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Ok, just making sure I'm not missing something and going to send them way too much information.

Thanks everyone <3

Ok, so this will be a giant packet with like 60 pages plus total for three years of my tax information?

Sounds like a lot of trouble even though my income doesn't matter because it's covered by my co-sponsors.

I have PDFs of all of them, so I just send the whole 22 pages or whatever?

Like the schedule Cs and all that?

I'm a student, and don't make much money so I only filed an I-864 for my parents as co-sponsors before, thus getting an RFE for my I-864.

I attached:

- The original RFE letter

- I-864

- 1099 and W2s for the past 3 years.

- Screenshot of my current work time for 2010 thus far.

Enough?

Just write her new married name. You don't need to do anything special. Go to the example forms section up above and they will show you what you need to put in each line on the forms you are filling out.

Thanks! I didn't notice the example forms tab, I was used to the link being in the "step-by-step guide" part.

So I just put the expired K-1 date under? "expires on" ?? or should I put "out of status" as current USCIS status?

Thanks again everyone, I'm working on it now.

I'm still looking for an answer to the above question.

Also, for "current USCIS status" what should I put?

Yes. They won't be able to change her name until you have her EAD(sometimes that won't work either) or green card. A piece of paper showing that you have filed for AOS will mean nothing to them. Also, remember to fill out the AOS forms with your wife's new married name if you want her EAD and green card to show her new married name.

Alright, so fill out the AOS with the new married name? Do we need to do anything to change her name officially or did that happen at marriage?

Alright, cool, thanks for the insight.

What do you think I should do about the social security name change? Wait until we have proof of the AOS being filed?

My wife and I got married 5 months ago today after she was in the US for less than a month.

She got her social security card but we haven't changed her name on it yet.

We just got the marriage certificate copies.

We haven't filed for AOS yet because I'm an idiot and I really didn't worry about anything past the "marriage" part when we were going through the initial process. I didn't realize that the next step had a timeframe either until I checked today.

I understand we should file for AOS ASAP, right? Will we get any trouble for not filing before the K1 visa expires?

I'm also concerned about the SSN name change part. If she is out of status will going to the SS office be a bad thing? If now is a bad time to go, when is it safe?

And lastly, how urgently should I do the AOS? Should I stay up all night tonight to get it out by morning or is waiting a few extra days not going to hurt anything?

Thanks for the help!

The interview is tomorrow and I have a couple of questions before we go (unexpected that I was still here when we could do the interview, but we were pretty lucky!)

1. The embassy asks for two 5cmx5cm photos, but are passport sized photos from a photobooth acceptable? Or should we go ahead and print some more amatuerish 5x5 ones. One of the reviews of Tokyo embassy said there is a photo-booth inside, too, which might be preferable.

2. Some of the other reviews seemed to imply that appointment time doesn't matter, and that it's just number calling on a first-come first-serve basis. I'm wondering when we should show up for the 1030 interview appointment.

3. Anything else we should bring to make the process easier other than what's mentioned here?

That's all for now... more as I think of it.

According to the embassy fiance(e) visa checklist ( http://tokyo.usembassy.gov/e/visa/tvisa-niv-kchecklist.html ) she is required to bring an original or certified copy of her birth certificate along with a certified translation. Her situation does not qualify for the unobtainable document provision. She could likely leave the interview with a blue slip requiring the birth certificate and translation to be submitted prior to receiving the visa.

Plus she will likely want to have more certified copies when she arrives in the US. It's typically easier to get them now when in country.

Thanks for the response!

The Japanese instructions just say "if you don't have birth certificate, you can use secondary evidence" without the "only if it's unobtainable" part so I wondered if the case was different for the embassy in Tokyo.

My fiancee had to give her birth certificate to the police office in order to get her police certificate, but they never returned her birth certificate and her interview is in two days! Is secondary evidence enough in this case?

Thank you!

My fiancee is currently technically employed, but on medical leave with no intent to return to her company, but hasn't submitted a resignation letter yet.

What should she put as Present Occupation?

Heyyyy sorry if this is a common question, but I checked the guides and searched the forums for a while and couldn't find any answer.

My mom is going to be the co-sponsor for my fiance(e) (I'm a university student, not a leech on society, don't worry).

What does she put on the form as her relationship to the sponsored person?

Thanks!

I'm going to be in Kawasaki with my fiancee for 3 months starting in 33 days!! I'm really excited, I just got my passport

Based on timeline data, your I129f may be adjudicated between July 27, 2009 and August 30, 2009*.

It changed more than 2 months!!

To the OP: you've been given some great advice here. Essentially, if your relationship is genuine, then just continue to use common sense, prepare for the interview, and don't assume anything (but don't worry unduly either). As for the debate about whether or not you should/can be there for the interview... I'm the foreigner and my fiance came over to Europe from the US to be with me for mine. He was allowed to be with me at all times and I think it greatly helped show the genuine love we have for each other. The interviewer was friendly and asked us both questions, and it was very quick. Maybe check with the Embassy first to see what their rules are about allowing other people in; some Embassies allow it and some don't. If you can be there, I'd advise it!

Alright, thanks. Our relationship is indeed genuine and I will be staying with her in Japan for 90 days this summer (we should be able to gather quite a lot of proof of an ongoing relationship then) and hopefully the interview will be in time for me to join her there.

Until the visa is issued and IN HAND, assume nothing, ever. BE THERE at the interview, even if you are on your deathbed. Make no plans to quit jobs, fly to the U.S., or whatever. These points cannot be emphasized enough!

Alright alright, thanks for letting me know. Should I wait as long as I can to go over to Japan then? I have to be back to the US by September 30th at the latest because classes start and I can only be there 90 days without an extension.

Also should she avoid sending things to the US ahead of her that she wants to keep?

If everything goes according to plan I will be with her at the embassy, even if not we will have pictures together from like every day up until the interview so that shouldn't be a problem. Everything I've read about the embassy in Tokyo is that they ask pretty tame questions, even only one or two in some cases! So I'm not really worried, they have no reason to deny it.

What are the chances of getting denied and what are some reasons for it so I can avoid it?

I was under the impression that once I get approved in the NOA2 that it's pretty much a guarantee to get the visa unless we lied about something or there's any reason that we know we should be denied. Is that right?

My fiancee doesn't want to put her 2-weeks notice in at her job until she has the visa in hand, but I'm trying to convince her to put it in as soon as we get the interview date. But she doesn't want to be left without a job in case she is denied... But there's virtually no chance of that happening, right?

-Low-risk country (Japan)

-My parents are my co-sponsor and are way above the poverty line, I'm a student (legitimate reason to have co-sponsor)

-No prior marriages, criminal history, or anything for either of us.

Once we get an interview date it's pretty much done, right?

I can relate a little bit, but I'm spending 90 days with my fiancee starting in mid-June (hopefully we'll have NOA2 by then) and then I can hopefully be with her until she gets her visa.

What are the chances that I can get an interview before September 10th? I'll be heading over to see my fiancee this summer for the full 90-day limit but I have to come back for classes. I don't really care when my NOA2 gets approved as long as my dream of coming back to the US on the same flight as her can come true. For that to happen I have to get NOA2 by about The end of May? Maybe 60% chance of that? I don't know...

The only march filers that that I have seen are being approved atm are teh CR/IR1's, but they are being approved fairly quickly anyway, within 20 days for some!

Ah sad, nevermind then. I just took some data and did some number crunching (if you wanna call it that):

83% of November filers have been NOA2'd

70% of December filers have been NOA2'd

64% of January filers have been NOA2'd

40% of February filers have been NOA2'd

There's quite a bit of hope that some of us March people could be done in this month and that more than half of us could be done by May!