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09/04 - biometrics appointment completed & case status updated to "Case Is Still Being Processed By USCIS"

Glad to see other's timelines here! Definitely helping me! Here's ours: 7/25 - mailed via FedEx 7/29 - delivered 8/01 - returned for "missing pages" (no idea how this happened, thought I double checked! Oh well) 8/04 - updated & re-sent 8/06 - delivered (status on USCIS account set to "Case Was Received and A Receipt Notice Was Sent") 8/08 - I-751 confirmation received via text message 8/10 - Partial upload of documents on USCIS account 8/12 - Receipt notice & account acceptance uploaded to USCIS account Eagerly awaiting information on biometrics! Good luck everyone

Evidence will include from both sides, but I guess it's more about the narration of that evidence! Maybe this is the way! Thank you!

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I can't seem to find any information online (maybe I am just not searching using the correct phrase, or maybe this is totally irrelevant and I am stressing for the sake of stressing!). For the I-130 packet of information/evidence of a bona fide relationship it was written from my husband's perspective since he was the petitioner. Things like "this photo shows me and X on holiday in X country". Since I am now the petitioner (if I am understanding this correctly, as the GC holder) should it all be from my perspective? I appreciate any help you guys can provide! Thanks!

Just to add another vote for Mint. I actually just have the regular sim but I got it delivered via their amazon shop to the UK so I had it as soon as I landed! Worked a treat for me and was the most affordable plan I could find.

Yay, congrats! Mine arrived a couple of days after the interview from London. Fingers crossed you can make it for xmas!

Seems like you have followed these steps: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/family-immigration/nonimmigrant-visa-for-a-spouse-k-3.html#4 but need to make sure you include everything from the checklist here: https://www.uscis.gov/i-129f I don't think you need to include EVERYTHING you sent with the I-130 but do make sure that it has included everything above. The link above also shows you which lockbox to send all of this to.

You do not need biometrics, medical exam, police reports etc, as this will be needed at the NVC and interview stage. See info here for what's needed for interview stage: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/family-immigration/nonimmigrant-visa-for-a-spouse-k-3.html#4 It also has information for filing the K3 petition: and a it links to a checklist here for the I-129F stage: https://www.uscis.gov/i-129f Hope this helps! I would follow the US gov website as some visa websites can be slightly out of date (and therefore confusing).

The I-130 is the longest part of the of the process and you can be together in the UK whilst you're waiting for that. As others have said once NVC stage comes around your partner will need to prove that she can support you financially and may have to leave early to the US for this. Your partner could also look into a family member sponsoring you if they have enough money/income to do so. This will probably mean a few months apart, but you're unlikely to have any issues with an ESTA* if you take short visits whilst you're waiting on the latter end of the process. Luckily for you the NVC & London Embassy are quite speedy in comparison to USCIS, so it shouldn't be too long apart. I understand this process is incredibly overwhelming when you first start to research it, I found this useful to break down the process: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-1-submit-a-petition/step-2-begin-nvc-processing.html Feel free to reach out - I have just completed this process and recently arrived to the US. I applied from the UK whilst my partner lived in the US, so the process may be a little different to you, but I am happy to help where I can *do make sure to read up on ESTA's and what you can/can't do on them though. There's a whole thread in this forum of people discussing how their visits to the US went whilst awaiting their visa. You are much more likely to be scrutinized at the border with a pending immigrant visa.

For what it's worth, I used to teach English internationally. The students who were the best at English had found something they were passionate about and practiced a tonne. For example, some students liked to play games online where it was required you spoke to people, some loved English music, some loved documentaries or certain film genres. If there is something your partner is passionate about, maybe they could sign up to a local club and practice there! I think the key is that it shouldn't be 'work', just something positive to focus on in English. I do understand that finessing grammar is slightly different, but these kinds of activities do help a lot, especially if you're able to speak to native level speakers (which I imagine will be very easy to do now!) Just my two cents anyway

What do you mean not be able to leave on the CR1? My understanding was that was only for people doing AOS whilst they were waiting for CR1 approval. Additionally worth noting that I think the 6 months expiry is from the medical, not the interview (if that changes anything).

Hey all, I'm hoping someone here has experience with ACRO and can help me. My case just arrived in NVC and I am trying to organise an ACRO police certificate. It's turning out to be quite the process, as due to a cyber security incident their website is down and everything is being processed manually. This means I can't access their FAQ/information on the process! Does anyone have a copy of the list of documents needed to send off to them? I have already emailed them to request this and to ask how to proceed, but it seems they may take a while to get back to me and I'd really like to be able to send off for this as soon as possible. I am currently just checking I have all the necessary documents ready. I have found an application form from 2014 online but I assume things have been updated since this time. So far I have at the ready: Driving license, NI card, passport style photo, passport, 2 x proof of address (but they are from over 6 months ago, is this an issue?). I also have a endorser prepared but I am confused at what they have to do - do they fill out/sign a document or do I just note down contact information so they can be contacted if needed? Additionally, I assume this can be dealt with via email (and previous cases were done online), as the 2014 version only mentions mailing in. I assume this is outdated now? Sorry if any of this is super obvious, I have been scouring the web for recent information and it has been hard to come by. I appreciate any help I can get!