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Hi All,

My wife and I have prepared a cover letter to go with the I-130 application and wanted to get some feedback. Let me know if we're missing anything.

She is the US citizen (petitioner) and I am the beneficiary.

Her name

Our UK address

Her email

Date

USCIS

Attn: I-130

131 South Dearborn – 3rd Fl

Chicago

IL

60603-5517

Dear Sir/Madam,

I (her name), a United States Citizen, am submitting an I-130 petition for Alien Spouse on behalf of my husband (his name), a United Kingdom Citizen. Please find enclosed:

• Cover letter (this document)

• G-1145 (E-notification)

• Personal Check in the amount of $420

• I-130 Petition for Alien Spouse

• Copy of my (petitioner) birth certificate

• G-325A filled out by myself (petitioner) (+1 additional sheet)

• Passport style photo of myself (petitioner)

• G-325A filled out by my husband (beneficiary) (+1 additional sheet)

• Passport style photo of my husband (beneficiary)

• Letter explaining relationship history, marriage and future plans together

• Copy of our Marriage Certificate

• Evidence of bona fide marriage

o Our joint lease from when we lived in Australia

o Bank statements showing co-mingling of finances

o Copies of passport pages showing travel together

o Copies of airline/hotel itineraries showing travel together

o Emails from times we have been in separate locations

o Photos of us throughout our relationship

Thank you very much for your attention in this matter.

Kind regards

(Her name)

We know to put names/dates on the back of all photos. Also we are filing at the lockbox as we will be ineligible for DCF for another 6 months.

2012-02-27 We get married while living together in Australia
2012-03-25 She moves back to US, He moves back to UK
2012-03-26 She applies for UK visa
2012-04-06 UK Visa approved (10 days!)
2012-05-10 She moves to UK

2012-05-10 Sent I-130
2012-05-16 NOA1
2013-01-16 NOA2

2013-01-21 NVC Case received
2013-02-12 NVC number & IIN received
2013-02-13 AOS Invoiced & DS-3032 sent
2013-02-25 DS-3032 accepted
2013-02-26 IV invoiced - AOS & IV Paid
2013-02-29 IV & AOS packages sent
2013-03-01 IV & AOS packages arrived
2013-04-02 Case somplete/Interview Scheduled


2013-04-04 Medical
2013-05-28 Interview - Accepted!

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mounir412   101

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Morocco
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that's great ...good luck on your journey !!! :thumbs:

Met online : 2009
Married : 07/28/2010

USCIS
Send I-130 : 06/08/2011
Touched : 06/13/2011
got a NOA1 by e-mail and SMS : 06/15/2011
got "I-797C" hard copy of NOA1 : 06/20/2011
got RFE "I-797E" : 10/15/2011
RFE Reply : 12/15/2011
Touched : 12/16/2011
I-130 Approved : 12/20/2011
got "I-797" hard copy of NOA2 : 12/24/2011
Your I-130 was approved in 183 days from your NOA1 date.

NVC
NVC Case Number : 01/13/2012
Pay "$88" AOS Bill and e-mailed DS-3032 : 02/08/2012
Email from NVC, DS-3032 Accepted : 02/09/2012
AOS Fee Shows PAID : 02/09/2012
IV fee invoiced "$404" : 02/10/2012
IV fee invoiced "$230" : 04/18/2012
Pay "$230" IV Bill : 04/30/2012
IV Fee Shows PAID : 05/02/2012
Send AOS and IV packet : 06/09/2012
AOS and IV packet Received : 06/22/2012
Case completed at NVC : 06/29/2012

Interview Date : 08/28/2012 "Denied"

Case Reaffirmed : 07/16/2013

Second interview - Approved : 10/24/2013

Visa Issued : 10/29/2013

Visa in hand : 10/31/2013

For more details please visit my timeline

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