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I meant getting approval for precheck. A friend recently did this and had issues since the extension letter "isn't a green card"

Has anybody recently gone through this?  

On 2/4/2023 at 7:40 PM, SteveInBostonI130 said:

2 choices:

 

1. Paper file as MFJ now with ITIN application.

 

2. File MFS electronically and then refile as MFJ later, after you get your SSN.

For #2, do you mean amend as MFJ?

If someone immigrates to the US in March, and begins working, can they obtain the EITC for this first year?  There is a question about being an LPR all year or not. 

I know if someone gets married (even on December 30), they file married for that year.  If this were the case, then the person would be a LPR "all year" but I wanted to check if this was indeed the case for EITC or not.

One suggestion is for them to study a field that is in demand in the US.  Nursing and Physical Therapy are apparently exempt from the labor determination process.

1 hour ago, Aluvaboy said:

So the derivative beneficiary will get a 5 year advantage. F4 priority date is current to 22 March 2007 for Pakistan. As of now, it takes about 16 years for the PD to become current. Your PD is July 2010. Add to it 16 years and your PD may become current in 2026. At that time your derivative beneficiary will be 21 years old (current age plus 3 years). Subtract the 5 years CSPA allowance and his CSPA age will be 16 years. He is well within eligibility to receive the visa - provided that the F4 progresses the way it is progressing now! 

Thanks!

There is another sibling who is already 24.  I am guessing that even with CSPA, they aged out?  

14 minutes ago, Aluvaboy said:

What is the country of chargeability of the principal applicant? (Place of Birth). This makes a big difference. In F4 category it will be many years for the priority date to become current! Some countries like Mexico it will take over 25 years for the PD to become current. 

Pakistan 

Hello everyone, 

I always have trouble with the CSPA calculator.  How would it work in this case?

F4 Category 

PD: July 2010

Approval Date: July 2015

Child of F4 DOB: January 2005 (currently age 18)

Would this child be covered by CSPA?

On 11/18/2022 at 10:14 PM, cookiesnmirak said:

Thank you for your help! Appreciate it.

Thanks, I appreciate your help in this. 

Where was your friend born?  Where was his wife born?  They can apply for the diversity visa if they were not born in Pakistan, and were born in an eligible country.  For example, there are many Pakistanis who were born in KSA, UAE, etc, and they are eligible for the diversity visa.

On 11/18/2022 at 8:10 AM, JeanneAdil said:

Countries not eligible this year include the following: Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China (including Hong Kong SAR), Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Republic of Korea (South Korea), United Kingdom (except Northern Ireland) and its 

 

If he wants to study here,  he can go thru the process for student visa but it is not a immigrant visa so he wouldn't be moving here 

 

Diversity visa is based on place of birth, so it is technically possible for a Pakistani citizen to apply for the diversity visa if they were born in an eligible country.

11 hours ago, Family said:

Are both the UC and NADRA birth certificates in English? 
 

The format varies from area to area, and depends when you were born.

In big cities like Karachi and Lahore, there are are Municipal Birth Certificates that were in English only, but were issued by the UC. Later, there were UC certificates that were Urdu only.  Now, most are "NADRA style" (they are not from NADRA, but look like NADRA documents hence why I call them "NADRA style") ones that are English and Urdu.

The key thing to be careful of is that MANY of the "NADRA style" certificates were issued with "late entry" for the registration date.  I know of many people who had proper Urdu birth certificates and were told by UC officials that you need to "make new format certificates".  They would give the old certificate and be given a new one with a "late entry" date.  This caused problems in immigration later.  Always keep copies of all documents for this reason.

9 hours ago, Family said:

Then just send the NADRA which is in both languages along with the response I indicated earlier

If the NADRA one is not "later registered", then this is the best advice

5 hours ago, noman shahid said:

Only UC one I have submitted with I 130.but I have nadra one also 

UC certificates are typically in Urdu.  You should submit the Urdu one along with its English translation.

Do you have a "NADRA style" birth certificate, a UC birth certificate, or a Municipal birth certificate?

On 10/6/2022 at 7:23 PM, JERICHO J said:

i got my biometric around 2 months

Thanks

Why doesn't she file as independent?  It may also help her if she wants to apply for ACA insurance

If one case is DQ'd significantly before the other, then the interviews will most likely be at different times.

On 8/15/2022 at 12:59 AM, hawklead said:

Thanks for your response, the basis of an expedite is if there is new member added to family we will have to get new I-140 approved from USCIS, new visa processing for new baby etc......

Unfortunately that is not a valid basis for expedite in most immigration officer's eyes.  For better or for worse, the process just takes time.  Pregnancy is not a grounds for expediting even for spousal cases.

You can get a census record too (difficult to get, but it is actually possible)

For the affidavit, it is simple, you just need to find relatives or family friends who were alive when you were born.  They simply write that they know you were born on DATE to your parents and write why they know it is true (they were there, etc)

On 8/4/2022 at 12:24 PM, zafi said:

 

Hello,  how are you guys? I am going through the dilemma. I am a Naturalized US citizen and filed I-130 with USCIS for my mother & father and USCIS issued us RFE due to my late registered birth in Pakistan. They gave an option of voluntary DNA testing. My confusion is that how would that work for us and how would we start our DNA testing process? Because my parents live in Pakistan and I am in USA. Can you guys please list all the steps for DNA testing in case of pending I-130 with USCIS issuing an RFE? How long does whole DNA testing process takes? How much that would cost us? Please reply 

When was your birth certificate late registered?

When did you immigrate to the US?

On 8/10/2022 at 5:51 PM, zafi said:

Thank you. I have an old Nadra B form issued in 2005 and FRC issued in 2015. I don't know is that going to be enough? I have matric and intermediate result card both issued in 2004 and 2006 respectively. One problem which I am facing is that my father's name on my educational document compare to my Pakistani passport and ID card has a slight variation. on my passport and ID card my dad's name has the addition of khan and khan is not included in my educational documents matrix and intermediate result cards. We never noticed this we noticed that variation recently. Lastly, school certificates do not include the mother's name in Pakistan so I don't know what kind of evidence can I provide for mother's petition. can you please guide me how can we prepare an affidavit? I cannot afford a lawyer can you please guide me about preparing an affidavit. thank you very much guys for your guidance

Do you have an old format birth certificate?  Karachi Municipal Corporation, Lahore Municipal Corporation, etc.

Hospital birth certificate? 

Municipal birth extract?

What was your birth certificate before the late entry one was made?

On 8/4/2022 at 12:24 PM, zafi said:

 

Hello,  how are you guys? I am going through the dilemma. I am a Naturalized US citizen and filed I-130 with USCIS for my mother & father and USCIS issued us RFE due to my late registered birth in Pakistan. They gave an option of voluntary DNA testing. My confusion is that how would that work for us and how would we start our DNA testing process? Because my parents live in Pakistan and I am in USA. Can you guys please list all the steps for DNA testing in case of pending I-130 with USCIS issuing an RFE? How long does whole DNA testing process takes? How much that would cost us? Please reply 

This is unfortunately a very common issue nowadays in Pakistan as people are told to get "new" birth certificates made.

Note that DNA testing is VOLUNTARY.  This can be a time consuming process and it costs money.

Before you do this - do you have any other documents that establish your relationship with your parents?

Old format birth certificate (usually Urdu)? - shows both parents

Old B-Form - shows both parents

Census record - shows both parents

FRC - shows both parents

School certificates/report cards - shows father's name

School leaving certificate (usually given at grade 5) - shows father's name

Matriculation certificate (grade 10) - shows father's name

Intermediate certificate (grade 12) - shows father's name

Your old passports - will show father's name

Your Pakistani ID card (old CNIC, handwritten NIC, NICOP, etc) - will show father's name

Domicile - will show father's name

You can submit all of these plus affidavits from relatives who were alive when you were born, and that may be able to overcome this issue.

On 8/6/2022 at 7:04 PM, ontheway said:

Greetings, 

           I came to America on an F1 visa. I became a naturalized USC in 2015 via marriage to a USC. I was married to her for 13 years. Got married in 2009, divorced in May of 2022. We have a 12 year old together. We had a life and a home but it all came to an abrupt end as soon as the house was paid off. She filed. No reason given, amicably parted ways. I walked out of that door and left everything for her. Gladly I am very gainfully employed and it didn't take more than a couple of weeks for me to get back on my feet. After my divorce was finalized early May of 2022, I opted for a traditional arraigned marriage in Pakistan, since I am now by myself, nobody to lean on. My family was quick to find a very suitable match for me, we developed a good understanding of each other rather swiftly and we were married in Pakistan in a traditional ceremony, in late July 2022. 

 

I would like to know, if getting remarried two months after my divorce and filing an immigration petition for a foreign spouse cause a major problem. Any other red flags or potential hurdles? This is going to take 2 years or more. We are prepared for that. I will be visiting her at the very least three times a year, for a week each time, that's all the time off I can get from work. At the time of my divorce and remarriage, I had been a USC for 7 years, so this isn't a pre-planned thing, I wasn't even expecting it. 

 

Any help or opinions in this matter will be appreciated. 

Did you get married PHYSICALLY in Pakistan, or did you do a skype/phone/proxy marriage?  Just making sure

On 8/1/2022 at 10:13 AM, Hammad Khan said:

All current civil documents, passport, national identity card have same current DOB..its just that I have been to US multiple times even before getting ID Card  or any educational certificate..and all old passports say old DOB..that became a whole issue now...

Let's assume there are two dates, DATE1 and DATE2

What does your original birth certificate say?  If you were born before 2001, this may be handwritten or in URDU.  DATE1 or DATE2?

What does your old B-form say? DATE1 or DATE2?

Old passport?  DATE1 or DATE2?

New passport? DATE1 or DATE2?

School leaving certificates (for example, grade 5, etc) DATE1 or DATE2?

Matric certificate? DATE1 or DATE2?

Intermediate certificate? DATE1 or DATE2?

University diplomas? DATE1 or DATE2?

Is the date simply the month and year swapped, or something different? 

Why did this happen? 

No harm in applying for a K-3.  No additional fees nowadays IIRC.

At best, it may speed up your I-130, or you may actually get one (rare, but theoretically possible)

At worst, you just spend an hour or so filling out a form.

Minimal risk, so why not.

2 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Marriage is less common, I have not seen comments about 40s vs 20s, seems pretty normal here. Can not think why it would change,

I meant that even in Pakistan when they husband is older, the gaps are typically not 30+ years.  I was trying to emphasize that this marriage is extremely rare in Pakistan.