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We submitted the DS-260 online and then received a request for the original petitioner marriage certificate and birth certificate. We provided a certified copies and translations of both documents from the Uzbekistan embassy but I guess they still wanted the original documents. In December we received another notification that we were missing a signature on the I-864A document that we submitted 6 months ago. I fedex'd the signed document to NVC and then sent NVC an email. A week later I received a 'Case Complete' email from NVC. About a week later we received an appointment letter for February 4th in Tashkent. Very happy at this point.... We started this process in August 2012.

Thanks.... I'm just hoping the civil docs and police reports we sent in last month with the DS-230 don't get lost in the shuffle. We'll complete the DS-260 today and submit it. Hopefully, we'll get a response in the next few weeks.

Greetings,

My wife and I just sent my mother-in-laws DS-230 and civil documents about 3 weeks. This morning I received a notice from NVC instructing us to complete the online DS-260. Has anyone else received this notice? Will the case be closed and interview scheduled after the DS-260 is completed online?

Thanks!

Greetings,

My wife and I are sponsoring my mother-in-law and we just received the approved I-130 after an 8 month wait. I've paid the AOS fee and just dropped the I-864 and I-864A forms, tax returns, pay stubs, etc back to the NVC. However, we have an issue with the required civil documents for the DS-230 application. My mother-in-law lost her original USSR marriage certificate and the death certificate of my father-in-law many years ago. She went to request a new copy of the marriage certificate and death certificate but they would not issue a new one. They would only provide a copy of the certificates and a letter from the civil records office stating that the original documents have been lost and these are copies from the archives.

Will we have any issue submitting the copies of the documents and the letters from the civil records office?

Thanks for the help!

My wife had her naturalization interview today at 9:40am in Fairfax, VA under section 319(b). Our trip got off to a bad start when United Airways lost my luggage on our flight from Frankfurt to Dulles. Luckily, my wife's luggage arrived safely but I was without clothes and toiletries for 4 days until my luggage was delivered last night.

We arrived at the USCIS office around 9am and parked across the street at the Metro Park and Ride parking lot. We cleared security and then went upstairs to the interview office. My wife wasn't called until around 10:30 so we spent about 1.5 hours waiting. The waiting room was full of people and there was quite a few immigration lawyers milling about. My wife was called and I nervously sat for about 30 minutes. Then my wife exited with the IO and called my name. I think my blood pressure spoked when she said I needed to go back to her office to go over some documents and answer some questions. Luckily, the IO only wanted a copy of our travel itinerary to see when we were schedule to depart the US.

The IO was super, super nice and we talked about her travels in Europe. She then finished all the documents and then said her supervisor needed to sign off on everything. She left for about 15 minutes and then returned with the Naturalization appointment letter for that afternoon at 2pm. We then went next door to a small cafe for lunch and returned for the naturalization ceremony check-in at 1pm. The ceremony started at 2pm and was finished around 3pm.

It was a long day but I'm very glad its all over! As far as questions, my wife was asked the following:

Who wrote the declaration of independence?

What are the 2 major political parties?

Which political party does the president belong to?

Name 3 of the original 13 colonies?

Name 1 native american tribe

She then showed a letter from my employer showing that I'm working in Germany, my military orders, and a couple other things. She also showed my military ID, passport, SOFA card, etc....

My wife and I have only been married for 14 months and she only had her green card for about 8 months. She's only visited the US for a total of 3 weeks and she's already an American citizen. Thats pretty amazing!

Hope it helps everyone and good luck to everyone!

My wife just received here interview appointment for June 15 at the Fairfax, VA office... I'll let you know how it goes.

Fruit_Blend,

My wife and I are having a similar experience. We filed her N-400 from Germany under INA 319b back in February. I included the FP cards that were taken on the military base here in Mannheim. I then received a letter saying we needed to pay an additional $80 for biometrics. I sent the additional check to USCIS and have been waiting for over a month for a biometrics appointment.

This morning I received an email alert saying that my wife's case has been transferred to the local USCIS office and an interview will be scheduled. Now we're anxiously awaiting her interview letter...

I was getting a little nervous that my wife still hadn't received a biometrics appointment. Then I received an email alert this morning from USCIS that they are scheduling her interview. I confirmed on the CRIS case status page as well. Below is the email I received. Evidently, my wife's biometrics are still valid. I wonder if they'll refund the biometrics fee... I'm sure they won't.

The last processing action taken on your case

Receipt Number: NBC*000xxxxxx

Application Type: N400 , APPLICATION FOR NATURALIZATION

Current Status: This case has been sent for a standard interview.

Your case has been transferred to a local office and an interview will be scheduled. You will be sent a notice advising you of the date and time of your interview. If you move while this case is pending, please use our Change of Address online tool to update your case with your new address or call our customer service center at 1-800-375-5283.

Matthew,

Sounds like you and I are in the same boat. My wife filed her N-400 back in Feb under 319b along with 2 fingerprint cards taken at the MP office on Funari Barracks in Mannheim, Germany. I only enclosed a check for $595 and received a notice saying that we owe another $80 for biometrics. I called the USCIS customer service and they said they couldn't help and that I should make an infopass appointment. I emailed the USCIS field office at the Frankfurt embassy and they weren't of much use either. I ended up just mailing them another check for $80 and received another letter saying that they had received payment and that my wife would be scheduled for biometrics. We still haven't received a biometrics appointment letter yet so I'm not sure whats going on at this point. Its been about 3 weeks since they cashed the $80 biometrics check.

FYI, I also sent my wife's N-400 to the Nebraska office and then it was transferred to Phoenix office.

If I don't hear anything soon, I think we'll make an infopass appointment at the Frankfurt embassy and hopefully try to get some answers.

Have any DOD contractors' wives gone to naturalization interview recently? Our interview was in Fairfax, VA. We went and saw one interviewer who required another police clearance because the FBI could not read the fingerprints. We got that and went back thinking we would complete the process. However we saw a different interviewer who required so many different documents about my employer. Such as letter of incorporation, SEC 10-K form, how the division I work for is related to the parent company and other such BS. I feel I was getting the good cop bad cop routine with these clowns. Has anyone had such experiences like this, how did you get around them?

I'm a contractor working in Germany and just sent in my wife's N-400 under 319b (expedited naturalization) last month. The check actually just cleared yesterday. The Army passport office and MP station on base actually did a lot of the work for us by certifying many documents and completing the fingerprint cards. I also sent in a letter from my company and a copy of my LOI.

What company do you work for? I requested an interview at the Fairfax, VA office so we'll see how it goes.

Good luck!

You can always enter into the US, return to KSA, and just have your husband's family send you the green card by Fedex. As long as you have your green card, you can return back to the US. However, you can only stay outside the US for up to 1 year.

Many of my co-worker's wife's simply make one trip a year to the US just keep their green card active.

Congrats! That was very fast...

We spent 355 for the petition, 400 for the visa, about $100 for the medical, and maybe another $300 getting police certificates, translations, pictures, etc.

Congrats! My wife's visa was approved yesterday in Kuwait!! I'm so happy this whole process is over....

I'm a DoD contractor so I qualified under INA 319(B)(1) for temporary employment abroad. If you are working for a US corporation on a contract basis, you may also qualify. I also used my investment assets (stocks, mutual funds, and 401k), renewed drivers license, and voter registration to show strong continuous ties to the US.

My wife's visa was approved today.....so happy!!!

Well, its finally over for us!!! I've spent many hundreds of hours and sleepless nights working on my wife's immigration visa. Thank God, its all over....

i emailed the embassy last weekend and requested an earlier appointment. They replied on Sunday and rescheduled our interview for 8/26.

We arrived at the Kuwait embassy at 12pm and received our numbered badges. There weren't very many people applying for visas since its Ramadan. Around 1pm we were allowed to enter the embassy and proceed through security. We took our number and were 3rd in line for immigration visas. There was no one applying for tourist visas and there were 4 of us waiting for immigration visas. The 3 other applicants were all middle eastern males. We handed in all of our documents around 2pm and then waited.

We waited for about 1 1/2 hours until the first person was called for interviews. The first person was in his late 30's or early 40's.... The CO seemed to grill him with questions for a good 20 minutes and then finally approved his visa. My wife was very anxious after seeing how many question the CO was asking the first applicant. The second applicant was Kuwaiti and had a very bad attitude. He had some kind of visa issue and was trying to get his green card renewed. I'm not sure what his deal was but the CO appeared to be very annoyed by his attitude and told him to take a seat.

I could see the CO looking through our paperwork for about 10 minutes and then she finally called us to the window. She took my wife's fingerprints, swore her in, and then asked her to sign DS-230 part II. She then said that she just came from Uzbekistan but wasn't able to make it to Bukhara (my wife's hometown). I then told her that we have many pictures from Bukhara and Tashkent.... The CO looked through our pictures for a few minutes and commented on a few of them. She then asked my wife how we met and when we are planning to go back to the US. That was it.... She asked us 2 questions and approved our visa!!!

We are so happy now..... We will be leaving Kuwait in the next 2 months.

Actually, in Kuwait we will submit the I-864, police reports, DS-230 part II, birth certificate, etc on the final interview date.

Just a quick question... My wife has her final interview in 2 weeks and I just want to make sure we won't have any problems.

We filed DCF in Kuwait and have decided to move back to the US. My employment contract in Kuwait is finished and I have a new job offer in DC. I know some CO will not accept a job offer as 'continuous employment' and will reject the I-864. So, I've also detailed my assets and provided the latest statements for everything. Total assets in stocks and mutual funds is about 350k and we have no liabilities. I've also provided the offer letter and emails between myself, hiring manager, and the relocation manager.

Will we have any issues with the I-864?

Your I-864 will likely be rejected until you can provide at least a copy of your 2008 tax return or tax transcripts. I'm guessing they will issue her visa when you provide a copy of your tax returns.

Can someone provide additional details on how to use assets in lieu of income? I believe I read previous posts where you must have 5x the poverty line in liquid assets. So, would that be 17,500 x 5 = $87,500?

What types of assets can be used as proof? Mutual fund accounts, 401k, stocks, bonds?

My wife and I are planning to move from Kuwait back to the US next year. During the initial I-130 petition the consular said that I would need to bring a letter saying that my job is being transferred back to the US. Anyway, I plan to show a job offer letter and then use my mutual funds and stocks as assets for the I-864. Does anyone see a problem with this?

Thanks!

Congrats! Sounds like it went really smooth for you both....

Interesting.... The Kuwait embassy wants everything translated into English. Its not a big deal but just another step in the whole process.

My wife had her police report notarized, translated, stamped by the MoFA in Tashkent, and stamped by the Uzbek Embassy in Kuwait.

Congrats!!!

I agree with Gary and Alla.... I'm working in Kuwait and my wife is from Uzbekistan. I spoke with the consular at the US Embassy in Tashkent and they recommended that we married in Tashkent and then filed i-130 DCF in Kuwiat. I submitted the i-130 petition a week after my wife arrived in Kuwait and it was approved in 7 days. I believe it normally takes about 5 or 6 months to process a fiance visa from start to finish.

My advice is just do a civil marriage in Korea, drop your i-130 petition immediate and she should have her CR-1 in less than 3 months.