Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	DS-3032	Can I submit DS-3032 by e-mail? Do I have to fill one out or is it optional? Can I (petitioner) be listed as the agent? What if I'm not "living" in the U.S. now? I work in Kuwait, and my wife is in India. I do have a mailing address in U.S. though. Thank you, Tony Yes,you can submit by email. Most people choose the USC petitioner as the agent. Not sure how it works if you are out of the country though...	Mrs O.	Female	Ireland	2011-03-24 17:19:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Original or CERTIFIED documents	As my wife in Romania and I prepare for the NVC steps before the approval of our I-130, we were following LingChe's NVC shortcut document LingChe NVC Shortcut In several places within this document are references to "original or certified copies" of documents. What does "certified" mean? Does this mean the same as "notarized"? No it's not the same as notarized. Certified copies are not photocopies. They are official copies from the issuing body or the official agency that would normally issue the particular civil document in your country. E.g. a certfied divorce document will be from the court, a certfied birth certfificate will be from the appropriate government records agency... In short they are 'originals'. Edited by Mrs O., 11 April 2011 - 07:24 AM.	Mrs O.	Female	Ireland	2011-04-11 07:23:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	DS-3032 Email for wife and two kids	Send three different emails, one for each person.	Mrs O.	Female	Ireland	2011-04-20 16:21:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	what we do next after SIF and case complete	HI to all here, i just want to ask f what we do next after SIF and CASE COMPLETE?how long does it take for us to knbow when is the interview date?plz help us im IR-1 category... It depends on how busy your consulate is. It takes weeks for busy consulates to scheduled and less busy consulates can schedule interviews a day or 2 after SIF and CC, with a date as close as a month away.	Mrs O.	Female	Ireland	2011-04-21 18:09:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Choice of Agent for a minor child	I sent 3 emails from the same email address. One for me and one each for my two children. There was no prolem with this at NVC. All 3 were acknowledged. A parent can always sign a form for a minor if you choose the paper route.	Mrs O.	Female	Ireland	2011-04-22 04:23:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Choice of Agent for a minor child	My wife in the Ukraine has a minor child 11 years old. They have independent I-130 petitions that has been approved by USCIS. When I send choice of agent form to NVC, do I have to send 2 forms - one for my wife, and another for the child? Does the child need to sign the form? Also, looking far ahead, does the child need to come to the interview to the US Embassy in Kiev? Thanks There is no need for signatures, the easiest way for the choice of agent is by email. Send 2 separate emails, one for your wife and one for your stepchild. Check out this link for a sample email: DS3032 guide Yes, the child will need to come to the interview when the time comes.	Mrs O.	Female	Ireland	2011-04-21 18:04:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	what's difference between case complete and sign in failed	hi everyone i have a question what's mean case complete and sign in failed? and what's the difference between them? i appreciate you responses thank you all http://www.visajourn...does-this-mean/ http://www.visajourn...r-sign-in-fail/ http://www.visajourn...-does-sif-mean/	Mrs O.	Female	Ireland	2011-04-28 04:45:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	NVC stage	Since you have paid the AOS bill, log in and print out your AOS cover sheet. You can send the AOS docs(I-864 and supporting documentation.You dont send the DS230 until you have paid the IV bill. If you have paid the IV you can send all the docs together: AOS forms and supporting documentation, IV form and civil documents.	Mrs O.	Female	Ireland	2011-04-26 08:17:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	K-3 or Tourist Visa	Seeing that you dont have intent to live in the US, tourist visa is the only way to go. You will just need to show STRONG ties to Colombia as was stated by earlier responses.Good luck!	Mrs O.	Female	Ireland	2011-01-25 05:32:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	NEED HELP	Don't know about you but I've found that "coincidental correlation" is the most common logical fallacy engaged in by humans (because it's so convenient) and that over-reaction is one of the most common of traits, even in humans as advanced as yours truly. I'm better at avoiding the former than that latter. huh?	Mrs O.	Female	Ireland	2011-01-29 06:23:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	How should I do this???	Not if it expires in six months, she didn't. A K3 visa from Ethiopia would be valid for two years, not six months. If she got a spouse visa, it was a CR1 or IR1, depending on how long you've been married. Check the visa itself and see what it says as to category and expiration. Is K3 still being issued?	Mrs O.	Female	Ireland	2011-02-03 04:46:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Does having a US Tourist Visa help obtain a K-3 Visa?	Here's my scenario, I am a US Citizen, my fiancée(Russian Citizen)is trying to obtain a US tourist Visa, we are wondering if we marry abroad, will having the US visa help or hurt in obtaining the K-3 Visa? Also, if my fiancée' does obtain the tourist visa, will they need to stay for a certain amount of time before returning to Russia? I understand the process for the k-1. Thanks for any help! If she obtains the tourist visa but with immigration intent, that might be considered as visa fraud. But if she obtains the tourist visa, you marry in the US and she returns to her home country to wait out the K3(CR1 is really the way to go)process then there is no problem with that.	Mrs O.	Female	Ireland	2011-02-08 19:17:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	police report	If your stay is less than 6months you dont need a police report *except there was an arrest* The malaysian authorities issue a cert if you have stayed for a year or more so I believe you will not be needing this. http://travel.state....l?cid=3615#docs Edited by Mrs O., 19 January 2011 - 06:00 AM.	Mrs O.	Female	Ireland	2011-01-19 05:58:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Interveiw Scheduled for FEB 10th	...and if something goes wrong you might be seeing me on international news. Hope not! Good luck!	Mrs O.	Female	Ireland	2011-01-25 05:22:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	i184 vs i134, which one?	****SORRY I MEANT i134 vs i864**** Some of you may have read my post from a few weeks ago...we have been relatively smooth sailing through this whole process. A few minor delays here and there but nothing big. When my wife called Dublin embassy to confirm her interview appointment they told her, yes its confirmed but there is a problem with your affidavit of support...they said the folder was sealed and they were unable to tell her what the problem is until the interview. The NVC had apparently marked on the folder that it had been sent back TWICE even though we never heard so much as a whisper about it. We've looked through the form we submitted with a fine tooth comb and can't find ANYTHING wrong with it...we've even had other attorneys (other than the one that helped us with this case) review it...all ok. But, last night I started browsing the forums and saw the i134 mentioned all over the place...nary a mention of the i864. Could we have completed the wrong affidavit?? Should we have completed the i134? We were initially K3 applicants...changed to CR1 at the NVC like so many others. Only been married since May 2010. What is the difference between the forms? Luckily the embassy said the problem can be handled in Dublin but I still racking my brain trying to figure out what the problem is! Thank you for any input. I-864 is the correct form for CR1. Which number did your wife call at the embassy to confirm her appointment please? I want to call to do same but the €2.40/min number is the only one I could find!	Mrs O.	Female	Ireland	2011-01-27 03:45:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Can I attend my spouses interview?	Our interview is Tuesday at 115pm in Dublin...I leave Houston tomorrow morning...wish us luck! Safe journey and good luck! Set the ball rolling for February approvals!	Mrs O.	Female	Ireland	2011-01-31 04:47:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Can I attend my spouses interview?	Thanks, we are calling today. WHats the verdict from the Dublin consulate? Good luck at the upcoming interview!	Mrs O.	Female	Ireland	2011-01-29 13:38:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Can I attend my spouses interview?	I'm the US citizen petitioner...can I just show up at the embassy for my wife's cr1 interview next week in Dublin (with her obviously)? Should we call the embassy first or is if even allowed at all? I learnt that you have to make an appointment at the embassy as a USC to coincide with the time of your wife's interview, thats how you'll be allowed to go inside together. At the time of the interview I believe at some point she will be at the counter answering questions by herself and you will be called if need be, but your presence will be known. Edited by Mrs O., 26 January 2011 - 04:58 AM.	Mrs O.	Female	Ireland	2011-01-26 04:57:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Got Visa In Hand	Congratulations!	Mrs O.	Female	Ireland	2011-02-03 10:31:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	incomplete name in my NOAs	Well, it may or may not be corrected at the embassy. I just believe that they get a tad suspicious at the embassy when you are making corrections there for something that had been wrong all along since the beginning of the process.	Mrs O.	Female	Ireland	2011-01-26 05:00:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	incomplete name in my NOAs	I hope anybody can help me and give info about the problem that we are encountering now.. In my NOA1 and NOA2, under the beneficiary's name, we found out that my fiancee's name is written incomplete/not fully written(middle name is not written also). Even in their system Will i have problems at the embassy esp submitting my Identification(written my full name) on the time of my interview? What else do i need to prove that i am the beneficiary aside from pictures? Also, my NOA2 will expired before the interview, do the consulate revalidate it automatically? Pls i need any of your advice..I will greatly appreciate it:) You should have had this corrected once you noticed it with the NOA1. You will need to send a photocopy of your ID(I'm assumind passport) with a letter requesting that the name be fully and correctly replaced in the system. You will be better of sorting it out before it gets to the embassy.	Mrs O.	Female	Ireland	2011-01-25 06:02:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Medical Exam - Missing Vacine	Now I'm worried ...I am missing a vaccine and consulate approved doctor said she would order it. She called me yesterday to say she cant get it before the interview date (Feb 14), that she would recommend in her report that I get it when I arrive in the states. Will that cause a problem? Will the embassy accept that or will I have to go and find it elsewhere before I am approved? Edited by Mrs O., 04 February 2011 - 10:58 AM.	Mrs O.	Female	Ireland	2011-02-04 10:57:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	visa interview approval	That special day that he arrives and is in your arms will your own valentines day whether its on the 14th or not!	Mrs O.	Female	Ireland	2011-02-09 05:10:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	medical exam to interview	hopefully, thank you for ur help again ..i tried asking in the in my country's forum hopefully they'll answer soon i wldnt panic if the doctor didnt say it... when my fiance called for the medical exam she told him that the results shld not be earlier or older than 7 days smthing like that.. :/ Or did the doctor say the results will be ready in 7 days?	Mrs O.	Female	Ireland	2011-02-08 19:21:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Need to Re-Schedule the Interview?	Thank you all in advance for your help! My fiancée in London has her interview scheduled for Wednesday Feb 16 at 0800 -- and here is the situation with her birth certificate: She is still waiting for the certified translation of a new copy of it to arrive from Spain. She does have an older untranslated birth certificate. By this wednesday, she could probably have a fax of the certified translation, but not the original of that. Should we re-schedule the interview, or go ahead with what we have? Thank you!! Doug B Maybe go ahead and if need be they will make sure all the other things are ok and ask her to bring the translation in when ready and then they will issue the visa.	Mrs O.	Female	Ireland	2011-02-11 06:51:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Interview Fee Question	This is from the embassy website: K Visa Application Fee A visa application fee must be paid on the day of the interview for the fiancé(e) visa itself. The K (fiancé) visa fee is $350 or €263 per person. Payment may be made in cash in U.S. dollars or euros in the exact amount as noted. Payment may also be accepted by U.S. dollar bank draft or a Euro bank draft or Euro postal order. The U.S. Embassy is not authorized to accept bank drafts or postal orders that are not in the exact amount as noted. Applicants who appear for their interview with a bank draft or postal order in the wrong amount will be required to leave and return with a bank draft or postal order in the correct amount in either U.S. dollars or euros, which will delay their case processing. We cannot accept payment by credit card or personal check for the K visa fee. No exceptions can be made to these policies. http://dublin.usemba...ees_visas2.html	Mrs O.	Female	Ireland	2011-02-23 07:21:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	appointment interview sched	You'll get more accurate responses if you add more details e.g. the country/consulate you are trying to book an appointment? Please update your profile and	Mrs O.	Female	Ireland	2011-02-24 04:00:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Visa Approved	Congratulations!	Mrs O.	Female	Ireland	2011-03-01 05:33:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	not sure if our papers are out of date?	Hi all, Our sponosor sent us an affidavit of support straight away when we decided to go ahead with the visa process. That was sept 2010. The affidavit is dated 9th Sept 2010. Is this ok that he filled it out that long ago? Will the embassy understand it was a document filled out in advance? We are living in Ireland and our sponosor is in the US so it would take time to have this done and my medical is in 2 weeks!! Thasts over 6 months ago. I'd say you apologetically and politely ask for another copy from your co-sponsor. I believe you'd also need the 2010 tax returns too seeing we are in April already.	Mrs O.	Female	Ireland	2011-04-13 04:20:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Embassy says i did not attend interview!!!!	To be on the safe side, believe the worst, email with the code you were given. Dont stop calling or emailing untiul you know what s going on!	Mrs O.	Female	Ireland	2011-05-09 08:16:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Interview Tomorrow 31 MAY 2011 @ 06:30	Sure interview is done and dusted now, so in good faith I say congratulations!	Mrs O.	Female	Ireland	2011-05-31 02:58:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Interview today -- K-1 visa approved!	Great news! Congrats!	Mrs O.	Female	Ireland	2011-06-02 06:00:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Approved!	Great news, congratulations!	Mrs O.	Female	Ireland	2011-06-10 19:04:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Fees at interview?	You should have paid the AOS and IV fee at NVC, there shouldnt be any fee paid at the interview. I'm assuming he's getting a CR2/IR2?	Mrs O.	Female	Ireland	2011-06-14 18:13:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Interview Scheduling	There is no set time, it varies per consulate. If you have a very busy embassy, it might take weeks or months to get an interview date. Just be sure that everything is in order. If you have waited and the waiting time is outside normal processing times for that embassy, you might want to get in touch with them for an update on the scheduling.	Mrs O.	Female	Ireland	2011-06-21 03:31:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	immigrant visa	Hello everyone, I'm new here in the forum and would love to help, I received an immigrant visa based on family reunification, my parents filed their request for me, about 8 years ago. When I was visiting my parents I had overstay a year and a bit, did my first entry I would have problems because of her overstay?	Mrs O.	Female	Ireland	2011-06-30 06:46:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Ireland DCF - How long does it take to get packet 4 (interview date_?	I got lucky, got packet 4 back 2 days after i sent packet 3 and my interview is tomorrow it will be in the post for you soon, I know how horrible the anxiety and waiting is!! That is quick! good luck!	Mrs O.	Female	Ireland	2011-09-20 10:11:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Certifying copies (notarizing in US speak....)	Thanks for the reply. I guess I have the definitions mixed up. Im Australia (at least) a photo copy has to be certified by a JP as a true copy of an original sighted by the JP. I thought that was the same as notarising. The question then is: What is to notarise? I'll google the definition meanwhile........ An original is an original, why would it need notarising? An original does not have to be notarized, photocopies are notarized.You are right, notarising is having a photocopy stamped as a true copy by someone authorised to do it. Notarized Copy: You take the orginal documents to a public notary. They make copies of it on their copy machine. Stamps it and signs it with their infomation.The notary is not the issuing authority. The certified copy must come from the issuing authority. Certified Copy: Getting a copy of the document from the place that first issued it. It looks identical to the orginal or has a "copy" with the seal of the place that issued the orginal document.	Mrs O.	Female	Ireland	2011-01-25 05:53:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Certifying copies (notarizing in US speak....)	Hi everyone, Do I have to certify all copies of my documents for CR-1? E.g photo copies of airline tickets, boarding passes, etc before atatching to the I-130? Are documents stamped by an Australian JP acceptable to the US Embassy for visa applications or do I have to take everything with me to the USA and look for a local 'Notarizer'? Thanks in advance..... Certfied copy IS NOT THE SAME as notarized copy. Certified copy is what we will refer to as original in most countries, it is NOT a photocopy. You dont need certified copies or originals for filing the I-130 petition with USCIS, photocopies will suffice; you will need certfified copies or originals of your civil documents(birth cert, marriage cert etc)at the NVC stage. So in answer to your question, the flight tickets, boarding passes etc DO NOT have to be notarized.	Mrs O.	Female	Ireland	2011-01-25 05:19:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	When to file for spouse of a US Citizen	**Removed post** Edited by Mrs O., 18 June 2011 - 04:00 PM.	Mrs O.	Female	Ireland	2011-06-18 15:59:00