Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-864: Can I support spouse with income from temporary 1 year job?	I am in a At Will State, so a 12 month contract is a lot longer than most can guarantee.	Boiler	Male	Wales	2010-10-28 00:12:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Videos as evidence of bona fide relationship?	Youtube and include the link?	Boiler	Male	Wales	2010-11-01 19:14:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Interesting Case	Tell her to come here and read all about it. If she is not interested enough to do that, well at least you tried.	Boiler	Male	Wales	2010-11-02 16:50:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CR-1 but living outside of the USA	Most Consulates require you to have some sort of residency status, usually a visitor will not hack it. Check with the local Consulate. Domicile can usually be achieved using a family address.	Boiler	Male	Wales	2010-11-11 17:49:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Dublin pre-clearance	That is the way it has always worked for me.	Boiler	Male	Wales	2010-11-30 17:44:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Dublin pre-clearance	I have heard people with dodgy cases doing it with visitor visa's, but not Immigranbt visa's.	Boiler	Male	Wales	2010-11-28 18:13:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Dublin pre-clearance	London to Denver, BA is easiest, direct. United may be slightly cheaper, through Washington or Chicago. Why do you want to go through Dublin?	Boiler	Male	Wales	2010-11-28 17:49:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	denial for overstay	Thank you both. Yep, worst day of my life. I get the impression you have a good grip of what you need to do and I see you have the expedite in as well. I now the medical situation is not positive, but hopefully it will assist in a smooth passage of the waiver. Good luck to you both.	Boiler	Male	Wales	2010-12-01 12:22:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	denial for overstay	I would not say it is "easy" to get a waiver in any country. Mexico had 80% of the Waiver adjudications worldwide so they have a high number of approvals and a pilot system in place to deal with the volume. They also deal with cases very different from other countries and the high approval rate has a strong correlation to the fact that many of these cases involve an EWI where the person was brought here as a child ,and very strong ties to the US that go back for years, which gives them equities that might not be seen in cases adjudicated elsewhere. Consider a clean EWI case where the person was brought here as a child, and enters the I601 process voluntarily. Its a totally different ballgame than other consulates. London presents some other obstacles, there is no language barrier, and similar living conditions to the US. Something to consider when "having the I601 handy" in case of a waiver need at the interview. I did see the number for Mexico, it was higher I think than 80%. I do not know what percentage of beneficiaries EWI'd before the age of 18, but as the beneficiaries hardships are irrelevant it does not really matter. There are more significant differences between English and American English than there is between Spanish used in the US and in Mexico. The US does not have an official language. I 601 situations, like this one, are pretty clear. It is not a case of having it handy, a case of being prepared to submit so you do not incur further delays.	Boiler	Male	Wales	2010-11-30 23:39:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	denial for overstay	By far the easiest country to get a waiver is Mexico, not a third world country. On the other hand some third word countries are very hard to get through. London is generally considered not too bad a consulate to deal with. Generally. There is plenty of information around. I would put it at A level standard. Lots of people do their own, but if you can afford it or do not feel comfortable certainly go with a lawyer who knows their waivers.	Boiler	Male	Wales	2010-11-30 22:03:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	USCIS staff being rude	Sorry to hear that they were buttheads... But I think it is a job requirement that und under-educated	Perseverance	Female	Nigeria	2008-02-02 22:45:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	HELP! Wife is Pregnant in Japan! Will this hurt CR1 Visa???	1st of all Congratulation... somebody here will correct me if Im wrong, you dont need to apply visa for your own baby just apply for US pastport soon he/she born ..go to american Embassy there in japan then show his/her birth certificate showin that your the DADDY .... I dont know if in japan got DUAL citizenship..... Goodluck nothin to worry about the paperwork...HAppy for you both! more VJ'ers will post to clear it for you... nothin to worry about it wont hurt your paper process at all... QUOTE (Dan + Gemvita @ Jan 4 2008, 12:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Charles & Ai @ Jan 4 2008, 12:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I need some help - I just got married here in Japan December 15. I just found out my wife is pregnant today January 4th Local time. We became very excited until I thought of the Visa Process. Background: I am the USC (Husband) She is Japanese Citizen. I just filed for the legal marriage and are going to pick up the papers as we speak so we are LEGALLY Married. I am going to apply for the CR1 Visa after returning to the states but here is the question. That usually takes 9-12 months and if I am correct, a baby takes about 9 months! How will this effect the paperwork? How will this effect the handling of the VISA? Should I do something different??? Do I have to apply for a visa for my kid? Sorry if I sound in a panic but to be honest, I am! Thank-you in advance! Nothing will change for the visa for your wife. Except if she is pregnant when she is scheduled to have her medical. But its nothing to worry about really. I'm assuming the child is yours. Once he/she is born, you can file for a consular report for a birth abroad and then get a US passport for the child. I agree with this post! Edited by Joyce, 04 January 2008 - 01:56 AM.	Joyce	Female	Philippines	2008-01-04 01:52:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	INTERVIEW!!!	QUOTE (tidanemu @ Jan 12 2008, 07:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> FINALLY!!! FEB 21 2008!!! Congrats and Goodluck!	Joyce	Female	Philippines	2008-01-12 10:50:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Do you know about Administrative Processing	QUOTE (Nutty @ Jan 21 2008, 10:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> How many of you out there are aware that even after your case has gone through the USCIS and NVC, with security checks done at those levels, will still encounter Administrative Processing AFTER the interview???? And depending on what country you come from it could take weeks, months or years. HI~! is AR (administrative review) AND AP DIFFERENT? anyhow Im from philippine and my paper process end up in AR after my interview ... and I wait for 5 weeks to know the result... waiting almost drive me crazy	Joyce	Female	Philippines	2008-01-22 01:19:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Visa Fraud	[color=#9932CC]it wouldn't be afraud, since she has tourist visa on hand. goodluck!!! Edited by karlehoney, 28 May 2007 - 10:56 PM.	karlehoney	Female	Philippines	2007-05-28 22:55:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	november I-130 Filers	Salaam Alicom! I sent ours on Oct. 28, it was received on Nov. 5. I verified the check was cashed.....once I knew it was.....i then waited 10 days. When we did not get it, I called USCIS.......the man issued a new NOA 1 to us, and gave me the receipt number over the phone. With this number, you can check the status on line. Make sure when the call to USCIS is made, you explain that you have not received the NOA1, but know the check has been cashed. When I called, the agent was very helpful. Once you get the NOA1, send a copy of it with the packet for the I-129F. Take Care....and Good Luck! Yvette and Simo QUOTE (moroccan @ Feb 18 2008, 05:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> hello i'am a moroccan married to an american citizen from chicago, we got married in july 2007 here in morocco. my wife sent the I-130 in november 23 to the nebraska center, and since this time we are still waiting, they bank clear the check in the 12/11/2007, wich mean trhe the check is cashed. but since this time we didnt get nothing, so im writing asking someone who sent his I-130 from in november or december get something yet ??? thank you very much	SimoAndYvette	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-02-19 00:29:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	DS-3032 CHOICE OF AGENT E-MAIL ACCEPTED	Below is the electronic response to our electronic DS-3032 Choice of Agent submission. It was accepted 9 days from submission. ----------------- Dear Sir/Madam: Your inquiry has been received at the National Visa Center (NVC). The NVC has received the Agent of Choice selection. The Immigrant Visa Application (DS 230) processing fee bill will be sent to the designated agent on the case. The fee must be paid according to the instructions before the instruction packet will be sent. Regards, National Visa Center LVF ________________________________ From: #####[mailto:####@yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 9:26 PM To: NVC Inquiry Subject: NVC CASE NUMBER FULL NAME (Beneficiary) NVC Case No: #### USCIS Receipt No: #### Petitioner's Name: ##### Petitioner's Date of Birth: ##### Beneficiary's Name: ##### Beneficiary's Date of Birth: ##### Re: Declaration of the Choice of Address and Agent for Immigration Visa applicant To whom it may concern: My name is ############# and my visa case number is # ############# Per the DS-3032 (Choice of Address and Agent for Immigrant Visa Applicants), I would like to appoint my HUSBAND/WIFE/AGENT/LAWYER as my agent of choice to receive all future correspondence from the U.S. Department of State. HIS/HER contact information is provided below: Name: ######## Address: ##### ##### ### Phone: ##### Email: ###### All mail from the U.S. Department of State concerning my immigrant visa should be sent to the address above. Please let me know if you need additional information. Thank you for your help. Sincerely yours, ####### Telephone: ###### Email: #######	chrisepic	Male	Philippines	2008-05-30 15:49:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	What to expect after case if forwarded to foreign embassy	PHILIPPINES:::: I was just curious if there was a website or something that could inform me of the process my wife will go through in her country after the case is complete at the NVC and forwarded to the US Embassy in Manila. What will be mailed to my wife. What will be requested from her. What forms will she have to fill out. Right now I'm getting ready to send her EVIDENCE and copies of all the forms and things I've sent here in the US to the USCIS and the NVC. I am having her get all her vaccination records and get vaccines of those she hasn't. Thanks.	chrisepic	Male	Philippines	2008-06-11 16:06:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CASE COMPLETE	After 7 mo, our case has been completed with the NVC. The interview should be in August or early September and she should have a visa by October hopefully. Now I just have to convince her to come here before Christmas. But perhaps we'll spend one last Christmas with the fam. Then I can get her here. Thank you VJ, *removed for spam*, and Ray B. I owe a debt of gratitude for all the information and sanity supplied during this time... But I'm sure it wont be the last...	chrisepic	Male	Philippines	2008-06-13 10:56:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	INTERVIEW, 9 MONTHS	I feel like we just gave birth to a baby! HEHEHE 9 month gestation period from I-130 filing to Interview date! I'm so excited! God is good....	chrisepic	Male	Philippines	2008-06-20 12:13:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	need info on IR-1 filing from Spain	Hi all, Just a quick question. I am married to a US Citizen and we are both living here in Spain. However, we want to move to the US and we are trying to figure out how to start the paper-work process. I checked the webpage of the US Embassy here in Spain and they do not allow DCF anymore, does this mean that we have to send the I-130 to the Nebraska office? even if the US citizen is not living there right now? Thanks.	Coco&Kitten	Female	Spain	2007-03-16 11:46:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	can the agent be the petitioner?	Hi dev, Yep, to clarify, my husband is living with me here in Spain right now. However he plans to move back to the US while we do all the paper-work process. Thanks for your answer. Hi again, I have another quick question: can the petitioner (in this case my USC husband) be the agent of choice? On the Department of State webpage it says that the agent can be the applicant (me) but I do not live in the US yet, whereas my husband has still an address there... Thanks Coco&Kitten, Can you clarify if your husband (USC) currently resides in the USA? You state that your "husband still has an address there" not sure if that means he is currently in the USA or if he is living with you outside of the USA. The reason for this clarification is important, since if you assign your husband the Choice of Agent with his USA address, the NVC will send the documents to that address, and if he does not currently live there it'll make this difficult for you to get a hold of those documents. If he is living abroad with you, it may just make sense for you to assign yourself as the choice of agent. If he is living in the USA, then by all means assign your husband as the choice of agent.	Coco&Kitten	Female	Spain	2007-03-20 12:17:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	can the agent be the petitioner?	Hi again, I have another quick question: can the petitioner (in this case my USC husband) be the agent of choice? On the Department of State webpage it says that the agent can be the applicant (me) but I do not live in the US yet, whereas my husband has still an address there... Thanks	Coco&Kitten	Female	Spain	2007-03-20 06:27:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	IR-1 & K-3 Question	Hi! I am new on this forum too and would like to see an answer to your question. I am having the same dilema... not know if IR-1 or K-3 is better... Kitten	Coco&Kitten	Female	Spain	2007-03-20 07:24:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Previous J-1 visa	Hi again, I am just checking all the loose ends before we filed in order to avoid any surprises at the end. I want to make sure everything is tied and cool before we start the process. So, my question is: does it matter that I (spanish citizen, now married to a USC) lived in the US for 3 years under a J-1 visitor visa? I had the famous "two year rule" which I already accomplished since I have been living in Spain now for 4 years. But I just want to make sure they will not hassle me with this later. Thanks	Coco&Kitten	Female	Spain	2007-03-21 03:56:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	agent can be petitioner?	Hi again, I have another quick question: can the petitioner (in this case my USC husband) be the agent of choice? On the Department of State webpage it says that the agent can be the applicant (me) but I do not live in the US yet, whereas my husband has still an address there... Thanks	Coco&Kitten	Female	Spain	2007-03-20 06:02:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Travelling while petition pending	Hi endles, I just wanted to ask you why did you need to get a tourist visa. I thought Italy was like in Spain, they have a visa waiver program (VWP) and that allows you to visit the US for up to 90 days, I have never had any problem visiting without a visa. Kitten	Coco&Kitten	Female	Spain	2007-04-26 05:42:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CR-1 Chicago as point of entry...how did it go?	Hi! I entered Chicago last November on a CR-1 visa and I went through the citizen and resident line. They look at your visa and then they tell you to go to a separated area where an officer opens the brown envelope and looks at the documents. It was really easy and fast for me, no questions were asked. Kitten	Coco&Kitten	Female	Spain	2008-01-17 18:57:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	is it normal to get 2 I-797c welcome letters ???	Hi! I got 3 letters of welcome so far... so, yeah it seems "normal". No Green-card yet though. Kitten	Coco&Kitten	Female	Spain	2008-02-03 22:45:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	After CR1 Question about travel, green card & SSN	Hi! I agree, I think she will be ok. I did something similar, I came here to the US last November (through POE) and then I went back to Spain after 3 weeks to spend Christmas holidays over there. I then returned in January, they do not question anything if you leave for less than 6 months. Also, it is going to take a while for her to get her green-card, so everything should work fine. By the time she cames back her green-card will be waiting for her. Kitten	Coco&Kitten	Female	Spain	2008-03-01 21:52:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Interview Problem. I'm so confused.	Hi FEW, I have been reading all the messages and it seems really strange that they asked about your CV. I am as well an Analytical Chemistry Ph D, plus I did my post-doc in the US (that was before getting married and going back to Spain for 4 years) and they never asked me at the Embassy for my CV. I recall there was a question somewhere about ocupation and previous jobs... but that should not matter either. They did ask me though at the interview what my job was and but I was planning to do in the US, but they did not seem to care. I think you will be fine, good luck and keep us posted! Kitten	Coco&Kitten	Female	Spain	2008-01-20 21:42:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Picture and fingerprint with CR-1 Green-Card???	Sorry, I don't know why my post went to the Canada Forum, I meant to insert it in the CR-1 Forum. Can it be moved?	Coco&Kitten	Female	Spain	2009-07-18 16:18:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Picture and fingerprint with CR-1 Green-Card???	Hi Guys, Just a question to see if this was "normal". I have had my green-card now for almost 2 years and I have been in and out of the US several times, no problems and it always went really fast. This time the officer at POE (in Philadelphia) took my picture and my fingerprints, after asking a few stupid questions like if I had another passport... just as if I was a visitor again. Have you been in a situation like this? I feel like complaining somewhere because I do not think that after going through the process of getting the GC we have to put up again with things like this. Kitten	Coco&Kitten	Female	Spain	2009-07-18 00:21:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	a quick question: does everyone here also apply K3 at the same time?	We did the I-130 for the CR1 only since my husband is finishing paramedic school and we didn't want to take any chances that the K3 would come in sooner than we were ready for. The CR1 was just a better option for us. Also, he wanted to be able to work immediately when he got here. Edited by CoMelly, 02 May 2007 - 08:42 AM.	CoMelly	Female	Canada	2007-05-02 08:40:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Fortune vomits on my duvet once again	saywhat, I didn't realize it until after I got my NOA2, but the NOA2 number was the same as the NOA1 number (WAC####...etc). (I'm sure someone pointed this out somewhere, but I completely missed it!) Use that number in the NVC system to see if your case number has been assigned. It was almost two weeks before I had anything in the NVC system. Hope that helps.	CoMelly	Female	Canada	2007-05-15 10:05:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	case from NVC	It was about 3 weeks from when I got my NVC case number to when the DS3032 and AOS Bill were generated. I just kept calling on Tuesday mornings and eventually the automated system told me it had been generated. Once I knew they were generated, I sent an e-mail to NVC instead of the 3032 (I still haven't received it in the mail as of yet) and my choice of agent was accepted in 2 days. So, I'd just be patient and check the NVC system every Tuesday morning for a few weeks.	CoMelly	Female	Canada	2007-05-25 08:25:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	WE GOT APPROVED THANK GOD	Congrats!!	CoMelly	Female	Canada	2007-05-25 08:21:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Timeline on I 130 Approvals	Can someone update me? NVC case complete 7.30.07	CoMelly	Female	Canada	2007-07-31 09:40:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Timeline on I 130 Approvals	Congrats Erica!	CoMelly	Female	Canada	2007-07-03 08:27:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Timeline on I 130 Approvals	Our I-130 petition was approved today by the CSC...PLEASE update that table with NOA2 05/03/07 ~Kiyah~ Mine was approved too Congrats to you both!	CoMelly	Female	Canada	2007-05-03 15:00:00