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Get a lawyer! I've just came back, from Brazil (also), due to my mother's death. I have a valid GC. In July, following advices of this site, I've asked for a Re-Entry permit, my mother was still alive. In September I've went for the biometrics, fingerprints & pictures. Mother's health got worse, I've traveled in November. My Permit only arrived by the beginning of February. I was able to get back in, on February 10, due to the Court of Appeals putting a veto on the ban. But I was scared.

I was in Brazil, already planning my comeback. With the new President and his Ban, any border patrol can prohibit anybody to get in. There is no Civil Rights at the border. Border Patrol can do anything, exactly: can do anything to anybody that wasn't born in the US. They are making GC holders sign papers giving up their permanent residency in the US. Texas is one of the worse places to get back in, it is a republican state that support the new president and his ban. The "Muslim" ban put any non US citizen, coming to the US, on the same 'limbo'.

I feel sorry for you and your spouse! Get professional counsel for that, because the risk is enormous, specially on your particular situation.

"Jus soli (English pronunciation: /dʒʌs ˈsoʊlaɪ/) (Latin: right of the soil)[1] is the right of anyone born in the territory of a state to nationality or citizenship.[2]"

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jus_soli

Here are 2 USCIS videos that helped me! Good luck!

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Can't you go to a Canadian Consulate or Embassy and get a new passport?

I just saw this:http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-army-expands-immigrant-recruitment-program-1428529606

Thank you! :-D

YaY congratulations...way to go... welcome to NVC

Thank you! :-D

Já tivemos problemas anteriormente, e tivemos de recomeçar do início! Como já passamos dos 50, e está difícil ficar longe dos netinhos, dessa vez contratamos um advogado. O escritório é especialista em imigração, ele entende e fala português, nos orienta nos formulários, acompanha nossa trajetória e também recebe nossas correspondências da imigração. Mas esse escritório de advocacia fica em Salt Lake/UT! Não é barato, mas achamos que compensa pela tranqüilidade que nos trás! Escolhemos por indicação de uma amiga, e também pelas informações/avaliação no avvo.com Boa sorte e sucessos pra vocês! :-)

TRANSLATION: We had problems in the past and had to start all over again! As we are above 50s, and it is being difficult to stay away from our grand kids, this time we hired a lawyer. Its office is specialized in immigration, they understand and speak Portuguese, and also receive our USCIS/IV mails. But this office is in SLC/UT. It is not cheap, but it is good choice due to the peace of mind that it gives to us! We chose them by an indication of a friend, and also because of good evaluation from avvo.com. Good luck and all the success for you guys!

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Ok! Translation provided!

No you will not have to do a DS-261.

Good!

Question: If we have an attorney, taking care of our immigration process since the beginning (I-130), when it comes the time to choose an AGENT (DS 261) our attorney will be automatically put as our agent, or do we need to fill up the DS 261 and indicates our attorney as our chosen agent?

We just started out CR1 and our I-130 was suspended for RFE.

We both live in Brazil and our NOA1 and RFE never arrived in the mail. When filling out the Non-delivery of notice it has a subsection entitled `form sub type`which none of the options applies to us. Do i leave it blank?

It also asks for a mailing address with only american states listed. We live in Brazil as I said before so what do I put? Or is that supposed to be the Chicago lockbox address?

HELP!

Já tivemos problemas anteriormente, e tivemos de recomeçar do início! Como já passamos dos 50, e está difícil ficar longe dos netinhos, dessa vez contratamos um advogado. O escritório é especialista em imigração, ele entende e fala português, nos orienta nos formulários, acompanha nossa trajetória e também recebe nossas correspondências da imigração. Mas esse escritório de advocacia fica em Salt Lake/UT! Não é barato, mas achamos que compensa pela tranqüilidade que nos trás! Escolhemos por indicação de uma amiga, e também pelas informações/avaliação no avvo.com Boa sorte e sucessos pra vocês! :-)

Got this from USCIS

"On December 18, 2014, we approved your Form I-130, ...."

It took 5 months and 1 week for NSC! Now we are waiting for NOA2 to make it more official.

Good luck to all that are in the NSC !

Just hit my 5 month mark. Still no approval or progress

At most more 10 days and you will get it approved!

We got an e-mail from saying that our I-130 was approved on 18 Dec 2014. USCIS wrote

"We will mail your approval notice. Please follow the instructions in the notice. ..." Yay!! One more step gone! :-D

Awesome! Congrats!

My wife has just rang USCIS. They told her that they are currently working on June cases and that ours should be done soon. They also added a note to our case that flags it up as being late which apparently helps get things going. Not sure how much effect it has but at least we got a little bit of information.

Good! :-)

Does anyone have any idea what application date the Nebraska service center is processing? We filed in July for I-130 (spouse) and wondering if we think we will hear back before our 5 month approximation (Dec 14).

I'm in the same situation! Priority Date July/2014, 5 months are gone and no NOA2 yet! Good luck for you!

ola pessoal!

alguem aqui nesse tópico é casado ha mais de 2 anos com cidadão americano e me explicar o processo ou me indicar o tópico certo,.? desde já agradeço

Olá! Casei em 2005! Como faltava muito pra minha aposentadoria brasileira, ficamos por aqui! Agora estamos buscando o visto permanente pra mim, pois pretendemos morar nos US. =)

Hope we get approve soon

Hope it too! :-)

Same here. NOA1 9 July, Nebraska. Been on 'case being reviewed' (before website update) and 'your case has been received' (after website update) ever since.

Never got an email, text or even a hard copy for the NOA1. We had to ring them to find out the package has been received.

Within the following months my wife rang USCIS twice to request the hard copy but both times they informed her that 'the hard copy isn't needed since it says the same as the status update on the website.' Not too impressed with that but what can you do.

Hello, by the way.

Hello!

Have you guys checked if the address in the US is correct? We have a daughter in law getting mails for us!

Same me. Mine from nebraska and u?

Nebraska

Nebraska!

We'd received NOA 1 in July/2014, had 5 months anniversary on Dec 11th, but no NOA 2 yet! This anxiety will kill me! :-(