ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI130 Approved - June Filers
Wwwwooooooo!!!! Awesome! smile.gif
mrsemceeFemaleAustralia2009-09-01 01:24:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI 130 May approvals --Still waiting for NOA 2
oh that does suck indeed. i saw a lot of June filers (not me yet) getting approved and i wondered about the May folks.

good luck, i hope you get something soon xoxoox
mrsemceeFemaleAustralia2009-09-03 03:44:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresPetitioner has no W2 as he has not worked since 2006
guys, thanks for your help. i ended up emailing the Sydney Consulate and got this lovely reply.

super happy as FIL definitely earns an income of more than the $22K.
___________

Dear Madam:



Thank you for your inquiry.



If your Father In Law is eligible (have the income/assets) and he can Joint Sponsor your spouse (and complete I-864A). This I-864A can only be completed by your Father-In-Law (if your spouse is currently residing with him).



It looks like there will be 3 Household Members (including yourself). The poverty guideline figure for 3 people is $22, 887. Therefore, your Father-In-Law’s income should be $22,887 or more. If not, evidence of assets worth of US$68,661.00 will be required.



If the above is not met, your Father-In-Law won’t be able to Joint Sponsor your spouse. Your spouse will be required to get another Joint Sponsor for him.



Sincerely,

Immigrant Visa Unit

U.S. Consulate General, Sydney (RST).

mrsemceeFemaleAustralia2009-09-03 04:00:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresPetitioner has no W2 as he has not worked since 2006
OH I just looked at his dads stuff he sent me and I've got the 1099 form so that's good news smile.gif

It looks like it's gonna be ok!


mrsemceeFemaleAustralia2009-09-01 18:26:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresPetitioner has no W2 as he has not worked since 2006
Guys, thank you, a million times over.

I'll work on those transcripts, how do we order them?

I guess it'll be fairly straight forward right?

I'm really lucky to have you guys around to help, you've made me less stressed!


mrsemceeFemaleAustralia2009-09-01 18:24:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresPetitioner has no W2 as he has not worked since 2006
well thanks for that smile.gif

the thing is, long story short, his dad had a very good position which he retired from due to medical issues, and receives a nice large packet each year from the company.

my husband has been living back at home for the past 2 years caring for his father (& mother) and has not been working, only doing odd jobs for his dad and mom when needed, and in return they supported him with food and shelter etc.

the initial trip to the US was all paid for by me, including the courthouse wedding (all $35 of it haha) and then my trip back to australia.

his parents paid for his trip to be with me in australia, then he stayed with me for 5 months in australia, and came with about $1,500 US dollars, and the rest i paid for as i work full time.

now, he is back in the US looking for work, but we will be living with his parents when i get there, until i get work and he does too.

all phone calls are paid for by me, (yeh i know, aren't i a nice wife?) and i send my husband money every 2 weeks when i get paid, and his parents give him money every time he does yard or house work for them.

i know this sounds really pathetic, but he is doing his dad a favour.

now, i am a little worried they are going to think his dad is sick, so he can't support me either, but i am more than capable of finding work when i reach the US.... and well, we have no one else who can co sponsor.

his dad makes a lot of money from his retirement package as he had a well standing job, when he WAS working.

ugh.... ok theres my story.. smile.gif
mrsemceeFemaleAustralia2009-09-01 04:37:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresPetitioner has no W2 as he has not worked since 2006
Hi guys,

I am not up to this stage yet, but I am gathering all the tax information on my hubby and his co-sponsor, who is his retired father, and my hubby has actually been unemployed since 2006, so his last W2 was in 2006.

I have it, and I have all federal tax information (1040 forms etc) from 2006, 2007 and 2008, but I just don't have any W2 forms for my hubby for 2007 or 2008 as he never worked those years.

Is that ok? I guess it has to be considering you only get a W2 if you work, right? I would love someone FROM the USA to answer this and confirm for me, as I am the beneficiary but seeing as I am better with paperwork, I am doing all the work behind this application and I have all hubbys US tax information here with me to sort out and send back to him with the completed paperwork etc. for the immigration stuff.

In addition, on a side note.... his dad is retired, so I am assuming he will not have a W2 either, but something else instead, as he is a retiree?

Thanks for the help! biggrin.gif
mrsemceeFemaleAustralia2009-09-01 04:07:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresUnusual love story, how to present it during interview?
Hey there,

my hubby and I got married at the Courthouse and NO family or friends were there, then we had lunch at Burger King, so trust me, we did it weirdly so to speak, too!

I am not nervous at all though. We have so much love for each other and millions of photos of other things we have done together, plus soppy lovey emails, texts, and lots of phone bills too...

GOOD LUCK! You'll be ok.
mrsemceeFemaleAustralia2009-09-05 07:40:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresQuestions on NVC process
QUOTE (Peter'n'Jaime @ Sep 6 2009, 02:22 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The bills will be sent to who ever is selected as agent on the DS-3032 form. Your husband will fill out or email this form the the NVC. If he selects you then all bills will go to you and you can pay them online. I-864 is filled out by you (the American Citizen) and others if you need co-sponsors and is mailed to the NVC with all supporting documents. As Haole said you should read the guides as all the info is in there. Good Luck!


hey there, just a side question... is the online payment system via CREDIT card or via your American bank account? the reason i ask is because my husband, the USC is getting his mother to pay the stuff for us (nice lady i know! smile.gif ) and i want to be able to inform her on if she needs to use a credit card online or her bank account details.

thanks.

mrsemceeFemaleAustralia2009-09-06 06:40:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMedical for CR1 and K3
That is awful sad.gif your poor wife!

In relation to the question posted, is it possible for you to ring someone at the consulate who will be interviewing you?

My consulate is really helpful, but I know that's sometimes not the case with other countries....
mrsemceeFemaleAustralia2009-09-03 18:33:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMy Sydney Consulate CR1 Interview Friday 13TH APRIL
oh my god im sooooo excited for you!! biggrin.gif

even though this was obviously a while ago.. lol. i am about to get into the stage of flying to Sydney for my interview pretty soon.

exciting stuff!
mrsemceeFemaleAustralia2009-09-07 04:56:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNo Prison or Court Records
I would suggest that too, a letter saying why you can't get them, FROM the prison
mrsemceeFemaleAustralia2009-09-07 16:45:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresEvidence of a Bonifide Marriage
QUOTE (kaffy @ Dec 31 2008, 11:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Nothing, absolutely nothing for DCF in Australia.

I prepared a folder full of evidence such as linking of bank accounts, insurance policies, affidavits from friends & family, tonnes of photographs, joint boarding passes & hotel bills, etc. Took them along when my husband (USC) and I went to file my I-130 (petitioner has to file in person there). They said it wasn't required and to bring it back when I had my interview. So when my interview rolled around I lugged the same folder & photo albums down to Sydney with me and simply going by our marriage certificate & application forms the consular officer said that "our relationship sounded like a genuine relationship" and that he "doesn't need to see them". I was a little annoyed that I had put so much time & effort into assembling everything but oh well... I suppose Australia is a low fraud country. Besides I can re-use everything (and more) when I file to remove conditions

wow really?

considering they take your phone and everything else at security.. would they take the packages of evidence too?

i was thinking of taking a whole package of photos, phone bills, emails etc.. and its enough to be heavy.. but i wondered if i need it for Sydney?
mrsemceeFemaleAustralia2009-09-07 05:03:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresINTERVIEW PASSED ON 09/03/09
congrats. i bet you are sooo excited!
mrsemceeFemaleAustralia2009-09-07 04:52:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresANYONE HEARD OF THIS
sounds good to me! that package you are talking about is the one which your wife must not open and has all the info to give the guys at the POE in the USA smile.gif

good luck for tomorrow biggrin.gif xxxx
mrsemceeFemaleAustralia2009-09-09 07:13:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWhat is the avarage waiting time between NOA2 approval and the first mail from NVC ?
ooh i might call NVC tomorrow if my case isnt showing up yet. i am so excited i cant refrain from calling an operator! biggrin.gif


mrsemceeFemaleAustralia2009-09-10 02:58:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNOA2
awesome news for you both!!

congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

kicking.gif kicking.gif
mrsemceeFemaleAustralia2009-09-11 02:39:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCR1 visa approved
aww this is sooo sweet. i feel like crying reading this koz i too am so close and i cannot wait to text my hubby when i have my interview and hopefully get it biggrin.gif
mrsemceeFemaleAustralia2009-09-11 02:40:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresomg visa in hand
woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!! good.gif kicking.gif
mrsemceeFemaleAustralia2009-09-18 04:42:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCASE COMPLETED
you must be sooooooooooooooo happy!!! kicking.gif kicking.gif kicking.gif
mrsemceeFemaleAustralia2009-09-18 04:41:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresjune filers
hey there, they emailed mine today after a couple of days... smile.gif so you will get yours soon!

theres heaps of june filers smile.gif

xox
mrsemceeFemaleAustralia2009-09-23 03:30:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresSome questions regarding CR1
hi there, i am an Aussie (from Melbourne) and my NOA1 to NOA2 took only 69 days.

i have since had my medical in Melbourne and am awaiting the final IV package from NVC to be paid for and sent off (i have been following the quick guide the whole way through so have had every packet ready when they wanted them) and then i will wait for an interview in Sydney which i am told averages between a 4 - 6 week wait once the case is at Sydney.

in total, i am guessing it will have taken us about 4 - 5 months to complete the process.. depending on how quickly my inteview comes smile.gif

the great thing about the CR1 is that i will be able to work when i arrive, once i have my SSN. smile.gif
mrsemceeFemaleAustralia2009-10-03 07:05:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNovember CR1 filers
Hey November filers! June 09 filer here, I just spent time reading some of your stories and it's nice to see you all getting good results!

Wishing you all the best xxxx
mrsemceeFemaleAustralia2009-07-07 08:47:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresDo they ask for or read the stuff you bring with you to the interview?
QUOTE (christeen @ Oct 7 2009, 11:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Rings @ Oct 7 2009, 11:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Loke brought a backpack full of stuff so heavy he could barely carry it. As long as it's not a gun I think you will be fine

But what if the gun was a gift from my sweetie??? I needed a new one to shoot opossums!!! jest.gif


mwahahahahahhaha *rolls around laughing*
mrsemceeFemaleAustralia2009-10-08 07:00:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresDo they ask for or read the stuff you bring with you to the interview?
those of you who went to sydney for the interviews... is it ok for me to bring it in a shoe box?

i mean, for security reasons dont they take everything off you at the level 10 security point?

i have a shoe box full of about 5 photo albums, which are all very neat but hard to carry without the aid of a box.. and then i have a big green folder full of every document under the sun!! tongue.gif
mrsemceeFemaleAustralia2009-10-07 22:48:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresApproved-complicated case.
how wonderful for you all. you and your daughter and your other daughter and your husband have gone through so much to be together finally.

your daughter who is on a study visa, will she apply to live there too permanently?

anyway good luck and well done!

i am so happy to hear such a beautiful story.
mrsemceeFemaleAustralia2009-10-08 07:17:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresJune Filer , Anyone still waiting for NOA2?
oh that sucks royally.

i am a lucky june filer who was approved in 69 days thank goodness. but to think MAY filers are still out there without approval?

how sad sad.gif
mrsemceeFemaleAustralia2009-10-07 22:44:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresVisa Denied
geez, i feel so bad for you. i know if my hubby was moving to my country i would be concerned as he has had a DUI and has smoked weed. thank goodness i dont do either, and i am clean to go to the USA!

let us know how you go in solving this issue.. i feel so bad for people who get all the way to interview and denial happens!!!!


mrsemceeFemaleAustralia2009-08-29 04:42:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresContinue with K3 or go for IR1 / CR1?
Is is a really informative thread, and helps me a lot as I'm doing the same thing, the CR1 after initially thinking K3.

Good luck with your process, seems like you really understand the process, which is a big chunk of it, I believe smile.gif

I sent my I130 before I really truly understood the process, but I'm confident now from what I've learnt on here that I know what I'm doing smile.gif
mrsemceeFemaleAustralia2009-08-26 18:26:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresHow to assemble the I-864 (Affidavit of support) package?
QUOTE (Abiding @ Aug 31 2009, 08:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (navyswife @ Aug 30 2009, 10:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Malrothien @ Aug 30 2009, 08:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
R8, while helpful, that's not the right AOS. smile.gif


Check under the NVC wiki - there is an example I1864 cover letter.

http://www.visajourn...64_Cover_letter



By the way, what is BARCODE SHEET that i see on the cover letter?




The barcode sheet is downloaded from the NVC payment website once the $70 AOS fee has been paid and posted online.



what exactly IS the NVC payment website? when can we get access to this? i am just past NOA2 and waiting on my NVC case number, but once i get it, can i login somewhere to access my case and then print barcodes when they become ready, once payments are made? also, is this where you pay "online" - where the shortcuts mention online payment??

thanks xx
mrsemceeFemaleAustralia2009-09-06 06:24:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWhat is the false RFE at DS230?
oh cool, thanks guys, it now makes purrrfect sense!

what would i do without you? hehe biggrin.gif
mrsemceeFemaleAustralia2009-09-12 06:09:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWhat is the false RFE at DS230?
I have seen this ---- "False RFE" Missing information (DS-230) --- come up on a few timelines of the guys and gals who are done with NVC and Case Complete, and i just wondered what the False RFE actually is and can it be avoided? How did you even find out you had it, and why is it happening to everyone?

Thanks guys!
mrsemceeFemaleAustralia2009-09-11 02:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresLost job
i just read this whole post and i wish you all the best of luck and good wishes.

i know how you feel as my husband in the US is out of work right now, and even though i make a good wage here in Australia, to move to the US, i will be needing a co sponsor with his petition, which will be his lovely father, who earns enough to cover all of us thank goodness... but anyway, i just wanted to say i know how you are feeling and i wish you well.

good luck!

p.s. the info from the other Aussie chick on here, thank you!!! biggrin.gif i might email sydney to ask a similar question smile.gif


mrsemceeFemaleAustralia2009-09-01 05:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresverbal confirmation of medical records enough?
you can definitely call and ask the Melbourne doctor so maybe try the Brisbane one and ask?

xx
mrsemceeFemaleAustralia2009-10-07 01:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresverbal confirmation of medical records enough?
verbal was fine for my doctor in melbourne... but maybe call and ask the doctors surgery?

my doctor actually told me every single person except me (haha) has had chicken pox so i was the first to ever say no and get the varicella vaccine, which cost almost $100 mind you... anyway he just asked me, and didnt care to see records.

good luck!
mrsemceeFemaleAustralia2009-10-06 07:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureshey all.
Me and my Us fiance sent away our forms March 20th, the processing times state we should hear something this month, or perhaps the next. If there is a request for evidence and we send it does that mean we have to wait another additional 5 months for them to start looking at the new information?
sad.gif Because that would suck majorly.

Emily.
emilyjane13FemaleAustralia2009-10-16 03:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 steps

After the age of 16.

Start working immediately on the I-134 (the affidavit of support). He will have to be earning 125% of the poverty for him, you and any other dependents he may have. If he does not meet these requirements, you will need a co-sponsor, which is someone who does meet them.

He should send you a copy of everything he sent in with the I-129F, plus a copy of the NOA2 you received.



Ah he didn't make copies.... *runs around in circles
emilyjane13FemaleAustralia2010-01-31 05:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 steps
So our petition has been approved. I saw on the uscis page. Does this mean I do not need an interview? Or is it compulsory? Or are they just saying our documents are approved?
Also, do I need a medical before I venture off or when I apply for residency?
emilyjane13FemaleAustralia2010-01-27 02:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSuper stressed.
Okay.
So the NVC has taken a month to actually send out the package. We called, then we got an email to enquire. So they just sent us the package via email.
Sigh. So our petition expires on the 9th of may, I don't know if have enough time to get police check and medical documents.
How long does it take them to issue the interview? Is it instantly or?.....

Can't believe we've been waiting months then we're expected to do so much in such a little time frame *sigh*

:( :( :(
emilyjane13FemaleAustralia2010-03-10 02:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1 petition information
Ah this information was grand.
emilyjane13FemaleAustralia2009-12-12 09:26:00