Aaron101

Please stay safe!  I agree and just want to add my voice to all the other replies.  Sorry if this is redundant. 

What your husband is doing is domestic violence / abuse, and it's not legal!  Get yourself to safety, please!  Women's shelter, police, friend/relative (though you may not have too many here in the US). 

Once you are safe, you may try to go to counseling with your husband.  It's possible for the situation to change, but safety has to be established first. 

And don't worry about the green card.  Your husband can't kick you out of the country.  Only the government can do that! 

On 2/13/2022 at 9:15 PM, TYosemite said:

They absolutely did, so now we’re just trying to find other things we can use as evidence as it’s pretty lacking in that regard 

I had to be persistent with my HR dept to get my wife added to my insurance without a SSN.  It took 2-3 e-mails and they took care of it. 

I think you have a pretty good claim to be added even after the 30-days, especially if you show the attempt to be added within the 30 days.  I think they will add you now if you ask assertively. 

I got my wife on our bank account, though she can't get a debit card or checkbook because no SSN and her name doesn't match her ID since she married. 

Our landlord is very kind and wrote us up a new lease with her name on it.  Maybe you could ask them to do that, too!  Worth asking. 

And any paper mail (official or handwritten) that comes to your shared home address, that has your name on it:   bring that also.  Especially if it's a bill or a bank statement or something.  Even if it's not strong evidence, the more the better, I think. 

Not that I know what I'm talking about, but that's our plan, anyway. 

On the K-1 timeline, it says that we should be applying for a SSN before submitting the I-485 and getting a work authorization.  Is that correct?  We just got our marriage license in hand yesterday, we made an appointment with the SSA for next week, and we still have not sent in the I-485 (will do that soon). 

Do we need to have a work authorization in order to get a SSN?  Just wanting some clarity on the sequence of these steps.

Also which name to we put on the SS-5?  We already have our marriage license with her married name, but her passport is in maiden her name. 

Also what kind of additional ID or paperwork would we need to show for the SSN appointment?  The list of items in the SS-5 instructions includes a bunch of US issued identifications, which of course Cintya does not have yet. 

Thanks!

Aaron and Cintya.

The "tiny link" comment was actually a clue... I found the answer in another thread. 

Click here:  https://www.visajourney.com/reviews/

and then at the top, above the drop-down menus, there is this *TINY* link that says "Edit Previous Consulate Review on ____ (date) _____" 

I hope that helps! 

I've been trying to log into CEAC, and I'm not sure I am using the correct numbers. 

For the Case number, I'm using the one that starts with MEX202*********** , which is what the NVC gave me when I called (they never sent me anything).

And for the invoice number, I'm using the Receipt number on my NOA2, which is WAC209***********

Are those the correct numbers to use to log into CEAC?

Thanks for the help.

OP again:

I just talked to NVC, and they said we were okay.  Our case was changed to a different embassy (the one in Mexico City), and the agent gave us our case number!  (I had not received a case number yet.) 

But the case is delayed due to COVID and still sitting at NVC waiting to be sent to the embassy, and so we just have to wait for notification. 

Thanks!

Aaron and Cintya.

We received NOA2 dated Feb 11, 2021, and it says it's valid from Feb 10 to June 9, 2021. 

We have not received any other communication.  This week, I sent an e-mail to the NVC inquiring about the case, and the estimated processing time for e-mails is currently two weeks, which puts us right at the June 9 deadline.  I just called the NVC, and there was a recording saying to call back later.  Do I need to call back? 

My fiancee talked with the embassy yesterday (in Spanish, yay!), and the agent was very friendly and helpful.  He told her it was very important that I call the NVC immediately, because if the notice expires on June 9, according to him we can lose our whole application process. 

What do I do? 

Could this have to do with my I-134?  I was following instructions on the K-1 guide here, and it said to keep the I-134 and also to send one to my fiancee, but not to submit it yet.  Do I need to send it to the NVC? 

Thanks!

Aaron and Cintya

Can my fiancée and I bring her CAR and her CAT to the United States once she receives her K-1 visa? 

Car: How do I register the car in advance of our arrival (driving across the border once she gets her K-1)? 

Cat:  Do we have to have the cat examined by a veterinarian in order to bring him into the US?  Is this going to be a problem? 

Thanks for the help! 

Aaron.

OK thanks!

WHICH instructions should I literally follow?  One set of instructions says to fill that part out, and the other set says not to! 

I'm filling out the I-129F form now. 

My beneficiary has been to the United States five times as a tourist, including three times to visit me. 

Since my beneficiary is not CURRENTLY in the United States, it would seem that I don't have to fill out items 38 a - 38 h.

But the INSTRUCTIONS page seems to say that I do need to fill out that part.  

The instructions page says:
 

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Part 2: Information about your beneficiary:

Item Numbers 37. - 38.h. Form I-94 Arrival-Departure Record. Select the box to indicate whether your beneficiary has ever been in the United States. Provide the date of your beneficiary’s most recent entry in the United States, his or her I-94 Arrival-Departure Record Number, if available, and his or her immigration status at the time of arrival (for example, student, tourist, temporary worker, without inspection). Provide the expiration date and identification numbers on the I-94 or I-95 Arrival-Departure Records, travel documents, and or passports.

 

But the actual form says:

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If your beneficiary is currently in the United States, complete item numbers 38 a - 38 h. 

Thanks!

Aaron.
 

Good to know!  Then why do they even ask?  Is it better to put an address or to put "To Be Determined, Santa Cruz, CA"?

Thanks! 

Also, what address should I use for the "Address in the United States where your beneficiary intends to live"?  If I go to Mexico to live with her while we wait, I'll give up my house here and won't have an address for the petition.  Should I use my current address for that, even though we won't live here when we come back to the US?  Or should I give my father's address, even though we won't actually live there?  If I go to Mexico, we won't get an address until we come back and marry and find an apartment. 

Thanks again for all the help. 

My fiancée and I met in the US in 2018 at a professional conference.  I've visited her in Mexico twice, and she's visited me here three times, and we've met each other's families. 

We are about to start the I-129F process. 

What if I want to spend 4-5 months in Mexico with her, on my tourist visa, while waiting for her K-1 visa?  Is that possible?  Part of the I-129F process is having my address history.  I've been at this (rental) address for almost 7 years.  But if I went to Mexico for a while, I'd need to give up this address.  I'd probably have my mail forwarded to my dad.  Would that hinder the process at all?  I can have my dad open my mail for me if need be. 

Thanks for your help!

Aaron.