NOA2 Received!

[mcarther101 3]

Received my NOA2 the other day, it was dated 27 Jun 13. I got NOA1 on 3 Jan 13. So just under 7 months. Now I understand that it goes to the NVC, and they send it to the Embassy (in Kiev, Ukraine) for my fiance. My fiance is currently in Germany studying though, so are the documents she needs to fill out for the embassy sent to her Ukraine address, or if I call the Embassy, can they just email them? What documents will she need? Does anyone have experience with the US embassy in Kiev? Any rough idea of a timeline with that embassy? Just looking at the K1 Process Flowchart on here, I guestimated 3 months from now she could be arriving perhaps?

Also, once she arrives in the US, we get married, and apply for adjustment of status. How soon can she resume school here in America. She's in the middle of her MBA in Germany, and wants to finish as soon as possible in the US. Can she start as soon as she arrives? Or does she need a green card? I'm military, so she'll likely get in-state tuition fees, but I'm not sure if it would help her to start school earlier somehow perhaps?

[Redicent 14]

The K-1 visa is only for the purpose of entering the country to marry you, not school or work. However, once married, you can apply for AOS. Once you have applied for AOS she is in the country legally for other purposes. At that time, you can apply for authorization to work which should be granted quickly. Going to school should be no problem. She can stay in the country until her AOS is fully adjudicated, just dont get a job without the work card. The green card comes much later. I think she can start school once AOS is applied for.

In some states, illegal aliens get in state tuition! Dont sweat that. Being in the military makes some things go faster, if you tell them you're military, at least if you're shipping out and need to expedite. It wont hurt to ask to be expedited or other military benefits.

I dont know Kiev personally, but I dont think they are required to email those documents to you. If someone is receiving the documents at her mailing address on file, they can scan and email them to you and your fiancee. Then you submit all that is required to the embassy. Some or all of the required docs will be brought to the interview. She may be required to have a medical exam in Ukraine at a certified facility, not Germany, check that out. Make sure she has originals of all the documents you submitted with the I-129f petition. She may need to show them at the interview.

[mcarther101 3]

Thanks, I did make two copies of everything I submitted to USCIS for just that purpose of the interview at the US Embassy. So school can likely be started once AOS is applied for, or once it is approved? Also, she needs AOS to be approved to travel outside of the country right? We're planning on having the actual wedding ceremony in Ukraine, so I'm curious as to when we can expect to travel there after we marry in the US legally.

[NikLR 13,227]

All she needs for schooling is the SSN, which she can get as soon as she comes over using her K1 visa and I-94.

She doesn't need to wait for the green card or EAD/AP to be approved to start schooling. However, check with the school she wants to attend about their in-state tuition requirements.

As for your Ukraine wedding, it takes 3-4 months for the EAD/AP to be approved before you can travel (most people state 90 days that I've seen.)

[mcarther101 3]

Thanks for the info. I wonder then, if since she already has a social security number from her previous work and travel visa's here, if that same number will suffice upon marriage? I know in Florida, where I am now, she gets in-state tuition (regardless of the usual requirement for 1 year proof of residency) since she'll be a military spouse.

[Redicent 14]

Once you apply for AOS, she can start school. Thats my understanding.

She can also work before obtaining a green card, if she gets a work card.

A SS number never (almost) changes, so use the SS number she already has.

To travel outside the US, she will need either a green card or permission to leave. Thats very important. If she leaves the US without permission, her AOS petition may be considered abandoned. Then she will not be allowed back.