jmalelkamel
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Hello guys, my husband was able to get his passport renewed at last and we have our interview scheduled for September 10! Issue is the officials kept his old passport and didn’t give it back. I’m not sure if this is a normal thing in Tunisia or not. Is this going to be an issue? We plan to upload the new passport to to the CEAC portal and bring to the interview but I’m scared they’ll ask for the old one that was uploaded and on the ds-260 because I’ve seen people say bring both, but I doubt with how officials are in Tunisia they still have it or would give it back.
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Okay, will do! Will my husband need to bring the old one that was uploaded and approved as well? Also, would my husband need to let the consular officer know his upgraded job title? Thanks so much!
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Hi guys! I am the petitioner and my husband and I are almost to the end of our journey, we have been DQ on July 14th and are awaiting our interview letter. Just yesterday, I got a promotion at work. Same company, same job but with an upgraded title and will be getting a bigger salary. Does my husband need to take a brand new and updated/signed affidavit of support to the interview? Or should he just take along the affidavit of support we submitted along with a new letter from my work stating my new title and pay? My husband also got a promotion with an upgraded title at his job as well - since he is the beneficiary, does he need to inform the consular officer at the interview or does that not matter much to them? All our documents were approved and I already qualified as a sponsor based on my income and work history so the salary is not an issue, just wanted to make sure we have everything straight and didn’t want there to be any issues. Thank you in advance!
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Hi! It is not automatically updated on the birth certificate - we updated my husband’s birth certificate after we got married in Tunisia by simply walking into the office where they issue birth certificates (sorry, I don’t know what the name of this office was, but it was in La Marsa) and getting them to update it. No hassle, took less than 20 minutes. All they needed was our marriage certificate. I would imagine if it’s not in Arabic or French it may need to be translated though for them.
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Tunisian officials are refusing to renew beneficiary’s passport
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thank you all SO very much for the reassurance and helpful advice!
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jmalelkamel reacted to a post in a topic:
A bit complicated - How complicated will this CR-1 process be?
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Thank you so much for the reassurance! Yes, I’ve also seen Tunis is super quick to schedule interviews! It’s a huge blessing. I didn’t know if it would be advisable to enter the US though with only a few weeks left (he doesn’t need 6 months to enter even with the visa?)
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Is this allowed? That’s a giant relief! My husband also wasn’t sure if they’ll give him back his old passport, will that be an issue as long as he brings the updated one?
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Thank you ❤️ unfortunately he said he can’t do that in Tunisia, but we’re going to try different places.
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Hey guys! So our I-130 has been approved and we are in the process of getting all documents together to submit on the CEAC portal as well as complete the ds-260. My husband, the beneficiary is a Tunisian national who lives in Tunisia and I’m here in the USA. His passport expires in early December of this year. He attempted to renew it back in April but he was told that it was “too far away” from expiration for them to renew it. We waited, and our I-130 was approved in late April. my husband began the process of renewing his passport closer to 6 months before it expires. They kept his passport and finally after going back and forth, being told “it’ll be ready by tomorrow” “oh the one lady who handles this is out sick today, come back tomorrow” “oh it’s not ready today, come back tomorrow” (you get the idea) they told his aunt today who went to pick it up that they can’t renew it until it’s expired. How does that even make any logical sense?! You can’t even travel most places in the world without having a minimum of 6 months on the passport. It also states on the ds260 to give a passport number of a passport that will be used to enter the US with. So we can’t even fill the ds260 until we get this new passport. My husband and I are frustrated and devastated… Does anyone have any advice?
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Hi guys! We are at the NVC stage after our I-130 was approved and I have a few questions. 1) I am the petitioner and I filed the I-130 in my maiden name because I wasn’t sure when I’d change it, I ended up going with legally changing it after filing (it was approved with no issues or RFEs). My passport is still in my maiden name since it’s going to expire next year and I plan to renew it soon, however all my work information and everything else is in my married name. I should start using my married name now when filing the AOS and when my husband fills out the ds260 correct? There is no option for “previous names” used on the affidavit of support so I just wanted to make sure. 2) I have six months of paystubs ready to upload, should I compile all of these in one pdf or upload them individually?
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Beneficiary parent deceased
jmalelkamel replied to jmalelkamel's topic in IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures
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Beneficiary parent deceased
jmalelkamel replied to jmalelkamel's topic in IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures
We already submitted it back in February 2024 with the city and country of her last residence, so I don’t need to send any information to USCIS to update it? -
Hi there! I submitted my I-130 back in February 2024, I was reading up about information about how you should write “deceased” in the option on the I-130A for the beneficiary’s parents place of residence if one or both of the parents has passed away. I didn’t really think about it at that time and assumed they wanted the place of last residence, which I did put down. My husbands mother passed away back in 2014. Is this going to cause any issue and I need to correct it, and if so how can I do that? Or, is it okay to update it when we fill out the ds-160? Thank you. 🙏🏻
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How long will transcripts appear on the ID.me/IRS website after paper filing
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Thank you sir! I saw this but wasn’t sure how accurate it was compared to the reality, as I know delays can happen etc I’ll wait the 6-8 weeks and check since I just am getting a small refund.
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Hi there, we’re paper filing this year and I know the process is longer by paper - how long does it take for a tax transcript to be available online after filing by paper? We’re still in the I-130 stage but getting close as we filed February 2024, I’m worried if it will take months and months, since I know we will need the recent tax transcripts soon. Thanks in advance!