US Immigration from Australia

Hi guys,

Quick question. We had already written up our I-134 prior to the pandemic. Now my fiance has been furloughed. What should we write instead? He is still employed by his work but he is receiving unemployment now. What do we write? His work? Unemployment? Write it in the comments?

We are using a co-sponsor anyway and this was always the case. They haven't lost their job. I am just not sure what to put for my fiance.

Thanks!

Just wanting to provide an update on our case - Last week I made this post about hubby being asked to mail in his medical and today his status has updated to APPROVED!!

It says they are sending an Approval Notice with instructions on what to do next - No idea what that could be.... But we are super excited that this could all finally be over.

TIMELINE

**Both Australian's living in America together for the last 7 years - Been together almost 12 years.

4/16/2013 - Moved to US together on J1 Visa

5/1/2014 - Returned to Australia to file for new visa

5/18/2014 - Both approved for E1 visa (treaty/trade - Starting our own Aus based visa in USA)

May 2014 - I (petitioner) was drawn in the green card lottery. Long wait ahead for my number to come to start that process

8/13/2014 - Moved back to USA together on E1 visa

8/18/2015 - Green card interview in Sydney Australia, approved on the spot (did not do AOS and stupidly, did not include my partner on my application)

7/3/2017 - We got married!

7/7/2017 - Submitted Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative

7/13/2017 - Received confirmation that application was received and given case number

2/2/2018 - Husband had interview at US Consulate in Australia to renew his E1 Visa - Approved for a further 4 years on the spot.

5/26/2019 - Form 1-130 approved, case sent to NVC.

7/8/2019 - Submitted AOS, EAD, AP concurrently

7/12/2019 - Application marked as received

7/25/2019 - Bio appointment

1/31/2020 - EAD Approved, AP Approved

2/1/2020 - Combo Card shipped/ AOS status changed to ready to schedule

2/6/2020 - Combo Card Received

2/28/2020 - Received interview letter

3/23/2020 - Interview Day! Cancelled due to COVID-19

4/27/2020 - RFE for Medical - Mailed to San Antonio Field office same day

5/5/2020 - Status changed: Case Was Approved - Awaiting confirmation letter and further instructions

Newly approved I-130 after 341 days in Nebraska! Now that my husband and I will be dealing with the NVC, it had me wondering how the Presidential Proclamation 9994 will be affecting this process. According to whitehouse.gov,

"The suspension and limitation on entry pursuant to section 1 of this proclamation shall not apply to:

(i)any lawful permanent resident of the United States;

(ii)any alien seeking to enter the United States on an immigrant visa as a physician, nurse, or other healthcare professional; to perform medical research or other research intended to combat the spread of COVID-19; or to perform work essential to combating, recovering from, or otherwise alleviating the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak, as determined by the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland Security, or their respective designees; and any spouse and unmarried children under 21 years old of any such alien who are accompanying or following to join the alien;

(iii)any alien applying for a visa to enter the United States pursuant to the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program;

(iv)any alien who is the spouse of a United States citizen;

(v)any alien who is under 21 years old and is the child of a United States citizen, or who is a prospective adoptee seeking to enter the United States pursuant to the IR-4 or IH-4 visa classifications;

(vi) any alien whose entry would further important United States law enforcement objectives, as determined by the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland Security, or their respective designees, based on a recommendation of the Attorney General or his designee;

(vii)any member of the United States Armed Forces and any spouse and children of a member of the United States Armed Forces;

(viii)any alien seeking to enter the United States pursuant to a Special Immigrant Visa in the SI or SQ classification, subject to such conditions as the Secretary of State may impose, and any spouse and children of any such individual; or

(ix)any alien whose entry would be in the national interest, as determined by the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland Security, or their respective designees."

This peaked my interest, as it seems this will be changing the normal process for NVC petitioners. Could this mean faster processing times for those exempt from this proclamation? I'm aware that consulates and embassies are closed anyway, but could it potentially speed up the NVC process? All speculations welcome!

Hi all,

My NOA2 is valid only until the 10th of June 2020. Is there anything I need to do to extend it? I am in Australia and embassies are still closed and I have no interview date yet. Thank you.

Hi there,

I have a couple of questions about evidence of our marriage/relationship for the I-130. The evidence asked for on the online I-130 asked just for marriage related things like certificate, tenancy documents, Any other relevant documentation to establish that there is an ongoing marital union (which I guess can include photos of wedding ceremony receipts of wedding and rings) which I can provide.

Although, the beginning of our relationship before my wife came to Australia, we were long distance. Most of our chats happened over different platforms like Tumblr, Viber (which I do not have logs for any more >__<) and iMessage and FaceTime calls.
Question 1: Do I need to add chat/ call logs in as evidence of time spent while apart? I'm struggling to find this old information as it was about 4-5 years ago, I've only got little screenshots here and there.

Question 2: Are photos and airline receipts enough evidence as I can easily source these or do I need whats mentioned in Q1?

Question 3: AM I reading too much into it all and should just provide marriage evidence?

Thanks in advance!