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    PSA: If entering the USA 2 years after marriage, kindly remind the immigration officer of this
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    Wrong USCIS application form filed by my lawyer!
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    How can u get "interview appointment letter"
    10:13 pm today

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    Im waiting for this Letter forc4 months now.

    I don't know if I supposed to scheduled it my self and get the letter.

    Pls enlighten me

    Here what I gathered from the website

    U.S. Embassy Manila, Philippines - MNL


    Please follow the steps below before your immigrant visa interview at the U.S. Embassy in Manila, Philippines.

    Step 1: Register online and schedule a Visa Application Center (VAC) appointment

    After receiving your interview appointment letter, create an online profile at www.ustraveldocs.com, register your visa delivery address, and schedule an appointment for your photo and fingerprints to be taken at the Visa Application Center (VAC).

    The date of your VAC appointment needs to be before your interview.



     
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    Joint sponsor and wife tax transcript 2024
    8:01 pm today

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    Hey guys i hope u all have a beautiful day so my question is in i864 last most recent year our joint sponsor add only last year 2024 and he didnt anwser on question marks and bcs he didnt file for 2022 2023 the nvc accept it but do im im gonna have problem in the consulate?

    second my wife tax transcript 2024 still processing like i said nvc accept our documents without it , but in the consulate do they gonna ask me about the tax transcript 2024 of my wife ? Or noo!! Only joint sponsor and thank u so much guys for help

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    where can i attend my interview as a russian for k-1 visa?
    2:46 pm today

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    hello! recently we got our NOA2 confirmation (yay!) for a K-1 visa, didn't receive a physical letter or anything yet.

    i have a question, since recently there was a change about visa interview appointments: it's stated that the designated NIV location for interview for russians is Warsaw and Astana, and for IV is Warsaw, Almaty and Tashkent (for IR-5).
    getting a schengen visa for me would be extremely hard, extremely expensive, the worst logistical nightmare ever, and i feel like i have low chances of approval. which part of this change is applicable to K visas? they are listed as a non-immigrant kind everywhere, does this mean i can ask for a transfer to Astana? if so, at which point should i submit a public inquiry? do we need to have an NVC number?



     
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    Visa Fee help
    2:30 pm today

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    Hi, I received my NVC case number today along with INV ID and Beneficiary ID. When I log in to CEAC website to pay the visa fee, I land on a summary information page stating that a DS160 needs to be filled out. I've already filled it out and I have the confirmation for it.

    Is it possible that is not letting me pay because my case is at the NVC stage?



     
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    Questions about I-130
    1:08 pm today

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    Hi everyone, I'm new here. I am a USC living in Nigeria with my husband. I moved here in 2021, we met in 2022 and we wedded in August 2023. I changed my last name here in Nigeria to his but because I haven't been back to the US since we wedded, I am still recognized by my maiden name in the US. I filed for i130 with my maiden name because it says use what's on your US passport. USCIS just sent an RFE yesterday asking for evidence of a bonafide marriage. The evidences I have are our driver's license with matching addresses, bank statements with our matching addresses. Pictures from our 3 weddings (court, Catholic and Nigerian traditional) with both families and several outing pics of us out and about. For the lease issue, my Dad willed a house to me here and we both live in the house. How do I use that as part of the evidence, do I upload my Dad's Will as part of evidence and the electric bill being paid by us but it is still in my Dad's name? Please, I would really appreciate your answers



     
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