Viky

Thank you so much.

These forums never failed me. I used all info, guides and advices from here when I came to US with a K1 visa 8 years ago.

Hello,

I am a U.S. citizen by naturalization and I would like to apply to get my sister here. Can I translate in English some of the documents myself or do we need an authorized translator? I am fluent in English, learned it in school for 9 years, being in USA for 8 years now.

Any advice is appreciated. Thank you.

No, we have not started anything. We just want to know as much as we can about the process before we decide.

Before your husband can hire a foreign worker, he needs to go through a Dept. of Labor certification that he cannot find a US mechanic and that is why he needs to bring over a foreign worker.

This is not a DIY. If your husband is serious, then he needs an employment immigration attorney. He will need to pay the attorney's fees if around $5000. It's illegal for the employee to pay for the process or reimburse your husband. The business must pay for the entire visa process.

Before your husband can hire a foreign worker, he needs to go through a Dept. of Labor certification that he cannot find a US mechanic and that is why he needs to bring over a foreign worker.

This is not a DIY. If your husband is serious, then he needs an employment immigration attorney. He will need to pay the attorney's fees if around $5000. It's illegal for the employee to pay for the process or reimburse your husband. The business must pay for the entire visa process.

Thank you all. I though it is not going to be that easy. Probably we don't have any chance and we will be denied.

He has to go through a process to obtain permission and such to have a work visa issued for the person. I assume the person lives in Belgium currently. They have to have a work visa to come here and work.

Belinda63,

Permission from who? Dep of Labor?

Hello,

My husband would like to hire for his business an auto mechanic from Belgium. Does he require something from Dep of Labor?

Thank you.

Thank you all.

We are ready to wait but reading the guidlines I got confused..... Do I need to file separate for my niece? She is my niece not sibling so isn't that more complicated? I cannot figure this out..... help!

Hello,

I need some help to figure out what should I do.

I have a sister that lives in Belgium and she is a citizen. She has a baby girl and she will be divorced in May 2011. I am trying to start the process to get her here so we can have each other closer. I know that is more complicated because she will probably have to get her ex-husband's permision to leave Belgium with her daughter.

My main concern is that if I introduce her to somebody here and lets say they will want to get married will that affect in any way the process that I already started to get her here?

I will appreciate any advice.

Thank you.

You should have all documents that you can ready so you can schedule the interview faster. I think you can get a police report (cazier) in 2-3 days if you pay a fee (that is how it was when I left Romania. You will also need to schedule a medical exam appoitment but that is after you get the papers from the embassy.

Were are you in PA? I live in PA and I got here 4 years ago, I am a citizen now.

Good luck with everything! It seems like forever when you are waiting but it will go fast.

Thanks to everybody.

My sister lives in Belgium and she is a citizen there. She just came to visit and she really like it here. Unfortunately I know how long it takes for a sister/brother petition to be approved that is why I thought maybe there is another way...... I guess she will remain in Belgium and she will come and visit.

Hi,

I just become citizen this year and I am thinking of a fast way to bring my sister in USA. Is it possible to bring my sister as babysitter to watch my baby boy? I will be her employer.

I would greatly appreciate any advice and information.

Thank you.

Thanks to everyone. I will purchase the tickets for a round trip a little less than 6 months. I was first thinking of buying a ticket for 3 months and change the date later but considering that at the border they can put the stamp with only 3 months and of course the fee for changing the date is so high it didn't seem like a good idea. I just didn't want them to feel forced to put 6 months stamp but..... i guess I worry to much and my parents have the rights to stay till up to 6 months.

Thank you again!

Hello,

I am not sure I am on the right forum but maybe somebody will be able to help me. I am a permananet resident and I am going to have a baby at the beggining of January. I am planning to have my parents come for 6 months to visit and also to help us with the baby. They already visited USA for two months last year and they do have a valid tourist visa. I know that the maximum period they can stay is 6 months but..... my question is: Am I allowed to purchase a ticket for a 6 months period?

Please helppppp!

Thank you!

OK, so i found out that Romania accepts dual citizenship, I am about to apply for a U.S. passport and my romanian passport expires next year, I intend to keep my romanian citizenship so I will try to renew my romanian passport. Now the question is do I renew it in my maiden name or my married name.

I hope somebody has an answer.

Thanks.

Anca,

My romanian passport is expired now and I am not even considering to get a romanian one even if I will have dual citizenship. Why? There are a lot of papers and fees and the romanian embassy/ consulat are the worse (everything is handwritten and they will tell you one thing on the phone and another thing when you'll get there). I e-mailed them to ask about the papers that I need and they told me something different than what they have on their website but I was not suprised. It will be easier I heard if you go to Romania and get your passport there but I advice you to get it with your married name but that means you have to get your american marriage license recognized at "starea civila romana" and that takes time or bribe or both. For me it doesn't make sense to waste time and money on it.

Hello,

I will start the process of getting my citizenship this year and after I get it I want to move my parents here. My concern is about the health insurance part. They are both over 70 and whithout any major health problems. I have health insurance through my employee and I wonder if I can declare them as dependents under my insurance like I did with my husband.

Thank you.

Thank you!

That means I can send the papers 90 days before October so I have to wait till August.

Hello,

I filed I-795 Removing of Conditions in August 2008 and I got my first NOA on September 2008. I also had my biometrics done and now I am waiting for the GC. My case is at the Vermont Center so..... if they are procesing files from March that means I have to wait at least another 5-6 months if I am lucky.

I am thinking of appling for naturalization but I do not know if it has to be 3 years from the date of marriage (which i June) or 3 years from the date of my first GC (which is October)?

I went to Belgium for two weeks during winter holidays to visit my sister and I had no problem .

My case was even more complicated because my romanian passport is on my maiden name and everything else (plane tickets, GC, NOA) was on my married name. Because of that I also had to have with me the marriage certificate. So do not worry!

Have a great trip!

Hello,

I am not really sure that I am on the right topic but I hope somebody will be able to help me.

I have a very good girlfriend from Romania that is now in US. She got married to an US citizen and moved here one year ago along with her son. She has her conditional green card. Her husband wants to adopt her child but...... the boy's biological father is not on the romanian birth certificate and he did not recognized the child. One lawyer told her that he thinks she needs to obtain the termination of rights of the biological father before doing anything. Is that true despite the fact that the father never recognized the child?

Please, I will greatly appreciate any kind of advice.

Thanks everyone!

I told my husband that the accountant is an idiot because he didn't even took the time to call us to ask if I am a resident or not. We have an appoitment scheduled with him so... we will see.

Hello everyone,

I have a question related to the Income Tax Return. I came to USA with a K1 Visa in 2006. I got my Green Card (conditional) in October 2006.

I worked all year long in 2007 and of course I paid all the taxes. Now it is time to file for taxes. Me and my american husband filled it jointly. We got all the documents (W-2's and everything) and we sent them to the accountant. I just found out today that he said we have to pay a lot (almost $4,000) in taxes because I am a non-resident. My question is: AM I A RESIDENT OR NOT? From my point of view I am definitely a resident because I have a Green Card. The other stupid thing is that my earnings during 2007 are around $9,000 with taxes so how is it hard to belive that I have to pay half back .

Does anyone has any experience with this?

THANKS.

THANK YOU!

I am sorry that I sounded like I do not trust you but I am so afraid of doing something wrong and after that to wait couple of month to fix it.

I AM SO SORRY!

I just called the USCIS and they confirmed what everybody said.... I appologize again !

PS: On the back of the card it says "The person indentified by this card is authorized to work and reside in the US"

You don't have to renew your EAD. Your GC is proof that you are employment authorised and a (conditional) permanent resident. In fact, you don't even need your EAD anymore. Just put it away in your immigration files as a souvenir!

ARE YOU SURE? I HAVE A "CONDITIONAL GREEN CARD" so I amnot a permanent resident.

CAN I CALL USCIS TO CHECK? WHAT NUMBER I SHOULD CALL?

Hello everybody,

I do not know if this is the forum I should ask about EAD but I did not know where else so.... My question is: what form do I have to fill in for my EAD renewal that expires 10/10/2007?

My conditional green card expires 8/25/2008.

I read on the USCIS web site that for the renewal of the EAD I HAVE TO PAY $340

I NEED HELP! PLEASE!