Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - July 2014	Thanks. I'll ask him to get his transcript online. Will he get it right away after making an account or does he need to wait a couple of days to have it? Thanks   If his transcript is ready, then he will be able to download it right away in PDF format from the IRS website.     Best wishes purpleblush!       Aaaaand done! Got interrupted by a call at work     I know the feeling, my job would be so much better without those pesky customers calling all the time!	Fabian&Rossy	Male	Peru	2014-07-01 20:01:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	August 2014 Interviews	Thanks to Fabian&Ross for spelling this all out. I will have added to the first post. But everyone once you get the interview letter reference this.     Oh my! Thanks for the endorsement dwheels!	Fabian&Rossy	Male	Peru	2014-06-30 20:51:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	May 2014 Interviews	Congratulations! I am so happy for you and your family.     Thank you Rose and Mike!! So happy for you and your family as well, after all your waiting.	Fabian&Rossy	Male	Peru	2014-04-30 22:29:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	May 2014 Interviews	Woohoo Congrats! Very happy for you!!!    Arriba Peru!    Thank you Dear John! Cheers to both our families!	Fabian&Rossy	Male	Peru	2014-04-30 21:40:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	May 2014 Interviews	Yes!!!! Got our interview appointment for June 24th!!!!!      I'm so happy right now!! Although, I'm sure by tomorrow I'll be asking why so in late in the month?	Fabian&Rossy	Male	Peru	2014-04-30 20:43:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	May 2014 Interviews	#######. I want to know why my interview date is going to take nearly twice as long as people who just went through this a month ago. As soon as my stuff gets there, we're going to call/email them and see if we can request an earlier date. It's not like Amsterdam is a super busy consulate where IR visas are concerned.    Congrats Kaylara! And totally agree with you, go get them!	Fabian&Rossy	Male	Peru	2014-04-30 19:17:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	May 2014 Interviews	Interview scheduled for June 10th at 10 am! Yay!!! I'm so happy    Alright Colombia! Congrats DearJohn!!	Fabian&Rossy	Male	Peru	2014-04-30 19:09:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	May 2014 Interviews	Wow, look at all this excitement! Congrats everyone already getting interviews!!	Fabian&Rossy	Male	Peru	2014-04-29 22:09:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	May 2014 Interviews	My spouse interview is 5/28 On, the interview guideline sheet, part of it say's   "If the relative who filed the petition has become a U.S. citizen, bring a notarized copy of the naturalization certificate or official notification from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) indicating that your relative is now a U.S. citizen."   Anyone know what does that mean? Is that something for me?   I was a green card holder, when we first met, (2010) then i went and got my citzenship in 2011 & we got married in 2012. I was a citzen before i filed my petition.     Hello Kev&Manda, I believe that only applies when someone started the petition as a LPR and then became a USC while the case was still in process. I am sure you already provided proof of citizenship when you submitted your I-130.   Good Luck!	Fabian&Rossy	Male	Peru	2014-04-28 20:59:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	May 2014 Interviews	Yay!! Congrats Rossy! So nice to see you here, just in time for a June interview    Congrats. This waiting game continues as we wait for interview to be scheduled.   Hey congratulations!   Aahh! Thank you my VJ friends! Can't wait to start seeing the new round of interview scheduling! It would be awesome to know the date by our anniversary this May 5th.	Fabian&Rossy	Male	Peru	2014-04-27 13:47:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	May 2014 Interviews	Hello Folks!   I just graduated from the NVC forum! Case complete received on 4/25 and the light at the end of the tunnel just keeps getting brighter and brighter. Good luck everyone!	Fabian&Rossy	Male	Peru	2014-04-26 23:37:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	June 2013 I-130 Filers (merged)	Hi everyone!   Ok, so this is my first post in here, late bloomer, I guess!   Anyway, just wondering how long the NVC stage seems to be taking for others...I am a USC and my husband is French.  NVC received our case in March and it was finally entered into their system on April 11, 2014.  Soon after they entered it into their system, they started sending the payments requests, which we immediately paid.  We have filled in all of the forms for the NVC stage and sent in our AOS docs and civil docs - as of April 30th, they have everything.  How long should we guess that this stage will take?  When I call the NVC, they tell me 30 business days - is anyone finding this to be accurate?   Also, is there any way to get this thing expedited?  And what is considered a good enough reason for it to be expedited?  I have seen people on here that were able to get the entire process (USCIS and NVC) expedited and had their cases completely finished in about 5 months.  We are at about 10 1/2 months at the moment (which I know is short compared to what some people are going through - seriously, I don't understand how it can take so long for this - although I always find it "funny" how our payments are immediately cashed and then we have to wait months for anything to actually get done).   THANK YOU!   Hello,   Since you are already at the NVC stage, check out this other thread for people also dealing with NVC at the moment. Read post# 1 and all the links it lists, specially Saylin's NVC Wiki. You can also study the NVC spreadsheet to see current processing times.   http://www.visajourn...ilers-may-2014/   Good Luck!     Edited by Fabian&Rossy, 13 May 2014 - 08:47 PM.	Fabian&Rossy	Male	Peru	2014-05-13 20:46:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	June 2013 I-130 Filers (merged)	Thanks Allah Finally we are approved   Yes!!! Congratulations iffatnasim!! Another fellow June filer is out of this hole! NVC thread will be such a nice change of pace for you, still a bit more of waiting at the beginning but at least everyone knows what's going on and when to expect action on our cases (unlike you know who).   Best wishes for a fast NVC journey!	Fabian&Rossy	Male	Peru	2014-04-30 22:26:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	June 2013 I-130 Filers (merged)	I dot believe it!! Finallyyyyyy!!!! On April 23, 2014, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN. Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283. I m still in shock!! Thamkyouu sooo much for being there guys!!! Specially TaAndNa, Magda, BOS and estrangis! U guys are simply the best!!!   Oh my God!! Screw my case, this post just made my entire week samreen, congratulations!!! I always kept revisiting the June thread, silently rooting for you! More best wishes for a speedy NVC process!	Fabian&Rossy	Male	Peru	2014-04-23 20:44:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	June 2013 I-130 Filers (merged)	Ok so I got the hard copy of the RFE today and they are asking for an English translation of my marriage certificate which, dumb on my part didn't send in, but I did send an original copy of our marriage certificate in Spanish and I was wondering if I have to send in another original or if a copy of the original and a translation and a page of the translator certifying that it is an accurate translation. It will be pretty hard for me to send in another original so will a copy be fine? Thanks a lot everyone here has been great!!!   A copy of the marriage certificate is fine. USCIS only requests a legible photocopy of documents (unless an original is specifically required per I-130 instructions). Include the translation page with the translator's cert. statement.   You should obtain another original copy of your marriage certificate anyway; you will need one later for the NVC phase.   Good luck!	Fabian&Rossy	Male	Peru	2014-03-11 21:41:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	June 2013 I-130 Filers (merged)	Okay, so we got the letter. They want a photocopy of the original marriage certificate together with the translation if not in English. We sent them a photocopy of an international wedding certificate which is translated in several languages at the back AND we highlighted the English part. So they are asking for something they already have. Urgh! We will send it... Again. This time I will include another translation, written by me, but I will feel very dumb translating it to English ... from English.   Sorry to hear that was your RFE. I guess they were looking at your docs like every other case and expecting a separate translation page.   Don't forget to include the translator's certification statement on your second translation and it is best if this certification is done by someone other than yourself or your spouse. Gotta be redundant since they already missed your first one!	Fabian&Rossy	Male	Peru	2014-03-10 23:14:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	June 2013 I-130 Filers (merged)	BOSS M still not approved ?????????????? Very sad ?? Pls ignor my post ??   You know Iqbal, there is a forum somewhere here in VJ (can't find it right now) where someone interviewed a gentleman that used to work as an adjudicator. This person explained that getting a RFE means your file was reviewed and the adjudicator keeps your file jacket on his/her desk until you send the info they requested. If the info satisfies what they are looking for, then your case is approved. Also, several other past VJ members that received RFEs claimed they received their approvals 1-2 weeks after they sent a response to their RFE. So like BOS said, it's still good news for you.   Expect your RFE notice in the mail and follow its instructions carefully. If something is not clear, I am positive the more experienced folks on this site will be ready to guide you.   Good Luck!! Edited by Fabian&Rossy, 22 January 2014 - 11:55 AM.	Fabian&Rossy	Male	Peru	2014-01-22 11:53:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	June 2013 I-130 Filers (merged)	Congratulations Ja&Ka! So glad they considered your delicate situation and approved your expedite and NOA2 that quickly.     Hi, everyone! We are approved this morning! Our PD 6/24/2013, on 11/12/2013 transferred to NSC. However, we did request for an expedite review two weeks ago and on 1/13/2014, we were mailed a letter saying that we are under expedited review. As a matter of fact, my mother in law just got the mail yesterday and today we received an email that we are approved! Sorry, guys, I know this won't bring anything to your hope. But we do have our reason to expedite it. We are expecting our second child and we are in China, which is against their one child policy and Chinese government won't actually acknowledge our choice of making our baby a US citizen if the baby is born in China. We are facing fines for having another child and have to go thru renouncing citizenship for the baby according to the law, even tho our baby will hold an American passport no matter what. It's pretty ridiculous. And we will not be able to take the baby out of China unless we get a police permit. Our first one was born in Japan while her mother was residing there, so according to the law, she can be acknowledged having an US citizenship. But not for our 2nd if he/she is born in China. Sorry it's a lot. But you see, we are in a messed up situation. I am feeling every little bit of pain with everybody else here, having waited for this approval over 7 months. Wish all the best for all of you! Thank you all for the useful info shared here! I Already updated the spreadsheet. And if there are tips on the NVC journey, we will surely share them here too! Blessings!	Fabian&Rossy	Male	Peru	2014-01-22 11:36:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	June 2013 I-130 Filers (merged)	Wao good news are you fron nebraska       Congratulation!!      Congratulations to Fabian&Rossy and Ja&Ka!! Best of luck for a painless trip through NVC!     Congrats to those who were approved. Good luck for NVC!   Thanks everybody!!	Fabian&Rossy	Male	Peru	2014-01-22 11:29:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	June 2013 I-130 Filers (merged)	Wao good news are you fron nebraska   No, TSC.	Fabian&Rossy	Male	Peru	2014-01-21 23:02:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	June 2013 I-130 Filers (merged)	I-130 Approved! I guess today was finally my turn.   It feels bittersweet to post this after reading from fellow filers still waiting for news . If anything, I sincerely hope this gives more comfort that USCIS is moving along, at whatever slow pace, but moving. Now to wait for my case to ship out to NVC.     Edited by Fabian&Rossy, 21 January 2014 - 10:35 PM.	Fabian&Rossy	Male	Peru	2014-01-21 22:34:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	June 2013 I-130 Filers (merged)	Guys!   I've been pulling this site up and checking it occasionally but had not created an account yet (sorry).. until today!   I want to take this opportunity to give a little bit of hope to my fellow Texans! Or at least to my fellow TSC filers. I had been reading the posts about the NSC/TSC and beginning to despair, until today at 8:15 pm (CST) I checked my email and lo and behold, WE'VE BEEN APPROVED!!!   I am in the same time zone, and so this makes me think that our homeboys/girls are putting in the long hours to get our cases through. My utmost thanks goes out to all of them for their hard work during this heavy processing period.   Our PD is June 11th, 2013 We were transferred to the TSC from the NBC on Dec. 19th, 2013 Today (Jan. 13th) we received emailed notification of our approval!   My husband is a Mexican citizen and I am a U.S. Citizen. No expedite. No immigration lawyer following our case. No U.S. representative following up.   There is a light at the end of the tunnel! You'll be there soon. We are seeing movement for June filers with no expedites/extra help for the TSC!   We will keep praying for all of you with the same fervency and hope that you all receive good news soon. Hang in there, and see you on the other side soon. Now on to the next step!!!!!!   I recommend that all June fillers have all of our NVC documents together now, so whenever the ball is in our court we can immediately kick it out into the NVC's, so we don't even wait one single day that we don't have to, or that's within our power to avoid. Be ready for when they ask for the affidavit of support, etc.      All the best to all of you and God bless.   -TexMex     We are June 13th filers, we just got our I-130 approved yesterday  after being transferred to Texas on 20th Dec...hang on in there everyone!!!   Sweeet!! Congratulations TexMex and Larry&Sam! My PD and transfer date to TSC are around the same as you both.   Come on NOA2!!	Fabian&Rossy	Male	Peru	2014-01-14 20:08:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	June 2013 I-130 Filers (merged)	That is great news BOS! Congratulations!!   ... and thank you for keeping the June sheet up to date.     Time to step it up TSC!!	Fabian&Rossy	Male	Peru	2014-01-08 20:13:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	June 2013 I-130 Filers (merged)	WE ARE APPROVED!!!!!   June 12 PD. Applied from US Immigration Lawyer No expedite!!!!     Hello there,   Recently I came across the VisaJourney website and I am sorry, I'm not sure about filling the timelines. I think the below details might help.   Our case was filed from US through a lawyer on June 14, 2013 and on December 26, our case was transferred to California Service Center.   Today we received the below update:    Case Status: Post Decision Activity we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN.    So can someone kindly update me about what's the next process?   I love it when I check this forum for the first time each day and I see great news!! Congratulations yukon_max and John Leo!! Looks like CSC is the happening spot so far.   Come on TSC!	Fabian&Rossy	Male	Peru	2014-01-04 14:47:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	June 2013 I-130 Filers (merged)	I got my second transfer notice today - dated December 30.   I have a theory.  Every time they pick up one of our files, they have to scan the file number in, and key in SOME sort of notice to be generated.  I think my first transfer notice (December 27) was when my file was picked up at Overland Park, and put into a box to be shipped somewhere.   I think my SECOND transfer notice (December 30) was when my file was unloaded at whatever service center I got transferred to.  They scanned the file number in, and keyed in a notice.   For those of you who got third and fourth transfers, I'm betting that your file was picked up from one place (say, the main receiving desk) and moved to another section of the USCIS service center (which might be in a totally different building within the complex).  This sending and receiving triggered notices 3 and 4.   It certainly doesn't mean they've LOOKED at the file - it's just that they have to track the files from building to building.   Sound plausible????   Sukie   Your theory is very much on the money Sukie. They have to scan the barcode on each file every time it moves from one place to another. They have to scan the barcode even if the file moves from one officer's desk to another in the same office. That is an organization's best practice to never lose a file. It looks like they are using some supply-chain management software (like UPS, Fedex) that also automatically sends alerts when a file is scanned, hence the "last updated" alerts we get via email/text and on the USCIS website.   I see Customs officers at the airports always carrying firearms and then I imagine the people at the service centers carrying barcode readers in their holsters	Fabian&Rossy	Male	Peru	2013-12-30 21:29:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	June 2013 I-130 Filers (merged)	Hello Everyone and Happy Holidays!   Transfer notice arrived in the mail today. Texas it is.	Fabian&Rossy	Male	Peru	2013-12-26 18:39:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	June 2013 I-130 Filers (merged)	June transfers please also remember to add your information to the spreadsheet if you're comfortable with Excel or submit it via this easy form so an admin can add it for you. This is important so that we can keep track of where petitions are being transferred to and how long it's taking each center to process them. Thanks!   Thank you BOS_LHR or whoever else added me to the spreadsheet!   Also, I received a third text/second email this morning advising our case was sent to my local USCIS office.	Fabian&Rossy	Male	Peru	2013-12-20 12:44:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	June 2013 I-130 Filers (merged)	When you got Noa1 or PD?   My actual PD is June 10th.	Fabian&Rossy	Male	Peru	2013-12-19 20:38:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	June 2013 I-130 Filers (merged)	We just got our first transfer email from USCIS!   "On December 19, 2013, we transferred this case I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN to another office for processing and sent you a notice explaining this action"   Finally, the first sign of progress.	Fabian&Rossy	Male	Peru	2013-12-19 20:29:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	June 2013 I-130 Filers (merged)	Hello fellow June filers!   This is my first post but I've been following your news and sharing your hopes for the last couple of months.  I am so thankful for this website and all of you on this thread; it's really helping keep my sanity!!   So, here is one more couple praying that progress comes soon for all "Juners"!	Fabian&Rossy	Male	Peru	2013-12-17 22:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Interview today and ... APPROVED!	Freaking A! Congratulations davenella!	Fabian&Rossy	Male	Peru	2014-01-06 19:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Visa in Hand! ^_^	LOL!! That was pretty close! Have a safe trip and a speedy entry in ATL. Congrats!	Fabian&Rossy	Male	Peru	2014-02-12 01:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	December 2013 Filer - VISA APPROVED!	Always great to read these type of posts. Congratulations!	Fabian&Rossy	Male	Peru	2014-04-01 00:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	We got our VISA!!!	Congratulations Tyler!	Fabian&Rossy	Male	Peru	2014-04-01 00:14:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Tax questions (merged)	I have been reading from IRS , that if SSN/ITIN # is available, you can do what I said.   However, the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion will not apply if the foreign income is earned by the spouse who is not a USC or a LPR (yet) and has never lived in the US.     I am sorry OP and everybody, I did not mean to hijack this thread.	Fabian&Rossy	Male	Peru	2014-01-09 23:13:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Tax questions (merged)	There is foreign income exclusion upto 95000. So you include your spouse's income and then exclude it which mean you get a bigger refund.     Hello science, I don't think that is how the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion works. My understanding is you have to be a USC or LPR living abroad due to business while still keeping domicile in the US; but I could be wrong. Nonetheless, the foreign income still needs to be reported to the IRS.   The more the reason to consult a real tax attorney for each specific situation. Cheers!	Fabian&Rossy	Male	Peru	2014-01-09 22:54:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Tax questions (merged)	I see this topic often in VJ and it can really get confusing. What I gathered from the experience of a close friend that went thru the process and from multiple posts in these forums is the following: During the NVC process, the manner in which you report your status in your income tax returns makes no difference. You will present your tax forms as part of your Affidavit of Support and that is all NVC will look at; the dollar figures to make sure it substantiates your ability to support your spouse. Case in point, the post above from Memphis, as well as posts from many other VJ members saying NVC did not give them any issues.   However, your marital status WILL matter on subsequent tax returns once your spouse is in the US and you are working on the Adjustment of Status. This time, you may present your tax returns, not as proof of income, but as proof of commingling finances with your spouse. My advice is leave your last year's tax return as is and if you wish, file 2013 as married filing separately.   Also, everyone careful with some of the tips about redoing previous taxes in order to get a bigger refund. If you decide to amend previous tax declarations to include your spouse in a joint return, then legally you need to also report any foreign income your spouse received during that particular year (from my close friend's case). This last part is a complicated topic that should be discussed with a real tax attorney, and not just any tax preparer.	Fabian&Rossy	Male	Peru	2014-01-09 22:20:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	When to contact NVC	The link below is for anyone on the NVC process. Make sure to read posts# 1 and 2 from Saylin. It's full with answers, shortcuts and step-by-step guides to minimize your waiting time.   http://www.visajourn...-february-2014/   Congrats and good luck!	Fabian&Rossy	Male	Peru	2014-02-03 09:36:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	G325-a Form-Couple questions	Correct. I only sent one copy of G325a for myself and one for my wife. One passport-style photo for myself, and one for my wife, no photo for my stepdaughter. Just to remark, you are aware that you have to submit separate I-130 packets for your wife and daughter, right?	Fabian&Rossy	Male	Peru	2014-02-12 23:40:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	G325-a Form-Couple questions	You have to refer back to the I-130 instructions and read it carefully. For your wife's case, you have to submit one G325a for your wife and one G325a for yourself. Your stepdaughter does not need a G325a for her case.	Fabian&Rossy	Male	Peru	2014-02-12 23:12:00