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7 minutes ago, H&T said:

I-751 is for ROC. They already have that record in the system when you fill out DS260.

Yes I mean for ROC. The I 751 requires disclosure of any arrest etc and the I 751 instructions ask for the original court record. However I couldn’t find anything that means that this should be interpreted as applying to periods after the immigrant visa approval process. 

Hi,

When completing the I 751 is it necessary to provide an original court record (minor issue from NY State almost 20 years ago) where a copy of that record was already provided as part of the DS260 application and the original was presented at the CR1 interview?

I intend to disclose it on the I 751, also state that it was previously disclosed and provide a copy of the record. However, I don’t want to include the original since it’s the only original copy that I have and getting another would be a major pain. 

If this was a new record I can see why USCIS would want the original but for something already on their files via the NVC/Embassy I wonder do I really need to send the original. 

Thanks in advance. 

Hi all, I recently received my CA drivers license and I noticed that the expiration date is after my 2 year green card expires (I entered on a CR1). I was under the impression that the drivers license would only be valid until the expiration of my green card. Has anyone else experienced this?

No problems whatsoever, my passport with the endorsed visa worked just fine. 

My green card is also like this 

Surname: Bloggs

Given Name: First Middle

However, that's exactly how it appears on the bio page on my passport (and my immigrant visa in my passport).

I haven't been able to apply for my SSN yet. Will I have problems too or should I just apply for the SSN including both first and middle name as being my "first" name?

Anyone have any experience of this?

On 19/06/2017 at 2:49 PM, dub42 said:

Absolutely dude, where are you heading once you stateside and when do you plan to make the move? as regards SSN it shouldn't take too long. Even if you arrive and it's not yet delivered you can always go to your local SS office and make an inquiry and they will post it out to you in less than 10 working days. 

Bay Area California. Should be shipped out by end of August. I'll sit tight on the SSN and get it sorted one way or the other. Thanks for the help

Hi all, I went through POE last month on my CR1 visa but had to return to Ireland a few weeks later for 3 months to finish up here (I told the CBP officer my plan at the airport said it would be fine). 

However, in the meantime my actual green card arrived in the mail to my in-laws. In order to re-enter the US again do I need the actual green card or will the endorsed visa suffice? I could get the green card sent to me here in Ireland no problem but I know it would be safer sitting in a drawer at my in-laws house until I get back. 

Thanks

On 14/06/2017 at 1:05 PM, dub42 said:

Ah nice one, hope it arrives promptly for you.

 

Green card isnt a big deal as the visa stamped in your passport is valid for one year and effectively functions as a temporary green card until the actual card arrives in the mail. You can use it as proof of ability to be employed and open bank accounts etc (once you have SSN). Yeah once you arrive head straight to your local SS office and apply for the SSN, you should have it pretty quickly then and you can then go apply for your learner's permit/sit driving test/ open bank accounts and all that good stuff.

 

Hope all is well back home, I haven't been back since we moved last September!

We should talk more often, my green card arrived at the in-laws today, good news is hot on the heels of every VJ post it seems. If only the SSN would show up all would be well...

3 hours ago, dub42 said:

it took almost exactly 90 days (89 i think!) for the green card to arrive. I got my SSN like two weeks after I applied for it at the local office. I actually had a SSN from my J1 visa I did back in 2005 but I could not remember the number and had discarded the card years and years ago thinking i would never need it again haha

 

Where are you at yourself? How is everything going for you?

As is happens I got an email from USCIS yesterday saying that my card is being produced, so hopefully I'll get it within the 30 day delivery timeframe. 

I am actually back in Ireland, as I work for a US multinational and when I told them I was moving to the US they were able to have a job for me in the US. So I needed to go through POE in time, come back while the paperwork gets sorted and to manage the transition out of my current job. I was hoping my green card and SSN would be there when I move permanently, but it looks like I'll have to get the SSN when I arrive. 

Hope me all is well on your end. 

15 hours ago, dub42 said:

yeah i got the 10 year one too as we were over 2 years married also

I assume you went through POE in Dublin? If yes, would you mind letting me know how long it took for your green card to arrive in the post and social security card (if you tick the box for it on the DS-260). It's been a month for me so far and still nothing, which is not unexpected but I'm trying to get a sense of a similar person's timeline

Hi all,

i will be going through POE in Dublin, Ireland within the next few weeks and just want to double check what I need to bring with me:

1 - passport including visa (essential)

2 - sealed visa pack from embassy (essential)

3 - X-ray disk (essential)

4 - copies of I-130/NVC submissions files/documents (not essential but good to have)

5 - wife (essential!)

If I am missing anything please let me know. 

Thanks 

23 hours ago, geowrian said:

For booking purposes, most likely. I've never heard of an airline checking anything else, hence why it sounded odd for me. But there's nothing preventing an airline from making such a policy....I just don't see why they ever would do so.

 

As for actually using said ticket, airlines certain care more about somebody's immigration status than just if you have a passport. In many circumstances, they (the boarding crew) will do a precursory check that you have sufficient documentation to enter the US (i.e. a valid passport, visa, I-551 stamp, etc.) before you are able to board. This is beyond your actual passport to show who you are. They aren't CBP, but they can require that you present documentation that you have legal stratus to enter said country. I'm assuming they might not do this kind of check in some countries like the UK, but it definitely happens in some countries (especially those with strict exit controls). I know of at least 2 people have have been denied boarding for this reason (even with proper documentation but the airline didn't recognize it ...they were boarded on subsequent flights).

The reason airlines do this is it their responsibility to transit a person denied entry back to their point of origin. So there a cost to an airline for ever person refused at the border - the airline has to send you back to where you came from, whether you can pay for the ticket or not. Ryanair do this all the time for non EEA passengers and they only fly shorthall in Europe. 

Nope, CBP at Dublin airport pre clearance asked me why I was travelling to the US, I told them it was to get married, have a 2 week holiday and come home after. The officer then asked if my (now) wife lived in Ireland too - yes was the answer. He then asked what I did for a living and that was it, I was on my way. 

No problem what so ever, myself and my USC wife did exactly the same thing in 2015 - both of us living in Ireland. 

The ESTA is mearly an administrative form under the Visa Wavier Program. Since your husband will already have a valid visa when he travels it should not be possible to enter the US under Visa Wavier. 

If you are bringing one then it should be a brand new I-864 with original signatures. I brought just that to my interview in Dublin last month as the one I sent to NVC didn't have the 2015 tax info on it and NVC told me to bring a fresh one with the 2015 info included. 

However, the embassy didn't even ask for it, they just wanted the 2015 tax return + W2 (or transcript). I even brought up the fact NVC told me to bring a fresh I-864 but the guy wasn't bothered. 

Despite all that, if I had to do it again I'd still bring the fresh I-864 because that's what the official instructions told me to do. Better that then being asked for it, not have it and have to come back a second time. 

Good luck at the interview. 

Thanks for the info, good to hear that it all went ok. I'll definitely be able back up my permanent move at that point i.e. I'll have my house rented, savings transferred, car sold, personal items shipped etc so explanations and evidence should not be a problem. 

Hi everyone. I received my CR1 visa earlier this year will go through POE around the middle of the year before my visa expires. However, for various reasons, my USC spouse and I will need to leave after a week and come back to Ireland for about 3 months (we have both been living here for a number of years) but will then be gone to the US for good. 

I have read many older posts on the topic and it seems totally fine to travel on an endorsed CR1 (mine has the standard 1 year endorsement wording). However, does anyone have any recent experience of travelling on their endorsed CR1 visa? With US  of immigration in a bit a flux at the moment, I'd like to get more up to date sense of how solid my plan is. 

Thanks

Also got my interview date today, 17 January.

Scan date 20 September. Rang 9 November and put on supervisor review (but was already in "document review" accordingly to NVC call centre). Got third "N/A" on 11 November. Received email today 15 November saying case will be forwarded to Embassy and to bring updated I864 and 2015 sponsor tax docs.

I am just wondering what supporting financial/tax documents I should send with I-864A where the household member is self-employed?

Already have joint tax return transcripts for joint sponsor and the household member (husband and wife) and last 6 months of payslips for joint sponsor. However, I am wondering if the tax transcripts are enough for the household member?

Hi Irish Bro. The reason why the address are not listed on the police certificate is that you have to live there I believe 6 months to count as a address

Thanks for info, I've applied for an updated police certificate yesterday anyway. They are pretty quick here, should have it in a week.

Hi everyone,

My police certificate (Ireland) doesn't list two of my addresses where I lived for 2-3 months in each (non consecutive). It lists all my other addresses and I've lived in Ireland pretty much all my life.

Naturally I should include both these addresses on my DS-260. However, is it likely I will get a checklist from NVC because these two addresses aren't on the police certificate but are on the DS-260?

I'm hoping to submit the DS-260 and send all docs to NVC next week so any help would be appreciated.

You can likely push back the interview OR she can enter and return to finish schooling.

Like this poster said, wouldn't the simplest solution be to go through POE (say after 4 months), stay a few days in the US, then go back for the couple of months need to finish study and afterwards move to the US permanently? There would be an added benefit that physical green card and SSN production would be in the works while finishing studies.

I suppose the only drawback would be the cost of extra flights, which might not be so easy for a student to fund.