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I agree with Tolitzpogi, when I arrived here in the US. I found out that my husband has this meetup.com app in his ipad, and so it got me curious. I am younger than him by three years, and I am still skeptic about this kind of social platform. I learned that it is a site for people with the same hobbies and activities such as hiking, biking, etc. Sounds cool right. But you know maybe it is time to spend those extra time with him and go on an adventure together. My husband explained to me that he never actually went to a meetup, and that kind of relieved me. Hehe. Ofcourse I want him to have friends, but I don't want him to be surrounded by possible temptations that could lure him into something else. I know that you only want to meet friends, I am a stay-at-home wife and I have only a few friends here in the US so I understand what you feel. But this act of planning to get in a car with strangers isn't a good idea, it's dangerous for your safety and most importantly to your marriage.

My husband and I decided to go somewhere cool (local parks, swimming, vegan restaurants) TOGETHER regularly. Have fun together. Maybe your husband is feeling insecure because of the age gap.. and so maybe it is a good idea to make him feel loved and feel secure in your marriage by hanging out and having fun with him. Maybe you could both go out and meet good friends, like church friends or relatives.
Regarding your sister-in-law. ...you know what... my sister-in-law is also b****. In February, my husband decided to take me to San Francisco so I can meet his two siblings and that includes this not-very-well-mannered sister-in-law. She was acting like an evil queen during my 3-day stay at her apartment, acting like a socialite, and criticizing me. She also denied that she speaks Ilocano ( which is our local dialect in the Philippines).. and another sister-in-law said she actually can. LOL. I am not sure what's wrong with her. I remember wearing one of my dresses and caught her looking at me from head to toe like she's threatened or something. She's also bragging that she is a germaphobe blah blah, like I care right? Haha, I don't know maybe she doesn't like me. But my husband said we shouldn't care about trying to please her, he also told me that he will confront her sister if she does the same thing again. SO you know what, let's ignore these crazy SILs. Maybe you can still be nice around her, but you don't need to worry too much about how she views you. Just focus on your husband and your marriage. I really hope that you two can work it out. I believe that one of the important things we need to learn in marriage is being humble enough to listen to each other...my husband and I had battles too (we are newlyweds too) but we talk about it, try to make things better, and most especially, learn to have fun together and make happy memories together. All the best!

I agree with Tolitzpogi, when I arrived here in the US. I found out that my husband has this meetup.com app in his ipad, and so it got me curious. I am younger than him by three years, and I am still skeptic about this kind of social platform. I learned that it is a site for people with the same hobbies and activities such as hiking, biking, etc. Sounds cool right. But you know maybe it is time to spend those extra time with him and go on an adventure together. My husband explained to me that he never actually went to a meetup, and that kind of relieved me. Hehe. Ofcourse I want him to have friends, but I don't want him to be surrounded by possible temptations that could lure him into something else. I know that you only want to meet friends, I am a stay-at-home wife and I have only a few friends here in the US so I understand what you feel. But this act of planning to get in a car with strangers isn't a good idea, it's dangerous for your safety and most importantly to your marriage.

My husband and I decided to go somewhere cool (local parks, swimming, vegan restaurants) TOGETHER regularly. Have fun together. Maybe your husband is feeling insecure because of the age gap.. and so maybe it is a good idea to make him feel loved and feel secure in your marriage by hanging out and having fun with him. Maybe you could both go out and meet good friends, like church friends or relatives.
Regarding your sister-in-law. ...you know what... my sister-in-law is also b****. In February, my husband decided to take me to San Francisco so I can meet his two siblings and that includes this not-very-well-mannered sister-in-law. She was acting like an evil queen during my 3-day stay at her apartment, acting like a socialite, and criticizing me. She also denied that she speaks Ilocano ( which is our local dialect in the Philippines).. and another sister-in-law said she actually can. LOL. I am not sure what's wrong with her. I remember wearing one of my dresses and caught her looking at me from head to toe like she's threatened or something. She's also bragging that she is a germaphobe blah blah, like I care right? Haha, I don't know maybe she doesn't like me. But my husband said we shouldn't care about trying to please her, he also told me that he will confront her sister if she does the same thing again. SO you know what, let's ignore these crazy SILs. Maybe you can still be nice around her, but you don't need to worry too much about how she views you. Just focus on your husband and your marriage. I really hope that you two can work it out. I believe that one of the important things we need to learn in marriage is being humble enough to listen to each other...my husband and I had battles too (we are newlyweds too) but we talk about it, try to make things better, and most especially, learn to have fun together and make happy memories together. All the best!

Case complete on 10/21..No checklists! Thanks to God! Now waiting for interview date.

I think if his name really has spaces, then that should be reflected in his passport. If you're in the NVC, Im not sure if that would cause problems. But I think you have to correct what needs to be corrected before submitting it to NVC. Is his name in his passport (no space) correct? If not, then have it corrected.

Submitted DS261 on July 30th. I don't know who's telling the truth now...the guy that I talked to agreed it's 30 business days.
I'm expecting to get IV invoice by Sept. 10... maybe they're delaying it so we would have to pay $325...argh..

IMO, rather do it yourself. Like what others say, some lawyers seem to cause more delay in the process... VisaJourney and other reliable websites have great information to help you throughout the process.
If not, tell your lawyer you need to review the forms and docs before they send it. Goodluck!

When my husband sent our i-130, we included a COPY of HIS passport. He is my petitioner.
We are now at NVC stage, I'll be sending a scanned copy of my ppassport's bio-data page to him next week.
I don't think the beneficiary's copy of passport is needed in the USCIS stage. It should be included in the Immigrant Visa (IV) packet at NVC stage.
Hope this helps. Goodluck.

THANK YOU!
Yay! That's a relief!!
Haha, yeah worse is they might grow wings too! Yikes Okay we'll put our case number on all documents then. Will double triple check our i-1864ez before sending. Thank you for the helpful input and warm welcome! Godbless

I-130 got approved today. (Now reading Saylin's wiki)

I-130 got approved today. (Now reading Saylin's wiki)

I-130 got approved today. (Now reading Saylin's wiki)

Wow. That's fast. Congratulations! Your child's NoA2 should arrive soon. Goodluck to all of us.

Signed. We are routed to NSC, and I think fairness is always right.

You're welcome.
My husband received our NOA1 hardcopy last 05/22/2014. I hope and pray we will receive NOA2 soon. Good luck to all of us.

Received e-notification today. We got Nebraska Service Center. Looking forward to receiving NOA1 via mail.
Btw, is there a chance it will be routed to California?

Thank you! Thank God for this thread! Yes I will let you know

Thank you! Thank God for this thread! Yes I will let you know