Edward and Jaycel

I would HIGHLY recommend paying by checks as many credit card companies flag USCIS transactions as fraud and USCIS will not resubmit the charge and they will reject your application. And yes the DS-3025 is the record of vaccinations that you got at your medical. Send them a copy with your I-485

Yep I see it now sorry heh... a little bored at work this morning so I'm quick on the replies

If you physically lived at that address then you should include it in your physical address history wether you had it as a mailing address or not. Don't leave anything out.

They are a K-1 Visa holder so they should just be able to include a copy of their DS-3025 as proof of medical exam abroad

Yes, this is the preferred way to do it. This way you pay the discounted fee on the I-765 for filing concurrently. The I-485 is $1,440 and the I-765 is $260 when it is filed concurrently with the I-485. Make sure you pay for each form separately. If you are filing concurrently with the I-485 to get the discounted rate, it should be filed on paper and submitted in the same envelope as the I-485

The NOA1s indeed arrived today and the notice dates were 11/21/2024, just 3 days after they received our AOS package. Not too bad USCIS

We submitted a copy of Jaycel’s DS-3025 with her I-485 to be sure they know she voluntarily complied with the vaccination requirements during her immigration medical in the Philippines. We’re so #######-retentive we even included a cover letter just for the DS-3025 to highlight it 🤪

@BoWrite Here's the link to the Consulate Reviews for Malaysia from VJ members https://www.visajourney.com/reviews/index.php?cnty=Malaysia

Thank you! Now we have proof of her authorized stay thankfully since her visa expired last week 🤪

HAHAHAHA exactly! In fact I saw through our Informed Delivery email this morning that Jaycel is receiving her NOA1 notices today from our AOS submission 🎉

I know LOL... We filed our AOS the week before Thanksgiving Informed Delivery is through USPS yes. It will tell you what you are getting via first class mail that day and it will give you updates on "Trackable" shipments once a shipper creates a label for your shipment

Just remember that everything slows down around a big national holiday like Thanksgiving. A lot of people take vacation, offices closed, etc.

I just remembered it's in my timeline. LOL It went "In Transit" on July 16th and went to "Ready" on July 18th

Ours was definitely no more than 3 days and I think it was even less but I'm having trouble remembering exactly

Ok, if you enter in January you will have no issues with the date of your travel. The date you put on the DS-160 was only an estimate and they will not have a problem if you travel on a different date

Did you receive the visa yet? What is the expiration date? As long as you arrive in the US before that expiration date you will be fine

For this part we did like a page and a half summary of how we actually met (online) and details of our first and second meetings and the time that I lived there in the Philippines. In that box we put "See attached sheet detailing our relationship" and included a separate page and a half that had "RE: Part 2, Question 54 - Describe the circumstances under which you met" at the top with our names and my (sponsor's) address and contact info (Just like a business letter)

The thing to keep in mind is that the embassy will get your entire I-129F packet and the Consular Officer will likely look at it while they are interviewing your fiancee. They did during Jaycel's interview. The I-129F packet I created to petition Jaycel had about 40 pages of proof of relationship / proof of meeting in person. When she went for her embassy interview, she was asked 4 or 5 perfunctory questions and was approved and had her visa issued within 3 days. Is that because we had so much evidence in the I-129F? If I was a betting man, I would say yes as the CO knew neither of us was married or had kids without asking and commented on the year I had spent there in the Philippines.

I would expect some delays due to Thanksgiving being the day after they took the filing fee and then the weekend. I wouldn't get too nervous unless 30 days has passed without notification.

I have heard that on the new website the case number will show as invalid until CEAC shows it as "Ready". That's just through the grapevine though so take it for what it's worth. Good luck to you guys!

NOA 1s for the I-485 and I-765 coming in the mail today (Thank you USPS Informed Delivery!)

No - The date on the DS-160 is an estimate at best as no one knows when they will actually get their Visa. As long as you enter the US before the expiration date on the Visa, you should have no issues. We were not expecting to be able to get Jaycel's visa before October so we put October 15th as the intended date. Things fell into place for us a lot more quickly and she entered the US on August 30th with zero issues.

They only issue "Multi-Purpose" NBI checks now. That is what was on Jaycel's NBI Clearance form and the Embassy accepted it with no questions.

Yes they made copies of her passport bio page and the page where the K-1 visa was attached in her passport

You have to try to get something official from the court saying the records are not available. I got an RFE for court records (because my idiot brain thought I could just tell USCIS about the case on my I-129F and not provide documentation 🤪) and this was the verbiage I got in the RFE: If the court dispositior(s) is/are not available, you must obtain a certified letter from the court(s) stating that there is no record.You may submit original documents establishing the norrexistence of court records, or certified copies which must include the relevant court seal stamps. In addition to evidence establishing the court documents are not available, submit a notarized statement detailing the events that lead to the arrest, the arresting agency, what charges were filed by the arresting agency, the final disposition (guilty, not guilty etc.) of all of the charges with a list of the charges, the location of the court and any punishments.