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IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresUpdate on W-7 rejection
My wife is planning to file as married filing jointly and for this purpose I sent her a completed and signed W-7 but did not write her name in the delegate part. She said she was told by IRS that she does not need to send W-7 for ITIN to Austin, Texas but just send the whole thing (W-7 and tax return forms) to IRS.

Do I need to send her W-7 form again with her name in delegate? It already took 2 weeks for her to receive mail from my country.
Also, should she send the W-7 first to get ITIN for me and once she receives then she submits her tax returns?
MusashiiMalePakistan2012-03-28 02:53:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresRE: How is this happening

I guess what doesn't make any sense to me is.....
Why do the people who are already with their loved ones get priority over the ones who cannot be together until the process is complete?

This doesn't seem right or fair in my opinion. I'd be happy to wait 5-6 months for NOA2 if I was able to be with my husband every day in England until we were done.
It seems to me that they have things backwards.... the people who are married and in love and then have to wait months and months to see eachother should be the ones that are "fast tracked" not the ones who are already able to spend their time together.

It's hard adjusting to "married life" especially when even 4 months later I'm still being told "congrats" and "where is your husband?" "when is he coming here? "do you miss him?" "when will you see him again?"
It's heart breaking to have people asking me these things all the time.... Of course I MISS HIM! And it kills me to have to explain over and over that we have NO IDEA... not even a decent estimate of when he will be here or when we will next see eachother, etc.

Why don't the people going through that pain every day get "priority"???

Maybe just my opinion....

One word, Business.
Do they really think about you and your spouse? I don't think so.
In the same way business visas have priority over family based ones, DCF has priority over non-DCF. Why? because USC is living abroad and government is not able to deduct any taxes from their income so it is government's loss. They approve the petition faster to bring the USC back along with the spouse which would bring back the tax payer and the money sooner than otherwise. Why would they care otherwise if you were living with your spouse or are separated. Not their headache. Makes sense?



MusashiiMalePakistan2012-05-24 08:30:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresRE: How is this happening

There must be a military deployment or medical emergency or something along the lines of the spouse/fiance being at risk in their own country using humanitarian reasons... we also expedited for humanitarian reasons after 3 months at USCIS when there was violence erupting near my husbands house and the route to his work.. they stopped using public transportation due to this making him walk to work and he would be walking in the direct route of the violence and ppl were being killed... women children and men for no known reasons... we got the expedite approved but alas it did no good as we are still waiting in AP but the violence has stopped and the safety back

that said... it is not so easy to expedite.. you can always request but you usually have to back up the expedite with information and sources of the issues or deployment etc. We weren't asked for any proof since it was all over the government sites to the violence itself and the risks in his country.

Requested Expedite twice and it was rejected without even asking for any evidence so yes, it totally depends on USCIS to ask for evidence or rejecting it without even looking into anything.
MusashiiMalePakistan2012-05-24 06:39:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresOk i got an email from USCIS

i Just called them It is an approval notice.

Just wait for their notice in mail or call USCIS to inquire. They have sent you some notice of action but rest of the text in mail seems misleading.



Congratulations then :) Mubarak ho Butt Saaab.
MusashiiMalePakistan2012-05-25 20:59:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresOk i got an email from USCIS

I filed I-130 CR-1/IR-1 for my wife on March 5th 2012


Just wait for their notice in mail or call USCIS to inquire. They have sent you some notice of action but rest of the text in mail seems misleading.
MusashiiMalePakistan2012-05-25 20:55:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresaffadavit of support complications!
You can live with your mom in U.S.
You may apply for jobs in U.S. and it will be better to have one however if you can find a co-sponsor there should not be any problem.
Co-sponsor can be from same household, a different household, your friend, employer, anyone who is willing to do it for you and has sufficient income to support your spouse until your spouse becomes a U.S. citizen.

2. Yes, apply and file I-130 while you are still living in Egypt as that shall take less time (few weeks) to get you through first step at USCIS. Use your Egypt address. If you file after coming to U.S. it may take anywhere from 5 - 7 months.
MusashiiMalePakistan2012-05-27 07:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNVC No case number still
my case was approved in April 2, 2012 and it took NVC to generate my bill 45 days ..on 45th day our lawyer paid and now the forms are recieved by NVC on May 18, 2012 and still no progress / approval..I am wondering if they are really slow in work or thats the timeline they follow.
SarahZeeshanFemalePakistan2012-05-25 03:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJust Fired My Nut Case Attorney
I faced the same problems lawyers are literaly nuts
SarahZeeshanFemalePakistan2012-07-13 14:39:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI-130 approved now NVC approval required
Hi everyone,

I just need to know few things as below:

Is it necessary to sign form DS 230 by the beneciary (who is non US citizen)and if already submitted by petitioner on behalf of him then would NVC returned it to the petitioner?

Further other documents like police certoficates, original birth certificate and marraige certificates if not submitted at the time of form submission then should we wait for NVC to send us the query?

Moreover, how long does they take to feed in thier system that they recieve the docs because its been a week and they have updated? how long does they take to schedule an interview with the consulate?

Regards,
AMNA
SarahZeeshanFemalePakistan2012-05-23 12:14:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresenglish marriange certificate is sufficient or the locall should be submitted along with????

Usually, Nikkah(marriage) certificate is issued in Urdu language by local government (counties) in Pakistan.

Sarah: You are supposed to submit original Nikkah nama along with English translation to NVC. Embassy will return you all your original documents at the time of interview. :)



Dear Friends,
I got an email from NVC stating to download form for immigrant visa along with civil docs to be provided to them but they have also mentioned missing docs ; just to let you know that my lawyer submitted DS230 on my behalf without originals as I mentioned in my earlier post so the email recived by NVC is the old email or now they are asking for missing docs it is really confusion ; they have mentioned to courrier the docs to address with DR what does it mean??????
SarahZeeshanFemalePakistan2012-05-31 04:16:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresenglish marriange certificate is sufficient or the locall should be submitted along with????
Thanks all I am waiting for the NVC to review my DS230 as packet one with affidavit of support has been completed yesterday.
SarahZeeshanFemalePakistan2012-05-30 10:27:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresenglish marriange certificate is sufficient or the locall should be submitted along with????
Dear All,

if any one update me if english translated marriage certificate is sufficient or do I need to submit the local "URDU" marriage certificate along with english? please update me urgently as I need to mail it by tomorrow.


Regards,
SZ
SarahZeeshanFemalePakistan2012-05-30 05:59:00
Middle East and North AfricaRamadan 2008
May all of you who celebrate this most wonderful month have a Happy Ramadan!

Karim and Maysa

Edited by Karim Luvs Maysa, 30 August 2008 - 10:51 PM.

Karim Luvs MaysaMalePakistan2008-08-30 22:51:00
Middle East and North AfricaRamadan 2008
QUOTE (lion_lioness @ Aug 13 2008, 03:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Amal - I know it's hard for me too. I work in an office and I'm the only muslim (there's one other girl but she's moving to Saudi in September). We don't have offices here just desks and ppl eat lunch at their desks all through the day. At first I am intimidated - still looking forward - just scared on how I'll make it. One thing I do is try to buy some new scarves and such. I normally don't cover because of my work (I keep praying for strength to not care about work an and just cover) - but in the holy month I do cover and I let everyone know. I also won't schedule in-person meetings with clients if I can avoid.

Normally, we try to eat a 3-5 course meal together and pray the evening prayer together. This year I will attempt to read the whold Quran again. I would also like to find a masjid that my husband and I could visit - since we've yet to find one near our home sad.gif.

Hang in there Amal - just log into yahoo on those days and we'll be there for each other smile.gif



Happy Ramadan Everyone who celebrates!
Karim Luvs MaysaMalePakistan2008-08-30 22:49:00
PhilippinesInterview Passed!!
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L179FemalePakistan2009-06-23 23:15:00
PhilippinesEMBASSY APPT. LETTER FOR BENIFICIARY
just print the email copy and you can take that.
L179FemalePakistan2009-06-25 01:51:00
PhilippinesI GOT PINK (APPROVED)
hey no worries for typos or errors...
congratulations!!
and thankyou for sharing your experience
L179FemalePakistan2009-06-08 04:45:00
Philippinesi pass interview june 26
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L179FemalePakistan2009-06-27 01:16:00
Philippinesinterview passed today
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L179FemalePakistan2009-06-21 23:03:00
Philippinesinterview passed today
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L179FemalePakistan2009-06-11 05:14:00
PhilippinesAPPROVED (June 18 - Interview)
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L179FemalePakistan2009-06-18 03:12:00
PhilippinesHitting and Swearing
ninja in disguise i guess.
you ought to just give her a cold shoulder
she wouldn't expect a 'no-reaction' treatment from you
and then just tell her that you can't talk about it!
L179FemalePakistan2009-06-19 04:11:00
PhilippinesIV FEE AGENT
You can not pay the fee unless they have been petitioned for.
Nor will they be able to travel you.
L179FemalePakistan2009-07-01 23:11:00
PhilippinesAge Difference
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L179FemalePakistan2009-06-06 00:59:00
PhilippinesPink Slip for 06.26.09 Interview
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L179FemalePakistan2009-07-04 00:00:00
Philippinesthings allowed to bring in US
I dont see a problem if you pack it in your stuff.
you can not hand carry more than 3 oz
but no problems in packing it
L179FemalePakistan2009-07-07 02:20:00
PhilippinesDiamond ring
A ring wont proof anything
you can always keep the reciept of the ring you bought as a proof.
what kinda ring and cost doesn't matter
L179FemalePakistan2009-07-08 22:55:00
PhilippinesOne way ticket!
i dont think this info is accurate.
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L179FemalePakistan2009-07-09 00:32:00
PhilippinesJuly interviewees!!
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L179FemalePakistan2009-07-10 23:29:00
PhilippinesJuly interviewees!!
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L179FemalePakistan2009-07-10 22:25:00
PhilippinesInterview in July 21,2009
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L179FemalePakistan2009-06-18 02:56:00
PhilippinesWho is more affectionate Men or Women?
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L179FemalePakistan2009-07-22 00:56:00
PhilippinesPetitioned Approved!
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L179FemalePakistan2009-07-21 03:49:00
PhilippinesINTERVIEW TOM! JULY 24 2009
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L179FemalePakistan2009-07-23 00:42:00
PhilippinesINTERVIEW TOM! JULY 24 2009
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L179FemalePakistan2009-07-23 00:27:00
PhilippinesI-129F Petition Approved!
congratulations
L179FemalePakistan2009-07-21 22:59:00
PhilippinesMedical Exam
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L179FemalePakistan2009-07-22 00:37:00
Philippinespls need help...
K nonimmigrant visa?
Its either K1 or K3
K1 is for fiance and K3 is spousal which is filed after the I-130....what do you wish to file?
L179FemalePakistan2009-08-06 01:12:00
PhilippinesSeeking employment, questions
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L179FemalePakistan2009-08-05 22:49:00
PhilippinesCase Complete NVC time till we get interview date
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L179FemalePakistan2009-08-09 22:17:00