P A U L

when i had questions that i couldn't find an answer to on visajourney, i contacted a few lawyers, and among the many i contacted this lawyer was the only one that gave me a comprehensive email response without trying to sell me her services nor try and scare me into hiring a lawyer at all. she was very nice and helpful.

http://www.visa2america.com/about_us.html < this link works.

http://www.visa2america.com < going here does not load at the moment, may change in the morning?

give her a shout

edit: i think i may have spoken to her on the phone? anyway, she was helpful and did not try and sell me anything.

excellent. nothing to do with me

what is AWA?

just so i don't create a new thread on a sorta related topic...

I (petitioner) had to do community service for a misdemeanor marijuana possession charge (which was actually reduced to an infraction thanks to Arnauld Schwarzwhatever). do i need to take court documentation to my wife's AOS interview? the note they sent in the mail about bringing all arrest/police/court documentation...they said "if you" and i'm not certain if they are referring to the beneficiary to us.

marijuana possession (caught for the first time) is a misdemeanor offense in Wisconsin...equivalent to ditching school for a day. though, this is irrelevant to the beneficiary. maybe the CO will consider that marijuana is decriminalized throughout most of the U.S.

jamaica... currently in process to decriminalize, though I assume the beneficiary was cited while it was still illegal. however, possession (first time offense) is a misdemeanor in jamaica as well.

C) Controlled Substance Violations .


Per section 101(f)(3) of the Act and 8 CFR 316.10(b)(2)(iii) , an applicant who has violated any law of the United States, of any state within the United States, or of any foreign country relating to a controlled substance is precluded from establishing good moral character, unless the violation was for a single offense of simple possession of 30 grams or less of marijuana. See Chapter 74.2(g), question 12 parts (A) and (F ) for more details regarding these types of violations.

http://www.uscis.gov...-0-0-22999.html

Hey P A U L -

when you studied the CA DMV website - what did you learn about recent immigrant doc requirements ?

that a visa is not a valid form of ID for license application.

that if an ID or DL is issued, it will expire at the same date as the I-94.

so i filed for adjustment of status for my wife and received the NOA1 and appointment letter for biometrics, her I-94 expires today, and so does her learner's permit.

she failed her first behind the wheel test for a license last week, and is scheduled to take it again December 2.

what kind of problems will she face trying to get her learner's permit renewed? trying to retake behind the wheel test? receiving a CA driver's license?

we have an official marriage cert. she has her ss card.

TYPO CORRECTION

i don't know why i am under the impression that I need to submit a police clearance certificate for the I-485, can someone clear this up for me?

she came into the U.S. through a K-1 visa... apparently the originals for the police clearances that she received from Korea and Russia have NOT been returned by the U.S. embassy in Russia...

we are not now in the process of filing for her adjustment of status, and wanted to make sure whether or not she needs to submit police certificates again.

ok thank you

i don't know why i am under the impression that I need to submit a police clearance certificate for the I-485, can someone clear this up for me?

she came into the U.S. through a K-1 visa... apparently the originals for the police clearances that she received from Korea and Russia have NOT been returned by the U.S. embassy in Russia...

we are not in the process of filing for her adjustment of status, and wanted to make sure whether or not she needs to submit police certificates again.

congrats!

(when i first read the title of this thread, i thought it said "sweater" for some reason)

yes, i just came back to correct myself. thanks for clearing that up

there's a lot of discrepant information floating around on this website, and even on the moscow embassy's website (their english versions and russian versions of the same page say two different things sometimes). i would suggest the best bet is to cover all grounds possible. the police record could be looked at by the customs agent at the port of entry...meaning they don't speak every language of the foreigners that are coming through their gate. the translations are useless at the embassy (they all work in Moscow for a reason), they're more for the custom & border protection agents here in the States.

did i confuse you yet? get your papers translated. it doesn't have to be official or notarized. but it does have to be accurate.

Los Angeles, CA

K-1 do not automatically receive SSN.

You must go apply.

You can marry without an SSN.

when you make payment for the visa, you are able to schedule an appointment a few days after. that is when you can choose to pick up the visa upon approval. i don't even think there is an option for delivery anymore... if there were, i believe it would be through DHL, and absolutely not through PonyExpress or Russian Post.

your fiancee can have the interview in Russian. she/he shouldn't be worried...the interviewing agents are nice. it's an interview, not an interrogation.

any translations can be done yourself as long as you are fluent in both languages.

my fiancee received her visa in 3-4 days, while some "friends" she made at the embassy (other K-1 ladies) received their visas the next week.

my fiancee told me this last night lol

i wish the USC for that relationship was on this board telling us in english what happened

so basically, the embassy is where you want the papers to be, and that's where they are. unless of course, your mail happened to be on this train:

http://youtu.be/wOe3eloICT4

so to keep things short...

my fiancee and i live in CA. she arrived into the U.S. (via K-1) last week. we plan on traveling to NY, FL, & WA this weekend.

is there going to be a problem if:

1) she applies for a SSN in NY (or any other state)?

2) we get married in (for example) Las Vegas?

i suppose it would be like saying, "We sent your petition to the U.S. Postal Service for transmission to Blah of Blahblah."

do they really need to specify that it was sent to NVC? i vote no.

i was going to rent a room from this woman: http://www.russiangirlfriday.com

or you can try your luck for a free couch at: http://www.couchsurfing.org

Would that be Anca in Roman letters?

pronounced Ayka or Aika, therefore, spelled the way it sounds.

Make sure not to leave a space between the "MOS" and the rest of the case number.

i don't even know (i'm sure we don't have one) what her MOS number is. i tried the WAC number.

in any case... she received her visa several hours ago today.

she can probably pick it up tomorrow?

i wasn't sweating. my phallus might be salivating, however.