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Hello everyone! Congratulations to everyone who recently had their cc's, interview dates, and visa approvals! :D

 

I have a question about the relationship evidence I need to bring to the interview. We filed our I-130 back in September 2016 with A LOT of frontloading of pictures, chat logs, plane tickets, etc; do we have to print out new pictures and provide new evidence dated October until March to take with me to my interview in April? 

Thank you so much! 

USCIS Timeline

09-13-2016: ___________ I-130 Mailed to Chicago Lockbox from Japan

09-21-2016: ___________ NOA1

10-27-2016: ___________ NOA2

11-07-2016: ___________ Case sent to NVC

 

NVC Timeline   

11-14-2016: ___________ Case received by NVC

11-21-2016: ___________ Case number and IIN assigned

11-23-2016: ___________ DS-261 completed online

11-26-2016: ___________ AOS fee unlocked and paid / welcome email from NVC received

11-30-2016: ___________ IV fee unlocked and paid / barcoded cover sheets for AOS and IV received

12-04-2016: ___________ DS-260 completed online

12-19-2016: ___________ AOS and IV packets mailed to NVC

12-23-2016: ___________ Scan Date

02-08-2017: ___________ Escalated to supervisor review

02-27-2017: ___________ Review Department
03-06-2017: ___________ Case Complete (10 weeks from Scan Date)

 

Interview and US Timeline 

03-13-2017: ___________ Interview date found out by calling NVC

03-16-2017: ___________ Interview letter received

03-21-2017: ___________ Medical Exam in Tokyo

04-03-2017: ___________ Interview in Tokyo (APPROVED!!!) 
04-05-2017: ___________ Passport with immigrant visa stamp received in the mail
04-25-2017: ___________ POE (LAX)

05-15-2017: ___________ Green Card in the mail (20 days after POE)

05-24-2017: ___________ Filed for social security number at a physical office (21 working days after POE as per their policy)
06-06-2017: ___________ Social Security Card (with number) in the mail 

 

ROC Timeline

03-19-2019: ___________ I-751 delivered at USCIS Phoenix

03-21-2019: ___________ Check cashed

03-22-2019: ___________ Text notification of Receipt Number

03-26-2019: ___________ Form 797 (NOA) and extension letter received in the mail

Sometime in April: _____ Missed Biometrics appointment (never got the letter)

08-05-2019: ___________ Rescheduled Biometrics appointment

08-09.2019: ___________ Notified USCIS of address change

08-21-2019: ___________ Case status "Ready to Schedule Your Interview"

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Taiwan
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Posted
18 minutes ago, thegreatphoenix said:

Hello everyone! Congratulations to everyone who recently had their cc's, interview dates, and visa approvals! :D

 

I have a question about the relationship evidence I need to bring to the interview. We filed our I-130 back in September 2016 with A LOT of frontloading of pictures, chat logs, plane tickets, etc; do we have to print out new pictures and provide new evidence dated October until March to take with me to my interview in April? 

Thank you so much! 

I only brought the evidence which I sent with I-130 (didn't have enough time to prepare the update one)

there were three reviewer in my interview process, but none of them ask for it, ha

if u have time, prepared as much as u can, in case they did ask, then u got nothing to show them

for example, they ask me if I have update tax info, even I don't have all (cos is not tax season yet, my interview was Mar 21), but I did prepare W2 for them

they took it, and satisfied with it

 

just share some of my experience

good luck for ur interview!

 

N-400 Timeline

 

2022/03/01: 90 days filing window open

2022/03/20: Filed N-400 online

2022/03/21: Case received, no biometrics required

2022/03/21: Online status change to Case is being Actively Reviewed by USCIS

2022/08/15: Interview was scheduled

2022/09/20: Interview Date

2022/09/20: Citizenship Approved

Posted
10 minutes ago, parsha said:

I only brought the evidence which I sent with I-130 (didn't have enough time to prepare the update one)

there were three reviewer in my interview process, but none of them ask for it, ha

if u have time, prepared as much as u can, in case they did ask, then u got nothing to show them

for example, they ask me if I have update tax info, even I don't have all (cos is not tax season yet, my interview was Mar 21), but I did prepare W2 for them

they took it, and satisfied with it

 

just share some of my experience

good luck for ur interview!

 

Uh-oh, my husband and my mother-in-law (joint sponsor) don't have updated 2016 tax transcripts yet. We will try to get by with W2 like you did. Thank you for your input! :)

USCIS Timeline

09-13-2016: ___________ I-130 Mailed to Chicago Lockbox from Japan

09-21-2016: ___________ NOA1

10-27-2016: ___________ NOA2

11-07-2016: ___________ Case sent to NVC

 

NVC Timeline   

11-14-2016: ___________ Case received by NVC

11-21-2016: ___________ Case number and IIN assigned

11-23-2016: ___________ DS-261 completed online

11-26-2016: ___________ AOS fee unlocked and paid / welcome email from NVC received

11-30-2016: ___________ IV fee unlocked and paid / barcoded cover sheets for AOS and IV received

12-04-2016: ___________ DS-260 completed online

12-19-2016: ___________ AOS and IV packets mailed to NVC

12-23-2016: ___________ Scan Date

02-08-2017: ___________ Escalated to supervisor review

02-27-2017: ___________ Review Department
03-06-2017: ___________ Case Complete (10 weeks from Scan Date)

 

Interview and US Timeline 

03-13-2017: ___________ Interview date found out by calling NVC

03-16-2017: ___________ Interview letter received

03-21-2017: ___________ Medical Exam in Tokyo

04-03-2017: ___________ Interview in Tokyo (APPROVED!!!) 
04-05-2017: ___________ Passport with immigrant visa stamp received in the mail
04-25-2017: ___________ POE (LAX)

05-15-2017: ___________ Green Card in the mail (20 days after POE)

05-24-2017: ___________ Filed for social security number at a physical office (21 working days after POE as per their policy)
06-06-2017: ___________ Social Security Card (with number) in the mail 

 

ROC Timeline

03-19-2019: ___________ I-751 delivered at USCIS Phoenix

03-21-2019: ___________ Check cashed

03-22-2019: ___________ Text notification of Receipt Number

03-26-2019: ___________ Form 797 (NOA) and extension letter received in the mail

Sometime in April: _____ Missed Biometrics appointment (never got the letter)

08-05-2019: ___________ Rescheduled Biometrics appointment

08-09.2019: ___________ Notified USCIS of address change

08-21-2019: ___________ Case status "Ready to Schedule Your Interview"

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Guyana
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Posted (edited)
1 hour ago, thegreatphoenix said:

Hello everyone! Congratulations to everyone who recently had their cc's, interview dates, and visa approvals! :D

 

I have a question about the relationship evidence I need to bring to the interview. We filed our I-130 back in September 2016 with A LOT of frontloading of pictures, chat logs, plane tickets, etc; do we have to print out new pictures and provide new evidence dated October until March to take with me to my interview in April? 

Thank you so much! 

 

For our interview (March 1), we took the same evidence that we submitted with the I-130 plus the following:

 

* More pictures for the times we met on all trips

* More wedding pictures, especially with friends and family members

* We added the whatsapp, BBM and facebook chatlogs to the ones that were submitted for the I-130

* We added phone records to what was submitted for the I-130

* 2016 Tax return showing we filed as *married filing jointly*

* Amended 2015 tax return: *married filing jointly*

* Greeting cards (Birthdays, Christmas, Valentine's Day)

* Receipt for any gifts 

* 401K statement showing applicant as beneficiary

* Life insurance policy showing applicant as beneficiary

* Copy of petitioner's passport showing trips made to see applicant

* Copy of applicant's passport showing trips made to see petitioner 

* Boarding passes for the trips above

 

We both attended the interview and we were asked the following:

 

Questions to the applicant:

 

* Who sponsored you?  If this the person next to you?

* How did you meet?

* When did you meet?

* How do you communicate with your spouse?

* Did you have a wedding?  

* How many people attended the wedding?

* Who from your spouse's family attended the wedding?

* What does your spouse do for a living?

* Is this your first marriage?

* How many times did you travel to the US?

* Have you ever stayed more than 6 months on any of those trips?

 

Questions to the petitioner:

 

* Have you ever been married before?

* How many times have you traveled to Guyana to see your spouse?

 

The interview lasted for 10 minutes.  

 

The following links may be helpful for you and your husband:

 

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/284203-evidences-of-bona-fide-marriage-relationship/

 

http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/Consular_Interview_Questions

 

Good luck and the journey will be over soon!

Edited by Duncan21

I-130 (for parents of US Citizens):

 

8/19/2022: NOA (IOE0917XXXXXX); Texas Service Center

7/22/2023: Both (parents) petitions approved

7/27/2023: Both cases sent to NVC

8/8/2023: Received NVC welcome email for both parents

 

 

 

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Taiwan
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Posted
21 minutes ago, thegreatphoenix said:

 

Uh-oh, my husband and my mother-in-law (joint sponsor) don't have updated 2016 tax transcripts yet. We will try to get by with W2 like you did. Thank you for your input! :)

if ur interview is way before the tax due, it's ok if u don't have (I think...)

actually, I wasn't so sure if they want it or not before the interview

and actually like I said I wasn't have time to wait for them to send me the original

so just asked my husband and my mother-in-law to scan the W2 to a PDF file and I printed the photocopy

 

N-400 Timeline

 

2022/03/01: 90 days filing window open

2022/03/20: Filed N-400 online

2022/03/21: Case received, no biometrics required

2022/03/21: Online status change to Case is being Actively Reviewed by USCIS

2022/08/15: Interview was scheduled

2022/09/20: Interview Date

2022/09/20: Citizenship Approved

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Guyana
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Posted

@thegreatphoenix If your husband and mother-in-law filed their taxes already, your husband can prepare an updated I-864 showing 2016 income and you can take in the updated I-864 (AOS) and copy of the 2016 income tax return.  Note that the 2016 tax transcript may not yet be available, so 2016 tax return should suffice.

 

If they have not yet filed taxes, definitely take the "old" I-864 that was submitted to NVC (all pages including signature pages) plus the recent 2016 W2s as @parsha did.

I-130 (for parents of US Citizens):

 

8/19/2022: NOA (IOE0917XXXXXX); Texas Service Center

7/22/2023: Both (parents) petitions approved

7/27/2023: Both cases sent to NVC

8/8/2023: Received NVC welcome email for both parents

 

 

 

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Taiwan
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Posted
7 minutes ago, Duncan21 said:

@thegreatphoenix If your husband and mother-in-law filed their taxes already, your husband can prepare an updated I-864 showing 2016 income and you can take in the updated I-864 (AOS) and copy of the 2016 income tax return.  Note that the 2016 tax transcript may not yet be available, so 2016 tax return should suffice.

 

If they have not yet filed taxes, definitely take the "old" I-864 that was submitted to NVC (all pages including signature pages) plus the recent 2016 W2s as @parsha did.

YES!!  very good explain!! thanks

 

N-400 Timeline

 

2022/03/01: 90 days filing window open

2022/03/20: Filed N-400 online

2022/03/21: Case received, no biometrics required

2022/03/21: Online status change to Case is being Actively Reviewed by USCIS

2022/08/15: Interview was scheduled

2022/09/20: Interview Date

2022/09/20: Citizenship Approved

Filed: IR-5 Country: Ghana
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Posted

Hello question,

Have any of you downloaded the I864 form recently and not get any barcode at the bottom of the page? I am trying to make an updated one for the interview since I have my 2016 tax information but I do not see a barcode underneath the form. I'm I doing something wrong?

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Taiwan
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Posted
39 minutes ago, environlady said:

Hello question,

Have any of you downloaded the I864 form recently and not get any barcode at the bottom of the page? I am trying to make an updated one for the interview since I have my 2016 tax information but I do not see a barcode underneath the form. I'm I doing something wrong?

download in ur computer, then open it again, u should see it

I just tried, I can't see barcode, if I open it with google

but then I download it, and open again in my computer, then the barcode shows up

u can try it

 

N-400 Timeline

 

2022/03/01: 90 days filing window open

2022/03/20: Filed N-400 online

2022/03/21: Case received, no biometrics required

2022/03/21: Online status change to Case is being Actively Reviewed by USCIS

2022/08/15: Interview was scheduled

2022/09/20: Interview Date

2022/09/20: Citizenship Approved

Posted
53 minutes ago, parsha said:

download in ur computer, then open it again, u should see it

I just tried, I can't see barcode, if I open it with google

but then I download it, and open again in my computer, then the barcode shows up

u can try it

I just submitted my i864 with my AOS n IV packet but there was no barcode on my form?

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Honduras
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Posted

Hi Everyone!

 

On the P4 letter that was sent to my husband for his interview it says the following.

 

"The original police certificate from your country of current residence and countries of previous residence. If these three items are all true, you must bring a more recent police certificate to the interview"

 

I am aware of the police certificate for Honduras, we already have that. However, it says country of current residence (he is here in USA). So that means he would need a USA police certificate. Where would I get this?

 

Thanks!

Filed: EB-5 Visa Country: Nigeria
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Posted
1 hour ago, solesito873 said:

Hi Everyone!

 

On the P4 letter that was sent to my husband for his interview it says the following.

 

"The original police certificate from your country of current residence and countries of previous residence. If these three items are all true, you must bring a more recent police certificate to the interview"

 

I am aware of the police certificate for Honduras, we already have that. However, it says country of current residence (he is here in USA). So that means he would need a USA police certificate. Where would I get this?

 

Thanks!

You need for every other country apart from the USA, as they are able to run a background check for the USA.

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Honduras
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Posted
2 hours ago, solesito873 said:

Hi Everyone!

 

On the P4 letter that was sent to my husband for his interview it says the following.

 

"The original police certificate from your country of current residence and countries of previous residence. If these three items are all true, you must bring a more recent police certificate to the interview"

 

I am aware of the police certificate for Honduras, we already have that. However, it says country of current residence (he is here in USA). So that means he would need a USA police certificate. Where would I get this?

 

Thanks!

Hello!

 

My Husband also has interview for Honduras. 

 

We we lived both in Houston and Dallas and went to the police stations in downtown to get a police clearance. 

Filed: Timeline
Posted (edited)

Congrats to all who got approved recently !


My interview is in 4 days, and I am super excited. Today finished arranging my documents, more than a 10 pounds.

For the evidence of relationship I've included

450 pages of FB chats from 2009 to 2017
20 screenshots of Skype conversation with 45+ minutes of talk each.
Money Gram transfers.
More than a 100 photos together from 2009.
Affidavits from friends.
Joint bank account statement.
Tickets, hotel reservations , gym membership cards and other various things we've done together.
Gift receipts.

Hope everything will be OK! :)
 

Edited by Renegade
December 2009 - First met.

February 2010 - Start of our relationship <3
January 7 2016 -Our Wedding in a romantic town of Aeroskobing <3

April 1 2016 - Sent CR1 package to RapidVisa.

April 18 2016 - CR1 Package delivered to USCIS Phoenix lock box.

April 22 2016 - Acceptance notification received by email. Case sent to Nebraska Service Center.

May 03 2016 - NOA1 hard copy received.

May 24 2016 - Return to the US to reestablish domicile.

August 3 2016 - Case transferred to Texas Service Center.

August 29 2016 - I-130 approved! (NOA2) <3 <3 <3

September 30 2016 - NVC Recieved.
November 14 2016 - Sent AOS and IV packages to Rapidvisa! :D
November 29 2016 - SCAN DATE!
February 15 2017 - Case Complete at NVC (11 weeks)
March 28 2017 - My Interview Day! :D (APPROVED!!!)

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Taiwan
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Posted
30 minutes ago, Renegade said:

Congrats to all who got approved recently !


My interview is in 4 days, and I am super excited. Today finished arranging my documents, more than a 10 pounds.

For the evidence of relationship I've included

450 pages of FB chats from 2009 to 2017
20 screenshots of Skype conversation with 45+ minutes of talk each.
Money Gram transfers.
More than a 100 photos together from 2009.
Affidavits from friends.
Joint bank account statement.
Tickets, hotel reservations , gym membership cards and other various things we've done together.
Gift receipts.

Hope everything will be OK! :)
 

with that much of data, I believe ur interview will be fine!!

good luck!!

 

N-400 Timeline

 

2022/03/01: 90 days filing window open

2022/03/20: Filed N-400 online

2022/03/21: Case received, no biometrics required

2022/03/21: Online status change to Case is being Actively Reviewed by USCIS

2022/08/15: Interview was scheduled

2022/09/20: Interview Date

2022/09/20: Citizenship Approved

 
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