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1 minute ago, Nameer said:
How can I contact the embassy?? I did call them severely time they refused to talk every time I called. Then requested for expedite te process but I was told Dhaka embassy is not able to do it because it will be unfair to the people who are waiting before me!!
oh that's odd, I guess each embassy is different. Mine has an email address and they reply within 24 hours! Maybe see if they have a contact email address?
Have you confirmed that your file actually arrived at the embassy? Have you spoken to NVC? The reason I suggest this is that unless you have an expedite. it should be the NVC liaising with the embassy to advise you of an interview date. In my experience its only the embassy who contact you for this instead if you have an expedite. -
14 hours ago, Nameer said:
Does anyone know updates about Dhaka embassy lately. Case completed march 23rd. The person got cc 10 days before mine got her interview scheduled 2months ago. Getting impatient & the journey is frustrating.
I would contact the embassy yourself and ask, the person who you mention got scheduled seems like a normal processing time.
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On 29 May 2017 at 1:40 AM, laulholley said:
Are there any fees that need to be payed at the interview?
I feel like I am forgetting something
My P4 letter came with a section on page one about fees, it named the fee amount, and had a tick box for having to pay that fee, then a tick box below saying "all fees paid" which is what they ticked for me. Your embassy should do something similar, and if not it might be worth contacting them. You could also look at the country specific information for interviews .... there's a PDF for each country.
You can use the drop down box for your country here. It may give more clarity. My understanding though is that the majority of the time you have paid all fees up to the interview, and the only one remaining is to USCIS which you can't pay til after you receive your visa packet after the interview. This is just the processing fee for your greencard.
https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/immigrate/immigrant-process/interview/prepare.html -
On 28 May 2017 at 2:38 PM, lsu_mike said:
Finally done! My wife entered the US today at Houston airport. She said it took about 5 minutes and was extremely easy!
congratulations! I've heard Houston is an easy one ... I tried to get a flight via there lol, seemed so much quieter than LAX. So excited your wife is finally with you :-)
PS: thanks for your earlier congratulations too, I've been off the board for a week or so just getting settled in. -
On 24 May 2017 at 10:52 PM, JBMG said:
This is what I find confusing. Can we have our GP complete everything, then bring those results to the "medical exam"?
having worked in a company where we had "specialist medicals" (i worked in the rail industry), I can totally understand why a GP can't just do the tests. I saw so many who passed people for things they shouldn't have, and when they went to a specialised doctor who was approved for those medicals they came out with different results. I paid $475NZ for my medical and I've done a dive medical for around $300 before also. These doctors do have specific training on what to look for on standard tests that GP might miss. It might be hard to see when you haven't been on the other side, and I too would rather not pay the money I did, but seriously some GPs just aren't smart enough for those tests and how to interpret the results. Harsh but true.
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Firstly congratulations to everyone who got their interviews and/or got their visas approved!
I'm happy to report I AM IN THE USA!! I arrived on monday afternoon, and had what is probably not the standard processing. I got gastro about an hour into my 12.5hr flight, while travelling with my baby girl, and by the time we landed in LAX I was too weak to even walk on my own let alone carry my luggage and daughter. They fetched a wheelchair for me and I was taken through the airport, baggage, and immigration in a wheelchair, and with airport helpers carrying my bags.
When I got up to the immigration window he only asked for mine and my daughters passports (my baby is a USC), which I handed over and stated that my husband is already here as of a week ago. A short while later asked me to verify my right hand fingerprints, and after about 5 mins of typing he handed my passport back saying "ok all done". I'm pretty sure that's not how it usually goes. No questions at all.
Then it was onto my connecting flight to my final destination. I was pretty weak, thirsty and out of it... its a bit of a blur, but the main thing is WE MADE IT!! And as of today I finally feel "normal" and am able to feel that sense of relief that the process is over!- Ahmed & Amy and WaitinginUSA
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On 9 May 2017 at 11:07 PM, za3bour said:
Greetings
I recieved today an email from NVC that said this
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______CORRESPONDENCE INSTRUCTIONS:_________________________________
When reviewing your case, we noticed that your sponsor might not have a principal residence or be
domiciled in the United States. A sponsor must be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident who lives
in the United States and plans to stay indefinitely.If your sponsor is living outside the United States temporarily, they must show:
They left the United States for only a limited time,
They intend to keep their residence in the United States, and
Evidence of continued ties to the United States.
You will need to bring proof of your sponsor's domicile to your visa interview.=========================================================================================
Can you please explain to me what does this mean? My wife is an american citizen and we're both living in Saudi Arabia. She left USA when she was 4 years old.
She is the sponsor and also my friend who is living in USA will be a co-sponsor as well. So what does this statement mean?
Thanks a lot
"domicile" in the USA means evidence of at least 5 years living there after the age of 14. Your wife does't meet these requirements, so your "friend" you mentioned will need to be the sponsor and the one proving enough income etc.
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54 minutes ago, A'n'L said:
Documents separate from the sealed envelope? Sounds very strange.
It's all the stuff i sent them as evidence ... flight itinerary, photos, emails to each other and so on
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20 minutes ago, A'n'L said:
For POE, your passport with the visa and the sealed package should be all you need. I'm assuming the plastic pocket only contains your relationship evidence, not documents and forms vital to the immigration process?
yes correct, its just all the "proof" I sent them
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My immigrant visa pack came in the mail (the envelope with the cutoff corner that they tell you not to open, and my passport with my visa. However they also gave me back all my evidence in a plastic pocket. Do I need to take the evidence stuff with me also?
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On 12 May 2017 at 0:45 AM, Bill & Katya said:
Personally, I would plan 4 hours minimum, but 3 may be enough. It has been a while since I went through CBP at LAX and I remember it being about 1.5 hours mostly waiting for luggage, not sure if the CR1 entry would extend that.
Good Luck!
On 12 May 2017 at 0:52 AM, EandH0904 said:While I've never traveled LAX most airports say minimum layover is 1h15min. Therefore I'd say 3 hours is ok unless your first flight is significantly delayed.
22 hours ago, mallafri76 said:It also depends on CBP of the day. Some get their passport stamped and that's it, others get questioned for awhile.
Better to have extra time then feel stressed. With that said, if the flight with the layover is booked in one ticket, you'll get rebooked for free if you miss your connecting flight.
On 12 May 2017 at 1:48 AM, MrChamploo said:It only took an hour for my wife so i really think it differs on experience.
Even if O'hare has problems they seem quick xD
On 12 May 2017 at 5:38 AM, JFH said:It all depends on so many things. My POE was Las Vegas. Although there were only 3 international flights that arrived in that same hour (which is nothing like the volume that LAX handles) there were at least 20 people from one of the flights that were being refused and deported. I had to wait until they had all been "dealt with" before they would even open my package from the embassy and stamp my passport. I was placed in secondary for 2.5 hours while they handled the deportations and refusals. Had they not been there I would have been in and out in 5 minutes.
Thank you all, I ended up paying a bit extra ($150) for the flight combo that gave me a 5hr 10min layover. I'm doing all of this with a baby so there will be no "running" from terminal to terminal ..... a little extra time to get through, and less stress, was definitely the way to go.
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On 12 May 2017 at 5:38 AM, JFH said:
It all depends on so many things. My POE was Las Vegas. Although there were only 3 international flights that arrived in that same hour (which is nothing like the volume that LAX handles) there were at least 20 people from one of the flights that were being refused and deported. I had to wait until they had all been "dealt with" before they would even open my package from the embassy and stamp my passport. I was placed in secondary for 2.5 hours while they handled the deportations and refusals. Had they not been there I would have been in and out in 5 minutes.
wow thats quite the experience. I'm glad it all worked out!
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I'm in the process of booking my flights, and will have a connecting flight within the USA (flying into LAX for processing, then continue to Denver).
Can anyone offer insight into the required layover time? Will 3hrs be enough to collect bags, go through immigration with my CR1 packet, and get to my next flight? -
On 10 May 2017 at 7:22 AM, KaurN said:
I just called and they said case has been picked up for review. Hoping to get CC this week.
awesome!
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Yes you are better to continue the process in your own country. What you're suggesting as an alternative is immigration fraud.
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You have a couple of options. You can contact USCIS to withdraw, or you can let it get to the NVC stage, assign yourselves as agents (DS-261, the first step at NVC), and then keep in touch with them a couple of times a year. As long as you are in touch with them at least once a year you can keep the petition open.
If you do decide to keep it open, but delayed, and you're worried about when you visit, perhaps notify NC in writing and keep a copy of the email with you when you travel in case they ask.
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Agree with the others above. Your evidence you're providing is great, but you need more "relationship" evidence. Trips to visit each other (flight itinerary, photos etc), wedding photos, any trips taken together (photos, itinerary), photos of each other with friends of each other (shows you as part of each others lives), chat logs or emails, etc. They want to see your relationship "progress" so we made sure all our photos showed our relationship over time... different haircuts and hair lengths, and so on. And a few emails that were too soppy to have been between friends.
For trips together, or to each other, we did flight itinerary, hotels if applicable, and a collage page done on the computer and printed of 6-8 photos on the one page. We also had a table of contents showing the date and location of these trips, and also noted this on top of the pages.
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21 hours ago, 684117 said:
Please I need to ask you about the part 6, 19a, b, c. the previous years tax returns.
Did you include what ever you made abroad and filed on the for 2555? did you insert 0 or checked that you were not required to file? if you were not required because you made lower than the IRS requirement, what proof did you include?
Thank you
My husband who's the USC in our case, he's the one we filed returns for.
Yes we put his actual income earned under the wages/salary part. We carried on as if it was a normal return, until we got to "taxable income" (on past years it was line 43). This then adjusts the totals to zero as you continue on the return.No proof was required.
Can you give me a year you're getting those part numbers from? I'll have a look at ours. Can you message me so I can send you back the details privately?
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Make sure you put together the itinerary, accommodation details, and photos for the trip you took together. Likewise pair flight itinerary and photos together from the trips to meet each others families. I did my photos in a collage and gave each page a title explaining which trip it was etc. With wedding photos try to include lovey-dovey ones of the two of you, a photo with family, a photo with all guests if you have one etc.
With the marriage certificate include a photocopy of the original, as well as a photocopy of the translation, they'll want to see both.
I suggest a cover letter explaining your relationship timeline. Where and how you met, how long you've done long distance, why you're unable to be in the same country now, and what your future plans are together. It's a good precursor to the evidence. I explained the above as well as included a "table of contents" in the letter.
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Hello all my scan date was March 3rd. Any idea how much longer I'll be waiting for CC?
The wait time is 11 weeks ... most are getting approved between 9.5 - 11 weeks at the moment (I was 10 weeks 4 days). By my calculations you're at 9 weeks and 1 day so you're close! It would be ok to call them now and ask "is my case currently being reviewed? or is it still waiting to be picked up by the review department?" I did this at 10 weeks and was told "its been moved to the dept that reviews them so it could be done any day now, but definitely by 11 weeks call us if you don't hear from us". I got a very helpful rep :-) Call at 7am if possible, they're in a better mood and little wait tie.
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Here's the link to the instructions for your embassy. So you can at least check what documents they "usually" ask for.
https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/iv-dv-supplemental/LND - London.pdf
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And yes everything that you didnt give to NVC yet, take it to the interview. They will give you a list of what to take to the interview, plus they "should" check your file they get from NVC and tell you what else is missing.
May I ask what your expedite was for? You must be pretty excited :-)
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congratulations!!
Keep an eye on your status on the CEAC website. When it says "in transit" its on its way from NVC, and when it says "ready" the embassy has received it. You can get in touch with the embassy, but most are good at getting in touch... mine did so pretty quick. No harm in calling them though.
Have you looked at the London embassy specific pdf about their process? In my case I wasn't allowed to get my medical done til they gave me paperwork, but not all are the same. -
Thank you.
Actually my interview is in 2 weeks. The whole DCF process took us 4 months simce we submitted the i130.
wow congrats thats so fast!
Case Complete to Interview June 2017
in IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports
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oh wow, I guess the person before you may have gotten a spot that had previously been cancelled? That's what I got... they were booked up for all of may except one spot on 4th may which I was given. I wish you all the best, if they say 10 weeks is that its taking then at least they have given a timeframe. You can only hope and pray for someone to cancel or free up an earlier date. It sounds like you've done everything you are able to so far.