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IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresHow Often Do You Disagree or Quarrel With Your Love One?
Oh I forgot the most important part, I even remind him that his fridge is getting empty and he needs to buy his grocery.........go figure! devil.gif
trinketFemaleIndia2008-06-18 11:02:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresHow Often Do You Disagree or Quarrel With Your Love One?
Well at least for us, its not just USCIS or NVC, its every thing.

My hubby needs a push (more than just ONE push) to get his work done. From getting a credit card for himself, to renewing his state id, to arranging his room, to calling his dad, to reminding him about his tax payment and well the usual waking him up every morning by 5:30am.

Its kind of funny how we live so apart from each other but I still rule his world and till the time he doesn't hear me yelling at him to do these things, he doesn't do it. So basically if he has anything important to do, he just lets me know once and then he knows I will after him till the work is done. WoW, I feel such a good baby sitter........opps hubster sitter tongue.gif

ps: glad he doesn't read visajourney tongue.gif
trinketFemaleIndia2008-06-18 10:59:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresHow Often Do You Disagree or Quarrel With Your Love One?
Well I and hubby are going through a few fights these days because of the NVC tension.

Problem is with me, if things don't get done the way I want them to be, I start acting bat #### crazy, he calls me a tyrant, which fits perfectly well wink.gif

Sometimes I get mad that how easy going he is, and there I was sweating over every small detail while filling up the papers and still I am and he just takes it easy, gets his peaceful sleep every night.

I guess for us there is no pattern, sometimes we go through without fighting for 3 whole months and sometimes we fight every alternative day.

Edited by silent, 18 June 2008 - 10:50 AM.

trinketFemaleIndia2008-06-18 10:48:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCR-1 VISA approved
Congratulations on your wife's VISA kicking.gif kicking.gif

May be contact consulate and have them clarify it to you.

Here is there email address--> MUMBAIIV@state.gov
trinketFemaleIndia2008-10-21 10:55:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresGuess what someone got approved for I130
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trinketFemaleIndia2008-09-26 22:09:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresInterview at Embassy in Islamabad
Congratulations on visa approval and really hope you get out of AP soon enough rose.gif
trinketFemaleIndia2008-10-10 22:46:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTracking package to consualte
First off, call NVC and confirm with an operator if your case has been forwarded to the consulate or not, if yes, then do get the date.

Once you got the date, then go to this dhl tracking site

Say operator tells you that your case was forwarded on 20th October; so type out ---> EXP 20 OCT 2008A

It will show you a list of consulates once you type out that date, and you will have to find Kuwait from there. But don't take 20th October as granted, basically you will have to play around with the dates a bit, if Kuwait isn't shown on EXP 20 OCT 2008A then do type out something like EXP 19 OCT 2008A or EXP 21 OCT 2008A.

Anyways do try this method and wish you all the best

Note:-- Case gets forwarded to consulate ONLY AFTER an interview date has been generated.
trinketFemaleIndia2008-10-20 10:04:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresBack in the USA!
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trinketFemaleIndia2008-10-21 20:34:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresInterview scheduled!
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trinketFemaleIndia2008-10-08 10:17:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCountdown to P.O.E
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Have a wonderful life ahead rose.gif
trinketFemaleIndia2008-10-18 06:26:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresFinnaly in U.S with husband
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trinketFemaleIndia2008-10-23 22:57:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWife Passed her interview!
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And I do assume your wife is pregnant too? So best of luck with the upcoming delivery smile.gif
trinketFemaleIndia2008-10-22 02:43:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresHUGE RFE
You never know, for me it got completed in 3 days from the time they got it in their system, but usually from the trends I have seen, do count it as 10 days if everything is all good.

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trinketFemaleIndia2008-10-26 08:34:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresevidence that bona fides of my marriage
No, affidavits aren't necessary at all, we didn't submit any affidavits. As a matter of fact, many people dont' submit anything other than their marriage certificate and a few photographs while filing i-130. Evidence are optional, you have to realise that i-130 is also for couples who are trying to do DCF, evidence are essential for them, but not for couples who have hardly lived together.
trinketFemaleIndia2008-10-26 11:39:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresEmails for Evidence,
Those proofs you have are much more stronger than emails, so don't worry about emails or chat logs. Every couple has their own way of communicating, so emails aren't really necessary.

Edited by trinket, 26 October 2008 - 11:39 AM.

trinketFemaleIndia2008-10-26 11:37:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresInterview experiances on OCT 21th 2008
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trinketFemaleIndia2008-10-22 05:25:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresGlory to God I finally got my visa!
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trinketFemaleIndia2008-10-27 01:17:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresinterview experience oct. 28th and some new info
Congrats on getting pink slip good.gif I do think its goodnews when you get pink slip from Philippines.

Other questions, maybe people from Philippines will be able to answer better, you could try and post your question with regional Philippines forum too.

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trinketFemaleIndia2008-10-28 06:11:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresInterview countdown to 29th, 8am
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trinketFemaleIndia2008-10-27 13:02:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCase complete at NVC!
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trinketFemaleIndia2008-10-29 10:25:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresVISA approved this morning
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trinketFemaleIndia2008-10-22 09:57:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresDS-230 Part 2
I am not sure about Thailand, but other countries of what I have heard, one signs DS-230 part 2 at the consulate, when you go for your interview, the first pre-screener, presents the applicant with DS-230 (part 2) and then they sign it.

You have to submit DS-230 both parts to NVC, just that PART1 will be signed and PART2 will be unsigned. Do check with NVC website and make sure you clarify thigns with your lawyer.
trinketFemaleIndia2008-10-30 12:11:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMy Interview Experience
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trinketFemaleIndia2008-10-31 01:08:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresindex finger scanning.. oh no!
Sorry, I don't have answer to your question, but may be call up Consulate and ask them. You are a k-1 visa filer, so may be they have different rules for it. This is CR-1 visa forum.

And a request, if you don't mind, can you keep all your question in one single thread please smile.gif . Not trying to get on you, but if you fill out multiple threads in the forum that sabotages other threads, which moves to other page and then they don't get attention.

So please if you can, keep all your question in 1 thread, people do reply.

Sorry if you feel offended. Best wishes good.gif
trinketFemaleIndia2008-10-31 01:24:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresVERY HAPPY!
Congrats, wow only 10 days away for you!
trinketFemaleIndia2008-10-31 00:56:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAffadavit of support question
First off, Affidavit of support for CR-1 visa isn?t notarized, petitioner need to use form i-864 for CR-1 visa. Other visa, such as K-3 and K-1 use notarized i-134 as AOS form.

Yes you will have to submit i-864, along with your employment letter, your past 3 years (can also submit just past 1 year) tax papers, pay stubs and all the other minute details which you will get in the guides.

NVC forwards all the original documents to respective consulate upon case completion, so your AOS package will be sent to Manila before your wife?s interview, BUT it is advisable that she keeps a copy of AOS with her anyways, so whatever you sent to NVC, do make photocopies of it and do send that whole package to your wife too, she might need it if CO asks some questions regarding AOS.

Have a smooth journey ahead good.gif
trinketFemaleIndia2008-10-31 01:19:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresProblems with appointment letter in India
QUOTE (WaitingforRakesh @ Oct 31 2008, 06:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Has anyone had any problems getting their appointment letter in the mail in India. I know the postal system over there is not reliable. At least some of the stuff I mailed to my husband, never got to him and some did.

However, inspite of the fact that the address was correct on the K3 paperwork for my husband, somehow he did not receive his appointment packet after they said they sent it and now it has been 10 days since the day it was send sent. He now has to go travel 9 hours to the embassy to get a duplicate.

What is wrong over there?


Have you received Interview letter in USA? If yes, then do scan it or fax it to your husband, he can use that copy for his medical or paying fee at VFS. He can also get copy of interview letter from consulate itself at any given official day.

Best of luck.
trinketFemaleIndia2008-10-31 10:32:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCR1 rescheduled to K3 and interview passed.
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trinketFemaleIndia2008-10-30 12:29:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresForm I-864
QUOTE (amvandy @ Oct 31 2008, 10:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
This next question doesn't apply to the topic. I didn't want to create a new forum. haha.

On the G325 Form. "The Applicant's Residence last five years". My husband's legal address belongs to the flat that he grew up in. His mom had a flat where he lived for a while. His mom and him moved in with his sister for about two years until he met me and we get married. Now we are living in the flat where he grew up. He never changed his address. Do I still need to put down the other addresses where he lived even if Egypt has no record of him living there?

Thanks


No, just the official address is sufficient. One question though, are these flats of his sister and mother are in different state/city than where he is living in right now?

That might change things a bit, I hope someone else will be able to enlighten about it too.
trinketFemaleIndia2008-10-31 11:45:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNew Delhi Interview Schduled for Dec
Mmm I think they will schedule interviews for December by second week of November...............so sorry to say but looks like you will have to wait till 10th of november tongue.gif
don't worry, you will get a december date for sure, Indian consulates are pretty fast in assigning interview dates.
trinketFemaleIndia2008-10-30 12:02:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresQuestion
QUOTE (ZansGirl @ Nov 2 2008, 10:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
In G325a and I-130 forms, you will be asked for your present address until the oldest address you used. In I-130 you will be asked for the present address of which you live together. So basically, just put the real deal of your address there.

Zan and I have never lived together...we got married and I returnrf to Canada...so...all my addresses would be here and last address where we lived together would be??? none?????


Wherever you lived together the last time, let it be any hotel address, you don't have to give out any proofs of where you lived, just its a basic question.

It is required of CR-1 visa to have lived together after marriage (some people do proxy marriage, but they need to consumate their marriage after the wedding), that's the reason why that last address is being asked.

Hope this helps
trinketFemaleIndia2008-11-02 12:45:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresK3 or CR1/IR1: which takes longer?
There are 2 level a petition has to go through before reaching its respetive consulate.

First level is USCIS, here no one can predict when the petition will be completed, so even if you are k-3 or cr-1 visa, it can take even 16 days(yes there are some lucky ones) and can even take more than a year, but more or less count it as 6 months, depends upon your service center also, trend changes every year, right now California service center is faster.

Now the second level, once completion petition goes to NVC, and out here for k-3 petition flies directly to the consulate and beneficiary gets an interview date within 1 months time, but for CR-1, you have to count a wait of around 2 months (23 days is the current record) or plus 1 month or so waiting for the interview date (interview slotting depends upon consulate as so how busy they are), but once your visa is approved, your husband will be able to work in USA asap and other benifits.

So do read those short cut guides for NVC to get an estimate how much time will it take for you to fly through.
trinketFemaleIndia2008-11-01 06:26:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresIs this a 'touch' ?
I think you got this touch because of your 129-f application, they must have put your 129-f along with your i-130.

Best of luck for a speedy approval good.gif

Oh, you might want to change your status from CR-1 to K-3. CR-1 is stand alone i-130, but since you have already sent your i-129f, so you became k-3 applicant.
trinketFemaleIndia2008-11-03 02:35:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresInterview/Medical Exam CR-1
Interview will be held in Italy.

If you are also filing i-29f along with your i-130 then you become K-3 filler not a CR-1 filler, and no, you don't have to pay anymore fee for i-129f given you are going through k-3, but there will be a 1000 dollar AOS fee for k-3 which CR-1 doesn't have.
trinketFemaleIndia2008-11-03 06:09:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresthose who paid online
No, they are different coversheet for both. You might use Jame's shortcut for AOS coversheet.

ETA-- I might be wrong, was just checking my own coversheet and I don't see a difference. May be others can verify.

Edited by trinket, 03 November 2008 - 06:12 AM.

trinketFemaleIndia2008-11-03 06:10:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresInterview
QUOTE (jhcruz18 @ Nov 3 2008, 03:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I was reading the USE website and it said that K-1, K-2, etc. can call the call center to schedule an interview.. Is that the same for those applying for a CR-1 visa?


Interviews for CR-1 visa are scheduled by NVC, so once your case gets completed on NVC, it will schedule interview.

NVC schedules interview dates every second week of the month for the next month. Given the fact that Manilla is a fast consulate with processing interview dates, so say if your case gets completed on 28th of November, NVC will schedule an interview date starting from 8th of December for the month of January.

Note-- There are no online request for appointments with CR-1, its all in the hands of NVC and respective consulate itself.



OP are you going through CR-1 or DCF? Because things are different with DCF, so do check on with your facts again if you are doing DCF.
trinketFemaleIndia2008-11-03 06:03:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI hope you all had the interview this month
Oh I am so with you on this, it really is a nightmare that you have to be in hands of a stranger and his/her mood to know how rest of your life will shape up.

Best of luck for your interview good.gif . And as for me and hubster, I am hoping for the best, but I am scared too, we got one big red flag and I just hope we can surpass that.
trinketFemaleIndia2008-11-03 22:32:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI AM SO HAPPY!!!! INTERVIEW DATE
Congratulations and best of luck with your interview good.gif

Just a question, how come this month NVC is already giving out interview dates for December, aren't they usually supposed to give out interview dates from second week of each month? Just curious, its a good thing that they are, just wondering if they have changed their policies a bit or not.
trinketFemaleIndia2008-11-03 22:29:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresinterview date Dec, 3rd, 2008 Mumbai, India for wife
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trinketFemaleIndia2008-11-04 11:56:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresFor people with Interviews in Mumbai
Crazysamurai,

Don't worry about Interview letter from Consulate, as long as she has any of the one interview letter, and since she does have the NVC one, you have nothign to worry about.

As for Medical, no, consulate doesn't give out dates to when to do the medical. As long as medical is done before the actual interview date, your wife should be fine.
trinketFemaleIndia2008-11-04 19:08:00