I-129F March 2017 Filers #2 Cause we are awesome

[Diego&Dianna 180]

I'm SO excited. One more week and my love will be flying in and this freaking separation will be done hahaha. His point of entry will be at Miami, did any of you/your fiance's come in through Miami? If so, how was it? 

[Naini 45]

Does anyone know how to get a police clearance/certificate from Embassy of the Unite Kingdom located in Manila Philippines? I know that the US embassy will require my fiance to provide one because he lived more than a year in UK. He now resides back in the Philippines 

[AnJ Co 1,676]

On 12/22/2017 at 8:58 AM, Diego&Dianna said:

I'm SO excited. One more week and my love will be flying in and this freaking separation will be done hahaha. His point of entry will be at Miami, did any of you/your fiance's come in through Miami? If so, how was it? 

There was a few POE's mentioned from June to recently for Miami.   It's cool, they had good reviews.  Ann flew into Miami but her actual POE was Newark so that doesn't count.   Congrats on being sooo close to the finish line!

[AnJ Co 1,676]

11 hours ago, Naini said:

Does anyone know how to get a police clearance/certificate from Embassy of the Unite Kingdom located in Manila Philippines? I know that the US embassy will require my fiance to provide one because he lived more than a year in UK. He now resides back in the Philippines 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/UnitedKingdom.html

says:

Police Records

Available. Immigrant visa applicants who have resided in the United Kingdom for six months or more since the age of sixteen are required to obtain a Police Certificate from the Association of Chief Police Officers Criminal Records Office (ACRO). Applicants will find further guidance and application forms here.

The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 enables some criminal convictions to become 'spent', or ignored, after a set length of time from the date of conviction. After this period, with certain exceptions, an ex-offender is not normally obliged to mention their conviction when applying for a job or obtaining insurance, or when involved in criminal or civil proceedings. The "No Live Trace" or "Further Information Stepped Down" response indicates that information is available relating to a 'spent' conviction. A "No Trace" response indicates a clean police record.

Applicants presenting “No Live Trace” or “Further Information Stepped Down” police records are encouraged to request and submit their Subject Access Record to facilitate visa processing.  Applicants are legally entitled to gain access to this information about themselves under Section 7 of the British Data Protection Act, 1998.

Prison Records

Unavailable.

Court Records

Available. Applicants may obtain court records (usually called "Memorandum of Conviction" in the United Kingdom), by writing to the Clerk of Court of the court (or courts) in which he or she was tried. This request must include as precise a date and place as possible.

 

Using the recommended source for the certificate........

https://www.acro.police.uk/Police_Certificates_Online.aspx

What you will need

1. Proofs of your current address - You must upload TWO different proofs of address which clearly show your name and address, and one must be dated within the last six months. Your proofs must be in separate files. Valid proofs of address include bank statements, utility bills or phone bills. You can also provide letters from your doctor, dentist, school or college if they are signed and dated on company headed paper.

2. A recent passport style colour photograph - You must upload one recent passport style photograph that clearly identifies you (the applicant). This photograph will be included on your Police Certificate. Your photograph should meet the same standards required for a UK passport (approximately 45mm x 35mm). To view guidance on acceptable photographs, please click here.

3. Copies of your passport(s) / travel document / official photographic identity document - You must upload copies of your passport(s) / travel document which clearly show your photograph, personal information, expiry date, nationality, machine readable zone, extension pages and signature (if applicable). Copies of other official photographic identity documents should show as many of these features as possible.

4. Copies of any necessary legal documents e.g. Power of Attorney, authorisation document, signed letter of authority etc (if applicable).

5. A valid email address.

6. Your address history - You must provide your address history for the last 10 years, including the dates you lived at the addresses. If you have lived outside of the UK for more than 10 years you will also be asked to provide your last UK address.

7. Endorser details - Your application must be endorsed by a suitable individual. We require your endorser’s full name, occupation, relationship to you (e.g. friend, employer etc. but NOT family), a telephone number, and their email address as we may send your passport photograph to them as part of our check. Click here for a list of possible endorsers.

8. UK National Insurance and Driving Licence numbers (if applicable).

PLEASE NOTE: Each file you upload must be no more than 2MB in size and must be in JPG, GIF, TIF or PDF format. Passport style colour photographs must be in JPG, GIF or TIF only. Please note that if we cannot read your documents due to low image quality then your application may be delayed.

Completing the form

Once you start the application you will not be able to save it and return to it later on. If you exit or you don’t move forwards or backwards for 60 minutes your data will be deleted.

Third party applications

We can only supply personal data to the individual to whom it relates. If you are making an application on behalf of someone else (known as a 'third party application') you will need to provide a signed letter of authorisation from the person whose data is being requested, plus proofs of identity that show the true applicant's signature. Valid proofs include a passport, driving licence or identity card. You must have scanned copies of these documents saved to your computer or device.

Payment

There are two service options available for your Police Certificate:

Standard service - £45.00 (10 working days, not including dates of receipt or dispatch)

Premium service - £80.00 (2 working days, not including dates of receipt or dispatch)

 

This converts to about $60 USdollars for standard processing and $107 USdollars for 2 day service.  

 

Edited December 23, 2017 by AnJ Co

[dkmfan85 832]

It's awesome to see so many updates and new families since my last visit! Congratulations to all who have arrived and been married!

[pajobra 1,395]

15 hours ago, dkmfan85 said:

It's awesome to see so many updates and new families since my last visit! Congratulations to all who have arrived and been married!

Hugs. It is good to see you.  Thanks for the congrats! How are things going for you? We do miss seeing you around here but understandable. 

[pajobra 1,395]

Merry Christmas to those who celebrate it. I am just having a quiet day today. I had big plans but my husband is sick with diabetes troubles again so I will just clean and take care of him as I do not feel like baking or cooking. The baking he can't eat anyway and I am sending to work with him Tuesday but still just can't bring myself to do it. The only cooking I am doing is brown rice cooking to make chicken rice soup for my husband as that is all he feels like eating when he is like this. I might have to brave the stores today to pick up bouillon cubes. I did not know we were almost out or I would have had Chris pick them up last night when he went out for a few last minute groceries.

 

Anyway hope you are all having a better day and holiday. HUGS I am just happy Chris and I are together. He cried on me this morning about what a wreck he was and that he was so lucky to find me because no one else would ever think of taking on a horrible mess like him. I just looked at him and said hun you are my mess. He laughed and said ouch laughing hurts but thanks for giving me a smile. I wish I had a magic wand to make him better but alas I do not. He seems to be getting worse and with me not working until spring probably this might hurt our pocketbooks. I wonder if I can try to expedite my EAD on grounds of financial difficulties from medical issues?

[dkmfan85 832]

18 minutes ago, pajobra said:

Hugs. It is good to see you.  Thanks for the congrats! How are things going for you? We do miss seeing you around here but understandable. 

Things are going very well, thanks! I'm in a new relationship that is going well, which explains most of my absence, and I'm very happy! I've also been much more careful this go around trying not to blow past warning signs with the infatuation goggles on that will get me into trouble again.

[dkmfan85 832]

9 minutes ago, pajobra said:

Merry Christmas to those who celebrate it. I am just having a quiet day today. I had big plans but my husband is sick with diabetes troubles again so I will just clean and take care of him as I do not feel like baking or cooking. The baking he can't eat anyway and I am sending to work with him Tuesday but still just can't bring myself to do it. The only cooking I am doing is brown rice cooking to make chicken rice soup for my husband as that is all he feels like eating when he is like this. I might have to brave the stores today to pick up bouillon cubes. I did not know we were almost out or I would have had Chris pick them up last night when he went out for a few last minute groceries.

 

Anyway hope you are all having a better day and holiday. HUGS I am just happy Chris and I are together. He cried on me this morning about what a wreck he was and that he was so lucky to find me because no one else would ever think of taking on a horrible mess like him. I just looked at him and said hun you are my mess. He laughed and said ouch laughing hurts but thanks for giving me a smile. I wish I had a magic wand to make him better but alas I do not. He seems to be getting worse and with me not working until spring probably this might hurt our pocketbooks. I wonder if I can try to expedite my EAD on grounds of financial difficulties from medical issues?

Merry Christmas to you as well! I'm sorry to hear of all the health difficulties and hope they have the best resolutions possible. You're blessed to have each other and I wish you two the best always!

[pajobra 1,395]

1 minute ago, dkmfan85 said:

Things are going very well, thanks! I'm in a new relationship that is going well, which explains most of my absence, and I'm very happy! I've also been much more careful this go around trying not to blow past warning signs with the infatuation goggles on that will get me into trouble again.

Oooh congrats on the new relationship.  Glad you are being more careful. Is she from the US or somewhere else? I think once it happens to you, you are usually more careful the next time. Getting burnt that way hurts and I should know because I distinctly remember telling Chris I was not planning on being in a relationship again and he said the same to me and told me under no circumstances would he ever get married again. Next thing we knew we were meeting in person and the rest was history. LOL

[pajobra 1,395]

Just now, dkmfan85 said:

Merry Christmas to you as well! I'm sorry to hear of all the health difficulties and hope they have the best resolutions possible. You're blessed to have each other and I wish you two the best always!

Thanks!  Well they are something I knew about even before I starting dating him so I was definitely in it for the long haul. I told him I could have run last year but I did not and I will not ever. I reminded him this morning that our vows said in sickness and in health. LOL He said thanks I needed that reminder. Silly man!

[dkmfan85 832]

3 minutes ago, pajobra said:

Oooh congrats on the new relationship.  Glad you are being more careful. Is she from the US or somewhere else? I think once it happens to you, you are usually more careful the next time. Getting burnt that way hurts and I should know because I distinctly remember telling Chris I was not planning on being in a relationship again and he said the same to me and told me under no circumstances would he ever get married again. Next thing we knew we were meeting in person and the rest was history. LOL

Well, my life seems to one full of crazy coincidences that I wouldn't believe if I weren't living them myself. As you might remember, my former fiance was an acquaintance of my friend's wife, Anna who is from Russia. Her husband and I have been friends for a years and are very similar in personality, temperament, sense of humor etc. I became good friends with Anna as well, and she decided she wanted to help me find a "real woman that isn't a feminist," (gotta love the opinionated and blunt Russians ) and started introducing me to some of her friends. She introduced me to my former fiancee. She has really wanted to introduce me to her very best friend from Moscow because we are so similar in sense of humor and personality, but she'd been in a relationship. She finally broke up with her ex around the same time my fiancee and I broke up and I got my opportunity. Now we're all happy.

[pajobra 1,395]

7 minutes ago, dkmfan85 said:

Well, my life seems to one full of crazy coincidences that I wouldn't believe if I weren't living them myself. As you might remember, my former fiance was an acquaintance of my friend's wife, Anna who is from Russia. Her husband and I have been friends for a years and are very similar in personality, temperament, sense of humor etc. I became good friends with Anna as well, and she decided she wanted to help me find a "real woman that isn't a feminist," (gotta love the opinionated and blunt Russians ) and started introducing me to some of her friends. She introduced me to my former fiancee. She has really wanted to introduce me to her very best friend from Moscow because we are so similar in sense of humor and personality, but she'd been in a relationship. She finally broke up with her ex around the same time my fiancee and I broke up and I got my opportunity. Now we're all happy.

Awww that is wonderful to hear.  I am soooo happy for you and I wish you and your new woman all the best. Do keep in touch with us and let us know how that is going. HUGS for you both.

[SimplyBlessed 65]

Merry Christmas to you all. 

[Marzena & Stephen 544]

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