DCF-South Africa

[NicknSarah 0]

Hi all,

My husband and I are going the DCF route in South Africa. We have an appointment with the US Embassy on Thursday, September the 8th. We are going to file our I-130 application. Could anyone please give me some guidance on the paperwork that we should take with us. This is our first visit to the Embassy and I am quite nervous as I want everything to run smoothly.

Is is necessary to have affidavits from friends? We have a lease together and many photos from our relationship over the past two years.

Thanks,

Sarah

[fftpholdings 0]

Hi all,

My husband and I are going the DCF route in South Africa. We have an appointment with the US Embassy on Thursday, September the 8th. We are going to file our I-130 application. Could anyone please give me some guidance on the paperwork that we should take with us. This is our first visit to the Embassy and I am quite nervous as I want everything to run smoothly.

Is is necessary to have affidavits from friends? We have a lease together and many photos from our relationship over the past two years.

Thanks,

Sarah

Hi sarah,

I wish the best of luck to your thursday appointment.

I could have given you more information for a guide but am yet to file with the Consulate any time soon.

Good luck once again!

Edward

[richardkorea2010 15]

Good luck with the application..Be sure to tell us what forms you submitted..

[NicknSarah 0]

thanks for the well wishes all...just doing a double/triple check of everything that we need for tomorrow! hopefully we have enough evidence to prove our relationship is real, despite having lived in both London and Johannesburg and travelling to 7 countries together :-)

i'll post back tomorrow what is actually deemed useful.

~Nick & Sarah

[fftpholdings 0]

Hi Sara

How did the 1-130 petition submission go?

What documents requirements did you submit?

Were you interviewed alongside your spouse?

Did they instantly approve the 1-130 petition?

I would be glad to read your response.

Goodluck!

Edward

[NicknSarah 0]

Hi Sara

How did the 1-130 petition submission go?

What documents requirements did you submit?

Were you interviewed alongside your spouse?

Did they instantly approve the 1-130 petition?

I would be glad to read your response.

Goodluck!

Edward

Hi Edward,

We submitted the following:

I-130 form

G-320A for both of us

A passport photo each

Marriage certificate (Not the unabridged one as we are still waiting for that)

Copies of both our passports and copies of the visas

Tenacy agreement for our apartment in London

Tenacy agreement for our house in SA

Our honeymoon tickets and hotel receipt

A few photos of us from various trips (He did not keep them just look at them)

Two letters from our friends that were signed by them stating they were at our wedding and confirming our relationship

We both went in together in a small room and met with the person interviewing us. He asked us for all our papers. Asked when we met and where. After looking through everything he told my husband that he could go pay for the application ($420).

While my husband was paying he asked me how we met and the start of our relationship. Asked me how I felt about moving to USA.

When my husband came back with the receipt he told us that we would hear if it was approved by next week (via email) and then we could start with step 2. Fingers crossed

I hope this helps you in some way. Let us know how yours goes.

~Sarah

[fftpholdings 0]

Hi Sarah

Goodluck to your submission!!!!!!

G-320A :Did you repeat all the applicable required details filled in the 1-130 form in the G-320A form?

Marriage certificate : Did you submit the handwirten version or the computer generated version?

Tenacy agreement for our apartment in London

Tenacy agreement for our house in SA : Did u mean tenancy agreements of where you current live and where u had lived?

Our honeymoon tickets and hotel receipt

A few photos of us from various trips (He did not keep them just look at them): Were all these requested or you just felt to have them?

Two letters from our friends that were signed by them stating they were at our wedding and confirming our relationship: Did they take the letters?

We both went in together in a small room and met with the person interviewing us. He asked us for all our papers. Asked when we met and where. After looking through everything he told my husband that he could go pay for the application ($420). Are you the petittioner or the beneficiary?

While my husband was paying he asked me how we met and the start of our relationship. Asked me how I felt about moving to USA.

When my husband came back with the receipt he told us that we would hear if it was approved by next week (via email) and then we could start with step 2. Fingers crossed: what do you understood the step 2 process will be? Applying for the visa?

I hope this helps you in some way: Its helping me to tidy papers and be prepared. Were they that gave you a submission date and how long did you wait?

Thanks once again

[richardkorea2010 15]

Congratulations on your interview!

I have a question:

Did you need your South African birth certificate with the filing of the I-130?

My wife and I have a joint US bank account. Can I just print out statements to prove?

I have the G325a completed, I-130 completed. marriage certifcate, joint us bank account, copies of both passports, every page. What I am not sure about, is whether I need a birth certificate or not? we don't have a house of our own, because our employer pays for this, here in Korea.

If this is good, I can start my DCF journey here in South Korea, Hope to hear from you soon,

[fftpholdings 0]

Hi Sarah

I hope you are doing good.

I hoped to have read your response to my questions to you,though still awaiting.

Have you got any news from your recent 1-130 submission?

Good luck!

Edward

[fftpholdings 0]

Hi Edward,

We submitted the following:

I-130 form

G-320A for both of us

A passport photo each

Marriage certificate (Not the unabridged one as we are still waiting for that)

Copies of both our passports and copies of the visas

Tenacy agreement for our apartment in London

Tenacy agreement for our house in SA

Our honeymoon tickets and hotel receipt

A few photos of us from various trips (He did not keep them just look at them)

Two letters from our friends that were signed by them stating they were at our wedding and confirming our relationship

We both went in together in a small room and met with the person interviewing us. He asked us for all our papers. Asked when we met and where. After looking through everything he told my husband that he could go pay for the application ($420).

While my husband was paying he asked me how we met and the start of our relationship. Asked me how I felt about moving to USA.

When my husband came back with the receipt he told us that we would hear if it was approved by next week (via email) and then we could start with step 2. Fingers crossed

I hope this helps you in some way. Let us know how yours goes.

~Sarah

Hi Sarah,

Have you heard from them with regards to the submitted 1-130 petition?

Goodluck still.

Best regards

Edward

[Miss M 54]

Hi all,

My husband and I are going the DCF route in South Africa. We have an appointment with the US Embassy on Thursday, September the 8th. We are going to file our I-130 application. Could anyone please give me some guidance on the paperwork that we should take with us. This is our first visit to the Embassy and I am quite nervous as I want everything to run smoothly.

Is is necessary to have affidavits from friends? We have a lease together and many photos from our relationship over the past two years.

Thanks,

Sarah

Hi Sarah

Have you heard any feedback? We live in Cape Town and have also gone the DCF route for a CR1. We submitted everything in July, got an approval notice in July, and then nothing. The approval notice says to await further instructions, but it is hard to tell how long this wait will be. Very frustrating.

[fftpholdings 0]

Hi Sarah

Have you heard any feedback? We live in Cape Town and have also gone the DCF route for a CR1. We submitted everything in July, got an approval notice in July, and then nothing. The approval notice says to await further instructions, but it is hard to tell how long this wait will be. Very frustrating.

Hi

Just read your post sent to Sarah.

Did you submitt your petition in Johannesburg?

How long did it take to get an approval?

Regards

Edward

[Miss M 54]

Hi

Just read your post sent to Sarah.

Did you submitt your petition in Johannesburg?

How long did it take to get an approval?

Regards

Edward

Yes we did, and it took 5 days to get approval - mostly because we forgot to submit my husband's passport picture. Once they received that, we got the approval on the very day.

[fftpholdings 0]

Yes we did, and it took 5 days to get approval - mostly because we forgot to submit my husband's passport picture. Once they received that, we got the approval on the very day.

Great news that it gets approved so fast.

May I ask one more time; what documents apart from the following did you enclose:

1-130 form

G-325 forms respectively

South African residency requirements

Proof of petitioners US citizenship

Marriage Certificate

Biographical photocopy page of beneficiary International passport

Passport photographs as specified

Fees

[Miss M 54]

Great news that it gets approved so fast.

May I ask one more time; what documents apart from the following did you enclose:

1-130 form

G-325 forms respectively

South African residency requirements

Proof of petitioners US citizenship

Marriage Certificate

Biographical photocopy page of beneficiary International passport

Passport photographs as specified

Fees

Yes. And to be honest, I found the USCIS staff very helpful both via e mail and on the phone. They can and will answer any questions you have.