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Hello Everyone,

My wife immigrated to the United States with a CR1 visa on May 3rd, 2010. I filed for a social security number a few days later. Does anyone have a general idea in regards to how long it takes for the social security card and green card to come in. I have not received any documents since entering.

Any answers are appreciated.

Thanks.

Hello Everyone,

Thanks for the replies. Apologize for not clarifying my situation. I got married to my wife in Pakistan last year. I filed for the CR1 visa. She just entered the US last week for the first time. So I was confused about if we needed to file for a marriage license in the US.

So from what I understand, I do not need to apply for a license now.

So do I just apply for a social security card for the wife now.

Any further help would be appreciated.

Hello Everyone,

My wife recently entered the US after a lengthy process, as most of us have. However, now I would like to make sure everything is done properly moving forward. Is anyone aware of a guide detailing the next steps that need to be taken. I have a few questions such as:

1. Do I need to go to a court house and apply for a marriage license?

2. Do I file for a green card now or will I receive that automatically, since immigration kept the sealed documents at the POE.

Thanks is advance.

Hello Everyone,

Well I was on track and moving through the entire process relatively fast. However, my wife's certified birth certificate was not accepted. From what I understand she must have a original or a certified certificate from the Registar of Births and Deaths or Director of Health Services.

Does anyone have insight into exactly what these government department actually is or if anyone has had any problems with submitting the right birth certificate. I have been attempting to locate the mentioned departments, however have not been able to locate them.

She is now attempting to get the proper certificate, but I'm not so sure she's getting the right type.

Obviously, she does not have the original birth certificate and the one I submitted was from the hospital she was born in.

Any thoughts, comments or solutions are appreciated.

Thank You.

Hello,

I keep calling the NVC, but the operators wont give me the number. Any suggestions?

Hello everyone,

Ive been reading the james shortcuts, but not sure exactly at what point the ds-230 is sent it?

Thanks

Hello Everyone,

I applied with the I-130 for my wife in May 2009. She is from Pakistan. While researching on the site, I have observed that processing times seem to be significantly longer for Pakistan versus other countries. Now, I don't know if this is actually the case, maybe it seems like to me.

Does anyone have any knowledge or experience on this thought?

Thanks.

Abid,

Thank you for replying. Your input is much appreciated.

My problem at this time is about trying to figure out if Visa issued in Pakistan can have the annotation field filled. If thats possible then the VISA can have the married name with the maiden name in the annotation field to correspond to the passport in the maiden name.

Since I will hopefully be moving on to the NVC phase soon, I need to figure out by which name to fill out the paperwork. I understand your point of view that the married name would be easier. To which I agree completely. However, right now the passport bio info page is in her maiden name.

Thus, when its time for the visa, it will be issued in the maiden name and not the married name. Obviously, we would like the visa issued in the married name so after reaching the US, she will be able to get all IDs and documents in the married name.

Even if I have another passport made in the married name, it will be after entering the NVC phase. Thus, when she gets to the interview, the paperwork will show the maiden name due to the maiden name passport, along with the visa in the maiden name.

I hope, I made sense in what I wrote. It's somewhat confusing to me as to what I can do at this point to stay consistent and accurate to prevent future problems. I've been attempting contact the US embassy in Pakistan by email and phone, however both routes have been unresponsive.

This website has been a great help. So if there is anyone here who knows the appropriate way to handle my situation, your input would be great.

Again Abid, thanks for replying.

anyone have any more information. Any comments are welcomed.

Thnks

Does anyone have prior experience or comments? Any replies are much appreciated.

Thank You.

Thanks for replying. It's been about 3 months since I received the NOA1. So I think im somewhat close to getting the NOA2. In Pakistan it took the wife aprox. 5 weeks to get the passport.

I dont want to waste anytime between getting the NOA2 and going to the NVC. So if she applies for another passport I will waste amost a month and a half waiting to file the paperwork for the NVC.

Does anyone know if its possible to keep the passport with the maiden name and file the NVC paperwork with the maiden name with the married name listed as "other names uses". Also does anyone know if in Pakistan they will issue the visa withe the married name and have the maiden name at the bottom for passport purposes?

Hello Everyone,

I filed the I-130 in May 2009. My wife currently resides in Pakistan. It was recently brought to my attention that her passport might need to be in her married name. She recently got a new passport made in her maiden name. I asked her to do this because I filed all of her paperwork in her maiden name.

Not sure if I made a significant mistake by not filing all the paperwork in the married name and not having the passport made in her maiden name. I also read on several posts that at the interview, we can request that the visa be made in the married name with the maiden name also written on there at the bottom. This way the visa can correspond with the passport.

Is there anyone who has possibly done the same thing or does anyone know if this will be a problem that I need to take care of right now. Also if there is someone who knows if in Pakistan, this will be a problem.

Lastly, I have not received my NOA2 yet. So I was planning on filing all the NVC paperwork in her maiden name to stay consistent. Any comments on this?

Thanks.

Hello Everyone,

Very curious to see if anyone who has filed the I-130 in June has been approved yet? I received my NOA1 on May 28, 2009.

Hello Everyone,

After researching and researching I'm still very confused. I recently filed my I-130, after getting married in early May. All the biographic data on the I-130 for my wife was in her maiden name.

However now as I'm approaching the NVC, she will be getting her passport for the first time. She will also be getting a new ID. My question is should she get the new ID and passport in her maiden name or with my last name?

Lastly, all the paperwork for the NVC, should that have her maiden or married name?

Thank You.

Hello Everyone,

Does anyone know that affadavits sent in with the I-130 should be original or copies?

Thank You.

Hi,

You send copies only to USCIS, and you send originals to NVC. Hope that helped!

thanks, it helps alot

Hello Everyone,

Does anyone know that affadavits sent in with the I-130 should be original or copies?

Thank You.

Hello Everyone,

I filed for a tax return for the first time this year. Before that I was a student. Does anyone possibly know if that will be a problem, since I dont have three years of tax returns? My income this year is above the poverty line.

Thanks.

Hello Everyone,

I'm and newbie and getting ready to send in my I-130. After numerous hours of research, I'm still not sure if I send in wedding pictures as an additional attached document with the I-130. Does anyone know a definite answer?

Help much appreciated.