Edward and Jaycel

Ugh 😢 The embassies are so bad at this

I second this... Rapid Visa will do nothing but cause you headaches. If you're going to spend the money anyway, may as well hire an attorney. Co-mingling of finances and evidence of co-habitation as a married couple are the gold standards of a bona fide marriage in USCIS's eyes. A letter explaining why you don't have these things and a story about your relationship will hold no weight with the adjudicator when processing your application for AOS. Rapid Visa is not helping you here. My advice is to file with everything you have currently and while your AOS is processing, work on getting joint accounts opened, get both of your names on the utility/mobile phone bills, etc. so that you have this stuff ready to submit in case you get an RFE or an interview. USCIS knows that when adjusting from a K-1 there is not an abundance of evidence at the AOS stage, so do the best that you can.

Thanks man! Glad you were able to get the records. Glad someone could learn from my RFE experience 🙂 Our AOS package was delivered to the lockbox this morning so now the waiting begins. Appreciate the kind words!

From everything I've read, that probably means the interview has been waived and you are on your way to approval! Sending good thoughts your way... please update this thread with what happens next!

Ah ok didn’t know you tried that… Sending good thoughts your way!

Try contacting them using thus form https://ph.usembassy.gov/visas/immigrant-visa-inquiry-form/

@hplusj and @ETM8986 here's the post I made for November 2024 filers 😁

@ETM8986 That's great!! Was the electronic notice that was in your spam the notice of receipt of your package? What date did the e-notice arrive? Did it give you the receipt number or did that just come with on the NOA in the mail? Sorry for the million questions. LOL We just sent ours via FedEx to the Phoenix LockBox yesterday and it is scheduled to be delivered Monday so I'm trying to get an idea of what to expect. 😁 By the way.... I created a post for us November filers if you want to jump in there

Sorry yes... I got this confused with another post where they went to "Approved". It sounds like they are at least actively working the case

Welcome to all AOS filers for November 2024! Following the example of other users, I'm taking on the task of starting the thread for us, in order to track our progress. We all come from a variety of situations, so please reference the Immigration Guides for your AOS filing directions. Feel free to share your procedure/progress in the comments below! My wife arrived on a K1 visa on August 30th and we were married on October 25th. We filed today with the following packet composed (this is a copy of our Table of Contents): I-485 Cover letter Itemization: RE: ORIGINAL SUBMISSION of Form I-485 Application to Adjust Status as an Immediate Relative of a US Citizen (Spouse) Enclosed please find my form I-485 Application to Adjust Status as an Immediate Relative of a US Citizen (Spouse). Following is a list of contents included in this application, in the order in which they appear: · Payment for the filing fee in the amount of $1,440 made payable to US Department of Homeland Security · Two 2x2 Passport Style Photos of Applicant (with Name and A-Number written on the back) · Form G-1145 Request for e-Notification · Cover Letter – 2 Pages (This Document) · Form I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (Signed by Applicant) · Copy of my Passport Biographic Page · Copy of my K-1 Visa Passport Page with stamp showing Inspection and Admission issued by US Customs and Border Protection at Los Angeles International Airport on August 30, 2024 · Copy of my most recent I-94 Record · Copy of my Philippine Birth Certificate issued by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) – 2 Pages · Copy of my Social Security Card · Copy of Form I-797C Receipt Notice (NOA 1) & Approval Notice (NOA 2) for the Form I-129F, Petition for Alien Fiancé(e) filed on my behalf - 2 Pages · Copy of the K1-FTP NVC Letter from the Original I-129F Petition · Certified Copy of our Marriage Certificate · Medical Exam Requirements: o Cover Letter RE: medical exams for K-1 Non-Immigrant Visa holders adjusting status who have completed a medical exam abroad within one year of filing form I-485 o Copy of my DS-3025 Vaccination Documentation Worksheet (2 Pages) completed by a panel physician during my Immigrant Medical Examination in Manila, Philippines on 8/6 & 8/7/2024, confirming voluntary completion of all vaccination requirements · Additional Documents – Proof of a Bona Fide Marriage o Photos taken at our Wedding and Celebratory Dinner on October 25th, 2024 – 3 Pages o Copy of our Wedding Invitation o Copy of our Joint Apartment Lease (In my maiden name as we signed it before our marriage) – 24 Pages o Copy of our first Joint Bank Account Statement from XXXXXXX Bank – 6 Pages o Copy of My Husband’s Work Benefits Summary with me Included on his Health Insurance as Spouse and as the sole Beneficiary of his Life and AD&D Insurance Policies (Coverage for the Remainder of 2024) – 2 Pages o Copy of My Husband’s Work Benefits Summary with me Included on his Health Insurance and Life Insurance Plan as Spouse and as the sole Beneficiary of his Life and AD&D Insurance Policies (2025 Enrollment) – 2 Pages o Copy of my husband’s retirement plan beneficiary page listing me as Primary and Sole Beneficiary o Copy of my husband’s Last Will and Testament with me listed as Personal Representative and Sole Beneficiary – 9 Pages o Copy of my husband’s Power of Attorney for Healthcare with me listed as his “Agent” – 4 Pages o Copy of my husband’s Human Resources Portal page with me listed as his Emergency Contact · Form I-864 Affidavit of Support, Under Section 213 of the INA completed and signed by my husband, Edward XXXXXXXX, along with its supporting documents I-864 Cover Letter Itemization: RE: Form I-864 - Affidavit of Support, under Section 213 of the INA – In support of I-485 Application for Principal Immigrant Jaycel XXXXXXXX (A-XXXXXXXX) Dear USCIS, I, Edward XXXXXXXX, do hereby state that I am willing and have the capacity to support my wife, the principal immigrant, Jaycel XXXXXXX. Kindly review the contents of this filing, listed in the order in which they appear: · Cover Letter – (This Page) · Form I-864 - Affidavit of Support, under Section 213 of the INA (Signed by Sponsor) · Proof of my US Citizenship (Copy of Birth Certificate) · Proof of my US Citizenship (Copy of Passport Biographic Page) · Verification of Employment Letter from my employer verifying; salary, position, hire date and employment status · Copies of my pay slips - Most recent 6 months (The pay slips for October and November 2024 are in a different format from the other months as my employer changed to a new HR/Payroll software on 10/1/2024) - (14 Pages) · Copies of my IRS transcripts for the previous three tax years - 2023, 2022 & 2021 (21 Pages) I-765 Cover Letter Itemization: RE: Original Submission, I-765 Application for Employment Authorization filing as category (c)(9), concurrently with Form I-485 Enclosed please find my form I-765 Application for Employment Authorization. Following is a list of contents included in this application, in the order in which they appear: · Payment for the filing fee in the amount of $260 made payable to US Department of Homeland Security (filing concurrently with form I-485) · Two 2x2 Passport Style Photos of Applicant (with Name and A-Number written on the back) · Form G-1145 Request for e-Notification · Cover Letter – (This Page) · Form I-765 Application for Employment Authorization filing as category (c)(9) (Signed by Applicant) · Copy of my Passport Biographic Page · Copy of my K-1 Visa Passport Page with Stamp of Admission issued by US Customs and Border Protection at Los Angeles International Airport on August 30, 2024 · Copy of my most recent I-94 Record · Copy of my Philippine Birth Certificate issued by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) – (2 Pages) · Copy of my Social Security Card · Copy of Form I-797C Receipt Notice (NOA 1) & Approval Notice (NOA 2) for the Form I-129F, Petition for Alien Fiancé(e) filed on my behalf - 2 Pages · Copy of the K1-FTP NVC Letter from the Original I-129F Petition · Certified Copy of our Marriage Certificate

From the "Resident Since:" date on the Green Card

Did it go back to "Ready" or was it a typo and you meant to say "Still says 'Approved'"?

Include a cover letter with your RFE response listing the evidence you are sending in and stating that you made an error in the date of the court case you listed on your I-129F and now that you have received the official records you see that it was actually in 1992. Good luck... this is the first of this type of issue I've seen here on VJ so keep us posted on their response to it.

Oh yeah.... hehehe forgot about this 😆

The NBI clearance should have a "Valid Until" date on it. As long as the interview is before that date, it should be ok. (If it's close then I would definitely get it renewed to be sure). For tax documents, 2023 is the most recent tax year. Unless you are saying your documents submitted to NVC are the 2023 documents from tax year 2022... then I don't know enough about the I-130 process to tell you if you should upload the new ones unsolicited. It is true that cellphones are not allowed into the embassy, but there are people right outside where you check in who will hold your phones for a small fee (200-300P I think).

Yes, once it is "Approved" it goes through final checks before issuance. I get the frustration, Jaycel and I were apart for almost exactly one year (51 weeks to be exact) before she arrived here. I'll share what I said to someone else on here just the other day: "I promise you when you both are reunited, all of that stuff just fades into the background and serves as a faint reminder that you pushed through all the BS to get to where you are. That's what others told me when we were struggling with all the delays and once Jaycel got here it proved absolutely accurate!" 🙂

November 11th was a Federal Holiday so there would be no action taken on that day

Good deal and anytime! I promise you when you both are reunited, all of that stuff just fades into the background and serves as a faint reminder that you pushed through all the BS to get to where you are. That's what others told me when we were struggling with all the delays and once Jaycel got here it proved absolutely accurate! 🙂

Yes... that's a security check that they will do for any visa application

Also found this... How long does DS 5535 take to process? DS5535 processing can take between 2 weeks to 8+ months. It's a black hole due to the security checks that are sent to various US agencies to verify your profile. Until a positive response is received from each agency, the US embassy will not issue you the visa.

Hep-B is one of the vaccines that get a blanket waiver because there is not time to do both doses. USCIS is supposed to honor that blanket waiver. Personally, I would not pay the hundreds of dollars to go get another medical done unless they issue an RFE for it during your AOS application. They should have your whole medical file, including the vaccine info in your A-File and should not require another one.

It should have been given to you by the medical provider at the completion of your medical exam. Look at all the things they gave you at the medical provider and see if there is a DS-3025 "U.S. Department of State Vaccination Documentation Worksheet".

Well since they issued you basically all the questions from a DS-5535, everything I've seen about those is that they recommend that you do not inquire about your case until 180 days after you submit the response. "How long does DS 5535 take to process? In some cases, it may take several weeks or even months to complete. However, applicants are advised to refrain from inquiring about the status of administrative processing until at least 180 days have passed from the date of the interview or submission of supplemental documents, whichever is later."

They keep it and then forward it to USCIS to add to your A-File. You should have received a DS-3025 "Vaccination Documentation Worksheet" from the Panel Physician who performed your medical exam overseas. You would include a copy of this with your I-485 in order to remind the Adjudicator from USCIS that you had your medical done before visa issuance and to look for it in your A-File.

That sounds like all the questions on a DS-5535... is that what you guys had to fill out or did they just give you the list of questions?