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jewelmerit1995 said:
Hello everyone,

I have a quick question for the form I-134: 11-b, my sponsor doesn't have his citizenship certificate with him. As an alternative should he write his passport number instead? or should I just write "N/A".

Thanks everyone
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He should write “Unknown” in place of putting N/A or the passport number - passport number is not the same as naturalization number. Passport number changes with renewal, naturalization number does not change.
 
hihi2 said:
Hello Dears,

I forgot to attach form I-824 with my AOS package - What I have to do to notify the embassy of my status when I get approval?
because you know that deadline is very close

Best,
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At the end of your interview, inform your IO you’re processing FTJ and request they forward your USCIS case file, upon approval, to your home embassy. You will also have to contact the embassy directly on your own and suggest they contact your FO to request your USCIS case file.
 
Sm1smom said:
I didn’t say one could take the I-824 with the payment to the interview. The FO will not accept an I-824 payment AFAIK. What I had suggested was to take the I-824 along to the interview to see if the IO would accept it. I seem to recall one or two FTJ filers were able to hand in the form in the past, while a couple of others didn’t even submit the file (or file it with their AOS package), their IO simply worked with them by transferring their case file to the embassy after their AOS approval once they informed the IO they had a FTJ case.
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so one would take the form without payment? I didn't know one can do that. sorry I misunderstood you.
 
jasperrrr.c said:
Hi all,
Has anyone here (besides @jeylohnen) waited for 20 days and have yet to get a Tier 2 call back?
If so, what do you plan to do?

Thanks!
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Hey Jasper, if u waited for 20 days and haven’t gotten any callback then i suggest u contact uscis through emma chat. And tell them that u waited for 3 weeks which is the normal waitime range and haven’t gotten any callbacks, they should expedite that and have someone call u. Hope it helps
 
Hello all, I see that me and my two kids are getting letters from FO today. I am feeling anxious that it could be a denial. Would they send letters to all for a denial or just main applicant ?
I want to add that there is no update online either. Praying for good news.
 
ysss said:
Hello everyone,
I tried a walk-in yesterday in Seattle's office and it was a No! It seems Seattle's office is quite busy.
Might try a second time soon,
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Hi all, I came to Seattle’s office today and arrived there at 7.45am (opening time is 7am) and there was line of 20+ people waiting already. I am going to give a second try again next week close to closing time.
 
alexawt321 said:
Hello all, I see that me and my two kids are getting letters from FO today. I am feeling anxious that it could be a denial. Would they send letters to all for a denial or just main applicant ?
I want to add that there is no update online either. Praying for good news.
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Denial or approval notice gets sent to all applicants, not just the main selectee. You’ll just have to wait and see what shows up in the next couple of hours - could also be interview letters.
 
jeylohnen said:
for tier 2 call back , tomorrow will be 21 days after tier 1 told me they will call me after 14 days. disappointed. But I decided to go for congressional enquiry so I hope that yield something positive for interview appointment.
03/25 AOS+I-824 delivery to lockbox
05/02 text acceptance
05/06 NOA in mail
7/7 Signed and delivered privacy notice release to my congressman
08/02 biometrics scheduled date (from live agent chat)(No mail yet)
FO Cleveland
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not to discourage people waiting on tier 2, when i requested tier 2 i requested if they would help with scheduling bio, never got the call but at around 14 business days I got bio scheduled. Mail arrived today.
 
Our interview is scheduled for 08/02 and I have a few questions

1. can the principal applicant report self-employment with no current paycheck? My job starts in August and will not have a paycheck. We live off of spouse's income who is dependent on the DV application as I mostly care for our son at home.
2. Our health insurance expires on 07/31 and of course, the interview is on 08/02 and our next health insurance plan begins with the new employer of my spouse which will not be ready by the date of the interview. Can we just explain that to the IO or do we need to go ahead and get private health insurance for this purpose?
3. In the DV application we said no prior arrest but have had one back home as part of a political crackdown which was reported in our asylum application. How can we correct that in the i-485?

Thanks
 
Hi Mom,
I recently did a walk in last week, I was wondering if my case status will ever be updated before I receive my interview letter. I just want to make sure there’s proof that they received my biometrics info before the original bio appointment of mine. I’m probably worrying out of nowhere but still wanted to confirm. Thanks in advance as always!
 
jewelmerit1995 said:
Hey Jasper, if u waited for 20 days and haven’t gotten any callback then i suggest u contact uscis through emma chat. And tell them that u waited for 3 weeks which is the normal waitime range and haven’t gotten any callbacks, they should expedite that and have someone call u. Hope it helps
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I think the normal wait time for tier 2 is 20 days now ,give or take .
 
Hi there!
do we need to pay another DV administrative fee ($330 one) or can we just use the one we have?
Here is some context.

Our first package got received and accepted by the lockbox after about 50 days. I did not include the Dv fee receipt in it because I had not received it yet atm.

later, we sent the 2nd package, thinking our first package was lost since nothing really happened for 50 days. I included the DV fee receipt in it since I already had it received. Now we asked our bank to rejectthe payment from the second package to kill it since the first is now processed.

I’m hoping I can still use my current DV receipt for the first package so I don’t have to pay twice…+ wait anxiously. Would love your thoughts!
 
Ybuster said:
Hi there!
do we need to pay another DV administrative fee ($330 one) or can we just use the one we have?
Here is some context.

Our first package got received and accepted by the lockbox after about 50 days. I did not include the Dv fee receipt in it because I had not received it yet atm.

later, we sent the 2nd package, thinking our first package was lost since nothing really happened for 50 days. I included the DV fee receipt in it since I already had it received. Now we asked our bank to rejectthe payment from the second package to kill it since the first is now processed.

I’m hoping I can still use my current DV receipt for the first package so I don’t have to pay twice…+ wait anxiously. Would love your thoughts!
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but the second package is going to be rejected and sent back to you, right? Then just take the receipt and take it to the interview w/ yourselves.
 
Hello!

I am trying to reach out to my senator to help with scheduling an interview. Looking at the Privacy Act Form, I am not sure which section of the form I should be filling in.

Am I considered both the Petitioner/Constituent and the Beneficiary/Applicant in this case? I'd appreciate your help here.


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DV2021winnercouple said:
Our interview is scheduled for 08/02 and I have a few questions

1. can the principal applicant report self-employment with no current paycheck? My job starts in August and will not have a paycheck. We live off of spouse's income who is dependent on the DV application as I mostly care for our son at home.
2. Our health insurance expires on 07/31 and of course, the interview is on 08/02 and our next health insurance plan begins with the new employer of my spouse which will not be ready by the date of the interview. Can we just explain that to the IO or do we need to go ahead and get private health insurance for this purpose?
3. In the DV application we said no prior arrest but have had one back home as part of a political crackdown which was reported in our asylum application. How can we correct that in the i-485?

Thanks
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1. Future self-employment with no historical income to reference is of no use - it does not even carry the same weight as a future employment offer/letter (from an employer) with stated income that an employer is willing/committed to paying you. Your spouse's income is considered jointly earned, that is what will be considered should the IO need to make a determination as to if you're likely to become a public charge or not.
2. They typically do not ask about insurance coverage.
3. You will need to disclose upfront to the IO that you have an error on your I-485 which you wish to correct. You'll need to take documents/records of the arrest with you.
 
starkova said:
Hi Mom,
I recently did a walk in last week, I was wondering if my case status will ever be updated before I receive my interview letter. I just want to make sure there’s proof that they received my biometrics info before the original bio appointment of mine. I’m probably worrying out of nowhere but still wanted to confirm. Thanks in advance as always!
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Your bio notice was stamped to indicate you completed the bio, right? That is all you need. There's now way for you to "make sure they received your biometrics info". Just show up for your interview as scheduled, that's all.
 
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