CandyBelle

Hey, I filed mine last week! Patiently waiting my NOA1....

Congratulations!!! This made me feel al ot better about my application! I am very glad it went well for you. I've been stalking the forum for a while and so hearing success stories is excellent!!!

Hey guys,

Every time I think I'm getting close to filing I have another problem. This time its with the payment form. Do you have to use an American credit card? We have an English one, which we can pay off to use...

Or would it be better to use a money order? Its difficult being in the UK and not knowing what to do. When I needed to send money off to the American uni I went too I got a money order from Thomas Cook....would that be alright this time or in this instance would it be best to use a credit card?

Next bit - we have access to my father-in-laws credit card but obviously he has to sign the form. We got him to sign and scan one but its black and white. Would this actually matter?

Thanks for your help, everyone.

CBx

You can always make the dates overlap: ie put your home address down for the whole time period (eg 2005-2010) and then put each uni address down for the entire time you were paying rent on the place (eg oct 09-jul10).

Personally, I only put down my home address cuz I figured my uni hall was more like a temporary (long-stay) hotel-type thing, seeing as how I wasn't allowed to stay there in the vacations.

That sounds like a better idea. I really wasn't happy doing it the way I did it originally. Did it work ok for you then?

I don't mind doing the forms a 1000 times until I'm happy with them. Means too much otherwise.

Haha, thank you. I might go get a big A4 one to be on the safe side..... I didn't want to fold my application up.

Does it matter what size envelope I put my application in? I think I am stressing too much over the little details but I just want to make sure everything is correct.

That does make sense. Thank you. I left for on average a month at a time so I might just put it down without any gaps. Just hope it isn't something like that which stops my application....

Another quick question - I kept leaving home and moving back home during my time at uni....I don't want there to be gaps so is it best to keep writing down my main address and then where I moved too? for example to 1 high street, london, - uni address - 1 high street london - next uni address - and so on?

Thank you, and yes I'll definitely take into the consideration the 'give them what they ask for' rule. Sounds pretty decent.

And, I only ask because we lived separately in the UK after we were married. But if that's a problem I'm sure i'll be notified and asked to provide evidence why. We weren't opposite ends of the country but a town over while I was at university. I had to live in halls as a senior student and he couldn't live with me - a position I took before we decided he'd move over and couldn't get out of really.

Thanks for your help Its a big relief to know I can't look too much into this.

Hey everyone,

I am a UKC married to a USC for just under a year now. I'm looking to use the DCF system to put in my IR-1/CR-1 VISA in the next few days - I just have a few questions.

- Is it better to type the form on the computer rather than handwrite it?

- Cover letter? I read it is a good idea to include one as well as the checklist they provide stating your EXACT reason and any technical things.

- Can I put any addresses on a separate piece of paper? Due to being a uni student I've moved a lot during the last five years - also my husband and I were separated for a while due to me living in halls and he lived with friends, should I include this?

- It says on the G-1445 I think about any addresses outside of the USA.....what do I put? I've lived in the USA for four months during the last five years so all of my other addresses will be outside of the USA....that question confused me.

Sorry if these have already been answered, I've read a lot of posts before deciding to start my own topic but it is possible I've missed something.

Also, when I have an interview (thinking positive about all of this)....is it preferable to bring the spouse? I had to go to the embassy when I was getting my J1 Visa years ago and its a scary, scary place by yourself!!!!