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My NOA 2 never came in the mail. I called USCIS and they told me I need to file form I-824, but that's a 340$ paper. Is there any way that I could get the NOA 2 without paying? Also from what I understand the NOA 2 is only needed at the AOS stage, is this correct?
Why do u need NOA2 now?
Your PAcket 3 is already at the embassy which was ffd from the NVC.
If u werent approved NVC wouldnt have u sent u the packet.
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i am looking for flights now going to the US,... there are some airlines that stops in asian countries like Japan, HK, etc...is it ok?thanks!
YES it's ok.
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So what do I need to do now, where does my packet go next and how do I set up the medical and interview?
You Both will received the PAcket 3. What u can to is go to Manilla US embassy and check out what 's included in the PACKET 3 and start gather all the required documents.
here FROM THE GUIDES
What to send to your fiance(e) once the I-129F is approved (Receive NOA2): 1. A copy of the entire I-129f package (that you made when you sent the petition in) and a copy of information that you sent back due to an RFE (if you received one).
2. Send all originals of the documentary proof that you submitted for the I-129F to your fiance(e) for their interview at the embassy.
3. Send an original letter affirming your desire to marry your fiance(e) and your continued support of the K-1 Visa. Sign and date the form. This will be similar to the letter you provided with the I-129F, but dated much closer to the interview (it will have most likely been several months since you submitted your I-129F).
4. I-134 Affidavit of Support form. Ensure it is signed, with all required supporting evidence. Begin collecting the required information ahead of time, as it can often take several weeks to collect it all.
5. You will likely need at a minimum (for the above form) two to three of your most recent pay stubs and a signed letter from your employer listing you job title, start date, your salary, and the status (full-time) of your position. Begin collecting these ASAP after your NOA2 arrives. You will also probably want to include other evidence such as your banking information and other assets as required by the I-134. Specifically you will need at least 2 of the 4 options mentioned in Section II-Supporting Evidence of the I-134. See this FAQ for more tips and ueful information on the Affidavit of Support Form.
6. A copy of the NOA2 that you received in the mail.
7. Proof of your ongoing relationship. This needs to be taken to the interview! Include photos, travel documents, emails, etc from between the time you filed and present (NOA1 date-now).
Examples: Copies of phone bills, cell phone bills, emails (you can edit personal info with a marker), letters (edit personal info also), stamps on the letters (to document the date they were sent), and other written documentary proof. Provide a reasonable amount; two to four of each type. Pick a range of dates up to and including the present. You can also include a copy of engagement ring receipt (this is something that is a big optional - do not worry if you do not have a ring yet!)
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As you know, I am the most impatient person....
I have just called NVC and the AVR still has the same message. I check mine and my husbands email every hour waiting for the bloody AOS and IV bills. I never thought I would be so eager to pay a bill..LOL.
I can't wait anymore!!!!!!!!!!! Can we get some sort of expedite through NVC??????
CALL NOW!!!!and Talk to the Operator and asked if u can get ur CASE#.
U'll need a case # to pay for AOS and IV.
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This is a pretty specific query. I've searched the various forums but have not found anything on it. We have been out from the USA and when we return it will be about 10 months out. The intent when we left was a 3 month stay in Thailand to visit her family but due to an illness with her mom, while we where here, she had to stay on to take care of her and the situation. If we knew before hand we would of applied for a Re-entry permit,
So when we return in June she will of been out for about 10 months. With everything I've read it is the sole discretion of the immigration officer, upon arrival, to let one back in with a green card and being gone for more then 6 months but less then a year.
I am trying to avoid any real problem upon our return and was wondering if anyone had any experience with the BKK US Consulate on form DS-117; Application to determine returning resident status. Any pitfalls, dos or don'ts.
She has been a permanent resident for 8+years now.
Thank you in advance for any feedback and or advice.
It's unnecessary but best to check with the Embassy(email them).
The IO,most likely aske what and why were u there for 10 months.
Just tell the truth.
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My wife is a conditional resident about to apply for change of status. Problem is we haven't really moved to the US yet. In the last two years we've been looking for a house and jobs, while we tie up loose ends in our previous country of residence. We have only been to the US three times during the last two years, and each visit was under a month, but we’ve never gone over the one year limit. Immigration isn't going to like us coming back again with a return ticket. Most likely they are going to want an explanation. What is a valid reason for being abroad? So far I've thought of a couple things I could say and show evidence for:
a) My wife is studying abroad
b ) I've been conducting PhD research out of the country
c) My wife's mother has been very ill
Which one do you think is the best, or should I say something else?
Please help! Our two year old daughter and I are both US citizens and I don't want my wife to be exiled, because I can't live in her country on a visa forever...I just don't see how the US government could separate a mother or father from their young child.
You should say all three, if they ask.
But the Bigger Headaches will be when u filing I-751 for ur wife.
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Just one quick question, will I be able to use my new driving license from here that has both detail in Thai/Eng when we visit Michigan after I get there?
i believe that u'll have to have International Driver license.
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the nvc just recently recieved my ds 230 package.how long the review process before it becomes case complete? Is it advisable to email them to ask if my case already complte or any other documents missing?or I just wait for their mail.But mail here in the Philippines is too slow, for almost 1 month to arrive.any tips please
Why not have ur petitioner called up the NVC,instead of u?
you could call up the nvc after a week.
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Hi,
I noticed that some people have received their AOS bill, DS3032 and IV Bills on weekends.
Does the NVC email out on weekends?
Thanks,
YES, Those are the contractors working for the NVC.
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Even though you can't go inside for the interview, I think it is a good idea to be there waiting anyways. You can give her your passport to take to the interview.
I agree. It will mean a lot to her, among other reasons.
Yeap. It'll Be like Once in a Life time and Very important to her.
AFter she passed the Interview , It will be the One of the most Happiest time of your life.
I Plan to go and be with the wife on the interview day, even i know i'll be just wait at the waiting area.
Hope You will get the interview date very soon.
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Hi. I was wondering if I can send a copy of my employment verification letter that I had used to file the K1 visa initially. It is not an original letter but a copy of the original. Will that be ok or not? please help..thanks
YES , thats ok
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So which one is it?!write both RAY JONES
. So which one do i put when filling the applications out? YOU Fiiled out First and Last name unless it asks ur Middle name.
Should i just give both names to ease any confusion and on QUESTION 7.YES
on the I-129f should i also put FIRST and LAST to show the other names that was used? ur 1st, middle, and last
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Hello,
My wife stayed most of her life after 16 in Dubai,UAE. She has a dual passport - BRITISH and PAKISTANI. So when i applied for her GC, i used her British passport etc. Now when we applied for her police cert, the info on it shows her pakistani passport number. What should i do now? When i do eventually go through NVC, will i have problems?
Thanks in advance
"Now when we applied for her police cert, the info on it shows her pakistani passport number."
well coz she 's aslo Pakistan citizen.
You dont do anything. you Just wait til the NVC ask for documents.
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Your wife is here already , So she will receive CR-1 GC & SS card within 2 months .
I-130 no longer relevant to ur wife obataining IR Visa.
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hey guys! i just got my choice of Agent form DS 3032. but i havent yet recieved my AOS Bill. does anybody know when it is mailed by NVC and recieved by the petitioner. i havent mailed back the DS 3032.
please help,
thanks
ur petitioner should get the AOS Bill soon assuming ur choice of agent is ur petitioner.
if u appointed urself a choice of agent, u will be getting it soon.
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Hello,
My wife and I will be going the B2 route. She has all the qualifications to go abroad as a tourist on a tourist visa. My question is, how much does she need to have in her bank account to proove to the officer at the embassy during the interview that she is financially able to go to the US for a period of time?
Information greatly appreciated!
Brian
more the better
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"In my fiancées case she committed no violation of the law but because of her kind and gentle nature she was talked into admitting to a crime she did not commit"
What was that she admitted things she didnt do?
Did she received any paper from from CO/embassy?
This is the 1time hearing by Fiancees getting railroaded at the embassy by COs.
"I have been doing a lot of research on this subject and I have found some interesting case law on the subject"
Tell us abt whatwhat u found.
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Our interview is scheduled for April 20, but mu hubby has only visited once. He stayed from Jun 18 2008 to July 27 2008 and we were married during that time. Since then he hasn't visited, but we have kept records of our Yahoo Messenger conversations and we've spent time together online every day. We've also exchanged cards and gifts through mail.
Do we have reason to fear being denied since he hasn't visited, even though we have kept in regular contact with each other?
Didnt u post this in the moring?
U have nothing to fear , but the fear itself.
Dont worry.
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"I am trying to send a large ($1-3k) at a time. About to start building a house over there for about $10k which might take 3-4 months to build. I assume all this paperwork stuff is ways for the government to find more ways to tax me or something, dunno. Banks and websites getting real paranoid with large amounts of cash. Just same, its not like I'm trying to transfer $100k or anything."
U filed for K-1?
Just for some advice. Do u plan to live in Philippine? or ur building house for ur gf / her parents?
If u have plan to build the house there, ITS BETTER FOR U tO BE THERE IN PERSON TO SEE and Check MAke Sure
It's being Built.
JUST think abt ith Before u just trying to send money.
if u must , u should bring bring the TRAVELLER"S CHEQUE to philippine in person.
That way u it could get there once and u know the plan, and could talk to the ppl who will build the house.
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hellow everybody
i am from pakistan and my interview was last year jun and they put my case in adminstrative process if anybody have information aobut that how much time they will take for my case
It could take up more than a year...
Good luck, Hope fully u will be Off from AP very soon..
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This is Nathaya’s minute by minute recap of her US Embassy K1 Visa interview in Bangkok, Thailand on 3/19/2009. Her interview was approximately 5 minutes in length. She waited approximately 1 hour before her name was called. Three other Thai women were interviewed before her, each one leaving with their passports (not a good sign). After her name was called, she approached window number 5 and the following illustrates her interview:The Embassy Interviewer (E.I.) gave instructions to Nathaya to scan each of her hands/fingers on the electronic scanner for identity authentication.The E.I. then gave Nathaya a compliment about her hands after she finished with her digital fingerprints. (She had just freshly manicured and painted her finger nails)!“What is your name?” the E.I. asked.“Nathaya,” she replied.“"Is your Fiancé’s name, Christopher?” the E.I. asked.“Yes”, she answered."What do you call him?"“I call him, honey”.“Ok, I’ll call him Chris,” the E.I. stated as they both chuckle.“When was his first trip to Thailand?” he asked.“His first trip was in May of last year”, she responded.“How many times has he come to Thailand?”“3 times so far”, Nathaya replies.The E.I. then opens up a small photo album that Nathaya prepared. It contained pictures of recent trips and photo moments of places we visited together.“Was this picture taken at the tiger temple in Kanchanaburi Province?” the E.I. asked as he pointed to a photo of us at the Tiger Zoo in Chonburi Province.“No, it was taken at Sriracha Tiger Zoo in Chonburi.”“Was this photo taken in Phuket?” he asked as he pointed to another photo of us in at a viewpoint near Kata Beach.“Yes, in Phuket” she replied.“Where did you take this photo?” his 3rd and final question of the picture album.“It was taken in Cambodia at Angkor Wat.” Nathaya answered.“Have you traveled to the states before?” the E.I. asked.“Yes, to visit my friend,” she replied. (Nathaya did in fact visit her friend for a short time on a tourist visa last November before visiting me).His response as he smiled was: “Why don’t you just say that you visited your fiancé too?!”Her response then was, “I visited my friend before I spent the Thanksgiving holiday with my fiancé’s family.”“When will you get married in the states?” the E.I. then asked.“Soon after I arrive, probably in the first two weeks.”“Well, congratulations!” he said!”“Who is [ex-husband name]?” he asked as he looked over her application.“My ex-husband,” she answered.“Where does he live now?”“Up country in Lopburi province.”“Have you ever stayed with your ex-husband where he lives now?” the E.I. asked.“Never,” she expressed. Nathaya then offered up (on her own) that her husband was unfaithful, the reason for the divorce and the reason she never left Bangkok.The E.I. then directs her to come back to the Embassy on Monday to pick up her Passport (with visa) at 3pm.He finally says to her, “You can pick up your paper work over at the other counter on your way out. Have a good day; Sawadee Krup!” (goodbye in Thai)Nathaya replies with “Sawadee Ka!”, picks up her packet of evidence and paper work and proceeds out the embassy doors.
It was that easy. Just as easy (if not easier) then getting her US Tourist Visa. I hope everyone has the same luck and patience we’ve have. Three pieces of advice I can give to this entire process is: 1. Make sure you dot all the “I’s” and cross all the “T’s”. 2. Collect your evidence of relationship wisely. And 3. use this website and forum as a resource and tool to help you through the process. It will lower your stress levels and prepare you for your next milestone. Good luck everyone. We now need to get started on our AOS (I-485) packet.
Congratulation!!
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We recently recieved a letter saying that my wifes green card was "ordered production" and she is scheduled to fly home for a visit on April 1 which we know is cutting it short.
The question is has anyone else have any experence with how long it really takes and we are thinking that worse case the card will arrive b4 she is scheduled to return and I can just mail it to her before the return trip. Does anyone see anything wrong with this plan? Is there something I'm missing?
We will appreciste any input.
THats great Idea.
MAke sure u sent it buy DHL/Fed EX.
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My friend's K3 Interview is fast approaching...
can someone give me a complete list of things to bring for the interview?
thanks for all the replies in advance...
God bless us all.
well tell him to look at the packet 4 he received from the embassy.
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hi all! My friend recently lost her husband. she has a 2 yr conditional green card. now, she has to apply for the removal of conditions. what is she gonna do now that her husband is gone?? pls help. ty!
http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/I-751instr.pdf
read it good.
About address
in Adjustment of Status (Green Card) from K1 and K3 Family Based Visas
Posted
Then Better put ur NY address.