February 2014 filers

[VicAus 7]

awwww abby hopefully u hear something soon!!!

im sitting here at LAX waiting for my connecting flight which is 5 hrs away still.. i was expecting long customs lines.. was out in under 20min

POE.. handed in documents, man opened them, looked at the engagement ring receipt which was in the package and said "thats a house deposit" and said have a nice wedding.

the end..

[Tina and Johan 206]

im sitting here at LAX waiting for my connecting flight which is 5 hrs away still.. i was expecting long customs lines.. was out in under 20min

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What terminal are you in? Johan and I both fly into terminal 2 next Friday from separate countries and I'm hoping the process will be quick! Congrats, btw, on landing in the USA! That's exciting!

[sigudep81 4]

G'luck to you as well CjBryan, and all other filers.. We sent our I-129F yesterday. The package is scheduled to arrive Thursday 2/6/14 .. Now the waiting and nail biting begins..

We hope everyone fills out their timelines to keep track of the progress..

Hi.

I hope everything is going well....have you received any notification from USCIS?

[Abby & Andre 27]

OMG I AM SO FRUSTRATED!!!

So we finally heard from Montreal. Everything is fine with the Divorce Decree, but now they are asking Proof of my Liquid Assets????? What the heck! My income ALONE is a enough. I also put how much I have in my bank account on the I-134 for backup and gave Andre my bank statements. Is this what they're asking for?? I don't even know anymore

[Tina and Johan 206]

What of our other Montreal filers?? ####### is that about?? Abby, I'm sorry you're dealing with this at all. It seems like complete bs to me. The good news is there is still plenty of time to get it sorted, and it seems like an easy fix. (((((HUGS)))))

Apparently w. T. F. Is edited for content. Haha

[byrd_75 9]

That just seems so crazy?! maybe just resubmit your current bank statements and if you have any investments etc...maybe send info on those as well.......

This whole process leaves me dumbfounded...... but it is what it is sadly......

My fingers are crossed for you....I pray your approval comes sooner then later

Xo

OMG I AM SO FRUSTRATED!!!

So we finally heard from Montreal. Everything is fine with the Divorce Decree, but now they are asking Proof of my Liquid Assets????? What the heck! My income ALONE is a enough. I also put how much I have in my bank account on the I-134 for backup and gave Andre my bank statements. Is this what they're asking for?? I don't even know anymore 

[Abby & Andre 27]

What of our other Montreal filers?? ####### is that about?? Abby, I'm sorry you're dealing with this at all. It seems like complete bs to me. The good news is there is still plenty of time to get it sorted, and it seems like an easy fix. (((((HUGS)))))

Apparently w. T. F. Is edited for content. Haha

That just seems so crazy?! maybe just resubmit your current bank statements and if you have any investments etc...maybe send info on those as well.......

This whole process leaves me dumbfounded...... but it is what it is sadly......

My fingers are crossed for you....I pray your approval comes sooner then later

Xo

Thanks ladies. I am just so frustrated and pissed at this point I don't even know what to do. WHY was this not caught at the interview? And what exactly do they mean by assets? I didn't claim ANY assets on the I134. My income is sufficient plus I put what I have in savings. I am going to get a statement from the bank that everyone suggested on the thread I made and luckily it doesn't need an original signature so I can scan it and email it to him.....but is this what they're asking for? I hate how vague they are. This is pretty important so I wish they were more specific

Here is what they email said:

Hello,

Thank you for the inquiry.

After careful review of your file we have deemed that the following documents will be needed for the completion of your visa application.

1. Proof of U.S. liquid assets from petitioner

[Curitiba2014 1]

Abby I am so sorry all of this is happening! I hope everything gets resolved soon!!!

[VicAus 7]

i flew into the tom bradley international terminial then left to terminal 4 (america airlines) for domestic transfer!!

What terminal are you in? Johan and I both fly into terminal 2 next Friday from separate countries and I'm hoping the process will be quick! Congrats, btw, on landing in the USA! That's exciting!

[Curitiba2014 1]

Our interview is Tuesday!!! I hope we have everything we need. I can't believe how real everything is now

[froschundblumen 25]

Hi, everyone! Hope all is going well! 11 days until our wedding and we are super excited!!! I do have a question though! Ben went to apply for his social security number today and they told him that everything should already be taken care of and he should have it before the 24th (3 weeks after he arrived) I found this a little weird because I've read everywhere that you have to apply for one...anyone else hear or go through anything like this?? Thanks in advance!

Hmmm. I definitely had to go apply for mine. How would they have his information? Did he give them anything? Can you call the Social Security Office and ask?

I got mine quite quickly after applying and it made me feel like a real live American. Even more exciting, once I had it, I officially had my first piece of mail/proof of address, so I could go get a library card! Eeeee.

Thanks ladies. I am just so frustrated and pissed at this point I don't even know what to do. WHY was this not caught at the interview? And what exactly do they mean by assets? I didn't claim ANY assets on the I134. My income is sufficient plus I put what I have in savings. I am going to get a statement from the bank that everyone suggested on the thread I made and luckily it doesn't need an original signature so I can scan it and email it to him.....but is this what they're asking for? I hate how vague they are. This is pretty important so I wish they were more specific

Here is what they email said:

Hello,

Thank you for the inquiry.

After careful review of your file we have deemed that the following documents will be needed for the completion of your visa application.

1. Proof of U.S. liquid assets from petitioner

Ugh! What?!?! I would send an official statement from my bank, along with the bank statements you already sent. That is ridiculous. What is Montreal doing?

I'm so sorry you have to go through this.

[paddington_bear 30]

Hmmm. I definitely had to go apply for mine. How would they have his information? Did he give them anything? Can you call the Social Security Office and ask?

I got mine quite quickly after applying and it made me feel like a real live American. Even more exciting, once I had it, I officially had my first piece of mail/proof of address, so I could go get a library card! Eeeee.

Ugh! What?!?! I would send an official statement from my bank, along with the bank statements you already sent. That is ridiculous. What is Montreal doing?

I'm so sorry you have to go through this.

I was going to say--Jake went with me to go get his SSN card and I changed my name. I think it helps if you're already married...you may NEED to be married already (though I could be mistaken??) as I brought our license with us. They had him check the box "Lawful Alien with Right to Work" but his receipt letter for the SSN stated he actually cannot work without DHS approval, which we knew. So basically they'll be tracking the SSN. We're fine with that! We can just add him to the checking account, credit card account, health care forms, etc. when the card arrives in 10 days. We'll send the AOS form in then, too, since it asks also for a SSN OR Alien #. The one weird thing that happened to us though? On Jake's passport and birth certificate, it says Given Name: JACOB STUART and then last name... his last name. So on his visa it says the same...so when they looked him up on the I-94 name match with first name Jacob Middle name Stuart, it didn't work! Turns out the USCIS has his first name as JACOB STUART. Like George Michael Bluth or something.... we said we didn't care, it's on all his forms and proof of ID anyway so we accepted it!

Good luck!

Abby, that really really sucks! Why do they even care? You don't really need to show proof of income until AOS.....they sound like they're just being A-holes OR they lost something.....get your s*** together, Montreal!

[MichelleRenee 14]

Hahaha +1 for the Arrested Development reference!! You do not need to be married to get SS, I have actually heard that it's caused problems for people going to get theirs after marriage as opposed to before.. But we all know people at the SS Office aren't the smartest or well informed bunch when it comes to K1! We are planning on going a week or so after Rich gets here, but before we are married. Hope they don't give us any trouble!

I was going to say--Jake went with me to go get his SSN card and I changed my name. I think it helps if you're already married...you may NEED to be married already (though I could be mistaken??) as I brought our license with us. They had him check the box "Lawful Alien with Right to Work" but his receipt letter for the SSN stated he actually cannot work without DHS approval, which we knew. So basically they'll be tracking the SSN. We're fine with that! We can just add him to the checking account, credit card account, health care forms, etc. when the card arrives in 10 days. We'll send the AOS form in then, too, since it asks also for a SSN OR Alien #. The one weird thing that happened to us though? On Jake's passport and birth certificate, it says Given Name: JACOB STUART and then last name... his last name. So on his visa it says the same...so when they looked him up on the I-94 name match with first name Jacob Middle name Stuart, it didn't work! Turns out the USCIS has his first name as JACOB STUART. Like George Michael Bluth or something.... we said we didn't care, it's on all his forms and proof of ID anyway so we accepted it!

Good luck!

Abby, that really really sucks! Why do they even care? You don't really need to show proof of income until AOS.....they sound like they're just being A-holes OR they lost something.....get your s*** together, Montreal!

[froschundblumen 25]

Hahaha +1 for the Arrested Development reference!! You do not need to be married to get SS, I have actually heard that it's caused problems for people going to get theirs after marriage as opposed to before.. But we all know people at the SS Office aren't the smartest or well informed bunch when it comes to K1! We are planning on going a week or so after Rich gets here, but before we are married. Hope they don't give us any trouble!

I was expecting trouble at the SS office because I'd heard that some officers were unaware that k1's could apply, but my officer was the NICEST and it all went off without a hitch! I was so happy.

[tina:) 5]

First of all, I want to catch up on congratulating everyone on their approvals, POEs and WEDDINGS! That is so exciting! Rachel, that picture you posted of the two of you is such a cute picture!

I've been so busy lately because I'm about to graduate college here in Germany! My fiance is in the middle of his transit from his overseas duty station so it's been a little crazy the past few weeks haha! However, we finally set a wedding date a few weeks ago and figured out how and where we want to get married And, I finally got my flight!

Hi, everyone! Hope all is going well! 11 days until our wedding and we are super excited!!! I do have a question though! Ben went to apply for his social security number today and they told him that everything should already be taken care of and he should have it before the 24th (3 weeks after he arrived) I found this a little weird because I've read everywhere that you have to apply for one...anyone else hear or go through anything like this?? Thanks in advance!

I have never read anything about receiving it automatically. However, I have read some horror stories on here about people having some real trouble getting their SSN. From what I've read, some employees are misinformed or simply don't know the rules of the K1. You should definitely try going back and applying for it

OMG I AM SO FRUSTRATED!!!

So we finally heard from Montreal. Everything is fine with the Divorce Decree, but now they are asking Proof of my Liquid Assets????? What the heck! My income ALONE is a enough. I also put how much I have in my bank account on the I-134 for backup and gave Andre my bank statements. Is this what they're asking for?? I don't even know anymore

Abby, I'm so sorry! Sending positive vibes your way!