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Hi all, been years since I ve been here.

i have my ten year green card, no criminal record and previously adjusted from a Canadian tourist visa to green card. The first time I came back to the us, my car was flagged for secondary. Agent asked me how I originally came in and let me through. This was 2019.

It is now 2025 and I get a lot of anxiety about traveling. Going back to see family and will be traveling through Pearson precleaarance. I was wondering if I got secondary once, if I will get it every time. It was very nerve wracking for me because they obviously made me get out the car, had my dog in a cage, etc while they verified for ten minutes and only asked me that one question.

i also read online that if you overstayed your first visa (technically I didn t, I applied to adjust before the 6 month visa was over, does that count?) that you will be flagged for secondary every time. Is that true?

just wondering what the truth is, so much fear mongering in the media these days. I don t believe most of it but you never know.

I will use fictitious names in this post for annonymity.

My fiance arrived in Manila for her 3rd attempt at the consular interview yesterday. Unfortunately, she received a yellow interview reschedule paper once again. This time, the Philippines Embassy is requesting a copy of the court order my ex-wife made to change her name immediately after we married. This is all they are requesting on the yellow paper.

Philippines Embassy complains that the name of my ex-wife is listed as Kym Summers on the I129F, but my divorce decree shows her name as Winnie Schultz (because she changed her name right after we married). She didn't like her first name so she changed it, she also dropped her middle name, and then she updated her last name to match mine.

So I just obtained certified copies from the county court where the official change of name was made. The Name Change Court Order lists her name as Kym Lee Summers changing name to Winnie Schultz. My marriage certificate also shows her name as Kym Lee Summers.

So now her names look like this:

I129F: Kym Summers

Marriage Certificate: Kym Lee Summers

Name Change Court Order: Kym Lee Summers changing name to Winnie Schultz

Divorce Decree: Winnie Schultz

I am now worried they will wonder why the I129F doesn't have her middle name of Lee. I asked my attorney and he said the middle name missing on the I129F should not be a problem. Attorney said to give them the Marriage Certificate in addition to the Name Change Court Order. He said the I129F can't be updated at this time any way. I hope the attorney is right. What do you think?

Thank you for any insight.

Aloha,

Dina has biometrics 9/30 in Honolulu. We're on Maui. I am having nasty back problems. I have a MRI scheduled which will hopefully lead to surgery. Getting around is becoming difficult. Getting to USCIS office and back home will involve navigating two airports (twice) and getting to the office. Dina posed the idea of going by herself. She made it from Leyte to Maui on her own, so I have no doubt she can pull this off. My question is will this be a big red mark against us or will the biometrics people even care? I could go but it would be a sizeable challenge.

Mahalo,

Bill and Dina

Online form only some of the boxes won t let me put N/A does it matter if I leave them blank ? I 130

On the I-130 form online only Do need a ink signature at the end or is it ok to just type my name in the box.