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mjlassi Contributor

mjlassi   1

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Tunisia
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They will want all the document's that you sent to the nvc . Nvc should have sent all this with your packet but my husband took everything just in case.. (well we thought he had everything) they also wanted our marriage paper translated in english from my husband's township.

He also took our conversation's from facebook, and msn, I didn't know how to do skype log's and thought the pages and pages of other converstation's would be enough I even included our conversation's of when we was in argument's thinking that would show this is a real relationship cuz every couple has time's of disagreement.

I made a scrapbook of my trip's to Tunisia and my husband shared that with them. My children and family all sent card's with letter's written to Atef to show that the family is involved it's not just my husband and I in this relationship. My children had also sent my husband lot's of drawing's.

Our case was put in administrative review even we had lot's of evidence showing our relationship, so I can't say enough take more than you think is enough.. take everything you have even if it mean's bringing a suitcase with you to the interview. This is your time to prove your relationship so make sure to take more than enough proof!! May God be with you! I wish the best for you and your family!

Lancelotte25 Rising Star

Lancelotte25   1

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Philippines
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Make a list of all documents related to your relationship that will satisfy the consul during the interview that your marriage is legit and not just for immigration purpose.

Documents that shows your constant communication is very important, provide as much as you can, it won't hurt anyway.

During the interview, the consul might ask you one type of question formed in different manner not just once, twice or thrice, you must be very consistent, in some cases, one or 2 consuls will do the interview.

Good luck and wish you all the best!!

Edited by Lancelotte25

Dec 15,2009 - Assigned interview date on January 24,2010!!

Jan. 24, 2010 - Interview!! Approved

Jan. 28, 2010 - VISA received

Mar. 03,2010 - POE, New York (JFK)

Apr. 12,2010- CA ID

May 20,2010- CA Driving License

May, 25,2010-Wife told me that she is pregnant ^_^

Jan.25,2011- Our daughter was born

Lee and Jen + Karenza

ndu26 Proficient

ndu26   114

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Nigeria
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what visa category did you apply for K-1, CR-1/IR-1?

GOD has been WONDERFUL!!!
CR-1 (for Husband):
09/15/2012: Got Married
09/26/2012: Mailed I-130 from Nigeria( delayed by customs)
USCIS stage ( 66 days)
10/12/2012: NOA 1
12/17/2012: NOA 2 (case was transferred to NYC office 11/27/12)
NVC stage ( 20 days)
01/08/2013: Case # and IIN assigned ( file arrived NVC mail room 12/20/12)
01/09/2013: AOS invoiced and paid, DS-3032 emailed and mailed.
01/16/2013: IV invoiced &paid. AOS & IV mailed in one package(arrived 01/18).
01/28/2013: Case complete!!!
04/19/2013: Interview; APPROVED!!!!!
05/13/2013: POE; JFK

N-400: (3 months and 12 days)
Filed N-400 : 2011-06-17
Interview: 2011-09-27
Oath Ceremony: 2011-09-30

IR-5 for Mom Entire process took 5 months exactly
USCIS (22days)
mailed I-130 : 2011-09-30
NOA 1: 2011-10-03 (text & email)
NOA 2: 2011-10-25 (text and email)
NVC: (19 days)
Case entered and # assigned: 2011-11-18
NVC Case COMPLETED: 2011-12-07 ( 43 days from NOA 2 and 65 days from NOA 1)
Interview Date(Lagos): 2012-01- 23 Mom was late for interview
New Interview date: 2012-02-29 : VISA APPROVED

mounir412 Mentor

mounir412   101

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Morocco
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good luck

Met online : 2009
Married : 07/28/2010

USCIS
Send I-130 : 06/08/2011
Touched : 06/13/2011
got a NOA1 by e-mail and SMS : 06/15/2011
got "I-797C" hard copy of NOA1 : 06/20/2011
got RFE "I-797E" : 10/15/2011
RFE Reply : 12/15/2011
Touched : 12/16/2011
I-130 Approved : 12/20/2011
got "I-797" hard copy of NOA2 : 12/24/2011
Your I-130 was approved in 183 days from your NOA1 date.

NVC
NVC Case Number : 01/13/2012
Pay "$88" AOS Bill and e-mailed DS-3032 : 02/08/2012
Email from NVC, DS-3032 Accepted : 02/09/2012
AOS Fee Shows PAID : 02/09/2012
IV fee invoiced "$404" : 02/10/2012
IV fee invoiced "$230" : 04/18/2012
Pay "$230" IV Bill : 04/30/2012
IV Fee Shows PAID : 05/02/2012
Send AOS and IV packet : 06/09/2012
AOS and IV packet Received : 06/22/2012
Case completed at NVC : 06/29/2012

Interview Date : 08/28/2012 "Denied"

Case Reaffirmed : 07/16/2013

Second interview - Approved : 10/24/2013

Visa Issued : 10/29/2013

Visa in hand : 10/31/2013

For more details please visit my timeline

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Fab&She Contributor

Fab&She   1

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Filed: Country: Italy
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We are getting married in Italy in January and so we will have to fill out for the spouse visa which is the K-3 or the IR-1 or is this the same thing? I was told that we had to fill out the I-130F first then wait for the NOA1 and then fill out 1-129, then go from there.... We have picture,(hopefully enough, because I was there in Italy back in Sept. 12 this year for 3 weeks) we have plane ticket, train ticket, cause we caught the train alot!!:) we are trying to pull up record of our chatting online, but we do alot of skype and oovoo and messenger, can I pull up a record of us being on webcam as well as our chatting? How do we pull that from skype and messenger? Any help is appreciated because I am not that good with these computers....:unsure::)

Ryan H Grand Master

Ryan H   3,893

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: China
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We are getting married in Italy in January and so we will have to fill out for the spouse visa which is the K-3 or the IR-1 or is this the same thing? I was told that we had to fill out the I-130F first then wait for the NOA1 and then fill out 1-129, then go from there.... We have picture,(hopefully enough, because I was there in Italy back in Sept. 12 this year for 3 weeks) we have plane ticket, train ticket, cause we caught the train alot!!:) we are trying to pull up record of our chatting online, but we do alot of skype and oovoo and messenger, can I pull up a record of us being on webcam as well as our chatting? How do we pull that from skype and messenger? Any help is appreciated because I am not that good with these computers....:unsure::)

FYI: K3, CR-1, and IR-1 are not the same thing. K3 is a non-immigrant spouse visa, CR-1 is an immigrant spouse visa issued when the couple has been married for less than two years, IR-1 is an immigrant spouse visa issued when the couple has been married for two or more years.

The form the US Citizen completes is the I-130 (there is no such form as an I-130F). After the I-130 and accompanying paperwork is submitted, you wait for an adjudication decision from USCIS. Submitting the I-129F after the I-130 has been accepted is optional (it starts the K3 path); however, the two petitions are tied together by USCIS and adjudicated at the same time. The two approved petitions are then sent to the NVC, and if the NVC receives them at the same time or receives the I-130 first, the I-129F is administratively closed leaving only the I-130 active.

Our journey:

Spoiler

September 2007: Met online via social networking site (MySpace); began exchanging messages.
March 26, 2009: We become a couple!
September 10, 2009: Arrived for first meeting in-person!
June 17, 2010: Arrived for second in-person meeting and start of travel together to other areas of China!
June 21, 2010: Engaged!!!
September 1, 2010: Switched course from K1 to CR-1
December 8, 2010: Wedding date set; it will be on February 18, 2011!
February 9, 2011: Depart for China
February 11, 2011: Registered for marriage in Wuhan, officially married!!!
February 18, 2011: Wedding ceremony in Shiyan!!!
April 22, 2011: Mailed I-130 to Chicago
April 28, 2011: Received NOA1 via text/email, file routed to CSC (priority date April 25th)
April 29, 2011: Updated
May 3, 2011: Received NOA1 hardcopy in mail
July 26, 2011: Received NOA2 via text/email!!!
July 30, 2011: Received NOA2 hardcopy in mail
August 8, 2011: NVC received file
September 1, 2011: NVC case number assigned
September 2, 2011: AOS invoice received, OPTIN email for EP sent
September 7, 2011: Paid AOS bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 9, 2011)
September 8, 2011: OPTIN email accepted, GZO number assigned
September 10, 2011: Emailed AOS package
September 12, 2011: IV bill invoiced
September 13, 2011: Paid IV bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 14, 2011)
September 14, 2011: Emailed IV package
October 3, 2011: Emailed checklist response (checklist generated due to typo on Form DS-230)
October 6, 2011: Case complete at NVC
November 10, 2011: Interview - APPROVED!!!
December 7, 2011: POE - Sea-Tac Airport

September 17, 2013: Mailed I-751 to CSC

September 23, 2013: Received NOA1 in mail (receipt date September 19th)

October 16, 2013: Biometrics Appointment

January 28, 2014: Production of new Green Card ordered

February 3, 2014: New Green Card received; done with USCIS until fall of 2023*

December 18, 2023:  Filed I-90 to renew Green Card

December 21, 2023:  Production of new Green Card ordered - will be seeing USCIS again every 10 years for renewal

July 23, 2025:  Filed N-400 online

 

Roe Contributor

Roe   3

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Sweden
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We are getting married in Italy in January and so we will have to fill out for the spouse visa which is the K-3 or the IR-1 or is this the same thing? I was told that we had to fill out the I-130F first then wait for the NOA1 and then fill out 1-129, then go from there.... We have picture,(hopefully enough, because I was there in Italy back in Sept. 12 this year for 3 weeks) we have plane ticket, train ticket, cause we caught the train alot!!:) we are trying to pull up record of our chatting online, but we do alot of skype and oovoo and messenger, can I pull up a record of us being on webcam as well as our chatting? How do we pull that from skype and messenger? Any help is appreciated because I am not that good with these computers....:unsure::)

@skype

you can get the history of all your skype conversations from skype

select the skype contact

form view earlier messages - select the date range - and then copy and print...

And the journey begins!

 
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