RinoGattuso

Hello all,

I have a question regarding Part 8 of Form N-400. It asks how many total days I have spent outside the United States during the last 5 years. I have been a permanent resident for only 3 years but I am married to a US citizen and qualify now to apply for citizenship.

This question in Part 8 seems to assume the applicant has been a permanent resident for five years.

I have spent only 7 days outside the US in the last 3 years. Should my answer be 7 days, or 7 days plus the 2 years before entering the country as a resident.

Any help will be appreciated!

I forgot to add - the fact that she was a student is not in itself a reason not to file taxes. She should explain that she had zero income or was not statutorily required to file taxes because her income was below X amount. Good luck.

Hello, thanks for your answer Harpa. Do you think that filing both forms (sponsor and household member) should be a problem? Just to make sure.

Regards,

My wife is filing form I-864 for me. ( I entered the US as a K1 and got married ) . She started working 2 months ago and her current annual salary is 50,000. However, she hasnt filed federal tax returns in the past 3 years because she was a student.

Should a letter from her current employer and a copy of her paystubs work as supporting documents for I-864 form?

My father in law is also offering to file form I-864A ( same residence ) in case theres going to be any problem. (He has his tax returns of the past ) .

The instructions form says that form 864A may only by used when a sponsors income and assets do not meet the income requirements ( I guess that my wife makes enough but we were thinkin of filing 864A just to make sure )

What do you think?

Any advice is highly appreciated

With all the changes that have happened lately, I am not sure if they changed the medical any or not. If they have not changed it, they will not give someone that goes for a K-1 visa any vaccines. They give you a blank DS 3025. They would not look at my husband's vaccination record, transcribe them to the DS 3025, or give him any vaccines he may have needed. He asked several times, several people, and even offered to pay them extra. No go. They shove the K-1s through there without touching the vaccination part. It is silly to give a blank form to people, but they don't care. It is not their problem, and they want you to worry about that part when you get to the US.

Get the age appropriate ones for free there. Bring the vaccination record with you to the US. Have a civil surgeon transcribe them onto the I-693 that you will send in with your AOS later.

Interesting, I just asked about this problem in the AOS forum. So i brought my vaccination record to the US and I guess that this blank DS-3025 form is no longer of any use since the civil surgeon is going to transcribe my vaccine history directly from my record right?

As far as i know the civil surgeon needs to complete only part 2 and 5 of the form I-693 or is there any other supplemental form for this?

Any advice is highly appreciated.

Kind Regards

What can I do if I have a blank DS-3025 form from Ciudad Juarez? It is signed and dated by the panel physician but theres nothing written or checked in the boxes.

I have my vaccination record (written record) from Mexico and as far as I know, I needed this DS-3025 form filled out by the time I had the medical examination before my interview at the consulate because i need that for the I-693 form during the AOS.

Any advice is highly appreciated.

Thaiv, it's necessary that beneficiary stays at Juarez to pick up the packet...there's no other way.

Yes, theres other way. I went for my interview yesterday and got approved. Once approved you get a letter with some instructions to register online and select your desired DHL pickup location.

How did you get approved so fast? Did you request an expedite? We filed Oct 1(NOA Oct 8) and nothing yet..

Im a July 2010 filer

It seems that the " K Visa/Fiance(e) Packet (PDF)" link on the CDJ consulate website doesnt work.

Does anyone have the most recent forms?

Sweet. How did you find out that your appointment letter was sent to you? I tried calling the Juarez consulate but their numbers don't work.

From the US....703 439 2313, as you said, Mexico-phone numbers dont work anymore. Im pretty sure your case has been sent too

wow thanks for the update. Do you know if they will send it to our Fiancee in Mexico or to us in the USA or to both of us? I have sent my fiancee letters before to Mexico and she never gets um. I don't want to miss the appointment.

Nice talking to ya

wow thanks for the update. Do you know if they will send it to our Fiancee in Mexico or to us in the USA or to both of us? I have sent my fiancee letters before to Mexico and she never gets um. I don't want to miss the appointment.

Nice talking to ya

They send the letter to both. I just discovered that my letter was sent this last Friday, so i think i will show up at the consulate next week. As far as I know, if you are ready before receiving your appointment letter, you can go ahead and show up at the consulate and get a copy of your letter printed in the consulate, it helps to save some time

Dude I'm almost in the same boat.. Our approval letter has been sent to Juarez Consulate on Jan 5 but neither me nor my Fiancee in Mexico have heard anything. Wish there was a number we could call to check status of appointments...

-BryanL

Our case was sent to Juarez on Jan 4, 1 day behind you guys. I am pretty sure that they will send packet 3 this week so that means we can show up at the consulate next week, hopefully.

Lets keep in contact

According to the recent records, It takes around 5 to 6 weeks from the date when the consulate receives your case from NVC.

Hi

Does anyone know the phone number of CDJ? I want to check my case status, that is, if our packet 3 has been sent.

Im using the phone numbers from the CDJ website but it seems that they dont work.

Thanks

Hopefully it will not come back yo bite you.

What do you exactly mean? , hehe

Easy,

Yes

I am sort of surprised they gave you another B2 after you voided the first one with the overstay.

They didnt gave me another B2 visa, I overstayed my 'permit'/i-94 form, and I used the same B1/B2 to cross into the US again in 7 occasions after the overstay without a problem

Regards

An overstay of less than 180 days should not effect the K-1 petition. Also, if she was denied entry "without prejudice" as in - they simply suspected her of immigrant intent, or, they thought she had been here too long in a short amount of time and denied entry - but NOT because of misrepresentation, then the denial of entry should also not affect her K-1 petition.

Hello, so obviously she didnt need to file a i-601 waiver form right? I have an overstay of 51 days on a B1/B2 visa but after that i was able to come back with the US like in 7 occasions for short periods of time, never been denied.

Also, according to form DS-156, question 38, bullet #4:

Have you ever violated the terms of a US visa, or been unlawfully present in, or deported from, the United States?

Is that a YES or NO answer?

Any advice is appreciated

No, a 3 year bar comes into place only if overstays exceed 180 days, and 10 years if exceeds 365 days. Note overstays accumulate, overstay 51 days, then overstay 130 days a second time will result in a bar because that exceeds 180 days.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/ineligibilities/ineligibilities_1364.html

Thanks for your answer YuAndDan,

I guess that in form DS-156 - Question 38 - bullet #4 : Have you ever violated the terms of a US visa, or been unlawfully present in, or deported from, the United States? ... The answer is still yes in my case even though i overstayed less than 180 days right?

Regards

if you overstayed less than 180 days, you dont need one.

Thanks for your answer.

I guess that in form DS-156 - Question 38 - bullet #4 : Have you ever violated the terms of a US visa, or been unlawfully present in, or deported from, the United States? ... The answer is still yes in my case even though i overstayed less than 180 days right?

Regards

Helly VJ people, i have a question regarding the I-601 Waiver Form.

We are currently on the K1 visa process.

Does somebody know if I need to file an I-601 Waiver form for an overstay of 51 days?

That overstay occured approximately a year ago (January 2010). I was in the US on a tourist B2 visa and my I-94 form expired, i left the US 51 days after it expired (I didnt surrender the form).

After that overstay, I went back to the US like 7 times without a problem at the Port of Entry and in 2 occasions I was granted new I-94 forms ( this time i surrender both of them when leaving ).

Ive been reading on the I-601 Instructions form that K visa applicants should file a Waiver if they overstayed for more than 180 days or more than a year, they dont mention anything bout filing a waiver for less than 180 days but I still want to make sure about that.

Any advice/experiences are appreciated.

Helly VJ people, i have a question regarding the I-601 Waiver Form.

We are currently on the K1 visa process.

Does somebody know if I need to file an I-601 Waiver form for an overstay of 51 days?

That overstay occured approximately a year ago (January 2010). I was in the US on a tourist B2 visa and my I-94 form expired, i left the US 51 days after it expired (I didnt surrender the form).

After that overstay, I went back to the US like 7 times without a problem at the Port of Entry and in 2 occasions I was granted new I-94 forms ( this time i surrender both of them when leaving ).

Ive been reading on the I-601 Instructions form that K visa applicants should file a Waiver if they overstayed for more than 180 days or more than a year, they dont mention anything bout filing a waiver for less than 180 days but I still want to make sure about that.

Any advice/experiences are appreciated.

Helly VJ people, i have a question regarding the I-601 Waiver Form.

We are currently on the K1 visa process.

Does somebody know if I need to file an I-601 Waiver form for an overstay of 51 days?

That overstay occured approximately a year ago (January 2010). I was in the US on a tourist B2 visa and my I-94 form expired, i left the US 51 days after it expired (I didnt surrender the form).

After that overstay, I went back to the US like 7 times without a problem at the Port of Entry and in 2 occasions I was granted new I-94 forms ( i surrender both of them when leaving this time ).

Ive been reading on the I-601 Instructions form that K visa applicants should file a Waiver if they overstayed for more than 180 days or more than a year, they dont mention anything bout filing a waiver for less than 180 days but I still want to ask.

Any advice/experiences are appreciated.

They look at your current income. When I filed for my now husband I used a cosponsor who made about that much. I was still in school and living abroad so I had no income at the time. If you have any questions feel free to ask. We went about a year ago and he is a green card holder now. Good luck

Hello MrsBocanegra, Ive been noticing that you always provide useful and accurate information thats why I felt free to ask the following:

a) My fiance is currently looking for a job so we will obviously need co-sponsors (her parents in this case), so the question is:

Which forms does her parents need to fill out? Just the I-134 ? I noticed that theres this OF167 "form" on the CDJ website but i guess its ok if i just take the I-134 form right?

b) This is maybe a dumb question but... does she (my fiancee) needs to fill out this form as well?

According to our timeline, I think Ill show up at the consulate on February but i just want to make sure I have all the forms Ill need before going to Ciudad Juarez.

Thanks in advance

Just to let everyone know I got my NOA1 from the CAC on July 29th and when I called today they told me my case had been approved on Monday.

Congratulations ! , our NOA1 date is also July 29th, hope to hear some good news soon.

I believe they WILL need a Police report even if never in trouble with the law...it is common in Mexico sometimes just to apply for work. Cost about $15 USD /150 pesos.

Thanks for this list!

Cool...

Well I still have some doubts, I asked a guy that already went through all the process and he said that CDJ consulate doesn't need any police record.

His exact answer to my question was:

"Hi there!

No, we didn't. Mexico does not have police certificates so there's no need to get one. The consulate doesn't require it. "

As far as I know thats right, there are no police certificates in Mexico, the closest to them can be the "Carta de Antecedentes No Penales".

I think I'll take that with me just in case... you never know

FELICIDADES !!

Por lo pronto seguimos esperando nosotros .... 29 de Julio