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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 Marriage Complete !
That's wonderful! Congratulations!
Himaya KoNot TellingPhilippines2006-02-19 20:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresLonely Daddy...Unmarried..Clueless!
hi im youngdaddy from texas... i am soooo sad!

i feel envy with people here announcing their petitions getting approved left and right as someone said that line... u guys are so lucky.

im a permanent resident here. i arrived here 4 months ago.. and ive been missing my girlfriend and kids so bad. we are not married and i cant figure out how to petition them.. pls help me.

i am visiting philippines next year and i wonder if im marrying her then file a petition when i get back here? or is it advisable i wait for me to be US citizen then marry her and petition them which is 5 years from now... i dont know which way to go. which one is faster? im longing for them everyday... i got two boys thats waitin for me to play with them. im like a kid crying all the time.

i didnt marry her because of this visa i needed to stay single. that was my case...im sure someone does too.

im not sure if this is the right room... but i need to let it out.
youngdaddyNot TellingPhilippines2006-12-01 02:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNot yet married, now confuse!
Sorry about the caps, thanks for the info by the way

So I-130 is different from IR-1? Whats the difference? Is the span of time of process is the same between the two? I just cant live without my family sorry for being inquisitive.

thank you god bless you all
youngdaddyNot TellingPhilippines2007-06-05 22:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNot yet married, now confuse!
IM GETTING KINDA CONFUSED OVER HERE

SO WHAT YOU SAYING IS "ITS FASTER TO WAIT MY CITIZENSHIP ON 2011 BEFORE I PETITION HER"?

OR

"MARRY HER NOW AND PETITION THEM"

AND I NEED TO KNOW WHAT TYPE OF FORM IT IS CALLED
youngdaddyNot TellingPhilippines2007-06-05 22:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNot yet married, now confuse!
i have a gf in the philippines and we have 2 kids but we are not married

i am a legal permanent resident (LPR) since august 2006

i need some advice whether i go back and marry her and petition them

or wait for my Citizenship by 2011 and petition her as my fiance (k1)?

Which one is faster?
youngdaddyNot TellingPhilippines2007-06-05 14:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFiance question
if my american citizen friend will petition a filipina as his fiance with 2 kids and marry her in the states will the kids be included as part of the petition? does he need to adopt them first? will they carry his surname in the end?
youngdaddyNot TellingPhilippines2007-08-25 07:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresjapan to usa (K1 question)
this is not about me. i have a filipino friend (a girl) and her boyfriend is also my friend which is american citizen. he is in military service and is in hawaii right now. they only have known for about a year. they are confuse if he should petition her as fiance. how long do you think is the wait? well it depends on the country right. this girl is in japan although she is a filipino, she is a legal resident in japan. so i dont if that makes sense or something. and then they also have another option of just inviting her over in the US as tourist and then marry here. can you give me some ideas? and if you have a link to the "wait time" for fiance in japan that'd be a great help thanks.
youngdaddyNot TellingPhilippines2008-05-30 23:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresGI bill as income?
QUOTE (payxibka @ Oct 7 2008, 09:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Importer @ Oct 7 2008, 04:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I know what the GI Bill is- I am a recipient of it. An I-864 is part of the K1 Visa application process, that's why I posted this question in the K1 forum.


No it is not.... The I-134 is for the "K" visas and the I-864 is for immigrant or adjustment of status.... better go check your sources

Evidence of financial support (Form I-134, Affidavit of Support may be requested.)

http://bangkok.usemb...ncee-visas.html


Who needs to create and sign/date a NOTARIZED LETTER stating how much I make yearly/monthly threw my VA Disability? It's $1160 or about $14000 a year TAX FREE.

Also I get GI BILL money...but my nursing 2 year degree college is like $1000 a semester total. I use the rest of the money for living support and savings.....Would including statements of my college enrolled BILL....and letters from the counselor about how I recieve more on my GI BILL than needed for education....is helpful?

I wana use my GI BILL also.....$13000 a year funds. ($1100 monthly) (never used it...used VA for fall 2008 freshman year.)

college is only $3000 year-round. (yes i do mean 3000) Books/Supplies/Fees/Classes. (full-time 12 credits semester....quad-mesters total (2 summer) year round)

I'm also for now doing NOTE TAKING POSITION at the college to make money...cause its closer and time efficient for my studies....its taxed and about.

I think $14000 a year tax free ways heavily to the USCIS and NVC and Consulate. Actually its soon to be $15000 a year with my wife added as a dependent.
I need just $250 extra income a month to meet the standard......

for 2009.

I'm not working cause the VA is paying me $670 a month....for living cost for my wife and me for school. They told me I'm not allowed to work...and its hard with 17 credit hours on my load
Crunchy RollNot TellingPhilippines2008-10-29 11:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestion About How To Do K-1 Process While Birth Certificate Being Corrected

All names need to be correct and valid before you file in my point of view, to avoid any problems especially with the birth cert saying she is a male. 6 mo. sounds like a long time for anyone to correct it?

If you feel the need for a for a lawyer,have your "lady" shop around but don't let them know the Kano is paying if you get my point....



Yes, her name is valid. It's just that her birth certificate says "male." Haha, she is indeed a "lady" my friend :D And her lawyer friend has no idea why she is getting this service done. He asked her if she was going overseas, and she simply said, "yes (with one of those shy laughs)."

6 months is the average time I believe. Some can be done in 3 months. Yes, it seems long, especially when in America it is so easy to fix such things.

I am writing here to give you an advise and not to ruin your trust, I am from Manila and had dealth with my relatives problem with regards to Birth Certificate. 20,000 Pesos for this is way toooooo much i can say! I suggest you to ask your girlfriend to file for late registration even if she have her birth certificate already instead of going through a lawyer. We did this to our aunt who have incorrect birthday and surname and cousin who have the same problem with your girl friend in their birth certificates. We only paid around 500 Pesos (11 dollars).

Do yourself a favor and do some research bout this. You may check this site for your reference. http://www.census.gov.ph/

Good luck.


Hello Faith. I couldn't even find information about a late registration on the website, or any of the others I've been looking at for the past week. Would you happen to have a concrete website where I can find this information at? Thanks! :)

Faith, I don't know where you got that idea but you might be missing parts of the real story.


Some lawyers in private practice even cost Php 25, 000 to 70, 000 or even 80, 000 to do it for three months. If you have read newspapers when you were still in the Philippines, you'd see every now and then names of those who have the entries in their birth certificate corrected. That's the publication requirement as the law states.


To Jimmy, I hope you get the progress run swift.


Hakuna matata.


God bless us all.



FAE :luv:


Fae, thank you so much for all your advice and help. It's great to hear the news, and I really hope she can her certificate fixed in three months, or at least before her interview :D
Young TurpMalePhilippines2010-02-03 02:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestion About How To Do K-1 Process While Birth Certificate Being Corrected
Hello everyone =)

I'll be going to the Philippines in April to propose to the woman of my dreams, and I will be filing a K-1 129F petition immediately thereafter. My lady's birth certificate has been labeled "male" for gender since birth. We have found a good lawyer, who is a personal friend of hers, that will do the case for 20,000 pesos, publication fee and everything else included. He says the quickest that this process can occur is about 6 months. She plans to start this birth certificate process about the middle of this month, February. So, it could be completed by mid-August, maybe sooner, maybe later.

Anyways, I will file my 129F in late April. Will the incorrect birth certificate be a hindrance, or will they accept either it or the correction process as valid at the interview? If not, then I suppose they would just need to delay her interview until she actually got the corrected birth certificate, am I correct? And then she could proceed with the final stages of the Visa process?

Any advice that you guys can offer will surely be appreciated. Please tell me which steps to take.

Thanks very much =)
Young TurpMalePhilippines2010-02-03 00:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresOnline DS-156 Form Will Not Print Correctly
It worked for fiancée finally this morning. She was able to print out the DS-156 form with the barcode and everything =)

I'm not sure what happened, whether they fixed the site or what, but I'm so glad it works now!

Thanks everyone for your concern and advice! God Bless!

Her interview is in < 24 hours. Around 6 AM Thursday, June 2 (Philippine's time). =)

Edited by Young Turp, 31 May 2011 - 07:32 PM.

Young TurpMalePhilippines2011-05-31 19:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresOnline DS-156 Form Will Not Print Correctly

Have you cleared your internet browser history? Anyways, heres the state.gov pdf version of ds-156: http://www.state.gov...tion/108128.pdf - just type in the data exactly like the one you printed. If this one won't spit out/generate a barcode you bring both forms - the one with the barcode and the one with your info.

(all the forms can be found at http://www.state.gov.../visa/index.htm )


Thanks, that's what I was planning to do.

It's possible they are switching the forms. This one is suppose to expire 5/31/11... but who knows. Also, getting this error now:
Couldn't open image file 'E:\CA_WebSites\EVAF\Forms_appt\UserFiles\linS2DB4ICVPR.jpg'!I looked at the JavaScript/HTML of the website, and I can't see anything wrong. I even saw the text field validation logic to check for characters, spaces, etc. and tested it and it worked as expected. The JavaScript function for the "continue" button is not in the HTML (must keep it hidden in a file somewhere) so I cannot see what exactly is going on. I'm thinking there is a file missing or corrupted on their server that they use to generate the form. Or the server might just be down.
Young TurpMalePhilippines2011-05-30 20:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresOnline DS-156 Form Will Not Print Correctly

if its not working you may need to use a different computer - go to an internet cafe or use a friends computer


We'll keep trying different computers, but we've tried 3 now, and no luck. :(
Young TurpMalePhilippines2011-05-30 18:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresOnline DS-156 Form Will Not Print Correctly

What you need:

  • Your Internet browser must support 128-bit encryption.
  • If you are using Internet Explorer (Windows), the minimum version that will work with this site is version 5.0, with service pack 2.
  • If you are using Netscape, the minimum version that will work with this site is version 6.2.
  • You must also have Adobe Acrobat Reader version 5.0 or higher installed on your PC in order to download and print the completed application form. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader version 5.0 or higher, you may download a copy from Adobe's web site.
  • You should use either an ink-jet or laser printer to print the completed application form.


I have all of these things. I'm not sure why it's not working.
Young TurpMalePhilippines2011-05-30 18:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresOnline DS-156 Form Will Not Print Correctly

yeah i had the same problem i could type in the form but it would not print correctly
i mean download a blank DS-156 and upload it to the website fill it in on the website and make sure you hit save before you download the filled in version
it will have everything there


I'm not sure I follow how exactly this will help. It won't have the barcode, and the form itself says it's ok to print in the text boxes.

It can be Adobe in a nutshell. Have you tried using foxit reader or other pdf friendly programs?


I have Adobe, and I installed Foxit, but I'm not sure it's doing anything for me.
Young TurpMalePhilippines2011-05-30 18:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresOnline DS-156 Form Will Not Print Correctly

it didnt work for me either
this takes a few extra minutes but it will work
download the DS-156 and upload it into www.fillanypdf.com

this website allows u to create textboxes on the pdf which when printed looked like it was typed directly on the pdf

good luck




Tyeger87,

Do you mean, fill out the form and click "continue" and then take that pdf and load it to the site you mentioned?

I don't have a problem filling out the data. That works fine. It's just that after hitting continue, only the answers are displayed on the next screen, with no questions or form formatting (like lines and boxes).
Young TurpMalePhilippines2011-05-30 12:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresOnline DS-156 Form Will Not Print Correctly
Add Safari and IE7 (two versions back) and Adobe 8 to the list of broswers/pdf viewers that still didn't work.
Young TurpMalePhilippines2011-05-30 12:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresOnline DS-156 Form Will Not Print Correctly

My fiance had the same problem. He ended up printing the version with only answers. When we got to our interview they wanted him to use thier computer to fill it out, however the internet was down so the embassy personnel ended up filling it out for him to verify.



That would be great if the Manila office allows her to do that. At this point, the printout with the answers is the only thing I can see happening. I even used my work computer with IE 7 and Adobe 8 to see if the form would be created properly after clicking "continue," and no, it wasn't.


Young TurpMalePhilippines2011-05-30 11:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresOnline DS-156 Form Will Not Print Correctly
Hi inloveVEN,
Yes, she went to a cyber cafe, and experienced the same issue :(

LookyWhatIfound,
Thanks, I'll try searching for that information. I hope someone who has experienced this will answer :)
Young TurpMalePhilippines2011-05-30 11:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresOnline DS-156 Form Will Not Print Correctly
Hello, I was wondering if anyone was having trouble with the online DS-156 form. When either my fiancee or I try to fill out all the information and click continue, the resulting PDF that the browser displays only shows the answers, not the questions (except for #38 bullet 3). There is a barcode on first page that has a pattern that usually looks similar to this MBBBWWWWWI. And it does generate a barcode at the bottom of third page that is a series of square pixels with no labels, characters, or numbers beside it (the one they scan to import all the encrypted data into their system).

Is this the way the form is suppose to behave? I was thinking if I couldn't get this resolved before Thursday (3 days from now, her interview), we would just print these weird forms with the barcodes and then print two blank copies of the forms so that she can hand print her information. (Yes, I know they technically don't want hand-printed forms without a barcode). Moreover, I use Windows Vista, and tried the latest versions of Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox, along with the most updated Adobe Acrobat. She was at an Internet Cafe using the same or slightly older software (but definitely more recent than the IE 5.0 the website talks about - http://evisaforms.state.gov/)

I'm just not sure what to do at this point. This is the only thing left we need for the interview.

Any help that you guys and gals can provide would be greatly appreciated. I should have screen shots of the web PDF attached below in a Word Document. Of course, this example doesn't have any data put into it (other than a random passport number I entered). The only difference between this form and a completely filled one is that there are 2 pages full of answers (and still no questions). But other than that, the problem listed above remains the same.

Attached Files


Edited by Young Turp, 30 May 2011 - 10:42 AM.

Young TurpMalePhilippines2011-05-30 10:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPolice certificate
QUOTE (Otto und Karin @ Oct 25 2009, 12:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
And what are the country(ies) you're needing these from? (And why are you unable to obtain them?)


I'm not unable to obtain it, I just wanted to make sure it was absolutely necessary. My wife is very busy with her job, and I don't want to bother her with a lot of things unless we have to do them. Good to know though; I'll be sure to tell her to get a copy of the records

thanks
dazemanMaleJapan2009-10-25 13:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPolice certificate
Just wondering if this is absolutely necessary. I'm tired of trying to get documents and getting them translated; I'd like to be able to get this done ASAP. Anyone tried doing the 230 without this successfully? If it's necessary then I guess I'll ask my wife to try and get a copy

Thanks

V/R

Michael Squires
dazemanMaleJapan2009-10-25 11:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresName Changes...maiden name potential issues
QUOTE (pushbrk @ Oct 25 2009, 01:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (dazeman @ Oct 25 2009, 09:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I've completed the I-130 stage through USCIS. Through all of of the forms, I used my wife's new name (my last name). She had it legally changed in Japan after we got married; maybe we jumped the gun, but it seemed like the standard thing to do after you get married. I didn't think it would cause issues, but now I'm wondering. On none of the forms through USCIS did I use her maiden name, except when it asked for it. The only things that had that name was our marriage certificate and a copy of her passport.

I just received the paperwork from the NVC to start the Affidavit of Support and the 230 form. However, they're referring to her in the paperwork with her maiden name. So, do I use her legal name or maiden name when I complete the affidavit and the 230? She will have her new passport soon with my last name, so this is what she would be using to get into the states and this is what I will be using when I provide a copy for the 230.

This must be a relatively common issue, and maybe the answer is simple, but I don't want her trying to enter the states or going to the interview with conflicting data for her name. I saw other posts here concerning this but no definitive answers.

We still have awhile before she'll be ready to come to the states, so I'm not to worried about getting this done today or something, but I'd like to find out what I should do so that there's not issues when we get closer

I would appreciate any assistance

Thanks

PS. I'm getting so close to hugging my wife again. YEAH! What a ridiculous process to get her here though

V/R

Michael Squires


I would call NVC directly and ask them. This is not a K1 question though. It's a CR1 question, so look for an organizer to come by and move it to the right forum.


Ok, thanks. Thought someone might have dealt with this already
dazemanMaleJapan2009-10-25 14:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresName Changes...maiden name potential issues
I've completed the I-130 stage through USCIS. Through all of of the forms, I used my wife's new name (my last name). She had it legally changed in Japan after we got married; maybe we jumped the gun, but it seemed like the standard thing to do after you get married. I didn't think it would cause issues, but now I'm wondering. On none of the forms through USCIS did I use her maiden name, except when it asked for it. The only things that had that name was our marriage certificate and a copy of her passport.

I just received the paperwork from the NVC to start the Affidavit of Support and the 230 form. However, they're referring to her in the paperwork with her maiden name. So, do I use her legal name or maiden name when I complete the affidavit and the 230? She will have her new passport soon with my last name, so this is what she would be using to get into the states and this is what I will be using when I provide a copy for the 230.

This must be a relatively common issue, and maybe the answer is simple, but I don't want her trying to enter the states or going to the interview with conflicting data for her name. I saw other posts here concerning this but no definitive answers.

We still have awhile before she'll be ready to come to the states, so I'm not to worried about getting this done today or something, but I'd like to find out what I should do so that there's not issues when we get closer

I would appreciate any assistance

Thanks

PS. I'm getting so close to hugging my wife again. YEAH! What a ridiculous process to get her here though

V/R

Michael Squires

Edited by dazeman, 25 October 2009 - 11:08 AM.

dazemanMaleJapan2009-10-25 11:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures28 days and still not received at NVC..is that normal?
We had our NOA2 on April 14th and still not received by NVC...sooooo frustrating mad.gif I thought this part of the process would go quickly. How wrong was I!?

Edited by NouraM, 04 May 2009 - 05:15 PM.

NouraMFemaleGhana2009-05-04 17:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhich country should the official marriage take place?
Thanks for the answers...let me offer more clarity. By "official" I mean recognized by the government, whether Kenyan or US. Both weddings would be after the visa is granted. I just worry that if we have an official wedding in Kenya even after the visa is issued then Uncle Sam will raise a stink about the visa not being a K3 even though we are still officially getting married in the US...after the Kenyan wedding. Hopefully this explanation makes better sense.

KenyanGiftMale02009-04-26 19:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhich country should the official marriage take place?
There is an advantage to us officially marrying in my fiancee's country of Kenya; however, we have applied for a K-1 which requires an official wedding in the US. Is it going to cause problems if we have two official weddings, one in Kenya and one in the US?
KenyanGiftMale02009-04-26 18:13:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNOA2?
We filed ours in VSC last April 21, 2008. It was approved last July 31, 2008. Im K1 though. I suggest ask your husband to call them and inquire.
PingLocalHostessFemalePhilippines2008-10-01 15:11:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures2 document verification
Perhaps its for your child? Coz if you have a kid going with you, you have to pay for their DV too.
PingLocalHostessFemalePhilippines2008-10-01 14:54:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures2 document verification
After you paid DV the first time, did you text delbros and received 2 texts from them (receipt of payment and acknowledgment)? Coz if your DV was with NSO since Sept 3... that means your DV is in process. Did you bring the duplicate copy of the deposit slip from metrobank on the day of your interview? Coz i think you just need to pay once.
PingLocalHostessFemalePhilippines2008-10-01 02:42:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNeed help

So IVY here in pakistan we have lot of family i personally know they dont have wedding night uptill now why only me have to face this problem,lot of girls or women waiting for visa without having wedding night in this country they got visa easily but not me why?Is third marriage is crime or a person married to same country woman thrice is crime ?now after my interview we have our wedding night and our honeymoon even .

Okay, so I looked it up now from a PC. This is for marriages via proxy: 

 

 

Who May Not File Form I-130? 

4. A husband or wife, if you and your spouse were not both physically present at the marriage ceremony, and the marriage was not consummated. 

 

I don't know enough about Pakistani culture to know if this is normal or not. I am coming from a Catholic European country, so there is no big difference between "mainstream Croatia" and "mainstream US". However, I would want to know why my husband's prior marriages failed. I appreciate that you believe it's his problem, but my interest would be to see if it could affect *MY* marriage. For example, if they got divorced because he worked 3 jobs and was never home, I would want to see that he has changed that and it will not happen with us.

 

It seems we may have problem understanding what you mean. When you wrote this:

 

11.Did you both have your wedding night?

 
Ans. no 
 
12.Then how you can say this is marriage?
 
ans. well in my family and in our tradtions nikkah its self called marriage.
 
13.so you dont meet your husband since then?
 
Ans. yes
 
14.So you have no typical relationship with your husband which is common between husband and wife?
 
Ans. Yes
 
Then this is not marriage. 

 

.... I took it to mean that the marriage has not been consummated. Also, you rarely see each other and declared you don't have a "typical husband-wife" relationship. From my point of view, the officer made the right decision after these answers.

 

It is entirely possible that due to cultural/religious differences I am misunderstanding this. Perhaps you could kindly ask a moderator to move your topic to another subforum so that you could receive advice from people from the same geographical region?

 

Good luck.


Ivy.FemaleCroatia2013-06-22 07:57:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNeed help
If I remember correctly, I-130 instructions talk about marriage consummation as a vital part of determining if the marriage is considered legit for immigration purposes. I tried double checking this for you but could not open the instructions .pdf of this device.

Check there, if it is so then you saying you "didnt have the wedding night" gave them the perfect excuse to dismiss a case that is full of red flags to begin with. :/


Ivy.FemaleCroatia2013-06-22 05:33:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMy wife entered the US with her CR-1, Is there anything else we need to do??

I think you've confused the CR1 and the IR1.

LMAO, I am so sorry. You're right.

 

 

I had a very long day and should obviously go to bed at this point. :D


Ivy.FemaleCroatia2013-06-14 14:40:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMy wife entered the US with her CR-1, Is there anything else we need to do??

raheelc, if you have been married for over 2 years at the time your wife crossed the US border, then you got CR-1 (like you said) and you do not need to remove conditions. Someone on the first page said you will have to remove contitions 90 days before your wife's 2nd anniversary in the US, but that is only for IR-1 spouses. If your wife has CR-1, then her green card is unconditional and is worth for 10 years and she can apply for naturalization after three if she wants.


Ivy.FemaleCroatia2013-06-14 14:14:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCR1-IR-1

 

I could be wrong, but I think you mean CBP officer.I

I've never seen an ICE agent at the border.

yeah lets go with that. :D its 5am here, sorry. :D


Ivy.FemaleCroatia2013-06-27 21:48:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCR1-IR-1

Yes, if your husband enters on or after your second anniversary, he will be IR-1 and will get a 10 year green card. This should me mentioned to the ICE officer at POE so they don't skip it by accident.

 

If he enters before that day, he will be CR-1. He be issued a conditional 2 year green card. He will have to file for removing of conditions 90 days before his second year in the US. That will cost some time and money.

 

Regardless of how he enters, he can apply for Naturalization if the two of you are married 3 years after his arrival. And if he wants to, of course.


Ivy.FemaleCroatia2013-06-27 21:36:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarriage by Proxy Can You do this and How???
LMAO :D My husband suggested a home made video as proof of bonafide marriage at one point too XD
Ivy.FemaleCroatia2013-06-28 17:57:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarriage by Proxy Can You do this and How???

We were married by proxy. I did it in Texas. I flew to Texas and did had the wedding by proxy. My wife was in Russia. She came on a K1. (We did not see each other between the wedding and her arrival. If you see each other between wedding and  arrival at poe, you can not use the k1 and use the cr1.)

 

I am sorry if this is too personal (in which case, ignore me please), but why did you choose to do that? If she was coming on a K1, why get married via proxy before she arrives?


Ivy.FemaleCroatia2013-06-27 18:01:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarriage by Proxy Can You do this and How???

I don't know about how one would do it, but here is what I-130 instructions have to say about that:

 

 

Who May Not File Form I-130? 

4. A husband or wife, if you and your spouse were not both physically present at the marriage ceremony, and the marriage was not consummated. 

 


Ivy.FemaleCroatia2013-06-27 17:13:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAdding spouse on finances and benefits

My husband is the USC, we just sent our I130 last month. We only have one joint bank account (new, we each have our own older U.S. bank accounts on the side) and I am added as a non-driver to his policy. The insurance company requested this after they found out he got married.
 
He tried to add me to something work related (I'd say life insurance through work but I am not 100% sure) and they would not do it without a SSN.
 


I would pick a fight with the health/benefits plan.  Marriage is a "qualifying event" and if you do not get her enrolled within the limited number of days from the "qualifying event" you will have to wait until next years enrollment.  I had to pick a major fight and they finally added her pending a SS number.


Can you explain this please?
 
I don't think it makes sense that he adds me to his health insurance since I am not there (it is not free), but I would like to understand more about qualifying events and waiting until next years enrollment.



Ivy.FemaleCroatia2013-07-06 09:33:00