Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	October K3 and I-130 Filers who are still in waiting for NOA2s?	In any case, I dont know what magic you've got, but please do spread it in thoughts to me! You got your NOA2 in record time - do you do any visualization exercises? if so, what do you do? I actually do, not just me though, my husband also we also got our DS-3032 accepted in only 3 days when ppl are still waiting I use the power of imagination, I use my intuition, mixed together with lots of prayer and fasting <I fasted every other day for 6 months before I sent off the I-130> and when we recieved the NOA2 it was a really awesome time, my husband was actually at this temple down in Pune< we hadnt been able to talk for 2 weeks due to his phone not having reception,> the day I recieved the NOA2 he had been in meditation the whole day, then the approval came and his phone also started working the same day . DO you believe in the Power of NOW? Thoughts are things, Thoughts become things... we are like a magnet, if we wake up with negitive energy then negitive things are drawn to us... wake up with positive energy then positive things are drawn to us... less you ask, how do you wake up in positive energy.. through meditation and my husband does krya yoga... I am not able to do it as yet, so I just concentrate on my breath...	Amit-N-Melody	Female	India	2010-02-25 23:49:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	October K3 and I-130 Filers who are still in waiting for NOA2s?	Your still in my prayers... it is comming soon... my thought on it... I think the hold up on your I-130 is that you didnt send in any pics with the petition.. 1 picture speaks a thousand words... I know that you sent a butt load of other stuff, and maybe they are just verifing everything.. I would just start gathering all your stuff as if you were already at the NVC so when your case gets there you can zoom zooom zoom!! XOXOXO	Amit-N-Melody	Female	India	2010-02-25 17:16:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Pregenant wife of USC get IR1 visa in India	I am confused on what it is that you are asking	Amit-N-Melody	Female	India	2010-03-19 20:22:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I130 Steps & Details	They will send it to a service Center... mine was the California Service Center.. But I have seen others at the VSC and so forth.. you will know which one you are at when they mail you ther NOA1	Amit-N-Melody	Female	India	2010-03-25 17:34:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Tax Filing as Single or Married	I also went to H&R Block, and they told me to file single....	Amit-N-Melody	Female	India	2010-03-31 21:30:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	RFE for Birth Certificate, need help!	So sorry to hear about your RFE, I was reading another thread some months back with a very simular case as yours... From what I can remember is that they just sent in the exact same document with a letter attached saying this IS the BirthCertificate... NVC really blows sometimes	Amit-N-Melody	Female	India	2010-03-29 19:03:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Please help meto fill out I-864A question no 8	Do you live with your brother? If yes, you select c. I am not the intending immigrant. I am the sponsor's household member. I am related to the sponsor as his/her.Then select: Brother or sister. Make sure you and your brother both sign the form.	Amit-N-Melody	Female	India	2010-06-03 02:26:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	i-130 sent photographs	from my understanding the pics that you sent to the uscis for the I-130 will not be returned to you. I am not sure if you sent in a request to return them if they would even do that then... I know at my husbands interview the pics that I sent in were not returned..	Amit-N-Melody	Female	India	2010-06-03 02:23:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	VFS Requirements	here is the link for ya... you can get the address and contact number from the site, my husband didnt have to have an appointment but that was with the New Delhi location.. https://www.vfs-usa....ndia/Index.html As far as to what to take them... I would take everything that was in your IV package: New DS-230 2 passport photos copy of BC copy of both PCC's copy of passport medical Some offices require different things, the New Delhi office just wanted the new DS-230, passport photos and medical... take everything just incase and they will check it off when you are there.	Amit-N-Melody	Female	India	2010-06-14 21:44:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	any1 went to embassy in NEW DELHI	They were very nice to us... I was able to be by my Husbands side the whole time. The Lady that interviewed him was pleasant and even giggled when I showed her several pic's of my computer and web cam after she asked me if my family attended the wedding	Amit-N-Melody	Female	India	2010-06-15 22:13:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CR-1 PLEASE HELP	I have some questions and would greatly appreciate any help that I get. I am confused about when I-130 goes to NVC. 1. Should my husband fill out all the paperwork and documents before we get the IV bill from the NVC so that we have it ready to go? 2. Do I send it the NVC? Or does he take it to the embassy? 3. The documents do they need originals or copies? 4. Do they need documents from me (I am a US Citizen) or him? 5. What is the Sign In Failed, that everyone talks about? And why are you happy if it failed? I know I am in the beginning stages of our process, but I like to be prepared and know what to expect. So I know what I need to do. Thank you for any and all help. I have already learned so much from this site and I am so grateful for all of you. Danielle it would be helpful to you if you read up on the LingChe guide : http://www.visajourn...he_NVC_ShortCut	Amit-N-Melody	Female	India	2010-06-22 20:32:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	omg SIF finally after all that torture	Congrats!!!	Amit-N-Melody	Female	India	2010-06-22 20:33:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Processing Time	why were you not able to pay online? why were you not able to pay online? here this might help you out : http://www.visajourn...he_NVC_ShortCut	Amit-N-Melody	Female	India	2010-06-21 10:09:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Time it takes to get visa.	Hi! I am nw here! I am wondering how long it takes from NOA1-NOA2 I am Pakistani. Thanks you can expect atleast 5+ months... settle down for alot of waiting... maybe take up a new hobby	Amit-N-Melody	Female	India	2010-06-22 20:25:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Hi, new here	Thanks for the responses people. I was thinking of filing I 130 and asking for a K3 visa just to make them come here quicker. K3 is dead... cant be used or asked for	Amit-N-Melody	Female	India	2010-06-23 06:35:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Hi, new here	Hi I have been around for a while absorbing all the good info you guys give. 1.)I am a naturalized USC since 2003 and want to bring my spouse of many years and my 2 kids here.I am thinking of going the K3/K4 route than the I 130. 2.)The income tax returns that i have to show are filed married filing single.But someone told me recently that the filing status should be single since my spouse is not with me.Which is correct? 3.)Secondly the birth certificates issued in India do not have the new born child's name on it, just the mother and father's name.I heard Immigration needs the child's name on the BC.How to resolve this issue? I would appreciate your replies.And you will see a lot of me around. Thanks again. 1.) K3/K4 is dead they did away with it this year. look into the IR1 you will have to file I-130 2.) As long as you have filed your taxes you will be ok, I personally filed single even though through my employeer I have I am married. 3.) It is very common that the birth certificate wont contain the name of the child... you will have to get this resolved... very simple you would just go to the place where they issue copies of Birth Certificates and get the name of the child on the BC. My Husband had to get his BC corrected after they misspelled his Fathers name.... If you need the exact name of the place let me know, I am not sure where you are located but if it is in Delhi I could tell you exactly where to go	Amit-N-Melody	Female	India	2010-06-22 19:59:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	what do i do next	thank Amit-N-Melody and Atencio, that was helpful.. i can not believe it is going to take 5 to 6 month for NOA2. is there anyway to expedite the process? I am pregnant, i thought the whole process takes 6 months.. so i can have him here before our child birth.. immm it is so frustrating thanks for all your help and thanks to visajourney Marriage : 2010-02-19 I-130 Sent : 2010-05-14 I-130 NOA1 : 2010-05-19 You should study up on other ppls timeline from your consulate and india in general to get you a better expectation of when you will be through with this process. Also fill in and keep a current timeline to help other ppl. Just because you are pregnant is not reason enough to expedite the whole process... believe me when I say a whole lot of us would use that excuse... There was even a girl that was pregnant and due to stress had her baby several months early and she was not able to expidite the process <she even had a lawyer>. You should expect this process if ran ontime <without any hiccups> to take atleast 7-8 months before you get an interview.. My perdicitions for you: I-130 NOA2 : Oct 2010 NVC complete: Dec 2010 if you dont have any hiccups Interview in Jan or Feb <more than likely Feb>	Amit-N-Melody	Female	India	2010-06-24 18:28:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	what do i do next	you filed your I-130 in May? I believe this is what you are saying... and this would be for a CR-1 visa? if soo then you do nothing right now... except wait... and wait some more and just when you think you will looose your mind you will have to wait some more time... and then in about 5+ months from your NOA1 date <probably sometime in October> you will recieve your NOA2 I have seen some ppl get the NOA2 in about 4 months, but at the same time I have seen it take 6+ months to get it.... I think the average for India is about 5 months though Good Luck and Happy Waiting	Amit-N-Melody	Female	India	2010-06-23 21:02:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	why is to long NOA2		Amit-N-Melody	Female	India	2010-06-28 12:08:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	July 31st (Saturday) interview dates, New Delhi	interesting.... I didnt think that they worked on Saturday nothing the embassy does suprises me though	Amit-N-Melody	Female	India	2010-06-28 06:42:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	proccesing time to get visa?	You should be through with NVC in August if you dont have any hiccups and then depending on when in August you are through you should have an interview in Sept or October... so you could think that you could possible be here for Halloween just my gestiments of course	Amit-N-Melody	Female	India	2010-07-08 10:56:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	l-130 visa filed rejected	Hi,we just recieved feedback from homeland security,it said we are rejected because of incomplete details of address.pls need any help or idea what happen to our papers. Did you not put your address on the I-130? I even only put my PO Box number and I didnt have any issues, or did you mail the I-130 to the wrong address Edited by Amit-N-Melody, 07 July 2010 - 12:21 PM.	Amit-N-Melody	Female	India	2010-07-07 12:21:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	my wife interview at new delhi,india 07/29/2010h	hurray finaly my wife interview is on 07/29/2010..and im going to india to stay wd her at the time of interview(can i go with her inside at the interview? im taking my bank statments from april2010,my 3years tax reports,my company letter,my company paystubs,our phone records,emails and greetings cards and our marriage and engagement picturess and my self:P is there anything i missing it to take it with me? whts is AP i see some topics people are stuck in AP whts AP STANDS FOR? plzs me folks i got less then 2weeks:( god bless us AP=hell... and takes what seems an eternity to get out of... be prepared lots of ppl get put on AP from the New Delhi Embassy...	Amit-N-Melody	Female	India	2010-07-11 14:31:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	hope you could advice me on this...	Interesting... First off the USCIS did NOT request you to send in the original documents... actually they said NOT too, I am curious on the you did. But I do know that the USCIS will send all the documents to the NVC.. so I would assume that the original documents would be submitted to them. When your case has been sent to NVC I would call them and ask them what to do... it might be that they require you to get the original documents and send them in again... If I were you I would just apply for all the Original DOcuments and atleast have them...	Amit-N-Melody	Female	India	2010-07-11 09:40:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Name on PCC	Ok so I called the National Visa Center to get some clarification on this stuff. They told me since my wife was interviewing in New Delhi that they only need the Police Certificate from New Delhi to be sent in. They do not need it from the other location she used to live in because she has never lived outside India, currently lives in New Delhi and will interview in New Delhi. They did however mention that the certificate should provide clearance for ALL names ever used by my wife. I dont know how correct this information that NVC gave you is, My husband also interviewed in NWD and he was required to have both PCC's... he also only lived right outside of Delhi in Bhadugardgh his whole life.. I assume that the worst thing that could happen if you dont recieve it would be that they would issue and RFE in NVC or they would put you on AP if they need it at the interview stage As far as the name on the PCC I think you are thinking to much... on the forms it asked about a maiden name.. and I am sure that you put her maiden name on the I-130, DS-230 etc... sooo I believe that they can cross reference.. Just my 2 cents	Amit-N-Melody	Female	India	2010-07-14 08:08:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	processing to complete NVC procedure after I-130	took me 22 days to get through NVC and have a CC....	Amit-N-Melody	Female	India	2010-07-15 07:28:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Interview Approved.. but no visa???!!??!!	I emailed the embassy tonight... it is their Monday Morning... Lets see... Maybe some news this week...	Amit-N-Melody	Female	India	2010-07-18 23:04:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Interview Approved.. but no visa???!!??!!	still no updates... DOS says the same thing	Amit-N-Melody	Female	India	2010-07-16 09:11:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Interview Approved.. but no visa???!!??!!	I think it's horrible that people have to go through this just because they've met online. Meeting people online is a normal thing these days. When I was in the States visiting my husband, I've seen that internet is a #1 place where people meet other people... does that make it not real or less real? No! I dont think that it has to do with us meeting online.. I think it is because I am a white american female that is divorced with kids... and my Hubby had never been married before... so it makes red flags come up when applying for a visa, since it is kinda against his "culture" to have married me in the first place.. All the US is trying to do is make sure that he isnt scamming me, or that he isnt some member of some covert terriorist group Woot Woot...<--- this is me trying to stay positive...	Amit-N-Melody	Female	India	2010-06-21 10:06:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Interview Approved.. but no visa???!!??!!	Call it my dry sense of humor	Amit-N-Melody	Female	India	2010-06-09 14:09:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Interview Approved.. but no visa???!!??!!	Just the same stuff I mentioned earlier in a NVC thread and that you should be prepared for a AP. I should of been prepared for an AP.. wow.. such encouraging words	Amit-N-Melody	Female	India	2010-06-08 14:31:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Interview Approved.. but no visa???!!??!!	Just the basic facts about your case and given that it's New Delhi (which is a high-fraud Embassy unlike Mumbai or Chennai in India) is enough to warrant an AP. Just exactly what do you mean by this? The basic facts about my case.. please enlighten me.. what red flags would there have been?	Amit-N-Melody	Female	India	2010-06-07 23:48:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Interview Approved.. but no visa???!!??!!	I called the embassy today and talked to the same female operator that I spoke to last week... I used a different method on her this time.. instead of extreme panic and frustration i was cool and calm She told me that our case is under mandatory administrative processing, it is being reviewed now and to call back the end of the week or begining of next week... <sigh> humm...she also said that each case is different with different processing times, some take shorter amount of times compared to others..<is that a glimmer of hope> what she didnt say was 4-6 weeks like last week	Amit-N-Melody	Female	India	2010-06-07 00:38:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Interview Approved.. but no visa???!!??!!	thanks for all the info everyone... I have not called DOS yet, I am going to call them once I get back to the US.. .. so my plans are to call the Embassy tomorrow and see what they say. I wonder whats the fastes anyones finished AP is is it unrealistic to think that we could have the visa this week? I have been going over red flags and everything that could put your case on hold and neither one of us have anything.. he has never applied for a visa, no criminal past, never been arrested... etc... same here on myside... soooo my thinking is that it has to be a name check... but even his last name is so uncommon that I wouldnt think that it would take long... Oh well... and I thought waiting for my NOA2 was bad... and then I thought NVC was hell... my God!! it doesnt compare to this Dont feel to bad my fiancee was approved May 7th at the kingston embassy all the lady said was we were approved and I was with him at his interview. Also at least you know you are on AP. I still can not get a response from them. I am sorry typically the K-1 visas fly by without an issue... Keep trying to call them hopefully you will get and answer soon	Amit-N-Melody	Female	India	2010-06-06 04:34:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Interview Approved.. but no visa???!!??!!	Thanks everyone!! I am planning on calling DOS when I get home.. Yea.. the good thing is they did keep his passport he took the oath and signed the DS-230 form... so everything proceeded as normal... not to mention the lady told us that we were approved.... so... I think it will be a very short AP.. no more than 6 weeks trying to stay positive	Amit-N-Melody	Female	India	2010-06-04 02:06:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Interview Approved.. but no visa???!!??!!	I was wondering if anyone is going through the same thing... I have searched and searched and havent been able to find anyone in my situation... here it goes: Husband had his interview in New Delhi on the 27th of May. I was able to attend the whole interview with him I watched the whole process.. finger prints, pre-interview <checking all our papers> and then finally the interview.. The Lady who did the interview made us both take the oath... and then she preceeded to ask me the questions... very simple like how we met... bla bla bla.. then she wanted to see some photos... then she looked at me and smiled and said I want to wrap this up really fast so flip quickly... so I did... while I was flipping she asked me if my family attended the wedding and I gave her a great big smile and said yes, they attended via web cam mom,dad,brothers, aunt uncles and grandparents... here let me show you... I fliped to the couple of pages where you could see my computer and web cam in the wedding ceromony... she started laughing and said I have seen enough... she scribbled some things on the file of paper work.. and then said congrats you are approved you will have your visa in 1 week... I then asked her if it would be ok to pick it up at the VFS office.. she said sure no issues with that... then we left on cloud nine she didnt hand us anypapers/slips nothing... we just walked out smiling Sooo... From the VFS website and other ppl I have talked to I know that within 3 buisness days we should of been issued the visa.. when this did not happen I called the embassy and talked with a guy... and he told me that we were put on AP.. I was like what!!!! I couldnt think..so I let him go... collected my thoughts and called them back.. <I think this is what irritated the next lady > This reallllly rude Indian Lady is who I talked to next.. I asked her about hubbys visa and she again told me that we were put on AP... I asked her why the Interviewer told us that we were approved... the Lady said that she didnt know that they were going to put him on AP... then I asked why wasnt he given any slip or paper.. no 221g nothing... she said she couldnt disclose this... I then asked if the embassy puts everyone on AP she said no only a few.. I asked her how the Embassy would contact us if they needed any additional information or to let us know about the visa and she said that I would come to know.. I could see that I was getting nowhere except on her last nerve.. so I asked her how long should I should expect my husband to be on AP, she said that normal is 4-6 weeks and that I could call back next week to check on the status..... so now I sit in the firey pits of hell... I meant in India at a nice guest house... confused.. sooo please direct me... I know that I might never know what this AP is for.. but I have racked my brain.. if they were doing a name check.. my god wouldnt you think they would have already done that? Background checks.. I mean ugggh.. I really wish the Lady doing the interview wouldnt of smiled at me and said "Congrats you are approved" it is kinda like a horror film.. the smile and the voice is even comming in my dreams!!!! as I am writing this Hubby is singing..... "You're stayin' alive, stayin' alive.Feel the city breakin'And ev'rybody shakin' And we're stayin' alive, stayin' alive.Ah, ha, ha, ha,Stayin' alive.Stayin' alive.Ah, ha, ha, ha,Stayin' alive. Well now, I get low and I get high. And if I can't get either I really try" gotta love the freaking BeeGee's!!!!	Amit-N-Melody	Female	India	2010-06-03 14:24:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	NVC SAYS COPIES!!!	You will be fine, IMO if they needed anything from you that was different than you sent in then they would of given you an RFE at the NVC instead of an interview date When you go to VFS just make sure that take copies of everything that was in the DS-230 package along with a new DS-230 form... and you are going to be A.OK!!!	Amit-N-Melody	Female	India	2010-07-15 07:20:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	How soon can we start the I-130?	why dont you ask a user name Sachinky what she would do... I believe that she was in a similar situation as you, and she choose to go back to her country, mary and then file an I-130 and I know that she use to complain that she shouldnt of done that... that she should of married in the us and then just filed and AOS... that way you wouldnt have to be apart...	Amit-N-Melody	Female	India	2010-07-12 20:43:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	How soon can we start the I-130?	I am sure someone will come along that can answer this exactly... but if she is here on a J1 I would think that you could get married and then file an AOS..	Amit-N-Melody	Female	India	2010-07-12 11:09:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	PDF Filler	OMG... ummmm ok	Amit-N-Melody	Female	India	2010-07-29 14:46:00