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IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresSTUCK AT NVC

Why do you need an attorney just to send documents ?


fcatMaleUnited Kingdom2013-11-21 07:37:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresinvoice number from nvc

i already have a case number from nvc, im trying to find out will we receive the invoice idenification number before we pay the fees or after the fees are payed,

 

Just call NVC and ask them for it, they will give it to you over the phone


fcatMaleUnited Kingdom2013-11-25 18:37:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMy Congresswoman offered to help...should I take it?

Its pointless,

 

There's nothing they can do, until your petition is outstanding longer than the USCIS guidelines and even then they didn't do anything for us, we waited 8 months for our NOA2, just accept it.

 

You said in your OP:

"I read on this forum a few times that people think it's not going to help at all, and in fact it may delay processing. Can anyone with actual experience getting help from their lawmakers on this matter chime in?"

 

Yes i am speaking from experience  we did what you're trying to do and had our congressman try to help with no avail, and if the DMV guidelines and waiting times were 12 months then yes people would have to wait, however that's not the case so its apples and oranges! but i get the feeling that's not going to stop you from going ahead!!


Edited by fcat, 20 December 2013 - 09:24 AM.

fcatMaleUnited Kingdom2013-12-20 09:21:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresDS 260 and supporting documents?

I think the documents ppl are talking abt is the ones you need for your interview, to have them ready in good time before interview. If not, i have totally missee something because i haven't submitted any documents with the ds-260!!

 

Thats because you're doing a K1 and the OP is doing CR1, two different process's!


fcatMaleUnited Kingdom2013-12-21 21:01:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresIR-1/CR-1 and travel to the US

Ive been back and forth 6 times in the last 11 months while our petition was in, haven't had a single problem or any extra/unusual questioning,


fcatMaleUnited Kingdom2014-01-07 22:19:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresDivorce decree not found

Not sure what the answer is but don't assume she had to show a divorce decree before getting married again, i didn't when we went to get a marriage license at the courthouse in VA!


fcatMaleUnited Kingdom2014-01-19 06:52:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedureschanging last name after i-130

Doesn't affect it at all, all NVC paperwork "trumps" previous paperwork,  did it a few weeks before sending off my NVC paperwork, everything was fine and I'm the husband that changed my name to my wife's!


fcatMaleUnited Kingdom2014-01-22 17:47:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresFilling out i864( Affidavit of Support) (merged)

Are you filing the most recent version of the I-864  in ?

 

This must/is best being filled in on  a computer as depending on your answers, the barcode at the bottom of each page changes!! if you write things in the barcode along the bottom will not be correct and this is what NVC scans in!

 

Read the I-864 instructions here:

http://www.uscis.gov.../i-864instr.pdf

 

 

Specifically note the section under General Instructions sub section 3. that says:

 

"Answer all questions fully and accurately. If an item is not applicable or the answer is ?none,? leave the space blank."

 

 

 


Edited by fcat, 26 January 2014 - 05:19 PM.

fcatMaleUnited Kingdom2014-01-26 17:16:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresIncome tax Information for 2014 During Interview

You can also take a letter from your sponsors employer stating how much they make, etc plus half a dozen of their pay slips if its quicker to get those, that's all i had.


fcatMaleUnited Kingdom2014-01-31 16:59:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresPolice Clearance for benificiary

You need a certificate from all countries where you have lived for more than 6 months, therefore you need a certificate from both India AND Singapore.


fcatMaleUnited Kingdom2014-02-03 06:03:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresDoes I-130/CR-1 Display at POE When Entering On a Tourist Visa?

Just curious...my wife and step-daughter have a tourist visa and I am getting ready to submit my I-130/Cr-1 package this week to USCIS. When they arrive at the POE, is there a record in the system the immigration officers see that tells them we have a I-130/CR-1 submitted for processing? Thanks in advance for your replies.

 

Nope, not at all. Having been to the US several times in the last 12 months while my I-130 has been processing, i've had several discussions about this with CBP officers and they do NOT have any detail on their screens about any visa applications or i-130 petitions. For them to see anything like that they have to go to secondary processing and go into a different system and even then depending on how far in the process you are it wont always show up. I have posted about this before in earlier posts.

 

Yes, they may talk to you about applying for an i-130, they have twice asked me if i knew about the process and had thought about going through that, i told them it was ongoing and they said great good luck with the process.


Edited by fcat, 03 February 2014 - 04:20 AM.

fcatMaleUnited Kingdom2014-02-03 04:19:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedurescr1 or a k1? questions

 

It is true that the CBP will give you a hard time if you are visiting your fiance

 

Good luck!

 

This is totally incorrect.
 


fcatMaleUnited Kingdom2014-02-04 17:51:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI-130 email

Your I 797 (or notification of) is whats known as your NOA1


fcatMaleUnited Kingdom2014-02-04 09:12:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAfter submitting DS-260

About 4 to 8 weeks.


fcatMaleUnited Kingdom2014-02-04 18:04:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresHusband admits during medical he smoked weed 4 years ago

I still think, nothing to do with the case, long time ago, nothing with present. DO what you want and i think what i want. damn freedom of thinking

Whether you think it has anything to do with the case is irrelevant, its whether immigration do!
fcatMaleUnited Kingdom2013-03-22 12:56:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresHusband admits during medical he smoked weed 4 years ago

Yes there is a difference... this is called a level ! I mean up to today i didn't know there were so many perfect people in this world who never did anything wrong.

So the other day i threw my cigarette butt off my window should i say it at my interview? Because i clearly broe a law right there.


Let me ask you this, if a policeman was on the street below,saw this happen and came up and asked you if you did this, would you have said yes or lied ?

O yeah and tell me you never even tried weed !

Thats one thing im proud i can say, ive never smoked a cigarette or weed in my life.
fcatMaleUnited Kingdom2013-03-22 11:28:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresHusband admits during medical he smoked weed 4 years ago
Never said i was perfect, im far from it but i wouldn't have lied and id not have that i did lie on my Conscience, unlike you.

Edited by fcat, 22 March 2013 - 11:25 AM.

fcatMaleUnited Kingdom2013-03-22 11:25:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresHusband admits during medical he smoked weed 4 years ago
Wow, an aweful lot of people who are advocating lying in here! I just hope your other halfs are reading your posts, it would certainly make me think twice about if i did the right thing marrying you!

Edited by fcat, 22 March 2013 - 01:54 AM.

fcatMaleUnited Kingdom2013-03-22 01:53:00
United KingdomUS Citizen visiting UK Husband. Will there be problems at the UK Border?

"Just because he got an ESTA doesn't mean he'd be allowed entry to visit.  I've read on various forums on here that it's hard to get a B1 visa and that it would be up to chance as to whether or not he'd be allowed to visit me here. "

 

Huh? why would he need a B1 visa just to come and visit you from the UK ?

 

Its no harder than anyone from the UK coming over at any time, ive been over and back 4 times this year without any problems at all. Its no different.


fcatMaleUnited Kingdom2013-10-02 19:39:00
United KingdomPolice Certificate and vaccination questions

Just for your info, i just ordered a new police certificate, i sent the application on the 4th Oct, they received it the 7th, mailed it out to me on the 11th and i got it the 14th.

 

That was the standard service too so i think at the moment they are turning them around pretty quick.

 


fcatMaleUnited Kingdom2013-10-15 07:34:00
United KingdomWhats the CR-1 process after NVC when file arrrives in London ?

It was. In fact that was good news for me because the chest x-ray showed some sort of shadowing and I had to have an MRI scan. In the end there was nothing but the results took ages and I got them just a couple of days before my interview so it was a stressful few weeks.

 

Thanks for the info, i was just a touch worried about the medical results being sent to the Embassy before they had my file at the enbassy and them not knowing anything about it!


Edited by fcat, 20 October 2013 - 07:51 AM.

fcatMaleUnited Kingdom2013-10-20 07:51:00
United KingdomWhats the CR-1 process after NVC when file arrrives in London ?

Ignore my last sentence - I see you have been following the September filers.

 

Thanks, so was your medical booked and done before you had case complete from NVC ?


fcatMaleUnited Kingdom2013-10-19 23:41:00
United KingdomWhats the CR-1 process after NVC when file arrrives in London ?

ok thanks again, looking at things im guessing case complete will be sometime late November /early/mid December when im out there so i'll maybe call then and book an appointment for early Jan at the medical, depending when my interview is

really appreciate your help and thoughts.


fcatMaleUnited Kingdom2013-10-19 11:11:00
United KingdomWhats the CR-1 process after NVC when file arrrives in London ?

Also, am i able to book and get the medical before my file is in London ?

 


fcatMaleUnited Kingdom2013-10-19 09:03:00
United KingdomWhats the CR-1 process after NVC when file arrrives in London ?

1. NVC gives you a date after you are "case complete".

2. Yes, they need to see your medical results at the time of the interview. For a K1, an interview won't even be assigned until the embassy has the results. Not true for CR1. You may call for an appointment after you know the interview date.

3. They will ask for your LND case number when you call for an appointment. You need to bring your police certificate (or photocopy if original went to NVC) to the exam. Sort youR shots before going and get a written summary from your GP if you have or previously had any medical issues ...example, high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, depression, cancer, etc. Knightsbridge will want further info on serious medical conditions, so taking it in the first time will save you waiting after the appointment before they will release your results to the embassy.



 

Excellent, thanks ever so much!

 

I have my Police cert all ready, also shots done earlier in the year and have paperwork for them.

 

Is the interview date usually e mailed from NVC  ?

 

Reason im asking is im going to the US on the 1st Nov, and not due back untill the 9th Jan, however if i get interview date sometime between i'll come back early over to the UK for it and the medical! just didn't want a piece of paper lying behind the door here in the UK with my interview date and them not e mailing me the date too.


Edited by fcat, 19 October 2013 - 08:26 AM.

fcatMaleUnited Kingdom2013-10-19 08:25:00
United KingdomWhats the CR-1 process after NVC when file arrrives in London ?

Ive read the guides but there no mention of the exact process.

 

1. Is it the NVC that schedules and tells me my interview appointment date or the London embassy ?

 

2. From what i can gather my medical has to be done before my interview (or is that only K1 visas ?), do i just call up anytime and book the medical once i know London has my  file from the NVC ?

 

3. Do i need anything apart from my NVC case number to book the medical  ?

 

 

 

Please remember the above is CR-1 NOT K-1 appreciate any help on the last steps in the process

 

Thanks for any help

 


fcatMaleUnited Kingdom2013-10-19 04:28:00
United Kingdomgoulds pharmacy

Wouldn't password locking your phone be the solution to that, if it's even true that happens?

 

Yeh, i cant see it having happened, hence why i asked where the reviews are that said it has, seems very odd to me.


fcatMaleUnited Kingdom2013-10-20 08:47:00
United Kingdomgoulds pharmacy

A quick look on their website says they open at 7:30am

 

http://www.gouldphar...m/ContactUs.asp

 

Where are the reviews you have read about Data being removed ?

 


fcatMaleUnited Kingdom2013-10-20 06:23:00
United Kingdomlondon medical

I don't know what the current vaccine checking person accepts. Revaxis is the Td/IPV version so it meets the Td requirement so probably. When my husband went, the person doing it made a big deal about pertussis specifically. He went back to his GP and got DTP (baby version) and had it faxed to Knightsbridge before they completed his form (and released to London). I haven't heard any uproars about Pertussis in a long time. So I presume with Revaxis, they mark Td or Tdap as complete. Maybe the one working now thinks that Tdap (US terminology) means polio. Doesn't matter as long as she marks it complete. I certainly wouldn't bring up the word pertussis if they don't.

You also need a flu jab and claim to have had chickenpox. If your GP won't give a flu jab, then go to Boots, Tesco or someplace like that. Probably cheaper than Knightsbridge.

 

Thanks very much


fcatMaleUnited Kingdom2013-10-22 13:29:00
United Kingdomlondon medical
 
 

Nich-Nick, am i covered for my medical with what i had here:

 

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Thanks

 

 

 

Edited by fcat, 22 October 2013 - 12:29 PM.

fcatMaleUnited Kingdom2013-10-22 12:29:00
United KingdomPolice Cbeck

No need for a hotel for the medical, train fares are £10:50 each way to london if you book it a couple of weeks in advance! take her to London for the day and have your medical, only takes an hour i believe.


fcatMaleUnited Kingdom2013-12-05 18:29:00
United KingdomCR-1 interview date, keep or re-schedule ?

So after 11 days of not hearing back from the London Embassy about my request to re schedule my interview by filling in their "contact us" form, i called the Dept of State this morning to be told the date they have on their system is the 27th Jan 2014, yay:) i guess London just didn't let me know.

 

I actually asked for week commencing the 27th an too. Have just booked my medical for the 13th and the train down to London and back the same day for £32 return:)

 

Thanks again to everyone that's helped me, appreciate it.


fcatMaleUnited Kingdom2013-12-11 11:40:00
United KingdomCR-1 interview date, keep or re-schedule ?

ok message sent, thanks again.


fcatMaleUnited Kingdom2013-11-30 17:59:00
United KingdomCR-1 interview date, keep or re-schedule ?

Cool, thanks

 


fcatMaleUnited Kingdom2013-11-30 17:48:00
United KingdomCR-1 interview date, keep or re-schedule ?

Yeah, well they are using scare tactics to keep people from frivolously changing appointments. People do change appointments with London and they do not go to the end of the line. The contact form is writing in.

Contact form. http://london.usemba...ntact_form.html

Use the box to say --

I will be out of the country until [date] and will not be able to interview as currently scheduled. Please may I request an appointment the week of Jan 20-25 if possible. Please confirm by email. I apologize for the inconvenience.

Just ask for what you want. It doesn't hurt to try. You wouldn't be the first, second, or tenth who was given what they asked for.







 

Great thanks, will London know of my interview at the moment if i only got the e mail from NVC yesterday ?or am i best waiting a week or so.


fcatMaleUnited Kingdom2013-11-30 16:58:00
United KingdomCR-1 interview date, keep or re-schedule ?

To be honest Nich Nick the only thing that put me off re scheduling was the writing on the Embassy's website saying it could be several months before a new interview date!

 

Can i (and when can i ) change it online with the contact form ? it does says on the website i have to write in!?

 

I will take your advise as i and others have :)

 


fcatMaleUnited Kingdom2013-11-30 14:48:00
United KingdomCR-1 interview date, keep or re-schedule ?

Yup.

In fact, you could do the medical exam AFTER the interview, telling the CO that you were out of the country right prior, and could not make the arrangements to get the medical done.

or you could cheat, seeing a Civil Surgeon in the USA, and getting the medical exam done in the USA. It'll be weird for a USA Civil Surgeon, as it won't be forms they're used to filling out. Similar, but not the same.



 

So after sleeping on this for a night, I'm still up in the air about what to do.

 

Darnell, you mentioned that the forms the US surgeon would do would be different, where would these forms come from ? would the surgeon or myself need to download them ? as looking around online it seems normally the US surgeons fill in an I-693 which looks a little more detailed than what people have done in the UK ?


fcatMaleUnited Kingdom2013-11-30 10:33:00
United KingdomCR-1 interview date, keep or re-schedule ?

options:
1. get the medical done in the USA by a USCIS-certified US Civil Surgeon before jumping back to the UK. Hand Carry the sealed Medical Exam Packet.

2. get the medical done in the UK after interview day.

apologies, I wasn't positional or even sidereal, prior.. sad.png




 

Ok cool, i wasn't aware i could do option 1! I'll call a couple of civil surgeons on Monday and see what price etc its going to be, i presume they will know what to do and what i need?

 

I  was also thinking, if the NVC have just scheduled my interview today and its 5 weeks away, by the time London gets my paperwork it'll be say 10th Decor so, if i then re schedule the interview online and it takes 5 weeks it'll be mid Jan for the date which wouldn't be bad at all and i could stick to my original plan of flying back on the 9th! Will see what they say Monday.


fcatMaleUnited Kingdom2013-11-29 22:37:00
United KingdomCR-1 interview date, keep or re-schedule ?

Yup.

In fact, you could do the medical exam AFTER the interview, telling the CO that you were out of the country right prior, and could not make the arrangements to get the medical done.

or you could cheat, seeing a Civil Surgeon in the USA, and getting the medical exam done in the USA. It'll be weird for a USA Civil Surgeon, as it won't be forms they're used to filling out. Similar, but not the same.



 

You mean get the Medical done now before i go back to the US or the Medical done after the interview in the UK then i arrive in the US ? i didnt think that was possible either way


Edited by fcat, 29 November 2013 - 10:25 PM.

fcatMaleUnited Kingdom2013-11-29 22:24:00
United KingdomCR-1 interview date, keep or re-schedule ?

On the London Embassy website it does say:

 

Appointments will be changed only for urgent reasons. A request to reschedule an appointment must be stated in writing and forwarded to the address above. Please note that a visa is usually valid for travel to the United States for six months from the date of issuance"
 
So can i do the online form to re schedule or should i write in ?

fcatMaleUnited Kingdom2013-11-29 22:22:00