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Getting Married... then what?

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daboyz Experienced

daboyz   36

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Thailand
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ok... here is my situation.

My fiance and I are getting married 10/2/08. He is from the UK so he will come over to the USA on the visa waiver. After we are married he will be going back to the UK... but What form do I start off with?? PLEASE HELP ME!

Look here:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...amp;page=guides

These are the guides, and they will tell which approach to take, depending on your situation.

Service Center : Vermont Service Center

Consulate : Bangkok, Thailand

Marriage : 2006-11-08

I-130 Sent : 2008-02-22

I-130 NOA1 : 2008-03-10

I-129F Sent : 2008-04-08

I-129F NOA1 : 2008-04-14

I-129F touched: 2008-05-06

I-130 touched: 2008-05-09

I-129F approved 2008-09-05

I-130 approved 2008-09-05

NVC received 2008-09-12

Pay I-864 2008-10-08

Pay IV bill 2008-10-08

Receive Instruction 2008-11-05

Case Complete 2008-11-18

Medical 2009-01-19/20 passed

Receive Pkt 4 2009-01-30

Interview 221g 2009-02-23

Second interview 2009-03-02 Approved

POE DFW 2009-03-07

Received SS card 2009-03-17

Received GC 2009-04-01

Done for 3 years or 10 years. Haven't decided yet.

(I'm going for the IR-1 and blowing off the K-3. Even if it takes an extra couple months, it's worth it to not have to deal with USCIS again)

"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

Note:

Please fill out I-130, wait 6 months for approval, then 3 more months for an interview. (Unless of course we've bombed your country into the stone age, then you qualify for expedited processing.)

Welcome to the USA!!!

payxibka Grand Master

payxibka   10,047

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Philippines
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Thank you so much... So why can't I fill out the I 130 and I 129f at the same time?

One would think you could. It appears you cannot because each petition must be able to stand alone, and when filing concurrently you lack evidence of a I-130 filing in your I-129F packet.

YMMV

payxibka Grand Master

payxibka   10,047

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Philippines
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So how long does it take for the I 130 to be recieved? On average that is, I realize it is different for everyone.

typical seems to be within a couple weeks... exceptions do apply.

YMMV

jimmynuetron Contributor

jimmynuetron   0

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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Colombia
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Well if you werent going to be together for the year it takes just to get the appointment I would say put money aside for an attorney. But since you are going to be lucky enough to be with him I would start with the i130 packet in the example forms section. Hopefully it will be quicker for the 2008 applicants because the mid 2007 applicants waited 1 full year prior to noa2 then another 2 months for the appointment.

good luck to you

Met in Medellin Colombia October 06

Was in Medellin 1 week every month for the the year

Married June 28th 07 Wedding in Bello ( applied for residence in Colombia, granted temporal residencia for 2 years.)

07/07/07 Sent i-130

07/17/07 NOA1

03/24/08 Touched

03/24/08 Called

04/17/08 Touched

04/23/08 Called again

05/14/08 Approved Email notification

08/14/07 I129f sent

09/20/07 NOA1

05/14/08 Approved Email notification

04/24/08 Touched

Need the i129 approval

 
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