Jay S

I got a call from my wife at 4am local time this morning to tell me that both my wife & step-son's visa have been approved. I will get as much detail as I can to do a Embassy review, but I wanted to share the good news.

Finally got our interview date but it is at 8:30am and taking the train from Manchester to London the morning of the interview is cutting it a little close for my confort.

Does anyone know of an inexpensive hotel near the embassy?

My wife is in the UK as well and I have been able to visit while waiting for her case to progress. I have always made sure that I have a my travel itinerary showing my return flight, a letter from my employer stating that I am on a paid vacation and when I am expected to return, a copy of my mortgage statement as well as all the paperwork from our CR-1 Case to show that I am truly visiting with no intent to stay permanently.

I am not saying that you will need all of the above that I do, but their biggest concern is that you will remain in the country. You just have to be able to prove you are just visiting and not moving there.

Well as of 8:30 this morning, the missing form is on its way for a Monday delivery. I am hoping it is a quick turnaround since the rest of the paperwork is complete and waiting for interview/sending to embassy.

Spoke to the NVC today and found out that while my AOS for my wife and the IV packet for my wife and step-son have been completed BUT they are on hold. When I did the AOS, I only did one for my wife with my step-son listed in the "additional immigrants" section.

I reviewed this site AND the Dept of State site and I did not see this specifically called out anywhere. Even though this is a very simple thing to correct, literally flip flopped the names on the form, this is something that will cost us an additional couple weeks for the NVC to receive and process the form.

This is my own fault for not thinking that something as trivial as this could cause a delay, just be aware that if you are filing for spouse and someone else together that you need to do an AOS for each person even though you only pay one fee.

Peace

Hey everyone,

As we are moving along in our process, my wife and I have been discussing the interview and what will need to be done. We have been through the embassy website and this one as well but as most instances, have not found the answer to our specific question.

My step son is 11 and is a secondary beneficiary. I know he will most likely not be interviewed, but more importantly, will he be allowed entry into the embassy when my wife has her interview since his passport needs a visa entry as well? Will he have his own interview?

With him being under 14, it says that he will not be interviewed but I would hope that they would at least want to see his face and compare it to the passport they are "stamping"

Thanks a bunch

Just getting our packets together for the AOS & IV packets and I had a few questions.

The AOS is really straight forward, but I was wondering how many paystubs I should include. I printed off my last 5 to include but wasn't sure If I should do more than that.

For the IV packet, the only thing I am trying to figure out is why we need to resubmit our divorce papers when they were included in the I-130 packet AND we are already married. More specifically, the list says to include ONLY the beneficiaries divorce papers and not mine.

Thanks for the responses.

I was more looking for the purpose of this form. The rest of the forms are pretty self explanatory, but this one seems to be more optional than required.

If I become my wife's agent, won't the paperwork that needs to be filled out by my wife be sent to me? Seems inefficient unless it is solely fo the purpose of correspondence.

Maybe I am just thick on this or need more coffee

I have been skimming quite a few threads and I am pretty sure I understand why you would file the DS-3032 but I haven't seen a specific reasoning for it. Does filing this form/sending email speed things up in any way by having correspondence sent to the USC as opposed to sending to beneficiary?

Seems odd that I would receive forms for my wife to fill out and then have to send it to her anyway.

Just trying to wrap my head around the reason for this or if it is just extra red tape for us all to go through.

Hello everyone! I am an April filer and we just received our NOA2 this week. While we are waiting for our case to be forwarded to the NVC, I am trying to plan out our finances to make sure we have the funds available for the remaining fees.

I filed I130 for my wife and 11 year old step son at the same time.

Initial I130 fee was $840 total

I am just trying to calculate the remaining fees. I scoured the guides, but I could not find anything on the specific fees and whether they are doubled due to the fact that there are two people involved or if there is a discount since my stepson is only 11 and obviously unmarried.

Can someone please let me know?

Thanks so much and good luck to everyone awaiting their responses.

Our NOA1 date is April 24th through the CSC. Going to visit my wife at the end of August, so an NOA2 in time for that would be awesome.

Fingers crossed for everyone else

UPDATE: Received my email from CSC stating approved last night Still waiting for hard copy letter but the email gave my wife and I perma-smile for the day

Our NOA1 date is April 24th through the CSC. Going to visit my wife at the end of August, so an NOA2 in time for that would be awesome.

Fingers crossed for everyone else

Finally got my I-130 package sent yesterday via Express mail to the Chicago lockbox and received USPS confirmation of delivery today. I know it isn't the same as USCIS saying they received it but it is good to be excited about something

Here's to hoping for a relatively smooth and speedy process

Claire posted a similar question earlier this evening: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/363097-getting-majorly-baffled-as-to-how-to-assemble-our-i-129f-package/

Thanks so much. I figured it wouldn't be a big deal but I wanted to make sure. I hate over thinking stuff but it's better to know for sure.

Putting everything in order for my I130 packet that I am hoping to have mailed this week to get the CR-1 process rolling and had an odd thought.

Can I use staples?

There are sections of the package, like my divorce papers, that could easily get misplaced if not attached somehow.

I was planning to use staples for the "subsections" and then a binder clip for the master package to keep everything together but separate.

Thoughts?

Hello everyone.

Working on getting our Marriage bona fides ready for notary and I am a little stumped. All of the Affidavit examples I have seen are based on the US citizen for their immigrant spouse or for a third party. Does this mean that my wife doesn't need to do one or is there a better example from the spouses point of view?

I have 3 Affidavits ready to go, one for me along with 2 Third party affidavits, as well as plenty of pictures of us together and life insurance beneficiary pages. I just want to be able to include as much as I can with the first submission to avoid unnecessary delays.

Thoughts and input are appreciated

My wife and I are getting all of our forms together to send off and get the process of getting her and her 10 year old son to the States and we have a few questions.

Do we need a I-130 for both my wife and her son?

Do we need a G-325 for both my wife and her son?

I have gone through the filing fees and could not find a fee associated with the G-325. Is that correct? My calculation for the initial package is $840 ($420 for each I-130).

I am sure this is probably just the first batch of questions we will have as we assemble everything, but have to start somewhere.

Thanks in advance!

Without being too specific, my household size would be 3 with the addition of my wife and step-son. That being said, my annual gross income would be approximately double the dollar amount listed and SHOULD be sufficient to meet those guidelines. May have issues with my tax returns for the last 3 years as my ex-wife's income was part of that total, but I would assume my W-2 would be a good piece of backup to break out my portion. Paystubs and a letter from my employer are easy enough though.

Glad to hear the life insurance would work and adding as next-of-kin is something I hadn't thought of.

I like this site so I am sure I will be adding my own timeline in the next few months as things get rolling along.

Thank you for the excellent and detailed reply.

I will be in the UK for 4 months. Thankfully my employer has granted me permission to work remotely from there for that time, which will allow me to maintain my financial obligations here in the US (i.e. pay my mortgage).

I was referring to the bona fide lists. The joint mortgage, bank accounts, bills, etc are not even possible from my understanding. Would my wife being listed as a beneficiary on my life insurance be a good piece of evidence?

Since you mentioned the Affidavit of Support, I did notice a few posts where people met the support requirements but were still denied for inability to support their spouse. Logically, the Affidavit of Support seems a waste considering a CR-1 would be allow her to work upon arrival and receipt of her greencard. Is it a good idea to have a co-sponsor available just in case? Do they have to reside with me?

Again, thank you for your help.

Hello everyone,

I have been scanning the site for a few hours now and I have to say that there is quite a bit of extremely helpful information on here. There are a few questions that I have not been able to find answers to so far and I am hoping someone can help me find the answers.

Just a quick summary to start.

My fiance and I are planning to be married in early 2012. I am a US Citizen and she is a UK citizen. I have already gotten my UK Marriage visa and will be traveling to the UK so that we can be married there. We have known each other since August 1992 when she was an exchange student my senior year of high school. I have traveled to the UK twice since December 2010 to be with her while I was awaiting my divorce to be finalized. We are pretty sure that the way to go to get her and my step-son to the US is the IR-1/CR-1 Visa instead of the K3/K4 Visa.

Here are some preliminary questions that we have come up with while we are waiting to be married. From what I have seen, being prepared as much as possible is the best way to go to make this process as quick and painless as possible.

1. Upon our marriage, will my wife need to change her name?

2. Wife's passport will expire in August of 2012. Can it be in her maiden name even after we are married?

3. What are some common ways to prove that this is a bonafide marriage. I have looked at the list and the first 4 options are not even legally possible.

4. Who can provide an affidavit? Family members? Employers? Lawyers?

Any help that can be provided is extremely appreciated.

J