Do I reference the CR-1 Process in my cover letter?

[RumbaBumba 4]

Hello Guys,

I've received tons of help since I began to post. THANK YOU!

I have a quick question: Do i reference the Cr-1 Process in my I-130 cover letter? I never see it in the examples but How do the reviewers know for what type of

visa you are filing for?

Do I just put,

I, so and so, a citizen of the United States, would like to file a petition for I-130 in relation to the CR-1 visa for my spouse, so and so.

Would that not be necessary?

[canadian_wife 1,801]

The form you file, that is how the reviewers (or adjudicators) know what visa you are petitioning for. Since you are filing the I-130 the corresponding visa will be the CR-1 once applied for at the consulate

So you may cite the Cr-1 visa if you like, however based on the petition you are filing, the Cr-1 is a given

Good luck

[OBX 51]

We did reference it in our cover letter but as canadian_wife posted it will be obvious from the petition you file. Good luck on your journey.

[pushbrk 12,254]

The form you file, that is how the reviewers (or adjudicators) know what visa you are petitioning for. Since you are filing the I-130 the corresponding visa will be the CR-1 once applied for at the consulate

So you may cite the Cr-1 visa if you like, however based on the petition you are filing, the Cr-1 is a given

Good luck

It's an I-130 for spouse and you will have indicated the Consulate where a visa will be applied for. When the petition is approved, your spouse will be invited to apply for the visa they are then eligible for. No harm in mentioning CR1 on the cover letter though.

[Darnell 8,478]

Oh sure - I'd keep that in there, then later on in the letter, write the list of attachments ...

IMO, mostly, that's what a cover letter contains - some introductory blurb about what yer doing (filing an I-130 ) then the list of attachments.

Good Luck !

[M J Woods 1]

Oh sure - I'd keep that in there, then later on in the letter, write the list of attachments ...

IMO, mostly, that's what a cover letter contains - some introductory blurb about what yer doing (filing an I-130 ) then the list of attachments.

Good Luck !

I second this.

I was trying to find a copy of the cover letter we sent so I could show you an example... but I can't find it.

Time to go panic about what other forms might be missing...

But I know that we found our example cover letter on these forums somewhere. Hopefully you can find them or someone can link you.

I remember we put his name and contact info, my name and contact info, "we are applying for a CR-1" (I think at the time we were still trying to do K3, so we probably actually put that), a list of all the enclosures (very important! be somewhat detailed)... we detailed the segments of the "bona fides," for example. Wedding photos, photos of us together on vacation, photos of us with friends and family, call records, emails we'd sent to each other, Facebook communications between him and me, Facebook communications between him and my mom... My reasoning was that they might be less likely to lose stuff this way. I don't know if that's actually true, though, but it couldn't hurt.

[M J Woods 1]

I second this.

I was trying to find a copy of the cover letter we sent so I could show you an example... but I can't find it.

Time to go panic about what other forms might be missing...

But I know that we found our example cover letter on these forums somewhere. Hopefully you can find them or someone can link you.

I remember we put his name and contact info, my name and contact info, "we are applying for a CR-1" (I think at the time we were still trying to do K3, so we probably actually put that), a list of all the enclosures (very important! be somewhat detailed)... we detailed the segments of the "bona fides," for example. Wedding photos, photos of us together on vacation, photos of us with friends and family, call records, emails we'd sent to each other, Facebook communications between him and me, Facebook communications between him and my mom... My reasoning was that they might be less likely to lose stuff this way. I don't know if that's actually true, though, but it couldn't hurt.

For some reason it wouldn't let me edit this.

Our cover letter:

(addresses and such go up at the top like a formal letter, which you can google for)

Dear Sir or Madam:

Enclosed please find the form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, for B______ B______, along with supporting documents.

Contents of packet include:

Check for application fee, made out to U.S. Department of Homeland Security, in the amount of $355.00

Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative

Photocopy of all pages of non-expired U.S. passport of petitioner

Photocopy and original birth certificate (Nüfus Kayıt Örneği) of beneficiary and certified English translation

Photocopy of marriage certificate (Uluslararası Aile Cüzdanı) and certified English translation

Form G-325A, Biographic Information, with addendum (additional addresses and employment) and photo of petitioner

Form G-325A, Biographic Information, with photo of beneficiary

Evidence of the bona fides of the marital relationship

Photographs

Printouts of email correspondence

Records of phone calls

Printouts from Facebook (changing status to “Married,” etc.)

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Thank you very much for your help.

Sincerely,

(name, phone number)

******

So... I guess we didn't specifically mention the CR-1. And I guess we just put "photographs" on the cover letter but separated them into subsections as an actual enclosure. I don't think it will help or hurt either way to mention CR-1.

Good luck!