rayne_4

wow just read this thread and so appalled how the GOLD members and PLATINUM members STIRS up controversy on such an innocent statement of grandma helping with new born.  just a shame! You guys should be reported. lol.

Hello Everyone!

Starting this thread for Feb filers.

Submitted concurrent filing for dad. USCIS receipt of documents was on 2/6.

Still waiting for update

Hi,

For a thesis:

Just a quick survey if you know states which do not have any balikbayan box shippers.

How do you send your packages?

Thank you!!

Hi PW3T!

I am about to move to US too in Aug/Sept. Right now, I have started sending out applications. What I do is I put in my current address and my US address and send out cover letter too indicating the date of my move.

Praying somebody replies soon.

=)

Finally!!

We're all done! IR-1 (From CR1) Visa on hand today, at 11pm! Delivered to my office!

Pure Joy!! Thanks GOD!!

Last week, we received an email instructing us to send my passport and PH Police clearance to USEmbassy SG. I sent it last Fri, 18 Apr. and so surprised to recieve it today! wooohooo!

The Visa gave me only till Sept 2012!

xoxo

RAYNE

Hello there!

I hope you can share your interview experience here =) I'm really so eager to know as just like you I am going crazy over this I-864 thing.

Thank you so much!

Oh No...Don't lose hope..

I feel for you too...Our I-130 has been approved however we cannot proceed yet due to lack of co-sponsor =( Since neither of us wants him to quit his job in SG and move to US to secure a job as this is a big risk, we can only rely on co-sponsors OR 100K ++ cold cash in our bank accounts.

In HIS time and will I know he will provide everything we need. Just keep the faith. =)

Weee! That was really quick! =) So happy for you.

Congrats! =D

That was incredibly fast!! Congratulations!!!

So when are you flying to US? =D

Hello Combi!

That what we thought too... We also have no idea why Bangkok..From what I know all decision of the I130 will be coming from Bangkok.

Its also possible that they consolidate all petitions to be sent out to US there.

Hang in there dude! You're getting there! =)

Wow! what a wonderful blessing!! Congratulations!!

Hoho.. That should be 11 am..

tsk tsk..keyboard typed wrongly. =p

From what I know..

If you are already a PR (or with any legal status) in Peru for more than 6 months you can already file the DCF. 6months rule don't start after the marriage but after your grant of legal status.

Once you have your CR-1 (if married less that 2 years) you can still go back to Peru but cannot be out of US for more than 1 year.

I really feel sad that there's no active SG filers here in VJ that could share some light on the DCF process. Nonetheless, I still feel blessed on learning a lot of stuff from other DCF filers. =)

I have called the Embassy to ask on their timeline. So for the soon to be SG filers, I would like to share this:

I-130 - Submission must be done in person on Tues and Thurs, 9am to 11pm. It will be sent to US consulate Bangkok and will undergo "security clearance".

Packet 3 - Waiting time 1 to 3 months after I30 submission. They didnt mention NOA1 and NOA2.

Interview appointment - 1 to 3 months after Packet 3 submission

Total is approx. 6 months.

I called the Embassy again and apparently this is really how it works in Singapore. However, they gave a definite answer on how long the process would take which is within 6 months. Not bad.

At least now we have a clearer picture on the timeline.

I will be sharing the Sg Dcf timeline in a seperate topic for everyone's knowledge.

Not really required.

It is helpful though as it can serve as your checklist on the things your need to file/submit.

As mentioned by other VJ members, time varies from Consulate to Consulate (Embassy to Embassy).

In my case, I am in a Latin American country and it took just under a month. I did not wait for the Notice of Approval to arrive in the mail, I contacted (via e-mail) the Immigrant Visa Unit at the Embassy instead and they confirmed the petition had approved and that I should stop by for the instructions for the following step.

Good luck to you!

Sometimes it really pays to be pro active on our follow ups with the Embassy! I guess the earlier part of fiscal year isnt a good timing for the application as there are alot of holidays in between! Christmas and new year to name a few! haha! =)

whew!

thanks!!

Ouch!

It is extremely unusual, but with DCF, there are big differences between embassies. Maybe with Thanksgiving and Christmas, your embassy is very backed up. I'd ring again next week to chase though, and make sure you speak to a US CO, not a local office worker.

Yup! It's a major headache! You're absolutely right. I need to ring them again as I think I spoke to a local office worker instead of a CO.

When we filed the paper, they mentioned that receiving packet 3 might take 2 to 4 weeks. I'm holding on to that! siiigh..

Thanks!!!

After 4 weeks of waiting for any result on our I-130 application (submitted on Oct 20),I already called the embassy on its status. To my dismay, they told me that waiting time after I130 docs submission is from 1 to 3 months!!!

Could this be true??

Thanks!!

Lon

Hello!

You can also try searching through www.wego.com

Peak months are Dec, Jan and holy week (either march or april). =D

Hope this helps!

Lon

Hi Guys!

Do you know what is the cheapest month to fly in US?

Thanks.

Lon

We are going to our I-130 interview on 12 DEC for my wife and stepson. My wife and I have resided in Amman for over a year and thus meet the residency requirements. My stepson, age 19, is a university student in Ukraine and is olnly with us about 4 months a year. Is he required to meet the same resident requirements as us, or can we file on the sole fact that he is a minor child who's mother and american step father who does meet the requirement? Will he be denied at the I-130 interview because he hasn't been in the country?

Hi Gary,

From what I know, they are only concern on the residency of the USC filing for the I-130. When we filed ours, my hubby (USC) was asked on the no. of days he was out of the country. =)

Hopefully someone can enlighten you on this.

Lon

Gud am to all. Our request for change of consulate from US Embassy Manila to US Embassy Singapore has already been approved which means processing of our papers and interview will already take place here. Thank God! Can anyone help us or guide us in going through it? Care for some tips how US Consulate here process the papers and conduct the interviews? Need some advice. Any experience can be of great help. Thanks. God bless everyone!

Hi there!!

We have just filed our I-130 at the US Embassy Singapore. I posted our experience at the DCF forum. Hopefully, you can get something from there.

Have you started your application? =D Its nice to kow there's also someone out there filing in the same consulate.

Lon

Hi guys!

I just want to share our filing experience at the US Embassy - Singapore

Whew! We've just filed our I-130 earlier this earlier..oh boy it stressed us a lot!

Day 1 (Oct.19 2010) Tuesday. US consulate only accepts filing of petitions during Tues and Thurs. We went there early to submit our docs but were asked to go back the following day to submit additional evidence of hubby's US citizenship (his dad's certificate of naturalization). Waiting time is 30 to 45min. Total processing time 3 hours. To add on,the female officers weren't really friendly. They don't even smile.

Day 2 (Oct 20 2010) Wednesday. We came back with the required docs including hubby's parents marriage cert. When consul made the review she found a discrepancy on the date of marriage on hubby's birth cert vs. the marriage cert of his parents. To our surprise consul (in a loud speaker) immediately informed us that they cannot accept the petition and that we have to do it in the US all because of the discrepancy. In a mean voice she kept on saying WE ARE REJECTING THE PETITION. We were really shaken and shocked. Hubby felt like the US embassy shut its doors for him. We really can't accept it as we know the rights of a US citizen and the requirements of the petition which we have followed by heart.I have even told the consul that its my hubby who is doing the petition and should thereby base on my hubby's documents not of his parents. They made a judgement on the wrong basis as she was pointing out the discrepancy that doesn't even have bearing on hubby's US citizenship. Of course we didn't argue with them. We just kept quiet then left. With Divine intervention, just as we were about to get our things from the guard house the guard informed us to return inside as the consul wanted to speak with us. Whew, thank goodness she informed us that she referred the case to her supervisor and that they will be ACCEPTING hubby's petition. God is really Good! Oh well i didn't further ask and commented on the stress they gave us. Their acceptance is tantamount to their apologies. That's enough. They're forgiven.lol.

Lessons we learned.

1. Know your rights well. It will give you confidence to stand up what you believe in.

2. Ask the right questions. Hadn't we asked her to look at hubby's docs not his parents wouldn't leave the consul thinking if her decision was done fairly.

3. Pray. It's a very powerful.

4. Be thankful. When there are sudden turn of events to your side just forgive and forget. Move on from what happened.

5. Less is more. Together with our I-130 application were alot of stuff (pics, affidavits, receipts, bank docs. They returned us everything except for the forms and copies of our passports and marriage certs. But it also pays to be over prepared =)

Wish us luck!! and we wish you all the same!

Lon

I just did file the petition for my mother, your check list is fine, but NO need of the G-325 or G-325A for parents' petition.

Good luck!

Do I need her passport pictures and mine? How about her marriage documents and her birth cert. as well?

Thank you so much. I hope you can show your timeline.

Thanks.