Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	approved	Congratulations and good luck in your visa journey! and avice!!!! when we get our case approved we always get excited about it! but some times we want to do thins faster... you should be patient and take it step by step.. sending a document out of time may cause a delay in your case proccessing... Good luck!	Aneudy Martinez	Male	Dominican Republic	2010-03-13 16:01:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	how to check status to the NVC	you can call to the NVC 1-603-334-0700 in about a week after you sent the DS-230 and veryfy the status with the automatic system or with an operator...	Aneudy Martinez	Male	Dominican Republic	2010-03-12 22:06:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	August Interview	Hi all, Our case was closed on June 4th. I called NVC one time after the second week of June and NVC told me they have not scheduled my wife interview date. They said the Embassy was backed up and that we didn't make the June or July interview dates. They told me may be we will make the August interview dates. However, I believe NVC is just covering themselves with that statement. I have recieved the email today saying my wife will be interviewed on August 6! So, for all of you who is waiting, NVC works pass the second week of each month setting up interview dates. The last thing I would mention is not to bog them down with calls...it will only delay the process. Call once or twice because as you probably know, it takes several tries to get through. Amazingly the visa process as been pretty speedient for me...just make sure you read the instructions and submit the require documents. Congratulations.... Join us on the August 2010 interviews thread.... and share our experiencies together... see ya... Edited by Aneudy Martinez, 29 June 2010 - 11:30 AM.	Aneudy Martinez	Male	Dominican Republic	2010-06-29 11:30:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	JULY 2010 NVC PROCESSING...	I think that we already started a JULY 2010 NVC Edition.... let´s all gather in July 2010 NVC Thread.... See you there	Aneudy Martinez	Male	Dominican Republic	2010-07-04 00:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Interview Monday :):)	good luck in your interview	Ddania	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-01-28 12:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	We've been approved!!!!	Congratulations!!!	Ddania	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-01-31 16:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	APPROVED	Congratulations!!!	Ddania	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-02-02 07:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Approved Visa Today!!!	Congratulations!!!	Ddania	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-01-31 07:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Finally, its done...Bangkok Embassy K1 Visa Approved!	Congratulations!!!	Ddania	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-02-01 14:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Interview tomorrow!	Congratulationsss!!!	Ddania	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-02-04 10:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Wedding TOMORROW!!!	Congratulationss and the best wishes for you!	Ddania	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-02-03 08:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Approved this morning!!!	Congratulations!!!	Ddania	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-02-07 14:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Interview Tommorrow	Congratulations!	Ddania	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-02-09 10:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Oh. My. GOD!!!!!!!	Congratulations!	Ddania	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-02-09 10:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA 2 feb 9th yes!!!!	Congratulations!!!	Ddania	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-02-10 08:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	WE'VE GOT IT!!!	Congratulations!!!	Ddania	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-02-10 08:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	survive from the interview	Congratulations!!!	Ddania	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-02-11 07:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K1 Approved!!	Congratulations!!!	Ddania	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-02-17 09:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	We are approved!!!!	WAO Congratulations!!!	Ddania	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-02-15 13:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	GREAT NEWS-APPROVED	Congratulations!!!	Ddania	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-02-11 06:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	k-1	Congratulations!!!	Ddania	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-02-17 09:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Just back from my interview...	Congratulations!!!	Ddania	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-02-24 14:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I got me a visa! I got me a visa!!	Congratulations!!	Ddania	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-04-04 10:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Got our visa!	Congratulations!!!	Ddania	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-06-25 07:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	She received the K-1 visa!	Congratulations!!!	Ddania	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-08-12 09:39:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	The Stupid RFE Thread	Category: DS230 PACKAGE My stupid RFE was: proof of the DS2019 form of the J1 visa... wich I dont have.. What I learned: keep all your papers in a safe place even if this was from 2005.. I am hating NVC so much now.. what I would do?? I have request a letter from my sponsorship program which will certifed that I applied for a J1 visa in 2005 receive it and works in USA ..I will add a copy of the Visa itself and the entry to USA and returned to Dom Rep.. according to the operator this should be fine.. I will add a letter of myself explaining why I dont have the Form DS2019	estrellademiel	Female	Dominican Republic	2010-03-10 11:24:00
Middle East and North Africa	Visa in hand!!!! Yeah!!!	QUOTE (elwalk1965 @ Mar 18 2008, 05:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My hubby just got his visa!! There were no mistakes!! He's making travel plans now as we speak. I cant wait to find out what day for sure he will be with me!! Okay Elva...breath!! lol OMG!! It's finally happening!! We can finally start our life together. Thank you everyone for your support, prayers, everything!! Thank you God!!! My husband is coming home soon!! This is the best feeling ever!!! Congratulations !!!!!! Good Luck !!!	R de la R	Female	Dominican Republic	2008-03-18 06:38:00
Middle East and North Africa	got SSN today	Congratulations on getting your SSN.	R de la R	Female	Dominican Republic	2008-05-17 12:30:00
Middle East and North Africa	I am worried	QUOTE (skerber0 @ Apr 24 2009, 10:10 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I know I probably should not be worried, but Wed when he was training he hurt his back. He went to the doctor and they said he needed to rest for a day and gave him some kind of medicine. Well, we talked yesterday afternoon for a while he seemed to be moving around well (we were on webcam), but he was going to train and meet me back online at 8pm. He did not come online nor was I able to get him by phone and I still have not heard from him. It is totally possible he went to sleep, but normally he still answers my calls when he is sleeping. I am just worried he might have gotten really hurt or something. Ugg, I am such a worry wort. There isn't somebody else in the family that you can call. It is good to have somebody else phone number just in case. I hope you can get good news soon.	R de la R	Female	Dominican Republic	2009-04-24 09:18:00
Middle East and North Africa	How can you marry in Egypt?	QUOTE (B U T T E R F L Y @ Jul 1 2009, 08:00 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I have a friend who is a USC & is engaged to a man from Egypt. She is going to visit him in a month & a half. During her stay there, they plan to marry. What are the steps you need to take as a USC to marry in Egypt? (By the way, she is divorced & has children.) I would REALLY appreciate any help I can get because I'm ONLY familiar with the steps taken for a K-1 Visa. Thanks!!! K1 visa is for a single couple. If she marry in Egypt then she would have to apply for other type of visa. Google it. http://marriage.abou...nal/p/egypt.htm	R de la R	Female	Dominican Republic	2009-07-01 07:38:00
Middle East and North Africa	How can you marry in Egypt?	QUOTE (B U T T E R F L Y @ Jul 1 2009, 09:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ah haaaaaa! I get it now! Cool!!!! Thanks for your post, YMR!!!! God bless 'ya! I'll let her know right away! QUOTE (YMR @ Jul 1 2009, 08:01 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (B U T T E R F L Y @ Jul 1 2009, 08:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks for ALL your help guys!!!! I dunno if this is the first time they are meeting or not. I thought it would be rude to ask. I just promised I'd do my best to try & get some information to help her & that's it. My friend was desperate to find an answer for this & I didn't know how to help her because I'm not marrying IN Egypt. I, too, am marrying an Egyptian, but in the US using a K-1 visa. So as you can see, when she asked me for help marrying in Egypt I went blank because I don't know the steps for that here. I've only researched the process of marrying in the US. Anyway, thank you for all you help! Hey Niels Bohr.... THANKS for telling me to check with the Egypt Ministry of Foreign Affairs! I was able to find A LOT of information for her there! Now, one last question... which visa should the file for? Should the file for IR-1 or CR-1? Is it the same thing? I read some stuff a little while ago about the k-3 visa & DCF. From what I read DCF sounded BETTER than IR-1/CR-1, but then again I see TONS of people on here who are married prefer to file for IR-1 / CR-1. Why is that???? I'm sooooo confused! The K-1 process is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much less complicated!!!! Thanks for your help, guys. CR-1= conditional residence for couple married less than 2 years. IR-1=inconditional resicence for couple married for more than 2 years. Under CR and IR the foreign get permission to work in less than one month once he/she gets into US For K1 you have to marry and wait around 6 months. Tell your friend to come here and read the guides they are very helpulf. QUOTE (YMR @ Jul 1 2009, 09:01 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (B U T T E R F L Y @ Jul 1 2009, 08:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks for ALL your help guys!!!! I dunno if this is the first time they are meeting or not. I thought it would be rude to ask. I just promised I'd do my best to try & get some information to help her & that's it. My friend was desperate to find an answer for this & I didn't know how to help her because I'm not marrying IN Egypt. I, too, am marrying an Egyptian, but in the US using a K-1 visa. So as you can see, when she asked me for help marrying in Egypt I went blank because I don't know the steps for that here. I've only researched the process of marrying in the US. Anyway, thank you for all you help! Hey Niels Bohr.... THANKS for telling me to check with the Egypt Ministry of Foreign Affairs! I was able to find A LOT of information for her there! Now, one last question... which visa should the file for? Should the file for IR-1 or CR-1? Is it the same thing? I read some stuff a little while ago about the k-3 visa & DCF. From what I read DCF sounded BETTER than IR-1/CR-1, but then again I see TONS of people on here who are married prefer to file for IR-1 / CR-1. Why is that???? I'm sooooo confused! The K-1 process is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much less complicated!!!! Thanks for your help, guys. CR-1= conditional residence for couple married less than 2 years. IR-1=inconditional resicence for couple married for more than 2 years. Under CR and IR the foreign get permission to work in less than one month once he/she gets into US For K1 you have to marry and wait around 6 months. Tell your friend to come here and read the guides they are very helpulf. Also CR and IR are cheaper than K1 or K3. I didn't read the guides, and I didn't know the difference when I became member here. We figured out about the CR-1 visa too late. If I would have the chance to do everything again I would do it this way= CR1. I have to work as soon as I can when I get there.	R de la R	Female	Dominican Republic	2009-07-01 08:21:00
Middle East and North Africa	How can you marry in Egypt?	QUOTE (Marina-Del @ Jul 1 2009, 09:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> People can only file DCF if they meet the residency requirements. Does your friend live in the US or Egypt? She lives in US If she lives in Egypt than she *might* be able to file DCF which is a lot faster. If she lives in the US, the she CANNOT file for DCF and has to do the CR-1 visa (because they have been married less than 2 years). Just read the guides for this visa (or print them out for her) and that should get you going. And FYI: I highly doubt the K-1 is easier than these other visas. No, it is not easier. Think back to when you first started to file the K-1, it's really confusing too.....but now it seems easier because you've done lots of research on it. Once your friend does research on the CR-1 you'll find it's really quite similar and where it's different it's not harder, it's just different.	R de la R	Female	Dominican Republic	2009-07-01 08:18:00
Middle East and North Africa	How can you marry in Egypt?	QUOTE (B U T T E R F L Y @ Jul 1 2009, 08:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks for ALL your help guys!!!! I dunno if this is the first time they are meeting or not. I thought it would be rude to ask. I just promised I'd do my best to try & get some information to help her & that's it. My friend was desperate to find an answer for this & I didn't know how to help her because I'm not marrying IN Egypt. I, too, am marrying an Egyptian, but in the US using a K-1 visa. So as you can see, when she asked me for help marrying in Egypt I went blank because I don't know the steps for that here. I've only researched the process of marrying in the US. Anyway, thank you for all you help! Hey Niels Bohr.... THANKS for telling me to check with the Egypt Ministry of Foreign Affairs! I was able to find A LOT of information for her there! Now, one last question... which visa should the file for? Should the file for IR-1 or CR-1? Is it the same thing? I read some stuff a little while ago about the k-3 visa & DCF. From what I read DCF sounded BETTER than IR-1/CR-1, but then again I see TONS of people on here who are married prefer to file for IR-1 / CR-1. Why is that???? I'm sooooo confused! The K-1 process is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much less complicated!!!! Thanks for your help, guys. CR-1= conditional residence for couple married less than 2 years. IR-1=inconditional resicence for couple married for more than 2 years. Under CR and IR the foreign get permission to work in less than one month once he/she gets into US For K1 you have to marry and wait around 6 months. Tell your friend to come here and read the guides they are very helpulf. QUOTE (YMR @ Jul 1 2009, 09:01 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (B U T T E R F L Y @ Jul 1 2009, 08:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks for ALL your help guys!!!! I dunno if this is the first time they are meeting or not. I thought it would be rude to ask. I just promised I'd do my best to try & get some information to help her & that's it. My friend was desperate to find an answer for this & I didn't know how to help her because I'm not marrying IN Egypt. I, too, am marrying an Egyptian, but in the US using a K-1 visa. So as you can see, when she asked me for help marrying in Egypt I went blank because I don't know the steps for that here. I've only researched the process of marrying in the US. Anyway, thank you for all you help! Hey Niels Bohr.... THANKS for telling me to check with the Egypt Ministry of Foreign Affairs! I was able to find A LOT of information for her there! Now, one last question... which visa should the file for? Should the file for IR-1 or CR-1? Is it the same thing? I read some stuff a little while ago about the k-3 visa & DCF. From what I read DCF sounded BETTER than IR-1/CR-1, but then again I see TONS of people on here who are married prefer to file for IR-1 / CR-1. Why is that???? I'm sooooo confused! The K-1 process is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much less complicated!!!! Thanks for your help, guys. CR-1= conditional residence for couple married less than 2 years. IR-1=inconditional resicence for couple married for more than 2 years. Under CR and IR the foreign get permission to work in less than one month once he/she gets into US For K1 you have to marry and wait around 6 months. Tell your friend to come here and read the guides they are very helpulf. Also CR and IR are cheaper than K1 or K3.	R de la R	Female	Dominican Republic	2009-07-01 08:01:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	From DS-230 in that you can save	QUOTE (no more patience @ Feb 25 2009, 08:17 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> try this on http://travel.state....pdf/DS-0230.pdf Cannot be saved, I have same issue.	R de la R	Female	Dominican Republic	2009-02-25 08:11:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	AGE DIFFERENCE?	No, it doesn't matter as you can prove you both love each other.	R de la R	Female	Dominican Republic	2008-06-25 08:57:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	VSC Alive ...My 129F & 130 Approved	Congratulations!	R de la R	Female	Dominican Republic	2008-08-11 13:33:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Case transfered from VSC to CSC - anyone else?	Vermont Service Center sucks	R de la R	Female	Dominican Republic	2008-08-14 12:03:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Anyone still in the 2/24 VSC black hole?	I am in the black hole in the same box. I am a K-1 beneficiary. Yes, I am very mad about all this. I read about approval and approvals and I don't get a simple touch.	R de la R	Female	Dominican Republic	2008-08-14 10:20:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	whats vsc been doing ?	QUOTE (Mommy @ Aug 14 2008, 09:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (sasha414 @ Aug 15 2008, 07:56 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> guys, it seems like csc is shelling out approvals like crazy and our dear wonderful VSC is silent. lets face it, what the hell is vsc doing? does anybody know? i mean, the least they can do is approve a couple of petitions so as not to look so far behind compared to csc. if anyone here from vsc has been approved today, pls be counted. My husband called VSC today to check if our application was okay. They told him that for immigration visa, it might take up to 9 months since they are working with the file from last year. I feel so sad and I don't even know if I should believe what VSC said. I am speechless at this point because it seems like this will take forever. Every day Vermont has a new excuse for not doing what they are suppose to do. I don´t trust them.	R de la R	Female	Dominican Republic	2008-08-14 20:46:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	HELP WITH QUESTION ON DS-230	petitoner refer to the u.s. citizen spouse	R de la R	Female	Dominican Republic	2008-08-15 12:58:00