January Filers at the CSC - How are you doing?

[Pandora01 0]

Nah, you'll need to bring it with you to the interview is my understanding. It's also not really important to have the last three years as it is to have the last year (which is good coz my SO only has the last year). All they want to know if the USC is able to support the foreign fiance NOW, not if he/she was able to do this 3 years ago ^^

It's good to take 3 years with you but it isn't needed if you cant supply it. Or that is at least my understanding

If you can bring the three years do it, the affidavit of support is exactly that, and the USC has to show that they can clearly support the foreign fiance. This is one area where overkill is better than the bare minimum, in my opinion. they look back three years to see if there is a trend in earnings and/or consistency in employment. There are lots of people who haven't been working because of school or other factors that show less than three years of financial history - but many of those "just starting out" folk also have co-sponsors.

Thanks, Blake. That definitely clears it for me and I'll ask my fiance to get it.

[Alex & Rachel 78]

Congratulations RagSwat!

That's another reason I'm quite glad to have a co-sponsor; Alex has only been working full-time for a year and he wouldn't have been able to provide me with more than one year's tax transcript. I was concerned about having enough evidence to show that he could support me.

[BigCityDave 0]

Our interview is coming up guys, any suggestions?

[greeneyedgirlfl 0]

Our interview is coming up guys, any suggestions?

Just double and triple check the documents and proof of relationship items you will need for the interview...wish we would have done that (at least about the UK police certificate)...

You'll do great!!!

[BlakeandOlha 0]

Our interview is coming up guys, any suggestions?

One of the things they have the right to ask for is the original documents that you copied and sent in with your inital I-129f filing. They don't do this often, however, they can and sometimes do ask for it. If you are not going to the interview then you might want to send these originals to your gal before the interview, just in case. Otherwise, have everything very well organized, indexed and labled just like you did for the initial application. The former east bloc types tend to be fanatics about organization. Make sure the translations are also stamped as accurate by a qualified translator - this is no time to use friends and save a couple of dollars. The good thing is, that if you have the paperwork in order you are almost always approved with very few questions even being asked. Good Luck, I know she will do very well.

[BigCityDave 0]

Our interview is coming up guys, any suggestions?

One of the things they have the right to ask for is the original documents that you copied and sent in with your inital I-129f filing. They don't do this often, however, they can and sometimes do ask for it. If you are not going to the interview then you might want to send these originals to your gal before the interview, just in case. Otherwise, have everything very well organized, indexed and labled just like you did for the initial application. The former east bloc types tend to be fanatics about organization. Make sure the translations are also stamped as accurate by a qualified translator - this is no time to use friends and save a couple of dollars. The good thing is, that if you have the paperwork in order you are almost always approved with very few questions even being asked. Good Luck, I know she will do very well.

I sent my original Birth Certificate. Hopefully that will be enough. I did not send the original boarding passes, bus tickets, passport, etc..

As for the translations, I don't think we needed anything translated. We sent chats and emails that were in Hungarian, but I felt we did not have to spend hundreds of dollars to get hundreds of papers translated.

I miss something?

[BlakeandOlha 0]

Our interview is coming up guys, any suggestions?

One of the things they have the right to ask for is the original documents that you copied and sent in with your inital I-129f filing. They don't do this often, however, they can and sometimes do ask for it. If you are not going to the interview then you might want to send these originals to your gal before the interview, just in case. Otherwise, have everything very well organized, indexed and labled just like you did for the initial application. The former east bloc types tend to be fanatics about organization. Make sure the translations are also stamped as accurate by a qualified translator - this is no time to use friends and save a couple of dollars. The good thing is, that if you have the paperwork in order you are almost always approved with very few questions even being asked. Good Luck, I know she will do very well.

I sent my original Birth Certificate. Hopefully that will be enough. I did not send the original boarding passes, bus tickets, passport, etc..

As for the translations, I don't think we needed anything translated. We sent chats and emails that were in Hungarian, but I felt we did not have to spend hundreds of dollars to get hundreds of papers translated.

I miss something?

A little bit.... The only thing that needs translation are Her birth certificate, police certificate, and other official documents that she brings to the interview-the cost shouldn't be more than 20 dollars. these would need to be translated from Magyar to English. Check and double check the embassy website for instructions - and follow them exactly. As for the chats, don't worry those wouldn't need to be translated. I think you should be ok on the other stuff but know that they can ask for the original boarding passes if they have a question as to you two having met - but this is a slight chance and one honestly I have not heard requested.

[RagSwat 0]

Hi guys,

I wanna knw a couple of things, my 1st question though I had asked already I wanna clarify again: My fiance (USC) who filed the petition is still doin her under graduation and working part time. hence she cant show any tax returns or assets. so her dad is co-sponsoring me. so is it possible to shw zero support frm my fiance and cover the whole 125% by the co-sponser? what should I tell the interviewer in tht case?

secondly I am about to complete my masters degree (Wireless Network Reseach) from singapore and i wanna find a job asap in CA after i land. what is the shortest way to get an employment authorization?(some say if at JFK they readily provide temporary EAD for 3 months).

third, i wanna knw if i can start applying for jobs right away or shud wait for EAD which will take sme 6months frm now if things go smoothly.

fourth, i am currently in india and i want take vaccinations n medicals now itself. if the interview is 2months frm now, do the medical cert still hold good?

Thanks

Raghu

[Damian&Kelly 16]

Hi guys,

I wanna knw a couple of things, my 1st question though I had asked already I wanna clarify again: My fiance (USC) who filed the petition is still doin her under graduation and working part time. hence she cant show any tax returns or assets. so her dad is co-sponsoring me. so is it possible to shw zero support frm my fiance and cover the whole 125% by the co-sponser? what should I tell the interviewer in tht case?I don't have a job so my dad was our co-sponsor.. I the sponsor filled in the I-134 with no support at all and had it notarized.. and my dad the co-sponsor filed a notarized I-134 with all the support along with 3 years tax returns, letter from employer, paycheck stubs and bank statement. My fiance just told the interviewer that he has a co-sponsor and there was no problem at all. they took my I-134 and my co-sponsors I-134 and only looked over the co-sponsors.

secondly I am about to complete my masters degree (Wireless Network Reseach) from singapore and i wanna find a job asap in CA after i land. what is the shortest way to get an employment authorization?(some say if at JFK they readily provide temporary EAD for 3 months). shortest way is to fly to JFK but thats not even promised and you have to get a SSN before most employers will consider you. but with the temp EAD if you get married right away and file AOS/EAD you might get your EAD before your temp one expires. you could always file EAD right when you get here and it takes about 2-3 months to be approved but filing it separately will cost extra.

third, i wanna knw if i can start applying for jobs right away or shud wait for EAD which will take sme 6months frm now if things go smoothly.not sure about this one.

fourth, i am currently in india and i want take vaccinations n medicals now itself. if the interview is 2months frm now, do the medical cert still hold good?the medical is good for 6months or a year.. i forget which but you'll be fine.

Thanks

Raghu

[sunnybear 0]

OMG The Cure was AMAZINGGGGGG! They played for 3 hours and Robert was so cute and happy and dancing about even though he was quite rambly into the mic and getting pissed with stuff not working properly haha! They did soooo good! So worth the money and drive etc....They played almost all of Distengration and Boys Don't Cry then of course all the popular songs and several of their new songs coming out this month. It was really a GREAT show and I was pretty darn close up!

CONGRATTTTSSSS Ragswat!!!!

I am so unsure if I wanna do a co-sponser or not....I am scared if I don't though of having to scramble to get it all covered so may have to do just so we are covered in that respect. I believe I am right at the cut off point so better safe than sorry! My so-sponser needs a letter from employer too though or just a notarized support form?

[Damian&Kelly 16]

OMG The Cure was AMAZINGGGGGG! They played for 3 hours and Robert was so cute and happy and dancing about even though he was quite rambly into the mic and getting pissed with stuff not working properly haha! They did soooo good! So worth the money and drive etc....They played almost all of Distengration and Boys Don't Cry then of course all the popular songs and several of their new songs coming out this month. It was really a GREAT show and I was pretty darn close up!

CONGRATTTTSSSS Ragswat!!!!

I am so unsure if I wanna do a co-sponser or not....I am scared if I don't though of having to scramble to get it all covered so may have to do just so we are covered in that respect. I believe I am right at the cut off point so better safe than sorry! My so-sponser needs a letter from employer too though or just a notarized support form?

Glad you enjoyed the Cure!!!

as for the co-sponsor.. I'm pretty sure, the co-sponsor needs all the supporting evidence (letter from employer, 3 year tax returns, bank statements, paycheck stubs) along with the notarized I-134.

I had a co-sponsor and they asked for paycheck stubs from my co-sponsor.

[Alex & Rachel 78]

Sounds like you had a fantastic time, sunnybear!

Kelly - thank you for your answers. This is all very handy to know!

Looks like we'll be getting married on the 27th December. I'd have preferred the 29th but as Alex's mother pointed out that's a Monday and would be more awkward for her side of the family to attend. My family and friends are actually quite excited at the prospect of spending Christmas in California.

[sunnybear 0]

Sounds like you had a fantastic time, sunnybear!

Kelly - thank you for your answers. This is all very handy to know!

Looks like we'll be getting married on the 27th December. I'd have preferred the 29th but as Alex's mother pointed out that's a Monday and would be more awkward for her side of the family to attend. My family and friends are actually quite excited at the prospect of spending Christmas in California.

Thanks Kelly!

And Rachel woohoooo on your wedding date! I am supposed to be a Sept 27th wedding sooo if so we share our number heh heh

[Damian&Kelly 16]

really hoping CSC gets their butts in gear this week! my thoughts and prayers are with all you CSCers!

just trying to help out with what I can.

that's great you have a date for the wedding! thats really exciting time will fly by!

[BlakeandOlha 0]

Good Morning everyone. It's been a quiet weekend but that's ok, since the mail service seems to be the primary method of notification these days I think it will be monday or tuesday before we have all of last weeks approvals. The good news is that the first remaining January filer is now 45 on Igor's list and that all January filers are now 100 or lower. This week should be a good one for us - let's hope for at least 20 approvals. Anyway, here is the list to start out the week:

Remaining 68.7%......... Approved 31.3%

Name……………. Filing Date

Remaining

1 Ayako & Nathan 01-01

2 Belen & Tim 01-02

3 Ten & DJ 01-03

4 Thanh & Cao 01-04

5 Lili & Matt 01-05

6 PT & J 01-07

7 Ajay & Komal 01-07

8 Matt & Robin 01-08

9 Maria Ameliza & Eric 01-09

10 Judee Anne & Reynaldo 01-09

11 Irina & Zubzare 01-10

12 Hazel & Ben 01-10

13 Sarah & Rudi 01-12

14 Bruno & Carol 01-12

15 Russell & Dakotah 01-14

16 jj & sh 01-15

17 Elena & Sergey 01-15

18 Liberty & Phillip 01-15

19 jen & jay 01-16

20 Hilda & Chris 01-16

21 Mitchell & Joy 01-16

22 Steph & Gareth 01-17

23 Myriam & Gary 01-17

24 Oscar & Joselyn 01-17

25 Marina & Eugene 01-17

26 Agatha & Robert 01-17

27 VRP & SK 01-18

28 Levi & Heather 01-19

29 gabbie & erv 01-22

30 Busch & Eric 01-22

31 Chris & Therese 01-23

32 nr123 & nm123 01-23

33 Laura & Scott 01-23

34 Joanna & Dale 01-23

35 Lean & Emil 01-23

36 Nick & Sarah 01-23

37 yan & isa 01-24

38 a & o 01-24

39 Greivin & Courtney 01-24

40 Jeroen & Michelle 01-24

41 Lucie & Damon 01-24

42 Olga & Blake 01-25

43 Lea & Ron 01-25

44 jennie & matthew 01-25

45 Paul & Joanna 01-25

46 Rymma & Vadim 01-25

47 WE & CE 01-25

48 Supida & Supida 01-25

49 Lena & Val 01-29

50 Susan & Chris 01-30

51 Ersila & Ilir 01-30

52 Mary & Carl 01-30

53 Benny & Cassi 01-31

54 Ge & Haibo 01-31

55 Richel & Michael 01-31

*mailed in Dec.

Approved

1 Gerald & Vinera__________01-04----04-22

2 Bing & John______________01-12----05-02

3 Shirley & Steven__________01-07----05-02

4 J & Paulie________________01-04----05-02

5 Rosi & Chuck____________01-04----05-02

6 Hesham & Tanya__________01-14----05-02

7 Pamela & Joshua__________01-11----05-05

8 Eliciana & Benjamin________01-11----05-05

9 Robe & Victoria___________01-09----05-06

10 Wayne & Nueng*_________01-01----05-06

11 Yuliya & Brian___________01-03----05-10

12 Rachel & Alex____________01-11----05-07

13 Relyn & Patrick*__________01-01----05-06

14 Plami & Krasi____________01-01----05-07

15 WW & MM______________01-12----05-07

16 Paola & Chris____________01-04----05-06

17 Zrinka & Eric____________01-05----05-07

18 Badr & Aimee*___________01-01----05-08

19 Stacy & Jonathan*________01-01----05-09

20 Erica & Scott_____________01-12----05-12

21 Cecile & Bryan___________01-02----05-13

22 Portia & Tony*___________01-01----05-14

23 Bryant & Aliona*__________01-01----05-14

24 Stephan & Alissa__________01-04----05-13

25 Raghu & Swathi*__________01-01----05-12