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19 minutes ago, Loren Y said:

Both Canada and Mexico share entry and exit information at land crossings, so they would know. This has been in effect since 2017. Now unless you are talking about entering Mexico without inspection ( Jumping the border into Mexico) that may present other issues, but in theory they wouldn't know when you left, so may cause issues when you return. And once you try to board a plane in Mexico, they will check to see if you entered Mexico legally, so trip would end rather quickly.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) cooperates with both Canada and Mexico to secure our shared borders while facilitating legitimate trade and travel. Under the U.S.-Mexico Entry/Exit Data Sharing Initiative, CBP and Mexico’s National Migration Institute (INM) intend to exchange border crossing information collected from travelers entering Mexico at ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border. The exchange of border crossing information under this initiative is intended to assist INM in creating entry records, and assist CBP in creating U.S. exit records based on a record of entry to Mexico, thereby facilitating cross-border travel and supporting both parties’ immigration and law enforcement missions.

Sounds about right, thank you!

Hello.

Writing a research paper on continuous residence requirements by USCIS. In theory, how could they know how long the applicant has been absent, if according to CBP when exiting the country on foot there is no legal requirement to go through an open port of entry. So in theory are there any mechanisms to thwart someone walking into Mexico and flying out from there, and then flying back to Mexico and entering through a port of entry? 
thank you.

Interview waived oct 26 🥳

6 hours ago, arken said:

Nobody can predict the future but one can at least see the nearest potential path. Considering their small daughter and the another coming soon, the probability of OP's spouse breaking up with him in her postpartum recovery phase while getting the most important (emotional more than financial) support from her husband is nil or may be 1 in millions. I'd say worth it to postpose the AOS interview if it is scheduled just a few months before the 2nd anniversary.
 

You can read the pain and frustration that lots of i751 holders are expressing here just because of the lengthy process with N400 stuck for some even after the interview due to ROC stall and such.

 

My case was not the AOS but the immigrant visa interview of my wife which got scheduled 1 month or so before our 2nd anniversary. Once my wife told me that she would fly the same week once she gets the visa in hand after my unsuccessful attempt in convincing her about traveling only after the 2nd anniversary,  I emailed the embassy to postpone her interview any day after our 2nd anniversary. My email literally said "We have already waited this long and are approaching our 2nd anniversary. Please reschedule her interview on any day after xx/xx/xxxx so we could skip ROC process". It got scheduled around a month after our anniversary date. The next four years, rather than worrying on her 10 yr GC production by the uscis, we calmly produced two kids.

Thank you. 

And yeah, we are talking about buying a house soon etc, I am not too worried that she'll just randomly kick me out, withdraw her petition, and raise our 2 kids on her own where I essentially won't even be able to visit them(good luck getting a tourist visa after a withdrawn AOS petition). I could definitely understand other people's concerns about marriages not working out, and advising me not to delay my AOS process unnecessarily, but in our case I don't see this as a concern at all.

And considering how long the interview process is taking, I sincerely hope they don't send me an interview notice before our 2 year anniversary. If they do, I will definitely reschedule!

Now it'll be a bummer if they waive the interview and send out a 2 year green card, but nothing you can do in this case I guess.

10 hours ago, Timona said:

 

You should and this is one mistake some people make. What will you do if your marriage breaks down now before you even get a GC? You've already left everything behind in your home country. 

 

I have a pal whose USC partner just started issuing threats 1 month after GC was produced. Had this friend been having your mindset of postponing, they wouldn't have made it to interview. 

 

I don't get the logic of moving offices so as to delay your interview. This is not wise. Interviews are hard to come by at this time

Things are good between us, we have a daughter and another kid on the way(due December). Honestly, after being in the states for a year and a half, I could care less if I live here or not. I am pretty much staying here cause of my family. If she were to become an ####### and starts issuing threats, this would not be beneficial for our kids at all. Plus threatening and kicking your husband out of the country won't exactly get you child support payments.

3 hours ago, Rocio0010 said:

Aside from the process itself, is there a reason you don’t want to go through removal of conditions? If you work proactively towards it throughout the two years after the gc is approved, it is really not that bad. This is what I did, I collected evidence throughout the way, and then a month before submission it was just a matter of organizing the package. And also, you remain a permanent resident while submitting, so other than waiting, there is not much to it.
Things can go south with your spouse. If you reschedule that interview, you might divorce before you get a green card, which leaves you with slim chances. I know you’re not planning to divorce, but things can change quickly. Better safe than sorry. 

It's just how long it takes to process, plus another $595(assuming they won't increase this). Also, even if the things were to go south, we still won't divorce before I got my green card and what not, since we have 1 kid with a second on the way.

6 minutes ago, arken said:

When the interview is scheduled, mail it back to the filed office requesting the postponement. It may well be delayed by few months. Still worth it to skip the ROC process.

Thank you!

And yeah, I do have my SSN and EAD/AP, valid till the end of 2023, so I don't really care when I have the interview!

Hi.

We filed for AOS in June of 2021. Case has been at ready to schedule an interview since Oct of 2021.

Now, considering we got married in May 2021, I was wondering, is there a way I can delay my interview(changing address to a different FO?). Or rescheduling the interview if it gets scheduled before 5/2023?

After all this waiting, I would rather not deal with waiting for RoC.

Has anyone done this, any suggestions how to go about it?

Thanks.

8 hours ago, Baldi said:

Hi y'all, 

 

I have a ready for interview since May 14. Are there other people who have not had interview and filed in June, 2022. 

 

Thanks! 

Filed in Jun 2021, been ready for interview since Oct 2021. 

It's a long journey lol.

On 8/4/2022 at 6:01 PM, nanodice said:

They took your biometrics October of LAST YEAR?! They just took mine this May! Does that mean i have to wait A YEAR?! That's ridiculous.

Yeah! My petition was submitted in June of 2021, in MA, but we moved to NC. Got my bio taken in October, status changed to Ready to schedule an interview, and I've been waiting ever since. Honestly, at this point I would love it if they took their sweet time, as we got married in May 2021, hope we have our interview after 5/2023 so we don't have to deal with RoC...

On 8/2/2022 at 11:06 PM, MJ&YY said:

Raleigh

Been waiting on an interview since oct 8, so this gives me hope lol. 

My EAD got approved today! Yay 

Just got my biometrics done yesterday! Noa1 Jun 4

On 7/23/2021 at 3:51 PM, kadogo said:

I renewed my d.l in feb 2021 using i485 receipt Noa1. They had to verify using SAVE. It took like 3 days before they got any feedback from USCIS to let me proceed with the application. It is only valid for 1 year. Not real ID.

Thank you so much! WIll apply for a DL soon. Idc if its Real ID or not , still have my passport so I can use that for flights, its just tough not having an US DL. Which DMV office did you go through btw?

Hello.

has anyone obtained a drivers license with i485 noa1? Still don’t have my EAD. I’m in Raleigh area. I heard @Greenbaum was able to get one a few years ago so apparently it’s possible, I’m just wondering which DMV I should go to?

1 hour ago, aaron2020 said:

Your story does not explain why the K-1 was denied.  

People do not get their K-1 denied because of simple B-2 visitor visa denials.  Many people with B-2 visitor visa denials have gotten their K-1 visas.  There has to be something more that you may not be aware of.  

Just reading this thread and I had my K1 approved today. I've had b2 denial before in  - disclosed those on the ds160 of course, but the consular officer did not even ask me about that. He asked have you ever been in the states and I was like yep , have you overstayed - no, and that was it. He did not even ask about past visa denials, AT ALL.

Hello. 
Does anyone know how to request an emergency interview - do you request it through the embassy , or throguh the NVC ? 
Our case is currently at NVC. 

13 minutes ago, Trutta said:

Okay I found p3 is packet 3. There are a lot of abbreviations used here.

 

Packet 3 for Phnom Penh embassy is available online. It has a link to the DS-260.I don't know when we fill this out.

 

It also says what we need, like birth certificate and police certificate. So that is now clear for me.

 

Thanks!

If you're applying for a K1 you have to submit DS-160 and not the DS-260 but yeah.

15 minutes ago, Trutta said:

Thanks. I've already read both, and the PDF in the second thread. Couldn't find answers I was looking for. Like  I said,  maybe I'm not that bright.

I am not claiming to be an expert so take these with a grain of salt, but from my understanding:

1.Since your NOA2 date is Oct 21 , you might as well call NVC on monday to get your case number and update your email over the phone. Our noa2 date is oct 26th and they have a case number for us assigned already , so it's worth a call

2. Yes

3. Yes

A: there should be instructions in either the P3 if @Greenbaum has it , or on the embassy website. The embassy we are going through is in Bulgaria , and their instructions specifically state that you can only schedule a physical with an approved clinic AFTER we've scheduled for an interview ,so in my case it has to be done after interview is scheduled , but before you actually go to the interview.

B: from my understanding , at the interview stage you'll need the I-134 and not the I-864 ; I-864 is needed for adjusting status while in the US.

You could provide tax transcripts and opening/closing balances from your account - look at this thread where I had similar questions. At our interview I am going to provide my fiancee's i-134 , tax transcript , w2, employment letter on company letterhad and bank statements

C: This is country specific so you should take a look at the embassy's instruction page or the P3. Bulgaria does not provide police certificates so I need to present a court certificate. There's the page for what I need, I am sure the embassy you guys are going through has something similar! - https://bg.usembassy.gov/visas/immigrant-visas/fiancee/the-interview/

edit: There's the instructions page from your embassy https://kh.usembassy.gov/visas/immigrant-visas/fiancee-visa/the-interview/

There's literally a step by step guide on this forum -

You can also take a look at this:

Just called NVC and got our case and invoice numbers - noa2 is oct 26th

Hello. 
I was wondering , would contacting NVC to check if they have received our case once or twice a week(aka multiple times) somehow adversely affect our i129f petition or our immigration journey ?

thanks 

1 hour ago, Greenbaum said:

Here is my take on the interview. The beneficiary needs to convince the CO that you and your fiancé have a bonafide relationship. I approach an interview with a CO with the mindset that if I have a convincing case from what I have already provided than why present more information that has the possibility to be viewed or used to counter my claim. It's than that the interview can begin to be a rabbit hole. Your word that you are the father is just that "your word". There is no legal proof you are the father as your name doesn't appear on the BC. So, my motto is "loose lips sink ships". Interrupt that any way you want. In the end you may do whatever you think is best for your path.

 

BTW, you "LOL" remark doesn't bode well. My reasoning is that I have truly little information about you and your case and the way you worded your first question I couldn't tell who the USC was and where the baby was born. Here is why that is important. If the beneficiary is the mother and the child is born to a USC in the beneficiary's country, they are a USC also. Determining that then there is additional paperwork that needs to be completed to allow the child to take advantage of her heritage, that of being a USC. I was asking so that I gave you the proper answer. Laugh if you may.

Sorry for the misunderstanding- I was not laughing at you. I really appreciate your help and what you’re doing (helping other people) for seemingly free - I have no clue if you get paid but you for sure are spending so much time helping other users and they for sure don’t pay you any money for your time/help/advice  , so that’s really nice of you. All I can say is thank you, I would never laugh at you or something ... 

44 minutes ago, Greenbaum said:

So, do I understand that daughter is not immigrating? If you are asked at the interview then explain the birth certificate and your missing signature. If you feel your case is going south and you need more evidence then present it. 

Yes that’s correct - my daughter is USC because 1) she was born in the US and 2) her mother is the USC who’s sponsoring me for a fiancé visa lol

in that case would you recommend me presenting a copy of the birth certificate at the interview stage?(we filed the i129f in March and she was born in October so there’s nothing about our daughter in the original petition )

1 hour ago, Greenbaum said:

Q1. A wet signature is not needed. Email and print in the beneficiary's country.

Q2. Not necessary it has no bearing on your case.

Q3. I am confused. What country was your daughter born in? Second, if she is going to travel with the beneficiary then a BC is needed for HER interview paperwork.

Q4. Affidavits can be easily forged and therefor will not be excepted. Gather other materials that show an ongoing relationship. Keep it light has you don't have to go overboard as the CO will only have about 5 min to interview you with.

Q5. Yes, they too can be emailed and printed in the beneficiary's country.

Q6. Some embassies will want to see this. I recommend that you copy off your bank statement, just the page that shows opening balance for the month and the closing balance for the month. Like the below example.

Q7.  An employment on company letterhead would be best with the same information as you "quoted" in your question from above.

 

Thank you so much for your reply! Regarding 3 - my fiancé (the mother) is the USC that is sponsoring me. Our daughter was born in the US anyway. I am the foreign beneficiary. I couldn’t be at the hospital(in the US) to sign the birth certificate, so as of right now the only parent listed on her BC is the mother. Either way I was wondering, is having a daughter together something that has significance to our immigration case and should I even bring that up at the interview?

Adding this since I forgot to add it in the original post , and the time to edit it has already expired -

6) Since my fiance is employed , is this needed:
(A) Statement from an officer of the bank/financial institution with your deposits, identifying the following: 1. date account opened; 2. total amount deposited for the past year; 3. present balance

or would  (B) Statement(s) from your employer on business stationary showing: 1. Date and nature of employment; 2. salary paid; 3. whether position is temporary or permanent (also include copies of your last two pay stubs and your previous W-2 for the associated employer if available)

be enough as evidence?

Thanks