I-129F November 2016 Filers - Part 2

[DianaLucena 72]

1 hour ago, KF & OS said:

Hey good people, I have an inquiry here. am filling in the Ds 160 but for some reason, on the family tab of the form under fiancé, it saves my fiance's state and zip code but when i go back to review the form, the state and zip code have disappeared. I have tried to exit and sign in again but still no change. I do not know why. Have you ever heard of this happening before? 

Hi! I had the same problem when filing my DS160, I just sign out and sign in again the next day, typed once again the missing info and saved it. And it worked.

[Ray&Ash 271]

Hey All !

I am past that wait for NOA2 stage and getting prepped for next stages. Calling NVC each day now and making sure affidavit of support, and other documents are in order.

I want to say out loud what i've realised - waiting for NOA2 was easier than the next stressful things in line  so enjoy this 'you own' time and use it to get the paperwork in order.  

Few things to keep in mind and get organised - 

Make sure your vaccines are done as per the rules ( tetanus, MMR, Hep B C etc) . These are not mandatory, but as all say, its easier and cheaper to get them done in home country than in USA.

 

After NOA2 the real work begins - 

DS160

Police certificate

Affidavit of support ( Tell petitioner to keep the W2 and Tax transcripts ready. Salary stubs can be printed in the month of interview) 

Vaccinations

 

Now the most important part - WHAT is the plan one YOU ARE IN USA?  

We've been preparing for this since ages, but have you thougt things through? (Not the marital bliss part, im talking about other admin and documentary tasks)

 

I'm listing a few things here for your help so you can talk to your fiance about pros and cons of each and make decisions before you move and can plan your dates accordingly:-

How soon to get married after arrival? 

Getting marriage licence and certificate

Getting a house together if planned (and if you want your name also on the lease as its good for the AoS docs)

Getting SSN - You have to decide if you want it with your K1 or after AoS. Its useful for opening joint accounts which are useful for AoS. 

Applying for EAD and Advance Parole - Keep in mind if you have to travel abroad within 6 months of entering USA, then your AP needs to be applied for because till then green card may or may not come. 

Also, if you plan on doing a job asap or can wait. In that case you might need to apply EAD separately if date of wedding is later. Thats additional cost. 

There's no fee for AP and EAD if you apply along with I-485. 

Costs - 

EAD - $410

AP - $575

AoS - $1225

 

So as you see, there's much to think about and plan for  

I just noted them down here as I am in the middle of all this thinking through and am very sure i'll post my own questions very soon

 

All the best guys!!!! Wishing all a speedy NOA2  

[CMJuilland 485]

On 3/29/2017 at 8:18 AM, AkesAngel said:

So happy for you

Maybe I should go more into prophecies lol ... didn't I tell you you, that yesterday would be your day? Haha

Good luck for the rest of that all!

Thank you so much!! And I hope you'll get yours soon as well. Yeah, maybe fortune telling could be something you should consider doing  it did work in my case  

all my best wishes to you and everybody else on here. To a smooth journey to a life with our loved ones!

[MikiC 39]

39 minutes ago, Ray&Ash said:

Hey All !

I am past that wait for NOA2 stage and getting prepped for next stages. Calling NVC each day now and making sure affidavit of support, and other documents are in order.

I want to say out loud what i've realised - waiting for NOA2 was easier than the next stressful things in line  so enjoy this 'you own' time and use it to get the paperwork in order.  

Few things to keep in mind and get organised - 

Make sure your vaccines are done as per the rules ( tetanus, MMR, Hep B C etc) . These are not mandatory, but as all say, its easier and cheaper to get them done in home country than in USA.

 

After NOA2 the real work begins - 

DS160

Police certificate

Affidavit of support ( Tell petitioner to keep the W2 and Tax transcripts ready. Salary stubs can be printed in the month of interview) 

Vaccinations

 

Now the most important part - WHAT is the plan one YOU ARE IN USA?  

We've been preparing for this since ages, but have you thougt things through? (Not the marital bliss part, im talking about other admin and documentary tasks)

 

I'm listing a few things here for your help so you can talk to your fiance about pros and cons of each and make decisions before you move and can plan your dates accordingly:-

How soon to get married after arrival? 

Getting marriage licence and certificate

Getting a house together if planned (and if you want your name also on the lease as its good for the AoS docs)

Getting SSN - You have to decide if you want it with your K1 or after AoS. Its useful for opening joint accounts which are useful for AoS. 

Applying for EAD and Advance Parole - Keep in mind if you have to travel abroad within 6 months of entering USA, then your AP needs to be applied for because till then green card may or may not come. 

Also, if you plan on doing a job asap or can wait. In that case you might need to apply EAD separately if date of wedding is later. Thats additional cost. 

There's no fee for AP and EAD if you apply along with I-485. 

Costs - 

EAD - $410

AP - $575

AoS - $1225

 

So as you see, there's much to think about and plan for  

I just noted them down here as I am in the middle of all this thinking through and am very sure i'll post my own questions very soon

 

All the best guys!!!! Wishing all a speedy NOA2  

Don't forget applying for social security card 😉 lol never mind I read it again and saw it on the post. 😁

 

Edited March 30, 2017 by Miiko

[MajaMukanowska 38]

Day 122 waiting for my NOA2. :<

[VizS 15]

 

 

Approved, Thanks to Geo and everyone else for doing this great thing here on VJ

Sincere good luck to everyone!!!

[Kevin&Kanyanat 172]

Good afternoon everyone. After 3 days of stress and worry after the NVC telling me  our K1 was in AP prior to going to the embassy I called today and was told it should be shipped out to our embassy rather quickly!  As everyone told me and for those who hear the terrible phrase administrative processing  if you call the nvc and you're told this it is normal. It's their term for they are converting it from a USCIS case to a Dept. of State case. Our A.P. was about 4 days.  Thank you so much for those that sent a positive post to my rants and whining and moaning. 

I will say the folks at the nvc you speak with are awesome. Very polite and friendly. I also was overly polite and kissed their ### every time I called. 

She explained the next steps I will have to take and even offered to give me the number for the embassy. She did advise it was up to me to contact the embassy as there is no email for snail mail notification when it is sent to the embassy. Now I don't know if that is unique to all embassies for just Thailand.  Thanks again everyone and I will keep a good thought for those still in the trenches of this process. One step closer to wrapping this up!

not that I'm telling you anything you don't already know but if I may suggest when you get your NOA2 start gathering your paperwork to send for the embassy stage. 

That is a two fold reason. 1. It will get you ahead of the power curve so when it's ready to submit for the interview you will be able to do so with little to know lag time and 2. It makes you feel like your accomplishing something and helps make the time go by quicker. I probably spent 6 hours total putting everything together from organizing and labeling photos, gathering tax records, employment letter, bank statements, check stubs, copy of passport and stamps, flight boarding passes and hotel receipts, updated letter of intent to marry, social media posts and copy of texts and call logs and financial support government forms. All told I sent 2 1" three ring binders containing all of that along with over 1,000 pages of texts and call logs. I'm sure they will spend all of about 5 minutes skimming though it. I believe it's better to provide an over abundance of documentation neatly organized showing you have your together to cast out any doubt removing any possibility of a denial being issued. Ok I'm climbing off my soap box and going to sleep. I just finished working a 24 hour shift and I'm going to sleep

[MaxProphet 15]

11/22 filer.  Just got approved!  I was worried that a small number of minor things on my background as a college age partier might be an issue but we fully disclosed them all with all supporting information - if that is help to anyone who might be worried about such things...   

[dystopia 112]

3 minutes ago, MaxProphet said:

11/22 filer.  Just got approved!  I was worried that a small number of minor things on my background as a college age partier might be an issue but we fully disclosed them all with all supporting information - if that is help to anyone who might be worried about such things...   

Yayy! Congratulations!! Please update your timeline. Thank you!  

[MaxProphet 15]

23 minutes ago, dystopia said:

Yayy! Congratulations!! Please update your timeline. Thank you!  

Will do and thank you.

[M3chwarrior 63]

Just got off the phone with NVC, and we got our case number! Man I'm so excited right now! You guys weren't kidding, once that NOA2 hits, things start moving quick! Thank you all for your advice and suggestions. You've all helped keep my spirits up through this whole process!

To everyone who is still waiting...keep the Faith! It will happen!!

Edited March 31, 2017 by M3chwarrior

[baconmunch 16]

3 minutes ago, M3chwarrior said:

Just got off the phone with NBC, and we got our case number! Man I'm so excited right now! You guys weren't kidding, once that NOA2 hits, things start moving quick! Thank you all for your advice and suggestions. You've all helped keep my spirits up through this whole process!

To everyone who is still waiting...keep the Faith! It will happen!!

Nice that's fast! Hoping I'm not far behind you.

[geowrian 22,337]

***Today's update***
Date: 3/30/2017
Scan ran: 10:31 PM ET
Scan finished: 11:25 PM ET
Records: 3825

 

Cases updated today: 193
Approved: 119
RFEs: 36
Other: 38

 

Today's Data: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8es4j04tzi2OVN6NjJYX1F3TU0

 

All data: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1B_oR3Imoi-dVhQSG02YkFhVjg
MS Access Database: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8es4j04tzi2WndWWDFpM2gxVm8

 

*Keep in mind I'm only counting WACs from WAC1790048000 onward. Records untouched prior to this are not included.*

 

Spoiler

Unworked Cases

	30-Mar	29-Mar	# Touched
10/31/2016	6	6	0
11/1/2016	1	1	0
11/2/2016	2	2	0
11/3/2016	16	16	0
11/7/2016	7	7	0
11/8/2016	3	3	0
11/9/2016	9	9	0
11/10/2016	3	3	0
11/14/2016	14	14	0
11/15/2016	7	7	0
11/16/2016	1	1	0
11/17/2016	14	17	3
11/21/2016	30	30	0
11/22/2016	48	58	10
11/23/2016	9	10	1
11/25/2016	19	23	4
11/28/2016	12	12	0
11/29/2016	3	3	0
11/30/2016	2	2	0
12/1/2016	9	9	0
12/2/2016	2	2	0
12/5/2016	17	17	0
12/6/2016	29	30	1
12/7/2016	3	3	0
12/8/2016	21	21	0
12/9/2016	39	39	0
12/12/2016	41	41	0
12/13/2016	7	8	1
12/14/2016	45	45	0
12/15/2016	66	70	4
12/16/2016	74	78	4
12/19/2016	184	213	29
12/20/2016	138	164	26
12/21/2016	225	240	15
12/22/2016	231	244	13
12/23/2016	288	296	8
12/27/2016	66	67	1

 

 

[Chi&Clint 203]

50 minutes ago, M3chwarrior said:

Just got off the phone with NVC, and we got our case number! Man I'm so excited right now! You guys weren't kidding, once that NOA2 hits, things start moving quick! Thank you all for your advice and suggestions. You've all helped keep my spirits up through this whole process!

To everyone who is still waiting...keep the Faith! It will happen!!

When is your Noa2 date?

[M3chwarrior 63]

Just now, Chi&Clint said:

When is your Noa2 date?

Our NOA 2 date was the 17th of March.