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Patty

How long it takes for them to make a decision??? I sent in my papers on 05/11/2011, Biometrics 06/07/2011 and my case was transferred on 06/14/2011...I haven't heard anything since then

God bless you all !!!

Hola a todos!!

My name is Carrie and my fiance Rodrigo and I have been working on filling out forms and getting our paperwork together for his final interview scheduled for July 27th in Santiago, Chile. He received a packet about a month ago that included form DS-230, 156, 156K and 157. Both of us have read the instructions numerous times and have also looked for help on the US embassy in Chile website but we are still very confused. Also, we have sent emails but the embassy does not adequately answer out questions.

First off, should forms DS-230, 156, 156K and 157 (signed/unsigned/duplicated/with photos etc.) all be sent in the embassy before arriving for the interview? I am fairly confident that DS-230 needs to be sent in.

Also, is it weird that the first letter contact that my fiance had with the US embassy included his final interview date without any information regarding his medical examination? The US emailed me back saying that it is very important that he has the medical examination information and so we emailed them saying that it was not included; we are currently waiting for a response. I thought that we would initially receive a packet, send the forms back (whichever they are) and then receive a final packet that includes the medical information.

We pretty much have all the documents together including the affidavit of support and I believe that those need to be presented in person by my fiance on the date of his interview.

Lastly, the fourth step in our instructions says,

"Tan pronto que haya obtenido los documentos, lea cuidadosamente la declaracion al pie esta pagina, firmela, pongale fecha, y remita por correo este formulario junto a las fotografias antes senaladas. Una vez que sean recibidos este formulario y las fotografias en esta oficina, se le citara para la entrevista de visa tan pronto como sea posible. No se puede predecir anticipadamente esta fecha."

--We are not sure what exactly they mean by the declaration and what we are supposed to sign. Is it just the line that appears at the end of page 3 after the list of attached forms or are we missing something. Also, why were we given a final interview date before they have received anything from us?

Please let me know if anyone is familiar with this process and if our information and packet is consistent with those of others. We are still pretty confused and the Embassy does not take phone calls and they have not been prompt or direct in responding to our questions. I am afraid that the 27th is going to get here and my fiance will not have the information about his medical examination or something will not be right.

Thank you,

Carrie

Hi Carrie...

Well, you are right those forms have to be sent before the interview , you have to send them along with the instructions signed and dated, just ask your fiance to sign it in the last page (make copies of everything you are sending to them, as a backup) send them as soon as possible.

The Embassy send packets 3(forms and instructions) and 4 (interview date) all together, if they didn't send the medical forms your fiance can still make an appointment with Dr. Grossman (I don't recommend the other Dr.) and take the interview date letter with him to prove that he need his medical examination before that date...I'm pretty sure the Dr. has more copies of those forms, you can explain them that the Embassy forgot to send the medical forms, he will need a photo too (ID size not passport size).

If you have more questions feel free to email me at kai_47@hotmail.com

God bless you

Patty

Ok, good point, thank you!

So, does anyone know specifically about the US Embassy in Santiago, Chile? Do they require a separate I-134 affidavit of support for children of beneficiary?

The best option is to email the embassy so you will be absolutely sure about this issue, they answer really quick so here is the email address

SantiagoImmigration@state.gov

God bless you

Patty

Thanks for the replies, I've generally taken a "better to have it and not need it" kind of attitude, but in this case we're late getting all of our documents together, and I'd rather not have to pay more if it can be avoided.

Hi, you or your wife can translate the documents, you don't have to pay to someone else to do it, I did it and I have no problem at the embassy...if you want to I can send the samples of the birth and police certificates translations, you will just have to fill them out with your wife's info :thumbs:PM me your email address and I'll be more than glad of send them to you

God bless you

Patty

We got our hard copy of the Transfer notice on mail yesterday praying for a smooth and quick process, in other words, please Lord we don't want an interview!!! LOL

God bless you all!!!

Patty

ooh yay! no interview for you!

Is it me or does it seem like this whole process is going pretty quickly?>??!!!

Thanks!! and yes its going pretty quickly, I think that in my case it's because I didn't apply for EAD nor AP...just patiently waiting for my green card and be away from USCIS nightmare, at least for the next 2 years

God bless you, and good luck in your interview!!

Patty

The problem is that this is not one of those forms you can print out. It has fields and if you click one box other fields pop up. Most of the information is the same as another form that we got sent from the embassy in hard copy, so they'll have it. The main part on this DS 160 that hasn't been on any other form we've done is the work history detail they are asking for. There's no way to print it out. That's why I'm a bit nervous.

Don't freak out mujer! the DS 160 its not necessary for K-1 applicants, just the forms that embassy listed in the letter they sent to your fiance

God bless you both!!

Patty

Maybe you should call the Department of State to be sure, they'll give you a most accurate info about your mother in law

God bless you, hope everything go great and you can go to PR

Patty ♥

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Hi Patty:

Thanks for your help I hope everything goes well. I pray God for that.

Do you know if I have to send the ds-230 form before the interview or I have to bring it with me to the embassy? I wrote the embassy and they told me I can do both. What did you do?

Carolina.

I sent it back because that was what the letter they sent to me said but I heard that now they let you take the forms with you the day of the interview, I sent the forms back the next day that i got them and then, for the interview, I took the i-134 and the backup documents, medical results, and more proof of our relationship (they didn't ask me for this) so you can do whatever you want, but in my opinion its better if you send them before the interview, so they can check your case in advance. Oh and don't forget that your fiance's signature on the I-134 must be notarized!

God bless you

Patty

Yes, Chile Embassy accept co sponsors so go for it

We have a question about our upcoming visa interview. When my fiancee was here in 2009, she was on a tourist visa. She was able to get a job and she worked there for 2-3 weeks on the books. She left before the visa was up and she did not overstay.

She listed the employment on her G325-A form because we thought it was better not to lie/omit any info. The K-1 visa has been approved, we just have the interview.

What are the chances that she will be denied a K-1 visa for this unauthorized work? Will it be forgiven as long as she is honest about it? As soon as she gets here we will be filing her back taxes and taking care of that aspect.

The interview is with the Chilean Embassy.

Thanks for any replies.

I don't think that would be an issue if USCIS already approved your petition in acknowledge of this information, but if you want to be absolutely sure you can always contact the Santiago Embassy Santiagoimmigration@state.gov they are really nice and quick to answer your question

Carolina told me that you are coming to Chile for her interview so that could help a lot in your case and as you said, saying the truth is always the best option.

God bless you

Patty

Biometrics...done! now wait for the best

you should definitely call USCIS, we applied on May 11 and got the hard copy on the 25th and 2 days later the biometrics appointment letter, I have my Bio next tuesday, so it think that you have to call to find out what's going on.

God bless you, hope everything goes well and you can move on soon in the AOS process

Patty

Hola Patty!!

Hola te cuento que ya aprovaron la visa en USA y ahora estoy esperando el paquete. Mi gran preocupación es la entrevista en el consulado.

Yo estuve viviendo en EEUU por un año, llegué con una visa de intercambio J1 y después la cambie a turista B2. El año pasado traté de visitar a mi novio en la vacaciones de invierno y rechazaron mi visa de turista. Sé lo pesados que pueden llegar a ser en el consulado, mi temor es que me pregunten por mi residencia en EEUU, ya que trabajé un par de semanas de forma ilegal. Lo declaré en los formularios que mi novio envió a USCIS y aprovaron la visa de todos modos. Mi preocupación es acá, por eso quiero saber qué clases de preguntas formulan en la entrevista en el consulado de Chile? La última vez la consul fue una bruja conmigo, ni siquiera quiso ver los papeles que llevé de mi trabajo y el magister que estoy cursando. Te agradecería mucho que tú u otro miembro del portal me pudiera ayudar. La verdad es que todo este proceso ha sido muy difícil para mi, me da mucho miedo que ellos puedan rechazar nuestra petición, ya que es nuestro futuro el que está en juego.

Hola Carolina!

Una pequena aclaracion, lo que fue aprobado en USA no es la visa sino que la peticion para pedir la visa de novios alla en Chile, la visa la aprueban en el consulado. Me dices que estuviste trabajando ilegal, tuviste problemas con el gobierno de USA por esta situacion? aunque si lo declaraste en la I-129F y aun asi la aprobaron, no creo que sea problema.

Nosotros tuvimos una super buena comunicacion con la embajada en todo momento, mi novio (ahora esposo) les escribio para saber si ya tenian los papeles y siempre nos respondieron de inmediato todas nuestras preguntas, asegurate que sea tu novio el que escriba, como el es el ciudadano americano lo pescan mas jejeje

Para la entrevista lleve una copia de la peticion I-129F con todos los documentos adicionales, y lleve fotos y mas emails, pero no me pidieron nada, esto puede variar en cada caso, una amiga que tiene su entrevista hoy recibio una llamada 1 semana antes de su entrevista, esto es un nuevo sistema que esta implementando la embajada, a mi no me llamaron, ahora lo estan haciendo porque han habido muchos fraudes a nivel mundial.

La entrevista fue bien agradable, la consul fue muy agradable me entrevisto en castellano y despues me pregunto si hablaba ingles y siguio la entrevista en ingles, me pregunto acerca de nuestra relacion, como nos conocimos, cuando nos conocimos en persona, cuales eran nuestros planes, si yo pensaba trabajar...mi novio estaba ahi asi que tambien lo llamo y le hizo unas preguntas acerca de su trabajo, no es necesario que tu novio este presente, el mio estaba porque justo fue a Chile en esa fecha y nos regresamos juntos.

De seguro te van a preguntar por tu estadia previa en USA, pero como siempre lo mejor es que contestes con la verdad, lo unico que ellos quieren asegurarse es de que la relacion sea verdadera, quizas cartas de familia y amigos de tu novio podrian servir como respaldo en caso de que se pongan pesaditos.

Bueno si tienes cualquier otra duda, escribeme

Dios te bendiga

Patty ♥

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ENVIAMOS TODOS LOS PAPELES Y HASTA MAS, TENGO MUCHOS DESEOS DE REUNIRNOS PRONTO Y LLEVAR A CABO NUESTROS PLANES TODAS SUS EXPERIENCIAS SERAN DE GRAN AYUDA.... CREANME LOS NECESITO. GRACIAS SE QUE EL APOYO SERA BUENO EN ESTOS MOMENTOS. UN BESO DESDE LA BELLA COLOMBIA

Olguita, busca ayuda en el foro de Colombianos este es el link http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/301668-colombianos-con-visa-k1continuacion-4/

Dios te bendiga

Patty

yay!!! Biometrics appointment letter on mail today 06/07/11 in Dover, DE...

Received my biometrics yesterday arvo! Scheduled for 06/10!

Hey we applied the same day! hope to get my appointment letter soon

Hard copy on the mail today!

I sent off the AOS package and it was delivered May 18th. I have not received an email and my check has not been cashed. Is this normal?

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It took me 9 days to receive the email and text notification, now we are waiting for our hard copy :thumbs:I was freaking out but I think its normal, so don't worry!!!

God bless you!

Patty ♥

I'm so happy, (I couldn't edit the other post) I was kinda freaking out cause it takes more than other people in this forum

but that e-mail surprised us...Thank You Lord!!!!

Dear Applicant/Petitioner:

Your USCIS application/petition has been received and routed to the National Benefits Center for processing. Within 7-10 days by standard mail you will receive your official Receipt Notice (Form I-797) with your Receipt Number xxxxxxx With the official Receipt Notice (Form I-797) you may visit www.uscis.gov where you can check the status of your application using My Case Status. We suggest you wait until you have received your Form I-797 before checking My Case Status.

This confirmation provides notification of the date USCIS received your application/petition. This notice does NOT grant any immigration status or benefit. You MAY NOT present this notice as evidence that you have been granted any immigration status or benefit. Further, this notice does NOT constitute evidence that your application remains pending with USCIS. The current status of your application/petition must be verified with USCIS.

PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE

woohoo!!! Text and e-mail notification, USCIS got our AOS package!! so happy

Thank You Jesus!!!

God bless you guys!!

Patty

hmmm... well I'll ask my fiance again, but he said that the doctor told him he needed all of them. I guess if you don't have the record to prove you got them as a child, you have to get the basic ones again to prove that you have them. Did you have a record from your childhood?

I had a letter from the hospital saying that I had had all my vaccines, but the Dr. said it wasn't necessary cause they know how the immunization program is in Chile and he just gave me the shot that wasn't in that program when I was a child...I got one more shot here for AOS, the tetanus one, so basically I got the MMR and Tetanus, that's it. I went to a different Dr. though, but I heard that Dr. Grossman knows better about the visa process and give copies of the documents required for AOS.

He went to have his doctor appointment and she said that he needed to get 8 vaccinations. He has no record from his childhood of which shots he got. She gave him the prescriptions for the required shots. We are not doing them ourselves. He is going to the clinic.

Oh I see just asking cause its the first chilean case that had to take so many vaccines...hope everything goes well with you guys!

Patty