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    Traveling on Extension Letter?

    in Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion

    Posted

    On 2/13/2019 at 6:35 PM, babebam said:

    Question for you all: 

    We submitted our i751 and are sitting close to the tail end of the 18 month extension letter (maybe two months).  I'm wondering if we need to try to get a stamp, or if people are getting even longer extension letters because of the excessively long processing times right now. There's not really any information on the USCIS website and I'm feeling anxious.

    If this is a "get the stamp" situation, is it possible to get the stamp at a US Embassy? 

     

    Thanks in advance for your help all. So grateful to have this community. 

    I'm not any help with your question, but I want to know the answer to this too. My husband and I would like to travel in a few months and by then it will be getting close to the end of the 18 months. Since he'll need a tourist visa to travel to Japan, I'm wondering if they'll see this as an issue to approve him/let him in. 

    Received Courtesy copy not official notice.

    in Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion

    Posted

    Ok, so I emailed saying that we only received the courtesy letter and we still need to receive the official 18 month extension letter. This was the response I got:

     

    ""On 09/30/2018, you or your representative contacted U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) about your Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence, because you did not receive your receipt notice.  

    We mailed you a receipt notice to your address of record. and was not sent to the attorney because you do not have an attorney to represent you.  The notice you received is an official receipt notice.  A duplicate notice will be the same as the one you have. Thus, a duplicate will not be sent.

    We hope this information is helpful."

     

    🙄...now what?  I'm trying to remain calm but this is so stupid...😖

     

     

    I-751 February 2018 Filers

    in Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion

    Posted

    11 hours ago, Danielle and Jake said:

    After reading all the posts about extension vs. courtesy letter, I took a look at ours and noticed it's also just a "courtesy copy" and the official notice has been sent to our addressed specified in form G-28.

     

    So when will be get the actual notice? This is a little odd and doesn't make sense, because why send out a courtesy copy when you can just send the notice? So now I'm going to be nervous about the actual coming, haha, but it just seems a little strange that they send you a copy of a notice that they are also sending (according to the letter, it's already been sent, so why haven't we gotten it yet?). The notice date is 08/18/2018.

    Same case here...received a courtesy letter dated 8/18 talking about how they already sent the letter but it's nowhere to be found 🙄🤷‍♀️

     

    Husband has to renew his driver's license soon, I'm really hoping they accept the I-751 at the DMV

    Going to Biometrics Appointment 2 days Early?

    in Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion

    Posted

    Update: Went to the Milwaukee location and walked-in. Showed them the letter and was told that they could take us if they had time and we didn't mind waiting. We got there around 10:30 am and the place was packed. There were too many people in the waiting area so they asked some of the companions who were there to wait upstairs. My husband and I had made an Infopass appointment for noon, so we went upstairs and talked to the guy at the Infopass window and explained that my husband and I would be traveling and wouldn't be able to make the original appointment in 2 days. He just looked at our letter, cancelled our original appointment and made a new one for that day at noon, printed the new letter and told my husband to go back downstairs. Very nice guy and we were so thankful for his help. I stayed upstairs due to the crowding, but my husband just showed the newly printed letter and they gave him a clipboard to fill out his information and a number. Around 12, I went back downstairs to check and the room had cleared out a lot. His number was called around 12:20 and it took approximately 15 minutes for him to complete the biometrics. We received an email 2 days later from USCIS saying the biometrics were received.  

    Going to Biometrics Appointment 2 days Early?

    in Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion

    Posted

    Hi guys, 

     

    My husband received his biometrics appointment letter, scheduled for May 24th. Of course, this happens to be a day we will be flying to another city, so we are looking at options for rescheduling. I see that we can send in the letter to reschedule, but we can make it to the ACS office on May 22nd. Do you think they will let us do the biometrics early? I scheduled an infopass appointment for the 22nd, I understand infopass appointments are different than biometrics, but in our case, they take place at the same office (Milwaukee)

     

    Should I send in the letter to reschedule, or keep it and try getting the biometrics done at the infopass appointment? If we can't get it done at the info pass appointment can I still send the letter to reschedule even if it's only 2 days before the original appt?

     

    I called the number on the letter to ask but the first agent hung up on my (since I wasn't my husband) and the second agent told me my husband could call and reschedule on the phone, is that true?

     

    Any advice would be appreciated.

    I-751 February 2018 Filers

    in Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion

    Posted

    Hi guys, 

     

    My husband received his biometrics appointment letter, scheduled for May 24th. Of course, this happens to be a day we will be flying to another city, so we are looking at options for rescheduling. I see that we can send in the letter to reschedule, but we can make it to the ACS office on May 22nd. Do you think they will let us do the biometrics early? I scheduled an infopass appointment for the 22nd, I understand infopass appointments are different than biometrics, but in our case, they take place at the same office (Milwaukee)

     

    Should I send in the letter to reschedule, or keep it and try getting the biometrics done at the infopass appointment? If we can't get it done at the info pass appointment can I still send the letter to reschedule even if it's only2 days before the original appt?

     

    I called the number on the letter to ask but the first agent hung up on my (since I wasn't my husband) and the second agent told me my husband could call and reschedule on the phone, is that true?

     

    Any advice would be appreciated.

    No SSN after 6 weeks

    in Social Security Numbers

    Posted

    Hello,

    My husband and I did the DCF route through the US Embassy in Peru. We chose to apply for the SSN on the DS-260, but as I see here, that method doesn't seem to work often. :/ Anyway, we waited 4 weeks after POE and he went to the local SSN office to inquire about it. Since we live in a rural area, they were completely lost and pretty much just sent him away and told him to wait for it in the mail. Now its been 6 weeks since POE and still nothing (no green card either.) Should we just apply for the SSN again at the local office?

    DCF-Lima, Peru Received request for proof of citizenship

    in Direct Consular Filing (DCF) General Discussion

    Posted

    Hello, my husband and I had our interview for the CR-1 visa on January 26,2016. We were told that we needed to have the original signature of the co-sponsor (my mother) on the I-864, so we weren't given the visa that day. We sent in the original signature page via DHL as instructed and finally received a response today. We went to pick up the package from DHL and found another yellow paper asking for proof of citizenship of the co-sponsor. I already provided a scanned copy of my mother's birth certificate at the interview. What exactly are they asking for now? Do they need an actual copy of the birth certificate that is not scanned, like from the courthouse? My mother does not have a passport.

    Sorry if this is a stupid question, I'm just so frustrated that if something else besides the signature was missing at the interview, they should have told us then and saved a month. Any help would be appreciated.

    When do I need to establish domicile

    in Direct Consular Filing (DCF) General Discussion

    Posted

    i just went through this in Lima last week. I emailed the Lima office so time ago and this is what they sent me. The lady in the window asked me specifically if I had this document so I knew what we needed. I had it with me and showed it to her. She then knew that I was prepared.

    This is what they sent me:

    PETITION FOR ALIEN RELATIVE FORM I-130

    U.S. citizens who permanently reside in Peru can file immediate relative (IR) immigrant visa petitions with the Department of Homeland Security Lima Office located in the U.S. Embassy building. U.S. citizen immediate relatives are: spouse, children (under 21 years old) and parents.

    Petitions for other relatives of U.S. citizens permanently residing in Peru, such as adult unmarried sons/daughters; married sons/daughters and brothers/ sisters may also be filed with the Department of Homeland Security Lima Office located in the U.S. Embassy building.

    When filing for your spouse, the following documents are required:

    • Original marriage certificate.

    • Divorce decrees or death certificates to show termination of all previous marriages.

    • One color photo of each, the petitioner and the beneficiary, U.S. passport style with white background (5x 5 cm)

    • Payment in cash of $ 420 fee at the Consular Section Cashier

    • A copy of the U.S. citizen’s passport, or U.S. birth certificate or copy of the Naturalization Certificate

    • Form I-130 duly completed and signed

    • Form G-325A (one for the petitioner and one for the beneficiary) duly completed and signed

    • Evidence of relationship (Refer to I-130 for documents required to prove family relationship)

    • Original and copy of your Peruvian Carnet de Extranjeria to prove domicile in Peru. In addition, other evidence like job letters, telephone bills, house lease, migratory movement, etc. may also be used as evidence of residence in Peru.

    All documents submitted in a different language than English should attach a certified translation.

    Adjudication time of the I-130 petitions is currently between five to ten days. Once the petition is approved, it is forwarded to the Embassy’s Consular Section for the required action. Within two weeks, the Consular Section’s Immigrant Visa Unit will mail the applicant a packet of information to start the visa process.

    PETICION PARA FAMILIARES EXTRANJEROS (FORMA I-130)

    Los ciudadanos estadounidenses que residen permanentemente en el Perú pueden presentar peticiones de visa para sus familiares inmediatos (IR) en la oficina local del Departamento de Seguridad Interna, ubicada en la Embajada de los Estados Unidos. Los familiares inmediatos de un ciudadano estadounidense son: esposa, hijos (de menos de 21 años) y padres.

    Las peticiones para otros familiares de ciudadanos estadounidenses que residen permanentemente en el Perú, tales como, hijos adultos no casados; hijos casados; o hermanos(as) también pueden presentarse en la oficina local del Departamento de Seguridad Interna ubicada en la Embajada de los Estados Unidos. Sin embargo, estas categorías de visas no están inmediatamente disponibles ya que existe una limitación de números de visas disponibles por año a nivel mundial.

    Cuando presente una petición por su esposo(a) se requieren los siguientes documentos:

    • Partida de matrimonio en original.

    • Sentencia de Divorcio(s) o partida de defunción para probar terminación de matrimonios anteriores.

    • Una foto a color de cada uno, peticionario y beneficiario, con fondo blanco, estilo pasaporte americano, tamaño 5x5 cm.

    • El pago en efectivo del arancel de $ 420 en el Cajero de la Sección Consular

    • Copia del pasaporte o de la partida de nacimiento del ciudadano estadounidense o C/Naturalización

    • El formulario I-130 debidamente llenado y firmado

    • El formulario G-325A (uno por el peticionario y uno por el beneficiario), llenado y firmado

    • Evidencia de Relacion ( Ver lista de documentos para probar relacion familiar en el I-130)

    • Original y copia de su Carnet de Extranjeria Peruano para probar que reside en el Perú. Tambien se necesita presentar carta de su trabajo, factura de telefono, contrato de alquiler, movimiento migratorio,etc.

    Todos los documentos presentados que no estén en Inglés deberán incluir una traducción certificada.

    El tiempo de aprobación de una petición puede variar entre cinco/diez dias. Una vez que se aprueba la petición, esta se envía a la Sección Consular de la Embajada para la acción correspondiente. Dentro de las dos semanas siguientes, la Unidad de Visas de Inmigrante de la Sección Consular enviará por correo un paquete de información para comenzar el trámite de la visa.

    USCIS/06/03/2011/nvm

    If you have any questions, I will be more than happy to help.

    Wow thank you so much for this!! I haven't started the process yet, but I've been reading up on it and your info is very helpful. :) Once the visa is given, how long does it take to get the green card once we've traveled to the states? Is there a period of time where we would have to live there before returning to Peru? (besides the whole visiting every 6 months part.)

    Not Completing Fiance Visa Process

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures

    Posted

    Ok, so about two years ago, we started the fiance visa process. I (US citizen) ended up moving to my fiance's country while the papers were being processed. Everything went fine and much to our surprise the process went a lot faster than expected. We got called for an interview, but felt that we weren't ready to go to the US yet. We filled out some papers at the US embassy and they said that our interview would be pushed back some months and they would contact us then. Well...they never did. And due to some other circumstances, we never went back to the embassy to find out what happened.

    Can we still reapply? I realize most likely we will have to start from the beginning, but does letting our first application go have any affect on applying again? I'm scared they could think we are not serious about being together, but at least we have evidence of living together the last two years.

    Also, my fiance and I would like to visit the states for the summer, but I'm not sure if the whole fiance visa thing will affect his ability to be approved for a tourist visa.

    Any help would be appreciated. :)

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