Reposted due to error in earlier post: CR-1 Visa Interview Checklist - 2014

[Julius_and_Coney 0]

Reposted due to information error in earlier post:

IR-1 / CR-1 VJ Members,

My wife is due for interview on July 2, 2014 at U.S. Embassy Manila. I just want to share our

Checklist, kindly peer-review to make sure we're covered for completeness and not missing any document:

1. US Embassy Interview Instruction Letter
2. Interview Appointment Letter issued by National Visa Center
3. DS-260 Online Immigration Visa Application Receipt printout
4. DS-261 Online Choice of Address and Agent Receipt printout
5. Evidence of Financial Support by Petitioner

• Form I-864, Affidavit of Support Form, with original signature and dated.
• Petitioner Employment Verification Letter
• Latest Federal Tax Return, W-2 form Certified true copy or with original signature
• Pay Stubs sampling from the last six months
• Petitioner Letter of Employment (verification)

6. Medical Exams results sent directly by St. Luke's Medical Center clinic directly to US Embassy

7. Beneficiary Birth Certificate

8. Beneficiary Police Clearance

9. Beneficiary NBI Clearance

10. Beneficiary Philippines Passport

11. Marriage Certificate , NSO version

12. Petitioner Proof of Termination of a prior marriage (if Petitioner was divorced from a prior marriage)

13. Proof of an ongoing Married relationship

• Money Remittance Receipts
• Webcam chat pictures - Skype
• Chat Logs (Yahoo, Skype)
• Text Message Communication Transcript
• Pictures of wedding, pictures during vacation in the Philippines

10. Evidence of Marriage: Co-mingling of financial resources- Joint Bank Account Statement

Follow up question: What is the amount for Visa Application Fee for IR-1 / CR-1 ?

Edited June 7, 2014 by Julius and Coney

[Lovie Lovie 9]

This is very accurate, but let's some other members go through it again.

[NikLR 13,227]

Well the birth certificate etc, will make up the IV package sent to the NVC. Your photocopy of your divorce decree went with the I-130 so it's not necessary. You dont need a print out of the ds-261, the only purpose of that form is to start the IV path. The AOS package also goes to the NVC and many people prefer to send a tax return transcript to cut down on paperwork but it's not a bad idea to bring a copy of that to the embassy on interview day. The relationship evidence is also a good idea.

Have you reviewed the NVC Process wiki?

[Julius_and_Coney 0]

@Lovie Lovie thanks for reviewing my Checklist.

@NLR, Thanks for the suggestions and pointers.

Previously I used the NVC Flowchart which was outdated but still showed the flow of the process.

Now that you mention it, I've read through the NVC Process wiki

Thanks.

[NikLR 13,227]

Here is the newest flowchart:

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9bvTEwLyHz1aW0yTWRqa3lqYzA/edit

[Darnell 8,478]

much of the stuff you submitted into NVC won't be needed to hand over on interview day -

unless something is outdated (PCC, I-864 to a new tax year)

but if there are any divorce docs on YOU the USCitizen Petitioner - she needs them in her hand on interview day - the certified copies from the courthouse / county registrar's office. to the best of my knowledge - it's required - and this is opposite to what NLR mentioned...

as to the Visa Application Fee - you paid that on 2014-03-25 already. why to pay again?

After the interview - there is a Visa Immigration Fee of 165 - but you can pay that anytime from her receiving the visa packet all the way to 1 year past the POE date.

Edited June 10, 2014 by Darnell

[NikLR 13,227]

much of the stuff you submitted into NVC won't be needed to hand over on interview day -

unless something is outdated (PCC, I-864 to a new tax year)

but if there are any divorce docs on YOU the USCitizen Petitioner - she needs them in her hand on interview day - the certified copies from the courthouse / county registrar's office. to the best of my knowledge - it's required - and this is opposite to what NLR mentioned...

as to the Visa Application Fee - you paid that on 2014-03-25 already. why to pay again?

After the interview - there is a Visa Immigration Fee of 165 - but you can pay that anytime from her receiving the visa packet all the way to 1 year past the POE date.

May be consulate specific. I was not required to show my husband's divorce decree on interview day.

[Julius_and_Coney 0]

@Darnell

Thanks for looking at my checklist and responding with advice.

>>But if there are any divorce docs on YOU the USCitizen Petitioner

>> - she needs them in her hand on interview day - the certified copies

>> from the courthouse / county registrar's office. To the best of my knowledge - it's required

Yes I'm covered on that. My wife has the Apostille version of my Divorce document

and its compiled in her Document binder.

>>as to the Visa Application Fee - you paid that on 2014-03-25 already. why to pay again?

I got that straightened out. I realized I alrady paid the

NVC IV Bil and AOS Bill while our CR1 Petition case was still in NVC.

>> After the interview - there is a Visa Immigration Fee of 165 -

>> but you can pay that anytime from her receiving the visa packet all the

>> way to 1 year past the POE date.

This is good to know. Thank you. I'll make her pay for the fee at US Embassy, Manila anyway.

[apple21 953]

The beneficiary needs to get a CEMAR (Advisory on Marriages).

She can get it by filling out an application for CENOMAR (yes you read it right).

Edited June 10, 2014 by apple21

[Darnell 8,478]

@Darnell

>> After the interview - there is a Visa Immigration Fee of 165 -

>> but you can pay that anytime from her receiving the visa packet all the

>> way to 1 year past the POE date.

This is good to know. Thank you. I'll make her pay for the fee at US Embassy, Manila anyway.

Cannot pay the fee at the IV Unit - must to pay online with ELIS anytime after visa packet in hand (after interview) up to a year past the POE date. It's an online system - think of it as paying the fee for the greencard since the IV Fee dropped to $230.

[Julius_and_Coney 0]

@apple21

Thanks.

@Darnell

I got it.