Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	May 2008 Filers	Rajaa, Ok, Just ignore the K3. Look at Lottos shortcuts for th eCR1. When it gets to the NVC, you can call the NVC to get the NVC case number. Also you can get the IIN number by talking to the operator, but I would suggest that you call at night, they seem to be more friendly and willing to give you the number.	Steve Y Jessica	Male	Argentina	2008-08-08 09:44:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	May 2008 Filers	QUOTE (S_AL_ @ Aug 5 2008, 01:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (KAHM @ Aug 5 2008, 06:47 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (S_AL_ @ Aug 2 2008, 02:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (thirdsjen @ Aug 2 2008, 09:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> i really want to be there for the interview then leave with him.. but how to ask my supervisor is the problem.. #######. i have already taken waay too much vacation time this year. i'm surprise i still have my job! but then i haven't researched how the manila embassy sets up the interviews.. it might take 2 months.. i'm in the middle of packing.. do you think it's necessary for me to bring his old letters to me while we were dating years ago? aren't we just suppose to prove MARRIAGE? I think any evidence related to you both would be useful. Our courtship too lasted about 2 years so I am getting letters, chat sessions and saved screens with web cam imagines as proof. But then again, my story could be different from yours. you both have roots in Philipines. My husband is a half palestinian half caucasian married to a pakistani....so we will be needing all the proof there is ...or so it seems...hmmm Also, needed to warn you guys...we paid the IV Bill after the DS-3032 had entered the system and the Bill had been invoiced on the 31st. Then it showed IN PROCESS. Now the AVR updated on the 1st and the message was about the IV bill has been generated and on the website...the status went back to NOT PAID . I do not know what will happen from here as I have not been able to speak to Zayd since last night but its weird. He did say he will speak to someone at NVC. I just hope they don't charge this bill twice. I have already been a really very Expensive Wife Just wanted to inform you all on this latest development. Hi Sara, I was wondering if you have spoken to your husband regarding the status of the IV payment. I paid AOS fee on 8/1 and the status of 'in process' and I checked now, the status is 'not paid'. The money was not withdrawn from the bank. Was it withdrawn from your bank? I'm wondering if the payment went through or if I should try the paying again?? KAHM, When I go to the Reciept page, it shows the bill as paid and yes money was taken from his account. He is impatient, the AVR still had the same message about the bill being generated on 1st so he went along (without letting me know) and paid the bill again. I do not know how beneficial that would be but he said before that he can always ask for a refund. Its complicated. Check the receipt page if yours show Paid too. I hope it does. The AVR means nothing. It is always wrong or confusing. If it shows online a "PAID" There is no reason to pay again. Do not listen to the AVR. And no, you will not get a refund!!! The best you can hope for is that they reject the second payment because it is already paid. If you try paying, then later it shows not paid and money was not taken out of the account. Then try paying again. I have seen where one person was asking what was going on, because he tried paying many times and could not get them to accept the payment. It turns out he kept putting in his account number wrong.	Steve Y Jessica	Male	Argentina	2008-08-05 09:43:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	May 2008 Filers	QUOTE (thirdsjen @ Aug 3 2008, 09:35 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> i only cry when i have sat down on the plane and have the blanket over my head! goodbyes are never easy. i've been saying goodbye for 6 years! i hope you get to bring her home, steve! no more goodbyes! Thanks Jen, And I hope we all do not have to do the goodbye at the airport much more!!! We all know that is the worst part. Me and my wife were just talking about this last night. And both of us can't understand the people that go through this, then get divorced or something, then look for someone from a different country again. When me and my wife met, I wasn't looking for anything. I was working in Buenos Aires, and it just happened. But knowing what I know now, I would never look for a spouse from a different country.	Steve Y Jessica	Male	Argentina	2008-08-03 11:51:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	May 2008 Filers	QUOTE (Aman @ Aug 3 2008, 07:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thx a Ton SYJ....ur right abut d waiting part:) Lets hope 4 d best.... If you think it is tough now, just wait until you are approved and have your interview date. The days go by soooooooo slow. Every day seems like a month!!!	Steve Y Jessica	Male	Argentina	2008-08-03 09:33:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	May 2008 Filers	QUOTE (Aman @ Aug 3 2008, 04:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks Guys..... I am really confused..as per d USCIS processing times.....they are till processing 3 Sep 2007 Files as on 20th July 2008 how come all d cases way post Sep 2007 are getiing NOA2.....I had drummed my self to wait till Jan 2009 for my NOA2...but when I look at all these cases.....I just wish things cud move faster.... N its been too long since my last touch......Did they trow way our file or what:( Aman, Don't pay attention to the USCIS processing times. The are not even close to accurate. They put them way out to protect themselves. And touches don't always mean anything. I have seen many people who had no touches, then all of the sudden the next touch was the approval. Looking at your timeline, you are around the time of people who are just starting to get approved. So just hang in there and I would think that you do not have much more time until you get approved. And just remember, compared to the rest of your life together, this is a short time to be apart. Down the road when you are together and holding each other and talking about how much you love each other. You will forget about this short time apart. And Rajaa, this is for you too!!!! Just remember, it isn't easy. But the reward is great!!!!!	Steve Y Jessica	Male	Argentina	2008-08-03 09:11:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	May 2008 Filers	QUOTE (Rajaa_Reda @ Aug 2 2008, 06:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Steve Y Jessica @ Aug 2 2008, 04:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yes, have a good time Jen!! Only 7 days, 13 hours and 15 minutes until I am with my wife for always!!! that's great steve did she already have her interview?? Is there an AP I think I missed something? No, her interview is the 14th, But I go down there next Saturday to be with her and go to the interview with her. Then, God willing, she will return with me. No more saying goodbye at the airport. 6 days 9 hours 20 minutes till my plane lands in Buenos Aires. QUOTE (Aman @ Aug 2 2008, 11:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My hubby also filled d case in May....... Hope I can join d thread still:) I tht I was d only one who was waiting 4 NOA 2...but when I saw d timelines 4 CNMB...I tht he I am nt alone... Waitin alone is terrible.....waiting with all u hys might be a bit easy......... Welcome to the thread!!	Steve Y Jessica	Male	Argentina	2008-08-03 01:30:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	May 2008 Filers	Yes, have a good time Jen!! Only 7 days, 13 hours and 15 minutes until I am with my wife for always!!!	Steve Y Jessica	Male	Argentina	2008-08-02 18:08:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	May 2008 Filers	QUOTE (thirdsjen @ Aug 1 2008, 09:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> did you see t0+'s timeline? they received his DS-3032 in like a couple of days! in a week, he was had already paid his IV bill... dang... Like I said, you could be through the NVC by the end of August. With a October interview.	Steve Y Jessica	Male	Argentina	2008-08-01 23:42:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	May 2008 Filers	QUOTE (thirdsjen @ Aug 1 2008, 09:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> alright KAHM! you might make it out of NVC before me! yahoo, it appears, does not seem to be the preferred email account of NVC. so ya'll.. just set up other accounts to send your DS-3032. Sent his with GMAIL.. and definitely don't tell the operator that you are going to pay online.. haha! they don't want you doing that at all! glad you manage to get your IIN, KAHM! by monday the status might change to PAID then you can go ahead and print out your barcode and send in your AOS package. then the waiting begins for them to receive your DS-3032. as soon as they've received that, your IV fee will be invoiced. at least that's how i understand it.. With me, they invoiced the IV a few days after they accepted the DS-3032. But also, it took about a week for them to invoice my AOS.	Steve Y Jessica	Male	Argentina	2008-08-01 23:33:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	May 2008 Filers	QUOTE (KAHM @ Aug 1 2008, 06:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (cmnb @ Aug 1 2008, 01:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (KAHM @ Aug 1 2008, 02:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Sara, cmnb, thirdsjen, Steve Y Jessica: Thank you so much for your input. It's more clear now. I was a little uncertain about when to start with the first step from Loto's guidelines. I called NVC today and the AVR states that my case was entered into NVC system on July 29th and wait six to eight weeks for the beneficiary to be notified. I'll call NVC later on today and try to get the IIN. Hopefully, they'll give it me so that I could proceed... thirdsjen, I know you're having a hard time with getting an automated response for your ds3032 e-mail but I hope everything works out before you go on vacation so that you could relax and not worry too much about NVC....... i can totally understand..loto's guide is very helpful but i myself had to read that flowchart a few times before i could fully grasp as this stuff is very new to all of us and its hard sometimes to understand the jargons...good luck with the rest of ur journey! I called NVC and managed to get my IIN. The NVC Operator hesitated first and asked if I was going to make a payment, I told him that I just needed it for my reference. I logged to the NVC website and the AOS fee was invoiced. Just got done paying the $70 on line. The current status is In Process.......... You can also now do the DS-3032 e-mail	Steve Y Jessica	Male	Argentina	2008-08-01 20:31:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	May 2008 Filers	QUOTE (thirdsjen @ Aug 1 2008, 09:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Steve Y Jessica @ Aug 1 2008, 09:31 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I will be leaving to go to Buenos Aires on August 9th. 8 days, 21 hours 50 minutes and we will finally be together for always!!!!! Steve, are you sure you're excited enough? I will try to step it up a little. But ever since we got the interview date, the days just drag on. It feels like the next day will never come.	Steve Y Jessica	Male	Argentina	2008-08-01 11:50:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	May 2008 Filers	QUOTE (thirdsjen @ Aug 1 2008, 08:51 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Steve Y Jessica @ Aug 1 2008, 05:33 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Jenn, I am happy that everything is now working for you. By chance, did you check your spam folder in yahoo? But I would not also send in the hard copy. You got the auto response, you do not want to confuse them. I no it is not easy waiting, but just relax!!!! Well last week, I emailed the embassy and explaind them my situation. That we had a K3 interview on August 14th and our CR1 case was now complete at the NVC. And would it be possible to change that interview to a CR1 interview. Well yesterday the replied to me that they contacted the NVC and told them to expidite my file to the embassy, and they let me know that it shipped on Wednesday and they would let me know when they receive it. But now my wife is in a panic again. She thinks that Cr1 interview is going to be more difficult than the K3 intervirew because it is for a PR visa. I try to tell her that there is no difference. just got home.. had to swing by the post office to mail the AOS. Steve, your wife is too cute! hehehe.. but i can understand how she feels though. 'specially since our spouses really don't divulge themselves into this world so they really don't know the minor differences, etc. i have been explaining this whole process to my husband a billion times and i don't think he gets it at all.. but that's ok. in our partnership, i'm the one in charge of details and i just tell him that this needs to be done and we need to go here, etc. and it works.. that is so cool that you were able to change it to CR1.. good job on that one! i checked every nook and cranny of my yahoo account. nothing. i checked his too. nada. i probably will forget about the waiting for the DS-3032 while i'm over there. i will be on vacation so that might be the last thing on my mind.. I HOPE! The hardest thing is trying to talk about the Visa process or her pregnancy. We have no problem communicating. We talk for about 2 hours at least every other night, and lately every night. But the problem is that I do not know the spanish words for legal or medical terms and she does not know then in english. So there is confussion at times. I will be leaving to go to Buenos Aires on August 9th. 8 days, 21 hours 50 minutes and we will finally be together for always!!!!!	Steve Y Jessica	Male	Argentina	2008-08-01 11:31:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	May 2008 Filers	Jenn, I am happy that everything is now working for you. By chance, did you check your spam folder in yahoo? But I would not also send in the hard copy. You got the auto response, you do not want to confuse them. I no it is not easy waiting, but just relax!!!! Well last week, I emailed the embassy and explaind them my situation. That we had a K3 interview on August 14th and our CR1 case was now complete at the NVC. And would it be possible to change that interview to a CR1 interview. Well yesterday the replied to me that they contacted the NVC and told them to expidite my file to the embassy, and they let me know that it shipped on Wednesday and they would let me know when they receive it. But now my wife is in a panic again. She thinks that Cr1 interview is going to be more difficult than the K3 intervirew because it is for a PR visa. I try to tell her that there is no difference.	Steve Y Jessica	Male	Argentina	2008-08-01 07:33:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	May 2008 Filers	QUOTE (KAHM @ Jul 31 2008, 04:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (thirdsjen @ Jul 31 2008, 09:17 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> AOS IS NOW PAID!!! yahooooo!! but still no automated response for that darn choice of agent! so i will send in my AOS tomorrow cuz i am DEAD TIRED! just got home.. had the most awful night but not THE most awful night.. was it a full moon last night cuz everyone of my patients were a little cuckoo.. i know how to make the barcode, but what i don't understand is according to the shortcut, you must first write the case number in black inside the barcode box thing THEN put the generated barcode ON TOP of the written case number.. that doesn't make any sense! Hi thirdsjen, My petition finally arrived at NVC. I have a question for you.....when did your hubby e-mail ds3032 to NVC? Was it right after you got the NVC case # or waited until you were in the AVR?? Thanks...... If you are paying online, you should wait until they invoice your AOS.	Steve Y Jessica	Male	Argentina	2008-07-31 19:06:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	May 2008 Filers	QUOTE (thirdsjen @ Jul 30 2008, 08:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> oh my gosh, DUH! of course i can send it in myself! i don't know why i kept thinking it has to come from my address over there.. my brain is soo tired.. thanks for pointing that out! it is quite expensive to send it fedex though.. about $30 and it will take 3 days. it's not a P.O. box, is it? because if it is, then my sister has to send it USPS i have read about the whole auto response too but nothing seems to solve my problem. you got an auto response, right? Ya, I kind of wondered what you were thinking about sending things to your sister first, But I know how it is. Sooooooooo many things on your mind!!!! And no, it is not a PO Box. I sent all of my stuff to the NVC via Fed EX. Yes, I did get the auto response. But I would not send any more emails, it could confuse them.	Steve Y Jessica	Male	Argentina	2008-07-30 10:16:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	May 2008 Filers	QUOTE (thirdsjen @ Jul 30 2008, 08:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> yesterday i just said to myself that some really big truck is passing, then when it wouldn't stop shaking and rolling, i started getting nauseated and decided it was indeed a REAL earthquake! i live on top of the San Andreas fault. in fact, if you drive by the 14 freeway, you can actually see the faultline. you pass through it.. weird, i know.. but for somebody who lives on top of the San Andreas fault, you would think that we would have some huge earthquakes, but we actually don't. most of the big earthquakes felt are farther out. but last big one i heard was back in 1999 in the Mojave desert. 7.1 i think. i don't remember that. where the heck was i? I got so used to them, I would just say "Oh, another earthquake". A year ago, I moved to Seattle from San Francisco. We would get them all of the time, it was normal. In Fact, I was in San Francisco in 1989 when they had the big one there during the World Series. I had just came out of the shower, so I was standing there naked thinking what should I do. Do I stand there or run out of my apartment naked? I just sttod there. QUOTE (Rajaa_Reda @ Jul 30 2008, 08:09 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks you two I sent him the list of three things I need him to do.... hopefully i won't confuse him to much... I am going to check the Spainish consulate and ask to see if he can interview there... much better place than morocco but he doesn't speak Spanish just English, French and Arabic... not sure if that'll be a problem if he is in the U.S. consulate in Spain???? As long as he speaks english, not a problem!	Steve Y Jessica	Male	Argentina	2008-07-30 10:12:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	May 2008 Filers	QUOTE (thirdsjen @ Jul 30 2008, 07:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Steve Y Jessica @ Jul 30 2008, 07:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (thirdsjen @ Jul 30 2008, 03:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> before i got the IIN, the AVR just kept repeating that they entered it into their system on July 25, please wait 6-8 weeks for the beneficiary.. blah blah blah.. didn't say anything about sending the AOS fee, generating any DS-3032. as soon as i got my IIN, i immediately logged into the payment website.. Payment status for the AOS fee stated that it was invoiced so i went ahead and paid.. after that, status changed from INVOICED to IN PROCESS. the IV fee status is of course, NOT INVOICED at this time.. so, i gave it 4 hours before i called NVC again to listen to the AVR. now it says that they received the AOS fee bill on July 30 and they will send further instructions within the next few weeks.. That's great, Now, when your AOS shows paid online, you will be able to print the barcode page and send in the AOS package. Then sometime next week, your husband should receive an email saying they accepted the DS-3032. A few days after that they will invoice your IV bill, and you can pay that. After it shows paid, you can print the barcode page and send in the DS-230 package. And about a week later, you should have case complete. My prediction, you could have "Case Complete" the week of August 25th. Then the first week of September they can schedule your husband for an October interview. august 25th.. nice dream!! i won't even be back to the states until the 27th! so far, i have emailed the DS-3032 about 5x already. i haven't received any automated response. should i? still says IN PROCESS but then the west coast just woke up.. maybe the bank isn't even opened yet.. i don't know. just making myself feel better! hehe.. i hope by friday i can send the AOS package.. by next week, the NBI clearance and his extra birth certificate will be ready. i will be there in the philippines already so i will just fedex it here to my sister.. she can then pay the IV fee online IF everything goes as planned!! steve, thank you so much!! valuable valuable advices! BUT HOW COME I HAVEN'T RECEIVED AN AUTOMATED RESPONSE?? AM I DOING SOMETHING WRONG?? (just letting off some steam Jenn, You do not need to send anything to your sister, that will just take extra time and wasted steps. You can pay online from PI. You just need your bank account# and routing #. Then if you have all of the documents for the DS-230 with you, you can just send it in to the NVC from PI, no need to have your sister pay and send things for you. I do not know, why you are not getting the auto response. I know I have read about this issue, but do not remember what was said, Sorry.	Steve Y Jessica	Male	Argentina	2008-07-30 10:04:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	May 2008 Filers	QUOTE (Rajaa_Reda @ Jul 30 2008, 07:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That's what I am wondering.. I have his police certificate, translated and stamped as well as his birth certificate do I need to send them back? No, if you are planning the CR1 path. Keep those documents. Just have him fill out the DS-230, have him sign the part 1. Then have him send you the DS-230 with passport photos. And a photocopy of his passport bio page. I assume you also have the marriage certificate. Then you will send all of that in when it is time.	Steve Y Jessica	Male	Argentina	2008-07-30 09:55:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	May 2008 Filers	QUOTE (S_AL_ @ Jul 30 2008, 07:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Its kind of scary...the frequent earthquakes in cali. I remember this was one of the things my husband mentioned saying hopefully I am not afraid of them...yeah right! Last tremour I felt killed thousands in India and bordering villages in pakistan. Stay safe Jen. Rajaa if you've got all the documents, inshaAllaah the whole process at NVC should not take longer than a month. Please ask Reda to send you filled forms too like DS-3032 and DS-230. Attached are the files uploaded by LOTO. Great fellow...very nice work done. Rajaa, Just an item of note. You do not need him to send you anything for the DS-3032. When it is time, he just needs to send an email to the NVC in the format given for the email.	Steve Y Jessica	Male	Argentina	2008-07-30 09:44:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	May 2008 Filers	QUOTE (thirdsjen @ Jul 30 2008, 03:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> before i got the IIN, the AVR just kept repeating that they entered it into their system on July 25, please wait 6-8 weeks for the beneficiary.. blah blah blah.. didn't say anything about sending the AOS fee, generating any DS-3032. as soon as i got my IIN, i immediately logged into the payment website.. Payment status for the AOS fee stated that it was invoiced so i went ahead and paid.. after that, status changed from INVOICED to IN PROCESS. the IV fee status is of course, NOT INVOICED at this time.. so, i gave it 4 hours before i called NVC again to listen to the AVR. now it says that they received the AOS fee bill on July 30 and they will send further instructions within the next few weeks.. That's great, Now, when your AOS shows paid online, you will be able to print the barcode page and send in the AOS package. Then sometime next week, your husband should receive an email saying they accepted the DS-3032. A few days after that they will invoice your IV bill, and you can pay that. After it shows paid, you can print the barcode page and send in the DS-230 package. And about a week later, you should have case complete. My prediction, you could have "Case Complete" the week of August 25th. Then the first week of September they can schedule your husband for an October interview.	Steve Y Jessica	Male	Argentina	2008-07-30 09:41:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	May 2008 Filers	QUOTE (thirdsjen @ Jul 29 2008, 08:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Rajaa, you are not the last.. i looked. hehehe... it just feels like you are the last.. but then, don't you have to wait until January for your husband so that he can move back from spain? so you see, it's ok even if you are last.. just trying to cheer you up, girl! although i don't think i'm doing a good job.. hehe FINALLY was able to get my IIN from a very nice lady at NVC! really is better to call at night rather than in the day. they're kinda mean during the day.. i don't know why.. so i was able to pay my AOS fee bill online.. it's showing IN PROCESS right now.. on the AVR, still keeps saying that my case was received on July 25, blah blah blah blah.. nothing about anything being generated.. the USCIS website still has my case pending not approved.. not one email from CRIS.. off to email the DS-3032! Jen, thats great you got you iin number. I told you that you just had to keep trying. And wow, thats fast. It took over a week for them to invoice my AOS bill so I could pay. If you do things right, when you come back from vacation, your case could be complete at NVC.	Steve Y Jessica	Male	Argentina	2008-07-30 00:21:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	May 2008 Filers	QUOTE (thirdsjen @ Jul 8 2008, 05:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> not an original?? what do they want us to do? sign with different colored pens and change our signature just slightly so that it looks original? hehehe.. hi LuLu! yup, that's the plan.. have a lot of them filled out and signed in case of ANY kind of "event." That's why when I resent it, I signed with a Blue pen. Because the instructions said the original signiture needed to be either in black or blue ink.	Steve Y Jessica	Male	Argentina	2008-07-08 21:04:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	May 2008 Filers	QUOTE (thirdsjen @ Jul 8 2008, 03:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> i read about your wife's vaccinations.. i hope everything will be ok! i have double of everything too in case something happens to the other one, as I, myself, am extremely uncoordinated, thereby, will probably spill something on it Thanks, from everything that I have read, I'm sure everything will be OK. And not only spilling things. I got an RFE from the NVC on my I-864EZ form because they said it was not an original signature. And they even had a supervisor check it. But I know it was original because I have not made photocopies of any of the visa forms I have filled out. I always make multiple copies and sign them all or have my wife sign them all.	Steve Y Jessica	Male	Argentina	2008-07-08 18:08:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	May 2008 Filers	QUOTE (thirdsjen @ Jul 8 2008, 02:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> so i can use the I-864EZ then if my income alone is enough, correct? cuz i want to prepare that now.. just getting ahead of myself cuz i am so friggin bored of waiting! Yes, if you are sponsoring him alone and your income is enough, you can use the I-864EZ. In the beginning of the form there is a small checklist which states if you can answer yes to all, then you can use the EZ. Yes, we did the same thing. We started early getting all of the documents together, and I had her sign the DS-230 and she started working on the vaccinations, which I regret now since she is now pregnant and the doctor is concerned about the vaccinations. Plus, I had her sign multiple copies, just in case something happend to the form, like i spilled coffee on it or something.	Steve Y Jessica	Male	Argentina	2008-07-08 17:41:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	May 2008 Filers	QUOTE (Rajaa_Reda @ Jul 8 2008, 02:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (thirdsjen @ Jul 8 2008, 01:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> well, cmnb filed at VSC. that could be why.. i was so happy when mine said august.. then it moved.. and moved again.. well, i'm going to stay with september. i had originally thought 4 months anyway. i'm going back this august. might as well have him sign everything that needs to be signed so that when it does get approved, we are all ready for nvc.. oooohh good idea.. What is it that needs to be signed???? Well, the DS-230 needs to be signed.	Steve Y Jessica	Male	Argentina	2008-07-08 16:26:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	May 2008 Filers	QUOTE (thirdsjen @ Jun 29 2008, 12:28 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> i would get a little excited.. cept that we are CR-1 filers, and that was a K3.. but really happy for all our K3 filers for April and May! If you look at the immigration timelines, There are actually quite a few people getting approved who filed February, March and April. Both VSC and CSC. Both CR1 and K3.	Steve Y Jessica	Male	Argentina	2008-07-07 17:33:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	May 2008 Filers	Well, looking at the VJ timelines. I looks like K3's are getting approved faster than stand alone I-130's. So it looks like you would save a month or maybe two by going with the K3. Also, when they approve the ai-129F, they also approve the I-130 and send both to the NVC. So then you can also persue the I-130. I am doing both, thinking that the I-130 will be complete before my interview for the K3. Using the online payments and shortcuts, people have been getting through the NVC in an average of about 4 weeks.	Steve Y Jessica	Male	Argentina	2008-06-15 21:26:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	May 2008 Filers	QUOTE (Rajaa @ Jun 8 2008, 10:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Steve Y Jessica @ Jun 8 2008, 09:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Rajaa @ Jun 8 2008, 09:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Steve Y Jessica @ Jun 8 2008, 07:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Rajaa @ Jun 8 2008, 06:51 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (cmnb @ Jun 8 2008, 06:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (thirdsjen @ Jun 8 2008, 04:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> sorry Rajaa.. can't offer you much help in this area.. but i read somewhere too that for K3, the beneficiary must be in the country where the marriage took place..hope somebody can shed more light.. Rajaa, Here is an excerpt from USCIS website: "The embassy or consulate where you, the spouse of an American citizen, will apply for a K-3 visa must be in the country where your marriage took place. " Please see link below for more details: http://travel.state....types_2993.html I hope everything works out for you. thanks guys... i appreciate your help... Yes, that is correct. Where you live or where you are a citizen does not matter. The paperwork goes to the consulate in the country WHERE THE MARRIAGE TOOK PLACE. so everything will go through the embassy in the country wher you were married. So if he goes to Spain, he will need to travel back for the interview. My wife is a citizen of Peru, but now lives in Buenos Aires, and we got married there, so we are going through the embassy in Buenos Aires. There are stories of people in the forums who went somewhere on vacation to get married thinking they would be using the consulate in their country where they lived. Then found out that it was the consulate where the marriage took place. So they had to travel back to the other country for the interview. And as far as I know you cannot get the consulate changed. I think i understand but I am still happy for him... because he is making a "back up plan" lol. If we're denied he says I'll enjoy Spain more than Morocco...to live lol. Steve Y Jessica I noticed your time line was so fast!!! I am happy for you. But wonder why we havent' been touched???? but than again we filed near the end of the month.... i'll hold my breath. Yes, it was much much faster that we had ever imagined. Now we are trying to get all of her documents together, we started trying to get her documents from Peru a couple weeks ago thinking we would be ahead of the game, we weren't expecting a NOA2 until atleast the biginning of July. Looking at your timeline, I would expect a touch on your I-129F early this week, then in a couple of weeks a touch on both petitions for them putting them together. Then a little while after that touch again, with an NOA2 on both. There were alot of people who sent in their paperwork to CSC in April to the beginning of May who were getting approved in 3 to 4 weeks. I don't know what was going on at thet time, but it looks like it has slowed just a little. But not much. I hope soooo.. I agree the CSC was on a roll now they seemed to have slowed again... I wonder if the one person making the difference has called out sick??? lol. Thank you for your positive thoughts... I also read just seeing a touch doesn't mean it's good. I am going with that train of though. Do you think it'll matter that I used two different pics for my husband??? I just thought of that.. one for our CR1 and one for our I 129f???? Actually, that is how it looks. There is one person doing most of the work, and now that person is on vacation. Because the approvals were being cranked out very fast for a while. But that person should be back from vacation soon and things will pick up. Or maybe there were some new people working their buts off. But then when the other workers saw what they were doing, they told them to slow down because they were making the rest of the people look bad. But the times that we see on this website are only people on VJ. And only the people that fill out their timelines.	Steve Y Jessica	Male	Argentina	2008-06-08 19:53:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	May 2008 Filers	QUOTE (Rajaa @ Jun 8 2008, 09:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Steve Y Jessica @ Jun 8 2008, 07:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Rajaa @ Jun 8 2008, 06:51 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (cmnb @ Jun 8 2008, 06:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (thirdsjen @ Jun 8 2008, 04:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> sorry Rajaa.. can't offer you much help in this area.. but i read somewhere too that for K3, the beneficiary must be in the country where the marriage took place..hope somebody can shed more light.. Rajaa, Here is an excerpt from USCIS website: "The embassy or consulate where you, the spouse of an American citizen, will apply for a K-3 visa must be in the country where your marriage took place. " Please see link below for more details: http://travel.state....types_2993.html I hope everything works out for you. thanks guys... i appreciate your help... Yes, that is correct. Where you live or where you are a citizen does not matter. The paperwork goes to the consulate in the country WHERE THE MARRIAGE TOOK PLACE. so everything will go through the embassy in the country wher you were married. So if he goes to Spain, he will need to travel back for the interview. My wife is a citizen of Peru, but now lives in Buenos Aires, and we got married there, so we are going through the embassy in Buenos Aires. There are stories of people in the forums who went somewhere on vacation to get married thinking they would be using the consulate in their country where they lived. Then found out that it was the consulate where the marriage took place. So they had to travel back to the other country for the interview. And as far as I know you cannot get the consulate changed. I think i understand but I am still happy for him... because he is making a "back up plan" lol. If we're denied he says I'll enjoy Spain more than Morocco...to live lol. Steve Y Jessica I noticed your time line was so fast!!! I am happy for you. But wonder why we havent' been touched???? but than again we filed near the end of the month.... i'll hold my breath. Yes, it was much much faster that we had ever imagined. Now we are trying to get all of her documents together, we started trying to get her documents from Peru a couple weeks ago thinking we would be ahead of the game, we weren't expecting a NOA2 until atleast the biginning of July. Looking at your timeline, I would expect a touch on your I-129F early this week, then in a couple of weeks a touch on both petitions for them putting them together. Then a little while after that touch again, with an NOA2 on both. There were alot of people who sent in their paperwork to CSC in April to the beginning of May who were getting approved in 3 to 4 weeks. I don't know what was going on at thet time, but it looks like it has slowed just a little. But not much.	Steve Y Jessica	Male	Argentina	2008-06-08 11:49:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	May 2008 Filers	QUOTE (Rajaa @ Jun 8 2008, 06:51 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (cmnb @ Jun 8 2008, 06:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (thirdsjen @ Jun 8 2008, 04:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> sorry Rajaa.. can't offer you much help in this area.. but i read somewhere too that for K3, the beneficiary must be in the country where the marriage took place..hope somebody can shed more light.. Rajaa, Here is an excerpt from USCIS website: "The embassy or consulate where you, the spouse of an American citizen, will apply for a K-3 visa must be in the country where your marriage took place. " Please see link below for more details: http://travel.state....types_2993.html I hope everything works out for you. thanks guys... i appreciate your help... Yes, that is correct. Where you live or where you are a citizen does not matter. The paperwork goes to the consulate in the country WHERE THE MARRIAGE TOOK PLACE. so everything will go through the embassy in the country wher you were married. So if he goes to Spain, he will need to travel back for the interview. My wife is a citizen of Peru, but now lives in Buenos Aires, and we got married there, so we are going through the embassy in Buenos Aires. There are stories of people in the forums who went somewhere on vacation to get married thinking they would be using the consulate in their country where they lived. Then found out that it was the consulate where the marriage took place. So they had to travel back to the other country for the interview. And as far as I know you cannot get the consulate changed.	Steve Y Jessica	Male	Argentina	2008-06-08 09:42:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	May 2008 Filers	QUOTE (cmnb @ Jun 4 2008, 04:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi Mindmaster, Would you mind sharing the list of documents that you sent along with your K-3(I-129F) application? I just want to prepare myself in advance so I can get my application ready.. Thanks! http://www.visajourn...mp;page=k3guide This link from the guides tells you the documents and how to assemble them for mailing.	Steve Y Jessica	Male	Argentina	2008-06-04 18:39:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	May 2008 Filers	QUOTE (thirdsjen @ Jun 2 2008, 02:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> hi everybody! was gonna mail the I-129F today, but guess what? it's going to be put on hold again.. AGAIN! back in '04, hubby only had 3 or 4 major subjects then he could graduate with a bachelor's in public administration. but, like the service centers here in the united states, put all of that on hold. SO NOW THAT HE IS ALMOST HERE, he decided to finish that stupid thing!!! so if I send the k3 and we get approved, how is he to finish the degree?? we have to stay with CR1!!! but he told me he'll let me know later in the day what route we are definitely going with.. he is as indecisive as me!! KAHM, welcome to the club! If he only has 3 or 4 more subjects, he could just wait and finish it here in the United States. If he has been waiting since 04 to make this decision, what is a little longer. But if hewants to finish it there, the CR1 is probably better for you.	Steve Y Jessica	Male	Argentina	2008-06-02 19:05:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Help!! Waiting for CR-1 or go with the K3????	QUOTE (Gabriel Milanese @ Sep 19 2008, 05:06 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I want to say, thanks to every single person that posted a reply trying to help. We decided that next week when the translation of the marriage certificate is done we'll apply from Oregon where al the paper work it's is. We will send it to the chicago PO BOX, and then they forward that to the CSV? That's what i understand. Another doubt...we will send The i-130 form, the two g-325 forms, photochopies of all the pages of the pettitioner passport, marriage certificate translated, the pictures type passport and the doubt is do i have to send the payment of the $355 with this package? Yes, you send in the money with this package. And note, you can do the translation yourself and add a statement that you are cometent to translate. You do not need to pay someone to do it for you. It is not like when you got married in Argentina. I did all of the translations myself for our visa process.	Steve Y Jessica	Male	Argentina	2008-09-19 11:22:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Already in the US	QUOTE (prince+angel @ Dec 7 2008, 06:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Welcome to America & much happiness to you too! Welcome to USA. Congrats	SKluvSH	Male	India	2008-12-07 17:12:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	NOA1/NOA2 spreadsheet tracking	Hi Please add me to this list. Thanks	SKluvSH	Male	India	2008-08-12 18:46:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Any August Filers???	QUOTE (will92104 @ Aug 25 2008, 07:10 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (aba anoma @ Aug 24 2008, 02:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> GFL- i sent it in august 5th, it was signed for on the 6th, and i got the I-797C with a Notice Date of August 08, 2008 in the mail on august 11th. i hope that's more clear. I hope i get my NOA1 as soon as you did. Good luck with this process, we all will need luck on our side. I think I belong to this thread as well.	SKluvSH	Male	India	2008-08-25 11:54:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	The long nightmare is finally over	Congrats!	Charles/Gabriella	Male	Brazil	2008-12-30 00:57:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	To sponsor or not to sponsor	Thank you all for your replies! By the way, does anyone know how long I would be responsible if I sponsored this person? Is it only during the first two years of a conditional Green Card? Longer? Thanks again!!!	guitarboy53	Male	Turkey	2008-12-19 22:49:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	To sponsor or not to sponsor	Anyone???	guitarboy53	Male	Turkey	2008-12-19 18:53:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	To sponsor or not to sponsor	Hello All, An American friend of mine married a Turk a little over a year ago. Everything has gone pretty smoothly, and they just had their interview for their Green Card in Turkey. Unfortunately, the officer is requiring a sponsor as my friend didn't have any stated income in 2007. He has asked me to step in and sponsor his wife as I have sufficient income for the last few years. Also, I married a Turk that has been living in the US for 2 years now, and we will apply to remove her conditions in mid 2009. My question is: If I agree to sponsor a my friend and his wife, can it mess up the stuff I have going on with my wife? Also, what are the possible repercussions if something were to go wrong? I really want to help out my buddy, I just do not want to jeopardize anything I have going on with USCIS. I appreciate your replies in advance. Thank you!	guitarboy53	Male	Turkey	2008-12-19 02:20:00