the case, you also have a say if this ends divorce or annulment.

7 hours ago, PrinceChisom said:

Did you get "ISSUED" yet? As of today, mine is still showing "ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSING"

Status changed to issue late today.

Waiting for notification to pick up passport now.

On 7/29/2022 at 6:00 AM, PrinceChisom said:

Hi everyone,

My case updated again just now from "Ready" to "Administrative Processing"

Same status as mine as of Friday.

18 hours ago, ROK2USA said:

Yeah... unfortunately you can't show both flags on your profile. You choose either Nigeria (to show your partner is from Nigeria) or Ghana to show you are going to interview in Ghana. 

When you go to edit your timeline, you need to select the correct country in 2 places "Beneficiary's Country" and "US Embassy" to fix this.

Best guess is an error.

The create dates for both images above are different.

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/nvc-timeframes.html

As of May 9th, documents submitted on Feb 21st are being reviewed.

As has already been mentioned several time, K-1 is more expensive than CR1.

If you switch to the CR1, you will come closer to the cost of going through with K-1.

This early in the process, I think you should calculate the effort involved in terms of cost, time, processes and proceed as you think fit.

If a "stable union' is used to get benefits as a married couple, then I think you are walking too close to the line for comfort.

Search the forum, some people had engagement parties and were considered too married for K1. Stable union sounds even more than engage especially with what you plan to use it for.

My 2 cents .... no stable union

We have not gotten a single "60 days notice" from NVC and out petition has been pending for over a year.

I will not put any stock in those emails. I would bet you that they are automated.

My spouse is vaccinated and he has visited Nigeria about 2 to 4 times a year since we first met in 2014. With a pause in 2020.

So I don't know what your husband is talking or worried about.

Currently, since your husband is not vaccinated, he will have to test 48 hours before travel. 2 days after arrival and 7 days after arrival.

If vaccinated, he will only have to test 2 days after arrival.

Vaccine status and pretravel test result needs to be uploaded to the nitp portal

Some times (too many if you ask me) the process does not work. You will have to visit the SS office.

I know of some who got their SSN in as little as 3 weeks.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

While I don't see some parts of the reasons as an emergency, I am really tired of the excuses that the embassies are using to delay open slots for interviews.

So to @amm2016 give it a shot and let us know what the response is.

Typing in uppercase/block letters is usually clearer that mixed and/or small letters

Entering NA or None, shows that you actually went over the form and the question does not apply to you (immigration officer does not have to guess)

Most of these forms are used for multiple situations.

My usual response to this type of question in general is for you to look at the list of required documents, take that ones that apply to your case (each case is different)

Take the original of the documents you submitted and you should be good to go.

Asking for a list of required documents here is kind of vague

@MyGODisAble🙏 Try this site "https://ceac.state.gov/ceac/"

That should give you both IV and NIV options. Pick the correct option, NIV I think in your case and you should be able to complete your submission.

https://ceac.state.gov/ceacstattracker/status.aspx is used to track the status of the case.

Yeah, all you have to do now is to wait.

I think this is a learning point for all not to try timing our submissions so tight.

Mailing it a day or 2 inside the 90 day window would be the earliest I would drop it in the mail. They get a lot of mail and I would bet that the post marked date is what was used to determine its date of receipt.

Due to this 'mistake' of trying to hit the 90 day window at the very top, OP is now at least 2 months behind what she had planned.

Don't know how long it takes but I am assuming that you want to get a history of your entry and departures from the US.

https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov/I94/#/home

That's the site you will need. I think that will be simpler than a FOIA

1 minute ago, notantifun said:

I have checked my case and nothing changed. 

I called the USCIS hotline and sadly I could not get past the robot operator. I have tried every conceivable word/s phrases. I just couldn't get through. Such a pain in the a$$!!!!

I would send it back with a note, someone is missing a notification

Not in my name and am waiting on a benefit from USCIS?

I would have called them first.

Still call them to figure out how to have it sent back. Some will be missing a notification and you might also be missing an update to your case.

Check your case

Alternatively you can call USCIS to see if they can help you. Else blank it is

On 3/25/2021 at 9:22 AM, AlbieBio said:

Is your spouse immigrating to the U.S. with you? 

Yes

No

Is your spouse immigrating to the U.S. at a later date to join you? 

Yes

No

 

 

I AM CONFUSED WITH THIS PART. I AM ALREADY IN THE UNITED STATES SO IS THE OPTIONS I CHOSE RIGHT, i am already a US CITIZEN 

This form is used for multiple categories so some of the questions will not fit ur case.

For instance as a USC, if I apply for my mother, she can say yes if my father will migrate with her.

The answer to both questions is no.

Don't over think the question. This form is for the applicant to fill out but since you are the one filling it out, you will need to think like the applicant.

21 hours ago, Betty Jean said:

DQ in Oct.  Approved today. Interview February 

Congrats.

Based on this alone I would estimate from DQ to interview, about 4 months. Not to bad all things considered.

If we had an idea of how fast they are scheduling appointments it would help us know if they are clearing the backlog

How busy was the embassy when you interviewed?

~Raymond

Am in the same boat as you. Completed NVC stage. Google "us embassy packet 4".

Grab a pdf from any embassy site, ideally from the embassy that you will interview at, understand what you will need to do to prepare for the interview.

Get any documents that can put together ahead of time. Medical ahead getting an appointment is a no no, it will likely expire.

After that all you can do is wait. No manual needed cos this is the last step.

We have not idea how much longer, from one or two timelines, I see some people who completed NVC in December already interviewed.

Emailing them will not hurt, not sure if it helps either but you will get a generic response