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IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCR-1 Visa Denied!!!

Sorry about the news. Hope you will get it solved. Lucks


bahuloieyMaleNigeria2013-09-23 14:44:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresPlease review my cover letter for I130?

You are set to go. Wishing you lucks.


bahuloieyMaleNigeria2014-02-01 20:50:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNVC Filers - April 2014

Finally my case was received by NVC, I'm so glad to be here... I have seen that many of you have moved A LOT FASTER THAN USCIS!!! 


GUA-visaMaleGuatemala2014-04-15 19:12:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNVC Filers - June 2014

Finally i received my IV bill on Jun 30th, paid it just a little after midnight (1 July) one step closer... yeay!


GUA-visaMaleGuatemala2014-07-01 00:11:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNVC Filers - June 2014

"may" said my DS261 was fine, accepted and she can see it in the system.  She said i dont need to resubmit... so I wont. 

I was told the same last week, then this week my resubmitted DS261 was REapproved and reset the dates. I have read that if you dont make any changes then you are ok.  sadly that was not my case.


GUA-visaMaleGuatemala2014-06-11 19:34:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNVC Filers - June 2014

I think NVC is doing to us (waiting for a CC) what they did to everyone waiting for their IV. Making us wait 30 days. -_-

 

I can't call anymore. I'm tempted to shoot for the interview expedite, but I feel silly doing so. I am so done with this. I really regret applying for my husband to come here, I should have just sold my house and taken the financial hit. I'd have been in England a long time ago enjoying my life with my husband.

 

Today is not a good day.

Yesterday when I called, i was told that if you have a lawyer listed in your DS-261 (Online Choice of Agent and Address). Then you will get the AOS and IV around the same time. If you dont have a lawer listed then you will have to wait 30 days for the IV. If any one else calls please verify if this is true. I did not used a lawyer, so 30 day wait for me. I feel is punishment for not paying a layer.


GUA-visaMaleGuatemala2014-06-11 19:30:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNVC Filers - June 2014

Holy SHI*! my choice of agent says "incomplete" now! FML

 

For those that are curious... DO NOT CLICK on "getting started" after you have your choice of agent as "completed" 

I made the same mistake... and in my case it reset the date. I verified by calling NVC. and they said that I have to wait 30 days from the NEW day...Fricking fraken!!!  If you click on it to "check" if all is fine, I made a small change at bottom where it asked if someone had helped. That change reset my submission date about 3 weeks. sucks!


GUA-visaMaleGuatemala2014-06-11 19:21:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNVC Filers - June 2014

We are on the same boat!! I resubmitted the DS 261 without any changes original submitting was 14th May and resubmitted on 22nd May that because of new site... I have been waiting for 2 weeks for IV invoice.. what should i do? Can i call to NVC or need to wait few more days??

 

Please strong advice required...

Same here waiting on VI invoice for weeks,  made the mistake to resend the DS 261 with a change (did any one help you filing this form, Husband translated) a week after. I was just making sure I did not missed anything then it showed not completed... So I re-did it. I guess that will send me back another week.


GUA-visaMaleGuatemala2014-06-04 23:46:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApril 2013 I-130 Filers

So my congressman's representative called and found out that my case was sent to NVC on March 26 and arrived March 28. Two days. After sitting for a whole month post approval. So I will start calling next week to see about getting a case number...I sure hope the whole process at nvc can be wrapped up in three months so my wife can get here by July!

I received a NOA2 on 7 Feb 14, it stayed at USCIS until today...

Reason: I called NVC to ask if my case was there, I'm on my 8th week after NOA2. The lady said call againg after your 8th week. I said that is in two days. Then she told me to sent an emal to nvcresearch@state.gov and nvcinquiry@state.gov Include petitioner's name, DOB, beneficiary's name DOB and case number in the subject line. Sent it today at 1pm. 

At 2:15 pm I received a text saying "On April 2, 2014, we shipped this approved or re-affirmed case to the Department of State for visa processing. For more information, please contact them directly." 

 

So what gives? The system does not work! you have to be an A hole and check and check and check... I called NVC twice a week and received the " Wait 8 weeks after NOA2" bunch of BS.


GUA-visaMaleGuatemala2014-04-02 18:17:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApril 2013 I-130 Filers

Yes, I did the I-130 CR1 and the 129f K3 as well. Not sure how the k3 can be received first...i think both files are shipped to NVC together at the same time...Whichever gets my wife and stepdaughter here the quickest. God help me if they cant get here before august!

My NOA2 was sent on February 7 from Nebraska Center, As of last Friday It has NOT been received by NVC... I was given the "wait until 8 weeks..." ####### before they can do a file check... by me emailing my NOA2 to NVC so they can see what happened.

 

BTW i check on Nebraska Service Center and showed recessing time of I130 as 5 MONTHS!!! as of January 14. I took mine 11 MONTHS!!! 


GUA-visaMaleGuatemala2014-04-01 20:20:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApril 2013 I-130 Filers

I came to wish you good luck, You are the last of my group April 2013. I was approved and now waiting on NVC to get me a Case #.

But if the  USCIS has forgot you, I have not, and send my prayers to get all approved FAST.

 

My heart goes to you. 


GUA-visaMaleGuatemala2014-03-12 20:36:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApril 2013 I-130 Filers

I was approved on 7 February 2014, while i was visiting my wife. we got the news together dancin5hr.gif . I move on to NVC thank God. I really hope I can see all of April fillers there very soon, Specially LoveMyTico!!!  This has been a very long time, I had hope to be with my wife by now in the US.

I'll you all in my thoughts and prayers so that this wait is over and move on to NVC and shortly be united with our love ones


GUA-visaMaleGuatemala2014-02-19 00:19:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApril 2013 I-130 Filers

 

 

I have researched badly where I read the requirements when I filed my 1-130, and I remember seen before the petitioner and beneficiary birth certificate and translated should be filed together with forms i-130 and g-325a. I'm not paying any attorney to do my case, I'm doing everything by myself.  Now that I'm looking for that instructions, I cannot find them nowhere.....

 

I'm a little bit confused now because I did turned in my wife and mine certificates when filed the petition because I read it in the uscis instructions. As I read them now, no indication of birth certificate should be sent.

 

 

Craaaazy now......

 

I did not found the requirement on the birth certificate, but I had it on hand for future needs, and had it translated since i got it. Since I had a "Status Request" two days prior to the RFE, I guess I just pissed off some one... They had to get off the chair and looked at my file. I sent the paper and translation the day after I got the paper RFE. I hope that things work faster...   


GUA-visaMaleGuatemala2014-01-30 22:47:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApril 2013 I-130 Filers

Got my RFE letter today, all it was to send a copy of My wife's Birth Certificate. I'm sure I included it with the initial submission, but it does not matter what I say, it matter what they say. So I have the birth certificate available with the translation and I'll send it tomorrow, then wait again....


GUA-visaMaleGuatemala2014-01-22 00:56:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApril 2013 I-130 Filers

They DID do a service request for the I-130.  I got the NICEST person for tier 2 . I thanked her over and over for being so nice and being willing to help. She said "I have been doing this a very long time, its all in a days work"  I was on the phone just about 40 minutes with her. She tried to do a service request the regular way but couldn't so she found another way. She put me on hold several times  She asked me my name, phone number, address, husbands name. and then she typed in exactly what I said.  I explained that we prefer the K-3 because no matter what, at  our interview we  know we need a waiver. Taking the K-3 route will just save us 2 months of the NVC nonsense.  We don't care about having to adjust or the cost. We want to save time.  It has already been 9 long months of just waiting.  My assumtion is that she sent the assigned officer the service request. I have an SR number and a date of Feb 1st for a response.    I don't know what will happen... maybe I'll get an RFE because I am "rushing " them  but I am just so happy that I finally got a person on the other end of the line who actually did something to help.  It goes to show that there "IS" something they can do. I think it helped when I told her that on Dec 30th I was told I am assigned to an officer and was told 30 days.  Then when I call the automated line it says an additional 180 days.  I asked her what I should believe.. She said to believe the senators office because they have a special department at the USCIS that only deals with the congressional and senator inquiries.  And I think she could see something in the screen because she said I know your case is being worked on... maybe thats why she sent the special SR??  

 

Im just so happy I got that nice woman on the other end of the line !!  Its hard to find things to be happy about with this process these days..   

 

I have called tier 2 twice, the first time I asked for Service Request, then a couple of days later i got RFE, then couple of day later my case showed as "Acceptance" (went back in the processing steps) I called tier 2 for a second time, and they said that they still show the RFE status, but when i check it shows "Acceptance". From now on I'm asking the badge number and wright the name of the officer and date called, because I don't trust the system. I still waiting for the RFE, to see what they want... then I should get the Service Request which I'm sure it will show RFE... to pass the blame to me.

But no matter what I will continue in the this crazy process, because at the end, my wife will be here even if they throw many obstacles in my way.


GUA-visaMaleGuatemala2014-01-18 22:37:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApril 2013 I-130 Filers

Really??  OMG   are  you at the TSC???

I was sent to Nebraska... This is just frustrating!!! 


GUA-visaMaleGuatemala2014-01-14 18:49:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApril 2013 I-130 Filers

09 JAN 2014 I called USCIS and talk to customer service and then to an officer (supervisor) who put a status request to find out why it was taking so long.

 

14 JAN 2014 I received a  Request for Evidence.

 

I guess someone got pissed off because they had to get off their butt and look up some papers :-) 

 

now i have to see what they want....

 


GUA-visaMaleGuatemala2014-01-14 18:25:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApril 2013 I-130 Filers

By the statistic data, it seems that Nebraska (I was transferred there) is the worse in approvals:

https://docs.google....p=sharing#gid=0

 

I just hope that we all get approvals and move on to step 2... 


GUA-visaMaleGuatemala2013-12-16 19:20:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApril 2013 I-130 Filers

 

I just found this part, hope is useful for you.......Congrats......

 

http://www.visajourn...p/EZGuideSpouse

I'm glad to see another from Guatemala, I hope we get to bring our spouses soon... 


GUA-visaMaleGuatemala2013-12-11 22:46:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApril 2013 I-130 Filers

but Nebraska Service Center seems as they are not ready for our transfers according to their chart, it looks crazy... see below:

 

http://dashboard.usc...e=4&charttype=1


GUA-visaMaleGuatemala2013-11-18 19:21:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApril 2013 I-130 Filers

PD 2 APRIL 13. I received my transfer notice hard copy today, I was transferred to Nebraska. Just want to let you all know and update the google docs so we can track what is going on with USCIS.

 


GUA-visaMaleGuatemala2013-11-18 19:07:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApril 2013 I-130 Filers

finally my case was transferred today from the MSC , I don't know where yet... Does any one knows where USCIS would send it? I live in Alabama and there is NO local office that I can see...


GUA-visaMaleGuatemala2013-11-14 23:04:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNVC Filers - August 2014

Letter received today:

 

01-AUG-14

 

 

Dear Sir/Madam,

 

The National Visa Center (NVC) received your documents on 08-JUL-14.

 

We are currently receiving an increased number of approved petitions from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. As a result, we are experiencing increased review times for documents received.

 

We expect it will be at least 60 days from the date we received your mail before we complete the review of your documents. We will notify you when we review your documents.

 

We are working to reduce these processing times and we appreciate your patience.


GUA-visaMaleGuatemala2014-08-02 01:39:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNVC Filers - September 2014

Case complete and Interview date for 6 Oct 2014!!!

I'm just writing this to give you hope that all will eventually come to "case complete".

 

Bless you Saylin, for encouraging all of us who after 18 months of constant disappointments finally see the end of the tunnel.  


GUA-visaMaleGuatemala2014-09-15 00:59:00
US Citizenship General DiscussionE-notifications (g1145)
Mine went to Texas. I mailed it on 3-31 and didnt get a text until 4-9 but when I used the receipt number in the text to look up my case it had actually been in review since 4-4.
Kim and JermaineFemaleJamaica2014-04-10 05:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI-129f passport type photos from Walmart?
Is it ok to use Walmart for the photo I the petitioner will attach to the G 325A in my packet for the I-129F? Its more or less a "selfie" in passport format and size.....
Kim and JermaineFemaleJamaica2014-03-19 03:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAlien Registration number changed
Thanks
Kim and JermaineFemaleJamaica2014-04-16 15:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAlien Registration number changed
I got a text notification on April 15 that the Alien Registration number has changed on my petition for K-1 Visa. But its still in initial review today April 16. What does that mean?
Kim and JermaineFemaleJamaica2014-04-16 10:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports1st notification
The email says my case was accepted and is being sent to the service center for processing. Does that mean its just been opened and received or does it mean they have actually reviewed it already and accepted it and will be sent to the foriegn consulate? I got the email late yesterday evening but when I log in it says its still in review.
Kim and JermaineFemaleJamaica2014-04-10 05:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportstransferred to CSC but still no approval
Hmmm maybe this week will be our week. Good luck, prayers up to all
Kim and JermaineFemaleJamaica2014-09-14 20:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportstransferred to CSC but still no approval
Yes thousands of others who filed in July and June.... who already have NOA2....
Kim and JermaineFemaleJamaica2014-09-13 21:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportstransferred to CSC but still no approval
My fiancè petition was transferred from Texas to California on August 11 and since then it has been "touched" twice but nothing else. NOA1 date is April 4. The five month mark has come and gone. I see others that were transferred already approved. Even the transfers who had NOA1 dates in May. I called customer service on 9-10 and he was very friendly and said he would put in a service request. What on earth could be the hold up?
Kim and JermaineFemaleJamaica2014-09-13 20:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportswhich is correct on affidavit of support?
http://kingston.usem...rant_visas.html
Kim and JermaineFemaleJamaica2014-09-26 21:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportswhich is correct on affidavit of support?
But it doesnt say that on the Jamaican embassy link
Kim and JermaineFemaleJamaica2014-09-26 21:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportswhich is correct on affidavit of support?
Thank you
Kim and JermaineFemaleJamaica2014-09-26 15:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportswhich is correct on affidavit of support?
Two or three MONTHS of pay stubs? I thought I read two or three previous pay stubs..... ahhhhh let me look again
Kim and JermaineFemaleJamaica2014-09-26 15:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportswhich is correct on affidavit of support?
Just received approval on fiance petition and am preparing affidavit of support. I will use a co sponsor. I read that we both need to send a letter from employer on company letterhead, last 2-3 pay stubs and W-2 from current employer if applicable. I have all that but the co sponsor just started a new job. What will he need to send? Also I remember reading somewhere that we need the last three years tax returns but here it doesn't say anything like that in the guides. Do we need to send the tax returns?
Kim and JermaineFemaleJamaica2014-09-25 19:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsWas your I-129F approved within your timeline prediction?
No
Kim and JermaineFemaleJamaica2014-09-29 05:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI-134 affidavit of support question 11
Thank you
Kim and JermaineFemaleJamaica2014-09-28 18:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI-134 affidavit of support question 11
On the I-134 affidavit of support question 11 asks: I (intend) (do not intend) to make specific contributions to the support of the person named in item 3.

How do I and the joint sponser answer that? Intend or do not intend?


Kim and JermaineFemaleJamaica2014-09-28 17:28:00