Lets collect some information about IMBRA effects

[jen&darcy 0]

This 'touching' deal has been interesting as of late. I was 'touched' yesterday, and just looked tonight and was 'touched' again. Do they do this everytime your case is looked at because of a phone call? I am pretty sure today was the day my Senator called, so I was curious about if that is why I'm getting touched more than a cheap hooker.

[phatmadame81 0]

This 'touching' deal has been interesting as of late. I was 'touched' yesterday, and just looked tonight and was 'touched' again. Do they do this everytime your case is looked at because of a phone call? I am pretty sure today was the day my Senator called, so I was curious about if that is why I'm getting touched more than a cheap hooker.

I want to know, in the certification section ( section D) it stats " I am legally able to and intend to marry my fiance(e) within 90 days ...." so does this mean that onlythe ones who filed for K1s will be signing this and returning it. I would think that if us married people needed to sign they would have a certification for us?

Why would I want tosign saying I will marry my fiance withn 90 days of his arrival, when I am already married to him?

[GaryC 7]

Well guys, I am at work and I leave to go to the airport in about 4 hours. I didn't think I would be spending any time online while I am with Luz but with all hell breaking loose today I doubt if I can resist looking at least once a day. Talk about a distraction when I should only think about having a good time for 2 weeks!!

[Vagina Journey 0]

Well guys, I am at work and I leave to go to the airport in about 4 hours. I didn't think I would be spending any time online while I am with Luz but with all hell breaking loose today I doubt if I can resist looking at least once a day. Talk about a distraction when I should only think about having a good time for 2 weeks!!

Enjoy your time with your Missessssssss Gary.......Be safe

[YnaYeBa0808 0]

Well guys, I am at work and I leave to go to the airport in about 4 hours. I didn't think I would be spending any time online while I am with Luz but with all hell breaking loose today I doubt if I can resist looking at least once a day. Talk about a distraction when I should only think about having a good time for 2 weeks!!

have a happy happy happy trip gary. im sure you will have fun... take me with you pleaaase???? hahaha

[ppboo 0]

Did anyone see this as well?

SUPPORTING STATEMENT

Petition for Alien Fiance(e)

(Form I-129F)

http://www.uscis.gov/graphics/formsfee/for.../i-129fsupp.pdf

[SteveInge 0]

Did anyone see this as well?

SUPPORTING STATEMENT

Petition for Alien Fiance(e)

(Form I-129F)

http://www.uscis.gov/graphics/formsfee/for.../i-129fsupp.pdf

Hello everyone,

It seems that the new form is almost ready. On the USCIS website there's a link to the DRAFT version of the new I-129F. (I've attached the document to this quote)

Inge

I_129F_DRAFT.pdf

[milestogo 0]

Folks,

I would like to offer a confernce call for those who had their scheduled interviews canceled under IMBRA. Email me at milestogo0310@hotmail.com. If their are more than 4 people interested I will set up an 800 number and give you a code to participate. Also I will publish an agenda. The purpose will be to share information and speed our processes.

Name: milestogo

Fiance country: Russia

SC: VSC

NOA1: 04/03/06

NOA2: 04/12/06

Interview: 06/29/06

Canceled: Yes

[aussiewench 9]

Going by the Draft I-129F the only thing that I can see where members maybe able to get a head start is to obtain court and police records of any of the listed offences if applicable. That way when an RFE is forwarded any necessary documentation will have already been obtained. There is no other way of speeding up this process no matter how much everyone wants there to be. USCIS/DHS has the reins on this period.

Edited June 2, 2006 by aussiewench

[aussiewench 9]

That is my assumption as well especially as K-3's come under the IMBRA. They would be failing in their inadministration of the act if there had been approved petitions not yet issued visas, allowed to remain at consulate posts. I imagine some may of been returned from NVC if they had reached that stage. What I do find interesting is that from looking in the VJ timelines there appears to be petitions that where submitted to NBC after the act came into effect that got approvals mid May. Interesting to see what happens with those particular ones and if they are now being held or moved onto NBC.

The recall involves petitions that were approved post 5 March and sent onward to the DoS. So, has the NBC approved and forwarded any I-129f petitions with Receipt Date after 5 March? Perhaps there are not any K3 petitions for the USCIS to recall from DoS?

Yodrak

Whether or not this is factual, I dont know, but Gary Bala is an AILA lawyer

taken from http://fianceevisalawyer.com/

May 30, 2006

Parts of the IMBRA law, which are not currently being challenged in court such as Section 832, require USCIS and DHS to gather from U.S. petitioners their criminal background information, including information on convictions. The USCIS approved petitions as of March 06, 2006 and later were not complicant with this requirement. Thus, State Department is unable to continue to process. New I-129F Petition forms asking petitioners for this information was obviously called for under IMBRA, but USCIS has thus far not been able to comply. Though technically IMBRA applies to all K-Visas (K-1 & K-3), State Department is currently implementing the recall only on the I-129F Petition for K-1 Visas, for reasons which are not clear.

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[Ladylethal 12]

Aussie, do you believe even those that didn't comitt the offenses will have to supply the police records?

And if it's advisable, which police records? We know the state one is easy to get, but how do we prove that's the only state the petitioner ever lived? And the FBI one takes 1-2 months. I'm unsure as to what we should do now.

[aussiewench 9]

Aussie, do you believe even those that didn't comitt the offenses will have to supply the police records?

And if it's advisable, which police records? We know the state one is easy to get, but how do we prove that's the only state the petitioner ever lived? And the FBI one takes 1-2 months. I'm unsure as to what we should do now.

Well what does everybody else think from reading the draft? On my reading it, it is asking for those that have any of the offences listed, to supply a police and court records of such. It doesnt seem to say that these are required if the answer is negative. The USCIS has various data bases to do background checks......what they seem to be asking for is hard copy from the petitioner. Perhaps this is what would be then shown to the beneficiary/applicant at interview as is mentioned in the IMBRA.

[PlatyPius 5]

Didn't everyone read the new I-129f form? You only need documentation if you HAVE been convicted of any of the listed crimes.

From the Instructions:

9. What Documents Do You Need to Comply With the InternationalMarriage Broker Regulation Act?

If you have ever been convicted of any of the following crimes, submit certified copies of all court and policerecords showing the charges and dispositions for every such conviction. (This is required even if your records were sealed or otherwise cleared or if anyone,including a judge, law enforcement officer, or attorney,told you that you no longer have a record.

Domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse andneglect, dating violence, elder abuse, and stalking.

Homicide, murder, manslaughter, rape, abusivesexual contact, sexual exploitation, incest, torture,trafficking, peonage, holding hostage, involuntaryservitude, slave trade, kidnapping, abduction,unlawful criminal restraint, false imprisonment, or an attempt to commit any of these crimes.

Crimes relating to a controlled substance or alcoholon three or more occasions, and such crimes did notarise from a single act.

**********************************************************

From the form:

2. Have you ever been by a court of law (civil or criminal) or court martialed by a military tribunal for any of the followingcrimes. This is required even if your records were sealed or otherwise cleared or if anyone, including a judge, law enforcement officer, or attorney, told you that you no longer have a record. (Check all that apply. Using a separate sheet(s) of paper, attach information relating to the conviction(s), such as crime involved, date of conviction and sentence.)

Domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse and neglect, dating violence, elder abuse and stalking.

Homicide, murder, manslaughter, rape, abusive sexual contact, sexual exploitation, incest, torture, trafficking, peonage,holding hostage, involuntary servitude, slave trade, kidnapping, abduction, unlawful criminal restraint, false imprisonment or an attempt to commit any of these crimes.

Three or more convictions for crimes relating to a controlled substance or alcohol not arising from a single act.

And, of course, it was addressed while I was still gathering the information. lol

[Yodrak 7]

desperatewife,

Read the I-129f instructions. There is a section specific to married petitioners that tells them what sections of the instructions should be ignored as applicable only to fiance(e)s.

Yodrak

I want to know, in the certification section ( section D) it stats " I am legally able to and intend to marry my fiance(e) within 90 days ...." so does this mean that onlythe ones who filed for K1s will be signing this and returning it. I would think that if us married people needed to sign they would have a certification for us?

Why would I want tosign saying I will marry my fiance withn 90 days of his arrival, when I am already married to him?

[Ladylethal 12]

That's what I understood from the draft, but with USCIS, you never know, although the instructions are always pretty clear.

Edited June 2, 2006 by Luis&Laura