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6 minutes ago, powerpuff said:
The recommendation was to have your parents file as insurance just in case. This might sound grim but if something happens to you the the petition you filed is dead. So parents would be back up. You can have several petitions pending for a person (sibling, parents, spouses could all file for one person simultaneously).
Thank you, appreciate the feedback
6 minutes ago, Boiler said:15 years?
I said the opposite, I like insurance especially with very long processing times.
Thank you, appreciate the feedback
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Appreciate the feedback, just looking over the few responses, the recommendation would be to leave the case as is. Lol, repetition would be a bad idea as it will extend the years out even further compared to where it is now. Thanks for the quick response, one last question, does the community have a link/guide where we can look to what might be the current wait time for someone who filed back in 2015?
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8 minutes ago, SalishSea said:
Will still take 15+ years.
So I am guessing this is if the Parents re-petition from the start? I am guessing we should just keep the case as is and don't make any changes?
8 minutes ago, Boiler said:Her Parents can petition him.
There is no transfer.
Thanks for the feedback, so if the parents were to re-petition, it will be from the beginning all over and will extend the years even further?
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Hello there everyone, wanted to reach out and ask for information or any link that is helpful for my question. So my wife petition for her brother back in 2015 and recently her parents became US Citizen. The parents were wondering if it's a good idea to transfer the case under them and hoping to save some years off. If this is a good idea, please share what might be the process of getting this going? Brother currently in India and while in the waiting game, he got married. Parents are currently in California. Thank you all for your time, your help is greatly appreciated
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Thanks A_Singh for the information. I will relay the information and hopefully get this fixed soon!
Josh
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22 minutes ago, KULtoATL said:
When your in-laws complete their DS-260, input their first and last names in the appropriate fields. That was their visas won't be issued with FNU.
NVC won't fix it. Happened to me to when they sent my fiancé with a notice with my first name listed as FNU. When he called NVC, they pretty much just shrugged it off and offered zero assistance.
Thanks for the info. I just checked the DS-260 Confirmation page along with the application and the name was entered correctly. So not sure what the heck is there problem. Can they talk about this at the interview and also will the visa be issued with the correct name on there passport? Thanks again!
Josh
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Hello there guys, wanted to ask if there is way to get this fixed? My in-laws are schedule with an interview and I just noticed that in there name its is showing FNU in there name? I am not sure why they put that in there name, but I just wanted to know if there is a way to get this fixed. Thank you in advance for your time and help.
Josh
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Thanks for the quick response guys. My in-laws are coming from India and will be living with us. I also read on the UK website that they will need to provide financial support as well. It will be interesting that they will be coming to the US and also going to the UK for family event.
Josh
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Hello there everyone, thank you for your help in advance. I just had a question about my in-laws who will be coming to the US soon and will be issued a Green Card. My question is if they wanted to apply for UK Tourist Visa can my in-laws who are green card holder will have the option to apply for the visa? I wanted to get confirmation, so please share your thoughts on this. Again thank you for your time and help.
Josh
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Hello there everyone, wanted to ask this question because I couldn't get an clear answer on this matter online. So my wife started to fill out the DS-260 for her mom and we are running into issue with surnames and Given Name. On my mother-in-laws passport there is no surname, only given name. She is from India and of course we can not move forward with the application until we enter Surname. So any advice with this DS-260 would be help.
Thanks in advance.
Josh
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Also I wanted to ask, NVC is asking my wife to Submit DS-260 Form but when she logs into her account she did not see anything about DS-260. Does that come at later time?
Josh
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Hello there guys, so my wife finally received the letter from NVC about her Mom's case and how to move it forward. The required document is what I am a bit confused about. If anyone is at the NVC Process can you please let me know if my understanding is correct.
1) Document Cover Sheet
2) Photocopies of The Supporting Documents: (Are these documents from my Mother-In-Law)?
- Valid, Unexpired Passport
- Birth Certificate With Translation (I am guessing if not in English)
- Adoption Documentation (If any)
- Marriage Certificate With Translation (I am guessing if not in English)
- Marriage Termination With Translation (If any)
- Court Records With Translation
- Military Records With Translation (If any)
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Police Certificate(s) With Translation
3) Signed Affidavit of Support(s) (Are these documents from the petitioner my Wife)?
- Proof of U.S. Status
- Proof of Domicile (What the heck is this)?
- Petitioner's Civil Documents (What the heck is this)?
- Proof of Relationship (Only for I-864A)
- Evidence of Income
- Form(s) W-2
- IRS Tax Transcripts
- Federal Income Tax Returns
- Social Security Earning Statement (If any)
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Proof of Assets
4) Other Supporting Documents
Thank you for your help and time
Josh
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1 hour ago, aleful said:
it doesn't. priority date isn't an issue for parents of a USC
they don't go by the visa bulletin because they have no waiting time, only the time it takes to process the petition
Thanks for the reply. I understood the no limit on visa bulletin for US Citizen. So I guess my wife can wish that her parents might be in US this year. So now I just wait for NVC to start the paperwork on the case correct? And I guess I need to provide the additional evidence to USCIS for my father-in-law case.
Josh
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Hello there everyone, how is everyone doing? its been a while but I finally received an update from USCIS for my wife's parents petition. My mother-in-law's petition has been approved and is being forwarded to NVC (Yeaaaa) and for my father-in-law's petition they are asking for additional evidence so I am awaiting on USCIS Letter on what is needed. So can someone explain the Priority Date and how it effects the application at NVC? My mother-in-law's date is August 2016 and this is for country India.
Also I am guessing that I will soon be hearing from NVC about my Mother-in-law's application, thanks all in advance.
Josh
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Hello there everyone, hope you are all doing well. Its been a while since I have been here and I come back here because you guys are my one stop for all things immigration, so thank you for all you have done for me in the past. Now to start my new journey with my wife. She officially became a US Citizen last year and we both were so happy on that day.
My wife has already petitioned her brother (currently un-married) last year and I believe the current waiting period is 10 year, correct me if I am wrong.
Now we have started the paperwork for my wife's parents. If you guys can share with me what is the waiting period for parents coming over, that would be helpful.
First Package To USCIS:
Mother and Father - (Both i-130) (Marriage Certificate Of Parents)
Wife - Birth Certificate
Anything else I am forgetting?
Please let me know what is the process time and how long before my in-laws are able to come over to US. Thanks again for all that you do.
Josh
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hi
over 12 years now For India they are currently working on petitions with priority date of August 1st, 2002
o wow, man that is a long time. I guess they extended the time even more, that sucks. Thanks for the information.
Josh
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Hello there everyone, just had a quick question on this topic. My wife is in the process of becoming a US Citizen and right away she would like to Petition her brother. I know the wait period is a long time. But I just wanted to get some time frame from you guys. The brother is in India currently and I know in the past it took almost 8-10 years. Is this still the case or has the way has been extended?
Please share your thoughts and thank you for your time and help in advance.
Josh
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I'm really not sure how it works when it comes to name changes during naturalization. I did the paperwork for my grandmother to change her name when she became a USC and they didn't give her a letter or any documentation stating that she changed her name. It was hell trying to change her docs like SSN and state id. I know when my mother did it, they had given her a letter or something that said she changed her name, I'm not sure why my grandmother didn't receive one.
If it's absolutely necessary that you surrender your Indian passport, then your solution is simple. The easiest way is to get married again. By getting married again she can make sure that her name is changed upon remarriage. Do not worry, this is perfectly legal. You are allowed to marry the same person as many times as you wish. I even heard there is a couple who is legally married in every state and holds a world record for it lol.
You have to find out with the marriage clerk in CA if they allow already married spouse to remarry. It's possible that some states don't allow it, I know here in NY you can get remarried if currently married somewhere else. Most likely CA will let you marry again if you aren't already married in that state. This process costs $91 for license and $25 for ceremony, according to LAX marriage clerk. It may be cheaper in another county, I'm not sure.
If that isn't possible, the next best thing would be to change her name by court. This will also ensure that you have proof of a change of name, although it may be slightly more expensive. I'm not sure in CA, but here in NY you can change your name for less than $100, this includes the petition, serving the papers to certain authorities, and publishing it in the newspaper. You can find out how much the name change by court costs to see if it would be more or less than getting remarried.
If they will not give your wife a letter or other document to change her name, then it's best that she doesn't change her name at naturalization and do it one of the ways I mentioned above to avoid any issues. Also, I would like to ask, is it really necessary to surrender your Indian passport? Will you not be allowed to travel to India with your American passport? The reason I ask is because if it's not absolutely necessary, you can just leave it as is and don't have to spend money or time trying to have your wife's name changed solely for this purpose.
Yes it is necessary to surrender the Indian Passport because eventually they will not grant you Visa to visit the country.
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Thanks for your comments Ian H. There is no problem between us and the USCIS. The biggest problem is when we need to surrender the Wife's Indian Passport to the CKGS. They will for sure ask us for name change doc proof. I know this because I called CKSG Agency and ask if we can use Wife's Citizenship Certificate as proof for Name Change and they said no. It really frustrating when we I want to use this opportunity to add my last name to my wife, but the whole surrender process is crazy.
This is what the CKGS Agency wants when it come so surrender your Indian Passport With Name Change:
Name Change Documentation:
For former Indian nationals, if your name in your Indian passport or Indian government issued document is different in any way from the name in your United States passport, a copy of one of the following documents must be provided.- Marriage Certificate showing the name change if the name was changed at marriage.
- Official court order for the name change
- Endorsement of name change during naturalization process
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Hello there guys, I wanted to get your thoughts because me and the wife are banging our heads with this problem. I will do my best to explain the problem. We have already called USCIS and we got no where. So please look over and share your thoughts on this. When me and the wife got married in India, our marriage certificate the wife does not have my last name. The reason for this was because she already had her passport and it was used as her ID Proof to create the Marriage Certificate. So currently on the marriage certificate the wife does not have my last name. We are at the beginning process of filling out N-400 form and of course there is the Name Change Section. We currently live in San Jose, California and I called USCIS. If we were to use the Name Change section on the N-400 Form and add my last name to my wife's name we would run into future issues with this. When I called USCIS and shared my problem we were told that we will not receive any Name Change Proof document. All the other states give proof, except California.
Part two to this problem is that when my wife becomes US Citizen, she will need to surrender her Indian Passport. If we were to go through this name change process through N-400, we won't get any proof for the name change. And when you surrender your passport, they will ask for name change proof.
I hope I haven't confused too much, but please read over and let me know if there is a way for me and wife to tackle this issue. Its really a big problem and I would like to get some help on this. If any Indian Couples when through this process, please share your thoughts and help us out. Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you everyone in advance for your comments and help.
Josh
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At the interview, your wife will be told one of the following:
1- She will be told that she does not need a formal name change because she is simply taking your last name. In this case, if her name is Amanda Mary Smith and your name is Greg Arthur Jeffries, she will be Amanda Mary Jeffries. In this case, she will not get a name change certificate, but her naturalization certificate will have your last name on it. Her marriage certificate can be used as proof of her name change.
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Please feel free to ask for more clarification if it's still confusing.
What do you mean by "Her marriage certificate can be used as proof of her name change?" Currently on our marriage certificate, it has my full name and it has my wife's pre-marriage name. So on the marriage certificate my wife does not have my family last name.
Are you saying that we use the marriage certificate as proof at the interview that we got married and we would like to add my family last name to my wife name?
Thank you for your help.
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If your wife is simply changing her last name to take your last name, a legal name change application is not required. She will show the interviewer her marriage certificate and he will arrange for her naturalization certificate to be printed in her new name. Even though she didn't change her name at the time of the marriage, the marriage certificate will be her proof of name change.
If your wife wants to make a change other than simply taking your last name, then a legal name change will be required. The interviewer will make her sign some name change forms. When your wife gets her naturalization certificate, she will also get a name change certificate signed by a judge. The name change certificate will be her proof of name change.
Either way, fill out the name change section of the application and list her name as you want it to appear. The interviewer will instruct you as to what is required to legalize the change.
Once that's done, she'll have to have her name changed on her social security card, drivers license, bank accounts, etc. If she is keeping a foreign passport, then she may or may not have to change her name on that depending on her country's laws.
Caveats:
- Some countries insist on seeing a legal name change document if you are trying to change your documents "back home" and will not accept a marriage certificate as proof of a name change. This is particularly true in countries where it is uncommon for a wife to take her husband's last name. In this case, you would need to insist that the officer fill out a legal name change request or you may need to file for a legal name change in your home country. If you don't care about her records in her home country, it doesn't matter.
- While a marriage certificate is supposed to negate the need for a name change application if she is just taking your last name, some interview officers have insisted on it. This may cause a delay based on what office you are filing through, but it should not be a problem.
There's a little more information on name changes here:
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/500304-info-on-same-day-ceremonies-name-changes/?p=7066213
Thank you for your input. So let me ask if I understood what you explained.
Fill the N-400 Name Change the way we want to show meaning her full name including my family last name (for example Sarjit Kaur Bola). When the wife is being interviewed by the rep, she will have the option to explain the name change. Also The wife will get the name change proof from the interview as well. Also her Citizenship certificate will have her full name including my family last name.
Just to make sure I am asking the right thing, My wife will be add my family last name to her current name.
Am I correct on your input?
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Hello there everyone, wanted to ask you a question because my wife was worried if she were to use the name change option on the N-400 Form. When we got married and created the marriage certificate, my wife's name did not have my family last name. The reason for this was because her Indian Passport did not have my family last name. Currently she does not have my family name on any of her current documents (for example DL, GC, SSC, and Tax Returns).
My question is if she were to use the name change option on the N-400 Form, what are the downside of doing this? Will there be future problem with this name change? Will we get some sort of proof for the name change? We just wanted to cover everything before we use that option.
So please share your thoughts on this and thank you in advance.
Josh
I-130 For Brother Transfer Question
in Bringing Family Members of US Citizens to America
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Thank you all, appreciate the feedback. I think we are just going to keep the things as they are. There won't be whole a lot of different between what the wife did for when petition for her brother vs what parents would do. Like everyone said, it's an insurance :)