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Sorry about your family issue, hope she gets well soon. If you call in and get a confirmation, you would be fine. This is purpose of that number. Good luck.

Okay thank you. We also made an infopass appt to bring the discharge papers and doctor's letters for the appt as well as a notarized letter.

Our interview date is tomorrow and I guess I am a bit paranoid. We were in the hospital because my wife had a miscarriage today. I called the National Center, and got a confirmation number, for both her and our daughter., but wanted to be sure that it wouldn't be a problem in our filing for benefits. Thanks

or in other words, because t was with the National Center, but when we don't show tomorrow if it's going to still be marked as abandoned application. Thanks

Our interview date is tomorrow and I guess I am a bit paranoid. We were in the hospital because my wife had a miscarriage today. I called the National Center, and got a confirmation number, for both her and our daughter., but wanted to be sure that it wouldn't be a problem in our filing for benefits. Thanks

The original DS-3025 is one of 4 pages of medical results from Lima in the brown envelope. People are supposed to be given a photocopy of the vaccination sheet for their records. Some aren't (like you), depending on the medical clinic.

USCIS can approve your AOS based on the original DS-3025 they find in the brown envelope if every shot required for your age is documented. Just because you got a K1 visa does not mean your shots were done. At this point, wait and see what they tell you at the interview. If your shots were complete, they'll approve them. If a shot is not documented, they'll send you to get it and a Civil Surgeon will have to sign off on a form I-693. Did you get recent shots just before your exam or at you exam in Lima?

Yes, she did get her shots at the examination. And so worst case scenario, we're speaking of an RFE and not a flat out denial, yes?

Okay, thank you to everyone for your help!

Just for a follow-up, we never received her DS-3025 from the original office down in Lima, but we did get our interview date for AOS, so we're assuming it was in there in those packets. However, at the same time, we were going to also make an appointment with a civil surgeon here just in case, or am I being to cautious?

Are interview has finally been scheduled, but I noticed that on her NOA it said to bring a translator. My wife speaks Spanish, and very little English as of this point, so we figured being in Texas someone else would know; however, as I also speak Spanish, am I able to translate for her, or do I need to bring a third party?

Daniel

We're in Dallas right now, but actually getting to move to San Antonio in July for a new job. My wife's from Peru originally.

I know I shouldn't be thinking about taxes on a december night, but when you can't sleep it can help one quite a bit. However, I got to thinking about declaring my (step-)daughter with the child tax credit. She's lived with her mother and I for more than the past six months, both in her country and here, however, it also states she needs to be at least a resident. However, we're applying for that and short, of having NOA tomorrow and an interview and approval by Friday that won't happen. So am I correct in that we have to wait until next year to claim that credit or is there an IRS loophole to help the parenting and immigrating middle class?

I'm afraid if we miss this appointment we will go to the back of the line. I would rather her just go to the interview without me and even without having done the medical yet and then be told we have to do these one or two things then come back on a certain day scheduled by the consular.

It is what it is. Every thing was going smoothly until this big road block we just hit. Please pray for Katherine and Rodney in your prayers. She is really nervous over the interview and has been stressed out because she had to prepare in just two days notice'

Thanks

You won't. We had to rescheduke the appt, because (I'm a teacher) I was coming a week after the appointment to stay for the summer, and well I wanted to be there and I would recomend it for the Lima embassy, but it didn't make sense to make a flight, fly back home to finish work, then return again nor lose the money from absences, especially with all the teacher cuts. We just said a list of days we wanted and they gave us the first choice.

Today is week for us...UPS confirmed delivery...check not cashed

Seems like 1 to 2 weeks will be the norm.

Tried to edit to add another thought I had, but it was too late: I see you're AOSing, so the passport is a moot point.

However, if you and your wife don't have a problem with her formal name on IDs being one thing and her name used for everything else another, it shouldn't be a big problem in her future. I have a strange first and last name and it gets mis-spelled when signing up for phone service and the like. Hence, on my background checks I just have an alias section they include. It's obvious they aren't criminal aliases and no one has ever made a fuss about it.

I can imagine how you feel about the paternal apellido just being forgotten altogether. Might be best resolved after the AOS? I wish someone would write a comprehensive guide to changing your name in the middle of immigration matters, since it's so expensive to have to replace a resident card. Even when dealing with Social Security, conflicting reports come back about what should be done.

Her'es what we did find out. We could get rid of names, but not add. So, we were able to drop the paternal apellido and a middle name that nobody want, so we were glad that when her NOA came it had her name almost how we wanted. So, basically what you put on the cover sheet and I-485, will be the name for USCIS, as long as it resembles the passport.

We got NOA, last night, and check being cashed is pending for this morning.

As everyone else said, yes, it is $350 per person. They'll take cash or credit card. Don't know about personal check.

Inconceivable !!! Waiting and not knowing is my third most favorite hobby!

That's probably what they're thinking at USCIS. He didn't fall!? Inconceivable!

Still waiting for my text/email, going on two weeks Monday.

Just got the txt and email confirmatiOn from uscis today

Good to hear. I was wondering this morning about your case, so it's encouraging!

Okay, first it is the petition. The application will be separate. No, you do not have to fill out a seperate petition for a K-2 visa, but be sure the child is listed on the forms. Secondly, with my daughter (technically step-daughter), the US gov't didn't ask for anything over custody. They didn't care. However, we did have to go to court to get permission from the Peruvian gov't (which is one of the two time the dirtbag saw her, the other after leaving and refusing to pay the hospital for the birth). We did that to leave the country and to make it easier for me to adopt her here. So, I would check Philippine law over custody permission.

Starting to stress out, this Friday will be 2 weeks since they received it, still no notification or check cashed..........

If its any consolation, it hasn't been two weeks, but I sent mine on 18, and after the immediete notice of my K1 it's odd for a delay in the AOS. However, let us know if you hear anything. Don't have any advice myself, but I have been watching and hope you hear soon (so I can know when I'll hear from mine!).

Do you have a copy of the DS-3025? They should have given you a copy of this at the medical.

No we didn't get a copy of that. Just the sealed packet, which then entered the brown packets.

If you didn't keep/receive a copy of your vaccination records (DS-3025), go ahead and call your civil surgeon's office and ask them to mail or scan and email it to you. You will need it for AOS. If you apply within a year of your medical and you can provide DS-3025 instead, and then you won't need another medical (unless you are missing vaccinations).

Okay, thank you. We're waiting to hear back from USCIS (if anything) and then will go ahead.

My wife, then fiancee didn't have her records (are you using the Clinic in Lima?). They simply gave her the flu shot and put her on her merry way. She did say that he looked at her arm over prior vaccinations.

It's probably too late and I just hope we don't get an RFE for it. However, when we entered our POE in Ft Lauderdale, we asked about the brown packet and the Officer said this is your medical history that's being forwarded to USCIS. So as we understood it, that was the thing in place for I-693. However, now, we're having second thoughts. Were we supposed to have a vaccination record completed and should we go ahead and do that in anticipation? Thank you.

I agree, CSC, by Igor's lists, works now about very end of May and very beginning of June. It means that just 2-3 weeks later amount of petitioners with 5+ months of waiting will start to grow up very fast with every day, and USCIS will start to get A LOT of phone calls, letters, complaints to the Senator's offices, etc., about work of CSC from mad petitioners who paid money, patiently waited for a 5 months and still got nothing. I don't know if that's what CSC trying to get... We're waiting for almost 3,5 months since NOA1, and my fiancee Amy told, that if we will not get NOA2 earlier, right after 5 months mark she will start to bother USCIS and Senator's office by phone and letters as much and as often, as she will be able to do it, till they will give us NOA2, and answers like "emmm, wait 20 more days then call again" will not be accepted.

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I remember earlier last year when I had filed, a lot of people were hitting the 6 to 7 months mark, and after about 6 weeks of that, there was a sudden rush in VSC. We came very close to five months ourselves, and to be perfectly honest we had resigned ourselves to a full year of wait. However, just keep hoping and praying that it will speed up soon, as it should. Hoping for the best and absolutely use your representatives when its avaialb.e Also, as others have mentioned, even those who are before or after the K-1 petition stage, write your elected officals. Enough people can make a difference.

Thanks for the help and especially from Alianza. To the confusion I caused, we're NOT trying to get her to take my surname. IF anything, we were advised by a lawyer (adoption) that although it's tempting, it doesn't look good to some judges, so just wait for adopting her and then she can take my surname. Rather, dropping the paternal surname, and I think that's exactly what we'll do, since strictly speaking the maternal name IS the Last name. In addition, it's already on her insurance cards, and the documents we've used here. That said, I'll let you know what happens, and hopefully there won't be any RFE.

Thanks!

I know in the FAQ it suggests using both; however, as we only use one surname in the United States and the "father" of my step-daughter abandoned her, understandably my wife was asking if she on the AOS forms if we can only use the maternal apellido, especially as strictly speaking it IS the last name. Thanks

Well, to follow up oon this question, does anyone know if I can use the DS-156 from the state website without the barcode, and then type in the same information with the odd formating and use that barcode?

I noticed that I made an error in my fiancee's DS-156, and went back online to fill it out and correct it; however, it is not appearing correct. Furthermore, have had a couple of other people try and they are having the same errors. Is anyone else experiencing this? Can I use the downloadable form sin barcode? Any suggestions?