Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	costs	Description of Service and Fee Amount (All fees = $ in US currency) Filing an Immigrant Visa Petition (When collected by U.S. Embassies and Consulates for USCIS. Fees subject to change.) Immigrant petition for relative (I-130) $420 Orphan (intercountry adoption) immediate relative petition (I-600, I-800) $720 Immigrant Visa Application Processing Fees (non-refundable, per person) Immediate relative and family preference applications (processed on the basis of an approved I-130, I-600 or I-800 petition) $330 Employment-based applications (processed on the basis of an approved I-140 petition) $720 Other immigrant visa applications (including Diversity Visa applicants, approved I-360 self-petitioners, special immigrant visa applicants, and all others) $305 Certain Iraqi and Afghan special immigrant visa applications NO FEE Other Fees Diversity Visa Lottery fee (per person applying as a DV lottery selectee for a DV category immigrant visa) $440 Affidavit of Support Review (only when reviewed domestically) $88 Immigrant visa security surcharge (per person applying for any immigrant visa category) $74 when did they change it this id off the NVC website $330 + $74 = $404	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-02-20 23:37:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	costs	the aos is 88.00 the DS-230 is 330.00...medical in the PI is 213.00 Sorry but the DS-230 costs $404.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-02-20 23:28:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	costs	OK, so I just got NOA1 on our I-130. I paid 420 for the I-130 fee. I know there are more fees coming... how much is the i-864 fee and the IV fee? are there any other fees i have to watch out for? Just trying to be prepared... The I-864 will cost $88 and the IV will cost $404. Then the beneficiary has to have a medical done later on, and this varies by country.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-02-20 23:00:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	What to do after i130 approved	Hi to everyone i just wana ask a simple question i am just getting mixed up with all the different things on different websites My question is after approval of I-130 what document should we sent to nvc and the orignal one or the certify copy???? (Other than the i 864, ds 230 and income supporting documents) which documents send by the petitioner and which documents from beneficiary Some visa info places tell us to send the i 864 in with supporting documents for income etc...but then here on vj it also tells we should send in original or certified documents of ...birth certificate...(petitioner AND beneficiary?) marriage certificate and translation, divorce decree ... should we submite these other documents to nvc or will they be taken to interview by beneficiary? and if we sumbit the orignal one so how can the beneficiary bring the original documents at the time OUR interview??? or will they swap the documents at that time if the beneficiary brings all copies of the originals sent? will Appreciate your Help ..... Thanks to everyone Please read these guides: http://www.visajourn..._live_in_the_US http://www.visajourn...p/EZGuideSpouse http://www.visajourn...he_NVC_ShortCut You can send either the original or certified copy to NVC. You will receive these documents back at the interview. If any of the documents are not in English, you also have to submit a notarized translation copy. I-864 package: -cover sheet with barcode obtainable after AOS bill appears as PAID -cover letter (optional) -I-864 forms -3 years of tax return transcripts (1 year required, 3 years optional) -employment letter (optional) -pay stubs (optional) If you need a co-sponsor, submit the same documents as above for that person, plus a birth certificate or passport copy to prove US citizenship. The AOS package is done by the petitioner. DS-230 package: -cover sheet with barcode obtainable after the IV bill appears as PAID -cover letter (optional) -DS-230 (part 1 signed only, do not sign part 2) -2 US-sized passport pictures with beneficiary's name, date of birth, and NVC case number written on back -photocopy of passport's biodata page -original OR certified copy of beneficiary's birth certificate -original OR certified copy of marriage certificate -original police clearance certificate -photocopy of birth certificate, marriage certificate, and police certificate The DS-230 package requires documents of the beneficiary.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-02-22 20:20:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Help me understand E.P. and online forms	Thank you. I will separate the packages when snail mailing. You're welcome. You're good to go then	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-02-23 12:51:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Fastest NVC Process!	Consider another vote from me for this being made a sticky. Great work Loto!	Saylin	Female	Canada	2010-10-31 19:01:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Birth Certificate - Father not listed	My husband (the US citizen in our case) has a blank beside the father's name on his birth certificate as well. His biological father was really never a part of his life. When he was about 10, his mother married someone, now his step-father. On the G-325A, he listed his step-father under the information for father (name, birth, etc). Whether or not this will get an RFE for us, I don't know as we're still at CSC. But that's what we did.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2010-11-10 17:45:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	time in the NVC??	Have you sent in your I-864 and your DS-230?	Saylin	Female	Canada	2010-11-18 17:42:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	time in the NVC??	what's the maximum of time the case can spend in the NVC to be completed?in a few days it will be 1 year ago since my file arrived to the NVC.thanks for sharing informations. If I remember correctly, after a year of no activity on the part of the petitioner and beneficiary, then the case is closed. Can I ask why you're still in NVC after a year? Usually it's only 2-3 months.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2010-11-18 15:53:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Somebody Help?	You don't need the barcode for the DS-3032. Use the template found here: http://www.visajourn...il_DS-3032_form	Saylin	Female	Canada	2010-11-22 19:34:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CR1 on PROCESS	You need to have the medical and interview done in your own country. Those two things cannot be done in the USA.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2010-11-23 12:04:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	still not touched..	We received our NOA-1 on Sept 9th, according to the letter it was received Sept 3rd. Our papers havent been touched since Sept 13.... should we be worried? We are 4 days away from 3 months, and I know the average is 5, but it just seems odd that no one has done anything in so long. bah. anyway, thanks. I'm the same as you. My NOA1 is Sept 2 and my one and only touch is Sept 3rd. Nothing since then. Like others have said already, don't worry about the lack of touches. Some people receive no touches and get the approval anyways. Although none of us can deny that we want to get touched	Saylin	Female	Canada	2010-11-30 22:51:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Affidavit of Support	I wouldn't hold a breath for anything with "government" getting fixed Oh I know, I am definitely not expecting them to fix it any time soon.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2010-12-01 17:25:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Affidavit of Support	Yes, you're right, you leave c blank since you already included your spouse. It's a confusing question and hopefully the form gets fixed at some point to get rid of this confusion.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2010-12-01 10:54:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-130 WAS APPROVED. Post Decision Activity? Now what?	You can start calling the NVC in about a week to get your case number. Then you will need to send in $88.00 for the Affidavit of Support and $404 for the Ds-230. You will need letter of employment and 3 yrs. tax returns. I am not 100% on this as I just entered the NVC last month. 1st you pay the fee bill then send in the AOS. Not sure if they notify you when to send in the DS-230. Just a little heads up. Also S.0. should have their police clearance certificate ready so you can send that in after the AOS. Hope this helps. The letter of employment is optional as is 3 years of tax returns. The only thing mandatory with the I-864 is the recent year of tax returns. But most people include 3 years and the letter of employment. And you send in the DS-230 as soon as the IV bill appears as PAID on the payment portal website. Don't wait for NVC to mail you anything as that can take weeks and weeks. Being proactive at this stage will shave off so much time.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2010-12-03 22:25:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-130 WAS APPROVED. Post Decision Activity? Now what?	Congrats I see you are from CSC and are also a September filer...I really do think CSC is firing on all cylinders now. Welcome to the NVC club! Ya, I've already seen 7 people with September NOA1 dates from CSC that have been approved this week. Hopefully I'll be getting approved soon as well since I have a 9/2 NOA1 date.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2010-12-02 22:55:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-130 WAS APPROVED. Post Decision Activity? Now what?	Congratulations! Don't forget to update your timeline!	Saylin	Female	Canada	2010-12-02 21:17:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Sending i-864 as an pdf file?	Ahh! Hope we all will be done with this soon! Hope our NOA2's coming soon too Oh ya. I've got a good feeling about this upcoming week!	Saylin	Female	Canada	2010-12-05 14:17:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Sending i-864 as an pdf file?	Thanks guys! My country is not even listed there for electronic processing It's only available in very few consulates. It's being tested out, and might one day be available to all consulates, but I'm sure you'll be long gone out of this immigration stuff before it's available everywhere.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2010-12-05 14:06:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Sending i-864 as an pdf file?	If you scroll down to the bottom on this website: http://travel.state..../info_5165.html There's a table listing which consulates can do electronic processing.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2010-12-04 12:28:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Sending i-864 as an pdf file?	Hi Guys, As per instructions on NVC website they want i-864 scanned and sent as an pdf attachment, did anybody do it? Or I missed anything Thanks! That's for electronic processing which is only open to a few countries.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2010-12-04 00:39:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Fastest way to go about the NVC?	Lol... yes, one can speed through the NVC.. but the montreal consulate is a major speed bump/brick wall. Quite possibly the most trying part of the whole wait, as it feels like your file is being used as a doorstop/desk pillow in someones office. Last year our case cleared the NVC on the 18th of October and we had our interview on the 11th of February... pretty close to 5 months. Yeah, definitely not looking forward to the wait at the Montreal consulate. It's probably going to feel a hundred times longer than the USCIS stage.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2010-12-05 20:45:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Fastest way to go about the NVC?	Somehow, applicant or the petitioner (OR is important here, because same sex marriage is not considered by the USCIS still, IMO) became pregnant (and some will think it as complicated pregnancy) Somehow, they want to study in the U.S soon Somehow, contagious disease happening in their country Somehow, the petitioner's or beneficiary's health becomig weak Somehow, natural disaster (flood under knee level or below!) is happening in beneficiary's country Now, Saylin, you may come up with your qualifications here I had some other qualifications, but they were only in our situation Loto Interesting qualifications, Loto! I'd much prefer a "speeding ticket" for an interview date. I can handle NVC. But my consulate (Montreal) is a 5+ month wait. I want lots of speeding tickets for that.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2010-12-05 15:24:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Fastest way to go about the NVC?	Hahaha In the past, NVC was super fast and I think some other person completed in 13 days too in normal path. But current NVC is different than those old goldmine New NVC speeding tickets will be issued only to the qualified candidates Loto And what exactly are the requirements to be a "qualified candidate"?	Saylin	Female	Canada	2010-12-05 14:15:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Health insurance , car insurance , and other insurances	hello guys, i have a question. we ( i and my fiancee ) are exploring all IR1/cr1 requirements. and I have some few questions. Can SHe ( US citizen) add me on her health insurance as a beneficiary if we are already married even if I am still here in the philippines and got no SSN?. how about car insurance? can she add me too even if im nt in the USA? thanks for your reply.. My husband (the USC) had no problem adding me on his company's health insurance plan (which includes life insurance). He also didn't have any problems adding me onto his car insurance. I don't have an SSN either nor am I in the USA. As other people have said though, it might vary with the companies she is a part of, but get your spouse to ask the varying companies to see if you can be added without an SSN or presence in the USA.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2010-12-10 16:14:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	DS-230 Cover Letter	Should I write the NVC case number on the official original copies of our marriage certificate, birth certificate, etc?? Thank you!! You could if you want to, but what I'll be doing when I get to NVC is apply adhesive labels on and write my case number on that. The labels can be removed afterwards with no damage to the originals. This is a link to the exact labels I bought to give you an idea of what I mean: http://www.staples.c...&affixedcode=WW I'm sure you could find this or something similar in a nearby office supply store. Edited by Saylin, 10 December 2010 - 07:11 PM.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2010-12-10 19:10:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	DS-230 Cover Letter	I am getting ready to send in the DS-230 and wanted to double check if I have everything we need to send in Could someone please let me know if I am missing anything or if everything looks to be o.k? thank you!! Here is a list from the cover letter: • Coversheet with barcode • Form DS-230 Part I (with signature) and Part II • Birth certificate of the beneficiary o Certified copy of birth certificate o Translation o Photocopy • Divorce certificate of the beneficiary o Original divorce certificate o Translation o Photocopy • Marriage certificate o Original marriage certificate o Translation o Photocopy • Police certificate of the beneficiary o Original police certificate o Translation o Photocopy • Certification of correct translation • Photocopy of valid passport biographic data page of the beneficiary • Two 2x2 inch passport photographs of the beneficiary Looks great to me. Just remember (if you haven't already done so), on the back of the passport pics, to write the beneficiary's full name, their date of birth, and your NVC case number. Also, make sure your NVC case number is written on the top right of every single paper you send in.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2010-12-10 16:01:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	NOA 1?	Thank you Saylin! I get it now. Since the start of all the immigration proceedings, my brain has turned to mush! You're very welcome And don't worry, it's just the start. Your brain will become more mushy!	Saylin	Female	Canada	2010-12-13 19:47:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	NOA 1?	I received an email from my Attorney today with a copy of a I-797C, Notice of Action. Would this be the NOA1? If it is, I thought they didn't have a priority date on them. This one does. I don't want to put it in my timeline if it isn't a NOA 1. Sorry I'm not understanding all this and if they are dumb questions. Thank you. Shauna Yes, that's the NOA1. The NOA1 does have a priority date on it, but it doesn't apply for IR-1/CR-1 visas since there isn't a limit on the number of those visas per year. You should have two other dates as well on your NOA1, the received date and notice date. The one we all go by here on VJ is the notice date aka NOA1 date. Hope this helps to clear up some of your questions/confusion. If you look at the timeline page where you can edit the dates, VJ has given a link to an example NOA1: http://www.visajourn...es/noa-date.jpg The boxes might not be in the same place as yours since this NOA1 is a little old, but everything still applies. Edited by Saylin, 13 December 2010 - 07:35 PM.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2010-12-13 19:33:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	NVC process	NVC has just assigned my case number and invoice I.D. number. i thought i could send my DS3032 form via email but when i visited the precribed site www.ImmigrantVisa.state.gov, i note that my country,Jamaica is not listed as one the countries to submit forms electronically. Can i submit the forms using another email addrss, like the one the NVC used to send me my letter? Thks for yr quick response Jamaica isn't eligible for electronic processing, meaning you can't submit the I-864 and DS-230 electronically, but you can email the DS-3032, every country is allowed. You just have to submit your I-864 and DS-230 by regular mail. You can follow the email template here for sending the DS-3032: http://www.visajourn...il_DS-3032_form	Saylin	Female	Canada	2010-12-30 15:00:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Reg:1-864	Another question: After I read some topics that related to tax transcripts, NVC needs 3 years of tax transcripts,But my 2007 income was $17,000. Should I wait for 2010 tax ? NVC doesn't "need" all three. The only thing that is mandatory to send in is the recent year, 2009. The other 2 previous years (2008 and 2007) are completely optional. And don't worry about previous years you didn't meet the guidelines. NVC only looks at your current year and income. That's what they're concerned about. They don't care if you wouldn't have been able to sponsor two years ago. They want to know if you can sponsor NOW and in the future.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2010-12-05 02:58:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Reg:1-864	I received DS-3023 form from NVC, and also it attached a NVC #s. I paid $88 online last night. I follow guides from this site, and I am filling out DS-3023( as i am his agent) for my hubby through his email.I am also going to send the original DS-3023 back to China to him to sign it and express mail them back to NVC.So what I should do next? I have to wait for NVC to send me a package of i-864, or i have to fill it out by myself? What should it be on letter of employment?I also worry about my income that is qualify to sponsor my hubby or not? My income is around $21,000/Year<I took almost 2 months off this year to have vacation with my hubby>,and i have been putting some money to my IRAs's account monthly, it has 1800 bucks so far.I bought a house at beginning of this year,and i am on $142,000 debt. Can anyone help me to answer those questions? Thanks so much. First off, it's DS-3032, not 3023 You don't need to send in a hard copy of the DS-3032, you can just put the needed information in an email and send it off. Link: http://www.visajourn...il_DS-3032_form Don't wait for NVC to send you any forms or it could take weeks. You need to be proactive and fill out the forms yourself and send them in. Once your I-864 bill on the payment portal appears as PAID, you can mail in the I-864 package. For the letter of employment, follow this link: http://www.visajourn...ployment_Letter Just copy the letter there and input your own information. Poverty guidelines can be found here: http://www.uscis.gov...00045f3d6a1RCRD Click on the pdf link. If your household is 2, then the needed amount is $18,212, so you should be fine.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2010-12-05 01:28:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Filing the I-130 Packet	Greetings VJ Members, Is there a specific ordering that the paperwork needs to go in for the I-130 packet? My husband and I were looking and didn't come up with anything. Maybe being a little nervous but I'd hate to come across an issue just because we didn't put our marriage certificate right after his birth certificate, etc... There's no specific/mandatory order, just as long as everything that's needed is there. I used the following order: G-1145, check, cover letter, I-130 form, G-325a form for petitioner, petitioner's pictures, G-325a form for beneficiary, beneficiary's pictures, copy of petitioner's birth certificate, copy of petitioner's passport bio page, copy of marriage certificate, copy of beneficiary's birth certificate and passport bio page [which I found out later is not needed, oh well], and evidence of our relationship in a small bag. Whatever order you do it, make sure it reflects in the cover letter. The cover letter isn't necessary, but makes it clear what documents are included and makes it look "neat". For date and place of marriage and for prior marriages, do they require the city AND country? City/State/Country? There is not a whole lot of room for this. For mine, I just put the name of the courthouse we got married. If you want to put city, state, and country, just write it in by hand since there isn't a lot of room. Also, "applicants last address outside of the United States of more than one year". My husband lived in England while he served in the US Air Force. Although he was in England he was "on American Soil" what would he want to put there? "Last Occupation Abroad". Does he need to list his military service abroad - again although he was outside of US he was serving for the Air Force... Lastly, "This form is submitted in connection with an application for"... Other: I-130??? That's what we put on the G-325a for the petitioner, Other: I-130. Thank you for any input on this! I'm not sure about the address and occupation ones, sorry. If anything, I'd put the address in England, and for occupation, list US Air Force. But that's just my guess.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-01-16 00:55:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	September 2010 filers	Hello Everyone, hope the New Year is off to a good start for all of you. It looks like lots of people have recently gotten their I-130 approvals as well as Visa approvals- Congratulations to all of you!! I filed my husbands I-130 the end of August, the NOA 1 is dated September 10, 2010, so guess I am considered a September filer Just wondering where the rest of you are and how your journeys are going? I would love to be in regular contact with some of you, maybe we can help get each other through these trying months as we anxiously wait for our mail and check our case statuses. Best of luck to all! As with you, our I-130 got filed at the end of August and my NOA1 date is September 2. Still waiting for our NOA2. There's already a thread for September filers that you can find here: http://www.visajourn...er-2010-filers/ Since I filed in August, I follow the August 2010 filer thread here http://www.visajourn...-cr1ir1-filers/ since I FILED in August and it's for August FILERS. Edited by Saylin, 19 January 2011 - 04:28 PM.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-01-19 16:28:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I got a NOA 1 although I only sent copy of marriage certificate.	Hey guys, I only sent a copy of my marriage certificate, but I don't think anybody can really tell that it's not the original. I did that because I'm currently in the US and don't have the originals with me (I forgot them in Austria), that's why, and my husband only has copys here, for insurance and so on... But well, it got approved, I mean I got my NOA 1, so... Anybody ever had a problem with anything like that? You only need to send the original in when you're at NVC. A copy at the USCIS stage is completely fine.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-01-20 14:15:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	2010 Tax Return - Extension or Ammendment	Thanks! I still don't understand the purpose of ITIN number, and why it's saying that I'll get it in 6-8 weeks. Also, what if she's not able to sign these documents since she's obviously not in the US? When filing taxes in the USA, you need a tax ID, and for those that don't have an SSN, the ITIN is a substitute. It takes longer for those applying for an ITIN than those just filing regularly cause there's an extra step involved., thus 6-8 week wait (or more during tax season). The only thing you'll be getting in the mail is your refund, along with a paper I'm presuming stating what the ITIN for your spouse will be. After sending in the 1040 with the W7, you don't have to do anything else except cash in your refund Have your spouse fill out the W7 with her information, have them sign it, and then mail it to you. Or if one of you visits each other, get it then.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-01-29 14:00:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	2010 Tax Return - Extension or Ammendment	Does anyone fully understand how this ITIN stuff works? Obviously, I'm in the same boat as many of you and wondering WTH do I do? Seems like the best way is to fill as married and include W7 form with the return. Now, I don't fully understand if this is all it takes? IRS website is confusing saying that "If you qualify for an ITIN and your application is complete, you will receive a letter from the IRS assigning your tax identification number, usually within six weeks." So what do I do with this number when I get it? Tax return should be already submitted with W7 form which is the application for ITIN. I'm totally confused. Ok, hopefully I can help you to understand this. If you file 'married filing jointly', you attach a filled out W7 to the front of your filled out 1040. Don't forget to have your spouse sign the W7 and the 1040, their signature is required and your signature is required only on the 1040. You then mail it to a special address. The IRS will assign a number and then mail it off to another department to finish with the 1040. During tax season, it then can take 8-10 weeks to get your refund. If you file 'married filing separately', you do NOT need an ITIN. You just have to write in 'NR' or 'NRA' (for Non-Resident Alien) in the SSN field on the 1040 when it asks for your spouse's information. Also, the spouse doesn't need to sign anything, you just need to sign the 1040. In both cases, you'll have to fill it out by hand. I had an hour long discussion with an IRS agent all about this on Wednesday. Edited by Saylin, 29 January 2011 - 01:01 AM.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-01-29 00:58:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	2010 Tax Return - Extension or Ammendment	I think I can not use Married filing seperately, since in that also IRS asks for spouce's SSN Is there any drawback in filing for an extension ? For married filing separately, you can put NR or NRA (for non-resident alien) in the SSN field. But you have to fill it out by hand, not online. You only need an ITIN if you do married filing jointly. I just talked about it this week with someone at the IRS.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-01-28 19:31:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	birth certificate	If I understand correct, I do not need the birth certificate for my wife to file for the CR1, but rather she will need at the interview. Is this correct? It would help if you said who your wife was, the petitioner or the beneficiary. Either way: -when you submit the I-130, you need to either include a copy of the petitioner's birth certificate OR a copy of the petitioner's passport to prove US citizenship -when you submit the DS-230, you need to include the original or certified copy of the beneficiary's birth certificate	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-01-31 15:45:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	editing timeline	so basically the AOS pckg and the ds-230 pckg, right? Just the DS-230. A few lines above the instruction package, there's one for when you received the I-864 (aka AoS) package.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-02-01 15:17:00