luukee

Agree, I would do whatever they want that way you get no blame.

Well you might be forced to do an invitation letter i134 just to keep the peace . If your MIL fails then you will get the blame.
 
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/672679-amazing-mil-approved/?tab=comments#comment-9200082

MIL had her interview on Friday and she was approved. I must admit I was surprised since I was expecting to the direct opposite.
 
No property 
No Business 
Recent Widow
No employment 
Small Bank Account
Foreign travel limited to SEA, HK, and Taiwan.
 
Wife’s family hired an agent in HCMC to do all the leg work. Agent requested I submit paperwork to sponsor.(I134 and supporting  docs) I did this to keep the peace but I know that you can’t sponsor tourist visa. 
 
Any rate it was a good result but I am totally shocked. Hence the MIL will be over for a month in July. 

That is a common misconception in alot of countries but it isn't true at all. 

Correct. Her own ties to her country will matter the most. 

Yea she needs to apply foe tourist visa. On her own. You or your spouse are no part of this process and you don't provide any documents nor sponsorship. 
 
No. 
 
If your spouse is US citizen she/he can sponsor the mother for permanent residency. That's the i130 you mentioned. But that's for living pernamently in the US. Not visiting. 

it feels like they're updating the server or the forms or both.   i noticed after my draft was deleted, when i filed it back again i noticed that certain sections i can't add certain characters example is a comma.   e.g country 1, country 2 instead i had to do country 1 and country 2
 
 
 
 

No problem Luukee. I hope you have a speedy process. If you have any questions, I will be watching the thread. 

yes continue with that answer. the 3 years minus 90 counts as full three years because your interview and oath won't happen until after. if July is your3 year anniversary that means you are within the 90 days which makes you clear to file whenever you want. 

You can apply from 90 days before the one year anniversary of your 2yr card expiry date, as long as you and the USC spouse are still 'living in marital union'.
 

If ROC is still pending and you apply for N400, they most likely combine the ROC and N400 applications into a single request and reset the clock so your new timeline follows the N400.    For my husband and I, we were so close to the ROC when we hit the 90 days. we decided to wait just a little bit longer to get that approved and then applied for citizenship.

you will be able to apply for citizenship after 3 years minus 90 days (not 3 months) since the resident date on your green card. If in case your ROC was not approved before, then USCIS will have to adjudicate your ROC the same time as your N400. 
 

If the immigrant has a conditional card, a ROC is necessary. You have to apply to lift the conditions on the CR1 card. If ROC has filed and the immigrant has lived in the US for 3 years and been married to the same US citizen for 3 years than you can apply for N400. 
If you filed ROC and you still did not get approved, and you have been a permanent resident for 3 years than you can apply for citizenship. 

it won't be a problem as long as you have that letter and your greencard, someone from this forum also suggested that we make copies  of the letter just in case the air carrier might want it since they would see that your card has expired.
 
as for entry back to US, letter plus green card will give you no problems.

Thank you both very much for your advice and confirmation.   This helps ease our  stress. 
 
Happy holidays and wish you and your families a very happy New Year@!!

This is kind of hard, but did you want it translated to Vietnamese? or something that you can actually read ?
 
i'm just going to throw it out there, i'm not 100% fluent, but I think i'm good enough.
 
1) Will you be my wife?  (I understand this is more appropriate in Vietnam than "Will you marry me?"  This isn't for the Dam Hoi, but for when I give her the engagement ring.)
 
this one is a bit hard, let me ask my wife, since i can directly translated but i don't think it's how they would say it in vietnam. my crack at it would be:
 
Em lấy anh làm chồng nha ̣- take me as your husband ok?
 
2) Thank you [plural "you" - speaking to everyone] for spending the day with us.
Cảm ơn ông bả, bắc, chú cô, anh em và bạn đã tời ̣đây hôm nay đễ  ăn ṃột bữa cơm vớị tụi con - Thank you grandparents, uncles, aunts, brothers and sisters and friends who have came here today to join us for a meal.
 
3) I am very grateful for the kindness and support of Trang's family and friends. 
con muốn cảm ơn gia đình và bạn bè cuả Trang ̣̣đã giúp con và uông họ con. - I want to thank trang's family and friends who have helped and supported me.
 
4) Bong [nickname of fiance's daughter], I smile whenever I see you.  I am so proud to be part of your life.
Bong - lúc nào nhìn thấy con, YourName, rất là vui.  YourName rất là vui ̣đề được ở trong tương lai cuả con - Bong whenever i see you, I'm always very happy.  I'm very happy to be part of your life in the future.
 
5) Trang, the happiest days of my life began the moment we met.  If I live a thousand lives, I will begin each one searching for you.  I will always love you.  Forever.
 
Trang, Anh thấy là anh hạnh phúc nhất từ lúc anh mới gặp em.  Nếu anh sông một ngàn kiếp, anh sẽ xống kiếp ̣đó để tìm em.  Anh sẽ em yêu em luôn luôn, mãi mãi - Trang, I felt the most happiness since the first time i've met you.  If i had to live 1000 lives, i would live those lives looking for you.  I will love you forever and ever.
 
 

for CSC? Generally 6-8 months if you're approved and don't have an interview or RFE.    It takes about a month or two to get the biometrics, sometimes longer.  You cannot sign up for updates etc until the biometrics letter.  This is because it has it's own receipt number and you need that to get case updates. 

You can sign up for the USPS  informed delivery using your address - that way you will know what's coming your way. If you miss any mails you can confront the postal office about it.
https://informeddelivery.usps.com/box/pages/intro/start.action

Fasteners:  I didn't.  No requirement to acco fasten the pages.  Plus if you do it wrong they have to put more holes in your papers.  Best bet: don't.  No folders or anything.. just in the overnight letter in the order as on the cover sheet.
 
Photos:  Plain paper.  Photos are supporting evidence and not that critical at this stage.  
 
A number:  No.  All the documents you submit will already have your name on them, right?   If they 'lose' them then the are gone and the will RFE you for another one.  The I-751 simply says 'provide a copy'.  
 
'Helping' USCIS out does not gain you brownie points.  And the more things you 'do' the more chance of screwing it up... like if you transpose a number when you write the A# on a page...
 
Simple is better.  
 

Hi Chona.  Here are some ideas.
 
Many utilities will NOT put the account in two names.  They are trying to determine two things:
 
1.  Do you share your home and the resulting bills?
2.  Are you committed enough to each other to name each other as decision makers if you had a medical emergency, and have you named each other as beneficiary in your wills?
 
Yes, you have been married for 4 years, but your packet did not give the officer the answers he/she sought.
 
Here are things to suggest:
 
1.  How are your utility bills paid?  Are they paid from a joint checking account?  If so, then print out a selection (maybe one per quarter) and highlight the checks or the online payments to the utility companies.  Did you include copies of both of your driver's licences that show the same address in your original packet?  Did you include a rental lease with both of your names on it?  If only your spouse's name is on the lease are you authorized by the landlord to live in the house/apartment?  Did you have a mortgage payment on a house that is paid from your joint account?
 
Do you have cellphones?  Are both of your phones on the same account?  If not, do both of the bills come to the same address?  Either send in copies (multiple!) of the cellphone bill with both of your phone numbers highlighted, or send copies of BOTH bills (same months) showing the same address on the bill.  Do you each pay for separate utility bills (he pays electricity, you pay gas, for example)?  Send in copies (again, multiple) showing the bills are delivered to the same address.
 
Think about what they are really looking for.  They want proof that you live together and that you are both sharing responsibility for paying for your house.
 
2.  Have you planned for the future?  Nothing proves that you are in a committed relationship than wills and medical powers of attorney.  If your spouse were to be brain-injured in an accident, who will make the medical decisions?  If you were to get Alzheimer's disease, who would take care of your affairs?  Wills and powers of attorney show you rely on each other for important life and death decisions.
 
3.  As far as affidavits are concerned, choose people who have known you throughout your marriage, who can attest that you are a bonafide couple (maybe a priest or minister, a law enforcement person or a long-term neighbor).  They should talk about when and how they met you, where you live, how they know you, and that they attest to the fact that you are a bonafide married couple.
 
Good luck to you.  After you send in the information, the decisions usually come within about 30 days.  A lot will depend upon how detailed and complete your response is.
 
Write a cover letter that explains what you are sending.
 
Sukie in NY
 
 

Dear VJ!
You guys are totally awesome, but I just wanted to add a bit of a request for the site.
At the moment it doesn't seem that VJ is encrypted, and all logins can be captured if someone was sniffing on the network.
I just found out about this, which apparently it's been around for 2 years now, but this organization gives away FREE SSL certificates. (it is done in 3 year increments, but can renew for FREE as well)
https://letsencrypt.org
they're very legit, even Mozilla firefox will be distributing their root certificate.
https://letsencrypt.org/2016/08/05/le-root-to-be-trusted-by-mozilla.html
Please consider this feature for the site to help protect the site as well as user traffic.
thank you so much for considering this.

http://www.chinaconsulatesf.org/eng/lszj/zgqz/

Applying as a US permanent resident ought to be easier than just applying from Vietnam as they won't think you are going there with the intention of working illegally.

Either way, congrats!

Was able to get some information from the consulate:
Dear Sir/Madam,

Thank you for your inquiry.

A new passport with the beneficiary’s married name is not required for her immigrant visa interview. The beneficiary may wish to talk to USCIS when she fills out the application for her green card to change the name accordingly.
Sounds like it's option two that NLR stated. I'm hoping its just a matter of filling out the form accordingly states side, and not a huge fee involved.