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We successfully completed a walkin Bio at Baltimore's center. As mentioned previously the guard seemed to have discretion over who could. We explained that I was the only one to drive

my wife and I'd be returning to teach the following week. She said, "I am letting you go but you are taking someone else's place who did have an appointment." We looked around and the place was empty. Guess that's why she let us go.

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Wait until you get to America, you will miss Thai food so much!

All the best on your journey.

Thailand is a tourist friendly enough place to do on your own. I lived in Thailand for four years and would travel solo or with a fellow American companion often and very infrequently had trouble. If you enjoy Vietnam, you're likely to love Thailand. Too much to do to list here, but I'd be happy to discuss any destination spots and give you the advantages and disadvantages.

I would choose Hua Hin over Pattaya. It is about the same distance from Bangkok, 3 hours, and is smaller and cleaner, although in the past decade it has seen an explosion in tourists like Pattaya. Depending on when you go i.e. the monsoon some beach locations would be preferable. If you enjoy mountains, the north has some scenic locales.

Bangkok itself is fun for a couple of days. However, the bustle can get old quickly. Having lived there I prefer to spend as little time as possible. Nonetheless I still have my guilty pleasures such as Oishi Japanese buffet. A good one in the Thong Lor area and a premium one in Siam Discovery shopping mall.

Feel free to respond or PM me for more info.

We're heading back to Thailand this June for a month and I'm looking forward to it.

This is true but the list can be used to help understand why someone hasnt recieved an interview date. My own interview never showed on the schedual. My husband used that info to convince them they were interviewing people that came after our case. They admitted their mistake & allowed us to choose any date we wanted.

We had a similar case in which people who had returned Packet 3 after us were being scheduled for interviews before my wife. I emailed them and within a day my wife had her interview date.

The service to which your fiancée is referring in the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Consular Division. You can have Thai to English documents verified and stamped with an official seal for about 200 Baht per page. Ning is correct that it is not necessary for documents submitted to USCIS. However, your fiancée may wish to have this verification done on some documents. For example, my wife had it done for her Thai teacher certificate, so she could provide the certified translation to the state's Dept. of Education.

I had documents notarized at the US embassy in Bangkok. It wasn't cheap, about $30 a page if memory serves me correctly. A marriage certificate and commingling of assets are far superior proof to affidavits.

You mention an either/or choice of taking a job outside of your career path or going to school. You could do both. There are many folks, including this one, who work full time and study concurrently. Another option is to stay on your career path. Optimism begets opportunity. Many of those who have lost jobs and consider themselves 'unemployable' experience just that. We all win some and lose some, yet those who are tenacious always succeed.

It is not necessary to submit Proof of Ongoing Relationship with the I-129F petition. All that is required is to submit proof of having met in person (been together physically) within the last two years: Photocopies of entry stamps in a Passport, boarding passes, hotel receipts, etc. may satisfy this requirement.

There are some of the belief that "Front-loading" the petition i.e. including proof of ongoing relationship with the I-129F is beneficial at embassies that are known not to accept the submission of evidence at the time of the beneficiary's interview and then claim that there is inadequate proof of a relationship. It can do no harm to include Proof of Ongoing Relationship with the I-129F petition. However, you may wish to limit it to a few items, such as recent phone records, emails, and photographs.

At the time of the interview for the K-1 visa, it is prudent to have an abundance of Proof of Ongoing Relationship, although it is common for the Interviewing Officer to merely glance at a fraction of it. When my wife interviewed, she brought two grocery bags full of chat logs, emails, snail mail (including cards), photographs, etc. I thought at the time that it was a bit much, but she wanted to and she did receive the visa without incident.

It would be of benefit for your fiancé and yourself to have some snail mail going both ways (I sent back to her along with other evidence some of the cards she had sent me) to submit at the time of the interview. Does not need to be dozens of multipage correspondence, rather a sampling of a few letters or cards.

EDIT: Just noticed that you are the beneficiary. Hopefully your fiancé writes a few more letters. It doesn't matter how cheesy they may sound.

I'd go for the more expensive official ones. However, that is based on the information you provided.

I'm going through this process myself. I send last 3 paystubs, last 3 bank statements, last 3 filed income tax returns. If you need transcripts get them right away, they take 4-6 weeks to receive them and their's no cost. You need someone in Human Resources to verify your employment and write that letter. It should be put on the company's letterhead.

Wow! Your advise sounds almost exactly like mine. We must be on to something.

Generally tax transcripts take 1 week, though they could several weeks

Ordering tax transcripts from the IRS is free and easy. Having the last three years is best.

Speak with someone in Human Resources at UPS and explain that citizen and immigration services is requesting the letter be typed on company stationary. Hopefully they will obligingly do it.

There is a strong possibility that even if you file today, she won't receive the visa until after giving birth to your child. Why wait an additional eight months or longer?

Also it helps to have it typed on stationary with the company letterhead, not a hand written note on loose leaf paper.

Do you currently have a 2 or 10 year Green Card? Just check the expiration date. Also do you have documentation, such as police reports, of your husband's abuse? This may be wise to have at the interview to substantiate your claim.

All the best.

Second the advice to wait for an RFE before sending additional documents.

As mentioned by a previous poster, this may be an embassy specific question best posed in the appropriate regional forum.

We supplied letters of intent to marry at the interview as well as an abundance of evidence of ongoing relationship.

No further proof of intent to marry was given.

Thank you Thank you! Is it as much work as AOS? The two year break was so nice I'm not looking forward to starting more paperwork.

It's been almost two years, huh? Glad to see you back at VJ. Hope the two of you have been doing well.

ROC seems quite straight forward. We're preparing all the evidence to send in July.

All the best

My wife is about six and a half months older than me. We had no trouble at all.

All the best.

Bit difficult remembering from 2 1/2 years ago, but I believe the petition was approved on a Sunday.

Generally once the case is transferred, you shall be approved without an interview. There have been a few exceptions, but most take the transfer as a good sign.

The wife's EAD and AP were processed in about 50 days from filing.

I believe others would agree when I suggest you find out the precise wording of the denial on the sheet of paper given to your fiancée. This allows you to prepare to overcome the claim against you. You mentioned forwarding "a mountain of evidence," but specifically what did you send? Evidence is embassy specific, but for example the Bangkok embassy does not accept calling cards as proof of ongoing relationship. More information is required in order to assist you.

With a guy like you, how could she say 'no?'

Two years is fine. It does not state on the I-751 petition instructions that 3 years are required, merely records showing co-mingling of finances for the duration of your marriage to date.

Thank you, we have plenty of those.

for the removal of conditions they want 3 years tex returns, tax transcripts are better,what ever you chose

What if at the time of filing (July 2011) we only have two years of jointly filed tax returns (2009 & 2010)? Do I still include the third year's return from before she immigrated?

It will be hard however to find a good job...

Most places are taking Americans over green card holders because of the poor economy. Even jobs like retail are hard to get. It gets harder also depending on the state you are in.

A good job is quite relative. For some, a six figure salary is a good job. For me, a good job is any service that helps society, whether cutting grass, spinning pizza dough, or teaching at a university. Though some people place much value on income, it is not everything. There can be a strong sense of pride in a job well done, especially when it assists others. One can live on very little and if one wishes for more, there is something valuable about saving up for an item.

There is always work available for those willing to work.