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Hello,

It's been 2 years since my wife came on a K1. She is now a permenant resident. We want to bring her 14 year old son. Initialy, he would like to visit for a month or two and return to peru. What is the best option where he can spend timne with his mother in the US and father in Peru ? What are the ups and downs of each. Do we aooky for Tourist visa ? Is the I-130 a tourist visa without the i 485 ? What is the easyist and quickest way can get him for Christmas ?>>

Any help would be much appreciated..

Geno and Keila

Dont remember our dates, but it took 6 months from her original NA01 until she arrived Novemebr 2009

Hello,

My wife and step daughter came to America on a K1. They recieved their interview appt. K1 Visa to Perminant Resident..In the letter it states amongst many other items that we have however, for me (spouse/sponsor) to bring "Birth Ceritficate"..I have never been asked through this whole process to produce this..My US Passport was enough evidence to proveto get this far..I ordered a copy of my Passport from Philadelphia Pa. but, it will not be here on time for interview..

Any suggestions ? Can she be denied ?

Thanks

Geno and Keila

NA01: May 3 2009

NA02: September 22 2009

Lima Peru embassy interview: Nov 7 2009

Arrived Virginia - November 27m 2009

Married: December 14, 2009

Social Security Card January 20, 2010

Work Permit recieved: June 3 2010

Last Step - Interview - TUESDAY

I am not sure if this is the correct forum but, can someone help me..

Backround: We submitted our i-485 (Adjustment of Status) for her to become a perm US resident becasue we got married in December. I sent the package UPS overnight to Chicago Il USCIS office to be delivered by Feb 5 10am. UPS is unable to find the tracking (the package may be there) but we cannot confirm until Monday when the UPS store opens up (appearantly I have a different #) that the 1-800 UPS or online can find..

Question: Her K1 expires Feb 5, (her visa expires May 1) if the 485 application package is not there it will be late - What happens if this package is late >?

Thanks

Gene And Keila

Na01 - May 1 2009

Na02 - September 30 2009

She arrived in the states Nov 7, 2009

Married - December 14, 2009

Apply AOS Feb 4

Thanks for your response...I think I understand but one..You say that I have to submit a second application for her daughter - - Does this mean that I must pay ~ $1100 for my wife, and another $1100 for her daughter ?

Thanks again for your response..

Gene and Keila

Hi All. We made it this far and have a couple questions regarding the I 465..

Brief History

-We recieved K1 Visa and she entered the country on November 7.

-We were married December 14.

-I am American, She is Peruvian

-She has 1 child here with us age 5

Questions:

1. Question # 6 - Police Clearances! Is this required, she had a backround check in Lima Peru prior to obtaining Visa?

2. Question # 7 - Medical Examination, It states that "When Required" does this mean we submit this only of requested. It seems this question conflicts with question # 8 that states if in USA on K1 then only vaccination docs are required. What do we submot with I 465 ?

3. Question # 17 "Derivative Status" I am an American citizren, does this apply to me ?

4. Question # 18 "Other basis of Eligibility" It gives no expalnation. What do I submot here ?

General Questions:

1. I see nowhere that it asks for our Marriage Certificate ? I am sure this required - is this tied to question #3 above ?

2. Do we have to fill out additional form for her daughter ?

3. Do I read this correctly that, If we submiot the work permit application (I 765) attached with I 456 the $340 fee is waived?

4. Is there any other forms. or documentation needed from us ? I was told that we would need proof that she is on my bank account, insurance, etc?

Thanks for all your help

Gene and Keila

NA01 - May 2009

NA02 - September 2009

K1 Visa granted - October 2009

Fiance arrived in USA - Novemebr 2009

Married - December 2009

I had the same issue.. What I did was put all the calling cards on the kitchen floor and took a picture of them and submitted with my I129F application..In hind site, I don't think it was neccassary since all you really need is "proof of meeting each other" within the last 2 years (plane tickets, photos, hotel reciepts etc,,)

In my opinion, we look into this too deep....You just need proof that you have been together for 2 years and, physically met each other,,

Gene and Keila

met 2/2007

8 trips to peru

NA01 5/1/2009

NA02 9/20/2009

Hi All. I just got NAO2 in the mail today. It states that "Pettition has been approved and forwarded to the Consulate" Based on reading some threads on VJ, it appears the NVC processes the documents and forwards to the Lima Embassy (about 3- 5 days)..But some threads say, the NVC processed very quick and some took 3-5 days..Anyway, most threads state that they should call the NVC for status ? Should I do this now or, wait a week ? Also, I have not received any requests for Tax returns, Proof of Income etc. ? Can anybody tell me when this info is requested ? Will these requests come to me or, my Fiance in Peru ? Can I view the process of NVC on-line anywhere ?

Also, during the interview that is conducted at the Lima embassy for her Visa - am I allowed to attend this interview or, do I have to wait in a waiting room while she is interviewed ?

Thanks again VJ, this site was extremely helpful through the process..

Gene & Keila

Lima Peru

Met 2.26.2007

Engaged 2.26.2008

NA01 5.1.2009

NA02 9.20.2009 (via USICS website)

NAO2 9.24.2009 (via US Mail)

OMG - we are approved..3 years and, it's finally here..To all those still waiting, it will come --- I PROMISE.....The happiest I have been in years

Gene & Keila

Met - February 26, 2007 online

8 trips to Lima Peru

Engaged - February 2009

NA01 - May 1, 2009

NA02 - September 20, 2009

NO RFE's...No need for a lawyer

Good Luck to all -

It's been a while since I have been on VJ because it was frustrating.. My Fiance told me today that a friend of hers she met on VJ from the same town in Peru recieved her NA02 today..They had NA01 as of April 22, 2009.. Has anyone seen the prior stats ? Igors list still has 50% approval rate for March - is this typical that VSC jumps around like that..I thought they would process all of March before moving on to April..This has me a bit exited, based on this 1 couple stats, My May 1 2009 NA01 may be approved in less than 5 months..

Gene AND KEILA (PERU)

MET 2.26.2007

ENGAGED 2.16.2009

NA01 .5.1.2009

Based on previous posts, getting married prior to recieving your K1 will cause you lots of aggravation. I read were a couple were married in India (due to local customs) while waiting on a K1 approval..When they got the K1 approval and got to the embassy for interview were denied and had to wait 3 years for a new application..They were trying to appeal it and hired a lawyer but, I am not sure how it ended up.. I would play it on the safe side and wait until you recieve the NA02 then plan your wedding..USCIS is like a machine, if you break a link - you will be back at the starting line again..They can actually deny you for up to 10 years for falsifying a federal document (i.e applying for a Fiance visa when you are already married). It's not worth the gamble

-Be patient and good luck..

Gene and Keila (Peru)

Met 2.26.2007

engaged 2,15,2009

NA01 5.1.2009

I seen some posts out there that say VSC is now at 7 months. Based on Igors list, it still appears to be shy of 6 months for VSC..Also, I seen a post out there from an April Filer from VSC that stated their timeline got pushed from late August to mid October.

My specific question is: Is there tracking of individual timelines out there ? If so, where I do I find it at ?I am still working with the 6 months for NA02 but, hoping Igor's stats are accurate and have NA02 in 5 months..

ps..I also agree with alot of folks who said they are taking a break from VJ..It really does appear to make the time move slow..

Gene and Keila (Peru)

Met on inet 2/2006

Met first time in person 5/2006 and once a qrtr on average since

Engaged 2/2009

VSC NAO1 recieved 5.1.2009

At this rate, my retirement may be here first (12 more years) ...In that case - to hell with the k1, I will move there..

Please send me that Link - I have same problem with her Phone and Address

Gene abd Keila (Peru)

NAO1 5/1/09 VSC

My understanding of the USCIS is that if you are in this country illeaglly, you must retuurn to your home land and applu for a K3 to be married,,That is assuming they waive the 10 year ban, What kind of wedding and, divorce did they have (was it official) ?..

It seems that the Calif. Ctr is smokin through the NA02's. They are half way through march and Vermont just started Febuary (according to Igors list)..

is this typical ? or, is there certain times of the year that 1 center is ahead of the other ?

Gene and Keila (Peru)

Met Feb 26 2006

Engaged November 2008

NA01 - May 1, 2009

8 trips to Peru. Just returned agian in June and returned w/ maleria

Planniing 1 more trip (Hoepfully Novenber for Interview)

based on all the info this site offers, my target date for NA02 is October 2009. Is there anything I should be doing to prep for the next step ? I am still a bit confused on the NVC role after the NA02 is issued from Vermont..I seen where some folks got hung up at that stage..Any way I can deflect that process ? Also. Lima (Peru) specific timelime states 2 days after interview = Visa can be picked up at DHL,

1. How and when does the Paperwork arrive in Lima ?

2, How will she know when / where to get shots / Police History etc.. Can she do this now ?

3. The BAD one..I screwed up the g-325a, I forgot to add the District ..(I had, Country, State, City. and street also, she no longer works at the place where we put in for the Phone #.

4. Is there anything I should be doing in the USA in the meantime ?

Encouragement Please !!!

Gene (Virginia) and Keila (Peru)

Met online 2/26/2007

NAO1 5/1/2009

I Visit Peru every other month

I just got back from our engagement party with her family in Iquitos in May

I spent June in a Virginia Hospital w/ bad case of maleria

Can anyone tell me why the USCIS website changed it's timeline..Before t said dates as "6 Months" now, it says "November 28 2008,,

What does this mean ?

Gene and Keila

NAO1 recieved - May 1, 2009

I noticed that USCIS updated their site to show they are now procesing apps as of March 31, 2009 and, K1 still states 6 months..Does that mean those that are processed as of March 31 will take 6 months ? or, is the 6 months from the dates NA01 recieved..

also, when an app is "touched" will it actually state on the website I registered for w/ reciept # ? and, does it state why or, what they did with it ?

Date I 129F Sent - April 28

NA01 from VSC May 1 (Na01 letter actually recieved May 7th)

I mailed my I-129F to Vermont on April 28th (regular mail from Richmond. Virginia). The check cleared my acount on May 1, 2009. On May 7th I recieved NA01 letter with an NA01 date of May 1...

My omly suggestion as to 'What happens next" is, read these Forums - I have come conclusion based on VJ stats and, Igors List that NA02 should be approved in 4-5 months...Barring no problems !!!

Good Luck

What exactly are you looking at to determine that the VSC is slow ? I'm a newbie with an NA01 of May 1, 2009 but, all the stats I see on VJ leads me to believe that NA02's are coming in at about 4 months - USCIS states 6 months..I think it is much better than the prior years ?

Mike, Absoloutly - but, I did not use excel I used Access..One slight flaw was i could only generate a region - it could not pinponit the available girl based on data I entered..So, I did the Venzuala, Brazil, Rio, (nott Columbia), Costa Rica truips and then finally Lima where I found the pefecet girl..

Basically is was my homegrown Match.com with international womam..25 years with an American woman - NEVER AGAIN.. A bit an ortahadox but, the sufvivani;ity of our marriage is 97%. if, my calculations are off - then a ma turning gat and moning to San Francisco.

Ps,, After these threads, I went back and reviewed my data and the Philipines was 2nd to last only to be followed bt Russia

I must say and vent my frustration. I am an american born citizen of italian decent (My grandparens came over and slaved in the coal mines of north east PA..I was married for 25 years to an american born girl and, after 25 years she did the same thing to me as you are doing to guy # 1. During the first year of my divorce - I reassesed my life and realized I dont want that to ever happen to me again.. So, I spent a year building a database extrapulted data from every dating site in anerica and around the world..To try and pinpoint what cultural girl would be perfect for me..I came up with 2 regions..They were Asia / PAC and South America..Asia was too far for me to travel, so Is spent a year in South America and found a beautiful Fiance in Lima Peru..I have been visiting her every month for 2 years and maintaing an aprtment down there for the last 18 months..

When, I seen your posting and looked back on what I went through in visits, application and support (10's of the thousands if dollars) - I find it sickening..and, based on the fact that you are Philipino - I am gald I did not visit the Asia Pac region for a wife..Did you think this was an overnight process ? Did dyou thing the US Govt doesnt have a computer and, 2 petitions would not draw a red Flag..Hey baby, this system was bulit in America not Iraq..

Your thread has been entertaitning, and I think the best advice you received is to to be honest and get 1 of the guys to to recind his petition. Becasue the folks here on VJ are very intelligent and understand the Immagration Laws (They helped me tremendously) but, what you are doing is FRAUD and, you will be banned from ever coming to the USA> What, no single guys in Manilla ?

Go to Mexico and pay $10,000 to cross through a tunnel or, cattle car...."They don't need no stinking visa's"

My stamps say Peru on top then, DIGEMIN on the corner (I have no clue what this means) nor, did I even notice it when I was highlighting the stamps..

OK, I learn something new everyday here..I have been w/ the same company for 15 years, earn plenty of money to show support and can supply paystubs and tax returns.. Is the letter from my employer a requirement ? I work for a Fortune 25 company, getting HR to supply me with anything is like dealing with the USCIS, When and whom do I need to supply this info to ?

Recieved NA01- May 1, 2009

Hello All, Just looking to see if I can get some feedback on what I submitted. Unfortunately. I did not join these Forums until after I received my NA01 (May 1, 2009)

• Cover letter verbatim from VJ

• Completed I129F

• My US Passport - All pages with 5 visits to Peru stamps (Highlighted in Yellow)

• My Fiancé’s Passport - All pages

• Passport photos Petitioner, Beneficiary- her 2 under 18 children (names in pencil on back)

• Phone Communication - A photo of about 100 Peruvian Calling cards (this I know is weak)

• 10 Photos of me and her together (with our names and dates on back)

• 10 Photos with me and her children.

• 4 Boarding Passes, 2 Hotel stays

• 50 Email copies of emails over a 2 year period

• Beneficiary and her children’s Birth Certificates (Certified Translated)

• Completed G-325a (Beneficiary and Petitioner)

• Beneficiary and Petitioners Divorce decree's (hers Certified Translated)

• Western Union Money transfer receipts ($250/ month for Apartment in Lima)

• Marriage Intent Letters (Beneficiary and Petitioner)

All was professionally bound w/ tabs labeling each section..