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IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresHelp about NVC
I do confirm that giving emails is good. I called twice and the second time the person asked and took our mail and today we received a note about the fee. (in fact a forward of letter to lawyer).
FrenchwifeFemaleFrance2009-05-30 03:03:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresHelp about NVC
check lingche shortcut for NVC at http://www.visajourn...he_NVC_ShortCut

we got our NVC number by calling AVR +1-603 334 0700
on the AVR it says to allow 6 days since case created in NVC

we have not received mail yet (for IR)
Our NVC number was created May 18th and AVR did mention our lawyer (while we did not expect it)
maybe mail will be delayed by fact we removed lawyer via mail on May 22 / will go to lawyer first

let's keep each others posted!

FrenchwifeFemaleFrance2009-05-25 13:05:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWhats after APPROVAL of I130
Hi

suggest you call NVC at 1 603 334 0700

have your NVC number or get it through the automatic voice system by giving your USCIS number

ask for operator, given him your email names
(so you will have a copy of what the lawyer receives)

and ask what is the status / outlook

we were approved after you
and paid bills on Saturday thank to email noticification
that gave us instructions and Invoice identification number to pay.


FrenchwifeFemaleFrance2009-05-31 17:28:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWHAT DOCUMENTS NEEDED TO BE SEND WITH DS-230?
go and see also on the departement of state site
http://travel.state..../visa_4354.html

FrenchwifeFemaleFrance2009-06-01 11:56:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresabout to send I864-EZ package and applicant doc to NVC
Hi

my husband and I are sending all at once to the NVC
-Affidavit of Support I864 EZ and supporting doc
-my applicant documentation

Sharing the list of documents
Anybody seeing something we miss?

-Affidavit Of Support:
Index and cover letter
Barcoded cover Sheet
Form I-864EZ
Letter of employment
Letter from E&Y (tax filers for my husband) explaining 2008 is not yet ready for good reasons
Account transcript from IRS for taxes in 2007
W2 for 2007

-Applicant documents
Index and coverletter
Barcoded cover Sheet
form DS-230
2 colour photographs of the beneficiary
Photocopy of valid French passport beneficiary (biographic data)
Certified copy of beneficiary’s birth certificate
Certified copy of beneficiary’s and petitioner’s marriage certificate
Original police certificate of beneficiary – France
Original police certificate of beneficiary – Spain
Translation of Spanish police certificate of beneficiary
Photocopy of valid US petitioner’s passport (biographic data page)
Photocopy of valid US passport, son of petitioner & beneficiary’s

(note our son is not immigrating as he has US citizenship)

FrenchwifeFemaleFrance2009-06-26 16:55:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresDocuments to be submitted with DS-230
Getting a little nervous here.
I did sent the originals but did not send a copy as well.
what consequences?
FrenchwifeFemaleFrance2009-07-01 00:09:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresDocuments with DS-230 I forgot to put photocopies
Thank you all.

I called the NVC and operator said to just WAIT and see
if they ask me to sent more documents

my case has not been yet loaded
she said to wait about 2-4 weeks....

hope it will go smoothly
at least no risk they will mix photocopies and originals..


FrenchwifeFemaleFrance2009-07-01 07:09:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresDocuments with DS-230 I forgot to put photocopies
will wait until NVC hotline is on and will call for advice.
A-I can send an email with pdfs?
B-I can send an email to mention I did notice and mail with photocopies on its way
C-I can send photocopies via fedex?
D-I can / must? wait for RFE

Right now tending to A and C or B and C.

FrenchwifeFemaleFrance2009-07-01 00:25:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresHow to check CASE STATUS at NVC ?
Automated Voice Record I think

helpful

FrenchwifeFemaleFrance2009-06-27 04:34:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMay I ask you guys
perhaps this should be moved to the NVC forum
FrenchwifeFemaleFrance2009-07-29 14:34:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMay I ask you guys
I was like you and posted asking others to check.
Then I sent
then I realized that the nvc site says to send originals/ certified + a copy

http://travel.state..../info_3195.html
"Photocopy Requirements
In addition to sending the original documents or certified copies of the documents to the NVC, the applicant and each accompanying family member must submit a photocopy of the original documents or certified copies of the documents."

It seems my case is fine eventhough I did not send
It seems common people don't notice

but it is requested.

so FYI


FrenchwifeFemaleFrance2009-07-29 14:33:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAfter entry with IR, what will be next , what if I leave
Yes I ticked the SSN box!

Thank you for your reply.
what is the problem of staying out too long?

HUMmmmm maybe I am starting to be concerned by taxes....

FrenchwifeFemaleFrance2009-08-01 09:08:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAfter entry with IR, what will be next , what if I leave
After having the visa IR delivered by the embassy,
I understand I have something like 6 months to use it

then when I come, after POE

I maybe have to leave for example to sell my house in Europe
how long do I have to stay in the US?

and what do I need to do
GC, SSN etc... will arrive by themselves
or I need to ask for them
do I need to wait for them before departing?


FrenchwifeFemaleFrance2009-07-31 23:57:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAny Idea guys ?
seems that fees have not been paid.
How did lawyer say he paid?
did he pay on line or else?
'I remember from another VJer having pb that sometimes lawyers don't do the quick way of the online which is a shame"

did you write down the NVC case ID?
I remember the AVR starts telling you the NVC case ID

tomorrow when operator live is there you call and use this NVC case id to talk to him

while you are there, ask the live operator for your IIN Invoice identification number
with the IIN you could watch your status and maybe decide to pay on line
at
https://ceac.state.g...ice/signon.aspx


Edited by Frenchwife, 02 August 2009 - 09:49 PM.

FrenchwifeFemaleFrance2009-08-02 21:45:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAny Idea guys ?
did you try to get your NVC number through your USCIS number on the AVR
it takes 5 minutes!!
and can be done any time
you don't need the operator!

Your case could be complete
mine is according to sign in on fee payment.
and even with an RFE
FrenchwifeFemaleFrance2009-08-02 13:33:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAny Idea guys ?
to get your nvc number you must first do the AVR instead of going through operator immediately

option 1 for english
option 1 for family visa
option 1 for uscis number (as opposed to 2 for nvc number)
there you enter your uscis number and you hear
-your nvc number
-your status
eventually at the end you can do 0 to get to operator

or call back and do
option 1 for english
option 5 for operator


FrenchwifeFemaleFrance2009-07-28 10:56:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAny Idea guys ?
through AVR you can enter your uscis I130 number and then it tells you the nvc number.
did you try that as confirmation of your nvc number?


FrenchwifeFemaleFrance2009-07-28 08:29:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresIncorrect CITY in 130
Maybe you can call and talk with uscis operator about change of address

FrenchwifeFemaleFrance2009-08-01 00:01:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresPlease help part 2
You may find that the lawyer is going to receive the fee notices.
we had a lawyer ourselves and he received the fee notices
that was not a problem because we received them via email also and did pay ourselves
then for following steps my husband was my agent

0) tell your lawyer / send him a letter telling him you no longer use him
1) you need to call NVC and give them your email addresse
2) you tell operator and then an email or a mail telling you are no longer using the lawyer
3) the petitioner can send choice of agent maybe at the same time (I did wait but not sure it was needed)

Edited by Frenchwife, 03 August 2009 - 10:32 AM.

FrenchwifeFemaleFrance2009-08-03 10:29:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures6 months or 5 years, what is stamped on your visa IV
blush.gif sorry my previous link was corrupted

link to my first post
http://www.visajourn...h...=212189&hl=

department of state link
http://travel.state....ocity_3272.html

QUOTE (Frenchwife @ Aug 11 2009, 03:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I found and posted reciprocity tables showing that visa validities per country
http://www.visajourn...p;#entry3199584[/url]

seems IV (visa I?) is valid 60 months when issued for France related people
also 60 months for Philippines
But is only 12 months for Brazil

K3 seems valid 24 months for France etc...

while wiki of visajourney says 6 months
http://www.visajourn...page=i130guide1

can somebody tell what expiration he got on his visa stamp (of which country)
seems 60 months, 5 years is common
and 6 months is not the rule at all.

I know you don't wait for so long in general
but is can be very helpful to plan ahead or delay for good reasons.

thank you.


FrenchwifeFemaleFrance2009-08-11 11:11:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures6 months or 5 years, what is stamped on your visa IV
forgot to mention for those interested
for K1, 6 months seems common
FrenchwifeFemaleFrance2009-08-11 08:39:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures6 months or 5 years, what is stamped on your visa IV
I found and posted reciprocity tables showing that visa validities per country
http://www.visajourn...p;#entry3199584[/url]

seems IV (visa I?) is valid 60 months when issued for France related people
also 60 months for Philippines
But is only 12 months for Brazil

K3 seems valid 24 months for France etc...

while wiki of visajourney says 6 months
http://www.visajourn...page=i130guide1

can somebody tell what expiration he got on his visa stamp (of which country)
seems 60 months, 5 years is common
and 6 months is not the rule at all.

I know you don't wait for so long in general
but is can be very helpful to plan ahead or delay for good reasons.

thank you.

Edited by Frenchwife, 11 August 2009 - 08:31 AM.

FrenchwifeFemaleFrance2009-08-11 08:28:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresVERY CONFUSE PlZ HELP .
re reading your post
maybe your lawyer did what I suggested to you
asked for supervisor to check
and wait for its checking

this is for certificates

about pcc, maybe they did put a miss while not having finished to compile
if operator did not mention, I would not make any conclusion if you did not ask "? other issues?"



FrenchwifeFemaleFrance2009-08-19 17:03:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresVERY CONFUSE PlZ HELP .
if you are sure you sent original/certified and they are mistaken, you can ask like us to have it checked by supervisor,
will take about 7-10 days
but is not a waste (at least wasn't for us)

operator can see problems in the records before checklist is sent
operator does not eventually read all to you he eventually stops after first or second problem

I would call operator to reaffirm you have sent all ok
just ask the operator to have it checked by supervisor
or just be a pain and sure about what you sent and she/he will do it automatically

in our case, they told us that marriage certficate not original / certified
we heard about it as checklist on AVR but did not wait for checklist email
I call operator to understand the problem
she told us only one problem and not the other about tax retruns
I told operator I was sure that certificate was good, she said that the only thing she could do is send to supervisor) and so she did

we also sent email with comments scans to nvc without waiting for checklist
"this email is to confirm that we did send certified marriage certificate" blabla..

Later came the checklist mentioning the problem, but operator confirmed then that problem closed and we did not need to resend
just answer about another pending point

did lawyer receive checklist email? he could forward if so.
or is checklist still not sent by NVC like in our case when we first heard about it on AVR

FrenchwifeFemaleFrance2009-08-19 16:58:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNVC WANTS LETTER FROM POLICE
welcome

hope it goes through well already
would be good nvc looks a ryhad instructions
you followed them exactly so you should be good

if still in trouble
suggest you get a statement from embassy saying that your pcc is the expected one

good luck
FrenchwifeFemaleFrance2009-08-30 16:55:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNVC WANTS LETTER FROM POLICE
Sorry to hear about your troubles
maybe I don't even understand them exactly, is complex or non sense I don't know

maybe of help to you the reciprocity agreements from the NVC / department of site site

http://travel.state....195.html#police

sometimes it helps to just use their words


Police Records
Police clearances are available for Saudi citizens and resident third country nationals. Saudi citizens currently residing overseas must return in person to process the police clearance.

Saudi citizens and third country nationals residing in the Kingdom process the police clearances by first obtaining a police clearance request letter from U.S. Embassy Riyadh, U.S. Consulate General Jeddah, or U.S. Consulate General Dhahran. This police clearance request letter, signed by a consular officer, must be attested by the Saudi Ministry of Affairs (current fee is SR30). The applicant must then appear personally with a passport-sized photograph and a national ID or residency permit at the regional Criminal Investigation Department for fingerprinting. Fingerprinting for women is done in a separate room. The police clearance should be available for collection after a week or two.

Police clearances are available for Saudi nationals residing outside of the Kingdom. The expatriate Saudi citizen obtains the police clearance by returning to the Kingdom and obtaining a police clearance request letter from U.S. Embassy Riyadh, U.S. Consulate General Jeddah, or U.S. Consulate General Dhahran. This police clearance request letter, signed by a consular officer, must be attested by the Saudi Ministry of Affairs (current fee is SR30). The applicant must then appear personally with the attested police clearance request letter, a passport-sized photograph and a national ID at the Regional Criminal Investigation Department for fingerprinting. Fingerprinting for women is done in a separate room. The police clearance should be available for collection after a week or two.

Police clearances are unavailable for third country nationals who no longer reside in the Kingdom.

The optimal time to conduct these procedures at the police stations is 10:00 Saturdays-Wednesdays.

also ryhad embassy
http://riyadh.usembassy.gov/

Police Certificates: A Saudi police certificate is required for all applicants over 16 years of age.

http://riyadh.usemba...sas/police.html
Obtaining a Police Clearance in Saudi Arabia


One of the documents you must obtain prior to being scheduled for an immigrant visa interview at the U.S. Embassy Riyadh is a Saudi police clearance. The Saudi authorities will require that you present a letter from the Embassy requesting the police clearance.

In order to obtain the letter from the Embassy, you must have the following:

1. An immigrant visa case pending;

2. Proof of residence in Saudi Arabia or a valid Iqama; and

3. A letter from the National Visa Center requesting a police clearance.

You should submit your request to the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh any day, Saturday through Tuesday, from 1:30pm to 3:30pm.

Residents of the Western Province may obtain the letter from the U.S. Consulate General in Dhahran. Residents or Tabuk, Al Madinah, Makkah, Jizan, Al Baha, Asir and Najran may obtain the letter from the U.S. Consulate General in Jeddah.




says "prior to interview" and does not say how much before

also seems to be no official packet known to NVC for Ryhad
probably does not help

if I compare with the detailed intructions of Paris Embassy
http://travel.state....L-0001-0809.pdf
again, not provided by Ryhad on the department of state
it says that PCC must have been issued no more than a year before interview

??? did you try having a statement from Ryhad embassy
as about the exact requirement

Courage!!!!
FrenchwifeFemaleFrance2009-08-30 06:41:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCR1 visa approved
congratulations!!!!
FrenchwifeFemaleFrance2009-09-12 03:16:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCASE COMPLETED
You did it! happy for you. kicking.gif kicking.gif kicking.gif
FrenchwifeFemaleFrance2009-09-19 15:54:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresFor CR1 IV packet submitting without PCC
QUOTE (pratdeh @ Jul 30 2009, 08:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hello Frenchwife,

Yeah, this is for CR1 visa category. PCC stands for Police Clearance Certificate. Yeah this topic is for Indian applicants especially from Gujarat State in India.

Thanks!


ok, PCC, got it
we also have that for IR visa
thank you.

nvc forum
http://www.visajourn...hp?showforum=83

asia south forum
http://www.visajourn...hp?showforum=91

FrenchwifeFemaleFrance2009-07-30 15:43:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresFor CR1 IV packet submitting without PCC
shouldn' this thread be under NVC or Consulate?
What is this PCC? something specific to India? to the CR1 visa
I am in the IR path with embassy in France and did send documents to NVC. Never heard about PCC
FrenchwifeFemaleFrance2009-07-30 12:50:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCan I be prevented from entering US?
2 more comments

I already said it
But I say it again
K3 would have been better for me!

Embassies tell don't leave your jobs, don't sell your houses too early.
I have been waiting for the visa
Now it is their turn to wait for me.... :->
FrenchwifeFemaleFrance2009-10-13 07:11:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCan I be prevented from entering US?
Hi Guys

it was tough but I got in with Visa Waiver
Thanks God Supervisor at secondary inspection was clear and said no problem
but initially I got put aside with red enveloppe by the first officer
and the officer who stamped at the secondary inspection said it was first time he saw that.

I know it seems odd to you all
but it is perfectly ok
although pretty rare I admit.

I am still working in France and will not cut my ties until end of the year
it is too early for me to activate my GC now
I can activate it until March.
I plan to do so ealry next year

I also plan to come back for thanks giving weekend under VWP
hope it will be ok again!

FrenchwifeFemaleFrance2009-10-13 07:07:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCan I be prevented from entering US?
QUOTE (Otto und Karin @ Aug 30 2009, 04:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Krikit @ Aug 30 2009, 09:06 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I, along with a few others on VJ, were able to come to the US without being forced to use our visas. I just explained to the CBP Officer that I would not be using it at this time as I had a home to sell, a job to resign from, etc, etc. I told him when I expected to move and it was no problem.

Just to kind of piggyback on this - Canada/US CBP is just about the only place I've seen/read where this sometimes occurs - in all likelihood an entrant from Europe (for example) will not get this opportunity.



thanks for your input

I have been through the VWP again and again
http://www.cbp.gov/x...s_pleasure/vwp/
ANd I don't see that you cannot use it if you qualify for it even if you have immigrant visa

I think about it a little like the trips while waiting for the visa
need to prove ties
and subject to good will / judgment of officer

certainly Canada is in a better position to try this
as there is no flight back issue if passing the border by road

but if it makes sense for Canada
should make sense for Europe too, shouldn't it?

Edited by Frenchwife, 30 August 2009 - 11:13 AM.

FrenchwifeFemaleFrance2009-08-30 11:11:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCan I be prevented from entering US?
QUOTE (Krikit @ Aug 30 2009, 04:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I, along with a few others on VJ, were able to come to the US without being forced to use our visas. I just explained to the CBP Officer that I would not be using it at this time as I had a home to sell, a job to resign from, etc, etc. I told him when I expected to move and it was no problem.

As an aside..... we asked the Consulate Officer about this at my interview and he told us there was no policy which stated it must be used once it is in your passport. However, he did emphasize that it was always up to the CBP Officer at the POE whether they will let you through or not. He did offer me the option to delay issuance of the visa until I was ready, so you can certainly ask about that.

Good luck. smile.gif


THANKS A LOT for your input.
I wish I will meet a consulate officer as cooperative as yours

pondering different options

1) ask consulate to delay interview
husband will be super angry

2) ask the consulate to delay issuance
risk that they deny?
my husband again will be angry

3) plan next trip to be through Canada
before reading your post I was thinking about it
first to visit Canada
second to be able to have my husband to come and see me even if I don't get through
but this is not good for our baby projects where clock is tickling extremely loudly

4) plan next trip direct to US
be prepared to go back if not willing to activate?
be prepared to get in

etc....

IN parallel urge my mum to wrap up donation
and wrap up job also asap

when you came, when was your starting US residence?


FrenchwifeFemaleFrance2009-08-30 11:05:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCan I be prevented from entering US?
QUOTE (Neonred @ Aug 30 2009, 04:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I don't see why you wouldn't activate the visa immediately. Having the GC or I-551 stamp makes easy exit and entry to the US. You will still be a French citizen and as far as anyone in France is concerned the GC means nothing. Just don't stay outside of the US for more than 6 months without a proper reentry permit.


Thanks a lot for your comments.

When no/little revenue, no possession etc.. I agree with you.

Instead in case of foreign revenue it is not obvious
Imagine you are already US resident and still receive French revenue with a tax break because related to your termination.
Afraid I would be taxed in the US
Afraid it would also be high complexity even if low cost

Instead in case of estate, it is not clear eitherImagine you receive cash as a gift, with tax break in France
Imagine you receive estate as a gift with tax break in France
Afraid it would jeopardize donation my mum is about to do to me and my brothers

All this is not at all clear to me
And it may take time to sort all
in the meantime I want to see my husband

have a look at
U.S. estate tax exposure for foreign nationals
http://www.thefreeli...nals-a062725164

Pre-U.S. immigration estate planning for nonresident aliens.
http://www.thefreeli...ens.-a018740562

you will sometimes you may want to delay your residency until all fixed

IRS says

Starting / ending dates

http://www.irs.gov/b...=129391,00.html

Residency Starting Date Under the Green Card Test
If you meet the green card test at any time during a calendar year, but do not meet the substantial presence test for that year, your residency starting date is the first day in the calendar year on which you are present in the United States as a lawful permanent resident (the date on which the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has officially approved your petition to become an Immigrant). If you receive your green card abroad, then the residency starting date is your first day of physical presence in the United States after you receive your green card. Section 7701(cool.gif(1)(A)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code allows you to be treated as a resident alien for the entire calendar year if you were a Lawful Permanent Resident of the United States at any time during the calendar year if you have been present in the United States for at least one day during the calendar year.

Residency Starting Date Under the Substantial Presence Test
If you meet the substantial presence test for a calendar year, your residency starting date is generally the first day you are present in the United States during that calendar year.


Alien Residency - Green Card Test
http://www.irs.gov/b...d=96314,00.html

You are a resident, for tax purposes, if you are a Lawful Permanent Resident of the United States at any time during the calendar year (however, see Dual Status Alien). This is known as the "green card" test. You are a Lawful Permanent Resident of the United States, at any time, if you have been given the privilege, according to the immigration laws, of residing permanently in the United States as an immigrant. You generally have this status if the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has issued you an alien registration card, Form I-551, also known as a "green card." You continue to have resident status, under this test, unless you voluntarily renounce and abandon this status in writing to the USCIS, or your immigrant status is administratively terminated by the USCIS, or your immigrant status is judicially terminated by a U.S. federal court. If you meet the green card test at anytime during the calendar year, but do not meet the substantial presence test for that year, your residency starting date is the first day on which you are present in the United States as a Lawful Permanent Resident. However, an alien who has been present in the United States at any time during a calendar year as a Lawful Permanent Resident may choose to be treated as a resident alien for the entire calendar year.


When does it start for me that will have a visa at the embassy?
- when receiving visa ?
- when entering having visa / with ability to previously enter under VWP?
- when entering having visa with no choice vs VWP?

Edited by Frenchwife, 30 August 2009 - 10:58 AM.

FrenchwifeFemaleFrance2009-08-30 10:57:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCan I be prevented from entering US?
thanks all for your replies.

No "schemes" there, just rights and sense.

if I plan to go under VWP it is just that I feel it makes sense.
On one side I am afraid of non sense
On the other side I feel that if I am clear with myself and not burdening the officer will
not see any harm (like it has been the case for my previous visits)

I waited so long for this visa
If early / in the middle of the year I would certainly not delay things
but going immediately as GC now is complex versus waiting some few days

why couldn't avoid to activate GC if I am again going back and forth one more time
still having my job or having to receive settlement from leaving job
still having not moved my furniture
still having my French taxes to settle
etc..

Also my mother has a donation in progress at the notary
and she will complete it by november (I told her to hurry up but I doubt she will manage)
she has been preparing it for months with the notary and has deadline of november because of her birthday
being a US resident at that time might wreck the work of the notary, wreck my mother spirit ,
and make it awfully complicated

I want to be for holidays with my husband
making it more bereable to wait
for me to come really and settle end of the year / beginning of 2010
I will not work and have no revenue


when you activate GC you become immediately US resident
I would like it to be not too soon now to simplify handling

why would I make things complex
mixing in 2009 revenues from France with residency in the US

I have been travelling under VWP while waiting for visa
I feel I can travel still waiting for appropriate time to become resident

I have to study more about taxes
see if manageable to come end of the year

Probably in the states for Christmas I will probably come back early January to see my family
for Epiphany , then go back and activate GC and bring furniture over

Edited by Frenchwife, 30 August 2009 - 05:19 AM.

FrenchwifeFemaleFrance2009-08-30 05:17:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCan I be prevented from entering US?
QUOTE (Otto und Karin @ Aug 29 2009, 11:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
If you have the visa in your passport, you don't get to choose whether (or not) to activate it.


I hope it is not true!

I don't care about getting GC early
I need to wrap up fiscal and work things
and having the GC makes me Us resident
and I think it makes it very complex

I want my trip in October is to visit my husband
not to activate my GC!!!

how do they see you have the visa in the passport
often they open at whatever page
and they don't screen for it


I have been entering under Visa waiver while waiting for my visa
after I have it
I have apparently 6 months to activate
and I don't want to actovate it before Jan 2010 maybe




FrenchwifeFemaleFrance2009-08-29 17:19:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCan I be prevented from entering US?
Hi all

I have interview at embassy next week for the IR.
but I worry that I might be in trouble going to the US next time.

I went for K3 then but dropped it while pursuying IR at NVC.
Pratically maybe I should have pursued K3 first in order to wrap up
all in France and also delay the GC until after Jan 2010 but now it is too late.

I want to be with my husband and stable in the US asap
but might be only in January 2010 that I will be willing to activate GC

in the meantime I want to see my husband and would travel in October
what if I have the visa for GC but choose not to activate this time
and travel again under Visa Waiver.




FrenchwifeFemaleFrance2009-08-29 15:58:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduressome questions before activating green card early jan
Hi
I plan to get in and activate green card on Jan 9
then I will be flying back to France end of Jan
and will come back Feb 8th

question 1a)
any issue that maybe I will not have received green card before I fly to France end of Jan?

question 1b)
should I delay activation to february (visa is valid till March)
though I may need to fly again who knows

also husband still has his old address (of parents) on nvc file
I have the same on my visa papers
should we notify of change of address or keep old address
it may be weird to keep the old one as it is not the same state and will not match address
I give when flying
it may be trouble also to change because it is not the one on my visa papers

question 2
what do you think?
should we notify of change of address?

thanks
FrenchwifeFemaleFrance2009-12-10 23:03:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCanadian Married 9 years to American want to move to America
9 years 1 year 10 days does not matter
supposing your kids are us citizen they don t need visa

your husband has to file I130 for you
the sooner the better
eventually the so called Direct filing of I130 in Canada while he still is in canada is the fastest track
if he leaves Canada then he has to file either at Vermont or California Center.
Maybe he should contact the US embassy in Canada
I recommend you look at Direct filing and Canada info on this site.

Personally just got through activation of my green card.My husband had already left France when he filed ( we had a weird situation )
and he filed at Vermont center. They took their time, we took ours.
it was 18 months ago

I have been able to go through multiple times under Visa waiver program
At first for business purpose, then as visitor
sometimes officer would not ask / not notice
once I had to show my ties to France to demonstrate I was not going to stay

Edited by Frenchwife, 13 January 2010 - 02:52 PM.

FrenchwifeFemaleFrance2010-01-13 14:51:00