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Any recent potomac approvals?? We're July 9th and still waiting..

8 minutes ago, CHERRY SMITH said:

Hi, did you already receive your nvc case number? Can you share your experience please. Got an IOE too

Still waiting for NOA2, should get it next month.. which service center are you in?

11 minutes ago, RS&JM said:

I had an IOE. The experience with Uscis was great. We were approved in 2 months. Since March we are waiting for case number from NVC. This is being a nightmare as we are Reaching 4 months waiting just for a Case number. Until today I just know that NVC can't access our information as it's all electronic. 

Let's see... They are refining this process but this waiting it's a bit frustrating. 

Good luck to all. 

What's your PD and which service center?

6 minutes ago, RS&JM said:

I had an IOE. The experience with Uscis was great. We were approved in 2 months. Since March we are waiting for case number from NVC. This is being a nightmare as we are Reaching 4 months waiting just for a Case number. Until today I just know that NVC can't access our information as it's all electronic. 

Let's see... They are refining this process but this waiting it's a bit frustrating. 

Good luck to all. 

Yeah, that's what I heard.. hopefully they'll fix it within the next few months. Good luck!

Any recent Potomac I-130 approvals?

2 minutes ago, LarryDay said:

What is your situation?  

I got an IOE number and got my NOA1 already. But worried about the next steps with the new technology.

Anyone here got an IOE receipt number and can share how their experience went or how it's going currently? Heard some people talking about how they can't get a NVC case number so that worries me. 

13 minutes ago, pushbrk said:

In general, the order in which the requirements are found in the I-130 instructions.  Here is an example of a table of contents but your circumstances may require more items like divorce decrees etc.

 

-       Personal check #_____ for $535.00 filing fee

-       G1145 E-Notification Form

-       Form I-130

-       Form I-130a

-       Photocopy of Petitioner’s Certified Copy of Birth Certificate

-       Photocopy of Certified Copy of Marriage Certificate

-       Passport type photos for Petitioner

-       Photos together and other evidence of bona fide relationship

Thank you

What order did you organize your petition in? What came before what?

Hey, while thinking of more evidence we can use we thought about including a paper I wrote for him to enter my country. However, I'm not sure if it sounds good. 

It reads,

I, (my name), (My ID number) am married to an American citizen, (My husband’s Passport number) United States.

As of today we do not intend to settle down in the state of Israel.

My husband is a student and I also intend to study at a university in the United States.

I would like to bring him into Israel as a tourist and not as family reunification.

I declare that if we decide to live in Israel, I will apply according to the procedure of marriage in Israel.

Does that sound okay? I wouldn't want them to take it in the wrong way and think I only want to go to the US to go to college.

Thoughts?

Do employment dates need to be exact or are estimates okay?

3 minutes ago, pushbrk said:

Unless you are living together, your ID's are meaningless.

 

Note the following words just before the list of possible additional evidence you can submit.  The list appears after the words, "In addition to the required...." and "one or more".  One or more does not mean all.  Anything that appears after, "In addition to the required..." means NOT REQUIRED.

Thank you. 

2 minutes ago, Ate said:

 

Don't delay your filing just to wait on third-party affidavits.  Those are considered weak evidence.  Focus on stronger evidence of time spent together.  Based on what you posted above, it seems like you already have enough of those.

 

Thank you.

Hey! My husband and I are very close to sending in our petition. Just wanted to tell you guys what we have as proof of our relationship and know if it seems like enough. 

-Copy of marriage certificate.

-Copies of our ID's.

-My husband's auto insurance that has me on it.

-A summary of our story.

-Our chat logs showing communication since 2014.

-Emails we've sent each other.

-Cards we sent each other.

-Receipts for things we got each other.

-Chat logs showing communications between him and my mom, my mom and his mom, his grandmother and I and his mom and I.

-Our call logs.

-Video call screenshots.

-Social media interactions between us and each other's family members.

-Copies of our boarding passes, passport stamps and itineraries.

-Movie tickets, bus tickets and receipts for things we paid for while visiting each other. 

- Pictures of us from our visits with and without family members and pictures of our wedding. 

-Receipt for our hotel the day we got married. 

Does this seem like enough evidence or is there anything else we could add? I'd really rather be safe than sorry on this. ALSO, we thought about having some thrid party affidavits but my question is should we just send it off as soon as possible without them or wait to get them? 

TIA!

How mnay pictures from each visit did you include? Also, what about chat/call logs? How many did you include? 

4 hours ago, pushbrk said:

I would change the order so the G1145 goes right under the check, then drop the descriptions of the forms.  They know the purpose of the forms.  Then make sure you include "passport style photos", not just "photos".

Thank you! Should I also add that the marriage certificate and birth certificate are photocopies or is that not needed?

Can someone show me a recent example of the I-130 cover letter?

This is what we have as of now and I was wondering if that was good or if we need to add anything. Also, what address do we need to put in? 

Thanks

1 minute ago, Bill & Katya said:

Copies are fine as they will not send back original documents you send them.  The I134 or I864 depending on the visa you are applying for come at the consulate phase.

 

Good Luck!

Thank you!

Hey, do we need to send copies or originals to the USCIS? Also, does the part with the income form and police certificate come at the NVC stage?

2 hours ago, pushbrk said:

Concentrate on evidence of time spent together in person.  Your story indicates you'll have plenty of that.  It won't hurt to provide an "evolution of relationship letter" but it should come from the petitioner, not the beneficiary.

Thank you.

25 minutes ago, carmel34 said:

Here are some suggestions for documentation showing co-mingling of finances that my husband and I have done or are working on:

 

beneficiary on life insurance policies

beneficiary on investments, 401K, retirement plans, etc.

will and living will naming each other (legal documents carry weight)

joint credit cards and statements

money sent to each other

joint bank accounts in one country or both (look on this site for ideas on how to do this)

coverage on health care plans as spouse

joint ownership of real estate or other assets such as cars, if possible

joint lease of rental property in one country or both

tax returns filed with both names

 

You can do a lot of these things even though you live in different countries.  The above documentation plus evidence of lots of visits, showing as much time together, in person, as possible, seem to be the key pieces of evidence that are considered in the CR-1 process for a bona fide relationship.

 

Thank you so much good luck!

2 minutes ago, carmel34 said:

I think your story is  fine.  From what I have researched, the relationship history is useful, but not the key evidence that will be considered for a bona fide marriage.  Save all your documentation.  Boarding passes and all pieces of paper from visits to see each other.  And start to combine finances as best you can, living in two different countries this can be tricky, but there are lots of things you can do and documentation you can submit to show that your relationship is real.  Again, read the guides and posts about CR-1 on this site and others.   I wish you all the best in this long process!

Thank you. Im pretty sure we can't really do anything financially like put me on his bank account because I'm not there but I'll have him ask. Other than that we saved everything but I want to have everything just so we know we're good. 

4 minutes ago, MariekeH said:

Which country is the beneficiary from? I know a few consulates like to see a story, but most don't need it, especially not such a long story.

Israel.

1 minute ago, carmel34 said:

What's your question?  I assume from your post that you want a CR-1 visa, the first step in this long process is for the USC to file an I-130 petition.  Read and study the guides on VJ and read all the relevant posts on the subject.  Follow the advice and steps completely.  Collect lots of evidence, documentation.  Set up a timeline on your profile, it will give you estimated time for approval of the I-130, about 6-8 months, then another 3-4 months for NVC stage and another 2-3 months for the interview if all goes well and depending on your country of origin.  Check out the average processing times for CR-1 based on VJ members, currently it is 409 days from initial filing to interview.  The long wait sucks but visits, as often as you can, help.  Good luck with your visa journey!

Having the relationship story laid out from what I heard is part of the evidence for the spousal visa (Although I heard it is optional). So I was just looking for feedback because I want to know if it's good enough. Thanks though!

**it's not finished but I really need to know if it's going in the right direction. Any tips or feedback are welcome, no hard feelings I just want to make sure it's good. Thank you!**

Austin and I met on an online chat website called Omegle in early January of 2014.

We were just two teenagers looking for someone to talk to and after several chats with different strangers which all led nowhere, we finally came across one another.

We knew as soon as we started talking that day there was something special between us, we felt as if we already knew each other and we were so open and comfortable with each other. We ended up moving to an app called Kik and talked for hours that day.

We have spoken to each other every day since then, texting, video calling, playing online games and spending as much time as we could together.

After three and a half years the time was finally right and I booked my flight to the US. On June 4, 2017, I flew to Indianapolis to meet Austin for the first time.

We were both so excited yet so nervous, we couldn't believe after all these years we were finally going to be together.

As as soon as we met and held each other we knew everything was worth it and once again, we felt so comfortable and happy with each other. We spent two amazing weeks together, full of firsts, travels, laughter, fun and most importantly enjoyment of the precious time we got to have together. During this time Austin showed me around the city, we went downtown and did some fun activities with his mother, he took me to his favorite places and restaurants and brought me over to meet his family and it was all so amazing. After the two weeks have come to an end we had to say goodbye which was the hardest thing we've ever done.

We had planned to meet again in three months but things didn't work out as we planned and we ended up waiting over six months to meet again. On January 16th of 2018 I flew to see Austin for the second time, we got to spend a month together.

We got to spend our fourth year anniversary and my birthday together which was so special for us.

On our fourth year anniversary during our romantic dinner Austin proposed to me and I gladly said yes. We decided we didn't want to waste any time, we wanted to make it official. And so on February 11th, 2018 we got married. We had a small ceremony in his mother's house with close family, while Austin's father and my mother watched the whole thing on video call.