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CR1 I-130 cover letter from abroad?

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redskins47chaos   6

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Hi, my wife and I are about to file for a CR-1 Visa and would like a cover letter sample from people who filed from abroad? I've seen here on VJ that it's best to mention that the USC is living abroad with the non USC spouse and hopefully get the petition auto-expedited. How and where do I say that on the cover letter?

Also, do we have to include a copy of the petitioner's birth certificate or is a copy of the unexpired passport sufficient? As for the beneficiary, should I include a copy of my french birth certificate with a translation, or will a copy of my passport be enough? ...or should I include both?

Do we have to include proof of re-establishing US domicile at all for the petition or do we worry about that later?

Finally, for the proof of bonafide marriage, I have our US marriage certificate, pictures, proof of joint bank account. Should we also prove that my wife (the USC petitioner) is living with me abroad? If yes, how so? Copy of her visa/resident card? We currently don't have any lease or joint bills. Would health insurance papers work too?

Thanks a bunch VJers :)

I130 sent 12/21/2013
I130 received (NOA1) 01/10/14
I130 approved (NOA2) 07/07/14

case shipped to NVC 07/10/14

case received by NVC 07/22/14

case # assigned 08/05/14

DS-261 completed 08/08/14

AOS bill paid 08/09/14

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redskins47chaos   6

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anyone?

I130 sent 12/21/2013
I130 received (NOA1) 01/10/14
I130 approved (NOA2) 07/07/14

case shipped to NVC 07/10/14

case received by NVC 07/22/14

case # assigned 08/05/14

DS-261 completed 08/08/14

AOS bill paid 08/09/14

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Blueberry Pancake   311

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Poland
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See here http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/3445-dcfers-please-post-your-cover-letters/

Try to use the search box above and you will find a lot of threads with all the info you need :)

Hope this helps. Good luck :)

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When two people are meant for each other, no time is too long, no distance is too far, no one can ever tear them apart.

USCIS: NVC:

6/21/2013 -Married in Stockholm, Sweden 4/16/2014- Case received at NVC

9/6/2013 -Priority Date 5/13 /2014- Case number and IIN assigned

2/25/2014 -Transferred to NSC 5/20/2014- DS-261 completed

3/31/2014 -Approved 5/21/2014- AOS fee invoiced and paid

5/22/2014- AOS package overnighted to NVC

5/28/2014- AOS scanned into the system

6/20/2014- IV invoice email (but fee still locked on CEAC )

6/23/2014- IV fee finally unlocked and paid.

IV package overnighted to NVC

6/30/2014- IV scanned in. DS260 completed.

7/1/2014- AOS accepted

7/2/2014- False checklist (AOS reviewed)

8/1/2014 False checklist (attorney's G28 reviewed)

8/2/2014 False checklist (NVC not sure why it was generated)

I am the beneficiary. 8/12/2014 CASE COMPLETE!

8/26/2014 Medical

9/2/2014 Interview... APPROVED!!!

9/5/2014 Visa in hand

Removal Of Conditions:

10/29- Package sent to VSC

11/1 - NOA1

11/17- Received biometrics appointment letter

11/30- Biometrics appointment

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Lukadia   3

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Hi there! I am in your same boat. I posted on here but didnt get a response yet on some questions I have. What did you end up putting in your cover letter, and how is your case going? I am an American and my husband is French and we live and will file from Japan, where we were just recently married.

I hope the process is going well for you!

Legal Marriage: 10/10/13

Ceremony in Japan: 10/13/13

mailed I-130 from Japan: 11/05/13

Received NOA1 e-mail: 11/15/13

Received NOA1 hard copy: 11/21/2013

**case sent to Nebraska Service Center**

Received NOA2 from website: 05/08/14

Received NOA2 hard copy to foreign address 5/12/14

**177 days from NOA1 to NOA2**

NVC received case 5/21/14

Called to get case number and they couldn't assign it yet: 6/12/2014

Called and talked to supervisor to get assigned case# and IIN (after calling 2x and having trouble with one particular representative saying my case number could not be given yet: 6/24/14

Email from NVC and completed AOS fee payment: 6/27/14

DS-261 completed: 6/27/2014

Mailed AOS package 6/30/14

E-mailed change of embassy request (this is a major setback, they said this was the reason we couldn't pay IV bill): 7/20/2014

Change of embassy request accepted: 10/7/2014 *49 days to get approved embassy change*

**Was told 2x to call back in two weeks to see if IV is available to pay**

AOS Checklist via email, 2 mistakes to fix: 10/7/2014

AOS Corrections mailed: 10/10/2014

IV bill became available and paid: 10/24/2014

IV bill showed as paid in NVC system: 10/27/2014

IV package mailed by husband in France: 10/30/2014

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You follow the guides and outline what you send in. I don't know why they need the beneficiaries birth certificate they don't ask for that. You can send either the birth certificate for yourself or a copy of all pages of the passport. I filed from abroad and think it's pretty obvious. Thru the evidence. It doesn't seem like ppl are getting auto expedited anymore but who knows what will happen best of luck

I-130 Sent : AUG22-2013

I-130 NOA1 : Aug 26-2013

Transfer Feb 19-2014

NOA 2: April-16 - 2014

NVC:

Case received: May - 02 - 2014

Case number & IIN: June 06-2014

DS-261 available & completed: June 18-2014

AOS fee invoiced and paid: June 18-2014

AOS packet sent: July - 23 - 2014

AOS scanned: July - 28 - 2014

IV fee invoiced AUG 4-2014

IV fee shows as paid: Aug 8-2014

IV packet sent: AUG - 1 - 2014

iv packet recieved AUG 4-2014

IV packet scanned Aug 6,2014

DS-260 Completed: Aug 8 2014

Case Complete Aug 22 2014

CEAC Status update Ready AUG 25 2014

Contacted by Embassy September 12 2014

Returned all paperwork and given an interview date Sept 18

Interview date Sept 30 2014

Approved Sept 30 2014


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