Need Some Directions

[Darnell 8,480]

Hello I am new to VJ and I hope to gain a little knowledge through everyone's ones experiences!

Then you need to read the last 40 pages in the Phillipines forum.

Good Luck ! It's a long weekend, you've some reading to do. Everyone posts their experiences there. Read there, you'll be fine.

Push expounds on 'careful study' - I always think that 'reading' involves 'careful study' so - YMMV for your comprehension skills WHEN you are reading. Do you know revision ? Do about 80 hours of revision, practice with the forms, then come back and ask questions.

Edited August 31, 2012 by Darnell

[Treva 3]

Hello I am new to VJ and I hope to gain a little knowledge through everyone's ones experiences!

I have a very unique story and I hope I can gain some sort of comfort and direction through this forum! My story starts about 24 days ago. I went to visit my great grandma with my grandma in the Philippines cause she's sick. My newlywed wife (The one I am petitioning) is my grandmas friends granddaughter and they introduced me to her. I didn't leave her side after that. I decided I wanted to marry her. I asked my grandma and she let me have her engagement ring to propose to her on my cousins birthday. Got married the day before I left (10 days ago). She got my grandmas band to. I got a stainless ring until I got back and my grandpa gave me his. Now here comes the complicated part, I am only 21 years old, I am a college student with no job at the moment and not the greatest financial situation. I am reading all these stories and instructions with I-130's or I-129's and I'm at complete loss. On top of that I have a slight blemish on my criminal record that occurred almost 3 years ago but it is quite minor although I am still afraid the bumps it may cause. I want to petition her now but I am afraid it will be denied because of all this and lack of history. I have great support with all of my family and even had offers of AOS from several family members. I'm looking for any advice, and guidance! I hope to share my journey with everyone and hopefully it is a successful one!

Hi Quentin,

Congratulations on your wedding! May you have many years of happiness together! You sound like a good guy to go all the way to Philippines to visit your grandmother when she's sick even though you have no job at the moment and poor finances!

So, I know it seems overwhelming AT FIRST. The more you research, the more the process will make sense. Since you are already married, you need to apply for a CR-1 visa. These are the forms you start out with:

I-130

G-325

G-1145

You download these forms from USCIS website and mail them together with many other documents (read the guides). Your wife's original signature needs to be on her G-325 so she needs to get that in the mail ASAP.

After you send in this initial packet, make a wise decision about which of your family members will act as co-sponsors (research "Affidavit of Support"). Based on what you said, I don't see how you will be denied, but be prepared for a long visa journey!

Things may go faster to get your wife to the USA if you follow this guide.

http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/LingChe_NVC_ShortCut

Good luck, do well in school, and stay out of trouble!

[pushbrk 14,079]

Hi Quentin,

Congratulations on your wedding! May you have many years of happiness together! You sound like a good guy to go all the way to Philippines to visit your grandmother when she's sick even though you have no job at the moment and poor finances!

So, I know it seems overwhelming AT FIRST. The more you research, the more the process will make sense. Since you are already married, you need to apply for a CR-1 visa. These are the forms you start out with:

I-130

G-325

G-1145

You download these forms from USCIS website and mail them together with many other documents (read the guides). Your wife's original signature needs to be on her G-325 so she needs to get that in the mail ASAP.

After you send in this initial packet, make a wise decision about which of your family members will act as co-sponsors (research "Affidavit of Support"). Based on what you said, I don't see how you will be denied, but be prepared for a long visa journey!

Things may go faster to get your wife to the USA if you follow this guide.

http://www.visajourn...he_NVC_ShortCut

Good luck, do well in school, and stay out of trouble!

Quentin is a US Citizen, so will not be applying for any visa at all. He'll be filing a petition. No need to rewrite or abbreviate the Guides. They need to be studied along with the form instructions.

[Que Saudade 284]

I just want to emphasis I advised careful study, not just "some reading". This is a distinction, which in this context, makes a huge difference.

I digress and concur that indeed "some reading" is a poor choice of words when prudent studying is indeed in order.