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Russian Consular Processing and Other I-129 Questions

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Lars & Sasha   17

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Hey friends! I am completing the I-129 and have a couple questions...

 

  1. 13a. My fiancee has lived in her current home since 1994. Is it okay to just put 1994 (versus MM/DD/YYYY) since we do not know the date and month?
  2. 62a. My fiancee lives in Yekaterinburg. Should I put Yekaterinburg for the Consular Processing Information as they have resumed operations there, or would be it be safer/smarter to put Moscow?
  3. As far as pictures go for Proof of Meeting...is it okay to print a couple on a sheet of 8.5 x 11 with descriptions, or do they need actual photos?
  4. My fiancee has a 5 year old. I included that information on the I-129. Is there anything else that needs to be done at this time for his K2?
  5. My fiancee is divorced. She will translate her Divorce Certificate. Is there a specific document she needs to complete "certifying" the translation for this? Does the same need to be done for any Boarding Passes etc that she may translate?

 

I think that is it for now. I am have spent so much time scouring the internet and watching YouTube videos and I am just scared to F* this up. Ha! I know this is going to be a VERY long process.

Thanks for your help!

Edited by Kali4nia58
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geowrian Grand Master

geowrian   22,338

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I-129F* The I-129 is a petition for an alien employee.

  1. I'd suggest trying to find the date the best you can. If reallly you can't get more specific, then just the month or year can be provided.
  2. Moscow. All immigrant (and K-1) visas are processed there. https://ru.usembassy.gov/visas/immigrant-visas/
  3. That's fine...there's no strict requirements for any supporting evidence. They just need to be able to be understood by a person. Labels (when/where/who) help as well.
  4. No. That will come into play later...she will fill out a DS-160 for herself and one for her child as well.
  5. No, but a template is here: http://www.visajourney.com/content/translations
    1. All non-English documents should be translated

Timelines:

ROC:

Spoiler

7/27/20: Sent forms to Dallas lockbox, 7/30/20: Received by USCIS, 8/10 NOA1 electronic notification received, 8/1/ NOA1 hard copy received

AOS:

Spoiler

AOS (I-485 + I-131 + I-765):

9/25/17: sent forms to Chicago, 9/27/17: received by USCIS, 10/4/17: NOA1 electronic notification received, 10/10/17: NOA1 hard copy received. Social Security card being issued in married name (3rd attempt!)

10/14/17: Biometrics appointment notice received, 10/25/17: Biometrics

1/2/18: EAD + AP approved (no website update), 1/5/18: EAD + AP mailed, 1/8/18: EAD + AP approval notice hardcopies received, 1/10/18: EAD + AP received

9/5/18: Interview scheduled notice, 10/17/18: Interview

10/24/18: Green card produced notice, 10/25/18: Formal approval, 10/31/18: Green card received

K-1:

Spoiler

I-129F

12/1/16: sent, 12/14/16: NOA1 hard copy received, 3/10/17: RFE (IMB verification), 3/22/17: RFE response received

3/24/17: Approved! , 3/30/17: NOA2 hard copy received

 

NVC

4/6/2017: Received, 4/12/2017: Sent to Riyadh embassy, 4/16/2017: Case received at Riyadh embassy, 4/21/2017: Request case transfer to Manila, approved 4/24/2017

 

K-1

5/1/2017: Case received by Manila (1 week embassy transfer??? Lucky~)

7/13/2017: Interview: APPROVED!!!

7/19/2017: Visa in hand

8/15/2017: POE

 

Lalu Explorer

Lalu   62

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ONLY Moscow processing imigration visas(sorry for my english).For me and my 6.yo daughter we prepared:

Our birth certificates

My divorce certificate

Police certificate

Our traveling passports

Form F 63 for vaccination requariments(in russian clinic , for medical examination)

 

Screenshot_2018-05-20-04-43-03.jpg

Edited by Lalu
Add more information:We were approved in february 2017
DaveAndAnastasia Experienced

DaveAndAnastasia   2,096

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33 minutes ago, Kali4nia58 said:

What is the best way to send documents from Russia to the US?

There's nothing you need for the petition that can't be sent by email (finalizing the paperwork for mine for A right now).

Even the passport-style photo, your fiancé(e) can send you an image file and you can print it yourself (if you've got some photo paper) or have it printed in the US (though the only place I've seen that does passport-style photos from an image upload is Walmart.com). 

K-1                             AOS                            
NOA1 Notice Date: 2018-05-31    NOA1 Notice Date: 2019-04-11   
NOA2 Date: 2018-11-16           Biometrics Date: 2019-05-10    
Arrived at NVC:  2018-12-03     EAD/AP In Hand: 2019-09-16     
Arrived in Moscow: 2018-12-28   GC Interview Date: 2019-09-25      
Interview date: 2019-02-14      GC In Hand: 2019-10-02
Visa issued: 2019-02-28
POE: 2019-03-11
Wedding: 2019-03-14

ROC                             Naturalization
NOA1 Notice Date: 2021-07-16    Applied Online: 2022-07-09 (biometrics waived)
Approval Date: 2022-04-06       Interview was Scheduled: 2023-01-06
10-year GC In Hand: 2022-04-14  Interview date: 2023-02-13 (passed)
                            	Oath: 2023-02-13

 

Lars & Sasha Contributor

Lars & Sasha   17

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3 minutes ago, DaveAndAnastasia said:

There's nothing you need for the petition that can't be sent by email (finalizing the paperwork for mine for A right now).

Even the passport-style photo, your fiancé(e) can send you an image file and you can print it yourself (if you've got some photo paper) or have it printed in the US (though the only place I've seen that does passport-style photos from an image upload is Walmart.com).

Thank you! She needs to sign in ink the Letter of Intent, correct? So I need her to mail that to me?

 

I see you are in San Diego too!

DaveAndAnastasia Experienced

DaveAndAnastasia   2,096

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1 minute ago, Kali4nia58 said:

Thank you! She needs to sign in ink the Letter of Intent, correct? So I need her to mail that to me?

 

I see you are in San Diego too!

She needs to sign it, but can scan and email it to you.

 

And yeah; 17 years in SD now...

Edited by DaveAndAnastasia 
K-1                             AOS                            
NOA1 Notice Date: 2018-05-31    NOA1 Notice Date: 2019-04-11   
NOA2 Date: 2018-11-16           Biometrics Date: 2019-05-10    
Arrived at NVC:  2018-12-03     EAD/AP In Hand: 2019-09-16     
Arrived in Moscow: 2018-12-28   GC Interview Date: 2019-09-25      
Interview date: 2019-02-14      GC In Hand: 2019-10-02
Visa issued: 2019-02-28
POE: 2019-03-11
Wedding: 2019-03-14

ROC                             Naturalization
NOA1 Notice Date: 2021-07-16    Applied Online: 2022-07-09 (biometrics waived)
Approval Date: 2022-04-06       Interview was Scheduled: 2023-01-06
10-year GC In Hand: 2022-04-14  Interview date: 2023-02-13 (passed)
                            	Oath: 2023-02-13

 

 
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