Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	last one...i promise...just need more help	QUOTE (Old Dominion @ Jan 6 2009, 09:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The 1-130 you file for your husband should include your/his baby son, so long as it can be proven that you are the mother and they are father and son. That way, everything happens together. There is no other way to handle it. The real question is what country's passport will they have? That's an issue that can't be resolved in the U.S.A. Perhaps your husband could talk with the Pakistani Embassy in Manila and get one for the son. Thank you...I have been advised from an immigration lawyer, fellow VJers and i think i called USCIS before the holidays if i need to send one for each...one I 130 for my husband and one I 130 for my son, i will call and double check again. i asked one of my co workers and he said he send only one I 130 for his wife...and them when his daughter was born he called and asked them to put his daughter too...but he was not a citizen but an LPR only. my son can get a pakistani or filipino passport but i think better to get a filipino passport... any one else?	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-01-06 21:41:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	last one...i promise...just need more help	hi everyone. i hope i can get answers in posting my situation here...i Have a son...i am the mother and a natural born american citizen...i was born in the united states...i did not grow up in the US...i grew in the philippines. my mom was working in new york when she had me but decided to live in the philippines when i was still an infant. i never gave up my american citizenship and i never got filipino citizenship. so basically i was an american growing up in the philippines. i only spent vacations, holidays and summers in america while i was growing up. i am married to a pakistani...we met in the philippines ( he is on a student visa). i gave birth to our son last 2007 in the philippines. i tried to get CRBA and a US passport for him because i am am american citizen and I am his biological mother. but the consular in the us embassy in manila, philippines said my son can not claim his us citizenship because i have not been present in the united states for 5 years prior to his birth...she adviced that i should petition my son if he wanted to come to the united states with me, meaning he should get a filipino/pakistani passport for his immigrant visa. well, my family and i decided for me to come to america first and establish domicile here. so i left my husband and son back in the philippines. i got a job and i have been away and living here for 7 months now. and i want to petition my husband and son. i know that i have to file separate I 130's for each, one for my son and one for my husband...the thing that worried me the most is that my son's will probably take only a couple of months and his visa will be ready much earlier than his fathers...after all my son is only a child...and i researched that it would not even take more than 5 months for my son to get his immigrant visa. and when he does get his immigrant visa, and enters the US it will not be very hard to get his citizenship because he will be in my custody (USC parent custody). of course i want my family here but i am working...i work at hospitals and if my son's visa comes earlier than his fathers...how can i take care of him (a 1 year old) alone and go to work. i wanted my husband to come first and maybe after 3 months my son...so i will see if my husband can get a job here too and so we can manage out finances before my son comes...of course we want a place well establish for my son when he enters the U.s. I am assembling our package and i have most documents with me already. but i am torn about whether i should already do my son's with my husbands I 130...im sure my husbands will be a longer journey because he might run into some A.P. (administrative processing) and i dont want him to be left behind. i tried asking some immigration lawyers but they did not give me an good answer...most of them just commercializing for me to hire their law firm... i asked that if my send both I 130s at the same time...would my son's affect his fathers by maybe speeding up the process? or what if i send my husbands now and my son's 2 -3 months later so their visa will be issued together? please help and advice....i know its a little personal but i want to hear your opinions... also have a couple of questions regarding filing out the I 130...if i decide to do my husbands and son's I 130 and send together..one for each...in the last question... 1. If separate petitions are also being submitted for other relatives, give names of each and relationship. (for example this is my husbands I 130)... Name of son...(my son/child)????? 2. Have you ever before filed a petition for this or any other alien? YES (obviously my son) If "Yes," give name, place and date of filing and result........ Son's name, (place)--don't know yet because im still sending the initial I 130's for each, both of their I 130's going together...(date...the date when i signed their I 130;s??) please help! greatly appreciated	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-01-06 21:18:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Is there any CSC filers out there?	HI TO BRIAN! oh my goodness, when i was reading what you, i cried...literally i cried! same situation like everyone here... but i feel your pain because i am away from my son too...i can imagine it being tough for a father to be away from his son but a mother to her child? yup, that's me...i couldnt bring my son with me to the united states because i did not meet with the physical requirements of 5 years livng in america even though Im a USC...so my son's back home in the philippines with his father pakistani...waiting for me. i work like crazy too...picking up shifts at the hospital just to pay the forms and save up for them! let's just all hope for better days...better days to be with our families soon! oh yeah...brian...your american right? and u live here in the US probably your entire life...you son's suppose to be american too!	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2008-12-23 03:22:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I 130 Questions	ahadhayat...its good you are getting your package back! i have a question...what envelope did you use to put all your documents in? just a regular brown envelope and addressed it to the USCIS? i stopped by the post office today to ask what type of package shipping they do...i think ill go with the one that has the confirmation delivery receipt...the lady said they would let me know if they have sent it already...its only a additional 60 cents...i just want to make my documents are received...is the tracking number for priority mail only?	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-01-07 18:04:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I 130 Questions	princess, you were right about the address, i don't know why the zip code was different...thanks for pointing it out...i double checked with the uscis website...	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-01-07 14:07:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I 130 Questions	If you are the petitioner and you reside in Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, U.S. Virgin Islands, West Virginia, or District of Columbia and you are filing only Form I-130, mail the petition to the USCIS Lockbox Facility. The address is as follows: USCIS P.O. Box 804616 Chicago, IL 60680-4107 this is from: http://www.uscis.gov.../I-130instr.pdf	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-01-07 14:03:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I 130 Questions	i was only going to send my birth certificate but better safe than sorry so ill send a copy of my US passport too...do you think the visas stamped on my passport will affect my petition? they are only visas used for tourism...like brazil and hong kong?	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-01-07 00:21:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I 130 Questions	Copy of the full Birth certificate (front and back) for the US Citizen or a copy of ALL pages of the US Citizen's passport. This is used to establish citizenship.	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-01-07 00:12:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I 130 Questions	5. Copy of my U.S Passport to prove U.S citizenship...all pages i think are needed!	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-01-07 00:10:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I 130 Questions	QUOTE (ahadhayat @ Jan 6 2009, 09:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> MA is my residense...i just saw that i was reading the OLD instructions..damn Hi dear I live in MA too! I will sending hpefully this month or the latest next month...this is the address: --o Petitioners who reside in AL, AR, CT, DL, FL, GA, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OK, PA, Puerto Rico, RI, SC, TN, TX, VT, VA, U.S. Virgin Islands, WV, or District of Columbia are encouraged to file their stand-alone Form I-130 with the Lockbox using the following address: USCIS P.O. Box 804616 Chicago, IL 60680-1029 im planning to send mine with a tracking number just to make sure... lets keep in touch! will start our own thread! january 2009 filers! good luck! where is your spouse from	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-01-06 22:45:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I 130 Questions	where exactly did you send it? where is your state of residence?	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-01-06 21:26:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I 130 Questions	oh no...you were suppose to send it to the USCIS chicago box addresses....maybe they will send it back to you and you can resend it...	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-01-06 21:17:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I 130 Questions	i dont know if they will give her a visa...like a tourist visa? but just file the I 130 already soon... i also have a couple of questions regarding filing out the I 130...if i decide to do my husbands and son's I 130...one for each...in the last question... 1. If separate petitions are also being submitted for other relatives, give names of each and relationship. (for example this is my husbands I 130)... Name of son...(my son/child)????? 2. Have you ever before filed a petition for this or any other alien? YES (obviously my son) If "Yes," give name, place and date of filing and result........ Son's name, (place)--don't know yet because im still sending the initial I 130's for each, both of their I 130's going together...(date...the date when i signed their I 130;s??) PLEASE HELP	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-01-06 20:55:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-130 affidavitt and other questions	I dont think it matters...if you change her name or whatever. I am the petitioner (wife) but I havent changed my name yet to my husbands name and my passport is still the same...people maintain their maiden names here even if they are married...	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-01-08 08:25:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	how do i give them my email?	how dooes the USCIS know the email address of the petitioner? its not on the I 130 form or the G235a form? will i have to register online for them to know my email and so i can recieve updates on my casE??	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-01-08 21:57:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	labels on evidences of a bona fide marriage?	what about pictures? how did anyone label theirs?	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-01-09 10:43:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	labels on evidences of a bona fide marriage?	do i have to label my evidences such as...this is my life insurance for my husband, copy of money transfer i sent to my husband, copy of our son;s birth certifcate, pictures of me and my husband together? or just list them down in the cover letter and put them in that order?	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-01-09 10:16:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	what if i didnt change my maiden name to my husbands family name?	QUOTE (Dan & Juan @ Jan 10 2009, 09:55 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (taj'samericanwife @ Jan 9 2009, 09:56 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> i have not put my husbands family name to my maiden name. i mean i am still using my maiden name even though i am married already. i just thought it would be a hassle and too much paperwork to change my name...like put a hyphen or not or make my maiden name my middle name etc...and i have my ssn number in my maiden name plus my passport is still valid until 2012 so we wanted to just change my name in 2012...would this affect my petition for CR1-ir1 for my husband? our son has my maiden name though...his middle name is my maiden name...any comments? Hmm good question. I asked my wife what she wanted to do about name change, for me was not an issue. She said no she doesn't change her name, her mother did not and seems that it is normal to keep name. I said sounds good to me! I guess it is a big deal for some people just not that important to me. I love her and happy to be married that's all that matters! ...yes no big deal for me and my husband, i was just worried that it might be a big deal to USCIS, NVC, or the consulate interviewing!...	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-01-10 09:59:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	what if i didnt change my maiden name to my husbands family name?	yes but "loving couples" also keep their maiden names and are still considered loving couples!	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-01-09 10:42:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	what if i didnt change my maiden name to my husbands family name?	thank you! wow, you surely moved fast with USCIS...3 months only? howd you do that?	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-01-09 10:17:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	what if i didnt change my maiden name to my husbands family name?	i have not put my husbands family name to my maiden name. i mean i am still using my maiden name even though i am married already. i just thought it would be a hassle and too much paperwork to change my name...like put a hyphen or not or make my maiden name my middle name etc...and i have my ssn number in my maiden name plus my passport is still valid until 2012 so we wanted to just change my name in 2012...would this affect my petition for CR1-ir1 for my husband? our son has my maiden name though...his middle name is my maiden name...any comments?	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-01-09 09:56:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	medical examination	FYI: hepatitis B is not an STD	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-01-14 10:51:00
Philippines	pakistani living in the philippines	QUOTE (geezer @ Jan 12 2009, 06:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (taj'samericanwife @ Jan 12 2009, 04:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> hi just a quick question, my husband is from pakistan but he lives in the philippines...can we do his CR-1/ir-1 process in the us embassy in the philippines, i dont want him to file thru the us embassy in pakistan and like i said he lives in the philippines...with our son... he has his valid visa, his ACR, his I card in the philippines...all legal...legal resident in the philippines You are talking about a DCF. If you went back and reestablished your residence for 6 months first you could file that way. But Both parties have to have legal residence first. Its going to be less time consuming to file the I-130 while you are here in the United States and have him do the interview in Manila rather than Islamabad. no plans to do a DCF...actually i wasn't aware of that when i was still living in the philippines with my son and husband. i was only a student that time and no one wanted to be my co sponsor...no relatives, family member...not even to help us out with paying the 355$ forms...so i decided to come back to the united states after graduation and found a job...and so will definitely be filing the I 130 thru USCIS (VSC) and thru the US embassy in the philippines for both my son and husband's interview...	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-01-12 07:11:00
Philippines	pakistani living in the philippines	hi just a quick question, my husband is from pakistan but he lives in the philippines...can we do his CR-1/ir-1 process in the us embassy in the philippines, i dont want him to file thru the us embassy in pakistan and like i said he lives in the philippines...with our son... he has his valid visa, his ACR, his I card in the philippines...all legal...legal resident in the philippines	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-01-12 04:37:00
Philippines	is there AP in the philippines?	hhhmmm...anyone share stories on being on AP in the philippines? how long did it take? details please	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-01-13 08:59:00
Philippines	is there AP in the philippines?	has anyone every experienced being on AP (ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSING AFTER THE VISA INTERVIEW)?	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-01-13 08:53:00
Philippines	affidavit of support not allowed	why do you need a co sponsor if the petitioner (USC) is already a nurse and has a job as a nurse right?	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-01-14 08:00:00
Philippines	affidavit of support not allowed	doesnt matter if she took the exams int he philippines or not...	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-01-13 10:32:00
Philippines	affidavit of support not allowed	i see...the green book? and the cd? hhhmmm....no review center?	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-01-13 09:00:00
Philippines	affidavit of support not allowed	what review books and center did she use to pass the nclex?	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-01-13 08:51:00
Philippines	Remittance..	oookkkiii dookkkiiiii	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-01-14 10:50:00
Philippines	Remittance..	hhhmmm...what about for proof of ongoing marriage? we have a son and i wanted to show i send money to my husband for our son...	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-01-14 10:41:00
Philippines	Remittance..	i am showing mine on our cr-1 petition as proof of ongoing marriage...thats because we have a son together and i hope it will seem like i am send money for out son...i sent a copy of our western union money transfer for about 200$	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-01-14 10:34:00
Philippines	white out on g325a	hi i filled out my husband's d325a and i made a mistake on the year his father was born, i told him to use "white-out" on the one digit number and put the real year...that is okay right? i think i read it somewhere we could correct the g325a or forms with white out as long as it is neatly done...	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-01-14 10:35:00
Philippines	packing things to leave for the US	i brought photocopied books for my nclex review, they didnt say anything, also burned pirated cds with the questions...just make sure u wrap them in your clothes...	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-01-14 12:26:00
Philippines	What's cheapest way to Phone home?	comwave.net low rates and you can print out the call logs!	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-01-15 09:11:00
Philippines	What's cheapest way to Phone home?	QUOTE (Eternal Love @ Jan 13 2009, 10:10 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> hi, Me and my wife use different media where there is availability in the Philippines. - YM is excellent both for video and phone talk as well chat conference and photosharing ( the only disappointment is signal interference there coz not every household has internet connections - i was using the smart and globe wireless connections before I came here and they gave me headaches ) - VONAGE which is also connected to internet since we use comcast service a lot, the vonage phone is connected to it, the # there is US Number, we are the one's paying here. - kung walang magagawa at walang internet doon e di calling cards he he he he he, we always get a good deal at www.hellocallingcards.com - $2 lang ayos na ang usapan - just watched at TFC yesterday SMART has now a magicjack style service...iniba lang ang pangalan...haaaay talaga naman..sana naman gumana ng maayos. i noticed your wifes a doctor...??? did she take the USMLE here? WHATS THE thing called from smart like magic jack	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-01-13 10:34:00
Philippines	What's cheapest way to Phone home?	magic jack retailer in the philippines? hhhmmm...i wanted to get one for my house and get another one and send it to my husband in the philippines but i would have to end up paying 20$ yearly for both phones which is 40$ each year...but then i guess it is unlimited...please give me the number of the retailer of magic jack in the philippines...maybe my husband can go see how it really works over there. we have internet at home but it would be nice if he called thru magic jack to my verizon cellphone in the us without being charged per minute!	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-01-13 08:58:00
Philippines	International calling card to the Philippines	COMWAVE.NET!	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-01-15 13:38:00
Philippines	affidavit of support	so go get a job as a nurse now! as in right now!	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-01-16 08:33:00