nh.hasan

Hello to all!

My sister just get married two months ago with an american citizen. Marriage took place in Romania. Now, she needs to apply for IR-1/CR-1 visa, but we can not handle with this bunch of information and we need some answers.

Her husband ask help for a lawyer in Colorado, but the charge is huge. He ask 350$/per hour.

Can anyone help me with a step by step process?

What is first step? Which is the first thing he needs to do?

How much charge a lawyer for complete all the papers? Can he complete without a lawyer help?

Thank you so much for your help!

Best to all!

At first form I-130 or contract with lawyer till case approve

My I130 online status show "On December **, 2014, we received your Form I-130, Immigrant Petition for Relative, Fiance(E), or Orphan, Receipt Number MSC159*********, and sent you the receipt notice that describes how we will process your case. Please follow the instructions in the notice. If you do not receive your receipt notice by January 7, 2015, please call Customer Service at 1-800-375-5283. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address." for almost four months by now,

is it normal? should I make a info pass appointment?

My I485 show "On December **, 2014, we accepted the fingerprint fee for your Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status, Receipt Number MSC159*******. Our National Benefits Center location is working on your case. We mailed you a notice describing how we will process your case. Please follow the instructions in the notice. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address." since December too...

Any one has similar situations?

Is your case approved ? Did you get approval latter ?

ELIS is the portal USCIS website that allows you to pay the $165 immigrant fee online for producing a green card and shipping it to your US home address after your visa is issued. Everyone who is on IR-1/CR-1 visa will have to pay for immigrant fee.

If you don't pay the fee, you won't get plastic card (green card). If you don't land at any POE in the US, green card won't be produced until POE officer verifies your visa on the system/processes you in secondary inspection AND payment fee is paid.

http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Resources/How%20Do%20I%20Guides/F4en.pdf

I see you are on path to get IR-1/CR-1 visa. After your visa is issued, you will pay immigrant fees. Hope this helps.

Other people have trouble with entering their A number and DOS case number. It might be an error on system. It will be fixed soon. Fees can be paid after landing in the US.

Helpful information.yes, my visa issued about 15 days ago and I am trying to pay fees but it showing an error and saying A number or DOS case ID is incorrect but I entered A number and Case ID according to my summery sheet

Azim - this may not apply in your case (http://www.uscis.gov/uscis-elis)

nh.hasan: is there a reason for you to out that "0" for a white space? I am not sure about the ELIS account but based on what I've seen, you may not need that zero if you have 9 digit number. Also you may try with or with out the A. If you got your application recently approved, you may want to give few days for the system to get updates? Finally you can always call the USCIS helpline.

Azim vai everyone have to pay $165 who got immigrant visa and it must be pay through http://www.uscis.gov/uscis-elis account. Azim vai plz see attachment I hope u can help me

Hi everyone

Recently I got my CR-1 visa. So I have to pay $165 through USCIS-ELIS. For that I create a new account on USCIS-ELIS. When I am going to pay Immmigrant fee they want A# (Alien Number) and DOS (Department of State) case ID which I got from my summery sheet.But A# and Case ID not working.They are saying it incorrect A and Case ID.What should I do? I also entered A number witht 0 zero. e.g A12345678 I entered A012345678

Please advice me