DavidOx

Hi All, I went to the first interview for a CR-1 immigrant visa with my wife and we presented the police reports from 3 different countries. However, the officer said that all police reports needed to have all of the names which my wife had previously. My wife's family changed her FIRST name a few years after birth. And she changed her last name to my sir name at marriage. So we have (1) Original first name and original last name, (2) 2nd first name and original last name, (3) 2nd first name with new last name due to marriage. The officer said that they need all names on the police reports. Obviously unfortunate since we went thru this whole process already but anyway we will do it again. The question for the forum is - does anyone know if we can put all 3 names on a single police report or do we need 3 different police reports with 3 different names? Thanks for the help.

All, I will investigate the DCF option with the embassy, if it doesn't work I'll apply as normal through the online application ASAP. Thanks for the help.

It's not a work transfer. I'm leaving the company and moving back to the US. So I need to file the i-130 online ASAP. Thanks.

Thanks everyone for your comments. Ok, we can't do option B which is to wait until I/we get to the US to start the process. Got it. Option A seems the way to go, start the process now outside the US. She currently has a B1 visa which expires in a couple of years. If we start the i-130 process while outside the US, can she use this existing B1 visa to enter the US for a short period of time? FYI - reason for moving back to the US is simply that my work contract is ending.

Hi All, I’m a US citizen, my wife of 9 yrs is from Thailand. I’m currently living and working in Japan. I will go back to the US in April 2024 and would like to figure out the best way to obtain an immigrant visa for my wife. Is it better to start the i-130 now in Japan (assuming she would be able to still travel to the US under a B2 visa before i130 is finalized) or wait until we move to the US, then start i130, and then do an AOS (assume wife would be on a B2 visa)? Entire goal is to minimize our time apart. Thanks for help.