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3 hours ago, OldUser said:
Once your parents get a green card, they'll have to maintain their LPR status for the rest of their lives or get naturalized.
If they get green card, and use it as visitor visa, they'll lose it.
Once they lose it, it's going to be difficult for them to ever get a visitor visa (B1/B2) because of demonstrated immigration intent in the past.
And yes, even green card holders and US citizens can be put in secondary when arriving to the US.
Make sure you all think it through before applying for AOS!
Thanks. Yes it's complicated and we are gathering more information before we decide what to do.
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5 hours ago, Crazy Cat said:
A Green Card will not prevent them from being pulled into secondary. I think your logic is faulty. A Green Card is for living in the US.
Didn't know that. Good to know!
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5 hours ago, Dashinka said:
AOS is an option, but keep in mind a GC is not a glorified visitor visa. If their situation allows them to set up residency in the US and maintain that, then go for it. AP will allow them to exit and re-enter while they are waiting for their GC’s, I am not sure how long it takes for AP at the moment, last I heard was 8 or more months.
As to getting pulled into secondary by CBP for this visit, do they understand the underlying reason? Was it related to potentially providing childcare for their grandchild while here on a B2?
They said they didn't understand the first officer (they have limited English) so no idea why they were pulled.
We are guessing that it may be now I am a citizen and have a baby here (stronger ties here and have the potential to provide child care). When they visited last time I was a GC holder.
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Hi,
I'm a US citizen and had a baby last year. My parents came to visit me and the baby in October. Originally they planned to go back in February/March and visit us again later this year.
However, they were pulled into the secondary interview room at the US custom which scared the hell out of them. They visited US only for a couple of months in 2012, 2013, and 2014 when I was in college. Then the last time they visited me was two weeks in 2016 when I got married here. We thought they would have excellent record and never have issues entering and never imagined they were almost deported and sent back.
They had not thought about immigrating to the US before this unpleasant experience. Now we are very scared that they may have trouble entering next time. This makes it very hard as with a young baby, I'm not able to go and visit them like I used to before.
We are thinking if we should apply for green card and advanced parole. My parents are OK staying here for the next couple of years when waiting but they want to travel outside of the US for 2-3 months because my grandparents are getting old and will need help from time to time.
Is Advanced Parole still a possible way to leave the country and come back during AOS? How long does it take nowadays? Will my parents be illegally overstaying when they are waiting for AOS?
Are there any other options that can allow them to easily (and legally) travel into the US?
Thanks
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56 minutes ago, MASH said:
@PalRish stated that it could take 2.5 hrs.
Oh thank you!
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Anyone knows how long the oath ceremony is?
I'm in Houston for two weeks and booking same day flights to Dallas to attend the oath
Thanks!
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6 hours ago, MASH said:
I found out on July 29th online on the app and than I got the Mail on August 5 (literally a week later) .
hopefully u get urs soon and more than likely it will be sometime in September as I never heard of anyone waiting over 2 months after receiving the letter.
imo, I would postpone the vacation since this is something worth doing asap, but if can’t make sure u call them to reschedule but that is also risky.
but I wish u nothing but the best on ur journey ❤️
Thank you! I wish you all the luck during your interview!
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On 7/29/2022 at 7:39 PM, MASH said:
Finally got my interview (September 2nd)
I hope I am prepared for this lol
Hi would you mind sharing the date on your interview scheduled notice? I got online notification that my interview is scheduled but I don't know the date until I get the mail. I'm having a trip coming up in September so really hoping it doesn't conflict haha
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Still waiting in Dallas. Haven't heard anything yet.
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Anyone filing from Dallas TX? Haven't received anything yet about my application
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I got the email saying that my card is being produced today!!
I filed to vermont and my case was transfered to Texas service center on 02/13
😄😄now just waiting for the card to arrived !
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Also got an update today and my case was transfered to another office. It didn't say which one. I was at Vermont center.
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Also got 'no case status available' on the USCIS website.
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Just got my biometrics appointment letter. My appointment will be on 03/29.
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Just joined the thread! I filed my application on 01/31 to Vermont, got my NOA on 02/10 (issue date 02/05), and still haven't gotten my biometrics appointment letter yet.
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Congrats!
I can't believe the officer asked so many questions related to very trivial stuff!
Dilemma on whether to apply AOS for my parents
in Adjustment of Status from Work, Student, & Tourist Visas
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Thank you for the detailed response!
Yes tax is bad if they apply for GC because they have income overseas.
Health insurance is better with GC because they can buy real insurance. Now they are on travellers insurance which only covers accidents and emergency.
I've been talking with them about long term plan. Before I had my baby they didn't plan to live in the US in the next 5 years or so. However they really bonded with the baby and my dog. They somewhat enjoy living here although it's hard to see at this point. I spend a lot of time with them right now but things may change when I go back to work.
I didn't know you can switch from applying here to consulate processing. I may ask a lawyer for more details of that. The biggest concern of applying for GC is that my grandparents may need help from them 2-3 months a year when they are sick. We are scared that if we apply now and they need to go back because of emergency, their stay past I-94 (April) will be counted as staying here illegally.