EAS

Contact your friendly State Department representative and ask what the rules are.

You don't have to visit Egypt IF your bf can travel to another country. Just pick a third country to which you both can gain admission.

In most circumstances the passport must have at least 6 months validity remaining on the date you enter a foreign country.

I don't have the "full details" because it depends on your parents particular situation. Such as do they have tourist visas to the US already [probably not since you are asking how to get them to the US, but one never knows], or have they ever been denied a visa to the US, or are they eligible for the Visa Waiver Program [probably not since you are asking how to get them to the US, but one never knows?

Assuming that they are not eligible for the VWP, they have to apply for a visa type for which they are eligible and then be approved. Assuming that they don't have any other types of eligibility, they will need to apply for a tourist visa. The instructions on how to do this can be found on the USEM New Delhi webpage.

Visitors to the United States require nonimmigrant visas. Before applying, know which type of visa suits your purpose of travel.

How to Apply

Make your appointment through www.ustraveldocs.com/in website or by telephoning the call center. Create a user account and make TWOappointments; one for finger-printing and photo at an Offsite Facilitation Center (OFC) and another for visa interview at the Embassy or Consulate.

Carry with You to the Interview:

• Your valid passport and previously issued passports
• The DS-160 confirmation page with barcode
• Appointment letter
• H, L, and other petition-based visa applicants may bring copies of the I-797, I-129 and other petition-related documents
• F, M students must bring the SEVIS receipt and I-20.
• J exchange visitors must bring the SEVIS receipt and DS-2019.
• Science and technology applicants may require additional processing. Bring supporting documents to minimize the processing time.

6. Due to security concerns and space limitations, U.S. consular sections do not permit interested parties such as friends, relatives, attorneys or business contacts to attend the visa interview with the applicant.

If an interested party wishes to provide information to a specific consular section concerning a particular visa applicant, they are encouraged to supply this information directly to the applicant. The applicant can then bring this information to the visa interview.

Besides making sure she has had an uneventful trip, has all her bags, isn't hungry - the first thing I will do is drive her home and then:

Is she tired or wired?

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A MINIMUM of TWO visits per year. Usually we meet in a third country from where she is living [which is not her home country].

I moved to another country to be closer to her [though still not in the same country]. But I returned to the USA because I was not earning the kind of money I should have been earning.

Occupy your and her time with something other than pining away over each other.

I don't agree with the "quality time" concept. Quantity is what is needed. All of it will have quality. It is just that some of it will not be the quality that you want to remember forever.

Wow, no response from the OP in 3 weeks. I guess the hubby found a job.

I totally lost faith in the Philippine Goverment when this happened. Upon my Departure in Manila I approach a long line of people. A guard immediatly stopped me. I had a ciggarette in hand.I was far away from everyone. He said: Passport please. OK. I put out my Cig and put the butt in my back pocket. Then he said: This is a long line. want to be first through the door?

I said to myself. OH WHAT IS THIS. He's a guard wearing a gun. He says something like 400 pesos. I said: Heres $3.00 USD. He said I'd rather have Pesos. I said then I'll get in line. He signals his other guard friend to let me pass. This does happen. This is my analysis of the Philippines Goverment and what it left me with to remember.

You lost faith in the whole of the Philippines Government because of one guard that you paid/tipped in order to get preferential treatment. So, should any Filipino person who witnessed this lose all faith in ALL foreigners because he/she saw a foreigner pay to skip the line?

BTW, we have the same process here in the USA. That is, you can pay to receive preferential treatment at the airport [and other places]. The big difference is that the money goes to Corporations or the Government rather than to the front line worker.

I have not been in your situation. That said, it is my understanding that the USEM may require a DNA test to prove the lineage of the unborn child. Given that the child is not yours, I think it would not bode very well for the chances of obtaining a K-1 visa.

What would YOU think if you were the CO and presented with this story?

... {cut} ... shouldn't I just bring them with me to ensure their arrival? ... {cut} ...

IF you are going to be there before the interview then why not just bring the documents and save the mailing costs. In my case, I didn't send most of the physical documents to my beneficiary. I scanned all of the documents that didn't require an original signature and transferred them to her smartphone's memory {encrypted}. The items that required an original signature I did have to post.

She will need to present an I-134 completed by you and any other sponsor at the interview.

When going through the Adjustment of Status process, you and any joint sponsor will need to complete and submit an I-864.

Just to expand a little on the above answer.

For the USEM interview the beneficiary will need separate I-134 forms completely filled out AND supporting documents for the primary sponsor and each co-/joint sponsor. {i.e. at least two I-134 forms and supporting documents} and each must bear an original signature. {no faxed, emailed, photocopied, etc. signatures}

For the AOS process the beneficiary will need separate I-864 forms completely filled out AND supporting documents for the primary sponsor and each co-/joint sponsor. {i.e. at least two I-864 forms and supporting documents} and each must bear an original signature. {no faxed, emailed, photocopied, etc. signatures}

EAS i appreciate all your comments. the questions were rhetorical relating to my reality, my immigrant wife, not yours. i wish you well.

my ex-spouse went home to colombia last night. how do i end this conversation?

Just ignore me.

it's in Washington

so i will let the officer give me what ever he want ?

and how about my booked airfaire ? i will book my return 5 days after the conference,

will he take a look to this ? i think five days ll be fair enough to relax from the conference and go back home

I know plenty of business travelers who pack up and leave the day the conference ends or the next day. At most they might stay the weekend IF the conference ends on a Friday. CBP Agents aren't unfamiliar with customary travel habits. You might want to ask around with some other people who are traveling to this conference and see what are their plans.

i agree with most of your comments. i hope for the guy EAS who is dreaming of the wonderful life he will have when his fiance arrives is correct. what if she does not embrace your country? what if she is resentful about it all? what if she does not care to see your country. what if she is impatient and does not understand your words? what is she takes everything in the most negative way? what if she is a hothead? what if she disappears one day? what if she turns your own family against you? what if she says you are violent when she does not understand the meaning of the word, she can destroy you?

it's easy to be excited when you have not lived it. what you described is what i expected also. it is not what i got. i spent thousands of hours with her online and i spent 2-3 months in her country before she came here. i just want her to go away so i can have my home, my life and my good reputation back. don't be naive. i realize i could have married someone local with the same outcome. i pray for you EAS that it goes well for you but don't be a fool like me. as you have done so far, do your homework and be as sure as possible before she comes. good luck to you EAS!

himher comments are just not useful or necessary. you spend what i spent, sacrifice what i did then tell me its no big deal. this has cost me a small fortune for nothing. i hope it works for you. me? no mas!

before i did this a friend of mine who married a russian woman told me "be sure this is what you want, plan to spend thousands of dollars and untold hours in paperwork, be prepared for years of struggle and then hope immigration works and hope the woman you pick is right for you". this is excellent advice for anyone. i would not recommend the k-1 process to anyone ever. divorce is rampant in us. somehow we think an immigrant will be different. NOT!

i'll write my story here if/when it is over..

Nothing in my post said that I thought that it would be wonderful. On the contrary I indicated that there would be rough times arguments, disagreements, misunderstandings, etc. But what I did state was that on the balance there will also be good times. Can I definitively state that we will be together for the rest of my natural life? No, I can't. Just as I can't state that I won't get hit by a falling Gargoyle; but I still walk down the street without that particular fear on my mind.

what if she does not embrace your country?

That would be her choice and I certainly would not force it upon her. She would be free to depart the country whenever she decided that was the right thing to do. Or she would be free to live with me without embracing my country as long as we could be [on balance] happy together.

what if she is resentful about it all?

Resentful about what all? That we agreed to live in the USA? Well, I offered to live in Asia. In fact, I lived in Asia for 4 years. At this point in time we have decided that the USA is the place for us to be.

what if she does not care to see your country.

I really don't think this is possible. I have traveled all over Asia with her and she has enjoyed seeing new places and learning new things. However, if she doesn't want to see any of the USA there are still plenty of places in the rest of the world for us to explore and old favorites to revisit. Our time in the USA can be spent working and planning for our twice yearly vacations.

what if she is impatient and does not understand your words?

I don't think that it is possible for her not to understand my words/meaning. We both speak the same language, American English, fluently. And we have been together for years. Does that mean that there won't be communication problems? NO. But we have worked through them in the past and I am confident we will be able to work through them in the future. She is a woman and I am a man. We sometimes see things differently and we certainly choose different words to use on occasion. Sometimes she is impatient and sometimes I am too. We both come around sooner rather than later.

what is [if] she takes everything in the most negative way? what if she is a hothead?

As an extension of the communication issue discussed above, I admit that she has taken some of the things I have said negatively when that was not my intended meaning. Likewise I have done the same. Once again years of being together and communicating with each other in a common language has made this a rare occurrence. But even when it happens we come to an understanding sooner rather than later. I can categorically state that IF she is a 'hothead' then she had hidden it quite well over the years. I suspect this will not be an issue.

what if she disappears one day?

Presumably you mean what if she leaves me one day without notice or means to contact her. My first thoughts might be foul-play. If and when that possibility was voided [for example: she took all her belongings with her], then I would wonder what I had done to cause her to leave. If I could not identify a root cause for which I am responsible then I would do my best to move on. I would miss her because ... well, because I would. I would be disappointed that she felt she couldn't be with me anymore and that she couldn't tell me she was leaving me. I probably would be a little angry AT MYSELF for not seeing the warning signs and addressing the root cause, if possible. But in the end I would move on.

BUT, having said all that I don't worry about her leaving me. She has had ample opportunity to leave me over the years.

what if she turns your own family against you?

This will not happen. Yes, I am 100% confident in this assertion. On the other hand it is quite possible for me to turn my family against myself if I "act a fool" and mistreat her in any significant way.

what if she says you are violent when she does not understand the meaning of the word, she can destroy you?

Once again, she has a fluent, if not complete, grasp of the American English language. If she ever stated I was violent, she would know what she was saying. IF she EVER seriously stated to anyone that I am violent [when I wasn't] then I would follow the same advice that I provided earlier. I would dissociate myself from her and would never be alone with her. You are quite right that this accusation can destroy a man's life even if it is eventually proven to be a false claim.

I think OP was just venting, dont take it personal... {CUT}.... Lifes a gamble.. Ya win sum ya lose sum....

I am not taking it personal, just giving a different perspective on the matter.

question.. i am a us citizen who brought future bride to the usa on k-1 visa and we married in texas in july, 2010. while she was still on the initial 2 year conditional resident visa, my spouse (immigrant) disappeared one day after an argument. i, the us citizen immediately filed for and received a legal divorce in texas. we have since tried everything possible to reconcile numerous times over the next 2 years (from divorced 07/2011 to 07/2013) but the marriage is not supportable. we have filed an i-751 as a couple and await response from immigration after they requested additional documentation of the marriage relationship. again, these document were filed as a couple. the us citizen has purchased airline tickets four times in 2013 requesting immigrant spouse to go home. she refuses to leave citizen's physical residence. she also refers to citizen spouse as such things as abusive and violent which is not true. my immigrant spouse speaks english but she does not fully understand the english language and how damaging her words can be to a man in the us. i feel my reputation is threatened by her and i believe she is extremely verbally abusive to me.

to complicate matters she has a 13 year old daughter living with us here in usa (attached to spouse's k1 visa). the daughter did return to her home country for over one year during the initial 2 year conditional resident visa. how did we get her back into the us? we just flew her back (with her mother) and hoped customs let her in. they did. the daughter now repeatedly refuses to leave the residence or the country. she just says "i won't go". i feel trapped. i feel i am being used to pay their expenses. we do not have a relationship. i do not know what i can legally do about this situation. their residence has been temporarily extended one year beyond the original two years while awaiting response to i-751.

note; she (spouse left the usa from 05/2011 to 07/2011 and from 04/2012 to 07/2012 (breakups)

the daughter left the usa with her from 05/2011 and did not return until 02/2013 (22 months).

here are my questions..at

what can the us citizen do to end this situation and get this woman to leave me?

will immigration extend her residence for another 10 years under this circumstance?

is the us citizen responsible for the immigrant ex-spouse's financial support forever in spite that we have not been married for two years now?

do you know how to find a texas immigration attorney that will advise the citizen?

final concern; it seems the immigrant has all the rights while the citizen does not have any???

Go back to court? Why? he had the house before she got there, so I assume it iss still in his name. Call the police and show them the Deed and he will escourt them out immeadiately. No fuss no muss.

The real issue here is the man has a heart. I know how that is, my ex was supported fully in another home by me for 6 months after she left while we were, "working things out". Used me up big time during that time. But I was able to leave the relationship with a clear conscious... Worth a lot to me.

Until the OP decides he has truly had enough though, there is nothing to do. The truth is, you have worked on the issue, she has rejected you, so yes, you kick her out on to the streets. Harsh, yes... but SHE made that decision, not you. Hell you would probably let her stay indefinately if she just treated you with respect. She has chosen not to. What you are in danger of now is abuse claims, so be very very careful. I would worry, if I were you, that if you allow her to stay, some day she will have a bruise over her eye and the police will meet you at the door. I would suggest strongly that you end this now, forcebly, ESPECIALLY since there has already been abuse talk by her.

I know it sucks, but being used always sucks. It is up to you how long you allow it to suck. The fact is, there is no way to save this relationship. She is using you and that is all there is to it. The only question is how long will you endure it...

Sorry for you situation.

I am surprised that you haven't received more advice with respect to this issue.

I know your latest post states that the two interlopers are supposed to leave on Sunday, 28 July 2013 but I just want to add that should they not leave then you should do everything in your power to disassociate yourself with them. You should never be alone with them and certainly they should not be living in the same residence as you.

I have read that you think the ex-wife is a "good person" but accusations of abuse where none exists [as you state] is very troubling. What if you are accused of child abuse, mental cruelty, etc.? You are already in a position where the interlopers have refused to depart your residence after it is clear that there is no longer a viable relationship. What other steps might one or the other or both take in order to protect/achieve their interests? I don't know them but you do. Use your best judgement and don't think with your emotions.

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I'm telling you it was a stupid idea on my part. I regret it. I truly regret it. It has damaged my family seriously. Don't do it. Save your money and take a great vacation ALONE!

I can understand that you regret your situation as it is described but I can not agree with your last two sentences.

I don't know how others feel about their relationships; and really their relationships are not my concern. However, I can say that taking " ... a great vacation ALONE!" is no where near what I want when thinking about the woman who will soon be my wife. I know this because I have taken great vacations both alone and with her.

Being married and living with someone is not going to be the same as being on vacation. I understand there will be big changes for both of us. I know that I will have to be more understanding and forgiving because she will be adjusting to a new culture and way of life. She knows that she will have to make changes to the way she thinks and acts because the systems are different between our countries. We know there will be arguments/disagreements and that many of them will be over what are ultimately inconsequential matters.

BUT there will also be good and great times. I will have the chance to show her my country and she will get to explore a new country. I will get the chance to "see my country and culture through her eyes" . Instead of just a few weeks a year together we will have nearly the whole year together.

Maybe my perspective is different because my intended and I have been together in a long distance relationship for many years and not just a few weeks or months. Maybe my perspective is different for any one of a number of other reasons but this IS my perspective.

A great vacation can not be compared or equated to a good [or great] marriage.

• What is his educational background? [degrees, schools/colleges/universities attended and graduated from]

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The thing that would kill it for her is if she had to give up her Russian Citizenship in order to do it, and I believe that is the case. After all I can't see a foreign country liking its citizen to enlist in another's country military. Especially when she wants to go into linguists. I'm looking for something that says that is so or not, and was wondering if anyone knew what Russian, or even American law said about this. Links would be appreciated as then I can show her.

Thanks everyone, and hope you all are having a great Sunday.

Visit or call your local Armed Services recruiter and ask the questions. You will get an answer from someone whose job it is to know [or at least find the answers to] these questions.

Having typed that ... when one enlists in the United States Armed Forces one must take an oath to protect the United States from ALL enemies foreign and domestic and to uphold ALL the laws of the United States.

Also while dual citizenship might be allowed, having more than one citizenship would preclude that individual from obtaining certain types of security clearances and thus would preclude them from certain positions requiring said security clearance.

And I did find this statement ... "You do not actually have to be a citizen of the United States to join its military. Indeed, many immigrants use military service as a venue to improve their ability to make the transition from legal resident to full citizen. While historically the U.S. military has only been open to legal residents, individuals who hold documents known as "Green Cards" may have other options. In 2009, the military was considering a measure that would allow temporary immigrants, in the country legally, to join the military for an accelerated path to citizenship. Soldiers are not strictly required to renounce another citizenship to join the military.

Unlike enlisted personnel, officers in the United States military must be U.S. citizens and U.S. citizens alone."

It seems perfectly clear to me when reading the instructions, On page 1 of the I-485 instructions, it states in #3 that you are eligible to file the I-485 if you entered with a fiance(e) visa and married within 90 days. Then on page 4, #12 B. it states the evidence of eligibility based on admission as a K-1 fiance(e) that married the USC petitioner within 90 days. The evidence of eligibility in that case is listed there as a copy of your I-129F petition approval, your marriage certificate and your I-94.

Also, the part of the instructions you quoted in your first post was about where to file. You file at the Chicago Lockbox for a K-1 adjusting because it is one of the cases listed there. It follows there on page 5 as D., which you also quoted above.

It is good that it is perfectly clear to you. The statements that you reference simply state that one is eligible to apply for adjustment of status. They do not address what additional forms may be required. I asked because it was not perfectly clear to me as the statement on page 5 is:

"Please read the following instructions carefully to ensure

you file your application at the correct location.

If you are filing because:

1. You are applying for adjustment of status under one of

the eligibility categories listed below, file your Form

I-485 with the USCIS Chicago Lockbox facility. See

“USCIS Chicago Lockbox Addresses” on Page 6 of these

instructions.

You must include a copy of the Form I-797C, Notice of

Action, of an approved Form I-130, Petition for Alien

Relative, or Form I-360, Petition for Amerasian,

Widow(er), or Special Immigrant, or other official

document reflecting a current priority date and family

preference, or file your application together with a Form

I-130 or Form I-360 as appropriate.

NOTE: Read the Visa Bulletin “Family-Sponsored

Preferences” at www.travel.state.gov to ensure your

priority date is current before you file your application.

A. Spouse, parent, unmarried son/daughter under age 21

of a U.S. citizen with an approved Form I-130 or

Form I-130 filed together with this Form I-485 (Part

2, Box “a” on the form);

B. Beneficiary of an approved Form I-130 filed by a

qualifying relative (Part 2, Box “a” on the form);

C. Spouse or child of an immigrant who has applied for

adjustment of status or has been granted Lawful

Permanent Residence through a Family-Sponsored

Visa category that allows derivative status for spouses

and children (Part 2, Box “b” on the form)

D. K-1 Fiancé(e) (and K-2 dependents) whose Form I-485

is based on an approved Form I-129F, Petition for

Alien Fiance(e), (Part 2, Box “c” on the form);

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Notice the parts where it is written If you are filing because:

1. You are applying for adjustment of status under one of

the eligibility categories listed below

that you must [bolded on the Government's form] include a copy of the Form I-797C, Notice of

Action, of an approved Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, [underlining mine] or Form I-360, Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant, or other official document reflecting a current priority date and family preference, or file your application together with a Form I-130 or Form I-360 as appropriate. [bolding and underlining mine]. Also notice that the D category is:

D. K-1 Fiancé(e) (and K-2 dependents) whose Form I-485

is based on an approved Form I-129F, Petition for

Alien Fiance(e), (Part 2, Box “c” on the form);

As you pointed out, page 1 does state that one is eligible to apply for adjustment of status based on entering on a K-1 visa and getting married to the petitioner within 90 days. I further agree that page 4 indicates that based on admission under a K-1 visa and subsequent marriage that one can supply certain evidence of eligibility. However, neither one of those states that one does not need to file the I-130 along with the I-485, while page 5 does state that the I-130 should be filed together with the application for adjustment.

It is clear to me that others have not filed the I-130 when adjusting from a K-1 visa and I consider the matter closed as far as my interaction on this forum is concerned. I will address any further questions I have with respect to this issue to DHS/USCIS.

I guess an approved I-129F, Petition for Alien Fiancé(e) [as proven by a valid I-797, Notice of Action] along with a valid K-1 Type Visa and a valid Marriage License could be construed as an official document reflecting family preference AND I guess that one could argue that no priority date is needed for the spouse of a U.S. Citizen since visa numbers are immediately available for the spouse.

... other official document reflecting a current priority date and family preference ...

I am NOT arguing with anyone here or anything like that but it is not clear from the instructions for the I-485 that one does not need to file the I-130 [and pay the fee] when one is adjusting from a K-1 petition. Don't get me wrong, I am happy to not have to file another form and pay another fee.

I have read a lot of posts on this site with respect to which forms are needed for Adjustment of Status. What I have found is that most list the following forms:

1. I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status
2. I-765, Application For Employment Authorization
3. I-131, Application for Travel Document
4. I-864, Affidavit of Support Under Section 213A of the Act
5. I-94, Arrival/Departure Record
6. DS-3025, Vaccination Documentation Worksheet / I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record
7. G-325a, Biographic Information

What I don't see mentioned is form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative. However, form I-485 states:

If you are filing because:

1. You are applying for adjustment of status under one of

the eligibility categories listed below, file your Form

I-485 with the USCIS Chicago Lockbox facility. See

“USCIS Chicago Lockbox Addresses” on Page 6 of these

instructions.

You must include a copy of the Form I-797C, Notice of

Action, of an approved Form I-130, Petition for Alien

Relative, or Form I-360, Petition for Amerasian,

Widow(er), or Special Immigrant, or other official

document reflecting a current priority date and family

preference, or file your application together with a Form

I-130 or Form I-360 as appropriate.

and

D. K-1 Fiancé(e) (and K-2 dependents) whose Form I-485

is based on an approved Form I-129F, Petition for

Alien Fiance(e), (Part 2, Box “c” on the form);

So, the questions are: Does anyone file the I-130 when adjusting status from a K-1 visa? And did you pay the I-130 fee in addition to the other fees?

Instructions/Packet 3 received.

... cut ... Unfortunately I have a lot of clients who have expressed interest in hiring me but will not offer me a position without my Visa/EAD - which is 100% understandable. So I'm in a catch 22.

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I am not sure why this is understandable. Why can't your client offer you a job on the condition that you obtain a valid authorization to work? If you fail to get the appropriate work authorization then the offer expires. It doesn't cost the offeror anything but the time and resources to generate the offer letter.

after 10 working days since NOA2 I tried my luck calling nvc and she said they have just received it yesterday from uscis. she gave me our nvc case number but said that they will notify me if they have sent it to Singapore. now that I have the case number, what's next? can I start working on it? I have read somewhere that CENOMAR from Philippines should be filed online and send directly to USEM, is that true? and how about the police clearance? I hope someone from Singapore can enlighten me on this.

Good luck in getting the answers. I posted asking the same questions and no one seems to know/want to answer. I just assume that all those that have gone through the United States Embassy in Singapore previously have moved on.

In addition to posting here:

The Petitioner called the United States Embassy in Singapore and was told nothing useful.

The Petitioner emailed the United States Embassy in Singapore and received a reply to wait for the information packet with instructions.

The Beneficiary called the United States Embassy in Singapore and was told to wait for the information packet with instructions.

The Beneficiary asked how long it would be before the instruction packet would be sent. No specific or general timeframe was provided? Just wait.

Our approach has been to get all documents and known steps completed short of acquiring:

1. the Philippines CENOMAR
2. the Philippines NBI Clearance and
3. the Singapore Police CoC

I recommend that you and your beneficiary do that same.

Particularly get the vaccinations started/completed if not already done. It is cheaper to do them at a place other than the required medical clinic and probably cheaper than getting them in the USA.