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Travelling to US while at NVC Stage

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Hi there,

My wife (US Citizen) and I (not) live outside of the United States. We are looking to move to the US later this year, have filed the I-130, and are now at the fun 'document collection' stage with the NVC.

 

My wife's father has a terminal illness, and so she is wanting to temporarily go back to the US to be with him. Obviously I want to go with her for support, but I'm not sure where I stand with entering the US while an application is in progress. We would be going for 10 days or so, and we'd both have a return ticket. I have proof of ongoing commitments that require me to return to my own country, and I suppose we can get proof of my father in laws illness if needs be. Might be worth noting I'm in a country that only requires the electronic visitors visa process, not sure if that makes things easier or harder!

 

Any advice would be appreciated, last thing we need at this time is for me to be detained or turned back at the airport!

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Slight bump here with a bit more information and another question.

After contacting Customs and Border Protection, I have been told there is no restriction on travelling to the US while applying for an immigrant visa, however I will be more thoroughly vetted at the point of entry (which I expected anyway). My question (that USCIS, NVC, CBP, and our US Consulate couldn't answer) is: on the off chance that CBP denies me entry at the border, what effect does this have on my I-130 application? 

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1 hour ago, Dee elle said:

It wont affect your application. 

Hi Dee, thanks for the reply. Any chance you have any more information on that? All I've found so far is on Wikipedia so I'm hesitant to risk my application!

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KierenHby   899

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1 hour ago, Dee elle said:

It wont affect your application. 

+1

USCIS

January 16, 2015 I-130 Mailed, Chi lockbox January 20, 2015 Priority Date, January 21, 2015 NOA1 notice date, Assigned VSC, January 23, 2015 Check Cashed, electronically March 5, 2015 NOA2

NVC

March 27, 2015 NVC received April 6, 2015 Case#, IIN# assigned April 8, 2015 Paid AOS + IV fee Invoices May 5, 2015 AOS + IV package submitted May 11, 2015 Scan Date

June 11, 2015 DS-260 submitted June 25, 2015 False checklist (for ds260).. hello? June 30, 2015 Answered checklist Aug 5, 2015 Escalated to Supervisor review Aug 13, 2015 Case Complete

Consular

Sept 10, 2015 Interview Scheduled Sept 11, 2015 P4 Letter received Sept 21, 2015 file In transit from NVC Sept 23, 2015 file at Embassy

Sept 28, 2015 Medical Oct 14, 2015 Biometrics Oct 15, 2015 Interview (Approved) Oct 19, 2015 IV visa Issued Oct 23, 2015 Passport Pickup

POE

Nov 2, 2015 Entered the US Nov 16, 2015 Applied for SSN, walk-in Nov 20, 2015 Social Security Card recd Jan 15, 2016 GC received

 
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