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Okay i read a post about the passport photo size to be sent with the 325a. and now i am panicking. i looked at the duplicate packet and sure enough her pictures are smaller. amazing since we got them at a passport photo place. so my question is before the RFE comes i am having her send me some new photos. she will be taking the print out of the link from the Dept of State travel site to insure these pics are good. so will sending them via regular international mail be okay, or will they like other packages, get opened up and "lost"?

June 2006 Met on Myspace
Sep 21 2007 Proposed and she accepted
Dec 9 2007 Arrived in Manila
Dec 15 2007 Returned home, very sad day
Dec 21 2007 Sent Form I-129F to CSC
Dec 24 2007 Packet received at CSC
Dec 31 2007 NOA 1 received
Jan 02 2008 Check cashed
May 05 2008 NOA2
May 12 2008 Received letter from NVC MNL2008xxxxxx
May 19 2008 Paid Delbros fee at Metrobank
May 20 2008 First day of medical
May 21 2008 Told to return for sputum test
May 21 2008 Delbros confirmed receiving payment
May 27 2008 Delbros sent proof of payment to USEM
May 27,28,29 2008 Sputum test done
June 6 2008 Delbros sent doc ver request to the NSO
June 27 2008 NSO doc ver completed, to be picked up by USEM
July 1, 2008 Called USEM, doc ver is at the embassy
July 30, 2008 Passed the sputum test and finished the physical
Aug 5, 2008 Interview, PASSED received PINK SLIP
Aug 12 2008 VISA IN HAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you God
Aug 16,2008 Flight to US. Manila to Narita, to Chicago
Sept 8, 2008 Civil wedding
Feb 14, 2009 Big fancy wedding
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Okay i read a post about the passport photo size to be sent with the 325a. and now i am panicking. i looked at the duplicate packet and sure enough her pictures are smaller. amazing since we got them at a passport photo place. so my question is before the RFE comes i am having her send me some new photos. she will be taking the print out of the link from the Dept of State travel site to insure these pics are good. so will sending them via regular international mail be okay, or will they like other packages, get opened up and "lost"?

before, i also sent my husband a passport size "phil standard" and he complained about it that its too small. i told him well, u did ask me to get a passport size lol... but i think in the US its 2x2... i didnt send another size and just got lucky we never get an RFE coz of it... but anyhow if she will send it thru the mail, make sure its fed-ex ups or dhl (just not the post office coz it will caused delays often than not. but i do believe you'll get it somehow )... i even use our LBC (phil company) and when it got there in the US, ups took over and deliver it to my husband... took only 4 days and i paid like $30 back then

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Same here, sent the smaller photo but no RFE. But better to prepare.

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well it is better to be prepared but i dont think you will need them for i am sure they get tons of them every year and will let that go through but would make sure to have them just because good luck

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thanks for all the replies. i guess i am trying to be over prepared and just worry about every little thing. thanks again.

June 2006 Met on Myspace
Sep 21 2007 Proposed and she accepted
Dec 9 2007 Arrived in Manila
Dec 15 2007 Returned home, very sad day
Dec 21 2007 Sent Form I-129F to CSC
Dec 24 2007 Packet received at CSC
Dec 31 2007 NOA 1 received
Jan 02 2008 Check cashed
May 05 2008 NOA2
May 12 2008 Received letter from NVC MNL2008xxxxxx
May 19 2008 Paid Delbros fee at Metrobank
May 20 2008 First day of medical
May 21 2008 Told to return for sputum test
May 21 2008 Delbros confirmed receiving payment
May 27 2008 Delbros sent proof of payment to USEM
May 27,28,29 2008 Sputum test done
June 6 2008 Delbros sent doc ver request to the NSO
June 27 2008 NSO doc ver completed, to be picked up by USEM
July 1, 2008 Called USEM, doc ver is at the embassy
July 30, 2008 Passed the sputum test and finished the physical
Aug 5, 2008 Interview, PASSED received PINK SLIP
Aug 12 2008 VISA IN HAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you God
Aug 16,2008 Flight to US. Manila to Narita, to Chicago
Sept 8, 2008 Civil wedding
Feb 14, 2009 Big fancy wedding
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Same here for me. My wife sent me smaller sized passport photos for her I-130 application. Approved and no RFE.

This time though, just to be sure, for her DS-230 application I told her to send me 2x2 passport photos.

yes we were going to get new pics in may when i go there. but to play it safe she is going tom to get some that are 2 x 2 and sending them. hopefully ww wont get and rfe but to be on the safe side and save some time if we get the RFE we figure a few wasted dollars/pesoes will let us sleep better

June 2006 Met on Myspace
Sep 21 2007 Proposed and she accepted
Dec 9 2007 Arrived in Manila
Dec 15 2007 Returned home, very sad day
Dec 21 2007 Sent Form I-129F to CSC
Dec 24 2007 Packet received at CSC
Dec 31 2007 NOA 1 received
Jan 02 2008 Check cashed
May 05 2008 NOA2
May 12 2008 Received letter from NVC MNL2008xxxxxx
May 19 2008 Paid Delbros fee at Metrobank
May 20 2008 First day of medical
May 21 2008 Told to return for sputum test
May 21 2008 Delbros confirmed receiving payment
May 27 2008 Delbros sent proof of payment to USEM
May 27,28,29 2008 Sputum test done
June 6 2008 Delbros sent doc ver request to the NSO
June 27 2008 NSO doc ver completed, to be picked up by USEM
July 1, 2008 Called USEM, doc ver is at the embassy
July 30, 2008 Passed the sputum test and finished the physical
Aug 5, 2008 Interview, PASSED received PINK SLIP
Aug 12 2008 VISA IN HAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you God
Aug 16,2008 Flight to US. Manila to Narita, to Chicago
Sept 8, 2008 Civil wedding
Feb 14, 2009 Big fancy wedding
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yes we were going to get new pics in may when i go there. but to play it safe she is going tom to get some that are 2 x 2 and sending them. hopefully ww wont get and rfe but to be on the safe side and save some time if we get the RFE we figure a few wasted dollars/pesoes will let us sleep better

Yeah great idea. I'd do the same thing. hope for the best, expect the worst. Good luck. Let's hope for the best. NO RFE!

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yes we were going to get new pics in may when i go there. but to play it safe she is going tom to get some that are 2 x 2 and sending them. hopefully ww wont get and rfe but to be on the safe side and save some time if we get the RFE we figure a few wasted dollars/pesoes will let us sleep better

Yeah great idea. I'd do the same thing. hope for the best, expect the worst. Good luck. Let's hope for the best. NO RFE!

thank you, that is how we have been doing this expecting the worst and over kill. maribel is OC and I'm not exactly perfect with paperwork. but one thing the army taught me is to over prepare

June 2006 Met on Myspace
Sep 21 2007 Proposed and she accepted
Dec 9 2007 Arrived in Manila
Dec 15 2007 Returned home, very sad day
Dec 21 2007 Sent Form I-129F to CSC
Dec 24 2007 Packet received at CSC
Dec 31 2007 NOA 1 received
Jan 02 2008 Check cashed
May 05 2008 NOA2
May 12 2008 Received letter from NVC MNL2008xxxxxx
May 19 2008 Paid Delbros fee at Metrobank
May 20 2008 First day of medical
May 21 2008 Told to return for sputum test
May 21 2008 Delbros confirmed receiving payment
May 27 2008 Delbros sent proof of payment to USEM
May 27,28,29 2008 Sputum test done
June 6 2008 Delbros sent doc ver request to the NSO
June 27 2008 NSO doc ver completed, to be picked up by USEM
July 1, 2008 Called USEM, doc ver is at the embassy
July 30, 2008 Passed the sputum test and finished the physical
Aug 5, 2008 Interview, PASSED received PINK SLIP
Aug 12 2008 VISA IN HAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you God
Aug 16,2008 Flight to US. Manila to Narita, to Chicago
Sept 8, 2008 Civil wedding
Feb 14, 2009 Big fancy wedding
groupresized.jpg

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