January 2017 I-129F Filers

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Remember how far you’ve come, not just how far you have to go. You are not where you want to be, but neither are you where you used to be.

[PR&PR 325]

7 hours ago, MapleLeaf29 said:

Yes, the NOA2 will come to the Petitioner.  I received the hard copy of our NOA2 five days after the case tracker app said "approved".  Keep the original in a safe place because you apparently need it all the way through the AOS process.

 

Most of the documents on the checklist are for the Beneficiary only.  However, the US Petitioner is responsible for the following:

- Signed affidavit of support form (I-134) with all supporting documents: tax transcripts going back three years, a letter from your employer verifying your employment status, a letter from your bank stating the amount of money in your accounts, etc.

- Updated letter of intent to marry with an original signature, dated no more than 30 days before your interview.

- Continued evidence of relationship (chats, photos, phone records, etc.)

- Evidence of the petitioner's domicile in the United States.  I went to our local voting office and requested a letter with a raised seal certifying that I was registered to vote in my county.  I also photocopied my driver's license and included some credit card and bank statements with my address at the top.  

 

If your fiancé(e) does not yet have a copy of the original k-1 visa application, make sure (s)he has it before the interview, since you need all of that paperwork too.  

I do not think you need the wet signature on the letter of intent to marry though! Also, for the proof of domicile in the US a lot of things can work, like driver's licence and credit card and bank statements with address at the top. I do not think the letter with a raised seal is mandatory (not bad to have though). 

[MapleLeaf29 247]

8 minutes ago, PR&PR said:

I do not think you need the wet signature on the letter of intent to marry though! Also, for the proof of domicile in the US a lot of things can work, like driver's licence and credit card and bank statements with address at the top. I do not think the letter with a raised seal is mandatory (not bad to have though). 

The letter of intent to marry requires an original signature.

 

[PR&PR 325]

1 minute ago, MapleLeaf29 said:

The letter of intent to marry requires an original signature.

 

Well not according to this: https://www.uscis.gov/forms/file-my-application-online-e-filing/how-do-i-know-if-i-need-original-documents

Edited May 13, 2017 by PR&PR

[Ermin&Zijada 141]

114 days since NOA1 we are finally APPROVED!!!!! 

 

After coming home from shopping for wedding bands I opened the mail and to my surprise our long-awaited NOA2 was sitting there. 

 

We are so overjoyed! 

[XavierFR 38]

32 minutes ago, Ermin&Zijada said:

114 days since NOA1 we are finally APPROVED!!!!! 

 

After coming home from shopping for wedding bands I opened the mail and to my surprise our long-awaited NOA2 was sitting there. 

 

We are so overjoyed! 

Yay congrats !!  postman still didn't come yet. Crossing fingers for today

[smedeiros 14]

50 minutes ago, PR&PR said:

Yes, the NOA2 will come to the Petitioner.  I received the hard copy of our NOA2 five days after the case tracker app said "approved".  Keep the original in a safe place because you apparently need it all the way through the AOS process.

 

Most of the documents on the checklist are for the Beneficiary only.  However, the US Petitioner is responsible for the following:

- Signed affidavit of support form (I-134) with all supporting documents: tax transcripts going back three years, a letter from your employer verifying your employment status, a letter from your bank stating the amount of money in your accounts, etc.

- Updated letter of intent to marry with an original signature, dated no more than 30 days before your interview.

- Continued evidence of relationship (chats, photos, phone records, etc.)

- Evidence of the petitioner's domicile in the United States.  I went to our local voting office and requested a letter with a raised seal certifying that I was registered to vote in my county.  I also photocopied my driver's license and included some credit card and bank statements with my address at the top.  

 

If your fiancé(e) does not yet have a copy of the original k-1 visa application, make sure (s)he has it before the interview, since you need all of that paperwork too.  

where does it state you need tax transcript going back 3 years?

thx

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37 minutes ago, Ermin&Zijada said:

114 days since NOA1 we are finally APPROVED!!!!! 

 

After coming home from shopping for wedding bands I opened the mail and to my surprise our long-awaited NOA2 was sitting there. 

 

We are so overjoyed! 

 

Congrats!!!! Fantastic news!!!!

[MapleLeaf29 247]

15 minutes ago, smedeiros said:

where does it state you need tax transcript going back 3 years?

thx

Only the most recent tax year is required.  However, a lot of places recommend bringing three years' worth of tax transcripts to show stable income over time.  We brought three just in case, since it's super easy (and free) to download them from the IRS website.  At our interview, we were only asked for the most recent year.

https://rapidvisa.com/affidavit-of-support-f-a-q/

[MapleLeaf29 247]

1 hour ago, PR&PR said:

Well not according to this: https://www.uscis.gov/forms/file-my-application-online-e-filing/how-do-i-know-if-i-need-original-documents

All of the advice we received on VJ said a wet signature was required.  What you and your fiancé(e) do is, of course, up to you.   

[smedeiros 14]

9 minutes ago, MapleLeaf29 said:

Only the most recent tax year is required.  However, a lot of places recommend bringing three years' worth of tax transcripts to show stable income over time.  We brought three just in case, since it's super easy (and free) to download them from the IRS website.  At our interview, we were only asked for the most recent year.

https://rapidvisa.com/affidavit-of-support-f-a-q/

so ive had 3 different jobs in thr psst year, 1 because we moved to a new state, then i moved after 6 months for school and got a new job. then i decided to come back home, and i havr a new job that makes more money than the other two, im getting all the employment papers but will it be an issue for them to see if and different amounts of income in only a year?

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1 hour ago, Ermin&Zijada said:

114 days since NOA1 we are finally APPROVED!!!!! 

 

After coming home from shopping for wedding bands I opened the mail and to my surprise our long-awaited NOA2 was sitting there. 

 

We are so overjoyed! 

That is great news! Congrats.

[TriloByte 1,818]

There's just a few of us January folks left! We can see that the RFE rate has stayed roughly the same over the past 2 weeks, so we can only assume the approvals (that we can't see online) have remained about the same too. Something around 70 per day. My guess is that we are mostly all approved and just waiting on the letter in the mail, or approval is right around the corner.

[PR&PR 325]

1 hour ago, MapleLeaf29 said:

All of the advice we received on VJ said a wet signature was required.  What you and your fiancé(e) do is, of course, up to you.   

Yes because it is recent that the originals are not required. But yeah I would feel pretty confident with copies, but better safe than sorry. Of course having the originals is never a problem! 

[MapleLeaf29 247]

54 minutes ago, smedeiros said:

so ive had 3 different jobs in thr psst year, 1 because we moved to a new state, then i moved after 6 months for school and got a new job. then i decided to come back home, and i havr a new job that makes more money than the other two, im getting all the employment papers but will it be an issue for them to see if and different amounts of income in only a year?

We weren't in this situation, so I have no idea.  My advice is to search on the VJ forum to see if someone else has had this question (I'm sure lots of other people have been in the same situation).  If you can't find any relevant threads, I would start a thread with that question.  I am sure lots of members here have great advice to give you!   Best of luck with the whole process!  Once you get your NOA2, you are really so close to being done.