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  1. Edward and Jaycel
    It all depends on your priorities... do you want the fastest path to being together permanently or do you want her to spend the summer there? If the former, have her come now, get married and start the process for the I-130 as soon as you get married. If the latter, wait until summer, get married as soon as she gets to the US, file right away and then enjoy the summer. I was thinking maybe you go down there and get married and start the process as soon as you get back and maybe still get the summer trip, but CBP may give her trouble coming into the US with an I-130 pending. It's a tough thing to try to decide....
  2. Edward and Jaycel
    Sorry about the caps.... Didn't notice until it was too late to edit. Typing is not my forte. LOL
  3. Edward and Jaycel
    The I-130 approval timeline is currently taking 15 or so months now plus whatever time it takes for the NVC/Consular process after the approval so if she only has a year left of school and you guys are sure that you want to be married. I would do it sooner rather than later aND GET THE PROCESS GOING.
  4. Edward and Jaycel
    I would check the USCIS website and see if there is a newer version of the form than the one you uploaded to NVC. If there is, then fill it out sign and date it and then you can scan and email the affidavit and all the supporting documentation to your spouse to print and take to the interview. You do not need to mail it. If it's the same version of form as you uploaded, then you can just email the digital copies of everything you uploaded for your spouse to print and take.
  5. Edward and Jaycel
    I would check the USCIS website and see if there is a newer version of the form than the one you uploaded to NVC. If there is, then fill it out sign and date it and then you can scan and email the affidavit and all the supporting documentation to your spouse to print and take to the interview. You do not need to mail it. If it's the same version of form as you uploaded, then you can just email the digital copies of everything you uploaded for your spouse to print and take.
  6. Edward and Jaycel
    You have to do a Report of Marriage (ROM) with the Philippine Consulate before you can change the name on her passport. At least that's the rule with the Philippine Consulate in San Francisco which is responsible for ROMs from our state
  7. Edward and Jaycel
    Great news! 🎉🎊
  8. Edward and Jaycel
    I’ve seen the documents tab lag 3 to 4 days behind a change in case status
  9. Edward and Jaycel
    No.... Eligibility You must have married the child's birth parent before the child's 18th birthday You must be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (LPR)
  10. Edward and Jaycel
    The online notices will not have the headers (Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Form I-797C, Notice of Action). You will also receive a hard copy one in the mail with those headers.
  11. Edward and Jaycel
    Yes I would upload a photocopy of the new police certificate to CEAC and also bring the original to the interview
  12. Edward and Jaycel
    When was it uploaded to NVC? Note: Your Japanese police certificate should be in a sealed envelope. If the seal is broken, the certificate is no longer valid. (Only send a photocopy of the sealed envelope to National Visa Center, but not the actual police certificate itself.) Upload a photocopy of the envelope to CEAC and bring the new one in the sealed envelope with you to the interview.
  13. Edward and Jaycel
    This is from the US Embassy Tokyo website: https://jp.usembassy.gov/visas/immigrant-visas/family-immigration/how-to-apply-step-2/iv-checklist/ This is from the US Dept of State Website: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Supplements/Supplements_by_Post/TKY-Tokyo.html Specifically for Police certificates in Japan: Note: Your Japanese police certificate should be in a sealed envelope. If the seal is broken, the certificate is no longer valid. (Only send a photocopy of the sealed envelope to National Visa Center, but not the actual police certificate itself.)
  14. Edward and Jaycel
    If it was me and it is possible to get a new one before your interview, I would. My philosophy is to not give the decision maker in any immigration benefit, any wiggle room to deny you.
  15. Edward and Jaycel
    I believe he was referring to the EAD and AP? My lawyer said to wait until I receive the receipts from submitting the AOS forms then I should send the work and travel permits however I think I will send the whole package together regardless
  16. Edward and Jaycel
    Looks like they are starting to approve September filers in larger numbers now too
  17. Edward and Jaycel
    I do not know of any benefit to waiting to file until after the I-485 receipt is issued - Filing them concurrently is the right choice IMHO Most health insurance companies do not cover the immigration medical exam - I know one user reported it being covered but that's the exception to the rule
  18. Edward and Jaycel
    I'm a US Citizen by birth and have had my SSN since 1970
  19. Edward and Jaycel
    Congrats!!! 🎉🎊
  20. Edward and Jaycel
    Good luck on all the appointments! Jaycel failed her written test at the DMV... It was mostly due to trying to interpret American English in the questions presenting driving situations in written form. She's been driving for years but she had a hard time trying to figure out exactly what they were asking. I felt so bad.... she was devastated but she gets another try this Monday.
  21. Edward and Jaycel
    I have a ssa.gov account and tried to do it online but they said that service was unavailable to do online for me and I had to go into the local office.
  22. Edward and Jaycel
    It seems to vary by Consular Officer what they want... I've heard some want the whole package with all the evidence and then there's our experience where they didn't even ask for the I-134 form LOL Glsd you sorted out the medical office and you got your visa to issued status! Congratulations! 🎉🎊
  23. Edward and Jaycel
    We added Jaycel as a joint account holder to my checking and savings accounts and all we had to do was give them the number. This was USAA Bank not Chase.
  24. Edward and Jaycel
    Yes… you have to keep trying. It took us 3 attempts I think before we got an agent who would give us the code. Remember… give no indication that you are the applicant’s husband. They will not give the info to anyone but the applicant. Like I said, I did all the typing in the chat but I was chatting as if I was Jaycel. I had her sitting there next to me to make it all legitimate but I was typing everything as if I was her.
  25. Edward and Jaycel
    Personally I would go with the spousal visa... It's better all around anyway IMHO
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