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IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresPoint of Entry in USA

ps. Also LAX (groan)



wow... the busiest airport in the USA - Atlanta (ATL) donest require one to go back through security from what I recall.


I flew into charlotte (CLT) like back in 1996-9 from Montego Bay and we didnt have to go thru security again too.. it's annoying ...because we would have to put like any liquid in out suitcases that we bought duty-free.. and worst thing is.. there's always one that doesnt make it (broken).
RICARDO4EVA2MaleJamaica2010-10-17 14:45:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresPoint of Entry in USA
The process is also STANDARD for international Travels entering the USA.


1. Deplane
2. Enter Passport Conrtol / Immigration
3. Go to Secondary to complete the paper work.. fingerprints etc.
4. Go to Baggage Claim to pick up luggage/s
5. Go to Customs to Declare Any Goods
6. Go to Delta to drop off bags
7. Go towards connecting flight/s


ps. in some airports travellers are required to go back through security screening prior to going to the gate... like in Miami.

Edited by RICARDO4EVA2, 17 October 2010 - 01:30 PM.

RICARDO4EVA2MaleJamaica2010-10-17 13:29:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresDon't want to use an Immigration lawyer after I 130 Approved. Can I Take it from here???
A definate yes.. you Can remove a third party from your case file during the NVC process... they may require that you send another DS3032 via post or email.

Edited by RICARDO4EVA2, 16 October 2010 - 12:13 AM.

RICARDO4EVA2MaleJamaica2010-10-16 00:10:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWhat should i do it over 5 months
if there are no immediate needs to get an approval then yes... I agree the OP can wait.

Edited by RICARDO4EVA2, 17 October 2010 - 03:10 PM.

RICARDO4EVA2MaleJamaica2010-10-17 15:10:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWhat should i do it over 5 months

save the calls to Congressmen as a last resort..



When is the last resort..? USCIS is outside their processing time.
RICARDO4EVA2MaleJamaica2010-10-17 14:49:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWhat should i do it over 5 months

Thank u guys



You're Welcome we're here to help you. I say do it tomorrow or this week if your time allows. What i'm going to ask of you is that when you submit it and get a response from the ageny through the senator's office if you could please update the information/results here.. thanks.. it would help others.
RICARDO4EVA2MaleJamaica2010-10-17 12:02:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWhat should i do it over 5 months

:crying:

Hey
I was wondering if any can help me i have a few Question .

My wife and i filed out of i-130 in May 12 and we are still waiting for NOA2


is there anything We can do to make our this process go faster .?


Thank you


A Congressional Pull would be best especially since USCIS is outside the processiing timeframe.
RICARDO4EVA2MaleJamaica2010-10-17 11:37:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresQuestions about DS-230
I don't have an answer for u this minute since I'm not home and using my cell phone. Hope the question will be answered soon.

Edited by RICARDO4EVA2, 18 October 2010 - 10:15 AM.

RICARDO4EVA2MaleJamaica2010-10-18 10:15:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresQuestions about DS-230

Hi All,

I have few questions about filling out DS-230 form:

1. If question does not apply should I enter N/A or leave it blank?
2. Question # 12 Present Occupation. Can I enter "House Wife" if wife is not working yet?
3. Question # 30 All places you lived since 16. Does it require full address or just city / State? Also, if you went away for schooling (hostel etc) do I need to enter that as well?
4. Question # 33 Education Instituation attended. Again is it just Name and City/State or full address?

Any other things to watch out for in order to avoid RFE?

Thanks,



Answer:
1. Dont leave it blank. Instead PUT N/A or instances where you dont know... just put UNKNOWN.
2. You can put housewife, that's a occupation. You can also put N/A if you would like.
3. City / Province
3a. IF the person lived there for 6 or more months then YES this must be noted.
4. Ques. #33 needs the Name and fulll address of the schools.


Any Questions that does not apply to your case put N/A so it doesnt seem as if it was over looked. be certain to ONLY sign page # 2 unless otherwise stated.


Nothing else I can think of .. others might have something to add.
RICARDO4EVA2MaleJamaica2010-10-17 13:43:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTwo questions - Consulate and interview date
I agree with the ANSWER from Loto... :thumbs:
RICARDO4EVA2MaleJamaica2010-10-20 22:55:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCongressman/Congresswoman or Senator
The one that's known most in your area...
RICARDO4EVA2MaleJamaica2010-10-20 11:33:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresGuys need help with this issue i can't believe myself
:dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: live it up.. - NOA2 rollin
RICARDO4EVA2MaleJamaica2010-10-22 11:54:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedurescan i get vaccinations from other hospitals?
You're Welcome... I hope other would have something else to add.
RICARDO4EVA2MaleJamaica2010-10-29 07:18:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedurescan i get vaccinations from other hospitals?

hi,we haven't received any schedules yet, but since i am afraid of having all the vaccinations taken once at a time, i'd rather do it beforehand in preparing for medical exams, i just want to ask if it's ok to take it from other hospitals before the scheduled date? thanks!



if you take them to avoid paying the required medical fees it will not be honored.. if you dont have it during the process then you just got to wait and take them at the assigned place. It will not be honored.. DOnt be discouraged... you can go about and take it.. if it's NOT tool close then you may get away with it.
RICARDO4EVA2MaleJamaica2010-10-29 06:56:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCase Number Assigned at NVC
you can ONLY give your email to a live person... and yes it'll go faster
RICARDO4EVA2MaleJamaica2010-10-29 07:02:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresYES!!!! I-130 petition has been approved (NOA2)!!!
congrats
RICARDO4EVA2MaleJamaica2010-11-06 09:37:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresthat`s all what i have
OK.. That's A lot to take to one interview... often time you dont want to overwhelm the IO.. you have some things there but becare ful about pulling out ALL those when you're asked for prooof.. shouldnt take up to 25 pictures.. and all other things to show proof.. dont kill ya case.

Best outcome for you..!
RICARDO4EVA2MaleJamaica2010-11-06 18:00:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresHow much goods can I take with me on POE?
you wwill not have ANY problems any route you choose.
RICARDO4EVA2MaleJamaica2010-11-01 15:52:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresStep Child
any updste..?
RICARDO4EVA2MaleJamaica2010-11-09 00:39:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresStep Child

Can anyone tell me if an error was made on the I-130 form for Step child will USCIS deny the petttion. we incorrectly check the box that says wife instead of child. When we receive the NOA1 the PREFERENCE CLASSIFICATION said UNKNOWN. i am so worried


Mistakes/errors = RFE or Denial.

You selected Wife.. you will get an RFE most likely.. FOR proof of relationship for WIFE. You probably will get a denial aand may be required to refile/pay.

You may respond to the RFE for wife since non was included... and place a note... seeing if they will approve the changes.
RICARDO4EVA2MaleJamaica2010-11-06 10:15:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNVC is driving me crazy

Hi Vjers i have been here for a while learning from you all great people, i need help with NVC i want to know if sending the AOS and the DS-230 without NVC requesting them is going to delay the case or get the visa denied
my husband sent the DS-3032, i paid the AOS and IV, sent the AOS packet but i havent heard anything from them yet since i sent it and its been 2 weeks and the AVR is saying we have sent the immigrant instructions on the 5th of november

i need advice, thank you


log on to the "Immigrant Visa Invoice Payment Center " and check to see if the staus paid and the Cover letter is in the system for the ds230.. if yes then you can send off the ds-230 and related documents.

https://ceac.state.g...ice/signon.aspx
RICARDO4EVA2MaleJamaica2010-11-13 22:11:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNVC is driving me crazy

Thank you fot the reply
does that mean if they sent me an email asking for the AOS payment and Iv payment not necessarily mean they need the papers to be sent unless i get a hardopy in the mail ?



If they request the payment for the AOS/IV then make the payment. About 1-2 buis. days after the payment should clear. THEN you will go back into the payment portal and print off the cover letter and send off the the necessary documents if you have them ready.
RICARDO4EVA2MaleJamaica2010-11-13 21:59:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNVC is driving me crazy

Hi Vjers i have been here for a while learning from you all great people, i need help with NVC i want to know if sending the AOS and the DS-230 without NVC requesting them is going to delay the case or get the visa denied
my husband sent the DS-3032, i paid the AOS and IV, sent the AOS packet but i havent heard anything from them yet since i sent it and its been 2 weeks and the AVR is saying we have sent the immigrant instructions on the 5th of november

i need advice, thank you


YOU can send it yes.. BUT will not help your case.. or be assignd it. The NVC workers will probably toss it in the trash, shred it .. something of the like. NVC ask that no documents are to be mailed UNLESS requested. Will will not cause your case to be denied but may cause a delay in your case.... more money to replace orginals/certified documents that you would have mailed off.

Calling and speaking with the NVC staff will not help.. they will not tell any applicant to send off paperwork unless requested and to include the cover sheet.
RICARDO4EVA2MaleJamaica2010-11-13 21:36:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresIV Invoice Error

Good morning VJ Family. I am trying to assist my friend with an CR-1/IR-1 Visa. She filed for her husband in Jamaica. However, she received 2 IV Invoices (one for hubby & the other for their daughter). Daughter and mother already live in the US (green card holders). If she asks NVC to remove daughter from fee bill, will that cause a delay? Should she just disregard the daughter's fee bill and pay the husband's instead? Please advise. I hope I am making sense.


Good Mornin to you as well. The invoice was not received in Error but the NVC generated invoices based on the information received from the USCIS... which was initially submitted by the person completing the I-130.


Tell your friend she can go ahead and Pay the IV Fee for the hubby.. it will not delay the case. The petitioner WILL need to contact the NVC and tell them that the "daughter" that is listed on the case is no longer a benificiary.. because she has a green card. To REMOVE from from the case file the NVC will ask that you send Proof of this.. not sure if a RFE would be generated or they would just have you mail/fax it in. They Will require a copy of her GreenCard.



any other questions let us know... enjoy
RICARDO4EVA2MaleJamaica2010-10-22 09:42:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresHow do I know when case is complete at NVC?

I am confused. I went to the payment portal. I entered the case number & invoice ID. It said paid. Where would I see SIF?


IF you are seeing payment/accout informatiom THEN you did not get SIF.


SIF willl happen after you have entered your case and invoice #s....AND HIT login, sign in etc then You will get a error message in red saying "sign in failed"


Hope this helped you.

Edited by RICARDO4EVA2, 18 November 2010 - 10:04 AM.

RICARDO4EVA2MaleJamaica2010-11-18 10:02:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresHow do I know when case is complete at NVC?

AVR is bullshit. my case my completed today and avr still stays reviwing RFE



That's When you s.p.e.a.k. to a human.

-- to the poster - you may check the Immigrant Visa Invoice Payment Center and check for a SIF or speak with a nvc agent...
RICARDO4EVA2MaleJamaica2010-11-18 00:39:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedureswhat does it mean?
AP Maybe..? this is different
RICARDO4EVA2MaleJamaica2010-11-20 00:26:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresare they going to send it back??

Hi my hubby came over from JA in August and we had to send a reuest to NVC to return his docs back in September and haven't got them yet it is a form on USCIS that you have to fill out and send with their ID.


I'm hoping we'll get them back come Tuesday... or at the POE.... so we can avoid sending ina request to have the originals returned.
RICARDO4EVA2MaleJamaica2010-11-20 11:48:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresare they going to send it back??

hi RICARDO4EVA2 its mean if consular officer cannot return your parents original document after your parents interview your parents is in back ground check or in other words your parents is in field investigation in their home town and your parents is in AP

i'm not too sure about that... 4 days they will drop off their passports and to get the visa back.... guess the AP would come from the passport dropp off and return of the packet from DHL
RICARDO4EVA2MaleJamaica2010-11-20 00:12:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresare they going to send it back??

RICARDO4EVA2, It is more like Consulate specific.

I think, your parents should ask the Consulate to give the originals back on 11/23. :thumbs:

If they tell your parents "clearly" that all originals will be included in the passport courier, it is fine. But if it is not, then it will be difficut to enter into the Consulate building later.

Loto

Ok I'm going to have them ask since there are 8-9 original documents that are out there..
RICARDO4EVA2MaleJamaica2010-11-19 19:30:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresare they going to send it back??

NVC will send all packages to the Consulate by DHL.

Your beneficiary will get the originals back after the interview from the Consulate.

Loto



I am puzzled ... My parents did their interview on 11/1/2010 and was blue slipped so that my mom can take in her old passpost so that the u.s. visa could be cancelled. they are set to go back on tues. nov. 23 do that get/ask for the orginals at that time BEFORE going to the DHL counter to pay the shipping fee.. or will the passpost will be returned and all the documents inside and to finish final processing in the usa and then they will be returned at POE..?
RICARDO4EVA2MaleJamaica2010-11-19 19:20:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresfiled 1-130 for spouse and child
they will definately try to process them at the same time.. this usualy is the case but no gurantees but you'll have no issues with that.
RICARDO4EVA2MaleJamaica2010-11-23 09:33:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWHY USCIS isnt approving I-130 MUST READ

??? I think you mean that you hope the trend reverses. Otherwise your I-130 approval (and mine) will take longer. I believe the point of the original post was to highlight why I-130 approvals were going so slow at the present time.

Here's to hoping that they start working more intently and exclusively on I-130s in the near future.


George



Oppps yes...i hope the process speeds up

??? I think you mean that you hope the trend reverses. Otherwise your I-130 approval (and mine) will take longer. I believe the point of the original post was to highlight why I-130 approvals were going so slow at the present time.

Here's to hoping that they start working more intently and exclusively on I-130s in the near future.


George



Oppps yes...i hope the process speeds up
RICARDO4EVA2MaleJamaica2010-11-21 01:52:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWHY USCIS isnt approving I-130 MUST READ
welll hope..this trend keeep going as i'll file a I-130 in 1 month.
RICARDO4EVA2MaleJamaica2010-11-21 00:50:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresPetitioner got DUI, Will this affect CR-1 process
no isssue @ all.
RICARDO4EVA2MaleJamaica2010-11-24 09:46:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedureswhat are immediate friends?
this is indeed very different
RICARDO4EVA2MaleJamaica2010-11-25 23:55:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresInterview Scheduled!!!
i know you're prepared... congartz
RICARDO4EVA2MaleJamaica2010-11-24 18:13:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresattorney vs no attorney

You should be able to go through the immigration process without either a lawyer or VJ's help. The process is well explained in USCIS and Department of State's website. You can only blame your incompetency if you acted on a faulty advice on VJ. When you signed up for this site, you had read the TOS, you would've known that no one here is a lawyer and our comments aren't end-all-be-all. Take everything you read on the interwebs with big grains of kosher salt--even this very post that I'm typing to you.

I agree with your... Long as you're above to read , write and comprehend what's written then a lawyer isnt necessary. My grandmother and her 4 sis when for their N400.. my brother, my self, my mom, dad, and many friends and family all went through the immi step..no lawyers were used. The instructions are very simple.. it has to be.. they make it that so so there are not many questions flooding the call centers.

if we're given ANY information here.. it's up to us to do the research againt that information. I use the heck out of free consultations.

if we're given ANY information here.. it's up to us to do the research againt that information. I use the heck out of free consultations.
RICARDO4EVA2MaleJamaica2010-10-15 09:59:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresattorney vs no attorney

I think what this man was saying is epidemic. Value your time. In this forum I give my advide through what I have learned. I am happy to say I never had an RFE but it coult happen. I can't answer complicated cases, we leave them to Loto, jaja. But what I know I will give to you and you take them to the bank.



:thumbs:
RICARDO4EVA2MaleJamaica2010-10-15 02:17:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresHow to reach to USCIS Tier 2 person

Does any one know how to reach to tier 2 person, every time I call them tier 1 person just does not transfer call. Any trick, tip ?

If you dont have a case pending .. it's so difficult. The Tier 1 people are like robots. Just try asking for a supervisor and just tell the Tier 1 person that you have call about what ever issue you have and have been given 2-3 different answers as to your case if you on pending etc.. Not a certain why to bypass them.


Hope you'll get some other helpful answers.
RICARDO4EVA2MaleJamaica2010-12-01 01:00:00