[suzanne4]

Originally Posted by Leis23

my lawyer has not responded about my ds-230 but when i called him and asked him about adding my husband, he said i can add him by requesting for an interview for him during my interview by presenting docs about our marriage. it's okay if it'll take two years..my husband has an active tourist visa anyway. but i read this part from a webiste: http://www.immihelp.com/gc/consular/...-marriage.html

3. Marriage after returning the documents to NVC/consulate, but before the interview:
Consulate may not schedule your spouse's interview along with you. You will attend your interview as planned. Bring a certified copy of your marriage certificate and completed DS-230 Part I for your spouse to the interview. Please let the officer know that you recently got married and ask them to schedule an interview for your spouse. Interview will be scheduled approximately within 60 days. You can either wait for your spouse to go through consular processing and get immigrant visa, and both of you go together, or you can go back to US with your immigrant visa and your spouse can enter US later as an immigrant once he/she gets immigrant visa.

but it is not mention for how long he will be able to get the immigrant visa..maybe 2 years. :-) It's okay.

Have not seen one spouse that has been added at the time of the interview and granted a visa then. Just does not happen and you cannot even submit one thing in advance for him since you are not married as of yet. And have not seen an interview scheduled in 60 days at least in your country.

It just does not happen like this in the Philippines. They will also be doing a thorough check of your relationship with him, just like they do for the K-1 visa, or fiance visa.

[agp_ph]

Thanks everyone who responded to my post.

Fruity congrats for having your case completed. I wonder why my lawyer has not requested for my documents yet and he is not responding to my email.

[fruity]

Originally Posted by nurseako

fruity you mean you send the passport size pics?? Or you send the 2x2 size photo? My agency is asking the 2x2 photos

Yes, I sent passport size photos. The passport requirement was not really new to me since this is the 3rd time my lawyer asked me to send them together with the other docs.... I think they are not that strict with photos since I also read on other posts of some lawyers asking for 2x2.

[neneng06]

mdlr2004

Hi! I send our ds230's, bc,mc,xerox of our passports,nbi, and 2x2 pics.Hope my lawyer will receive the letter soon,so as she can submit our upadted docs.
Goodluck to us!

[Leis23]

Originally Posted by suzanne4

Have not seen one spouse that has been added at the time of the interview and granted a visa then. Just does not happen and you cannot even submit one thing in advance for him since you are not married as of yet. And have not seen an interview scheduled in 60 days at least in your country.

It just does not happen like this in the Philippines. They will also be doing a thorough check of your relationship with him, just like they do for the K-1 visa, or fiance visa.

well..i will still try. there's really nothing wrong with hoping. maybe i'll be the first case in my country. that's my lawyer's advice too. i will be married on May 3 and since my updated ds-230 form has not arrived yet, i will be married by the time i get interviewed. i don't have anything to worry about my relationship since we've been together for two years now before getting married. :-) they can check its authenticity.

i hope you don't at least stop me from hoping. but i appreciate your comments. thanks!

PD Dec 2005

[Leis23]

i'll surely update you guys about my hubby-to-be's case. maybe it'll be the first breakthrough..

[bratinella_RN]

Question for Suzanne:

My PD is Nov 2005. After I gave birth to my son last April 13, 2007, I sent his DS230 along with supporting documents last year when our PD became current July 2007. Now my agency told me that the lawyer received a letter from NVC only asking for police clearance, updated DS230s and photos. Just want to ask if adding the DS230 of my son last year could in any way delay the completion of our case?

[lawrence01]

Originally Posted by Leis23

i'll surely update you guys about my hubby-to-be's case. maybe it'll be the first breakthrough..

To be honest, your case isn't really a unique one. The consulates will deal with it just like how they've dealt with it from previous ones. If they don't, it will be unfair to all previous cases similar to yours.

If I were in your shoes, I would choose to go ahead and let your dependents to just follow until the next cycle again.

Not sure if you've read someone post here about her choosing not to go through and just wait so that both of them can migrate together. They did not count on retrogression delaying things more than they once expected.

Of course, it is your choice on what to do. Good luck.

[agp_ph]

Originally Posted by bratinella_RN

Question for Suzanne:

My PD is Nov 2005. After I gave birth to my son last April 13, 2007, I sent his DS230 along with supporting documents last year when our PD became current July 2007. Now my agency told me that the lawyer received a letter from NVC only asking for police clearance, updated DS230s and photos. Just want to ask if adding the DS230 of my son last year could in any way delay the completion of our case?

Hi bratinella, did the NVC send a visa fee bill for your newborn son last year when you sent his DS230? Did you pay your son's fee bill? How long did it take from the time you sent your updated documents until you were declared case completed? Just curious because I also gave birth this month(April 21, 2008) and my PD will be current this May. Have not sent a DS230 for my newborn yet since I don't have any supporting docs yet (birth cert and passport for her) and my lawyer has not requested for my updated documents yet. I will just add her during the interview. But I am just curious how long it took for your case to be completed last year from the time you informed them of your son's birth(sending DS230) to case completion and if you paid NVC your son's visa fee bill.

[bratinella_RN]

Originally Posted by agp_ph

Hi bratinella, did the NVC send a visa fee bill for your newborn son last year when you sent his DS230? Did you pay your son's fee bill? How long did it take from the time you sent your updated documents until you were declared case completed? Just curious because I also gave birth this month(April 21, 2008) and my PD will be current this May. Have not sent a DS230 for my newborn yet since I don't have any supporting docs yet (birth cert and passport for her) and my lawyer has not requested for my updated documents yet. I will just add her during the interview. But I am just curious how long it took for your case to be completed last year from the time you informed them of your son's birth(sending DS230) to case completion and if you paid NVC your son's visa fee bill.

hi, my hubby and I got married oct 2005, our case was completed August 2006, then retro started nov 2006. We were asked by my agency to submit updated ds230s last year just like the rest of you..i included my son's ds230 too and supporting docs. I dont know whether my agency submitted his papers or not or if they paid his bill...i still have to ask them about it. Now that our case will be current next month...they again asked for updated ds230s, police cert and photos. I dont know whether submitting the ds230 of my son last year and this year could delay the completion of my case...or should I just add him during the interview?

With your case, I think it would be faster if you'll include your baby's docs during the interview. And by the way it takes times for NSO to give you the barcoded birth cert....I found a way to expedite my son's birth cert...and still I got it 2 months after....If I remember it right I received it last week of June 2007. Goodluck!

PD NOV 2005