timhber

congrats. look at my timeline signature. this is what you will need to do.

Thanks zeta054.

Does the petitioner or beneficiary fills out the DS-160?

Do we need to fill out the DS-156, DS-156K, and DS-230 forms?

Can the beneficiary hires someone in Vietnam to fill all these forms?

Thanks

Thanks Andie for the information. You just answered to our question.

It was done by paid professional back in the 2007 and I did not have any knowledge back then. Now I am trying to help my friend and with helps from this forum because he does not want hire someone to do it.

Thanks Ariani. Do you know what is in the letter? We are curious what is the next step of the process and what to do next? My guess is that the application will be moved or has been moved to the Visa Center. Then I have to send all the documents and completed I-134 Affidavit of Support to the fiancée? Is this correct?

I think we are still in the early stage of the process and I am sure it's a good news. We want to know what is the last notice is about and what do we need to do next? Here's the timeline.

9/18/2014 Sent package.

9/25/2014 received below message in the email.

Your case has been accepted and routed to the USCIS California Service Center for processing. Within 7-10 days by standard mail you will receive your official Receipt Notice (Form I-797) with your Receipt Number WACXXXXXXXXXX. With the official Receipt Notice (Form I-797) you may visit www.uscis.gov where you can check the status of your case using My Case Status. We suggest you wait until you have received your Form I-797 before checking My Case Status

Just checked the case online and received the following message on the USCIS website.

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Case Was Approved
On October 28, 2014, we approved your Form I-129F, Petition for Fiance(E), Receipt Number WACXXXXXXXXXX. We will mail your approval notice. Please follow the instructions in the notice. If you do not receive your approval notice by November 27, 2014, please go to www.uscis.gov/e-request to request a copy of the notice. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.

Hello All,

We checked our case online and we received this note. What does this means and what approval notice are we expecting? What is the next step. Thanks!

Case Was Approved
On October 28, 2014, we approved your Form I-129F, Petition for Fiance(E), Receipt Number WACXXXXXXXXXX. We will mail your approval notice. Please follow the instructions in the notice. If you do not receive your approval notice by November 27, 2014, please go to www.uscis.gov/e-request to request a copy of the notice. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.

No. He doesn't have to have call logs. That's just one example of showing that the couple has a bonafide relationship. Letters are good. There's suggestions for other evidence in the K1 guide: http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1guide

What country is your friend's fiancé from? The level of evidence he should include varies a little - since with higher fraud embassies, it's often recommended to "front-load" the petition is a lot more evidence that might otherwise be required.

His fiancée is from Vietnam. He's going to use his cell phone to call her if he has too because it will log all his calls. He tries not to use it much because it can be costly.

There's no specific time, but you must have met at least once face-to-face within the 2 years before you file the petition (using boarding passes/passport stamps etc. as evidence). If you haven't met, you can't file.

You will be expected to prove your relationship is genuine as well (photos together, chat/call logs, letters, having met his/her family etc.).

I am asking for a friend and I am trying to help him petition his fiancee. He lives in U.S and he just got back from visiting his fiancée. They took pictures together and with her family and friends. He also kept all boarding passes/passport stamps and all other stuffs for evidence that they met. Does he needs call logs? He uses prepaid call card to call her. They plan to write and send letters back and forth. Will the letters be enough for evidence? Thanks!!

Hello everyone,

Can you tell me how long you have to know your fiancée before you can petition her (K-1 Visa)?

Thanks,

Tim

1. About a year

2. About 8 years, or 7 years if the parents become US citizens in the meantime and upgrade the petition.

BTW, he is single.

I do know that the parents have to be U.S citizen before they can petition their children if their children are married and over 21. So it will probably takes at least about 7-8 years.

Wow, I did not know it takes 8 years for parents to petition an unmarried son or daugther. I thought it would not take that long because the parents do not need to wait for 5 years and to become U.S citizen. I read some where that the parents do not have to be an U.S citizen to petition an unmarried son or daughter. I thought they can do it right away when they enter the U.S and receive a green card.

How old is the brother?

He is 24 years old.

Hi,

My wife is an U.S citizen. My wife's brother lives in Vietnam and he is Not married. Her brother wants to come and work in the U.S and probably wants to live in the U.S permanently. We are looking for the fastest route. Here are our plans. Please let us know if this possible.

1.) First, my wife will petition for her mother and father to come to the U.S. (How long does this process takes?)

2.) After her parents receive their green cards, then they could petition her brother so he could comes to the U.S. (How long does this process takes?)

Thanks,

Tim

He doesn't mind if he comes here with the student visa. That was his and our second option. He plans to come to the U.S to work after he gets his degree and continue his education at the same time. He wants to work so he has the money to pay the tutition himself.

We thought he has a better chance getting a work visa than a student visa because of his college education and mechanical back ground. Also he doesn't have the money to pay his college tutition. We know some people that are close and we are going to talk to them to see if they are willing to apply work visa so he can work for them.

If that does not go well. We will apply for a student visa and help him pay for his college tutition.

We're looking for any work visa for him that is the quickest for him to work in the U.S.

What kind of qualification does he needs? His father owns a welding and machinery business. He is helping his father and his business. He has some welding and machinery experience. Plus he goes to college to get a mechanical technology degree. Can we find any company that will apply for his work visa to work for them? He doesn't care any kind of job now. He will work for any job now until he could find a job in his work field. He also wants to continue his education after he gets a job so he can pays for it.

The second option, is to apply a student visa for him to come to the U.S to continue his education. I heard college tutition costs alot more for foreign students than the U.S students. We chose to apply a work visa for him because he is almost finish college and he likes to work in the U.S right away after he finishes college.

Hello All,

My wife is an U.S citizen. She has a brother who lives in Vietnam. Her brother also attends college majoring in Mechanical Technology and will be graduated in less than 6 months. He wants to come and work in the U.S right away after he graduates from college. My wife and I both have jobs. I also have a small home business in computer information. How can we bring my wife's brother to the U.S and so he can works? Can I petition and help him get a U.S work visa since I have a small business? Please let us know what is the fastest process and how do we bring him to the U.S.right away so he can works here?

Thank you everyone!
Tim

Hello,

My wife is filling out her N-400. I looked through the US Naturalization (N-400) Package Checklist and found the below information. Can you look at below list and let me know if we need to send all four items? Do we have to send anything for #3 since they don't applied to us. We have never been divorced or never been married before. For #1, can I send a copy of my current U.S passport or a copy of my U.S Certificate of Citizenship. Who do I make a check out to? Where do I mail the N-400 Application for Naturalization package to? Thank you!

If you are applying for naturalization on the basis of marriage to a U.S. citizen, send the following four items:

1. Evidence that your spouse has been a U.S. citizen for the last three years:

Birth certificate (if your spouse never lost citizenship since birth), or

Naturalization certificate, or

Certificate of Citizenship, or

The inside of the front cover and signature page of your spouse's current U.S. passport, or

Form FS-240, 'Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States of America', and

2. Your current marriage certificate; and

3. Proof of termination of all prior marriages of your spouse-divorce decree(s), annulment(s), or death certificate(s); and

4. Documents referring to you and your spouse:

Tax returns, bank accounts, leases, mortgages, or birth certificates of children, or

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)-certified copies of the income tax forms that you both filed for the past three years, or

An IRS tax return transcript for the last three years.

Thank you Pharaoh and v333k for your quick responses and information.

My wife received her Permanent Resident Card (2 years green card) on 07/31/2008 and Removal of Conditional Card (10 years green card) on 07/27/2010. Will she be able to apply for the Naturalization application now or wait? How soon can we start applying based on the recieved date of her green cards?

I just found these information on USCIS web site regarding taking the English and the civics tests. It said "You have two opportunities to take the English and civics tests per application. If you fail any portion of the test during your first interview, you will be retested on the portion of the test that you failed within 90 days."

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.749cabd81f5ffc8fba713d10526e0aa0/?vgnextoid=f472639cf4b6a210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=5efcebb7d4ff8210VgnVCM10000025e6a00aRCRD

My wife can speak, understand, read, and write in english. Sometime she has hard time understanding what people are saying if people talk too fast. Will the civics test questions be on paper with multiple choices?

Thank you!

Tim

Hello everyone,

I have some questions regarding becoming a US citizenship. My wife came to US with the K-1 Fiancee Visa. We got married in March of 2008. She got 10 years green card. We have been married over 3 years and we live happily together. Now she wants to become an US citizen. I know she has to file the US Naturalization (N-400) form. Is that right?

1.) What applications do we need to send?

2.) Can we submit the applications for my wife now since we have been married at least 3 years?

3.) I have been unemployed about 2 years but my wife has a job. Can we still file the applications?

4.) How long is the process or how long do you have to wait to be approved?

5.) After she has been approved, what are the next steps?

6.) Does she need to take the citizenship test during the interview? Are there alot of questions and what kind of questions will they ask?

7.) If she does not pass the test, will she has to submit the applications again and start the whole process again?

8.) My wife is Vietnamese. Will she loses her Vietnamese citizenship after she becomes a US citizen?

Thank you everyone!

Tim

Hello Everybody,

My wife will receive a 10 years Green Card in the mail within 3 weeks from now. I was wondering which process to file after she receives her Green Card.

1.) Does she has to apply the Remove the Conditions of Residence(Form I-751) within the 90 days on the 2nd year from the date she got her green card?

If the marriage is less than 2 years old when the AOS was approved, yes, she needs to file to remove conditions within the 90 days prior to the 2nd anniversary of approval, even if she has a 'ten' year card.

2.) Can she skips the Remove the Conditions of Residence process and applies for the US Citizen (Form N-400) after 3rd year of our marriage?

Only if the marriage is more than 2 years old when the AOS is approved. She would then be able to file for citizenship 90 days prior to the third anniversary of the AOS approval, not the third year of the marriage. If your marriage was less than 2 years old when the AOS was approved you can't skip the Removal of Conditions even if they made the mistake and gave a ten year card.

3.) Does USCIS gives K-1 visa holders a 10 years Green Card? I thought K1 visa holders are suppose to receive 2 years instead of 10 years. I was hoping I am wrong. My wife came here with a K-1 visa and I don't understand why she will receive a 10 years Green Card.

A ten year card is given if, when the AOS is approved, the marriage is more than two years old. If the marriage is less than two years old at the time of approval, then a 2 year conditional card is given. If you have received a ten year card and should have received a 2 year card, then you will still have to remove conditions in 2 years, even though they made the mistake. If your marriage is less than 2 years old, make an appointment at the USCIS office closest to you and ask them to correct the card. Unfortunately, just getting the 10 year card when you should have received a 2 year card does not exempt you from filing the Removal of Conditions. It is the legislation that states the residency is conditional, not the card itself, so if the card is wrong, the legislation is still in effect. Eventually, it would come back to 'haunt' you, and USCIS is not very understanding even when it is their mistake.

Thank you!

Kathryn41,

I think I will make appointment at our USCIS office if we receive 10 years green card and ask them if it needs corrected. I think it's their mistake and I think it's important that we receive the correct green card even it means a 2 years green card. We need to know if the green card they gave us is valid so we can look forward what to file next. We just want to do what is right and that we will not be sorry or pay the price later. Our conscious tells us that we should receive 2 years green card and that we have to file the Remove the Conditions of Residence since we only married about 5 months.

Does the appointment to your USCIS costs anything? How much they charge for a visit appointment?

Thank you!

Oh yes, the initial determination was not made by one of those know nothings that says " I'll submit this for approval and you will get our decision in the mail". Got a firm "approved" and I-551 on the spot from our interviewer.

Went through all the worrying and comments from others but we followed up and know we are OK.

BUT, that was just our experience. Others may have different experiences.

I do wonder how the OP knows they are receiving a 10 year green card before it arrives.

We got the welcome Fiance(e) adjustment COA: IRO letter in the mail. In the letter it said that we will soon mail you a new Permanent Resident Card and that we should receive it within the next 3 weeks. On letter it also said your new card will expire in ten years. I know we did not receive the green card and I don't know what the expiration date on the green card right now. I hope they will send us the 2 years greed card instead. I believe we should not receive the 10 years green card because we only married about 5 months. If we receive a 10 years green card, I think we have to go to our local USCIS office and ask them if they gave us the correct green card or not.

We got K1 in March and married in May. It is August and we havent filed for AOS yet. Bottom line is

that I am just not financially able to file right now. Is there a deadline for getting AOS? If I wait until

Sept/Oct before filing is that ok?

No deadline. The sooner the better so you can work and travel. You can also work and travel after your AED and AP cases have been approved.

Hello Everybody,

My wife will receive a 10 years Green Card in the mail within 3 weeks from now. I was wondering which process to file after she receives her Green Card.

1.) Does she has to apply the Remove the Conditions of Residence(Form I-751) within the 90 days on the 2nd year from the date she got her green card?

2.) Can she skips the Remove the Conditions of Residence process and applies for the US Citizen (Form N-400) after 3rd year of our marriage?

3.) Does USCIS gives K-1 visa holders a 10 years Green Card? I thought K1 visa holders are suppose to receive 2 years instead of 10 years. I was hoping I am wrong. My wife came here with a K-1 visa and I don't understand why she will receive a 10 years Green Card.

Thank you!

I use a prepaid calling account from the internet to call Xuan. It is called Onesuite.com but it cost $.10 per min. Does anyone have another option that will still document my calls each month and be cheaper?

I would advice you to use www.startec.com. They have good rate. I think they have the lowest rate to call back to Vietnam. Only 5.5 cents to landline and 10cents to celullar. They will send you monthly bill statement with all your call logs on it or you can check them or your account on their web site.

Thank you all for your responses!. Hope all of your journeys go as quickly as ours!