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Hi guys,
We filed for my wife's EAD late March (package shows received in Chicago on 3/31) but so far we haven't gotten any receipt notice in the mail (I-797). Is this normal? Is there an initial acceptance I-797 receipt, or do they only send out a notice when they approved/denied EAD?
Thanks.
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Awesome, congrats and all the best!
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Hi all,
My wife is eligible now to file the I-485 for AOS but she is still in the middle of the vaccination series. The DORA program in the Dallas area allows you to go to the local INS office and they will interview you that day (assuming that all your paperwork is in order). My question is, do we need to wait until my wife completes the vaccination series, or is it sufficient to prove that you have started the vaccination series? She has the yellow book already with the 1st MMR, Td and Varicella shots completed - we started those in China during the K-3 process. It'd be weird if the only thing holding us up for I-485 at this point is the vaccines... That would mean we gotta wait at least 6 months before we can file because the 3rd tetanus shot you take 6 months after the 2nd one...
I guess if you follow the normal process for the I-485 you got plenty time to finish the vaccines since I think normally there's at least 6 - 8 months between filing the I-485 and the actual interview. But if we go through DORA then that is not the case.
My guess is that we'll probably need to wait, but was wondering what you guys think.
Thanks.
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se lang went through DORA. Here are a couple of his posts.
http://candleforlove.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=7670&hl=
http://candleforlove.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8622&hl=
Thanks Frank - somehow, it doesn't inspire me with much confidence, reading his experience.....
Yes I am not happy with them at all however in their defense it was the FBI that held up the Green card which by the way she has finally received. all I can say is it is not normal to be this long, so good luck and let us know how it goes for you.
Will do - and congrats to you guys.
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Which fillable I-130 did you use? I used the one from the visapro website and that worked fine. Just make sure that if you download forms from that site that they are identical to the ones posted on the USCIS site - sometimes they make changes to 'em.
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se lang went through DORA. Here are a couple of his posts.
http://candleforlove.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=7670&hl=
http://candleforlove.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8622&hl=
Thanks Frank - somehow, it doesn't inspire me with much confidence, reading his experience.....
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Hi guys,
My wife's I-130 got approved (woot!). This clears the way for us to go for AOS.
Apparently they run a pilot program in the Dallas area that allows you to schedule an appointment through INFOPASS and then if you go to the Dallas office with all the paperwork ready, they will do the interview the same day. Then afterwards you need to come back for fingerprinting and they will send the green card within 90 days (if approved of course). It seems they have been running this program since sometime 2004. Does anyone have any experience with this program? Anyone that used this pilot program?
Thanks,
Xtal
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Cool deal - congrats!
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Congrats and best wishes!!!
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Piece of cake. Congrats!!!
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Congrats and all the best!!!
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Hey guys!
Just wanted to let you guys know that my wife passed her K-3 interview a few weeks ago (on our 16 month wedding anniversary
). All the officers my wife encountered, especially the VO, were very professional and friendly. It has been a smooth process for us - the wait time from filing I-130 to visa-in-hand was about 7.5 months, although our total wait time from the time we met is almost 2 years because I was going through naturalization proceedings first. We spent the time after the GUZ visit packing and we arrived in the US last week! Things couldn't be better and we are overwhelmed with joy. I still can't believe she is actually here and it's just totally amazing after such a long wait. We want to thank everyone at CFL for their participation and help when I had questions. This site is a valuable resource as it has given us an excellent understanding of the whole visa process.
Thanks again, and we'll see you guys over at the AOS forum. Good luck to everyone who is still going through this visa process to unite with their loved ones. Hang in there, and you'll make it too!
Xtal
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Check out www.visapro.com - you'll find lots of fillable USCIS and D.O.S. forms there in PDF format - but always make sure that their forms match the ones on the official government sites (www.uscis.gov, etc) - (check dates, etc).
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Thanks for the replies guys.
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Once issued, where is the actual K-3 visa put? Is it stamped in the passport? Is it glued on a passport page like the Chinese visa or is it a separate document? Reason I ask is because if it is put in the Chinese passport, what happens if that passport expires after SO enters the US? The K-3 is good for 2 years, but the passport may not be valid for that long. So let's say that the passport with a K-3 in it expires, then what do you do for travel? Is the actual K-3 still valid even though passport has expired?
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Hey guys,
This may be a dumb question, but if you only declare income on the I-134 under question 7 (because you meet the 100% guideline with income alone) and you don't claim the deposits in savings accts, personal property, etc, should you put $0.00 or should you put 'N/A' for the other amounts?
Thanks,
http://www.visajourney.com/examples/I-134-exp-04-30-07.pdf
Leave it blank.
OK - I just thought that you were not supposed to leave any field blank with immigration / DOS forms.
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Hey guys,
This may be a dumb question, but if you only declare income on the I-134 under question 7 (because you meet the 100% guideline with income alone) and you don't claim the deposits in savings accts, personal property, etc, should you put $0.00 or should you put 'N/A' for the other amounts?
Thanks,
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Jingwen has expressed an interest in becoming a naturalized citizen, but has always been concerned about her English proficiency, some level of which is required for naturalization. I have always told her that she will need to be able to read and write a little English to become a US citizen, unless she waits for the "old person's exemption" (no English test and civics test in the language of her choice).
Lately, Jingwen has been talking to some of her friends about naturalization. In a fashion similar to some of the mis-information out there on other boards, she is being told that she doesn't need to know English to become a citizen. One friend told her that all she needs to do is to pay a certain lawyer in San Francisco a certain fee, and the language requirements will be waived.
Maybe I'm naive or uninformed, but I've never heard of this, so I thought I'd seek the collective wisdom of the membership here at CFL.
The Naturalization process is quite simple - at least that's my experience. As long as she doesn't have a criminal record, paid her taxes, can speak/read/write basic English, is willing to take the oath of allegiance and knows the basic civics stuff she should be fine. I have not heard either of the English requirement being waived by paying a fee to an atty.... I would assume that to not be true.
She also needs to meet residency requirements - she needs to have resided for at least 3 months in the state you guys live in. I think the other two residency requirements have to do with contiguous residency and total residency in the past 5 years - from what I remember she should be fine if she hasn't been out of the country for more than 6 consecutive months, and has been in the 'States for at least 50% of the time in the past 5 years. This stuff is documented on the uscis site in more detail - I'm just going off of memory.
Her spoken English will be evaluated during the naturalization interview as the officer will go through the N-400 form to verify the info. She will probably be asked to write a simple sentence in English. The civics questions, I think, are normally always from the standard list - you can find it on the uscis site (it's a list of 100 questions from what I remember). The interviewing officer will normally ask her a handful of those questions, unless they do a written test but some of this stuff is different from location to location. I studied beyond the 100 questions though just to be safe. There is a US History and a US Government study guide on the USCIS website.
Some locations will do the Oath Ceremony the same day but I think most of them don't - the time between the naturalization interview and the oath ceremony varies - can be anywhere from a few weeks to a few months. At the ceremony she needs to turn in her green card and should get the naturalization certificate that day. I would recommend applying for a passport right away (keep in mind that for that, you need to send in the original certificate so she will briefly be without proof of citizenship - make some copies before you do that). She will also need to let the SSA know about her change in status.
Check out www.newcitizen.us for more info.
Best of luck!
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Talk to your bank officer about this. Each bank has different policies on writing this type of letter and what they will sign. The bank letter is required if your savings rather than income are being used to meet the minimum income for support. If savings is used rather than exceeding the minimum income requirement then savings must equal 5 times the minimum requirement.
That said, I provided a letter from my back anyway along with 6 months statements and my income information just to show I had the ability to support her.
It is always better to have more than not enough. I believe the more given initially, the easier it is at interview.
Best of luck!
CitiBank calls this a "Consul Letter".
I just had them list all of my checking
and savings accounts, balance and date opened.
Try calling your banks customer service dept.
It seems some banks are easier with this than others. Mine can supply a letter but it won't include the total deposited amount. I'm thinking to compose the letter myself and go to the bank (with a spreadsheet & statements) and have them sign it.
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Thanks for the replies guys.
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Hi guys,
Hope everyone had a great Christmas!
Well I got another I-134 question. One of the supporting documents you can supply is the bank letter. The I-134 instructions mention that you need to include the total amount of deposits for the 'past year'. So, do they mean the 12 months leading up to the time you prepare the form (for example Dec 2004 - Dec 2005), or do they mean the 12 months from the prior year, so Jan-2004 - Dec-2004?
Thanks for your help.
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Thanks for the response -
1. So total gross income from the tax return, not from the employment letter?
Thanks!
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Hi guys - I have a few questions about the I-134:
- Question 7 – do you need to copy the (adjusted) gross income line from the last tax return here, or what you earn as stated in the letter from the employer? The two are not always the same.
- Question 7 – Provided that your income alone meets the 100%-poverty-guideline income, and if you have assets (such as personal property, real estate, etc) do you need to list those $ amounts under question 7? If not, do you just put $0 or N/A?
- Question 8 – Is this referring to anyone OTHER than your SO or do you need to list your SO here as well?
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YES !
I remember someone getting a blue slip since the tax returns were a copy of an electronic filing.. and they didn't think to sign it after printing... you won't have that issue with a tax transcript !
Here's what's in the FAQ, but good for I-134 as well...
Q.3.5 Where can I get tax transcripts?
A.3.5.1
If you do not have a copy of your tax returns or filed electronically, you can get tax transcripts to satisfy the Affidavit of Support (I-864) requirements. As of October 1, 2003, IRS Walk-In Offices (Tax Assistance Centers) no longer will provide transcripts of tax returns, copies of tax returns, or 1722 letters.
This information will be available from the IRS only by written request or by calling 1-800-829-1040. Phone or mailed requests will result in transcripts mailed within 10 to 15 days. Use IRS Form 4506.
Cool - thanks.
And, ordering tax transcripts is free - if you want to order a full past tax return from the IRS it costs like $34 or something like that...
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Thanks for the reply. Did you file yours together with AOS or did you file it separately? We sent in the EAD stuff first (without AOS) because our I-130 wasn't approved yet at that time.