Mahza

Hello,

My fiancé is about to come to the US on a k1, I have been reading a lot about benefits of applying for the SSN before marriage as it causes problems after getting married or filing aos. Are the only problems with getting married before ssn related to changing of maiden name and not matching their database? We don't have any intentions of changing her name either now or in future, does that mean it wouldn't matter in our case when we apply for the SSN? We are still planning on applying for an SSN right after she comes here but we also want to get married asap so the long process of obtaining the EAD can start. If I get an appointment for the ssn after we get married, would it cause any problems? 

On 10/4/2021 at 8:42 PM, PBoland said:

I presume many of the responses in this thread are pre-COVID and though the intent is to be helpful, it’s apples and oranges. Their experiences are simply moot.

However I think we are going to contact a couple SSA offices based on the conversations herein and see what they say.  It’s almost certainly too late anyway as we are scheduled to get married on the 13th (9 days).  But if we can apply for the darn thing inside of a week then we will.

Agree with the point about pre-covid experiences, totally different now. Were you able to apply for the ssn within that week before you got married? And what does apply even mean, are we good to go through with the marriage once we send them the papers (assuming it's by mail) or is it an appointment they set with you in person? I ask since all the offices are showing as closed.

8 hours ago, JCFZ said:

No, I'm unsure about the options. I'm a little confused about the options, because the K1 option includes "needing to schedule an interview." We went all through the K1 option, which does indeed prompt the DS-160 number, but then when we proceeded to the next page, it said that no interviews were available (even though we already have a date assigned -- this date was not an option unfortunately).

 

Also, it looks like my NOA2 expires 2 days before the interview date. So that means I will need to ask the embassy for an extension, right?

 

So many questions! Thanks again to everyone who has taken the time to help.

We have our interview scheduled for the 28th September as well and we're facing the same problem with paying the visa fee. I heard from someone that it could take 2 days for them to update it in the ais system. Since I received the interview email on Friday, I'm guessing it's because of the weekend it hadn't updated yet. Or its going to take them a little longer, nevertheless there's a few of us in the same boat.

For the Noa2, the instructions are in the email, you have to type up a letter with the intent to marry again and add a request to extend the petition for another 4 months in the same letter, this is the letter the beneficiary takes to the interview.

6 hours ago, payxibka said:

 

 

At some consulates everything is on-line and nobody gets an email.  Might helpful to disclose the consulate. 

It's Paris, but apparently a lot of us have been waiting in ready status for weeks.

3 hours ago, powerpuff said:

On page 10 there is a box for petitioners email address. And they don’t send hard copies, only email. 

I'm so sorry, I actually meant the beneficiary. Does the petitioner receive an email for an interview or the beneficiary?

Hi all,

I've read about the petitioner receiving an email and a hard copy of that in the mail for their interview once their status is 'ready'. I don't see any place where we provide the petitioner's email address in our original i129f form. Which email address are they using for this process?

On 6/22/2021 at 5:12 PM, ANubis_66 said:

NVC transferred my case you Paris 4/13

Then it said ready 4/16 online.  I got an email from the embassy for an interview date 4/26 

Interview date was on 5/20 

Status changed yesterday 6/21 to administrative processing 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Can you please tell me which email address does the email come from, so I can just search for it as well, just to keep my sanity. Thank you very much.

On 6/20/2021 at 8:46 PM, ANubis_66 said:

So I did email them 3 times no response yet

I did an online inquiry on their website (2 times) no response yet

I called them many times but not helpful at all. when they transfer me to the visa section the phone disconnected. 

The case shows ready still and I'm concerned 

 

I'm just looking to see if anyone has the same issue with this embassy

 

 

How long did it take you to get a notification after the status went to "ready"? My case has been sitting in "ready" without an email or mail, at the Paris Embassy.

On 5/26/2021 at 12:36 PM, JL & JT said:

Yeah, I know the UK is really backlogged. They haven't asked for any new cases from NVC since the pandemic began and are only starting to reschedule interviews for people who were already at embassy in early 2020. There's a new mandamus lawsuit being filed against them!

 

I saw a couple people over the last few days say they only spent about a month at NVC (maybe August/September NOA2) before moving to embassy from Paris and Madrid, so I'm confused if the other European consulates have already basically cleared their backlogs??

London seems to be picking up again, their cases were x3 compared to Madrid or Paris pre Pandemic so I wouldn't be surprised if those cities clear the backlog before London.

My case is in the 68000s September 14th and I honestly think the wait has less to do with the background checks like some people stated. There is a whole sequence of cases sitting there in order, which are assigned as they receive them, can all of them be taking long because of background checks? I don't think it can be that great of a coincidence but either way we have to deal with whatever the process is. 

52 minutes ago, JobbinsKnobbins said:

I am starting to see patterns on how much gets updated on what day; but it all averages out over a couple days.  Have you performed an inquiry regarding your case?  It is past the cutoff so I presume you can at least get some peace of mind.

I have and got a date of May 13 for a reply, but I wouldn't count on it too much. Just saw some people post the response they got and it basically said.

“Still being adjudicated you should receive noa within 45 days” 

Just noticing random things as a September 14 (68000s) filer who is still not approved, there aren't any cases updated on any of the Wednesdays, 2 or 3 updated on the rest of the weekdays except Fridays when there is usually a good amount of approvals. Anyone else notice something like this for their sequence?

I'm a September 14 noa1, I'll try to file it again tomorrow and see the date I get, That form just seems like their way of buying more time tbh.

So if someone has already filled an out of normal processing times form before the dates changed, should they just wait for the date they have been given, or try to file it once again after their date has passed? 

Is it just me or the June/July group was way more active here than August/September groups 😅

5 minutes ago, Marieke H said:

Read the form. Items 38a-h are only required if the beneficiary is currently in the US. If she isn't, you can skip those items.

I just read it, I'm so dumb. Thank you

Hey guys, I'm filling out an i-129f and here is what the instructions state:

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.

My fiancee told me that she has been to America but when she was very little (about 15+ years ago) and she barely remembers it. Should I check yes on 37. (Has your beneficiary ever been in the United States?) and leave the information about i-94 blank?

Hey all,

I have been lurking around these forums, they have answered a lot of questions for me and a lot of people are in a similar situation, I just thought I'd present my specific situation to see if anyone has advise for me as well. 

I got engaged to my fiancee in July last year, she is a British national and a permanent resident of France. We wanted to get married sometime early 2021so we were trying to time our K1, unfortunately that didn't work and now we are confused. We would apply for a CR1 but we can't get married anytime soon, even if we think of a third country to get married we both work and can't take vacation days till December. I have a stable job and she is doing an internship which lasts till April 2021. Our goal is to be together here in the US as close to April as we can, Here are our options:

1. Apply for a k1 right now and wait it out, I know no one knows for sure how long that would take with the backlogs, but the USCIS is taking applications and at least we will go through that stage for now till the next step is NVC. 

2. Get married in a third country and file for the CR1 in December, on Visajourney it shows the cases of May 2019 are being processed right now

3. Wait till April till her internship finishes, have her come to the states and then get married, apply for spouse visa, she stays the amount of days her visit visa is approved for then leave and we spend the time after that apart.

4. Wait till April till her internship finishes, have her come to the states then apply for a K1, spend the amount of days her visit visa is approved, then come back once it's approved.

Working is not that much of an issue right now, being together after April is of high priority. I will appreciate any input you guys have.