Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	My documentation for interview on September 20,	Thailand is one of loving countries at the interview time! Loto	LotofPatience	Male	India	2010-09-16 16:44:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	My documentation for interview on September 20,	Hooray the finally i know how to upload it, I was stupid and made the same topic many time, how can i delete another one which do not show the picture ? and ready for interview next week, Come on examiner I am ready for the answer LOL good luck to me Good luck to you and the CO too who is going to review this 'thick' thingie Loto	LotofPatience	Male	India	2010-09-16 11:00:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	My documentation for interview on September 20,	Good! Loto	LotofPatience	Male	India	2010-09-16 10:54:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Filing for I-130 real soon	awesome. Thanks guys. So am I right in thinking the address she must put for her residence on the I-130 is her current apartment address? Or her parents address? Do I need to include a note to tell USCIS where to send mail if it is different to her current address? I didn't see anywhere on the form for a mailing address. She may put her current residence as long as she is sure she would get USCIS communication by mail. There is only one address in the form, yes. I am not sure the letter would be good enough to inform them. Loto	LotofPatience	Male	India	2010-09-16 15:55:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Filing for I-130 real soon	Hello everyone! This is my first post and my first experience of immigration I recently married my wonderful USC wife over in the good old USA before returning back home to the UK. We have both decided we don't want to be apart any longer than we have to and so she will be filing the I-130 to bring me over to the US soon. I do have a couple of minor concerns. Firstly, she has just recently moved out of her parents house and has taken up a years contract in a student apartment (we figured we'd allow a year before the CR-1 visa would be issued). Does correspondence from USCIS etc have to be sent to her current address? (address she will have to put on I-130). We would rather have mail sent to her parent's house (Her permanent address) Secondly, I understand USCIS must know where I'll be living once i arrive in the US. We have worked out I shall stay at her parent's house while we find an apartment for the both of us. Will this be a problem? Do we need a tenancy agreement for the both of us in place beforehand? Thanks everyone. First of all, good luck for I-130 filing! Second of all, you don't have any problems where you live, but make sure your wife gets USCIS mails. That's all. You can live wherever you want. Loto	LotofPatience	Male	India	2010-09-16 15:21:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	No Pay Stubs for Affidavit of Support	If there are no wages earned then the OP just needs to be sure that the complete return (including a schedule C) is submitted as a self employed person. The numbers that the OP states look to be good. But only the adjudicator's opinion counts. Each case is different. If the CO wants to see more, they will request more. This is what I am also thinking. Even though NVC passes it, CO is the one who makes the final decision. Loto	LotofPatience	Male	India	2010-09-16 10:05:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	No Pay Stubs for Affidavit of Support	no wihholdin taxes or ss taxes for none of us, on line 22 of our 2009 tax returns says that I have 16348 while my sister have about 11513 dollars! together they equal more than $27,562. I think I'm safe! this affidavit of support is the hardest paperwork for the whole journey!!! Yes theladynthetramp, you are just above the poverty line by $299, which is good. Hope for the best! Do you have any other assets such as home, bank deposit, stocks etc.? You definitely will be needing this year's employment letter from both of you and your sister for sure. It has a specific format that must outline "Dates of employment, the nature of the job, wages or salary earned, number of hours/weeks worked, and prospects for future employment and advancement. It should be sufficient for the employer to say that the employment is of indefinite duration or words of similar effect." and it must be signed by the employer with complete details of the employer. Anh map, what do you think? Loto	LotofPatience	Male	India	2010-09-15 23:41:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	No Pay Stubs for Affidavit of Support	If you and your sister have filed IRS form 1040 last year, check Line# 22 of it for both, total it and see how much is the combined total. Loto	LotofPatience	Male	India	2010-09-15 19:01:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	No Pay Stubs for Affidavit of Support	yup! my sister's orderin her birth certificate! and yes it's a i-864A! she has a daughter as a dependent but only me, my husband, and my son and of course my sister count! we are above 125% of the poverty line! everything's ready! just waitin for the dang NOA2 now! Loto you're a very active member on here! I hope you get your petition approved soon! Oh Thanks theladynthetramp! Your household size is 4 and the poverty line threshold is $27,562. Your income $16,000 Your sister's income $13,000 + $300*12 = $16,600 Total combined income $32,600 is above your threshold. Loto	LotofPatience	Male	India	2010-09-15 18:33:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	No Pay Stubs for Affidavit of Support	Couple of things for you: 1) Your sister's dependents need not be entered as household. Only your sister will be counted in your household + you + your beneficiary + your any other dependents 2) Your sister's proof of age (birth certificate, passport copy etc.) is a MUST. A sponsor or co-sponsor must be above 18 years old. Loto	LotofPatience	Male	India	2010-09-15 17:21:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	No Pay Stubs for Affidavit of Support	thank you! both of us have employment letters (i have a self employment letter I'm a nanny that makes about 16 thousand dollars in my last tax returns) and my sister have a self employment letter as well (from her boss statin that she gets paid about 13 thousand in cash and 300 dollars as monthly bonus. I suppose that's enough? Then you are all set. Provide the employment letter as well. You will execute I-864 and your sister will execute I-864A (Hope both are in the same address). You can combine both persons' income to overcome the poverty line threshold. Household size will be you, your dependents, your beneficiary, your sister and her dependents. Loto Edited by LotOfPatience, 15 September 2010 - 05:13 PM.	LotofPatience	Male	India	2010-09-15 17:12:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	No Pay Stubs for Affidavit of Support	What does a strong income mean? And what is a weak income in contrast? Do I have a strong income if I made the same amount for the last 4 or 5 years? Strong income means the income very well above the poverty line thershold of one's household size. Loto	LotofPatience	Male	India	2010-09-15 17:08:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	No Pay Stubs for Affidavit of Support	NVC isn't the biggest worry. It's the CO that will be conducting the interview and evaluating the Affidavit of Support. Depending on the cosponsor's level of income shown on the 2009 tax transcript/return, they may want to see proof of current income for the cosponsor. An employer letter may be helpful. With the current economic downturn the CO's are being more vigilant regarding sponsorship. You should seek input from other members that have petitioned for spouses at the Tunis embassy. Loto	LotofPatience	Male	India	2010-09-15 16:59:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	No Pay Stubs for Affidavit of Support	theladynthetramp, as part of initial submission of AOS, you may exclude the pay stubs, if your last 3 year taxes are super strong. However, if the last 3 year taxes are little shaky, they might issue an RFE to produce the pay stubs and the employment letter. Loto	LotofPatience	Male	India	2010-09-15 16:31:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	No Pay Stubs for Affidavit of Support	I am preparing the affidavit of support, I have my tax returns, but as I am self-employed I don't have pay stubs. the joint sponsor is my sister, and she gets paid in cash as wlel, but she has her tax returns as well with no paystubs either. is that gonna be a problem at NVC? or I should just write a letter explaining why there are no paystubs? did anyone send the affidavit of support (I-864) without paystubs and got his completed with no RFEs and no problems? do you know anyone who did? theladynthetramp, how strong is your and your sister's last 3 years income? If it is really strong, current year paystubs and employment letter may be optional, as per the Adjudicator's Field Manual for AOS. BTW, Do you or your sister withhold the quarterly income taxes? Some self employed folks do this. Hope this helps out! Loto	LotofPatience	Male	India	2010-09-15 16:21:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Would expediting a case for a medical condition, cause problems in the interview?	yeh, he's workin on gettin the doctor's letter from his country! but obviously he cant do the medical treatment unless he is in the US, and he needs me by his side right after he goes through the surgery! maybe i should contact the national service center number? we are just paranoid about the interview! you know he has to go through a medical exam and all..I'm afraid they would tell him he needs to have his surgery at his homeland before he is given a visa..what do u think USCIS wouldn't advise anything. They may or may not expedite your case. That's all! Loto	LotofPatience	Male	India	2010-09-08 16:11:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Would expediting a case for a medical condition, cause problems in the interview?	would anyone recommend calling national service center at 800-375-5283 and give a service request? You may try SR. Loto	LotofPatience	Male	India	2010-09-08 15:48:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Would expediting a case for a medical condition, cause problems in the interview?	My husband (who is the beneficiary) needs to have a surgery on his back, after this surgery, he needs to rest layin on his stomach for 3 months, therefore he can't work and he would need me to take care of him! does any VJ members think that we can qualify for an expedite? and if yes, would his medical condition affect the interview? affect him in a way that it would not allow him to get a visa because he would need a surgery first? You may try with sufficient documentation. Why don't you try like this? Get the doctor's letter from his country and do the medical treatment in the U.S using your health insurance. Sometimes, it works! Loto	LotofPatience	Male	India	2010-09-08 15:43:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Adding a family member to I-130	Thanks so much for the help, sorry for the initial confusion! What about a brother, same thing? What was the I-130 referring to when it said "Other people the beneficiary will bring to the US"? Not your wife's brother also. Other people of beneficiary are beneficiary's minor sons and daughters that could be her child(ren) in your wedlock or her child(ren) in her previous marriage Loto	LotofPatience	Male	India	2010-09-16 20:33:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Adding a family member to I-130	jjjdddlll - you cannot add your mother-in-law to the petition. In fact, you cannot petition her her at all. Your wife may petition for her mother when she becomes a citizen! good luck	LotofPatience	Male	India	2010-09-16 19:54:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Adding a family member to I-130	I'm confused Loto, it seems jjjddlll wants to petition for his mother-in-law, not HIS mother Correct? You are correct canadian_wife! What a tiring day today? I withdrew my statement. OP, All above posts except mine are correct. Loto	LotofPatience	Male	India	2010-09-16 19:47:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Adding a family member to I-130	I am petitioning for my wife, and I was talking about her mom, my mother-in-law. Then all the above posts have to be revised. Yes, you can file your mother's I-130 exactly same like your wife. Write a special note when you filing I-130 for your mother's to process with your wife's. USCIS may or may not combine both. It is totally a separate petition, not within your wife's I-130. Loto Edited by LotOfPatience, 16 September 2010 - 07:15 PM.	LotofPatience	Male	India	2010-09-16 19:14:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CR1 VISA TIME FRAME?	Hello, does anyone know how long it takes to file the CR1? I am from England and My husband is American. Thanks Filing CR1 will take only mailing time. After filing, the ball park of the timings below for most of the case: USCIS - 4 to 6 months NVC - 1 to 2 months (if proactive) Consulate - 1 to 3 months Loto	LotofPatience	Male	India	2010-09-17 11:43:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Super fast Approval!!!	Loto, who told you that you didn't qualify for expedited processing? And on what grounds were you trying to get expeditious processing? Just curious. CanadianRedneck, USCIS VSC told me I do not qualify. My criteria was: 1) This is my wife's second I-130 (she had GC before through me, but surrendered sometime in the past due to her long absence in the U.S) 2) Our new born USC daughter needs better medical care including vaccinations here in the U.S Loto	LotofPatience	Male	India	2010-09-16 18:52:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Super fast Approval!!!	WOOOW...Allah bless you...Mashallah...Congratulations bro...Mabrook Sam Hey, it is NOT my approval. It is one of the July filers' in our July list Loto	LotofPatience	Male	India	2010-09-14 23:05:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Super fast Approval!!!	shingyan and justmarried10, Why don't you buy me a powerball or NY Megamillion ticket? Loto	LotofPatience	Male	India	2010-09-14 21:27:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Super fast Approval!!!	I called USCIS other day and they opened service ticket for me because Im outside of my processing line Im hoping that will not slowed down my approval what is your opinion ? Opening SR is really good if one is passed 6 months timeframe. It wouldn't slow down anything. Since you filed on 03/30, your chances are very very high to get approved in couple of weeks time. Engage a congressional enquiry as well. Loto	LotofPatience	Male	India	2010-09-14 18:00:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Super fast Approval!!!	what is a trick to be approved that fast ?? There is no such trick If we see some more approvals from like this, we can conclude. Currently CSC is handling bulk load of I-130 petitions. VSC handles very very few I-130s and I think VSC more concentrates on other types of petitions that include TPS, EAD etc. If a person is really lucky enough in VSC with the right I-130 adjudicator, the miracle can happen. Loto	LotofPatience	Male	India	2010-09-14 17:54:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Super fast Approval!!!	I mailed mine into CSC 105 days ago and I am still waiting. Yesterday I started a discussion about why some petitions are approved quickly and others are not and if the country of the beneficiary matters. I would gladly pay a premium to have a decision now. What are the factors in getting a speedy or slow decision? Unfortunately premium processing is available to some employment visas etc. Even I pray for USCIS to introduce I-130 premium processing soon Generally upto 3 to 4 months, there are no factors. After 4th month onwards, it depends on luck! Loto	LotofPatience	Male	India	2010-09-14 17:15:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Super fast Approval!!!	my case was not expedited.it was a normal i-130 petition for spouse of us citizen. & i will fill my timeline thanks!!!! Oh, thanks justmarried10! Then yours is double super fast or express Loto	LotofPatience	Male	India	2010-09-14 16:49:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Super fast Approval!!!	my i-130 was approved in 39 days at csc.... Was it normal or expedited I-130, justmarried10? Loto	LotofPatience	Male	India	2010-09-14 11:54:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Super fast Approval!!!	It is just a single case so far. So, we can't predict anything at this point. However, if we see some more approvals similar to this, we have definitely some hope! shingyan will be in heaven now by hitting powerball jackpot Loto	LotofPatience	Male	India	2010-09-14 11:31:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Super fast Approval!!!	shingyan in VSC without expedite got I-130 approval in 68 days Loto	LotofPatience	Male	India	2010-09-14 10:41:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Please let me know if I am missing anything.	No Loto. Accounting! Good luck to your hubby's upcoming interview! And please share the experience here. Loto	LotofPatience	Male	India	2010-09-17 17:43:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Please let me know if I am missing anything.	Thanks guys. I will ask my husband to take all the items listed above to VFS office (copies only) and VFS will take and forward whatever they deem necessary. Also, my husband will bring originals on the day of interview. I guess this will be the logical thing to do. 'Logical thing' - are you also in IT field? Loto	LotofPatience	Male	India	2010-09-17 17:26:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Please let me know if I am missing anything.	Bobby, I don't think VFS will take all your documents and forward them to the Consulate. They just 'review' them whether all are good to go for interview, especially verification of the appointment letter, validity of the passport and NVC checklist. Most people, the medical is done after VFS phase. In our prior case, we submitted all the originals to NVC. We didn't have any certified copies of them, except the full set photocopy of I-130, AOS and IV. And my wife explained to them originals are with NVC. They said ok. Also, they collect a fee to return the passport back to the applicant by courier. The fee is most important to them Loto	LotofPatience	Male	India	2010-09-17 16:45:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Please let me know if I am missing anything.	Awesome work... LotOfPatience ... Hey, Thanks Deep Loto	LotofPatience	Male	India	2010-09-17 16:05:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Please let me know if I am missing anything.	Thanks Loto. Yes, I have full set copies of I-130, AOS & IV package. Yes, going to VFS after the medical completion with the U.S panel physician. Good luck Devraj for the upcoming interview! Loto	LotofPatience	Male	India	2010-09-17 11:57:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Please let me know if I am missing anything.	Devraj, Let me re-order your list in the most important order 1. Letter of Appointment 2. Original Passport of the applicant 3. 4 Passport Size Photographs of the Beneficiary 4. Medical report 5. Marital relationship - Primary Evidence a. Copy of Marriage Certificate b. Copy of receipt from Gurudwara (Temple) indicating the date and place of marriage 6. Marital relationship - Secondary Evidence a. Affidavits from parents b. Copies of pages of visa and stamp on Petitioner's passport c. Petitioner's Dates of travel to India ? lost the plane tickets d. Dates of stay in Hotel ? lost the receipt, but have dates and hotel's business card e. 50 Personal pictures f. 100 Wedding Pictures g. 50 Engagement Pictures h. Copies of the Wedding CDs - Print the pictures i. Copies of the Engagement CDs - Print the pictures j. Wedding cards ? Petitioner Side and Beneficiary Side k. Greetings cards l. Facebook printout m. Skype printout n. Magic Jack printout o. Phone bills p. Email printouts q. List of names of guests, their relationship to us and their phone number 7. Applicant's file a. Photocopy of biographic pages of Beneficiary's Passport b. Copy of Beneficiary's Birth Certificate c. Copy of Local Police Clearance Certificate d. Copy of Passport Clearance Certificate e. Copy of Beneficiary's voter card f. Copy of Beneficiary's ration Card g. Copy of Beneficiary's work ID h. Copy of Beneficiary's Driver's License 8. Petitioner's file a. Copy of Petitioner's work ID b. Copy of Petitioner's Social Security Number c. Copy of Petitioner's Driver's License Do you have the full set copies of I-130, AOS & IV package? Do you go to the VFS after the medical completion with the U.S panel physician? Get VFS receipt to submit to the Consulate for passport delivery. Loto Edited by LotOfPatience, 16 September 2010 - 11:21 PM.	LotofPatience	Male	India	2010-09-16 23:20:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Vermont Service Center volume?	I looked at it again, it shows current volume for July 2010, does it mean they're working on July fillers? Nope. In the month of July 2010, how many they received (this is July filers) and how many pending and how many they completed. 'How many completed' is for prior months. Loto	LotofPatience	Male	India	2010-09-17 17:24:00