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IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI-130 Approval to NVC it pertains to YOU ! ! !
please cite yer source - thanks in advance !
DarnellMaleChina2011-02-10 14:42:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI-130 Approved BUT...
*** not a K-3 visa topic, moving to IR-1/CR-1 forum ***
DarnellMaleChina2011-02-12 13:44:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresdoes filing I129F speed up I130 process?
hey Raj - you are busy with questions these days - I wonder if you are studying the timelines?

answer to yer question: NO.
DarnellMaleChina2011-02-12 17:38:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAOS Instructions
Can hand fill the form, no problem !

For AOS @ NVC, that's the I-864 form, though, for the USCitizen petitioner. are you certain the beneficiary is to sign this form ?

Perhaps yer asking about the DS-230, Immigrant Visa Application form, instead?
DarnellMaleChina2011-02-12 18:08:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresappointed agent
here's a roadmap - can he follow ? http://www.visajourn...ost__p__3560467

Even if he can't, with him as the agent -
YOU'LL be able to handle most - just be certain he pays at the online portal when you tell him to,
and
he makes that first phone call.

Edited by Darnell, 12 February 2011 - 06:11 PM.

DarnellMaleChina2011-02-12 18:09:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresappointed agent
I suggest you appoint him as yer agent -
it'll go a lot faster
and
NVC is open M-F till midnight EST.
DarnellMaleChina2011-02-12 17:44:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresStart Process From Canada or the U.S.?
Did you file yet?

Did you find the DCF guide ?

nudge nudge...
DarnellMaleChina2011-02-12 19:28:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresStart Process From Canada or the U.S.?

Great, thanks for the info guys. We live in Montreal so that's a big advantage. Does the fact that we've been married for almost three years make any difference? And that my wife has been living in Canada for about five years?


Great - study the DCF guide in the Guides section here, file soonish.
DarnellMaleChina2011-02-09 13:15:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresStart Process From Canada or the U.S.?
I vote for Filing in Canada™, on Wednesday.
DarnellMaleChina2011-02-08 11:12:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWife and Baby Girl Of my Wihe Questions
You will have other fees, after the I-130 approvals -
please review?

DS-230 - http://travel.state..../info_3190.html
I-864 - http://travel.state..../info_3730.html
General NVC stuff - http://travel.state..../info_1335.html

then my handy-dandy 'go fast' how-to when utilising the online payment portal - http://www.visajourn...ost__p__3560467

Good Luck !
DarnellMaleChina2011-02-13 18:25:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWife and Baby Girl Of my Wihe Questions
*** not a K-3 visa topic, moving to IR-1/CR-1 forum ***
DarnellMaleChina2011-02-13 17:25:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresPolice Clearance - proof that certificate is required
usually a 'check list letter' via EMAIL, from NVC, is sufficient.

Ya get a check list letter response
when
AFTER you've submitted all documents that you have with the DS-230 , and NVC reviews the casefile, finds something MISSING,
and then fires off the email, to tell you WHAT'S MISSING.

SG police actually very nice, IF you mention to them is for USA Immigrant Visa Processing, show them the list of documents required from the DS-230 instructions, see DS-230 - http://travel.state..../info_3190.html and print the section about civil documents, show them, along with a COPY of the NOA-2, approval notice on the I-130 petition.
DarnellMaleChina2011-02-13 17:50:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTwo I -130 file for the same person
usc spouse-filed petition takes precedence.
DarnellMaleChina2011-02-12 17:41:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresValentine Message for USCIS
Is it 'Happy Queue Jump' Day ?
DarnellMaleChina2011-02-14 17:15:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresValentine Message for USCIS

Ok Lets think about it a little more. Think about the possible effect it might have when you put in your name and your beneficiary's, including your case number with your sweet valentine email/letter. Don't you think you have a better chance of being sorted out from the pile than if you had called/emailed/mailed to complain and curse them out?


You wish to queue jump? Really?
DarnellMaleChina2011-02-04 22:20:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresValentine Message for USCIS
send them some love? F&@*(#$_)@(#$CK no !

Instead, all first-line USCIS operators should exchange places with the counter postal employees, just for the week of valentines day.
DarnellMaleChina2011-02-04 22:14:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWhen do I submit DS-230?

Are you saying send the AOS in the same envelope as the DS-230 and send to the address on the bar coded application coversheet?



YES ! use the address in the IV coversheet.

When done this way, shaves off 2 to 3 weeks of silliness.
DarnellMaleChina2011-02-15 12:01:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWhen do I submit DS-230?
you could wait for instructions, but be prepared to wait 3 months.

USUALLY - if you have the PRINTED COVERSHEETS from the online payment portal, yer golden - is TIMETICK to 'send all in'.

If you need to review 'stuff' - please do so - see
DS-230 - http://travel.state..../info_3190.html
I-864 - http://travel.state..../info_3730.html
General NVC stuff - http://travel.state..../info_1335.html

and then strongly suggest you send all in to the address in the IV coversheet, with all in the same packet - will save about 3 weeks of time.
DarnellMaleChina2011-02-13 17:36:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresPost Decision Activity
*** not a K-3 visa topic, moving to IR-1/CR-1 forum ***
DarnellMaleChina2011-02-15 12:50:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresJuly 2010 CR-1 filers

You know what that means? NVC is going to get busy and start taking months instead of weeks now. Yay! You can't win whatever ways you go. Argh.


Sorry, you missed the memo - already taking months, sneaking just past 2 months, arrrgh. Is new longish lag between 'case complete' and 'final review complete, adds in 2 to 3 weeks now, where before, that was a 2 to 4 day interval.

Edited by Darnell, 23 September 2010 - 08:43 PM.

DarnellMaleChina2010-09-23 20:40:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresJuly 2010 CR-1 filers

I'm going to Beijing to see my wife next Friday. Please let me get the package before that ^_^


FWIW, you don't need the NOA-2 in yer hands, to do any NVC processing. You may want to get a skype account (this week), though, pay for 'real telephone calls' - is some unlimited plan for 3 months, around 20 bucks - is useful when in China , needing to hunt/harry/harras NVC for the GUZ casefile #. see http://buy.skype.com...hly/?country=US get the 2.99/month unlimited USA package - yes - it works FROM CHINA at that rate.

ah - cool [[[]]] Off to BeiJing ! Perfecto, IMO, as is the right time to get the civil documents/police clearance certificate, as well.
I had her stuffed scanned in at a copy shop, after getting the white books done. I did not want to 'find a friend' somewhere to get it done, and at the time I had not set up a 'home office' anywhere in China (so no real gear for me). Copy Shops abound, they have big gear, suggest to burn all to CD there at the copy shop, as well.

You might want to prep and scan yer I-864 set this week - that'd be some good practice for you. Also practice filling out HER DS-230 and DS-3032 (see the wiki page for download links --> http://www.visajourn...onic_Processing

Do note, though - if she's a 'migrant worker' - ie - she works in BeiJing but her Hukuo registration book is for another city - is best to plan a 3 day trip to 'that other city' to get the white books. White book discussion --> http://www.visajourn...th-certificate/ but ignore the bickering.

Mondo Exciting !!!
DarnellMaleChina2010-09-14 12:58:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresJuly 2010 CR-1 filers

omg omg..... I was touched yesterday and this morning I got an email from USCIS said they mailed me a notice of approval!!!
what am I supposed to do next??


Wait about 2 weeks from the NOA-2 'Approval Date' printed in the new I-797-C
then

call/harry/harras NVC via telephone, to get the GUZ casefile #
then you can start NVC Processing.

Please NOTE - you qualify for OPTING IN to NVC Electronic Processing - see http://www.visajourn...onic_Processing for all the steps.

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Guangzhou I-130 approval NVC
DarnellMaleChina2010-09-14 11:56:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresJuly 2010 CR-1 filers

Hi, I'm new to the site.

My husband (Albanian) was picked up by ICE on June 29th (his voluntary departure date was March of 2000, before I ever met him, so I couldn't help him with his illegal status problems).

We own a home and a restaurant and have two kids, 1 and 2.5 yrs old.
I'm a natural born US citizen. I'm working on my PhD in Biochemistry. I make $1600 a month.
We had to sell the restaurant. I had to leave the kids in Albania with him (can't afford daycare and better to stay with Baba than a babysitter).
Now I'm sitting in our 3 bedroom home alone. I put all the kids toys away where I couldn't see them.
I received the NOA1 on July 27th.
Now begins the waiting game.
It's going to be a long time before my family can come home.

I am so frustrated with this government.
They've known where he is this whole time. The house and restaurant are in his name and he pays his taxes in his name. Removing him seems so pointless. We employed 10 people.
They should fix the border issues so more ppl don't come in BEFORE they focus on deporting contributing members of the community.
Plus, I'm pretty sure I could dig a hole from Canada to the US with a teaspoon before the paper work clears.

Thanks for listening to my rant,

Alison



your husband will need to file a waiver, after the interview. prepare the waiver now, have it in his hand on interview day, so he can start the waiver process immediately after the interview, same day.

suggest you visit http://www.immigrate2us.net and study, study, study. Being Deported Sucks, but (as you'll learn) is possible to get the waiver done, when submitted 'at the right time'.

Good Luck !
DarnellMaleChina2010-09-02 13:48:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresJuly 2010 CR-1 filers
*** moving to 'IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports' forum ***

Edited by Darnell, 13 July 2010 - 10:42 AM.

DarnellMaleChina2010-07-13 10:41:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMoving with in my state
hey - thanks for the clarification.

Now -for receiving this approval notice -

OK - got it - YOU ARE MOVING...

but -

the place where YOU are NOW - will 'they' hold your mail after you move? If so, this is best.

Next levels of 'bestness' - from 'next' to 'worst'

--YOU put in USPS HOLD ORDER for the current address - pick up 1 to 2 weeks after you KNOW the I-130 is approved, then worry about any petitioner addresses when you are at NVC or
--YOU put in COA with USCIS, and pray or
--YOU put in USPS Forwarding order, and pray. USCIS usually has written verbiage on outside of letter, saying, "Postmaster, Do Not Forward"


Good Luck !

Edited by Darnell, 16 February 2011 - 02:32 PM.

DarnellMaleChina2011-02-16 14:26:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMoving with in my state
hard to say - what are the requirements when filing an E-3 visa?
DarnellMaleChina2011-02-15 12:59:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI-864 Questions: 401K Assests?

Starting to look at the I-864 form
A) I make more than the 125% poverty line for me and my wife. The form indicates that I can skip listing most of my assets. They say “Optional” is this truly optional or do I just continue to fill the form out?
B) I filed for an extension on my taxes while I get the W-7 form signed and submitted for my taxes. I will file married this year. Do I use 2009 as my most recent, or do I use 2008? I will send 2009 regardless with the explanation why I filed the extension.
C) Under Assets: Is my 401 K account an asset to list in 26 c?
Thanks for the help group!


So, what did you decide to do, on the I-864?
DarnellMaleChina2010-04-26 23:07:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI-864 Questions: 401K Assests?
re: 401K

This is a retirement fund, but - it has a 'cash value'
IF
you cashed out today, with the tax penalty.

It CAN be used as an asset, but it must be at that CASH value - ie - when it's converted to 'cash in hand' - what's it worth?

IIRC, there's a tax penalty for 'cashing out' - I've NO IDEA what the percentage is - but it shouldn't be more than 35 percent (geez, is that even right? )

re: NVC Electronic Processing.

If you get it started for NOW - and wrap up in the middle of May @ NVC - she MIGHT get July interview date. MAYBE.

Check the DS-3032 link in the wiki - download it - EMAIL IT TO HER to fill out on a computer, then print, then sign, then rescan (and) convert to PDF File. SHE would send in the OPT IN Email, not you.

If you are sticking with paper, then you'd be looking (my own estimation) for an interview date between September to December. There's too many variables to be more accurate than that, but there are timeticks that you can predict (study the timeline, specifically YOUR timeline, for the known timeticks on the I-130 )


Good Luck ! The info in the wiki is dense, might take some mapping out using paper and pencil.

Edited by Darnell, 11 April 2010 - 04:12 AM.

DarnellMaleChina2010-04-11 01:17:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI-864 Questions: 401K Assests?
Are you doing NVC Electronic Processing, or no ? (check yer prior topic, I've left you more info there)

re: taxes - remember - that I-864 is evaluated by a ConOff at the Guangzhou IV unit on Interview Day.
Yer interview day will be past the 15th of April, so they'll be expecting to SEE the TY 2009 tax info.

Even if you file late, it's still a good idea to send in 'what you have'.

This tax year is weird, right? No electronic submission of anything - all goes (all - the 1040, the W-2s, any 1099s, 1098s plus the W-7) to the special W-7 address in Austin, TX.

You can submit with the I-864 a COPY of what you've submitted to the IRS, or ARE ABOUT TO SUBMIT to the IRS.
The I-864 is checked for completeness at NVC - but - the amounts are evaluated on Interview Day at GUZ IV office.
DarnellMaleChina2010-04-10 23:22:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresJust receive I 130 approval notice today
Hey - welcome to VJ !
Please review the Guides Section - find the appropriate sections, and read them.

Lots of man hours went into writing them, hopefully you can find them, read them, and go forth.

If yer really stuck, and can't find the Guides Section Here - please say so..
DarnellMaleChina2011-02-17 11:54:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresIs this a joke?

my timeline moved from May 15th to June 15th in less than a week. Is someone entering their dates incorrectly into the VJ timeline? and screwing up the estimates.



Hi Raj - yer timeline data states that your foreign spouse will have an interview in Armenia.

Is this right? By Design? or did ya miss something ?

If you missed something, please update yer timeline .. TIA !
DarnellMaleChina2011-02-17 18:33:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresIs this a joke?
you may want to bug yer buddies to 'rehome' their USCIS filing location to TSC.. Then the stats are not used for forward computations for YOUR Service Center.

Wait a mo - why are you complaining? You really should 'rework' yer user profile here, soonish.

Edited by Darnell, 16 February 2011 - 03:02 PM.

DarnellMaleChina2011-02-16 15:01:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresdecision
*** not a K-3 visa topic, moving to IR-1/CR-1 forum, for now. ***
DarnellMaleChina2011-02-17 11:35:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresdecision
what visa are you chasing after ?
what petition did the USC Spouse file?
DarnellMaleChina2011-02-15 12:56:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresHow long is it taking to get Green Card in the mail?

Thanks for your reply. She actually already has a SSN from a previous J1 visa stay and work in California. Will they issue her a new one?


no need - she meets the doc requirements (now) for the I-9 form, and can work immediately.

Cool, ah ?
DarnellMaleChina2011-02-17 18:39:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresJust starting Visa process
K-3? What?
DarnellMaleChina2011-02-13 17:06:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresJust starting Visa process
*** moving to IR-1/CR-1 forum ***
DarnellMaleChina2011-02-04 12:53:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCan I ask my senator for help?
case was completed on 1/31/2011 - but -
what date was the final review completed?

IF it was before the scheduling week, then you got hosed, for getting into the scheduling queue.

Otherwise, sorry, it is what it is - you must pay attention to 'the queue' and there are several at NVC.
'Case Complete' ain't the end of it, sorry.
DarnellMaleChina2011-02-17 18:28:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCan I ask my senator for help?
6 months was for USCIS.

Your casefile has been at NVC since 12/14/2010 - and you only had 3.5 months with USCIS.

hmmmmm...

At this stage, you should be calling NVC to inquire about 'the holdup' ..
DarnellMaleChina2011-02-17 18:00:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedureswhat is granted relief?
if I understand your case, 'granted relief' in this context means the asylum case was approved.

I could be wrong, of course - have you contacted the free immigration advice line in your area ?
DarnellMaleChina2011-02-17 12:01:00