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It's not a requirement, but visits are the strongest form of evidence considered at the interview.

Hello! Someone told me I had to go visit him sometime after I have started the visa process? Is this true or is oly the one time sufficient?

Did you file any service requests with the USCIS service center or write a letter to your congressman?

We got married on September 7th 2007 after dating for 5 years and sent in the paperwork for I-130 in October 2007. Vermont Service Center acknowledged receipt January 15th 2008. Our application was transferred to the California Service Center in August 2008, 26th I believe. To this day, still no answer. We are held in total darkness.

The processing dates for the California Service Center are now within 6 months according to their website. We are way behind in the process, way outside processing dates. I (Julie) am getting very discouraged, I can`t stand not knowing if I`m coming or going anymore. As far as I can read in the forums, people who filed after us are already approved and moving along. Anyone else in the same boat as we are? Any idea on what can cause such a delay?

It sounds to me like you run the risk of becoming a serial k-visa applicant. It's precisely these types of petitions that the IMBRA laws were introduced to prevent. You may need to ask for a waiver next time around.

terminating her k3 visa

Hello I want to know if this site can help me, or tell me who can or what to do. I'm not an american citizen and I need some help with this case that turned out to be a nightmare.

I'm a Chilean proffesional, who married an american citizen last year, we had plans for the future and for that I got the K3 visa after the marriage that took place in Staten Island. That visa allowed me to ask for a working authorization.

I went to the US to live with my wife in April this year, I left everything, job, family, friends, apartment all in Chile. When I arrived to NY my wife acted strange, but we continue living together, I applied to the working authorization, and had to come back to Chile to get the rest of my stuff and say goodbye to my family and friends. Everything was going normal til that moment between us, just minor differences and she was happy apparently to have me back in a few weeks.

A few hours before taking the plane to NY, she called me and told me not to come, she was very agressive and didn't give me any explanation. She left me in a very bad shape. She still has a lot of my things there, most of my clothing, a computer and some more stuff she said she was going to send them to a friend I have there. She also wanted to charge me for the migration lawyers she hired for the visa process, and she does not care a bit about how much I have spent and left here.

Few days ago she sent me an annulment affidavit to sign, the motive was ch14 @ 140, "the consent of the plaintiff to the marriage was obtained by fraud". I sent her an email telling her that I won't sign a paper that says that I commited fraud, It may compromise me in ways I don't know, she acted very mad and told me it was just a common procedure, she is a lawyer.

After all, I feel helpless, I'm not in the US, but also I don't know what to do. I spent a lot to get there, financially and emotionally, left a job and I've been living with my savings since March, I don't know really what to do, that is why if there is anyway that someone can help me understand the procedures, and which are my rights. I just want to end this, I've been in psychologycal treatment because it was very hard for me, and I'm not fully recovered to look for a job yet.

With this notice, the story goes on and on. Please if you can help me in any way I would appreciatte it very much.

hi i just dont if this is a helpful for me but i really want to open my topic to get some helps, my problem is how to terminate the k3 visa and the k4 visa from the wife and her daughter from China, i met her in 2006 and bring her over last yea sept. 2007, after marrying her in China i sent her money that it too much for what she needs, for she demanding that much and of course she is my wife i did the best to give what she wants, bringing them in US cost me alots of money for my wife cant speak english and needs everything in the lawyer, and that gives me a bad financial even i work so hard....when they came in US she my wife find out that i dont have too much money on my account but still i can afford and support what they need for a i have a good job, the daughter wants to go back to china for she wants to get some couse their and i give her money for the plane ticket for its a good idea for her to learn something and can easily find job when she go back in US my job is working anywhere in US but I still try my best to see wife in week end and even bring her with me sometimes to the place my job takes me...one day i go back home that my wife's gone someone saw her picked by another guy...til that i didnt hear from her anymore so i filed a divorced and i was granted...now my problem is how to terminate her K3 visa in order to terminate any obligation to her....i am thinking to talk to a lawyer who knows immigration but i am tired for it cost me a lots already for them to bring her.....i tried this site just to get some information for we know that if we have this kind of problem it gaves so much headache.....and if anyone knows about this if her k3 visa will be terminated do u think i can still sponsor another woman if i can find one but next time careful is needed.....this mistake gaves me a lesson not to marry the woman in just first met.....just beacuse i want to marry a chinese woman i even marry this woman even she dont know how to speak english and i sent her to english school but it didnt work for her....well i hope there is someone in this site can help me in this matter.

You can't terminate her visa. It's good for two years from the date of issue. Did she adjust status to permanent resident? Did she file to adjust status?

i didnt file anything to her in immigration since she came for i am adjusting financially to pay the lawyer.

anyway is anyone knows where can i send the termination of her visa.

well i didnt get that....so i cant terminate the visa is it mean that i cant sponsor another one with in 2 years....i really want to have an asian wife so this makes me worried now.

can i still sponsor someone if ever im going to married another asian? for i was granted a divorced last july this year....she came Sept. and shes gone March i file a devorced and got it july.

Congratulations! It reminds me of our happy moments and our feeling of relief after my wife had her interview!

Does a pink slip really means, your visa is approved? As if I am not yet convinced. Lol. Maybe not until I have my visa on hand. Lol. I cant even remember what the consul told me anymore when I asked him whether I passed the interview or not. But he said something like yes, you do! Goodluck. Is that? Lol. Does goodluck means the visa is approved? Lol.

The pink slip is nothing but a payment slip for visa delivery. DO NOT MISCONSTRUE IT AS AN APPROVED VISA. But receiving the pink slip is a good indication that your interview went well. Should there be additional requirements, your pink slip will be given to you together with your white slip which further instructions.

She can probably find a reasonable deal shopping around for a local travel agency in the nearest big city to where she lives. My wife recently had a 1 way ticket from such an agency with PAL for $800 in CDO. It's likely you can find a better deal if you have flexible travel dates, although the prices are likely to climb steeply as xmas approaches. PAL offer a special discount for immigrants I believe.

Watch out for sharks on VJ posing as travel agents saying that you have to buy a ticket from them in order to avoid exaggerated $3000 ticket prices that they quote!

hello my fellow vj here,just want to ask u all where can we find a cheap fare from manila to LA direct,i have a friend who will soon get a ticket after the release of her visa, as a first timer she wanted to ask anybody here who have already the idea where to get a best deal of fare,she is in cebu this time hope someone can reffer a ticketing office who can offer discount...thanks u so much and hope for all your instant replies..

I used to have a H1 visa and married someone from a foreign country (my ex-wife) while under that visa status. On becoming married, my former wife immediately qualified for a H4 visa which enabled her to be a resident non-immigrant in the US. It was a very simple visa application process filed at the embassy and was immediately granted without any substantial proof of a bonafide relationship, in stark contrast to long drawn out k1,k3 applications required for US citizens. When I filed for AOS (after filing a I-140), my wife as a beneficiary also immediately obtained a 10 year greencard, even though we had been married for less than a year.

It's likely that the spouse of a J1 visa holder also immediately qualifies for some other J-visa category (J-2,3 or 4 whichever it is) and can gain immediate entry into the US without having a long drawn out visa application process filed at USCIS.

The bottom line is that the spouse of a H1, J1 visa holders gain immediate entry into the US on applying for a related visa category at the US consulate regardless of whether the marriage takes place before or after the H1 or J1 visa was obtained. The spouse of a US citizen doesn't: it requires a long drawn out visa application process filed at USCIS together with substantial proof of a bonafide relationship- and then at the end of it, the spouse only obtains a conditional 2 year greencard if married for less than 2 years.

This always ceases to amaze me!

It's impossible to tell from the post where you in the immigration process, if at all. For what reason do you need evidence of financial support?

My fiance has a J-1 visa and is an intern with an accounting firm.

Can she submit an 864a to show financial support? Of course she has not filed US tax returns yet, but has some assets.

Thanks in advance.

While that's true, visa sponsors for family visa categories must have LPR status at minimum, so the answer is "No".

Part II is only to be signed in front of a CO at the time of the interview.

ON THE DS230 I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I SIGN ONLY IN PART 1. AND IF SO DO I WRITE MY NAME IN ARABIC AND PUT DATE OR DO I SIGN MY NAME IN ENGLISH. OR CAN I DO BOTH....

Not such a big deal. Just be sure when preparing for the interview to provide names on the visa application forms that are consistent with the current name you use (which should also be the name in your passport).

Hello

For some reason, I asked my husband to scan and sent a copy of the form I-130 that we sent to VSC some time in June. I found that he did some mistake on the form, my gosh, I want to cry.

That is what he did.

C. Information about your relative

1. Name (Family name in CAPS) This is where we screw up. He put my Maiden name for my last name.

and no.7 Other name Used (including maiden name) as for this, he put my married last name there.

I am just wondering if all these will make us get the reference?

It's impossible to tell from the post where you in the immigration process, if at all. For what reason do you need evidence of financial support?

My fiance has a J-1 visa and is an intern with an accounting firm.

Can she submit an 864a to show financial support? Of course she has not filed US tax returns yet, but has some assets.

Thanks in advance.

this is just NVC telling you that your case was sent to the consulate.......

but you already knew that, right?

This is the letter from NVCinquiry, this is the response of our inquiry anybody knows? please help me....Good Afternoon,

Your inquiry has been received at the National Visa Center (NVC). The

NVC has completed its processing of the visa petition you mentioned in

your letter and has forwarded the petition to the assigned US

Embassy/Consulate General for further processing.

Any further inquiries should be directed to the assigned US Embassy or

Consulate General.

As the file is no longer at the NVC, please notify the assigned US

Embassy or Consulate General of your change of mailing address and email

address (if applicable).

As the consular officer abroad is the only person who can approve or

refuse a visa, any requests for review of a visa denial should be

directed to the U.S. Embassy or Consulate General listed below.

Regards,

OH2

National Visa Center

Written Inquiry Unit

SI International, Support Contractor

NVCInquiry@state.gov

This email is Sensitive but Unclassified based on the definitions

provided in 12 FAM 540.

Any information in this transmission pertaining to the issuance or

refusal of visas or permits to enter the United States shall be

considered confidential under Section 222(j) of the Immigration and

Nationality Act (INA) [8 US C. Section 1202]. Access to and use of such

information must be solely for the formulation, amendment,

administration, or enforcement of the immigration, nationality, and

other laws of the United States under INA 222(j) and as specified in FAM

guidance. If you have received such information in error, do not review,

retransmit, disclose, disseminate, use, or take any action in reliance

upon this information, and contact the sender as soon as possible.

This is the content of the our inquiry letter to NVC!!!!!

________________________________Dear sir/madam,

My wife interview was last july 9, 2008 and she been through several

interviews until the decision was made

it was refused last sept 29, 2008, due to the documents that we provide

cant proved that our marriage was bonafide instead for immigration

purposes only.

We filed the I-130 its approved and then we superceed the I-129F for

K-3 visa because we dont have an idea that we can change it to CR-1 visa

instead, or it might because we remain my wife maiden name on the

petition and do we need to report our marriage at the Phil Consulate so

that they can forward the copy of our marriage contract at NSO Manila?

during my wife interview the Consular officer told her to appeal for our

case, you can tell me what we can do next? it is possible to file for

CR-1 even the K-3 was refused?

become familiar with I-134 affidavit of support and visa applications forms (DS-156 etc..) to be sure that you will be able to fill them out prior to the interview and provide necessary evidence for I-134

make sure you know where to obtain police clearances, authenticated copies of marriage ceritificates, birth certificates, divorce decrees, etc. that are required at the interview.... expect to have the interview in a few months from now........ (sooner if you're lucky, later if you're unlucky).... not having the required documents will cause delays after you interview

make sure you have at hand plenty of evidence establishing a bonafide relationship (especially trips to visit one another)..... not having the required evidence can sometimes lead to big problems at the interview.... :(

try to plan for the petitioner to be present at the consulate during the interview....

Hi everyone, just need abit of help if anyone has a free few minutes (....some people feel like are being forced to reply and can be quite rude!!!!)

I have applied for k3 visa which i got the NOA1 Sept 4th 2008, im just unsure what i should be getting ready now, ive read the guides but all these form numbers are so confusing and i have no clue of what they are! also what should i be getting my hubby to be getting ready with his paperwork in the states??

thanks for the help i do appreciate it, or if anyone has any links for useful sites or step by step processes that would be great!

sometimes you can get lucky!

about 6 years ago I once had a very rapid AOS approval in just a couple of months, which was pretty good going for an employment based application (I-140) other people I knew had to wait a whole extra 2 years!

then last year my naturalization went fairly fast: application submission to oath ceremony in about 5 and a half months....

unfortunately the I-130 for my wife took a year to be approved..... I never did find out why..... there were no delays or issues at the interview

I think my having overlapping naturalization, marriage and I-130 and I-129F applications was just too confusing for inexperienced USCIS adjudicators

It would be best to post this question in the regional forum where there are many persons from the Philippines who have obtained passports.

Hello guyz...i know this is simple question that i really wanted to know but i am confused about it i am new for this kind of process and i am just tryin' to ask here in VJ's member what is the requirements for getting a passport?do i really need to get first the brgy.clearance and police clearance before i can get the passport?thankz a lot...any info i really appriciated!

As long as current and prior names are provided in the "other names used" space on the form, it shouldn't cause a problem. Just make sure to put names on the visa application forms that are consistent with those in the passport.

I just learned that in the Philippines that my wifes last name changed as expected but that her middle name also changed so it is now her maiden name. When I submitted the I-130 and I-129F I used her middle name at birth. She is changing her passport and DFA is saying they need use the Philippines format of first name, maiden name, spouse surname.

How do I correc the I-130 and 129 now that they are submitted.

Often, if the medical screening takes longer than expected causing the beneficiary to miss the original interview appointment, they will reschedule the interview.

If there is nothing to cause a delay at the medical, then I don't so why she shouldn't be able to stick with the original interview date.

Maybe medical screening delays are fairly common in her country???

The medical is scheduled for tomorrow, Oct 29 at 1130 am. This is her first appointment for the medical.

If they don't like it at the consulate, they can always ask you to make a correction. They can't deny your visa for that. Alternatively, you can just enter "fiance" and "future MIL" in the remaining space above where you have written "petitioner" etc...

I thought you would have used the term "petitioner in law." joke

I need urgent help regarding this matter. I thought everything is ready for my interview on the 30th as I was checking the documents I found out that on the form 134 Affidavit of Support, instead of writing there "fiancee" as the relationship to the sponsor, my fiance wrote there "petitioner" and for his mom's form 134 as the copetitioner, he wrote there "copetitioner". What would I do now? Can I put a line on the error and change petitioner to fiancee and copetitioner to future mother in law? PLEASE HELP ME! Thanks

Maybe the lack of response is telling you something.

I have only ever had a lay over at Pheonix, so I don't know how it is as a POE.

While LAX is ugly old airport, looks can be deceiving. My wife entered through there about ten days ago and already (yesterday) has received her green card and she got her SSN last week, which implies that the DS-230 forms are processed promptly.

My guess is that the major hubs like LAX are well set up for immigrants because they have an enormous throughput. The officers at smaller airports might be equally friendly, but less experienced with immigrants. I saw a post the other day where a CR visa holder was advised to file for adjustment of status on entry!!!

Dear All,

Please help to decide Phoenix or LAX.

First options :We will fly from Budapest -london -Phoenix, My final destination is Phoenix.

Please share your experiances POE at Phoenix.

Second Options : we will fly from Budapest -Frankfrut-LAX. and My husband will pick up there , and stay 1-2 nights to see the city then drive to Phoenix slowly.

I heard LAX is more easier and quicker.

Thanks in advance.

Hi Ninja,

I was thinking about it also , so since phoenix is small airport , may be they dont have enough experiance, I dodnt want to get delay on my green card and SSN .

I am still waiting other opinion who have experinace at Phoenix as POE.

As long as you also provided her name in her native alphabet, it shouldn't be too much of a problem. Delays are likely to take place during the name check regardless of the spelling.

My native Language is not English. I type my wife last name in I-130, G-325g and the marriage certificate translation as Moukhtar. Her passport stated Mukhtar without the “O”. I am going to have any issue with this?

Maybe she missed the previous medical appointment?????? (only a guess)

I am not sure what to make of this, but thought I would share.

My wife's interview for CR1 visa is scheduled for Nov 4 at 2pm in Harare. When she did not receive the appointmen letter promptly, she called the embassy and was told the she must finish her medical, then submit the results along with evidence of our relationship from when we first met. Once these things are completed, they will schedule an interview disregarding the previously set date.

Anyone experience something similar?

Getting married and filing a I-130 is strong evidence that you want to pursue a relationship.

The going rate for layers is about $5000 and they still won't be present at the interview. They claim to help get your paperwork approved at USCIS, but you've already shown that you can do this yourself. Interview preparation can best be learnt from other VJ members.

My advice is that the $5000 you would have spent on a lawyer would be better spent on trips traveling to see your spouse in China! Multiple trips to visit one another carry a lot of weight in establishing a bonafide relationship.

I would only hire a lawyer if I were to run into serious problems or delays with USCIS.

Hi all,

This is my first post here. I need your help here.

Here is my situation. I applied the K-1 visa for my fiancee a few months ago. The visa was denied at

Guanzhou, China on Sep.10, 2008 due to lack of evidenece to prove our relationship. There was

no other reason for the denial. She has no criminal records, never been in U.S. Nothing.

I went to China a few weeks ago and married her. We don't want to appeal for K-1 and want to apply

CR-1 visa via I-130.

I know exactly how to fill up the I-130 application and prepare all the related documents.

I need your help here. Should I hire an attorney to do this?

I don't worry much about USCIS here. I worry the Guangzhou the most especially during the interview.

What documents should my fiancee prepare during the I-130 interview there to prove our marriage is real?

Will attorney (Chinese expert) handle better than us regarding the preparation for the Guanzhou interview?

I appreciate your help.

Steve

The 3012000 number is set up for US citizens I believe. Some privileges are always extended to citizens calling their own embassy in a foreign country.

The 909-101-7878 number, meanwhile, is specifically set up for making interview appointments (but is useless for accurate information relating to the status of your case), and yes there is a charge (regardless of citizenship). There is a charge for every step in the process, no matter how minute.

I called the USEM this morning to update my case and i talked to Grace what i did i dialed 3012000 press 0 and bingo i was able to talk to Grace but after she answered my questions regarding my case she then said that i should have called the number 1-909-101-7878 and not the 301-2000. #######? additional expenses for the beneficiaries???

Guys, if you're calling within the Phils. calling the USEM # 3012000 press 7 and loc.# is useless. Your ear will jsut get tired of listening to that answering machine.

AS FOR ME, IT SOUNDS LIKE

WE, THE BENEFICIARIES ARE NO LONGER ALLOWED TO CALL THE EMBASSY HOTLINE FOR FREE. AM I RIGHT?

PROUD TO BE PINAY!!!

Even if the I-130 is processed at lightning pace through NVC (i.e. in less than a month using shortcuts), the CR/IR visa interview appointment date will still be typically about two months after that of the k3 visa (for an I-129F approved at about the same time as a I-130 by USCIS). Depending on the embassy, it's possible to have a k3 interview two or three weeks after the approval of the I-129F. On calling the consulate in Manila, we were offered a k3 interview appointment 3 weeks after the I-129F approval, but turned it down for logistical reasons and opted for an interview appointment the following month.

Some VJ members (including myself) have managed to have the I-130 paperwork reach the consulate fast enough that the CR visa can be obtained instead of a k3 visa at the time of the k3 interview, although this cannot happen if the I-129F and I-130 are in different countries.

Basially married in palestine, live in UK, husband lives in US. As far as i am aware i can only have interview in Palestine for the k3 - does anyone know if this is changeable? i.e can i get it changed so i can have k3 interview in UK?

I know my IR-1 interview will be in London but im thinking if the k3 processes faster and i get an interview date first then can i get it done in London? It is so hard to contact the embassies/consulates directly to ask.

Also if anyone has filed before for both recently, is there realistically much time difference between when either will be finished? Even 2 months quicker i feel would be beneficial then waiting for i-130, even if have to pay more in the end. I am not desperate to work as soon as i get to the US i just want to be there as soon as possible.

Thanks

I have only ever had a lay over at Pheonix, so I don't know how it is as a POE.

While LAX is ugly old airport, looks can be deceiving. My wife entered through there about ten days ago and already (yesterday) has received her green card and she got her SSN last week, which implies that the DS-230 forms are processed promptly.

My guess is that the major hubs like LAX are well set up for immigrants because they have an enormous throughput. The officers at smaller airports might be equally friendly, but less experienced with immigrants. I saw a post the other day where a CR visa holder was advised to file for adjustment of status on entry!!!

Dear All,

Please help to decide Phoenix or LAX.

First options :We will fly from Budapest -london -Phoenix, My final destination is Phoenix.

Please share your experiances POE at Phoenix.

Second Options : we will fly from Budapest -Frankfrut-LAX. and My husband will pick up there , and stay 1-2 nights to see the city then drive to Phoenix slowly.

I heard LAX is more easier and quicker.

Thanks in advance.

what a surprise: green card within 10 days of POE and SSN within 1 week of POE!!!!!!!

If your BIL is going to file for AOS while in the US, he should definitely not pay the $400 IV fee. That's only if he wants to return to his home company to obtain his immigrant visa at the consulate.

It would be helpful if you filled out your timeline.

What does BIL stand for?

When you refer to the I-130 fee, do you mean (1) the original I-130 filing fee payable to USCIS, or do you mean (2) the IR immigrant visa fee payable to NVC?

If your husband currently has a k3 visa, he can file for AOS while in the US. As part of that package, he can include an application for employment authorization (fee waived), with which he can work and obtain a SSN. The employment authorization takes 3 months to be approved. Employment authorization can also be applied for independently of the AOS (if you prefer to wait before filing for AOS), but that will require the fee to be paid.

Some states require a SSN in order to obtain a drivers license whereas others will accept a valid visa.

If (2) applies above, you would only want to pay for a IR visa if your husband intends to return to the US consulate in his home country to process his greencard instead of filing for AOS in the US. The k3 visa would only be cancelled if he receives a IR visa.

My BIL finally arrived after waiting for 2 years after his interview. they had submitted both k3 and I130 and they did not pay fee for I130 as someone told them that would cancel k3 visa. So that he is finally here, can someone tell us what we should be doing next? I told him that he should pay fees for I130 first but i just want to know what would be some of the steps he should be taking.

also if i am correct, he can't get SSN until he gets his greencard? so does that mean he can't open up a bank account, apply for driving license etc? please help!!!

Thanks guys for the replies. Yes BIL stands for my brother in law. I need to go through that link cuz i am not sure what AOS means etc. I believe my sister and BIL have paid the initial fees for the I130 but I think now we have to pay some additional $400 fees.

I don't have the exact timeline but they were married in jan 2006, papers were filed either in feb or march of 2006. he was interviewed in nov 06 and just arrived here this month.