ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI am approved
Congrats!!!!
Yiyi and ChrisFemaleNicaragua2008-08-16 00:45:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNVC Case complete
It really took quite a while to be approved


Yiyi and ChrisFemaleNicaragua2008-08-09 16:38:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresnow wot?
Good Luck...
Yiyi and ChrisFemaleNicaragua2008-08-12 05:32:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresApproved after 216 days!!!
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Yiyi and ChrisFemaleNicaragua2008-08-15 00:06:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI have my interview date
QUOTE (franche @ Aug 15 2008, 07:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
At last i have my interview date SEPT.19 2008 6:30am..thank you Lord! biggrin.gif

Congrats!!! timeline.gif
Yiyi and ChrisFemaleNicaragua2008-08-16 00:52:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAPPROVED!!!!
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Yiyi and ChrisFemaleNicaragua2008-08-13 18:25:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresgod is good
God is good!!!! Congratulations!!!
Yiyi and ChrisFemaleNicaragua2008-08-08 22:31:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAppointment Letter
Nah! Nothing yet... My husband called today to NVC, talked to the operator and told her that he was gonna be out of town and was not gonna have cell reception... (LIE), we wanted to see if there was any advance or a RFE, but the girl said that everything looks fine, that he is safe to go, knowing that he won't get a RFE..

Bummer!

We wanted to hear case complete (lol)

Yiyi star_smile.gif

Edited by Yiyi and Chris, 11 August 2008 - 11:00 PM.

Yiyi and ChrisFemaleNicaragua2008-08-11 23:00:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAppointment Letter
Hey Bani!!! Where have you been??
Excited about the interview?
Yiyi and ChrisFemaleNicaragua2008-08-11 22:36:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAppointment Letter
Hopefully you will.... yes.gif

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Yiyi and ChrisFemaleNicaragua2008-08-11 18:47:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAppointment Letter
2 weeks from what i have researched!!!
Yiyi and ChrisFemaleNicaragua2008-08-11 17:49:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCase complete - Anniversary Gift from NVC
Congrats!!!!
Yiyi and ChrisFemaleNicaragua2008-08-19 03:32:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCSC approved 1 week
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Yiyi and ChrisFemaleNicaragua2008-08-16 06:54:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresThis is a pilot guide, need your feedback...
Thanks Loto, really between your guide and James's shortcut (I hadn't read your guide when I heard about this) our journey has been smooth....
Yiyi and ChrisFemaleNicaragua2008-08-11 16:25:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresThis is a pilot guide, need your feedback...
WOW!!! THANK YOU FOR TAKING YOUR TIME TO HELP THE OTHER USERS.... I WISH YOU A LIFETIME OF HAPINNESS NEXT TO YOUR WIFE star_smile.gif
Yiyi and ChrisFemaleNicaragua2008-07-25 10:15:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresVSC Approved
Congratulations!!!
Yiyi and ChrisFemaleNicaragua2008-08-19 03:11:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresInterview done-Visa Approved
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Yiyi and ChrisFemaleNicaragua2008-08-15 02:10:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresHow to fix this with NVC?
You can send the 1099's...
Call NVC listen to what the AVR say and then talk to an operator and ask her exactly what path you should go OR try using James's shortcut and send your papers (we finished our NVC process without receiving a single paper from NVC)

Edited by Yiyi and Chris, 22 August 2008 - 04:48 AM.

Yiyi and ChrisFemaleNicaragua2008-08-22 04:48:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNothing
Your process is just begining I wouldn't worry at all... In my case, we never had a single touch until we got our NOA2 (email and hard copy)...
Yahoo and MSN calls (free great connection)
Yiyi and ChrisFemaleNicaragua2008-08-22 04:53:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresVISA ARRIVED IN THE MAIL TODAY!
I love VJers happy endings!!!!! We wish you the best in this new journey that is about to start
Yiyi and ChrisFemaleNicaragua2008-08-22 04:57:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresVISA ARRIVED IN THE MAIL TODAY!
That's so cool!!!! Congrats....
Yiyi and ChrisFemaleNicaragua2008-08-15 07:43:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresnvc recived my ds230 packet
in simple words.. yup.. you are ok to send your package with the printed bardcoded cover sheet!
Yiyi and ChrisFemaleNicaragua2008-08-16 04:09:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresnvc recived my ds230 packet
The RFE coversheet
When NVC reviews the I-864 Affidavit of Support or the DS-230 Application for Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration, the person reviewing may decide you need to make a correction to the form or provide additional information. If this happens, NVC will send you what they call a "checklist" of the changes and/or additional information needed, along with a barcode coversheet to use to return this information to NVC for re-review. As soon as this happens, the IVR will indicate it, and you should speak with an operator to determine exactly what information is needed (make sure you find out everything!). In some cases, you may not be absolutely sure what was wrong or how to fix the problem, and if so, do not use this shortcut, but instead wait to receive the actual notice from NVC describing in detail what needs to be done. However, if you are sure you know what NVC needs you to do, and you've double-checked this completely with the operator, then you can use this shortcut instead to re-submit the DS-230, I-864 and/or I-864A form or supply additional supporting documentation before actually receiving the notice from NVC.

Note, during I-864 Affidavit of Support review, it is common when using the James' shortcuts for an RFE to be announced at its conclusion for a missing Form DS-230, because NVC is still processing or just processed the IV fee bill and has not yet requested the DS-230, and if this is all that happened, the RFE is harmless and you should not send an RFE reply (that said, however, do not automatically assume this is what the RFE announcement is for, still check with an operator, because it could be a real I-864 RFE also). The operator will be able to tell you exactly what was wrong and what they want you to do. If a form needs to be corrected, it will be unstapled and detached from the supporting documentation and sent back to you alone (if you are using this shortcut in that case, you will be sending in a new copy of the form instead, and NVC will not have the "Received CMR" date stamped on the original submission anymore, if that matters to you).

First, you will need the RFE coversheet as a MS-Word file, which is attached at the bottom of this post. This same cover sheet can be used for responding to both I-864 and DS-230 RFE's. The coversheet file has two pages, both of which must be returned to NVC. Note, the coversheet file also contains embedded comment text on the fields that need to be changed with your specific case information, but if you do not see the comments when you open the document, select View | Comments or View | Markup in Microsoft Word to make them visible (similarly, before making a final printout of the filled out coversheet, be sure to hide the comments by re-selecting that same menu item).

Page 1: Change the BGT1234567890 in the table at the bottom to your case number, enter the "Received Date" shown on both USCIS NOA1 and NOA2 as the Priority Date, and replace the names and addresses as appropriate with ALL CAPS. Remember to use the Agent's name & address at the very top, remove country if USA, enter the addressee's name for the DEAR clause, and specify the Beneficiary's name at the bottom. Change CR1 to IR1 if appropriate. Then go to View | Header & Footer on the menu, click on FOOTER, and replace the date with the date NVC announced the RFE on the IVR, and also replace the case number there too. Change the date at the top of the letter to the date announced on the IVR also.

Finally, you need to generate the barcode at the top of Page 1 for your case number by using http://www.idautomat...earservlet.html. To generate the barcode and put it in at the top of page 1 of the sample coversheet, type in the case number under "Data to encode." Under "Barcode symbology," select CODE 39. Select "No" for the "Add check digit," "Add check digit to text," and "Show text below barcode" options. Change the "X dimension" (bar width) to 0.07 and the "Barcode bar height" to 0.7. Click on "Create Barcode."

In the resulting window, right click on the barcode and click on Copy. Paste the image into a graphics editing program such as IrfanView (either by selecting Paste under the Edit menu or hitting Ctrl + V on the keyboard) and crop out the gray text "Powered by IDAutomation.com (i.e., draw a box around the barcode only and, e.g., in IrfanView, select Crop selection under the Edit menu). Copy the image from the graphics program either by selecting Copy under the Edit Menu or by hitting Ctrl+C on the keyboard. Then go to the MS Word copy of the RFE coversheet and left click on the old barcode that's already at the top, to the left of the words "CHECKLIST." Hit the Delete key. Then click on Paste under the Edit menu (or hit Ctrl + V on the keyboard). The barcode may be underlined -- left click on it again and then de-select the "U" underline button in the MS Word Toolbar. You then need to further adjust the size of the barcode by double-clicking on it. Select the "Size" tab in the box that pops up. De-select "Lock Aspect ratio" if it is selected and change the height to 0.26" and the width to 2.13". Click on OK.

Page 2: Now, go to page 2. Enter the case number, beneficiary's name, and change the visa category if necessary. To generate the barcode to put onto page 2, go back to http://www.idautomat...earservlet.html. Type in the case number under "Data to encode." Under "Barcode symbology," select CODE 39. Select "No" for the "Add check digit," "Add check digit to text," and "Show text below barcode" options. Change the "X dimension" (bar width) to 0.05 and the "Barcode bar height" to 0.6. Click on "Create Barcode."

In the resulting window, right click on the barcode and click on Copy. Paste the image into a graphics editing program such as IrfanView (either by selecting Paste under the Edit menu or hitting Ctrl + V on the keyboard) and crop out the gray text "Powered by IDAutomation.com (i.e., draw a box around the barcode only and, e.g., in IrfanView, select Crop selection under the Edit menu). Copy the image from the graphics program either by selecting Copy under the Edit Menu or by hitting Ctrl+C on the keyboard. Then go to the MS Word copy of the RFE coversheet, select the old barcode that's already there and hit the Delete key. Then click on Paste under the Edit menu (or hit Ctrl + V on the keyboard). You need to further adjust the size of the barcode by right-clicking on it and clicking on "Format Picture," clicking on the "Size" tab, de-selecting "Lock aspect ratio," leave the height alone but change the width to 2.5" and click on "OK."

As always, remember to write your case number on the top right of any forms or documents you send to NVC. Also, be sure to turn off comment display in MS-Word before printing. Mail both the RFE coversheet and barcode pages to NVC at the address shown on the barcode sheet, with the corrected form(s) and/or any additional documents that NVC requested. Finally, it cannot be reiterated enough, "If you are going to use the RFE shortcut, you will have to be very very specific with the NVC operator to give you ALL of the information they are going to request. I actually was and they still didn't mention everything - so proceed with caution." Speak with more than one operator on separate calls if you can, as you most certainly want to avoid getting another RFE from NVC because of an incomplete RFE response when using this shortcut.


DISCLAIMER: None of this is legal advice, and you may only use this shortcut at your own sole risk!
The attached document comes without warranty of any kind!

Edited by Yiyi and Chris, 16 August 2008 - 04:05 AM.

Yiyi and ChrisFemaleNicaragua2008-08-16 04:03:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresnvc recived my ds230 packet
http://www.visajourn...p;#entry1234670

this guy read somewhere (i am trying to find where) that the i864 has another barcode... it's not like the ds230, with the ds230 you can print the barcode with the i864 you cant
Yiyi and ChrisFemaleNicaragua2008-08-16 03:55:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresnvc recived my ds230 packet
Ohhh That's true!!! they want the entire form back, so definetly you can send it corrected now.... Try to make sure that the RFE letter doesnt say anything else... because if it does you will get another RFE... call NVC, ask the operator and make sure...

Edited by Yiyi and Chris, 16 August 2008 - 03:34 AM.

Yiyi and ChrisFemaleNicaragua2008-08-16 03:33:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresnvc recived my ds230 packet
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Good Luck Happyinlove!!! we are close to finish this step of the journey! ClockWatch2.gif ClockWatch2.gif
Yiyi and ChrisFemaleNicaragua2008-08-14 03:02:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresnvc recived my ds230 packet
1 or 2 weeks, that if you don't get aby RFE!
We called NVC today and a really nice operator said that everything was already in the system, he told us to call in a couple of days to see if there was any advance in our case...
Check my timeline...
It has been a week since I read a NVC case complete here at VJ!
Yiyi and ChrisFemaleNicaragua2008-08-14 02:11:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI am the LUD master.
I don't think USCIS really work on the cases when they touch them, I dont think they even they a look at them... They literally just touch them!!! AND THEN THEY UPDATE THEY'RE SYSTEM TO PLAY WITH PEOPLES EMOTIONS
Yiyi and ChrisFemaleNicaragua2008-08-11 22:41:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresVisa Approved @ Chennai
It might be 3-8 bussiness days... Congrats!!!!!!!!
Yiyi and ChrisFemaleNicaragua2008-08-22 03:47:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresinterview preparation
Take COPIES of everything for the interview, you never know what can they ask for!!! or what can get your case delayed!
Yiyi and ChrisFemaleNicaragua2008-08-23 08:02:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI guess my case is approved :D


REMEMBER TO USE LOTO'S GUIDE OR JAMES'S SHORTCUT TO MAKE YOUR NVC PROCESS FAST AND SMOOTH
Yiyi and ChrisFemaleNicaragua2008-08-22 04:43:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresSupplemental material...ie police report and original birth certificate
Well my case got to CSC and not VSC and then we used James's shortcut and Loto's Guide to have a fast NVC process (that I insist, it could have been faster that that!)
Yiyi and ChrisFemaleNicaragua2008-08-24 08:04:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresSupplemental material...ie police report and original birth certificate
A person may receive a K-3 visa if that person has:

Concluded a valid marriage with a citizen of the United States;
A relative petition (Form I-130) filed by the U.S. citizen spouse for the person;
Seeks to enter the United States to await the approval of the petition and subsequent lawful permanent resident status

This visa option is automatically also is applying you for a IR1/CR1 visa (by filing the I-130). Historically the K-3 was used to allow the US Citizens spouse to enter the US faster than waiting for the I-130 to be approved (since that used to take a long time). Recent reductions in processing times have allowed I-130's to be approved quick enough that the IR1/CR1 visa process has been a quicker and better option for K-3 applicants. If this happens the K-3 applicant can abandon the K-3 route and persue the IR1/CR1 instead.


IR1/CR1 Visas are immigrant visas issued to foreign spouses of U.S. Citizens. If you follow this process, the foreign spouse will complete the visa process completely outside the US, and then arrive in the US and become a Permanent Resident immediately. Once the immigrant visa holder enters through a US Port of Entry, he or she will receive a Green Card in the mail (at their US address) within a few weeks. Additionally, sometimes the immigrant visa holder will have their passport stamped at the Port of Entry with an I-551 stamp (indicated their Legal Permanent Residency Status).
Yiyi and ChrisFemaleNicaragua2008-08-24 07:55:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresSupplemental material...ie police report and original birth certificate
It's to NVC where you submit those (PACKET #3 )
Yiyi and ChrisFemaleNicaragua2008-08-24 06:58:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI am APPROVED
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Remember to use James's shortcut or Loto's guide for a fast and smooth NVC process
Yiyi and ChrisFemaleNicaragua2008-08-23 09:52:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresItem 20 on DS230 Question, and I-864A help
ds230: Just th information that they request (city, state, country), there's another question where you write ur full address down
I864: submit your birth certificate (translated) with the i864 too, it will show that your father is your father!
2 different staff process the forms!
Yiyi and ChrisFemaleNicaragua2008-08-24 04:41:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAnother interview story


DON'T FORGET TO SUBMIT YOUR STORY TO THE REVIEW OF EMBASSY, THAT WAY YOU WILL HELP OTHERS FROM YOUR COUNTRY KNOW HOW IT IS!!!
Yiyi and ChrisFemaleNicaragua2008-08-06 17:34:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures18 months since interview..Still waiting
That's toooooooooo long!!!! what do they tell you when you call???
Can your husband write his congress man??? Maybe he would write to the embassy or something and see what's going on...
Yiyi and ChrisFemaleNicaragua2008-08-24 07:32:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWhen will we get approval???
I am really sorry to hear that!!! sad.gif
Yiyi and ChrisFemaleNicaragua2008-08-24 04:31:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCertified or originals for DS230
If you don't want any delays submit your originals with certified translations Our process was fast and smooth, only 35 days not RFE
Yiyi and ChrisFemaleNicaragua2008-08-25 06:26:00