I Miss Her

I was informed by the USCIS that my wife's Green-Card was lost in the mail because I never received it and neither did they. It's completely frustrating to pay $370.00 now after I already paid almost $1000 for the adjustment of status application. Is there any way I can avoid paying this fee?

Also, how long can I wait before applying for the Green Card? In other words, if I go to the USCIS office and they stamp my wife's passport for a year (I'm not sure what that stamp is called but it's the one they usually do to prove that you're a permanent resident if the green card is lost of in process), can I wait a year before I apply for her Green Card?

Thanks for any help.

You have to file form I-90 and may not require to paying any fee.

Hello,

Our Noa2 is received on July and we were still waiting for the NVC letter.

It has been almost 5 months but still nothing in hand.even NVC did not create a file number for our case.

Today my husband called up USCIS office to check with them if there is something wrong.

I am confused please help because now USCIS is asking to fill I-824 form and pay USD340.

Do you know what is this form and why they ask this?I never read about this forum here while the people are on CR-1 visa.

Thanks for your help.

Form I-824 is use to request a duplicate approval notice, to request approval notice to another U.S. Consulate, and to request notice to a U.S. Consulate for derivative visas to family members.

You should not be calling USCIS after NOA2 instead bug NVC for your case.

SEE THE MATHEMATICAL EQUATIONS GIVEN AS UNDER .IT IS VERY INTERESTING & IMPORTANT TOO :-

Equation 1

Human = eat + sleep + work + enjoy

Donkey = eat + sleep

Therefore,

Human = Donkey + work + enjoy

Therefore,

Human - enjoy = Donkey + work

In other words,

Human that don't know enjoy = Donkey that work

Equation 2

Men = eat + sleep + earn money

Donkeys = eat + sleep

Therefore,

Men = Donkeys + earn money

Therefore,

Men - earn money = Donkeys

In other words,

Men that don't earn money = Donkeys

Equation 3

Women = eat + sleep + spend

Donkeys = eat + sleep

Therefore,

Women = Donkeys + spend

Therefore,

Women - spend = Donkeys

In other words,

Women that don't spend = Donkeys

To Conclude:

From Equation 2 and Equation 3

Men that don't earn money = Women that don't spend.

So, Men earn money not to let women become Donkeys! (Postulate 1)

And, Women spend not to let men become Donkeys! (Postulate 2)

So, we have?

Men + Women = Donkeys + earn money + Donkeys + spend money

Therefore from Postulates 1 and 2, we can conclude

Man + Woman = 2 Donkeys that live happily together

1. Cigarette : A pinch of tobacco rolled in paper with fire at one end & a fool at the other.

2. Doctor : A person who kills your ills by pills, and kills you with his bills.

3. Marriage : It's an agreement in which a man loses his bachelor degree and a woman gains her master

4. Divorce : Future tense of marriage

5. Lecture : An art of transferring information from the notes of the lecturer to the notes of the students without passing through "the minds of either".

6. Conference : The confusion of one man multiplied by the number present.

7. Compromise : The art of dividing a cake in such a way that everybody believes he got the biggest piece.

8. Tears : The hydraulic force by which masculine will-power is defeated by feminine water-power .

9. Dictionary : A place where divorce comes before marriage.

10. Conference Room : A place where everybody talks, nobody listens & everybody disagrees later on.

11. Ecstasy : A feeling when you feel you are going to feel a feeling you have never felt before.

12. Classic : A book which people praise, but do not read.

13. Smile : A curve that can set a lot of things straight.

14. Office : A place where you can relax after your strenuous home life.

15. Yawn : The only time some married men ever get to open their mouth.

16. Etc. : A sign to make others believe that you know more than you actually do.

17. Committee: Individuals who can do nothing individually and sit to decide that nothing can be done together.

18. Experience : The name men give to their mistakes.

19. Atom Bomb: An invention to end all inventions.

20. Philosopher : A fool who torments himself during life, to be spoken of when dead.

21. Diplomat : A person who tells you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip.

22. Opportunist : A person who starts taking bath if he accidentally falls into a river.

23. Optimist : A person who while falling from Eiffel Tower says in midway "See I am not injured yet."

24. Pessimist :- A person who says that O is the last letter in ZERO, Instead of the first letter in word OPPORTUNITY.

25. Miser : A person who lives poor so that he can die rich.

26. Father : A banker provided by nature.

27. Criminal : A guy no different from the rest... except that he got caught.

28. Boss : Someone who is early when you are late and late when you are early.

29. Politician : One who shakes your hand before elections and your Confidence after.

30. Computer Engineer : One who gets paid for reading such mails......

My husband arrived in the USA 3 months ago, and has now left me and his daughter behind to go live with friends in another state. I do not know the address. I called ICE to report him. What other steps do I need to take to ensure that he be caught for fraud?

He has not did AOS yet but has applied, not interview yet.

Sorry to hear this.

Is it possible to contact local police and file for “missing person” report?

Send notarized letter to USCIS for withdrawing “affidavit of support”.

File for divorce.

Hi,

We're preparing to send in the Adjustment of Status application and I'm at the part where we complete the 325a forms, one for the new wife and each k2 child.

Do I need to complete and enclose a 325a for myself again as I did during the original k1 application?

Tx

Yes. I hope that this link will give you more info: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...mp;page=k1k3aos

I am planning on putting a bank verification letter with my ds230. Should i also need to submit the bank statement to NVC?

You do not need to submit it, unless you are including your assets to meet poverty guidelines of 2009.

My wife just got the EAD card.

Now she will apply for the SSN.

The EAD expires at 3/31/10

My question is.

Will her SS card show an expiration date (3/31/10) stamped on the card?

If the answer it is YES, what has to be done to replace the SS card after the GC has been received?

There will be no expiration date on Social Security Card. For more info, check: http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10002.html

Well today I went to the grocery and while I was driving back I got a call from my mom who was at my house. She said, you got something in the mail from Department of Homeland Security. I was like "OPEN IT NOW" I was so excited. I thought it was my approval. But NOOOO it was an RFE. I sent a translated copy of my marriage contract with my application. Evidently, they wanted the original as well. So as soon as I got it I ran myself up to the post office and sent it back priority mail. So guys, tell me how much additional time is this RFE gonna add to my case???

You should send original’s photocopy along with translated ones.

I sent original certificate photocopy and translated.

Do not worry; it will not take much time for approval.

Hi VJer's my husbands interview is tmorw morning in Abu Dhabi......I am so stressed I cant even type..........

Please pray for us...............

Khadija

Wish you good luck

Hi, everyone. I would really appreciate any information you can share about my questions.

1. My husband was studying 3 years ago, but worked as a part-timer. In short, he didn't make much money as the NVC requires. However, right now, he is employed in the USAF. What should we do about our situation? Will the 3 years income tax affect the decision on the interview?

Including 3-years tax return is optional (form I-864, question#25). You will be fine with 2008 Tax return.

2. He told me that I need to get a TIN before he can get his recent tax transcript. Is this right? It's taking a long time. I submitted a form applying for a TIN and we have not got any reply for IRS yet. How long will it take?

If you have SSN then do not need TIN. I do not whether you will get TIN or not. Are you currently in US?

3. My husband scheduled my interview on April 3rd, and we're not done with NVC yet. Is that possible?

Yes, it is possible for K-3 visa even your NVC journey not completed for CR1/IR1 visa.

Thanks everyone! :-)

How to request an IRS tax transcript

Preference 1: By Phone

Call 1-800-829-1040.

When Calling Between the Hours of 7AM to 10PM,

Select “All Other Options, i.e., Option # 3"

Enter the Social Security Number (SSN) or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN).

Then select option # 3, "Request a Tax Transcript/ Photocopy of your Tax Return"

Enter the Numbers in your street address.

Option 2 (Transcript of Tax Return)

Enter the year of the Return you are requesting.

Preference 2: By Phone

When calling at any other time,

Select “Option #2

Enter the Social Security Number (SSN) or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN).

Then, Option #1, enter the Numbers in your street address.

Then, Option #2, enter the Year of the Return you are requesting.

Preference 3: By Mail

You can also order the transcripts by mail.

For form and other info, check: http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc156.html

Note: By using Preference 1, Preference 2 and Preference 3, you will get your Tax transcript(s) within 7 - 14 days.

Preference 4: By Fax

Call: 800-829-1040, normal business hours 7AM to 10PM, Mon - Fri, except Federal holidays.

Option #2 “Questions about your Personal Tax Account”

Option #2 (again) “Questions about your Personal Tax Account”

Enter your Social Security Number (SSN) or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) and follow the prompts.

Option #1 At this point, remains online and DO NOT follow the prompts.

…You will eventually reach a person.

Request a Tax Transcript by Fax (please be near the fax machine as it has confidential information about YOU).

Preference 5: By person appearance

If you stop by at a local IRS office and they should be able to give you Tax Transcript.

Select your State and City: http://www.irs.gov/localcontacts/index.html

Note: By using Preference 4 and Preference 5, you will get your Tax transcript(s) within 10- 15 minutes.

Source: Actual experience (all above), Google search and IRS for information.

Please feel free to update this info as IRS automated phone options change from year to year.

I called the IRS number, and the ability to order tax return transcripts doesn't seem to be possible any longer through their automated system. Now when you get to to the end of the automated system, it says the office is closed and to call back during the weekday.

Anyone else have this happen to them?

Queuedup, I received my 2008 IRS tax transcript by using automated phone service in one week.

Few years back, I got it by fax and I do not know now, as I did not try.

I had sent my I-864 during the middle of February. I received an REF for I-864A and letter of employment. I sent both of those form. NVC received both forms and everything was ok. Now NVC is saying they did not receive the I-864A and the letter of employment. I talked to 2 people and they are both telling me different things. One of them is saying all NVC is asking for is DS-230 while the other is saying I need to send in the I-864A and letter of employment. I'm so confused. I sent this stuff in already. NVC received the stuff March 13th. When I listen to the AVR it says "when my financial stuff was reviewed I was missing documents" But I dont know what documents it is. One of them is saying its the DS-230 while the other is saying its the I-864A and letter of employment. I don't know if they want me to resend the I-864A and letter of employment or the DS-230. Can someone PLEASE PLEASE help me.

It is an old AVR message and looks like not updated. As I read somewhere, AOS and DS-230 handle by different department so both NVC operators may be right. But my concern is they received your I-864A and employment of letter on March 13 and it is an almost a month. Talking to someone is only best source for info. Try next working day and I hope everything will be all right.

Starting this thread for people who got interview dates for May. Let's wait together during this hopefully last stage before all this nonsense is over and we can be with out jans!!!

Want to thank all of you for your advice through this, VJ made this whole process so easy and minimized my ulcers and grey hairs. Just got my wife's interview letter today by email for May 18, so happy & excited

NVC made me wait a very long weekend 2 weeks ago before they completed my case on a Monday. So I thought was facing another long weekend, this time 3 days, before they gave me a date next week. But thankfully, got the letter tonight at 8:20 pm. I was very shocked since most people I spoke to received the letter in mornings. I rushed back from work and I checked my email at 6pm in the evening today, but was very disappointed and stressed when I did not see any letter from NVC. Thought about calling NVC, but then thought again, as I didn't want to hear the same BS from them about waiting 8 weeks. Thought I was doomed to wait the weekend, as didn't think the NVC was still working after 6pm and Friday is a holiday. I know NVC is working on Friday, but they would probably be pissed they had to work on a holiday and would probably slack off . I decided to sleep off the disappointment and depression, so took a 3 hour nap. And once I woke up, the letter was there and the Rangers are going to the playoffs!! Best Thursday ever. I am still so surprised, did not expect the NVC to work so late. God bless them, unlike those lazy idiots at USCIS.

Now have my fingers crossed that the Embassy don't push my date back, as some people from my Embassy got date pushed back a week for April. So can't really book tix to join my wife until 2 weeks before interview date, when I can be sure they won't push back, . But that's a worry for later, nothing's gona spoil this weekend now!

I did have a question, NVC sent the appointment letter and the checklist of what original and photocopy documents the NVC received for the interview. But did not get any medical instructions, which I thought would come with the letter. Should I just follow the instructions at the Embassy website for the medical?

Good News!!! And congratulations for coming interview. Are you falling under category of CR1 or IR1? Just curious to know.

For your info:

Instructions for Medical Examination of Immigrant Visa Applicants

http://dhaka.usembassy.gov/uploads/images/...on_Mar16_09.pdf

OR

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_3739.html

http://www.visajourney.com/consulates/inde...h&cty=Dhaka

http://www.***removed***/gc/consular/medica...xamination.html

Hey, thanks for the links, already went through this and the ***removed*** one is pretty helpful, think I'll ask my wife to go to that one, Dr. Wahab. We got married on December 27, 2007, and I plan on bringing her here in early June 2009, so I guess it is CR1. That's what the NVC have listed in all their correspondence.

I was a little confused about medical since many said NVC sends instructions for medical with interview letter, but I only received interview letter with documents checklist of what NVC received. No instructions medical. So I'll just use the instructions on the Dhaka embassy website and the DOS website. Though this is confusing as well as Dhaka Embassy lists 2 approved doctors while DOS website lists 3. Why can't they get their stuff together?

My advice, just do not wait for medical instructions from Dhaka embassy as it will take some time to arrive. Make medical appointment with designated doctor and take NVC interview letter printout along with require documents, i.e., passport, photographs, etc.

My wife medical done but she is still waiting medical instruction from US consulate, Mumbai.

Sorry can u explain me how they got ur email if u leaved to a operator or some??

I did not submit it or talk to anyone at NVC yet. My only guess is they obtained it from my "evidence of marraige" e-mails in my I-130 petititon.

Yes, you are right.

Otherwise, there is no source that NVC know beneficiary e-mail address.

Petitioner does write their e-mail address (optional) on I-129F form and cover letter, if any.

Other source is if beneficiary send DS-3032 by e-mail to NVC.

we are abt to send the i130 for cr1 can anybody answer this question on the form g325A?

This form is submitted in connection with an application for:??????

On form G-325A for IR1 (I-130):

As a petitioner, I checked the box other (specify) and mentioned “Spouse I-130” and as a beneficiary, my wife checked the box Status as Permanent Resident.

Hi everybody.

For those that have their K3 interview in Manila. Does the embassy require you to pay for document verification? How much did that cost and where did you pay to get the documents verified.

don and jen

For your info:

http://www.olvis.com/philippine-fiance-visa-k1-04.htm

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/lofivers...hp/t119288.html

Finally, after more than one year of waiting, my interview was schedulled!!!!

It will happen on may 8th!!!!!!!

Praise the Lord!!!!

I am so excited that I want to share with everybody!!!!!!

Congratulations and wish you good luck

we're just wondering if the k3 flies through faster and the cr1 lags behind, do we still have to keep doing it?

Visa approval time for both is almost same (just 2-4 weeks apart).

A friend of mine is in dilema. He is US citizen and on his last trip to India got married. The girl has B1/B2 visa and has visited US couple of times already in the past. Can she enter in US on B1/B2 visa and file the paper work I-130 and I-485 can she wait here or does she need to go back to India ? What is best route here ? or should they get re-married ? Do he need to worry about 30-60 day rule or something ? Thanks alot in advance.

Immigration and Nationality Act, Sec. 245. [8 U.S.C. 1255] provide basic legal authority for adjustment of status.

What you want to do it is not as per immigration law. If a person enters, the United States as a visitor, with the obvious intention of applying for immigrant status, their adjustment of status application will denied in the exercise of discretion.

Three questions:

1-After you file for AOS, how long does it take to get the social security card in the mail? Time range?

Why you want to wait for AOS for SSN?

Once beneficiary here in US apply EAD and SSN.

Starting this thread for people who got interview dates for May. Let's wait together during this hopefully last stage before all this nonsense is over and we can be with out jans!!!

Want to thank all of you for your advice through this, VJ made this whole process so easy and minimized my ulcers and grey hairs. Just got my wife's interview letter today by email for May 18, so happy & excited

NVC made me wait a very long weekend 2 weeks ago before they completed my case on a Monday. So I thought was facing another long weekend, this time 3 days, before they gave me a date next week. But thankfully, got the letter tonight at 8:20 pm. I was very shocked since most people I spoke to received the letter in mornings. I rushed back from work and I checked my email at 6pm in the evening today, but was very disappointed and stressed when I did not see any letter from NVC. Thought about calling NVC, but then thought again, as I didn't want to hear the same BS from them about waiting 8 weeks. Thought I was doomed to wait the weekend, as didn't think the NVC was still working after 6pm and Friday is a holiday. I know NVC is working on Friday, but they would probably be pissed they had to work on a holiday and would probably slack off . I decided to sleep off the disappointment and depression, so took a 3 hour nap. And once I woke up, the letter was there and the Rangers are going to the playoffs!! Best Thursday ever. I am still so surprised, did not expect the NVC to work so late. God bless them, unlike those lazy idiots at USCIS.

Now have my fingers crossed that the Embassy don't push my date back, as some people from my Embassy got date pushed back a week for April. So can't really book tix to join my wife until 2 weeks before interview date, when I can be sure they won't push back, . But that's a worry for later, nothing's gona spoil this weekend now!

I did have a question, NVC sent the appointment letter and the checklist of what original and photocopy documents the NVC received for the interview. But did not get any medical instructions, which I thought would come with the letter. Should I just follow the instructions at the Embassy website for the medical?

Good News!!! And congratulations for coming interview. Are you falling under category of CR1 or IR1? Just curious to know.

For your info:

Instructions for Medical Examination of Immigrant Visa Applicants

http://dhaka.usembassy.gov/uploads/images/...on_Mar16_09.pdf

OR

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_3739.html

http://www.visajourney.com/consulates/inde...h&cty=Dhaka

http://www.***removed***/gc/consular/medica...xamination.html

Once you send the AOS/IV documents to NVC, how long does it take to show up in their system? The AVR system still has not been updated and the operator has told me they are not in their system yet. I believe my lawyer mailed them last week. Thanks in advance.

It takes time to update, so do not depends on AVR. Best source for info is to talk someone @ NVC.