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Hi All ! And congratulations to all the Apr/May/June filers waiting for NVC! I am so happy for you !

I hopefully will be able to be placed on URGE S chart soon !

I miss you all and thanks for the support! You have become my family!

JohnWendy,

What's holding your application? security check?

I'm curious because my application as fast approaching that 180 days and still no word from USCIS.

The current I-130 instructions encourage petitioners to include documentation not previously requested on the old form. See below.

NOTE: In addition to the required documentation listed in1) through 4) above, you should submit one or more of thefollowing types of documentation that may evidence thatbona fides of your marriage:

1) Documentation showing joint ownership or property; or

2) A lease showing joint tenancy of a common residence; or

3) Documentation showing co-mingling of financial resources; or

4) Birth certificate(s) of child(ren) born to you, the petitioner, and your spouse together; or

5) Affidavits sworn to or affirmed by third parties having personal knowledge of the bona fides of the marital relationship (Each affidavit must contain the full name and address, date and place of birth of the person making the affidavit, his or her relationship to the petitioner of beneficiary, if any, and complete information and details explaining how the person acquired his or her knowledge of your marriage); or

6) Any other relevant documentation to establish that there is an ongoing marital union.

We've heard a lot about how people who have never lived together dealt with the above request but I'm curious to hear from people who filed in 2007 using the new form but either didn't see or ignored this request.

Has your I-130 been approved anyway? If not yet and no RFE, no need to answer. If you got an RFE, please let us know.

I'm posting this in the K3 forum as well, for obvious reasons.

I had sent a bank letter certifying our joint account. I also included notarized affidavits from US citizens that attended my wedding in the Philippines.

I have not been approved yet.

I am just starting to put together the I-130 package. On our marriage certificate my wife's address in the Philippines is incorrect. It shows her place of birth. Which is where we got our license to marry. Is this a problem? Should we have it corrected?

This is tough Rickie.

The "proper" way IMO is to have your marriage certificate corrected before filing your I-130. BUT... this process might take too loooong!

If I'm in your situation, and I know that my wife have "access" to that address showing on your marriage certificate, I would just go ahead and file your I-130.

But I'm not a lawyer so.... :-)

Good luck!

I wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving Day! Next year our Thanksgiving will even be more special when we share it with our spouses!! Also, hoping CSC continues to speed up the processing of the approvals for everyone!!

May this be the last thanksgiving that we spend without our loved ones!!!

I am not actually a mean person - I just think the law should apply to everyone...not just those of us who don't duck under the fence and run fast.

The girl was one year old...and I do think that people here are asking for help. So if you are not going to offer help or advice your negative comments are not welcomed here. You are NO ONE to be judging people, who do you think you are? I do not think it's right to break the law, BUT, you do not know the individuals circumstances that may force someone to enter illegaly.

And HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

I agree YGandMAT.

Although I agree with karekaye also, this girl was one year old when her father decided to duck. :-)

Anyways... I don't think there's anything you can do tootsieroll. You must wait, and wait, then go back to your country for the interview. Good luck to you!!

I sent my I-130 in with just one affidavit from a witness (translator) at our wedding. I don't have anything else to prove our marriage except of course the marriage certificate. Is this enough? How tough is USCIS on proof? If they want more proof what can I do?

I sent in a marriage certificate, three affidavits from USCs that were present in our wedding, a bank letter re; our joint account. I hope this is enough but if they ask for more, we have tons of photos from our wedding and honeymoon, as well as receipts for gifts I sent and correspondence letters.

My wife and I applied in May of 2007 to the CSC. We did the 129/130 route and like many filers are stuck in limbo.

Due to our marriage being in a country that does not have an embassy we were told that by law we have to use the nearby embassy at PNG.

I retained a lawyer here in the states and was told that these were taking 2 months, 3 at the most.

With that in mind I came home in May and filed the petitions.

At the first of August my wife's contract expired and she went to PNG from our orginal country to wait out what should have been one more month.

She had a visa and was staying with her brother. It was for 60 days

At the end of 60 days we still had no answer.

I contacted the local congressmans office and was reassured that they were only too happy to help.

Our situation is complicated in that she is Filipina. She obtained a legal divorce in the country we were staying in. Her husband had disappeared some time before. (3 years). She was granted full custody of the children.

We were legally marriedin March. I left in May.

By God's help we were able to extend her visa by thirty days. That brought us to the end of October.

We still did not have an approval. Her visa expired on the thirtieth of the month and she was allowed again by divine intervention to remain there for the last few weeks.

As of now, we are still not approved. She must leave for the Philippines in a week.

As the Philippines does not recognize her right to divorce then our marriage is not recognized. Therefore it is doubtful

I will ever get her here. She will not be able to leave the country on a K-3 obviously.

We pleaded with the CSC for an exception. We have done all we can. They simply do not care.

Thank you USCIS. I have now lost forever the woman of my dreams as well as the two children to whom I am the only father they have ever known.

Anybody with any advice or help would be appreciated.

Sorry for all your troubles heartbroken.

I apologize because this is really not an advice. I'm just a bit curious on why didnt you file an annulment in the PI?

Although there is no divorce in the Philippines, the country allows annulment. With a lawyer, a little bit of patience, and little bit of dough, annulment is granted 99.9% of the time.

You then would have been able to file a K1 or get married in the PI and file a K3 if you so desire.

I am 24 years old and currently reside in the Philippines. I am getting married to a 27 year old Filipina on Dec. 8th and we are planning on having her immigrate back to South Carolina, USA. My first Question simply is, Which is the fastest way to get her there?

Secondly, I suffer the side affects of a burst blood vessel in the Corpus Colosum of my brain at 14 hours old. I will be seeing someone along with my parents who I live with, about appealing a Social Security claim that was denied some time before the end of last year. I am interested to know if I receive my Social Security, can I put in for a spousal visa and subsequently a waiver that would allow her to come back with me to the states. First off to be absolutely truthful I suffer no visible impediments that can be seen or detected without me telling you. I suffer from sever sinus infections, sever migraine's, balance problems and a strong fear of heights, and I lack 20/20 vision due to an astygmatism in one eye (its really freaky when i cross my eyes only one eye crosses LOL) and last but not least I suffer from severe social anxiety and depression. As I said I am not aware if these problems stem from something chemical or otherwise although i take medication when the migraines arise (one of my arms usually go numb from my shoulder to the tip of my fingers at the initial onset) also for the sinus infections and an anti-convulsant for the electrical spikes in my brain stem from my condition and medication for the depression. I will at times by my previous experiences need someone who can take care of me. Obviously as my (future) wife I will need her for many reasons, but I am looking for any way that I can have her immigrate sooner for the purpose of taking care of me. My mother suffers from a severe auto-immune disease (Scleroderma) and cannot take care of me during the times that I become sick, so it goes without saying that I will need her to take care of me through my sickness and tough times.

I hope that anyone here can help me. If you want to get into with me via e-mail for a more personal discussion hit me up here bigblueboy74@gmail.com

RayandJay2007

Sorry if I'm being rude. It is not my intention but...

Are you sure you are looking for a wife and not a nurse? Only reason I asked is you said "immigrate her sooner for the purpose of taking care of me."

I sympathize with what you're going through but if I'm in your situation, I will dump my now wife and not even marry her. I love her that much.

Good luck to you man. and god bless.

THanks! Haole, even it is not original?

Don't think CFO cares about original NOAs. Take the NOA1 with you naman!

You just have to show you are in the process of immigrating.

Be sure and take ALL other documents related to your petition. Especially divorce decree if you man is divorced.

My wife lives in Gen. Santos, Mindanao and all she did was renew her passport in Davao with here new married name. They asked for an official NSO marriage certificate and that was it. They did not tell her that she needs to attend any seminar.

You seem to be right wintime. I too am noticing the trend. I am one of the unlucky one who waited and waited for the NOA1.

MY wife coming to the US is a privilege and not a right. I'd rather wait an additional couple of months than add additional risk for my wife getting rejected or heavily delayed by not following procedures.

I love my wife so much that I'll probably do it the same way again. Or I could just be stubborn.

I totally agree with you noel...I tried to to the right thing and now we are paying the price. As you can see only my I-130 was approved, because I waited for the I-130 NOA1 before I sent the I-129F. But you know what, you need to stay positive. USCIS is so unpredictable, and they don't follow the same guidelines and procedures with everyone. I've seen other members so sent their petitions almost two months apart, and they were approved. So keep praying and you might be lucky and have both of your petitions approved. Have FAITH.

Thanks YGandMAt. A lot of people with similar timeline as us have already received their I129F approval. So here's hoping we get ours soon!! I've been checking my mail everyday and email multiple times a day. lol!!

FIRST.. congratulation for the recent approved cases, you brought a hope to all of us

As I said before, the cases in USCIS are in I-129F's date order, and there is many reasons why

1- The pattern, people who submit the I-130 late but they were quick on sending the I-129F got approved

Example :

- if someone have sent their I-130 on 05-01-07 then send the I-129F on 07-01-07

- if someone else have sent their I-130 on 05-25-07 and sent their I-129F on 06-15-07

- the second person will get approved before the first, even if the first person was first on the I-130

in short, right now your date for I-129F is what matter, regardless of when you have sent your I-130

2- USCIS observed that most applicant go with the K3 visa then the I-130, because K3 goes faster, so it make sense to them to work on the K3 and pay less attention to the I-130, even if they approve them together, they do that just to not keep the I-130 in a black whole.

So for everybody that waited a month and more before they sent their I-129F because they were waiting for the I-130 NOA1 due to USCIS's system problem... we are paying the price, it may seem to be not fair, but we didn't take our chances and risk it a little and send the I-129F with the available documents at the time, GOOD call for those who took the risk and sent off the I-129F,

You seem to be right wintime. I too am noticing the trend. I am one of the unlucky one who waited and waited for the NOA1.

MY wife coming to the US is a privilege and not a right. I'd rather wait an additional couple of months than add additional risk for my wife getting rejected or heavily delayed by not following procedures.

I love my wife so much that I'll probably do it the same way again. Or I could jst abe stubborn.

HIIII EVERYONE!!!!

GUESS WHAT!!! I HAVE BEEN APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!! I AM SOOO HAPPY. I STILL CANNOT BELIEVE IT...MY I-130 WAS APPROVED ON OCTOBER 30TH.

The strange thing is that I did get a couple of touches a couple days earlier (see my signature), but I never got an approval email, and the USCIS website still shows pending....and today I got the NOA2 hard copy in the mail....

I am so excited. I will be calling tomorrow to check the status of my I-129F....

Thanks everyone for your support and motivation...and best of luck to all of you.

Congratulations YGandMAT. I'm so happy for you!!!

Hope mine is soon. We have the same timeline. he he

I got "touched" today folks!! I never thought I would say that and smile. he he

Hope its the start of something good. But what's weird is.. I got touched on a Sunday?

Hope these people are working OT. he he

Happy Sunday VJers.....

I have read many topics regarding the "RFE Trick"...I want to know if this really works. Have any of you done it and have gotten a good result?

I'm just getting a little desperate here and I just want to try anything to make our case move a little faster....

Your responses are greatly appreciated.

This is off-topic but wow! We have the same timeline YGandMAT! We even got married the same day! :-)

Good luck to you! And please, let's keep each other updated!