I posted it in my squidoo account. If you are interested, please follow this link.

Sample Cover Letter for Removal of Conditions

K1 Biometrics Done!

Whew! At last my Biometrics was done! After a month of waiting for the re-schedule. It was not as complicated as I thought while preparing the requirements.

Firstly, I brought the following:

• My Photo ID - driver's license
• Notice of Action or Appointment Letter
• My passport

They did not asked for my passport. But I advice those who do not have biometrics to follow what was stated in the NOA or Notice of Action letter.

I did not bring camera and cellphone as stated but I did not see any machine there to detect those gadgets or nobody asked me if I have those gadgets.

The worse thing that would happen if you do not have a cellphone and you are not from Honolulu, it would be difficult to call for a taxi, I can not find some telephone both there. Good thanks that a stranger waiting for a bus in a bus stop dialed the taxi number that was given to me from the airport.

The whole procedure just took less than 10 minutes.

The next thing that I worried about was my flight schedule in going back to Kauai Island, 3 hours of waiting in the airport but I was able to handle it by changing the flight schedule and paid $25. That's it. Jetlog

K1 Biometric Appointment at Halloween

My Biometric schedule was originally set last Oct 4, 2008 but someone called from USCIS Honolulu that my appointment will be rescheduled because there was no office on that date. Luckily, Today is the schedule October 31st, booooooh , Halloween , I wonder if they will moved this again! I am now getting ready for my flight to Honolulu at Ala Moana Blvd.

Requirements:

• I-797C, Notice of Action
• Photo Identification

All applicants must bring their passport, driver's license, national ID, or State-issued photo ID. If you appear without your identification, your biometrics will not be taken.

Cell phones, cameras, or other recording devices are not permitted.

I just have have the following identification:

• passport
• driver's license
• marriage certificate (just in case for he airport authorities if they might question me, my passport name is still my maiden name)

K1 Biometric Updates

This post is a continuation on my previous post on K1 Biometrics dated October 19, 2008 or an updates for my Biometric schedule. As mentioned on my post, I was scheduled for a Biometrics by USCIS Honolulu last October 4th, and so I have book a round trip ticket on that date. After a week, I received a call from Honolulu that my schedule will be postponed because the date of appointment has no office. (I dont know what kind of holiday). And I just need to wait for further instructions from them. I waited for almost a month and just 6 days ago, I received again a call that they can not grant my request in my mail to have my interview and biometrics at the same time. Yesterday, I got a mail from them for my final Biometrics schedule for my Adjustment of Status (AOS) application and Employment Authorization Document (EAD) on October 31, 2008 (Halloween..... Booooh).

K1 Biometrics

A biometric or biometrics identifier is an objective measurement of a physical characteristic of an individual which, when captured in a database, can be used to verify the identity or check against other entries in the database. The best known biometric is the fingerprint, but others include facial recognition and iris scans.

For those who entered the United States under K1 Visa, upon submitting or filing your Adjustment of Status to the USCIS the Biometric fee is included in the check. (Refer to AOS Checklist below.)

I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status
Check: Payment in the amount of $1010 (Biometrics fee included)
Copy of Form I-797 Notice of Action (Approval Notice)
Copy of Intending Immigrant’s Birth certificate
Copy of U.S. Citizen Spouse’s Birth Certificate
Copy of passport (Biographical Page) with non immigrant K1visa
Copy of form I-94 (front and back)
Copy of Marriage Certificate
Medical form I-693A(in sealed envelope)
Form G-325A, Biographic Information Sheet Two (2) passport size pictures
I-864 Affidavit of Support
Federal income tax return, including W-2 for 2007
Letter of employment
Copy of most recent pay stubs
Copy of passport page (US Citizen husband)
Copy of recent Bank StatementI-765 Application for Employment Document
Copy of passport (Biographical Page), with nonimmigrant K1 visa
Copy of form I-94 (front and back)▪ Copy of Marriage Certificate
Two (2) passport size

As soon as the USCIS received your application, you will receive a mail from them called the Notice of Action, I-797C. In my Case, I applied Permanent Resident Status and Employment Authorization Document (EAD) and I already received my NOA. Few days later, I also received a mail from USCIS Honolulu for my Biometric schedule. I then booked and reserved a plane ticket to Honolulu but after 1 week I received a phone call that my Biometrics will be re-scheduled because according to them my appointment date has no office and I need to wait for further instructions or notice. I tried called the office but I failed to contact them, so I wrote a mail to them to request that my biometrics schedule and my interview will be on the same date. Waiting for more than 4 weeks, I finally got a call that they received my mail but they can not grant my request because I need to have my biometrics first. They will mail me a noitice for my schedule.


So guys, will keep you updated for my biometric experiences soon. Thanks for reading.

Adjustment of Status AOS Cover Letter

Nature of the submission: I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status

Date____________

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

P.O. Box 805887

Chicago, IL 60680- 4120

To Whom It May Concern:

Enclosed please find Form I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, Form I-864 Affidavit of Support, Form I-765 Application for Employment Authorization and all supporting documents for my wife, ________________ (name of you wife)
(Maiden Name: ______)

Contents includes:

I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status

Check: Payment in the amount of $1010 (Biometrics fee included)

Copy of Form I-797 Notice of Action (Approval Notice)▪ Copy of Intending Immigrant’s Birth certificate
Copy of U.S. Citizen Spouse’s Birth Certificate
Copy of passport (Biographical Page) with non immigrant K1visa

Copy of form I-94 (front and back)

Copy of Marriage Certificate

Medical form I-693A(in sealed envelope)

Form G-325A, Biographic Information Sheet

Two (2) passport size pictures I-864 Affidavit of Support

Federal income tax return, including W-2 for 2007

Letter of employment

Copy of most recent pay stubs

Copy of passport page (US Citizen husband)

Copy of recent Bank Statement I-765 Application for Employment Document

Copy of passport (Biographical Page), with non immigrant K1 visa

Copy of form I-94 (front and back)

Copy of Marriage Certificate

Two (2) passport size pictures

Copies of documents submitted are exact photocopies of unaltered documents and I understand that I may be required to submit original documents to an Immigration or Consular officer at a later date.Sincerely,


______________ (name and signature)
PETITIONER

Sample Cover Letter for Removal of Conditions

K1 Visa Social Security Number Application

A Social Security Number (SSN) is a 9-digit number issued to citizens, permanent residents and temporary working residents. You can visit the nearest Social Security Administration office for more information and details on how to get one.

For K1 Visa Applicants Requirements:

1. Birth Certificate


2. Passport


3. I-94 (Departure Record)

However, while visiting and reading in the forum, I have learned some issues regarding applying for SSN before or after marriage.

I have some friends who already got their SSN before marriage including me. But after marriage, you need to go back to the SSA office to change name, and then my problems comes in. Below is my post in the forum regarding this issue:

The first guy who entertained me to come back and bring my passport,I-94, and BC because at that time we were just inquiring. My reason for having an SSN is for I was taking a short term course .

On the following day, another staff was there, the lady told us that she cannot issue it to me, and she asked the her colleague about it and they were looking for some guidelines but after few minutes, she said it is not possible so we went home. But we did not give up, we still go to the SSA and we saw the guy who first entertained us was there, so we told him about the problem, he issue gave me the receipt and was told to wait for mail. and so i got after few days, I got my SSN before the marriage, he told me to come back to the office and bring our marriage certificate to change the name. So after having the documents we went back to SSA office, and same guy who entertained us was on duty at that time....... and told us to wait for the mail to come. When I got the mail, I was surprised, below is the letter:

We cannot give you a Social Security Card at this time because:

The Department of Homeland Security is unable to verify the immigration document you submitted as evidence of your lawful alien status. You should contact that agency to clarify your current immigration status.Please come and see us when you received your I-766 or I-551.............

How could this be? I have friends in the forum that they got their SSN when they applied for it right after their marriage. Confusing........

K1 Visa Checklist

The Petitioner

1. Properly signed

Form I-129F

G-325 A and

any accompanying addendums

G-28

letters of intent to marry

2. Proof of genuine relationship
US Citizen's explaination of meeting/relationship (brief description of how you and your fiance/e met and how your relationship developed. Date and sign the letter on the bottom page.
Birth Certificate
Passport
Divorce decree, annulment or death certificates (if any)
2 passport style color photos

Provide copies of evidence that you and your fiancé(e) have personally met. (Pictures, photocopy of Receipts, photocopy of Boarding pass. For photos m you should include information at the back of the photo (month, year, city, country) and what are you doing in the photo. Personal correspondence (email, receipts, mails, chat logs).Telephone bills/communication documents. Engagement ring receipts, congratulatory cards. Print copies of dating website.

3. $170 fee

The Petitionee

1. letter of intent to marry
2. Birth certificate
3. Submit a completed and signed Form G-325A
4. Give USCIS a passport-style color photograph

You must file the Petition for Alien Fiancé(e), Form I-129F, with the Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) office that serves the area where you live

The Receipts

Another important evidence for a genuine relationship is keeping all the receipts related to your relationship.

Examples are:

• money transfer



• hotel accomodition



• beach resorts



• plane tickets / boarding pass of his /her visit



• Engagement ring receipts



• And any receipts made while you are together.
  
  

Anybody is welcome to post additional information in this regard via comment

The Engagement

Engagement is another proof of a genuine relationship that you can show during the interview or serves as the petitioner's evidence in filing your Visa application. Although you can do it in any ways but there are some tips or sample of an engagement party below:

• Tell your parents, relatives and friends about when, where and what is going on. Send invitation if necessary.



• Decide for a venue, for instance, in your house, in a beach, restaurant and other places you might think that is it the best location for your party.



• Buy an engagement ring, usually he would want you to choice the ring in any price you like (if he can afford).



• If you decide for an engagement party in a beach and park resort and not in your hometown or city, prepare for the transfortation of your family and friends who wanted to come.



• Be sure to identify that number of persons who wanted to come to estimate the expenses for entrance fee, transfortations, foods and etc.



• Meet the resort manager / resort in charge to discuss the party and menu and to agree on the price.



• Ask your close friends, relatives to prepare a small program during that day. (Opening prayer, presentations, short talks from parents, friends and relatives, giving of ring and the emcee).



• Lastly, don't forget to take pictures as many as you can.
  

How was your engagement?

Let's Meet

One of the basic requirements of filing a Fiancé Visa (K-1) on behalf of your fiancé is that you both have met in person within the past two years.

During his/her visit be sure to have photos together as many as you can. For instance, make the pictures cheek to cheek, with your arms around each other, and look like you are having a good time. Take also pictures together with your family, friends and colleagues. Have pictures in different seasons. Take note of the dates, place and who are with you or what occasions are the photos taken or take pictures with the date imprinted in the photos. Making a caption at the back of the photo is a way or use your creative skills for giving a caption in you photos. You may show 6 or more photos if you like but be sure to have good photos together with your fiance/fiancee.
How was his/her first visit?

Proof of Communication

When applying for K1 visa, it is essential to keep all proof of communications between you and or fiancee or his/her family. Some example of proof of communication are the following:
letters
cards
printed chat logs/archives
emails
telephone bills showing your telephone/mobile number
Internet call history (skype, YM, MSN, etc)
It is not nessary to print all the proof of communication day by day or every time you have communication. Postal mails should be kept in preparation for the interview.
Important note to remember: Do not assume that the name you used in all your letters or emails are your married name, use your single status name.

The Profiles

If you met him/her in a dating website, what are your profiles?

His Profile

I am a good dancer. I like being on small boats for fun. I am very active. I go to bed at 8:30pm and get up at 5am every day. I like a lot of quite time at home. I have a strong spiritual practice and can join my wife in any religion. I need a wife to keep our home clean and neat, cook a variety of foods well and meet our basic needs for love. I am NOT good at organizing things. I do not have great social skills. I am strictly a one woman man. I want to stay married till death do us part. It is important to me that my wife be pleasant looking to me. I like a ready natural smile. I like a slim person. I like a person who is a one man woman. I like a woman who can enjoy time on her own with her own female friends and activities. I live on the Island of Kaua’i in Hawai’i where there is a nice Filipino community. I am financially stable with a pension that continues for both me and my wife. I do NOT want to have or live with children. I need a woman who is spiritual or religious to a mild or moderate amount. The ages of mid thirties and up might be good for my wife. A younger person might be OK if she was very sure about NOT wanting children. I have excellent health and want the same in my wife. Being good spouses to each other may help us to stay that way!

My Profile

I am small dark and ugly. Looking for those who are looking for me.

How did you met?

How did you meet him/her?


Internet (online games, online dating site, chat rooms, childhood sweetheart, somethere in your place, in another country, at work, introduce by relatives, friends, former classmate, etc...)
Bar/LoungeYour typical, "We saw each other from across the room...."


We met on Yahoo Personals. I came across his profile and Imed him for the heck of it....little did I know that it would be the best risk I ever took. We chatted for 3 weeks...met at the different starbucks (he finally came over to the right one) on the first date...he moved 120 miles away and changed jobs to be with me. and now we're getting married...and he's graduating with his BA in Political Science six months later. I made him go to school when we met 2-1/2 years ago and he's been doing school full time and working full time ever since.I love my sweetie!


Me and Jared met on a site called HotorNot! It's a site where you post your pic, and people rate it. You also have a chance to request to talk to that person, if they approve of you. Well, I guess we both thought each other was "HOT" so more than 2 years later, the rest is history.
We met in high school. A chemistry class, actually. (I almost never tell people that, they make so many bad jokes!). He was the only boy who didn't talk to me. (I was a little self centered then!)

Adjustment of Status Checklist

After posting my K1 Visa Timeline, I feel I need to post my Adjustment of Status Timeline. But it will be done in 2-3 months since I have just submitted my AOS package. Below are the contents of my AOS package together with a cover letter.

• I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status
• Check: Payment in the amount of $1010 (Biometrics fee included)
• Copy of Form I-797 Notice of Action (Approval Notice)
• Copy of Intending Immigrant’s Birth certificate
• Copy of U.S. Citizen Spouse’s Birth Certificate
• Copy of passport (Biographical Page) with nonimmigrant K1visa
• Copy of form I-94 (front and back)
• Copy of Marriage Certificate
• Medical form I-693A(in sealed envelope)
• Form G-325A, Biographic Information SheetTwo (2) passport size pictures
• I-864 Affidavit of Support
• Federal income tax return, including W-2 for 2007
• Letter of employment
• Copy of most recent pay stubs
• Copy of passport page (US Citizen husband)
• Copy of recent Bank StatementI-765 Application for Employment Document
• Copy of passport (Biographical Page), with nonimmigrant K1 visa
• Copy of form I-94 (front and back)▪ Copy of Marriage Certificate
• Two (2) passport size

Address:

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

P.O. Box 8085887

Chicago, IL 60680-4120

Follow this link for my cover letter sample.

K1 Visa : Changing Visa Delivery Address

This page is for K1 Visa applicants from Philippines.

After K1 Visa Interview, the applicant will be given a pink form for Visa Delivery. Look for the Delbros booth in the corner within the interview hall and fill up the forms for your visa delivery and pay for the corresponding amount in depending on your location and province. It usually takes more days if you are in the province but in case you are in a hurry to get the visa and wanted to change your visa delivery address, it is POSSIBLE to change. And below is my experience:

In my case, when I was in the US embassy for the sumission of my Police Certificate, I also
went to Delbros booth to ask if it is possible to change the address of my visa delivery and stating the reason/s and the staff gave me a small paper with the pocredure on HOW to change visa delivery address:

1. Photocopy of your ID
2. Photocopy of your receipt from Delbros after your internview for visa delivery
3. Letter of request
4. Another form from Delbros ( similar to the form that we filled up but this time write the NEW address)

Then process to Delbros Pavilion Gate 4 in the US Embassy when you are done with the requirements. Submit it to Delbros booth and they will accpet it EXCEPT that the amount you paid on your first address will not be refunded. NO MORE ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS REQUIRED!

If you have questions or comments or if you want to add somothing to this post, please feel free to post in comment. Thanks

Tips on Applying K1 Visa : Administrative Review

The US embassy sets application procedure for K1 visa applicants and it can be accesssed in thier website. Although K1 visa applicants have specifics procedures to follow but each applicant have unique experiences. Being aware of each procedure increases that chances of visa approval. There are applicants that complied all the requirements and were given the visa right after the interview. But there were also K1 visa applicant that were under Administrative Review , they call it AR. If you were given a pink slip and a whilte slip after the interview, it means that you are under AR . It can be seen in the white form the reason/s for your AR and the procedures on how to comply the required additional documents for administrative review. The length of time for AR varies from case to case.

Here are some reasons for AR:

1. If you pay delbros from 3 weeks before your interview or if you pay the delbros on the interview date. You MUST pay delbros at least month the interview to avoid delay.At that time the USEM can verify your Birth Certificate and Cenomar (Certificate of no marriage) at the National Statistics Office before your Interview. Procedures on how to pay delbros are also in the US embassy website.

2. Needs Additional supporting documents. Examples are photos together, proof of engagement, trips together proof relationship and more.

3. If your fiance/e income/saving is low and needs co-sponsor. Refer to the Affidavit of Support

4. If you stayed/work/ studied abroad for 6 months or more, you need a Police Certificate from that country and take note that Police Certificate takes 2-3 months waiting. So apply PC to the nearest consulate/embassy if this applies to you. Don't forget to bring your passport/s and you will be assisted for the procedures in getting the police certificate.

That's all for now. Additional Info about on K1 visa under administrative review is appreciate.

K1 Visa Timeline 2008

Visa TimelineMay 20, 2007 - Meet in FH
July 06, 2007 - First Visit
July 14, 2007 - Engagement Party
July 18, 2007 - Back to HI
Sept 10, 2007- Filed Petition
Feb 13, 2008- Petition Approved
Mar 14, 2008- NVC Email Approval to USEM
Mar 27, 2008- Received email from from Visa Information Service after fiance’s call
April 21 - 22 ,2008- St. Luke medical exam
April 23,2008- BIG DAY - My interview schedule ( AR - Police Certificate )

—- May 2, 2008 - Got my Police Certificate at Japanese Embassy
—- May 6, 2008 - Submit the Police Certificate and Passport at US embassy- Change my Visa Delivery Address

May 9, 2008 - Date Visa Issued
May 12, 2008 - Received message from Delbros for my visa delivery
May 13, 2008 - Received my Visa
May 14, 2008 - CFO (second time for sticker)
May 15, 2008 - Booked for Hawaii flight at 7 pm.
ALOHA
May 22, 2008 - Took Driving Test - Just made it Passed
August 10, 2008 - Wedding Date

Thank You

I love knowing that our relationship grows deeper and sweeter everyday.
When I think of us - and of all the things the two of us bring to our relationship - I am so incredibly thankful.
I am thankful ... that our two paths converged and that such a perfect companion was waiting there for me.
I am thankful ... that the nicest, sweetest, most wonderful person there could ever be... is here beside me in so many ways. You warm up even the cloudiest of times, inspire those "mmm..." kind of dreams in my days, and gvie my hopes a place they love to come home to.
I am thankful... that I can open up to you and share every side of me, every facet of my life and my personality, and that you are so understanding, so supportive, and so good at making me realize that you are willing to accept me for what I am. That kind of reassurance is priceless to me and I will treasure that feeling forever.
I am thankful... that my wishes and my tomorrows and my smiles never seemed as hopeful or as happy or as bright.
So please... allow me to thank you for being my love, my desire, my dream come true, and the very best thing in my life.
I Can't Even Begin to Count
All the Joys You've Given Me