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Thank you to you all for your comments. Very helpful !

I first filed a K-1 visa in 2001. The marriage lasted 7 years and ended in a divorce filed by me. I filed another K-1 in 2010 ( same country-Philippines) to bring my fiancee to the US after living together for a year in her country. I handled both visa applications myself with no attorney and no problems with either. The second marriage lasted 6 years and ended in divorce after I discovered my wife was cheating almost from the beginning of our marriage. After a year of grieving I may be filing another K-1 application ( the heart wants what the heart wants) but I know that I will need to request a waiver since this will be my 3rd. My inclination is to try to do this myself however I was told by an attorney that K-1's "are much more complicated these days" and I would need to hire them at $4,500 to handle the whole process for me. I believe I have a good case in that I have just been unlucky twice and that the previous K-1s were filed over a 15 year period. No fraud involved on my part. My question is what are the chances that I can be successful writing the waiver letter myself given the facts or whether we should marry in the Philippines and file a CR-1? Does the CR-1 carry the same visa waiver requirement? I have not seen it.

Since the waiver letter is a relatively new requirement there are not too many examples I can find out there so if someone can provide one or lead me to one it would be much appreciated.

Thanks,

Dave

it's time to pick up the phone and call NvC. Speak to a supervisor to review your ds261 over the phone. Invoice will surface after that.

Did that yesterday and finally got through. They said they sent the letter because they hadn't received the DS-261 at that time but had it now and would be invoicing the IV fee soon. Said to just disregard the letter. What a relief !

Thank you for the link, however it doesn't answer my question. Your link says that NVC will invoice the IV Application fees within "a few weeks" of receipt of the DS-261. That date was Feb 7 and its now March 29 but fee has not been invoiced. What to do?

We are in the process of petitioning my Mom to the Us from the Philippines. I am a US Citizen and we filed the I-130 in October, 2014. Visa was approved December 4, 2014 showing a priority date of October 6, 2014. We then filed a DS-261 online which was acknowledged by the US State Dept on Feb 7 2015. We paid the AOS fee of $120 at that time also. We were advised on this site to go ahead and send in the Affidavit of Support to help hurry along the invoice for the IV Application Processing Fee. NVC acknowledged the receipt of the AOS on Feb 20, 2015. We received an email yesterday from NVC as agent for my Mom but addressed to her also indicating that "This letter has a list of documents that are missing or that need additional information". The problem is that the letter contains no such list. It does however ask us to complete Form DS-261 even though we have already done so !!!! We are still waiting to be invoiced for the IV Application Processing Fees. What should we do? Seems next to impossible to get anyone on the phone at NVC.

Zylle, after you paid the AOS fee how long did it take for you to get invoiced by NVC for the Immigrant Visa Fee?

I am agree, that there is a lot of confusing stuff in these instructions.

As I see it now. We need to do step 4 (which is - http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/immigrate/immigrant-process/documents/Step_4_Collect_Financial_Documents.html) BEFOREstep 3.

So it means we need to send (in most common case) the following docs in AOS package:

a) I-864EZ (or I-864W, or I-864) - with pay stub with name of the company and name of the petitioner, which is issued within last 3 months and which is signed business letterhead.

Could please anybody explain, what does signed business letterhead mean? Regular pay stub doesn`t work?

b) tax transcripts.

c) proof of relationship (birth certificate).

d) proof of US status.

Then we wait about 60 days. In about 2 months NVC emails us invoice for Immigration Visa application (which is step 3 in instructions!!!). It supposed to give us an access for application.

But here I have another question. Are we going to send support documents (step 5) http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/immigrate/immigrant-process/documents/Supporting_documents.htmlbefore step 3 or after?

Sounds stupid, I know. But if step 4 goes before step 3, it means that step 5 can also be ahead of step 3...

Thank you for your help and advice, guys! I DO really appreciate it!

p.s. I have also questions about originals/photocopies on stage 5/6, but I am going to ask it next time

If you follow the instructions it appears the State Dept expects you to sit back and wait to be invoiced first BEFORE sending the AOS package. So I guess step 3 is before step 4. The 864 is different for everyone. Did you print the instructions to Form I-864? The answers to your questions are there. The supporting financial documents are NOT required. They are optional. You can include pay stubs showing income for the last 6 months or a letter from your employer showing their name address phone number and your annual salary. Letterhead means preprinted employer paper. Or you can submit both. The most important financial evidence is your tax transcripts or returns. Again it appears from the instructions that you complete the DS-260 first and then submit ALL documents at once. The supporting visa application documents AND the AOS documents. This follows the sequence of steps. Anyone else care to comment or correct me?

dzt is right, the instructions are very confusing and make no sense. One would think the steps are to be followed in sequence but it appears to be not so. The instructions really don't say the documents need to be submitted before the application is filled out. In fact the instructions seem to say that all documentation should be submitted in step 6 including the AOS. We sent the AOS yesterday on your advice oatmeal. But the instructions say to submit everything in ONE package and if you don't it might result in significant delay !

I was assuming NVC needed the AOS before they would invoice for the IV. Terrible instructions.

Thank you ! Very helpful.

But the receipt page will not allow me to pay the IV fee. The "submit" box is grayed out and says "Not Invoiced" What does this mean? When do I send the AOS? Can I send it now? What address?

Filed an I-130 for my mom in the Philippines that was approved December 4, 2014. Next we received an email instructing us to choose an agent. We did that (I named myself) and we were instructed to wait a few days and then check to see if we could submit the $120 application fee. We did that successfully. Again we were instructed to wait until the check cleared the bank. It did just yesterday. Now we are being instructed to complete Forms I-864 and I-864a and gather financial documents even though this is step 4 and not 3. (Step 3 is to file visa application Form !)

My question is where and when to submit the I-864 and I-864a?

There's a box on the Application Receipt page requesting payment from the Applicant who would be my Mom. But the box to pay is grayed out not allowing us to pay. Why? Does the payment have to be made before DS-260 can be completed? Who completes it, my Mom or us (her agent)?

Thanks !

I'm confused too ! I mixed it up with another important date. The interview is the 30th. Any ideas on my other question? My interview is at 9:00am so I hope I can get a same day ceremony.

My citizenship interview is in another 5 weeks in Pittsburgh, Pa. On the Form N-659-Interview Document Checklist, Item 3E asks for proof of marital union and proof of residence. What should I bring to prove these? Also since my interview date is Wednesday, July 30 can I expect a swearing-in ceremony the same day? Thanks. Grace

If filing based on 3 years of marriage, we only include residences and employment while we were in the US right for the past 3 years right? What happened beyond 3 years ago prior to becoming a resident or even reaching the country is not relevant? Thats what other members here have said. For example, I arrived here February 2011, so I include all address and schools/employment since then, not what I was doing in the Philippines in 2009

I think I agree with the first reply Messybrownhair. If you read the instructions closely you need to account for all time within the 5 year period, residences and employment/unemployment/studies etc.

I'm not a USCIS agent and my opinion has no authority, just so you know. Why would you think it shouldn't be included?

Good luck!

For the same reasons as Messybrownhair cited.

Thought so. Thank you Sir !

Hi all,

Is it necessary to list overseas employment if it is included within the 5 year period? My wife has been here 3 years and has had short periods of employment interspersed with short periods of unemployment. If we include all periods of employment and unemployment for the past 5 years we will have 10 sections of Part 7.

Philippine passport can either be mailed or brought in person to the Philippine Consulate in the USA for annotation (new name due to marriage).

Great idea, forgot about that. Thanks !

D&G

If EAD and / or Green-card show married name, then this will be fine by SSA when you apply.

Moving to AOS forum...

I'm hoping you're right. We are in no hurry and will wait for the EAD but as another poster pointed out her EAD will have her married name but passport and visa will have her previous name and so there will be a conflict.

My fiancee arrived in the US on December 8, 2010. We were married yesterday March 1, 2011 within the 90 day period. We mailed the AOS application today showing her name as we would like it to be taking my last name and using her previous surname as her new middle name. We live in Ohio where I do not believe an automatic name change takes place upon marriage. My first question is "what is her name now legally?" We have not applied for a social security card yet. As I understand it with less than a week remaining on the I-94 it would be useless to apply now. Am I correct in saying we need to wait for the EAD and then apply for the social security card in her married name? Thanks !

D & G

HI.... I guess, to have the civil surgeon checked the box for "Applicant may be eligible for blanket waiver as indicated above" is just fine and ok since I got the same result and I didnt received any RFE for medical in my AOS application and according to the civil surgeon I had, its okey. With regards to the TD-TDAP error...Tdap shot (diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis)usually given to treat pertussis in particular, while the TD which is only for tetenus and diphtheria. TD can be given to you after 2 years if you already have TDAP. People who are using TDAP is used to treat pertussis in particular and need to have up to date on their Tdap immunization. I dont think you'll hav a problem with pertussis. If they checked the wrong box then you should correct them since its your medical information that you might be needing in future.

Thank you Marizell. Just want to make sure I don't get a RFE just because of the Doctors mistakes ! Also I didn't know there was a followup to the Tdap. Thanks again. This is a great forum !

Visited the Civil Surgeon in our area last Tuesday. Came with my shot record showing that I had the first dose of the MMR, the Tdap and Flu shot. I got these at the County Health Department the week before. After the shots were transcribed I was given a copy of the signed I-693. After getting home I discovered that Td was checked and not Tdap which is what I had. On the same line he checked Insufficient Time Interval. He did not enter my A Number at the bottom and also checked the box "Applicant may be eligible for blanket waiver as indicated above". 8 lines were checked as Not Age Appropriate..

My questions;

1) Why wouldn't the box "Vaccine history complete for each vaccination, all requirements met" be checked instead of the blanket waiver box?

2) What about the Td- Tdap error? And why insufficient time interval when the Td is recommended as a booster once every 10 years?

Pennsylvania

Dr Robert Esper

Multicultural Health Delivery Systems

2928 Peach Street

Erie, Pa. 16508

(814)453-6229

Transcription Only? Yes

Cost: $50.00

I read here on VJ about K-1erz who did not go to a civil surgeon and did not send in a vaccination transcription when they applied for AOS. They never received an RFE for it. Just saying...

Don't want to take that chance Tahoma. I found the 2009 Technical Instructions for Vaccination for Civil Surgeons on the CDC website. It appears from the chart there that few vaccinations are age appropriate for my finacee. TDap which is Tetanus/Diptheria, MMR, Varicella and the Flu shot. We will try to get those here before coming to the US because of the Civil Surgeon racket.

My fiancee recently had her physical exam at St Lukes. She arrived early and finished everything but her vaccinations the first day. At one point she was asked if her fiancee was here in the Philippines. She answered "yes". They then told her that since there was a possibility she could be pregnant they could not give her the MMR vaccination because it would be dangerous to a fetus. They then slid a paper across the desk and told her to sign it. She signed the paper without reading it partly because the Doctors arm was covering the paper.

At the end of the first day she was given an appointment letter for 10:30am the following day to get her vaccinations. She was there at 10:30am and waited 2 hours until finally she asked about her vaccinations. She was told that she would not receive any vaccinations because she had signed a paper waiving them and opting to receive them in the US. She told them she did not KNOWINGLY waive anything and that she wanted the vaccinations there. The response was "sorry maám ". I will let those reading this form whatever conclusions they want from this. Regardless of whether this was intentional deception ( it happened to 3 girls while my finacee was sitting there) we need to know how to proceed from here. We have had the interview and the visa was approved. We are currently waiting for delivery. My basic question is... should we try to get vaccinations here in the Philippines ( cheaper here? ) and then bring the documentation to the US Civil Surgeon to transcribe? Which vaccinations should we get? My fiancee is 20 years old. We are leaving for the US as soon as we get the visa so not much time to get vaccinations here. Thanks !

Good day..as far as I know..some members here who also had their US citizen fiance with them during their interview had their visa delivered to the hotel where they stayed @ Manila...yep, you would really save alot....as of my case, I had my interview last Aug.26,2010..I lived in Bacolod(Visayas)..it just took 4 business days then I got my visa already..God bless on her interview..hope you get home with the PINK!!..

Your visa was delivered to Bacolod in 4 business days by Air21?