Waitingpatiently

I hope everyone has a fast process at AP... before you know it, you call to check again and the operator asks what is the beneficiary's name and date of birth... then you will be soooooo happpy that you tell the operator thank you like 10 times lol I did that haha... I wonder what kind of impression she had of me lol

if they have engagement certificate, it'll say engagement certificaite. and engagement doesnt hold any legal grounds unless u want to file for some papers. but, taking any certificate, and crossing out and writting over it disolves the purpose of that certificate. i mean, u might as well make a hand made certificate using a computer and write 'engaement certificate' or something. not trying to knock you down or anything but people never seem to stop amazing me.

none taken... I was just as amazed as you when a LAWYER told me an engagement certificate would make the case stronger!

However, that petition is over with... the best thing for me to do is wait it out and see what happens with this one.. I'll update you all on my unique situation

hey guys!

we passed the interview with a flying green color! haha...

2-3 months of AP

What does the green paper stand for, the blue paper and the pink paper?

use this principal - KISS = Keep It Simple and Stupid

You give them 'just enough' papers - you NEVER take a certificate, and cross anything out. Don't you think if such was allowed, they'd make a special certificate for engagement?

Since your from India, do you have engagement certificates?

My prior lawyer said that engagement certificates exist in India and other parts of Asia.

My theory is if it doesn't exist in the U.S., it doesn't exist ANYWHERE else, but no he persisted... you all are doing the right thing by not having a lawyer and going with the DIY route

Man...Delhi said they mailed the packet out on June 17..its been 2 weeks...how the heck long does it take to go from one indian city to the other!? I think it was sent via a Camel.

I got everything ready...even PCC for wife! I am just worried how long Packet 3 will take over Packet 4...... any ideas.?

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL hahahaha

Has anyone asked their fiance/fiancee to send the sign forms (DS 156, DS156K, ETC.) to you so you can include your I-134 forms and send the completed packet 3.5 from the U.S. to the consulate?

The reason why I'm saying is because my fiance's residency is NOT in a remote area where it is a guarantee that he will receive it. It happened before! (even though I specified that the courier should call my fiance so he can pick up the parcel)

The I-134 documents (plus I have co-supporters, so it is a LOAD of documents) are pretty confidential so I dont want to take the risk to send it.

thank you Gogo, I will certainly be using this in a few months

have you tried talking to Mr. DD about it? That's what I did and found out why.. she had the same name as someone else who applied, and they thought she was already married.. that's why it took so long for us.. that's what he told us in his reply email.. so then I kept on bugging him and he finally said he will talk with State Dept about our case and that his office thought that there was no reason for denying our case..

who is Mr. DD?

what is the contact number for DOS?

I had no income for 2008 therefore I did not file. I took a sabbatical plus I took 2 trips to the Philippines in 2008 plus 1 in Feb. 2009. We are just submitting 129-F, I will be working so if I bring a letter from employer showing adequate income plus some copies of pay checks for this year will that be enough proof by itself with no prior tax returns?

I believe you need documentation from the IRS stating that you did not do any tax returns for that reason. The best thing would be a current employment letter that states when you started, what your yearly salary would be, the hourly rate, and how you get paid (weekly, bi weekly) and how much. You should make copies of your 3 recent paysteps.

A bank letter would also be good if you have any in savings.

Ok so i don't have to include my former fiance's name because I don't have to support him... he never even got an interview! I guess every situation is different

if they didnt say it was AP, i would assume "under review" just means they didnt get to it yet.

I hope you're right. This whole process is such an emotional roller coaster. I thought it was smooth sailing after USCIS. It probably still is. I am looking too much into this I think.

Leeeeeeee don't worry, you will be out of it soon, I was out of it in a matter of 6 days. Give it a week, since they were off for July 4th weekend, you will be out of it in no time. Before you know it, you will eventually get a response "the petition has been forwarded to _____ consulate on ____" ... don't be downn turn that frown upside down!

I'm sorry, is the co sponsor... not my co sponsor

yeah so it would be my fiance's name and the date submitted and the relationship..not any previous petitions submitted, the question is clearly in its present form as opposed to question 9 which states previously submitted. so wouldn't it be current... for example my dad is my co sponsor so he wouldn't have to fill that out so he would write none and when i'm filling the affidavit out i would have to fill q10 out because he is my fiance

I had a question... I thought for number 10, you just write the current petition for whom you are filing for... if it asked for previous it would have said previously submitted for wouldn't it?

damnnn... goood response Jawi... especially towards the last part

I totally agree Nana....r007219 ( or something close) his wife had her interview and she passed clear without AP

But 2kool4skool is male and their interview was 06/08 and visa printed 06/12. So what's up with that? Also, I am needing my husband here b4 I have my baby. We been living apart for two years and I only see him every so often-this is not fair!

the point of the matter is that it seems that AP timeframe is not as long as it used to be, but then again I don't want to speak too soon because Islamabad is unpredictable, life is unpredictable lol

Derek, call the USCIS director because my petition was still at vermont for nearly a month and I called them to follow up. When I called the USCIS director about 3 weeks after the approval date notice, 5 days (including saturday and sunday) after that call, NVC received the case... I posted up the website with the list of numbers a couple of days ago. They were very nice about it

I just asked USCIS for my NOA 2 monday. They told me i would get it in 5 days. Well today I received this email

The status of this service request is:

The Vermont Service Center is in the process of validating your expedite request on the grounds of United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) error. To do this the center has to review the petition/application that you submitted.

A review of our records indicates that your petition /application was forwarded to an offsite storage facility. Your file has been requested and USCIS will review your application/petition and respond back to you with our determination of your expedite request.

Please allow 30 days for receipt of this final decision.

We should make a movie out of this, first time you emailed you got a response regarding a I-130 petition that you have never filed, and now this... I'm sorry but I'm laughing out loud lol

I think you should do an info pass, which is making an appointment with one of the local offices of USCIS around your area to discuss this matter. Direct feedback is better than nothing

From my understanding, not that many females are put under AP, but it's a default for males to be put into AP. I'm not sure who, but I remember a few males who got out of AP in about 3.5 months...and someone else who was in 4 months, and hopefully the others who had interviews in April or May will update their time line.

I guess after all the backlogs are cleared and FBI is not inundated with so many clearances, AP seems to decrease in the expected time, but then again ISL can be unpredictable

How long does it take for them to send out the 3.5 packet?

Oooo, I didn't email them about AP, I'm still way behind you. I just emailed them about when the packet 3.5 will be sent out

I sent it to both, and I got a response from pakivquery

thank you! i got it though, it is paknivquery@state.gov... I got it from the website