biggish data

Well, you know, they only had 12 to pick from...I'm glad they narrowed it down

Geist

Female

Finland

2007-10-29 18:15:00

QUOTE

Hi Geist! I see that the interview is coming up soon! Just wanted to wish you luck!

Thanks! Wish Stabu luck too....I'm hoping he doesn't screw it all up now that it's in his hands

I hope to be on here Wednesday telling everyone we have a Visa!! (does that remind anyone else of the couples who say "we're pregnant," when really only one of them is pregnant?)

Geist

Female

Finland

2007-10-27 11:20:00

QUOTE

Is there no regular CR1 timeline anymore, just this NVC one?

Awesome Jasmin!
Us February filers are slowly completing the process, aren't we

Geist

Female

Finland

2007-10-25 09:06:00

Congrats on your case completion, Jigi! You made it!!!

Geist

Female

Finland

2007-10-13 22:02:00

QUOTE (RandyandRina @ Oct 10 2007, 01:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

We ALL miss him

QUOTE (ze22 @ Oct 10 2007, 01:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

That was easy

I really think that if each one of us update our own details then it will be gr8 coz it will not be burden on trailmix or stabu (if he comes back I really hope he does coz everyone is missing him)

Yea, I've tried talking to him to get him to come and and he doesn't really care to I guess....though he did get some messages and felt rightfully embarrassed by them

Geist

Female

Finland

2007-10-11 09:05:00

I'm working on it.

In other news, we got the second IV Fee bill I requested August 22 after our first one had not been cashed yet. The irony does not escape me.

Geist

Female

Finland

2007-09-27 11:48:00

Trailmix--Stabu isn't posting at the moment because one of his posts was edited by a moderator and he was quite offended by it (he's against censorship completely) and he's decided to stop posting for a while because of it. I'm working on convincing him to come back, but it's really put him off the forums.

Geist

Female

Finland

2007-09-27 11:02:00

Thanks guys

And, Trailmix, if you want to go ahead and update us, that's fine

Geist

Female

Finland

2007-09-26 21:41:00

Sending out an RFE for missing the word "PRESENT" is so trivial

Bureaucrats suck!

QUOTE

What is the normal timeframe for the consulate to schedule an interview for you guys?

No idea. The consulate in Helsinki is not that busy--when we emailed to get an appointment for me to get an affidavit to say I'm not married (required for foreigners marrying in Finland) so we could get married, it took us like 2 days to get an appointment scheduled. Hopefully we'll have one scheduled quickly though

Geist

Female

Finland

2007-09-26 12:16:00

Geist and Stabu: Case complete Sept 25

I'm so glad I called today, I wasn't going to after hearing the message yesterday but I did and it had changed!!!!! We're finally out of the NVC and on to the embassy! God I hope they mail the stuff off on Friday.................

Geist

Female

Finland

2007-09-26 10:16:00

QUOTE (Stabu @ Sep 19 2007, 02:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (ze22 @ Sep 19 2007, 08:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

The USCIS game finished and now the NVC game has started. Any idea how long does it takes for NVC to generate a case number?

It takes between 2-4 weeks, it's hard to say where the average exactly is. It took exactly three weeks for us.

I or Trailmix are going to update you into this chart at some point. I tend to be rather lazy so I prefer doing large updates rather seldom, while Trailmix likes to do smaller updates more often

You two are the perfect couple :heart:

Geist

Female

Finland

2007-09-19 17:00:00

Honey, update us! We got our IV fee bill processed...I'm shocked you haven't done it already, I thought it'd happen right out the gate!

Geist

Female

Finland

2007-09-11 20:44:00

Bumping this. Nothing new for us. I'll call later today to find out if our check has been cashed yet. No new IV Fee Bill in the mail yet.

Geist

Female

Finland

2007-09-07 11:25:00

they go 24 hours, I think, but they only stick around to let us pester them monday through friday

Geist

Female

Finland

2007-09-03 16:30:00

QUOTE (Jigi @ Aug 24 2007, 01:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

helllo Guys.....

I Want to tell you one thing.. its just a coincidence or anything else i dont know.... Me and GEIST are in the same boat... my 380 $ fee reached on the same date as it did for GEIST ... it was August 3, Friday ...

GEIST ..... See my Thread" NVC havent Cashed 380$ fee"

We both are same. My wife has sent a letter to NVC Portsmouth & St Louis to locate our payment in their offices.
We attached copy of the Bank check and also the USPS delivery signed Receipt

I hope it helps u .... AND WE march forwards sooon in meeting our loved Ones.....

Jigi

Erm, yes, Jigi, I know we're more or less in the same boat, but you still haven't answered the question many have asked you: has your I-130 been approved yet? Have you ever gotten a document from USCIS saying that your I-130 had been approved and was being sent to the NVC for further processing? As far as your timeline is concerned, your I-130 has yet to be adjudicated.

Geist

Female

Finland

2007-08-24 20:11:00

Jigi, has your I-130 been approved yet because your timeline doesn't say it has.

Geist

Female

Finland

2007-08-23 05:35:00

To be a bit more clear, the NVC told me that there was nothing they could do, but I needed to call the bank and get them to track it and see if it had been cashed (even though the operator admitted that it's not like it would be cashed and not updated in their system). Then I asked her that if it was lost, what should I do? Resubmit the fee? And she said yes. I then asked her about the cover sheet, of which I did not make a copy before sending off and she said they could send me another.
So we'll wait. On Friday (which is also conveniently payday!) I'll get another money order and send it off wehn I get the new cover sheet. And then I'll cancel payment on the first one and hopefully get the money back.

Geist

Female

Finland

2007-08-22 16:03:00

I-130

it is dated in April.........did you ever receive anything??

Ashleigh-Au

Female

2006-11-22 22:39:00

DS-3032 for Dependent

I signed my daughters forms...she was also 11....and I just put....

signature (mother)

Ashleigh-Au

Female

2006-12-02 22:11:00

Dependent children of spouse

Yes...I agree with Gemcote....seperate I 130's.

Ashleigh-Au

Female

2006-12-04 11:28:00

Vaccinations to be taken

I don't believe Hep B is required if you are over 19.

There are some on that list that you won't need....I waited until the time of my medical and got a tetanus....MMR....that was all I needed.

Ashleigh-Au

Female

2006-12-10 22:48:00

oops....I apologize...i didn't look at it too carefully...I thought they were adjusting status.

My mistake. :blush:

Ashleigh-Au

Female

2007-01-01 20:43:00

um....they want the person who is filling out the G325a...in this case the step son....to put his father and mothers name.
Hi,

I think you need to get your facts straight....the step son does NOT fill out a G325a.

Jazzy

Well that depends on the age of the step son...if he is over 14 he needsa G325A.

I have my facts straight.

Ashleigh-Au

Female

2007-01-01 11:46:00

um....they want the person who is filling out the G325a...in this case the step son....to put his father and mothers name.

Ashleigh-Au

Female

2006-12-30 23:31:00

Yes....the g 325a asks for fathers name......it doesn't ask if the father and mother were married tho.

Put the fathers name.

Ashleigh-Au

Female

2006-12-30 23:17:00

Recent Travel Experiences While Applying for CR-1

Maybe ignorance isbliss....glad I didn't know all that when I was coming in and out of the country.

I think it is a ####### shoot.....I wouldn't let it influence the visa I applied for.

Bring the evidence you think you need when attempting to enter the US for a visit.....but be aware that you may be denied entry.

What else can you do?

Ashleigh-Au

Female

2007-01-18 14:06:00

Recent Travel Experiences While Applying for CR-1

edited to say.....I came in under the VWP....and my POE was LAX everytime.

Ashleigh-Au

Female

2007-01-18 13:17:00

Recent Travel Experiences While Applying for CR-1

I travelled several times while my visa application was pending....had no problems and was never asked to provide any info re ties to Australia.

Probably a good thing because I didn't have any evidence.....that was before I found this site.

Ashleigh-Au

Female

2007-01-18 12:40:00

I-864 Signed by a Notary

As I understood it, no notary is required if it's you completing the forms based on your income. In our case we needed a joint sponsor so we had that notarized.

Everyone's free to their opinion. My main recommendation was that if you have questions on this sort of thing, ask the people who should certainly know (the NVC).

Best of Luck

This is a recent change... sponsor....co-sponsor....it doesn't matter.

The form does not need to be notarized.

Ashleigh-Au

Female

2007-01-26 09:29:00

I-864 Signed by a Notary

The I 864 no longer needs to be notarized.

Ashleigh-Au

Female

2007-01-24 08:54:00

Does the notary stamp and sign at the signature line?

The I-864 no longer needs to be notarized.

Ashleigh-Au

Female

2007-01-25 10:45:00

How long do I have before I must file the AOJ/I864 after POE

There is no specific time that you must file I 485.....asap is always best but you can wait a while if you like

She cannot apply for EAD until she is in the country....she needs her 1-94 in order to apply for EAD.

Ashleigh-Au

Female

2007-02-15 14:43:00

NOA1 to NOA2 Timeline

QUOTE (Eresh @ Oct 6 2007, 07:47 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (wahenie19 @ Oct 4 2007, 03:00 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Wow, I cant help but notice one date in paticular Miriam n Alain, they got their NOA2 in 1 day from getting NOA1?

Yes I saw that as well. I don't know the story behind that.

They're cuban, that's the story behind that.

Geist

Female

Finland

2007-10-06 08:15:00

Question about Affidavit of Support

Current income= what you're earning now.......and that will carry the most weight. You will,however, be required to show the amounts you've earned for the past 3 years. If you earned nothing then you'll need to write a letter explaning why your income was low and you were not required to file an income tax return..... it'll be important to show the person adjudicating your case that your employment is solid.

Okay, so that would make my current income the post-college student income, right? Fortunately I have filed my income taxes the last 3 years (well, last two plus 2006), even though it was so low so that shouldn't be a problem. And I'll definitely be able to get my employer to send me a letter saying that I'm employed, they're not going to fire me (yet), etc, etc.

Geist

Female

Finland

2007-02-22 09:08:00

Question about Affidavit of Support

In the line where they ask for the current income on the I-864, what do they mean? For me, for example, I was a college student the last three tax years, so my income has been very low. Only in October have I been working full-time as a manager. So on my 2006 taxes, my income was $11,000---Not nearly high enough to meet 125% of the poverty level for 2 people. However, my current income, when put on a early basis, is much higher: somewhere around $38-40,000.

What do they mean then, by current income?

Geist

Female

Finland

2007-02-21 23:38:00

Evidence that bona fides your marriage

For the new requirements I sent in 3 affidavits, two from family members and 1 from a friend. I somehow read in the instructions that three was the minimum, but maybe that just got in my head from somewhere else

In anycase, I would definitely NOT recommend overcompliance. Pick one of the requirements and send in information pertinent to it. If all of us send in all of ther requirements, the one person who doesn't is going to be looked at really funny at the USCIS...and we just might find that in the future, we have to send in ALL of the info instead of just one of them. Kind of like how before this was a requirement, people would send in proof of a marital relationship anyway, in hopes it would speed things up, and now it's required.

This is bureaucracy, follow the letter of the law and that is all you're required to do.

Geist

Female

Finland

2007-02-26 12:18:00

After you receive NOA1

NOA 1 is basically a receipt notice which says your application is being processed and shows a probable--highly unlikely--time range for completion.

Hmm, i just looked over my NOA1 and it has no probable date for completion at all. The priority date space on it is left blank. Is there usually a date there?

Geist

Female

Finland

2007-03-04 14:35:00

Wife Pregnant

Well, since no one else has said it, I'll say it: CONGRATULATIONS! :thumbs:

Geist

Female

Finland

2007-03-09 00:03:00

Finally an aprroval from Vermont

Siigh. I''m not a patient person

But I guess I'll have to learn sometime. You'd think they'd hire more people or do something of the sort if they find themselves flooded with applications.

But anyway, Congrats on your recent approval and I hope the rest of your visa process is quick and painless.

Geist

Female

Finland

2007-03-12 19:29:00