Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	uscis touches	QUOTE (ppb @ Nov 28 2009, 11:56 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> is it normal not to get your case touched? I've checked online for two months now, with no touches since the NOA1. I'm starting to worry. Haven't had a touch since Sept 28. I assume that is when it was logged and assigned to an adjudicator. Even had to send correct sized passport photos which they received on 16 Nov and still nothing.	Deb+Steve	Female	Australia	2009-11-29 17:13:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Taxes	I used the 2555EZ to calculate the exclusion and send to the husband. For the ID requirement for the W7 the easiest is to send a copy of the passport but it must have an Apostille to verify (if the country your spouse is from is a signatory to the Hague Convention).	Deb+Steve	Female	Australia	2010-01-23 18:28:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-130 May 2009 filers	WoW ! Unbelievable !! We received an email from USCIS on JAN 21 saying that background check is not completed and cannot move forward on your case and we have to wait 90 days before contacting them again!! FRIDAY JAN 22 I-130 APPROVED Thanks God Congrats DoctorM ...	Deb+Steve	Female	Australia	2010-01-25 01:19:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-130 and Accent Marks	'Americanise' his name as there is place on the I-130 to write his name in his 'native' alphabet.	Deb+Steve	Female	Australia	2010-01-23 18:00:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Including personal photos with I-130 petition?	This is what we sent:- The petition (of course) G325A 1 x affadavit from his Mother Divorce decrees Marriage Certificate Passport style photos Copy of passport biographic page for me Copy of his Military ID We made sure that we sent ALL the required documents, though. Had we had joint bank A/C, lease etc we most likely would have sent that too. We have plenty of photos but I'll keep that for the interview stage (if we ever get there).	Deb+Steve	Female	Australia	2010-01-24 20:22:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-129F after I-130	Don't bother with the K3 now. It is way too late. Besides, they're processing September petitions at the moment. There are a few of us from September who have just received our approvals and hopefully, the rest will follow within in the next week. Good luck ...	Deb+Steve	Female	Australia	2010-01-25 17:15:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	My wife had another kid, what now?	you are breaking the law and it's going to be very hard to get your wife and her children to the US with your name on the certificate. The way I read it, the OP only recently found out he is not the biological father and may not have known at the time of the birth. The only law breaking would be if they proceeded as is in the hope the Consulate does not ask for DNA testing.	Deb+Steve	Female	Australia	2010-01-27 21:41:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	My wife had another kid, what now?	I'm not familiar with child custody rulings in the Phillipines, but wouldn't the permission of the bioligical father (if known) be required as well? Edited by Deb+Steve, 27 January 2010 - 06:37 AM.	Deb+Steve	Female	Australia	2010-01-27 06:34:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	US citizen in USA spouse in UK	as long as its not 5 - 10 years like we were previously told! neither of us could cope with that! thank you Well, if your husband wasn't a USC then yea ... it could take that long. We are among the lucky ones even though it doesn't feel that way right now.	Deb+Steve	Female	Australia	2010-03-29 05:02:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	US citizen in USA spouse in UK	On average it is 3 months at the moment for an I-130 approval from USCIS. NVC times are really dependent upon the submission of the paperwork by the petitioner and the beneficiary, scheduling of the interview by NVC at your Consulate can be 4 weeks and up to 9 months or even longer for some Consulates. Bear in mind the 5 months processing time is only for the initial approval from USCIS not the whole process (although it is possible in some cases). VJers in the UK forum will be able to give you a better idea on the wait time for an interview in London so your question on timelines may be better posed in the regional forum. Best of luck and my sympathy for your loss ...	Deb+Steve	Female	Australia	2010-03-29 04:29:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Cover sheet	Usually after the DS-3032 is accepted. The AOS package has nothing to do with the IV bill.	Deb+Steve	Female	Australia	2010-03-30 03:42:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Cover sheet	Why did they resend me a bill for the $70? Is that normal? Even tho it shows paid? That I cannot answer because if you have an approved petition for a child they will send you a bill but link the cases and you only pay the $70 once. Hopefully this bump will get you answer from someone else who may know ...	Deb+Steve	Female	Australia	2010-03-30 01:19:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Cover sheet	No, the cover sheet for the $70 goes with the Affadavit of Support package (I-864). DS-3032 goes on its own.	Deb+Steve	Female	Australia	2010-03-29 19:09:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	RFE ON MY BIRTHDAY!	Check out the pinned Stupid RFE thread. And Happy Birthday ... We waited over 4 months for our approval and that's with no RFE's. http://www.visajourn...pid-rfe-thread/ Edited by Deb+Steve, 01 April 2010 - 05:04 PM.	Deb+Steve	Female	Australia	2010-04-01 17:04:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Pre-empting an RFE for AOS	I would go with option # 3, but send chuck Norris to NVC and then to USCIS!!! I enjoy your thinking ... Send in a new I864, filled out correctly. Add the barcoded cover sheet. Add your own cover sheet. And add the missing bank statement documents. Good luck! Thanks, lady. I know you've been here too but sometimes ... I do want to kick him in the head!	Deb+Steve	Female	Australia	2010-04-07 21:50:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Pre-empting an RFE for AOS	I forgot to send passport photos - I didn't wait for an RFE, but printed a new cover sheet and sent them overnight just as soon as I realized it, with an explanation that I had inadvertently forgotten to send them with the original package. The NVC operator actually told me not to wait but to send them in ASAP. Waiting for them, could take forever. Thanks, Christi. That is what they told me too but you never know with the operators ... !	Deb+Steve	Female	Australia	2010-04-07 21:00:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Pre-empting an RFE for AOS	So this has probably been asked before but ... I found an error on the I-864 and my dear (read idiot) husband forgot to include the bank statement for our term deposit even though he included the balance in the assets. My Q's are:- 1. Knowing there is an error, do we wait for NVC to pick it up and send the RFE? 2. Can we amend the form now and include the missing bank statement with a cover letter explaining the reasons or will this confuse the issue? 3. Is it possible to have Chuck Norris go around to his (dear husband) house and roundhouse him in the head? All responses would be greatly appreciated ... TIA!	Deb+Steve	Female	Australia	2010-04-07 20:47:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-864 for CR1 and CR2	Were you able to talk to a supervisor and get a clarification? OMG I tried but now I know why I couldn't get through - the whole April NVC thread were ringing for interview dates!! I figure that must be it because her I-864 is currently filled out the way you suggested and the way I thought would be correct. Household size = 3, her - him - and me (as a spouse) ... so if that is incorrect and after reading the instructions technically I'm not a dependent yet because he hasn't claimed me on his taxes. I can't figure out why she is RFE'd on household size and I'm not?	Deb+Steve	Female	Australia	2010-04-13 04:57:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-864 for CR1 and CR2	I read that wrong... Hers should be three. One for sponser one for wife and one for child. Hope that helps Thanks for the help! We weren't RFE'd on mine for household size so I'm thinking that is what he must do for the CR2 (I actually read all the instructions again and I think I know where he went wrong). Part 2 - her info Part 3 - #8 Yes Part 3 - #9 leave blank Part 3 - #5 total is 1 Part 5 - total is only 2 (1 for immigrant and 1 for sponsor) I know I'm his spouse but I'm not a dependent (yet). So he will overnight this today and then we will see if that fixes it. I will have him prepare an updated I-864 for both of us for the interview anyway. Wish me luck ...	Deb+Steve	Female	Australia	2010-04-13 04:40:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-864 for CR1 and CR2	If that is the case that you got RFEd for your daughter's I864 only, then yes, your form is 2, hers is 3 for the household size. Hey lady - I know, but her household size is 3 and the RFE reads that is incorrect. The total in 21h does not equal the sum of line numbers 21a through 21g.	Deb+Steve	Female	Australia	2010-04-12 16:19:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-864 for CR1 and CR2	So, that is what I thought too. I did not get RFE'd - only her. Anyone? Surely someone's completed an I-864 for a CR2 ... please??	Deb+Steve	Female	Australia	2010-04-12 15:31:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-864 for CR1 and CR2	So, I'm sure this is in a topic somewhere but the search does not answer my Q's. I get the 2 x petitions = 2 x I-864. This is where we are confused:- CR1 Q9 - do not include any relative listed on a separate visa petition. So I leave this blank? Q10 - Enter total number of immigrants. So that makes only 1. Q21 - 21a = 1, 21b = 1. Add them together makes the household size only 2. Is this correct because there is no provision on the I-864 that I can see where I can list my daughter. CR2 Same as above which makes the household size 2 again. Very confused. Anyone who has completed an I-864 both CR1 and CR2, your assistance would be greatly appreciated ...	Deb+Steve	Female	Australia	2010-04-12 08:42:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Attorney Dilemma - Your Thoughts...	No one cares more about your case than you. Even when you pay them.	Deb+Steve	Female	Australia	2010-04-13 05:53:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Beneficiary Change of Address	I am the beneficiary and I moved just after we received our NOA2. I rang NVC and updated my address with an operator before we paid the IV fee bill and the DS-230 was mailed. It never caused a problem for us. All correspondence is via email once the NVC has your email addresses on file.	Deb+Steve	Female	Australia	2010-04-16 00:05:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	No update - 1 week since filed ; When PCC, other documents	Ours took 8 days for them to cash the check and nearly 3 weeks to receive the NOA1 hard copy.	Deb+Steve	Female	Australia	2010-04-16 05:09:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	How do I get the NVC my email address	Deb+Steve no I have not joined the NVC April thread, I think my journey thruogh the NVC begam in March however So with them asking for the DS 230 stuff does that mean that they have approved my AOS I864 that I sent in? No, it doesn't. It means the IV bill has been paid and the beneficiary can now actually apply for a visa and that is the DS-230. The two are completely separate. If there is an issue with any of your packages, NVC will email a checklist (RFE) with what is missing/needed.	Deb+Steve	Female	Australia	2010-04-21 04:54:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	How do I get the NVC my email address	Yes, you can expect them to email all correspondense to your wife. Your wife can log into the payment portal as well and click on appolicant document processing which will step her through the DS-230 package requirements. Don't forget - for the DS-230 she will also need to send you 2 x passport style photos with NVC casde #, name & DOB written on back. Have you joined the NVC April thread?	Deb+Steve	Female	Australia	2010-04-20 04:37:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Will this be enough?	It's in your other thread but you only need transcripts for 07-09 and you tick both (if you're opting to include all 3).	Deb+Steve	Female	Australia	2010-04-22 04:49:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	cover letter for I-864	NVC has moved into the building next door. The address the OP has is the new address but it still gets there if you send it to #32. AOS - Attn. CMR AOS DS230 - Attn. CMR	Deb+Steve	Female	Australia	2010-04-22 08:33:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	cover letter for I-864	Correct, petitioner's BC not required.	Deb+Steve	Female	Australia	2010-04-22 04:45:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Signin failed	Congrats - hopefully, you will receive interview date soon ...	Deb+Steve	Female	Australia	2010-04-21 19:56:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	After NVC receives checklist, how long 'til they close the case??	could anyone please tell me, how you guys get the AVR? I tried to call NVC number, but always got the operator. Hey Ken - if you listen to the options, as follows - 2 (non Haiti immigrant visa) 1 (english) 1 (immigrant visa) 2 (NVC case #) If you wait before hitting 5 when it prompts to speak to an operator, it will ask you if you know your CIS receipt # or NVC case #.	Deb+Steve	Female	Australia	2010-04-22 21:53:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Papers in NVC	We received our NOA2 for I-130 from USCIS and they already forwarded them to NVC. I am just confused about the AFFIDAVIT OF SUPPORT that my friends told me. Does it include ITR, payslip, and other finance resources? We already include the ITR in our I-130 application b4. Do we really need to send it again? thanks! Yes, you do. It goes with the AOS package (I-864). Have you received your NVC case # and given the operator your email addresses yet?	Deb+Steve	Female	Australia	2010-04-27 04:49:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	correct NVC address HELP!!	Use the website address. 32 is the old address (but it still gets there).	Deb+Steve	Female	Australia	2010-04-28 04:20:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	DS-3032 email advice????	Hello, I mailed the DS-3032 and they got it last Monday, but I have still not got the IV fee bill or email from NVC yet.. I decided not to email the DS-3032 since I was going to be mailing it with the barcode copy they sent me.. Now, it is over a week later and nothing.. Should I go ahead and email the form to them now or would that just complicate things for them??? or would it get processed quicker??? I have everything ready to go just waiting on the IV fee bill to pay... thank you Just email it. Still take them at least 3-5 days to accept it.	Deb+Steve	Female	Australia	2010-04-28 01:29:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Biographic forms sent from the NVC?	I had the same question. But i am not sure if i still understand what happens to the original certificates. Do i understand it correctly that DS230 part 1 goes to the NVC with all the original certs, and NVC then transmits the same originals to the Consulate which are then returned to the applicant at the time of interview. Is this process just for cr-1/ir-1 cases or does Family 4 (F4) follow the same route. DS-230 Part 1 and Part 2(unsigned) is returned to the NVC with all originals + copy of each. Yes, the NVC sends to the Consulate. The originals are returned at the interview. I assume this is the same for the F4 if you're completing a DS-230.	Deb+Steve	Female	Australia	2010-04-29 06:27:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Biographic forms sent from the NVC?	The biographic forms is the DS-230. Originals are returned at the interview.	Deb+Steve	Female	Australia	2010-04-20 04:11:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Apostille Needed? Please advise	For the I-130 petition it is usually just copies of the required documents, no apostilles needed.	Deb+Steve	Female	Australia	2010-04-29 04:28:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Immunizations	Yes, some are age appropriate. Here is the 2010 list from the CDC. Hope this helps:- http://www.cdc.gov/m...mmunization.pdf Note: HPV is no longer required but it is recommended.	Deb+Steve	Female	Australia	2010-04-30 08:08:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Form I-864EZ ?	Scott and Mhay used the I864EZ.	Deb+Steve	Female	Australia	2010-04-28 16:37:00