Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	NOA 1 Still waiting without recent touch	Thanks to all for response, according to your comments, we decided wait 5 months to make the call to USCIS. We must have patient with USCIS, we also know there are thousands of cases before our. Thanks again	Sam&Kathleen	Male	Colombia	2011-08-29 16:42:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	NOA 1 Still waiting without recent touch	Hi people, we receive NOA1 on April 26th, and only one touch on: April 27th, (4 months and 2 days ago).. do you think there should be a new or recent touch?.... do you think is neccesary to make a call to USCIS or keep waiting? Thanks in advances for ur help.	Sam&Kathleen	Male	Colombia	2011-08-29 02:27:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	DS-230 confusion regarding Q's 14 and 31a.	but my husband is in turkey, can I sign for him? or he needs to sign it . I am going to turkey next month I am trying to get as much paperwork done as possible What we did about sign papers... I filled out and sign all, and sent them to my wife. Colombia-USA only take 9 days. Edited by samriv, 12 September 2011 - 01:55 AM.	Sam&Kathleen	Male	Colombia	2011-09-12 01:54:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	DS-230 confusion regarding Q's 14 and 31a.	Incorrect as it relates to the OP's question. For the purpose of that question, accompany or follow means is who is immigrating with the beneficiary, a US Citizen or US LPR petitioner would not be immigrating with the beneficiary. OP: Questions 14-17 would be the petitioner's information Question #31 (a and b) the answer would be "none" even if the petitioner and beneficiary come to the US together after the interview, the petitioner is not immigrating. thanks for correction, because someone told us that info. Edited by samriv, 11 September 2011 - 11:57 PM.	Sam&Kathleen	Male	Colombia	2011-09-11 23:55:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	DS-230 confusion regarding Q's 14 and 31a.	I want to add on it.The petitioner has to fill one. Also the beneficiary ? PLZ HELP[/size] I said before: Remember this form is for Beneficiary	Sam&Kathleen	Male	Colombia	2011-09-11 23:53:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	DS-230 confusion regarding Q's 14 and 31a.	Hi, Question #14-17: Petitioner Question #31A: Petitioner #31A n #31B is the same name (petitioner), because will be and follow with you in USA. Remember this form is for Beneficiary, therefore, this info is about wife/husband´s beneficiary. Edited by samriv, 11 September 2011 - 11:11 PM.	Sam&Kathleen	Male	Colombia	2011-09-11 23:07:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	We called USCIS for I130 delay	Regards, We called to USCIS, first talk with 1 tier officer, then... we request to talk with 2 tier officer and this one tell us that made a request for delay, and will take another 30 days to response. What we need to do now?, just wait? Thanks in advance for responses.	Sam&Kathleen	Male	Colombia	2011-09-22 15:27:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	We called today USCIS for I130 delay	Ive been waiting 2 and half years, they will always tell you 30 days, 60 days , 180 days, or pending background check (by now they must have done 20 of them? ) Also service requests are useless, ive done about 60 of those OMG, sorry hear about it!... we hope you have all ready soon!	Sam&Kathleen	Male	Colombia	2011-09-28 12:29:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	We called today USCIS for I130 delay	Wow.. I was looking at Igors timelines to see just how far out of the norm you are.. I can't believe the average NOA1 to NOA2 for Vermont I-130s for the month of July was about six weeks! six weeks! Was the entire month expedites or so something? June wasn't much different.. Of the last 15 NOA2s, three of them were under 30 days, ten of them less than two months. There is already a mid-august NOA1 that has a NOA2 (in 23 days!) As far as the topic: There really is not a lot you can do at this point but wait.. I am amazed at how hard it is to effect anything that is considered out of process. Your call probably at least got them looking at to what was holding up your file but you will never know what it is. If there was a artificial constraint (misplaced file) it will be fixed thanks to your call most likely and you will suddenly find yourself approved... It's a surprise for us... really!.. because we saw others cases and the most delay take only 90 days. Maybe is because my wife is LRP, but all we can see is that Vermont is faster for citizens, or really i dont know what case is LPR, but others services centers take the same time for all petitions.	Sam&Kathleen	Male	Colombia	2011-09-22 15:35:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	We called today USCIS for I130 delay	Regards, We make a call this morning to USCIS, first talk with 1 tier officer, then... we request to talk with 2 tier officer and this one tell us that made a request for delay, and take another 30 days to response. What we need to do now?, just wait? Thanks in advance for all your responses. Edited by samriv, 21 September 2011 - 12:43 PM.	Sam&Kathleen	Male	Colombia	2011-09-21 12:42:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Travel after receiving Visa from Bogota	She has 90 days to get married since the visa was issued. So 3 months. That's for Fiance VIsa (K1)... CR1 visa take between 4 or 6 months. I think date should be appear in her visa.	Sam&Kathleen	Male	Colombia	2011-09-29 15:15:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CR1 also for LPR?	thanks all of you for your answers, my wife will have citizenship on final of next year... thats the only way to fast the process.	Sam&Kathleen	Male	Colombia	2011-10-08 05:58:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CR1 also for LPR?	Hello ppl, Thanks in advanced for your help!.... My wife is LPR, also we can apply for a CR1 visa??.... or this visa is only for citizen??? If not available for LPR... which kind of visa we can apply? Thanks again! Edited by Sam&Kathleen, 06 October 2011 - 01:45 AM.	Sam&Kathleen	Male	Colombia	2011-10-06 01:43:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	7 months and far more - i130	7 months - 210 days. Hi people, My wife is LPR, our type visa is F2A, unfortunately this visa according to NVC is on March 2009. Nothing we can do, we hope all people waiting for visa also, God help you in proccess. Edited by Sam&Kathleen, 22 November 2011 - 09:54 PM.	Sam&Kathleen	Male	Colombia	2011-11-22 21:52:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	About i130 form filling	There is a debate on this. "Short visits are not considered as living together". Based on this, many people have not filled it and entered either N/A or the address and period they thought actually lived together. And I think they didn't have any issues. However, I filled my last stay together address with my wife in my I-130 forms (one in 2008 and the other in 2010) and didn't have any issues either. My both visits are few weeks only and we lived together or rather I must say visited each other. In both definitions, we spent time (both day and night, we went to the restaurant and movies too!) together at my home in India as husband and wife. Now, it is up to you, because you are the boss! Loto haha, like everybody man say "im the boss", but is too complicates hahaha but ur answer really help us to fil out the form, thanks a lot!	Sam&Kathleen	Male	Colombia	2010-11-15 00:59:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	About i130 form filling	Have you checked the example forms? generally they are really helpfull with what answers you need to use. i dont see anything about it	Sam&Kathleen	Male	Colombia	2010-11-15 00:29:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	About i130 form filling	Hi, first at all, thanks for ur answer We are filling i130 form, and there is a question that we almost dont understand it... - If filling for your husband/wife, give last address at which you lived together. (Include street, city, province, if any, and country. What we should write here? Thanks a lot!	Sam&Kathleen	Male	Colombia	2010-11-15 00:08:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Name change certificate in cover sheet	I don't think it would make a difference but it is just me. While thinking about it, Im agree	Sam&Kathleen	Male	Colombia	2010-12-13 17:08:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Name change certificate in cover sheet	What order in cover sheet we should place the name change certificate? thanks!	Sam&Kathleen	Male	Colombia	2010-12-13 16:15:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	present employer as student	You can just put none for employer and student as job title. As long as they get the idea they aren't too picky with that. Well, ill put unemployed. by the way... my wife´s name is kathleen jejeje. best regard!	Sam&Kathleen	Male	Colombia	2010-12-13 22:43:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	present employer as student	in g325a and i130 forms, about present employer, if you are a student what should write in this field... name of university and address or another aditional info? thanks!	Sam&Kathleen	Male	Colombia	2010-12-13 22:06:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-130 - Name change certificate	Are you referring to changing the first last name? Or are you referring to actually changing your first/given name? My wife is Colombiana and I am speaking with her now and she is even wondering how is possible to change the name on a birth certificate so many years later. She will change her name to her married name but through our research and threads in the Colombia portal we have discovered it's easier to do this when in the US and working through the Colombian embassy in Miami. No, im talking about my first NAME, and is possible just need too patience, because you need change all your documents. I did it for religious reasons, i did convert to another religion. But, i need attach all the new notary documents, old and new? Thanks Edited by samriv, 16 December 2010 - 02:27 AM.	Sam&Kathleen	Male	Colombia	2010-12-16 02:22:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-130 - Name change certificate	Greetings, I explain first.... to change the first name, in my country we make a request before Notary through notarial document and then change the the first name on birth certificate with the new. So, is replace the old certificate for a new one. To send I-130...... What documents should be attached when the first name has changed?. Do i need attached the new and/or old certificate? Do i need attached the notarial documents? Or is enought with the new certificate? Thanks a lot!!! Edited by samriv, 15 December 2010 - 02:38 PM.	Sam&Kathleen	Male	Colombia	2010-12-15 14:34:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Approved in Bogota	Congratulations, les deseamos todo lo mejor!!!! Y que sean dos botellas de whiskey jajaja	Sam&Kathleen	Male	Colombia	2010-12-16 14:18:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	where to buy cheap airline ticket?	I recomend u 2 sites: www.cheapflightsservice.com www.orbitz.com best regards!	Sam&Kathleen	Male	Colombia	2010-12-16 02:36:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Certified English Translation Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!	Yes we both were present at the ceremony. The original certificate is in Arabic and I even had a translator there for me as they performed the ceremony. The second translator just referenced me as Mrs. Boo instead of Ms Boo which is normally how to reference a single woman. I will send my offical state sealed divorce degee showing that my previous marriage was disolved and include my birth certificate to show my maiden name. So.. all done!	Sam&Kathleen	Male	Colombia	2010-12-17 19:21:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Certified English Translation Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!	I was worried because they titled me as Mrs, not Ms. I now understand the mixed definition. The original translation I have but it had the wrong time of day and the new one had the wrong title for me. What a joke. Can any translator do it perfectly. Thank you for your comments. Like YuAndDan say getting a better translation done by someone else. But i think that is a translation and is understood as Mrs, but not to worry call to USCIS, they tell you what to do and is quick 1800-375-5283, is free one question... you both were physically present at the marriage ceremony? Edited by samriv, 16 December 2010 - 07:47 PM.	Sam&Kathleen	Male	Colombia	2010-12-16 19:43:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Certified English Translation Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!	i dont understand, they put your maiden name?, this is not a problem, in all marriage certificate is so, and mixed marriage is not a problem, is just because you both are from diferent religion. Dont worry!	Sam&Kathleen	Male	Colombia	2010-12-16 19:28:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Filling employment g325a	City and Country. Loto Hi again... In all space for Employment in G325... i have fill out 3 space but 2 is unemployed, i write Unemployed without date in other??	Sam&Kathleen	Male	Colombia	2010-12-17 23:00:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Filling employment g325a	in the same form (g325a), say: Place of marriage, i should write the Salon?, address?, all this?	Sam&Kathleen	Male	Colombia	2010-11-15 21:45:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Filling employment g325a	Thanks again!!!	Sam&Kathleen	Male	Colombia	2010-11-15 18:13:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Filling employment g325a	Hi again, and thanks you all for your important.. very important help! Im filling g325a form... here....applicant´s employment last five year im working Freelance to companies and small business, what i should write in this space? Thanks a lot!!	Sam&Kathleen	Male	Colombia	2010-11-15 04:10:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Affidavit for proof of relationship	Also we are filing a CR1 for my child, do we need to include proof of relationship for myself and hubby in with my sons application? A/ Just need birth certificate of your child, there it show your names.	Sam&Kathleen	Male	Colombia	2010-12-18 20:24:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	What else can we do??	I really can't help you with any advice, because i dont have any idea ... but look this... its the same problem... http://***removed***...d.php?t=8017.. Edited by samriv, 18 December 2010 - 12:12 AM.	Sam&Kathleen	Male	Colombia	2010-12-18 00:08:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-130 Others Name Used	Your current legal name (whether first name or married name) will go in the NAME section. In section 7 you will put any other names used, including your original first, full name, any maiden full name used. I remember us conversing about the name change before. Should be fairly simple for you. Good luck. Thanks a lot again!!...	Sam&Kathleen	Male	Colombia	2010-12-19 23:34:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-130 Others Name Used	I do speak spanish, but it's a little rusty and it wouldn't be a great conversation. plus, I believe it's against the rules of the forum to use a language other than english in public threads (but you are more than welcome to write me a private message). No, I never changed my name so nobody ever asked for anything. I'm just saying that since the form asks what other names you ever used (including maiden name, which, I guess, is the most common change of name scenario for the ladies that apply for AOS) you should write down the name you had before you changed. you must have some sort of official certificate stating that you changed name (unless it's just a nickname, but that doesn't count because they don't care if your friends called you Maradona because you play like hell). Then put this official certificate in the application to prove that. I don't know how the name change works for religious grounds, but if it is official and you have had them both on your passport at a certain time, then you gotta write it. I already have my new name in all documents... Passport, Citizen ID (in my country), all certificates like: birth, marriage, etc., but like u say, ill attach court order, old and new certificate.	Sam&Kathleen	Male	Colombia	2010-12-18 00:24:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-130 Others Name Used	other NAMES used. before you changed NAME, what other NAME did you use? how did you change? court order? enclose a copy of it and write down the name you used before. PS. if I may ask, out of curiosity...why did you change your first name? They sent you a form requesting that information? or in the interview?, how was it? and i changed mi first name because i made convertion to another religion, by the way, do you speak spanish, si quieres podemos mejor hablar espanol.	Sam&Kathleen	Male	Colombia	2010-12-17 23:57:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-130 Others Name Used	Hi Samriv, my husband had a name change done A few years ago. So he sent in the court order Approving name change with form I130 just in case They asked for it. Since they ask for previous Names used I would say yes to writing down your Old name. Good luck to you. Nice tip, but he wrote her previous name in "Others Name Used" ?? Edited by samriv, 17 December 2010 - 11:34 PM.	Sam&Kathleen	Male	Colombia	2010-12-17 23:33:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-130 Others Name Used	Hi again VJ's, In I-130 form, #7. Other Names Used (including maiden name). I changed my FIRST name, should I put there the previous name with my family name? Thanks a lot for your help!	Sam&Kathleen	Male	Colombia	2010-12-17 22:34:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Emails for Bonafide Evidence - I130	long as they are both to the same person at the same email you were sending to Good Luck Thanks!!!	Sam&Kathleen	Male	Colombia	2010-12-18 03:44:00