Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	G-325A QUESTION!	Hi everyone, I`m sorry for the possible dumb question but what should I put on form G-325A when it`s asked "This form is submitted in connection with an appication for: Naturalization ; Status as a Permanent Resident or Other: (Specify)" for the Petitioner and for the Beneficiary? Thank you! Put the petition that you filed in there.. for example.. if filing for fiance visa.. "129-f, K-1 fiance visa petition".	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2010-04-02 15:37:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Tax Returns	give them the years that you filed...	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2010-05-17 17:59:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	translation..	what language is it in? other than english or german?	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2010-05-18 08:34:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	So angry!!	The operator is still angry that her boyfriend gave her an STD... she frequently takes it out on us.... if you call back it may be her boyfriend next time and he can be quite friendly... One never knows why people are azzhatz..	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2010-05-18 18:13:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Do I NEED to attend the interview process?	better? They are for specific circumstances..one if you are married, the other if you are planning to marry... if you are married,you cant file K1.. the CR1 is easier after POE than K1...	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2010-05-25 13:15:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Do I NEED to attend the interview process?	Going to the interview and being able to attend it are two seperate things... You can go to the consulate,but many times only the beneficiary is allowed in as they dont like to manage two people at the same time.... The bigger question would be if you would be allowed into the specific UK consulate..	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2010-05-25 12:59:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	omg these operators r not transfereing me to supervisor???	I talked to my congressional rep last Friday.. They were in a conference with NVC and USCIS all last week and one of the topics was the front line CSR's managing the customers(us), not going off script and dealing with cutomers at that level... it could have resulted in a more difficult time trying to get escalated...	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2010-05-25 21:55:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Please update your timelines and not just your profle "signature."	There might be a better fix for this. One solution I can think of would be VJ.com sending emails every month to all user who have opted to have a timeline. Each user then will need to follow a special link. They will need to click on one of 3 options: (1) There was no progress yet on my case, I want to continued to keep my timeline. (2) There was progress on my case, I want to update it (3) I am no longer interested in VJ.com timeline, and I would like it abandoned. Based on the answers above and other criteria, and of course some programming logic, I think the timelines can be made more accurate. Ewok sends email regularly... some people go to visit loved ones and dont have internet access for long periods of time....	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2010-05-21 00:40:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-130 Affadavit (mistakes)	was the one with typos submitted already?	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2010-06-15 17:29:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Husband is now complaining to ombudsman	aparently not having worked for DHS in the past i am fairly certain there is not a title of such in any foreign embassy where I come from we forward concerns about DHS and delays to our congressmen that have jurisdiction over DHS ... http://www.dhs.gov/x...orial_0482.shtm	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2010-06-26 18:54:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Husband is now complaining to ombudsman	I have to wonder what you are thinking an Ombudsman can do ? you are dealing with the USA not your home country... PLEASE fill in your timeline ... Dealing with the US....Home country? do you not know who the Ombudsman is?	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2010-06-24 23:31:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Had Interview - Reponse: "We will be in touch"	Sounds like the AP was just a matter of putting the visa in the passport...	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2010-06-25 15:58:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Can collecting unemployment affect spouse visa petition?	As long as the cosponsor meets the income requirements it should not be a problem unless you are really unlucky and get a tool of a CO that feels she may be likely to become a public charge... odds of this happening IMO are low... should be fine with Pop's in the equation	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2010-06-26 22:10:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	August Interview	tickets are available for 25% off of that price if you shop around...	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2010-06-30 10:18:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	August Interview	calls dont affect processing as different departments handle CSR and case processing.. congrats on the interview date.. keep your timeline updated.. Edited by ScottThuy, 29 June 2010 - 08:57 AM.	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2010-06-29 08:55:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	visa denial	Some bad info provided in this topic... there are a great many reasons that the CO can deny a case, real reasons or ones they made up... depending on the consulate I would be affraid that the CO wasnt having a bad day... or that the translator didnt like the applicant... Best advice is to become familiar with the consulate, its requirements and be as prepard as possible... have everything well organized.... dont let the CO's questions rattle the spouse... dont be surprised if the questions become what many would consider inappropriate...	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2010-07-11 19:24:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	A significant reduction in I130 approval	Given that the misperception on Indigo's part has been identified and resolved.. the name of this topic is so misleading and can cause noobs to possibly freak out for no real reason... there is no documented increase or decrease in approvals at this point... only a documented increase and decrease in the volume of case processed from one month to another	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2010-06-08 10:19:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	A significant reduction in I130 approval	The data you have, only shows you the volume coming into the system and being output by the system. There are fluctuations in applications over time as are there fluctuations in processing.. We all saw the push last year which is evident by the data... there was a report out there last year with more data, I would have to spend the time to find it again as I dont remember its exact location, but it says how many petitions are pending by category... I just tried looking for it but no longer see it there.. If I come accross it I will post the link.. it included input, output, pending and denied... by qtr.. They don't like to show denial or reffusal #'s.... DOS has been really good lately showing their throughput, but dont show refusals much either... Edited by ScottThuy, 08 June 2010 - 09:39 AM.	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2010-06-08 09:39:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	A significant reduction in I130 approval	You may be missing something here... Not sure why you would be concerned with them having more NOA2's than NOA1's in the past year..... It goes to show that they have reduced the number of pending applications over the past year... its a good thing... it goes to show that they have been working to reduce the lag in the past year since they instituted the 6 month guidelines... Let me clarify this for you.. they had 280,282 NOA1's in the past 24 months and issued 532,533 NOA2's or completed over 500k cases.... working much harder in past 12 months... Edited by ScottThuy, 07 June 2010 - 09:19 PM.	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2010-06-07 21:16:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	A presidental initiative to slow down processing of spouse visas for visas that have been lying around for a long long	Rumors.. mistruths... and more misinformation from untrained NVC CSR's... did the NVC person mention who really shot JFK?	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2010-07-31 18:18:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	how to correct a typo on G325A?	Just to make it clean the typo on my G325A: Applican'ts employment last 5 years. List present employment first. Company A: 11/2006 (should be 2005) -- Present Company B: 4/2002 -- 11/2006 (should be 11/2005) How do I correct them now? Many thanks. Peter Moving to CR1 forum	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2010-08-18 16:40:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Original documents (e.i., marriage certificate and birth certificate) are required by NVC, right?	Moving to CR1 Area..	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2010-09-01 06:41:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	NEW Immigration Fee increase as of Nov.23.2010	They are increasing the fees but can't process the cases in a timely manner???? What the, hey there how you doing.. I was getting ready to say something I shouldn't Some fees are going up and some are going down...	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2010-09-24 17:14:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	NEW Immigration Fee increase as of Nov.23.2010	The fee schedule is posted above in News and it is the June 11 post..	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2010-09-24 16:28:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Igor's List	its like rolling the dice.. dont know until the results are in... expect 5+ months and if its less.. great... Edited by ScottThuy, 02 October 2010 - 06:11 PM.	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2010-10-02 18:11:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Point Of Entry Procedures	Why not fly to Detroit and meet her? Then the layover time will not be an issue and you can help her get checked in for the connection and travel together.	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2010-10-05 13:45:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	New Delhi Interview on 9/30	9/30 is one of the worst days of the year to have an interview.. it is the last day of the fiscal year.. they are not thinking about your case on that day.. they are thinking about all of the loose ends and reports that must be addressed.. it could just be a delay due to the end of fiscal..	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2010-10-04 14:54:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	New Delhi Interview on 9/30	There is nothing you can do to speed up AP.. it could take weeks, months or more than a year.. be patient and check with DoS each week checking on the status...	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2010-10-04 14:41:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	RFE!!	It could be something as simple as a missing signature.. chill brother.. it will all work out in time... when you get the letter then we will know how to proceed. You have already been through this once.. expect a few hurdles along the way..	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2010-09-30 14:57:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	K-1 and IR-1	no... if anything.. it good.. cause you got a kid!!!! Having a kid doesnt mean ####### at HCMC... -1	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2010-10-29 20:29:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	interview date HCM vietnam	For sure there is no level playing field... when it comes to how they handle cases.. its like throwing dice... or like Mr Gump says.. "like a box of chocolates.. you never know what you'll get" DoS# 202-663-1225 press 1 at the first message and then 0 after the next prompt... this will get you in the queue to a live person. The consulate wont get the file until after the date has already been sent If I remember correctly... Getting info from the consulate via email is like leaving a bar and asking a stranger for a ride to your house.. the odds of getting what you want from them is slim to none... the usual response is a copy paste standard response..	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2010-11-06 17:04:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	interview date HCM vietnam	The folks at DoS are friendlier than NVC IMO.. usually easier to get a little info from them than NVC... She will not interview at the embassy.. That is in HaNoi and they dont do family immigration there.. only at the consulate in HCMC. Edited by ScottThuy, 06 November 2010 - 07:32 AM.	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2010-11-06 07:31:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	interview date HCM vietnam	Call the DoS# and ask them the status of the case.. the date may be set already and you are not hearing about it...	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2010-11-05 22:33:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Submiting more information	Its too late to frontload your petition.. I tried to do what you want to do and the info never got put in the file but was recieved by USCIS.... its a waste of time and $.IMO. on another note.... if it did make it to the case folder, by the time the file gets to HCMC, the CO may see the late addition and wonder why are you adding more info.. is there some issue in the case that you are tryng to compensate for... all you can do now is get it together with the interview paperwork and hope they look at it... they are well known for not accepting evidence or even looking at it at the interview in HCMC...	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2010-10-28 10:46:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Case Completed, waiting for Interview date	Great news on the case completion.. dont look forward to a Dec interview given how slow HCMC has been lately... it will happen, just that it will happen when they decide... this is a tough time of year since there are so many holidays and many CO's may be taking time off to go home for the holidays and limiting the number of CO's working.. And HCMC has another new year holiday a few months after the US one that will be observed as well.. just another reason to take time off of work...	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2010-11-15 18:06:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Consulate Question	At the consular stage they can say what they want when it comes to them getting the "hard copy" of the file.. I had the date that our case was sent and tracked it knowing when they got it.. it was several weeks later before they admitted they finally had it in hand... in any case, they will eventually get it and log it into the system as recieved... If you call the DoS # they will be able to look in the system to see if the hard copy has been logged in at the consulate...	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2010-11-12 10:42:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	How soon can you gather/request certain documents???	Birth certificates dont expire.. Police certs do.. usually 1 year from the date it is issued and its a consular time limit not generally stamped on the doc, but there are exceptions at some consulates as they may limit it to 6 months or less.. the medical results is another timed document and that can be a pain... dont put these off to close to the interview but make sure they can be obtained before the interview and that the visa isnt held off because a doc is missing...	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2010-12-06 23:30:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	How to obtain history of getting out and in U.S?	I met my fiancee in 2009, but I didn't love her until I met her again in 2010 in VIetnam. So, I wasn't planning about the engagement in 2010. I didn't keep the boarding pass in 2009 but I did keep all the boarding passes in 2010 though. I also have invoices and statements that I paid for my plane ticket in 2009 and I have a letter from Vietnamese authority to prove that I did live temporary at the address near my fiancee where she worked in 2009. However, I'm afraid it maybe a little weak in evidences there. check your passport again.. the guys at immigration in VN are not one to miss putting a stamp in the passport.. if you tried to leave without an entry stamp they would likely give you heck......you will have one when you enter VN and one when you leave... usually the page opposite the visa sticker..	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2010-12-23 20:25:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	National visa center	They called me asking for my ex-wife... its not unheard of that they call.. just as has been said they are calling because of some red flag in the file info presented...	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2011-01-08 20:26:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I am going to sleep early fron now on!!!!	Answer the phone every time and be polite with them.. likely was someone from NVC doing a check.. I got a call from NVC asking for my ex.. they denied who they were... When we were in AP @ HCMC they called me at 11PM and asked a bunch of questions.. initially would not say who they were but when I said I need to know who I am talking to at that hour and about the questions being asked.. they fessed up.. They downright lied when they called my MIL... They can call at any stage of the process... if they call its because they need to find out something... If you ignore them.. they wont find out what they want and it could end up costing you a great deal of time waiting for them to get the answer they want...	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2011-01-26 19:49:00