OLAOREOFE50:
Oh yea, I got my SSN few weeks after i got in, which even says (Valid for Work )

You came in via K1 visa or Spousal Visa?

Hi guys, is there any nairalander on this AOS process that's residing within the Dallas - Fort Worth area? If you are, please send me a PM. We need to connect in person.

OLAOREOFE50:
Oh, i dont have an account yet.

I think creating an account is easy to do. You both can create a joint account.

OLAOREOFE50:
yes , i have that, they needed more than one.

I mentioned two things: 1. SSA Letter 2. Bank Statement

Airboy333:
sorry about that oga legit and thank God u saw it

Thanks brother. Yes o, I thank God

@OLAOREOFE50, thanks for your update.

Regarding your application for State ID, the document that should have both your name and US address should be the letter from Social Security Administration. Another document is your joint bank account statement.

You are right about the k1 application not over even after getting the visa. It's a continuous journey.

Guys I have a testimony. I know this is not the religion thread but it's still related to this section.

So I usually keep my social security card locked in my "vault". But I was told by Bank of America that I will need to come with my social security card for them to update my bank account with my social security number. So I took out my card and placed it in between a book.

Now, when I was leaving the bank, I placed the book on my car so I can strap my daughter into the baby sear. So I forgot the book along with my social security card on the car and drove off. It was when I got home that I remembered my social security card and started wondering where I left it. I tried retracing my steps and also went to the bank but didn't see my card there. Then it occurred to me that perhaps I forgot it on the car....of course it was no longer there when I checked. I also checked where I parked the car when I went to the bank and it also wasn't there. Then it occurred to me that the book possibly still remained on the car until when i got to the highway where it possibly got blown away by the wind due to the car speed.

So I commenced searching for my social security card on the highway, at that point I had given hope that I will see my card. I thought about the stress of reporting my lost card to the police and the stress of applying to get a new card. I also thought about the risk of identity theft as my social security number is now exposed to anyone who finds my card.

But low and behold, I saw my book in the middle of the highway. It was battered beyond recognition as many cars have run it over but I did not see my card in it. The card is just a little paper and can be blown farther away due to the wind...so the chances of seeing my card is still slim. But I kept searching and then I saw it! I saw it stuck in a shrub farther off from where I saw the battered book. The card was not scratched one bit. It was as if someone just secured it for me. God is wonderful.

I will never be this careless with my card in the future. I hope you all learn from my mistake. I also want to share this testimony on God's Grace in my life.

Hi guys, I'm glad to see this thread is still very active. I'm sorry for not being very active myself but I will try and be more present and also update you all on my progress. I also enjoin others who have gotten their K1 Visa to update us on their journey.

anduyo:

Interviewed together or separately

We were interviewed together. I've heard that they also interview separately. But we were lucky, I guess.

anduyo:


Hey, how long did it take to get your form i485 approved and did you have to go through interview to get your green card

I think it took me 9 months to get my conditional greencard. And yes, I and my wife were invited for interview before they approved my greencard.

Hi Guys, it's been ages! Almost a year!!

I'm glad this thread is still very active. Thanks to everyone active on this thread. My special thanks to Sharpman1 and co for helping out with valuable information.

Update on my case:

I applied for removal of the condition on my greencard. Waiting on them, I hear it might take up to 1 year or even more. Anyways I'll be eligible to apply for citizenship very soon, so I will go ahead and apply once I'm eligible regardless of my greencard status.

@Coquinoqui, sorry for my late response. But I don't think the issue is any issue at all. Just have ready any form of evidence you can get....it does not have to be a certificate. It is even likely that you will not be asked for any proof of education however it is recommended to have all the documents as we don't always know what the CO will ask

lakeside4ng:
Pls House, With respect to the RFE Letter. Where would the Circumstance of meeting Letter be Addressed to or is doesn’t require any address ?? Does it also require signature ?? & Date of the Writer at the end of it ??

Should be addressed to USCIS. The address should be the same address where the initial petition was sent. And yes, every formal letter should have a signature and a date.

Note also that they need very extensive documentary evidence that should be submitted along with the letter.

Coquinoqui:


Thanks Man I will look into this and contact my brother. Do I need to legalise it?

I know the US Embassy in Nigerian don't require you to legalize it. I don't know about the Embassy in Senegal though.

Paccus:

Check the Nigerian embassy where you stay or you can use online services like nigeriacrb dot com

@Coquinoqui, another option would be to do it through someone you trust in Nigeria, maybe a family member or close friend. All they need to do is go to Alagbon and meet an officer there who would serve as a liaison. You don't need to be present to get it done however your fingerprint will be needed. The officer should know how to work through that. He might need you to print the form over there in Senegal and affix your fingerprints on them and then mail them over to your contact person in Lagos.

Coquinoqui:


Our case has left uscis to nvc in less than 5 days after approval, the approval notice expires 15/11/2021 does this mean I must travel before the expiry date?

No I don't think so. However you must schedule your visa interview before that day (15/11/2021). The visa you'll get after your interview will tell you when you must travel.

Coquinoqui:


I just found out she did not send original copies of her document to uscis rather she sent photocopies. So I misunderstood the word 'original document' what they meant is photocopies of her original document I must bring to the interview . So no she didn't send original documents.

Oh ok, good.

Coquinoqui:


Yes Original copies of my fiance birth certificate, divorce certificate and certificate of neutralisation were sent to uscis, so am wondering if they will ask for original copies again for interview

You didn't answer my second question. Did USCIS request for the original copies themselves or you both just decided to hand in the originals?

And to answer your question, yes the embassy will request to see your originals. However they won't need original copies of your fiancée's documents since she is not the one going for the interview. They will only need photocopies of her certificates from you.

Coquinoqui:


OK thanks boss. Will find out about Senegal because I also need to do police clearance certificate here in Senegal and travel to Nigeria for another. So I need 2 pcc

I read Divorce certificate, affidavit of support even nutralization certificate of Petitional should be original copies but I only have scanned copies of these documents, how I am supposed to get the original documents for the interview if those documents are already with the embassy from nvc?

You submitted original copies to USCIS? Did they request for original copies?

Coquinoqui:


Which documents would you advise me to start preparing now? Does the police clearance certificate expires every 3 months or 6 months?

Congrats, you are one step closer .

I don't know the validity of Police Certificate for the US Embassy in Senegal but for the Embassy in Lagos, it's 1 year (I hear its been extended to 2 years, not sure though).

peeparty:

Boss quick one we submitted a sworn birth affidavit during the filling process I hope that won’t be an issue??

If you are from Nigeria I doubt if a sworn birth affidavit would be enough. What happened to your birth certificate? They will need a govt issued birth certificate/attestation from NPC.

But since you've submitted, there's nothing you can do now than to wait. I will however recommend you get the NPC Birth Certificate/Attestation and keep it in case they request for it in the future.

DankbaresHerz:
Hello house,

With a heart of joy, I have come to announce my approval after a long wait, To God be the Glory at last. Thanks to all the contributors in this forum especially @Legitbachelor,

Wow, congrats @DankbaresHerz. So happy for you. Come on over to the States, we are waiting for you but your fiancée is waiting for you the most

lakeside4ng:
Pls House, As regards my RFE The letter of intent to marry is it going to be a single one for Me & My Fiancée & Signed or It’s Separately ?? And is to to be writting only by the petitioner ?? Cos it seems the first one we submitted and chat printout from Facebook it’s cos most of it shows it was printed and packaged from my end and send to her before she mailed it out from her end .. Pls Proffesional advice is needed ASAP !

I honestly think that it doesn't matter whether the letter is written together or separately. What they want is beyond a letter. They want real verifiable evidence. That's why things they will need are things like screenshots of chats you guys had on marriage plan, marriage budget plan, pictures of your marriage proposal, pictures of you with her family and of her with your family, screenshots of money transfer between you two, etc. Those are the kind of verifiable evidence they will need along with the letter.

Airboy333:
thanks very much just praying not to get a RFE . I read on vj which most people r saying USCIS is much interested on how u Met in person (the two years requirements. We included a note on how we met in person sha

Yes they are more interested on the physical meet.

Armstrong34:
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Then you can attach a letter to uscis explaining to them that website is no longer functioning.


Load the website page and take a screenshot of the screen and print it in a word documents and attach it so they can see it with their eyes

You may also want to give them your username along with that of your fiancée incase they want to look at the archives (which I very much doubt).

lakeside4ng:
Pls House, I need more knowledge about this cos I don’t even know where to start at this Junction.

So based on what they wrote here, they need need more information/evidence for two things. First is Circumstance of Meeting and the second is Intent to Marry.

Circumstance of Meeting
They need more evidence on how you two met. For instance, if you two met via a middleman, then evidence such a picture showing three of you or a chat between you or her and the middleman will help. Also an affidavit from that middleman will be needed.

If you two met via a dating app, then a Screencshot of the first chat between you too will be useful.

If you two met via a social function which you attend in the States or she attended in Nigeria, then evidence such as the flight ticket, boarding pass, visit visa, details of social function (eg invitation card) should be provided.

Also details of the actual physical meeting should be provided. Pictures, boarding pass, chats, affidavits (if there were witnesses of your first meet) can serve as evidence.

Intent to Marry
I'm guessing you guys wrote an Intent to marry letter in the initial application. They however need more evidence. They need answers to questions such as, did you or her visit more than once? How long was the visit? Did you propose? Who were present during the proposal? Do you guys have any future marriage plans such as date, venue, costs, etc? Did you guys send money to each other frequently? Did you guys send gifts to each other? The answers must have verifiable evidence.

Note however that your fiancee don't need to provide all the evidence to these requests in response. She should provide the much she can. They will review her response wholistically. As long as she was thorough in her response and can prove that you guys love each other and are ready to make sacrifices for each other (in the name of love), you guys will be approved.

For those who are yet to send in their petition, I always recommend to frontload as much as you can in the initial submission.

lakeside4ng:
Pls Any One With an Existing Concrete Format that Entail all this request to pls help me on this .. I will edit to my own personal Event. ������

From what I can see, it seemed that your fiancée did not frontload enough pictures, chats and documents.

When mine sent in her petition, the chats took about 20 to 30 pages. We did not printout all the chats but we made sure all the important chats where we professed our love and discussed our future was mentioned there. Also we made sure the chats we had each month was represented. This is to ensure it is well spread out.

Also we attached lots of photos that we took by ourselves and that we took together with friends and family. They say pictures speaks a 1000 words....that's true. Those USCIS will get loads of information from those album than from the filled form.

We also attached receipts of items I purchased for her and account statements showing some money transfers that happened between us.

At the end, the document my wife submitted during the petition stage was like a big textbook. However my wife made sure to label and file each document properly so that the officer that would be assigned our casefike won't have difficulty reading it.

From what the USCIS guys sent, I think they just need evidence to show you guys are really serious about getting married after getting the approval and visa. I recommend your fiancée type a letter to USCIS responding to each request and attaching supporting documents to serve as evidence. I also suggest she properly labels each document she is attaching so it will be possible for the USCIS guys to reference it whenever they want to.

Coquinoqui:
Update on our case- So we received RFE today for our case but they've not emailed my fiance what additional evidence they need yet. NOA1 was nov 2nd 2020 and got feedback 16th June 2021 that's 7months and 2 weeks. What are the common reasons for RFE?

There are many reasons. So it will be difficult to guess. It could be the Birth Certificate (wrong format), or tax returns (not filed properly), or income (below poverty line), or Divorce Certificate (not filed properly), etc. Just wait for the request.

Sorry for the delay. I'm sure it will be resolved. Regards.

LegitBachelor:

Regarding my fiancée Visa journey, I'm waiting for my window period to begin the removal of the conditions on my greencard. The window period is 90 days to the expiration of the greencard.

Update on my Visa Journey.

We will be moving to our new apartment soon. When that is done, I intend filling the Change of Address Card, AR-11. It can either be done online or via paper but I think they prefer we use online unless the person is a victim of domestic violence or something.

I am told it's a serious offence not to let USCIS know of your change of address so I'm taking no chances. However I've heard stories of people having mailing issues after informing USCIS of their address change, I just pray I won't fall in that category. I don't even know how easy for mails to get delivered to the new address.. I've never had issues with mails in the house where we are staying at the moment. What I will do when filling the AR-11 is to put the new address but still put my old address as the mailing address since we still have family in that address.

Dutchleez:


UPDATE GUYS!
My GC was approved yesterday.
K1 journey is now finally over. Shout out to everyone for the massive support in here & more grateful to God Almighty.
#Blessings.

Congrats. So happy for you.

SmartJac:
Guys, please has anybody used the immigration lawyer on visajourney.com before? Are they effective? They asked for my card for payment and am just trying to be careful to avoid stories that touch oo

Why would you need an immigration lawyer? Is your case complex? Being denied a Student Visa in the past will not affect your Fiancée Visa application. It will be adjudicated based on its merit and not based on your previous visa denials.

Treasureprince1:
Guys I safely arrived the US last week, I had a very smooth session at port of entry, I was just asked the address I'll be staying and that was it. All the best to all of us

Wow you are finally here, welcome Treasureprince1 to the land of opportunities.