CanadaLove

Remember that 5 months is a guideline and not a deadline. Keep waiting. If you don't get approval/RFE by 6 months, then I would contact your Congressperson.

*grumps* Was hoping I wouldn't be posting over here, but alas, here I am.

*cheers for Amy & Nick and kali1229*

*waits impatiently for Canada Post to cough up her husband's police check*

*repeatedly beats head against wall* If my husband doesn't get his certificate in the mail this week I /will/ go ballistic and take everyone with me! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

Nope the I-129F is for fiance'. The I-130 is your only path for married people.

Wrong! The I-129F /can/ be used in conjunction with the I-130 to pursue a K3 visa. However, it no longer saves a considerable amount of time over the *R-1, and as mentioned by sheeshkabelle, is often administratively closed by NVC.

can the medical be done any where other than Montreal or TOronto? I live in New Brunswick (hubby in Maine) and I dont want to have to make 2 trips to Toronto... What about doing it in the US?

Why not just make a week's vacation out of it and do the medical and interview in the same trip? That's what the hubby and I are planning, since trying to get him from Edmonton to Montreal (or Toronto) twice is going to be way too insanely expensive.

Everyone please cross your fingers that my husband gets everything to me by Friday. For his sake more than mine, as I will be trying to Force choke him if he doesn't. (Why yes I did go to the Dark Side. They had cookies!)

An NVC operator will tell you the date they received the file.

You can ask when you call to give your email addresses. Congrats on getting your NOA2, and if you have any other questions about delaying NVC, feel free to PM.

Nope. I'm waiting on my husband to get his clearance (he got the wrong one a couple weeks ago ) and scan in the rest of his documentation and send it to me.

I swear, if he doesn't have it when I talk to him tomorrow, I am seriously going to lose my sh!t.

OP: You can start calling NVC in about a week, they might have your case number then. I'd call the AVR until it updates with your case number, then get in contact with an operator to give them your email addresses (yes, both yours and your hubby's). Giving them your emails opts you into electronic communication from NVC.

The NVC case number is the equivalent of your USCIS case number. The BIN (beneficiary id number) is only used with countries eligible for electronic processing. You will need the IIN (invoice id number) in order to log into the payment portal.

Email the NVC with the DS3032 after their first email to you, which will include a copy of the Choice of Agent form. You don't have to send that exact form, but use the template here on VJ.

You can delay on paying the fees. It's not going to harm the case any. Or, you can choose to pay the fees right away, and then delay on sending in the paperwork. (I personally did the latter.) Either way, it'll be fine.

Well, not knowing where you are in the process ( ) I'll try to answer best I can.

1. Mail it during the NVC process after paying the IV invoice and printing out the barcode cover sheet.

2. Yes. The applicant will sign the first part, but NOT the second.

3. Not necessarily. Some do in order to get everything done and over with, but it's not required you do so.

Oh my, that was basically EXACTLY what happened when my friend and I found my kitten Sibyl - her cat ZeeGee was all I STALK YOU NAO and Sibyl was happily exploring the place.

Seriously - touches mean nothing. Don't worry yourself about them. Lots of people never see their case touched before approval.

thanks for the reply................. typing in caps DOES NOT mean am yelling

You may not be physically yelling, but in the online forum world, typing in all caps is seen as if you were yelling.

Why do they still recommend that you follow the I-130 with the I-129F then? Is there any circumstances where this is actually helpful?

Not sure who 'they' is referring to; but no, no circumstance where it is helpful due to the usual administrative closing of the K3 pathway. Whoever/wherever you got your information from is.. not completely wrong, as the K3 /can/ be filed for, it just no longer is a faster option of getting you reunited with your wife.

So the I129F is a complete waste of time in parallell with the I-130? I feel like this process is purposefully wasting my time at this point, and I'm still at the beginning of it all...

Agreeing with Penguin here, it's a waste of time. It shouldn't set you back too far in the process though. If you can make it through the waiting of the USCIS stage, you'll be fine.

OP, the visa you applied for is the K3. It used to be faster than the *R-1, but that's no longer the case. Now, usually what happens is the I130 is pulled from the queue and tied with the I-129f. Both get sent together to the NVC which closes the K3 path and leaves the *R-1 path open.

Now, I'm not sure where you got this K3 gets to work faster idea from. K3, like K1 has to adjust status once you arrive in the States. That's more money and leaves you kicking around for about 4 months while your paperwork processes. The CR-1 will give you a 2-year green card when you enter the country, which means you can work once you get your social security number in approximately a month.

*pokes her head in* Congrats to all who got their interview dates!

Heck another mans ####### is another wife treasure.

Only if it's sterilized first.

What happened to your case and still no completion yet since May ?

We're taking our time, thank you.

Fair enough,

I'll get my statements and she'll get the police report. Now on my cover letter for the I-130 I wrote about wanting to move to the USA with my wife from Britain. Are they going to know it's a CR-1 visa? It won't be processed as a K-1 or whatever will it? I didn't know we fell into a couple categories.

Before you get the police report now, check to see how long it will be valid for. You don't want to get one which will expire in 6 months, as it must be valid at the time of the interview. But check with the consulate, I don't know the specific requirements for the UK.

As for your other question, yes, they'll know it's a CR-1 visa. You're filing for your wife, which means you're ineligible for the fiancee visa, the K1.

*moseys on in* Bugging the hubby now about how long the documents will be.

ETA: D'oh. He ordered the wrong check. Well, looks like a late February interview date for us!

A visit is not living together. I lived with my husband for three years prior to my moving back to the US; my last visit was only for a couple of weeks.

Is it like P90X? A home DVD workout thingy? I tried the P90x about a year ago because my husband was doing it. I didnt really interest me and I ended up quitting after I developed tennis elbow from lifting weights that were too heavy for me. Yes yes, I know.. I am a weak sauce

Nope. It's a self-directed web-based type of thing. It's set up like this: You have 6 exercises (which they'll show you how to do) each day. Each exercise is done for 6 rounds of 20 seconds with a 10 sec rest between each set. Keep track of how many reps you do - there will be a minimum number of reps for you to win a fight. Win a set number of fights and you progress to the next level. Go to the website, it will explain it much better than I do.

I'm gathering documents for AOS, I have IRS transcript for both my father and I, do we still need to send w2 forms? Also my dad is a naturalized citizen, do we need to send copy of his certificate or wil the passport do? No, you don't need to send the W2/1040 forms if you have the tax transcripts. The passport will do for your father.

Do I need to send his birth certificate? No, you need to send yours which lists him as the father in order to prove your relationship to each other.

Are the letters from the bank necessary or current checkig, savings account details also necessary? We have current pay stubs for both of us and will also be submitting the deed of trust from our home.. Only if you are using the checking/savings accounts as proof of assets in order to get to the required amount. If your father's income is sufficient by itself, then they're not needed.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thank you in advance.

Answers above in bold and red.

International travel? Passport name

Domestic travel? Doesn't matter

Actually for domestic travel, the name used must match whatever form of ID the ticket holder presents as proof they are who they say they are.