I129F April 2017 filers

[Sally08 198]

4 hours ago, Salty2305 said:

I'm pretty sure that they will only speak to the petitioner

Yes I thought so. Thank you! :-)

[Sally08 198]

2 hours ago, AnJ Co said:

Don't press any buttons, wait, wait, wait then you get a live operator

Oh wow. Alright. I'll give it a try later on. Thank you! :-)

[JimInUS 97]

Y'know, I'm curious...seems like most, if not all of the posts here end up with people getting approved NOA2's. So does anyone NOT get approved? Yeah, the wait can be frustrating, but in the end are the chances of approval almost 100%? 

[An&In 80]

Good Morning all you disgruntled unapproved April filers (Myself included) 

 

Congrats to the new approvals!

I have finally caught up to my estimated adjudicated date range! Here is to a day full of mailbox approvals!

[An&In 80]

3 minutes ago, JimInUS said:

Y'know, I'm curious...seems like most, if not all of the posts here end up with people getting approved NOA2's. So does anyone NOT get approved? Yeah, the wait can be frustrating, but in the end are the chances of approval almost 100%? 

Yes, Some people do not get approved. However, I have not heard of any as I think it is a small percent.  If your looking at the processing times tab  here on VJ and see all the filers from the beginning of the year and wondering why they have not been approved, More then likely they have. They just haven't got on VJ to update their timeline. If you click on their profile you can see that most of them have not logged in for a few months. That is why the Bar graph on that tab is also never at 100% for the past few months. 

 

Good Luck!

[Estibaliz 3,037]

Called NVC and they gave us our case #

They actually created the case yesterday, according to what I can infer from the case number (day 236 of the year = August 24th).

 

Of course, the case is still 'AT NVC', but glad I don't have to keep bothering Gary to call them. Now the ball will be soon completely on my court

 

@tcovington I know you wanted to know this. Hope you have luck today too.

 

[JimInUS 97]

For some reason I thought I'd read here that the turn-around time from the USCIS receiving the evidence required in an RFE and the NOA2 approval might be only a few days. But I just saw a timeline where it was like a month? Is that what folks are experiencing? I sure hope not. 

[sunj 83]

Morning Guys,

 

I was coming to seek some advice, I'm still pending my NOA-2 but wanted to start to gathering documents for the i-134 evidence.
Myself and my fiancé have both lived abroad in Hong Kong for over 2 years and this is where we both met. She has since moved back to the states at the start of the year and myself back to the UK.
As a result of being abroad her most recent filed 1040 tax return from 2016 had almost no USD amount on it as a result of getting paid locally abroad.
She has helped to gather her last 3 years of transcripts/returns, and both 2014, and 2015 are 4x above the minimum income.
Since moving back home in Feb 2017 she has taken a full time position which is 6x the minimal income.
We have got evidence showing she has substantial money in her US bank accounts through official bank statements, gathered a letter from her company that confirms her yearly salary and she has also gathered monthly pay stubs showing income along with w-2's from 2014, 2015.
.

I'm looking for an answer regarding if the 2016 income tax return which shows effectively no income in the US will go against us as she was below the minimum amount  as we were earning abroad. Would this effect our application, or would we require a co-sponsor as that particular year was below the minimum?

Apologies for the long message, hope someone can help,

[A_F 172]

1 hour ago, S*UK said:

So...

just got off the phone with my fiancé. I have given him all the tips to call USCIS later today hoping that we can find out something today....

when....

he tells me 'babe we were approved yesterday! I got the letter late last night' 

I am at work crying I'm so happy 

Received: 4/10

NOA1: 4/13

NOA2: 8/19

That's awesome! So happy to hear you finally got it. Hopefully mine is also in the mail! Though I've told myself not to expect anything before then end of August and possibly even that 150 day mark.

50 minutes ago, TomC88 said:

Hey @S*UK, 

 

Firstly, Congratulations on receiving your NOA2, you must be buzzing!

 

I have been lurking around this forum for ages, but can see that your from the U.K, and also received your NOA1 on April 13th, so feel it's time to pipe up! Out of curiosity, are you able to say what the last few digits of your receipt were? This wait is really becoming tedious now, and I would love to have a little glimmer of hope!

 

I second that if you feel ok to leave your last few numbers on the page. Mine are ...83542

[Estibaliz 3,037]

8 minutes ago, sunj said:

Morning Guys,

 

I was coming to seek some advice, I'm still pending my NOA-2 but wanted to start to gathering documents for the i-134 evidence.
Myself and my fiancé have both lived abroad in Hong Kong for over 2 years and this is where we both met. She has since moved back to the states at the start of the year and myself back to the UK.
As a result of being abroad her most recent filed 1040 tax return from 2016 had almost no USD amount on it as a result of getting paid locally abroad.
She has helped to gather her last 3 years of transcripts/returns, and both 2014, and 2015 are 4x above the minimum income.
Since moving back home in Feb 2017 she has taken a full time position which is 6x the minimal income.
We have got evidence showing she has substantial money in her US bank accounts through official bank statements, gathered a letter from her company that confirms her yearly salary and she has also gathered monthly pay stubs showing income along with w-2's from 2014, 2015.
.

I'm looking for an answer regarding if the 2016 income tax return which shows effectively no income in the US will go against us as she was below the minimum amount  as we were earning abroad. Would this effect our application, or would we require a co-sponsor as that particular year was below the minimum?

Apologies for the long message, hope someone can help,

Maybe you should ask for advice to someone that has already gone through the Embassy stage in UK, to see what they really ask for (in terms of documents) once at the interview, but my general impression is you should be more than fine.

They care about the current situation more than about taxes from previous years (you could have done great last year but being under the requirements now), I think, so it seems to me that's perfectly covered and the situation with you being working abroad is perfectly understandable.

[A_F 172]

3 minutes ago, sunj said:

Morning Guys,

 

I was coming to seek some advice, I'm still pending my NOA-2 but wanted to start to gathering documents for the i-134 evidence.
Myself and my fiancé have both lived abroad in Hong Kong for over 2 years and this is where we both met. She has since moved back to the states at the start of the year and myself back to the UK.
As a result of being abroad her most recent filed 1040 tax return from 2016 had almost no USD amount on it as a result of getting paid locally abroad.
She has helped to gather her last 3 years of transcripts/returns, and both 2014, and 2015 are 4x above the minimum income.
Since moving back home in Feb 2017 she has taken a full time position which is 6x the minimal income.
We have got evidence showing she has substantial money in her US bank accounts through official bank statements, gathered a letter from her company that confirms her yearly salary and she has also gathered monthly pay stubs showing income along with w-2's from 2014, 2015.
.

I'm looking for an answer regarding if the 2016 income tax return which shows effectively no income in the US will go against us as she was below the minimum amount  as we were earning abroad. Would this effect our application, or would we require a co-sponsor as that particular year was below the minimum?

Apologies for the long message, hope someone can help,

I was having the same issue as I graduated college last year and didn't make enough on my tax returns. I believe we came to the consensus that it only matters what your current income is, but that the taxes help show a stable income history over time, and if you're cheating on them, which would be another issue. And, when you think about it, if you are filing the I-134 and supplying a tax return, well that is outdated, and for us, it will be outdated by 9-12 months, so surely they can't judge you based off of that for your current income. You'll want to have paystubs for a few months to show a steady income and you'll also need employer verification that follows this format as found in Form I-134 Instructions document on page 3 of 6, Supporting Evidence, subsection B (https://www.uscis.gov/system/files_force/files/form/i-134instr.pdf):

B. Statement(s) from your employer on business stationery showing:

1.      Date and nature of employment;

2.      Salary paid; and

3.      Whether the position is temporary or permanent.

 

Also, know that no where in the form does it say that you must meet the requirement on your previous year's tax returns.

[A_F 172]

3 minutes ago, Estibaliz said:

Maybe you should ask for advice to someone that has already gone through the Embassy stage in UK, to see what they really ask for (in terms of documents) once at the interview, but my general impression is you should be more than fine.

They care about the current situation more than about taxes from previous years (you could have done great last year but being under the requirements now), I think, so it seems to me that's perfectly covered and the situation with you being working abroad is perfectly understandable.

@sunj Yes, definitely check to see what all the embassy will need from you, as it changes from country to country, and they will most likely ask for evidence in addition to what you must submit with the I-134. But, also make sure you include every piece of evidence that must be submitted in conjunction with the I-134 per the instructions form (https://www.uscis.gov/system/files_force/files/form/i-134instr.pdf). A good resource would be the portal for your country, but the Packet 3 from your embassy will be the final say of what you officially need.

[dcarolina 9]

Guys I got a question: the noa1 date is the date they received it or  the notice date? I know it's a dumb question, but I just got a little confused with it now

Edited August 25, 2017 by dcarolina

[An&In 80]

14 minutes ago, JimInUS said:

For some reason I thought I'd read here that the turn-around time from the USCIS receiving the evidence required in an RFE and the NOA2 approval might be only a few days. But I just saw a timeline where it was like a month? Is that what folks are experiencing? I sure hope not. 

Its not always the same for each RFE. Some are about a week some are a month+. 

[An&In 80]

1 minute ago, dcarolina said:

Guys I got a question: the noa2 date is the date they received it or  the notice date? I know it's a dumb question, but I just got a little confused with it now

Received date is for NOA1 when you first submit your I-129F. NOA1 has a notice date as well. I can guess the NOA2 only has a notice date but don't know yet! I Hopefully will know this answer very soon!

 

Good Luck!