Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Occupation Change?	hahaha..also i have kinda same question in mind. but i am not student. on I130 i filled occupation unemployed. but now i am working so do i need to show them any proof anything else. If you're the petitioner, just put the new work info on the I-864. If you're the beneficiary, just put the new work info on the DS-230. That's all you need to do	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-06-19 21:20:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Occupation Change?	So I noticed that on my initial I-130 form I filled in for occupation: Unemployed. Which is correct (I am still unemployed), but I am also a Full Time student. Would it be wise to fill out Unemployed/Full Time Studnet on the DS-230 form for my occupation? Thanks! Nope, under the employment section, just put 'unemployed'. Then under the school section, just put that you're in so-and-so school with the ending date as 'present'. From that the officer will know you're unemployed but in school.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-06-19 21:01:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	NVC Payment Portal	Will do! Thanks again! CHA-CHING!! That worked!! Thanks for your help! AOS fee is paid and now shows in process!!! You all are the best! I was going crazy over here!! Yay glad it worked!	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-06-20 14:00:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	NVC Payment Portal	Darn it! I have a MAC! Oh well, guess I'll head to the library to use a PC with Internet Explore and see what happens there! Thanks so much for the info guys! I know I can always count on my VJ family for help! I keep you updated on what happens! I figured you have a mac since you were using Safari Before going to a library and using a public computer, you can try using Chrome. I used a browser based off Chrome to fill out the DS-261 and DS-260 (only available to eligible countries) and had no problems. But if Chrome doesn't work for you, then yeah, you'll have to find a PC with IE. And if you do use a public PC, make sure you clear the cache after you're done. Wouldn't want anyone getting your personal information.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-06-20 13:35:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	NVC Payment Portal	Thanks!!!! I am using Safari. My husband sent it and 2 days later, the AOS invoice was emailed. I'm hanging in there though! Thanks again! Don't use Safari for paying bills. Use Internet Explorer. The payment portal was designed for IE and it'll be for the best if you use it too, or you'll get problems trying to pay bills.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-06-20 13:25:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	Sweet!!! The "case complete" phone calling campaign begins tonight Good luck!	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-06-20 11:21:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	Goooood morning my VJ fam and fellow leftovers... so I tried to sign in to the NVC payment portal and I got a sign-in failure. I phoned the NVC and the operator I spoke with said my case is under "final review". Any suggestions as to what steps I should take next? *ahem*Saylin*ahem* Hehe, Saylin is here The only thing you can keep doing is calling the AVR whenever possible to see if they update saying your case is complete. I'm guessing that because you got your SIF today, that your AVR will change tomorrow or the day after. And of course, keep calling the NVC operators once a day to ask if your case is complete. You're almost there, you should have a case complete real soon. And then you're in queue for an interview date to be scheduled	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-06-20 10:38:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	Just wanted to let you know that my mom arrived safely today. POE - Newark - No problems. Flight landed at 12 pm and she was out with baggage claimed at 1pm. Thank you my friends. I saved 4000 dollars on lawyer fees by joining this forum. Special thanks to Saylin (spreadsheet guru) for being with us the whole time. Best of luck to everybody. Glad your mom arrived safely and without problems! And yay for VJ for saving you money! Of course, if you want to give me a small percent of the money you saved from not having a lawyer, I wouldn't say no!	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-06-18 21:41:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	As always, thanks so much for the reassurance Saylin!! No problem!	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-06-18 20:05:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	Hi gang, so I just received an email from the NVC stating that they received my AOS and they're still waiting for my IV packet. I had sent both the AOS and IV the same day in individual packets, so I'm guessing this is an automatic computer generated response... right? Yup, don't worry about it. As soon as they receive a package, they tend to send out a false RFE saying a package is missing. One package will always get to a reviewing officer faster than another. Just ignore the email	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-06-18 19:40:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	Hello Everyone and good morning..... my husband is flying from Colombia to Fort Lauderdale on wednesday of next week..... however, i have a question/doubt... I have been reading that most people buy a roundtrip fare, because of the cost, however the way to go is to buy a one-way ticket because of the visa. bottomline, for us the one-way ticket was cheaper.... so, my question? has anyone had trouble with the airline on the way ticket? i just don't want him to get to the counter and be told he needs a roundtrip ticket, although the visa says "Immigrant Visa"... has anyone experience this? and if so, should we not worry? please help? thanks.. Mary You can completely stop worrying! One way ticket is the way to go! The only reason, like you said, people buy round trip is because it's cheaper. The officers aren't concerned with tickets if they're a one way or round trip; they're concerned about the visa in your passport	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-06-17 10:58:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	Interview date!!!!! July 20th!!! *faints* Grats!!!	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-06-14 21:09:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	WOW... I really didn't post this message that many times... I think my computer has the hiccups Wow, Erick....	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-06-09 11:12:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	Congrats on receiving your GC. Welcome to the job world, where you work hard and get paid less. Well, until I have my SSN, I'm still not in the job world	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-06-02 11:41:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	hey everybody , still no card or social. sailin: congratulation for your green card. i am in florida to , i dont have to pay for my school, im in miami dade college and i have conditional residency . just to let you know if you want to study is easy . Your POE was 6 days after mine, so perhaps you'll receive the green card next week. I'm not in Florida anymore, but when I was, I wasn't a resident. I was considered an international student, so I would have had to pay out of my *** to pay for university.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-06-02 11:15:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	Thanks Saylin. Did you recieve your SSN? thanks in advance Nope, not yet. If I don't get it by tomorrow, I'm going to the local SSA office here in town on Friday to apply. Got my green card yesterday though. But I wasn't looking forward to that as much as my SSN.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-06-01 22:26:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	I got a letter from USCIS today (welcome letter) and receipt notice. Cse type in both is OS155A. I thought She will receive greencard in the mail. What does this mean? Does everyone gets this OS155A? congrats to all who has received the visa.... The OS155A is for the green card. You can take the receipt notice and check it on USCIS's website (like with the I-130). You'll receive the green card after they order production of it and then mail it out to you. This is my timeline so far for my green card: May 12 - POE May 22 - receive welcome letter and NOA for green card in the mail (dated May 17, 5 days after POE) May 25 - USCIS updated to say they ordered production of my card May 27 - USCIS updated to say they mailed out a notice to me saying they approved the OS155A Should be getting the green card in the mail either this week or next I assume.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-05-30 19:23:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	I know it's a leeeetle late but hey- here's to good times Just a little late	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-05-30 16:33:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	I hear ya...the school thing is a total pain in the #### and a LOT of money because you would be considered a non-resident, so you will have to pay more than a resident of course. It sucks, but that is the way it is unfortunately. You should get your SSN soon for sure! Best of luck with all! Yeah, you don't need to tell me about school. I actually lived in Florida for two years with an L2 visa. I finished the last two years of high school there, that wasn't a problem. But if I wanted to go to a university as an international student (since I wasn't a resident or anything), it would have cost me about $20,000 per semester!! (And that's not including books or a dorm). 4 years of that and that'd be $160,000. I did not have that money, so I moved back to Canada. Only $150 per semester Much easier on the wallet. The school I'll be going to here isn't that bad. For two years it'll cost about $10,000, including books. I don't have that money either, but it'll be easier to pay off than any $160,000 school I would have gone to in Florida.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-05-26 11:04:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	on my way lol...I could have got a job at the same place, but they wont allow us to work together because we are married. Bummer...but I have some good chances coming up so we will see! How is life in the US treating you Saylin? Aww that sucks you can't work with your wife Life's good. Waiting for the dang SSN. As soon as I get it, I have so much to do: apply for a credit card (so I can finally buy a computer), apply for school, get a driver's license (even though I don't have a car, but whatever, still good to have), and try to get a job somewhere.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-05-25 23:13:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	grats to all recent approvals, I havent had time to read through the pages so Congrats to everyone who has been approved!!! My wife is adjusting well to life in the US and already has a job. She got a job before me haha! After taking care of her financially for a couple years, she feels really good that she is able to provide for us now Hope all is well with everyone here!!! Grats to your wife on getting a job! Perhaps you should get one too Two incomes is always better than one!	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-05-25 20:18:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	Hi Saylin! i received an email from nvc last week that date has been set for my interview..should i receive packet4 from nvc not here in embassy? thank's That's packet 4 then if you received something from NVC about your interview. btw,what's in packet 4? You can find screenshots I took of my packet 4 here: http://s128.photobuc...erview%20email/ (Click on each picture and it will enlarge) Edited by Saylin, 25 May 2011 - 10:30 AM.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-05-25 10:30:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	HI guys.... wow congrat's to all who already with their love one's! my interview is on JUNE 9 at manila embassy.. did you guy's receive the PACKET 4 before going to interview? thank's in advance Yes, you usually receive packet 4 shortly after the interview date is scheduled. If you haven't received yours yet, I would definitely call up NVC and ask about that as you need the interview letter to get into the consulate/embassy. Friends, Mom passed the interview. Would not have done without you. Thank you for letting me stay with your group during our TSC Blackhole journey eventhough I was petitioning for parent. Thanks again aj2010 Grats! Edited by Saylin, 24 May 2011 - 11:24 AM.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-05-24 11:24:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	Thank you, Saylin. As soon as possible, LOL. She is pretty much already packed up... just waiting on that pesky little visa Haha, I was the same way. I had been packed for months. Hopefully she gets it faster than 2 weeks and be in the USA by the end of May	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-05-23 21:08:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	Yes Saylin.... she just called a little while ago. APPROVED!!! She asked about picking up the visa tomorrow but, the Consulate said to wait for approximately 2 weeks to receive it in the mail Kind of a bummer because our 1 year wedding anniversary is next week.... but hey, we've waited this long... what's two more weeks, right? Grats!!! You're almost there! I know waiting 2 weeks might seem long, but in respect to how long you've already waited, it's practically nothing. Once your wife has the visa, when is she planning on moving to the USA?	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-05-23 20:47:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	AWESOME!!! My wife's interview is in 2 hours. I'm sure she's freaking out right now. Any news from your wife?	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-05-23 11:08:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	I wanted to make sure cause when you mail instead of e-mailing you can send both packages together. I wish I had sent both of them at the same time. If I resend them now its going to cause more confusion. I will wait till Friday to see what happens. Yeah, I know you can send the two packages together by mail, but I remember reading somewhere a long time ago that for email, you should only send one package in each email. Just wait till Friday and if you don't hear anything, then just resend it. When I re-sent both packages, I made a note of when I had originally sent the package (date and time). It's not required, but just in case if it helps them in any way.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-05-18 12:54:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	When you resent both packages a week after optin, did you send them in 1 e-mail or 2 e-mails? I re-sent them in 2 emails. You're not supposed to send them in the same email.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-05-18 11:58:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	Well, we are doing electronic filing, so we sent our files by email and we received confirmation emails that they had been received and would be "reviewed and uploaded to our electronic case file". However, the confirmation emails were from "National Visa Center, Written Inquiry Unit, Serco Inc., Support Contractor." I don't know what happens to the emails once they get to the contractor, so who knows at which point our files got fumbled. Hopefully it will work out this time. Anyway, this sure is tedious. It would be nice if they'd get right to our files this time and check them out, but I'm not holding my breath. The same thing happened to me. I had originally sent my AOS package by email on Feb 4 and my IV package on Feb 8. On Feb 25, the operator said they still had not received my packages, so I was told to re-send them as well. I'm thinking it's because I sent them before my optin was accepted. Looking back, I should have re-sent my packages as soon as I got that optin acceptance; it would have saved a week. Anyways, within a week of re-sending the packages, NVC was reviewing them and a week later I had a CC. So hopefully your CC will be soon. Just got back from embassy, my wife's visa is approved Grats!	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-05-17 10:51:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	I called the NVC today, and they finally had an interview date for my wife. The operator I spoke to mentioned that the appointment had just been setup today. We really thrilled we can now plan for her arrival. Grats! When's the interview?	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-05-16 19:39:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	Enjoy your new home Saylin The Best Wishes for you and your husband Thank you so much!	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-05-16 19:19:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	Glad you made it safely. What was the outcome of the two A#'s at POE? Thanks! The lady there said they'd consolidate both numbers to the same file, so I don't need to be worried about it. Phew!	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-05-16 16:54:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	Thanks Saylin Have you driven to US yet? Thanks for all the help Yup, I left last Thursday and arrived Friday night around 1:30am, dropped the car off in the morning, and got to my apartment Saturday noon	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-05-16 16:26:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	Congratulations SqdnGuns There should be an agency that we should able to file a complain these kind of agents! Maybe the Dateline guy should use his hidden cameras in POE locations and show why immigration chain is broken! We did have our interview today and I woke up around 1:45am to a great suprise with my wife's txt for her approval. She said CO was a very nice person. So they do have nice people too. Lots of Congratulations all the approvals One question: Do they send the envelope for POE with the passport since she has not received any enclosed envelope after the interview? Grats on the approval! Yes, you should get the sealed envelope back with the passport.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-05-16 14:59:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	Congrats to Saylin and everyone else passing their interviews! My case was complete on 4/29 and then the AVR updated to case complete on 5/06 but I'm not sure why...still hoping for no later than June interview. Thanks! Weird your AVR changed the date your case was completed...	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-05-06 15:23:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	I read a review that said "we had to pay $400". Perhaps a bribe? Didn't make sense to me. Thanks. It was either for a K1 visa or they didn't pay the fees at NVC.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-05-06 10:52:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	We paid the AOS fee and the IV Application fee via NVC's online payment system. I'm wondering if they are going to ask for more money at the consulate on the day of the interview. For IR-1/CR-1 cases, there's no other fees to be paid at the embassy/consulate. You might have to bring an envelope or money for courier service. Yeah, I just checked, and according to the interview guidelines for Frankfurt (found here: http://travel.state..../info_3742.html), you have to bring €4.25 in stamps (not cash). Other than that, there is no extra fee.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-05-06 10:26:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	Thanks! I added a review of the Embassy w/ his interview experience- I think that brings the total # for Paraguay to about 6 lol. Wow, there's that few for Paraguay? OMG! Sign In Failed Please be advised that the case that you have attempted to access is not eligible for further processing by the National Visa Center at this time. Please click on the Contact the NVC hyperlink if you believe that you have received this message in error. Sign in Failed?? is this what you guys talk about SIF? what next?? Case Complete? oh my! im gonna call my hubby! Yup, that would be the SIF. Up next should be the CC. Call an operator and/or AVR to confirm. Grats!	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-05-05 10:59:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	Hello all, Sorry, been a bit busy lately. Wanted to drop in and say congrats to EVERYONE that has gotten approved, or has there loved ones with them right now. We're being a little slower then most of you, but then the baby is due August 8. And just to let ya all know, on the first Ultra-Sound to check to see if it's a boy or a girl, we've been told it's a Girl. So we're just moving along slowly, but surely. Just wanted everyone to know, we're still here, and checking in. We're right there with everyone of course. Talk to you all very soon! Thomas and Mavil Good to hear from you! And congrats on the baby girl. I hope your wife has a smooth pregnancy	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-05-04 16:58:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues	yeah, we went to the local SS office but they told her to not fill out the application for a social security card if that box was checked because then she could be issued two different SS numbers and that could cause quite a problem...made sense to me so we held off on it and waited a lil longer Yeah, if you don't get it by 3 weeks after POE, then that's when you're supposed to go to the SSN office. I'll wait till the first week of June until I go to the SSN office, if I don't get it by mail before then.	Saylin	Female	Canada	2011-05-04 15:54:00