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15 hours ago, L&J15 said:

Hello everyone, my friends!!

My wife received her passport returned in 2 days and yesterday my wife and I entered the US, everything went wonderful, the immigration officer took the envelope and asked us some questions (which I don't remember anymore) lol took a picture to my wife and her fingerprints of the right hand, and just he said, Welcome to the USA!!

 

It's great to know that all this is over, that I can live quietly knowing that I have my wife by my side and that this whole process tackled with so many feelings is just a memory!
Thanks to all those who helped in my experience, my best wishes to you and may God bless you greatly!!

I'm so happy!!!

YAY!!!! Congratulations and welcome home! My husband will be here on May 26th. I cannot wait to start life together!

13 minutes ago, Hitesh..Tammy said:

Thank you so much 😊 

that's wat I want to hear 👂 

thank you again 

congratulations on your case 

Thank you!!! And you're very welcome!!!

1 hour ago, Beast333 said:

Yeah there are red flags in your case.

18 years age difference is a red flag

Secondly religious differnce in red flag.

Take as much proof as you can,of your relationship.

54 minutes ago, Hitesh..Tammy said:

Even though we lived together for two years after our marriage?? 

We have newspapers clips from when we got married and after one   Year later on Valentine's Day times of India interview us and its came on times of India news and also when we get marriage our storie came on so many tv news stations.

we have all the evidence we need I just want to know about my interview

how they going to interview me 

that's all

I see here on vj them partners not lived together for them valuable time and we did.. so do you think all the red flag are gone ?  

Just take as much proof as you possibly can. I am 19 years older than my husband, but that never came up AT ALL in our interview last week. The world is evolving, and I am sure the immigration officers understand this as well. Just be genuine and show the love that you have for each other. You guys will be fine.

16 minutes ago, L&J15 said:

My friends!!

I just arrived with my wife from our interview, and her visa was approved!!!!!

I cant believe!!!! .. The person who gave us the interview was very nice and funny man, he just asked us a few questions..

What was the date of the wedding?

How we met?

How long do we have together?

He was asked, what I did, if I studied or worked?

the interview only lasted 3 minutes, and the man he did not ask us for any evidence, neither financial, nor our relationship..

I think it was because of how he saw us act, and because of the chemistry we brought.. (for that reason I think it's important to go with our partner to the interview).

The man said that the passport will be ready in less than 10 days!

Thanks very much to all who prayed for us, my best wishes on this long road!!!

Now a nice life awaits me with my wife, I'm so happy!!!!

Congratulations!!! I am so happy for you guys!

25 minutes ago, Jeffrey&Berenice said:

Let me know when your husband gets his passport 😊

Hey! We just got the email that it is ready for pickup. He will go get it today :). So, it took 6 days for him to get it back.

Just now, Jeffrey&Berenice said:

Yay!! 😊😊 that’s awesome are you guys planning on leaving ASAP? 

I am actually already back in the States. I had a work obligation, so I needed to be back to facilitate. We will get his plane ticket as soon as he has that Visa in his hands. He wanted a few days to spend with his family and hasn’t had that chance since he is working. I’m here preparing our home for him when he gets here.

1 hour ago, Jeffrey&Berenice said:

If you call they will give you an update idk why the website is doing that.

Thanks! I just went back to traveldocs site and it says it has left the consulate section and is being processed for delivery.

4 hours ago, Jeffrey&Berenice said:

Is there is reason when I track my husbands passport it says there is no status update available 

I am having the same issue. Our CEAC status shows issued, but when I try to track it on the travel docs site it says there is no update available.

On 4/19/2018 at 11:08 AM, Jeffrey&Berenice said:

We just got done with my husbands interview. 

Our interview was at 9am we arrived to the embassy at 6:45am. & we didn’t get interviewed until 10:15-10:30am. When we stepped forward the guy said hi I answered in English & my husband in Spanish. He asked me if I knew Spanish I said yes. Then he asked how my husband & I met? Then he asked how many times I came to the DR? & to tell him a time where we had a fight. & he got approved 😊😊😊😊. Thank you to everyone who kept us in your prayers 🙏🏻🙏🏻. 

Congratulations! I am so happy for you both!!!

2 hours ago, Jeffrey&Berenice said:

Felicidades dios los bendiga  🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 My interview is tomorrow 🙏🏻

Everything will work out perfectly for you!!! I’ll pray for you tonight 🙏🏽

3 minutes ago, L&J15 said:

Tomorrow is your interview pls tell us how it was and your experience!!!

My interview is in one week!!

Yes, it is tomorrow!!! Of course, I will let you guys know how it goes, what questions they ask, and how long the wait took. 

Send up positive vibes and prayers for us tonight, please 🙏🏽

4 hours ago, Harmeet Kaur said:

So did you hole punch all your documents and put them in the binder and separated using tabs?

Or you had pocket dividers and put documents in there?

I used pocket dividers with pockets and put the documents in the pockets.

7 hours ago, Zaynab Fatai said:

Kindly share how your documents were arranged? Thanks 

I used a regular binder to organize my book. Then I used dividers with tabs to section off the individual documents. I organized the documents in the order that they have them on the interview checklist (so I did his birth certificate, English translation, and copies of both; next is his police original certificate, English translation and copies of both; next copies of the bio page of his passport; next our original marriage certificate, English translation and copies of both; next I completed an updated I 864 because USCIS has a newer version on their site, I added my 2017 IRS tax transcript, 2017 tax return 2017 w-2 form and an updated letter from my job. Under this tab I also have the original I 864 I submitted to NVC and all the supporting financial documents I provided to prove my eligibility to sponsor my husband; next I have a tab that has the I 130 and I 130A that I submitted to USCIS. I even have the letter I received from USCIS showing when our petition was accepted and the letter showing when the petition was approved; next I have a tabbed section that has letters and cards we’ve written each other, cards we received from friends and family to celebrate our wedding and first anniversary, and I included a few FB posts that he and I tagged each other in as additional “love letters”; lastly I have pictures from the first time we met all the way to my last trip there in March to celebrate our anniversary.)

Oh yeah, in the pockets in the front of the binder I have a copy of the interview checklist, the interview letter, the DS 260 confirmation page, a copy of the completed DS 260, copies of the NVC fees and the receipts showing they were paid, and every email I received from NVC.

I know it is overkill and they probably won’t ask to see even a 1/3 of it, but I didn’t want to leave anything out just in case.

53 minutes ago, iheartspink said:

The very best of luck!

 

Remember you have already proven your relationship to them TWICE... As long as you have everything in order I look at the interview as just a formality.

 

God bless!  

Thanks!

Yes, I have already prepared a very detailed book of all required documents and copies, copies of all correspondences from USCIS and NVC, pictures, letters, cards we received for our wedding and anniversary, etc...I am sure I have way more than we need, but I'd rather have too much than not enough. 

For sure, I will post our experience after the interview!

2 hours ago, iheartspink said:

Hey. My husband had his interview last week in Santo Domingo also. He wore a nice button down and jeans with some shoes no sneakers. I wore a dress shirt and jeans with sandals. Everyone was dressed casual but nice. Some ladies has heals but most didn't.

The guy asked him direct questions and asked me direct questions.. So maybe best to just wait your turn and bw honest 😊 

Thank you so much!!! This information is very helpful. I didn't want to be too dressy if I didn't need to be. I will definitely only answer when asked a question directly.

6 minutes ago, Faithunlimited said:

Ok that is great. I would love to be in the interview with my husband. In that case, I would say, only speak if the officer asks you a specific question. Its best to give straight forth, succinct answers, dont eloborate unless they ask you/him to. Just answer the question. You got this!!

Thanks so much for your encouragement @Faithunlimited. This journey has been long and hard (as we all know). I am just ready to hear the magic words "Your visa is approved". By the grace of God we will all be with our loved ones for good very soon!

26 minutes ago, Faithunlimited said:

God bless you and here is praying your interview goes well. I read or saw a video (can't remember which), that its best to dress like you are going to an interview. Dress up, but dont be overly dressy. Have a hair cut, nice slacks, dress shirt and maybe a blazer. Also, I am not sure about your embassy/consulate, but for CDJ, only the person being interviewed is allowed. 

Hope this helps a bit!

Thank you so much! It helps a lot! Based on everything I have read about the US Embassy in Santo Domingo, it is highly encouraged that the petitioner/spouse be present at the interview. It's weird that the rules or expectations are different from one US Embassy in one country to the next in another country.

My husband has his interview in a week in the Dominican Republic. I will go there to be with him during the interview. We are excited and nervous all at once.

Any pointers on how "dressy" we should be? Is it best to let him answer all the questions or should I? So many questions running through my mind as the date approaches.

10 hours ago, Esdubrov said:

Congratulations to everyone getting approved!! We are all so close!!!! What does the CEAC status mean when it says, "Ready"?  Is it already at the embassy?

Yes, it is already at the embassy in your country 

1 hour ago, H&H. said:

on i864 theres part 7 optional which deals with listing ur assets/savings. if i dont plan to list any should i leave blank or write n/a etc...? it says optional so i figured i can leave blank... 

You can leave it blank, but just to be safe and not leave the blanks open for interpretation by the reviewer, I would put N/A in all spaces that do not apply to your case.

1 hour ago, Netta said:

Yayyyyyyyyyy. In a day or two it will change to ready

Yay! I know you are happy because this means you are really nearing the end of this long process.

Mine changed yesterday! I was sooo happy to see it!

Has anyone found an app that could print your text message history without having to screen shot the entire message history? I am wanting to print out the history of mine and my husband's messages to add to our book for the interview but am needing a more painless method to do so.

Thanks!

25 minutes ago, H&H. said:

i noticed both i864 and i864ez forms from uscis website say expires on 07/31/2017 on top right corner but theres no new version. can we still use them....? 

Yes, you can still use them. I called the NVC to ask the same question when I was preparing my documents. That is the latest version available.

Yes, he is already registered on this site.

Thanks!