Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	October 2013 I-130 Filers	Is it me, or were there hardly any transfers tonight? I hope our case will be transferred tonight. If not, I have regretted to send my I-130 in the beginning of Oct...	chumi	Female	Japan	2014-03-10 20:45:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	October 2013 I-130 Filers	My case(PD Oct7) has not transferred or anything yet and I want to cry. That is great some people already approved!	chumi	Female	Japan	2014-03-10 17:30:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	October 2013 I-130 Filers	That's not good I have checked my case status all the time. I do hope all the members will hear the great news soon. Plz USCIS!	chumi	Female	Japan	2014-03-08 18:13:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	October 2013 I-130 Filers	Hi, Im from Japan n my NOA1 date is Oct7! Have read all the comments here n glad to know there are some people who got transferred! Congratulations:) I have checked my status everyday this week but haven't got anything yet. My husband is already in LA n I hope ourcase will be transferred to California center. I hope all the Oct members will get transferred in March! I've been to the US twice while applying I-130 already. Will visit again next month. I do hope to get NOA2 soon so that we dont have to spend extra money for the air tickets anymore. I do hate this immigration visa process.	chumi	Female	Japan	2014-03-07 18:23:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - October 2014	Called to confirm and we have a case complete!!! So happy right now! Last scan date 9/12. Congratulations!!!	chumi	Female	Japan	2014-10-17 22:25:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - October 2014	Wow you give me a big hope! Congratulations!! My OAS fee status PAID changed to N/A.   Called NVC, CASE COMPLETED.   IV SCAN DATE IS 08/11/2014 AND CHECKLIST SCAN DATE 09/27/2014  THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORTS. GOD BLESS YA. HOPE EVERYONE GETS OUT OF THIS NIGHTMARE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.    ALLHA IS GREAT     CASE COMPLETE CASE COMPLETE	chumi	Female	Japan	2014-10-17 17:13:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - October 2014	Just when I thought it couldnt get worse    I got an RFE for 1864 at the same time I was able to pay for my IV package. I sent them at the same time in August and the 19th of this month is my 60 days. I just got an email today and I was so excited I thought it was going to be a case complete, but no it was another RFE for the 1864 again! Another one   Which means another 60 days  I was at work when I got it, and thank God my mom is my boss! I went and cried for maybe an hour! It means my husband will not be with me for the holidays! I am a complete mess and when I called them they told me its, because on a section there should have been a 1 to count myself for my household! BUT THE COMPUTER PUT IT THERE AUTOMATICALLY! Apparently it didnt print that way and she even told me my total number was correct    I am so depressed! I was counting on an arrival in early december and now it looks like February!   I wish they could use my original and attach it to my new one, between the two of them they are correct     Did this happen to anyone and it take less than 60 days for the RFE to go through?  Omg..I feel so sorry... I knew you from Oct 2013 filers board from last year. We submitted I-130 very close. I thought people could bring the correct I-864 form to the interview if they received second AOS checklists. But no?? I do hope you will get cc soon..	chumi	Female	Japan	2014-10-17 03:48:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - October 2014	That's great to see there are some cc for the mid of Sep! My IV scan date is Aug 21, but our AOS checklist scan date is Oct 2 because we didn't notice we had received AOS checklist for a month haha.. one year has passed since we submitted I-130 in Oct last year. NVC is getting slower and slower..but it's almost ending I hope. I do hope everyone here has cc very soon and spend a happy christmas with love in America:)!! Plz NVC..	chumi	Female	Japan	2014-10-17 03:44:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - October 2014	Thank you:)!! You and we have waited for the case close for a long time.. It's been one year since we sent out our I-130 in Oct last year. I hope you and we will finish this crazy visa journey. Everyone elese too:)   You are very welcome.  We also received a Checklist for the same thing.  I'm glad I could help you guys.	chumi	Female	Japan	2014-10-01 16:55:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - October 2014	Thank you so so so so so much! My husband could understand and he sent it out today. The amount he inputted was not right. You helped us a lot. Thank you soooo much! Part 18 is where your husband reports what he thinks he will earn THIS YEAR.   Part 19 you must report income from your 2013 Tax Return   If your husband filed form 1040 use line 22, Total Income If your husband filed form 1040A use line 15, Total Income If your husband filed form 1040EZ use line 4, Adjust Gross Income	chumi	Female	Japan	2014-10-01 16:11:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - October 2014	Hi all, it's my seventh NVC month..haha it's too long! My IV scan date is Aug 21, but we had not noticed the AOS checklist for a month and now we are very sad! The operator Nickie told me there is no error on our I-864ez form, but the checklist says as below.. Part 5 sponsor's income and employment My husband's income indicated on the I-864EZ Part 19 does not correspond to that shown on the most recent tax rerurn. He has called NVC again and again but never be able to connect. I can contact NVC easily because of the time differences between here in Tokyo and NVC, but the operators are always rude and each of them told me different answers. My husband changed his job from last year, and so his income ammount on 2013 tax rerurn and his present income at new company are not the same. But according to the checklist, these two ammount of income should be the exact same? Please someone help us..my husband really doesn't know what to input.	chumi	Female	Japan	2014-10-01 07:09:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-130 documents	Thank you for telling me what you have sent:) I will also send my passport copy for just in case like you, thank you! Yes, that's sad it takes long time. But I hope both of us will be ok! Thanks again for the msg!	chumi	Female	Japan	2013-09-30 23:31:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-130 documents	Thank you Ryan! I knew American embassy in Japan dont accept I-130 directly anymore after 2011, but I thought DCF was something else. But now it is clear that we have to send I-130 to Chicago. Thank you so much.	chumi	Female	Japan	2013-09-30 19:11:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-130 documents	Thank you everybody! I seached Japanese embassy website, and found that we need to send I-130 to Chicago as I found before. http://japan.usembas...ivpetition.html So this means we cannot try DCF? My American husband has lived in Japan for 5years now. We want my visa asap:'(	chumi	Female	Japan	2013-09-30 18:27:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-130 documents	************************************ I have serched about DCF, but still have not found out the meaning. It is not the way to send I-130 to Chicago? I am verry sorry for my bad understanding. Iku	chumi	Female	Japan	2013-09-30 18:03:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-130 documents	Thank you so much for your advice! Yes he's still with me in Japan until the middle of Nov. He got a job in the US which starts from Dec, n so will move there before my visa is approved. DCR? I am sorry but could you tell me what it is? Also, do we need to send my passport copy and his birth certificate? Thank you! Oh, DCF! Thank you so much for the link!	chumi	Female	Japan	2013-09-30 17:46:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-130 documents	Hi everybody! We got married in Aug 2013, and will move to Los Angeles soon. My American husband have lived in Tokyo, Japan for 5years. My husband is going to send I-130 to Chicago today, and we are still worried about our documents. We will send the documents as below: 1 G-1145 2 cover letter 3 money order $420 4 G-325A(American) 5 one passport type photo(American) 6 I-130 7 G-325A(mine) 8 one passport type photo(mine) 9 a copy of American passport 10 certification of our marriage with American embassy stamp 11 pictures n some other stuff for proving our marriage Our question here is if we need to send as below: 1 a birth certificate(American) 2 a copy of Japanese passport(mine) This visa processing is a hard work, and I am confused a lot. Anyone could you tell me the answer please? Thank you so much for reading my topic! Sincerely, Iku	chumi	Female	Japan	2013-09-30 17:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	October & November 2007 Filers	seems like cali's way behind vermont and elsewhere... we sent in the I-129F at the beginning of november and received NOA1 on november 14th (according to the web). i'm working on my patience now... it's hard but good luck everyone!	afterdawn	Female	Japan	2008-01-31 12:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	November Filers	QUOTE (jego ryu @ Mar 15 2008, 08:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (whispervayne @ Mar 15 2008, 02:09 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> We got approved too!!! Our NOA1 date is 11/14, and NOA2 is 3/13 so it took about 4 months to get here... Hopefully more approval letters will be sent to you all soon... congrats to you thanks!!! our case was touched only once on 12/02/07 and didn't see any change until we got approved, so i guess the touching thing doesn't always mean a lot to everyone. i'm sure yours is on its way too!!! Edited by whispervayne, 15 March 2008 - 08:20 AM.	afterdawn	Female	Japan	2008-03-15 08:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	November Filers	QUOTE (JULIAFERNO @ Mar 15 2008, 03:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (whispervayne @ Mar 14 2008, 02:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> We got approved too!!! Our NOA1 date is 11/14, and NOA2 is 3/13 so it took about 4 months to get here... Hopefully more approval letters will be sent to you all soon... Congrats! A great start to the weekend! thanks!!! finally!!! and congrats to you too hope all will go smoothly from here let's pray for everyone!!! Edited by whispervayne, 14 March 2008 - 01:20 PM.	afterdawn	Female	Japan	2008-03-14 13:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	November Filers	We got approved too!!! Our NOA1 date is 11/14, and NOA2 is 3/13 so it took about 4 months to get here... Hopefully more approval letters will be sent to you all soon...	afterdawn	Female	Japan	2008-03-14 13:09:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	MSC timelines.	I just checked the USCIS website, which says we're in post decision mode, and that they sent notification on Nov. 23. I think that means we're approved. This is the first time I was able to get info there, and I've checked pretty much daily. I hope this is good news for all October filers who've ended up at the National Benefits Center (MSC) like us (NOA-1 on Oct. 2). We'll celebrate after the letter comes in the mail, though. I'll update my timeline then, too.	Xris	Female	Japan	2012-11-24 07:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	What would the status would be when you receive NOA2?	Hello Vanessa&Tony and payxibka, Thank you very much for your messages. I will note your advice! Deeply appreciate your support! Have a great weekend!	Canita	Female	Japan	2010-05-07 10:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	What would the status would be when you receive NOA2?	Thank you so much!!! greatly appreciated! Hope you have a great day and the coming weekend! Will call the place for sure! Thank you very much!	Canita	Female	Japan	2010-05-06 10:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	What would the status would be when you receive NOA2?	Hello moroccogirlny! Thank you very much for your reply! very helpful! Do you know if there is any way I can check whether or not NOA 2 has been sent? My fiance is in military and I cannot get in touch with him for a while and I cannot go and check his mail box. So I am literally just awaiting here and do not know what is going on and going crazy! If you could kindly advise it will be truely greatful! Thank you	Canita	Female	Japan	2010-05-06 09:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	What would the status would be when you receive NOA2?	Hello, Could someone kindly advise me what the status would be when you receive NOA2 according to your fiancee visa process? (K-1) I have been checking my status online which is on USCIS website and it has been in a status of "Initial Review" for more than 3 months by now. And wondering how I would know if the office has mailed us the NOA2 by checking the status. Please could someone help? Thank you	Canita	Female	Japan	2010-05-06 09:15:00
Caribbean	Cr1 visa denied	Yes we do admit that we got like 2 questions wrong but we are only human we do not have a memory chip in our brains I guess the key piece of missing information is what these "like 2 questions" were. What might seem very minor to you may have raised major red flags for the consular officer. If you don't feel comfortable discussing the details of those questions on the forum, that's fine, but you should probably have a consultation with an immigration attorney before proceeding.	Gaijinsan	Male	Japan	2012-06-02 18:59:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Tokyo Embassy Interview: Date Request?	For those of you getting an IR1/CR1 through the Tokyo Embassy: Can you request the interview date, or do they decide? Thanks! In our case, we could request a specific date (via http://japan2.usemba...pptrequest.html). However, we filed the petition through DCF. Filers going through the US will just be assigned an interview date by the NVC, as I understand it. The good news is that the Tokyo embassy seems quire easy to deal with, so I suspect that if you needed to, it may be possible to reschedule with the embassy without too much difficulty. But buyer beware, that's just speculation on my part.	Gaijinsan	Male	Japan	2012-02-21 23:17:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Is new passport needed	hello guys, We have a CR1 visa interview in the Dominican Republic and are wondering if my spouse (beneficiary) needs a new passport for his interview. He has a residency card for Spain and lived there for a couple of years and all his stamps/visa from Spain are on his current passport. Is his passport valid for six months beyond the interview date? If not, he should get a new one first. Otherwise, unless all of the visa pages have been filled up, I can't see any reason he would need to get a new one.	Gaijinsan	Male	Japan	2012-02-17 02:06:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	How does the waiting inside the Embassy feel like? care to share...	As I am preparing for my upcoming interview, it would be nice to hear from others, who have waited for their turn to be called at the window, how was the waiting like inside the US Embassy? did you feel bored? cold? hungry? tired? Thanks! I found it extremely boring. Considering the circumstances, that's probably the best I could have hoped for.	Gaijinsan	Male	Japan	2012-02-17 02:09:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	Should we file form AR-11 for a temporary (6 months) move?	Currently we have two residences. We are in OKC for about 6 months and I can get the mail from our So Cal residence every month or so. We currently do not have an open case and we will file to remove conditions one month after we return to So Cal. Should we still update our addresses via form AR-11? Are you still using your other address as your "address of record" for financial correspondence, tax purposes, etc.? If so, my non-expert opinion is that you should NOT update via AR-11 as your domicile has not changed. Looking at the form there is an option to specify a temporary address, in case you do decide to go down that route.	Gaijinsan	Male	Japan	2013-02-24 00:43:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	June 2013 I-130 Filers (merged)	Last night I received the email from USCIS.    Post Decision Activity On March 12, 2014, we shipped this approved or re-affirmed case to the Department of State for visa processing. For more information, please contact them directly.   My Timeline   PD: JUN 13, 2013 (filed from Japan) Transferred: DEC 11.2013 (not sure to where)  NOA2: MAR 10, 2014 Shipped to BOS: MAR 12, 2014	rock lobster	Female	Japan	2014-03-12 22:08:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	June 2013 I-130 Filers (merged)	Congrats to all the new approvals!   Thanks Ivy   I really hope all you guys get an approval SOON!	rock lobster	Female	Japan	2014-03-12 03:03:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	June 2013 I-130 Filers (merged)	Congrats on the approval guys!!! Rocklobster and Anna akka may I know ur service centres please?   I am living in Japan with my hubby and we couldn't receive any of hard copy.. so I have no idea which service center we were transferred.	rock lobster	Female	Japan	2014-03-11 03:51:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	June 2013 I-130 Filers (merged)	Congratulations!!! =) Those good news are very welcome!   Thank you! I really hope you get your approval soon   Edited by rock lobster, 11 March 2014 - 12:57 AM.	rock lobster	Female	Japan	2014-03-11 00:57:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	June 2013 I-130 Filers (merged)	APPROVED!!!!   Finally I got an approval!! last night I got an email from USCIS, but funny thing is I didn't get any notification before Post Decision Activity!    Post Decision Activity   On March 10, 2014, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN. Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283. Edited by rock lobster, 10 March 2014 - 08:52 PM.	rock lobster	Female	Japan	2014-03-10 20:51:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	June 2013 I-130 Filers (merged)	There is some miscommunication you should clarify with your lawyer - or he's a complete loser- if you're at NVC that is awesome news because you not only got transferred, you got approved! NVC is the next step! Probably what your lawyer said is that you're still at NBC (national benefits centre). Which seems wrong. If you got transfer emails and you know it's the right msc number, you got transferred, and your lawyer never got the transfer notice. It's times like this I'm extra glad I don't have a lawyer! Anyway, hope this L-1 visa comes through for you! Good luck!     Sorry for my mistake, it was NBC.  I was so frustrated after I talked with my lawyer and I made that stupid mistake..   Thanks anyway	rock lobster	Female	Japan	2014-02-20 03:52:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	June 2013 I-130 Filers (merged)	I live in Japan with my hubby and we've never gotten hard copy of transfer (I received 2 email on DEC 12th and 14th), so we didn't know which service center we were transferred.  I asked to my lawyer to confirm and as he confirmed, my case is still in NVC.  What the hell is going on.. seriously!! Then what was all about that transfer email?! Ugh.. I'm really fed up with all this ######!    But one good news is, I signed the offer letter which will be internal transfer in my company from Japan to USA, and my company will offer me transfer visa (L-1). L-1 is a dual intend visa, so I hope this one will be approved earlier than this stupid CR-1.   I really wish all of us get out of this hell soon!	rock lobster	Female	Japan	2014-02-20 01:49:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	June 2013 I-130 Filers (merged)	I-130 Approved! I guess today was finally my turn.   It feels bittersweet to post this after reading from fellow filers still waiting for news . If anything, I sincerely hope this gives more comfort that USCIS is moving along, at whatever slow pace, but moving. Now to wait for my case to ship out to NVC.       Congratulation!!	rock lobster	Female	Japan	2014-01-21 23:52:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	June 2013 I-130 Filers (merged)	I am living in Japan with my hubby and we had a problem to get the NOA1 hard copy and then our lawyer suggested to change our address from Japan to their office in Washington.      Then I got a transfer email on Dec 11 and still haven't gotten any hard copy.. so have no Idea to which service center we are transferred.    My lawyer said hard copy is not important so don't worry about it.. but I really wanna know!!   Is there anyone who can let me know where should I contact and confirm it?    I am pretty sure not to CSC since I am still waiting NOA2.....	rock lobster	Female	Japan	2014-01-16 22:00:00