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IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTHE RACE IS NOT FOR THE SWIFT........
Wishing you whole lot of happiness rose.gif
trinketFemaleIndia2008-08-09 02:18:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresPlastic Green Card arrived in 32 days after the POE
Lotto congratulations kicking.gif kicking.gif.........now no more of USCIS for 1 year and 9 months tongue.gif
trinketFemaleIndia2008-08-13 05:31:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMy daughter was born!
Congratulations, she is just precious smile.gif

Oh I got that mongolian spot too tongue.gif never knew its common with asians

Edited by silent, 07 August 2008 - 10:37 PM.

trinketFemaleIndia2008-08-07 22:36:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresUSCIS Aftermath
QUOTE (rmncm @ Aug 14 2008, 05:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
With all the smoking fast approvals from CSC these last few weeks I think they have or are going to created a back log at the NVC. What do you all think?


I find your comments disturbing, first being worried about cases transfered from VSC to CSC and now this. What really do you want? they should stop working at all and sit on their a$$?

As per rules at NVC at least, its first come first serve basis, and also keep in mind that if a couple has waited near about 4 months average and mostly more than that time frame for their i-130 to be approved, waiting 2 more weeks at NVC won't really hurt them.

Seriously not trying to get on to you, but you need to stop this negativity!
trinketFemaleIndia2008-08-14 19:57:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNOW I KNOW!
Goodluck, praying for your approval kicking.gif kicking.gif
trinketFemaleIndia2008-08-13 09:43:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCR-1 Approved in 39 days - K3 approved in 27 at CSC
Wow that was fast approval, congratulations kicking.gif kicking.gif
trinketFemaleIndia2008-08-14 01:57:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresVisa Approved For AnnyJoesph
Congrats to them kicking.gif
trinketFemaleIndia2008-08-14 19:26:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresi-129f sent out
Goodluck good.gif
trinketFemaleIndia2008-08-15 02:33:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI-130 APPROVED!!!!! APPROVED???
Congratulations
trinketFemaleIndia2008-08-14 19:35:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresIIN...NVC ppl nice but no info
For getting your timeline on your posting, you just need to change your forum signature

Go to My controls
At the left corner you will see--> Edit signature

Put whatever you want to put and your siganture will be shown to everyone.

Good luck with the rest of the journey good.gif
trinketFemaleIndia2008-08-15 13:46:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresIIN...NVC ppl nice but no info
Try calling after 4:30pm EST and don't mention you want it for paying bill online. Since online payment is at beta stage so they do discourage online payment. And also once you get the IIN don't pay it right away, wait for the phone message to change and say that your IV and AOS bills have been generated.
trinketFemaleIndia2008-08-15 13:44:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCo-sponsor or to late NO visa????
I doubt they will outright reject it at consulate, the most, they will give out a 221-g, asking for your husband to provide a joint sponsor.

So as others have said, please do find someone who can be the joint sponsor and make sure you send the documents to your husband before his interview, or if your case hasn't yet been completed at NVC then you can send it at NVC too if they issue a RFE
trinketFemaleIndia2008-08-15 11:55:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCase Completed
Congratulations and good luck for the interview date rose.gif
trinketFemaleIndia2008-08-15 07:44:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCASE COMPLETE
Yay!! Congrats and good luck for the interview kicking.gif kicking.gif
trinketFemaleIndia2008-08-14 19:30:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresInterview date...finally!
Best of luck good.gif
trinketFemaleIndia2008-08-15 22:52:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresG-325a Question.
Thanks,
That makes sense now smile.gif
trinketFemaleIndia2008-08-16 09:48:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresG-325a Question.
QUOTE (CHD @ Aug 16 2008, 01:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Yeah, the official G-325A form that USCIS mails you is 4 joined sheets - white, green, pink, and yellow - with a sheet of carbon between each of them. In my experience (and believe me I've tried), no matter how hard you press or what type of pen you use, the 4th sheet will be virtually illegible. There is no way the pressure can transfer well with 7 sheets (4 forms and 3 carbons) behind it. This is why I gave up and just completed and printed the G-325A from the website. But if by chance you did manage to get the information to transfer to the 4th sheet legibly, then it would be fine to sign it separately. If they accept ones printed from the website which HAVE to be signed individually, then they're not going to make a fuss here.


Hi CHD,

I am wondering why would USCIS send G-325a at the first place? I don't see there is any need of G-325a at NVC level, only during the initial i-130 filling, and with the initial filling you (the petitioner) is the one who makes the first move of sending his/her petition to USCIS and let them review it.

Sorry for my ignorance but I thought it would be interesting to know if there is some other path where USCIS is the one who sends the first set of papers to be filed by the petitioner.
trinketFemaleIndia2008-08-16 06:21:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresG-325a Question.
QUOTE (ao_cons @ Aug 16 2008, 09:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Just a question about the G-325a form. It has several copies attached to it with carbon paper in-between the sheets. What if somehow you can't get dig firmly enough on the top page to mark the other copies? Like what if your signature doesn't reach to the bottom sheet? Is it okay to just sign that sheet of paper anew?


I don't get it why do you need carbon copies to be pressed between G-325a, there needs to have 4 copies of G-325a and you can just take 4 print outs and then sign each page.
trinketFemaleIndia2008-08-16 02:07:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresapproved after 1 week
Wohoo, another transfered approval kicking.gif kicking.gif

Really hope others too get their approvals soon good.gif
trinketFemaleIndia2008-08-16 06:15:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI am approved
Congratulations kicking.gif kicking.gif

You can fill out DS-230 and email it to your wife, she can take the print out and sign the part 1, part 2 of DS-230 should be unsigned. Also to speed up the process, ask your wife to obtain PCC from both police and passport office.

Plus get your NVC case number asap, call NVC hotline in a few days time, once you get your case number, then do email choice of agent and make yourself as the agent.

Best wishes kicking.gif
trinketFemaleIndia2008-08-16 01:55:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNVC Case complete
Congratulations
trinketFemaleIndia2008-08-09 02:16:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresApproved after 216 days!!!
Congratulations Nicole kicking.gif kicking.gif
trinketFemaleIndia2008-08-14 12:00:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresOMG!!! They called and I missed it!
QUOTE (Jamericanlove @ Aug 15 2008, 03:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Thank you so much guys! I think I might have trouble sleeping the next few nights biggrin.gif



Don't worry, a few sleepless nights are worth of all the peaceful nights ahead after the interview.............so suffer a few weeks devil.gif

Just kidding, wishing you and your hubby all the best for your upcoming interview good.gif
trinketFemaleIndia2008-08-14 19:34:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI have my interview date
Goodluck for the interview good.gif
trinketFemaleIndia2008-08-15 22:47:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresHusband X Attorney X ME: huge crisis
QUOTE
" well, we are not informing you the list of documents, because NVC didn´t send the package yet, and also, we are having problems with our scan , so that we are mailing to your husband the list afterwards."


Look at my timeline, I have been approved on June but I am still waiting, we paid our bills online, and I have almost the exact same situation as you, just that my husband understand that the attorney is stalling our case, we have other financial issues so we are actually comfortable getting a November date, so we aren't in much of a rush (hubby had to pay for joint sponsor and also he will fly to india, if visa gets deny he plans to stay in india for 4 months, so a lot of planning to do).

Attorneys won't go through james shortcut nor will they encourage online payment, they will wait to hear from NVC and will only forward you the case, I suggest you have an adult discussion with your husband, no bickering or no tantrums, just may be show him this forum itself, your attorney will have to do what you say or you can always complain them at their BAR. So basically prepare yourself with what all you need to do, things like PCC and collecting certified copies, translating certified copies if necessary, make sure your husband collects his tax transcripts and things like that.

Just I see its more of a matter of you and yoru husband than the attorney itself. No offence but usually men do take it easy and some aren't really comfortable with all the legal hoopla. While talking to men/women like these, you got to make sure you don't impose all the instructions at them at one go, I am not sure what your mode of communication is, but say if you spend around 3 hours every day talking, just spend only 15 30 minutes about immigration and not more than that, just tell him what you would like him to do and be supportive of it, assure him that you do know what you are talking about and at least for you immigration isn't as hard it looks like to be.

Just ask your husband to help you with this process, let him collect the forms for AOS from his side and you do your collecting, so that you will be a bit ahead of the game when your attorney does get papers from NVC.

Good luck with the journey good.gif
trinketFemaleIndia2008-08-15 09:08:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresGot the Interview Date FINALLY!!!
Congratulations Chintan kicking.gif

Wishing you all the very best, will be looking out for your interview good.gif
trinketFemaleIndia2008-08-14 11:59:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAPPROVED!!!!
Congratulations kicking.gif wishing you all the best for the interview kicking.gif
trinketFemaleIndia2008-08-14 02:21:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresgod is good
Good luck rose.gif
trinketFemaleIndia2008-08-08 10:21:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedureshow to Obtain PCC from India?
I personally didn't have to submit anything to require PCC but then I do think rules are a bit different in Gujurat.

I just wanted to know, how long did it take for you guys, Bani and Yoke to obtain the PCC, it took me almost 1 month to obtain because the office out here in Andaman did everything by the rule book, that is sending a officer at my home and asking tons of questions and then him making a report on me, things like that.
trinketFemaleIndia2008-08-17 22:02:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresvisa in hand
Congratulations kicking.gif
trinketFemaleIndia2008-08-18 09:50:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCase approved by NVC
Congratulations kicking.gif kicking.gif kicking.gif
trinketFemaleIndia2008-08-18 01:57:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMedical done today and Visa interview 09/09/08
Best wishes for your upcoming interview good.gif
trinketFemaleIndia2008-08-15 11:58:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresDS-3032 form
Wow crazysamurai, I totally missed on your thread of getting approved. I just wanted to congratulate you on your approval. Hoping you have a smoother NVC process good.gif
trinketFemaleIndia2008-08-18 20:49:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCase complete - Anniversary Gift from NVC
Congratulations kicking.gif

Hope you get your interview date soon enough!
trinketFemaleIndia2008-08-16 11:49:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresBe Thankful you are blessed...
My heart goes out to you, I really feel sorry for your situation and the loss your family is going through being caught in the system.

Hoping for a speedy approval. Best of luck rose.gif
trinketFemaleIndia2008-08-18 09:58:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTime Apart, Will this effect interview?
QUOTE (MrsRowe @ Aug 19 2008, 02:17 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Join the club. It has been one year and 2 months since i saw my husband. crying.gif
YOu brought up a valid point, so i called the CSR at USCIS and she said that the 2 years apply for before filing. You had to have seen them within two years before filing. While it is pending, the two years do not apply. I wish us all a speedy processing. star_smile.gif



This is wrong information, 2 years meeting is for K-1 visas. For spousal visas you just have to be married and have had met once. I am speaking it from experience. I haven't seen my husband for 3 and half years, I was approved at CSC without any glitch, as a matter of fact, you don't even have to give evidence of meeting at USCIS level. But I do know this will raise a lot of questions at Consulate level but nowhere with USCIS guideline does it say that married couples need to have met together within the last 2 years, the only condition for marriage couple is that, if its a proxy marriage then the marriage needs to be "consummated" after the proxy marriage.
trinketFemaleIndia2008-08-18 20:11:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresThis is a pilot guide, need your feedback...
Aww thanks lotto tongue.gif even if I was burnt as cole and tired as hell while taking that pic rofl.gif

I say we are chocolota vanilla milk shake biggrin.gif
trinketFemaleIndia2008-08-15 11:19:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresThis is a pilot guide, need your feedback...
Ok, I am an ignorant one with wiki, but when I do individual search on wiki for the same topic-- How to bring your foreign spouse to live in the US

At the main wiki page I get the result of Adolf hitler tongue.gif

But yes with the visajourney wiki page it does show up when I search the same. Now my suggestion is, can't this same guide be put into main wiki page? No offence, but it took me around 2 years to finally get such a resourceful site as visajourney, google usually doesnt show up visajourney while looking for immigration platforms. Actually putting this specific guide and also mentioning visajourney with the main wiki page might even boost the traffic of visajourney itself.

Again I am sorry if these are impossible, as I said I am ignorant to wiki.
trinketFemaleIndia2008-08-15 07:00:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresThis is a pilot guide, need your feedback...
Don't hurt yourself much, let your wife come first and then she can beat you up and hurt you good wink.gif

Just kidding, I am a very violent person tongue.gif
trinketFemaleIndia2008-07-09 09:57:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresThis is a pilot guide, need your feedback...
Lotto,

Can you add something with your step by step process about Affidavit of support.

I will let you know something briefly about my own case, our visa process has been pretty smooth till now, but when me and my husband met for the first time online and then a relationship began and he started to look through immigration process, what really stuck us was the 125% of poverty guideline, there was it stating for 2 people 125% is 16k (talking about 2003-04) and I dont know why or how me and my husband were counting it as add 125% to that 16k amount, so that would mean add 20k to 16k thats 36k, and that time around my hubby was earning 19k per year, so he was above 125% of poverty line, anyways just keeping it short thats what hampered our whole time frame, we basically lived these 4 years of LDR because of that one silly mistake.

So if you can just keep it more clarified and I really wish no other couple would do such mistake like we did.

Thanks again for the good work good.gif
trinketFemaleIndia2008-07-09 09:48:00