Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-129F docs, I-130 NOA1 questions	Hello, I hope someone can help shed some light on this process. Here are my 2 questions, for now... 1) I sent my I-130 to the Chicago lock box on Jan. 11, but haven't received the NOA1 yet, nor have they cashed my check. Should I be concerned? The VJ Guide says it takes 2-3 weeks, but it has been over 4 weeks... 2) I'm prepping my I-129F packet so it can go in the mail as soon as I receive the NOA1. I noticed that many of the documents are identical to the ones I submitted with the I-130, which makes things easy. BUT, is it okay to submit a clear PHOTOCOPY of my wife's G-325A (Biographical Info), or do I need another original with her signature written in ink? I ask because she is in Costa Rica, and it will take some time to get an original from her... Thank you! Rob	pavoverde	Male	Costa Rica	2008-02-12 18:48:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	HELP: error on marriage certificate	Thank you to EVERYONE who posted replies! Well, in case anyone is interested... My wife and I went back-and-forth with the lawyer who screwed up the Marriage Certificate process in Costa Rica, and he again tried to get me to mail him my Passport so his "friend" at the airport could stamp it to show that I was actually in CR on the date printed on our Marriage Cert. I don't think so! When he realized we were going to file an official complaint against him with the CR government, he decided to help us, and has begun the process of getting our Marriage Cert reprinted with the correct date. And, yes, my wife and I are in contact with the Civil Registry to make sure this is in the works. Well, since it could take up to 6 months to have a new Marriage Cert printed, here is what I've done. The lawyer gave us copies of his "Protocolo", which is the official ledger of his office's legal proceedings. It shows the description of our marriage, the correct (Aug. 11) date, and the signature of my wife and I as well as of two witnesses. In addition, we have a copy of the letter the lawyer wrote to the Civil Registry when he filed his request to have our Marriage Cert. amended. So, on Jan. 12, I mailed in my I-130 packet, with all of the above evidence and an explanatory letter, and I'm now waiting and crossing my fingers. It has been over 4 weeks, and I don't know if I should be nervous that I haven't heard anything. I know they received my packet on Jan. 14 (via Return Receipt), but USCIS hasn't cashed my check yet. Is that normal? Again, thank you to everyone for your support! This site is great - helps me feel a little less stressed about the whole crazy process...	pavoverde	Male	Costa Rica	2008-02-12 18:19:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	HELP: error on marriage certificate	Hello, I'm hoping someone can help me with a nightmare of a situation... My wife and I were married in Costa Rica in August 2007. At the time, our lawyer (it was a civil marriage) gave us a copy of the unofficial marriage certificate he was to file with the Civil Registry, and it had the correct date (August 11) on it. After a month or so, he told us there was an error on it and that he had to resubmit the form [NOTE: we now don't believe him, and think he may have lost the original...]. Unfortunately, when he resubmitted the form, he wrote the incorrect date for our wedding (September 8) on it, but told us it would be fixed at the Registry. Well, as you can probably guess, we just received the official marriage certificate and it has the INCORRECT DATE on it! The problem is that I was not in Costa Rica on September 8, and all of our affidavits and photos have August 11 on them... Our incompetent-scum-of-a-lawyer is not doing anything to help because he knows this will most likely result in a suspension of his license (FYI, he actually suggested I alter my Passport so the dates line up. Oh, and he wants me to destroy my copy of the original unofficial certificate... not a chance!!!). My wife (who is still in Costa Rica) contacted the Civil Registry and explained the problem, and they have told her that it will take EIGHT MONTHS to correct the certificate (red tape, investigation, etc.). We are devastated because that could mean a total of at least FOURTEEN more months before we are together here in the States! So, I am tossing this out there to see if anyone has any ideas for us. For example, I am assuming that even with our photos, affadavits and other evidence that we are truly married (including our copy of the unofficial marriage certificate that was filled out at our ceremony), our K-3 process will be halted at some point due to the error on our official marriage certificate. Does anyone know if there is a legal way to plead our case with USCIS to prove that we are genuinely married and should be permitted to obtain the K-3 Visa without having to wait the 8 months for the Costa Rican government to fix our marriage certificate? Thank you for any help anyone can provide... ~Rob P.S. - I have NOT started any USCIS process (i.e., form I-130) yet...	pavoverde	Male	Costa Rica	2007-11-27 23:42:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Costa Rica embassy	Don't know if it's too late for this info, but... My wife DID use the immunizations she rec'd in Costa Rica. Essentially, she brought a copy of her immunization record (from her personal doctor) to the Medical appt. and they only gave her shots for the ones she was missing. As for your other questions, I don't recall, but if you still need the info, just email me and I can look at my records. We did this last Fall, and the details are fuzzy (or have been replaced by the red tape of working on her Residency status). Good luck! Rob QUOTE (dcrespo314 @ May 27 2009, 04:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> im hoping that someone here has had to deal with the Costarican consulate, my question is simple when it comes time for the medical and vaccinations if my fiancee has already had some of the shots required when she was a kid and in school will she be able to use those, (baring that she finds the proof that she took them) or will she have to take them again? Aslo am i missing anything from the list of things that we will need for the interview? Paper's she needs from me (Petitioner) - Approval letter from USCIS (noa-2) - I-134 form - 2008 taxes - Original I-129 form - New and old letter of intent to marry - Evidence of on-going relationship (Pictures, purchased airline tickets, phone bill, email conversations) Papers she need from herself (Benefitionary) - DS 230 form - Two copies of the DS 156 forms (Are one of these forms electronic or will she receive an hard copy for all three?) - Copy of DS 156K - New and old letter of intent to marry (Translated) - Medical exams - Required vaccinations - Police report of were she has lived for the past 6 years - Birth Certificate (Translated) thanks for any help	pavoverde	Male	Costa Rica	2009-06-29 23:48:00