March 2015 K-1 Filers

[jmyersnc 2]

My fiancee and her daughter will be here Saturday. They got one way. We used google to find the flight. Under a $1,000 for both of them from China

https://www.google.com/flights/

Congrats - and thank you for the info - just trying to plan ahead.

[Sunya and Tim 55]

Those that have already have their fiance(e) here, did you get a one way ticket or round trip?

Tim is at the airport right now heading this way. We got a one way ticket. Used Skyscanner and Google Flights to find the best deal (we don't book thru them just search for deals). If you are getting a round trip you have to make sure that you cancel the return. Be careful because there have been some cases reported here on VJ where the airlines did not remove the person from the flight manifest and it looked like they left the country. This is not a good thing for them to find during AOS. If you want to go the round trip way make sure you do your research.

[tbearz 22]

Tim is at the airport right now heading this way. We got a one way ticket. Used Skyscanner and Google Flights to find the best deal (we don't book thru them just search for deals). If you are getting a round trip you have to make sure that you cancel the return. Be careful because there have been some cases reported here on VJ where the airlines did not remove the person from the flight manifest and it looked like they left the country. This is not a good thing for them to find during AOS. If you want to go the round trip way make sure you do your research.

So happy for you both

[hampguy 9]

Our notice date for NOA1 is March 2, 2015. We are still waiting on our NOA2... It is getting processed at TCS. Anyone else waiting this long on their NOA2?

March 9 TSC filer here. Have had congressional inquiry which was TSC around within 2 weeks and said petition is with officer and decision will be made after petition is looked at.

An inquiry that USCIS did for for me stated as of 9/1/15 it would be up to another 60 days. I dont know why, we have no RFE's. It seems as though there is no common sense to approvals. After seeing Igor's list of lastes approvals and looking at the NOA dates, the only answer i come up is is that the adjudicator is slow. For USCIS inquiry it also says that because they had to find our petition THAT in itself caused a delay. If you to see the replies i received, please PM me here.

-timothy

[annabelle.e 0]

So, we've had no official word or contact since we received our NOA1 in early April, but about two weeks ago someone phoned my fiancée's workplace to ask some questions about him. Does this indicate that our case is finally being processed? Has anyone else noticed whether this comes soon before the NOA2? ...Or is this just wishful thinking on my part?

I'm tired of being oceans away from each other. T_T

[Amhara 460]

So, we've had no official word or contact since we received our NOA1 in early April, but about two weeks ago someone phoned my fiancée's workplace to ask some questions about him. Does this indicate that our case is finally being processed? Has anyone else noticed whether this comes soon before the NOA2? ...Or is this just wishful thinking on my part?

I'm tired of being oceans away from each other. T_T

I highly doubt that my workplace received any phone calls about myself. This seems rather suspicious. Two points, your fiancee's employer could get sued if they release any identifying information about him without an explicitly signed waiver identifying the information to be released and the parties it may be released to. Second point, the USCIS does not deal with the financial matters, such as affidavit of support, since that's the USEM part.

What sort of questions were they and why does he think they were from the USCIS? Did they speak with him or someone else on the job?

[gtessier 17]

Those that have already have their fiance(e) here, did you get a one way ticket or round trip?

I'm curious - why would you get a round trip ticket? Although a one way ticket is more that half the price of a round trip, it is still quite a bit less.

Have you done comparison shopping yet?

[rms171 20]

I highly doubt that my workplace received any phone calls about myself. This seems rather suspicious. Two points, your fiancee's employer could get sued if they release any identifying information about him without an explicitly signed waiver identifying the information to be released and the parties it may be released to. Second point, the USCIS does not deal with the financial matters, such as affidavit of support, since that's the USEM part.

What sort of questions were they and why does he think they were from the USCIS? Did they speak with him or someone else on the job?

Yes and no. I don't think it is against the law for an employer (or government agency) to call a business to verify information that is factual, such as company, employment date, annual salary. I do not think we read all the fine print, but I do sense that the government is within its right to do so. Imagine signing your I129F petition and doing so under penalty of law if you are lying and then "suing" the government for verifying the information you provided The government will at times dig into an application and vet it, more so if the applicant is self-employed or the such. If the call came to the company, then someone from the government would have identified themselves with a badge ID. If that call was authentic then I would be thrilled to have the government calling to verify my petition, because that means the file has finally been touched. I wouldn't be afraid of any question, because if you lie on your petition and are caught, you will never petition for that beneficiary again.

r

[Amhara 460]

Yes and no. I don't think it is against the law for an employer (or government agency) to call a business to verify information that is factual, such as company, employment date, annual salary. I do not think we read all the fine print, but I do sense that the government is within its right to do so. Imagine signing your I129F petition and doing so under penalty of law if you are lying and then "suing" the government for verifying the information you provided The government will at times dig into an application and vet it, more so if the applicant is self-employed or the such. If the call came to the company, then someone from the government would have identified themselves with a badge ID. If that call was authentic then I would be thrilled to have the government calling to verify my petition, because that means the file has finally been touched. I wouldn't be afraid of any question, because if you lie on your petition and are caught, you will never petition for that beneficiary again.

I'm not saying the government can't verify the information. What I was saying is that the company cannot release such information unless the individual agrees to this. The release is typically signed or a separate company (such as The Work Number) is used that assign a unique code. Anyone using this code is presumed to have gotten it from the individual of interest and this alone establishes permission.

I highly disagree with you that anyone can call a company and find out someone's annual salary. When you say "against the law" I'm not referring to the United States Code; I am referring to civil legal issues. (Nothing about suing the government - you can't do that unless you have permission.) These would be two different things. If my company released data on me without a summons, subpoena, or my express permission, I am in a position to win a civil suit. This is because there are many people that pose as someone in authority in order to get information for fraudulent purposes. A badge number does not make a phone call legitimate. I know I have been contacted via email from the FBI, IRS, Nigerian princesses, state lottery commissions, etc and have won hundreds of billions of dollars in my life time.

I say all this to say that governmental agencies have specific protocols to get information from third parties. Criminal enforcement sections of governmental agencies have different protocols that are more lax. What I would like to highlight here is that USCIS does not investigate anything about the affidavit of support. The USCIS does not care where you work, how much you make, how long you been there or anything of that nature. This step is handled at the USEM stage, so if someone was calling for this information, and the USC has not gotten their NOA2 yet, makes this call highly suspicious. Either it was a call from another source, something strange is going on with the petition that should get addressed immediately or this call is from a fraudster.

I would suggest the petitioner take other steps to verify the caller. Get their call back number, get the name of their manager, and maybe ask something about the case file that only the USCIS officer would know, like what your folder looked like. Ask for their email address and make sure it ends with .gov. They won't release any information to you unless you verify your identity, but make sure you are releasing the information to someone who says they are who they say they are!

[rms171 20]

No need to fight on this. My comment was it is not against the law to do so. Clearly the USCIS has no involvement, but perhaps the poster, mistook the agency that placed the call. Clearly doesn't matter. If the call was genuine it answers the question if the file has been touched.

You are correct that the USCIS does not do anything on the I-134, and depending on the embassy, not much more is done other than keeping the paperwork to support the petitioner's declaration.

R

[Amhara 460]

No need to fight on this. My comment was it is not against the law to do so. Clearly the USCIS has no involvement, but perhaps the poster, mistook the agency that placed the call. Clearly doesn't matter. If the call was genuine it answers the question if the file has been touched.

I was not trying to be confrontational, nor belittle your perspective. If I had, please forgive me.

I think it could matter because it might be a sign of a different issue. It is good for them to hear angles, too.

[Amhara 460]

So, I got an email offering us to share our story from the 90 day fiance recruiting team yesterday. LOL! We sure got a kick out of that! Unfortunately, no one can replace "Danielle and Mohammad"!!! Nobody!

I'm sure if we got on that show, I would end up like that lady on that show, what was it, Wife Swap? Trading Spouses? I'd throw out the camera crew, "In the name of Jesus get out of my house, you are darksided! DARK SIDED!!!"

ROFL!!!!! The good thing is that I had a lot of jokes I was able to share with my friends from this email offer! I'm crazy, just not crazy enough to put my life on television.

[annabelle.e 0]

Well, I heard about the call second hand from my fiancée. From what I understood, they were asking questions about his character rather than angling for personal info. Does USCIS make those kinds of calls? Perhaps you're right that he mistook who was calling.

[Sunya and Tim 55]

Well, I heard about the call second hand from my fiancée. From what I understood, they were asking questions about his character rather than angling for personal info. Does USCIS make those kinds of calls? Perhaps you're right that he mistook who was calling.

It is very rare to have any kind of call from USCIS. Most requests for information are sent thru the mail. There have been posts on here about others asking the same thing. I have never read where it was confirmed that the caller was actually USCIS.

[r&a12 7]

Any ideas about my visa status which is already 4 days AP in CEAC and passport status which is only delivery information in CGI? The past few days it said its still in embassy then when I checked this morning thats showed in cgifederal. Thanks!