Ollieh97

Do we need to file another affidavit of support when applying for adjustment of status? 

5 minutes ago, HRQX said:

Congressman Moore: https://barrymoore.house.gov/services/help-federal-agency

Senator Shelby: https://www.shelby.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/casework

For Senator Tuberville I couldn't find the Casework page but the following link has a contact form: https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/

Thanks for your help!

14 hours ago, HRQX said:

Maybe contact your local congressman or senator and mention the issues you are having with the local SSA office. What is your city?

Dothan, AL

7 minutes ago, HRQX said:

That is the issue. Try a different office. Job offer is not needed. https://www.ssa.gov/coronavirus/

I need help with my Social Security Number (SSN)

We are prioritizing requests for in-person SSN services for:

• Individuals age 12 or older applying for their first SSN card.
• Individuals who need to update or correct their SSN information (such as your name, date of birth, or citizenship) to obtain income, resources, or medical care or coverage, or other services or benefits (for example filing a tax return, applying for housing, or seeking an Economic Impact Payment).

If you believe you qualify for an in-person appointment, call your local office. You can look up the phone number for your local office by accessing our office locator. Please note that appointments may not be immediately available, depending on local health and safety conditions and staffing.

Thank you. Unfortunately the closest other office is 2 hours away, is this the only other option?

Hi everyone, so I arrived in the US on my K1 visa almost 3 weeks ago and I am trying to get my SSN, I have called the local social security office and I have been told that in order to get a number I need proof of my authorization to work or a job offer, as their chart shows that k1s are eligible to work. I know I can’t work on a k1 without the EAD but that can take months to get especially with COVID backlogs at uscis. How have others got their SSN? Is it just a case of my local office not knowing what they are doing? Does anybody have any advice? Thanks 

48 minutes ago, DaveAndAnastasia said:

Documenting assets is only required if income is insufficient (it's a good idea if you're close) and you don't have a joint sponsor lined up.

 

Also FYI - the document they want for verification of a bank account is called "verification of deposits" and is available online from at least some banks.

This is really helpful, thank you. My fiancé’s income is more than sufficient for just myself as she has no other dependents, but it can’t hurt to have as much supporting documents, just in case they ask.

19 hours ago, DaveAndAnastasia said:

I'd double-check to make sure a new version of the form hasn't come out (if it has, he'll need to send a new one).

 

Also, if your fiancé didn't send his 2019 tax transcripts or tax return last spring (which he didn't have to then, as it was before 2019 tax forms were due even ignoring the COVID-related extensions), he'll need to send them now.

 

But if you've got his 2019 tax returns or transcripts and the form version hasn't changed, you're good.

Thank you, do you know if a letter from the officer of the bank with the past years deposits is required as a supporting document, or will tax returns, letter from employer and pay stubs be sufficient?

1 hour ago, yusef94 said:

oh thanks for telling me i just heard about this COVID taking over the world 

smh

again the reason I asked because so many others got there's in 3 to 5 months DURING COVID 

I can’t speak for other visas, but K1s were de-prioritised from March. A lot of people have literally had to sue the department of state just to get them to start processing them again. 

2 hours ago, yusef94 said:

8 months from DQ to Interview ? is this normal wait time? because almost all had to wait 3 to 5 months.

Yes, I’m not sure if you were aware but there was a global pandemic that crippled the department of state and shut embassies down.

So I have my interview scheduled for January 7th at the London embassy after waiting almost 9 months. I had my previous interview cancelled but my fiancé had sent me the affidavit of support for it. Will this still be valid almost 9 month after the date it was filled out? Nothing has changed in the affidavit.

23 hours ago, stuckonyou said:

Does anyone have information of the new K1 lawsuit that is going to be filed by the same lawyers?

I haven't seen any new post about that, so I hope it's okay to ask on this one. 😇

 

Follow Greg Siskind on Twitter and ask him to put you on the list for potential plaintiffs

5 hours ago, Jorgedig said:

Maybe he should pay off his debt prior to immigrating?

OP was asking for help/advice, not judgement. If you have nothing useful to provide, maybe say nothing at all?

5 hours ago, YueQian said:

Guangzhou has chosen to ignore it... I asked whether K1 interviews will start, will it be plaintiffs only or not even the plaintiffs. I'm OK with plaintiffs only - my concern is even that doesn't seem to be guaranteed.

 

Instead of the usual copy and paste response, they now tell me to go to https://china.usembassy-china.org.cn/visas/immigrant-visas/contact-us/immigrant-visa-unit-question/, which I did, it turns out to be a case-specific inquiry and gave me nothing, since my case is still at USCIS. But I was asking for genenral information and not specifically about my case, seems like they're dodging the question.

 

 

 

 

The London embassy started to schedule interviews for a few plaintiffs yesterday, yet when I contacted them (I’m also a plaintiff) they told me that I would have to wait for routine processing to resume, and that I should check the travel state website, even though the travel state tells me to contact the embassy to schedule an interview.

1 hour ago, Miko K said:

Received a reply from the consulate in China. From this and the phrasing in the update post “K visa applicants who are not plaintiffs in Milligan v. Pompeo and who are not subject to COVID-related regional proclamations will continue to have their applications prioritized and processed in accordance with existing phased resumption of visa servicesguidance.”

is this implying non plantiffs will have to wait for PP to be canceled? Am I interpreting this correctly?

I think so. Some embassies have been working on non plaintiffs cases but I think most are only working on plaintiffs at the moment. Other embassies seem to just be ignoring all emails regarding the Milligan v Pompeo result

8 hours ago, sl1pstream said:

Hey, can we maybe keep it more broad and not mention specifics on what they're actually doing outside of the group? That'd be super cool.

EDIT: This wasn't aimed at the two posts talking about how awesome our lawyers are. They're great. You should go with them. It was aimed at the stuff before that.

What exactly is the problem? Everything I said is what was said in the Facebook live video on Thursday.

14 minutes ago, Gatekeeper said:

I see... and is your lawyer confident about your visa being processed any time soon?

And overall, are you satisfied with his services? I’m asking because I booked an appointment with him tomorrow to discuss my case (not related to your lawsuit)...

I think all 3 of the lawyers working on our case have done a great job representing us. 

30 minutes ago, Gatekeeper said:

Hasn’t your lawyer been accompanying you to communicate with the embassy, following the Court decision?...Or has he planned to prepare a letter for them in that regard? Or to liaise with the DOS to have the decision enforced on your case at least?...

besides, I understand that there will be a status hearing on December 3rd. That is the kind of topic (cascading the order to embassies to resume processing) that may be decided/negotiated with the judge then?....

The lawyers sent out email templates for plaintiffs to contact the embassies/nvc. There is a status hearing December 3rd and I’m sure there will be conversations with the plaintiffs lawyers and government lawyers before then. It will come down to weather or not the government want to litigate this case now that the injunction was partially granted. In regards to them liaising with the DOS to have the decision enforced, there isn’t anything to enforce as the judge didn’t order them to process visas, just told them they can’t use the travel ban excuse.

On 11/22/2020 at 2:47 PM, sl1pstream said:

Were you part of the lawsuit?

Yes, I am.

I have had 2 interviews cancelled from London embassy. When I emailed them they told me they was aware of the order but can only process spousal/child visas. I don’t expect them to act in good faith and start issuing visas unless they are ordered to by the court. At this moment I don’t see this as a win for anybody. Hopefully things change.

14 hours ago, sl1pstream said:

We won. Partially. We did it. We beat them.

Not considering this a win until I have my visa in hand. The judge hasn’t told them they have to issue visas, just that they can’t use proclamations as an excuse. Doesn’t mean they won’t think of a million and one more excuses to not issue visas.

Not to mention the fact that there is only 190 plaintiffs spread out between multiple different embassies, hypothetically if all plaintiffs were interview ready, they could probably process all plaintiffs within a couple of days. It would not cause delays to any non plaintiffs who are close to the front of the que. 

hoping for someone’s case to be slowed down because of a difference in opinion is horrible.

13 hours ago, stuckonyou said:

So basically we'll know next week what will happen with this? 😇

If they rule in favor of the law suit, does that mean that the embassies "have to" issue my visa after that because the judge will order them to start doing so again? I'm not too informed about the whole lawsuit, but I've had my interview already (in March) and the only reason that they still haven't issued my visa is because they're saying they can't take action on any K1 case due to the travel ban that Sweden is included in. I'm aware that they'll most likely ask me to redo the medical, but that should be it, right? So even if they take the plaintiffs first, I already had my interview so I wouldn't need to wait for an appointment at the embassy...

This lawsuit isn’t a class action so it will only affect plaintiffs if the judge rules in favour of the lawsuit. There is the possibility that this could have an affect on other k1 cases, but nobody knows for certain what will happen, and as of right now only plaintiffs will benefit.

Hey, does anyone have the email address to contact the London immigrant visa unit? I can’t find any sort of email address online. Thanks

On 7/8/2020 at 9:38 PM, Lucky Cat said:

How would that affect K-1s?

It doesn’t, but k1s are affected by the March EO banning travel from the uk. You can find up to date info on k1 processing at the London embassy here, k1 info is towards the bottom: https://uk.usembassy.gov/information-for-nonimmigrant-visa-applicants-following-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak/

29 minutes ago, Ollieh97 said:

There is so much conflicting information from embassies around the world and the DOS about when K1 visas will be processed and whether or not they are included in the most recent EO that I think we will just have to wait until embassies resume routine visa services before we find out what the deal with them is unfortunately. I have been driving myself crazy (as I am sure many of you have) trying to find out if I will be able to see my fiancé again this year, so I think at this point it’s best to just wait and see rather than speculating and trying to read between the lines of all the different information we have been given.

I know I said I would wait and see but I couldn’t help myself😂 this is directly from the London embassy website which clearly states that k1 visas ARE NOT included in the most recent EO. I’m pretty sure this was updated yesterday.