Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Help!!!! Question 22 on I-130	While this is technically incorrect, it will not be an issue with your petition.   Really? There are 4 consulates in India and I am almost sure the great patriots ™ at the USCIS won't look up under which jurisdiction Uttar Pradesh falls.	thedude6752000	Male	India	2013-11-25 19:31:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Help!!!! Question 22 on I-130	When I submitted my I-130. despite showing it to my useless lawyer, the foreign consulate field for question 22 was filled with "NA." The address in America was also listed as "NA." What should I do? What will this cause to happen with my petition? I will call the USCIS ASAP tomorrow, is there anything to be done???????	thedude6752000	Male	India	2013-11-25 19:12:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Administrative Processing	From what I have read, there is nothing to do but wait. At this point, though, your US spouse can contact her congressman and or senator. She could also start looking into a lawyer for a write of Mandamus (best to wait till about 6 months for that one, I reckon). (agar kuchh meri baat meyn samajh meyn nahiin aayi to mujhe bataaye aur main to dohraauungaa urdu meyn).	thedude6752000	Male	India	2013-05-21 11:17:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Beneficiary Change of Address	Really? It couldn't cause more trouble at the interview if they see a discrepancy in dates?	thedude6752000	Male	India	2014-01-15 22:43:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Beneficiary Change of Address	My wife is facing some financial troubles in her country and I am not in a place where I can help her too much right now. She is considering moving to somewhere cheaper, but we don't want to screw things up as far as the visa is concerned. Just FYI, I just submitted my I-130 in November and am still awaiting NOA2. My questions are:   1. Would the effects of changing address be so disastrous that it should not be changed? 2. What would the process be for updating her address while the I-130 is pending? Will I have to send in a new G-325A? Edited by thedude6752000, 15 January 2014 - 08:37 PM.	thedude6752000	Male	India	2014-01-15 20:36:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	What Happens with an I-130 Filed From the States if the Petitioner Moves Overseas?	Assuming I could find a co-sponsor and prove domicile in the US, would it be possible to continue an I-130 petition into a visa after moving back to be with my wife in her country?	thedude6752000	Male	India	2014-01-24 15:49:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Marriage Registration in the US	This is a question for some reason I never bothered to ask before. Even though my wife is not with me, do I have to register my marriage here in the states? Will not registering cause problems for my I-130? How about my taxes?	thedude6752000	Male	India	2014-02-07 18:56:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Moving Residence before NOA2	OK so the consensus seems to be that this will not be a problem?	thedude6752000	Male	India	2014-04-23 10:13:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Moving Residence before NOA2	Any experience from someone living stateside?	thedude6752000	Male	India	2014-04-23 07:58:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Moving Residence before NOA2	Thanks! Any more advice from other VJ'ers?	thedude6752000	Male	India	2014-04-23 07:48:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Moving Residence before NOA2	I know it's not good to do so, but the situation with my landlord is getting out of control. I might have to move soon. I wanted to know, what possible bad effects can happen if the petitioner moves their residence before NOA2? How can these be effectively mitigated? Thanks!	thedude6752000	Male	India	2014-04-23 04:46:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Changing Insurance While Visa is in Process	Immigration is usually considered a life changing event, which would allow the addition of your wife when she arrives. It truly makes no sense to get her health insurance which can't be used in the country she resides in.     I agree, but I've read that insurance together in considered evidence.	thedude6752000	Male	India	2014-04-24 09:07:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Changing Insurance While Visa is in Process	I am currently listed as single on my employers insurance. I do not want to put my wife on their, because it's really expensive and especially because she is coming from a high-fraud (read:non-white) country I have no idea when she's going to get here and I don't want to pay thousands of dollars for insurance she is not able to use. On the other hand, I am afraid it will look bad if I do not put her on there. Right now, open enrollment is going on at my place of work. Would it be worth it to put her on my plan?	thedude6752000	Male	India	2014-04-24 08:56:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Can my I 130 be affected by previous visa denial?	I would actually be interested in this too, as my wife was also denied a student visa in 2012.	thedude6752000	Male	India	2014-04-24 09:08:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Administrative processing taking too long, any ideas?	Filing a mandamus action to compel a decision prior to AP being completed would be a great way to make the embassy deny your case.   After filing they have 60 days to respond, and then the entire length of the case to adjudicate. More often than not they adjudicate the case before the 60 days is up. Most of the time it's nothing more than sheer bureaucratic weight and gross incompetence that is holding things up. IMO if they had held my wife's vise for more than 1 and 1/2 hours after the interview (and after the USCIS stage, the NVC stage, etc. etc.) I would be thinking about going to another country anyways. At least Mandamus would give you a timeline and let you know one way or the other, though as I said it usually results in the visa being granted.	thedude6752000	Male	India	2014-04-18 07:18:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Administrative processing taking too long, any ideas?	What these guys are saying is not true, you can file a suit of mandamus to force them to do their jobs. Be aware, it could result in them denying the visa, which everyone here will warn you about, but more than 90% of the time this forces them to adjudicate it, which if you have no real security concerns forces them to grant the visa.	thedude6752000	Male	India	2014-04-17 17:10:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	After i130 is approved how many more fees are involved	Thank you so much. Thank you for all the information just what I was looking for.     A reputation point would be appreciated	thedude6752000	Male	India	2014-07-09 20:28:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	After i130 is approved how many more fees are involved	3:   AOS (I-864): $88   IV (DS-260):$230   Green Card: $165   AOS and IV will be available during your time at the NVC. The Green Card fee becomes available after your visa is issued and should be paid before arriving in the US. You will also have to pay for the medical, which varies in cost by country.	thedude6752000	Male	India	2014-07-09 17:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Starting a K-1 Visa While She is in the US on an F-1	Thanks for the info! Question: Would the suspicion still remain if the program was longer (id est a semester or more). Right now she's not sure about what she will be able to afford since a lot depends on how her father's business does in the coming months.	thedude6752000	Male	India	2011-12-25 21:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Starting a K-1 Visa While She is in the US on an F-1	Thanks for the info! Question: Would the suspicion still remain if the program was longer (id est a semester or more). Right now she's not sure about what she will be able to afford since a lot depends on how her father's business does in the coming months.	thedude6752000	Male	India	2011-12-25 21:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Starting a K-1 Visa While She is in the US on an F-1	But the program she is doing will only be 1 month and she'll be staying with me....I have heard that the US Immigration Service will accuse us of using the F-1 as a vehicle for her immigration (even though she is an English student and her childhood dream has always been to study in the US!)	thedude6752000	Male	India	2011-12-25 02:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Starting a K-1 Visa While She is in the US on an F-1	From what I have heard this would open us to accusations of fraud, since our relationship predates her coming here for the English program (also she is still preparing for the program and has not come yet).	thedude6752000	Male	India	2011-12-24 21:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Starting a K-1 Visa While She is in the US on an F-1	Would it be possible to start the process of obtaining a K-1 Visa while my fiancee is in the States on an F-1, provided she gets back to her home country (India) before the second state of the K-1 process? Edited by thedude6752000, 24 December 2011 - 06:07 PM.	thedude6752000	Male	India	2011-12-24 18:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Proof for a K1	I would definitely go back first, especially if it is a difficult consulate to get through. On top of that, Boarding Passes without passport stamps are next to useless. They often times do not have the year on them, just the day and month. I've seen more than a handful of RFEs in the last year I've been on the boards for people who supply only their boarding passes and itinerary/receipt, to send in their corresponding passports with stamps. This is primarily due to the fact that the year is not on there. And apparently, to the USCIS, it does not prove that the person made it pass immigrations and into the country. There are some instances where not needing passport stamps are ok, but that tends to be in the cases for couples going by way of Canada or Mexico. On your next trip, take more pictures. Save your boarding pass. Save the receipt for purchasing the tickets. Make photocopies in color of your passport with the stamp. You could try for the scan that's on file. Does it also have a scan of your biopage? But, when dealing with a difficult consulate, sometimes more trips are better. Good luck!!! Well, like I said, I have the visa with the stamp? But ONLY the entrance stamp, not the exit stamp. (I lost my passport but got a photocopy of the visa (taken just after my entrance into the country) from the institute where I studied). Should I still go back before filing?	thedude6752000	Male	India	2012-01-29 21:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Proof for a K1	If you wanna try your luck, make sure your package is very well prepared. People with way more evidence still get RFE'ed and, I assume, probably declined in what they consider high-fraud consulates. Best of luck, whatever you decide. So what I'm hearing is that I should not try my luck and instead go back first?	thedude6752000	Male	India	2012-01-28 14:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Proof for a K1	Sorry to bump, but I really need some more opinions....with a visa that has only 1 stamp (entrance) on it and a credit card bill for two charges of $114 in Delhi, as well as my academic stuff from the program I completed, do I have enough evidence for the I-129F?	thedude6752000	Male	India	2012-01-28 11:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Proof for a K1	But will it be accepted? There is like no way to know.....	thedude6752000	Male	India	2012-01-27 17:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Proof for a K1	Update: the institute in India has a scan of the visa after entrance (IE with 1 stamp on it). Will that be sufficient?	thedude6752000	Male	India	2012-01-27 14:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Proof for a K1	Also I have a credit card statement with a purchase of $114 dollars in Gurgaon, Delhi India. Would that be enough?	thedude6752000	Male	India	2012-01-27 13:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Proof for a K1	I have to admit that after reading this post it appears that you are a little Ill prepared to file at this point. Especially since the beneficiary will interview at a particularly difficult consulate, however that isn't the problem at this point. What evidence do you have that you and your fiancé have met IN PERSON in the past two years? Primary evidence is critical here. What do you have that proves your were with her in her country or she was with you in this country? You may consider making a trip now and gathering a solid amount of primary and secondary evidence. From what I understand getting a K-1 approved in India takes a strong petition. It may seem like additional cost and time now but it may work to your favor in the end. Do hope you find your passport. Good luck! I have photos of us together, 2 letters she wrote me while I was there, photos of me in India (standing in front of the Taj Mahal and an airport sign in Mumbai in particular) and mountains of physical and digital evidence that I completed a 3-month intensive language program there (including this http://clscholarship.org/search.htm click Urdu and 2011).	thedude6752000	Male	India	2012-01-27 13:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Proof for a K1	I don't know how you would prove that you made online credit card purchases from any specific location... I was thinking along the lines of stuff that you paid for with a credit card in local restaurants, shops etc. I did that since I didn't have passport stamps (EU citizens usually don't get them while traveling within the EU - my fiance and I only met in "third countries"- not his nor mine, before we filed.) But I also had boarding passes and lodging receipts so I don't know... Problem was the program gave us cash so I only used the card to buy tickets online......It raised a red flag at the credit card company, though, because they called me to make sure that my credit card info was not being used to make purchases by someone in India.	thedude6752000	Male	India	2012-01-26 21:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Proof for a K1	Or could I use documents from the educational institution at which I studied, or the organization which provided the scholarship? Could I get signed affidavits from my teachers or those in charge of the program?	thedude6752000	Male	India	2012-01-26 21:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Proof for a K1	I do not have any receipts but I do have the statements. Would that be enough? Edit: The purchases I made were online. Could I verify that these were done in country and then use that? Edited by thedude6752000, 26 January 2012 - 09:14 PM.	thedude6752000	Male	India	2012-01-26 21:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Proof for a K1	Thanks for the info GandK, but how do you know that they are useless? NOT an aggressive question just looking for info.	thedude6752000	Male	India	2012-01-26 20:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Proof for a K1	Also I have email receipts from plane tickets I bought while in India (Lucknow to Mumbai) and lots of photos of me standing in front of the Taj Mahal and other Indian locals. Could this help?	thedude6752000	Male	India	2012-01-26 18:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Proof for a K1	No but it probably got lost in the move.... Also FYI the program paid for the flight not me.....	thedude6752000	Male	India	2012-01-26 16:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Proof for a K1	I have my itinerary but not my boarding passes...in addition to my scholarship stuff.	thedude6752000	Male	India	2012-01-26 15:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Proof for a K1	Still have not found anything. I called the USCIS and the only useful piece of info I got from them is that they do not do refunds	thedude6752000	Male	India	2012-01-26 14:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Proof for a K1	I am currently tearing the house up but having no luck. So if I cannot find it does that mean one or the other of us will have to visit the other again? Also I entered the country on a US State-Department provided scholarship and do have proof that I completed it.	thedude6752000	Male	India	2012-01-26 13:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Proof for a K1	And particularly I am asking about proof on the I-129F	thedude6752000	Male	India	2012-01-26 13:24:00