amyjohans

You might have already figured this out since you posted a while back, but yes since you are married to an Ecuadorian you would apply for the 9-VI residency visa and that would allow you to work just like any other Ecuadorian. That is the visa that I had when I lived in Ecuador with my husband and I worked there an an English Teacher both on a contract basis and as a regular employee.

Just make sure you have a notarized letter from your husband since you are traveling alone with the child.

You cannot do DCF in Ec. Your case may get automatically expedited though since you Are a us citizen living abroad. When I did my paperwork that is what happened, so you might want to search the forum to see if they are still doing that. Otherwise you can call once you have your paperwork submitted to see if they will expedite your case.

You cannot do DCF in Ec. Your case may get automatically expedited though since you Are a us citizen living abroad. When I did my paperwork that is what happened, so you might want to search the forum to see if they are still doing that. Otherwise you can call once you have your paperwork submitted to see if they will expedite your case.

Yes I just added the statement to the bottom of my translations and signed it.

Where did you get that reference?. I translated my own docs and have a friend who did hers as well and neither of us had any problems with it.

Why is your lawyer saying it is not good? The stamp and signature of the translator say almost the same statement that is required. When I sent in my documents I had some of them translated officially and they just added the statement at the bottom and it didn't cause any problems and the translations were done in Ecuador.

After I saw the format I just did the rest of the translations myself and put the statement at the bottom and signed it myself.

My husband's interview was in November. I brought my passport with me but they never even asked me for it, they only asked for his docs... Maybe it was because I was the only gringo there that day. But either way I would still bring the passport with.

1. Original copies of the birth certificate and marriage certificate from Ecuador means the actual paper you receive from the Registro Civil. You may want to get it legalized at the registro civil which means they put an extra legal sticker on the back of it. You don't have to get anything apostilled or notarized but you do need to have a translation of the document. You can have the translation done by a professional or do it yourself as long as you include a statement at the bottom that you are competent in both languages.

2. Put unemployed with zero income and explain your situation in a letter. It doesn't matter that you are unemployed, however you will be required to have a joint sponsor to meet the min. income requirements.

3. Doesn't matter if you don't fill out assets. It won't hurt your application.

I was living in Ecuador when I filed the paperwork for my husband and listed the little income that I made there and didn't list any assets, I used a joint sponsor and didn't have any problems.

The Guayaquil consulate accepts the new online police record. No need to apostille it or notarize it. Just the printed copy is fine.

I called the service line associated with the http://usvisa-info.com website, and the girl on the phone was pretty clueless-- started talking to me about requirements for tourist visas. A second call put me in touch with a more informed guy who said they don't reschedule appointments over the phone and to do it on the website.

So, I THINK I have managed to reschedule my husband's CR-1 interview in Ecuador, but the info website, NVC and the consulate are all operated by different agencies/entities and totally disconnected, so I'm nervous about whether or not the new date will get updated in Guayaquil. Don't want my husband showing up just to be told he doesn't have an interview..

Has anyone ever used the self-service appointment scheduling system on http://usvisa-info.com/? Were you able to successfully reschedule your immigrant visa appointment on there?

Did you call the consulate first? If not, I would call them directly to make sure everything is good to go.

Please help me. The website to get the criminal record at Ecuador does not work, I'm trying for 1 month and nothing. It is the only document that I need to finish mi package. Anyone know where I can apply in person at Guayaquil? A policeman told me that I could only apply online

I just tried it right now and it worked.

1. Go to www.ministeriointerior.gob.ec

2. On the top bar where the options are choose "Programas/Servicios"

3. Then on the left choose "Certificado de Antecedentes Penales"

4. Fill in your information in the blanks of "datos del solicitante" and press consultar and then do the same for "datos de la persona a consultar" (you can use the information of the same person in both parts"

5. Click on "solicitar"

6. Scroll down and click "aceptar condiciones"

7. Click on "visualizar certificado"

8. Print the certificate

(you may want to make sure you don't have pop-ups blocked.)

My husband and I both live in Ecuador and are in the process for the CR-1 visa. The case has been completed at the NVC and we are just waiting for the interview date. Last week we moved to another city to live with my husbands family until the interview date. Do we have to register this address change somewhere? I checked the USCIS site but that seems to be for people living in the US.

If you want to spend time with your significant other and speed up the process, you are making the right decision by moving to Brazil. Recently USCs living abroad have gotten their I-130 automatically expedited, eliminating about 5 months of the process. You need to put your foreign address on all forms you fill out. If everything goes smoothly and you get expedited the total process will take about 3-4 months, the regular processing time is usually around 8 months or more I think. The I-130 costs $420 and the Affidavit of support costs $88 and the DS-230 is $320 So the total cost is $828 for the paperwork plus the costs of getting documents, mailing from abroad (which can get expensive) etc.

You can't count your income in Brazil or your spouses income unless they are going to continue from the same source once you are in the US. Your mothers income should be fine to sponsor your spouse as long as she doesn't have a ridiculous amount of dependents. For a household of 2 I think the minimum is under $20,000.

If you don't want to expedite the process and you want to spend more time in Brazil, you can send in the I-130 and once its approved and sent to the NVC don't send the rest of the paperwork in right away. Once your case gets to the NVC it will stay open for a year since your last contact with them.

If you are sending something valuable, your best bet is a service like fed-ex. However if its just a regular letter or card you can send it from the states via usps for around $1. It takes 2-3 weeks to arrive. When I was living in the US everything I sent made it, and now that I am living in Ecuador everything sent to me via usps has made it as well. However some places are notorious for having problems with receiving mail here. Is there someone she knows with a better address that could receive it for her? Also check with the consulate and see if they will receive mail for someone there.

Or maybe your fiance can open a P.O. box a a local post office. That might be a better bet.

Good day all,

I am not sure if this is the right forum to post my situation in, if not I apologise. Please read carefully as it is quite a long post but I would prefer to give as much information as possible from the word go.

I am married to a lady US citizen from Norh Carolina. We have been married since October, 2000. I am South African and she came over here to SA to meet me and get married. She then went back home to the US to start my visa application to enter the US. We submitted the required documents, I unfortunately do not remember where and she then came back to SA to visit me again.While she was here my work circumstances changed due to the company closing and paying for the continuation of my applcation became impossible. I had already received approval for my visa or something to that effect, I still have most all the original correspondence if any reference numbers/information is needed.

She has now lived here in SA with me ever since. She is on a visitors visa here and just keeps renewing it every 2 years as she does not want to leave SA witout being able to take me with her.

Now, my questions are:

1: Is my application completely dead? In other words do I have to start applying from scratch?

2: If it IS dead, what are our options regarding getting me into the US with her? We have lived as a married couple for 10 years now, would that count in our favor at all with any application?

3: She is not able to work while here on a visitors visa, so how would her not having any way to provide for us impact on any application?

Thanking you for your time and assistance,

Mark de Wet.

1. Yes, your application is closed once you have gone one year without contacting the NVC. Or if you already did your interview your visa was only good for 6 months to enter the US.

2. Your wife will have the file the I-130 to start a new petition. The two good things are you will receive an IR-1 visa and when you enter the US you will receive a 10 year green card instead of the conditional two year one since you have been married for more than two years. The other good news is that since your wife is living abroad with you, she will most likely get her petition expedited at the USCIS stage. Most USC's living abroad have been getting their petitions expedited.

3. That will come into play when she fills out the Affidavit of Support paperwork. She will most likely need to find a joint sponser, someone who is a USC or LPR. But you will have to read more about that to decide if a joint-sponsor is necessary in your case.

I am a USA citizen and Ecuadorian citizen and I have been dating a girl from Ecuador for the past 2 years, I have been back and fort.

I was wondering what do I need to do? Do I just go to Ecuador and married her? Do I married her as USA citizen or Ecuadorian citizen?

Do I need any documents from over here? I mean, I don't want to get there and realize we can't do it because I forgot some paper work.

I am totally lost and I figured I would ask here in case someone has done it. My last resource is a lawyer.

So, do I just go and married her? Just like that? What do I know to bring with me?

Ps" I am single, never married and one I have one daughter who is 2 yrs old who lives with her mom

If you want to get married in Ecuador, do it as an Ecuadorian Citizen as its a lot easier and less paperwork. Here is the info from the Registro Civil website:

Matrimonio de ecuatorianos solteros mayores de edad

Requisitos

1. Cédula de Ciudadanía de los contrayentes (Original y Copia legible).

2. Certificado de Votación de los contrayentes (Original y Copia legible).

3. La presencia de dos testigos hábiles, quienes deben presentar cédula de ciudadanía o identificación y certificado de votación ( Original y Copia legible).

Nota: Pudiendo a petición de parte haber otros testigos.

4. Si los contrayentes tienen hijos menores de edad en común presentar Partida de Nacimiento.

5. Si tienen hijos menores de edad bajo su patria potestad, deben presentar Curaduria Especial Protocolizada.

6. Si estuviere administrando bienes de los menores de edad que se encuentran bajo su patria potestad presentar Inventario Solemne de Bienes, trámite que debe ser practicado ante un Juez de lo Civil.

7. En caso de no ejercer la patria potestad del menor presentar Declaración Juramentada de no tener la patria potestad, trámite que se realizara en una Notaria.

Since you are a dual citizen, you can just go to Ecuador and get married without any problem. Foreigners who are not Ecuadorian Citizens have to wait 75 days before getting married, but that won't apply in your case.

If you want to bring your wife to the US after you get married, you will need to file the CR-1 visa for her.

Dear friends, I am just getting started with the immigration process for my wife and stepdaughter. We were married here in Ecuador on May 4th, 2012. I want to get the proper forms and supporting documents of asap. I am a little confused about the Bio. info g-325A form. Were it ask for applicant's place of residence for the last 5 years I would think I would just put my address here in Ecuador; however, then it ask for the address of residency of more than 1 year outside US. I am then assuming the first part (last 5 years) is referring to a US address. I can supply a couple of address I have had there but I was actually living in Ecuador since 2007 full time. I will certainly have other questions later but appreciate help with this issue if possible. Thanks

Put your address in Ecuador on the forms and you will automatically get expedited at the USCIS stage. It seems most USC's living abroad are getting their petitions automatically expedited.

If you were married recently in Ecuador you will receive a typed version of your marriage certificate with the signatures from the ceremony. It is called the "Inscripcion de Matrimonio" or at the Registro Civil you can also ask for "La partida integra del matrimonio" or something like that.

If the birth certificate was originally issued as handwritten, you need to get a copy of that. In Quito you might be required to go to the Registro Civil in the south of the city since that is where they store all the original records.

If you go to the registro civil in the north (NNUU y Amazonas) you ask for these records downstairs.

Make sure you get "copias legalizadas" which costs an extra $2 per document and they put a stamp on the back.

If you have any other specific questions let me know as I have done all of these things recently.

All US government agencies consider me a permanent resident of the US, without temporary residence in another country. The Romanian government also considers me a visitor, not a temporary resident.

If I make change that address to my wife's residence here in Romania, wouldn't the US government then consider me a temporary resident of Romania? If that happens, it might mess things up with my college, since they consider me a resident of my specific county for eligibility and tuition purposes.

Thanks for your help thus far.

Putting your temporary foreign address on the I-130 does not affect your US residency in any way as you are just visiting. I am pretty sure there is no connection to your college eligibility or tuition since you are not giving up your US residency and are just abroad temporarily.

USCIS is interested in knowing what your address is right now for mailing purposes and they don't report your address to other government agencies. Hope that helps. Anyone correct me if I am wrong.

Hello,

I'm new here, so I apologize if the format of this post isn't easily "the usual." I (US Citizen) am currently here ("here" = Romania) on my yearly visit, and we got married in July. I will be staying here until she gets her CR-1 visa, at which point we will leave Romania together. This means we'll be sending the I-130 packet from Romania to the Chicago Lockbox; payment is by international money order, as recommended by USCIS, because I don't have my checkbook with me and have no clue where to get a foreign draft here.

There are 5 places to put addresses on the I-130:

B-2: "Petitioner's address"

C-2: "Beneficiary's address"

18: "Address in the US where the beneficiary intends to live"

19: "Beneficiary's address abroad"

21: "Last address where you lived together"

What do I put for each? My options are:

my "home address": I've lived there since 2001, and both times my wife was in the US (as a visitor), she stayed with us.

my cousin's address: We'll be staying there when we go back to the US. Even if I were to leave Romania now and she stayed until she got her visa, I would still be moving to my cousin's house. Also, this is what I used as my "mailing address" for naturalization and for my passport application, although every time I was asked for my "home address," I put my actual home address.

my wife's address: This is where she's lived all her life; it's also where I stayed last time I was in Romania; and where I'm staying this time (possibly 9+ months) until she gets her visa.

I'm sure someone will ask this, so I'll state this now: I am not officially becoming a temporary or permanent resident of Romania. I'm still a visitor, even if I stay a whole year until she gets her visa. On my Romanian passport, it still says "Domicile: United States of America," and it will stay that way.

Thank you in advance

-Alex

B-2 put the address of where you are living abroad right now

C-2 put the address of where your wife is living abroad right now (probably the same as the previous question)

18 That would be where you are planning to live, in this case your cousins address

19 since your wife is living abroad right now, the same as Q. C-2

21 If you live together right now, put your current address even if its abroad

When filing the I-130 its better to put your foreign address, even if you only plan to live there for a year, as you will most likely get expedited at USCIS. I currently live in Ecuador and have a friend here who is only living here until her husbands paperwork is complete. They put their foreign address on the paperwork and it was expedited. There is another thread about this topic somewhere on this forum as well if you want to read more.

Hi all, we are just getting started on our CR-1 visa process from here in Chile. We've had 2 trips to the US during the next year planned for a while, one on Sept 14th and on at Christmas.

We just got married on Saturday. (yayy!) So this means, from what I've read, we'll be entering TOGETHER, as spouses, in the foreign nationals line.

We plan to travel with return tickets, work contracts and house title on hand in the meantime, just in case we are asked any questions. This might be a stupid question but I couldn't find it on the forum anywhere... Do these documents need to be translated? They're all in Spanish right now.

I was thinking of translating just the essential parts of the contracts because it's sooo many pages, and my legalese Spanish is lacking. I know usually these documents are not even asked for, so maybe they don't even need to be translated.

Any thoughts on this?

Thanks guys, you all rock and have already helped me so much. un abrazo

Your spouse cannot enter the US in the same line as you until he has the CR-1 visa stamped in his passport. If he is entering the US before his CR-1 visa is granted he still needs a tourist visa and will have to wait in line with all the other foreigners.

I wouldn't worry about translating those documents as many border patrol officers speak spanish and they always seem to have a translator on hand if necessary.

When you file the I-130 from a foreign address, it usually gets expedited as is my case and that of a friend. So you are better off putting your address abroad than one in the states.

My wife divorced her previous husband several years ago and the divorce decree was written in a small rural town using a typewriter and it is full of errors. The last name of her daughter is spelled incorrectly and several dates contradict each other. This document seems to be necessary at every step of the immigration process. Will she be denied because of these errors? There is a marriage certificate available in the Registro Civil that would include information about the termination of her previous marriage. Could that be used instead of the original divorce decree?

Check the document on this site: http://guayaquil.usconsulate.gov/what_to_bring_to_your_interview.html

At the bottom it has examples of what documents are accepted. If you don't see the answer to your question there, send an email to the Consulate, they are pretty good about responding.

I just got an email back from the Consulate. FYI for the rest of you, the police record from www.ministeriodelinterior.gob.ec is acceptable.

I am in the process of getting the papers together for the DS-230 for my husband. Does anyone who has filed recently in Ecuador know if the new online police records are accepted for this?