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    we dont have pictures and we haven't been to each other's country

    in K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures

    Posted

    you make a lot of ASSumptions in your post but maybe the first bolded line says why...? perhaps you have doubts in your relationship, but please dont project those onto us becasue we do not have doubts about belonging together. I am not "young" nor am i stupid...

    as for the second bolded statement, well ma'am, that was just plain evil of you.

    so exactly what IS a "proper ceremony"... done in YOUR religion's way because that is the only way? amazingly enough many people get married every day without ""ceremony" or co-mingling of the sexes. welcome to the real world... maybe YOU should read up on it.

    Nab,

    I understand why you would get defensive with so many members telling you, what you most likely, don't want to hear.

    However, you need to recognize what these members are telling you. You need to try and be rational about this and REALLY think about it from the perspective of a consulate officer (or whatever we call them)...

    You know what your relationship is. You believe what your relationship is...

    however... to any external party, a marriage performed over the phone looks suspicious immediately. Even to those who had their relationship with their spouse start on the internet.

    Then add in the fact the two of you have never met. This adds further suspicion.

    This sounds like enough for the CO to disapprove your petition for a visa right away, without much thought.

    -You have never physically met

    -You got married over the phone

    -Your husband is from Pakistan. Because of the USA's perspective (and policies), American-Pakistani marriages and visa cases/petitions are handled much more carefully/strictly in the first place.

    -Your husband was already denied a tourist visa. Your husband being denied any visa from the USA makes your case even more difficult. Being denied a visa never looks good.

    Despite your health condition -- all you have is a suspicious case, yahoo logs, phone logs, a marriage performed via phone, and your word.

    Your case just does not look very promising... and willingly denying that is just going to set you up for some disappointment and emotional trauma.

    Other members and myself are only trying to help you. Nothing less, nothing more.

    I'm sorry for everything you are going through.

    -KK

    Calling USCIS?!

    in IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures

    Posted

    Ah, he is your husband, that makes more sense now. I was like, 'what's up with this dude?' -- sure he feels the need to defend you and be chivalrous --- always commendable -- but since I'm over this topic, I cannot summon the will to reply to his private messages. And no, imo, your husband was not 'polite' or 'nice' in his chastisement either.

    Frankly, if you think my use of the word 'naivete' was 'crossing the line,' then I've got news. A free public forum is not the place for you. Time to get a thicker skin or your 'feelings' will continue to be hurt.

    FYI, for the record, your question WAS extremely naive. That is not an opinion, it is a fact. You may not get that now, but one can only hope you will see the humor in it another six to eight months, once you're through this hellish journey.

    Anyway, you asked a question. I found it funny. You did not. Moving on - have a nice weekend.

    Everybody else moved on almost a week ago. Take your egotism somewhere else. :)

    Calling USCIS?!

    in IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures

    Posted · Edited by krazykoukides

    FULLY AGREE......NO BARS ... ON LAUGHING....IF HE IS INFRONT OF ME......I WOULD LAUGH AT FIRST BUT THAN DEFINATELY GIVE ADVISE......and the same goes here....

    Krazykokides.:

    WHERE IS YOUR COMMENT TO HIM.....YOU DIDN'T EVEN COMMENT ANYTHING.....LOL seems like you are more concentrated on reviewing other's comments........Mr. judge....we are here to help and share knowledge .. with all due respect....but making a joke with fellow is not so rude as you think........

    Oh simply it's a country hood, brother hood sympathy.......i get it...never mind... :rofl:

    I'm her husband, genius. Why would I do anything except judge other's responses to her?

    And it's only a joke depending on perspective. It wasn't a joke to her.

    You and sachinky both have indian flags. Must be a brotherhood thing..? :sarcasm:

    Just quit before you further make yourself look like an idiot.

    Calling USCIS?!

    in IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures

    Posted

    I find something funny, I laugh. I find something funny online, I 'laugh' virtually.

    You can deem that 'unclassy' -- if you so wish. How you hold me in your esteem, is frankly, none of my concern. I don't troll these forums waiting for your or anyone else's approval, respect or validation. I have enough of that in my 'real life.'

    The irony, sheer innocence and naivete in the opening post is outstanding. You'd have to be missing a sense of humor to not acknowledge that.

    I don't care how much irony, innocence, or how much naivety you saw in the opening post .

    There was no reason to post what you did and the same goes for kruz.

    This entire immigration process is a highly emotional one and sometimes you just want to hear what others think. That is all my wife wanted. I take great offense for the general lack of tact that you displayed, along with kruz.

    Anonymity is such a wonderful thing when you're the keyboard warrior , sitting behind your monitor, and feeling no repercussions for your actions, isn't it?

    People have feelings. Tact; learn it.

    'Nature of relationship' letter?

    in IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures

    Posted · Edited by krazykoukides

    Firstly, this thread is way old. I don't know why anybody replied to it again in the first place.

    Second of all, this is people's lives. Some people don't include much, others do. It's a personal preference. There is no need to analyze why.;)

    And on top of that; petition processing times average 5 months as it is. It's not people's bulky petitions causing the backlogs...

    and you can see in my signature that I have already sent out my petition and received my NOA1 back already.

    Don't start posting about what to correct , when clearly , I have already sent it out and started the journey.

    I made changes without you a month ago, I do not need your opinions now. It just makes it look like you are trolling.

    Thank you.

    'Nature of relationship' letter?

    in IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures

    Posted

    This is purely my opinion. Don't you think some of you are really overdoing it? I mean Form I130 comes with a set of very concise instructions. You follow these instructions and you should be set to go. What's with sending all these extra affidavits and such? Don't you think you're contributing to the disarray of the system? I'm also sure the immigration officer would like to go through your application as bam-bam-bam-bada-bing-bam-done. When you lace your application form with all these extra materials you clearly add more burden to the officer. I'm an analyst of some sort. I absolutely despise being given more data than I need. It both slows me down and makes me prone to making incorrect inferences.

    Firstly, this thread is way old. I don't know why anybody replied to it again in the first place.

    Second of all, this is people's lives. Some people don't include much, others do. It's a personal preference. There is no need to analyze why.;)

    What should I send such a large petition in?

    in IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures

    Posted

    Original submission

    USCIS

    P.O. Box 804616

    Chicago, IL 60680-4107

    I-130, Petition for Alien Relative

    Petitioner: <my full name>

    Spouse: <her full name>

    To Whom it may concern:

    Enclosed is my petition for my alien spouse. I am a citizen of the United States. My spouse, <her full name>, is a citizen of Egypt, and currently resides in Cairo, Egypt.

    The following documents are enclosed:

    1. Payment of $355 (personal check in plastic baggy)

    2. Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative

    3. Marriage Certificate between <my full name> and <her full name>

    4. Form G-325A, Biographic Information for <my name>

    5. Visa photo of <my name> (in plastic baggy)

    6. Copy of <my name>’s Birth Certificate

    7. Copy of <my name>’s Passport

    8. Form G-325A, Biographic Information for <her name>

    9. Visa photo of <her name> (in plastic baggy)

    10. Copy of <her name>’s Birth Certificate with translation

    11. Copy of <her name>’s Passport

    12. Proof of Relationship

    A. The nature of our relationship

    B. Affidavit of <my full name>

    C. Affidavit of <my Mom>

    D. Affidavit of <my Sister>

    E. Photographs of <my full name> and <her full name> together, in Cairo, Egypt, taken in August 2009-Sep 2009

    F. Photographs of <my full name> and <her full name> together, in Cairo, Egypt taken in February 2010

    G. Photographs of <my full name> and <her full name> with family (identified next to picture)

    H. Copy of personal letters (emails) from <my full name> to <her full name>

    I. Copy of personal letters (emails) from <my Mom> to <her full name>

    J. Copy of personal letters (emails) from <my full name> to <my friend> (confirming engagement)

    K. Copy of personal chat samples (chat logs from AOL instant messenger) from <her full name> to <my full name> from June 2008 – December 2008

    L. Copy of personal chat samples (chat logs from AOL instant messenger) from <her full name> to <my full name> from December 2008 – June 2009

    M. Copy of personal chat samples (chat logs from AOL instant messenger) from <her full name> to <my full name> from June 2009 – November 2009

    N. Copy of personal chat samples (chat logs from AOL instant messenger) from <her full name> to <my full name> from November 2009 – April 2010

    O. Copy of flight itineraries, entry and exit visas, and ATM withdrawals for first visit (August 14th 2009- September 4th 2009)

    P. Copy of flight itineraries, entry and exit visas, and ATM withdrawals for second visit (February 2nd, 2010 – February 24th, 2010)

    Q. Copy of engagement ring receipt

    R. Copy of wedding ring receipt

    S. <my name>’s mobile phone logs

    T. Postage receipts from <my name> to <her name>

    U. Postage receipts from <her name> to <my name>

    V. Screenshot of <her name> and <my name> talking on video on MSN messenger

    W. Screenshot of <her name> and <my name> talking on Skype

    X. Skype logs for <my name> and <her name>

    Copies of documents submitted are exact photocopies of unaltered documents and I understand that I may be required to submit original documents to an Immigration or Consular officer at a later date.

    Thank you for your assistance to process this application. If you have any questions please contact me at <my phone#>, or please contact my spouse at <her phone#>

    Sincerely yours;

    X ___________________

    <my full name>

    That's my cover letter. I took out all names but that's it.

    What should I send such a large petition in?

    in IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures

    Posted

    Hey everybody,

    I have completed assembling my I-130 petition for my wife, however, I have come to a dilemma.

    I am not sure what to send the package in. It is about 2 inches thick and is kinda heavy .. for an envelope.

    My wife and I took our time assembling it to make sure we'd have everything and to do it right... but I am very unsure how to send this out.

    Does the USCIS accept boxes? or only envelopes? Any suggestions?

    Thanks,

    -krazy

    Error in marriage certificate

    in IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures

    Posted

    Hello everybody,

    I have a slight dilemma. It occurred to me that in the translation of our Arabic marriage license/certificate there is a slight error.

    Basically, it says that my wife and I resided at an address, together, that we did not. It appears they copied the address from her ID. Which she hasn't lived at since 2003. It also says I had residence until 3/2/2010. I was only in Egypt until 2/24/2010.

    We are not sure why they put this in the license or why they got those details mixed up.

    I fear that these errors, because they do not correspond with all my other evidence, will cause problems at the USCIS/NVC.

    What should I do?

    Should I have my wife take it to the ministry of affairs and have it corrected? and then translated again?

    Thanks and please reply!

    'Nature of relationship' letter?

    in IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures

    Posted

    Mine are typed then signed and notarized (at the same time). I have a title at the top that says "Affidavit of <XXXX> - Father of the Petitioner and Groom, <YYYY>"

    The content of the affidavit is in BULLET POINT format - so that each new point that I make in the story is fairly easy to follow and read.

    Thanks for the reply again!

    One last favor!

    Could any of you take a look at this and tell me what you think?

    I wanted to keep it more formal than the nature of relationship letter, which was far more detailed. I removed my name and address and her name as well for security reasons, but this is what I was going to print and have notarized:

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

    Endicott, NY, USA

    Re: application for a Visa for the United States of America Evidence in support of a bona fide marriage between <my name>, Applicant, and <her name> , Beneficiary

    AFFIRMATION OF <my name>

    <my name>, being duly sworn, deposes and says:

    1. I am making this affirmation in connection with the application of my wife, <her name> , for a Visa for the United States of America. The contents of the affirmation are based on my own knowledge and are true.

    2. I was born on 12/25/1990 in Binghamton, NY.

    3. My present address is <my address>.

    4. I am the husband of <her name>

    5. I am a United States Citizen and I have submitted an I-130 petition for my spouse, <her name>, in order to obtain Legal Permanent Resident status.

    6. In chronological order, the details of our marriage are as follows:

    • <her name> and I met in late May to early June, 2007, on a website called ‘www.tickle.com’

    • <her name> and I began communicating through the website’s messaging system (this was before the website was closed). Shortly after we began chatting enthusiastically through MSN messenger and AIM messenger. We emailed each other occasionally too. We became great friends quickly.

    • After quite a bit of time knowing each other and having some stumbles, <her name> and I confessed our love to each other and decided that we would be together one day, on July 2nd, 2008.

    • <her name> and I maintained very frequent contact through various forms of communication. We talked through messaging programs like AIM, and MSN. We also used voice chats and video chats on AIM and MSN. We talked almost every day for hours at a time.

    • On August 15th, 2009 I visited her in Egypt for the very first time. It was incredible.

    • On August 20th, 2009 we had a small formal engagement party with her family.

    • I returned home in the USA on September 4th, 2009.

    • We maintained daily contact the same means as we always had. Through the occasional email, daily chats on AIM, and audio and video chats on MSN.

    • I returned to Egypt for the 2nd time on February 4th, 2010.

    • We were legally married in Egypt, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign affairs, in Cairo, Egypt on February 7th, 2010.

    • We then had a formal Islamic wedding (known as katb ketab) on February 8th, 2010. Much of <her name>’s family was in attendance.

    7. Our marriage is a bona fide marriage, and neither <her name> nor I entered into it for any immigration-related purpose.

    8. Our marriage was, is, and continues to be viable.

    _________________________ [NAME]

    Sworn before me this _______ day of _______, 2010

    _________________________

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

    Is this good? Is it too formal? Do I need more details!

    Thanks very much in advanced!

    -krazykoukidse

    'Nature of relationship' letter?

    in IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures

    Posted

    In addition to my personal affidavit that I wrote, I asked my mother and my mother-in-law to also write affidavits. Their affidavits are similar to mine, but also much shorter. They wrote:

    1) Their full name, date of birth, place of birth and place of residence

    2) Nature of their relationship to me

    3) Nature of their relationship to her (my wife)

    4) The fact that they attended and were witnesses at my engagement

    5) The fact that they attended and were witnesses at my wedding (they actually wrote what they witnessed us perform according to Indian tradition)

    6) Reconfirmation of the number of people who attended the engagement and wedding and the name of the officiant. Basically reconfirming details in my original affidavit

    I suppose it does not have to be, but I had all 3 letters notarized. My mom is American and so am I, so our notarizations are not a problem. My mother-in-law is Indian, so we went somewhere to get her letter attested by an Indian notary.

    Ok, thanks Bobby. :) Much appreciated:)

    Now let's say.. for the affidavit of support. I do not meet the income requirements.. just yet. However, I have 2 cosponsors who make way more than enough money to help. My Dad and Aunt. Would I still pay only $70? or would it be $70 for all 3 affidavits of support? I noticed from other's experiences they were billed for the I-864 ahead of time. Does that one time bill count for all affidavits of support filed for your case? Thanks! :)

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