Advice needed! What do I do?

[ErikaAndHamit 73]

How did everyone manage to make it to their fiance/spouse interviews at the foreign embassy with work and all?

I am hoping Ankara allows us some choice in the interview dates. Do you know anything about this? AND my work wants all requested time off by the 12th of his month for Janaury and February 2009...yikes!!!!

Would Ankara ever agree to an interview in late January if we send packet 3 documents late this month?? (we haven't sent any of the requested documents from packet 3 yet-I'm still paralyzed with indecision...lol) We jut got this packet a few days ago....

Problem 2: I have like $46,000 gross income to date for 2008 (more than enough), but for 2007 only 17,500 because I was a student. Ankara wants only 2007's W2 OR the most current bringing me to my next concern.....

I want to wait for my new W2 on Janauary 20th because I am so afraid they will question my income from 2007 which is hardly enough for 5 people, but I was in school....

PSHBRK said I should simply write a letter explaining this and attrach it to the I-134. Will I be fine?? Isn't January 20th too far away if we send packet 3 documents this month? .....I want to go to this interview 100%, but work wants to know what days I need off by the 12th.....I am in a pinch..what should I do or what would you do?

Help

Frozen with indecision,

Erika

Thanks for ny input in advance!

[Beauty for Ashes 257]

How did everyone manage to make it to their fiance/spouse interviews at the foreign embassy with work and all?

I am hoping Ankara allows us some choice in the interview dates. Do you know anything about this? AND my work wants all requested time off by the 12th of his month for Janaury and February 2009...yikes!!!!

Would Ankara ever agree to an interview in late January if we send packet 3 documents late this month?? (we haven't sent any of the requested documents from packet 3 yet-I'm still paralyzed with indecision...lol) We jut got this packet a few days ago....

Problem 2: I have like $46,000 gross income to date for 2008 (more than enough), but for 2007 only 17,500 because I was a student. Ankara wants only 2007's W2 OR the most current bringing me to my next concern.....

I want to wait for my new W2 on Janauary 20th because I am so afraid they will question my income from 2007 which is hardly enough for 5 people, but I was in school....

PSHBRK said I should simply write a letter explaining this and attrach it to the I-134. Will I be fine?? Isn't January 20th too far away if we send packet 3 documents this month? .....I want to go to this interview 100%, but work wants to know what days I need off by the 12th.....I am in a pinch..what should I do or what would you do?

Help

Frozen with indecision,

Erika

Thanks for ny input in advance!

get a year to date from payroll showing thisyears w2 and youll be fine...trust PUSHbrk...hes smart....or u can ask payroll to do like a preliminary w2 and write a certified notarised letter saying your income and then attach a paycheck and circle year to date

[miamiwife 0]

Erika,

You might have to wait even 3 months for the interview date--we did--after sending in Packet 3. I didn't go to the interview and a lot of people do not go with their significant other.

[~Jackie~ 30]

I think very few acutally attend the interview.

jJ

[MrsAmera 41]

If you are there for the interview they won't let you in anyway. I was there for my husband (then fiance's interview) and sat in a cafe alone for 8 hrs!

[Staashi 371]

Well, I went for my fiance's in 2004. I did have a chance to speak with the CO and then she spoke alone with him. She didn't want to give us the visa and started giving us a hard time but I was able to get her the information that she wanted. After everything, she took me into a private room where we spoke for about 10 minutes. Following that, she gave him the visa then and there.

Going to the interview is a personal decision, but there will be no options as to when they can accommodate you - see, they see this as they're doing you a favor.

[Beauty for Ashes 257]

If you are there for the interview they won't let you in anyway. I was there for my husband (then fiance's interview) and sat in a cafe alone for 8 hrs!

it depends on the consulate entirely...some let you in.. some dont .. Morocco doesnt but I have met some from algeria that did..

[nunyab 0]

pushbrk knows his stuff..... I was in a similiar situation i provided all my w2's and pay stubs to date and a letter from my current employer not a problem at all..

Good luck

[JeanneVictoria 55]

I went with Wael for our petition interview, but not with our visa interview. We both were interviewed together, then separately.

[MrsAmera 41]

I think the difference is that you were married. I have heard much more often of married petitioners being allowed to interview together but hardly ever for K1's.

[ErikaAndHamit 73]

Thanks everyone for your advice. I really appreciate it

I know I don't have to go, but I want that extra assurance and in case something goes wrong I am there for questioning as well-.....i.e; if they think our relationship isn't bona-fide. I have heard many times that if this should be the case, the CO questions the USC as well and most of the time the visa is granted. ...but if I'm not there and this happens it is bad news.

Ankara allows the USC in with a passport, but it's up to the CO if they let the USC sit in on the interview (not usually and I don't want to anyway...lol))...anyhow....this stinks not knowing the interview date and that it could be up to 3 months?!! wow...so I have more questions for anyone who is willing to give any experiences or info...I would be so grateful

How long until your interviews were scheduled after turning in packet 3?

Did you get any say in dates?

Are they flexible?

Anyone have the same problem with previous income beng insufficient, but current income excellent? (Damn, and it is so close to tax time wish I could just take an all new I-134 showing my $50,000 for 2008 and NOT my 2007 $17,500 which is very insufficient-I was in school)

Thanks again everyone and Iyi bayramlar!...or Happy Eid in English...lol!

[tanyakaraman 0]

Actually, it depends on the consulate/country. In Turkey, the USC is allowed into the interview and usually is interviewed as well if she/he is present. I went with my then fiance and the CO questioned both of us. I personally, based on what I observed at my fiance's interview, feel it can be beneficial for both to go together if they are able.

With that said, obviously not everyone is able to go...and in some countries, as you say, you're not allowed to go (although I can't imagine being a US citizen and not allowed into the US embassy for ANY reason!), and I'm sure CO's take that into consideration.

I think the difference is that you were married. I have heard much more often of married petitioners being allowed to interview together but hardly ever for K1's.

[tanyakaraman 0]

Erika,

Our interview was scheduled ~1.5 to 2 months after we submitted packet 3, but that was in 2007. It could be different now depending on their caseload. Maybe check other's profiles who have had more recent interviews in Ankara to get a better idea of what timeframe to expect. Oh, and if you can't make the first interview date they give you, you can request another one and they say they will do their best to accomodate your requests, although an exact choice of dates is not guaranteed.

As for the income thing...I just checked the instructions for the I-134 to refresh my memory. With the affidavit of support, you only need to show your current income correct? Only those who are self employed need to submit prior tax returns with the affidavit. So you won't be presenting your W2's until the interview. So just put down your current income on the I-134 and attach a letter from your bank showing a total of all deposits during the past year along with a letter from your employer stating your current salary. By the time your interview is scheduled, you should have your 2008 W2's to back all that up! I personally think you're going to be just fine!

The only thing I can see going wrong for you is if they schedule your interview before you get your 2008 W2's...and if you send packet 3 in around the endish of December, that shouldn't happen, unless for some reason, your employer delays distribution... But lets think positive here and say that's not going to happen!!

GL....and sana da Iyi Bayramlar!!

Tanya

Thanks everyone for your advice. I really appreciate it

I know I don't have to go, but I want that extra assurance and in case something goes wrong I am there for questioning as well-.....i.e; if they think our relationship isn't bona-fide. I have heard many times that if this should be the case, the CO questions the USC as well and most of the time the visa is granted. ...but if I'm not there and this happens it is bad news.

Ankara allows the USC in with a passport, but it's up to the CO if they let the USC sit in on the interview (not usually and I don't want to anyway...lol))...anyhow....this stinks not knowing the interview date and that it could be up to 3 months?!! wow...so I have more questions for anyone who is willing to give any experiences or info...I would be so grateful

How long until your interviews were scheduled after turning in packet 3?

Did you get any say in dates?

Are they flexible?

Anyone have the same problem with previous income beng insufficient, but current income excellent? (Damn, and it is so close to tax time wish I could just take an all new I-134 showing my $50,000 for 2008 and NOT my 2007 $17,500 which is very insufficient-I was in school)

Thanks again everyone and Iyi bayramlar!...or Happy Eid in English...lol!

[sweet_peach 0]

If you are there for the interview they won't let you in anyway. I was there for my husband (then fiance's interview) and sat in a cafe alone for 8 hrs!

Same here

I went and couldnt go in. I had to sit across the street in a cafe by myself in the heat and sick to my stomach from nerves.....

So dont worry if your not able to go. Like everyone has said there is no way to know when the interview will actually be.

Good Luck.