ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresDivorce Decree
I send a copy of the divorce certificate one from Alberta and the other from BC. I believe I have to send the originals with my DS-320.

Janet
carsloFemaleCanada2009-02-11 22:01:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures$ 400.00 payment by regular mail
Well, if I was going to pay it; it would have been online but my husband chose to pay it by cashier's check and regular mail. Yes, it prolonged the process, but the end result will be the same.

Janet
carsloFemaleCanada2009-03-23 11:27:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures$ 400.00 payment by regular mail
Just wanted those who opt to pay by regular mail and a cashier's check that it took 15 days for our payment to be received and entered into the system. The bonus, was that we received a lovely 2 page PDF file from NVC stating that all fees were paid and with instructions for the next set of paperwork. Thanks to this site we have everything ready to mail off this afternoon.

Thanks all and good luck with your journey.


Janet
carsloFemaleCanada2009-03-21 10:47:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAOS Bill & IV Bill - Sending documentation back to NVC
When our payment was received and processed via regular mail, they sent us a PDF file with all instructions including a message to print and include the barcoded page of the PDF file.
Hope that helps out.

Janet
carsloFemaleCanada2009-03-23 11:23:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresnew RFE - so upset
Our file was transfered to a supervisor and it was completed within a week, so don't get discouraged.

Good luck,

Janet
carsloFemaleCanada2009-05-07 11:08:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWhich way is the most cost effective in the long haul

CR-1 - cheapest but slowest, does not require adjustment of status
K1 - fastest but requires adjustment of status
K3 - faster than CR-1 but requires adjustment of status and an additional filing fee over the K1.

However, I just noticed that you're in Vancouver. If you file for a CR-1, you'd have to interview in Montreal and spend that money on flying out there and a hotel. Montreal is notoriously slow with interviews as well.

So the cheapest and fastest option for you would be the K1 (you'd interview in Vancouver). However adjustment of status is a big headache for a lot of people, so... consider your options and how much time you are willing to wait and the costs involved.



Thanks for the reply, I thought CR-1's were being done in Vancouver now? With advance parole and adjustment of status fees and time, it might be better not to go K1, I have been saving my airmiles just incase I need to book a flight to Montreal. Good luck with your paperwork in Vancouver.
carsloFemaleCanada2007-02-23 20:53:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWhich way is the most cost effective in the long haul
Hello fellow Journiers,

My fiance's divorce is soon and we are starting to weigh our options. We have been together for six years now, so I we had to wait a few months longer it would not be an issue. I know the K-1 process inside and out, and while it appears to be a shorter journey, I am wondering if in the long run actually getting married and doing it another way would possibly save money and frustration overall.
I live in Canada and he lives in California and we are both middle-aged so the thought of hurrying along for the sake of starting a family and such is not an issure.
I am wondering what some others thoughts on this might be.

Thanks in advance,
Carslo (stands for Carnell's love) not some strange version of Carlos :)

Edited by carslo, 22 February 2007 - 08:44 PM.

carsloFemaleCanada2007-02-22 20:41:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedureshealth insurance
Try posting in the Canada forum. I know if visiting Canda you can get travel health insurance to suppliment your province's health care, but not sure what the process is if you are immigrating to the USA.

Janet
carsloFemaleCanada2008-06-26 08:22:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresOld Member New Story
QUOTE (ZeeNusah @ Jun 24 2008, 08:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
IR-1/CR-1 would be the I-130 on the processing page.

Take a look at the timelines and decide what is best for you.



Post in the Canada forum for advise more closely related to USA and Canada.
Good luck in which ever road you choose.

Janet
carsloFemaleCanada2008-06-25 18:46:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresvisa limits on spouse visa
"Category Eligibility Annual Quota Immigrant Visa Backlog
Family-Sponsored
IR Immediate relative (spouses, minor children & parents) of U.S. citizens
(A U.S. citizen must be at least 21 years of age in order to sponsor his or her parents.) No numerical limitations "

"If you are a U.S. citizen, your spouse is considered an immediate relative and is immediately eligible for an immigrant visa if your petition is approved."

The above information is from the government's website
http://www.uscis.gov...00045f3d6a1RCRD


There are no limitations for US Citizens. There are for Lawful Permanent Resident .
Having said that, it is a numbers games on when anyone will be approved.

Edited by carslo, 01 July 2008 - 12:32 AM.

carsloFemaleCanada2008-07-01 00:31:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWHO ELSE IS WAITING FOR INTERVIEW?????
I called one night and was told to call back after the 15th of the month, and late the next afternoon I received the email about out interview. Our case needed to be looked at by a supervisor - it would have been completed in March if the original case agent had of known what documents are acceptable from Canada. Can't do anything about that now. So try not to get discouraged, your interview date will be assigned before you know it.

Good luck,

Janet
carsloFemaleCanada2009-05-07 11:16:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresHow long for NVC to accept emailed choice of agent?
When I sent mine from Canada it a week.
Good luck,
Janet
carsloFemaleCanada2009-05-16 12:36:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCR-1 questions
I understand your apprehension and worry. We never lived together either and I am cutting and pasting our cover letter so you can see how much we send with the initial application for the CR-1. We did not have to produce anything else at the NVC stage and my interview is next month. I will take a sampling of boarding passes, photos, cards, and phone records (sparse we use MSN chat to talk.)

Good luck,
Janet

Nature of Submission: I-130 Application

Dear Sir or Madam:

Enclosed please find my Form I-130, Petition for Alien Spouse for Janet Elizabeth Wingfield and supporting documents. Contents include:

1.Check in the amount of $355.00, made out to Department of Homeland Security for the processing fee

2.Form I – 130: Petition for Alien Relative

3.A copy of Carnell birth certificate

4.A copy of Janet nee birth certificate

5.A copy of our marriage certificate

6.A copy of Carnell’s divorce - certified

7.Copies of Janet’s previous divorces – certified (including all paperwork connected with Canadian marriages and divorces)

8.Copy of G-325A complied by Carnell with attached photo

9.Copy of G-325A complied by Janet with attached photo

10.Evidence of a bona fide marriage include:
2 – photos – one of ceremony and one casual
2 – notarized affidavits (one from family and one from friend)

Copies of documents submitted are exact photocopies of unaltered documents, and I understand that I may be required to submit original documents to an Immigration or Consular officer at a later date.

Thank you for assistance in this matter,

Sincerely,
carsloFemaleCanada2009-05-18 15:40:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresStill not approved....
I know someone from my work who filed and waited and waited and waited - they had lost her file and they had to start the process all over again. I hope that is not the case with your file!

Good luck,

Janet
carsloFemaleCanada2009-05-29 13:48:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresINTERVIEWS FOR JUNE/JULY '09
Mine was completed April 7th and have a June 22 interview in Montreal - they are very backed up in Canada. Hopefully, you will hear something soon!

Good luck,
Janet
carsloFemaleCanada2009-05-29 12:19:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresbooking the flight
I am not booking my flight until I have my visa in my hand! I do not anticipate any trouble, but I figure if I book my ticket some will go wrong, so I am going to wait.

Janet
carsloFemaleCanada2009-06-03 16:06:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresGOOD LUCK JUNE INTERVIEWS!!
Best of luck to everyone my interview is June 22!

Janet
carsloFemaleCanada2009-06-06 22:57:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresoff the topic, no questions, how come?
Don't get discouraged it is a long process and can't be acheived in a short period of time. I thought the whole process would take approximately 1 year aka 365 days from filing to interview even though I am from Canada. From filing to interview date it was 10 months give or take a few days. Prepare for a year for the process and if it takes shorter than that you have been fortunate.

Good luck on a speedy journey,

Janet
carsloFemaleCanada2009-06-15 13:15:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNovember CR1 filers
My heart goes out to you all with a young family. Not that it is any easier being in love when you are older, but for some of us we are not missing the precious beginning years of our child/children's development. Here's to speedy approvals in the new year.


Janet
carsloFemaleCanada2008-12-31 15:11:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNOA2 Week of January 20th
kicking.gif kicking.gif kicking.gif

I can't dance very well, but I called the NVC automated system tonight and was overjoyed to hear the system say that my case was completed on April 7th. I guess when the supervisor looked over my case everything was there - just as I thought it was.

So the wait is on now for an interview - June would be perfect but July would be more realistic.

Thanks for all the positive messages.


Janet
carsloFemaleCanada2009-04-08 22:54:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNOA2 Week of January 20th
Congrats! All the best my fellow Canadians as you travel to Montreal!

Janet
carsloFemaleCanada2009-03-27 12:57:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNOA2 Week of January 20th
That is what it says on the piece of paper from when he registered it.
Janet
carsloFemaleCanada2009-03-09 12:01:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNOA2 Week of January 20th
I am so sad, Carnell was haing trouble with the on line payment so he used registered mail and sent it on Feb. 24. It still hasn't been delivered. He has to wait until the 16th to call about it sad.gif

Janet
carsloFemaleCanada2009-03-09 10:06:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNOA2 Week of January 20th
QUOTE (OBX @ Feb 5 2009, 02:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi Guys:
Our choice of agent email was accepted today. IV fee was generated. We have now paid both the AOS and IV fees and are waiting for the "PAID" status so we can send out the final packages in a few days. kicking.gif kicking.gif

I have updated the spreadsheet. Any missing or incorrect dates - just let me know.

Good luck to everyone!!



Excellent work, you will be through in 2 shakes of a lamb's tail.


Janet
carsloFemaleCanada2009-02-05 20:23:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNOA2 Week of January 20th
I am sorry I can't join you as I am earlier in the month, but we haven't paid the $70.00 part yet, well as of yesterday so maybe we will all be together after all.

Janet
carsloFemaleCanada2009-01-22 19:58:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWhat about the medical?
I had my medical in Vancouver, BC Canada on Wednesday. When I was handed my chest xray the white envelope was stapled to the chest xray's envelope and she said "all is fine, do not worry." Another woman was not fine and she was told that there was a problem and she left crying and very upset.

Janet
carsloFemaleCanada2009-05-29 13:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVisiting the States
Print out your transcripts from your previous semesters if you are returning to school in the fall, or a prof you can contact about your return. A note from even your GP about your upcoming surgery would help also. Do you have cell phone bills or a contract with a cellular provider? Anything that shows you still have ties to Canada will help. I know how apprehensive boarder crossing can be. Remember be honest! Good luck.
carsloFemaleCanada2006-04-18 22:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPacking Christmas things
I am not sure about anyone else , but when I packed my Christmas stuff away I packed it like I would be moving and unpacking them at Carnell's and my new house. WIshful thinking perhaps, but one less job to do if the wheels of immigration move quickly in 2007. :yes:
carsloFemaleCanada2007-01-04 20:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCourt Certified Copy of a Divorce Decree
Thanks, but no I justhave the 20 pages like copy of my divorce. Where did you get your divorce in AB, I think mine would have gone through Lethbridge but heard in Fort Macleod. I will call Lethbridge in the next few days I guess.

Carslo
carsloFemaleCanada2007-02-26 21:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCourt Certified Copy of a Divorce Decree
I have my original copy of my divorce decree, but from reading everything I thought I had to have a separate piece of paper from the courthouse saying "yes, she is divorced." Here in British Columbia (where I live now) you pay an extra $25.00 and get a piece of paper that states that after 30 days you are free and clear to remarry. So I am confused even before I start the process. :(
carsloFemaleCanada2007-02-26 19:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCourt Certified Copy of a Divorce Decree
Hi,
I have been trying for two months to get a court certified copy of my divorce decree from Alberta. I sent it to the Courthouse where the divorce took place, and then to the Regional Courthouse in Lethbridge, but it comes back- address unknown. Before investing in a long distance phone call, I was wondering if anyone here has gotten one out of Alberta.
Thanks,
Carslo
carsloFemaleCanada2007-02-26 19:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCrying!
We all know the frustrations you are feeling, and empathize with you. I try to cry in the bathtub, but once at work I had to go into the ladies room and have a good cry. Crying release toxins in your body, I read that somewhere. Hang on each day you are one step closer to the end.

Carlso
carsloFemaleCanada2007-03-19 14:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 or K3
For Canada try http://www.roadtocanada.com/
carsloFemaleCanada2007-03-30 22:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAdult children on I-129F
Thank you that is what I was thinking, but wanted to receive some clarification.

Carslo
carsloFemaleCanada2007-05-15 16:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAdult children on I-129F
Is it necessary to put the names and addresses of adult children who will NOT be part of the immigration process? There must be others out there that had adult children too old to accompany the alien fiance.

Thanks,
Carslo
carsloFemaleCanada2007-05-15 15:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWedding Dates
If anything can go wrong, it will go wrong! May is a lovely month in New Jersey. Until that visa is in hand anything and everything can go wrong. WAIT!
carsloFemaleCanada2007-05-14 20:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresUs Old Folks
I am 50 and Carnell is 58, we have been together since late 2001. We are almost to the point of filling a K1. Maturity has been our saving grace during the long haul. I worry about leaving 2 grown daughters and a one year old granddaughter, and also about finding decent employment with a school district as large as Los Angeles, but there must be a stronger power guiding us - as the road has been long and full of lots of potholes.
Good luck in your journey!

Edited by carslo, 14 January 2008 - 11:51 PM.

carsloFemaleCanada2008-01-14 23:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresOriginal Documents
http://www.visajourn..._for_I-129F.doc

this is the link for the cover letter which explains about photocopies and originals at the bottom. Good luck with your journey.

Janet
carsloFemaleCanada2008-05-02 12:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresOriginal Documents
You send the photocopies of everything. There is a letter to attach stating that you will have the originals if needed. Somewhere there is a copy of the letter to enclose with your package that explains this. I am at work right now, but will see if I can find it.

Janet

Edited by carslo, 02 May 2008 - 12:39 PM.

carsloFemaleCanada2008-05-02 12:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresImmigration medical
I am hoping to spend the majority of our waiting period in the USA, can you do the immigration medical in the USA and take it with you to the interview?

Thanks,

Janet

Edited by carslo, 21 May 2008 - 11:37 AM.

carsloFemaleCanada2008-05-21 11:36:00