kevinisidro

I have a UK Citibank account which has a US dollar currency included.. from this I have a US $ Check book and the checks clear through NY.. Do you thnk I can use one of these checks to pay the $190 for the I-130 ?

As long as all funds are in US dollars its all good.

There are some embassies where you get the visa on the same day as the interview, but there are embassies where it takes several months.

What is the longest wait for those that passed the interview?

Any info would be appreciated...

I got my visa the day after my interview. This was at the US Consulate in Montreal.

Their shouldnt be any problems visiting the US as long as you show ties to the country that you are coming from. Phone bills, credit card bills, mortgage, things like that. As long as you provide info that you will be coming back their shouldnt be a problem.

Kevin

Does my husband, as the petitioner, need to have 2005 tax return and W-2 in interview? he hasn't filed yet and is gonna do that after I join him, but my interview is in March 21!

Hi,

Our interview was in January and what I did was I brought my wifes 3 previous pay checks. The didnt even ask for any of it.

Kevin

Hey Everyone,

Just got the mail today and recieved my green card. Kind of upset though cuz its not green. LOL j/k

Kevin

today i got my packet 4 for cr-1, i am still so happy about it. i just have a few quetions here, hope someone can help me:

1. do i need to bring proofs of our relationshiP? Such as phone bills, plane tickets, pics.....it doesnt say in packet 4. or i guess just the original marriage certificate is good enough?

2. should i book the plane ticket before i get the visa? i will move shortly after the visa is issued, but in the packet it said dont do it..................well, dont know what to do

those are my questions, someone can help>? thanks

I recieved my visa the next day after 2pm. Then left for the US 4 days after. My interview at the consulate was a breeze. Didnt bring any proof of our relationship. But hey, you cant go wrong if you bring them.

Hey Everyone:

I activated my green card on Feb 4th 2006 and today I recieved the welcome letter. Am I supposed to get the actual green card the same time or around the same time. Hopefully someone that has had this experience can respond.

Thanks in advance,

Kevin

Thank you, everyone. I feel a little better now that I know they expedite. I was about to die when I saw 6-8 weeks.

hi, when u say ontario do u mean ontario in canada? i got married in ottawa last oct. and the little piece of paper u recerived on ur wedding day is like a temp marriage certificate, u also need to apply for a formal one which takes about 8 weeks. however, for my case, we used the temp marriage certificicate when we sumitted the first form( I130). the US embassy in ottawa said it is ok and then they copied my husband and my other documents then they sent it directly to montreal. ( well, since my husband is in the army, our process is quite different so i dont know if it is because he is in the army so we can use the temp certificate) however u need to get a formal copy of marriage certificate for the interview and i am very positive on that.

anyways good luck!!!

i am a cr-1er and my interview is on march 31st, cant wait for it!!!

oh in addition, if u do need the formal copy of the marriage certificate for ur first step, u can push it and get one much earlier. like i said usually it takes 8 weeks, but u can push it for about 2 weeks. here is what happened to us, since my husband is in the military, so he needs to get the marriage certificate to get the house allowance so he can support me after we get married. so we cant wait for 2 months to get it. then we called the city hall in ottawa and explained our situation and then the ppl there gave us some number to call. so we got direct contact with the person who deals with marriage certificate then she told us to mail her a letter with explanation why we need it urgently and my husband's army order and fees etc. we did what she said and we got our marriage certificate in 2 weeks. hope this helps.

Yes, we're in Ontario, Canada. Thanks for your reply, I'll definitely be looking into calling city hall today to get it expedited.

The best thing for you to do is to contact your MP or MPP. They will be able to expedite it for you. It is the Registrar General that takes care of these Certificates. I had the same problem and went directly to our MPP and they had our marriage and birth certificate expedited and recieved it in about 2 weeks.

Hope this helps.

Kevin

Does anybody know how long it should take to get the welcome letter. I activated my visa on feb 4th, 2006. thanks so much in advance,

Kevin

I called on Friday for the birth certificate and the lady mentioned that I only send my birth certificate and not my husbands. This is the second call I make about it and they both mentioned I only send mine.

the sponsor(USC) doesnt need to send in their birth certificate. You should have sent in the biographic page of their passport earlier. The person being sponsored only needs to send in the birth certificate.

Kevin

Hi everyone.

I'm new to this site, and still trying to read lots of the posts. I'm Canadian, still living in Canada, and my husband is American, living in the US. (married May/04 in Canada). We have been doing the commute to see each other for 5 years (dated over 3 years, and then married), We only live about 1.5 hrs from each other. We have finally decided to send off the paperwork. He is in the military and been deployed alot for the last couple of years, so we decided that I would stay here with family/friends/good job for a while, instead of moving to a new place with him being gone all the time. To start, he will be sending off the I-130 and G-325A's, and then once we receive a receipt for that one, we can send off the K-3 visa app (I-129F)? We will be sending it off in the next couple of weeks to start the process. Are we on the right track so far??

Thanks in advance!

Since you are already married you dont need to apply for the K-3. I would suggest sending off the I-130. K3 is for a fiance visa, and since you are already married you dont need to.

This must be a silly question, but if you are crossing at a land POE, I will be through Alexandria Bay Ontario, where do you get this I94? Since you drive through I'm assuming you are going to have to park and go inside and do paperwork there??

Is there anything special for a land crossing?? Any notes or tips?

Thanks

If you are going driving through customs, they will tell you go inside to have all the paperwork done. It'll probably be processed in about an hour or so. They have pretty much all they need in the yellow envelope so it shouldnt take too long.

Its a piece of cake!

Hello Everyone:

I just got approved for my CR1 Visa on Monday January 30th, 2006. I have yet to activate it and will be doing so this Saturday Feb 4th, 2006. On the visa in my passport, it states that the IV Expires 29JUL2006. Our 2nd wedding anniversary is on October 7th, 2006. I was just wondering when do I send in the I751 Lifting Conditions Application? What happens at the POE, do they extend the visa or am I just misunderstanding something.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks so much in advance,

Kevin Isidro

Hey Everyone,

I just wanted to let everyone know that I GOT MY VISA TODAY!!!!!! OH my god, I can't believe that this journey is over!!

We had our interview and it was a piece of cake. My wife and I were in our hotel last night, testing each other with certain questions and they did not ask any of them. As soon as we got into the interview room all the nice man said was, your medical is perfect, here are your originals back and CONGRATULATIONS! You dont understand how happy we are!!!!!!

Thanks to all of you who have answered our questions throughout this year and thank you for your support.

Good luck to anyone else that is going through this process, it may take a while, it may take less than usual, but know that when it is all done, you can go celebrate, get drunk, do whatever...IN AMERICA with your loved one!!!

This is exactly what happend:

-Got to the consulate at 7:30 (we were the first ones)

-Went through security where we were told to go downstairs, and have a seat till 8:00am when the security guard brought us up stairs.

-Had a seat in front of window 14 which opend at 8:30pm. Again we were the first to get a number. C1 to be exact! =)

-Our number came up to go to window 12 where the lady verified that we had all of the necessary forms and also handed over my passport, two photos, and medical. She asked, "How long have you been married", "Have you ever been in trouble with the law", "Ever arrested or convicted of a crime", Then told to have a seat in the waiting area till our number came up for one of the interview rooms.

-We were called to interview room 8 where we met with a nice man who did not ask too many questions at all.

-The interview was really nice, he then asked me to put my index finger on the fingerprinter, and again with the other hand.

-All he said was, "Here are your original documents", "Your health is perfect", "We dont need the x-ray, and should give it to our doctor in the U.S.", and then.....CONGRATULATIONS, YOUR APPROVED!!!!! He then asked where you were going to enter the U.S. I told him that I was going through Pearson International. He told me to go at least an hour earlier so that they could process what they needed to.

-He then gave me a yellow slip that gave me entry for tomorrow after 2:30 to pick up my passport and the envelope to give to the POE. "Have a good day"

He was really nice, even apologizing about the cold he had.

Anyways, that was it, then it was chuggalug TIME!!!! We were so nervous, and didnt need to be.

Well, that was our experience, and hope this helps anyone else going through this same process.

Cheers,

Kevin & Maebelle Isidro