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IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch 2010 CR1 filers
Woooooooooooo hoooooooooooooo Wasmah!!!!!! :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :thumbs: :thumbs: Congrats!!!! When you least expected it! Yay!!!! I hope you are ready for the hurry up and wait of NVC!!!
BigSighFemalePeru2010-07-19 12:11:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch 2010 CR1 filers
Who will be the lucky winner today? Hopefully there will be more than 1!!!
BigSighFemalePeru2010-07-19 11:28:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch 2010 CR1 filers
This forum is full today of posts from the weekend! Glad to see someone is having a good time out there.

C'mon good news!!!!! I hope I can be wearing out my dancin shoes this week!!!!
BigSighFemalePeru2010-07-19 09:56:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch 2010 CR1 filers
That's right Josh, just BUST A MOVE! Thanks for keeping my oh-so-secret identity secret :P.

lovesherhubby- I never received e-mails saying that I was touched or anything like that. One of the times that I had called to re-correct my NOA1, they told me that they had sent an e-mail to me about it. Uhhh....nope, they didn't send me any e-mail until the NOA2 in my junk mail :P. The touches, like Josh said are the "last updated" on the other page of your profile that has your case number (not the one with the blue circles).

Good luck to everyone! I hope to hear some good news from at least some one here tomorrow!!!!
BigSighFemalePeru2010-07-18 11:04:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch 2010 CR1 filers
Woo hoo! Congrats Josh!!!! How exciting! Well...I would pounce on you like I said I was going to and dane around you but since we aren't close :unsure: , maybe I will just dance around your vicinity :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance:!

Well, if the website is no good right now then everyone will be super surprised when that letter comes. Like I said, at least it cuts out some of the waiting time for NVC.

Congrats again Josh! I hope you are well prepared for NVC!
BigSighFemalePeru2010-07-17 18:19:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch 2010 CR1 filers
I sure hope you can John! Don't lose hope!!!! You can only be sure when you get to the month where December as an interview date won't be possible. You aren't there yet!!!
BigSighFemalePeru2010-07-16 16:47:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch 2010 CR1 filers
No one wants to be at NVC right now either (I know you do but not for morrrrrreeee waiting)....they are all stuck and behind as well. :(.
BigSighFemalePeru2010-07-16 16:35:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch 2010 CR1 filers
I LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE that song...but in Spanish. :).

Yo soy tu gominola.....:P.
BigSighFemalePeru2010-07-16 16:27:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch 2010 CR1 filers
Does someone care to enlighten the rest of us as to what that means? :thumbs:

Let's go Marchers let's go! *clap clap clap*

Well, I will check to see if anyone has good news today and I shall pounce on them and dance around them in joy :P

I will also wait for some good news next week for myself and everyone else. Oh how nice it would be to just sleep until everyone has good news. Or sleep in general. *Sigh*

Who shall be the lucky one to be assaulted with woo hoo's and hurray's and congrats?
BigSighFemalePeru2010-07-16 11:29:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch 2010 CR1 filers
Have a great time Tom! Be safe!!!! Take pics and post the on your FB (I don't even know if you have one) :P. Does anyone else have plans for the weekend?
BigSighFemalePeru2010-07-16 09:03:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch 2010 CR1 filers
him@ash- Good luck with NVC. They too have slowed down :(. It used to be a month to get through from case number assigned to case complete. Now it is taking longer than that by about a month (give or take some days). The steps for NVC an be found here:

http://www.visajourn...he_NVC_ShortCut
BigSighFemalePeru2010-07-16 08:04:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch 2010 CR1 filers
:( When I saw your name Anthony, I thought, "Oh how awesome! He got some good news! Oh I could just hug him (I was excited forgive me :innocent: )!" Sadly this is not the case.

I see the group has become more and more disgruntled. I agree, wait is a sucky word and a sucky concept. USCIS had better get their act together! :angry: I am anticipating the day when tons and tons of people let us know that they have been approved. Until then, all we can do is try and keep the little bit of sanity we have left.
BigSighFemalePeru2010-07-15 20:50:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch 2010 CR1 filers
Hahahaha! Nice one Indigo!
BigSighFemalePeru2010-07-15 10:02:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch 2010 CR1 filers
Or maybe, "Fine USCIS. Make us wait 5 months! Look at how quickly you will have congress people from all over the nation down your throats!"
BigSighFemalePeru2010-07-15 08:55:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch 2010 CR1 filers
Fine USCIS...we don't care anyway!

Is that better John?
BigSighFemalePeru2010-07-15 08:53:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch 2010 CR1 filers
wasmah- It wouldn't help now to file the I-129F.

Yesterday's approval was southindian but he didn't have a time line. Perhaps since it is Thursday, they will speed things along for today and tomorrow. C'mon good news USCIS!!!!
BigSighFemalePeru2010-07-15 08:44:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch 2010 CR1 filers
divina- Yeah. I got the DS3032/AOS fee (which was $70 before) e-mail and then after my DS3032 was accepted, I got the IV bill e-mail.
BigSighFemalePeru2010-07-14 22:05:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch 2010 CR1 filers
That is required for someone whose tax transcript for the 2009 is above the 125% poverty guideline? No.

That is recommended, well you already answered your question. If you just started a new job in 2009 or there is any reason why your case might be a little different...then that is mostly why those other things are recommended. If you choose not to send things in that are extra, that is up to you. While NVC is picky about things that don't match up, they seem to be just as picky about not enough information.

I would rather have it all handed in instead of finding on interview day that I should've done it before and now my loved one can't come here as soon as I had planned. But of course, that is just me. I also tend to think I have not the greatest luck and I'd rather arm myself with every thing I need ahead of time.

There are cases where your way will work just fine and some where it will not. Same goes for the way I will be doing it. Either way, I hope you have a quick journey through NVC without RFE's. :thumbs:
BigSighFemalePeru2010-07-14 20:32:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch 2010 CR1 filers
Congrats on the case number! Are all of your papers in order?
BigSighFemalePeru2010-07-14 18:35:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch 2010 CR1 filers
divina- You could call the NVC and see what they say.

Tom- You mean send it to the NVC? You can send in the hard copy. The e-mail is supposed to be faster. :P.
BigSighFemalePeru2010-07-14 14:21:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch 2010 CR1 filers
The e-mail format from LingChe doesn't have a signature portion:

NVC Case No: <NVC Case Number>
CIS Case No: <USCIS Case Number> or <NOA Receipt Number>
Petitioner's Name: <Petitioner's Name LAST FIRST MI>
Petitioner's Date of Birth: <MONTH DD, YYYY> i.e. January 01, 1951
Beneficiary's Name: <Beneficiary's Name LAST FIRST MI>
Beneficiary's Date of Birth: <MONTH DD, YYYY> i.e. January 01, 1951



Re: Declaration of Choice of Address and Agent for Immigrant Visa applicant


To whom it may concern:

My name is <beneficiaries name>, my visa case number is # <NVC Case Number>.

Per the DS-3032 (Choice of Address and Agent for Immigrant Visa Applicants), I would like to appoint my <Husband/Wife> as my agent of choice to receive all future correspondence from the U.S. Department of State. <His/Her> contact information is provided below:

Name: <Petitioner's Name LAST FIRST MI>
Address:


<Petitioner's Address Line 1>

<Address Line 2> (optional)

<Address Line 3> (optional)

<City>, <State/Province>, <Postal Code>

<Country>

Phone: <Petitioner's Phone Number>

Email: <Petitioner's E-mail Address>
All mail from the U.S. Department of State concerning my immigrant visa should be sent to the address above.

Please let me know if you need additional information. Thank you for your help.

Sincerely yours,

<Beneficiary's Name LAST FIRST MI>

Telephone: <Beneficiary's Telephone>

Email: <Beneficiary's Email>

The food sounds good. If I ever make it to your 1 acre, I will mow some of it for you :P.
BigSighFemalePeru2010-07-14 13:35:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch 2010 CR1 filers
divina- Yep. That is all I did. I copy and pasted what is found in the LingChe guide and filled in my info :P. You aren't a dummy! Everyone has their own questions about what to do when and how to do it. There is nothing wrong with asking questions. :).
BigSighFemalePeru2010-07-14 13:21:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch 2010 CR1 filers
divina- No bar code either. The subject line was my case number. The case number is also in that format a bunch of times. Good luck to you!
BigSighFemalePeru2010-07-14 10:58:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch 2010 CR1 filers
Tom- I can imagine some poor band player whose kazoo is getting stuffed into it :rofl: . I always heard "up the wazoo" :P. I agree that the more prepared you are now for the next stage, the less chance you have of "Uhhh...what....did I just read...what is DS3032? Where is mine? Wait....what do I do after that? When do I pay this bill? Wait? AHHHHHH!" That NOA2 is really nice but comes with a memory eraser for some (myself included...those were some crazy times I had :wacko: .)

You don't need much luck for a potluck. as long as you invite people who bring yummy foods and not things you don't like to eat, you should be good! What are you bringing? See...this is what we should do! We should have a potluck on Tom's massive land and go kayaking after we all finish! Since I'm taking forever....you all have to wait for me! MUAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! :devil: I could go for an international potluck with some strangers who I annoyed for months on end :P.

Divina- I just copied and pasted the DS3032 format found in the LingChe guide. No signature was on there and they accepted it just fine. :).
BigSighFemalePeru2010-07-14 10:37:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch 2010 CR1 filers
Tom- Did you mean to add, "Not everyone is like Teya. Some of us have lives and aren't on here 24/7." :P :thumbs:

Congrats southindian! Yay!

Ok...a little progress. C'mon USCIS!!!!!!!!
BigSighFemalePeru2010-07-14 09:02:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch 2010 CR1 filers
Apparently some one wants me to keep my words of, "I will see everyone of you through this process." I might also be watching every single one of you go to your interview and come back with "APPROVED" before I get my interview. I was planning on seeing everyone's progress anyway :).

If I get any more waylaid though, I will be staring at a November date instead of October. *Sigh*

At least I can wish everyone congrats and wait to see more happy people! C'mon USCIS!!!! Make more people happy!!!
BigSighFemalePeru2010-07-13 22:14:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch 2010 CR1 filers
Congrats on the NOA2 saleen15!

Josh-I hope yours is coming soon!

C'mon more approvals from USCIS!!!! Tomorrow is Wednesday already!!!

My good news has been deferred until next Monday (hopefully only until next Monday).
BigSighFemalePeru2010-07-13 21:54:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch 2010 CR1 filers
Good luck Sachiko n Arnaud!

Bad USCIS for getting people's hope up again and bad NVC for slowing down again! :angry:
BigSighFemalePeru2010-07-13 12:05:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch 2010 CR1 filers
Congrats Mike & Perla! Have a great trip in Mexico! That will just make the visit that much nicer! Yay!


C'mon USCIS! More approvals!!!!
BigSighFemalePeru2010-07-13 09:24:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch 2010 CR1 filers
Don't worry kapad! Now is just a good time to prepare some things that will happen after you pay the bills like getting your I-864 package together and the DS230 package together. Then you will have a few less things to worry about when it comes that time. :) .

No news for today? :(. Bad USCIS!!!!
BigSighFemalePeru2010-07-12 20:17:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch 2010 CR1 filers
Chris & Cecil- Yes, unfortunately the fees are increasing tomorrow! :(. If he has already paid the AOS fee, he is ok. If he hasn't paid the IV bill but it is ready to be paid, you should be ok. At least I hope they won't tack on some more charges.

kapad- They are always busy :(. I hope you can get your case number soon!
BigSighFemalePeru2010-07-12 18:27:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch 2010 CR1 filers
Tom- I was referring to your kayaking trip which you said wasn't for new peoples....
BigSighFemalePeru2010-07-12 17:38:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch 2010 CR1 filers
Tom- Glad to see you made it back from your "experienced only" trip.

It seems that the NVC has slowed down a bit. Part of that might have to do with the new fees that are going into their system. I wouldn't doubt it if they have a bit of trouble for a short while after tomorrow trying to work out the kinks.

Good luck to everyone still waiting for the NOA2's!
BigSighFemalePeru2010-07-12 15:50:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch 2010 CR1 filers
Awww!!! I hope that isn't the case! Maybe this week will be your lucky week!
BigSighFemalePeru2010-07-12 11:32:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch 2010 CR1 filers
Apparently you fixed this because now you are on the right page Tom. :thumbs:
BigSighFemalePeru2010-07-12 11:31:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch 2010 CR1 filers
Tom- I have your answer. See, I wondered the same thing for a long time! "Where is Tom? Why is he not on this list? He has a VJ time line." You are listed under K3 for some reason. Did I just admit to stalking you? :blush: A little bit. :lol: But at least now you have an answer! B-)
BigSighFemalePeru2010-07-12 11:24:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch 2010 CR1 filers
It will either be today or in two weeks due to hiccups that arose. I should know in about 4 hours whether or not he can get some paperwork done this week or in 2 weeks.

I hope to hear some good news from some of you, even if I don't get any good news today!
BigSighFemalePeru2010-07-12 08:34:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch 2010 CR1 filers
C'mon good news!!! I hope to hear good news from my husband tomorrow about his documents. If not, then I will have to wait another 2 weeks to hear some good news from him. :wacko: :unsure:
BigSighFemalePeru2010-07-11 21:34:00
Middle East and North AfricaRFE!

Believe it or not, this wasn't Casablanca, this was Missouri. Jenn, did you send your 2005 taxes to them with your package? I didn't think it was necessary so early in the year, but I guess I found out it was. I guess they're rewriting the tax code too - taxes are now to be filed before filing your AOS. You're right Aymerlu, I want a job where I can rewrite whatever law it suits me to rewrite.

Still, I guess I should be happy, they actually communicated with me which seems to be more than most offices people on here are dealing with are capable of.


I'll believe it. We got an RFE after our case was transferred to CSC. Same thing, employment information and proof of address change, although neither of us moved anywhere. o.O I'm guessing they have a tendency to lose things in the mail or whichever.
Good thing is, we were approved shortly after sending in the information.
Good luck to you!!!
RaspberrySwirlFemaleBelgium2006-03-28 17:13:00
Middle East and North AfricaDo you spoil him?
o.O
RaspberrySwirlFemaleBelgium2006-10-30 20:22:00