DeathNova

WOOOOOOOT!!!

So jealous

But happy that this time tomorrow I will have picked Chris up from the airport

I just read your signature, as a military member with experience in clearances, intelligence, etc. I can tell you this makes absolutely no sense. No where would USCIS ever have anything to do with a DoD security clearance. Office of Personnel Management might ask THEM for information in order to process a clearance which is not uncommon when you have foreign contacts (eg. USCIS may be contacted to verify that you're immigrating legally as a clearance will be denied if one is found to be associating with an illegal immigrant.)

The only reason I can think of for this that is even close to logical is that the military is investigating him for something or there is other derogatory information on his OPM investigation that would preclude him from being allowed to sponsor a visa. When I first consulted with an attorney about all of this I was informed that the I-129F approval process is an investigation into the person making the request and not the beneficiary, the beneficiary investigation comes once the package is at the embassy.

DeathNova how do you know when your paperwork leaves NVC and when it arrives there? Just wondering so when i receive my NOA2 i can keep track. DO you call them? or they email , or can you check online like with USCIS website? Thanks

There is a link on the top of your screen, Embassy Info. Find your country and all the steps and phone numbers will be listed there. You need to call around to get the information.

BTW: Your country has inferior potassium.

Ironically USCIS just sent a bounce notice for my NOA2 saying the letter was returned. Apparently they don't forward immigration mail and I still have a forward on my box from deployment.

The clowns on at USCIS asked a slew of ignorant questions, updated my address to the same thing that it is currently, put a bunch of notes on the account, and promised a response within 45 days while frankly I don't really care to hear from them again.

Does not matter since the package already left NVC.

Received NOA2 on December 10th for NOA1 on August 13th.

so you're still in Iraq now??

Hopefully he wouldn't answer a question like that in a public forum.

I'm deployed to the Middle East as well. No expedite, didn't apply and wouldn't qualify.

Ummm I think it's like anything else in this process... a ####### shoot!

I too have seen almost every known request for a military deployment expedite here on VJ be approved.

I'm curious if you were actually denied after trying of if you are just going by what your lawyer told you.

Forgive me for sounding harsh, but as an honorable member of military law enforcement I must state my opinion that asking for a military expedite is an abuse of authority. A lot of government agencies will grant almost any request written on Command letterhead but that does not mean it's morally correct.

I stand by my original assessment that there is no legit reason to expedite for a deployment unless the entire process is aimed at completion prior to the commencement of the deployment so your new dependents can claim benefits. Otherwise you're just cutting in line.

USCIS knows of my deployment status and again there is no expedite. I did not ask for one and do not want one if it means cheating the system.

active military personal will go directly to top of list.he wont wait long for noa2

There is no expedited military service, it does not matter if you're deploying, and the NOA2 will not be fast. All of that is just an urban legend. I'm still waiting for NOA2 just like all of the other August filers.

I'm in the U.S. military forward deployed to the Middle East currently in the K-1 process. USCIS has my deployment letter and they really don't care. The only reason they even need to know is because i'll likely be exempt from certain requirements (like showing up to the embassy appointment.) If you're deployed there is no reason to expedite anyways because you can't get married when you're in the sandbox. Just wait like everyone else.

My case is being handled by a fairly decent immigration attorney who corroborated this information.

This is not right. We sent expedite fax on Nov 11 and got approved on Nov 12 because my fiance is deployed.

You got lucky, don't expect others to get the same. Expediting a deployed member's petition makes absolutely no sense other than trying to solicit a favor because of one's position.

active military personal will go directly to top of list.he wont wait long for noa2

There is no expedited military service, it does not matter if you're deploying, and the NOA2 will not be fast. All of that is just an urban legend. I'm still waiting for NOA2 just like all of the other August filers.

I'm in the U.S. military forward deployed to the Middle East currently in the K-1 process. USCIS has my deployment letter and they really don't care. The only reason they even need to know is because i'll likely be exempt from certain requirements (like showing up to the embassy appointment.) If you're deployed there is no reason to expedite anyways because you can't get married when you're in the sandbox. Just wait like everyone else.

My case is being handled by a fairly decent immigration attorney who corroborated this information.

Being deployed can be grounds for an expedite it seems, which is why I said mostly military get them, just being in the military doesn't do it alone. Basically situations that expedites are granted for are much more typical for people in the military, for someone not in the military it does pretty much have to be life and death.

I'm not sure what would be necessary for that. My attorney knew my situation in depth and did not mention it at all. We sent USCIS an official letter from the DoD stating that I would be indefinitely deployed to a combat zone and would not be available for any questioning, RFE, embassy appointments, etc.

I'm not sure what the real story is but my attorney required the financial support, proof of employment, etc. be sent with the I-129F. Conversely, some of the stuff that is in the VJ guide (eg. intent to marry) he said he had never even heard of and was completely immaterial. I told him to shush and send it anyways, he just shook his head.

Work visa's have a fee to expedite and it's (as far as I know) always approved, k1/3 visa's can be expedited but I don't think there is a fee, but it's rarely approved, generally it's used for people who are in the military, otherwise it's hard to qualify.

I'm military and there is nothing expedited about my petition. Only work permits have the pay for expedite option so i'm quite certain any < 30 day entries you see are just corrupting the database and making the VJ estimations less accurate.

I don't think fred and happy dancer have switched places yet... fred only checks when I make him! (which sadly is pretty easy... I just remind him he's our only hope for a noa2 since the rest of us have checked twice already on any given day... he could be the lucky one! mwuahaha). I'm having one of those lonely days missing my woman, and of course it's the middle of the night too so not the best time to call (I don't think she'd mind a call at 3 am but the rest of her family probably would rather I wait about 6 hours hehe).

The weeks are flying by these days, and every time we hit another weekend, the next week that goes by is a more significant portion of the total time left. Of course, it'd be nice if igor's list would show some serious movement, enough of these slow approval weeks and I'll lose faith in my optimistic projection of when we'll start seeing NOA2's (and so far no new july noa2's that I've seen... I did just notice http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profil...l=&id=48967 , how lucky of them).

HOLY COW! I can't believe they process that fast there! I'm so jealous right now!

Either they made a typo or they're pulling a joke. That did not happen. The expedited processing is for work visas only as far as i'm aware.

Has anyone ever had any trouble with not having police reports from countries where you've visited *less* than six months? Mine was in one country for a little over two months and I would really not be looking forward to having to get that report!

What about DAS not keying the re-entry? We had this happen on a six day trip somewhere else.

All,

My fiancee does not have full custody of her child and will not be able to travel outside the country with him. We listed him on the I-129F as our attorney advised that it is required but i'm concerned about the embassy giving her trouble. Are we still required to apply for the K-2 (eg. take the child to the medical, apply for and present his passport to the embassy, etc?) or can we just apply for the K-1 without regard for the child?

Thanks!

Will he need to come to the medical, obtain a passport, etc. even though he won't be getting a visa?

My fiancee does not intend to bring her child (on going custody issue with the ex-bf). Does she need to do anything with the child in this process other than list him on the I-129F and explain to the CO that he won't be following?

So your number isn't something like EAC-08-225-XXXXX? august filers should have something between about 200-235 according to what I had read (I'm being lazy and just basing the range off my own number there). The final 5 digits could really be a random number for all I know... let us know if you fall in the 200-235 range (or well, really close to it... if not then I guess what I read was wrong or I remembered it wrong).

Mine is EAC-08-222-XXXXX

What the heck is an "Igor thing?"

I new here. I've been reading this thread with interest. What are the chances of a fraud investigation in this scenario? This actually happened to me. I met this woman, on a tourist visa, through her cousin(my coworker). We got to know each other in a week. We got a marriage license and a joint bank account. We were to be married in one week from the license application. She wanted a green card and I was doing a friend a favor. It was only after getting the license that I read the forms for filing with the USCIS that I got worried. Especially about the fraud part. So I called off the wedding. I told them I wanted no part of a sham marriage. They were pissed. So the woman left her cousin's house to stay with her aunt in the next town. I later learned that she applied for a visa extension because her visa was expiring in a month's time. But within 17 days of getting the first marriage license with me she went and married another man. I was surprised. I was told that she was going to her home country but in the meantime she met a soldier through her aunt and they apparently fell in love and got married. All in weeks time. So I asked my coworker how can this be? She told me that her cousin was so distraught that she really fell in love this time and it's all legit. I don't buy it. Not only that I learned that the soldier had his so called bride apply for and receive an ID card and medical card. They are also staying at the aunt's house so they are receiving BAH(Basic Allowance for Housing) money which is tax free. Heck she did better for herself than marrying me. Would having two marriage licenses with two different men, getting married to the second man and having filed for a visa extension while doing it trigger a fraud investigation with the USCIS or ICE? With the groom being a soldier he also has to worry about the US Army Criminal Investigation Command. Does getting married on a tourist visa automatically trigger a fraud investigation especially in this case? Is the USCIS so overworked that this will slip through? I guess those women are counting on it. I know the woman's intent is to get a GC and eventual citizenship. Has anyone heard of this happening? I'm not one to report people for flaunting immigration laws and I wouldn't like to be a witness against them in an investigation. Then again the fraud in this is so obvious. Just had to get this off my chest.

I have some experience with this (U.S. military police), just notify CID and the soldier will be swiftly charged under the UCMJ. BAH fraud is a hot ticket item with the DoD. The case will probably trickle over to the civilian authorities from there and she'll get hers too.

How necessary is it to accompany your fiancee. I read stories of people going to Bogota and being turned away for not having the other present. On the other hand my attorney states that it's not necessary and completely immaterial to the adjudication.

The major issue is that i'm U.S. military and require excessive approvals to travel abroad on personal business, especially to Colombia. It's a whole novel of paperwork and requires at least a couple of months to complete requiring the final approval of the Commanding Officer, the three-star in charge of the region, and the DAO at the embassy and this assumes there are no operational commitments or threat conditions preventing my travel.

I do have an official letter from the command addressed to USCIS stating that i'm unavailable to attend any meetings due to operational commitments.

Thoughts?

(BTW: What's up with all of these people being asked to show additional evidence at the embassy. Aren't the photos and e-mails included with the I-129F filing sufficient or do you have to bring more?)

Just passing through