Derry Lea

Hello,everyone.A question that really bothers me.One of the things you need to declare is whether you lived in another country for over a year since the age of 16.Is that 12 consecutive months?What if you were somewhere for 5months,then left for a few weeks,then went back for another few months.This way you really was somewhere for a year,but not at once...So what do you do?Do you still need to declare you lived somewhere over a year and get a police certificate (even though you never really had a resident address or anything)?Or do you just not declare it because it wasnt 12months at once?Any help will be appreciated!Thank you

Hello,everyone (especially Gary and Alla if reading this )

Here is the problem.I know that as a document form packet 3 the beneficiary (me) is required to get a police certificate for all the place he spend over 6months in the last since the age of 16.I live in England for a year from 08.2007 till 09.2008.However I left the Uk for 10days in 02.2008 and 1 week in 06.2008.My question is.Do I still need to submit that police certificate (which would be just a pain in the butt) if I haven't spend more than 6 consecutive months in another country.I believe I should be able the tickets to prove I've been out of the country for my two vacations in Feb and June 2008.And yet will the embassy be able to check that this is true?I never really spend over 6months without leaving.

Thank you for all the information.

Yes, the same adjudicator gets it back. It is very rare for a case to be moved to another adjudicator once assigned and only happens for things like maternity leave, an adjudicator quits or gets transferred, etc.

They do not send more than one RFE. If you do not respond satisfactorily to the RFE they will deny the case. You cannot appeal a denied case. You CAN pay a fee of $585 and file an I-290 to re-open the case, and you would have to decide to do that or file a new petition.

If you have responded as requested don't worry.

Once a case has an RFE, then "all bets are off" regarding processing times and adjusicators each handle RFEs in their own manner. Some put them aside and do all the RFEs together when they have a stack, some adjudicators finish each day by reviewing any returned RFEs from that day, etc.

One thing to bear in mind, is that RFE or not, an adjudicator will spend 15-20 minutes with your case, that is all. They review them, go through the file, check off their list (the backgorund check was done by others) and either approve it or send it for RFE or for supervisor review. They check off another box or two or three to generate an RFE (someone else does that) Someone else receives the RFE and sorts them, then gives them back to the adjudicator. Occasionally, the case will be handed off to an investigator to check on some missing or unclear information rather that get an RFE or be reviewed by a supervisor to make a decision on something. This is where "touches" come from. I never understood the desire for anyone to see a "touch" on their case. The best situation is to ee nothing and then get an approval. Occasionally there will be a "touch" and then the case gets approved. This was usually because of a supervisor review.

You really should not imagine that anyone gives a lot of thought to your case or is impressed by your "love story". It is a process, you meet the requirements and get approved or you don't and get an RFE or denial.

Thank you both Gary and Alla for the response.its great to have someone like you around.I will always hope we will be one of the lucky ones who get approved short after the RFE (hope is all I have ) .I don't need any touches.I just want to see petition approved!

We received RFE yesterday.It says we haven't answered on one question.On the copy of the package we made we saw the box was ticked.However my fiance filled it and posted in back today.We had to send only the I-797 sheet right and not the I-129F form all over again?Because on the I-797 it just says the question that wasn't answered and underneath you can choose between yes/no and sign it.I wanted to ask also if anyone here knows if once you send the RFE back the case is being looked after by the same adjudicator.And also is there any cases when they send you 1 RFE for one thing and then another RFE for something different?

Thank you for all answers

and good luck to everyone with the patience part

Hello,everyone.My fiance and I have applied for the I-129F in March and received the NOA1 on 17th of March.On the USCIS website now it says that we have been mailed RFO on 05.28.We've been waiting for it to arrive on the post so we can check what its for today.However nothing came with the post so I asked my fiance to call the 1-800 number.He did and he tells me that when he puts our receipt number through it tells him that a request for I-797 form has been mailed.Does anyone have any clue what that means???

thanks in advance

Hey everyone,here's a quick question- Is there any regulations on in which states you can get married?For example can we get married in Hawaii or Puerto Rico?thanks

Actually your post was so routine and normal I did not give it much in response, so to put your mind at ease on some issues (and not others)

1. So far your case is not going quickly, it is well withon the normal response of things. The government doesn't take long to cash checks. You hit the timing good on a batch of NOA1 letters, but that means nothing. The NOA1 is a receipt, nothing more. It means "We got your case and cashed your check and threw it in the stack with the others on (date)"

The NOA2 is what we look for

2. The sites you used are not international marriage brokers. They are so-called, in Ukraine, "marriage agencies" Ukrainians and Russians are not known for subtleties. We call them "dating websites" They do not meet the requirements for an IMB. That said, it hurts nothing that you mentioned their name and address. A very large number of US citizens with Russian/Ukrainian wives met them on internet sites. I didn;t, but no one ever asked either...ever. At any stage. Ever. Sometimes they ask probing questions in Kiev, like "So how did you meet your fiancee?" Usually not.

3. Brief descriptions are fine. Mine was two sentences and I attached ONE photo.

4. Most Ukrainians speak Russian. It is the native language of most Ukrainians. It is perfectly OK to use the Russian name and address as opposed to spelling it in Ukrainian

I no longer have a Ukrainian fiancee. Been there, done that. She is now my wife, but we all went through this too. There s nothing better in the world than a sincere Ukrainian woman. You are one of the lucky men in the world.

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Hi,Gary,

you really seem experienced to me so here as a new member I gotta question.I understood breef answer on q.18 is ok,so thank God for that.The problem for me is when I registered for SSN back when I was in the US in the summer I had to put down my mom's maiden name and I gave a wrong one.Now on the g-325 form I did put down the correct one.Will they check that?Will that cause any trouble.Also its been almost a month since NOA1 and not even one touch.What did you and Alla do to get approved so quickly (apart from obviously being extremly lucky

Thanks in advance for the response.You seem great

Gerry

Hi back and thank you for replying I am back in Bulgaria yeah and my fiance is in the US.I know its do-able and Im not giving up trust me I really wish I found this website before but hey thats the way it is Aren't the things taking a lot longer if they put you on hold and request more information to be send??I guess I just want to be one of the lucky ones and see him soon ))

Hello to everyone in this really helpful and efficiant site.My name is Gergana and I'm from Bulgaria.We got engaged with my fiance Matt in February and send documents in mid March.Unfortunately however I found VJ after we send the I-129F package.We received the NOA1on 03.22,but after I read the instructions on here I'm getting a bit worried: 1.We didn't put down question 3 of the form on a different sheet,but just filled the space in the form,explaining I was on a work and travel program and we started living together straight after we met and our relationship developped pretty fast ; 2.Our photo evidence are not dated and marked with places where picture were taken ; 3.And most important-here's what happened.When I went to get my SSN done while I was in the US they asked for my mom's maiden name.I didn't really know it so...well I just made up one.However now when filling out the G-325 I did put my mom's actual maiden name.Now I'm freaking out cause if they for some reason decide to check that there will be a problem with that (

So yeah,we did send our petition to VSC and now I am trying to be as patient as possible.I know it could be up to 5 months wait to get approved,but considering none of us had preious marriage or criminal record or kids or I don't even know what could make the procedure complicated I am praying it will be a rather faster process.I am checking hundreads of profiles here with everyone applying at the VSC around the same time of the year and trying to make a time frame but its really hard Quickly approved people share the secret! )))

Any advice will e appreciated.Good luck to everyone and have a great Easter

Thanks Gerry