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Hi all,

My wife has a USCIS interview this month and as we are preparing all the required documents, I have a couple of quick questions:

1. I am coming to the interview as the husband / petitioner. Since my wife needs an interpreter, am I allowed to act as one, or do we need to hire an interpreter for her?

2. I am not quite sure what "All documentation establishing your eligibility for Lawful Permanent Residence status" refers to specifically

3. She is supposed to bring "Government-issued photo ID" - will her EAD card be sufficient or does she really need Driver's License / State ID?

Thank you in advance to all the responders!

Hi all!

This could be redundant but I wanted to make sure anyway. My spouse arrived in the US on K-1 Nov 2010, we are now married and are awaiting AOS, her I-94 expires mid February 2011. Is she allowed to fly domestically post I-94 expiration but before we get word on AOS?

Thank you

Moving to AOS from family visa forum..

THANK YOU to all responders!

Hi All,

This may be a simple one to solve but anyway: as I am filling out I-485's for my wife (K-1) and daughter (K-2) who have recently arrived in the US, part 1 is asking for "A# (if any)". All that we have is the A# for K-1 (from NoA) - do we list the same for K-2, or leave it blank?

Thank you,

Hi All,

This may be a simple one to solve but anyway: as I am filling out I-485's for my wife (K-1) and daughter (K-2) who have recently arrived in the US, part 1 is asking for "A# (if any)". All that we have is the A# for K-1 (from NoA) - do we list the same for K-2, or leave it blank?

Thank you,

No exceptions that I have ever heard about. Sure you can take more luggage, but you will pay. Tell them not to bring so much stuff. Replace it here or pick it up when visiting the next time there. My wife came here with one suit case. Only thing she really left behind that she was missing were books.

Thank you for the comment, obviously all of that is common knowledge but I am looking for more concrete information on shipping with airlines, which I have heard can be done

Hi all!

My question is on whether anyone has had any experience in traveling on K-1(Russia>USA) and how they dealt with extra baggage when traveling by air. Do airlines make an exception for K visa travelers as regards increasing allowances? Any other way to get more luggage shipped when you fly?

Thank you

You don't need info on the adoption of a K-2 but simply the adoption of a child as is allowed in your state of residence. K-2 status does not change anything other than the child will have the possibility of a non-resident alien for a father

Thank you. How about my stepdaughter's biological father - will we need any paperwork from him (lives in Russia) for adoption in the US?

My fiancee and her child will be moving on K-1/K-2 to Texas later this year. I have searched the forum and have not found anything conclusive, and so I am wondering if someone can direct me to the right info on K-2 child adoption procedure. Thanks!

1) You CANNOT fill it out nor sign it....

2) It is not to be submitted with the I-129F

3) THEREFORE, she will need to fill it out and bring to the interview

SHE filled it out 6 months ago online. i thought that a unique number is assigned to it. now she needs to bring it to the interview and some of the information on it is slightly out of date. does she fill out another online DS-156 or does it confuse the system if there are two DS-156's?

the question was whether we need to fill out ANOTHER DS-156 for the interview if we already filled one out and submitted it with 129f package?

Dear All,

I filled out, stapled photos, signed and submitted my fiancee's DS-156 along with the I-129f package last year, assuming she will just have to bring a printed, bar-coded copy of DS-156 with her to the interview. Now we have an interview at Moscow consulate coming up and the list of requested documents states "fill out and bring" DS-156, without any mention of simply bringing a printed copy of the one previously submitted online. Any advice?

nevermind, found plenty of info just in a post just one page back:)

A question to the USA-based users. When my Russian fiancée arrives in Texas, she will be 6 months pregnant. Aside from adding her to my group medical plan provided by my employer (logistically not a problem at all, but the price is fairly prohibitive), are there any other providers that will give her individual coverage in her situation right away (rather than waiting a 6 month period)? Any advice? Thank you in advance.

Your confusion stems from not learning the process including the difference between filing a petition and applying for a visa. This confusion is contributed to by those who carelessly interchange the terms.

Your petition is approved. Now the case goes via NVC to the Consulate, where your fiancee will be invited to apply for a visa. USCIS is "post decision" now because their part in the "visa" process is complete.

I will disregard the put-down and will simply say that the USCIS website isn't built in the most user-friendly manner.

Thank you for filling in the official blanks.

We have checked our status on the USCIS website and it shows that our case went from Initial Review to Post-Decision Activity, skipping Request for Evidence, and Testing and Interview. Does that mean there will be no need for an interview? What is the time line in this case?

Thank you to all responders!

That might depend on the individual consulate, but my fiancee was able to pick up her passport with her visa three days after her interview. She still must attend a seminar (required by Philippine gov., not the U.S.) before she can leave for the U.S. It will depend on the consulate workload and policy.

Ok. I guess a more precise question is: once you pick up the visa, what is the longest you can stay in the home country (Russia) before you HAVE to enter US on the visa? Or, in other words, how long does the visa stay valid, once issued, if not traveled on immediately?

How soon after entering the US on K-1 will its recipient be able to travel back to home country?

Thank you

Sorry if this is common knowledge to some of the responders but I would really appreciate some insight into how much time passes between the interview and the K-1 recipient's departure on the visa? Are there time frames that apply to that? Thank you!

Thank all!

Still, the question remains: is the INS Registration Number on my naturalization certificate the same NUMBER as the Alien Registration Number?

(I don't want to insert just any A-number there)

Two items on the form have me wondering.

1. Last occupation abroad.

I am a federal contractor based abroad - do I list my company's US name/address or the name of office/address that I am temporarily assigned to? And as for the "to" and "from" dates, do I put the assumed end date of the assignment or just "present"?

2. Alien Registration Number (in the box on the bottom of the form):

I had received my US citizenship through naturalization. Do i put in my INS Reg # (an "A"# on the naturalization certificate) or leave this one blank? I guess the question is whether Alien Registration Number is the same as INS Reg #.

Thanks to everyone for any and all advice!

Ilya S.

"K-2s are separate visas" I understand. "They need separate applications" - would you care to elaborate? Which forms are you referring to and at which point in the process?

Petition = what the US citizen does to initiate the process, you are doing that now. Your fiancee and all her children need to be listed on the petition (I-129f) An approved petition (an approved petition is not an approved visa) allows your fiancee and her children to apply for visas

Application = what your fiancee and her children do at the consulate based upon an approved petition filed by you, the USC.

The application for each applicant (fiancee and children) occurs at the consulate level. The exact forms needed for each person will depend somewhat on the consulate and you don't tell us that (fill that part in on you profile and you can get better answers). But the forms needed wqill be the same for each applicant (except children do not use DS-156K)

thank you, much clearer now

Furthermore, does a separate DS 156 need to be filled out for the child as well?

"K-2s are separate visas" I understand. "They need separate applications" - would you care to elaborate? Which forms are you referring to and at which point in the process?

Dear All,

My question today is whether the fiance's child's documents (birth certificate, any other?) are required to be submitted with the Petition itself. Reason I'm asking is I haven't seen that mentioned on the Form I-129f instructions. Thanks to all the responders in advance!