Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Middle East and North Africa	cheap airfare to Riyadh??	did you try www.kayak.com or www.cheaptickets.com	KHURRAM SERAJ	Male	Pakistan	2007-06-19 13:43:00
Middle East and North Africa	Interview Success!!!!	Just got the call that he was approved. He said he had so many questions. He had over 20 questions. She told him that they will call him in a week to come get his visa. Thank you everyone!!!!! Congrats!!	KHURRAM SERAJ	Male	Pakistan	2007-06-11 09:39:00
Middle East and North Africa	DS-156	two copies mean that you will give them 2 copies of the set (page one and two) so you will will out page one and two once then again. or you can fill it out online and print it twice. https://evisaforms.state.gov/ds156.asp	KHURRAM SERAJ	Male	Pakistan	2007-07-09 11:04:00
Middle East and North Africa	Salaam from Houston, Texas	Salaam Everyone, Just thought I'd introduce us since we're new here at VisaJourney. I am happy to have discovered the MENA forum, as its always nice to have a community in which to share ideas and experiences related to the immigration process. I'm originally from Louisiana, but I live in Houston, Texas. My fiance is from Fes, Morocco. Here's a brief history/timeline: July 22, 2006: Iysha has Shahada/Enters into Islam (on my 29th birthday Alhamdulillah!) August 26, 2006: Driss and Iysha meet online November 23, 2006: Driss and Iysha meet in Person for the first time in Morocco (I will never forget that big, warm, soul-quenching smile of his that greeted me at the train station!) November 25, 2006: Driss Proposes to Iysha. (Thank You Allah!) December 26, 2006-January 1, 2007: 2nd trip to Morocco February 28, 2007: Mailed I-129F to Texas Service Center (transferred to California....for some reason) March 2, 2007-March 16, 2007: 3rd trip to Morocco March 9, 2007: NOA 1 Sorry about the drab black text color, but I can't seem to get the text font color button to work on my Macintosh! I really enjoy reading the posts here; They are informative, inspirational at times, and so funny other times. InshaAllah I look forward to meeting others and sharing thoughts. Does anyone here hang out on the weekends at that hookah/shisha place Cafe Layal in Houston to listen to the live Arabic music? Ma Salama, iysha Walaikum Salaam	KHURRAM SERAJ	Male	Pakistan	2007-05-05 11:35:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	i130 Approved waiting for NVC case number to be assigned	Does anyone know how long it takes for the i130 to be sent to NVC. I got approved on May 22, 2007. Please guys do dua for me because I want my husband here by September because I'm due to give birth that month. Any tips on making it go fast would be very much appreciated. THanks. Congrats Farah!! Here is a shortcut cames james Shortcut that Might save you some time: Jame's NVC Shortcuts The following NVC shortcuts are obviously not sanctioned by NVC but they have been proven to work without fail if you follow them to the "tee." If you are not good at comprehending instructions and/or English, you are probably better off not using these shortcuts. A Bit of Background Anywhere from a week to two weeks after your NOA2 from the USCIS service center (and, on those occasions where NVC has gotten quite backed up, perhaps a week or so more), NVC will assign you a case number. Approximately two weeks after NVC assigns you a case number, it will generate the DS-3032 Choice of Agent form and a $70 bill for the AOS (I-864) fee. You will be able to find out that it has generated the DS-3032 and the AOS fee bill by calling the automated recording (IVR)at NVC first thing on a Tuesday morning. (Updates to the IVR for the generation of forms and fee bills always occurs early Tuesday mornings.) The DS-3032 and AOS fee bill represent two separate document/fee "tracks" through the NVC that ultimately come together at the end. The first, shorter track involves the AOS/I-864 and can be summed up as follows: you returning the AOS fee bill with the AOS fee to NVC, and NVC generates the AOS/I-864, which you then return to NVC. The second, somewhat longer track involves the immigrant visa application itself. Returning the DS-3032 Choice of Agent form to NVC leads to the generation of the IV (immigrant visa) fee bill. Returning the IV fee bill with the IV fee to NVC leads to the generation of the DS-230 IV application, which you then return to the NVC. Once NVC has completed reviewing both your DS-230 and your I-864, it deems your case processing completed and forwards the case to the embassy. Because its "track" has one fewer step, the review of the AOS/I-864 is often completed long before the DS-230 has even arrived at the NVC. Thus, using the AOS fee bill and I-864 shortcuts below will, more often than not, not save you any time at all. However, if you anticipate a complicated I-864 situtation and/or if you are RFE prone, it won't hurt to get your I-864 in early. (The early completion of its review will, however, generate an odd kind of RFE -- you will hear the IVR tell you that "some documents are missing or incomplete" and that a "checklist" has been sent. This just means that they still haven't received your DS-230.) Now let's get back to the meat of the matter and then on to the individual shortcuts. Once NVC has generated the DS-3032 and the AOS fee bill, the NVC system is immediately ready to accept both of these from you -- that very day, in fact. Therefore, when you find out on that Tuesday morning that the DS-3032 and AOS fee bill have been generated, you can generate both of these on your own and send both of them to NVC that day. The same holds true for the other forms that NVC generates -- the IVR is updated on Tueday mornings if a form has been generated the previous day. DS-3032 As soon as you receive your NOA2, you should have your spouse download and sign the downloadable version of the DS-3032 (available by clicking HERE) and send it to you. Then, when you find out that NVC has generated your DS-3032, write the case number in the horizontal box that says "Place Case Barcode Strip Here Before Mailing to the National Visa Center." (Whenever you are asked for your case number, ALWAYS put in the three letters with which your case number begins, not just the numbers.) Use dark ink -- a black felt-tip pen would be ideal -- so the case number is legible. Alternatively -- and this can prove to be excellent practice for the other shortcuts to come -- you can generate a barcode on your own and paste it in the horizontal box that asks for the barcode strip. Go to http://www.idautomat...earservlet.html. Type in the case number under "Data to encode." Under "Barcode symbology," select CODE 39. Select "No" for "Add check digit" and for "Add check digit to text" and select "Yes" for "Show text below barcode." Change the "X dimension" (bar width) to 0.05 and the "Barcode bar height" to 0.5. Click on "Create Barcode." Print out the result from the resulting pop-up window, cut out the barcode and case number below it, and paste it in the horizontal box on the DS-3032. Send the completed DS-3032 to: National Visa Center Attention ACL 32 Rochester Ave. Portsmouth, NH 03801-2909 AOS fee bill Because your AOS fee bill is generated at the same time as the DS-3032, you can also create your own AOS fee bill and send it in with the required fee. Download the MS Word copy of the AOS fee bill (available by clicking HERE). Under "Bill date," type in the date the AOS fee bill was generated. Underneath the date, change "XXX2005123456" to your case number. (If you are applying for an IR1 instead of a CR1 make sure to change "CR1" to "IR1" whereever you see it.) Next to "Petioner's Name," type in your last name, first name, and middle name. You will need to replace the barcode at the bottom of the page. Again, go to http://www.idautomat...earservlet.html. Select CODE 39. Select "No" for the "Add check digit," "Add check digit to text," and "Show text below barcode" options. Change the X dimension to 0.07 and the Barcode bar height to 0.85. Click on Create Barcode. In the resulting window, right click on the generated barcode and left click on Copy. Go to the Word copy of the AOS fee bill, select the original barcode, and hit the Delete key. Then click on Paste under the Edit menu (or hit Ctrl + V on the keyboard). The barcode you generated should be in the exact same place as the original one you deleted. Detach the fee bill at the dotted line (getting rid of the blank top two-thirds of the page). Get a money order or cashier's check payable to Department of State for $70.00, indicate next to "Amount enclosed" on the bill that you are enclosing $70.00, and send the bill and fee to: National Visa Center P.O. Box 790135 St. Louis, MO 63179-0135 Don't worry that you are not using the "envelope provided" as indicated on the fee bill. Presumably you are in a hurry here, so you should be sending the bill and money order off in a US Postal Service Express Mail flat mailer (the USPS is the only service that will deliver overnight to a P.O. Box). I-864 Once the NVC system shows that it has received your AOS fee, it will generate the AOS/I-864 itself. (This may take anywhere from up to a month after you send the fee in.) Note, however, that neither the processing of the AOS fee nor the generation of the I-864 is reflected on the IVR -- you actually have to ask an operator. (An operator can be reached by pressing 1 and then 5 after dialing NVC.) The I-864 is almost always generated the Monday after the AOS fee has been processed. So if it is, for example, a Wednesday, and the operator tells you that your AOS fee was processed that same day, you know that your I-864 will almost assuredly be generated on the following Monday. Check that Monday to make sure that it has in fact been generated (again, talking to an operator), and then go ahead and send in the I-864 package you have already prepared. You should have already completed the downloadable version of Form I-864 (available by clicking HERE) and accumulated the supporting documents pursuant to the instructions that come with the I-864 and the NVC-generated I-864 instructions (available by clicking HERE). (Note that what you send to the NVC with the I-864 depends upon your financial situation. Also, you may need to send in an additional I-864 from a joint sponsor, and/or an I-864A contract from a household member. We're assuming here that for the past three years, you have had -- and still have -- a regular job making over 125% of the poverty level and can prove it. Those who also need an I-864 from a joint sponsor and or a I-864A from a household member should amend the instructions here accordingly.) In addition to the I-864, you must generate and fill out an Authorization for Release of Federal Tax Data. Download the MS Word copy of the Authorization for Release of Federal Tax Data (available by clicking HERE). Under the barcode, type in your case number. At the bottom of the page, replace the entire phrase "XXX City" with the name of the city in which the embassy interview will take place (i.e., the "post" in Department of State parlance). So if the embassy interview is to take place in Caracas, Venezuela, delete "XXX City" and type in "CARACAS" (all caps). Next, replace the sample barcode in the Authorization with one generated at http://www.idautomat...earservlet.html. Under "Barcode symbology," select CODE 39. Select "No" for the "Add check digit," "Add check digit to text," and "Show text below barcode" options. Change the "X dimension" (bar width) to 0.05 and the "Barcode bar height" to 0.5. Click on "Create Barcode." In the resulting window, right click on the generated barcode and left click on Copy. Go to the Word copy of the Authorization, select the original barcode, and hit the Delete key. Then click on Paste under the Edit menu (or hit Ctrl + V on the keyboard). The barcode you generated should be in the exact same place as the original one you deleted. Finally, you will need the I-864 coversheet. Download the MS Word copy of the I-864 coversheet (available by clicking HERE). Change the XXX1234567890 at the bottom to your case number, then go generate the barcode at http://www.idautomat...earservlet.html. To generate the barcode and put it in the sample coversheet, type in the case number under "Data to encode." Under "Barcode symbology," select CODE 39. Select "No" for the "Add check digit," "Add check digit to text," and "Show text below barcode" options. Change the "X dimension" (bar width) to 0.07 and the "Barcode bar height" to 0.7. Click on "Create Barcode." In the resulting window, right click on the barcode and click on Copy. Then go to the MS Word copy of the I-864 coversheet, select the old barcode that's already there and hit the Delete key. Then click on Paste under the Edit menu (or hit Ctrl + V on the keyboard). You then need to further adjust the size of the barcode by right-clicking on it and clicking on "Format Picture." Then click on the "Size" tab. De-select "Lock aspect ratio" and change the height to 0.4" and the width to 3.45". Click on "OK." You should include a cover letter with the I-864 package. With the cover letter, the order recommended by the NVC for the documents in the I-864 package is: * Cover letter * Barcoded cover sheet * I-864 * Authorization for Release of Federal Tax Data * Copy of tax returns from last three years along with copies of W2s * Letter of employment * Last three pay stubs Write your case number in the upper right-hand corner of each page. Send the package to the NVC address listed on the barcoded coversheet. DS-230 After your DS-3032 is received by NVC, the IV (Immigrant Visa) fee bill will be generated. Unfortunately, because NVC generates an apparently random transaction number and puts it after the case number in the barcode on the IV fee bill, it is not possible to send in the IV fee bill as soon as NVC generates it -- you will have to use the one NVC sends you. Once you do receive it and send in the fee, NVC will eventually generate the DS-230 -- the actual immigrant visa application itself. As soon as you find out that the DS-230 has been generated, you should send in the copy you already have prepared. Well before your DS-230 is generated, your spouse should download, fill out, and sign the downloadable version of the DS-230 (available by clicking HERE). (Generally, your spouse will only need to fill out and sign part I because he or she will be sent part II by the embassy when the interview appointment is given. However, if your spouse is from Canada, the Philippines, China, an African country, or two or three other countries for which NVC arranges the interview, your spouse may have to fill out -- but not sign -- part II. This DS-230 shortcut is primarily designed for those who only have to send in a DS-230 Part I. You should find out from a VJ member whose spouse is from the same country as yours exactly what is required.) You will need to attach the coversheet to the completed DS-230 Part I before sending it in. Download the MS Word copy of the DS-230 Part I coversheet (available by clicking HERE ). Change the XXX1234567890 at the bottom to your case number, then go generate the barcode at http://www.idautomat...earservlet.html. To generate the barcode and put it in the sample coversheet, type in the case number under "Data to encode." Under "Barcode symbology," select CODE 39. Select "No" for the "Add check digit," "Add check digit to text," and "Show text below barcode" options. Change the "X dimension" (bar width) to 0.07 and the "Barcode bar height" to 0.7. Click on "Create Barcode." In the resulting window, right click on the barcode and click on Copy. Then go to the MS Word copy of the DS-230 Part I coversheet, select the old barcode that's already there and hit the Delete key. Then click on Paste under the Edit menu (or hit Ctrl + V on the keyboard). You then need to further adjust the size of the barcode by right-clicking on it and clicking on "Format Picture." Then click on the "Size" tab. De-select "Lock aspect ratio" and change the height to 0.4" and the width to 3.45". Click on "OK." Generally, the only thing you will have to include beyond the DS-230 Part I and the cover sheet is a simple (i.e., not notarized) photocopy of the biographical information page from your spouse's passport. If your spouse is from Canada, a country in Africa, China, and those two or three other countries, more is generally required. (Again, you should find out from a VJ member whose spouse is from the same country as yours exactly what you have to send in with the DS-230 Part I.) Send all of these things to the NVC address listed on the barcoded DS-230 Part I cover sheet.	KHURRAM SERAJ	Male	Pakistan	2007-06-01 09:16:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-130 and I129f approved	filed an I-130 for my wife on Dec'14 2006 and then filed an I-129(f) on Feb 1st after receiving the NOA1 Yesterday I got an approval notice for both applications and they state the following: I129(f) It says that "The above petition has been approved. We have sent the original visa petition to the Department of State National Visa Center (NYC), 32 Rochester Avenue , Portsmouth, NH 03801 - 2909. NVC Processes all approved immigrant visa petitions that need consular action. It also determines which consular post is the appropriate consulate to complete visa processing NVC will then forward the approved petition t o that consulate." I-130 It says that "The above petition has been approved . The petition indicates that the person for whom you are petitioning is i n the United States and will apply for adjustment of status . He or she should contact the local INS office to obtain Form I-485, Application for permanent residence. A copy of this notice should be submitted with the application." If the person for whom you are petitioning decides to apply. for a visa outside the United States based on this petition, the petitioner should file Form 1-824, Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition, with this office to request that we send the petition to the Department of State National Visa Center (NVC). Now, the biggest problem is that my wife is still in Pakistan and I have no idea why the I-130 says she is here. Now I am confused as to what my plan should be, should I continue with the K-3 and when she gets here process the I-130? is that the fastest way for me? help: helpsmilie.gif helpsmilie.gif helpsmilie.gif helpsmilie.gif	KHURRAM SERAJ	Male	Pakistan	2007-04-07 12:15:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	NOA2! OMG!	CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!------------------------------- ***I-130*** 2006-12-14 I-130 Sent to Vermont Service Center 2006-01-12 I-130 NOA1 2007-04-06 approved! ***I-129F (new form)*** 2006-01-31 I-129F Sent to Chicago 2006-02-07 I-129F NOA1 2006-02-12 I-129F Forwarded to Vermont SC 2007-04-06 approved!	KHURRAM SERAJ	Male	Pakistan	2007-04-10 14:02:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Today's interview	My wife's interview today. Hope she pass so we can be together. Please pray for her. thanks.... I will pray for you as I can understand your pain	KHURRAM SERAJ	Male	Pakistan	2007-04-11 18:44:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-130 Question	Hello All. I filed a I130 petition back on Feb 16th and received my NOA1 on Feb 20th from CSC. In my packet, I had a cover letter stating that I will be pursuing the K3 Visa and will mail out the 129F once I receive the NOA1. It's been recommended to me to just stick with the I130 and not to pursue the K3, as the the timelines are similar. Now, would I have to write the CSC a letter stating that I'm not pursuing the K3? Will they purposely not 'touch' the file, anticipating the K3 process? Please advise Thank You!! It is my personal opinion that they will process the I-130 as normal unless they receive the I-129 form	KHURRAM SERAJ	Male	Pakistan	2007-04-12 19:57:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	What are the chanves of me getting in	I am a UK citizen my husband filed I-130 in nov 2006, I overstayed my VWP last year because I was sick and did want to travel so have am now applying for tourist visa because we have jsut had a baby girl and want to visit my husbands family in the US. I have proof of my job in the UK and my husband is living and working in the UK aswell. What are the chances of being let in for a vacation on a tourist visa. If you have had similar experiences please post them and tell me which POE you came through. My wife applied for a b2 visa and was denied on the fact that since she has her husband in US she will not be a "visitor" but is a risk of staying in US	KHURRAM SERAJ	Male	Pakistan	2007-04-14 13:27:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	IS THIS NOA2???	Yeah call them at National Customer Service Center (NCSC) at 1-800-375-5283	KHURRAM SERAJ	Male	Pakistan	2007-04-14 18:06:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	IS THIS NOA2???	I received a letter in the mail and I wonder if this means...NOA2?? for my I-130.....it basically said: PRELIMINARY PROCESSING OF THE ABOUT APPLICATION/PETITION HAS BEEN COMPLETED It was for my I-130 and it has my date the I-130 was received and the same WAC number. Does this mean NOA2??? what do you think??? When I received my Approval it said the approval type" Approval Notice" If it doesn't say that then I don't think it is the NOA2	KHURRAM SERAJ	Male	Pakistan	2007-04-14 10:17:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Cr1 approve but recieved visa is K3	IT MUST BE NICE TO PICK AND CHOOSE THE VISA YOU WANT, WHEN YOU HAVE THE DAYUM THING IN YOUR HAND. i THINK BEING REUNITED FASTER WITH A SPOUSE IS ALOT BETTER. THAN WASTING more TIME PERSUING ANOTHER LONG AZZ WAIT..SOUNDS PRETTY DAYUM SELFISH TO ME.. Well I guess I understand your reasoning since your husband is not in US anyway till July	KHURRAM SERAJ	Male	Pakistan	2007-04-14 23:37:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	How long should I wait?	Hi all, According to the NVC, my case was forwarded to the London Embassy on March 27th - I was just wondering how long I should wait before contacting them if it doesn't show up? Obviously I understand that there's the shipping time, and for them to generate the necessary paperwork for me...but just wanted to check all the same. Still waiting for my police certificate in any case, so it's not like I'd be ready for an interview soon anyway. We're in no particular rush, provided we get the visa in the next 6 months...but figured I may as well see how long it took for other people etc From what I have seen on other people's timeline it seems that it takes approx 2 to 3 weeks for you wife/fiance to get the first Packet	KHURRAM SERAJ	Male	Pakistan	2007-04-14 14:51:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Wife arrived on CR-1 visa	You should receive the GC in mail.	KHURRAM SERAJ	Male	Pakistan	2007-04-16 13:36:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Are the blogs always helpful?????	As this forum is a FORUM and not a blog, I hearby declare the entire thread void. I Second that	KHURRAM SERAJ	Male	Pakistan	2007-04-19 22:56:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Case Complete! Praise God	Congrats	KHURRAM SERAJ	Male	Pakistan	2007-04-21 11:25:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Approved	congrats	KHURRAM SERAJ	Male	Pakistan	2007-04-20 23:56:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	police certificates...	“POLICE REPORT: Each applicant aged 16 years and older must submit a police certificate that includes information regarding the applicant including all arrests, the reason for the arrest(s) and the disposition of each case(s). (A) Indian citizens residing in India for six months or more since turning 16 years of age must present Indian police clearance certificates from both their district police station and the local area passport office. Applicants whose passports were issued within six months of the visa interview may present just the passport office certificate. These certificates are valid for one year from the date of issuance.” Copied from another post by ELW : "When my guy tried to get a PCC from Hyderabad passport office, they told him to return to the office that issued the passport. That was Visakhapatnam so he went there and got the PCC. (The passport was only 7 months old.) Now he is again trying to get the PCC from a local police station in Hyd (because he has lived there last 2 years), they told him to go to the Commisioner of Police office and be ready with Rs 1,200 ohmy.gif and he will get the PCC very quickly. However I know India is a country that ADJUSTS so maybe you should just go ahead and try to get the PCC from the local passport office, and see what they say." Another Indian post " (1) Walk into the local police station (one that covers the area where you live) and request "Police Clearance Certificate". You will need (i) 2-Passport Size Pictures (white background - as US Embassy prefers) and (ii) your passport and driving license. Answers any questions that they might have. In Gujarat, we received the same without paying anything extra except legitimate processing fees, in 2 days. (2) Once you receive Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) from your local police station, find out hours of operation for your Regional Passport Office. Go to Regional Passport Office, fill out application form for "Police/Passport Clearance Certificate", provide them Rs. 300 fees, 2 more Passport size pictures, your original passport and 2-photocopies of Passport, Original Packet-3 cover letter from US Consulate, along with the Local Police station clearance certificate. **We received the "Passport Clearance Certificate" within 30 minutes of application. I don't know about Mumbai. Below is a link as far as what you will need for Mumbai Regional Passport Office. You can also download the form from the link below and fill it out before hand. http://passport.bom....n/policecle.htm "	KHURRAM SERAJ	Male	Pakistan	2007-04-22 11:02:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	of-169	Please see attached: of-169 is the checklist and DS-230 is the form that you will fill out	KHURRAM SERAJ	Male	Pakistan	2007-04-26 18:31:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Online Case Status for NVC	That DHL tracking thing is really helpful but how do you know if its you package Alamir0115 There is no way to be sure just approx. After you have a date of when it is leaving (approx) you tack all diplomatic pouches going from US to the Consulates by searching on the specific dates : http://track.dhl-usa...?nav=TrackByRef Select the approx dates you expect your package to go out which is usualy 3 to 4 days after NVC tells you they sent out the electronic communication. put in reference number I-730 and click track.	KHURRAM SERAJ	Male	Pakistan	2007-04-23 06:15:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Online Case Status for NVC	Is there online case status available for cases at NVC (similar to USCIS, which I found to be very useful with case touch dates and updates)? nvcinquiry email is the only thing I can see for NVC. This is what I have: You can use your CIS (NOA) receipt number from your approval to find out. On calling the NVC automated voice response number (603) 334-0700 you will.... press 1 for English press 2 for Spanish press 1 for information about your immigrant visa It will then ask you if you know your CIS receipt number.....press 1 (Once you have a case number you can use this.....press 2) You then follow the instructions to key in your number. It will then tell you if NVC has received the petition, and assigned a number. You can also email them : Email address for NVC NVCINQUIRY@state.gov When making enquiries always put your case number in the subject line. After you have a date of when it is leaving (approx) you tack all diplomatic pouches going from US to the Consulates by searching on the specific dates : http://track.dhl-usa...?nav=TrackByRef Select the approx dates you expect your package to go out which is usualy 3 to 4 days after NVC tells you they sent out the electronic communication. put in reference number I-730 and click track. Let me know if this helps you guys Khurram	KHURRAM SERAJ	Male	Pakistan	2007-04-22 12:34:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	manila interview approved	Congrats!!!	KHURRAM SERAJ	Male	Pakistan	2007-04-18 06:11:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CR1 VISA IN HAND ... YIPPEEEEE SKIPPYYYYY	Congrats and have a safe trip	KHURRAM SERAJ	Male	Pakistan	2007-04-19 14:43:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Approved!!!	Just a quick note, Ceci got her visa today in Bogota, well got the approval. She will pick up the visa on Monday and then head home for the first time. More later but thanks to all who have traveled the road before me. Your help has been invaluable. Thanks. Doug Congrats!!!	KHURRAM SERAJ	Male	Pakistan	2007-04-16 18:49:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	interveiw	our application is at the nvc waiting on completion YAY but kinda getting a little freaked out by the interveiw we don't do snail mail or phone calls we use msn messenger it sounds stupid but the internet webcams and mic's let us have some sort of a maraige were connected 24/7 is there anyway to get some sort of history to prove how often we connect to each other also photos we have a few but not that many togther just going to print them all off and keep my fingers crossed we have over 1500 thousand email recived and just abit more sent print of both set ? it so close everything we have dreamed of for 2 years we don't want to fall at the last hurdle so any advice about the interveiw would be nice we recon it will be about june do u think going over to england and going to the interveiw would be helpfull just any tips and a basic timeline of what we can expect next and when would be a real help thank u Being there will definitely help at the interview, Maybe you can contact msn and get a log of the Ims or from your temp files you can get history of ims you must have made some phone calls and if so get the bills printed	KHURRAM SERAJ	Male	Pakistan	2007-04-15 23:19:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Passed the Interview	Yeppers, I am mighty proud of my wife, Navin. She attended her interview alone and passed with flying colors and will recieve her I-Visa April 26, 2007. The interview she said was direct and orderly. It took 4.5 hours and most of the questions were the type of Who, What, Where, When, and How. Also they threw in a couple of "IF" questions. All Navin did was answer directly with no waivering on the responses. I believe this is what really made her pass her interview by answering all the Q's directly and be as exact as possible. Oh, one more thing is the paperwork needs to be spot-on. I followed the guides here in VisaJourney.com and I never really had any problems. But the Interviewer was pleased to see everything clearly provided and completely covered with the paper-document filings. So, this is a big thing for the continued use of this site as a blueprint to filing any and all paperwork for immigration. Thank you all for the support throughout my wife's IR-1's filings. Enjoy Congrats on teh successful interview, can you by any chance right down a few questions that were asked?	KHURRAM SERAJ	Male	Pakistan	2007-04-19 18:20:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Passed the Interview	Congrats!!	KHURRAM SERAJ	Male	Pakistan	2007-04-19 08:07:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CR-1 APPROVED!!	Congratulations!!!!	KHURRAM SERAJ	Male	Pakistan	2007-04-14 14:47:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Two days after Interview.. I GOT MY VISA TODAY!	Congrats!!!	KHURRAM SERAJ	Male	Pakistan	2007-04-25 14:48:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CR1 - ABOUT INTERVIEW...	KHURRAM SERAJ, Thank you very much again. Now i am more prepared for interview. Me dunno need bring all documents translated in portuguese to english for interview at brazilian consulate? Best luck for all. Alejandro. You are very welcome, and yes you have to have all documents requested by the Consulate translated to english.	KHURRAM SERAJ	Male	Pakistan	2007-05-02 14:03:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CR1 - ABOUT INTERVIEW...	hi your guys sorry i am new here. From brazil. I havent see my wife since october. damn... it sucks! well back at my point here. I am asking to you a question about interview. I havent none idea about what i am expecting. Anyways what you brought to interview. What they asked the questions to you. How long is the interview. How was your experience, how you felt, etc. Thank you, hope hear from everyone about it. many hugs and wish best luck to all!! Checkout http://www.visajourn...page=i130guide1 Ohh KHURRAM SERAJ, thank you very much. That info was very very useful! Hope go well with ur visa. Good luck. I am just curious about the question in the interview. What kind of question they usually make for us, the immigrant. Thank you everyone. this forum is simply fabulous! Here are some Inetrview questions http://home.usadatan.../interview.html	KHURRAM SERAJ	Male	Pakistan	2007-05-02 12:44:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CR1 - ABOUT INTERVIEW...	hi your guys sorry i am new here. From brazil. I havent see my wife since october. damn... it sucks! well back at my point here. I am asking to you a question about interview. I havent none idea about what i am expecting. Anyways what you brought to interview. What they asked the questions to you. How long is the interview. How was your experience, how you felt, etc. Thank you, hope hear from everyone about it. many hugs and wish best luck to all!! Checkout http://www.visajourn...page=i130guide1	KHURRAM SERAJ	Male	Pakistan	2007-04-13 06:20:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-130 Approved!!!!	congratulations!! re the tax returns, is it 3 years, or was it changed to 1 year? also, the police record, is it just the beneficiary or the usc too, that provides their police record? RichiSusie, 1. Tax returns are for three previous years 2. The police record is for the beneficiary only. Khurram	KHURRAM SERAJ	Male	Pakistan	2007-04-30 09:56:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-130 Approved!!!!	Congrats!!! Here is a copy of the text from the guide: When your I-130 petition is finally approved, the service center with which you filed your petition, will send you another Notice of Action letter indicating your approval, and the forwarding of your approved petition to the National Visa Processing Center in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, along with a phone number to contact the NVC with. Your case will now only be dealt with by the NVC. The service center that you filed with, will have no more knowledge on the status of your petition or case. A few weeks after you have received your last Notice of Action indicating the approval and forwarding of your I-130 application to the NVC, the NVC will send your relative a packet of forms that you and your relative must fill out before your relative can be given an interview date with a consulate abroad. The packet will likely contain an Of-169 form, and an Of-230 part one and two forms that must be filled out by the intending immigrant. An I-864 form is also included that must be filled out by the petitioner (living in the US). The I-864 is the Affidavit of Support form that requires copies of the petitioners past 3 U.S tax returns (or tax transcripts which are free from the IRS) as well as any bank or financial records available (see the I-864 for exact requirements based on your case). The petitioner must make at least 125% above the U.S federal poverty to indicate to the U.S government that the intending immigrant will not become a federal charge to the government when he/she arrives in the U.S.. If the petitioner cannot meet these requirements, then he/she must still file an I-864, and find a joint sponsor who can meet the requirements on his/her own. When a joint sponsor is needed ,proof of their U.S citizenship or permanent residency is required. (i.e. copy of birth certificate, immigration status etc). The joint sponsor must be residing in the U.S, and he/she must also submit his/her past 3 years U.S tax returns along with bank or any other financial records available. The joint sponsor must submit his/her own I-864 form to accompany the petitioner's I-864 form. Forms that may be either sent back (or requested to be gathered and kept for the interview) to the NVC or the consulate abroad (depending upon which consulate you are going through) before an interview date with a consulate abroad can be scheduled are as follows: Pre-Interview Forms / Items: 1. Completed and signed OF-169. 2. Completed and signed Of-230 Part 1 and 2 forms. 3. I-864 Affidavit of Support Form along with past 3 year U.S tax returns (or transcripts) and any other financial documents required. 4. A copy of intending immigrants biographic page of passport(s) including expiration date. 5. Original or certified "long" birth certificate. * 6. Original adoption decree. (if applicable) 7. Marriage certificate. (if applicable) 8. Divorce decree(s) or death certificate(s) (if applicable) 9. Police certificate(s) ** 10. Court and prison records.(if applicable) 11. Custody records. (if applicable) 12. Military records (if applicable) * Per the Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM), they may also be unavailable. Or certain countries don't have individual birth certificates as understood in the US, but the FAM will describe the suitable document. The consulate can explain the alternate requirements to the beneficiary in detail. ** On police clearances, as per the FAM, they may be unavailable. Or with some countries [Korea comes to mind], they will be sent directly to the consulate from the involved government. The consulate can explain the alternate requirements to the beneficiary in detail. After the NVC or Consulate Abroad receives the above forms and supporting documents (which may not all be required to mail back at that time), an interview date will be scheduled for the intending immigrant at a consulate abroad. The NVC or the consulate abroad will send your relative a letter indicating at what time and day the interview is scheduled for, and of required forms that must be brought to the interview. Make two copies of each original document or piece of evidence below and bring them with you. Documents needed are: Interview Forms / Items: 1. Valid Passport. 2. Original or certified "long" birth certificate. * 3. Original adoption decree. (if applicable) 4. Original or certified copy of the marriage certificate. (if applicable) 5. Original death certificate. (if applicable) 6. Original divorce decree. (if applicable) 7. Police certificate. ** 8. Court record(s) (if applicable). 9. I-864 Affidavit of Support Form along with past 3 year U.S tax returns (or transcripts) and any other financial documents required. (see poverty limits here) 10. Court and prison records.(if applicable) 11. Medical examination information 12. Two passport-type photos (see specification) of the spouse or benefitiary * You should have the originals on hand at this point for the Final Interview. Per the Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM), they may also be unavailable. Or certain countries don't have individual birth certificates as understood in the US, but the FAM will describe the suitable document. The consulate can explain the alternate requirements to the beneficiary in detail. ** On police clearances, as per the FAM, they may be unavailable. Or with some countries [Korea comes to mind], they will be sent directly to the consulate from the involved government. The consulate can explain the alternate requirements to the beneficiary in detail. On The day of your relatives (or spouses) interview, he/she must bring EVERY document listed above that applies to your case, and should be prepared for a long wait. There may be additional forms required. The interview appointment sheet will contain a list of everything you must bring. It will also tell you the payment amount due and the forms of payment accepted. The interview can last for as littles as 10 minutes or up to an hour depending upon your specific case. You relative will take an oath under US law to tell the truth, and it is very important that your relative answer every question as truthfully as possible. In general, it is a good idea that your relative bring documentation to prove strong ties and a relationship with you, the petitioner. (i.e. phone bills, letters etc.) If the consulate officer approves your relative's immigrant visa application, your relative will be issued an immigrant visa that allows your relative to become a US permanent resident. Your relative will become a U.S permanent resident only when he/she enters the U.S at a port of entry, until this time, he/she only has an immigrant visa that is valid up to 6 months from the interview date. If your relative cannot immigrate to the U.S within the 6 month allotted time, then his/her immigrant visa will expire, and the I-130 process must start all over again. Also, if your relative is your wife or husband and you have been married for less then 2 years at the time of his/her arrival at a port of entry, then he/she will receive a temporary I-551 Stamp and then later a Green Card by mail good for only 2 years. Ninety days before the green card expires you will have to file an I-751 form to remove it's conditional status.	KHURRAM SERAJ	Male	Pakistan	2007-04-30 09:09:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	APPROVED	Congrats!!!	KHURRAM SERAJ	Male	Pakistan	2007-05-03 16:50:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	168 days finally approved today called senator yesterday	Congrats!!!	KHURRAM SERAJ	Male	Pakistan	2007-05-04 06:08:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	i got a thumb's up signed from CO	Congrats!!!	KHURRAM SERAJ	Male	Pakistan	2007-05-04 06:08:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Arrived and doing very well	Congrats and Goodluck in the life you guyz have started	KHURRAM SERAJ	Male	Pakistan	2007-05-04 06:42:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Question...I need ur opinion :)	If you look a my timeline you applied 11/2 month after me at VSC and if takes the same time maybe you'll get something by the end of this month	KHURRAM SERAJ	Male	Pakistan	2007-05-05 20:46:00