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IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI got my visa
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trinketFemaleIndia2008-05-19 10:08:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresYAY, APPROVED OCTOBER VSC FILER - TODAY!!!!!
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trinketFemaleIndia2008-05-15 17:34:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresApproved
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trinketFemaleIndia2008-05-23 00:48:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures~ APPROVED!!! VSC I-130 ~
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trinketFemaleIndia2008-05-23 19:24:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresuscis website
Ahh ok, thanks for the replies good.gif .

I will change it in a couple of days
trinketFemaleIndia2008-06-02 11:13:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresuscis website
OK, this really isn't IR-1 related question.

I just tried to log onto USCIS website to check my case status, and it showed me this message

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Your password will expire in 14 days. Go to the Change Password screen to change your password.


I don't get it, why would my password expire and does uscis website has something like this that they let you use one password for 3 months or something and then you will have to use some different password blink.gif
trinketFemaleIndia2008-06-02 11:08:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresSeventeen months
Wow, congratulations to you and have a great life ahead smile.gif
trinketFemaleIndia2008-06-02 10:32:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAPPROVED!
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trinketFemaleIndia2008-06-09 11:25:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI GOT MY DATE!!
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trinketFemaleIndia2008-06-10 11:02:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresDivorce Decree
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Everything else in the 1-130 packet, does it need to be certified or notorized or can they just be copies?


Can be just copies. You will need certified copies during NVC and originals to submit during consulate proceedings.
trinketFemaleIndia2008-06-11 03:04:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedureswhy so long?
Don't panic right away, we got our hard copy of NOA-1 after around 19 days.

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trinketFemaleIndia2008-06-11 17:51:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresApproved from CSC on 6-12
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trinketFemaleIndia2008-06-12 18:13:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedurescase completed! hooray!!
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trinketFemaleIndia2008-06-12 09:58:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI-130 Approved finally
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trinketFemaleIndia2008-06-13 09:11:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI-130 - Approval notice sent.
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trinketFemaleIndia2008-06-14 10:30:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWhy do you hang here?
I think, once you are about to start this immigration process, most of us are in loss and you are here to learn, the more you read, the more you observe how others case are shaping up, the more you can outline your own case.

And sure there is a wonderful support group here, the world outside this community doesn't really know the pain and the whole process, they think that just because you are married to an American citizen, you can hop on a plane and land to US whenever you wished for, you can't really make them understand about this process, but here its different.

You learn something new every day and basically when everything revolves around this immigration for most of the part of your day today life, at least for the coming 1 year, may be more, may be less, its better to be updated about the process itself.

Edited by silent, 13 June 2008 - 11:53 AM.

trinketFemaleIndia2008-06-13 11:51:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI-130 approved today
Be strong and things will work out smile.gif

Best of luck to you for the rest of your journey and your life good.gif
trinketFemaleIndia2008-06-17 06:00:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWe got our visa!
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trinketFemaleIndia2008-06-18 01:16:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresIs marketing signature allowed in VJ ???
that reminds me, comparing apples to oranges all the time over on vj........aka comparing K-1 to IR-1 tongue.gif

Edited by silent, 18 June 2008 - 01:30 AM.

trinketFemaleIndia2008-06-18 01:29:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI-130 APPROVED :d
I am CSC
trinketFemaleIndia2008-06-19 09:19:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI-130 APPROVED :d
Thanks for the heads up S_AL.

We have talked about this issue and looking for every other option possible. But well whatever happens will see, right now I am just excited that at least I will get to see my husband in a few months time.

Crazysamurai,

I really pray that you get your approval next in a couple of days time good.gif
trinketFemaleIndia2008-06-10 15:18:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI-130 APPROVED :d
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Did you have any touches before your approvel?


Actually the only touch I got was on 9th of June, before going to bed when I checked my petition it was touched for the first time after 14th of March, well, I couldn't really sleep the whole night, thinking I might get an RFE or is it just a random touch, did woke up thinking I might get something but nothing, but then by the time I got to my office and was working as usual got the letter from CRIS, so I would say from the time I got the first touch to approval notification, it was around 14 hours.
trinketFemaleIndia2008-06-10 04:11:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI-130 APPROVED :d
Got that sweet sweet mail from CRIS exactly 33 minutes ago, hell I was in a meeting when I got the mail, but as soon as I got back to my table, I was so so *#*@# scared to open the mail, I let my co-worker read it aloud for me

I know its kind of fast and I am scared as #### for the NVC process, my husband still hasn't got his tax transcripts and I still have to get other copies of my birth certificate.......gosh I am a nervous wreck right now.

This visa process has been fast for us compared to others, but we have waited for around 4 long years to come this far, just hope and pray the next phase would be smooth too.

Thank you all VJ members and I would also like to thank our lawyer too, do realise most of you all have complains with your lawyer, but we had a good thing going on, me and my husband didn't have a registered marriage certificate but things still worked out.

Best of luck to all of you good.gif

And now I can do my happy dancing and call up my dad to give him the good news kicking.gif kicking.gif kicking.gif
trinketFemaleIndia2008-06-10 01:23:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresOKAY VERMONT FILERS, WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING
PlatyPius,

I really think your comments were a bit uncalled for. I dont know how long did you wait for your spouse to be together or how you are dealing with the process, but people aren't heartless here. Once you are married or in a relationship you want to live every day, yes there are other things to consider when its an international relationship, but waiting does suck.

You are the moderator, and no one can force you to write a letter, so if you don't want to it really is ok, you aren't obligated to anyone out here. But please don't belittle others who are going through one of the hardest time of their life and are stuck in a limbo.

Think people can use some humility out here.
trinketFemaleIndia2008-06-18 12:03:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNVC timeline on IR-1/CR1 visas
Got NVC case number today smile.gif

Its for bombay, but i wish it was chennai
trinketFemaleIndia2008-06-18 06:43:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresABOUT GREEN CARD
Green card is generated after you are done with your interview successfully and you land in USA.

Once you are in US with your CR-1 visa, USCIS will send you your green card at the given DS-230 address within a month's time.
trinketFemaleIndia2008-06-23 05:56:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresProof of a bonafide marriage?
You can't really have him on your bank account, but you can try asking your land lord if you can have your husband with your housing lease, you can also have your husband with your insurance policies. Other bonafide proofs can be things like western union money transfering reciepts, phone bills, postal letters along with the stamped envelop, if you are sending him packages or him sending you any gift packages, emails, chat transcripts.

Since you are from Pakistan, I am not sure how banking works in your country, but you can ask your husband to go to his local bank and ask them if he can have you jointly in his bank account. At least it worked for me through Axis bank in India, all I had to do was get my husband's signature on their bank forms.
trinketFemaleIndia2008-06-24 10:20:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresjoint sponsor
Ouch thats a bummer. But I guess will have to live with it
trinketFemaleIndia2008-06-25 06:43:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresjoint sponsor
Ok,
I am basically going crazy with the joint sponsorship thing, the guy who earlier was ready to be my joint sponsor is going through his drinking spree right now and not coming to work and all those things which had to happen right when we got our approval notification.

Anyways, we are trying real hard to find someone else as joint sponsor, now my question is, how long am I ?responsibility? of my sponsor/joint sponsor, I think its 1 year, but my husband says its 3, can someone tell me what exactly is the time frame?
trinketFemaleIndia2008-06-25 06:11:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresreceived NOA2 today !!!!!
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trinketFemaleIndia2008-06-25 05:13:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNew Post-NVC Process - Version 1.0
I really am a bit confused.

Were to submit those proof of relationship? At VFS or Consulate?

And say if I submit part of photos, and letters and emails and all at VFS, shall I carry some more for the consulate.
trinketFemaleIndia2008-06-19 08:06:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNew Post-NVC Process - Version 1.0
I am a bit confused about when to submit proof of evidence.

Don't we need to provide "evidence of bonafide relationship" at VFS too? or those are needed only when you go for your interview at the consulate?
trinketFemaleIndia2008-06-16 10:05:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAPPROVED!!!!
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trinketFemaleIndia2008-12-02 15:19:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresHow to expedite ?!!
Sorry to say but pregnancy can't be used for expedition.

You can try, but just be ready to be denied.
trinketFemaleIndia2008-12-03 10:57:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresVisa in hand
Congratulations!
trinketFemaleIndia2008-12-03 08:01:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAnother april filer approved!!!!
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trinketFemaleIndia2008-12-03 07:59:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresFinally interviewed in Stockholm. But I am still worried......
Congratulations on getting out of AP kicking.gif kicking.gif . Hope others in technical field will get much valuable information from your case and be ready for more scrutiny.
trinketFemaleIndia2008-12-04 09:34:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWHERE IS MY GREEN CARD???
Correct me if I am wrong, but as far as my understanding goes----once you get your SSN, you can apply for Driving license and also State ID.

Once either of the two have been attained, you can open up your Bank account.

At least when my hubby took me to his bank to have my name with his account, that's what the lady told me, she said once I get my SSN, I can just show them my passport with Valid visa stampped on it, and they will put my name with his account, she also said if I can show her DL or State Id, that would work too.
trinketFemaleIndia2008-12-03 10:26:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWHERE IS MY GREEN CARD???
hope you get it sooner

Edited by trinket, 02 December 2008 - 03:24 PM.

trinketFemaleIndia2008-12-02 15:23:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresIR-1 received tody !!!!!
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trinketFemaleIndia2008-12-04 12:19:00