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I forgot to come back and update. My mother in law received her green card in November 2015. She did not have to go through an interview process. She has obamacare and we pay for everything, no help because our income is too high. We plan on taking her to visit Thailand very soon. Thanks again to the people at VisaJourney.com and the guides/samples.

Ning,

Thanks for responding. My wife came over from Thailand as a K1 visa, we had to finish all the processing before she was able to come over. Since you were a K3 visa applicant, I guess you were able to come to the US while you were processing your paperwork. I will elaborate on this matter later. The law helped your situation. My wife has been a US Citizen since 2014 and she applied on her own without my help. As a US Citizen, she can petition her parents to come live in the US at any time. As for her parents, they never wanted to come live over here, they just wanted to visit. As a matter of fact they were approved for a tourist visa their first time and was approved for a 10 year visa. I purchased round trip tickets for both. I'm not sure why you were denied 3 times for a tourist visa. However, you are living in the US now as a US Citizen and not as a tourist. Your original intent was to be just a tourist, correct or did you just want to leave Thailand? I know that they didn't want to approve young people for a tourist visa or student visa because a lot of them stayed in the US and found ways not to go back. Most of them tried to find husbands just to stay here. Actually, so many young women come over here as au pairs, and find husbands that way. I met a young lady yesterday that was an au pair and now she lives here with her husband and daughter. I'm sure their intent was to leave Thailand any way they can.

After 3 months of being with her grandchildren, my mother-in-law asked if she could stay. Form I-130 allows for concurrent processing of the I-485, per the instructions. So there is no loophole there. She is just processing the paperwork while her mom is in the US currently. Of course she can process the paperwork if her mom went back to Thailand. This is her right as a US Citizen. That goes back to the K3 visa, it allows for processing while applicant is in the US.

I was merely asking for advice, I know we are the not the first to do concurrently filing. Search the internet. I know we won't be the last. Who knows you might know someone who will apply in the future.

Thanks Wuhan Rocks!

Hi,

I haven't been here in a while. I started here when I first married my wife under the Fiancee visa and all the guidance helped. My wife has been a US Citizen since 2014. We are getting ready to send over the forms for i130 and i485 for her mother now. Her mom is in the USA on a visitor VISA now, but after months of being with us has decided she wanted to stay. Her husband is going back home though. My wife is a US citizen.

We will provide a cover letter and all the supporting documents. The I693 medical exam is in a sealed envelope. Any advice? Thanks in advance and good luck all.

Straight to the point.

We went into the building via the metal detectors 1:40pm

The receptionist stamped her appt sheet and told us to go into a room and wait in line.

She went to the line and got a number and sat down. Another person called us and we gave them the appointment sheet and she got her picture taken and fingerprinted. He said sit down and someone will call you for the interview.

We waited for about an hour before the interview. She said the officer was very nice and asked about family, work. This is probably small talk to get people to relax. Then the officer went through the checklist from her initial application, for example "are you a drunkard" etc. She couldnt remember the civils questions though. Read and wrote some stuff relating to the civils information. The officer did ask to see tax transcripts. Told to come back for oath. Her interview took about 30 minutes. I saw some people were in and out in 15 minutes.

Left at 3:50pm.

I got my approval letter today!!! . USCIS says my GC will arive in 60 days. Good luck to everyone else waiting

what is Vermont doing? They are so slow. They need to send some more applications to California and then get rid of people that work in Vermont.

thanks everyone for making me feel better.

recieved noa april 1st, still no biometrics appointment. getting kinda worried.

I am a citizen of egypt.

And a ten year green card, is an unconditional green card.

So does this meen that I can just apply for a passport??

You will need to apply for an Egyptian passport.

http://www.egyptnyc.net/english/passport_for_first_time.asp

I believe you would have to apply for a travel document. please read about i-131 for green card holders and people

that can't get a passport from their home country.

Doesnt border patrol asks you why you purchased ticket in maiden name if you have changed your name recently?

I have never been asked that question going through US Customs, or airport security.

Cassie,

What documents do you show them when you leave the US? Do you have to show them your GC, ID and passport? What do you show Canada? When you renter the US what do you show them?

Doesnt border patrol asks you why you purchased ticket in maiden name if you have changed your name recently?

HI,

Do you know someone that has gone out of the country by buying the ticket under the maiden name but has the greencard in the new name? Other threads have said to buy ticket under married name and bring marriage certificate and leave passport under maiden name.

So what name should we buy the plane tickets? I'm more worried about entering and exiting Thailand, because of her maiden name. Her Thai passport and Thai ID are still under her maiden name. I went to Thai Embassy today and the lady at the front desk said in order for me to change her name on the Thai passport would take some steps with the Dept of State and the state where we were married and getting the documents translated, etc. Anyone went to Thailand already with this situation? Leave message or pm me please.

Good point on the Thai Visa, I believe her thai passport is still in her maiden name, i guess we will have to get that changed and get it renewed. So I guess all we really have to show the green card is when we leave and come back into the US and show her Thai Passport in Thailand. Is that right?

My wife got her greencard through k1, we are planning on a visit to Thailand. I know that we need to get a Thai Visa for her but does she need a reentry permit? I know I just need to show my US Passport at our borders and in Thailand. What does she have to show when arriving and departing Thailand? I heard some people getting Reentry Permits but I think they have a different type of Greencard (Refugee). Anyone experience any problems that have been to Thailand recently. I think her Thai Passport has expired.

Green card in hand yippeee It took about a week after approval email.

We got email welcoming new permanent resident on 05/24/2007. Thanks everyone.

Just saw the email welcoming new permanent rsident for my wife. Thanks everyone.

What is going on? Got touch again today and yesterday. Last month was the same thing, two touches in a row and then nothing.

Its been about a month, finally they touch me again.

It seems that the people who are getting interviews are getting GC faster than the people getting the so called NON_INTERVIEW CSC transfers. Seldi that sucks. I'm sorry to hear that.

I just got my email approval of EAD for my wife, could someone update me on the chart. Thanks.

Just checked now and they have ordered production of EAD

Just a friendly note, Me buddy went to an attorney two weeks before I filed and his wife just got her work permit already. I hope ours comes soon. He spent $1000 on the AOS with EAD. I hope me being money conscious didnt screw it up for my wife. Hope we February filers will hear something soon. Keep your fingers crossed and legs and arms as well.

EAD was touched today

Two months for EAD and still nothing yet. Its been over a month since Biometrics touch.