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Please post updates so others can learn from your case. Thanks 👍

Thanks. Many of my friends overseas are in tech manufacturing overseas looking to immigrate. Some have already immigrated to countries like Canada, EU countries, etc. Many of the sites for US jobs have negative reviews or are scams. Plus, the paths to US work visas don't seem to be as well defined as for other countries. Do you know successful foreign applicants using h1bvisajobs? Thanks

Greetings work visas gurus, Are there reliable websites or agencies that list companies hiring foreign engineers, tech workers, or manufacturing workers for EB3 or H1B visas? Are most EB3 or H1B sponsored hires mostly direct hires or contract hires? In other words, the foreign workers apply or send resumes to the company directly, and the companies file visas for the applicants? Or are there government programs where foreign workers apply to and get by the program and get distributed to companies like some of the programs in Canada? I'm trying to find some leads for some foreign friends. Thanks for any responses.

K1 visa travelers from the Philippines will need a CFO sticker. Getting CFO scheduled and approved can be more of a hassle than booking a one-way ticket. Since some airline systems may not have an input for entry documents, you can call Japan Airlines after booking to ask them to add a note with your reservation for the gate agent that you have a K1 visa and one-way ticket.

Did your wife register to vote after her naturalization? In the past, rumors had it that the jury duty register was tied to the voters registration.

You can voluntarily go to a US Civil Surgeon and request an I-693 medical without an RFE and include the sealed medical report as part of your AOS. Make sure you request a copy of the medical report from the overseas doctor because the US Civil Surgeon will want to see it. Personally, there are usually a lot to be done within the 90-days. And getting the AOS sent off within 1 month of US entry would be a great achievement. Depending on your state or municipality, most don't realize that the marriage certificates can take a few days to over 30 days to receive. So putting an extra I-693 on your plate of to-do list requires some organized planning.

My K1 beneficiary had her medical at a 3rd country and did not have any vaccination record with her at the time. So the doctor assumed she was unvaccinated. She agreed with a small battery of vaccine shots, and requested a copy of the medical form DS-3025 from the doctor. While waiting for the AOS, we received the infamous I-693 Courtesy Email of 2023. So we went ahead with the I-693 medical where the US Civil Surgeon wanted to see the copy of the DS-3025. From the DS-3025, the doctor recommended another missing vaccine, which we agreed to complete the I-693.

The green card and passport should only be copies--1 notarized as true copies. https://newyorkpcg.org/pcgny/civil-registration/report-of-marriage-of-a-filipino-abroad/ You need to include 4 sets of copies of the documents listed. It took the Philippines Los Angeles Consulate about 6 months to respond with our PSA Report of Marriage.

Yes, you do have an issue or irregularity. Your I-485 AOS probably has little chance of approval without USCIS having possession of your envelope. Not to mention the time waiting for the USCIS response before continuing with other courses of actions. The proper regular course of action was to request a copy of the DS-3025 from the doctor abroad so you have a copy, and insist that the CBP take the sealed envelope. Since you didn't fill out your Timeline or list your Port Of Entry... Option1: Return it to the Port of Entry CBP office to see if they will take it along with your explanation. They may or may not accept. Option2: Continue with your AOS and explain your situation. USCIS may or may not have a response for an action. If lucky, they may just ask for an RFE? Option3: Do both Option1 and Option2 concurrently. Option4: Consult an immigration lawyer to see if they know of other similar cases or options. Whatever option or actions, I can only warn you that your case may take longer than the average AOS because of this irregularity. Maybe others here who have seen similar cases can respond better?

@jenar19 Let me update that each consulate's DS-160 and UStravelDocs may differ. Or may change over time. So the DS-160 Application ID and the NVC case number MAY need to be input into UStravelDocs. Or they MAY not. Or they MAY just need one or the other. But the common identifier between the DS-160 and UStravelDocs should be the passport. Please update what the Philippines UStravelDocs require now? Thanks.

Since you already paid the MRV fee, according to these guides, the DS-160 can be completed, and the DS-160 Application ID and NVC case number need to be input into UStravelDocs. Schedule an interview allocating enough time to complete the medical. https://www.visajourney.com/consulates/index.php?ctry=Philippines&cty=Manila https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Supplements/Supplements_by_Post/MNL-Manila.html https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/778486-february-2022-k1-noa2-to-nvc-to-embassy/?do=findComment&comment=10648763

Not sure what do you mean? https://www.ustraveldocs.com/ph/ Can you show a screenshot? Did the beneficiary create a login with an email? And input the passport, DS-160 Application ID, and NVC case number?

Can ask the consulate for extension if the petition is about to expire and can't complete medical or interview. Many extensions were granted during Covid.

@top_secret @RufusDawes We scheduled an appointment for passport renewal with the consulate outreach since there is no specific form for passport name change to marriage name. We can't find any specific form for name change except for the "Petition for Change of First Name", which I don't think applies to marriage name change? https://philippineembassy-dc.org/forms/ So we are assuming that there is no specific form for marriage name change, but just bring the necessary documents for the passport renewal with the "Additional Requirements for Change of Family Name"? https://newphembassy.wpengine.com/e-passport-renewal/

It looks like you are adjusting the status from F1? Since you have been married for at least 2 years now, the hope is that they will approve you for the 10-year green card instead of the 2-year. Just hang in there.

@widude Also, the validity of the medical abroad form DS-3025 for the I-485 AOS filing is 1 year from the start of the medical.

At the NVC stage, the only email on record is the US citizen petitioner's. So the Packet 3 and Packet 4 notifications are going to the US petitioner even though those consulate-level steps are the responsibility of the K1 beneficiary's. https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/783731-dl-160-form-must-be-signed-by-the-beneficiary/?do=findComment&comment=10674918 With that said, the petitioner can certainly help the beneficiary completing the DS-160 and UStravelDocs. And I recommend using Zoom or Google Meet to complete the DS-160 and UStravelDocs together in presentation view. The email of record for the DS-160 and UStravelDocs should technically be the beneficiary's. The validity period of the DS-160 depends on each consulate process, but I don't think it has no expiration. The interview needs to be conducted within 6 months of the start of the medical.

That's correct. But in our case, we did. The AOS needs to be filed within 1 year of the DS-3025?

DS-3025 is the medical report form that the doctor abroad fills out for the K1 beneficiary which is given to the consulate during the interview. The consulate puts the DS-3025 inside the sealed brown envelope which the K1 beneficiary is instructed to give to the CBP at the Port of Entry. It is recommended that the K1 beneficiaries request a copy of DS-3025 for themselves. In our case, when we went for the I-693 medical, the US Civil Surgeon doctor wanted to see a copy of the DS-3025.

@SL2024 @SalishSea @ScarletWitch6x @Crazy Cat If this is regarding the overseas medical DS-3025, the K1 beneficiary has to interview within 6 months of the DS-3025 medical? And the AOS has to be submitted within 1 year of the DS-3025 medical (to avoid a required I-693)? Correct?

Not necessarily mind reading USCIS... More about not wasting document preparation time or not wasting the opportunity to upload more information to USCIS. If the RFE is about missing verbiage and the correction is to be sent later, then nothing is lost in preparing for the extra co-mingling evidence to support a bona fide relationship since those will still be needed for the AOS interview or ROC interview anyway. If the RFE is NOT about missing verbiage or correction is not sent later, then the extra co-mingling evidence to support a bona fide relationship at least shows an attempt to fulfill the RFE, which the evidence can still be used later for the AOS interview or ROC interview. Given that the OP @meidxo had limited time from US entry 2024-01 to AOS submission 2024-03, probably adding 4 more months of co-mingling evidence could not hurt--better than doing nothing and waiting for USCIS to correct their mistake. But suppose the RFE response to USCIS is that you made a mistake, then USCIS could come back with 1 of 2 responses: 1) You are correct, and here is what we are really asking, or 2) You are incorrect and you still need to provide more information. In both cases, the wait time is extended. In our infamous I-693 COURTESY EMAIL of 2023, https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/798091-request-for-form-i-693-courtesy-email/ Instead of waiting for an RFE, we used the opportunity to go ahead and submit the I-693 and added 9 more months of bona fide relationship evidence. Others may have gotten the same approval without the I-693 or without submitting more evidence, but that was a risk we did not want to assume given the downside of more wait time. At the very least @meidxo should know all the options to make the decision best for their case.

@meidxo Although we did not receive such an ambiguous RFE, I suggest taking full advantage of the RFE and being more proactive instead of dismissing the RFE as an error or responding with the assumption of a USCIS error. My rationale is anytime you can interact with USCIS, seize the opportunity to provide more instead of less. Instead of providing just enough to get it approved, provide more than enough so that it can not be denied. So I would respond with a copy of ALL pages of the RFE letter as instructed, and then proceed to include more co-mingling evidence from March to July 2024 since your AOS was submitted in March 2024. If you don't have more evidence, then use this time wisely to add your foreign spouse to your car title, health insurance, utility bills, authorized credit card user, joint bank accounts, etc., or take more pics with your family and friends, etc. Write a cover letter saying that since the RFE did not specify what information to include, you are therefore including the following copies of bona fide relationship and marriage life... Also, I would upload the copies to your USCIS online account as instructed in the RFE letter. So I would take full advantage of this RFE in hopes of shortening the approval time instead of dismissing the RFE which might lead to a longer wait time or even possible denial. Good luck with however you decide to respond.

@SafaNaweed when we did the K1 in the 3rd country, the K1 beneficiary was already in the 3rd country working and completed the consulate requirements by taking time off from work. Theoretically, the beneficiary can wait at their home country till the consulate notify with the "packet 3" to start the consulate process like paying the MRV fee, medical, interview, etc.

Took us two trips to the SSO. But less than 2 weeks after the second trip. https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/821529-ssn-removing-dhs-authorization/

Did you ever get your SSN restriction removed? We had to go to the SSO twice to get the restriction removed. https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/821529-ssn-removing-dhs-authorization/ Apparently, this is pretty common.