Chrisvy

Hello April Filers!

I received my NOA-1 today. 10 days right now. My service center is Vermot, but I was forwared to the California Service Center. What do you guys know about when/why it gets transferred to a difference service center??? Goodluck everyone, hope to hear not NOA-1's arriving soon...

Tung

From what I've been reading sometimes they shift the workloads to CSC. I would be super happy to be at the CSC instead of the VSC. CSC is alot faster to get your NOA2 statistically. Good luck on your journey ours starts 4/22/2009 and will be mailing our I-130 to the chicago lockbox.

wondering if it is better to send a check or money order with our I-130. I see advantages of both but which is quicker or more preferred by USCIS? Problem with a check for me is I do not get the cancelled check back from the bank for paperwork reduction policy of the bank. Of course will make copies of either payment method for our records.

Chris & Juvy

Hello all,

As mentioned, I have just returned last week from the Phillipines and have married my sweety while there.

I am going to file the I-130/CR-1 for her because it appears that the K3 is no longer any quicker and also has risk involved with filing both. I want to get her her as soon as possible without risking any problems or delays, so i guess I will go thew I-130 route only; please let me know if I should be doing something different.

Also, I have downloaded the I-130 and G-325a. The G-325a form has 5 pahes in it, 4 of the pages are identical to page 1 and the last page is instructions. The instructions in the guide on VJ says for the petioner and the beneficiary to fill out all 4 pages each. The 4 pages are the same, are they supposed to be the same; is it just 4 original copies the want of the g-325a form from each of us or are the 4 pages supposed to be different and i have a bad file download?

I tried redownloading it from VJ and directly from the immigration Gov site but they all have pages 1-4 as being identical.

Please help?

Also the instructions in the I-130 say to attach a copy of your marriage certificate, do they want the mariage cert that is certified from the NSO or just the copy given by the city hall that has not yet been certified by the NSO.. I did not yet recieve the certified copy from the NSO , we are still waiting for it. I do have the copy not cert. by the NSO from the city hall were we married.

I dont wamt to send it in and have it kicked back/delayed because they want the NSO certified marriage cert.. It does not stipulate what one they want in the instructions.

Thanks much!

Steve M. Lilley

congrats on your wedding. Did the same as you in PI march 13 2009. We just got our marriage certificate the other day finally took 3 weeks. You will need more than 1 certified copy. We ordered 4 of them. I think it was 500 php each or $10 USD. Also filing for the CR-1 as you state. Your wife needs to fill out 4 copies of the G325A and you also need to fill 4 copies out. That is biographical info on each of you. To speed things up send her extras to sign. What I have done is sent her 12 of them(3 sets) to just sign and told her I will fill it out for her and she can send them back with the marriage certificate just signed. She also will need to forward to you a 2X2 inch white background passport photo also at the same time. So basically you have approx 3 weeks to learn what you need to do paperwork wise and this is THE place to find out.

My wife is also going ahead and redoing her passport with her new name. NBI clearance paper and getting 2 certified birth certificates. Might have left something out she also needs to have in the future at this time but want all the ducks in a row to get papers sent out asap.

Good luck on your journey

Chris & Juvy

scheduled to mail it out April 21, 2009. Good luck to all! This site has been a GREAT help. Does anyone know whether having a state senator as a friend will be of any help in my CR-1 process?