SonofBaraka

18 hours ago, Paul & Mary said:

Mary got her's twenty days after arrival.  We paid for it before entering.

 

I've seen it take 6 months.  It is not necessary for work or to get a SSN.  Her passport visa is already endorsed to act as a green card for upto a year.

You are correct. She showed me a form she filled out prior to her interview asking whether she wanted a social security card and of course she said yes. The form stated she would get the card by mail 3 weeks later. So the green card can arrive weeks and up to six months later; that will not affect her employment status.

15 hours ago, Paul & Mary said:

Mary got her's twenty days after arrival.  We paid for it before entering.

 

I've seen it take 6 months.  It is not necessary for work or to get a SSN.  Her passport visa is already endorsed to act as a green card for upto a year.

15 hours ago, Paul & Mary said:

Mary got her's twenty days after arrival.  We paid for it before entering.

 

I've seen it take 6 months.  It is not necessary for work or to get a SSN.  Her passport visa is already endorsed to act as a green card for upto a year.

15 hours ago, Paul & Mary said:

Mary got her's twenty days after arrival.  We paid for it before entering.

 

I've seen it take 6 months.  It is not necessary for work or to get a SSN.  Her passport visa is already endorsed to act as a green card for upto a year.

So she can bring her passport to our local SS office and get a number within __days/weeks?

On 10/29/2019 at 5:29 PM, Paul & Mary said:

I would recommend doing it before she enters with your credit card, if possible.   One less thing to worry about about and hopefully it gets done faster.   They do ask if you paid it at the POE.

She paid for her green card on December 5th in the U.S.. How long until she receives the card, assuming her application was approved as is?

Does it make a difference if I have the same credit card that she would be applying for? I have had that card for 6+ years and have the highest credit rating you can have?

My wife just applied for a green card after getting her CR-1 Visa. She is about to get a checking account with a major U.S, bank. Assuming she receives her green card within  a week or 10 days, she will then be able to apply for a SS card and begin work. Looking at the credit card application, they want her SS#, her annual income(the amount she puts down or thru a statement from her employer?) and the source of that income. Is  my reading of the  above  correct?

On 10/28/2019 at 3:29 AM, Empress200735 said:

I paid for my Green Card from bank account in England. It is important to pay before you travel to the USA. Actually it may prevent delays in receiving your Green card. All the best

It may be important, but it's not required. We'll do it after she arrives in the U.S.

10 minutes ago, Lil bear said:

The fee is not an “application “ for a GC.. it is a fee that covers the production of the GC, which will be produced and sent to her once she has entered the US. It doesn’t matter who pays the fee .. it just needs to be paid. It can be paid after she enters the US or before 

Unfortunately, the fee MUST BE PAID BEFORE SHE ENTERS THE U.S. I wish that wasn't the case, but it is. However, that is not the issue and if you're correct that she can use my credit card to pay the $220, my worries are overblown and I will tell her that.

Thanks!

Once my wife received her Cr-1 visa, she must apply on-line and pay $22j0 for her green card. Once she fills out the necessary form, she is required to pay $220. Can she pay by entering MY credit card information? If not, how can she pay on-line(she has a Bangkok Bank savings account with enough Thai baht to cover the $220, if that is possible, but I doubt it.)

1. There is NO father listed on her birth certificate

2. We have NO plans to bring her to the U.S. to live with her mother. I am on ly looking to see our options, should she in the future wish to visit us in the U.S.

6 hours ago, JFH said:

Seems strange that a minor child with only one parent would not be petitioned with her parent if the plan is for her to continue to live with her mother.

First of all, there are no plans to bring her daughter to the states to live with us. I am on ly asking if in the future, she wants to visit us, what are her options and how long could she stay,, to attend college, for example.  if she decided to live here .This is a hypothetical, not a need to know now question. Had she indicated she wanted to come here, of course I would have included her in the I-130.

3 hours ago, Daisy.Chain said:

Did your stepdaughter's biological father die? If not, does your wife have full legal custody?

Who knows? Like so many in ncountries like Thailand and the Philippines, teen-0age girls have sex with teen-age boys, give birth and the father disappears...forever

6 hours ago, JeanneAdil said:

and was she listed as child of the beneficary on the original application?

Yep

45 minutes ago, payxibka said:

Immediate relative 

In that case, she can stay as long as she wants? Six monts(like in a tourist visa)?  Or two years' like a CR-1 visa, with a green card and a potential 10 year green card?

2 minutes ago, designguy said:

If your wife petitions, it will be in a numerically limited category, If you petition there would be no limit. It will take at least a year from when you petition, to bring her to the US

2 minutes ago, designguy said:

If your wife petitions, it will be in a numerically limited category, If you petition there would be no limit. It will take at least a year from when you petition, to bring her to the US

I can petition, no problem. What kinds of visas can she apply for?

1 minute ago, payxibka said:

Somebody needs to petition for her 

Her mother can

1 hour ago, payxibka said:

Petition 

1 hour ago, designguy said:

How old is your daughter? If she is a minor do you have custody/permission from the other parent for the child to immigrate to the US?

Yes, she's 15, but my wife is a single parent. There is no father.

can your daughter come to the u.s? How?

My question is simply whether the 3-5 business days is correct or not? 

Assuming a successful interview, I have read that the experiences of many VJ readers indicate an average of 3-5 business day turn around time for passports to be returned to the visa applicant. This is NOT an academic question.

I have nothing but sympathy for the ####### your fiance had to put up with. For my wife, the medical exam process was nothing as stressful as my I-130. They tell you it can take up to 90 days to reply. In my case, they sat on it until the 88th day, when I got a letter specifying  more documents, which all had to be converted to a pdf format. The letter they wrote could have been sent hours after I submitted the petition. In fact, one of their requests involved a document I had already submitted! It ended with a threat - that if I didn't fully comply by September 12th, my petition would be denied.  I considered such a response intimidation.

Usually, it's the applicant wanting tom change the date, but how often might the IVU change the date?

On 3/26/2019 at 3:01 AM, ClosedAccount said:

Hey Congratulations but Maybe you shouldn't share this document publicly. 

How long after the interview did you get your visa?

3 hours ago, payxibka said:

Why wouldn't you just do it on the day of the interview?  Cashier will be open 

 

Secondly,  she most likely will not be allowed in without an interview confirmation for THAT day

Well, according to the embassy's website, it opens at 8AM and since her appt. is at 7::30AM and since she needs to pay the application fee prior to her interview, unless the payment office opens at 7AM or thereabouts, she won't make her interview. Is that right?

Because my wife's appointment isn't scheduled for 6 weeks and THEN at 7:30AM, is it possible, since she's planning on coming to Bangkok next week for her medical, shr could bring her appointment letter to the Embassy then and pay the fee?

On 8/15/2019 at 8:25 AM, SonofBaraka said:

in Packet # 3, how long does it take(assuming there are no problems with them) on the average for them  to contact the applicant with an appointment date for the interview? I realize it can depend on how busy they are, the time of year, etc. If it seems unduly long, can she call the unit with her case number to get updates? 

Thanks! BTW, the day of the interview, as I understand it, she first pays for the hoped-for visa, then has the interview. The $325 fee is non-returnable, regardless of whether or not she gets the visa. Is that right?