New here, with a question

[LoveMyTico 999]

We dont have those restrictions for pension on us...thank goodness! Thanks for the heads up though.

We have the blood test tomorrow morning followed by the x-ray exam and finishing off the day at the embassy requesting an official police record for my wife. Busy day! We had everything already translated and send into the NVC, from my understanding all of those documents should actually be here in the embassy. But we will double check and we have an official translator friend who does it for $5 per page! On Monday we have the physical exam and then we are back home until the interview appointment!

we had the police report translated too... ask them about that. there was something else we had translated but I forget what it was. All I know is that it is a pain in the butt to get things taken care of in CR. waiting in tons of lines... ugh.

My husband and I never had any bank accounts together because I am not a resident of CR and he doesn't have a SS# for the US. I never included him on my tax returns because of the same reason. Our marriage cert even has the wrong date on it. The consulate told me if we didnt' care, they don't care because she said it could take 2 years to get that fixed. and you know how long it takes to the the dang thing to begin with. It took us 5 months. and 8 months for a uscis approval. It was slow back then.. ha ha. now its down to 5 months on the chart....

[ian1006 0]

Well good to know about the police report and that you got it translated as well. We decided to just in case have everything translated as its only 5 bucks per page and we only have one page. We will probably also do the marriage certificate, police report, and her birth certificate just in case. Rather have too much stuff than not enough stuff.

We finished up all the medical stuff on Monday, the last doctor put the complete report together and sealed the envelope. She only had to get 2 vaccinations thank goodness! So next week we will stop by our translators house and have him translate those things for us and then we will be ready to go!

We are only 13 days away from our interview, we are really excited! We have no reason to believe that they will deny us, we have done everything right and have not had one delay yet! Just trusting God for this last little thing!

[LoveMyTico 999]

Well good to know about the police report and that you got it translated as well. We decided to just in case have everything translated as its only 5 bucks per page and we only have one page. We will probably also do the marriage certificate, police report, and her birth certificate just in case. Rather have too much stuff than not enough stuff.

We finished up all the medical stuff on Monday, the last doctor put the complete report together and sealed the envelope. She only had to get 2 vaccinations thank goodness! So next week we will stop by our translators house and have him translate those things for us and then we will be ready to go!

We are only 13 days away from our interview, we are really excited! We have no reason to believe that they will deny us, we have done everything right and have not had one delay yet! Just trusting God for this last little thing!

Everyone at the embassy is soooooo nice. You will get approved and have your visa in a matter of days. The only have certain days you can pick up the visa. It depends on your interview date. GOOD LUCK ( even though you really don't need it) I am so happy for you both !

[ian1006 0]

Tomorrow is our Final Interview! We got everything and more for the appointment! Very excited for tomorrow, will update after the appointment to share the result

[Darnell 8,479]

Good Luck !! (That's a CR-1 Visa Interview, btw - in case was any doubt)

When you get a moment, please fill out yer timeline at http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=85173

Helps those coming up behind you, you betcha ! (And helps everyone who might answer a question for you, after interview day - helps you, as well, you don't have to 'repeat yer timeline' in a post )

*** moving to IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures forum ***

Edited June 3, 2010 by Darnell

[ian1006 0]

Carla's IM/CR1 visa was approved today! In and out in about 2.5 hours with no hassle at all! No missing paperwork and they didnt even take any of the information we brought except the medical packet! They sent us three notices of what to bring and then they only ask for the medical! It was a little anti-climatic. The consular told us come and pick up her passport with the visa in it on Friday at 3pm!

I plan on filling out my timeline when I get to the states as that is where the majority of my dates and forms are! Thanks for moving this too, when I first started it was an application for a k-3 then got turned into the CR1.

[Darnell 8,479]

Hey - congratulations !!! That's the best news, ever !!!

What to eat, for celebration meal ?

[ian1006 0]

Well funny thing is we use buses to get around here so it took us about 1.5 hours to get home so we stopped at...McDonalds of course haha. We are saving the big dinner for when we get to the states, my wife is having visions of home made apple pie and home made ice cream!

[ian1006 0]

Picked up the sealed packet and her passport yesterday. Reality is starting to hit that after 7 months we finally have the visa in her passport! Very exciting! We are leaving for the states on Thursday and will be flying through Charlotte, NC. So, I guess that I will do our timeline soon and will probably be back on here at the end of her 2 year conditional green card for getting rid of restrictions, and then eventually for her citizenship! Thank you everyone as it was a huge encouragement and learned a lot of things on here.

[Darnell 8,479]

Ya know, this is the BEST NEWS !!!

Don't forget about the timeline, ya? Probably best to start it all, after she receives the greencard (I assume you two will be absent from VJ for some time, don't ask me why ? )

Edited June 5, 2010 by Darnell

[ian1006 0]

We are in the US as of last night! Super fast through immigration, less than 5 minutes total for the initial and secondary review! Will put up a review for Charlotte POE later!

[OBX 51]

Congratulations!

[ian1006 0]

So we are running into a little problem now...

We entered the US on June 10th and received no information on her social security card, no welcome packet, and no info on her green card. I called Social Security and they said, we dont have any information to give you, wait another 2 months and see if we send it to you. Called the USCIS today and they said they cant find her in the system, and that information is taking a while to get from the point of entry to them so to wait another two weeks and call back, and the lady sounded very unsure of why there was a delay and why we werent in the system. Gave them all of the information and they double checked it and they dont know...just say to wait.

My question is this normal? when should we realistically expect the welcome packet and info on the green card and social security card? Kind of hard to get a bank account for her set up or even let her work if she doesnt have those cards. A little frustrated with the lack of info we are getting.

[ian1006 0]

So do I call the USCIS office back again or is there someone else I can call to find out the information?

[Darnell 8,479]

Coupla things to do - requires car and face to face, none of this 'calling on phone ' stuff.

1. GO TO SSA OFFICE, apply for SSN, ask them to look her up in the SAVE database. If not found, don't let the application proceed. Is super huge / mondo important that she be looked up in SAVE database, otherwise yer wasting a trip.

2. find the nearest CBP Secondary Inspection Office, go in, ask them what happened at CBP at the POE. Show visa stamp in passport, ask if any problem on the DATA they put in on her.