Terry and Sorina

Hello all ,

I hope someone can give me some guidance with the process of the green card application process. I have a majority of the paperwork completed but have a few questions which are unclear to me. Trying to cantact a person at the USCIS office is truly a nightmare it seems.

First off If my spouse had the criminal history before she left Romania do we need to have a criminal history check done here before we submit the paperwork?

Secondly Which Affidavit of support do I file? I have read in one place to file the I-864, and in another place to file the I-134, or do I need to file both?

This is such a confusing process to me , I have tried for the past 3 days to contact the USCIS and spend much time on the phone listening to recordings and pushing buttons and never getting to speak with a person , it is so frustrating . I am about at the point where I will take off and go to the Atlanta office and camp out there until I can talk with a real live person..

Any help will be greatly appreciated

Thanks all , I recieved notification two weeks ago that the visa had been approved and that the packet had been forwarded to the NVC. Still have not recieved anything from there , I guess it is just a hurry and wait game now

Excellent research there Kathryn,

I Understood what the regulations were and thought I did what they asked for but for some reason my divorce decree was rejected for not being a certified copy. hopefully it was just one overzealous case worker , or maybe he was having a serious brain cramp. Whatever the case I had it notarized and sent it back to them . I was just notified this morning that they had received it yesterday and I will have an answer in 14 to 60 days

I got the letter and all it was that my divorce decree was not a certified copy. The copy I had sent was signed and dated and proper but since it was a copy and I had not had it notarized The USCIS decided it was not valid.

They said we should hear something back in about 14 to 60 days ( more than likely 60) Thanks all for the help

YES YES YES and the newest form of the 325a( unless they have changed again) I think I will just have to wait and see what the letter says or call them and ask what the Hay they want now. bureaucracy ...... bah humbug!!!!!!!!!!

I just recieved this notification the other day and have been waiting on the letter from USCIS. & days later and still no letter. I submitted , phone records , pictures of us together there and here, e-mail's , IM conversations, plane tickets and hotel reciepts. What more could they want or is this just thier way to say all that I submitted has been lost in the paper jungle?

On August 5, 2009, we mailed a notice requesting initial evidence in this case. Please follow the instructions on the notice to submit the evidence requested. Meanwhile, processing of this case is on hold until we either receive the evidence or the opportunity to submit it expires. Once you submit the evidence requested and a decision is made, you will be notified by mail. If you move while this case is pending, please use our Change of Address online tool to update your mailing address.