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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Bob 4 Anna @ Mar 12 2010, 06:42 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=3792962"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'>At the I-130 Petition stage all we provided was a copy of our Marriage Contract (certificate) and a bank statement from each of our 2 joint bank accounts (one in the Philippines and one in the US).

The chat/phone logs and other stuff like that was a ll prepared for the interview stage but never asked for.

FWIW, the child doesn't prove anything about your relationship beyond the fact that you had sex at least once. Doesn't hurt to provide documents of the child's existence but you've already had to prove the parental relationship for the baby's CRBA & US Passport, right?</div>

Bob 4 Anna..

I think having a child prove more than you had sex once!.. In fact.. if that was the case.. why would you mind to go to all Immigration Process? <img src="http://www.visajourn...R#>/unsure.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="unsure.gif" />

Exactly...I was kinda offended by that "just had sex one" line. And I'm not at the petitioning phase. I'm about to send in the DS-230 and supporting civil documents. Does this help any?

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Dominica

2010-03-15 15:53:00

Did you consider DNA testing, proving that your husband-to-be is the father of your child?

Just kidding. I also think that a marriage certificate alone is proof that you are married, and a child together is already more than enough of a good thing.

OMG ! You're crazy! I almost had a minor heart attack in my cubicle. I mean it's all ridiculous to me. I mean we're married, we have a child, and my husband isn't some criminal or terrorists. We just want to be physically together as a family. We've been together for bout 3 years. :blink:

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Dominica

2010-03-12 14:38:00

Plenty, actually overkill but no problem.

Really? I thought I didn't have enough but it's all I have...I'm gonna put together a binder and a small photo album of all the photos of us together and with the family.

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Dominica

2010-03-12 13:17:00

*waits while someone answers* :whistle:

Edited by WaitingforHubby, 12 March 2010 - 12:01 PM.

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Dominica

2010-03-12 12:00:00

Hey VJ peeps,

Here's a little history on my husband (beneficiary) and I (petitioner).

He's from Dominica and I'm a USC living in US Virgin Islands.

1)Became officially BF & GF March 2007.
2)Engaged Jan 13, 2008.
3)Married May 22,2008.
4)Our son was born Jan. 4, 2009.

I just wanted to show (well not literally) you guys what we planned on presenting as proof of a bonafide marriage.

Marriage Certificate (duh)
hi5 messages from 2008
FB messages from 2008
Affidavit from my mom (saying that we've been together from 2007, we are always talking on the phone, communicating basically everyday 2-3 times a day, our marriage is real,etc.)
Affidavit from a witness at the civil wedding (either his mom, dad, sister, or the judge) *No wedding pics. No camera*
2 Pics of my husband and I in 2007 (no time stamp)
Pictures of my husband, son, and myself in Dominica with all of his family (OOdles of pictures)
Wire transfers (showing that he's been financially supporting his son from Jan '09 to present)
1 Letter he sent me in 2008 (with some old pictures of him)
Receipts of fed exes that we've sent each other
2 Flight Itineraries From USVI to Dominica(1 before I had my son, 1 when I had my son)
AND THE FACT THAT WE HAVE A 14MNTH OLD SON TOGETHER

We don't have a significant amount of phone records because we either used phone cards or the MAGIC JACK thingy. (Also because it'll be a pain in the but to get records from 2008 now). I mean who thinks at the time when they're dating someone that "all of these messages are gonna be important let's save them".

Is this enough proof you think? Do you see any problems with this?

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Dominica

2010-03-12 11:00:00

About to receive interview date..

Are you the petitioner or the beneficiary? Who's attending the interview?

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Dominica

2010-03-17 14:50:00

Medical Inquiry

Few questions about Medical.. how many hours not to eat before taking medical and water?

Please let me know.

Well it depends on your US Consulate. I know for my husband's consulate in Barbados they say not to fast. There's no need to.

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Dominica

2010-03-17 11:32:00

Finally Visa In Hand

Congrats. I can't wait to get my husband's immigration process over with and have him here with my son and me.

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Dominica

2010-03-19 10:08:00

VISA !!!!

Congrats!

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Dominica

2010-03-24 06:40:00

DS-230 Part1 (Questions about 31a and 31b)

31 a.yes, put none USC names there.

31 b. I put none as my kids were going with me, not following me.

Thanx very much for that. My son and I are both US citizens so I would definitely put N/A. :dance:

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Dominica

2010-03-05 13:55:00

DS-230 Part1 (Questions about 31a and 31b)

I'm filling out my husband's DS-230 Part I and II while I'm waiting for the IV processing fee to say "PAID". I came across Questions 31a and 31b on Part I.

31a. asks "Person(s) named in 14 (that's me) and 29 (our son) who will accompany you to the United States now.

31b. Person(s)named in 14 (me) and 29 (our son) who will follow you to the United States at later date.

I'm kinda confused because our plan was to be for my son and I to go down to Dominica for a week before my husband leaves and then come back to the US Virgin Islands together.

Question: Are they referring to spouses and children that are not US Citizens?
So what should I put in those spaces?

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Dominica

2010-03-05 09:13:00

how to check NVC case status

I signed in today using the payment portal today and it says SIGN IN FAILED..

I've been on NVC trying to check the payment status of my IV processing fee and it's saying in big,bold red text

" This application is unavailable due to maintenance. Please try again later. "

And I'm calling to speak to an operator, but I just get a busy signal when I dial the number.
Is this happening to anyone else? :star:

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Dominica

2010-03-04 15:26:00

Trying to Check IV Processing Fee Status!!

yeah, the site has been having issues for DAYSSSSSSSSSSSS. Beyond frustrating when you're waiting for an UPDATE!

I just hope it's better by tomorrow. :crying:

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Dominica

2010-03-04 15:52:00

Trying to Check IV Processing Fee Status!!

What's happening with you guys when you're trying to check out the status of you IV processing fee?

It's been telling me that the application is unavailable due to maintenance and to try again later. I've been trying all day.
I even tried calling the phone number and all I get is a busy signal.

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Dominica

2010-03-04 15:30:00

Documents for the Interview.

We actually have two people with this exact question in the always sunny and charming world of the RUB forum.

Basically, Moscow is an appointment post, so will our SO need to bring any documents or copies that were sent with the DS-230?

For example:
Will they need to bring the police certificate and birth certificate copy?
Or will these documents already be available at the interview since the packet will be forwarded from the NVC?

This is an old post and you probably had your question answered somewhere else but I'll answer anyways. If Moscow is a recognized appointment post, that means that the NVC will prepare your entire case. It'll collect all the necessary documents and once the case is complete to their liking, they will send it to the appropriate consulate.

Now that doesn't mean that you shouldn't walk with any documents. Accidents do happen and it's possible that some of the documents collected by the NVC could be misplaced during transfers or misplacing could occur at the Consulate.

My advice would be to walk with certified copies or at the very least copies of everything. :thumbs:

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Dominica

2010-03-15 15:05:00

Bonafide Evidence

Ok, i am getting all the evidence i need for the interview, do i just submit one copy of that document or have evidence of the same copy for previous years. Please advice. example: Car insurance do i just bring the current or previous years?

Thank you. Corina

Well you should be providing evidence of a bonafide marriage that covers the time frame from when you guys met to present. I'm not saying you need proof for every month of every year, but just things that show that you guys have been communicating and are together. I'm at the same stage with you because I'm getting ready to send out my DS-230 (for my husband) and I know that the interview appointment is on the horizon. You can use phone records, emails, chat logs, affidavits from friends and family (acknowledging your genuine relationship with your spouse), and of course pictures (a key piece of evidence). If you guys have been living together, they'll probably expect more proof of joint assets such as mortgage,leases,contracts, and bank accounts being under both you and your spouse's names.

So to answer your example question: You can bring the current car insurance as well as from years past if it shows both of you guys' names.

Hope I was of some help to ya! :thumbs:

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Dominica

2010-03-15 12:39:00

Medical Exam before case complete?

We're waiting for case complete from the NVC and looking forward to the rest of the process in Frankfurt. My wife would like to get the medical exam out of the way, and from what I've read on the embassy page it looks like a person can walk-in for the medical at anytime. Will it cause confusion if the consulate hasn't received our case yet and she completes the medical exam? They clearly state that the records can't be more than 6 months old, so that gives us a lot of time.

You are free to do the medical exam once you get the letter of appointment. You don't have to wait until a few days before your appointment. Just make sure that the validity of the medical report doesn't expire before your interview. If it does expire, they will temporarily deny your visa application on the condition that you turn in a valid medical report to them (the consulate). :thumbs:

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Dominica

2010-03-16 11:53:00

DS-230 when your spouse is in USA as tourist??

Hi all,

We screwed up the order of a lot of things for immigration, and it turned out that, although my wife was in the US on a tourist visa, we decided with a lawyer that our best option was to apply for an immigrant visa, have her go back to Poland when her 6-month tourist stay expired, and interview for an immigrant visa there before reentering on that visa. She's still in the US on her 6 month stay as a tourist, but the immigration application process has gotten to the point that it's time for us to send in a DS-230.

One of the questions on the DS-230 asks about the starting and ending dates of previous stays in the US. Since she's in the middle of one of those stays, what do we say? Do we leave the ending date blank, fill it in with her expected ending date, or just write "present" in the box?

Thanks so much!

I'm in the same boat with you. My husband and I are getting ready to ship off his DS-230 probably next week Tuesday.

To answer your question: I think that you would just state the date that she arrived in the US and then put "present" in the place where you would put the date that she left. If you feel like you have to explain why you put present, you can always attach a letter stating that she is currently on a different visa. MAKE SURE THAT THE VISA IS CURRENT AND HASN'T EXPIRED.

When your case is complete, they'll send it to the appropriate consulate where you will have your interview. If they approve her visa application, I think they will cancel the visa she is currently under at the time of the interview and place her under the new visa.

Hope this was of help to you. :thumbs:

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Dominica

2010-03-16 11:48:00

I agree. I don't know about all of you but when I start the papers for my husband-to-be (will be husband in a week and 2 days ) I plan to have everything filled out and sent to him to sign because for 1. he doesn't speak great English (plans to learn once he gets here and we communicate in my/his native language) 2. He doesn't have or know how to use a computer (yes i know weird these days but thats life of a refugee)

Well thanx guys. I really feel the same way you guys feel about it. I think my husband was just freaking out for a bit. I told him that those are just possible jobs. It's nothing that you have to commit to. Besides, I'm the one that filled out the form so of course I'm gonna put some job positions that I know he could get easily in the US Virgin Islands.

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Dominica

2010-03-18 06:45:00

Haha. I'm on edge waiting for this darned log-in to fail.

Can you tell?

Which log in?

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Dominica

2010-03-17 15:07:00

Well, I know the general attitude here on VJ is that the USC petitioner should do everything including the filling up the forms, paying the bills, organizing the information. Of course, it's a personal choice but it is also terribly patronising to beneficiaries like me who take an active interest in the entire visa process since it affects our lives too. We're not all completely incompetent, despite the general prevalent attitude. I am absolutely capable of reading the forms, interpreting and answering the questions correctly. I have no trouble with the English language and can comprehend the simple instructions written clearly on the form. When in need, I ask our dear VJ members for help. So far, I've pretty much done everything on my own, right from paying the AOS/IV bills to filling out the forms, making the cover letters, etc. -- both during the USCIS stage, and now through NVC. My husband does help, of course, but he prefers to leave the paperwork to me. I'm good with forms, completely obsessive and #######-retentive about paperwork. Besides, I have a lot more time on my hands that he does.

Our delay (due to a ridiculous AOS RFE) is actually because my husband overlooked what I marked out explicitly for him. I can understand if the beneficiary is extremely busy or his/her English is not strong enough, or doesn't have access to a computer/printed to have a little help but to insist that USC petitioners should do ALL of it is a little unfair and condescending. Sorry to vent and go off on a tangent--this just bugs me tremendously.

OP, in regard to your original question, I really don't think it is an issue at all. I wouldn't stress too much about it.

I agree with you but for a minute their I thought you were blowing up on me. I definitely don't want to get Sachinky mad. :blush:

So I've decided to just leave it as it is, and if it comes up in the interview. Either of us will just say it was my idea to put WAPA employee being that I know they are always hiring people.

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Dominica

2010-03-17 14:36:00

These choices are personal. Several of the senior members here including me, strongly advise that the US Citizen fill out ALL the forms possible throughout the process. What is critical is the correct person signs the forms, not who fills them out.

My suggestion for the occupation question is to write "To Be Determined" unless there's an actual job offer on the table.

I am the "agent of choice" (I think that's the right expression) so I've been filling out all the forms with his input. It's been going good so far so I'm gonna continue to do it this way.

Well in reality, it's too late to make those changes because my husband has already received the pages to sign. The most I can do is attach a small explanation of what we meant when I put those job positions.

What do you think of that?

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Female

Dominica

2010-03-17 13:13:00

Ask him to fill in his own DS230. Put Service or something vague like that for that field. Ask him to sign it and send all his stuff to NVC directly.

Honestly, isn't mail expensive? What's the point you filling it up, sending it to him, him sending it back to you, you mailing it to NVC? Seems like a waste of money and extra days waiting in transit. I'm certain he is more than capable of filling up his own name, date of birth, address, residence history, employment history etc.

That would be wonderful but he has no access to a printer and barely has access to a computer, but back to the main question...

Was it a negative to put such specific positions? Or is it okay how it is?

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Dominica

2010-03-17 09:44:00

I filled out my husband's DS-230 forms. I fedexed page 2 to him (in Dominica) to sign and send back to me with all the necessary civil documents. There's a question on page 2 that asks " In what occupation do you intend to work in the United States?"

In my opinion, they're just asking for what you think you may do for work in the United States. I gave more than one occupation. I put police officer, firefighter , and WAPA* employee.

*WAPA is the big plant on my island that provides power and public water for the US Virgin Islands and it's located on the island that we will be living on.

When my husband read that I put WAPA employee on the form, he asked me why and said it would look suspicious because he has no experience in the field.

I told him that it was nothing to fret over because you don't have to have experience in the majority in the fields in WAPA.I also said that what I listed were just possibilities. You don't have to commit to any of them.

Who's right here? Did I do something wrong?

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Dominica

2010-03-17 09:36:00

VISA APPROVED

I got a text message at 2:56am this morning from my fiancee letting me know she was APPROVED for the visa. Shortly after that I talked to her on MSN chat and she said the interview was easy. 3 or 4 questions and she was APPROVED.

Other

Congrats!

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Dominica

2010-03-18 08:10:00

My Story with DCF \ CR1 Visa interviews

Congrats!

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Dominica

2010-03-22 07:17:00

Moving House and a cr-1 visa

Hi we have just submitted the i-130 for a cr1 visa, i am currently in the uk and in the process of selling my house, how do i change the address to my new property which will be in the UK? and will this been seen as a bad for my visa??

Thanks

I think you would just call the NVC and try to get in contact with one of their representatives. Let them know that your address has changed. Ask them if they've mailed anything out to you recently because they may have to resend it at your new address.

Anyone is free to correct me if I'm wrong.

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Dominica

2010-03-22 13:07:00

Yup, we used just a good ol' regular Fedex envelope.

Print out your barcoded cover sheet and put it on TOP of all the rest of the stuff and then mail it in.

Yeah that was my plan. The Fedex is just a 5 minute walk from my office at work. So I'll put everything together tonight and ship it away on my lunch break tomorrow.

So I'll be an official March 2010 filer tomorrow. :dance:

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Dominica

2010-03-22 13:19:00

I have NO idea what envelope you could even possibly be referring to. So far we have received NOTHING from NVC.

Find a good strong envelope, maybe hot pink in color so that it stands out from the rest, and mail your stuff in.

Good luck!

Well I'll do just that. Maybe not hot pink lol but something bright. Maybe someone will know what I'm talking about and back me up so I don't feel like I'm going crazy. :bonk:

So you used a regular envelope when you sent in your DS-230 and civil documents? :unsure:

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Dominica

2010-03-22 08:47:00

What envelope are you TALKING about?

There's nothing you need. Just wait till you receive the mail from your husband overnight it via Fedex or UPS to NVC. You just need the DS230 and the civil documents.

The envelope that they send you with the IV bill to pay? Isn't that the envelope you use to send in the stuff? Maybe I'm going crazy because I've been thinking excessively about how our interview will pan out.

So I can just use a regular envelope? :hehe:

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Dominica

2010-03-22 08:32:00

Waits around. :whistle:

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Dominica

2010-03-22 07:38:00

I think I may have lost the envelope that comes in packet 3. The envelope you send the DS-230 and civil documents in? I'm not absolutely positive yet because I haven't gotten a real chance to look for it. My husband fed-exed the signed DS-230 Part I and his civil documents to me and I should be receiving it today. I would like to send everything to the NVC tommorrow. My question is...

If I can't find the envelope, would NVC accept a regular envelope with the appropriate address?

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Dominica

2010-03-22 07:25:00

Affidavits of bondifide marriage

These are the templates provided by VJ Wiki. Good luck.

http://www.visajourn...x.php/Affidavit

Very useful I'll have my mom do one for my husband for the heck of it. :dance:

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Dominica

2010-03-23 14:21:00