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Yes they have, and before DACA, they used to be the most productive at K-1. I really think that the DACA cases killed the CSC ability to get anything else done. I still believe that given the time to get back on track, now that they've moved DACA cases to Texas, California will step up it's game.

I hope you're right, UK-USA-K1. My fiancee's contract is up in November, and then she has to go back to her home country if she doesn't get a visa by then. That will mean trying to get her file transferred to another embassy, and at the very least months more delays.

Yes I'm dissgusted.

I'd not last much at my work if I were as productive as CSC.

What do you mean? They have been very productive for DACA cases.

How about if the exercise was to step on a picture of your child? Or mother?

Or how about a step on Allah exercise. What would the fallout be then?

We have been waiting for nearly 6 months now and not a whisper of NOA2. I wish they would start processing some K1's!

To answer the question in the topic title, it's NO!

http://www.visajourney.com/content/times

New update, CSC is still working on July 18th!

How can they not move one day in a whole month?!?!?!

Oh but VSC is sailing right along.

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Interestingly enough, the US Senate used to be like that.

The US Senate and House of Reps was modeled after England's Houses of Lords and Commons.

http://dashboard.uscis.gov/

Thanks for the alert. Just what they been saying, VSC is cranking em out and CSC looks like they're asleep.

Dude claims he made over 100K last year filling soap bottles, how's your piddly life working out for you?

And welcome back btw.

He did finally concede it was 100K in Phil Pesos.

I don't see, from a logical viewpoint, how calling your elected official to help expedite your petition would be helpful when you are still within the normal processing time frame. Then everyone would be doing this, and so you would have USCIS responding to 1,000s of phone calls from reps, to speed up all these petition approvals? There has to be a compelling reason for an official to get involved AND for USCIS to respond.

As far as reason for the delays, I cannot help but to believe DACA is a big reason for it. I mean, an additional half million and growing applications to process thrown at USCIS. How can it not cause delays, especially when they are getting approved a lot faster than the I-129Fs.

I guess the reason doesn't matter, since we have to just wait, no matter the reason.

Prostitutes aren't women?

There are male prostitutes as well. There was this notorious cross dressing he-she that used to work the area that my old workplace was located. This "lady" was like 6 foot 2, African American, quite a looker . I remember seeing "her" get in the car with this out-of-town-tourister looking Korean guy. Boy was he in for a surprise.

Hi everyone,

My wife has a ten-year green card. We've been living in the U.S. since 2008. I'm a graduate student and I need to travel to the Federated States of Micronesia for some fieldwork. The research itself will take about a year, but we were hoping my wife could get a two-year appointment with a Japanese version of the Peace Corps that operates in Micronesia (it's called JICA).

I know we need a re-entry permit if she's gone for more than a year and up to two years -- but it's possible the program will last 25 months with training. Does the re-entry permit start counting down from the date of issuance, meaning that we might miss the deadline by a few months? Should we try to negotiate a shorter term from the Japanese government? Is it at all possible that a visit to Guam or Hawai'i somewhere in there could help? Or maybe we should stick to a year abroad without her working? Thoughts?

Thanks for your help!

I am a lawful permanent resident of the U.S., can I leave the U.S. multiple times and return?

If you are a lawful permanent resident (green card holder), you may leave the U.S. multiple times and reenter, as long as you do not intend to stay outside the U.S. for 1 year or more.

If you intend to stay outside the U.S. for 1 year or more, you must apply for a re-entry permit with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) prior to leaving the U.S. Re-entry permits are generally valid for 2 years from the date of issuance. Therefore, if you are outside of the U.S. longer than the date the permit was issued, you may be denied entry into the U.S.

To apply for a re-entry permit, you must file an Application for a Travel Document (I-131) with the USCIS. If you applied for permanent resident status, but are not yet officially a lawful permanent resident "green card holder" and you need to leave the U.S. on emergency, you must apply for and receive advance parole to leave the U.S. by filing a I-131 with USCIS. Information on how to file the I-131 is available on the USCIS Website.

If you are required to file documents prior to leaving the U.S., it is imperative that you do so, otherwise, you may be found inadmissible and denied reentry into the U.S.

If you are a green card holder and you do not stay outside the U.S. for 1 year or more, you should have either your green card (INS Form I-551, or your returning resident visa to re-enter the United States. You are not required to present your unexpired passport, however it is not a bad idea to carry it with you.

source: https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/820/~/can-a-u.s.-lawful-permanent-resident-leave-multiple-times-and-return

I cans across a very nice man over the phone the tier 2 and he put service request for me but today I got the letter that we are backed up and you might consider waiting at least 120 days and if you didn't hear from us then put another service request which really messed up my night and I couldn't eat dinner. All I did was sit and cry I just hate the fact that they are really not being helpful. And imbrefering to those immigration officers that don't do their jobs well and just waste their time. (

You already are at 7 months and they say to wait another 4??? #######!

I have some questions on preparing the affidavit of support, I-134:

Do I enter my mutual fund and money market fund values on the line that is for stocks and bonds?

Do I enter my IRA account values on the line for "other personal property"?

Does anybody actually get a letter from an officer at Vanguard or Fidelity (or similar huge institution) stating the requested info per the instructions?

These statements from financial institutions - do we submit copies or originals?

The instructions don't specify, but should I provide copies of monthly/annual statements with detail,a and copies of checks deposited?

If self-employed as a partner, am I supposed to get a letter from another partner, describing my employment information?

Since I don't get a regular salary, I get a draw on an irregular basis, would this be a problem?

Where I need to list those persons that I previously sponsored for an affidavit of support (my ex-mother-in-law), would it help if I add a note that she left the country more than three years ago (which she has)?

Thanks for your help.

Time frame is 3-9 months, +/- a month or 2.

You give a range PLUS a variation to the range. Wow!

Does that mean then, 1-11 months?

or is it like 6 months, +/- 3 months, or

6 months, +/- 5 months.

You really are totally clueless! Why should it justify a 45 year old stranger sexually assaulting two 15 year old girls just because their parents were willing to be complicit in the rapes and guilty as well of child abuse/neglect!?

A minor cannot, by definition, give consent for sexual relations with an adult.

Talk about embracing social chaos!!!

I think what Danno might mean is that the age of consent is somewhat arbitrary. Someone somewhere picked an age that was deemed of legal consent. This age has varied from state to state, and by purpose. Age of legal consent and age of intellectual/emotional maturity are not the same thing.

Don't misunderstand me, I believe we do need to maintain some age floor on these matters. I just happened to have this argument once with my brother. He seemed to play the religious conservative on the one hand, and the libertarian at the same time on the other. Like trying to hit a moving target.

Don't worry they will update the DACA stuff tomorrow. Further proof of their priorities.

New DACA #s are out. Hardly any progress made in the last month. Average requests/day have gone up the last two months. Sure hope they shipped a lot of this stuff to Texas.

http://www.uscis.gov/USCIS/Resources/Reports%20and%20Studies/Immigration%20Forms%20Data/All%20Form%20Types/DACA/daca-13-3-15.pdf

Haiti applications are automatically expedited.

You mean I should've had my fiancee move to Haiti before I filed the I-129F?

If you need extra space to answer any question, you can always attach a piece of paper, clearly titled with the petition type, question number, the question itself, and the answer.

I believe you should also put a header with your (Petitioner's) name and birth date on all supplemental pages. If you answer on a supplemental sheet instead of the form field, then type "see attached statement" or something to that effect, in the form field.

Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina has been elected the next pope. He is the first non-European pope.

But the Pope's still Italian -born of Italian immigrants in Argentina.

We literally have nowhere else for her to stay.

@Harpa Timsah:

How can this be the case? I pay our bills. I sustain US. If she can't come with me, she's homeless. Is there NO way to work around this?

Send her a check every month to maintain your home in Canada for her until she can come. There's no reason why you can't pay the bills from Texas.

hi every one .. kinda newbie here .. just want to find more friends here to help me bout information bout processing of visa going to US hope to here u all soon

From your headline, I take it you already filed the I-129F. As you will read here, processing of petitions has slowed down recently. The target processing time is 5 months, however a lot of people are waiting significantly longer than that. You can expect 6, 7, or even more months to get NOA2. It is somewhat random, where some have lucked out and got in only a few months, but that's quite rare. We are waiting for the latest processing update from USCIS for the report dated January 31, 2013 to see what receipt date they are supposedly processing.

As the previous poster referred you to sources of information. Spend the time educating yourself on the process, and anticipate the next steps so you can be prepared.

First we got DACA, now we got sequestration.

See if it was just me and my fiancee that is exactly what we would do but this wedding is as much for our families too and they want something fancier. I am so envious of you guys though there is definitely a lot about your special day that appeals to me

Your families want a fancier wedding? I always had the most fun at the least fancy weddings. I think it should be up to the couple, unless someone wants to make a major donation to the cause.

Some people initially have a simple civil service marriage to fulfill the visa requiriement and plan their religious wedding and reception later, so they have more time to do it properly.

Your filing status is determined by your status at the end of the year (December 31st). You can be married from January 1st thru December 30 but if your divorce becomes final on December 31st your filing status will be Single or Head of Household. Or if you have been single from January 1st through December 30th and you get married at December 31st your filing status for that year will be either Married Filing Joint for Married Filing Separate or Head of Household.

You as the non resident alien spouse don't have to file anything unless you actually earned income in the U.S. Your U.S. Citizen spouse must file a paper return because of the limitations of tax preparation software. Most software will not let you enter "NRA" as a valid entry in the area where you enter an SSN or ITIN. So you must print out the return and write in "NRA." According to the IRS National Taxpayer Advocate Division the software the IRS uses to process e-file returns does allow "NRA" as a valid entry.

The software I use to prepare returns does allow a code for "NRA". You can only use this if your spouse is not being claimed as a dependent and is not required to file a US income tax return. Otherwise he/she will need an SSN or an ITIN.

Your tax preparer needs to brush up on his tax law. As I stated above, if you are married at the end of the tax year your filing status options are Married Filing Jointly, Married Filing Separately, or Head of Household. Single is not a correct option.

A married person required to file a U.S. tax return and married to a non resident alien can file as Married Filing Separately and enter "NRA" in the area where you are supposed to enter your spouse's SSN or ITIN. See the top of the middle column of page 7 of IRS Publication 501 - Exemptions, Standard Deduction, and Filing Information.