ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAddress change between approval and POE
When we were at the PoE, we were asked by the ICE officer to confirm our address again in order to receive the green card! You can request for address change at that time too!
kamhoeMaleMalaysia2012-01-14 23:53:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresDS-3032 does hubby have to put an actual signature? or just print his name on the email?

does it have to be showing sent from the country he is in ?? or can i do it from his email if he asks me to ????

As long as his email address matches with the beneficiary's email address from NVC, then it is good!
kamhoeMaleMalaysia2012-01-19 22:55:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresDS-3032 does hubby have to put an actual signature? or just print his name on the email?
No signature is needed If the DS-3032 is sent out by email. As long as the email is sent out from beneficiary email address. His email address must be the same one with the NVC record!
kamhoeMaleMalaysia2012-01-19 21:10:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCase Complete but recieved RFE (Checklist Letter)
Give a call to NVC and see! Is your co-sponsor a U.S. citizen or LPR?
kamhoeMaleMalaysia2012-01-20 20:46:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresHelp question of secondary evidance of bonafide marriage
Life/accidental insurance that shows you as the primary beneficiary. Also, his retirement plans that can show you as the beneficiary!
kamhoeMaleMalaysia2012-01-25 20:46:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWhich country my I-130 for IR1/CR1 will go to?
I really don't know if USCIS will send you a RFE regarding the consulate or they will just assume it is going to Malaysia and forward it to NVC. Anyway, I don't believe they will deny your application just because a minor mistake in your form. Good luck!
kamhoeMaleMalaysia2012-01-30 13:58:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWhich country my I-130 for IR1/CR1 will go to?

I checked my I130, there is no place to write about consulate as far as I can see.

Current address is from Malaysia, and Citizenship/birth is Bangladesh. Same in 325A


Take a look again at you I-130, Section C, Question 22
kamhoeMaleMalaysia2012-01-30 13:14:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWhich country my I-130 for IR1/CR1 will go to?

Hi there,

I filed I-130 for my wife. She lives in Malaysia (on a 2nd home visa there). She is originally from Bangladesh (born and has passport from).

On our I-130, her current address is in Malaysia. I was wondering when USCIS (Cal Service Center)processes her papers and send it to consulate, which country will they send it to? Bangladesh or Malaysia ?

The reason for this question is to plan where she has to be to face the embassy for her visa.

Just for information:

I-130 filed: September 2011 for F2A as I am still an LPR
My naturalization is supposed to be done by April/May (hopefully) - currently waiting for Interview .. then I will update F2A to IR1/CR1


It depends on which consulate you wrote on the I-130? Don't you remember?
kamhoeMaleMalaysia2012-01-30 12:44:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWaiting period for green card in mail?

Wow! Just received both my welcome notice and Social Security card in the mail - just 8 days after POE. I wasn't expecting anything that quickly - I guess I'll have to start looking for a job now! lol


Wow, that was smooth and easy! Wish the same too!
kamhoeMaleMalaysia2011-12-12 18:26:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWaiting period for green card in mail?

My experience is with K1, possibly the Cr1 is different and you started the Aos abroad? If thats the case then I apoligize for any misgivings. I had to marry first within 90 days then start my Aos.


AOS is only applied to the foreigner that has entered United States on a non-immigrant visa or K-1 visa and adjusts to a new immigrant status through USCIS. CR1/IR1 is granted for an immigrant visa from U.S. embassy/consular and will be granted for green card when enter United States.
kamhoeMaleMalaysia2011-12-09 11:52:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWaiting period for green card in mail?

3 weeks and we never got SS card, just go to the local ss office, that is what many people have to do


This is the reason I ask for! I hate to go to the SSA office as it always crowded and long wait!
kamhoeMaleMalaysia2011-12-08 12:07:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWaiting period for green card in mail?

I'm sorry but I think you still haven't quite understood the question. Kamhoe is talking about receiving the Green Card after you enter on an immigrant visa such as a spouse visa. At that point the application is complete and approved so there will be no mistakes or RFEs - they just need to produce and mail out the card. I did my POE last Sunday at Atlanta and they told me three to six weeks.


Oh, welcome to USA! You entered the country on the same day as my wife.

I am not too worry about the green card processing, I am concerning about if the USCIS will remember to inform the SSA office as I had selected to apply for SSN on her immigrant visa form.
kamhoeMaleMalaysia2011-12-08 11:57:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWaiting period for green card in mail?

Depends on how fast you apply for AOS, it could take 3 months to 6 months if you have no RFe's or interview after Biometrics. Good luck getting a SSI card, even though she is eligble most offices dont know the law and I stopped trying after about the 5th time, irrelevant to have one it doesn't make you legal to work. I was able to get my now wife on my health insurance with out one and waited till after the greencard to get it. When you do the Aos,apply for the temporary work visa(EAD) that will come before greecard and is free if file at the same time.


I am not asking about the process of applying green card and the time to wait for the interview. I am asking about the time to wait for the green card in mail after someone has entered the United States on an immigrant visa.
kamhoeMaleMalaysia2011-12-07 21:50:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWaiting period for green card in mail?
Hi,

I'm just wondering how long does it usually take to receive green card and social security card in mail after the PoE?

Thanks.
kamhoeMaleMalaysia2011-12-07 16:54:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCan I marry on a B1 visa?

She not have this intent, when she crossed the border. As SHE said, she met a guy after hitting the POE.

So, she not have this intent, at all. Sorry. You said it once, twice even - but I pray you understand she not have this intent. No Fraud at all if she stays after marriage and an Adjustment of Status casefile is filed. She must stay, however, till the greencard is in hand.


She didn't have any intention to get married on her 1st entry but she were talking about to return to her country later and return to US again with visitor visa in order to get married!
kamhoeMaleMalaysia2012-03-19 15:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJuly 2013 Filers

That's so strange - Mine is going the other way - getting earlier.

 

It was originally Dec. 10 - 16... then yesterday it was Nov. 16 - Dec. 3... and now today it is Nov. 13 - 29.

 

We sent our paperwork in mid - late July.

I'm curious how accurate the VJ timelines are / where they get the information from / if things are getting processed suddenly much faster than before?

 

Your estimated approval time will change from time to time and it can go either way. It is all based off VJ users updating their own timelines accurately and then the site calculates an average then based from your filing and NOA1 dates, it projects an NOA2 date.

 

There are petitions being approved in my group (June) for example where the applicants are (from what I can tell) not members of VJ, therefore their info would not be applied to the averages.

 

There is also Igor's list that will show you VJ members (who update their timeline) that have been approved.

http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/monthly_filers.php?form=1&visa=1&scenter=1&option=3&sortby=2


ams2121FemaleIreland2013-08-16 09:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNOA 2 approved NVC still hasnt received my case

Can someone provide the NVC number they are calling? And are you just giving them your USCIS receipt number to check?


ams2121FemaleIreland2013-09-09 03:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsDS160

Looking at the questions on the DS 160, it all seems to be pretty self explanatory...however what are you meant to put for intended length of stay if its for a K1? Permanently? Indefinitely?


ams2121FemaleIreland2013-10-11 04:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNOA2 approved AUG.27,2013 and Still waitng?

Just called DOS and FINALLY A CASE NUMER! NOA 2 was Aug 26th...


ams2121FemaleIreland2013-10-10 10:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNOA2 approved AUG.27,2013 and Still waitng?

NOA 2 was Aug 26th...still not NVC case number. Called just on Monday, and they still don't have it. Oct 14th will be 8 weeks :(


ams2121FemaleIreland2013-10-09 06:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsCASE FINALLY MOVED TO NVC--> NOA2 AUG 21 out of CSC

I got my case number last week on the 9th, but whenever I check the ceac website it just says, "invalid application ID or case number".

 

Anyone else experienced this?


ams2121FemaleIreland2013-10-14 05:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsCSC 08/22 NAO2 finally received at nvc

Our NOA 2 was on August 26th, as of yesterday it was 7 weeks. I called DOS yesterday and was told they still didn?t have it. The woman told me to call back later in the week?so yeah, headed for the 8 week time frame! L


ams2121FemaleIreland2013-10-08 03:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsCSC 08/22 NAO2 finally received at nvc

 

Lucky for you! Our NOA2 was August 22nd as well and it still has not been received. Tried both DoS and NVC today. 

 

Glad to see another Ireland & CSC filer with a similiar time line!


ams2121FemaleIreland2013-10-01 09:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJune 2013 FILIERS

We had our interview in Dublin yesterday and were approved!


ams2121FemaleIreland2013-12-17 06:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJune 2013 FILIERS

We got our interview date, Dec 16th!


ams2121FemaleIreland2013-12-06 06:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJune 2013 FILIERS

Fiance had medical this morning! Getting closer!


ams2121FemaleIreland2013-11-06 09:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJune 2013 FILIERS

 

permanently . Best of luck at the upcoming interview.

 

Thanks...but I think its a date only option. Someone on  another thread recommended that you just put the furthest out date available.


ams2121FemaleIreland2013-10-11 09:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJune 2013 FILIERS

Has anyone filled out the DS 160 form (that replaces DS156, DS 156k, and DS 230)? Could you tell me what you put on the question that asks how long the applicant intends to stay for?


ams2121FemaleIreland2013-10-11 04:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJune 2013 FILIERS

Maybe try calling NVC?

Called twice and emailed twice. Nothing received yet.


ams2121FemaleIreland2013-09-26 08:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJune 2013 FILIERS

Its been officially one month since we received our NOA2 and no Case number from NVC yet....


Edited by ams2121, 26 September 2013 - 07:06 AM.

ams2121FemaleIreland2013-09-26 07:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJune 2013 FILIERS

Got approved 9/11.NOA1 28 June , Transferred to TSC from VSC 8/9. What`s next? what docs my fiance should send?

 

More waiting unfortunately. USCIS will send your case to NVC, which at the moment they are telling people could take up to 8 weeks.

 

Use this link to know what's next

http://www.visajourn.../content/k1flow


ams2121FemaleIreland2013-09-12 03:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJune 2013 FILIERS

Anyone with their NOA2 transferred to NVC yet? And if so, how are you notified of this if at all? Or is up to you to call and check?


ams2121FemaleIreland2013-09-06 05:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJune 2013 FILIERS

I was hoping your number was around mine....unfortunately not, mine ends 22793

 Just going to jump in and add some info from my experience keeping track of receipt numbers...

 

I went through thousands of receipt numbers before mine to try and get an indication of when my petition would be approved and where I stood vs others who were still waiting or had been approved.

 

There are a lot of petitions (other than I-129f's) in between groups of I-129f petitions so the fact that the last digits of your receipt numbers seem far away from each other might just mean there are different kinds of petitions in between. This may not be the case for you guys, but this is what I found when I was driving myself crazy in speadsheet hell comparing different receipt numbers lol 

 

That being said, what I saw in my findings was that petitions were not even being processed in order so it's quite difficult to even know where you stand. But hang in there, you'll get your approval soon enough!


ams2121FemaleIreland2013-09-06 04:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJune 2013 FILIERS

I checked the 20 case numbers before and after mine and none of them are for K1 visas. They are all for applications for protected status. Has anyone else seen this? I hope mine didn't get sent to the wrong department for filing.

 That is completely normal. The USCIS processes other peitions as well as I-129f. I once went through 200-300 case numbers before I got to another batch of I-129f's


ams2121FemaleIreland2013-09-03 08:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJune 2013 FILIERS

Congratulations ! smile.png

 

Thanks! I'm sure yours is right around the corner :)


ams2121FemaleIreland2013-08-27 04:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJune 2013 FILIERS

Well...I thought this would happen. Woke up this morning to see an email from USCIS saying we were approved. Looks like the middle name issue will need to be addressed with the NVC, or possibly at the interview.

 

But yay for getting approved!!!


ams2121FemaleIreland2013-08-27 03:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJune 2013 FILIERS

Just in case anyone else runs into an amendment issue. I called USCIS today and they instructed me to send in a cover letter explaining what needs to be amended as well as including copy of the I-797C we received in the post and a copy of the birth certificate. 

 

Thanks pro_star for your suggestion :)


ams2121FemaleIreland2013-08-26 15:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJune 2013 FILIERS

Hey fellow June filers. I have been searching VJ threads all morning to find an answer to my question but something just came up today as my fiance and I were looking at the forms for the next steps. 

 

I am the petitioner so I filled out all the forms for the application (ie I-129f, G-325 etc) and when my fiance saw that I had put "Joseph" (which is his fathers name) as his middle name he said that it was wrong and his birth certificate says "John" (John is his Godfather). Somewhere down the road I must have confused the two,a nd even though my fiance was supposed to be my second pair of eyes before we sent it all. it was missed (and they say men aren't great with details! lol)

 

Anyway now I am just wondering if I should call the USCIS on Monday and have the mistake corrected (is this even an option? I am still in initial review, no NOA2 yet) or do we just wait to have this corrected at the interview stage when the birth certificate is required? The NOA1 we received in the post just has my fianc's first and last name (no middle name) on it....Just trying to measure how bad the situation is as I am in a bit of a panic now.


ams2121FemaleIreland2013-08-24 08:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJune 2013 FILIERS

I have seen A LOT of RFE's sent out yesterday. Any VJ'ers get one yesterday?


ams2121FemaleIreland2013-08-23 06:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJune 2013 FILIERS

I found the below on the USCIS website (which is obviously not true). I def think there needs to be some accountability on the USCIS' side. If they are claiming the below to be how they process application, then that's a blatant lie. To be honest I think the process ones early (like the July filers for example) to keep their average processing times down.

 

Processing Times: Applications are processed by visa preference category in the order they are received. Average processing times for all applications are posted on our website. Processing times are an estimate of how long it will take to process your case from start to finish. Each case is different; so some cases may take longer than others to process. If you use your receipt number to check your case status and track the processing of your case, please remember that we will only research your case if it is beyond our current processing times. Processing times are updated monthly, and you can check processing times by visiting www.uscis.gov.

Check on your case by calling Customer Service at:


ams2121FemaleIreland2013-08-23 05:22:00