dza

Asking for a friend of mine. Will they ask for a bank statement from the U.S citizen? And if yes, what is the minimum that should be in her bank? Thank you! What if she only has $1000, would that be a problem for her fiancé to be accepted in the interview?
 

Thank you!

Hello everyone,

i hope someone can shed some light or help me to make a decision.

i have a travel plan to visit my family specially my father who is very sick, i did not travel for the last 2 and half years, i have my new baby which is also their only and first grandchild, he wish so much and fear something might happen to him before seeing his grandson plus i am so afraid not to travel and something happen to him. I was planning to travel beginning on March, now i received my interview for the citizenship to be on March 17. 
 

i dont know what to do. I can to to the interview but i know the ceremony takes up to 120 days. I am in Virginia  and will be in Norfolk office, and according at least to one person here on the forum there was no oath ceremony for him same day, looks like its more for states like California.

if i postponed my ceremony how long it takes to reschedule, i dont mind taking longer, actually i hope it takes long time so it gives me time to travel and come back. I know i can reschedule max 2 times and if i missed second time my application will automatically be denied. Can i travel and come back even for a quick visit to just take the ceremony and then go back to my family? I am just trying to find ways. I was planning to stay with my family 3 to 4 month max since i did not see them for more than 2 years and for them to spend time with their grandson. 
 

hopefully will have some opinion and thanks for your time.

8 minutes ago, arken said:

So you want your mother to visit US as a Visitor and you didn’t see the VISITOR option, the very 2nd item on the list under “Please Select a Visa Class”?

Arkem,

Thank you for your reply.  I rolled right over that choice, being thrown off by the "business" part of the category's description.   I'll work through that selection.   Thanks again.

Dina.

Hello all,

I could use your help in understanding how to navigate the U.S. Non-immigrant Visa process for the purpose of having my mother visit.  I have provided some additional information below.  It's a bit of detailed read.  My apologies.  I would greatly appreciate it if someone could review and reply with guidance.  Thank you in advance.

I am a Green Card holding, Permanent Legal Resident (10-year) of the U.S.  I would like for my mother to visit this summer, if possible.  I believe we need to complete the "B2 Visitor Visa" process for my mother.

When working through the online visa application (DS-160), I am required to select a "visa class" from a list of available selections that is applicable to my mother's situation. Of the approximately 30 available choices, I select the only one that seems to fit, "Other (N)".  The form, with that choice, requires I specify my mother's "Other" designation by selecting one of only two available choices: "Parent of a Certain Special Immigrant (N8)" or a "Child of an N8 (N9)."   My mother is not the child in the relationship, making only the first of the two choices applicable.   My mother does not qualify as an "N8", which the Code of Federal Regulations defines as a "Parent of an Alien Classified SK3 or SN3", since  I don't qualify as either an "SK3" (Certain unmarried sons or daughters of an international organization employee) or an "SN3" (Certain unmarried sons or daughters of NATO6 civilian employees).  Finally, Egypt, my mother's country of residence, is not one of the 38 countries for which a tourism visa waiver is available. 

How do I successfully request a tourism visa for my mother given this process?  What selections should I make from those that are available?  Please help.

I greatly appreciate your time and help as always!

Card received on Feb 8th, exactly one year from the date i applied!!!

Good luck everyone.

On 1/20/2020 at 9:33 PM, dza said:

thank you so much for your reply, and again for the green card and good luck with the N400 application
i checked again which is weird through the phone app link it shows 

As of September 5, 2019, fingerprints relating to your Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence, Receipt Number , have been applied to your case. 

i pray thats a good sign or i would see something very soon.

Wow i just saw that you got your approval, you are the closest to me, i filed on FEB 8th of 2019 and my bio was Sep 5th , so close to your dates, but so far nothing has changed in my status. did you receive just letter first or interview or what? i am also LIN

 

Congratulations!

 

On 1/20/2020 at 8:08 PM, bigjailerman said:

Happily we had no interview. We saw an email that they're was an update to our USCIS account so we opened the application, refreshed it and saw the card was being created. Then next day we saw it was approved (pretty odd). About 4 or 5 days later we received the approval letter. Obviously we kept checking the application and tracked when they mailed it. I'm sure your file is just lower in the"pile". I believe the bat majority of files sent to LIN are being approved without interview. There are just so many files and so free officers. Keep us informed.

thank you so much for your reply, and again for the green card and good luck with the N400 application
i checked again which is weird through the phone app link it shows 

As of September 5, 2019, fingerprints relating to your Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence, Receipt Number ***************, have been applied to your case. 

i pray thats a good sign or i would see something very soon.

On 11/11/2019 at 3:28 PM, bigjailerman said:

I agree it's crazy, I thought something was up until I saw it and I relaxed a bit! Now my biggest issue is living into it now since I upgraded my phone the codes aren't working lol...

Wow i just saw that you got your approval, you are the closest to me, i filed on FEB 8th of 2019 and my bio was Sep 5th , so close to your dates, but so far nothing has changed in my status. did you receive just letter first or interview or what? i am also LIN

Congratulations!

On 11/11/2019 at 4:28 PM, bigjailerman said:

I agree it's crazy, I thought something was up until I saw it and I relaxed a bit! Now my biggest issue is living into it now since I upgraded my phone the codes aren't working lol...

Wow i just saw that you got your approval, you are the closest to me, i filed on FEB 8th of 2019 and my bio was Sep 5th , so close to your dates, but so far nothing has changed in my status. did you receive just letter first or interview or what? i am also LIN

Congratulations!

On 10/12/2019 at 10:06 AM, bigjailerman said:

 

This one only shows case received

https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/logon.do

 

This one shows fingerprint received

https://myaccount.uscis.gov/

Thank you so much! that was very helpful. I started to get worried that since September 3d when i made the finger print and there was no update in the website that only showed case is received, but thanks to you, now when i accessed it in the other website i fount the update for the finger print. thanks again!! 

1 hour ago, bigjailerman said:

No change, bio was on Sept 3....

 

Seems like normal... For LIN

Same to me, bio was Sep 3

Hello LIN fillers

For the people who has done the bio appointment, did anyone see the status on USCIS changed?

For me it is the same since Feb and even after i went to the bio appointment still the same. Just wanted to know if this is normal or just me.

Received yesterday my appointment date  for my bio for Sep 3d

LIN, first move since Feb 

Good luck everyone! 

Hey guys, lets use this place here to get update about only the people who filed specifically with Nebraska for (Removal of condition). For me since Feb and there is no news about bio or anything, the last thing i received was the extension letter. So if anyone received anything, lets use this topic here for the update. Good luck all!

On 6/2/2019 at 8:07 PM, sree_yash said:

So LINers aren’t moving from NOA..  no biometrics , nothing? 

nothing since Feb :S

Hello guys!

Any news about the bio appointment from LIN Nebraska service center? 

I am always in the longest waiting time service center  i remember when i was filing for k1 visa, i was with Texas service center  and was the slowest while California they were having the approvals very fast. I hope for a smooth journey to everyone!

10 minutes ago, aaron2020 said:

What you need will be school specific.  You need to contact the schools for their specific requirements.

 

LPRs do not need to take the TOEFL.

 

Some colleges will require either the SAT or ACT.

 

Some colleges like community colleges don't require anything except a green card and proof of in-state residency (driver's license). 

 

Colleges may make you take placement tests to see which classes you qualify for.  

so what i learnt from some researches on the internet, that TOEFL is required from student their English is their second language, and at the same time SAT or ACT is for undergraduate students. for me i have a bachelor degree but from my country.

2 minutes ago, millefleur said:

Best of luck! Let us know what they say about the English test requirements. I'm really curious now haha.

once I learn what is the admission requirements  test I will post it here

1 minute ago, millefleur said:

He's a Computer Science major/Math minor, doing a Bachelor of Science. He was a med student in Russia and transferred over into the BS program after they accepted a bunch of his science credits from Russia.

2 minutes ago, millefleur said:

He's a Computer Science major/Math minor, doing a Bachelor of Science. He was a med student in Russia and transferred over into the BS program after they accepted a bunch of his science credits from Russia.

thanks for the info, i can't wait to find what exactly i want to study and enter the school 

thanks again

2 minutes ago, VNN said:

• You are NOT an international student. With your extension letter, you are still a legal permanent resident.
• Requirements may depend on your chosen field and what school you want to go. You should contact a school you would like to apply and ask for the requirements. A direct confirmation from the school you would like to apply will help you eliminate some affords. 

that's a very good idea, so even if I did not figure out what I want to study, I can contact them to have an idea about their requirements.

thanks so much

6 minutes ago, millefleur said:

Nope, my husband studies currently at the state university here. He transferred from the community college...the state university did not require any English tests either because as a green card holder he is considered a "US Person" and I guess they just assume knowing English is part of that. Not sure if this is just an Oregon thing, but it might be. Definitely check with your local university just to make sure.

that is truly very helpful, I will do that for sure. i am very interested to know.

if you don't mind just curious what is the major your husband studies?

On 4/10/2019 at 8:21 PM, arken said:

TOEFL- for sure as most schools (if not all) mandate people from non native English speaking countries to have TOEFL score. 

 

SAT- Even students from US take this exam coz this is a measure of one’s strength in various categories specially if you want to go to good schools. There are colleges where you need certain SAT score just to be even considered for admission while some don’t require at all. 

 

If you want to study bachelor’s degree, i say take both tests.

i think SAT for undergraduate, for students just finished high school. what i am doubting is that i have to take TOEFL because English is my second language. 

thanks so much for the info, i think it is helpful 

On 4/10/2019 at 11:09 PM, millefleur said:

Regarding the TOEFL - some LRP's (green card holders) are not even required to take any English tests at all to permitted to a program. My husband studied at the community college here and is currently studying at a local state university for his first Bachelor's degree (he transferred a bunch of credits from Russia but did not complete a degree there) and he did not have to take any English tests at all - not even local ones from the colleges. The English test requirement was dropped because he is an LPR. It was only requied for international students on F-1 visas.

 

Check out what programs/schools you are interested in - ignore the "international student" requirements. You're not international anymore, you're a "US person" as a GC holder. Check to see what is required if English is not your first language.

Maybe because your husband studied first in a community college so he did not have to have any test for admission?!

i will try to find out what is the requirement for me, because now i am in the removal of condition process, so my green card expired but i have an extension letter. 

thanks for the information it is very helpful!

On 4/10/2019 at 11:05 PM, VNN said:

• If you can tell us your field of study/what degree do you hold and what kind of job you hope you will have then people can guide you better
• SAT is for high school student, you can very much ignore it
• TOEFL may be required if you are internationals student but probably you are green card holder.

Also, it is a myth that one who does not hold a degree from a US school must "re-earn" a degree.  It really depends if the field requires special license. Even if one must go back to school, many classes can be omitted.

so I have a bachelor degree in information system. I am still working on what specific I want to study, but either product development, or Human resources. still trying to find which area I want to study, but while I am working on that, I want as well to prepare myself for the admission requirements, I don't want to wait while I can use time prepare myself for any exam I should take.

I am a green card holder, but I am in the process of removal of condition, which is I don't know what should I look for. my green card now expired by I have an extension for 18 month. I live in the states, so i am not an international student, this is what confuses me  

Hello everyone, 

I hope someone can answer my question. I am a little confused about what exam test to prepare for. English is my second language, I am living now in the U.S, I already have a bachelor degree from my country, and what I need to know if I am thinking to change career and study here in the U.S what test should I prepare for admission, will it be TOEFL or SAT?

thanks!

Thanks, everyone, for the information, I will share all of what you all shared with her.

you are always Helpful!