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Wow... it's been about 10 years since I was an active part of the VJ community. My husband is starting the process of renewing his Green Card. I was wondering what kind of supporting documents they are looking for at this point in the game? We've been married for 13 years, have a beautiful daughter, and have lived in the same house the entire time. I'm just not sure what to gather for this process. Thank you for any insight you may have on this process! I'm also looking for the USCIS processing times, and I can't seem to find it. Help! Thanks, everyone!! -
Sister of my father sponsored us via F4 category and we went to US in 2015 and in just 3 months we got GC and then for some family reasons we had to come back and never returned to US till date (August 2022) I have not applied for SB-1 because that is high prone to rejection. I am 29 yo now and my GC has not yet expired. I wish to return now I have my Aunt still there and an Uncle too. What are my chances I get admitted into US without any trouble and I keep my GC as well? Someone suggested to go to Canada first and try to enter by land. Is that so easy? Won't they have some proof of me when did I leave US last time? The passport i traveled with last time (which has US entry/exit) stamps, has expired, I will have a new passport, does this thing help or make my chances worse? -
Hi! I really hope someone can help me or have a similar situation, can give me advice because this is torture I’m very worry. So I got married in 2019, i have my 2 years green card. I’m a permanent resident. I recently sent the l-751 remove condition and I received my 24 months extension. And my green card is expired. Also a year and half ago I was arrested for battery. The case was dismissed. At that time my husband and I were having a little bit of tensions. 6 days ago I decided to take a trip for my knee surgery and to see my family in France that I didn’t see for 4 years. I’m worry that when I will be back to USA, at the borders they are stopping me about my battery arrest and send me back to France even if I have my green card and my 24 months extensions. If they stop me at the boarder my husband and I are not talking because of our tensions but we still married. And this is a real marriage. I’m afraid. Is Anyone had a similar situation, what should I do? I was going to hire an attorney for my l-751 removal condition because of the battery. I see some forum and people said I will pass because I have my correct papers . Others site say that the battery is going to cause me big problems. So I don’t really know Thank you for your honest future answers. -
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Hello all! So, I've been wanting to travel to see my Mom in the UK, and I haven't seen her since moving 11/2019. We are very close, so it's hard to not see her all this time. I hold a Green Card (conditional) and it expires in 5/2023. Is it safe to go and visit her? Will I essentially not be allowed back home because I'm not a US citizen? I'm so paranoid that I could potentially throw away everything I've built here so far. I know the Green Card is used for re-entry, but COVID regulations freak me out. If anyone has any leads, I'd really appreciate it - Thanks! -
Hi all, I know it’s probably been asked a billion times but I wanted to see what current wait times are for some folk. I entered on my IR1 a few weeks ago and just wondered what people have been waiting to get the card in the mail. my SS card came like 4 days after I entered, which amazed me and my family lol I entered through JFK. Also is there a way to track the deliver/print/process of the card? Whenever I put in the receipt number it just says “payment had been made” or something to that effect. The email has a bunch of other reference numbers but I’m really not sure what anyone of them mean. mad always thanks in advance
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Hi everyone, I would have never thought that by now I would still be posting on here, but here I am. I applied for AOS from ESTA in August 2020, marriage based, got an RFE for i944 form, then submitted it and my case status is "waiting to schedule for an interview" since March 2021. I got EAD and AP, but can't work as my field is aviation and nobody wants to employ someone without a GC (need to be able to fly in and out of the country freely and they don't trust AP). I live in Sacramento and my field office seems to be still NBC. I applied for an expedite request yesterday, but I have very little hope that it's actually going to be accepted. So, now, based on these info, what do you think I should expect? Is there any hope that I'll actually get an interview soon? Or is it possible that they lost my case or something like that? What can I possibly do to get things moving? I feel really sad and discouraged to be honest. My husband and I have two little daughters (USC) and I really need to work (other fields are not an option for many reasons that would take too long to disclose on here), not to mention that it's very emotionally draining to be in this limbo for so long, almost without any rights and with the fear of rejection/denial/deportation... My husband and I would like to buy a house, develop our careers, put down roots, build our life together... But none of that is possible untill I finally get a GC. I don't know what to do or think. Does anybody have some insight for me or maybe someone can share their story if they had a similar experience? I would really appreciate it Thank you -
Hey Guys!! I recently got my US visa after 4 years of waiting 2018-2022 as a f2a case ( child of permanent resident) . I would love to hear some personal advices of what to do next as a new resident. So far this is my checklist to do as soon as I enter the US: Social security Get debit card Get credit card Driver license Selective Service system registration Take toefl exam to enter college Roth IRA and other retirement accounts In terms of college, I’ll be transferring to a in state school to major in Accounting and Information systems. Apart from doing this checklist, what other things you guys think I need to get done to have a successful citizenship journey and what is your advice for me. Hope you guys have an amazing day! Peter -
Hey everyone!! I have a few questions that I hope someone can help me with regarding I-751 - Removing Conditions of 2 year Green Card. 1. My husband and I do not have a joint bank account, file joint taxes nor have bills in our name. He pays the bills mostly and I pay a few myself (he makes more money). Would it be acceptable to send copies of the bills we both pay individually since the bills are in our own names? This will also show we are both at the same address. 2. I saw a post online mentioning it could be a good idea to show W9’s and individual bank statements to prove I have been working and that they are sent to our address we live at, does anyone else have experience or info about that? 3. Is there a limit to how many photos we should add, and should they begin from the day I moved here or the date of our wedding? 4. If anyone else has any info about documentation we can send when we don’t have joint accounts, that would be super helpful. Thank you!! -
Hi, hope you can help me. My mother (84 years old) is a current US resident with a green card but she is stuck overseas (Spain) unable to renew her Spanish passport for the last 6 months. She is missing her doctor appointments in the USA (she got cancer 4 years ago) and the more feasible options seems to come back to USA with her Venezuelan passport. My question is if can she come back to USA with her Venezuelan passport even though she got the green card with her spanish passport? Many thanks Maria -
My cousin recently entered the US via JFK airport after her Diversity Visa processing was done. She was given her visa and the immigrant packet by the embassy. She is a French speaker, and was most likely a bit "lost" at the point of entry, she was carrying her immigrant packed as we instructed her, but it seems like the agent did not ask for it, so she got out of processing with her immigrant packet and still has it with her to this day. She did not open it yet. So its been 3 months now and she still hasn't received her green card by the mail. Is it because USCIS does not have her immigrant packet ? How can she give it to them now ? Any help will be appreciated. -
My husband originally came to the US on K-1 visa. We tried to obtain a SSN before we were married but ran into problems. The SSA could never really explain what the problem was other than Homeland Security found an error on our application. Eventually, we ran out of time and were told to reapply once we received his green card. It sounds like this is pretty common during the K-1 process and I wrote about it in another post. So now he has received his green card and we went to the SSA office to reapply for a SSN. First they said we had two pending applications (one from when we tried during the K-1 visa period and another was opened on his behalf I believe since we checked that he wanted a SSN on the I-485 application). However, they could not process the SSN application because of a "mismatch in immigration status"' that was being investigated by Dept of Homeland Security. The SSA officer said there was nothing they could do since it was on the Dept of Homeland Security side but they did cancel the other 2 pending SSN applications. The SSA officer gave us a phone number to call Dept of Homeland Security but that number was a dead end. I reached out to USCIS and they said we would probably need to schedule an appointment with the local field office (they couldn't go into more detail since my husband wasn't around when I called them and they could only speak to the issue with him). We'll reach back out to USCIS tomorrow but I was wondering if anyone has any advice on how to proceed? Has anyone had a similar experience and how did you solve it? -
Please recommend an experienced immigration lawyer to handle my case in front of judge. I’ve had a green card (LPR) for many years and was out of the US for 5 months this time (and also out of the US for 7 months just before that, not great, I know). At the land border to enter the US, they sent me to secondary inspection: they wanted to take my green card (10 year LPR car) which I refused. I was blocked there for 5 hours. They then gave me a “Notice to Appear” (NTA) in front of an immigration judge in 1 month where I can defend myself. Can someone please recommend an experienced immigration lawyer to handle the case? (ideally not too far from the immigration court which is Hartford, Connecticut, but I guess lawyers from other neighboring states could represent me there too…) It was not a pleasant experience. Any help in getting an experienced lawyer would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance,- 11 replies
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Please help! A friend and his mom arrived in the US together on a K1/K2 visa. My friend was younger than 10 years old at the time of entry. His mom and stepdad married within the 90 days. Again, this all happened before he turned 10 years old. HIs mom and stepdad are still together and have had kids together. However, his mom and stepdad never filed for AOS for mom and him. My friend is now over 21 years old. Can he file for AOS on his own without his mom? Or does he need his mom to apply with him because he is a K2 derivative? Is K2 still dependent in K1 at this point? I looked and it said that as long as marriage occured within the 90 days, K2 can always apply for AOS but does he need his mom to apply with him at the same time? I understand his mom needs to apply for AOS as well but l am only asking for my friend. He spoke to a few attorneys (free consultations) and they said yes to applying on his own. But found out a lot of applications get denied. I did some research and it said that as long as marriage between K1 and USC is bonafide and within the 90 days, visa overstay in this situation is forgivable due to marrying the USC within he 90 days and green card will be available to them granted they fill the forms out correctly and provide all documents. Is Matter of Le relevant because he entered the US before 21 and marriage occured before he was 18 years old and within the 90 days. Also, because he arrived in the US before 21 years old, he wouldnt 'age out' of getting a green card. He has gotten forms together: i485, i131, i765, i864 (stepdad will fill out) and supporting documents such as i797, visa, passport, birth certificate, etc. -
Hi All, I wanted to know if anyone is going through the same situation my wife and I are. We had our GC Interview in San Francisco on February 2nd. Were told everything was good to go, except for the medical exam, which had to be resubmitted. Since COVID delays, my wife's medical exam had been done more than a year before the interview, and we received a RFE to complete an I-693. I found a certified Civil Surgeon, she went ahead and went through the entire process, the surgeon signed off on it and after a few days, we sent the signed/sealed packet to the address listed. The RFE deadline is May 4th and USCIS has still not "received" or updated her case. I have sent a few e-requests, which were answered with a generic response, and have actually spoken to live reps 3 times, all of whom did not give any specific info. but said they can send an internal request. The last rep. stated that there is an extension for the request, but I am not sure how concrete this info. is since it's not listed anywhere. Has anyone gone through this situation or is currently going through it? If so, mind sharing your experience, results, and maybe what to expect? Many thanks in advance! -
Hi everyone, We are preparing for our interview, which is scheduled on May 18. I know this has been discussed throughout VJ, but wanted to see if anyone who completed their interviews recently have encountered issues with your DS-3025 vaccination records, since the new COVID vaccine requirement was put in place? My husband was a K1 visa holder and had his medical done in Oct. 2019. We filed for AOS at the end of April 2020 - well before the medical's one-year mark. I know of an April filer who was asked to do a new medical despite meeting these same requirements, so I'm curious if anyone else was asked to do the same thing. Right now, we're just planning to bring my husband's DS-3025 and COVID vaccination card. -
Hello, I couldn't really find a relevant forum so I'm hoping this might reach someone who has some insight. I am a UK Citizen currently on a 10 yr Green Card expiring in Sept 2022. I have applied for US Citizenship. Mostly because: 1: Our long term plans are to live in USA 2: My mother in UK is unwell and I may need to return and live there for more than a year to care for her and I don't want to have my Green Card rescinded or need to apply for exceptions after 1 year. So, the best course of action seems to be to gain Citizenship that way I can work and live in the UK as a UK citizen but then return to USA as a US citizen at a later time. I do understand there are tax implications to do that and I'll need to file when I am in UK. My question is, do I have any big blind spots or concerns with this course of action? Plus my wife is a US citizen and will need to work in the UK so any insight into wat the best plan/Visa type for her would be appreciated. Thank you, Tim
