ninjarocket

Use the SSN. It doesn't matter when she got it. An ITIN is only for those who can't get a SSN.

This might not be the right forum to ask but

Can you apply for a Joint Tax return even if the SSN was not issued the same year you filing Joint return?

In my case her interview date is in end of November but she might come here middle of december so her SSN might come in January which puts into 2009.

Do I need to get an ITIN to file for her Tax return or will I be able to use her SSN issued in 2009 for 2008 tax return?

It sounds to me that before re-filing, you and your petitioner need to decide whether you can satisfy the minimum requirements for a viable relationship. If your husband never went to visit you during the entire k3 application process and still isn't planning to visit you, then there is neither any point to an appeal or a re-file.

I was trying to look for the thread about this case somewhat similar to yours. She was asked to come back for second interview. The story goes like this...

She entered US using K1 visa. But when she was there, she did not see her fiancee (the one who petitioned her), did not marry the fiancee and ended up maximizing her 90-day stay. She stayed with the Aunt. Then she met someone else. But the difference was they did not get married. She went back to Philippines and her new boyfriend filed K1 petition for her. She said she had a hard time during her interview. The consul accused her of using K1 visa to go to US so she can work there. In short, it was for immigration purpose. She was asked to come back for another interview. I wonder where she is now...no news or update from her.

Actually for me we consulted the immigration lawyer before we got married, maybe the reason why i got denied due to the documents presented, as far as i know K-1 is for 1 entry only...

If you want to change your name before receiving your green card you will have to do it in Malaysia before entering the US. Once you have successfully done this in Malaysia, you would then have to check with the US embassy with your new passport etc... in order to have the visa changed to reflect your legally modified name and that in your new passport. If you don't have your passport and visa changed, the green card will be in your maiden name. Hopefully the visa won't expire before all of this is completed! The temporary I-551 (CR visa) that is placed in your passport after the interview has a limited term of validity, after which you can't use it to enter the US anymore. The green card production doesn't begin unless you enter the US.

An alternative would be to enter the US first so as to obtain your green card and then return to Malaysia in order to legally change your name. You could then reenter the US before applying for you new passport and greencard. Once you enter the US, you can apply for new updated passport at the Malaysian embassy and then apply for a new green card that reflects your name change (using form I-90).

Alternatively, you could consider keeping your maiden name and then change to your married name when and if you apply for US citizenship in a few years. There is an option to change ones name during naturalization process. To me this sounds like a simpler and less risky route.

My CR1 visa has been approved. All this while, we filed with my maiden name. And now my husband and I are thinking about changing my name (first and last name). However we didn't register our marriage in Malaysia and Malaysian government doesn't recognise our marriage there. And also it is not common for women to change our last name after marriage in Malaysia. If we want to change our name, it will be a long and complicated process.

If I want to change my name now, shall I do it before or after the GC is issued? I understand there are some fees involved if I want to change my name now.

Any advise would be appreciated.

Thanks

If you want to change your name before receiving your green card you will have to do it in Malaysia before entering the US. Once you have successfully done this in Malaysia, you would then have to check with the US embassy with your new passport etc... in order to have the visa changed to reflect your legally modified name and that in your new passport. If you don't have your passport and visa changed, the green card will be in your maiden name. Hopefully the visa won't expire before all of this is completed! The temporary I-551 (CR visa) that is placed in your passport after the interview has a limited term of validity, after which you can't use it to enter the US anymore. The green card production doesn't begin unless you enter the US.

An alternative would be to enter the US first so as to obtain your green card and then return to Malaysia in order to legally change your name. You could then reenter the US before applying for you new passport and greencard. Once you enter the US, you can apply for new updated passport at the Malaysian embassy and then apply for a new green card that reflects your name change (using form I-90).

Alternatively, you could consider keeping your maiden name and then change to your married name when and if you apply for US citizenship in a few years. There is an option to change ones name during naturalization process. To me this sounds like a simpler and less risky route.

My CR1 visa has been approved. All this while, we filed with my maiden name. And now my husband and I are thinking about changing my name (first and last name). However we didn't register our marriage in Malaysia and Malaysian government doesn't recognise our marriage there. And also it is not common for women to change our last name after marriage in Malaysia. If we want to change our name, it will be a long and complicated process.

If I want to change my name now, shall I do it before or after the GC is issued? I understand there are some fees involved if I want to change my name now.

Any advise would be appreciated.

Thanks

I've stayed at Lotus Garden Hotel many times before, which is very close to USEM and SLEC and also the boulevard and Robinson's Mall. Rooms go for between 2000 and 4000 pesos per night.

Anyone here who will have the same date of Medical Appointment???

I will go with ManilaIdaho and Uday( set up by Debbie ofcse ) (pray for us )

Guys, help me find a good hotel to stay during my two days medical appointment.

If possible near SLEC with Internet connections and ofcse clean and comfortable.

Every suggestions will be highly appreciated

Whichever step in the process you are at, a name change can cause a delay. It's best to do it while your papers are at the USCIS service center, since they will already be spending much time there waiting for background checks etc...

I will be upgrading my pending I-130 tomorrow ,I also changed my name to my married name during the naturalization process.I will upgrade the petition over the phone but for name change I have to send a letter.

My questions are

1.Do i really have to change my name on I-130?

2.When should I send them a letter to update my name change?

3.I am planning to do it after the case is approved and transfered to NVC ,becuase at VSC,it might cause further delay in approval,Is that okay?

Please suggest

Thanks

It's something you sometimes get from NVC when you use the shortcuts.

It happened to me. Two weeks after sending in my DS-230, I received a letter from NVC that my DS-230 had not be received. When I actually called NVC I found that my case had already completed several days earlier.

what is a false RFE? and can anyone who tried this post examples of it? just so the rest of us wont panic too much

Filing an I-130 as the beneficiary of a LPR while in the US is very risky. Normally, such a beneficiary is a "preference relative" and needs to wait years (maybe 5 or more) for a visa number to become available. If you stay in the US beyond the tourist expiration visa expiration, you could be at risk of deportation and a temporary bar on entering the US.

The upgrade could possibly save you since your petitioner is now a US citizen. However, you shouldn't have sent in a I-485 with the I-130 while your petitioner was a LPR. Most likely you will now need to wait for the I-130 to be approved before filing the I-485, which could take some time.

Hi there everyone im a canadian that is currently residing in florida with my husband

I entered as a tourist (since canadians dont need a visa to enter U.S). we filed form I-130 on aug 30/2008

and recieved I-797 on sept 6. When my husband filed he was a LPR and now on oct 18 became an american citizen.

The lawyer that filled out form I-130 told us not to take out his passport yet because we will need copies of his certificate of naturalization.

In addition he told us to get all the required documentation and fees so we can file the I-864.

He told me to get everything that is required, but the weird thing is he also said to do the medical examination done, isnt that a bit weird but i did

it just in case. Do i send the medical examination in when i send in the I-864? or wait till they ask for it?

I also went to get the Police Record and the officer put Cinthia Orozco instead of Cinthya, will I have problems with this ????

If i get this police record re done should i tell them to put my married name also , because in the application i put my married name, but in my candadian passport and all my id has my maiden name?

I called in and they told me in order to upgrade the status i'll need to send in proof (natur. certif) oh and they did upgrade by phone and they gave me a service order #, I sent the copy of the certificate today i mailed it in to the nebraska service center,

thats what they told me to do , should i have sent it somewhere else, and should i also fax it....whats the fax number just in case?

Also just wondering since i entered as a tourist what type of visa would that qualify as? The immigration officer I spoke with also told me to file form

I-765 and form I-131(for travel document) she said these two forms are free when u file form I-864. Just wondering can i pay the I-864 fee online also ,

do i pay it before i send it if i do pay it online? or is it only for dor ds-230 and the AOS u can pay online?

Remember my situation is a little different because im already in the U.S hopefully it goes a little faster... please pray for me!!!!

I've gained much knowledge from the posts i've read and has given me much clarity on the process , awesome recollection LingChe!!

If anyone here can shed a little light on my situation i'd greatly appreciate it, u can email me too... so i can see the response much quicker,

cinthyasmartinez@hotmail.com

Thank you and sorry bout the rambling....

Unless you make the formal procedure of changing your name back to your maiden name and update all of your documents, it's best just to continue using your present legal name to avoid potential complications.

HI

i am filling out i 130 for my husband and on i 130 i am writing my maiden name on it but on my passport and naturalization certificate i still have my married name from my ex-husband, do u guys think they will make an issue about it i also include a notarized letter about name and i am going to change my last name back to my maiden name on my passport too but its gonna take little while thats why i just want to file i 130 and do it later,

i am a petitioner and my husband is a beneficary

thanks

It sounds to me like your I-864 was accepted by the NVC, but how did the NVC manage to accept it and complete your case without the 2007 tax return?

Whatever NVC accepted will be transferred to the USEM.

what if have not filed for 2007? what else to send? have 2006 and 2005 tax return already..

The immigration officer was an idiot and had just caused you to be confused. Since you have already a green card, definitely don't apply for AOS (USCIS would just eat the fees and then deny the application because you don't need it). The only thing you will need to do is file to remove conditions of residence during the 3 months prior to the expiration of the conditional green card in 2010.

Congratulations!

Hi,

I dont know if I am in the correct topic area but I hope someone can help me.

My I-130 was approved for my wife and she arrived in the United States on 09/15/08.

The immigration offcer told her that we would have to apply for an adjustment of status within 90 days.

But today she just got a Permanent Resident Card through the mail that is valid until 08/2010.

Do i need to do anything? Or just wait until 3 months before it expires and apply for a new Permanent Resident Card with the I-90 form.

My timeline on my profile is for my step daughter.

Thanks

If the cruise involves you walking ashore at many destinations then it's possible that your wife may need to satisfy visa requirements for all of the countries visited. The the visa requirements for different citizens can be checked on their embassy websites. Some countries will have relaxed requirements for greencard holders. Some just won't care.

I know that cruises require US passports for USCs...how do the rules apply to CR1 holders?

In the worst case scenario my wife will be flying into the US on Nov 29th. I was thinking of getting us a cruise in the middle of December to the Caribbean.

Would she have to meet the visa requirements of all ports of entry while on the cruise?

Does anyone have any experience with this?

Thanks.

You need to have evidence with you on hand when you go to the interview and present it only if requested.

Proof of time that you spent physically together is the most important, plus financial support! Better if your fiance also goes to the consulate.

Should I give hand the emails, chat logs, photos, and my fiance's bank records and other financial evidence all together at once? Thanks for responding everyone. My interview is on the 30th and I'm kinda nervous. Lol.

What to do depends on where your application now resides. Is it still at the USEM or was it sent back to USCIS? That often happens after the visa is denied outright.

In principal you could have taken action to have the case kept at the consulate where you can continue to fight, but this needs intervention from your US petitioner, congressman etc..

If it was sent back to USCIS the applications may expire. If that's the case you would have no choice but to submit new petitions and provide much better evidence for a bonafide relationship than you did last time. Without knowing any details it's impossible for us to tell what might have caused your denial.

We filed for I-130 last january 14, 2007 and it was approved we followed with I-129F for K-3 and it was approved too, i got my interview last july 9, 2008 but after the several interviews and documents verification the final decision was that im not eligible to have a visa, " due to we cant proved that our marraige was bonafide and its only for immigration purposes" thats not true!!! maybe because where not able to report our marriage at Phil. consulate and i remain my maiden name on our petition? but after the decision when i got the formal information with the CO she told me that where going to appeal at the US but we dont where and how.... do we need to call NVC? or where going to send an appeal letter because my husband sent an email already at NVCINQUIRY.GOV but there's any other way which more faster and accurate procedure? pleeeeeaaaaassssseeeee help us.........

I would guess "Delivery Brothers" but it could also mean something else in Tagalog?

CAN ANYONE EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT DELBROS MEANS?

does not mean anything.... it is the name of the local courier company used by the US US embassy in Manila to deliver the visa packages

If you're applying for a k3 visa, that means that you currently reside in Canada, right? Any claimed official residence in the US that extends beyond the time allowed by whatever visa you had may raise a red flag.

I was wondering, what should I write in form G-325A asking for applicant's (myself) residence last five years. I'm Canadian citizen and came her in US to visit my fiance and end up getting married. Anyways, do I need to put my wife's address here in US as my current address? or my address only in Canada last five years.

Also, I'm confused about question C (information about your relative) found in form I-130 Page 1. They asked for my address. what should I write? I asked this question before but I'm still confused. hayayyyyy........

Thank you so much.

Send them ASAP with the barcode sheet!

Might be a good idea to include a cover letter stating that you have already sent the DS-230 but forgot to include the civil documents.

I called the NVC last night and called twice and both agents told me to go ahead an send the civil documents with out the RFE if I have a bar code (which i do) what do you think?

If you want to get through NVC rapidly, having to go through a lawyer is going to be more of a hinderance than help. A lawyer is unlikely to be willing to use the short cuts. In fact they will probably come up with some legal mumbo jumbo for advising against their use. What they ideally want is to process your visa with the minimal amount of work on their part.

ok, that's what I needed to confirm.. thanks but haha, you never did answer my original question.. how long does it take usually from NVC to Consulate? I know that some move way faster than others (and it seems I have one of the slower ones - Guangzhou)..

well, I had gotten the lawyer to do my writ of mandamus originally.. and they got it approved.. so I guess I relied on them too much.. well, what would you have done if you waited over 500 days just to get an approval? and all the government workers giving you different answers everyday.. my case got transferred to the local office too and I had a local office interview for my I-130..

If you have a k3 appointment and the I-130 paperwork is confirmed to be already physically at the consulate, then you have the option of keeping the earlier k3 appointment date. If you choose that option, pay the k3 visa fee, go to the k3 appointment and then notify the consulate staff of your I-130 paper work once you're inside the consulate. Good luck with your interview!!!!!!

(I don't know whether the consular officials ever deny switching k3 to CR visas? Unless we know for sure that they don't, it's best to prepare the I-134 just in case and have other copies of relevant documents on hand).

Maybe they may not agree with you in person, but they will surely tell you that they issue CR visas rather than k3 if the I-130 arrives at the consulate by the time of our k3 appointment. Phone operators will often just assume that you are confused (because many people are) and will lecture you on all kinds of stuff you already know.

Well, our papers were sent to Moscow on Oct 10th, so the paperwork is there already. Anyway...if that doesn't work then we'll simply wait 3 more weeks until our CR1 interview. Paying $400 more just to get converted is not cost effective in this case, and anyway...we don't have the docs, other than the copies, and we haven't mailed anything in for K3. So if they can't help us now we'll have to wait.

The point is that if you go to a k3 visa appointment you will have to pay the relevant fee or else they will likely not let you through the door, unless you're on special terms with the guards and consulate staff. They don't convert k3 appointments to CR appointments in advance. The visa category can only actually be changed once your physically inside the embassy speaking with a consulate officials who handle your paperwork.

Since you can't guarantee that they will honor the visa conversion (who knows what might go wrong), it's best to prepare the I-134 for the k3 interview appointment and have all other documents required for the k3 visa.

How can we know whether certain supervisors are favorites unless more than 1 VJ member can attest to that fact? Maybe Layla is awful most of the time and was just having a nice day or was charmed by my English accent?

Ninjarocket...

1. Are you absolutely sure everyone needs to pay the K-3 fees and have an I-134...to convert to CR-1?

2. I would caution against the public broadcast of NVC supervisor names. I think sharing in PM is OK,

but broadcasting could cause our favorite friendly supervisors to become over worked and "not so friendly".

I did exactly this.

You need to send an expedite request email to NVC for your I-130 because the k3 interview is already scheduled. Give the case numbers, names, dates of birth in the email. Put the case number and attention supervisor in the subject line. You need to state that the consulate have agreed to do this provided NVC sends the I-130 documents.

The part I have trouble with is "consulate have agreed to do this". Consulate is clearly not agreeing with me at this point.

Unfortunately, we have 11 days (counting this weekend) left. The paperwork should be in Moscow already. I'm considering simply telling my wife to show up at the embassy on that K3 date and asking to convert to CR1.

Maybe they may not agree with you in person, but they will surely tell you that they issue CR visas rather than k3 if the I-130 arrives at the consulate by the time of our k3 appointment. Phone operators will often just assume that you are confused (because many people are) and will lecture you on all kinds of stuff you already know.

They won't send the I-130 to the consulate unless they book an interview appointment for the CR visa (even though it's possible to convert k3 to CR visas, they will still keep separate official appointment interview dates: you can't actually change k3 to CR until you're already inside the consulate speaking with the consular officials who have your files physically in front of them). If you want the I-130 to be sent sooner rather than later, this has to be initiated by you via NVC. What you can do is to ask NVC to expedite the sending of the I-130 to the consulate (which involves them first contacting the consulate by email for a CR interview date) in order for it to reach there before your k3 interview appointment.

Write an email (including all usual details of petitioner and beneficiary that they ask for on the phone + relevant case numbers) to NVC with attention supervisor in the subject heading as well as the NVC I-130 case number. State that you have a k3 interview scheduled and that the consulate have told you they will allow transfer to CR visa provided the I-130 docs are sent to the consulate. You therefore need to ask NVC whether they can expedite the booking of the CR interview and sending of the paperwork to the consulate in order to make this possible. Hopefully they will agree to help. This is purely up to them. Since this is an extra service provided by them that extends beyond what they are required to do by law, contacting a congressman or complaining isn't going to help. Be very polite. They're not going to want to help you if you irritate them. Admit to fault if necessary and don't point blank accuse them of making mistakes.

While material sent by mail is usually opened by NVC within a couple of days, emails typically sit in the inbox for 2 or 3 weeks before being read. Therefore you need to call NVC and ask to speak to a supervisor a day or so after sending the email expedite request so that they can hopefully track down your email and see that it gets immediate attention. You have to be on good terms with the staff at NVC.

Good luck!

Our I-130 case was completed at NVC but is waiting for a Nov interview date. Chennai consulate has assigned a K3 interview date in Oct already. They are willing to convert that to a CR1 interview if they receive the docs. But NVC won't send the docs until they schedule an interview and consulate won't request the docs!

Sent emails to consulate, spoken to an operator at the consulate...but they say they can't request it. NVC can't do anything about it nor can the state dept. Tried to get an email from NVC stating that the consulate could do it but no replies from NVC. I guess we are just stuck waiting for a Nov interview date now.

How have people been able to get the consulate to request documents from NVC? Has it worked with the Chennai consulate?

sounds like you're almost done!

Hello guys,

It's been 4 weeks since my last interview at the USEM and so far wala pa ring result. My husband keep on calling the embassy once a week and for the last 3 weeks all the USEM told him was my case is still under AR. But when he called yesterday they said my case has been passed on to another Reviewer last Oct. 17 for the last review and it will take a weeks to be finished.

I don't know kung ano iisipin ko sa sinabi ng USEM if it was a good sign or not so good.

I hope someone here could share their thoughts about it.

Thanks in advance

Since you're almost done, you should just respond to the RFE when it comes.

1) I am the petitioner and i did not put my address as the choice of agent i put the beneficiary address in Peru!!!!! Very bad move

2) I did not do the right RESEARCH and I ended up sending a DS230 WITHOUT the civil documents.

Now : An RFE has been sent to the beneficiary/agent and of course that will take forever to arrive because he is in Peru. I know what they are requesting and I will have thos documents here in the US by Monday.

QUESTIONS:

1)Should i sent the documents along with the DS230 again WITHOUT the RFE or should i wait for the RFE????????? But why would i wait when i have everything ohhhhh this is frustrating!!!!!!!

2) Can i again have my husband e-mail a NEW choice of agent that way they can re-send the RFE to me????? That is also going to delay my process one more month Everything was going so well until now. PLEASE HELP ME.

For those who are just starting do your research so you dont have to suffer like mw for things that you could have donde right from the start.

Make sure the visa application forms have your married name there. That's the information they use for generating the visa.

Make sure NBI clearances include all names used and previously used.

Hello everybody,

I have a question and I need a quick response please... I just received the letter from USEM today and I was wondering why it is written on my maiden name? Is it the way it should be?

If so, will this mean, my visa will be on my maiden name? How about my passport, won't create a conflict, since my passport name is already my married name?

Please enlighten me... Thank you very much... God bless us all!