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  1. 1. Who is footing the bill for the Visa?

    • Beneficiary Male
      30
    • Beneficiary Female
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    • Petitioner Male
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    • Petitioner Female
      64
    • Both about equal share
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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Germany
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He's paying cause right now i can't afford it.

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Brazil
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We're kind of sharing the costs. I'll pay for anything I need to do in Brazil, he pays for stuff he has to do in the U.S.

I only offer advice - not even legal. Just the plain and simple kind.

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Morocco
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We are spliting it 30/70 I'm paying 30 he's paying 70

Adil & Janine

06/17/06- Wedding

08/16/06- I-130 and EAD sent with AOS packet

08/24/06- I-130, EAD, I-485 recieved

08/28/06- NOA1 for I-130, EAD, and I-485

09/01/06- Recieved boimetrics appointment letter

09/07/06- Biometrics appointment

10/24/06- Recieved letter for initial interview

11/21/06- EAD approved

11/27/06- EAD Recieved!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

11/30/06- Touched- NOA for EAD sent

12/01/06- I-130 and I-485 Touched

12/20/06- Initial interview

12/20/06- APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (4 months!)

12/27/06- Recieved NOA2 for I-130

12/27/06- Recieved welcome letter

12/27/06- I-485 touched, New card ordered

01/03/06- PERMANENT RESIDENT CARD RECIEVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!YAY!!!

09/18/08- Sent I-751... hopefully I did it corectly!

09/something... recieved NOA1 for I-751

10/16/08- Recieved biometrics appointment letter

10/25/08- Biometrics appontment!

03/19/09- Recieved letter stating I-751 transfered to CSC

03/30/09- I-751 approved!

04/02/09- Recieved approval letter

04/30/09- Recieved new card

10/14/09- Sent N-400... the wait begins again.....

10/24/09- Recieved NOA receipt letter

02/05/10- Recieved Fingerprint notification

02/23/10- Fingerprinting appointment

04/07/10- N-400 Interview

10/07/10- Request for aditional evidencce

02/07/11- Oath Ceremony letter arrives!!!!!!!!!!

02/18/11- Oath Ceremony!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: India
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It's the same pot of money, is it not?

I-129F TRACK

2006-02-27: I-129 Sent

2006-03-02: NOA1

2006-07-24: NOA2

2006-07-31: Case received by NVC

2006-08-01: Case leaves NVC to New Delhi Consulate via DHL

2006-08-04: Case received by New Delhi Consulate

2006-08-08: Packet 3 mailed out by consulate

2006-08-17: DS-230 Part I couriered to consulate

2006-08-23: Got interview date (email and telephone confirmation)

2006-08-28: Picked-up packet 4 from the consulate, counter 16 (between 2 PM and 3 PM)

2006-09-20: Interview Date (VISA Approved!!!)

2006-09-23: Picked up Passport with VISA from Blue Dot courier office (VFS did not hold it)

2006-09-27: Reached Home!!! (POE Chicago)

I-130 TRACK

2006-02-08: I-130 Sent

2006-02-27: NOA1

2006-05-03: NOA2 (Approved)

2006-06-12: Received and entered into NVC system

2006-07-08: Self Generated DS-3032 and sent to NVC

2006-07-08: Received I-864 bill from attorney

2006-07-11: Paid I-864 bill

2006-07-12: Received IV bill

2006-07-17: Receive I-864 package

2006-07-19: Send back I-864 package

2006-07-19: Pay IV bill (was out on vacation)

2006-07-31: Sent in self-generated DS-230 (after NVC was ready)

2006-08-03: Case being reviewed by NVC (per operator)

2006-09-12: Case sent to New Delhi Consulate

2006-10-04: Emailed Consulate and got Original Interview Date (10/20/06) posponed to April 2007

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My USC wife-to-be paid the petition fee, I paid for the medical, MRV fee etc. Regarding air fares - whoever flies, pays. Dang, there is a decent car's worth of greenhouse gases over the Atlantic due to our trips ;)

It's the same pot of money, is it not?

Yes it is. The primary consideration is convenience and avoiding transfer/conversion costs. Either of us could afford to pay for the entire process...

Bartek

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: South Korea
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I (petitioner female) have paid for much of the costs associated with the visa and permanent residency. My husband paid for his medical exam, etc. in order to get the K-1 visa. He paid for our Korean wedding and the plane ticket to come to America. Of course once he came to the U.S. his job prospects weren't the same as in his home country (he has a Korean law degree, but of course it's not recognized here) so since I am the one working and he is studying, it made sense for me to pay for the costs at that time.

The thing is that we're married now anyway and what is mine is his.

Kristi and Seung-ho (U.S. / S. Korea)

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He (USC) paid for the petition filing fee and my plane ticket

I paid for the visa application fee, medical, all other costs in connection with getting all documentary proof together (i did all the paperwork, he signed where needed :D )

the AOS/EAD fees were paid out of the wedding money we got

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Japan
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I am paying for everything, the immigration process, flying her to and from Japan,

My wife is staying home with our beautiful energetic daughter, it is hard to live in Southern Ca. on one income, but for the benefit of our daughter it is worth the sacrifices we make financially for our daughter to have her mom home with her.

As soon as Ako (my wife) gets her EAD she wants to work part-time on the weekends to help out.

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IMPORTANT NOTICE:Like you all, I am not an attorney ; I am a layperson (I have laid a lot of persons ) My advice is based on Experience obtained by filing ourselves

AOS met in Japan 1994 married 10/2004

DO:Los Angeles,Ca.

6/17/06 Forms Sent (I-130, I-485, and I-765)

6/19/06 RD I-130,I-485, I-765

6/26/06 NOA rcvd

7/15/06 Biometrics complete Day 22

8/4/06 Interview Notice Rcvd Day 42

9/9/06 EAD Card Received :)Day 78

9/13/06 SS Card Received :)Day 82

9/27/06 AOS Interview Los Angeles APPROVED LPR Day 96

12/04/06 Welcome To the United States Letter received

12/08/06 Green Card Received- expires 12/2016

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I'm paying for 99% but then she did have me stay at her home when I was there..11 days the first time and 14 days the second... So that has to count for something..:) 25 x $50(avg.) = $1250 ..Wow she is paying more then I thought.. So I guess more in the 75% area I'm paying.. and it's PRICELESS

I did. Petitioner male. Happily, I might add.

9/14 2006 I-129F Sent Next day Air

9/15 Recieved and signed for by "Freeman" at NSC

9/19 NOA1 CSC Recieved

9/25 Notice date Check cashed 9/25

9/28 I Recieved NOA1(I-797C) in the mail

12/5 NOA2 12/6 but Approved on 12/5 touch

12/9 Received NOA2(I-797) by snail mail

12/15 NVC has received it..Case # issued...

12/19 NVC shipped to Romania

12/22 Romanian Embassy has received an email from NVC that my Petition is on it's way...

12/29 Packet 3 sent to Veronica

1/12 2007 Packet 3 received Dang Holidays..

1/22 Sending all paperwork(I-134,Bank/Employer letters etc..,)..to Veronica per DHL, 3.5lbs...$144 WOW!

1/25 Recieved notice that She needs to pick up my packet in Chisinau..

1/26 Sending Back Packet 3

2/16 Transit Visa to go to Romania for the Interview approved..

2/20 Leaves for Bucharest overnight drive by bus...

2/21 Medical

2/22 Interview !!!! APPROVED !!!!!

3/9 2007 Flight to me....

4/7 2007 Married,,,

AOS

7/27 Sent I-485, I-864, I-765

7/30 Chicago Recieved I-485,I-765

Veronica is pregant....Due 4/17/08

9/1 Recieved NOA Bio appointment letter

9/8 Recieved NOA1's for both I-485 and I-765

9/18 Bio appointment

Received Green Card.. Nov 2007

Djuliann came 4/25/2008

I-751 Lifting Of Conditions

9/8/2009 Sent I-751

Received NOA 9/21 NOA Receipt Date 9/10/2009

9/24 received Bio letter Dated 9/18

10/9 Bio Appointment

10/23 Received Permanent Resident Card

N-400 2012

Filed for citizenship sent 2/21/2012

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Like most others, both about equal share.

Although I'm covering all the costs associated with moving, which isn't cheap.

11/26/2004 - Met in UK as students

06/15/2006 - K-1 Visa received

09/23/2006 - Arrived at Newark Intl. Airport

10/27/2006 - Received SSN

11/26/2006 - Our wedding day!! (2 years from the day we met)

12/22/2006 - Filed AOS, EAD & AP

12/29/2006 - NOAs for AOS, EAD & AP

01/17/2007 - Biometrics Appointment in Philly

01/17/2007 - Email Notice of RFE for I-864

01/23/2007 - RFE received in mail - envelope open!

01/29/2007 - RFE mailed back to MSC

02/02/2007 - RFE received by USCIS & case processing resumed

02/09/2007 - AOS transferred to CSC

02/27/2007 - AOS *Touched* (case now pending at CSC)

03/14/2007 - EAD card production ordered

03/16/2007 - EAD Approval notice sent

03/19/2007 - Received EAD & AP in mail

07/11/2007 - Card Production Ordered! (Green Card on its way!!)

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Canada
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I think it was pretty equal on cost sharing. I may have had a few extra expenses like my passport. but it all works out in the end. and we are married and cost sharing goes on. good luck fellow travellers of INS

Nadine

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NOA1: ron mailed Feb 24/04

Noticed date Feb28/04

June 28/04 WE ARE APPROVED

July 6/04 We recieved our NOA2 in the mail

Aug 6/04 Package 3 arrived in the mail

August 13/04 FRIDAY got interview date and wedding dress (day 171)

August 19/ 04 medical

August 30/04 interview, Ron went with me APPROVED

September 1/04 Woke up in my own bed

October 9/04 our wedding day

November 4/04 recieved <!--WORD2URL-01--><!--END WORD2URL-01-->ssn<!--WORD2URL-02--><!--END WORD2URL-02--> with married name

November 7/04 got new driver's license

AOS to Conditional Permanent Resident

Noverber 15/04 sent off AOS papers, now we wait yet again.

December 30/o4 fingerprints done

Feb. 1/05 walked in, applied and recieved AP

March 28/05 APPROVED now I am a CPR

April29/05 Green card arrived

jan 7/07 mailed removal of conditions app.

feb27/07 @11am go for biometrics again, ho humm this game is almost done

march 8/08 still waiting for permanent green card

april 15/08 finally after 15 months my 10 yr GC arrived

2009 need to renew can.passport, ug will all this never end

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Filed: Other Country: Lebanon
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we share the costs of everything, but he has a nest egg, him being the benef male

June 11 05-Married George, civil ceremony in New York

May 30 08-Baby Joshua was born

Jan 15-Back to NY we go...

May 10-made decision not to go back overseas.

July 10-filed for divorce

Jan 11-Divorce final

July 11-1st trip to take Josh to see George

Mar 12-2nd trip to take Josh to see George

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I took costs for initial petition, US mailing (and couriering G-325A to India to fulfill RFE) and AOS (including US medical). Pras took costs for consulate medical (in India) and visa app fees.

2005/07/10 I-129F filed for Pras

2005/11/07 I-129F approved, forwarded to NVC--to Chennai Consulate 2005/11/14

2005/12/02 Packet-3 received from Chennai

2005/12/21 Visa Interview Date

2006/04/04 Pras' entry into US at DTW

2006/04/15 Church Wedding at Novi (Detroit suburb), MI

2006/05/01 AOS Packet (I-485/I-131/I-765) filed at Chicago

2006/08/23 AP and EAD approved. Two down, 1.5 to go

2006/10/13 Pras' I-485 interview--APPROVED!

2006/10/27 Pras' conditional GC arrives -- .5 to go (2 yrs to Conditions Removal)

2008/07/21 I-751 (conditions removal) filed

2008/08/22 I-751 biometrics completed

2009/06/18 I-751 approved

2009/07/03 10-year GC received; last 0.5 done!

2009/07/23 Pras files N-400

2009/11/16 My 46TH birthday, Pras N-400 approved

2010/03/18 Pras' swear-in

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