yibkeith

I did a notarized statement from me, court paperwork showing clean record, and police department paperwork showing clean record. That worked for me.

Just 1 for the I-134, but you can always download 3 if it gives you piece of mind.

For the I-134, they list all the possible things you can submit. You don’t need to bring all of them. You need to provide something that shows your income, not multiple things. Just get the federal tax transcript from the IRS. That is plenty. It comes straight from the IRS and clearly shows what you made, is easy for the agent to read and understand, and is less likely to be faked. https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript For us, they just looked to see if we brought it, and then ignored it. Good luck on your journey.

K-1, our visa expires exactly 6 months after the medical.

CFO just put out this as well

I heard back from my ask NVC inquiry today. They gave me a case number and said that it shipped on 15 August! I also received the K1 FTP email today! CEAC shows in transit. Yay for me! Hang in there everyone! NOA1: 25OCT2021 NOA2: 26MAY2023 NVC Received: 11JUL2023 Case# Assigned: 15AUG2023? NVC Left: 15AUG2023

NBI is the Philippines National Bureau of Investigation, you’ll need a police clearance from them. You’ll also need a police clearance from Singapore, and you may want to get that as you are leaving. That might be easier/simpler/cheaper.

Emailed NVCResearch yesterday, they notified me today that they received my case. Yay, one step closer! NOA2, 26 May

https://visawhen.com/nvc

Mystery solved. The first email came from asknvc@state.gov and the second email from NVCResearch@state.gov. Both seem to work for the same group and contractor company. They used the same signature block: Regards, Ellen | Inquiry Management Department of State CA/VO/DO/NVC LDRM | DTSV | Contractor DOS - National Visa Center NVCResearch@state.gov Regards, Rope | Inquiry Management Department of State CA/VO/DO/NVC LDRM | DTSV | Contractor DOS - National Visa Center

I sent an inquiry to AskNVC about my petition, and received two similar, but slightly different responses on the same day from two different agents. Weird May 26, 2023 – NOA2, “Case Was Approved” – USCIS June 30, 2023 – Sent an inquiry to “Ask NVC” to see if they received my petition. July 7, 2023, 7:42 am – NVC response to inquiry: “The National Visa Center (NVC) received your inquiry and the attached I-797 Notice of Action - Approval Notice. However, we do not have a record of receiving your approved petition from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). We will contact USCIS to determine the location of your petition. You do not need to take any action at this time. Thank you for your patience as we work with USCIS to make sure your case is moving forward. Although the Form I-797 approval notice mentions a delay of up to 30 days for cases to be delivered to NVC from USCIS, current shipping times may be longer. Once NVC receives this petition from USCIS and enters it into our system, all case parties will receive a notice that they can begin processing if a visa number is immediately available.” July 7, 2023, 11:01am – NVC response to inquiry: “Thank you for your inquiry. The National Visa Center (NVC) has not yet received your petition from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Although the Form I-797 approval notice mentions a delay of up to 30 days for cases to be delivered to NVC from USCIS, current shipping times may be longer. If you have not received a communication from NVC about this case within 60 days from the I-797 approval notice, please contact us again. Once NVC receives this petition from USCIS and enters it into our system, all case parties will receive a notice that they can begin processing if a visa number is immediately available.”

Hi, Looking for current info on how to get a Hong Kong Dollar bank draft for the police clearance. Everything I found is old/outdated info. Anyone done this recently? We do not know anyone in HK. I’m currently in the US and she is in the Philippines. Thanks

Ah, not for Butte Co court in California. I talked to multiple people there, explaining my situation every time. They kept telling me that they only certify court records, and there are none, so they could not give me anything that said that the case had been cleared. I ended up giving USCIS, a courthouse printout of my name, with no cases listed, a screenshot of the case lookup tool with my case number, saying no case found, another copy of my expungement paperwork, a notarized copy of my empty police record from the local police department there, and my notarized statement about of all that. That ended up doing the trick.

Congrats

Hey James, I’m in the same boat with 8 months in HK. What did you end up doing? Thanks

That was a mess! It was about my criminal record. I Had a misdemeanor trespassing conviction back in college in 1992. The police department and the court don’t keep records of minor offenses that old, and I had the case expunged years ago. My expungement paperwork showing what it was and that it was cleared wasn’t enough. They wanted a notarized statement from me about the incident, and certified records from the police and court that no records exist. They RFE’d me twice. I ended up driving halfway across the country to go to the court in person to beg them to give me something to satisfy USCIS.

NOA1: October 25th, 2021 NOA2: May 31st, 2023 Finally, geez 🤨

Yeah, get the records to avoid delays. From my RFE:

Assuming you don’t get a RFE, bring an errata sheet with corrections to the interview. https://hackinglawpractice.com/errata-sheet/