end of atmosphere

The most important is proofs like photos, shared bank accounts, marriage and golden time photos...emails, letters (a lot). Things that show you maintain close communication...telephone bills.

I would not put it past the Consular Officer to ask unusual things that may be intended to throw you off...Strange questions about family or something obscure..to see how well you really know your wife. So this is a good time to talk to your wife about the family and other things relating to your marriage. That way when you get some weird question you will be better prepared (or at least more confident).

Envlope does not matter, however...

The National Visa Center won't process it any faster.

There are instructions somewhere that states "do not send forms in advance unless we have acknowledged payment." The NVC generates an invoice, you pay the invoice, you get a letter back noting they received your payment AND NOW you can download and complete forms.

1. Family name First name middle name

___________ ____________ ______________

my name is harpreet (first) kaur(middle)

i have family name sidhu.........but in my I -130 petition,passport, degrees only harpreet kaur is used

now my que was wht sud i write in family name field.....????

some of u adviced me....

1. write NONE

2. dont write N/A

3. dont leave it blank

4 leave it blank

what sud i write.........pls give

plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Here is a link that might help you.

http://www.murthy.com/names.html

Primary Documents Given Greater Weight

Generally, primary documents like the birth certificate are considered more reliable than secondary evidence like a person's passport. A document created ten or twenty years before the person ever considered traveling to the U.S. is accorded greater weight and reliability as being authentic, like a baptismal record or a School Leaving Certificate....

I thought I'd bring the issue over here so as to separate it from the language thread, which was related to a specific issue. So, as Chiquita posted there, Ellis sees the red flags as:

1. A very brief courtship followed by a plunge into matrimony;

2. A marriage ceremony arranged only a short time after petitioner arrives in the beneficiary’s country and they meet for the first time;

3. No common language;

4. Petitioner resides with family members of the beneficiary in the US;

5. Petitioner is employed by or has a business relationship with a relative of beneficiary;

6. Petitioner submits phone records that show he uses a residential phone number that is listed in the name of another person.

7. US divorce followed very quickly by an engagement to foreign beneficiary is often a red flag for consular officers.

8. There is little or no documentary evidence of the relationship prior to the actual engagement.

9. Long gaps of time between the petitioner & beneficiary being together in person.

10. Failure to disclose previous marriages;

11. Failure to disclose previous petitions filed on behalf of other beneficiaries.

Do you have any of these red flags?

If you've already been past the interview stage, did you have any of these? Were they addressed at the interview? How did you prepare yourselves to address them? What advice would you give to others with the same red flags preparing for their interviews?

ETA: I don't think this list is comprehensive for some of the MENA consulates. What would you add?

But what if the large gaps in being together are directly related to the visa issue?

I am married to an Iranian. It took a lot of effort for me to get a three month tourist visa to Iran. When we went to register our marriage at the police station they wanted me to give up my US passport. So I had to leave.

My husband can't get a visa to come to the US while he waits for his immigrant visa.

This forces us to be seperate, however, we have taken time away from work just so we could meet in a third party country to maintain our relationship. Can you imagine how hard it is to get time off every couple of months from work and the money it costs?

I am currently working on the affadavit letters(the hardest part of this process so far for me) - instead of asking people to write them I am writing them myself and then asking the 'writer' to sign them - I hope this is OK and not the equivalent of Mommy writing Junior's homework... I can get one from my roommate, one from my co-worker, and one each from G's parents and next-door neighbors, total of 4...I hope this will be enough???

I believe all of these letters need to be notarized - on our end this is no problem, but don't know where to have it done in KTM, I am thinking at the gov't office where we did our court marriage papers? Hopefully there is an easier place to do it, as I recall that place was a pain to deal with, even though my FIL has some influence(too bad it's not with the USCIS...)

I am going to be writing all letters in English(since I don't know enough Nepali at this point) - will this be a problem since G's parents and neighbors speak very little English? I guess the CIS won't be contacting them directly so no problem, true or false?... I will be asking G to translate so they know what they are signing.

First of all, why are you going through this now.

Have you gotten to the point that your interview is coming up soon? Usually processing takes 6 months to a year.

As for affidavits of support from friends and family....simple letters from simple people are more sincere and honest sounding than a form letter signed off by various people. Even in Nepali (and translated subsequently into English). And that is the crux of it, sincerity and honesty. If I were a consular officer I would take village letters as more proof than something the petitioner prepared for those people.

As for letters by post versus letters by email...I think nowadays, emails are sufficient to present as "correspondence" between a married couple. So the key is to be prolific emailers. Just be sure to save the emails and later print them out to take to the interview.

My wife will be coming here from Russia at the beginning of December on her CR-1 visa. Her passport with the visa in it was going to expire in December, so she got a new passport.

Will she have any problems coming here with her two passports, the current one and the "expired one with her visa in it? Or do we need to ask the embassy to put her visa in her current passport?

Thanks,

Bob

She has the visa to travel now and if I were you I would have her travel on her VALID PASSPORT with VISA now. All you are doing by delaying travel is creating one more problem by showing up at customs with a valid visa in an expired passport and a valid passport with no visa. Your just asking for hassles from customs and immigrations officers at the airport.

If you want to wait, just ask the US Embassy to place the visa in the new passport.

familyname not even on birth certificate.............its jst harpreet kaur..........

now what?

Go with the birth certificate. If it shows Harpeet Kaur and no Sidhu, than use Harpeet Kaur only.

This "family name" is not relevant if it's not listed on official documents like birth certificates or passports. This is more for your locality where family and caste are an issue.

1. Family name First name middle name

___________ ____________ ______________

my name is harpreet (first) kaur(middle)

i have family name sidhu.........but in my I -130 petition,passport, degrees only harpreet kaur is used

now my que was wht sud i write in family name field.....????

some of u adviced me....

1. write NONE

2. dont write N/A

3. dont leave it blank

4 leave it blank

what sud i write.........pls give

plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Well, it is difficult....

Harpeet, are you the beneficiary or the petitioner?

If you are the petitioner and your passport is US, then go with what is in your passport.

If you are the beneficiary outside the US, I would default and use the name given on the birth certificate.

It is better to make an error by giving too much information than not enough.

Hi,

When Filing for K-3 petition it asks for Documents that proves the relationship. For Example, you have to submit the marriage certificate. But in addition to that you also have to submit other proves. I want to know that if a couple doesn't have children yet, what type of prove they should send ?? I've seen the instructions for K-3 petition, but I want to what ya'll are sending as a prove ??

Thanks .

Letters, emails, photos, cards, plane tickets, or basically anything to prove that your relationship is real.

Yeah I get that. But when filing a petition what else do you have to send in addition to the marriage certificate. That proves a mutual relationship?

Filing the DS-230 you should send only the documents the NVC asks you to send.

certified copy of marriage certificate

certified birth certificate of the beneficiary (person outside US)

police clearance

military records (if beneficiary served in military)

certified copy of information page on beneficiary's passport

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

All the "proving of relationship" documents like letters, photos, emails, bills or records of living together COMES LATER when your wife/husband goes to the embassy for the interview.

During the interview the Consular Officer will want to see these things.

I would follow the instructions the USCIS-CR said. Fill out the application for your son and write a letter stating:

Dear Sir or madam,

We did not realize a seperate application was needed for our son until now. My wife's application has already been processed and approved. We would greatly appreciate your help to expidite our son's application so that he and his mother could travel together when coming to the US.

Sincerely.

petitioner name

benificiary name

(your case #)

Also, I believe that your wife will have 6 months to use her visa to come to US. So she may have to wait a little longer while the NVC processed the son's application.

hi

i need your opinion regarding our IR-1 situation

my husband and i initally intended to submit a K3/K4 petition. with this plan in mind, we never submitted an I-130 petition for my son. my husband submitted my I-130 petition in april and it was approved in september. unfortunately we are no longer able to use the K3/K4 since my I-130 is no longer pending, and we only found out about this the other day, when our K3 packet was mailed back to my husband.

(we couldn't submit the K3 until we had our NOA1 or money order copy, so by the time we got the NOA1 and submitted it with the K3, my I-130 was already processed and approved.)

anyway, i'd like to know:

1. how long can we delay my I-130 process at NVC so that my son's I-130 can catch up with mine? (we plan to submit my son's I-130 this month, which means we have to wait for another 4-5 months. USCIS-CR suggested to attach a note to expedite since mine was already approved.)

2. is it possible for my husband to stay here in manila with me while waiting for my son's I-130 approval? i understand my husband should be in california during this stage but can't the I-130 process continue while in manila? or is this only possbile if we file directly in manila embassy?

hi

i need your opinion regarding our IR-1 situation

my husband and i initally intended to submit a K3/K4 petition. with this plan in mind, we never submitted an I-130 petition for my son. my husband submitted my I-130 petition in april and it was approved in september. unfortunately we are no longer able to use the K3/K4 since my I-130 is no longer pending, and we only found out about this the other day, when our K3 packet was mailed back to my husband.

(we couldn't submit the K3 until we had our NOA1 or money order copy, so by the time we got the NOA1 and submitted it with the K3, my I-130 was already processed and approved.)

anyway, i'd like to know:

1. how long can we delay my I-130 process at NVC so that my son's I-130 can catch up with mine? (we plan to submit my son's I-130 this month, which means we have to wait for another 4-5 months. USCIS-CR suggested to attach a note to expedite since mine was already approved.)

2. is it possible for my husband to stay here in manila with me while waiting for my son's I-130 approval? i understand my husband should be in california during this stage but can't the I-130 process continue while in manila? or is this only possbile if we file directly in manila embassy?

After the typical lengthy wait for our case to be approved we now find that somewhere between USCIS & NVC the documents are lost.

I was asked to write letters to both agencys asking them to find the documents. I have done that but have recieved no responce.

Has anyone else had this experiance? Please let me know the outcome of your situation. How long did it take to find the docs? Then what happend?

I would appreciate any responce.

Thank you.

Did you send your forms via some courier service or certified mail? If yes, you can show verification that the documents were received at the USCIS and NVC and date signed for.

Did the USCIS and NVC cash the check payments for processing your forms? You should have a letter from them saying they received your money.

Did you make copies of your various applications before sending the originals?

I would write a letter something like this.

Dear NVC:

I received enclosed letter from the NVC (copy enclosed) stating payment has been received for our application (specify I-130, DS-230, etc).

We sent the original applications with supporting documentation on (Insert date) by (insert delivery method, ie Fedex, certified mail, etc). Enclosed is a photocopy of courier/postal verfication the NVC/USCIS received the documents on (insert date).

We are providing you a photocopy of the original application and photocopy of supporting documents in order to assist you in finding the originals you have misplaced.

Please advise us how we can further assist you in this matter. We also would appreciate if you could expidite our processing in lieu of this delay due to the loss of our applications.

Sincerely.

Name - petitioner - birth date

Name - beneficiary - birth date

Case #

here is a copy of the most important things in the denial letter,,can u plz tell me what thoes codes means? on august 30,07 the service requested additional evidence regarding the visa petetion you submiitted on jan-07 on behalf mike...... to accord him status as a spouse of the united states citizen pursuant o section 203(a)(2)(B) of the immigration and nationality act,as amended.in visa potetion proceeding,the burden of proof is upon the petitioner to establish eligibility for the benefits sought under the immigration laws,(matter of awadalla),101&n dec.580(1964),matter of brantigan,11 i&n dec.493(1966).the board of immigration appeals has determined that failure to prosecute is a valid ground for denial when the potetioner fails to comply with a reasonable request for evidence or to appear for interview,matter of pearson,13 i&n dec.152(1969). title 8 code of federal regulations,section 103.2(B)(11)states,

(11)submission of evidence in response to a service request.all evidence submitted in response to a service request must be submitted at one time.the submittion of only some of the requested evidence will be considered a request for a decision based on the record.

you were requsted to submitt documentation which would establish that you and ur spouse have a bona fida marriage,review of the records reflects that u submitted several affidavits,t-mobile bills and numerous greeting cards and letters from and to ur spouse,and reciepts from hotels,joint credit cards bills,pictures,marriage ring reciept,pictures with family members,you have ,thereby,requested a decision based on the record.after careful review of the evidence submitted you have failed to establish that a bona fida marital relationship exists or existed between the potetioner and beneficiary,therefore,in accodance with INA section 245(a)and 8cfr section 103.2(B)(11),supra,your potetion for alian relative must be and is hereby denied.

you may if u wish,appeal this decision.must submit such an appeal to this office whithin 15 days with a filing fee of $110 .if you do not file an appeal whithin the time allowed,this decesion is final.

appeal in your case may be made to the board of immigration appeals(board)in falls church,virginia ,it must reach this whithin 15 calendar days from the date this notice is served(18 days if this notice is mailed)

and thats it ,,so first i mailed more things that they didnt even mentioned?and the second thing we never send them on 2 or 3 times?they request everything on 2 times and we have prove?but what does all that mean?is it all about proving the marriage or there is something else?what the hell we send 5 pound box ?come on ,,we were''nt even husband and wife ?can u tell me wht thoes codes means

The codes are referring back to codes in immigration laws.

The NVC said they wanted you to show them phone bills, letters, greeting cards, emails, photos, marriage ring receipt, joint house bills...

Well, what did you show to them? How much did you show them?

Isn't sending a 5 pound box worth the hassle considering the future?

As for not being married now....I know a little something about India. If this is an arranged marriage and both of you are not married, then you will face some difficulty. If only for the reason the two of you don't know each other before marriage. (Dowry is illegal and a bad practice in general, so I hope you won't have this in your background).

So if you're married now, I would suggest that you show wedding photos and "golden time" photos. Current emails and telephone bills....

Good luck.

here is a copy of the most important things in the denial letter,,can u plz tell me what thoes codes means? on august 30,07 the service requested additional evidence regarding the visa petetion you submiitted on jan-07 on behalf mike...... to accord him status as a spouse of the united states citizen pursuant o section 203(a)(2)(B) of the immigration and nationality act,as amended.in visa potetion proceeding,the burden of proof is upon the petitioner to establish eligibility for the benefits sought under the immigration laws,(matter of awadalla),101&n dec.580(1964),matter of brantigan,11 i&n dec.493(1966).the board of immigration appeals has determined that failure to prosecute is a valid ground for denial when the potetioner fails to comply with a reasonable request for evidence or to appear for interview,matter of pearson,13 i&n dec.152(1969). title 8 code of federal regulations,section 103.2(B)(11)states,

(11)submission of evidence in response to a service request.all evidence submitted in response to a service request must be submitted at one time.the submittion of only some of the requested evidence will be considered a request for a decision based on the record.

you were requsted to submitt documentation which would establish that you and ur spouse have a bona fida marriage,review of the records reflects that u submitted several affidavits,t-mobile bills and numerous greeting cards and letters from and to ur spouse,and reciepts from hotels,joint credit cards bills,pictures,marriage ring reciept,pictures with family members,you have ,thereby,requested a decision based on the record.after careful review of the evidence submitted you have failed to establish that a bona fida marital relationship exists or existed between the potetioner and beneficiary,therefore,in accodance with INA section 245(a)and 8cfr section 103.2(B)(11),supra,your potetion for alian relative must be and is hereby denied.

you may if u wish,appeal this decision.must submit such an appeal to this office whithin 15 days with a filing fee of $110 .if you do not file an appeal whithin the time allowed,this decesion is final.

appeal in your case may be made to the board of immigration appeals(board)in falls church,virginia ,it must reach this whithin 15 calendar days from the date this notice is served(18 days if this notice is mailed)

and thats it ,,so first i mailed more things that they didnt even mentioned?and the second thing we never send them on 2 or 3 times?they request everything on 2 times and we have prove?but what does all that mean?is it all about proving the marriage or there is something else?what the hell we send 5 pound box ?come on ,,we were''nt even husband and wife ?can u tell me wht thoes codes means

hello all! so i've just received my I-130 approval letter along with our case number and packet 3.

i filed my I-130 as a DCF as i live in india with my husband, but on the letter the embassy sent it said i was applying for a CR-1 visa.

can anyone explain what this means? from what's already posted it sounds similar to all the other marriage based visas, but hopefully quicker.

also does anyone know the correct way to arrange attachments? I have all these attachments for my I-864 and I'm not sure if there's a system they expect you to know while making them.

and last one i swear, what kind of things have people used for the "proof of the relationship" section. like i said i live with my husband in india so i don't have letters and phone bills because we've been together! any suggestions?

thank you bloggers! much love

kim

I am also filing a CR-1 and when I saw a immigration lawyer she said this was the way to go for married people. Don't know much about the K-3 and how it is different.

As for "proof of marriage"......how long have you been married? I think showing any kind of records that have your name and address and his name and address would sho CO-HABITATION (living together). So if you have identity cards, school records, medical records that notes same addresses that would be good. Photos of your house or unit is also good.

Also consider going to your local panchayat and getting something written from them. Written in English or translated and certified of couse.

Best of luck.

hello all! so i've just received my I-130 approval letter along with our case number and packet 3.

i filed my I-130 as a DCF as i live in india with my husband, but on the letter the embassy sent it said i was applying for a CR-1 visa.

can anyone explain what this means? from what's already posted it sounds similar to all the other marriage based visas, but hopefully quicker.

also does anyone know the correct way to arrange attachments? I have all these attachments for my I-864 and I'm not sure if there's a system they expect you to know while making them.

and last one i swear, what kind of things have people used for the "proof of the relationship" section. like i said i live with my husband in india so i don't have letters and phone bills because we've been together! any suggestions?

thank you bloggers! much love

kim

hello all! so i've just received my I-130 approval letter along with our case number and packet 3.

i filed my I-130 as a DCF as i live in india with my husband, but on the letter the embassy sent it said i was applying for a CR-1 visa.

can anyone explain what this means? from what's already posted it sounds similar to all the other marriage based visas, but hopefully quicker.

also does anyone know the correct way to arrange attachments? I have all these attachments for my I-864 and I'm not sure if there's a system they expect you to know while making them.

and last one i swear, what kind of things have people used for the "proof of the relationship" section. like i said i live with my husband in india so i don't have letters and phone bills because we've been together! any suggestions?

thank you bloggers! much love

kim

hello all! so i've just received my I-130 approval letter along with our case number and packet 3.

i filed my I-130 as a DCF as i live in india with my husband, but on the letter the embassy sent it said i was applying for a CR-1 visa.

can anyone explain what this means? from what's already posted it sounds similar to all the other marriage based visas, but hopefully quicker.

also does anyone know the correct way to arrange attachments? I have all these attachments for my I-864 and I'm not sure if there's a system they expect you to know while making them.

and last one i swear, what kind of things have people used for the "proof of the relationship" section. like i said i live with my husband in india so i don't have letters and phone bills because we've been together! any suggestions?

thank you bloggers! much love

kim

Hi

I dont know who will read my post today.. but i am devastated.. My wife is very MAD on me... and i dont know.. what to do .. she is very angry.. she is in so much stress that she wants to end all ties with me. I dont know I am done with my Life.... I give up..... NVC wins.... and i loose..... I dont know whose fault it is... Certainly not of my wife .... Am I at fault.... I dont know its better i go away from every one......

Bye Friends... I dont know whether I will come back ever.... Thanks you every one.. who have always responded to my messages, views and added me in their friends list. I am sorry to any one on this forum if I said them something wrong....

JIGI

Is your wife stressed because she lives with your family???? I know a little about Indian culture since I have lived in India over the past ten years.

It's very hard to be seperate from a husband as it is...But then to be seperate from her own family is even harder during this time.

However, another thought is that the end is near and maybe she is getting nervous to come to the USA also. Leaving all that she is comfortable and familiar with.....

Don't fret...She will come to her senses.

Take heart.