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we are going to face our consul for interview very soon!  I'm freaking  out here because they asked additional clearance from his developmental  and behavioral pedia and his medical exam results was forwarded to u.s. embassy manila... any thoughts? 

Hello fellow visa hopefuls!

Me and my son has different case number because my husband is planning to upgrade our case when he became a citizen. Sadly, welcome letter caught up with us, therefore we decided to continue with f2a process. PD Feb 2016 Philippines

1. Do we need to combine our (me and my son) case number?

2. What are the consequences if we don't?

3. Im planning to have an early medical exam using my case number alone. Because I heard that having sputum exams are common in our country and will cause more delay. I am also planning to have my son's medical exam when we become current (because it will take 1 month for his pediatrics doctor,lab results and therapist to produce his medical documents). Any thoughts?

TIA Godbless us All <3

Hi guys! Im from philippines My family will be traveling to Taiwan for 5 days on January but I have to take medical in the same month too ( pd feb 2016)! Will that be okay? Do you think immigration officer will question that? 

do you think meeting the 125% poverty level in i864 wont be enough? or they will be asking for more like health insurance?

thank you! im a bit worried because they might ask more documents like health insurance, any thoughts? 

Hi Visa fellow Visa hopefuls! 

My son (2 years old) and I are under f2A visa process. Our PD is  Feb 2016. County: Philippines CS: California. these are my concerns please help us who can:

1. My son has learning disability (down syndrome), and I understand that we need to undergo Medical Screening. is there a possibility that we get denied for a visa?  

2. What do we need to bring during our Medical screening and Interview to help us?

3. Do we need a Immigration Atty to aid us?

thank you in advance. Godbless  

Anyone who is 2016 fillers here? How does it goes? Where you at?

im no visa atty but I made an effort to update my passport and bank accounts with my married name just to make sure. better safe than sorry sis

no not yet, he is about to naturalize because he was like 20 years stayed there already... SMFH

do you think children with Down Syndrome considered as "Public Charge"?

His father will petition our son. I got worried because my friend's little daughter with Down Syndrome got denied for tourist visa and they from UK..

Good day! Im just wondering if our u.s. visa petition will get affected when we go for medical due to our baby has DS (Down Syndrome) ? What papers do we need to give for my baby's medical examination? And lastly, will the u.s. visa consular will reduce our chances for our approval as they found out our son has DS? Please help us for those who gone through this... the visa atty fee are kinda pricie huhu... thanks in advance!

what if you went for a vacation just for a bit, while waiting for Naturalization interview? is that okay?

Hi Everyone!

My husband is 20 years Greencard holder. He is planning to apply for Naturalization within this year. but we have several problems though. please help us out.

1. My husband has a criminal record for attempted robbery when he was 18 years old (his 32 now) and he was imprisoned for 2 days; and his drivers license was suspended because of illegal racing during his younger years. Is he still allowed to be Naturalized Citizen?

2. My husband left the US last June 2013 and returned on August 2013 ( 2.5 months) because we are getting married at July 2013. Is it true that he have to wait for 3 months prior to his return to the u.s. which will be Nov 2013 before starting to apply for Naturalization?

hopefully when he will do good on his studies he will be finish at mid 2015 i think.

Hello, you might want to start off by reading this useful CR-1 guide on VJ: http://www.visajourney.com/content/i130guide1

If your husband cannot support you financially, you are correct in assuming that you will need a joint sponsor. You only need to show this at the time of the interview, though. When does he finish college?

Hi everyone!

Me and my Husband just got married last July 2013. My husband a green card holder is an Auto Technician College student who is receiving Financial Support from the U.S. government. He quit his job so that he can go to College to have better education and better future for our family. Can he petition me as his wife to the U.S.? Can joint affidavit of Support can help us? is being a Financial Support Beneficiary can affect our approval rate?

Nothing stupid about your question.

Legal permanent Resident is his status and the green card is his proof od such status.

So the card he has the "permanent resident card yes is his green card.

cool! how much do you think we need to get through this process? and how long will it takes?

ohh i see.. wait i have to clarify this first: ahm... his non-american passport has no visa, he only use his permanent residency card to enter united states. is that a green card? or LPR card? is there any difference? sorry i know this is a stupid question from a newbie like us... please bear with me

Yes, permanent residents can petition spouses. The difference between him being a permanent resident vs a citizen is that for a spouse of a citizen, visa numbers are available immediately, whereas for spouse of a permanent resident, they are not. However, the wait is not that long currently.

Being a college student is not relevant other than him not having income. If he does not have enough income, he will need to get a joint sponsor.

So, he doesn't have to apply for naturalization citizenship and petition me to united states? even though he is only LPR? and he is only a collage student though...

Yup. For spouse of permanent residents, there is a wait for the visa number to become current. The wait is very short now. File soon before it gets longer.

If he doesn't have enough current income, yes, he will need to find a joint sponsor.

Not sure about this. I doubt it; he's not the one immigrating.

Absolutely false. If you're a citizen, you can leave the U.S. for however long you want and come back at any time.

But you're still a long way away from being a citizen. As a permanent resident, you need to maintain residency in the U.S. There starts to be questions if you leave the U.S. for more than 6 months; and you need to have a re-entry permit if you want to leave for more than a year.

It's up to you. If you wait until you're married for 2 years, or almost married for 2 years (so that by the time it gets approved, you'll have been married for 2 years), then you will skip the whole Removal of Conditions thing. But is it really worth being separated?

Hi! I have several questions:

Can my Husband (Filipino Born) a LPR for 20 years Immigrant ( not yet a citizen) can petition me his wife to the U.S. even though he is still in college studying? Does Joint Affidavit of Support from his sister or mother can help?

He got a criminal record for attempted robbery when he was 18 years old (now hes 32) he was imprisoned for 2 days; will that affect our visa approval rate?

Is it true that when you are a newly citizen of america, you can't stay to other countries for vacation more than 4 weeks?

Or is it just better for us to wait for our 2nd Year Wedding Anniversary to start our Visa Journey?

please help i really don't know who can help us... i will really appreciate it! thank you

What if the petitioner is a college student with a history of imprisonment for 3 days, 12 years ago? is that already considered as complicated case?

If your case is straight forward, i'm sure that you can do it yourself. The people are very helpful on this website and will gladly assist you every step of the way. Good luck

Hi Everyone! I would like to ask if anybody here tried to hire an agency to improve visa processing? are they really helpful as they advertised? is it wise to hire them? or they are just waste of time and money? If you do, please share me your journey with them please... oh! here is the example of agency's link to their website --------> http://www.filipinafianceevisa.com/index.php/our-services/cr-1-spousal-visa.html

I will do my best... thank you so much

He'll follow Philippine law for marriage in the Philippines, just like any other Filipino who might be your neighbor. The US Embassy will have nothing to do with it.

well, that settles it! We are getting married at June 2013 as planned! thank you so much for your help

Yes, you can have his mother be the joint sponsor, if she qualifies. File the petition about 9 months before you want to actually immigrate. Whether that's before or after he becomes a US Citizen, is of little consequence. BEFORE, means he'll be sending one extra letter once he has his Naturalization Certificate.

Thank you for your ideas! If hes only an Immigrant, were will he get his requirements for our Civil wedding like: Certificate of no Marriage( CENOMAR )? at the US or at the Philippines (His home country)?