Approved!

[Roxyroo 1]

Hi VJ,

My husband had his interview Tuesday and said it was a breeze. Didn't ask for any evidence, only asked 3 questions (Why had he not stayed in the US on the K-1 visa we got last year-Answer: no jobs; Where was I? Answer-Already back in the US, looking for jobs; Who was the person on the I-864? Answer-My dad). Told him a few minutes later that visa was approved.

So, our question is about travel.

I unfortunately am a public school teacher, and we all know how the job market for THAT is right now. My husband also is a teacher, in Colombia, and his last day of school is June 30. That is also when he would have to sign a new contract to return the next year or not.

We were planning on not. However, the job prospects here for me are dismal at the moment and we started talking about him maybe going back to his job, maybe for the first semester, Aug 1 to Dec, because we can't BOTH quit decent jobs in Colombia and come here and be unemployed.

Things are very up in the air right now, but Question 1 is: It's no problem for him to be out of the US for 4-5 months, right?

If we were to do this, the idea is he would come here for the month of July (his summer vacation) to visit, and then go back to work. Not the whole year, just first semester max. Would that be weird in any way with his status?

The second part is because this is DCF, I understand he enters the US, gets his passport stamped LPR and the green card will come in the mail.

Question 2 is this: If he can only be here for the month of July if he has to go back, what if he has to leave before his green card comes in the mail?? Won't that be a problem at CBP when he comes back to the US?

Thanks VJers!

[ARMANI KHAN 3]

Congrats on approval....