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Will this be enough

my documents were approved and i got my noa1 on march 12 2012, they then said they were sending my I-130 packet for my spouse on the same day to the California service center. Do you think my packet was complete enough?

Please find enclosed the following required and supporting documents:
1.$420 money order for I-130 filing fee
2.Completed and signed form I-130
3.Four completed and signed form G-325A completed by petitioner and photograph in a baggy stapled to paper behind
4.Four completed and signed form G-325A completed by beneficiary and photograph in a baggy stapled to paper behind
5.Unaltered colored copy of my ALL pages of my U.S Passport to prove U.S citizenship
6.Copy of beneficiary’s birth certificate with copy of Official Receipt
7.Certified marriage certificate with Official Receipt
8.Actual invitation to our marriage
9.Copy of the Certificate of Authentication for my affidavit of parental consent from Consulate General of The Republic of The Philippines
10.Copy of Iron County Clerk notarizing that the notary who signed the affidavit was indeed a licensed notary
11.Copy of actual affidavit of Parent Consent to Contract Marriage with receipt of payment
12.Copy of Certificate As To Authority of the Notary Public who signed my affidavit of Parent Consent to Contract Marriage
13.Copy of Certification by the Department of Justice Bureau of Immigration in Manila
14.Copy of certificate of no marriage of my spouse before our marriage by the National Statistics Office/ Office of The Civil Registrar General.
15.Copy of Affidavit In Lieu Of Certificate Of Legal Capacity To Contract Marriage For American Citizens
16.Real Principle Sponsors paper at wedding
17.25 Pictures of us
18.Completed G-1145 form

Regan L

Male

Philippines

2012-06-19 14:30:00

Overcautious? A silly question perhaps?

Probably put "None(N/A)"

Regan L

Male

Philippines

2012-06-23 19:19:00

Ive tried this post b4 but people just cut me down and were unhelpful:(

I agree with tomah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! im very thankful! Super sweet of you! i cant thank you all enough, especially the ones who go the extra mile just to help!

Regan L

Male

Philippines

2012-06-25 05:23:00

Ive tried this post b4 but people just cut me down and were unhelpful:(

They are going deny her at DFA office it is a must/required doc for getting passport along with all the docs you said CFO certificate is one of the required docs. I am 100% sure she will be denied getting her Philippines passport without the CFO certificate, she was already there and they already asked her for the CFO certificate.
it is another pain in the butt but to those applicants that is married to a foreigner they must get the CFO certificate first. once she get her Visa she don't have to do the seminar again to get her sticker since CFO seminar has no expiration

Awesome nice input! very knowledgeable, btw i cant spell lol

Regan L

Male

Philippines

2012-06-24 22:06:00

Ive tried this post b4 but people just cut me down and were unhelpful:(

OK, IF SHE IS MARRIED SHE CAN JUST REPORT HER MARRIAGE TO THE US EMBASSY IN ORDER FOR HER TO CHANGE HER NAME SHE MUST BRING WITH HER ALONG WITH YOUR BIRTH CERTIFICATE HER BIRTH CERTIFICATE
MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE(ORIGINAL) PHOTO ID FOR BOTH OF YOU. WITH A CERTAIN SIZE, AND SHE MIGHT ALSO NEED YOU PASSPORT COPY.

AT WHICH PLACE SHE IS LIVING IN MINDANAO? I AM FROM DAVAO CITY.

its at the very southern tip of the philippeans

OK, IF SHE IS MARRIED SHE CAN JUST REPORT HER MARRIAGE TO THE US EMBASSY IN ORDER FOR HER TO CHANGE HER NAME SHE MUST BRING WITH HER ALONG WITH YOUR BIRTH CERTIFICATE HER BIRTH CERTIFICATE
MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE(ORIGINAL) PHOTO ID FOR BOTH OF YOU. WITH A CERTAIN SIZE, AND SHE MIGHT ALSO NEED YOU PASSPORT COPY.

AT WHICH PLACE SHE IS LIVING IN MINDANAO? I AM FROM DAVAO CITY.

its at the very southern tip of the philippeans

Regan L

Male

Philippines

2012-06-24 21:04:00

Ive tried this post b4 but people just cut me down and were unhelpful:(

NO NEED TO ATTEND SEMINAR WHEN YOU APPLY FOR PHILIPPINE PASSPORT. WHAT SHE NEED TO BRING IS HER UPDATED NBI, AND BIRTH CERTIFICATE FROM THE NSO WHICH IS AUTHENTICATED.THRN SHE MIGHT NEED TO BRING EXTRA VALID ID LIKE POSTAL ID OPTIONAL.I AM FROM MINDANAO (DAVAO CITY) I GOT MY PASSPORT THERE TOO AT DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS DAVAO CITY. I HOPE THIS WILL HELP YOU.

God bless you but she is using my name as her real name now, since she is married, thats why i think she has to go

Regan L

Male

Philippines

2012-06-24 19:42:00

K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

Approved in Dublin!!!

Congrats, that's so exciting! we just got our interview date for April 28, I was just wondering, is there a list of Doctors that we can go to in Ireland (we live in cork city) because I only found two. Also, what do we need to bring to the doctors appointment?
Thanks!!

Irishlover

Female

Ireland

2011-02-28 06:49:00

K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

Approved in Dublin!!!

Irishlover

Female

Ireland

2011-02-28 06:45:00

K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

INTERVIEW TODAY..AND APPROVED!!!

Congratulations!

Irishlover

Female

Ireland

2011-03-01 03:54:00

Phone and text records only

Don't worry about things like that. I don't think Australia is considered a "high risk" country (or whatever it's called) RFEs like that I would assume, would be because there was some sort of red flag. Good luck on your journey

Irishlover

Female

Ireland

2011-03-01 12:20:00

help me please

I sent in 10 pics, 3 afidavids confirming our marriage, plane ticket recipes of when we traveled together, and the other required documents.... To much can actually be too much. They have lots and lots of paperwork to look at and probably don't want to see more than they really need to. But I understand your concern for being thorough.

Irishlover

Female

Ireland

2011-03-01 12:14:00

Received Email but no letter with interview info..???

I thought so, but wasn't sure. Thank you!

Irishlover

Female

Ireland

2011-03-20 13:08:00

Received Email but no letter with interview info..???

Hi, I received an email with the information about our interview April 28th in Dublin, and we are doing the medical exam on Tuesday, but have not received anything in the mail. Should we be expecting anything, or was the email our one and only confirmation for our interview? I just want to be sure we're not missing anything.

thank you

Irishlover

Female

Ireland

2011-03-20 12:46:00

I just got a call from my Husband. He said someone at the embassy actually called him! I was shocked. They said we already payed the fee (like you said;) I seriously can't believe they called him! Wow! and he said she was really nice

Thanks for all your help

Irishlover

Female

Ireland

2011-03-30 08:24:00

Oh and this is the email I sent them.....

Hello,

My husbands case number is DBL2010623001. His name is JOhn and his interview is April 28th. We just had a few questions about what is needed at the interview, as it wasn't specified on the email we received.
How much will the cost be on the day?
What size envelope do we need to bring?
Do we need to buy stamps, if so how many?

Thank you very much,

Irishlover

Female

Ireland

2011-03-30 04:28:00

So since I already paid it, there is no fee on the day? That's all I want to know. I'm not sure why this has to be so confusing.

I'm not frustrated with you... sorry, I just don't know why they would email me back saying $404 since I already payed it.

and they stated different envelope sizes to the one that the above person stated and amount of stamps...

Why can't they just state all this in the email?!

Irishlover

Female

Ireland

2011-03-30 04:24:00

Um I'm very confused now. I emailed the Embassy in Dublin to confirm what you said and I just got an email back, it read...

"The fee is $404 or the euro equivalent

The envelope measurement is 30cmx35cm (12x14’) with stamps euro 10"

So is the fee actually $404???????

I thought that if there was a fee it was less than $100 and the person above me told me it cost nothing. I'm very very confused.

Irishlover

Female

Ireland

2011-03-30 04:10:00

thank you!

Irishlover

Female

Ireland

2011-03-28 09:32:00

Hi, I was just wondering....
what size envelope we need for the interview?
Do we need to buy stamps for it, and if so how many and do we need to put them on the envelope?
How much is the interview?
Will they collect any documents (besides the medical) at the interview, or will we get stuff back that we had already turned in?

(and why the H*** do they not have this information in the interview letter!?) errrr

Thank you!

Irishlover

Female

Ireland

2011-03-28 08:23:00

FYI for people in Ireland needing a medical

Just to let you know, the only Dr. available to do the medical exam in Ireland currently, is the Dr. in DUBLIN
* Dr.Tim Gleeson,Irish Health Cre3,Unit3,Blackrock Clinic,Rock Road, Blackrock,Co.Dublin (01) 288-0111.

The Dr. in Cork is not practicing right now.

Irishlover

Female

Ireland

2011-03-20 12:09:00

heading home and getting read to start the process

Good luck with the process. If you two really wanted to be together during the process, unless there are commitments in Boston, It is very easy to live in Ireland as a USC. I have been here for over a year and just got my GNIB card renewed for 4 years. It took about 5 minutes at the Garda station.

Good luck

Irishlover

Female

Ireland

2011-04-06 10:25:00

Technically you dont need another copy after you have turned them in with the DS230(not I-130?). But if you made copies, you could just bring them along to the interview.

Woops, I meant DS 230, (I just got back from the states and I'm very jet-lagged) Thanks! That's a relief, because it took a long time to get both the Australian and Irish certs.

Irishlover

Female

Ireland

2011-03-01 03:56:00

Do we need the police certs even if we already turned them in with the I-130?

Irishlover

Female

Ireland

2011-02-28 18:36:00

Thank you so much!

Irishlover

Female

Ireland

2011-02-28 09:10:00

Also, what do we need to bring to the Doctors Appointment? Thanks

Irishlover

Female

Ireland

2011-02-28 05:16:00

Thanks for all the replys!

I'm trying to find a list of Doctors who can do the appointment for the physical. I could only find two doctors in Ireland, is there a list I'm not finding? thanks

Irishlover

Female

Ireland

2011-02-28 05:12:00

We are already married so I don't think we need an intent to marry document (or do we?), but thanks

Irishlover

Female

Ireland

2011-02-26 20:34:00

YAY!!!! We sent our last packet in, and in less than a month we have our interview date in Dublin April 28th!
So, besides the medical exam, what do we need to do to prepare? Also, with the medical exam, how long in advance should we get it done (does it expire)?

Thank you!!

Irishlover

Female

Ireland

2011-02-26 20:10:00

Have to Change Interview Date

WoW! People are here to help, just because you don't like the answers does not mean you need to be rude. This Forum is a privileged not a right. The people were probably trying to say..... It is important that you are there so you should try to find another person to take care of your daughter. and If I read correctly, which I did, Aztec&Taino gave you an answer. One which was also common sense so you could have done that one your own without asking on here...

Irishlover

Female

Ireland

2011-04-27 13:41:00

Interview on Thursday 8)

Our interview is on Thursday and I'm so nervous/excited!!!!! I don't think I'll be able to sleep until then!!! I can't believe it is (hopefully) almost over!
Ok, that's all, maybe if I go run around I'll be able to sleep.

Irishlover

Female

Ireland

2011-04-25 13:45:00

Our frusterating interview day today in Dublin

Thanks for the replys. we have had no RFEs or any problems up until this and I know it's not a huge deal, but it still sucks when you think everything is fine. The specific problem is, I sent in the joint sponsor form I864 in with all the information, but I did not know that because her and her husband filed their taxes jointly that I would have to have him fill out the I864A and get his birth cert. I was very meticulous through every step and I think considering the little amount of help that the NVC, embassy or anyone else (besides VJ) gives us, we did ok. I was just frustrated that I didn't know it before hand (when it was at NVC) or I would have already had it done.

Thank you all for your help

Irishlover

Female

Ireland

2011-04-28 16:05:00

Our frusterating interview day today in Dublin

We just had our interview at the Dublin embassy. The ONLY two good things I can think of about the day there, was the fact that the security guards were friendly and we met some fellow VJers there! Besides that..... well not so good.
Our interview was supposed to be at 1pm, we were told not to get there to early so we arrived at 12:45. There was a line and we got into the building a little after 1. There were HUNDREDS of people there trying to get J1 visas. We were finally called, around 1:45, to submit our initial documents (envelope, medical) and answer a few questions, by a very rude lady who informed us that we were not going to be approved today because we needed to turn in an I864A for our joint sponsor, and get his birth cert. What I wanted to ask was..... why were we not informed of this two months ago when we got our interview date?!?!?!!! Had we known about this we would have gotten it and brought it with us!

So, I was livid and we were told to go wait again. At this point we had been standing the entire time because the room was so crowded. About 2:30 we were called again and they took half our number which we got when we entered the embassy and then were told to go wait again. Fortunately we had a couple very nice people to talk to and keep us company, but we were all getting very impatient. The room started to filter out and eventually it was 4pm, closing time. The only people left were those with immigrant visas who needed their interview. I went up to the security guard to find out what was going on, since there was no one else around, and he said not to worry, that we will all be interviewed today.
So around 5pm (4 hours later) we were called for our interview (they did it in no particular order). They proceeded to interview us in the room with everyone else, I was shocked by this as I was told we would be interviewed in private rooms, as we are talking about personal things and everyone can hear your conversation!
The interviewer was pretty nice. He swore John in and looked through our file. He asked about the I864A, which the lady spoke to us about earlier and then went to talk to her about it. I could hear him say something like "oh come on, they obviously make well enough to sponsor him, it's just a technicality. But she said she didn't care, that we would have to turn it in ;( So then he asked John when/where we met, how long we were in Australia for, when he proposed, if he had the intention of marrying me before we went back to America, and if we had been living together for most of the time. He was friendly enough, then gave us a paper stating what we had to send in and that once it was in we would have our visa!
So, after a looooonnggggg day, we were sorta approved and I hate the process even more.

Irishlover

Female

Ireland

2011-04-28 13:06:00

Interview medical

You have to wait for your interview letter to get the Medical, as you have to show it to the Doctor. The embassy will assign you a date.

Irishlover

Female

Ireland

2011-05-03 15:45:00

Thanks, It's not a matter of me needing it to be valid for another few months... We already had our interview and just need to send in current w2s (which we'll have within the next week or two). Then we will be done. We only got our medical done March 22. Even if it's valid for 6 months, we'll be fine. It was only the police cert that I was really worried about since it will probably expire by the time we send in our w2s.

Irishlover

Female

Ireland

2011-05-08 08:43:00

You get the police cert from any Garda station in Ireland.

Irishlover

Female

Ireland

2011-05-07 13:40:00

thanks.

Irishlover

Female

Ireland

2011-05-07 05:34:00

As I stated already, we got our police check May 21, 2010. So it will expire May 21, 2011. This will be BEFORE we get our final approval because we wont have the w2s sent in by then. And I emailed the consulate a week ago and they have not gotten back to me.
I really don't know how my question is cryptic.

"if my police cert expires BEFORE I send in what I need to, will I need to get a new police cert? As the embasssy guy stated to me (at the interview) "you have a year to turn in the info, but things will start to expire"

Irishlover

Female

Ireland

2011-05-06 16:08:00

Anyone?

Irishlover

Female

Ireland

2011-05-06 10:49:00

why does it seem so hard to get a straight answer for this question ;( I really need to know.

Irishlover

Female

Ireland

2011-05-05 13:29:00