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IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMay I email the ds3032 form before that NVC had generated it
My hardcopy was also accepted first. I printed out my own barcode, affixed with glue stick and wrote the case number at the top as well.
imaishaFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-06-19 14:28:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMay I email the ds3032 form before that NVC had generated it
They will not accept it until it has been generated, but sure, you could email it as long as you have your case number already.
I emailed it a few days after I got my case number, but a few days before they generated it, knowing it would take them a few days to get to it.
Then I emailed it again and sent the hardcopy on the day that they generated it.
I think they accepted the hardcopy before the emailed ones surprisingly.

Here's the format:

http://www.visajourn...il_DS-3032_form
imaishaFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-06-19 11:09:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCR-1 and child
As long as you're able to register the birth abroad, you're good to go. The child will enter on his American passport.
imaishaFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-06-22 09:25:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCR-1: will London Embassy stamp my passport same day?
Tony, you will not receive your visa the same day. If the interview is successful the embassy will keep your passport and you will pay a courier to deliver it. It usually takes 2-3 business days for the visa to be printed then it is delivered the next day.

Though I'm not sure of any reason traveling on a second passport would cause a problem, I wouldn't recommend it. Why take the chance? I think it's safer to wait the 3 or 4 days to enter the country on the visa and not risk being turned around at POE.

Also, we have a group of UK CR-1 filers in a thread here: http://www.visajourn...howtopic=198808
Perhaps you'll find the answers to any other questions you have in there.

imaishaFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-06-22 09:57:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresfiling from US
QUOTE (trinket @ Jun 21 2009, 01:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Since he is on tourist visa you won't be able to file DCF from UK. If he had residency and lived in UK for past 6 months, you could have filed that.

So your option now is either to choose CR-1 or K-3, choose CR-1. K-3 actually slows down the process, and with CR-1 you will be saving $1000 plus will be able to work as soon as you come to US, rather than waiting for other process to complete with K-3.

Do read the guides and you will be fine.


They are eligible for DCF. He is on a visitor's visa in the U.S.
He is a citizen and resident of the U.K. The OP, his wife, received a spousal visa for the U.K. and has been a resident there for "9-10 months."
imaishaFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-06-23 12:50:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI-864 with a twist
QUOTE (Anh map @ Jun 23 2009, 01:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The assets / bank balances are evaluated at a 3:1 ratio. So the combined $30K will satisfy $10K worth of the requirement.


Because the U.S. citizen spouse does not live with her parents they would have to fill out another I-864 rather than an I-864A. That means their incomes and assets would not be combined. They joint sponsor would have to be able to meet the requirements using only their own income/assets.

I'm also not sure if the assets of a joint sponsor are counted as 1/3 the value or 1/5 the value since it's not their spouse who is being sponsored.
imaishaFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-06-23 13:08:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresUS citizen with UK spouse
QUOTE (meauxna @ Jun 23 2009, 03:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
It's really about an understanding about where the problem occurs, and the POE has much, much to do with it.



If it was about what the officer at POE thought, no one's AOS would be rejected. Sure the "problem" of entering with the intent to immigrate may occur at POE, but the consequences are felt when AOS is denied and they have to leave the country immediately.


QUOTE (meauxna @ Jun 23 2009, 03:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Respectfully, do you have a citation for this?
I actually do believe a CIS officer could buy their story (as printed here, and there is a LOT of information missing) because it does happen.


No I don't have a citation for it. I'm going based on the guides and the forums here, where adjusting status either happens from another visa or when the couple has just met. With an established relationship it gets a lot more complicated. If it was as simple as adjusting status from the VWP wouldn't we all have done that? And yes perhaps there is too much information missing for us to give them a better idea of what will happen.

QUOTE (meauxna @ Jun 23 2009, 03:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I disagree that it's completely disregarding the visa process; I think you are reading more into the OP than was actually put there.


I don't think I'm reading any more into the OP than any one else. I'm not accusing them of anything. I'm sure they did come with honest intentions and just feel like staying. Unfortunately I don't hand out the green cards around here. When a negative outcome such as having to leave the country immediately is possible (and ending up with an overstay that might make reapplying quite difficult), I don't see how it could be worth the risk. They have a perfectly viable and uncomplicated option to pursue that would allow them to continue living together AND receive their visa in less time than most people. I suggest they follow that route. You can disagree if you like.

Edited by imaisha, 23 June 2009 - 02:48 PM.

imaishaFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-06-23 14:48:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresUS citizen with UK spouse
QUOTE (meauxna @ Jun 22 2009, 08:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (imaisha @ Jun 22 2009, 05:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
You'll also probably have an uphill battle proving that when your spouse came to the U.S. with you it was just for a visit since you're already married...


How can you base that from what was written and posted here? Marriage to a citizen carries a higher bar of immigrant intent, but this guy was admitted. People who live outside of the US are allowed to visit. As he's already in, I'd suggest he already did convince the border agent that he was here for a visit.


Well it's not up to the person at his port of entry to adjust his status- it's up to the officer at USCIS to adjudicate it. We don't know, nor does that adjudicating officer know, what happened when he got off the plane. Maybe he never mentioned he was here with his wife. My husband has been here to visit me twice- once he told them he was here visiting his wife and the second time he wasn't asked any questions at all. Convincing the officer at the port of entry to let you in has nothing to do with having the petition approved and it would be unfortunate if they assumed they were good to go because of that.

AOS in this sense is usually utilized by couples who met or married spontaneously during a visit and even then it's not always easy going. Unless they can prove he had a return ticket, a job, a house and many more obligations to return to, I don't think any USCIS officer will buy that he came to the U.S. with his wife for a visit and just happened to decide to stay.

While it may be possible to do this, it is completely disregarding the visa processes we are all going through right now. If it were that simple we'd all have our spouses over on the VWP and circumvent all the necessary procedures. You're already lucky enough to be eligible for DCF. If I was in your situation I'd go back and follow that route rather than risk having the AOS denied and be out of options. Best of luck though guys.
imaishaFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-06-22 20:57:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresUS citizen with UK spouse
You'll also probably have an uphill battle proving that when your spouse came to the U.S. with you it was just for a visit since you're already married...
imaishaFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-06-22 07:46:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedurespolice checks!
Absolutely do not order your police certificate just yet. It needs to be valid at the time of the interview and you've still got quite a few months ahead of you with USCIS. Wait until a month or two before your NOA2 is expected and then go for it.
imaishaFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-06-25 07:55:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresDS-3032 - does this need to be filled out...
QUOTE (WhidbeyGirl @ Jun 26 2009, 01:22 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Interesting.

I would have thought that if you didn't want an agent you wouldn't have to fill it out. If I were you I'd call NVC and ask. I know if the roles were switched in my case and I were the beneficiary I would want to be the one to be getting all the correspondence.


An agent is appointed because the funds to pay the fee bills must be drawn from a bank on American soil in American dollars. Most prospective immigrants don't have a bank account yet so that's why an American agent is necessary. And it's not just the agent getting all of the information. When the time comes you'll give NVC both of your email addresses and you'll both get copies of everything.

And yes, mrsemcee you've definitely got to relax. You're going to go crazy long before this wait is over if you keep going at this rate! Sit back, keep rereading the LingChe shortcuts- they've got 99% of what you need. Keep reading through the forums. Give it a few months and then if you've still got questions about NVC that'll be the time to ask. It could all be different 5-6 months from now- who knows? Maybe all this progress with emailing us the documents will extend to zapping them right into our brains by then hehe.

Edited by imaisha, 26 June 2009 - 07:43 AM.

imaishaFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-06-26 07:38:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWhat do you think?
QUOTE (married1989 @ Jun 26 2009, 01:17 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi again, just another question popped in my head, i was reading about approvals after 221g just recently, and do you think when addtitional documentation is requested after the interview, its better to send it ASAP rather than later, does it make a difference?


Well that depends. Do you want the visa ASAP or later? Why would it ever be better to wait before sending it in?
imaishaFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-06-26 07:42:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI 864 Address
You can send it to that address or they have a new address:

National Visa Center
ATTN: CMR
31 Rochester Ave. Suite 100
Portsmouth, NH 03801-2914


I sent my AOS package to one and the IV package to the other and they received both with no problems. I think the operator told me that they prefer the address I've typed above now and they did process the one I sent to that one a bit more quickly- not sure if that's address related though. Either one will work.
imaishaFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-06-26 14:36:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresneed help from everyone
QUOTE (trailmix @ Jun 28 2009, 11:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
You will want to look at:

Instructions for Immigrant Visa Applicants

You may also want to look at the NVC Flowchart


And I find this page a little more user friendly: http://www.visajourn...he_NVC_ShortCut

For the AOS: http://www.visajourn..._Package_to_NVC

And the IV: http://www.visajourn...res_delivery.29
imaishaFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-06-28 10:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsOctober interview
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Daniel-SangMaleVietnam2008-09-17 12:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsReceived approval
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Daniel-SangMaleVietnam2008-08-23 20:02:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresDon't want No More Touches...Because I got approved
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Daniel-SangMaleVietnam2008-12-19 09:37:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresBig day tomorrow
goodluck Kman

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Daniel-SangMaleVietnam2008-12-23 08:43:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresVSC transfers to CSC in December 2008
i got the same email this morning. hope this is a good thing
merry x-mas all

Daniel-SangMaleVietnam2008-12-23 08:36:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNew & confused about best way to go
QUOTE (baron555 @ Sep 3 2009, 07:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I say that there is a problem with him coming here with the intent to marry. If you do, then he used a visitor or other visa with which to enter the US. When you get to the interview stage, they will know what happened and he could be denied and banned for life for committing visa fraud. Yes he would have left but when you go to someone with the intention to marry, the assumption is that you will want to stay with your new spouse. This is just the thinking process they will go through.


No. There is no problem with entering on a visitor's visa with the intent to marry.

There is a problem with entering on a visitor's visa with the intent to marry and stay.

IF he is allowed to enter the country and he returns to Canada without overstaying at all while the visa is processing then they've done nothing wrong. That is not fraud.

The "assumption that you will want to stay with your new spouse" is an issue at POE- not at the immigrant visa interview. As long as the beneficiary does not remain in the country, visits are fine. He won't be denied for that reason, or banned for life.

imaishaFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-09-03 20:26:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresK3 Visa
QUOTE (brlukath @ Sep 8 2009, 12:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Bad credit will not be an issue unless it effects/reflects overall finances... e.g. garnished wages, which reduce $$ for poverty guidelines calculations.


Hmm... not sure how wage garnishment works entirely but I'd think it'd be a deduction just like anything else- taxes, benefits, etc.
The affidavit of support considers your gross income, your pay before any deductions. So I'd think that even that wouldn't have an effect on your sponsorship ability.
imaishaFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-09-08 11:15:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresshe's in mexico, but has a tourist visa....
http://www.visajourn...cess_Is_Pending
imaishaFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-09-09 12:58:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresHELP my I-130 sent to nvc before my I-129 arrived
Well here are two:

http://www.visajourn...h...2146&hl=129

http://www.visajourn...h...4&hl=denied

imaishaFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-09-11 09:10:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresDo we need a co-sponsor for I-164/I-134?
They are not interested in how much money you have earned so far this year as long as the job is permanent. If he has a letter from his employer stating his salary and paystubs showing earnings that would add up to 100k over the course of a year then he can write that his current income is 100k, even though he hasn't collected that much yet. The letter from the employer is an important thing to have in that situation though.
imaishaFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-09-17 07:45:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresFile I-129-F while waiting for I-130
QUOTE (imaisha @ Sep 16 2009, 03:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Did you receive an NOA2 for the I-130?


I of course meant NOA1. I'm sure you'd know if you'd been approved already.
imaishaFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-09-16 14:53:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresFile I-129-F while waiting for I-130
QUOTE (tom25411 @ Sep 16 2009, 03:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The won't answer mail or e mail and forget the idea of a phone call.


Who is "they"? Did you receive an NOA2 for the I-130? The best way to find out whether or not it's pending would be to take that receipt number and check the USCIS website, or call them to ask. When did you file?
imaishaFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-09-16 14:45:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresPacket 3 and Packet
K-3 is no longer faster. That's what I've been trying to tell you. Good luck with it though.
imaishaFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-09-21 13:33:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresPacket 3 and Packet
Just from reading the posts in the UK forum, and from my personal wait. I was done with NVC and had a CR-1 appointment before they even entered my checklist response for the K-3 in their computer. My K-3 interview, had it ever been scheduled, would likely have actually been a few weeks after the CR-1. Even if they have sped up in the past month or so, I think it's worth it to wait an extra week, maybe two weeks and get the immigrant visa. If you have everything you need to submit to NVC ready, I say absolutely go for it- it won't take you any longer at all. You'll notice that there are hardly any K-3 filers in London for this very reason. It's your decision though.
imaishaFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-09-21 13:26:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresPacket 3 and Packet
If you are just getting your case numbers now, and all your certificates are already with your wife in the U.S., you should seriously consider going for the CR-1. London is taking 4-6 weeks to schedule K interviews and you'll be done and booked through NVC by then...
imaishaFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-09-21 13:13:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresPacket 3 and Packet
QUOTE (hindocha @ Sep 21 2009, 11:33 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Going down the K3 route. I want to get to the USA fast as possible!


The K-3 actually cost me time. The embassy in London was really slacking and I got through NVC before they even touched my K-3... but maybe you'll have better luck now that the summer is over. Good luck.
imaishaFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-09-21 12:16:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresPacket 3 and Packet
Ok that sounds like the certificate you need then.

Are you following both the CR-1 and the K-3? If you are doing both unfortunately you will need two sets of your original documents. If you are only going for the K-3 then there is no need to send anything th NVC.
imaishaFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-09-21 08:53:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresPacket 3 and Packet
They do send a packet 3 and a packet 4, but packet 3 is just a piece of paper with the link to their website that you've already posted. Packet 4 is the interview letter. An original or certified copy of your birth certificate will be required- a photocopy will not do. Be very careful about what you bring for your marriage certificate. You call it a marriage license- that is not acceptable. A marriage license just states that you are allowed to get married, not that you have gotten married. What you need is the certificate.


imaishaFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-09-21 08:42:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresGot NOA2 for I-130 & I-129F
Hindocha, the EAD usually takes 3 months- not 4 weeks. It also costs $340 unless you are prepared to file for adjustment of status($1,010) immediately after entering the country. And an affidavit of support is required for both visas. With the K-3 you will actually have to provide 2- the I-134 at the time of interview and the I-864 at the time of adjustment of status.

The K-3 is no longer faster. The I-129f was made available to spouses at a time when I-130s were taking years, rather than months, to approve. When your I-129f and I-130 are approved at the same time, as almost all are these days, there is no benefit to pursuing the K-3. It's not a case of hoping the K-3 will be faster just for you. It won't be.

OP, please do some more reading here. You can start with this: http://www.visajourn..._live_in_the_US

Edited by imaisha, 21 September 2009 - 02:40 PM.

imaishaFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-09-21 14:39:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNVC

Hindocha, you seem to be pretty confused. If you were already prepared to go through processing at NVC, even though it was in error, you should really consider going for the CR-1. I'm not making money every time I suggest it- I just wish someone had told me all the mistakes I was making along the way.
imaishaFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-09-22 14:19:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNVC
No. I went through London as well. If you are pursuing a K-3 visa then NVC won't even open up your I-129f folder- they'll just mail it right to London, same as for a K-1.

NVC only handles document collection for CR/IR-1 visas.
imaishaFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-09-22 14:01:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNVC
QUOTE (hindocha @ Sep 22 2009, 02:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Also, as my DOS/ Constitute is London, the NVC ask for all paper work (Police Certificate, Marriage Certificate, my original Birth Certificate and Affricate of Support), they then schedule in a Interview date for me (hopefully it'll be some point in Oct/ early November).


So does that mean you've changed your mind and decided to go for the CR-1?

If not and you are still pursuing the K-3, NVC won't be collecting anything from you.
imaishaFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-09-22 13:21:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresFees for K3
QUOTE (Ready2Kl @ Sep 23 2009, 10:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Since the I-129F costs $0 why not just file for it. I mean from what I understand if I-130 gets approved first they will ignore I-129F anyways..correct? So why not just apply for I-129F in addition to I-130. Atleast to me it looks like I-129F is a backup and if I-130 gets processed first its great . Otherwise we atleast know we have another option in form of I-129F. Please advice.


When you file an I-129f your I-130 is pulled out of the I-130 line and goes to the back of the I-129f line. You're basically giving up a place closer to the head of the class and being put behind hundreds or thousands of other petitions. And almost always the petitioner ends up following only the I-130, so it was all just a waste of time.

My filing was especially regrettable as all standalone I-130 petitions then were being transferred to CSC whereas I-130+I-129f filers were kept at VSC which was much much slower. I lost at least a month because of that.

Edited by imaisha, 23 September 2009 - 11:05 AM.

imaishaFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-09-23 11:05:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresFees for K3
QUOTE (hindocha @ Sep 22 2009, 04:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Well obviously $455 is not $499 there's a $49 difference.

I did acknowledge my mistake


No. It's zero.

"For K-3 status based on an immigrant petition (Form I-130) filed by the same U.S. citizen husband or wife.
No Fee"


From:
http://www.uscis.gov...000b92ca60aRCRD

imaishaFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-09-22 15:55:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresFees for K3
QUOTE (hindocha @ Sep 22 2009, 03:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
http://www.uscis.gov...000b92ca60aRCRD

Look at I129f - $455.00


First of all, $455 is not $499.

Second of all, there is no fee for filing the I-129f when pursuing the K-3. The applicant pays only the fee for the I-130.

Edited by imaisha, 22 September 2009 - 02:30 PM.

imaishaFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-09-22 14:29:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresFees for K3
QUOTE (hindocha @ Sep 22 2009, 03:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
For K3 its $499 (which you pay when you file I130 - K3 is included in that and then once you enter USA on K visa you pay $305 for EAD

Nothing else until you decide to do a Adjustment of Status

http://www.uscis.gov...000b92ca60aRCRD


Where did you get $499?

The fee for the petition is $355, due at the time of filing. That does not include the visa fee.

The visa fee is $131, due at, or just before the interview.
imaishaFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-09-22 14:25:00