Jina

I'm a permanent resident.

I applied for I-131 (reentry permit) and did my biometrics on January 13, 2011.

After biometrics, I left the U.S.

I checked my case status online today.

It indicates that my case is in the 'initial review' stage,

and a notice was returned because it was undeliverable.

I have no clue aboubt why the USCIS sent a notice to my old address (in the U.S.). What can the notice possibly be?

I already did my biometricss for I-131,

and requested my travel document to be delivered to the U.S. embassy of the country where I currently live.

** I called 1-800-375-5283 to update my mailing address in order to ask the returned notice to be re-sent.

I gave my mother-in-law's mailing address as my new mailing address.

Thank you for your help.

Hi, I am a permanent resident. I got my green card in fall 2008.

My husband is going to work overseas, and I'm preparing to apply for a reentry permit.

I have a couple of questions about the I-131 Form.

As for "Class of Admission" in the Form, what should I write?

My green card specifies the category as IR6. Do I write "IR6", "permanent resident" or something else?

What do I need to submit? I have I-131, a copy of my green card (front and back),two passport style photos, and a personal check (payable to U.S. Department of homeland Security). Is there anything else? And I believe I write a check for $445. Is it correct?

I live in Utah. Do I send my application to "USCIS P.O. Box 21281, Phoenix, AZ 85036"?

Lastly, how long does it usually take to get an appointment for biometrics? I'd like to leave the States in early January.

Thank you very much~

Hi, I am a permanent resident. I got my green card in fall 2008.

My husband is going to work overseas, and I'm preparing to apply for a reentry permit.

I have a couple of questions about the I-131 Form.

As for "Class of Admission" in the Form, what should I write?

My green card specifies the category as IR6. Do I write "IR6", "permanent resident" or something else?

What do I need to submit? I have I-131, a copy of my green card (front and back),two passport style photos, and a personal check (payable to U.S. Department of homeland Security). Is there anything else? And I believe I write a check for $445. Is it correct?

I live in Utah. Do I send my application to "USCIS P.O. Box 21281, Phoenix, AZ 85036"?

Lastly, how long does it usually take to get an appointment for biometrics? I'd like to leave the States in early January.

Thank you very much~

I had my green card interview last Monday (October 5) at the Salt Lake City office.

The interview went very easy. We were mostly asked the questions that we already provided on I-485:

my name, birthday, SSN, my last entry to the US.

He asked my husband when we got married, and how long we lived together since marriage.

We lived together only for a year even though we have been married for three years

because I worked in my country and it took almost a year to get K-3 visa.

We honestly answered that we lived together just for a year, and the officer was a little surpirsed.

He asked us how often we stayed together for the last year, and we said "all the time". No further question.

He just wanted to see proof of our co-habitation. So we gave him our joint bank account statement, our house lease agreement, and medical insurance statement.

Then he asked the questions that were on the third page of I-485 (Processing information), which I could answer with only one word "No".

He didn't ask for any pictures (He didn't even ask how we met).

So my husband asked him if he would like to see any of our pictures.

He said it's not a good sign if he asks for pictures since they are secondary evidence.

So that was it. He said I would get my green card in couple of weeks.

I am happy and relieved!!!

* I missed my green card interview once because I was out of country, but it was okay.

We went to the USCIS office (InfoPass) after we got back to the States. The officer didn't make any big deal out of it.

He mailed a new interview notice on the same day when we met him.

Thank you very much again, Anh map.

I am very happy that it worked out well.

Now I'm just waiting for a new appointment notice

Great news!!!! Glad it worked out well.

Thank you very much again, Otto und Karin.

I will never miss the next interview.

Good news... thanks for the follow-up.

Now you can relax (a bit) and p.s., DON'T MISS THE NEXT ONE..

I missed my interview (AOS application based on my marriage to a U.S. citizen)

because I was out of country with my husband for two months and half.

(My husband took a Korean Language program offered by a university during the period).

When I found out that I missed my interview, I was in a panic.

I asked for help in this VJ forum, and many gave me useful advice: Make an InfoPass appointment.

So I did right away and had the appointment yesterday at the Salt Lake City filed office.

I got there over one hour early than my appointment time,

but I could get in and meet an immigration officer without waiting b/c the office wasn't busy.

I told the officer that I missed my interview, and he asked me why.

I answered that I was out of country during the time of notice and interview.

I brought our boarding passes, passports (with stamps), itinerary, and pictures in case the officer asked for evidence,

but he didn't ask for anything and just said that I would get a new appointment notice to my address.

At the end, he gave a blank paper and asked me to write why I missed my interview.

I brought a letter that explained why and gave it to him. That was the end of the interview.

The officer wasn't mean. It seems like dealing with missed interviews was routine for him.

The entire interview took about 2~3 mins. I was so relieved after the meeting.

Thank you very much again, VJ.

My InfoPass appointment is tomorrow. I will let you know how it went tomorrow.

The appointment is at the Salt Lake City field office at 12:20 PM.

I prepared I-797C, our boarding passes, flight itinerary, copies of our passport stamps for the trip,

and Certificate of Admission of the language class that my husband took.

Is there anything else that I should bring?

Thanks.

Let us know how the InfoPass appointment went today...

Thank you very much for your help, reeses16.

Your advice was very useful for me.

I just made an infoPass appointment. I am going to the Salt Lake City office tomorrow with my husband.

I will bring our passports (my husband's and mine), our boarding passes, and class payment.

Thank you very much again.

I just wanted to add that when you attend the infopass appointment you should bring ALL of your evidence with you. Evidence pertaining to your AOS as well as documentation that you and your hubby were out of the country (board pass, passport stamps, class enrollement/payment) when the notice and interview date arrived. This way, you will have anything they may request on hand.

Thank you very much, Anh map

I hope I don't need to start over.

Fortunately, my K-3 visa is still valid.

When I entered the U.S., I had to go to a secondary inspection office,

not because anything was wrong but the first immigration officer was very inexperienced.

The immigration officer made some mistake while taking my fingerprint, and asked me to go to the secondary inspection office for fingerprint.

So I went to the office, and the officer who interviewed me kept saying he didn't know why I was there.

He checked some data on the computer and let me go.

He just said I need to get a green card because K-3 is valid only for two years.

As you suggested, I just made an InfoPass appointment.

I will go to the Salt Lake City office tomorrow.

Thank you very much again for your help.

The K3 visa is still valid, so no worries there. As suggested make an InfoPass appointment to learn if your petition is still viable or you have to start over.

Thank you very much, Otto und Karin.

Yes, there is a phone number of USCIS National Customer Service Center (1-800-375-5283) on I-797C Notice of Action.

So I called yesterday and talked to a representative, but she wasn't very helpful.

She didn't know very much, and just told me to send a letter to the address on the envelope (explain why I couldn't show up for the interview).

I asked whether I had to send a copy of Notice of Action or any extra evidence to prove why I couldn't show up, but she didn't have any answers.

Thank you again.

My field office for the interview was Salt Lake City.

Is there anybody who knows the phone number for Salt Lake City office?

Best advice is to make an InfoPass appointment.

http://infopass.uscis.gov/

Not sure calling the field office will do a lot of good - there should be a customer service number on the NOA/Appointment Letter also.

Nicoxcs,

Thank you very much for your help.

The only thing I got is I-797C, Notice of Action.

I just know that I missed the interview because I-797C asked me to appear on July 27, which I failed to show up.

After I read all the helpful advice from this forum, I just made an infopass and set up an appointment.

So I will meet an officer at Salt Lake City office tomorrow.

Thank you very much again.

Hello,

I visited my country and came back today with my husband.

I stayed in my country for two months and half

because my husband took a university language course to learn my language.

We thought the interview would be much later.

Anyway, today I found a letter (Notice of Action) that shows I missed my interview for green card three weeks ago.

I don't know what I should do. I am in a panic since I found out this.

Please help me.

My field office for the interview was Salt Lake City.

Is there anybody who knows the phone number for Salt Lake City office?

Hello, I entered the US on K-3 visa, and filed AOS last month.

I got NOA for I-485 and I-765 on April 18, and got biometrics done on May 7 in Las Vegas, NV.

I live in Utah, and the Application Support Center in Las Vegas was the closest one (two hours away from home).

I haven't gotten any other notices after the NOA on April 18,

and I only know my I-485 and I-765 cases are at the NATIONAL BENEFITS CENTER location, based on the USCIS website information.

I wonder how long it will take to get an interview. I want to know other VJ members' timeline whose cases were transfered to NBC.

I am going to be out of the States for two months and a half

b/c my husband will take a summer language program in my country.

I am worried about potentially missing the assigned interview date.

Are there any ways to find out whether my interview is scheduled on the phone or on the Internet?

Also, is there a way to reopen cases if I miss the interview date?

I really hope my interview will be scheduled after I return.

Another question is what I need to do change my address for receiving notices,

if I want to change the address to my mother-in-law's while I'm gone.

Thank you very much. Any advice related to this issue will be very helpful for me.

Hello, I am a K-3 Visa Holder.

I filed AOS dox this month, and I am going to get biometrics done on May 7.

I am going to visit my family in Korea with my husband and stay there two months and half.

But I don't want to miss my interview date.

Is there anyway I can check my interview date online or through the phone, while I'm in a foreign country?

And how long does it usually take to get an interview after biometrics?

Thanks a lot, VJ.

I came to the U.S. on K-3, and filed AOS this month.

I got NOA for I-485 and I-765 on April 18,

and today I received a biometrics appointment notice (scheduled May 7).

It said I should bring my ID.

I have an issue because I used my maiden name in my K-3 visa application.

And my passport and marriage certificate all used my maiden name.

But I applied for AOS with my husband's last name b/c I want to have his last name.

I heard I could use his last name on AOS application from a Social Security Administration officer.

Is it okay just to bring my passport with my maiden name and the biometrics appointment letter with my husband's last name?

Or is there anything else I should bring along?

Thank you very much for your help, VJ.

I don't think I need to get Advance Parole (Travel Document).

In the Application Form for Travel Document (I-131), it says:

"If you are in the United States and wish to travel abroad, you do not need to apply for advance parole

if both conditions described below in A and B are met:

A. You are one of the following nonimmigrant categories:

3. A, K-3 spouse, or K-4, child of U.S. citizen

B. A Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, was filed on your behalf

and is pending with USCIS"

Also, the Department of State website says(http://travel.state.gov/visa/laws/telegram...grams_1431.html):

"According to the USCIS rule, "aliens present in the United States in a K3/K4 nonimmigrant classification may travel outside of the United States

and return using their nonimmigrant K3/K4 visa, even if they have filed for adjustment of status in the U.S. prior to departure

The Service will not presume that departure constitutes abandonment of an adjustment application that has been filed."

So, I thought I do not need to get Advance Parole, and I didn't filed I-131.

This is my understanding. Is there anybody clarify?

Do I need to get Advance Parole to return the U.S.?

Thanks, VJ.

I entered the U.S. last September on K-3, and I finally sent off my AOS documents on April 3.

The USCIS received my documents on April 6, and the check ($1,010) cleared on April 14.

I am kind of worried about a biometrics schedule.

I will temporarly leave the U.S. with my husband to Korea at the end of May, and stay there for two months.

I don't want to miss the date for biometrics.

I haven't received NOA yet.

How long does it usually take to get biometrics done?

And is there anything else I need to do before an interview?

And how long does it usually take to have the interview?

Thank you very much, VJ.

I entered the U.S. as a K-3 visa holder last September.

I am gathering required documents for I-485.

- My first question is whether I should submit a criminal history record.

To get a K-3 visa, I already submitted a criminal history record (no criminal history).

I am also wondering:

- when I send a personal check ($1,010) payable to US Department of Homeland Security,

do I write the check, or my husband (US citizen) should do?

- I know I need to submit a marriage certificate.

Do I submit the copy of our marriage certificate issued by the U.S., or by the foreign government where we got married?

We have marriage certificates from both countries.

Final question.

- My husband and I are going to visit my country this May and stay there for a little over two months.

Do I need to a travel document (I-131) to prevent my adjustment of status case from being dropped?

My K-3 visa is valid until September 2010.

I have gotten enormous help from this VJ forum. Thank you very much.

1) No

2) either

3) Why do you have a US? Your K-3 eligibility was based on your foreign marriage

4) yes you can translate

5)No I-131 needed

Thank you for your help. I have a marriage certificate from the U.S. because I actually got married in the U.S. first and then in Korea.

We met in a graduate school in the U.S., and got married soon after my graduation.

But because I wanted to get a job in my country, I went back to Korea and had a long distance relationship for two years.

And then I applied for K-3 visa based on our marriage in Korea.

Anyway, I guess it means I need to include our marriage certificate from Korea as well. Thanks again.

I entered the U.S. as a K-3 visa holder last September.

I am gathering required documents for I-485.

- My first question is whether I should submit a criminal history record.

To get a K-3 visa, I already submitted a criminal history record (no criminal history).

I am also wondering:

- when I send a personal check ($1,010) payable to US Department of Homeland Security,

do I write the check, or my husband (US citizen) should do?

- I know I need to submit a marriage certificate.

Do I submit the copy of our marriage certificate issued by the U.S., or by the foreign government where we got married?

We have marriage certificates from both countries.

- My birth certificate is written in Korean. Is it okay for me to translate and certify my own translation?

I don't know anybody here who is bilingual in Korean and English, other than me.

I live in a small town where there are few foreigners. People are always curiously looking at me.

Final question.

- My husband and I are going to visit my country this May and stay there for a little over two months.

Do I need to a travel document (I-131) to prevent my adjustment of status case from being dropped?

My K-3 visa is valid until September 2010.

I have gotten enormous help from this VJ forum. Thank you very much.

I came to the U.S. on K-3, and am going to file I-485 this month for adjustment of status.

I would like to visit my family in South Korea in May with my husband for about a month or two.

I wonder whether I should apply for I-131, and if so, what option should I choose in PART 2 (application type)?

a. I am a permanent resident or conditional resident of the United States, and I am applying for a reentry permit.

>> Since I am not currently a resident, but K-3 visa holder, this option doesn't seem apply to me.

d. I am applying for an advanced parole to allow me to return to the United States after temporary foreign travel.

>> Is this the option that I should choose?

Thank you very much.

I entered the U.S. on K-3 last September, and now live with my husband.

I am filling out I-485 form. In the PART 3: Processing Information, there is a question:

Have you ever before applied for permanent resident status in the U.S.?

As a K-3 Visa Holder, I had to submit I-130 form, and my I-130 case has been approved.

Then, should I check in "yes"? If so, what do I need to put in "date and place of filing and final disposition"?

Thanks.

I got my K-3 visa in August 2008, and entered the US on September 6. I am now with my husband.

We sent two official checks ($70 and $ 400) payable to the Department of State to the National Visa Center last week.

Are there any other things that we need to do?

Thank you for your help in advance.

I just got my passport with K-3 visa stamp on it (valid for two years).

Visa process was super slow while our documents were in the U.S., but once it got Seoul everything went so fast.

I couldn't understand why National Visa Center took THREE months only to receive our approved petitions from the USCIS. I felt so anxious about our case gone missing.

The US embassy sent e-Packet (Packet 3.5) to my husband as soon as it received our case from NVC. And then it sent me another e-Packet (Packet4) in less than two hours after I submitted an online interview appointment form. 20 days later, I had my interview at the embassy. And the embassy issued my visa right away, and I already got it delivered. I had my interview on Monday morning, and I got my visa on Wednesday!! This whole process in Seoul only took 21 days, while the previous process in the US took over 10 months.

I am so happy about seeing my husband soon, even though I am also sad about leaving my family, friends and others behind. BTW I need to take a flight to Las Vegas, but none of airlines from Korea have non-stop flights to LV. So I have to transfer at Los Angeles airtport(LAX), which I have never been to. I always flew into Seattle. I have only 2 hours at LAX before I get on a flight of United Airlines or US Airways (waiting). Is 2 hours going to be enough? Especially since I am a foreigner, the line at the immigration is always much longer than the line for US citizens or residents.

Maybe I would have to sleep in the LA airport, but I will finally see my hubby anyway. I will try to think positively.

Family relation certificate is just one of Korea's family register certificates. Korea used to issue only one certificate that contains all the information about an individual, but recently it has decided to issue five different types of certificates, which include identification certificate (similar to birth certificate), family relation certificate, marriage relation certificate, adoption relation certificate, and special adoption relation certificate. I don't like this change. It just made me translate more documents. For non-Koreans, this family relation certificate is not relevant.

For your information, it took about 11 months for us to have our visa interview since we sent our I-130 petition.

My husband sent I-130 petition in early October of 2007, and received NOA1 in late January. As soon as we received the notice, we sent I-129F petition to the USCIS. Both I-130 and I-129F petition were approved in early May (May 5 and May 6). Unfortunately for us, our approved petitions were not received by NVC for three months. Finally on July 31, they were both received and be sent to the US embassy in Seoul. On August 5, the US embassy sent e-Packet (Packet 3.5) to my husband's email. Based on the information on Packet 3.5, I submitted an online interview scheduling form. In two hours after I submitted the form, I received another e-Packet (Packet4) with my interview date (8:30 a.m. on August 25) from the embassy. I hope this information will help some of VJ members.

I had my visa interview at the US embassy in Seoul this morning.

I was told that my visa will be issued in 5 days.

Interview questions were very simple and plain.

The consul only asked when we first met and when we got married.

I brought my passport, DS-156 (2), DS 230 Part I, SEO97, medical exam document, police certificate, birth certificate, marriage certificate, family relation certificate, receipt of visa processing fee ($131), and translations of all non-English documents. For affidavit of support, I brought I-134(notarized) and a letter from my husband's employer. I also brought an album to prove our relationship, but the consul didn't ask it.

I am so excited about seeing my husband real soon.

Congratulations!!!

BTW, what's the family relation certificate