December Immigrant Visa Filers (IR-1/CR-1)

[croa01 2]

There could be many reason , one could be you may be forgotten to sign it, or sign another document enclosed in it so they are sending it back. Maybe

I really doubt it, I got it check three times for different friends. I'll keep you all posted, if you hear anything or think about anything else, let me know. Thanks again

[Gosha.Bee 1]

This is definitely off topic...

If only I could knit. I'd make myself a... circus tent! Or something even bigger. Just to get busy with something that would take me, well I don't know, like 8 months to finish so I don't have to sit here, spend countless hours thinking and wondering and hoping and praying and missing my husband and logging on to uscis 50 times a day just to find out my receipt number is STILL not recognized. Aaaargh! And we've only just started.

Good thing I have our wedding to plan (Church ceremony followed by a solid wedding reception). Otherwise I'd really be lost with this wait time here.

Question to my fellow December filers:

What preparations - if any - have you ungergone for the NVC process/ interview? Are you collecting data, filling out DS230 and i864 and whatever else? I'm thinking of getting myself ready for the further steps but I haven't really started yet.

[lvriesling 11]

Question to my fellow December filers:

What preparations - if any - have you ungergone for the NVC process/ interview? Are you collecting data, filling out DS230 and i864 and whatever else? I'm thinking of getting myself ready for the further steps but I haven't really started yet.

Collecting data - absolutely everything we do is evaluated as potential "proof of relationship" evidence. If it generates (or can be made to generate) a document with both of our names on it, or with one of our names plus some kind of link to the other spouse, then it's being pulled into the "proof of relationship" folder, awaiting an RFE and/or the final visa interview.

The Bangkok US embassy has the instructions online for the final stages of visa processing, and these have been evaluated for anything that can be done now (vs. later). For example, the embassy instructions say that police clearance reports in Thailand are normally good for one year - that means we can actually get that done right now and get it out of the way.

[lvriesling 11]

Hip, hip, horray! My NOA1 receipt number is finally working on the USCIS website! It was "touched" on Jan 7th.

Our NOA1 number still isn't working - but it'll get there eventually...

[TJ 4EVER 40]

I've been trying to collect as much information as possible myself. As I guess you can all tell my husband is Nigerian and Nigeria from what I hear is really tough. I have ordered my phone records since the time that we met and he is going to go to his phone carrier and request his records as well. Trying to decide on whether or not I should print our pictures out myself or should I have them printed at Walmart so I can develop an album for him. I am also planning my next trip there and making sure that everything is documented because during my last trip I lost some valuable opportunities due to ignorance. What is most exciting about this is I will get to spend eleven wonderful days with my baby. I miss him sooo much it is killing me. I am wrecking my brain just making sure I have dotted all my i's and crossed evert t's. Well I am wishing everyone the best during this waiting season. I have not check my number yet because I just do not want to go through the frustration. I know USCIS has my app and accepted it and I think I am going to try to wait until February to check, if it doesn't work by then I think I may just freak out...lol

[RosyMad 2]

Yeah my number still doesnt work either...

So what type of eveidence are you all gathering up?

[giamimigio 21]

I've been trying to collect as much information as possible myself. As I guess you can all tell my husband is Nigerian and Nigeria from what I hear is really tough. I have ordered my phone records since the time that we met and he is going to go to his phone carrier and request his records as well. Trying to decide on whether or not I should print our pictures out myself or should I have them printed at Walmart so I can develop an album for him. I am also planning my next trip there and making sure that everything is documented because during my last trip I lost some valuable opportunities due to ignorance. What is most exciting about this is I will get to spend eleven wonderful days with my baby. I miss him sooo much it is killing me. I am wrecking my brain just making sure I have dotted all my i's and crossed evert t's. Well I am wishing everyone the best during this waiting season. I have not check my number yet because I just do not want to go through the frustration. I know USCIS has my app and accepted it and I think I am going to try to wait until February to check, if it doesn't work by then I think I may just freak out...lol

my wife told me that she thinks putting the developed photos in an album puts a nice personal touch to it that might be appreciated a bit more. i thought it made a lot of sense.

good luck with your journey

[lvriesling 11]

So what type of evidence are you all gathering up?

* Customs forms and mailing receipts for gifts mailed to each other

* Scanned copies of birthday cards, etc. mailed to each other

* Purchase receipts for wedding rings & other gifts given to each other

* Document confirming her designation as my spouse in employer's personnel file

* Document confirming her designation as my spouse in employer's retirement system

* Document confirming she has been added as an authorized user on my credit card, & that a credit card on my account but in her name has been issued

* Phone call records from phone company

(Note: she WAS going to use a phone card here, but Bangkok U.S. Embassy website says phone card call records are NOT acceptable as evidence!)

In addition, we are currently working on:

* Married Filing Jointly Tax Return for 2010, which will have the effect of forcing the US Government to issue her a TIN (Tax Id Number) which in turn will be extremely useful for opening bank accounts and such, and which will itself also serve as evidence of our ongoing marital relationship and as evidence of financial interdependence.

[Daria8885 1]

Doesn't this all seem like a lot?....I mean I know it's worth it for sure! but thinking so far ahead everything that will be packed between now and Aug/Sep/Oct/Nov....Wow it kinda freaks me out....Ive always been a go with the flow kinda girl...and now... can't be lol I have to be "organized" and "on top of things"...lol totally new for me hehe I guess it might make the time go by faster....*takes deep breath* I didnt think i could get all the info for my wedding correct and together either but, I did that so I guess I can do this too...with scanning the internet and wracking my brain lol.....So far....for me I just throw everything into a folder...every month when I get my phone bill(because I have no cell) throw in all the calls I have made...Make sure I have my history for my chats saved...Save my pics on a CD just in case something happens to my computer lol My hubbies name is on my public service bill too...I couldnt get a joint bank account because they need his SSN and he doesnt have one...so I put him on everything else I could lol I guess there isn't much else...*sigh* still working on finding the sponsor....Is it necessary to have the past three years tax info? for the I-864? Because my dad is filing this year and thinks he makes enough but he didnt file the last three years because h was laid off of work...If anyone knows please post or if you don't you can go off and rant away like me to make the time go by jeje GL all

[giamimigio 21]

Doesn't this all seem like a lot?....I mean I know it's worth it for sure! but thinking so far ahead everything that will be packed between now and Aug/Sep/Oct/Nov....Wow it kinda freaks me out....Ive always been a go with the flow kinda girl...and now... can't be lol I have to be "organized" and "on top of things"...lol totally new for me hehe I guess it might make the time go by faster....*takes deep breath* I didnt think i could get all the info for my wedding correct and together either but, I did that so I guess I can do this too...with scanning the internet and wracking my brain lol.....So far....for me I just throw everything into a folder...every month when I get my phone bill(because I have no cell) throw in all the calls I have made...Make sure I have my history for my chats saved...Save my pics on a CD just in case something happens to my computer lol My hubbies name is on my public service bill too...I couldnt get a joint bank account because they need his SSN and he doesnt have one...so I put him on everything else I could lol I guess there isn't much else...*sigh* still working on finding the sponsor....Is it necessary to have the past three years tax info? for the I-864? Because my dad is filing this year and thinks he makes enough but he didnt file the last three years because h was laid off of work...If anyone knows please post or if you don't you can go off and rant away like me to make the time go by jeje GL all

didn't even think of that. saving photos just in case the computer crashed. CATASTROPHE to say the least!!!

NOTED. :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs:

[Gosha.Bee 1]

Boy, you guys are thoughtful! And prepared! lvriesling - kudos to you. Very creative. I would never think to keep certified receipts of mail and gifts sent to each other. Oh, boy. Lotsa work ahead of me.

[TJ 4EVER 40]

* Customs forms and mailing receipts for gifts mailed to each other

* Scanned copies of birthday cards, etc. mailed to each other

* Purchase receipts for wedding rings & other gifts given to each other

* Document confirming her designation as my spouse in employer's personnel file

* Document confirming her designation as my spouse in employer's retirement system

* Document confirming she has been added as an authorized user on my credit card, & that a credit card on my account but in her name has been issued

* Phone call records from phone company

(Note: she WAS going to use a phone card here, but Bangkok U.S. Embassy website says phone card call records are NOT acceptable as evidence!)

In addition, we are currently working on:

* Married Filing Jointly Tax Return for 2010, which will have the effect of forcing the US Government to issue her a TIN (Tax Id Number) which in turn will be extremely useful for opening bank accounts and such, and which will itself also serve as evidence of our ongoing marital relationship and as evidence of financial interdependence.

Ok now I think I'm going to be sick. I have ordered phone records from my phone company but I use calling cards to call my husband with. I just can't afford calling him right out. The record of my calling the phone cards via reaching him will not be accepted? OMG, what am I going to do? Another thing I have heard just this evening I have to show a consistent record of him calling me and phone cards to call the US from Nigeria is wicked expensive. Me calling him is not enough even though it shows communication. Please pray for us that we find some kind of solution,,,please

[RosyMad 2]

Wow.. I dont have anything besides continuous bank statements.. need to print out our phone records.. hmm and now im at a total blank.. lol holy crappola :/

anyhooters.. I wanted to aee if any other Dec. filers wanted to exchange email addresses.. to keep in touch when we cant possibly log into here.. just if anyone wants to exchange.

[Gosha.Bee 1]

I have to show a consistent record of him calling me and phone cards to call the US from Nigeria is wicked expensive. Me calling him is not enough even though it shows communication.

Is this Nigerian Consulate's requirement? Sounds a bit harsh, I feel bad for you. Where did you find that out?

I almost never call my husband, too expensive from here. He just calls me using his phone card. So we may not have too much in the way of calling records but we send each other at least 5-6 text messages a day and records of that can be relatively easily obtained from mine as well as his cell phone provider. Maybe that's your solution?

[Daria8885 1]

My husband NEVER calls me...get verizon or now known as frontier for your phone company if you can it offers 500 international calling minutes a month for 10 dollars!!! awesome! that i what i do....I went over this month though haha and my bill was 74 dollars more...I have to sell my laptop to make rent haha...oh well whatever needs to be done i'm not so worried about proving our relationship because our log in time on the computer is massive im actually cam to cam with him right now I have been since...hmmm sometime yesterday... well over night lol we sleep together jeje weird I know but it's the closest we can get and I honestly can;t sleep without him jeje he was away on vacation and we didnt have the luxury of falling asleep online and i became an insomniac LOL but man we are connected every minute I and he is home...my daughter loves him! I cant wait until they meet any of you have kids not with your foreign hubby? oh my e-mail is....daria8885@hotmail.com if anyone wants to chat