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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Nigeria
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Wow so they told her they need more evidence of our relationship!!!! Dwheels can you help me out here. How much longer is it gonna take!

Okay sorry for the delay. What exactly does the letter/221g or form your wife was given say? Can you post or type out what it says.

I know of folks they say "need initial start of relationship evidence". So what specifically of the relationship did they ask for?

1. Also in your initial I-130 package what did you submit for evidence?

2. What was taken to the interview by your wife as evidence?

3. Did they ask to see or or refuse?

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ROC I-751
5/21/2018: Filed i751 ROC
6/12/2018: NOA1 Date
3/5/2019: Biometrics Appt
12/28/2019: 18 month Extension has expired
1/9/2020: InfoPass Appt to get stamp in Passport
2/27/2020: Combo Interview (ROC and Citizenship)
3/31/2020: submitted service request for being pass normal processing time
4/7/2020: Card being produced
4/8/2020: Approved
4/10/2020: Card mailed
4/15/2020: 10 year green card received
 
 
N-400
5/21/2019: Filed Online
5/21/2019: NOA1 Date
6/13/2019: Biometrics Appt
2/27/2020: Citizenship Interview
4/7/2020: In queue for Oath Ceremony to be scheduled
6/19/2020: Notice Oath Ceremony scheduled
7/8/2020: Oath Ceremony (Houston)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Okay sorry for the delay. What exactly does the letter/221g or form your wife was given say? Can you post or type out what it says.

I know of folks they say "need initial start of relationship evidence". So what specifically of the relationship did they ask for?

1. Also in your initial I-130 package what did you submit for evidence?

2. What was taken to the interview by your wife as evidence?

3. Did they ask to see or or refuse?

There asking for evidence of our relationship, pictures, passport stamps, money that I sent, etc
Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Nigeria
Timeline
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There asking for evidence of our relationship, pictures, passport stamps, money that I sent, etc

So you didn't have any of this submitted in your petition?

What did you submit to them? Then we can see what went wrong. And get the right evidence in their hands.

Well here's a list of ideas that you can also gather. For many of us (like Nigeria, the MENA's) we have tgis evidence up fron (Front-loading) so CO has all this in their hands at interview. So gather up your stuff fast as you can and get it to embassy don't delay.

BONAFIDE EVIDENCE EXAMPLES CHECKLIST

1. Evidence of Communication Before and After Marriage

  • Phone bills showing who called whom
  • Letters
  • Greeting cards
  • Chat logs
  • Emails / PM’s
  • Delivery receipts (of gifts you send each other)

2. Evidence of Visits / Vacations / Meeting in Person

  • Boarding passes
  • Passport stamps
  • Hotel receipts with both your names
  • Vacation / honeymoon photos
  • Receipts or bank statements showing remote ATM withdrawals (to show you were pulling money from that location at such time)

3. Evidence of Co-habitation During Marriage

  • Birth certificates of any children born to you together
  • Mortgage loan contract or lease contract with both partners’ names in it
  • Utility bills with both partners’ names
  • Receipts with both partners’ names in shipping/billing address
  • Pictures of you two living together

4. Evidence of Joint Ownership of Assets and Shared Financial Responsibility

  • Joint bank account statements
  • Proof of joint credit card use
  • Money transfer receipts
  • Power of Attorney
  • Wills (never used this)
  • Utility bills
  • Life insurance policy showing spouse as beneficiary
  • Health insurance
  • Car insurance

5. Photographic Evidence

  • Photos of you two together
  • Photos of you two with family (such as wedding, parties, kids’ graduation, etc.)
  • Photos of you two in various locations and times

6. Evidence from Others in Support of Bona Fide Marriage

  • Sworn affidavits of friends and/or family
  • Letters/cards from friends and/or family

Case Complete to Interview spreadsheet

From now on your VJ Member name will be verified. If the name you put on form to be added to spreadsheet comes up not found, you will not be added to the spreadsheet. If you don't have a timeline you will not be added to the spreadsheet.

Please Please put your VJ member name only. Not nicknames or real names whatever your VJ name is. It's below your profile picture!!

 

Come join the current Interview thread: 

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ROC I-751
5/21/2018: Filed i751 ROC
6/12/2018: NOA1 Date
3/5/2019: Biometrics Appt
12/28/2019: 18 month Extension has expired
1/9/2020: InfoPass Appt to get stamp in Passport
2/27/2020: Combo Interview (ROC and Citizenship)
3/31/2020: submitted service request for being pass normal processing time
4/7/2020: Card being produced
4/8/2020: Approved
4/10/2020: Card mailed
4/15/2020: 10 year green card received
 
 
N-400
5/21/2019: Filed Online
5/21/2019: NOA1 Date
6/13/2019: Biometrics Appt
2/27/2020: Citizenship Interview
4/7/2020: In queue for Oath Ceremony to be scheduled
6/19/2020: Notice Oath Ceremony scheduled
7/8/2020: Oath Ceremony (Houston)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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There asking for evidence of our relationship, pictures, passport stamps, money that I sent, etc

Hey how was interview day of your wife?

USCIS

02/08/2013 Sent I-130 & G-325a

02/12/2013 Priority Date

02/20/2013 NOA1

03/22/2013 I-130 APPROVED dancin5hr.gif

NVC

04/08/2013 Got my case number NVC

04/10/2013 Got my invoiced ID number

04/17/2013 Paid AOS Bill

04/10/2013 Sent email DS-3032

04/18/2013 ACCEPTED DS-3032

04/25/2013 Paid IV bill

05/08/2013 Delivered IV Packet

05/13/2013 Delivered AOS packet

05/22/2013 False Checklist IV packet

06/12/2013 reviewed new I-864 version but i got checklist cray5ol.gif

06/13/2013 i got email checklist

06/15/2013 checklist AOS delivered to NVC

06/19/2013 sent other checklist AOS because i looked that i make mistake and first checklist i sent

07/03/2013 Finally CASE COMPLETE.....Thank GOD dancin5hr.gifdancin5hr.gifdancin5hr.gif

07/15/2013 CASE COMPLETE AGAIN

07/30/2013 Received packet 4

09/16/2013 INTERVIEW DATE THANK GOD dancin5hr.gifdancin5hr.gifdancin5hr.gif

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Nigeria
Timeline
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Husband got put in AP. Any suggestions on what to do next? Says to wait 60 days however his medicals expire before then.

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08/09/12 - Married in Lagos, Nigeria
USCIS:
10/23/12 - I-130 Delivered/USCIS Priority Date

01/17/13 - NOA2 Date (85 days)
NVC:
02/05/13: NVC Received
02/21/13: Received Case number/IIN

04/09/13: Case complete

US Embassy Lagos

XX/XX/13: Embassy received

05/06/13: Medical Completed, Need to do Sputum Test

05/15/13: Sputum Test Done - Now the dreaded 8 week wait

06/13/13: Interview Date - Postponed pending results of Sputum Test

07/26/13: Received Medical Report - Negative Result for Sputum Test; sent request to get interview rescheduled
08/21/13: Interview scheduled - ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSING

10/15/13: Medicals Expire

10/21/13: Congressional Inquiries/Requests for Assistance

10/29/13: Hubby received email Administrative Processing is Complete

10/30/13: Hubby rec'd call from Consulate to drop off new medical and passport; Medical Completed

11/05/13: 2nd Sputum Done - 8 Week Wait Again!!!ranting33va.gif

01/17/14: 2nd Medical Done;Medical Report available for pickup

01/21/14: Hubby dropped off medical and passport. Consulate was closed on the 20th. Was told to pick up visa on Tuesday

01/23/14: CEAC Status says ISSUED

01/28/14: Visa in hand, paid USCIS Immigrant Fee

01/31/14: POE Houston, TX

03/04/14: Applied for SSN - Not in SAVE

03/06/14: Green Card Production

03/14/14: Received Green Card via Priority Mail

05/03/14: Received SSN - Had to wait for DHS verification

ROC

12/29/15: Express mailed I-751

12/31/15: I-751 Receipt Date

01/05/16: Fee cleared account

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Husband got put in AP. Any suggestions on what to do next? Says to wait 60 days however his medicals expire before then.

You have to wait. He may need a new medical before he's out of AP.

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.  - Dr. Seuss

 

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Ghana
Timeline
Posted

So you didn't have any of this submitted in your petition?

What did you submit to them? Then we can see what went wrong. And get the right evidence in their hands.

Well here's a list of ideas that you can also gather. For many of us (like Nigeria, the MENA's) we have tgis evidence up fron (Front-loading) so CO has all this in their hands at interview. So gather up your stuff fast as you can and get it to embassy don't delay.

BONAFIDE EVIDENCE EXAMPLES CHECKLIST

1. Evidence of Communication Before and After Marriage

  • Phone bills showing who called whom
  • Letters
  • Greeting cards
  • Chat logs
  • Emails / PM’s
  • Delivery receipts (of gifts you send each other)

2. Evidence of Visits / Vacations / Meeting in Person

  • Boarding passes
  • Passport stamps
  • Hotel receipts with both your names
  • Vacation / honeymoon photos
  • Receipts or bank statements showing remote ATM withdrawals (to show you were pulling money from that location at such time)

3. Evidence of Co-habitation During Marriage

  • Birth certificates of any children born to you together
  • Mortgage loan contract or lease contract with both partners’ names in it
  • Utility bills with both partners’ names
  • Receipts with both partners’ names in shipping/billing address
  • Pictures of you two living together

4. Evidence of Joint Ownership of Assets and Shared Financial Responsibility

  • Joint bank account statements
  • Proof of joint credit card use
  • Money transfer receipts
  • Power of Attorney
  • Wills (never used this)
  • Utility bills
  • Life insurance policy showing spouse as beneficiary
  • Health insurance
  • Car insurance

5. Photographic Evidence

  • Photos of you two together
  • Photos of you two with family (such as wedding, parties, kids’ graduation, etc.)
  • Photos of you two in various locations and times

6. Evidence from Others in Support of Bona Fide Marriage

  • Sworn affidavits of friends and/or family
  • Letters/cards from friends and/or family

Hi Dwheels, and everybody;

In regards to your response on “Front-Loading” my wife will be going to the Ghana embassy, and I am sure it’s also considered to be one of the high fraud embassies. We sent the following docs to USCIS (I-130 packet) as proof of our marriage:

  1. Change of Name Affidavit (My wife changed her last name after our wedding).
  2. Gazette Certificate (This is the certificate of publication of the change of name in the national newspapers.
  3. Biographic page of her old and new passports (Showing that she changed her last name).
  4. Joint Bank statement from Ghana with three months activities (This was opened two months before our wedding).
  5. About 25 pictures from our wedding and other times together.

For the interview, we plan to send the following:

  1. Affidavits from two well known high ranking police officials in Ghana (My wife works for the Ghana police service), our best man, and her medical doctor;
  2. Life insurance statements from me, naming her as the beneficiary;
  3. Life insurance statements from her, naming myself as the beneficiary;
  4. Updated joint bank accounts statements from Ghana;
  5. Moneygram receipts and web logs;
  6. Boarding passes, old plane tickets, and passport stamps from my previous visits;
  7. Additional pictures from wedding and other times together;
  8. Our phone records, highlighting when we made and receive calls/texts from each other;
  9. Wassup and skype chat logs (about 200 pages combine but the will be the last item in the file so that the CO doesnt get overwhelmed at the beginning);
  10. Indenture bearing the name of the two of us related to some lands we purchased in Ghana.

I plan to attend the interview myself, and hope it could make a difference. I am somehow confident about the package we are taking to the interview, but quiet nervous for failing to “front-load”

Now my question is that since we didn’t “Front-load” are there any suggestions you have for us?

Thanks!!

USCIS - (221 Days)

09/08/2012 - Married

09/29/2012 – I-130 Package sent to Chicago Lockbox

10/01/2012 – I-130 Package delivered to Chicago Lockbox

10/01/2012 - NOA1 - NBC
11/27/2012 - Transfer to local office (Atlanta)

04/15/2013 – Contacted Congressman and both Senators for help with my case
05/10/2013 – APPROVED!! - NOA2 (Approved 221 days from NOA1)

NVC (129 Days from NOA2)

05/13/2013 - NVC Received

05/17/2013 - NVC logged file as Received

05/29/2013 - Case & IIN # Received

05/30/2013 - DS3032 sent

06/07/2013 – AOS Invoiced

06/10/2013 – DS 3032 Accepted

06/10/2013 – AOS Paid

06/11/2013 – IV Invoiced & Paid

06/12/2013 – AOS & IV Packages expressed mailed

06/13/2013 – AOS & IV Packages delivered to NVC

07/03/2013 - AOS checklists received (AOS checklist response already delivered to NVC on 6/21/2013)

07/03/2013 - IV Checklist received (checklist generated due to typo on Form DS-230)
07/05/2013 - IV checklist sent

07/08/2013 - IV checklist delivered to NVC

07/12/2013 - AOS Accepted

07/30/2013 - IV accepted

07/30/2013 - Case Complete

08/12/2013 - Interview date received

Embassy: Accra, Ghana

08/17/2013 - Medical Exam (Holy Trinity)

09/16/2013 - Interview - APPROVED!!! (350 Days fron NOA1)

09/20/2013 - Visa in Hand & Paid USCIS Immigrant Visa Fee

09/22/2013 - POE (Atlanta)

09/23/2013 - Applied for SSN

09/27/2013 - Received SSN in mail (5 days after applying)

10/17/2013 - Received GREEN CARD in the mail (25 days from POE)

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Nigeria
Timeline
Posted

Hi Dwheels, and everybody;

In regards to your response on “Front-Loading” my wife will be going to the Ghana embassy, and I am sure it’s also considered to be one of the high fraud embassies. We sent the following docs to USCIS (I-130 packet) as proof of our marriage:

  1. Change of Name Affidavit (My wife changed her last name after our wedding).
  2. Gazette Certificate (This is the certificate of publication of the change of name in the national newspapers.
  3. Biographic page of her old and new passports (Showing that she changed her last name).
  4. Joint Bank statement from Ghana with three months activities (This was opened two months before our wedding).
  5. About 25 pictures from our wedding and other times together.

For the interview, we plan to send the following:

  1. Affidavits from two well known high ranking police officials in Ghana (My wife works for the Ghana police service), our best man, and her medical doctor;
  2. Life insurance statements from me, naming her as the beneficiary;
  3. Life insurance statements from her, naming myself as the beneficiary;
  4. Updated joint bank accounts statements from Ghana;
  5. Moneygram receipts and web logs;
  6. Boarding passes, old plane tickets, and passport stamps from my previous visits;
  7. Additional pictures from wedding and other times together;
  8. Our phone records, highlighting when we made and receive calls/texts from each other;
  9. Wassup and skype chat logs (about 200 pages combine but the will be the last item in the file so that the CO doesnt get overwhelmed at the beginning);
  10. Indenture bearing the name of the two of us related to some lands we purchased in Ghana.

I plan to attend the interview myself, and hope it could make a difference. I am somehow confident about the package we are taking to the interview, but quiet nervous for failing to “front-load”

Now my question is that since we didn’t “Front-load” are there any suggestions you have for us?

Thanks!!

WOW u sent nothing really upfront to show an ongoing. All you can do now is just take want you listed and hope they ask to see or that they don't need it. Not

showing any communications up front they have no way to even determine if you even speak regularly.

Joint accounts is more for people who are living together. That will be good evidence when you remove conditions 2 years down the road.

I WOULD NOT show any money transfers because what it can imply. It doesn't help. If asked sure show but do not volunteer it.

There is nothing you can do now your case is done and sitting at the embassy. So just wait until interview time. I am sure it will be fine.

Case Complete to Interview spreadsheet

From now on your VJ Member name will be verified. If the name you put on form to be added to spreadsheet comes up not found, you will not be added to the spreadsheet. If you don't have a timeline you will not be added to the spreadsheet.

Please Please put your VJ member name only. Not nicknames or real names whatever your VJ name is. It's below your profile picture!!

 

Come join the current Interview thread: 

DQ-to-Interview-2023-all-countries

Case Complete to Interview Spreadsheet
Case Complete to Interview Form

 

 

 

ROC I-751
5/21/2018: Filed i751 ROC
6/12/2018: NOA1 Date
3/5/2019: Biometrics Appt
12/28/2019: 18 month Extension has expired
1/9/2020: InfoPass Appt to get stamp in Passport
2/27/2020: Combo Interview (ROC and Citizenship)
3/31/2020: submitted service request for being pass normal processing time
4/7/2020: Card being produced
4/8/2020: Approved
4/10/2020: Card mailed
4/15/2020: 10 year green card received
 
 
N-400
5/21/2019: Filed Online
5/21/2019: NOA1 Date
6/13/2019: Biometrics Appt
2/27/2020: Citizenship Interview
4/7/2020: In queue for Oath Ceremony to be scheduled
6/19/2020: Notice Oath Ceremony scheduled
7/8/2020: Oath Ceremony (Houston)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Nigeria
Timeline
Posted

Our case completed on Aug 15. When I called yesterday, NVC operator said we are just waiting for the interview date from Montreal. How long does it take to get interview date assigned normally?

You in the wrong thread but probably you will get October interview and that can start anytime from end of this month t=through 2nd week of september. I know September folks waiting over 2 months some 3 months. It's all about availability.

You should be over in the September thread. i do have you on the list.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/445361-september-2013-interviews/page-18#entry6454497

Case Complete to Interview spreadsheet

From now on your VJ Member name will be verified. If the name you put on form to be added to spreadsheet comes up not found, you will not be added to the spreadsheet. If you don't have a timeline you will not be added to the spreadsheet.

Please Please put your VJ member name only. Not nicknames or real names whatever your VJ name is. It's below your profile picture!!

 

Come join the current Interview thread: 

DQ-to-Interview-2023-all-countries

Case Complete to Interview Spreadsheet
Case Complete to Interview Form

 

 

 

ROC I-751
5/21/2018: Filed i751 ROC
6/12/2018: NOA1 Date
3/5/2019: Biometrics Appt
12/28/2019: 18 month Extension has expired
1/9/2020: InfoPass Appt to get stamp in Passport
2/27/2020: Combo Interview (ROC and Citizenship)
3/31/2020: submitted service request for being pass normal processing time
4/7/2020: Card being produced
4/8/2020: Approved
4/10/2020: Card mailed
4/15/2020: 10 year green card received
 
 
N-400
5/21/2019: Filed Online
5/21/2019: NOA1 Date
6/13/2019: Biometrics Appt
2/27/2020: Citizenship Interview
4/7/2020: In queue for Oath Ceremony to be scheduled
6/19/2020: Notice Oath Ceremony scheduled
7/8/2020: Oath Ceremony (Houston)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Posted

You in the wrong thread but probably you will get October interview and that can start anytime from end of this month t=through 2nd week of september. I know September folks waiting over 2 months some 3 months. It's all about availability.

You should be over in the September thread. i do have you on the list.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/445361-september-2013-interviews/page-18#entry6454497

Thank you. Sorry I posted in wrong thread. I will move to Sep one.

Posted

waw already ! it was very fast 6 days from your interview day, in my country 1 month or 25 days from the date of interview to poe , congratulations

yess i know it was quick but i wasnt working and had nothing to keep me waiting there in london anymore :) wish you luck :)

 
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