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IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresHusband admits during medical he smoked weed 4 years ago
Impressed as I am with outraged sense of honesty displayed in this thread I am somewhat confused about the original logic. If the act of simply *admitting* having taken a bit of weed in the past results in a one year ban then as such an admission would be true 12 months later too so then that's effectively a permanent ban. A blood test which confirms the fact you may be a current consumer is of course a different matter but did the OP confirm that a blood test was being done ?

At the very least I'd like to thank the OP's SO as it tells me that should one have partaken then one might well be careful how the question was answered.
rjm_cmykMaleUnited Kingdom2013-03-22 17:19:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresDX Envelope with passport/documents

It does contain my passport, 100%, as I can also feel it floating around in the sealed plastic bag. Hence still very confused as I can't leave the UK without presenting a passport I'd think....

oh i see sorry i didnt catch that part :bonk: ... soooo you are talking about the envelop that the DX handed you???? if so then you should open that cuz it has your passport in it :yes: the sealed envelop is always inside the first package .
open the first package and keep the sealed envelop safe :)
good luck :thumbs:
summer777FemaleUnited Kingdom2012-11-03 05:36:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresDX Envelope with passport/documents

Dear All,

Has anyone recently been approved in the UK and has received a delivery with their stuff from DX? If so, what do you do with the sealed plastic envelope? Reason I am asking is that no one told me on my day of the interview, and there is no instructions on the outside of the plastic envelope.

As for now I haven't opened anything but I must wonder how I'd be able to leave the UK if the plastic envelope remains sealed as I will be asked to show a passport upon leaving the UK I'd assume...

Any answers, especially from people with recent experience being granted a CR-1 in the UK and already in the US are much appreciated!!!

Thanks,

Josef



hello dear friend
pleaseeeee do not open anything before you are sure of what you should really do !!! i was approved a k1 visa in american embassy in London and no one told me anything on the day about the sealed envelope either and i got the same plastic envelope with no instruction on it (to do not open i mean !) so i opened it and i got myself in a big s***t ,and it resulted them canceling my k1 visa and asked us to re apply again :((
i guess i wasnt the only person to get such an envelop !!
please do not open it and even if you have to take it to the embassy and show it to them and ask them what to do !
good luck to you

Dear All,

Has anyone recently been approved in the UK and has received a delivery with their stuff from DX? If so, what do you do with the sealed plastic envelope? Reason I am asking is that no one told me on my day of the interview, and there is no instructions on the outside of the plastic envelope.

As for now I haven't opened anything but I must wonder how I'd be able to leave the UK if the plastic envelope remains sealed as I will be asked to show a passport upon leaving the UK I'd assume...

Any answers, especially from people with recent experience being granted a CR-1 in the UK and already in the US are much appreciated!!!

Thanks,

Josef



hello dear friend
pleaseeeee do not open anything before you are sure of what you should really do !!! i was approved a k1 visa in american embassy in London and no one told me anything on the day about the sealed envelope either and i got the same plastic envelope with no instruction on it (to do not open i mean !) so i opened it and i got myself in a big s***t ,and it resulted them canceling my k1 visa and asked us to re apply again :((
i guess i wasnt the only person to get such an envelop !!
please do not open it and even if you have to take it to the embassy and show it to them and ask them what to do !
good luck to you
summer777FemaleUnited Kingdom2012-11-02 15:20:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCalling NVC

oh me too :) want to know the answer to op :)


summer777FemaleUnited Kingdom2013-05-13 12:30:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAlert!! Do not send new i864 (AOS)

 

Can I ask why is your AOS on hold? and what version of I-864 did you sent it?..thanks

sure 

they kept it on hold cuz we send them the new version of i-864 :( and they apparently dont know what to do with it !


summer777FemaleUnited Kingdom2013-06-05 20:51:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAlert!! Do not send new i864 (AOS)

oh goddddd im getting veryyyyyyy stressed :( cants take this any morecray5ol.gif  its been nearly a month that our IV and AOS package is ON HOLD !!!!!!!!dead.gif

im thinking maybe we should go a head and send the old version too !!! its a risk but we are having delay any ways and i do not think that they will do anything about it any time soonheadbonk.gif  :(

any one agree????


summer777FemaleUnited Kingdom2013-06-05 16:30:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAlert!! Do not send new i864 (AOS)

NVC doesn't know how to process this new form and all that are submitted are placed on hold, soo as of now now send the old version

 

My AOS is on hold nowmad.gif...

 

Just got off the phone with homeland security their telling me they don't know why NVC is telling me this just the format has changed and they will contact them and let me know in 3 to 5 days..

 

oh my godddddd !!!

cant believe this happened !! they create some kind of forms that they cant even handle it and dont know about it !!!!!!! wowwwww!!!!

i wonder how long it can stay on hold !!!!!!!!!!!!!!


summer777FemaleUnited Kingdom2013-05-31 08:47:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresVisiting spouse
I agree. Based on my recent experience entering the UK, you will have no problem. Good luck and have fun!
metinspainNot TellingUnited Kingdom2006-02-10 14:20:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresChoice of Agent
Don't they need the original Choice of Agent form then?
metinspainNot TellingUnited Kingdom2006-07-13 15:16:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresChoice of Agent

Whilst most seem to get a response within a couple of days of their email, there are some that have waited a week or more. You can scan/email or fax the DS-3032 that you received to your spouse, have them complete, sign it and then scan/email or fax it back to you so you can send it off to them straight away. This is what we did. Meanwhile you may just receive the confirmation email from NVC of your email. It wont matter if they get it twice as this doesnt appear to be a big deal with the 'Choice of Agent' hence why they have also been accepting this process via email.


So then my husband (who posted this original question) could sign/date the Choice of Agent form he received in the mail in the UK and send it to me (the USC) to send back to NVC on his behalf. Right?

Thanks as always!
metinspainNot TellingUnited Kingdom2006-07-13 11:28:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresChoice of Agent
On the 6th July I emailed the NVC my choice of Agent.It now the 13th and I have heard nothing back.
Today I received in the mail my hard copy of the form to mail back.
Should mail this copy in straight away? Should I re-email NVC? do they normally take a week to get back to you? :help:

Any advice much appreciated,confused as what to do.
metinspainNot TellingUnited Kingdom2006-07-13 04:02:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI-184 Questions
This is great info...thanks so much!
metinspainNot TellingUnited Kingdom2006-07-14 09:26:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI-184 Questions

??

Arent W2's only necessary if you filed previously jointly with a previous spouse and you need to separate your income from the spouses.

You would show on the 864 what you declared for tax urposes. You cant say that you earn so much, and show a different number as your gross income for tax purposes.


I had a different job in 2005 with a regular salary structure, so there won't be any discrepancy between my taxes and what I report as current salary + commission. I just got this new job recently.

I think you may be right...I thought you only had to provide W2s if you filed jointly, but I've seen conflicting information lately. I think I'm going to stick with the tax transcripts. Thanks!
metinspainNot TellingUnited Kingdom2006-07-13 17:48:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI-184 Questions
Hi Everyone,
I am getting my I-864 ready and have a few questions:

1) Do I have to provide my W2s? I can't find them. Will tax transcripts be enough?

2) My income is a base salary plus a guaranteed commission. Should I show the total, or the base salary only? (I meet poverty guidelines either way, but tax year 2005 was bad for me, so I feel the need to make this year look as good as possible.) The I-864 form doesn't really allow enough space to show them separately, but a letter from my employer would break out the base and commission as separate. I don't want to cause confusion by listing the grand total on the form while having two separate figures in the employer letter. What's the best approach?

Any guidance is appreciated.
Thanks!
metinspainNot TellingUnited Kingdom2006-07-13 14:22:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresstill awaiting AOS bill.
Ok whats the deal here?

Our DS-3032 and AOS Fee bill generated on the 3rd July. I have received my DS-3032 here in the UK and mailed back, but wife is still awaiting her AOS bill.
Calling the the NVC they explained to her that it can take up 8weeks to recieve! sorry am I missing something here...surely it should be me thats still waiting.What is taking so long,its been generated and and just needs mailing nationally,right?
Anyone know why it take so long.

thanks

vern

US/UK 'SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP' MY ### !!
metinspainNot TellingUnited Kingdom2006-07-17 07:31:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAOS bill returning address
I am using Jamies shortcut to produce my AOS bill.
The downloaded copy states this as the return address

National Visa Center
P.O. Box 952200
St. Louis, MO 63195-2200

Jamies shortcuts states this as the return address

National Visa Center
P.O. Box 790135
St. Louis, MO 63179-0135

which one is correct? help appreciated!

vern
metinspainNot TellingUnited Kingdom2006-07-17 15:51:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresEmployer Letter for I-864
Thanks so much!
metinspainNot TellingUnited Kingdom2006-07-20 10:01:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresEmployer Letter for I-864
Hi everyone,
I'm preparing my I-864. I will soon ask my HR department for the "employer letter" and want to be sure I am including all the right info. Based on previous posts, it looks like the letter should include:

1) My job title
2) Length of time at the company, including start date
3) My current standing (e.g. "In good standing")
4) Current salary

Is there anything else I should have them include?

Also, should I have them list the NVC mailing address in the header or does it matter? (Being paranoid, per usual.) :blush:

Thanks for your help.
Mariel
metinspainNot TellingUnited Kingdom2006-07-19 18:09:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAffidavit I-864, do we need to use a notary?
Yes, I-134 does require notarization. I-864 does not.
metinspainNot TellingUnited Kingdom2006-08-23 17:48:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAffidavit I-864, do we need to use a notary?
Agreed...you do not need to notarize. I believe it says that in the instructions.
metinspainNot TellingUnited Kingdom2006-08-23 15:32:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCR-1 reschedule interview date.
Does anybody have any experience of rescheduling a CR-1 interview or know how easy it is to do,if at all?

I have been given my date for the 15th November.I am now in the states as I entered on the K3.

Finances and personal commitments dictate that a later date would be more suitable to travel back for.I have emailed the London embassy today but am interested to hear any further information on the matter.

any help much appreciated as always!!

vern.
metinspainNot TellingUnited Kingdom2006-11-02 14:55:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWe finally have an interview date!

:dance: Congratulations, it won't be long now!




well done !! congratulations
metinspainNot TellingUnited Kingdom2006-11-02 14:37:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresSocial Security Number
Arrived last week into the states on my CR-1 immigrant visa. I was wanting to know when i should expect my SS number.Does it arrive via mail or must i apply in person at the social security office.
A letter with my visa explains that if I requested a SSnumber in application it should be mailed to me.I am fairly sure i did request this but as of yet nothing has arrived and too be honest i dont just want to wait with the view that isnt the case

any experience or advise with this?

regards vern
metinspainNot TellingUnited Kingdom2006-12-04 21:25:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures...denied
Good luck, Summer! We are all hoping good things for you.
metinspainNot TellingUnited Kingdom2006-12-11 18:41:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresLong wait and More questions
Hello Guys,

So happy to be part of this great group , with all the information i have gotten from this site, i must confess, my confidence has increased. I am currently based in the UK ,I got married to my wife last year and I am originally from Nigeria, but currently based in the UK studying. We waited 5 months after we got married, before filing for the i 130 (January 2012) and i129 (Feb 2012). Now , this question is directed mainly at UK based filers:
1)I want to know how early i can apply for my police report (I have lived in the UK for 5 years).
2) Are there any vaccinations I can right now have before my medical is scheduled? I was thinking , this will make my medical easier.

Thanks for the reply.

E.
IMANCOMaleNigeria2012-04-10 03:22:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresDoes this look right?
I wish i could help, but really i am in the same boat as you. Hoping to learn from you. Cheers.
IMANCOMaleNigeria2012-05-02 03:58:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresseveral questions for K-3 visa
Wuhan, I am in the same boat and i used a lawyer, only difference is my lawyer still replies me. My i130 and i129f were approved in 4 months and now my lawyer is suggesting that if i want to be with my spouse real quick, we should go the i129f route. Pls can u instruct me on the next step, so i can decide on what to do. Its seems most lawyers dont update themselves.
IMANCOMaleNigeria2012-06-10 19:35:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresIm a K-3 visa petitioner
hey Guys, my case is the same. I got approved i129f and i130 on same day. The complication here is that my wife got a lawyer and the lawyer is so confident that my i129f will scale thru faster. I know you all say they take around the same time, but if my i129f scales thru first , i see myself doing my medical and interview before the end of July. All i want now is for us to be together as soon as we can. thanks

Not quite correct, administrative closure of the I-129F filed to start the K3 process occurs when the NVC receive both petitions at the same time or if they receive said I-129F when they already have an approved I-130 on station.


IMANCOMaleNigeria2012-06-16 03:51:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresi129 and i130 approvals both on same day
I have been calling the NVC to ask if my case has gotten to their desk. I call every other day. Initially, i was calling to enquire about both the i130 and i129f, but in the last 3 days, i have been calling to enquire about only the i129f. I really pray this is approved first, so my process can move on faster. Its been 18 business days and 24 days since my NOA2 on my i129f and i130 and nothing yet from the NVC. VERY WORRIED!
IMANCOMaleNigeria2012-06-24 04:03:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresi129 and i130 approvals both on same day
I just need advice on what to tell the lawyer. I currently live abroad and wish to complete my visa journey abroad and not in my home country. My visa is due to expire soon, so i am in a hurry to get the process going that is why i think the i129f is a good way to go. Any one out there with the same experience?
IMANCOMaleNigeria2012-06-10 19:18:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresi129 and i130 approvals both on same day
Thanks guys for this great information. The lawyer says that if i go on with the i-130, it will take me longer to be with my spouse and he promised that the i129f will be a lot faster. Dont know what to do now, is there any sense in what the lawyer is saying. Technically, can i join my wife faster with the i129. Your inputs are welcome guys......
IMANCOMaleNigeria2012-06-10 19:14:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresi129 and i130 approvals both on same day
Hi Guys,

I am quite confused and i will be most greatful if my query can be answered. I got my i130 and i129 approval on the same day, last month (29 may) and me and my spouse are using a lawyer. There is a twist in the advice the lawyer is giving, this is why i am making this enquiry. The lawyer advises that if i want to be with my spouse real quick, i can proceed with the i129 and i will get an interview earlier than using the i130 route. I also saw something on the NVC wiki, regarding actually using the i129 approval to fasten your i130. I am confused. I do hope my request is explicit enough?
IMANCOMaleNigeria2012-06-08 00:50:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWhat should I Do?
Got my NOA 2 for i129f and i130 on the 29th of May and I have been calling the NVC every other day to ask for my case number and they said it has not reached them. I even scanned my i129f and sent off to NVC research and i was told to wait for up to a month. Dont know what to do?
IMANCOMaleNigeria2012-06-26 13:44:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNVC
Hi Saylin, was wondering how one can get on your spreadsheet. Cannot see my details there. I called the NVC today and the operator told me they have my case file and that my i129f has been administratively closed. I was also given a case numbe. My wife hired a lawyer to deal with the process. Was wondering what role i can play to expedite this stage. By i mean what is d next stage.
IMANCOMaleNigeria2012-07-02 19:44:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresHELP LAWYERS MERRY GO ROUND
Thanks John and Mari and every one else, your points are valid. From my understanding, the next steps are to fill out the AOS and IV forms and send then over to the lawyer. I thought the procedures were quite different... I will have to fill out my IV forms today and send them off to my wife in the US, i hope she gets it by monday, she is already doing her own bit - the AOS..... quick question.....Do i need to attach the same documentary evidence (photos, call logs, emails, cards, etc) when sending off my IV package next week?
IMANCOMaleNigeria2012-07-20 00:03:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresHELP LAWYERS MERRY GO ROUND
THANK you folks for you ridicule , comments and inputs. Most of us have gone through critical stages of our visa journey, and sharing such experience is the reason this site exists. If the answers to the question posed were on the site, i would not have asked (at least i can read). I am assuming my own case is special, since reading guidelines on the site, i have not come across my own situation (having used an attorney). If u cannot help with questions asked, no need to ridicule me.

Best of luck in your respective endeavors, but remember, the journey does not end here...
IMANCOMaleNigeria2012-07-19 01:11:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresHELP LAWYERS MERRY GO ROUND
The 2 bills have been paid, what are the next stages after this? Do i have to wait for the bills to be showed as paid online? What forms do i need to fill after this? I have all supporting docs ready - police report, birth cert, etc...
IMANCOMaleNigeria2012-07-18 01:08:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresHELP LAWYERS MERRY GO ROUND
DONE the payment and got an email its been paid. I will call d lawyer tomorrow.
IMANCOMaleNigeria2012-07-17 20:05:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresHELP LAWYERS MERRY GO ROUND
Apologies
IMANCOMaleNigeria2012-07-17 15:22:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresHELP LAWYERS MERRY GO ROUND
Hi Guys, my wife has never really believed in the authenticity of the Visa journey site. Despite several attempts ;to convince her that it was okay to pursue the whole process by ourselves, being a pessimist, she decided to engage a lawyer. What i soon found out was that, by following threads from all the folks on the visa journey site, i was always several steps ahead of the lawyer. The most annoying part was when the lawyer kept on insisting that the k3 route which we started in January 2012 was still in existence. Based on advice from the lawyer, we applied fro the i129f and the i130 , one month apart (i130 in Jan and i129 in feb). Our petitions got approved jointly on May 29th. Based on tips from the visa journey site, i kept on calling the NVC until we got our case number and IIN. Still nothing from the lawyer.


Based on advice from the visa journey site, i came to understand that because the 2 petitions were approved together, the i129f will be closed administratively.

My wife came over to spend 2 weeks with me and while she was here, we decided to call the lawyer . By then the NVC had sent the IIN, NVC case number and AOS and IV BILLS to me, my wife and the lawyer. The lawyer asked us not to pay these bills and kept hammering on the fact that that the NVC had not closed the i129f and that it was our right to choose which petition to follow.

I told my wife what i learnt from the site, but of course, she had the notion that the lawyer was better informed ( since law was not my field). WE waited 3 whole weeks doing nothing (actually we did loads of travelling across the UK during the wait - London, Aberdeen, Edinburgh).

Finally, the annoying lawyer, came back and told us the same thing folks on the visa journey had been hammering since.I felt annoyed and disgusted, now the idiotic lawyer wants us to pay the 2 bills and i am asking myself, what really is his role?

The question i have here is that on our invoice page we have been asked to make 2 payments , one for the AOS and the other for the IV. All the threads i have been reading on the visa journey site, most folks paid one bill, waited ,for it to show paid, then got instructions from NVC and a packet before paying the second. Why have we been asked to pay both bills at the same time?
I will be most grateful if the VJ member can help answer this question?
IMANCOMaleNigeria2012-07-17 15:15:00