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dbirdflyshi   51

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: Brazil
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I am completing the DS-160 using the visa journey template and it has me confused. 

 

One of the questions asks : "Do you have any immediate relatives, not including parents, in the united states?"

My first instinct is to answer yes, because in order to complete a fiance visa, one of the parties in a relationship has to be in the united states as a citizen. 

In the template from the site here, it says to say 'no' to this question, but I feel this is incorrect. 

 

To anyone who has completed the ds-160 for the fiance visa and has gotten approved after the interview, should i put no or yes to this question?

 

 

Spoiler

November 11, 2015: Met for the first time
December 13, 2016: I-129F packet sent
December 18, 2016: I-129F delivered to Dallas lockbox
December 19, 2016: NOA1 receive date 
April 20, 2017: NOA2
May 12, 2017: NVC case number assigned
June 13, 2017: Medical Exam
June 27, 2017: Interview - Approved!
June 30, 2017: CEAC visa status: "Issued"
July 11, 2017: Visa in hand
July 30, 2017: POE in Fort Lauderdale
August 18, 2017: We got married!! ❤️
August 28, 2017: AOS, EAD, AP packets sent,
August 30, 2017: USCIS Received 
September 11, 2017: USCIS Cashed Check 
September 12, 2017: NOA1 for AOS, EAD, AP
October 3, 2017: RFE for AP and AOS
October 6, 2017: Biometrics 
October 16, 2017: RFE for AP and AOS Returned

October 17, 2017: RFE Recieved by USCIS

February 21, 2018: Congressional Inquiry on EAD

March 9, 2018: EAD routed for Expedited Processing

March 23, 2018 EAD and AP Approval NOA2 received

August 10, 2020 ROC Sent to YSC

August 24, 2020 Packet Received 

 

Total Days For K-1 Visa In Hand : 211 Days or 6 Months 29 Days 

Total Days From AOS Packet Until NOA1: 16 Days

Total days for AOS packet sent to EAD & AP NOA2: 207 Days

Total Days for AOS NOA1 to EAD & AP NOA2: 190 Days

Total days for AOS packet including RFE to EAD & AP NOA2 = 193 Days

Total Days from AOS NOA1 including RFE to EAD & AP NOA2 = 179 Days

 

KimchiLumpia Collaborator

KimchiLumpia   315

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: Canada
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7 minutes ago, dbirdflyshi said:

I am completing the DS-160 using the visa journey template and it has me confused. 

 

One of the questions asks : "Do you have any immediate relatives, not including parents, in the united states?"

My first instinct is to answer yes, because in order to complete a fiance visa, one of the parties in a relationship has to be in the united states as a citizen. 

In the template from the site here, it says to say 'no' to this question, but I feel this is incorrect. 

 

To anyone who has completed the ds-160 for the fiance visa and has gotten approved after the interview, should i put no or yes to this question?

 

 

The answer is "NO".  At this point, your US citizen fiance has no legal family relation to you.  

K-1 Visa Journey

11/14/2016: K1 Visa Application Mailed To Dallas Lock Box

11/17/2016: K1 Visa Application Received Date

11/22/2016: Check Cashed By US Dept of Homeland Security

11/22/2016: Received NOA1 Text and Email - USCIS California Service Center

11/23/2016: Received NOA1 Hard Copy In The Mail

02/07/2017: Received NOA2 Approval Online - 77 Days From NOA1 Date

02/11/2017: Received NOA2 Hard Copy In The Mail

03/03/2017: Case Received By NVC

03/08/2017: Called NVC And Received Case # and Invoice # - CEAC Website Shows Case Is "Ready"

03/09/2017: Downloaded Packet 3 From Canadian Consulate Website - Emailed Packet 3 at 12:30am PST

03/09/2017: Received Return Email Packet 4 at 1pm PST

03/09/2017: Scheduled Interview Per Packet 4 Instructions

04/19/2017: K1 Visa Interview At Montreal US Embassy - Visa Approved - 148 Days From NOA1 Date

04/26/2017: CEAC Status Changed From "Administrative Processing" To "Issued"

04/28/2017: Visa In Hand

05/28/2017: POE Peace Arch Crossing - Blaine, WA USA - Experience Was Very Friendly And Welcoming

07/14/2017: Wedding Day

AOS Journey

08/19/2017: AOS, EAD, AP Mailed To Chicago Lock Box

08/29/2017: Check Cashed By US Dept of Homeland Security

08/30/2017: Received NOA1 Text and Email For AOS, EAD, AP

09/05/2017: Received NOA1 Hard Copies In The Mail For AOS, EAD, AP

09/19/2017: Biometrics Completed

09/26/2017: USCIS Website Shows "Interview Ready To Be Scheduled By USCIS"

11/20/2017: Received EAD and AP Approval Letters

12/04/2017: Received EAD/AP Combo Card

12/07/2018: Received Text notification AOS interview has been scheduled

01/09/2019: AOS Interview Date - Approved

01/17/2019: Green Card In Hand

ROC Journey

10/11/2020: Petition For ROC Window Opens

10/17/2020: Petition For ROC Mailed To USCIS Phoenix

10/20/2020: Petition For ROC Delivered To USCIS Phoenix

11/04/2020: Check Cashed By US Dept of Homeland Security

11/04/2020: Received NOA 1 Text and Email

11/10/2020: Received NOA1 Hard Copy In The Mail For ROC

11/12/2020: Online - Case Was Updated To Show Fingerprints Were Taken

06/22/2021: Online - ROC Approved

07/02/2021: 10 Year Green Card In Hand

dbirdflyshi Contributor

dbirdflyshi   51

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: Brazil
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2 minutes ago, KimchiLumpia said:

The answer is "NO".  At this point, your US citizen fiance has no legal family relation to you.  

Can you help me understand why it says an immediate relative definition on the side says fiance then? 

 

You can see in the image here what I am referring to in case. 

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Spoiler

November 11, 2015: Met for the first time
December 13, 2016: I-129F packet sent
December 18, 2016: I-129F delivered to Dallas lockbox
December 19, 2016: NOA1 receive date 
April 20, 2017: NOA2
May 12, 2017: NVC case number assigned
June 13, 2017: Medical Exam
June 27, 2017: Interview - Approved!
June 30, 2017: CEAC visa status: "Issued"
July 11, 2017: Visa in hand
July 30, 2017: POE in Fort Lauderdale
August 18, 2017: We got married!! ❤️
August 28, 2017: AOS, EAD, AP packets sent,
August 30, 2017: USCIS Received 
September 11, 2017: USCIS Cashed Check 
September 12, 2017: NOA1 for AOS, EAD, AP
October 3, 2017: RFE for AP and AOS
October 6, 2017: Biometrics 
October 16, 2017: RFE for AP and AOS Returned

October 17, 2017: RFE Recieved by USCIS

February 21, 2018: Congressional Inquiry on EAD

March 9, 2018: EAD routed for Expedited Processing

March 23, 2018 EAD and AP Approval NOA2 received

August 10, 2020 ROC Sent to YSC

August 24, 2020 Packet Received 

 

Total Days For K-1 Visa In Hand : 211 Days or 6 Months 29 Days 

Total Days From AOS Packet Until NOA1: 16 Days

Total days for AOS packet sent to EAD & AP NOA2: 207 Days

Total Days for AOS NOA1 to EAD & AP NOA2: 190 Days

Total days for AOS packet including RFE to EAD & AP NOA2 = 193 Days

Total Days from AOS NOA1 including RFE to EAD & AP NOA2 = 179 Days

 

KimchiLumpia Collaborator

KimchiLumpia   315

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: Canada
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9 minutes ago, dbirdflyshi said:

Can you help me understand why it says an immediate relative definition on the side says fiance then? 

Actually....don't submit your DS-160 under my recommendation quite yet.  

In my haste to answer your question, I'm second thinking what I responded with now.  I will have to look at my DS-160 and review what we had wrote as well.  

Other VJ members please feel free to chime in.

K-1 Visa Journey

11/14/2016: K1 Visa Application Mailed To Dallas Lock Box

11/17/2016: K1 Visa Application Received Date

11/22/2016: Check Cashed By US Dept of Homeland Security

11/22/2016: Received NOA1 Text and Email - USCIS California Service Center

11/23/2016: Received NOA1 Hard Copy In The Mail

02/07/2017: Received NOA2 Approval Online - 77 Days From NOA1 Date

02/11/2017: Received NOA2 Hard Copy In The Mail

03/03/2017: Case Received By NVC

03/08/2017: Called NVC And Received Case # and Invoice # - CEAC Website Shows Case Is "Ready"

03/09/2017: Downloaded Packet 3 From Canadian Consulate Website - Emailed Packet 3 at 12:30am PST

03/09/2017: Received Return Email Packet 4 at 1pm PST

03/09/2017: Scheduled Interview Per Packet 4 Instructions

04/19/2017: K1 Visa Interview At Montreal US Embassy - Visa Approved - 148 Days From NOA1 Date

04/26/2017: CEAC Status Changed From "Administrative Processing" To "Issued"

04/28/2017: Visa In Hand

05/28/2017: POE Peace Arch Crossing - Blaine, WA USA - Experience Was Very Friendly And Welcoming

07/14/2017: Wedding Day

AOS Journey

08/19/2017: AOS, EAD, AP Mailed To Chicago Lock Box

08/29/2017: Check Cashed By US Dept of Homeland Security

08/30/2017: Received NOA1 Text and Email For AOS, EAD, AP

09/05/2017: Received NOA1 Hard Copies In The Mail For AOS, EAD, AP

09/19/2017: Biometrics Completed

09/26/2017: USCIS Website Shows "Interview Ready To Be Scheduled By USCIS"

11/20/2017: Received EAD and AP Approval Letters

12/04/2017: Received EAD/AP Combo Card

12/07/2018: Received Text notification AOS interview has been scheduled

01/09/2019: AOS Interview Date - Approved

01/17/2019: Green Card In Hand

ROC Journey

10/11/2020: Petition For ROC Window Opens

10/17/2020: Petition For ROC Mailed To USCIS Phoenix

10/20/2020: Petition For ROC Delivered To USCIS Phoenix

11/04/2020: Check Cashed By US Dept of Homeland Security

11/04/2020: Received NOA 1 Text and Email

11/10/2020: Received NOA1 Hard Copy In The Mail For ROC

11/12/2020: Online - Case Was Updated To Show Fingerprints Were Taken

06/22/2021: Online - ROC Approved

07/02/2021: 10 Year Green Card In Hand

cyanmavi Collaborator

cyanmavi   101

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Turkey
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Checked my DS-160 just now, I've said yes and listed my fiance.

 

K-1, AOS, ROC, Citizenship timeline below:

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Met in school summer of 2011, started dating May 2012, engaged June 2016

07/15/2016 - Sent K-1 visa documents                    04/20/2017 - Mailed AOS package                                              09/16/2019 - Mailed ROC package to wrong center

07/19/2016 - NOA1 (California Service Center)         04/23/2017 - AOS package delivered                                          09/19/2019 - Printed everything again and mailed it correctly

09/02/2016 - NOA2 (45 days)                                 04/29/2017 - AOS text and email notifications                             09/23/2019 - ROC Case Was Received

09/15/2016 - NVC case number assigned                 05/04/2017 - NOA1 received for AOS, EAD, AP                            12/02/2019 - Biometrics Appointment (Got notice late, missed appt)

09/29/2016 - Case is "Ready" at embassy                05/22/2017 - Biometrics taken                                                   12/09/2019 - Biometrics taken, walk-in

10/06/2016 - Got an interview date!                        06/14/2017 - Case is Ready to Be Scheduled for Interview            12/10/2019 - Fingerprint Review Was Completed

11/06/2016 - Scheduled the medical!                       08/03/2017 - Interview is Scheduled                                           04/22/2020 - Case Was Received At My Local Office

12/06/2016 - Medical done!                                    09/06/2017 - Interview time!                                                     05/22/2020 - New Card Is Being Produced

12/12/2016 - Interview done! Visa approved!            09/06/2017 - RFE for (lost) medical                                            05/26/2020 - Case Was Approved

12/16/2016 - Visa issued                                         09/19/2017 - New medical submitted (in person)                         05/30/2020 - Card Was Delivered To Me By The Post Office

12/19/2016 - Passport with visa, envelope in hand     09/26/2017 - New Card is Being Produced (online update)                                       (First class mail, tracking provided)                     

01/11/2017 - POE!!!                                               09/29/2017 - Received I-797 Approval Notice                                                  06/28/2020 - N-400 application window opens!

04/06/2017 - Married                                                                              Card Was Mailed to Me                                                 07/13/2020 - N-400 application submitted!

                                                                            10/04/2017 - Green card in hand!                                                                  11/23/2020 - Called for a service request

                                                                                                                                                       12/04/2020 - Biometrics scheduled online notice

                                                                                                                                                       12/31/2020 - Biometrics appointment

                                                                                                                                        06/24/2021 - Interview Notice (interview on 7/27/2021)

 

 

 
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