dinmir

I got the apostilles, so I'm all set

I was wondering about one other thing, on the plane you always have to fill out the green visa waiver form (as a tourist). Now that I have my immigration visa do I have to fill out the form that is intended for U.S. residents? Or isn't it necessary to fill out either one, since I have a CR1 visa in my passport now?

Thanks for all the info guys. I'll get apostilles for 2 birth certificates and 2 marriage certificates then!

That's what I thought also. I would like to hear the experiences of people who already went through the process of applying for a driver's license and so forth.

I'm not sure how many original birth and marriage certificates one generally needs after moving to the U.S.

Is an apostille required for international birth/marriage certificates, when applying for a driver's license (and other things) in the U.S.?

I am going to make the move soon (Netherlands -> U.S.) , and just want to be sure I have everything I need

BTW his wife is the USC not him. . . . sorry I just thought I would point that out.

Exactly, also, we wouldn't go into the U.S. citizen line, but instead both go to the non-U.S. citizen line.

Anyway, we decided not go ahead with it since we got great news today : USCIS Frankfurt approved our I-130 (in 2 weeks!). Hope we will hear from the U.S. Consulate in Amsterdam soon. I didn't expect them to be this fast!

My wife (U.S. citizen) and I are planning visiting the U.S. for a few weeks while we are waiting for our I-130 to be processed in Frankfurt. We got married in January.

What I was wondering, at passport control they have a section for U.S. citizens and one for foreigners. Last time we travelled together I explained to the POE officer that my (back then) girlfriend was travelling with me but had to go through the U.S. citizen section. Since we are married, would it perhaps be a better idea to walk up to a POE officer in the 'foreigners' section together? We are both living in The Netherlands currently, my wife has been here for the past 3.5 years (legal resident). I thought together we might be able to ease the mind of the POE officer more easily in case he/she thinks I want to become an illegal immigrant.

I'm sure most of the POE officers understand that it's not very likely that people from Western Europe (or other countries with a quality of life comparable to that of the U.S.) would want to become an illegal immigrant in the U.S. without any rights, benefits, medical care, insurance and so on.

Also, you can't just transfer ownership of properties without being taxed (as far as I know).

Thanks again Mary! I was wondering because on the I-130 instructions it said something about all submitted documents having to be in English.

What I was wondering, is it required to have proof like joint bank account statements, drivers licenses (or any other documents indicating both people live on the same address) translated into English by a certified translator?

Hi Candace, I understand what you're saying, but I thought (or hoped?) that in this case 'processing time' meant the whole process from filing the I-130 to issuing of the visa.

Thank you for that info!

We drove from The Netherlands to Frankfurt last week to file the I-130. Once the I-130 is approved they told us they would send the documents to the American Consulate in Amsterdam.

What I don't understand though, if currently it takes them around 2 months to adjucate the I-130, how can the whole process only take 60-90 days?

I thought the more recent I-134's don't have to be notarized anymore?

I was going to do the DCF route. Looks like I have go to Frankfurt (Germany) now to submit my I-130.

Regarding the additional proof that is required for the I-130, what do I exactly need to do for this:

Affidavits sworn to or affirmed by third parties having personal knowledge of the bona fides of the marital relationship.

I can have people write a letter but I'm not sure what is meant by ''Affidavits sworn to or affirmed by third parties'. Does the letter need to be notarized or is a letter with a signature enough, besides the listed requirements:

- full name and address

- date and place of birth of the person making the affidavit

- his or her relationship to the petitioner ofbeneficiary, if any

- complete information and details explaining how the person acquired his or her knowledge of your marriage

Does anyone know what happens to I-130's that are submitted to overseas USCIS offices? Will those be processed there or or will they be forwarded to the U.S.?

Not sure in which category to post this, but I am not able to figure out if a I-864 joint sponsor document should be notarized or not.

In my case the joint sponsor is married, but filed as 'the only joint sponsor'.

For those living in Europe, the USCIS overseas offices and sub offices are here

https://egov.immigration.gov/crisgwi/go?act...offices.summary

I hope that helps.

Can U.S. citizens who are European residents submit their I-130 to a overseas USCIS suboffice then?

THIS MESSAGE IS FOR VYLEX AND MARCYCAT:

From what I can gather, you are already married to your respective spouses and are waiting to be reunited at the moment.

If you are both in the States and your spouses abroad, why don't you just get your spouses to join you in the States and file the I-130 plus I-485 as soon as they arrive in the States?

Can't you get in trouble for doing that? If not, this might be an interesting option then.

My wife and I are both still in The Netherlands, and we were going to submit an I-130 tomorrow at the consulate! The plan was/is that my wife would go the U.S. next month (to start her job) and I would follow a month later or so (DCF usually takes 60-70 days)

I understand we have to send the I-130 to Vermont now. I looked at the timelines but don't really understand yet what route we should take after the I-130 in order to be together again asap.