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No issues but scrutiny is possible. I am currently collating things to travel to the US in October following NOA2 for I-129F and plan on taking the following: Full copy of I-129F application, NOA1, RFE and reply, NOA2. Letter from employer confirming employment terms (contracted full time/part time [til when]). Original contract of employment. Tenancy (rent) agreement. Bank statement (to evidence both proof of address and rent payment for October. Once I have them, I will also take copies of the NVC letter/email, welcome pack from my embassy and, if available before then, any confirmation of medical/interview dates. It is better to be over-prepared than under-prepared!

How could you apply (and be approved) for a K1 if you're married? If you married before I-129F approval from USCIS, you have voided your petition. If you married after I-129F approval, you have also voided your petition. If you are legally married, then you need to state that he is your spouse, but surely this will only result in rejection and instruction to apply for the CR1? Why didn't you just marry, meet and then apply for CR1? Either way, I would hazard a guess that you are now "too married" for a K1, being that you are married...

Thanks @ScarletWitch6x for replying! So about a month of waiting til next update, this is handy for me to have in my head. Did you receive the letter after the email? If so, can you recall the timeframe between the two? I'm guessing that the email includes the LDN number which would then allow you to get medical and interview booked?

Hi all, Title is my question - is anyone able to advise on approx. timeframes between NOA2 and interview, specific to London, UK? If you went through this recently, what was your experience? Also, can anyone share their recent experience of booking an interview - were available dates quite close, or far off in advance? Our NOA2 is dated 2nd Aug with an expiry of 30th Nov. I am just trying to gauge how long I may have before I need to start making travel plans to London. If I can't book a date before 30th Nov, and book one after, will the embassy automatically extend our expiry date or do I have to submit a request? We have plans for me to go over in mid-Oct and return early-Nov, so I am hoping for a date in late-Nov, but also feeling a little anxious about how tight our timings might be after I return from the US, so Dec might work better (if possible). Thank you!

If you've been living together for 6 years then you have definitely met within the last 2 years!

They don't have any other form of ID? Driver's license? Credit/debit card? Birth certificate?

Mine was more or less accurate, predicting August. When we initially filed (end of March) I personally estimated Sept. My timeline/signature show details. Processing seems to be much faster now compared to this time last year. Good luck!

From what I understand of your dates, you didn't attend an interview that was scheduled over 1.5 years ago and already contacted them back then to inform them of your change of circumstances. It doesn't sound like there's much to cancel. Plus, marriage voids any K1 application. By submitting an I-130 (and providing evidence of your marriage), you have voided it anyway. I would say there's no need to formally withdraw anything. Just let the K1 expire (if it hasn't already done-so). My question to you is why did you wait 8+ months to file the I-130?

Nobody here is going to recommend that you lie about or omit any information that's extremely relevant to your circumstances. If she travels on a B2 intending to marry you while in the US, that's visa fraud.

Photos together, although undoubtedly help bolster your case, are secondary evidence and should not be relied on as the sole evidence of meeting within 2 years (or beyond). Me and my fiancé included only one picture together, but crucially also included ESTA, flight receipts, itineraries, boarding passes, Airbnb receipt and my I-94. We were approved earlier this month. If you still have those documents going back to 2019, that's fantastic, but if you don't, I would just focus on really evidencing the visits you do have a paper trail for, and using any older pics to pad it all out. Collate all your evidence (scanned docs, images, etc) into a single Word document and use this to accompany your I-129F. Do not submit pics printed on photo paper. Save it on your PC and also a back up on cloud storage. It is incredibly important that you retain a back-up copy of everything you submit, incase anything goes missing on USCIS' end (this does happen).

I read this as the fiancée saying to OP "you weren't there, you don't know what happened", when OP questions why they were rejected. Major red flags reading this thread: multiple previous attempts to enter US, all being denied and the reasons why won't be disclosed to the USC, and then entering relationship with USC and discussing marriage after less than a year. I would advise OP to seriously take notice of this and try to take an outside perspective.

London's visiting guide says: Large bags/suitcases (above cabin baggage size) and laptops cannot be admitted to the Embassy. Other items that cannot be brought into the building include perfume and cologne (above 30ml), weapons and glass bottles. If your backpack is cabin sized, then it should be fine. You can read VJer reviews of London here: https://www.visajourney.com/reviews/index.php?cnty=United+Kingdom&cty=&dfilter=5 Many people go into great detail of their days, including what they did with any baggage they couldn't take into the embassy.

I don't believe that a PERM and I-140 is any kind of employment contract between yourself and the company.

I-129F instructions state: 2. If you need extra space to complete any item within this petition, use the space provided in Part 8. Additional Information or attach a separate sheet of paper. Type or print your name and Alien Registration Number (A-Number) (if any) at the top of each sheet; indicate the Page Number, Part Number, and Item Number to which your answer refers; and sign and date each sheet. I am unsure if it would result in a rejection, but incorrectly completing the forms may result in an RFE. Hopefully there's VJers who have similar experience to you that can advise. When did you submit the form? Have you been charged for the fees?

If there is no job, then there is no employer. Were you not provided with a contract before starting this process?

I'd agree, I only book flights with a minimum of 3 hours at the POE.

Happy to announce that we received approval on 2nd Aug (I got the update from TMVN very early this morning in the UK)! 😁 Total time waiting from sending application to NOA2 was 107 days! ♥

On TMVN I can see updates on cases after our filing date, literally the day after, but our day is barely moving at all. It's so difficult to not get down about it, but I guess even some movement is better than nothing...

Just been having some thoughts while waiting for our NOA2 following an RFER update. I'm wondering if any VJ'ers have anything to add from their own experiences. Case received: 3rd April RFE sent: 5th June RFE response received: 17th June In our RFE, it specified a deadline to respond by 3rd September. Has anyone received an NOA2 following an RFE before the deadline you were given? Initially, perhaps naïvely, I thought that the quicker we responded, the quicker they would give NOA2. But as Sept is creeping closer I am left wondering if USCIS "parks" cases with RFEs until their deadlines, despite the RFER update stating that they have begun working on the case again? Thank you

In my experience, it can be hit and miss if it's all recorded (I find the same with passport stamps too). I have travelled to the US before even knowing my fiancé and my I-94 doesn't show all entries and exits. I also didn't get a passport stamp on entry last November but did this March. 🤷‍♂️

This is great advice and me and mine did the same. We used the circumstances letter to just provide more context around the timings of our plans and why we did what we did. For OP, they might mention driving as it was easier/more cost effective, which explains the absence of other travel evidence.

CBSA has this info: https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/agency-agence/reports-rapports/pia-efvp/atip-aiprp/thr-rav-eng.html "As of July 11, 2019, the CBSA collects exit information on all travellers (including Canadian and American citizens) in the land mode and in the commercial air mode as of June 25, 2020. Exit data may also be requested through the Travel History Report." "If you have checked the When not to request your Travel History Report section and still need to request a copy, you can apply online by following the instructions on the Access to Information and Privacy online request page. Note that it may take up to 30 days to process your request." Sounds like something you should explore, in the absence of an I-94.

21st Nov is when your NOA2 expires. You can only have it extended if there are no available dates for interview before then (or maybe you have some emergency you can evidence). You're in a very priveledged position of being able to be with your partner much sooner, why waste that because you have a trip planned?

I think given the context of you not currently living in the UK, it seems completely fine that a Canadian doctor assess you and write whatever is needed for your medical - especially as Visa Medicals themselves have said that this is fine. However, I would think that it would likely be beneficial to you to demonstrate some kind of pre-planning for health insurance once you are in the US. Considering that you were diagnosed with a long-term illness that requires medication for the foreseeable future, you will need to show that you will be able to put something in place to continue that treatment. Otherwise the assumption may be that you will become a public charge, which is grounds for inadmissibility. Does your USC have health insurance that you will be able to be included on once married?

Thanks for this. I bet it catches a lot of people out! They should really update their list if it's a required doc. Anyway, congrats to you and good luck with your move over!