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Julia & Leo   2

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So just curious..how much everyone is spending. i know i wont get an exact amount for mine, but i can get an idea. =).. From I-130 until visa in hand? how much would u estimate the cost to be?

Mrs. Salazar

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So just curious..how much everyone is spending. i know i wont get an exact amount for mine, but i can get an idea. =).. From I-130 until visa in hand? how much would u estimate the cost to be?

Visa cost estimates can be found in the Guides. A great source of information. :thumbs:

Good luck.

YMMV.

Completed: K1/K2 (271 days) - AOS/EAD/AP (134 days) - ROC (279 days)

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Personally, for us:

$420 for I130

$88 for aos

$404 for ds-260 IV app.

$50 for documents and translations. (estimant)

$20 for photos

$210 for medical exam/ vaccinations

$60 for mailing documents to USCIS, NVC, Peru to USA. (estimant)

approximate Total: $1252

Hope this gives you an Idea.

P.S. - My wife also obtained a new passport with her married name. Forget the cost...disculpe.

Sincerely,

Magnus

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minicyni   1

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa (DCF) Country: Mexico
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Dont forget the airfare if u have to travel to Juarez. Tickets are about $500 one way to Mexico

April 2008- Met in person at Friday's Restaurant for dinner

July 2008 - Dating

Nov 2008 - He proposed!

July 25th 2009 - I do! Best day of my life

USCIS

July 26th 2011 - USCIS received I-130 ( I hate that we waited a long time, i guess at least we wont have to remove conditions)

Feb 8th 2012 - APPROVED!!! (197 Days or 6 1/2 months from NOA1)

NVC

Feb 21st 2012- Assign case number (13 days from approval)

March 9th 2012-Packet IV sent to NVC

March 14th 2012-NVC closed my case in 3 DAYS!!! Waiting for interview date = Nerve wrecking

Consulate

March 16th 2012-Biometrics Appointment

May 17th 2012-Interview day!!!

May 18th 2012-Will see my family again after more than 10 years...

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MattandJihyun   4

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa (DCF) Country: South Korea
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Personally, for us:

$420 for I130

$88 for aos

$404 for ds-260 IV app.

$50 for documents and translations. (estimant)

$20 for photos

$210 for medical exam/ vaccinations

$60 for mailing documents to USCIS, NVC, Peru to USA. (estimant)

approximate Total: $1252

Hope this gives you an Idea.

P.S. - My wife also obtained a new passport with her married name. Forget the cost...disculpe.

Sincerely,

Magnus

This is about the same for me except the US military makes us do the visa medical examination twice... (sigh) Once to actually get approved from the US military for international marriage and then my medical exam expires because of how long it takes to get proper military signatures for approval of international marriage. So by the time my wife applies for a visa she has to take a SECOND medical exam due to the first one expired.

I should of had my wife just translate everything, but we just went to a notarial service so that we can get stamps for our translated records. Oh yeah and you definitely got to add in the airplane ticket. I have to add two airplane tickets because I will be flying back to her country to support her during her visa interview, help her pack all of her stuff, deal with POE, and assist her through the US airports, and etc.

The costs for the visa process is worth it though in my opinion.

Relationship / Visa Timeline

May 2010 - Met for the first time at her birthday party.

Jun 2011 - Proposed to her in broken Korean.

Nov 21 2011 - After finally getting military approval... we got married.

Jan 9 2012 - Filed DCF CR-1 I-130 petition at Seoul Embassy.

Jan 31 2012 - I had to leave Korea, because military orders to Texas. :(

Feb 8 2012 - I-130 approved and Case number issued all on same email! YAY

Apr 16 2012 - Interview date

??? - Arrival to TX

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Julia & Leo   2

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of course every penny well spent..just wanted to know how much was enough =) always good to have extra but wanted to make sure i had what i needed thanks again

Mrs. Salazar

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mounir412   101

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$420 - I130

$088 - aos

$404 - ds-864 and ds-260

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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