El Cachalote

well mine just took 5 days to received it ( I sent it from Turkey). 2 days reviewed. My case was completed on October 27th. Now I am waiting for the interview. We hope in December

ps if you dont have any RFE u will be fine

Thank you eve!!!!!

According to USPS, the NVC recieved our civil documents for the complete ds-260 on 26 Oct. My wife and I are growing impatient a bit. I'm just curious what is the typical or average wait time until "Case Complete" and then until scheduling the interview?

Thanks a bunch!

De nada. I hope the information was helpful;)!

The reality is that your lady needs to deal with her German husband. She must obtain a divorce for your case to go forward in the USA. You have your hands tied behind your back. She must press for a divorce or annulment somehow. Your relationship is not hopeless, but your's is very complicated (like most) and you've hurtles to overcome. Have patience and do what you must and do what you can. I hope the best for you and for us all.

Forgive me for the mis-information. I assumed you were a CR1 case. Thanks to everyone for giving you the correct info.

After your 129 is approved USCIS, it will be sent to NVC (National Visa Center), you must wait to recieve notice from NVC. They will contact you and petitioner via email. In the email, NVC will assign a case number and invoice for AOS and the electronic Choice of address and agent form (ds-261). You complete ds-261 and send it in. You will pay 88 dollars (preferrably online), print out the coversheet from NVC CEAc, fill out the 864 and get your supporting documents in order...send to NVC via snail mail.

All this happens after USCIS approves your petition and forwards to NVC.

All things come to those who wait....as they say. Tiene paciensia por favor. It will happen. It just happened for me; however, at CSC. But still, this is only the first step. There are a few more to go. Do not try to rush it...because errors can occur in that. I am sure it will happen soon for you guys. And still, it is only the first step! Again, may you be blessed in every edeavour...and....it will come soon. "the ox is slow, but the earth is patient!"

Be well!!!! Best wishes!!!

This is a tough one,

But I think an option is to see if you can reschedule the interview after the medical exam. Also, from what I have heard here at VJ and other places, Dr. Situ rips-off people by charging over-priced vaccinations. Dr. Corigliano is the only available doctor now. Perhaps the Embassy knows they are short handed and will allow another Doctor to become a panel physician. Keep checking the embassy website for that info.

Good luck and best regards,

M

BEST WISHES AND I hope you will be blessed more so until your journey has finished. Hopefully, my/our journey will not be long and complicated. We all want to be close to our loved ones....and you have had a GREAT DAY!!! Congrats again.

Hey El Cachalote, thanks for the response, you're right on the money. I stayed up all night to talk to NVC at 7:30 est and they explained to me exactly what you just said. Do you happen to know if we need to translate those documents as well? I don't see that it says we do from the link you provided.

Thanks a lot!!

Hey,

If you are going to the US embassy in Lima, then NO TRANSLATION IS NEEDED!!!!! Original Spanish/Castellano is adequate. I am certain of this.

Buena suerte!!!

Okay,

Your wife is not a criminal; however, she should submit 2 documents more: 1. Certificado de antecedentes Judiciales a Nivel Nacional y 2. Certificado Judicial de Antecedentes Penales. They will both say " NO REGISTRA" if she has no criminal record. You need to look further....to the US embassy/ LIMA website. The requirements are there. Here's the link: http://lima.usembassy.gov/required_forms.html

Best wishes,

M

Almost forgot.....Also.....marriage does not automatically change her name. She has to go to RENIEC with marriage certificate to add or take your Surname and get a new DNI. Then her family name will be her married name (new name and/or combined names eg. Torres Noriega de MacDonald or even MacDonald).

Entiendes??? Buena suerte!!

Your wife's name depends upon wether or not she adopted your name after marriage. In my case, my wife chose to add my surname to her own. My surname is added to the end of her full name following a "de".

Read the following....

"For example: María Martínez López when married to Josué Vásquez Hernández would then be María Martínez de Vásquez. However, this usage is falling into disuse. In Peru...women normally conserve all family names after getting married. For example, if Rosa María Pérez Martínez marries Juan Martín de la Cruz Gómez, she will be called Rosa María Pérez Martínez de la Cruz.

The law in Peru changed some years ago, and all married women can keep their maiden last names or if they want, they can use also their husband's last name after their own maiden name, adding the "de" before their husband's last name."

The above is cited from wapedia.com.

You can read more about this at this link: http://wapedia.mobi/en/Family_name#3.

After we got married, my wife changed her name on her DNI to: her surname + de + my surname. Therefore; all documents filed regarding my wife's family name will have the form (her surname + de + my surname). Her maiden name is the original name she had before our marriage.

My wife has updated her passport and peruvian records with her new name. Documents filed to USCIS have her family name which is wife's surname (ex. Torres lopez) + de + husband's surname (MacDonald) formula = Torres Lopez de MacDonald is Family name.

Hope this helps a little.

Okay,

Have your documents translated from castellano/spanish into english in Peru if possible. Our certified translator (my wife and I)is located in Miraflores and his rates are reasonalble.....no....his rates a cheap! Here is the info: Jose Nino de Guzman (Certified Translator) at www.jantraducciones@gmail.com.

Jose is professional, certified, and cheap. All of our documents have been translated by him, and they are true and accurate....and beautifully assembled.

Best Wishes,

M

When I submitted the I-130 for my wife and stepson last year I went with Ultra Translate. They did a good job and I would recommend them. Now I need to submit some follow-up documents that further explain my relationship to my wife's son which need to be translated from Spanish to English. Ultra Translate was good before, since I only had about 3 documents which cost $50 a pop. Now I have 8 pages worth to translate! That's $400 worth! I expect to pay a lot for immigration, I know this, but I'd like to save where I can. Does anyone know of a good certified translation service that costs less? Or maybe there's someone in this community who is a certified translator and likes to help out? I speak Spanish fluently and am studying so I can be certified, so maybe someday I'll offer my services here, but for now, does anyone have some help or advice they can give me?

She needs a new passport in her current legal name. She should get it preferably before the petition is approved. This is not a K1 fiance visa subject.

Thank you!

Yes she can change her passport when ready and you have everything else in her married name. All you need is your marriage cert to prove her married name and then when she is ready she can get the passport organized.

Thank you!

Hi all,

We are going thru the process (I-130), and when the time comes for the embassy interview, the passport is required. Is it ok for my wife to present her valid passport with her original, maiden name, or is it necessary for her to get a new one because she has chosen to add my surname to her own? Her national I.D. has her married name and the immigration forms have her married name. Will they accept her valid passport with her maiden name???? Help please!!! Thanks!