Edward and Jaycel

We did the same with Jaycel's applications. EAD was approved already and I-485 is pending... no issues

Good find! Thanks for sharing with the community

So you don't know what the disposition of the removal proceedings are? Like @OldUser said above, there are no guarantees. I would consult with an attorney or at the very least do a FOIA request to see if you can find out what they did with her case before you do any international travel. That's my best advice based of the information provided. From what I know there are situations that won't necessarily cause you to be denied for Adjusting Status but they ARE cause for inadmissibility to the US. That's why I said you may want to consult an attorney, they would know all of those peculiarities of the immigration law.

I don't know for sure what the photo shop did, maybe they took it in a resolution that didn't require as much or any compression? All I can tell you for sure is that once they took the new photo with the size requirements we gave them, we were able to upload it successfully

I think the culprit may be the error where is says you may have compression artifacts. Jaycel and I ran into a similar issue with her DS-160 and she had to go back to the photo shop and have them re-take it and ask them that the image be no larger than 240kb. They were able to accommodate the request and we were then able to upload the photo

Did you open the plastic surrounding the yellow envelope to retrieve your passport or did you breach the actual yellow envelope?

Today's stats: May 24, 2025 21:20 MDT November 2024 Filed I-485 Stats • Approved: 6,355 (+212) • Denied: 1036 • FingerprintScheduled: 91 • InterviewCancelled: 279 • InterviewScheduled: 10,718 (-6) • Processing: 22,422 • Received: 607 • Rejected: 103 • RFE: 421 • Terminated: 168 • Withdrawal: 27 • Others: 40

The unpaid credit cards will have zero effect - The removal case... what was the disposition of that case? Was it disclosed to the embassy on her DS-260 application? How did they handle it? (i.e., was she questioned about it, etc.?)

The problem here is once she gets the K-1 visa and then enters the US, she cannot leave the US until the Adjustment of Status is filed, adjudicated and green card issued which can take a year or more after filing. (Yes I am aware there is an option to apply for advanced parole but the adjudication times on that tend to be pretty long and that is intended for emergency travel - I would not travel frivolously on a AP. There is no guarantee that she will be allowed to re-enter the US using it). We are approaching 9 months since Jaycel entered on her K-1 visa and her AOS case is still pending. If the applicant leaves the US while the AOS is pending (with no advanced parole), the case is considered abandoned.

Today's stats: May 23, 2025 21:45 MDT November 2024 Filed I-485 Stats • Approved: 6,143 (+202) • Denied: 1008 • FingerprintScheduled: 90 • InterviewCancelled: 265 • InterviewScheduled: 10,724 (+11) • Processing: 22,674 • Received: 610 • Rejected: 103 • RFE: 419 • Terminated: 165 • Withdrawal: 26 • Others: 40

If you submit the tax return transcript, the I-864 instructions specifically state to NOT include the W-2 unless the sponsor is "Married Filing Jointly" and wishes to have their eligibility based only on their income

Here's a fairly recent thread on K-1s and Bogota - It sounds like they send you a "Packet 3"

Correct, there will be no uploading of docs to CEAC for K-1 visas. Unfortunately I do not know the K-1 process in Bogota so I don't know if they make you wait for them to contact you before scheduling the interview. Once you fill out the DS-160 and submit it, that is valid for 1 year. You will also have to do a medical exam, but I would not schedule it too far before the interview because the expiration date of your Visa will be 6 months from the date of the medical exam. I'm trying to find some recent K-1 posts from Bogota for you to look at here on VJ.

Invoice number is issued to Immigrant Visa applicants only. K-1 is technically a Nonimmigrant Visa so you will not receive one. You will get no more communications from NVC. The next should come from the embassy

Did this email have an attachment of a letter with the case number that said K1-FTP on the top? If so, this is the only "Welcome Letter" you will get from the NVC in the K-1 process

The "Ready" status means it is ready at the embassy in Bogota - I would imagine you will receive something from them soon regarding next steps. I do not personally know how Bogota handles K-1s. Maybe someone with recent experience from there can comment. Usually the embassy will send instructions via email. If they do not have the beneficiary's email address, it will go to the email for the petitioner that was entered into the I-129F unless the emails were updated by one of you with the NVC.

*** UPDATE *** I have been emailing the email address for the DFA every month to get the transmittal details to the PSA for our ROM since January and every time they have been replying that they do not have the December ROMs from the San Francisco Consulate yet.... Yadda Yadda. Finally this month we received this update from DFA: Dear Ma'am/Sir, Greetings from the Civil Registry Division - Americas Desk! We apologize for the delay of the transmittal of your Report to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Please be informed that we are still waiting for the new original sets of registered reports from the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco as the initial reports we have received were photocopies. Thank you for your understanding. So it looks like the consulate was supposed to send the original filings to the DFA and keep a copy for themselves and they did the opposite. They sent the copies to the DFA and kept the originals there. 😆😆 Good Lord the Philippine bureaucracy never fails to entertain 🤪

Great news!! 🎉

It appears that they have suspended the Enumeration Beyond Entry (EBE) program for I-765 & N-400 applicants which was what triggered the SSA to issue the card. You will likely have to make an appointment with your local SSA and do it in person now.

Congrats!! 🎉

Today's stats: May 22, 2025 22:35 MDT November 2024 Filed I-485 Stats • Approved: 5,941 (+173) • Denied: 955 • FingerprintScheduled: 95 • InterviewCancelled: 255 • InterviewScheduled: 10,713 (-5) • Processing: 22,937 • Received: 613 • Rejected: 103 • RFE: 427 • Terminated: 164 • Withdrawal: 23 • Others: 40 Interesting stat day

Good deal... and the reason I say "Become an A+ student of the instructions" is because of personal experience. I did not read them carefully enough when I applied for Jaycel and it caused us to get an RFE which delayed our case by God-knows how long. Good luck on your journey and be sure to thoroughly explain the circumstances of the previous filing as described and I'm sure all will be good! Hoping for a speedy approval for you both!

You request the waiver right in the I-129F application (See the screenshot below) I highly recommend reading and becoming an A+ student of the instructions for the I-129F. The instructions in Part 3. state the following (I have Bolded and Italicized the part that would apply to your case, assuming the petitioner has no restraining orders in their history or specified criminal offences): Item Numbers 5.a. - 5.d. Multiple Filer Waiver Request. You must request a waiver of the International Marriage Broker Regulation Act (IMBRA) filing limitations if: 1. You are filing this petition on behalf of your fiancé(e) and you previously filed Form I-129Fs on behalf of two or more fiancé(e) beneficiaries; or 2. You are filing this petition on behalf of your fiancé(e), you have previously had a Form I-129F approved, and less than two years have passed since the filing date of your previously approved petition. Select the box that indicates the waiver you are requesting. You may request and support your waiver with additional information and/or explanation in Part 8. Additional Information, or by attaching a signed and dated letter according to the instructions for Part 8.

Congrats!! 🎉

Ah ok... well I hope they act quickly for you!