Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	March 2009 k-1 people	QUOTE (AmyStan @ Jun 9 2009, 07:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Not to mention that whenever I post something, the room gets quiet. What a bunch of MEANIES!	LiLMermaid	Female	Canada	2009-06-09 18:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	March 2009 k-1 people	QUOTE (D_n_M @ Jun 3 2009, 12:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> They are not working on the middle of Feb yet. A few in the beginning of Feb. I'm Feb 10 and there is only one VJer around that time approved. I would suspect we will get our inthe next week or two.. I hope Yeah you will	LiLMermaid	Female	Canada	2009-06-03 11:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	March 2009 k-1 people	QUOTE (melanne @ Jun 3 2009, 12:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I am confused. When it says 'based on your time line may be adjunctated by so and so date" is 'adjuncated' this POE or when we get NOA2? Does anyone have a clear list of how this works? I feel like the more questions I ask the more confused I get. And my lawyer doesn't help. Its means you should be receiving your NOA2. Chick the Guides at the top of your screen and look at the K-1 flowchart for an overview of the whole process.	LiLMermaid	Female	Canada	2009-06-03 11:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	March 2009 k-1 people	QUOTE (Richard-Joanna @ May 22 2009, 09:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (LiLMermaid @ May 22 2009, 09:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Richard-Joanna @ May 22 2009, 09:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (missmissy @ May 22 2009, 09:39 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Tygrys @ May 22 2009, 08:35 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (missmissy @ May 22 2009, 09:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> May I escort you over to the February group so you can motivate them? I am sure that they will love you WAY more than we ever could! Just teasing you! But, having said that - I am sure that you are aware that no one wants to be "out of the way" more than we do. It's stressful enough without the negativity......know what I'm saying? Now, here's a nice good-bye ((hug)) and off you go to motivate the February filers and your fellow April filers! Thank you for your kind words, you're such a nice Southern Lady... Awwww....and I was just now feeling guilty and getting ready to send you an apology and explain that the stress is getting to me. Actually, I am pretty nice and my biggest problem is I "shoot from the lip" a lot. Sorry, sorry, sorry. You are waiting just like the rest of us - I just never thought about going and telling the January group to get their asses in gear and get it moving! Hmmm......I wonder if it would work? LOL, I told the February group that "Since February wasn't a 'REAL' month, that we should just skip them entirely" ROFL! You're so lucky Maire is gone...she'd tear you apart over that comment! LMAO She did tear me a new one when I posted it a month or so ago! Why have you been SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO quiet? I figure I'm going to be spending a lot of time here closer to the time I will be expecting my approval.....don't wanna wear out my welcome too quickly! LOL Then I was just hoping if I ignored it....then it would go faster.... Maire better come home to a friggin NOA2 in her mailbox that's all I can say....	LiLMermaid	Female	Canada	2009-05-22 10:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	March 2009 k-1 people	QUOTE (Richard-Joanna @ May 22 2009, 09:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (missmissy @ May 22 2009, 09:39 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Tygrys @ May 22 2009, 08:35 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (missmissy @ May 22 2009, 09:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> May I escort you over to the February group so you can motivate them? I am sure that they will love you WAY more than we ever could! Just teasing you! But, having said that - I am sure that you are aware that no one wants to be "out of the way" more than we do. It's stressful enough without the negativity......know what I'm saying? Now, here's a nice good-bye ((hug)) and off you go to motivate the February filers and your fellow April filers! Thank you for your kind words, you're such a nice Southern Lady... Awwww....and I was just now feeling guilty and getting ready to send you an apology and explain that the stress is getting to me. Actually, I am pretty nice and my biggest problem is I "shoot from the lip" a lot. Sorry, sorry, sorry. You are waiting just like the rest of us - I just never thought about going and telling the January group to get their asses in gear and get it moving! Hmmm......I wonder if it would work? LOL, I told the February group that "Since February wasn't a 'REAL' month, that we should just skip them entirely" ROFL! You're so lucky Maire is gone...she'd tear you apart over that comment! LMAO	LiLMermaid	Female	Canada	2009-05-22 08:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	March 2009 k-1 people	I answered first! hahaha! Heya Richard...I've been around...just quietly	LiLMermaid	Female	Canada	2009-05-22 08:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	March 2009 k-1 people	QUOTE (naima&negrito @ May 22 2009, 09:22 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi all Im so excited to have found this posting for all the March 2009 filers, so now we can all share our experiences. I definitely feel that all I can think about everyday is this K1 visa... I was wondering if anyone who filed in March received a NOA2 yet? According to the timeline on this site, those of us who filed at the California Service Center should be receiving them around the next of couple weeks. Our I-129F packet was received March 16, and I received in the NOA shortly afterwards stating it was received on the 16. From looking ahead to the I-134 Affidavit of Support form, what should you do if you are still enrolled as an undergraduate student and are not working. I am actually studying abroad in Italy (for the 2008-2009 school year), and have gotten an extension to remain in Italy as a student until the start of winter quarter (Jan 2010), just so I can be with my fiance. Both of my parents are fine with the idea, and I plan on having my mom be a co-sponsor, since I dont currently work. Does anyone know if our visa will be rejected on the basis that I do not yet work (since Im still finishing up school), BUT my mom's income fulfills the 125% income level? This is one of the most pressing concerns I have about our petition. I mean I'm going to get my B.A. from the University of California Santa Barbara in June 2010, so it's not probable that I'm going to end up working in a fast-food chain. Do you think the US Consulate Officers in Italy will take that into account? I know our story is a bit different. We met August 29, 2008, and two months later we moved into an apartment together, just the two of us, since we spent every single night at each other's apartments anyways. I even sent in our lease as proof of having met in person, but I didn't get it translated into English though. Then in January after we visited his mom and step-dad, he surprised me by taking me to the jewelry shop and told me to pick a ring, and that's how he popped the question Anyways, we are planning on changing apartments in September from the one listed on the I-129F. Does anyone have an idea of what we should do to let USCIS know our current address? I'm hoping that we get the go ahead from the NOA2 before we change apartments. Also, my fiance is eligible to become an Italian citizen and thus travel to the US on the Visa Waiver Program, since his mom married an Italian and she was sworn in as a citizen 10 years ago. Does anyone know how long it takes from the date of request to receiving Italian citizenship? It's frustrating that after 5 years of living in Italy, he never got around to asking for citizenship, since with his current passport from the Dominican Republic, he can't enter the US without a visa... Also, does anyone know how he could get the Certificado de No Antecendentes Judiciales without traveling to the DR? He lived there until he was 17yrs old before coming to Italy, so I believe it will be needed... I hope I didn't write or ask too much, and that I made some sense. It's just relieving to be posting in a place where everyone else knows exactly what you are going through... Good luck to all of us and I look forward to reading any responses Everyone on this one filed in Vermont but there is a special thread just for California filers here......... http://www.visajourn...howtopic=182591 Since processing times are different for each you'll get better answers over there	LiLMermaid	Female	Canada	2009-05-22 08:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	March 2009 k-1 people	I'd have fell for sure and I don't bounce so good anymore either. I despise snakes. Anything that can move that fast with no legs is evil!	LiLMermaid	Female	Canada	2009-05-17 10:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	March 2009 k-1 people	QUOTE (melanne @ May 6 2009, 08:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> What is I-484? I am going off the chart on the visa journey page and it says all you need for noa2 is: 1. A copy of the entire I-129f package (that you made when you sent the petition in) and a copy of information that you sent back due to an RFE (if you received one). 2. Send all originals of the documentary proof that you submitted for the I-129F to your fiance(e) for their interview at the embassy. 3. Send an original letter affirming your desire to marry your fiance(e) and your continued support of the K-1 Visa. Sign and date the form. This will be similar to the letter you provided with the I-129F, but dated much closer to the interview (it will have most likely been several months since you submitted your I-129F). 4. I-134 Affidavit of Support form. Ensure it is signed, with all required supporting evidence. Begin collecting the required information ahead of time, as it can often take several weeks to collect it all. 5. You will likely need at a minimum (for the above form) two to three of your most recent pay stubs and a signed letter from your employer listing you job title, start date, your salary, and the status (full-time) of your position. Begin collecting these ASAP after your NOA2 arrives. You will also probably want to include other evidence such as your banking information and other assets as required by the I-134. Specifically you will need at least 2 of the 4 options mentioned in Section II-Supporting Evidence of the I-134. See this FAQ for more tips and ueful information on the Affidavit of Support Form. 6. A copy of the NOA2 that you received in the mail. 7. Proof of your ongoing relationship. This needs to be taken to the interview! Include photos, travel documents, emails, etc from between the time you filed and present (NOA1 date-now). SO WHAT ARE THESE OTHER FORMS PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUt? Im sooooo afraid I'm going to mess something up. QUOTE (LiLMermaid @ May 6 2009, 07:58 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (strega @ May 6 2009, 12:21 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> how did you post a pic?? i don't have a url for mine, its on my computer saved in my documents. i am going nuts here without him, so many things to do and i need him here with me,,,,im just so afraid of the RFEs, it will just prolong things even more. just keeping busy trying to fill out all forms needed for when the noa2 arrives and for after we get married..does anyone know if when you fill out the l-484, is there only one fee or if hes also bringing his son with him, is there an extra fee for the child also?? hes under 21. im so confuseddddddddd You have to fill out an I-484 for each. IF he is under 14 then it is $600 if not then its full price $1010. The I-484 form is actually I-485...my bad.....anyways its filed AFTER the couple are marriedand living in the US to adjust status. So no...its not needed for the NOA2...it comes way after that.	LiLMermaid	Female	Canada	2009-05-06 22:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	March 2009 k-1 people	QUOTE (strega @ May 6 2009, 12:21 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> how did you post a pic?? i don't have a url for mine, its on my computer saved in my documents. i am going nuts here without him, so many things to do and i need him here with me,,,,im just so afraid of the RFEs, it will just prolong things even more. just keeping busy trying to fill out all forms needed for when the noa2 arrives and for after we get married..does anyone know if when you fill out the l-484, is there only one fee or if hes also bringing his son with him, is there an extra fee for the child also?? hes under 21. im so confuseddddddddd You have to fill out an I-484 for each. IF he is under 14 then it is $600 if not then its full price $1010.	LiLMermaid	Female	Canada	2009-05-06 06:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	March 2009 k-1 people	QUOTE (Richard-Joanna @ May 5 2009, 11:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yeah, Mermaid, but my chart is prettier! Is it as pretty as your freshly pedicured feet supposedly are?	LiLMermaid	Female	Canada	2009-05-05 10:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	March 2009 k-1 people	I knew he'd go look	LiLMermaid	Female	Canada	2009-05-05 10:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	March 2009 k-1 people	QUOTE (AmyStan @ May 5 2009, 11:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Do you check the Berkeley web site below? It shows week-by-week approvals for each service center. If so, are you seeing a discrepancy in what is there versus what is shown in VJ? The overall numbers don't match, but I've never looked deep to see where the differences are. http://cse.ssl.berke...data/stats.aspx wanna bet Richard goes and looks? I was gonna look but with his bored comment I'll think I'll just wait for him to tell us....good news Richard....I only wanna hear good news	LiLMermaid	Female	Canada	2009-05-05 10:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	March 2009 k-1 people	QUOTE (missmissy @ May 5 2009, 09:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Our estimated approval date jumped two days this morning Based on timeline data, your I129f may be adjudicated between July 12, 2009 and July 21, 2009 When we started it was September 19th!! From September to July....thats gotta make ya all warm and fuzzy inside...it sure does me!	LiLMermaid	Female	Canada	2009-05-05 08:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	K1 visa stamp proof of meeting!	QUOTE (season @ Aug 31 2009, 11:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi there. this is my first post here. I wish to collect some opinions from you all. So, we have sent out the K1 visa application back in the first week of July. We provided everything( we thought we did) and even had the lawyer reviewed all our documents. Then today, I was browsing through the posts here and realise that we need to have a copy of passport stamp to prove the actual 'meeting' for the passed two years. Well, I stayed in US under J1 and F1 visa before, that's how I met my bf but we didn't include the passport stamps. We just included our photos as the proof of relationship. So, I am in trouble now? can I just send the passport stamps or the copies of my passport to the CSC right now? Is it possible to do that? or will need to wait until we get the RFE or whatever notice? I don't keep any air ticket coz I flew too many times for the passing two years, everything went into trash can. Can I just send in more documents right now? I am really worry about the delaying of the whole process. please advise. thanks. Not everyone can include passport stamps. I'm from Canada and they don't stamp our passports when we visit they just look at it. Pictures may be enough evidence but there is nothing you can do about it now...you'll just have to wait and see. If you do get an RFE it doesn't delay the process that much because they just keep your file on hand and when they receive your reply then they reopen your case and continue. Some people have had their NOA2's 10 days after getting an RFE.	LiLMermaid	Female	Canada	2009-08-31 10:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Whatttt the fuuuu CSC?!	I don't understand the long wait tho... I mean how hard is it to do a background check and check for all the requirements that they ask for??? What's the huge hold up?? That shouldn't take anywhere close to half a year... Heaven only knows how many people are applying for the same petitions you and I are. Patience is valuable. Stop obsessing and bide your time with something else. I check my status maybe once a week. It will happen eventually. No amount of agonizing will change a thing. (This doesn't just apply to K-1 alone, but to everyone) Edited by Gervl, 03 October 2011 - 01:14 AM.	Gervl	Female	Canada	2011-10-03 01:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Inappropriate Interview	I'll have pictures ready for my interview	Gervl	Female	Canada	2012-02-26 02:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Inappropriate Interview	Every time you hear about a Stokes Interview, sexual questions are asked. This isn't something new or unusual. This is a tool they use and that couples are subject to. One of the biggest lessons you learn about immigration is that it is not a right, it is a privilege. Intending immigrants are at the hands of the government, so you just have to deal with it.	Gervl	Female	Canada	2012-02-25 19:33:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Marriage without full-blow wedding	My husband and I did the courthouse wedding as well. We have pictures of us in the tacky wedding arbour, and from throughout the ceremony (putting on rings, etc). My mom came for the day, so she was taking photos, and the official also took a photo of 3 of us together. We're having our reception in the next couple of months when he's here: pictures with both sides of my family, more with friends, etc. You just have to be creative, "What shows that we have a real relationship?" like others have said, e-mails, phone records, etc are just the start of what you can use.	Gervl	Female	Canada	2011-01-16 13:13:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Quick question about petitioner documents for I-130	My USC = My husband = Petitioner lol Sorted this all out btw	Gervl	Female	Canada	2011-05-10 23:57:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Quick question about petitioner documents for I-130	To clarify, my USC can use EITHER his entire, photocopied passport or long form birth certificate? I ask because I know he doesn't have his full form birth certificate so using his passport would be more convenient. I-130 instructions from what I'm looking at don't specify BC type, but I'm assuming the worst here And I, the petitioner, need a copy of my long-form birth certificate. **Edit: just remembered I don't need this, but it can't hurt to have on hand. Welp. Applying next month from Hawaii, getting everything together Edited by Gervl, 05 May 2011 - 10:06 PM.	Gervl	Female	Canada	2011-05-05 22:02:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-130, confused about I-94	Got my answer in another thread, thanks everyone though for taking the time (confused I-94 with CBP declarations card that's what i get for being up till 5 reading paper work ) Edited by Gervl, 12 May 2011 - 11:49 AM.	Gervl	Female	Canada	2011-05-12 11:47:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-130, confused about I-94	Anyone else? I literally need this spelled out for me. No joke. This seems like the type of question I don't want to mess up.	Gervl	Female	Canada	2011-05-11 21:30:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-130, confused about I-94	Hmmm. So: "If your relative is currently in the U.S., complete the following: He or she arrived as a: [I would write in "Visitor"] Arrival/Departure Record (I-94): in the slots I would write in ["N/A - Canadian"] ? Date authorized stay expired, or will expire, as shown on Form I-94 or I-95: I would write in the day of my flight back to Canada? or N/A? Edited by Gervl, 11 May 2011 - 03:59 PM.	Gervl	Female	Canada	2011-05-11 15:59:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-130, confused about I-94	My husband (the USC/Petitioner) will be filing my I-130 (For CR-1) while I'm with him for a summer visit in Hawaii. If he answers that I'm a visitor in the U.S. at the time of filing, how am I supposed to give them my I-94 information? I've filled out a million of them so I know what they are, it's just that I'm NOT planning on Adjustment of Status or anything (i.e. we won't be providing I-485 with my I-130) so I wouldn't have any record of my I-94 on me. I will be leaving to go back to Canada after a 10 week visit. I was told on here some time ago that it wouldn't be a problem for me to submit paperwork while in the States Advice?	Gervl	Female	Canada	2011-05-11 15:33:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-130 Documents	What's the verdict on beneficiary's birth certificate/passport? Instructions don't ask for it, but seems weird to not have.	Gervl	Female	Canada	2011-05-12 23:59:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	managed to water damage my visa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!	Have a bubble bath and a glass of wine (valium is optional) Relax. Then write a list of your options (not including "give up") You have to make your own luck. If you keep beating yourself up you'll never get a thing done and you'll keep feeling like #######. You KNOW what needs to be done so DO it. Don't think about being called names or breaking ######. As us Canadians say: Get 'er done. Edited by Gervl, 13 May 2011 - 08:24 PM.	Gervl	Female	Canada	2011-05-13 20:23:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Name Change on Applications?	I'm Canadian with an American husband/petitioner. We got our marriage certificate in FL, and I came back to Canada once my vacation was up. I wanted ALL my documents to be in my married name before we started applying. I changed over my passport and driver's license first then other smaller IDs after. This just makes more sense to me, and it doesn't take long. I guess it doesn't really matter, but I'm super ####### and like to take my time lol. Edited by Gervl, 16 May 2011 - 04:43 PM.	Gervl	Female	Canada	2011-05-16 16:42:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	DS-230 Question	Good news for you! The DS-260 only asks for the last FIVE visits to the USA! As long as you remember all the info for those 5, you don't need any additional sheets. And here's a site with screenshots of the DS-260: http://www.docstoc.c...60-screen-shots !! That's great news, thank you	Gervl	Female	Canada	2011-05-17 17:39:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	DS-230 Question	Yeah, I'm figuring I'd have to add an extra sheet in my supporting documents .pdf. Nicely typed up, formatted cleanly and with an organized table. Sounds good to me. Thanks guys	Gervl	Female	Canada	2011-05-17 16:46:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	DS-230 Question	Another question: I'll be doing electronic processing (through Montreal).. so since I haven't seen the DS-260 online (screenshots anyone?), I'm wondering if this question has the option to add more slots so you don't have to add an attached sheet when sending off supporting documents. *Thanks for your response, Canadian_Wife. It makes sense and is pretty much what I'll do Edited by Gervl, 17 May 2011 - 04:38 PM.	Gervl	Female	Canada	2011-05-17 16:37:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	DS-230 Question	I've made about 9 total visits to the U.S. in the last ~10 years. I don't remember the dates of my first trip, when I went to Michigan. There was also a trip long before that (I was under 10 I think - over 10 years ago) which I don't really remember at all; all I know is that I went with my aunt and uncle. So, all my past 6 trips to see my husband (petitioner), my trip to L.A. in 2008, and an evening trip to Buffalo (also 2008) I have all the information for. Will the other two trips (mentioned above) need to be listed? Or is there an example form that would show how I can list all my visits plus a brief explanation of those two visits? Also! I'm Canadian, and two of my trips to see my husband I got a B2 stamp. Would I list that under "Type of Visa"? I can supply original photocopies to back it up need be. And I obviously had no A# so that's that. Thanks	Gervl	Female	Canada	2011-05-17 16:25:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Using military I.D. as proof of relationship	I don't personally think the military ID is any sort of proof at all except proof that you're married.. which your marriage certificate shows. I know a few people who have married each other (military personnel) simply for medical benefits of a spouse an also because when deployed you get more money when married. The stuff that matters are things proving you do things together (like travel), that you live together (drivers licences with the same address), that you're spending money on each other (health insurance, gym memberships etc), that you trust each other financially (joint bank accounts, bills in joint names, married filing jointly tax returns), that you trust each other (wills and powers of attorneys stating each other as beneficiary) and that you're melding lives (buying a house together, joint car insurance etc)... things like that. To be honest I think you need to collect more evidence. I wrote in your quote box above. You need to think like a CO. They don't KNOW that you went to the movies together unless you show proof.. not "could have been there together" but "irrefutable, no doubt about it" proof. You need to show more "co-mingling" stuff. Bills in joint names, your name on the lease/deed (or affidavit for landlord or something), joint bank account info, Wills (most military personnel have Wills done on base), Powers of Attorney, name on car insurance/title, affidavits from family/friends. I don't know enough about the Cr-1 to know what to send now versus what to take to the interview but just giving you some ideas of stuff to collect. We don't share any finances currently, so that's out the window. No deeds for either of us, not on his car insurance (I don't drive yet) etc. He JUST moved to Hawaii and is still living in barracks and getting into a house this month where he won't be paying any rent/mortgage/utilities, and I have no idea whose names go on the paperwork. Also "honeymoon" because we just went to a resort for one night the day of our wedding in the same city we got married in - not exactly the typical get away. And I'm Canadian so my tax return shows only as "married". He jumbled up his tax return and needs to file an amendment so his is out of the question Oh, and we've never flown together so I have separate sets of boarding passes for both of us. So yeah I guess I'll trim that list down and start going through MSN conversations and e-mails.	Gervl	Female	Canada	2011-05-21 11:31:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Using military I.D. as proof of relationship	Just had a light bulb moment and realized that my military ID (showing my husband/petitioner's name, SSN, etc) could be used to back up our application. The thing is that it expires in July (valid for 3 months at a time since I don't have a SSN yet) and we'll be filing in June. If USCIS has issues with that expiration date, would it be worth using at all in my package? We'll be renewing it in July, and one more time after that (you can only renew it 3 times). Would it be an issue if the I.D. was valid when filed but later becomes expired? If they don't mind the expiration, do you think this is a higher quality of evidence then say my wedding ring receipt? We were super cheap about our rings, so the cost isn't very impressive So far for other supporting evidence, I have the options of using: - His life insurance and health plan with my name on it - Boarding passes - Resort bill from our "honeymoon" - About 10 photos (or less depending on what else I include) - Possibly MSN transcripts: so many to go through I don't think it would even be worth my time if everything else has more weight - 2 or 3 handwritten cards from my family congratulating us on our marriage - 3 passport stamps including one B2 - Movie ticket stubs - E-mails dating back to 2007 to the present - My 2010 income tax return showing his name and income - Tickets from Busch Gardens showing we both used our military I.D.s for free admission So would it be better to use fewer more "important" things instead of throwing in everything I have? i.e. just using his life/health insurance, my military ID, some key photos, boarding passes etc. Sorry for the rambling post, my mind is going at a million miles an hour haha. Thanks for any input though.	Gervl	Female	Canada	2011-05-21 03:41:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	So lost!	So the woman needed to get her life in order... would you rather a teen go through this or an adult? Christ almighty. Edited by Gervl, 21 May 2011 - 12:06 AM.	Gervl	Female	Canada	2011-05-21 00:03:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-130 assembly - logistics question	Weird question, haha. I put in a picture of my husband and I with a friend at a halloween party. Problem is I'm holding a ridiculous sized "adult beverage" in my hand. I was legal drinking age at the time, but do you think USCIS really needs to see that? lol Edit: I'm thinking no, because on top of the massive drink we all look obviously intoxicated. Answered my own question lol Edited by Gervl, 26 May 2011 - 01:31 AM.	Gervl	Female	Canada	2011-05-26 01:29:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-130 assembly - logistics question	That's pretty much what I did. Two photos per page on a Word document, captions above each briefly explaining the what/when/where. You don't need to go too crazy on the photos (I had a total of 6 pages, 12 photos). Try to pick some from different periods of time (to show the span of your relationship), different occasions, and a couple with family/friends. It seems like the most straight forward thing to do. I was thinking of doing 12 photos as well, we have tons to choose from so I'm not lacking haha. Going to order them chronologically as well. Might as well get started on it	Gervl	Female	Canada	2011-05-26 00:19:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-130 assembly - logistics question	How did you guys add your photos (for evidence, not passport ones) in? I'd assume colour photos would be better off, so did you print them off say from Microsoft Word, 2 per page, vertically, with brief descriptive captions (i.e. date, occasion, who's in the photo) typed underneath? My head is spinning at the cost of ink is all. Booked my flight to Hawaii just now, filing in about two weeks trying to work out the little details now	Gervl	Female	Canada	2011-05-25 23:53:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Canadian in US on B2 Tourist Visa Wanting To Marry American Fiancee	I'd imagine as long as she wasn't the offender it wouldn't be much of an issue.	Gervl	Female	Canada	2011-05-26 22:21:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	G-325A - Petitioner's Last 5 Years Residence/Employment	Yeah I think approximate dates is the best we'll be able to come up with as well.	Gervl	Female	Canada	2011-06-24 22:44:00