Immigration Forum / USA Marriage Base / July 2003

I'm confused and could sure use some clear thinking.
Is a 601 waiver necessary even for an overstay of less than 6 months?
I'm preparing a 212 (reapply) application due to wife's prior
deportation/expedited removal.  The consulate officer at our K3

Hi, Everyone! My husband and I just filed for AOS in Philadelphia this week.  
If anyone has any questions that we can answer about them, we'd be happy to do
it.  
    I have one question, though. The officer threw around alot of papers, then

I'm so happy & thankful. Thankful, thankful, thankful.
My fiancée is here.
We flew into JFK on Sat 7/19 arriving about 6pm from Montego Bay
Jamaica and sailed thru the process as easy as pie - no problem.

I just received the latest VSC Processing Time Report from AILA (Thank
you AILA). You can visit my page located at,
http://members.aol.com/MDUdall/sctimes.htm if you are
interested in seeing the Vermont Service Center Processing Time Report

My approved I-129 received at National Visa Center this
morning......takes about 2-4 weeks to be forwarded to Ho Chi Minh City.
I hope everything runs smooth from here.
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I couldnt believe my eyes when I checked the BCIS website today....and I
didnt want to because I thought it would be in vein...but I did...and
yes....yesssssss...its there!!!!! We are approved!!!!! After 149 days of
pain and helplessness and anger and desperatness...we are approved!

Hi Family,
We are currently looking over the adjustment of status forms and have
the following questions:
FORM 1: PROCESSING SHEET FOR FORM I-485

Hi ALL!!
What da F is going on? My fiancee arrived here two weeks ago and still
no sign of the social security - what da f is going on?
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I am looking into the consular interview process, and according to the
London US embassy, I will need to take with me the original I-797 -- is
this the second NOA?  I am just surprised that I have not heard of it
before.....

We've just got the first NOA (7-21-03) from Nebraska and they've put
the usual 150 - 180 day wait on it.  I'm planning to visit my fiance
in September and I'm concerned that, as we've started the visa
process, I'll get turned away at the POA.

My fiance' got his k-1 visa today...after waiting 78 days since his
interview for them to further check out our case (to see if we had
already gotten married, or if I'd been married before).  I am so, so,
so, so, so, so, so  happy and thankful to God for this birthday present

Parents are cosponsors.They are in the apartment rental
bussiness....their income is from the rents received from their units.
We provided 3 years income tax  filings amounting to over 300 pages
professionally done  very complete and detailed. If the amount of their

This is just a silly/scared question...
Does anyone know if the BCIS sends your entire application, all the
support and pictures and everything to the Consulate?
My file was massive---nearly 3 inches thick.  I'm trying to explain to

I know it's a waiting game with Nebraska....My Fiancé and I are in it !!!!
NOA1 21st April 2003
NOA2 ????? Maybe Sept or Oct if we are lucky!
Anyway, My future father in law is very ill and was diagnosed with Cancer

My wife (K1 fiance) sent in her AOS (Chicago) on DEC 2001.
She was fingerprinted in April 2002.
Now (July 2003) she received another letter to have her fingerprints taken.
I thought you only went in once for fingerprints. Is this normal procedure?