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    Caec Site ,visa issued

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    4 hours ago, Kofinah said:

    I checked the caec status on the 5 of June and it said issued My fiance went to today to pick up his passport from Gas,he was told to wait for another two weeks.Is this something we should worry about .Please any comments would be mostly appreciated .Thank you
     

    After it says issued wait for another 2 weeks before u go to DHL. 

    My family's was issued on May 4th and DHL collected it on May 16th

    Suceess Stories

    in Africa: Sub-Saharan

    Posted · Edited by strongmyk

    Yes there are a lot of success stories. Actually my familiy's case was a success too. It was a very easy interview for my wife. She got asked only one question and the rest of the interview was just like a kids play between the interviewing officer and my little kids

    Duration

    in IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    19 hours ago, VOTA said:

    Hello Nana Abena, please did you get your passport with Visa yet? If yes did you pick it up from DHl or you went back  to the embassy before you got it ? It's 3 weeks now. My fiancee went to DHL on Friday 05/05/17 and still not in . We went to the interview on April 12.

    My spouse went for her interview on April 6. The passport is still not with DHL yet. Her status only changed to issued on Friday. Hopefully we won't have to wait long before the passport is released

    Visa Approved

    in IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    5 hours ago, Sneew said:

    That is wonderful. Congratulations. It is great to hear this news from someone who went for the interview here in Ghana too. Cos i will also be going for the interview in Accra. Please how did you mean by you did front and side load your application at USCIS and NVC which made it much easier? Thanks.

    What i meant by front and side loading was during the USCIS and NVC stage I sent a lot of supporting documents. These included, boarding passes of previous travels, pictures, letter from my employer, my life insurance beneficiary form, 401-K beneficiary forms, and other documents which proved my relationship with my wife.

    So at the interview no new evidence was requested and it gave the interviewing officers ample time to go through my documents and make a decision before the actual interview

    Visa Approved

    in IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    3 hours ago, Sneew said:

    That's great news. Happy for you. How long did it take for your spouse to go through the NVC process? And also how long did it take for him/her to get an interview date? Thanks

    Our Case was F2-A (Spouse of Permanent Resident) which has a longer wait time as compared to IR-1/CR-1. So in all it took 22 months from when we filed I-130 to interview date.

    Case was at NVC from 08/2015 to 03/2017

    Visa Approved

    in IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    On 4/7/2017 at 2:02 PM, Michael2017 said:

    I also frontloaded the I-130, but is it possible to add more evidence of a bona fide relationship at NVC stage? If so, how did you do this?

    Hi Michael - sorry for the late reply but in my case I did add alot of evidence of bonafide relationship at NVC stage although it wasn't requested. I added pictures, letters, chat logs, boarding passes of previous travel etc and just placed all in a folder which was named as supporting documents.

    As result when my wife went to the interview they told her she didn't need to provide any new support documents since they had received most of it already. I think it helps them review the documents and make a decision beforehand which is actually very good.

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    Visa Approved

    in IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted · Edited by strongmyk

    So my wife and two kids had their interview scheduled at 7.30am at the US Embassy in Accra. They arrived there at 6 but entered the embassy building around 7.45am went through the normal proceedings.

    She was first called to submit her documents. Only the medical results, passport pictures, postcards, seasonal cards and passport were taken. The rest of the documents including the DS 260 confirmation page, copy of my GC, birth certificates, marriage certificates, Affidavit of support, W2, 2016 tax transcript were all returned to her.

     

    Second person to call her was a young white lady who asked her to take the oath. after that she asked her if we've ever conducted a DNA test on the kids to confirm paternity of which my wife responded in the negative. The CO then remarked that "the kids look very well like their dad".

    She then ask each of my kids what their names were and how old they were for which they all answered. My wife was asked to take a seat and after about 10 mins she was called to window 4.

     

    Then there was a funny young man who came to interview them.

    He asked 

    1. When last did you see your husband?

    2. Have you travelled before?

    3. and took the new pictures my wife brought

    Then he smiled and said "Welcome to America. Everything is in order and your visa is approved" and handed her the blue sheet and described how she can go and collect her visa from the DHL office. He also handed all the documents i sent to NVC back to her.

     

    In all she says the actual interview took less than 4 minutes.

     

    PS: I actually did front and side load my application at USCIS and NVC so it made it much easier for them.

    NVC Documents

    in IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures

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    10 minutes ago, myheart0628 said:

    Hello Everyone,

     

     

    I just recieved my welcome letter last night. The cover letter they ask that you attatched is very confusing. I have all the documents for Packet IV. But on section 3 of the cover letter it asks for the following documents. My question is what documents do I need for a CR-1? I have already read the wiki but this list is confudsing. Some of these seem repeated , if i ordered a IRS tax trasnript would't it have my W2s and Federal Income Tax returns? I have bolded the documents I am unsure about.

     

    3. Signed Affidavit of Support (s)

    Proof of U.S. status 

    Proof of Domicile

    Petitoner's Civil Documents ?

    Proof of relationship (only for I-864A)

    Evidence of Income

    Form(s) W-2 

    IRS Tax Transcript 

    Federal Income Tax Returns 

    Social Security Earnings Statement

    Proof of Assets 

    Other Supoprting Documents 

    You can submit these documents for the following

    Proof of US Status: Naturalization Certificate or copy of biographic page of US Passport

    Proof of Domicile: US Driver's License or something to show that you live in the US like utility bills, lease doc, etc

    Civil Documents: Marriage Cert, Divorce certs (if divorced before), birth certs, police certs, prison records, military records

    Evidence of income: W2, letter from employer showing salary, pay stubs etc

    Social Security Earnings Statement: You can go online to get a copy of your statement or view it online. Go to www.ssa.gov/mystatement/ and open an account with Social Security to view yourstatement.

    IRS Tax transcript: Get it online or by mail. It usually has information from your filed federal tax returns

     

    Hope this helps

    Green card

    in Working & Traveling During US Immigration

    Posted

    You should have your GC in 3-4 weeks after entering the US.

     

    An employer would require you to show proof of legal authority to work before you get hired. you should be able to use your passport with the immigrant visa in it as proof. But i think you should wait for your GC since you'd be getting in within a week or two time

     

    Conditions under which you could lose your greencard: 

     

    The US green card can make the green card holder a permanent resident of the US for life. In most cases, this status is truly permanent, but in some very rare cases the green card can be revoked. This usually happens due to:

    1. Immigration fraud. If someone marries a US citizen only to get a green card, the green card can be revoked. Practically, however, this rarely happens as it is very difficult to prove that someone married only for a green card.
    2. Criminal activity. In some cases, a green card holder may commit a serious enough crime that is grounds for deportation. In this case, the green card can be revoked.
    3. Fraud. If the permanent resident lied, omitted relevant information on their application, or committed any fraud to get a US green card and this is discovered after the green card is issued, the green card may be revoked.
    4. Abandonment. If a US green card holder remains outside of the US too long – generally, 180 days or more annually – he or she is seen as abandoning their green card status and the status will be revoked. Once you are a green card holder, it is important to intent to maintain residency in the US. If you need to travel outside the US for an extended period of time, you will need to secure travel documents that can show that you do not intend to abandon your status.

    POE Washington Dulles for ir5 visa for my mom

    in Bringing Family Members of US Citizens to America

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    I have used Washington Dulles airport as a POE on a number of occasions and I would say it is a stress free airport. She would have to turn in the sealed envelope at the POE to the border control agent. Usually once they see the envelope they would actually direct you on the next steps.

     

    With regards to the food i dont think it would be a problem. She just has to declare them on the blue customs sheet and she'll be fine

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