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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Italy
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I am reading the guide:

"I want to marry my fiance/fiancee who is here in the US on a visa, can I marry him/her here in the U.S, and if I do, will he/she be sent back to his/her home country until the I-130 is approved??

If your fiance/fiancee is currently in the U.S legally on any type of visa other than the J-1 visa (the J-1 requires a waiver), and you are a U.S citizen, then you CAN marry him/her, and he/she will NOT be sent back to his/her home country unless the marriage took place while the spouse was under deportation or if your fiance/fiancee came to the US on a tourist visa with the intent of immigration and marriage. (This is considered immigration fraud.)

However, you must immediately file your I-130 along with forms I-485 and I-765. If your fiance/fiancee DID come to the US on a tourist visa with the intent of immigration and marriage, and you are not yet married, then he/she should return to his/her home abroad, and the K-1 visa should be filed instead of the I-130 to avoid a denial or deportation."

It's not clear to me. It means i get marry and i have to go back?

I-130 USCIS

10/30/2008 - Mailed I-130 to Chicago Lockbox

11/03/2008 - I-130 delivered to Chicago Lockbox

11/07/2008 - NOA1 received

01/13/2009 - Transferred to CSC

02/09/2009 - I-130 Approved

NVC

02/14/2009 - NVC Received/Case number assigned

02/18/2009 - DS-3032 / AOS Bill Generated

02/26/2009 - E-mailed (wiki template) DS-3032

03/06/2009 - DS-3032 approved by NVC via email

03/10/2009 - Affidavit of support invoice paid

03/16/2009 - IV fee paid

04/02/2009 - Sent I-864 and DS-230

04/06/2009 - NVC received I-864 and DS-230

04/18/2009 - RFE for visa J1

04/29/2009 - NVC completed case

06/09/2009 - Medical examination

06/10/2009 - Interview at the consulate. APPROVED

07/25/2009 - POE Miami

LIFTING CONDITIONS

06/28/2011 - Date Filed I751 Vermont Service Center

07/13/2011 - NOA Date

09/20/2011 - Bio. Appt

01/30/2012 - Removal of condition approved

03/02/2012 - GC received

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Pakistan
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OUr idea was to meet in august/september and get marry in the US then right away fill the required form and i go back in italy and start waiting

That too if a fine idea if you can wait long enough (like more than 6 months to be with her). Please make sure, no matter where you get married that you get a marriage license from that country's government. Then your wife will need to file for a CR-1 for you.

You'll have your interview in Italy unless you move to some other country for work etc. and your spouse request the interview to be at a consulate/embassy in that other country. In most cases it hasn't been a problem for citizens from the countries that are on the waiver visa list for US to travel to the US during the process. It gets dirty for those who require visas.

No you will not be needing a lawyer. Stay on this forum.

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I-130:

Sent: May 19th 2008

NOA2: July 21st 2008

NVC

Received: July 24th 2008

Case completed: August 13th 2008

Interview: October 7th 2008

Green card received: January 20th 2009

I-751

Sent: October 6th 2010

Approval: January 28th 2011

Green Card received: February 3rd 2011

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I am reading the guide:

"I want to marry my fiance/fiancee who is here in the US on a visa, can I marry him/her here in the U.S, and if I do, will he/she be sent back to his/her home country until the I-130 is approved??

If your fiance/fiancee is currently in the U.S legally on any type of visa other than the J-1 visa (the J-1 requires a waiver), and you are a U.S citizen, then you CAN marry him/her, and he/she will NOT be sent back to his/her home country unless the marriage took place while the spouse was under deportation or if your fiance/fiancee came to the US on a tourist visa with the intent of immigration and marriage. (This is considered immigration fraud.)

However, you must immediately file your I-130 along with forms I-485 and I-765. If your fiance/fiancee DID come to the US on a tourist visa with the intent of immigration and marriage, and you are not yet married, then he/she should return to his/her home abroad, and the K-1 visa should be filed instead of the I-130 to avoid a denial or deportation."

It's not clear to me. It means i get marry and i have to go back?

The bolded red above applies to you. Yes, you go home.

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Italy
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That's what i wanted to do. I cannot stay without a job :)))

SO after the wedding we only have to fill the form I-130 and G-325a and send it to USCIS P.O. Box 804616 Chicago, IL 60680-1029 .

Why people use lawyers? My girlfriend drives me crazy with this lawyers things

I-130 USCIS

10/30/2008 - Mailed I-130 to Chicago Lockbox

11/03/2008 - I-130 delivered to Chicago Lockbox

11/07/2008 - NOA1 received

01/13/2009 - Transferred to CSC

02/09/2009 - I-130 Approved

NVC

02/14/2009 - NVC Received/Case number assigned

02/18/2009 - DS-3032 / AOS Bill Generated

02/26/2009 - E-mailed (wiki template) DS-3032

03/06/2009 - DS-3032 approved by NVC via email

03/10/2009 - Affidavit of support invoice paid

03/16/2009 - IV fee paid

04/02/2009 - Sent I-864 and DS-230

04/06/2009 - NVC received I-864 and DS-230

04/18/2009 - RFE for visa J1

04/29/2009 - NVC completed case

06/09/2009 - Medical examination

06/10/2009 - Interview at the consulate. APPROVED

07/25/2009 - POE Miami

LIFTING CONDITIONS

06/28/2011 - Date Filed I751 Vermont Service Center

07/13/2011 - NOA Date

09/20/2011 - Bio. Appt

01/30/2012 - Removal of condition approved

03/02/2012 - GC received

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That's what i wanted to do. I cannot stay without a job :)))

SO after the wedding we only have to fill the form I-130 and G-325a and send it to USCIS P.O. Box 804616 Chicago, IL 60680-1029 .

Why people use lawyers? My girlfriend drives me crazy with this lawyers things

A person needs to be detail oriented, comfortable with government forms and able read instructions carefully interpret literally and follow those instruction. There are supporting documents you provide as indicatid in the instructions for the I-130.

Filing the petition is the starting point. The full process is explained with example forms in the step by step guides.

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i read I-130 and G-325a. There nothing difficult in it.

I-130 USCIS

10/30/2008 - Mailed I-130 to Chicago Lockbox

11/03/2008 - I-130 delivered to Chicago Lockbox

11/07/2008 - NOA1 received

01/13/2009 - Transferred to CSC

02/09/2009 - I-130 Approved

NVC

02/14/2009 - NVC Received/Case number assigned

02/18/2009 - DS-3032 / AOS Bill Generated

02/26/2009 - E-mailed (wiki template) DS-3032

03/06/2009 - DS-3032 approved by NVC via email

03/10/2009 - Affidavit of support invoice paid

03/16/2009 - IV fee paid

04/02/2009 - Sent I-864 and DS-230

04/06/2009 - NVC received I-864 and DS-230

04/18/2009 - RFE for visa J1

04/29/2009 - NVC completed case

06/09/2009 - Medical examination

06/10/2009 - Interview at the consulate. APPROVED

07/25/2009 - POE Miami

LIFTING CONDITIONS

06/28/2011 - Date Filed I751 Vermont Service Center

07/13/2011 - NOA Date

09/20/2011 - Bio. Appt

01/30/2012 - Removal of condition approved

03/02/2012 - GC received

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i read I-130 and G-325a. There nothing difficult in it.

I agree but you'd be amazed and just how many people have great difficulty filling them out properly.

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i read I-130 and G-325a. There nothing difficult in it.

I agree but you'd be amazed and just how many people have great difficulty filling them out properly.

YAP! Speaks the truth, so many delays due to improper filings. But you will be fine. Take it step by step and stay on the forum, we will gladly help you. I filed the I-130 after marriage.

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i read I-130 and G-325a. There nothing difficult in it.

Yes, I think it's nothing. Especially compare to the amount of paperwork and trips to the government offices to get my husband's work authorization in Malaysia.

However, my husband took 3 months to put the I-130 and G-325A together. :-)

Leah

USCIS

03/15/08 Mailed I-130 package

07/17 I-130 package delivered to Chicago lockbox

03/26 NOA1 received (Priority date 03/24/08)

04/18 Touched

06/05 Expedite request on humanitarian ground (medical emergency)

06/16, 06/17, 06/18, 06/19, 06/20 Touched

06/28 Received RFE dated 06/23

06/30 mailed RFE express mail to CSC

07/02, 07/03 Touched

07/08 07/09 Touched. "RFE received & processing resumed"

07/11 Congress aide found out I-130 was approved on 07/09!!!

07/17 NOA2 hardcopy dated 07/09

07/21 Approval notice hardcopy dated 07/11 I-130 was approved in 116 days from filing date (expedited).

NVC

07/15 NVC received and assigned case #

07/16 Emailed expedite request & supporting documents

07/17 DS-3032 and AOS fee bill generated, Emailed DS-3032.

07/21 Received DS-3032 & AOS fee bill hardcopy.

07/24 NVC approved expedite request

US Consulate

07/31 Package arrived at US consulate

08/01 Was told to pick up packet 3 on 08/04

08/04 Req packet 3 send by mail.

08/09 Received packet 3

08/11 Returned packet 3

08/15 Picked up packet 4 & medical check up

08/28 Submitted civil docs & paid $400 IV fee. Visa Interview & approved !!!

08/29 Visa in hand

09/30 POE IR1 visa interview took 166 days from the I-130 filing date (expedited).

10/04 Applied for SSN in married name.

11/11 Welcome notice received (dated 11/04)

11/15 Received Green card.

11/21 2nd Welcome notice received (dated 11/13)

11/24 Received SS card in maiden name.

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i read I-130 and G-325a. There nothing difficult in it.

I agree but you'd be amazed and just how many people have great difficulty filling them out properly.

YAP! Speaks the truth, so many delays due to improper filings. But you will be fine. Take it step by step and stay on the forum, we will gladly help you. I filed the I-130 after marriage.

An attorney I know makes all of his money by handling cases that people have filed on their own - and messed up. He charges a premium, far more than he would have charged if they had came to him before messing up the file. If it isn't there mistake, he charges less. But, most of the time? It is your own damned fault. Little mistakes can hang you.

For example - moving and then filing a Naturalization Petition in less than 3 months after moving. You may as well ditch the petition and refile, it's just not worth fighting - but it can be fought. What's worse is when you move, but CIS doesn't believe you on the date you said you moved - so thinks it fell in that 3 month window . . . then you refile, and they use the first denial as basis for a second denial because they still dont' believe you have moved... So you finally get an attorney, just to find out . . . oh darn, you shouldn't have filed so soon or you should have established the dates better...

People make stupid mistakes. Attorneys make really stupid mistakes - but you can sue them for it ;) if you can prove it.

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Italy
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i read I-130 and G-325a. There nothing difficult in it.

I agree but you'd be amazed and just how many people have great difficulty filling them out properly.

YAP! Speaks the truth, so many delays due to improper filings. But you will be fine. Take it step by step and stay on the forum, we will gladly help you. I filed the I-130 after marriage.

An attorney I know makes all of his money by handling cases that people have filed on their own - and messed up. He charges a premium, far more than he would have charged if they had came to him before messing up the file. If it isn't there mistake, he charges less. But, most of the time? It is your own damned fault. Little mistakes can hang you.

For example - moving and then filing a Naturalization Petition in less than 3 months after moving. You may as well ditch the petition and refile, it's just not worth fighting - but it can be fought. What's worse is when you move, but CIS doesn't believe you on the date you said you moved - so thinks it fell in that 3 month window . . . then you refile, and they use the first denial as basis for a second denial because they still dont' believe you have moved... So you finally get an attorney, just to find out . . . oh darn, you shouldn't have filed so soon or you should have established the dates better...

People make stupid mistakes. Attorneys make really stupid mistakes - but you can sue them for it ;) if you can prove it.

Thanks for the advice but i think for the I-130 and G-325 there's no need of a lawyer. The forms are pretty simple.

I don't know how ill be the following forms.

By the way if there's nothing to be written in the I-130 what do we put:

- comma "11. Name(s) of Prior Husband(s)/Wive(s)/ 12. Date(s) Marriage(s) Ended/ 17. List husband/wife and all children of your relative." none of us have been married before. So should we pute NONE?

- comma "18. Address in the United States where your relative intends to live." She's living in Miami but being originally from north we would like to go back north and live in NY. What do we have to put?

- I mean when we do not have anything to fill the blank what we write?

I-130 USCIS

10/30/2008 - Mailed I-130 to Chicago Lockbox

11/03/2008 - I-130 delivered to Chicago Lockbox

11/07/2008 - NOA1 received

01/13/2009 - Transferred to CSC

02/09/2009 - I-130 Approved

NVC

02/14/2009 - NVC Received/Case number assigned

02/18/2009 - DS-3032 / AOS Bill Generated

02/26/2009 - E-mailed (wiki template) DS-3032

03/06/2009 - DS-3032 approved by NVC via email

03/10/2009 - Affidavit of support invoice paid

03/16/2009 - IV fee paid

04/02/2009 - Sent I-864 and DS-230

04/06/2009 - NVC received I-864 and DS-230

04/18/2009 - RFE for visa J1

04/29/2009 - NVC completed case

06/09/2009 - Medical examination

06/10/2009 - Interview at the consulate. APPROVED

07/25/2009 - POE Miami

LIFTING CONDITIONS

06/28/2011 - Date Filed I751 Vermont Service Center

07/13/2011 - NOA Date

09/20/2011 - Bio. Appt

01/30/2012 - Removal of condition approved

03/02/2012 - GC received

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OUr idea was to meet in august/september and get marry in the US then right away fill the required form and i go back in italy and start waiting

This is the best idea, it's what i did, & while your in italy waiting for the papers to process, you can still visit her, :thumbs:

if your situation is straight forward dont waste your money on a lawyer, you can get all the info you need here & from other immigration sites!!

Yes write none, dont leave questions unanswered, there are some "example" forms look around on the site.

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April/04/2005- Visa journey began!!

We did both K3 & CR1 visa's, got both!!- I returned to England for my CR1 interview after first arriving on a K3 visa!!

May/25th 2006- Green card arrives in the mail................YAY!!

19th June 2006 I Had to go to the Social Security Office to get my number, the DS-230 didnt work for me!!

26-June-2006- Social Security# arrived in the mail....YAY!!

Feb 2008 lift conditions <<<reminder to self!!<<<< went to England for a visit instead, no rush right, 90 days is a long time,LOL

Removing Conditions Begins

Mailed I-751 April 12th 2008

signed for @ NSC April 16th

NOA date April 16th

Conditional GC expired May 5th 2008

Biometrics Detroit May 10th 2008

10 year Green card ordered August 20th 2008

Citizenship any time from feb 2009

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OUr idea was to meet in august/september and get marry in the US then right away fill the required form and i go back in italy and start waiting

This is the best idea, it's what i did, & while your in italy waiting for the papers to process, you can still visit her, :thumbs:

if your situation is straight forward dont waste your money on a lawyer, you can get all the info you need here & from other immigration sites!!

Yes write none, dont leave questions unanswered, there are some "example" forms look around on the site.

I think will be straight forward. We have never been married before, we both got a master degree and both working for an US corporation. I am 100% italian and no crime records at all. I was in the US for 1 y on J1 visa and then we meet in 2005.

I thought when you file in you cannot reenter the US till you got the visa stamped on the passport. Correct me if i am wrong?

I-130 USCIS

10/30/2008 - Mailed I-130 to Chicago Lockbox

11/03/2008 - I-130 delivered to Chicago Lockbox

11/07/2008 - NOA1 received

01/13/2009 - Transferred to CSC

02/09/2009 - I-130 Approved

NVC

02/14/2009 - NVC Received/Case number assigned

02/18/2009 - DS-3032 / AOS Bill Generated

02/26/2009 - E-mailed (wiki template) DS-3032

03/06/2009 - DS-3032 approved by NVC via email

03/10/2009 - Affidavit of support invoice paid

03/16/2009 - IV fee paid

04/02/2009 - Sent I-864 and DS-230

04/06/2009 - NVC received I-864 and DS-230

04/18/2009 - RFE for visa J1

04/29/2009 - NVC completed case

06/09/2009 - Medical examination

06/10/2009 - Interview at the consulate. APPROVED

07/25/2009 - POE Miami

LIFTING CONDITIONS

06/28/2011 - Date Filed I751 Vermont Service Center

07/13/2011 - NOA Date

09/20/2011 - Bio. Appt

01/30/2012 - Removal of condition approved

03/02/2012 - GC received

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I thought when you file in you cannot reenter the US till you got the visa stamped on the passport. Correct me if i am wrong?

You can visit while the migration process is pending, many people on VJ have visited their spouses without problem, but there is always a niggling fear that one might get sent home at the POE.

Leah

USCIS

03/15/08 Mailed I-130 package

07/17 I-130 package delivered to Chicago lockbox

03/26 NOA1 received (Priority date 03/24/08)

04/18 Touched

06/05 Expedite request on humanitarian ground (medical emergency)

06/16, 06/17, 06/18, 06/19, 06/20 Touched

06/28 Received RFE dated 06/23

06/30 mailed RFE express mail to CSC

07/02, 07/03 Touched

07/08 07/09 Touched. "RFE received & processing resumed"

07/11 Congress aide found out I-130 was approved on 07/09!!!

07/17 NOA2 hardcopy dated 07/09

07/21 Approval notice hardcopy dated 07/11 I-130 was approved in 116 days from filing date (expedited).

NVC

07/15 NVC received and assigned case #

07/16 Emailed expedite request & supporting documents

07/17 DS-3032 and AOS fee bill generated, Emailed DS-3032.

07/21 Received DS-3032 & AOS fee bill hardcopy.

07/24 NVC approved expedite request

US Consulate

07/31 Package arrived at US consulate

08/01 Was told to pick up packet 3 on 08/04

08/04 Req packet 3 send by mail.

08/09 Received packet 3

08/11 Returned packet 3

08/15 Picked up packet 4 & medical check up

08/28 Submitted civil docs & paid $400 IV fee. Visa Interview & approved !!!

08/29 Visa in hand

09/30 POE IR1 visa interview took 166 days from the I-130 filing date (expedited).

10/04 Applied for SSN in married name.

11/11 Welcome notice received (dated 11/04)

11/15 Received Green card.

11/21 2nd Welcome notice received (dated 11/13)

11/24 Received SS card in maiden name.

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I thought when you file in you cannot reenter the US till you got the visa stamped on the passport. Correct me if i am wrong?

You can visit while the migration process is pending, many people on VJ have visited their spouses without problem, but there is always a niggling fear that one might get sent home at the POE.

Leah

WHat means VJ and POE?

Sorry

I-130 USCIS

10/30/2008 - Mailed I-130 to Chicago Lockbox

11/03/2008 - I-130 delivered to Chicago Lockbox

11/07/2008 - NOA1 received

01/13/2009 - Transferred to CSC

02/09/2009 - I-130 Approved

NVC

02/14/2009 - NVC Received/Case number assigned

02/18/2009 - DS-3032 / AOS Bill Generated

02/26/2009 - E-mailed (wiki template) DS-3032

03/06/2009 - DS-3032 approved by NVC via email

03/10/2009 - Affidavit of support invoice paid

03/16/2009 - IV fee paid

04/02/2009 - Sent I-864 and DS-230

04/06/2009 - NVC received I-864 and DS-230

04/18/2009 - RFE for visa J1

04/29/2009 - NVC completed case

06/09/2009 - Medical examination

06/10/2009 - Interview at the consulate. APPROVED

07/25/2009 - POE Miami

LIFTING CONDITIONS

06/28/2011 - Date Filed I751 Vermont Service Center

07/13/2011 - NOA Date

09/20/2011 - Bio. Appt

01/30/2012 - Removal of condition approved

03/02/2012 - GC received

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