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Hello, I just finished the I-130 myself and I am wondering can I have someone review my application before I submit ? I did the application with my wife and we would like for someone to review our portal with all of the documents we uploaded before we officially submit. Would reaching out to an immigration lawyer be the right move or are there other ways to have this application reviewed in the portal ? Thank you!

Thank you but where do we upload that information ? The pictures, receipts, plane tickets, and hotel stay ? Is it under “ Additional Proof Of Marriage “ or “ Other Evidence “ ?

We’ve been married for 2 months now. Proxy Marriage through the state of Utah remote. We have our marriage certificate/license, validity letter, apostille, and testimonies from close friends. We met in London where she currently has a High Potential Individual Visa which expires in 20 months from now. I am a U.S. citizen and she is a Nepali citizen. I live in Chicago and visited her in London to Consummate our marriage. We have just started filling out the I-130/I-130A.

Yes I’m sorry for wording it like that. I just don’t know what can we upload under “ Additional Proof Of Marriage “ ? Where would we upload our text messages, pictures, receipts, and plane tickets ?

So my wife and I do not own or rent a home/apartment. We don’t have a bank account that’s been open for more than a year. We don’t have children yet. For this section do we upload our Consummation evidence or is that for a different section ? I don’t know what else we can upload under additional proof of marriage section. Thank you!

That’s only if her High Potential Individual Visa expires before her interview ? Otherwise the interview will be held in London ?

Yes so it expires in 20 months. Her plan is to gain sponsorship at her current job there in London or find another job that is willing to sponsor her because if her visa expires before her interview then we will have issues.

so basically I am doing everything correct so far ?

Hello, My wife and I got married 01/27/2024 through the state of Utah remote. This was a proxy marriage. I am a legal U.S. citizen and she isn’t. She has a Nepali passport/citizenship. She got a High Potential Individual Visa in London so she is currently there working and her visa expires in 20 months. We have received our marriage certificate, license, apostille, and validity. After we got married I flew out to London for the consummation. We took pictures, had many dinners, shared a hotel, used public transportation, and other things while in London. Will they be able to approve this once we file our I-130 ? I understand proxy marriages are hard to work with but we have many pictures, receipts, apostille, validity letter, plane tickets, and letters from friends proving our marriage. She was an international student in America while in high school and college so she has a social security. Please help with this, thank you!

@Ryan H Information About Beneficiary In Their Native Written Language Can she just type out her name and date of birth in her language on a document and upload it to the portal ?

Firstly, I am filing the I-130 for my wife so she can get a green card for The United States. She currently lives in London. Everything in the I-130 pertains to me ? The examples/questions below are to be only documents from me or her ? Proof Of U.S. Citizenship: - Can I just upload my passport or do I need more supporting documents ? Additional Proof Of Marriage - Can I just upload our apostille and marriage certificate/license ? 2" X 2" Photo Of You - Can I use my passport picture ? Information About Beneficiary In Their Native Written Language - My wife is Nepali, does this part pertain to us ? She speaks fluent english, studied/went to high school and college in America.

@Crazy Cat thank you for the help so far! yes it will be a long process but I have heard recently many people get everything done 10-15 months since they aren’t backed up with as many cases now. so right now we are 75% complete with the I-130 form and the I-130a form. we are waiting for our apostille to arrive so we can upload it in the portal as well. After we submit it, we wait for UCIS to review it 3-6 months and then the NVC would give her a CR1 if everything goes well ? then we file the I-864 form ? after that she gets her medical examination completed in London and then her interview would also take place in London where she lives now ? will she need to go back to Nepal for anything ?

Hello, I met my amazing girlfriend who is now my wife and we have gotten very close overtime. We met June 2022 and we recently got married remote through Utah. I am a legal U.S. citizen and she came here as an international student from Nepal. She has her passport and citizenship from Nepal but now she is in the UK on a 2 year high potential individual visa and living with her family while working. We are looking to file the I-130 form and I-864 form since I do not have pay stubs for more than a year. We have already done the consummation process in London. We had an amazing time and took so many pictures, we have receipts, plane tickets, and letters from friends proving our relationship. So now we can begin the process! Correct me on my knowledge of what needs to be done. We file I-130 and I-864 and wait. Once it gets approved, we obtain the CR1. Netc she would go to a medical facility in London for the doctor check. Next she would have her interview. Then she gets approved to come to America. Questions: 1. Is an immigration lawyer necessary ? Does it look more legit if a lawyer processes the paperwork or no ? 2. What is the usual waiting time for the CR1 process and for her being in America ? 3. We are getting an Apostille from Utah, since she is from Nepal, do we list Nepal as the country or the UK on the Apostille(Country Where Your Documents Will Be Used) ? 4. Will they go through the Nepal embassy or the Uk embassy for this process ? Again her citizenship and passport are from Nepal but she is in the UK on a HPI Visa. 5. Please give advice and ask any questions on things I did not make clear. 6. Can we file I-130 and I-864 form together or separately ? 7. Does the whole process take under 14 months since they are not backed up by Covid cases anymore ? Does only one person file I-130 ?