Married!

Well, I finally got married this past week. Took about several months to do, but it's finally done.

The Notary I found was pretty nice. Plus, they were helpfull. I didn't have too much time in Colombia and with Samana Santa recently, the timing wasn't too good. On the Thursday before Samana Santa, We submitted the papers to the Notary. I told the Notary that I was supposed to leave the country on the 30th. At first, she was talking about the 5 working day requirement and then after talking a little while, she said that it shouldn't be a problem to have it on the 29th. So then, we got the date set but it really would have been bad if I left the day after. They also didn't ask nor require extra documentation to be done because she has a daughter. If we stuck with a Notary that required the extra papers, it would've taken an extra 2 months just for that. Anyway, I emailed a guy at work to see if I could have a few extra days off so I can take care of a few things. Sure no problem. I was able to spend a few extra days with my Wife. Her daughter is very happy too about the marriage and is very excited about coming to the US. Probably more than her mom. Everything was pretty simple and went smoothly. We had a dinner in a Bakery/Restaurant. All together we had about 25 people with us at the Notary and the Dinner.

Anyway, I'm now back in the US and time for the dreaded paperwork. I got a lot of the forms, just need to get the marriage certificate and birth certificates Translated and Apostilled so that I can submit the papers for immigration. I'll have to look again but I think I may need a few other papers. I'm looking forward to having a full house to come home to after work.

Daniel

By Dan on Apr 3, 2005, 12:46 in Visa & paperwork.

jediknight says on Apr 3, 2005, 13:22:

congratulations that's great,i'm happy for the 3 of you.are you going to file a K3 or CR-1? i get the feeling that the CR1 is better because the K3's are very slow to process. thanks

Dan says on Apr 3, 2005, 13:50:

Thanks... From what I can tell on the USCIS website, the Texas center is going slow with processing the I-130's so I'm looking at going for the K3/4.

God Bless America!

caulfield2 says on Apr 3, 2005, 14:12:

You can go to the local Secretary of State's office in your particular state for the apostille stamp...it's much more complicated to find outside of the united states

Dan says on Apr 3, 2005, 15:46:

Apostille ...I really don't think the Sec of State would apotille documents originating outside of the US. That stuff I need it for is from her in Colombia.

God Bless America!

utopiacowboy says on Apr 3, 2005, 16:12:

If we can ignore Caulfield's advice for the moment, Dan, you do not need to get your marriage certificate or birth certificates from Colombia apostilled. As long as they are notarized by the office which issued them and translated into English, you can send copies with your I-130 petition. This is all I needed and my petition for my wife was approved with no problems. Don't bother with the K-3. Texas is sending their spousal I-130s to California and they are being approved quickly.

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Dan says on Apr 3, 2005, 16:44:

Utopia Thanks about the Apotille thing. I wasn't exactly sure about that. I was thinking of doing it just to be sure. So, getting an English Translation from here in the US wouldn't be a problem? I havn't heard of Texas sending petitions to California. is it due to having a backlog?

As usual, you're very helpfull

Thanks

God Bless America!

utopiacowboy says on Apr 3, 2005, 21:46:

You can get the English translation here or in Colombia. Just make sure that they put the statement that the USCIS requires on the translation and that they sign it above their printed name. The statement's text can be found on this site if you search for it or on the USCIS site. I don't know why Texas started sending them to California - they sent a lot of their backlogged petitions there as well including ours. We were approved about 3 weeks after the CSC received it from the TSC.

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CLALORENA says on Apr 4, 2005, 07:33:

Well done Dan! I hope you start having a very happy life now with your wife and your new stepdoughter. Lorena

Lorenita

Dan says on Apr 4, 2005, 08:53:

Thanks Lorena. Now, I'm looking at all the papers that I have to do and the only one that looks more difficult is the I864 for the support. I should be fine though. Looking forward to everything working out and she gets to come to the states soon. Take care, Dan

God Bless America!

caulfield2 says on Apr 4, 2005, 09:25:

They never even looked at my wife's documents when she interviewed at the US Embassy in Moscow, even though I included all of them. I even got a "proof of insurance" for her, even though the Russian system of health care is quite different that over here...but they didn't look at that either.

I'm pretty sure our upcoming Adjustment of Status (AOS) interview will be a little more in-depth...

Dan says on Apr 18, 2005, 15:52:

Papers My wife told me that she sent the papers that I need for submitting for the Visa. The only thing though is that she said that her daughter signed the first page of the G-325A, and the others were printed. I'm guessing that USCIS would probably make a big deal about it so I'm looking at sending the papers again so that they can be signed correctly. Sound like a good plan? I just want to make sure that it goes through the system first time.

Thanks,Dan

God Bless America!

utopiacowboy says on Apr 18, 2005, 16:42:

People screw up the G-325A all the time. It's one of the most common reasons for RFEs. They want (and they really do WANT) 4 originals, not one original with 3 copies. You also have to make it obvious they are originals - the usual advice is sign in blue ink.

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Dan says on Apr 18, 2005, 16:48:

RFE's? havn't heard that before. I'm guessing you're talking about redoing. I'm going to wait until I get the stuff to look over and if I have to, resend the papers so that her daughter can re-sign.

God Bless America!

utopiacowboy says on Apr 18, 2005, 16:51:

RFE - Request For Evidence. Or in the case of a messed up G-325A - a do-over.

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