Brad_C

1 hour ago, Scandi said:

Divorce decree and a signed affidavit of support is needed at the interview stage, no matter if you sent it previously. I'm surprised your fiance didn't bring that. We sent a certified copy of the divorce decree with our initial petition and also had to bring a new certified copy to the interview at the embassy, it's the normal and not just something the CO asked for "out of spite" or anything like that. Certified/original is not needed for the actual petition (hence why they were fine with just your PDF), but is needed for the interview. 

The lawyer absolutely should have known this and never mentioned any of it.  He just told us to follow the email from the Embassy.  

4 hours ago, Boiler said:

Just thinking did the Lawyer do a deep dive into her Immigration past?

He asked about her immagration past and we explained everything to him.  My fiancée even asked her ex husband if he might have filed some kind of document after her time here and he said no. 

5 hours ago, Crazy Cat said:

We, also, had to provide more documents after wife's interview.  Just provide what they ask for.  

 

They want original divorce decrees.  That is always the case.

They want to verify your CURRENT income.  

They want to verify her history inside the US.  She could have other inadmissibility. 

"Irrelevant" is something only the Consulate Officer can determine.

I hope the rest of your journey is smooth.

 

They didn't ask for her history going in and out of the US, they sent her a link to get her history going in and out of Argentina, and only from 2002-2005.  Should I be concerned about this??

7 hours ago, powerpuff said:

Original divorce decrees are always required for the interview regardless of the fact that you have sent them to USCIS at the beginning of the process.

 

Regarding police certificate, this is also written out on Department of State’s website for each country and should be checked when trying to obtain documents to satisfy the requirements. For Argentina it says specifically they want the one with the special exception:

 

Procedure for Obtaining:

• Applicants in Argentina: The certificate can be obtained by scheduling an appointment online at https://www.argentina.gob.ar/justicia/reincidencia and paying the fee at a bank.  When applying online, applicants must request a police record “con excepción al artículo 51 del Código Penal.”

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Argentina.html

 

 

Lastly, it’s also standard to bring updated income requirements to the interview.

Im sorry to hear you had a frustrating experience but three out of four things could have been avoided had you done prior research especially here on VJ. To answer your question about what to do - get everything they have asked for. I don’t see any other alternatives. 

I know the information is out there but it's not easy to find or this forum wouldn't exist.  The lawyer should have told me these things too.  I could have sent her these documents months ago.  

We she doesn't have original papers of my divorce.  I have pdf files.  THey didn't mention original papers in the list they gave her.  I had to go the court house to get originals which the lawyer sent when we started the process.  The lawyer will have to mail the I134 also if that's the case.   I guess I better do it because it really seems like they're just trying to drag out the process.  

So my fiancée went to the interview very prepared, we checked the list 3 times at least, and they wound up asking for more paperwork. 

They want copies of my divorces, which were sent 18 months ago when we started the process or I don't think they could have even sent the process to the embassy. I really think the woman just wants her to see my divorce paperwork, even though she told them that she's well aware of all of that.  

Also they wanted something different for her criminal background check, a report with some type of exception.  

They also want me to file the form proving my income again.  I make several times the minimum, but besides that, it's not my fault the process took 18 months.  Now I have to pay the lawer to redo this since I really don't want to risk more delays.  

The most disturbing is they want her immigration history from 2002-2005 when my fiancée was in the states illegally.  They already know this, they asked her about it, and she said yes.  But this is well outside of the 10 year ban so it's not even relevant.  The worst part is that this immigration history is going to take up to THREE MONTHS to recieve from Argentina.  

Anyone have any suggestions??

Sorry I was just giving an update.  Ya my fiancée paid with RapiPago I think.  It took 2 days for the embassy to confirm the funds.  She now has her interview the 29th of this month.  Faster than I expected!

Just a quick update, we did the process through a lawyer and 3 months after receiving DOA2 we received an email from embassy through the lawyer saying that we could schedule the medical exam, pay the fee, and then schedule the interview.  In Buenos Aires, the earliast medical exam available was 2 weeks away and the earlies interview 3 weeks away, but we can't schedule the interview until they at least confirm the funds.  

I submitted an inquiry to the NVC and they say they've recieved my petition and it's awaiting data entry.  It's been 2.5 months so far.  

I'm still trying to understand some of the terminology.  I got an I-797.  It has the reciept number as the initial petition that the lawyer sent.  I assume this is the NOA2?  

We received NOA2 and confirmation of DS160 on May 22.  Still nothing from the embassy en Buenos Aires.  Glad I found this site.  It's so difficult to fine clear information about the process.