Good News!!

I got my EAD card in the mail yesterday!! Finally after waiting 2 months...now all I have to wait is my green card... :)

K1: Fees

  

***For K2 additional payment of $131 on top of the $131 for the visa application fee

K1: NOA1 ; I-797C Notice of Action Sample

K1: NOA2 ; I-797 Notice of Action Sample

Helpful Tips on Military Expedites

- You don't have to wait 4-6 months for NOA2 if your Fiance/Fiancee is deploying

- You can expedite NVC process

- You can expedite AOS process

- You can ask for your Fiance/Fiancee's Supervisor to draft a letter of deployment if he/she has not received orders yet

MILITARY EXPEDITE REQUEST

Petitioner’s Address

United States Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

California Service Center

P. O. Box 30111

Laguna Niguel, CA 92607-0111 (Processing Center Address here California or Vermont)

Date:

Subject: Request expedition of I-129F due to Military Assignment and Deployment

To Whom It May Concern:

I John James Doe am currently assigned to the (Unit or Squadron of Petitioner). My unit is based in (US State or Country). I respectfully request the petition for my fiancée (Beneficiary’s Name) to be expedited due to my current overseas assignment and deployment schedule. The unit I am assigned to will be deployed several times in the next 18 months. The length of deployment may range from 1-6 months. I am requesting that my petition be expedited to allow time to complete the visa process, apply for her Adjustment of Status and to integrate her into a new culture before my deployments commence. The expedition of my case will benefit My Fiancée and me and the US (Guard/AirForce/Navy/Army). Currently my petition is pending at the California Service Center with a Receipt Number of (NOA1 case number). Your assistance in this matter is very much appreciated. 

Very Respectfully,

John J. Doe

USCIS Helpful Links and Numbers

 To check your case status online:

https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/Dashboard.do

To check your status by phone: (Non military) 1-800-375-5283

Military Help Line: 1-877-CIS-4MIL (1-877-247-4645)

**Members of the military and their families may call to receive assistance with immigration-related questions such as Military Expedites, Inquiries, Case Status updates, Change of Address etc.

I-129F Cover Letter

 

(Petitioner’s Address here)

United States Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Vermont Service Center
75 Lower Welden Street
St. Albans, VT 05479-0001

(Date Here)

Nature of the submission: I-129F ORIGINAL SUBMISSION

To Whom It May Concern:

Enclosed please find my Form I-129F, Petition for K-1 Fiancée visa for (Beneficiary’s Name Here), and supporting documents.

Contents include:

- Payment in the amount of $ 455.

- I-129F - G-325A and passport style photo (Petitioner)

- G-325A and passport style photo (Beneficiary and child)

- Birth certificate/US Passport (Petitioner)

- Letter certifying intent to marry (Petitioner and Beneficiary)

- Proof of having met in person in the past two years

- Proof of ongoing relationship

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.

  
Signed,

(Petitioner’s name)

For Military Expedite Letter of Deployment

Recipe: Lumpia Shanghai

This is one of my all-time favorite that my mom always cook in the philippines...

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground pork
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 1 sweet carrot, grated
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 2  teaspoons black pepper
• 1 1/2 tablespoons garlic powder
• 1 tablespoons salt
• 1 (16 ounce)Lumpia wrapper or spring roll wrappers
  
• 1 1/2 quarts oil for frying

Directions

1. In a Large bowl, combine ground pork, ground beef, onion, and carrot. Make sure to completely mix everything. I suggest getting down and dirty and use your hands. Knead the meat in the bowl if you must. Gradually blend in the soy sauce , black pepper, garlic powder, and salt until all ingredients are evenly distributed.
2. Lay out a few wrappers at a time on a flat surface, and place about 2 tablespoons of the filling in a line down the center of the wrapper. Make sure the filling is no thicker than your thumb, or the wrapper will cook faster than the meat. Take the bottom and top edges of the wrapper and fold them towards the center. Take the left and right sides, and fold them towards the center. Moisten the last edge of the wrapper to seal. Now repeat using the rest of the wrappers, and have hubby or the kids help you out.
3. Heat the oil in a deep-fryer or heavy skillet to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Fry 3 or 4 lumpia at a time. Fry for about 3 or 4 minutes, turning once. Lumpia are cooked through when they float, and the wrapper is golden brown.  
4. If you are using spring roll wrappers, its best to brush it with olive oil then bake
5. Cut in half, or serve as is with dipping sauce. My hubby likes to eat this with Mang Tomas all purpose sauce.
   

Our Story

Justin and I met online around July 2008. We officially became a couple on November 2008 and met for the first time when Justin went to the Philippines on March 2009. He filed I-129F Petition for Alien Fiancee for me on May 2009. We requested for an expedite and received approval for the petition on July 2009. Our case was then forwarded to the US embassy in Manila and I successfully passed my interview and received my visa on August 2009. I left for the U.S. on September 20, 2009. Justin and I got married on October 23, 2009 in Chicago :)