ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTravelling while petition pending
Just an update on this, I have been in the US for 3 months, tourist visa has now expired and I'm back in my country. Well, the reason why I needed a tourist visa was because I have been arrested once in the US, for a traffic violation, something that in my country would be punished with a fine. But for this reason I can no longer be WWP.

Anyway, the process is now rolling, just need more patience
endlessMaleItaly2007-07-21 21:39:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTravelling while petition pending

Hi endles,

I just wanted to ask you why did you need to get a tourist visa. I thought Italy was like in Spain, they have a visa waiver program (VWP) and that allows you to visit the US for up to 90 days, I have never had any problem visiting without a visa.

Kitten


A long story Kitten, no from Italy we usually don't need a visa.
endlessMaleItaly2007-04-26 07:36:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTravelling while petition pending
Hi guys,

this time no question, a lot of members asked if they can travel or get a tourist visa while the petition is pending. The answer is yes, there is no law that prevent you from asking. The main problem is to proof that you are leaving enough behind and that you are not willing to immigrate on that tourist visa. I had an interview for a tourist visa and the consular office gave it to me. I'm allowed to travel for 3 months. So my suggestion is that if you want to try just make sure you have enough that will make you come back. A job is the first thing they ask for, a house, a car, a bank account.

I was told not even to bother to try, well, I did and I got it. Now, I don't know how the story will be at the POE, but for now I got my visa, I will let you know how it goes.

Best regards
endlessMaleItaly2007-04-25 05:20:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresK3 or CR1
Thanks pushbrk. The more I read about all this the more it is confusing.
endlessMaleItaly2007-07-22 09:28:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresK3 or CR1
Yes I definetly will try to go the CR1 way, unless the K3 comes way earlier. Reading around the forums I realized that now the approved I130 are kept on hold once approved if the person has filed a 129F. The fact that we filed it after the I130 has been sent to NVC should solve that problem now, correct?

I hope I can get through quickly now, the shortcuts are kind of scarry to me, I'm afraid to make a mistake... but I'll look into it better in the morning and see what we can do. E-mail the choice of agent seems to be a popular shortcut too.

Thanks
endlessMaleItaly2007-07-21 20:54:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresK3 or CR1
Hi everyone,

I'm confused regarding the path that we should follow. As from timeline below, we never received the NOA1 from I-130 so we filed the I-129F when we received the NOA2. Now we have the I-130 sitting at NVC and the I-129F at CSC (transferred from MSC). Reading in the forum we got a bit confused and we decided to try both paths. I read that if you go with the I-129F the I-130 get stuck somewhere because the office assumes that you will pursue the K3 way, is that right?

Our I-130 as been approved pretty fast 89 days, what should we expect at the NVC stage? The timelines are a bit confused but it seems like another 120 days at least.

Any suggestions? Honestly we filed the I-129F but I think that the CR1 will go through first...

sorry if I'm too confusing, but I'm losing my mind with all this process... :)

Thanks everyone for suggestions
endlessMaleItaly2007-07-21 17:01:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresDS-230
I have a question regarding the form DS230 #14. My wife (USC) took my name after we married, question #14 ask for maiden or family name. Therefor we decided to put her maiden name. I read in another forum people using the new family name but why would they mentioned maiden family name.

Thanks for your opinion

Endless
endlessMaleItaly2007-07-25 07:38:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresDid you ignore sending bonafide marriage evidence?
We sent a copy of our joint bank account, we decided to open one before applying as we are going to need it anyway it was better to have it earlier.

I don't know if this made any difference though... we got our I-130 approved in 89 days we sent the new form
endlessMaleItaly2007-07-25 16:17:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWhich I864
[quote name='MargotDarko' date='Jul 26 2007, 10:24 AM' post='1073425']
As for which forms are needed, it depends.

Your wife will definitely fill out the I-864 and check sponsor.

Does either of her parents' income meet the 125% on its own? Their household number will be themselves, any dependants, plus you. If they have to combine their income to meet the 125% guidelines, one of them will fill out the I-1864 as joint sponsor (including the other's income in the total), and the other will fill out the I-1864A as a household member.


Thanks MargotDarko, yes, one of her parents meet the 125% only with income. So my wife will use I-864 and so will one of her parents. Got it, thanks a lot
endlessMaleItaly2007-07-26 06:40:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWhich I864
I'm trying to read the instructions about the I864 on travel.state.gov but I have some points that I can't figure out.

Situation:
Ok, my sponsor (the petitioner) does not meet 125%, she is still making something so she will sponsor me. Her parents definetly meet 125% and they accepted to be a cosponsor. One of the cosponsors is selfemployed while the second is employed. My wife sponsor is employed too.

Question 1
Which forms do they have to fill out
I864, I864EZ I864W... I don't understand.

Question 2
3 years of tax returns, are these documents available at IRS offices? If they can't find them at home who should they ask?

Question 3
How much is the IV fee for NVC (CR1 visa)? 380$ or 350$ the internet site of state.gov says the latter, in the forum people payed 380$.

Question 4
Where can I download the IV fee so to get it ready to send it as soon as NVC sends it out?

Thanks guys
endlessMaleItaly2007-07-25 19:13:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedureswhen will my husband recieve the AOS Form??
Hi Roxan,

I'm new too, we just called NVC yesterday and found out that they generated the choice of agent, so what I did was to try James' shortcuts. I e-mailed the choice of agent and try to follow step by step the link to james shortcuts. It seems overwhelming if you read it, but if you do it step by step it doesn't seem to be impossible. I tried and printed out the AOS fee... just try, you are going to save a lot of time.

Good luck
endlessMaleItaly2007-07-25 06:37:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNVC approach
From what I understand your approach is exactly the NVC approach, of course you should prepare everything in advance so that you can mail it back to NVC as soon as requested. You'll be fine, if you are not sure no need to risk. Personally I did e-mail my choice of agent as soon as generated and paid the fee too following JSC. I'm not so sure about the I-864... you'll be fine!

Good luck
endlessMaleItaly2007-07-30 10:50:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresDS3032 and AOS fee bill
70$
endlessMaleItaly2007-07-31 02:48:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarriage with US citizen In Brazil CR1, K1, K3 Help
Go for K1 Visa, it' called fiance visa, you will have to marry her within 90 days when you enter the US on that visa. So far seems to be the fastest.

If you guys decide to marry than you'll have to apply for CR-1 visa with I-130 and than as soon as you receive the NOA1 from CSC you'll have to file a 129F for a K3 visa. This is the process I'm following.

Any american citizen can be your sponsor, tipically is your fiance or spouse, maybe it can be a permanent resident too, I don't know this.

Good luck, anyway, look up K1 visa and if you decide to get married first CR-1 / K3 visa, these are your options.
endlessMaleItaly2007-07-31 02:55:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAbout Form DS3032 and the Case Number
As far as I know the OF form are obsolete, we now need to file the DS-230, and depending on your country you will have to file only part I or both part I and II. Probably you will need to file them both parts with the supporting documents, I would suggest that you provide them with certified copies and keep the originals.

NVCINQUIRY@state.gov

endless
endlessMaleItaly2007-07-25 06:48:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresLong time gone criminal record
Never lie, just makes things worst. You don't want that to come out somehow and be the cause for a ban...
endlessMaleItaly2007-08-02 22:28:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedurespls.give me advice about CR-1
Hi Erg, please fill out your timeline so to make your problem clearer...
endlessMaleItaly2007-08-03 12:23:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMedical/Vaccinations
At the embassy in Neaples they schedule the medical one day before the interview, and they give you there all the shots, take the blood samples and so on...

It's not cheap but, it seems to be the easiest way.
endlessMaleItaly2007-08-02 06:07:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNVC timesavers
NVC replied to my e-mail and accepted my choice of agent. They will now go ahead with the process.

16 days lost...
endlessMaleItaly2007-08-09 21:47:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNVC timesavers
So far no reply to the e-mail, I did send it by mail too now... I can't believe they are taking so long. I'll have my wife call again tomorrow to see if they have any news.
endlessMaleItaly2007-08-09 12:58:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNVC timesavers
I'm the beneficiary, it will take a while from Italy to the US but, if they don't process my e-mail...
endlessMaleItaly2007-08-02 13:29:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNVC timesavers
Well, my wife just called NVC, they received the AOS fee yesterday (sent 7/25) and they said to allow 15 days to process e-mails, this is the time they need right now! So today I got my choice of agent in the mail and I'm thinking to express mail it back tomorrow, do you think this will hurt? What will happen if they receive the two (e-mail and printed form) forms?

Thanks for your opinion
endlessMaleItaly2007-08-02 08:32:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNVC timesavers
hi guys,

Last week (7/24) following JSC I e-mailed my choice of agent and printed out my fee that my wife sent the next day with overnight mail. Today, my wife called NVC again and the automatic system is still saying that my choice of agent has been generated nothing new. Should I worry. I haven't received anything from NVC and I'm sure that they received the fee. Anybody has a similar experience. Tomorrow my wife will try again to talk to an operator.
endlessMaleItaly2007-07-31 12:53:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresQuestion about DS-230
In my understanding yes there should be no problem sending the DS230 before the affidavit of support, you are sending in one as petitioner and one as agent, they will process the case after they receive both.

How long from case complete to interview depends on your embassy or consulate, they all have different waiting lists.

Fill in your timeline, the more people introduce the datas the more accurate it is.
endlessMaleItaly2007-08-10 02:45:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI-864 - one last question
well, it seems that we finally got it right :)

Good!
endlessMaleItaly2007-08-13 13:16:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI-864 - one last question

endless,

Again, father and mother both had to sign that I-864A.

But you say now that they do not "leave" - live? - in the same residence? I'm going to have to read the requirements for Household Member again before writing anything more.

Yodrak

Ok to sum up

sponsor - less than 125% so we decide to use joint sponsor, the sponsor father and mother, (that do not leave in the same house) they file taxes jointly so mother main sponsor (her income is more than 125% poverty line) signs the I-864 form, father signs I-864A (which is only a contract with a family member to use his income too as they file jointly).

Hope I made it more clear... and I hope I got it right


sorry, live...
endlessMaleItaly2007-08-13 13:12:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI-864 - one last question
According to the instructions of the I-864 yes:
Proof of U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident status isrequired for joint and substitute sponsors and for relatives ofemployment-based immigrants who file this form. Petitioningrelatives who have already filed proof of their citizenship orimmigration status with Forms I-130, Form I-129F, I-600 andI-600A do not need to submit proof of their status with thisform.

It's good you asked this question 'cause I totally missed this point before!
endlessMaleItaly2007-08-12 04:08:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI-864 - one last question
Ok to sum up

sponsor - less than 125% so we decide to use joint sponsor, the sponsor father and mother, (that do not leave in the same house) they file taxes jointly so mother main sponsor (her income is more than 125% poverty line) signs the I-864 form, father signs I-864A (which is only a contract with a family member to use his income too as they file jointly).

Hope I made it more clear... and I hope I got it right :)
endlessMaleItaly2007-08-11 06:23:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI-864 - one last question
I'm in the same situation Jasmin and I have my wife as sponsor and her mother as joint sponsor, she (her mother) filed jointly with her dad so, her mother signs the I-864 and I had her dad sign the I-864A.

That's the way I'm doing it, I hope I'm right :)
endlessMaleItaly2007-08-10 13:22:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresDS 3032 and AOS fee bill sent/received together?
Well, at least you guys are together! It will take a little longer, but as long as you have everything ready before they ask you the docs and you use express mail you can still save some time. In my experience mail sent from the US take about 6 to 7 days to come, in my case to Italy.
endlessMaleItaly2007-08-16 01:54:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresDS 3032 and AOS fee bill sent/received together?
In our case too, AOS fee came in the mail later than the choice of agent. They are two things sent out not necessarily at the same time.
endlessMaleItaly2007-08-15 06:33:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedurestime estimate...
Procedure are different depending on the country. I was reading another thread about this. As far as I remember if you have to send to NVC part I & II of the DS-230 than they schedule the interview, otherwise if you only send Part I to the NVC is the consulate that takes care of that. and the waiting time depends on the consulate, there is no general rule.... as far as I know
endlessMaleItaly2007-08-15 18:30:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAOS payment
Have you talked to an operator or the automated message?

I know that it takes a while for them to process stuff lately.
endlessMaleItaly2007-08-15 06:24:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNVC number assigned
In my case it took them 16 days to process my e-mail, maybe you could download and mail the choice of agent with express mail. At the moment NVC seems to be overloaded with e-mail. If you have 2 case numbers use 2 e-mail or two envelopes. I don't have direct experience with this case but that's what I would do.
endlessMaleItaly2007-08-18 16:20:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresbarcode cover sheet?
QUOTE (scorpio @ Aug 19 2007, 06:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Mononoke28 @ Jul 23 2007, 03:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
There are 2 barcode coversheets used by the NVC for the CR1/IR1 process. One is for the I-864 and the other one is for the DS-230. You can find both of them in the the National Visa Center forum under Timesavers thread, pages 10 & 11 are the updated instructions.

Hello there,
I feel like stupid but I CAN NOT find the NEW DS230 cover sheet!!
I know it says "..under NVC timesaver pinned thread" but it is not in there. When you say page 11 what page are you referring to?
Would you please give the link for it, If you dont mind?
Thanks.



http://www.visajourn...h...cuts&st=150

page 11 first post by James:
"BTW, attached is the latest version (2.2) of the DS-230 coversheet. All others are obsolete!!! DS_230_Coversheet_V2_2.doc ( 43.5k ) Number of downloads: 176
"
endlessMaleItaly2007-08-19 05:38:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedureslawyer .. choice of agent
I honestly don't think a lawyer can speed up anything more than you can do yourself by using the shortcuts and having your SO in the US call everyweek NVC to find out where you guys stand.

Actually in my experience a lawyer doesn't send the document right away but they lay on his desk for a while before they get to it... just my bad experience!
But with a lawyer you have someone that is supposed to know about immigration and how to fill out forms right... that's a plus.
endlessMaleItaly2007-08-20 06:17:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCase number on Money Order?
My wife didn't put our case number, she just sent the money order...
endlessMaleItaly2007-08-21 06:18:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCriminal record check
well, I don't think that something like that will affect the visa process. Yes, the instructions are clear, he needs to report everything. The police report will not be sealed and from it you will be able to get the necessary court documents. Even if he has been pardoned he still has to report what happened.

Maybe other members will have a different idea on how bad that life threats can be...
endlessMaleItaly2007-08-21 13:36:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAOS Fee Bill Barcode
I think that as long as the barcode is right and you have your case number written somewhere else it will not be an issue.

The name issue on that part shouldn't be a problem, NVC is more focused on other stuff. Honestly they seem to be way less formal than USCIS... of course we can't stretch it too much smile.gif

You'll be fine!
endlessMaleItaly2007-08-24 14:57:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresPictures
all you can have are hard copies of stuff, no electronic, print out everything you think might be helpful. They will not go to a website or take your usb key or cd with pictures.
endlessMaleItaly2007-08-25 07:35:00