Help for i-130 Form fill up

[Arpan 3]

Hello Everyone,

I am looking for applying CR-1 Visa and I am having some doubt on the information that I need to fill.

Before that i will give you a brief on my story, initially i filed K-1 visa ( Fiancee visa) after getting engaged to my fiancee during May 2016, but that time i was unaware of the fact that i cannot marry her with Hindu ritual outside US before marrying her in US. And we had already planned for a Hindu marriage during the month of December 2016 . And because of this I have to draw back her K-1 visa petition, right now I am traveling to India in some days and then will marry her so that i can apply for her CR-1 visa for her and expedite the process.

Also to give you details on my K1 visa petition status:- we received only NOA-1 and we got a REF for intention of marriage evidence from my Fiancee and during that time i got to know that i cannot marry her outside USA before marrying her in US and then i send a letter to USCIS for withdrawing my K-1 petition ).

But now i am facing some problems while looking at i-130 form for the below options. :-

FORM i-130

16. Has your relative ever been under immigration proceedings

No Yes

Do i have to say yes her as earlier i have applied for K1 visa for her but for K1 visa we only received NOA-1 and REF and then I mailed them that i want to drawback my petition as I mentioned earlier.

21. If filing for your spouse, give last address at which you lived together (include street, city, province, if any, and country)

We are having an arranged marriage so we never lived together at any time (I have just visited her 2-3 times), my fiancee lives in India and I live in United State and that why we never got a chance to live together . ( -- than what i can mention here)

D. Other Information

2. Have you ever before filed a petition for this or any other alien

yes No

If "Yes" give name, place and date of filing and result.

Similar to question 16. And I am not sure what i have to mention here

Thanks,

Arpan

[KierenHby 897]

You cannot file an I-130 until after the wedding. There is no 'expediting the process'.

And.. .

[aleful 1,905]

hi

as said, you can't file the i130 until you've married, the i130 is for spousal visa, so marry first, then you fill out the i130

[Penguin_ie 5,986]

It is fine to prepare, but as mentioned, do not fill in anything (or date it!) until after the legal wedding.

16 Not sure. I would say "no" because you never got to the stage where she applies for a visa, just you filing the petition.

21. That is fine; they are used to people not living together as they are in different countries.

D. "Yes" because you field a K1 petition; mention the date you withdrew it. In your cover letter, you can explain why.

[Arpan 3]

You cannot file an I-130 until after the wedding. There is no 'expediting the process'.

And.. .

Hi KierenHby, I know that i can only apply once i will get married .. i was just going thru the i-130 form , so that i can fill this form quickly later.

Thanks,

Arpan

[KierenHby 897]

Hi KierenHby, I know that i can only apply once i will get married .. i was just going thru the i-130 form , so that i can fill this form quickly later.

Thanks,

Arpan

And take a few moments to fill in your timeline.

[Arpan 3]

hi

as said, you can't file the i130 until you've married, the i130 is for spousal visa, so marry first, then you fill out the i130

Hi Aleful, I know that i can only apply once i will get married .. i was just going thru the i-130 form , so that i can fill this form quickly later.

Thanks,

Arpan

[Arpan 3]

It is fine to prepare, but as mentioned, do not fill in anything (or date it!) until after the legal wedding.

16 Not sure. I would say "no" because you never got to the stage where she applies for a visa, just you filing the petition.

21. That is fine; they are used to people not living together as they are in different countries.

D. "Yes" because you field a K1 petition; mention the date you withdrew it. In your cover letter, you can explain why.

Thank you so much Penguin_le .. your advice is always of great help.. so for point number 21. I dont have to mention anything.

[Penguin_ie 5,986]

Yep. Of course, DO submit other relationship evidence; plane tickets, photos of you together, phone bills, select emails and so on.

[JFH 12,189]

Hello Everyone,

I am looking for applying CR-1 Visa and I am having some doubt on the information that I need to fill.

Before that i will give you a brief on my story, initially i filed K-1 visa ( Fiancee visa) after getting engaged to my fiancee during May 2016, but that time i was unaware of the fact that i cannot marry her with Hindu ritual outside US before marrying her in US. And we had already planned for a Hindu marriage during the month of December 2016 . And because of this I have to draw back her K-1 visa petition, right now I am traveling to India in some days and then will marry her so that i can apply for her CR-1 visa for her and expedite the process.

Also to give you details on my K1 visa petition status:- we received only NOA-1 and we got a REF for intention of marriage evidence from my Fiancee and during that time i got to know that i cannot marry her outside USA before marrying her in US and then i send a letter to USCIS for withdrawing my K-1 petition ).

But now i am facing some problems while looking at i-130 form for the below options. :-

FORM i-130

16. Has your relative ever been under immigration proceedings

No Yes

Do i have to say yes her as earlier i have applied for K1 visa for her but for K1 visa we only received NOA-1 and REF and then I mailed them that i want to drawback my petition as I mentioned earlier.

21. If filing for your spouse, give last address at which you lived together (include street, city, province, if any, and country)

We are having an arranged marriage so we never lived together at any time (I have just visited her 2-3 times), my fiancee lives in India and I live in United State and that why we never got a chance to live together . ( -- than what i can mention here)

D. Other Information

2. Have you ever before filed a petition for this or any other alien

yes No

If "Yes" give name, place and date of filing and result.

Similar to question 16. And I am not sure what i have to mention here

Thanks,

Arpan

For question 16 they want to know if your wife has ever been deported or subject to a removal procedure. Has she ever overstayed in the USA and been removed from the country by the authorities? I'm thinking she probably hasn't been to the USA at all yet (so the answer would definitely be "no"), but I could feel wrong.

[Max! 10]

Hello Everyone,

I am looking for applying CR-1 Visa and I am having some doubt on the information that I need to fill.

Before that i will give you a brief on my story, initially i filed K-1 visa ( Fiancee visa) after getting engaged to my fiancee during May 2016, but that time i was unaware of the fact that i cannot marry her with Hindu ritual outside US before marrying her in US. And we had already planned for a Hindu marriage during the month of December 2016 . And because of this I have to draw back her K-1 visa petition, right now I am traveling to India in some days and then will marry her so that i can apply for her CR-1 visa for her and expedite the process.

Also to give you details on my K1 visa petition status:- we received only NOA-1 and we got a REF for intention of marriage evidence from my Fiancee and during that time i got to know that i cannot marry her outside USA before marrying her in US and then i send a letter to USCIS for withdrawing my K-1 petition ).

But now i am facing some problems while looking at i-130 form for the below options. :-

FORM i-130

16. Has your relative ever been under immigration proceedings

No Yes

Do i have to say yes her as earlier i have applied for K1 visa for her but for K1 visa we only received NOA-1 and REF and then I mailed them that i want to drawback my petition as I mentioned earlier.

21. If filing for your spouse, give last address at which you lived together (include street, city, province, if any, and country)

We are having an arranged marriage so we never lived together at any time (I have just visited her 2-3 times), my fiancee lives in India and I live in United State and that why we never got a chance to live together . ( -- than what i can mention here)

D. Other Information

2. Have you ever before filed a petition for this or any other alien

yes No

If "Yes" give name, place and date of filing and result.

Similar to question 16. And I am not sure what i have to mention here

Thanks,

Arpan

As lots of other have said you can not file I130 before marriage. You can prepare all and take it with you to India once you get marriage certificate and other joint proofs you can send out that i130 to US from India and enjoy Indian trip

As for expedite

No You CaN Not expedite your partition unless medical emergency or country's political instability ( that dose not apply to India as its stable )

For 16 I would say No

For 21 address you can open Indian bank account to gather ( NRI account under USC and joint Indian spouse I did same pass books are sent in India as address proof as well as joint bank account )

As for other question

D Yes. As you filed K1 and withdraw partition

Explain with letter about your situation will be fine

If you need more help feel free to ask me

I my self just passed through same situation and just finished my Case