rickmt

So that means to trips tp SF unless you happen to know someone that lives there? My wife thought she had heard that they travel to different cities even Seattle once a year, has anyone ever heard of that?

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Rick & Liyan

My wifes Chinese passport is going to expire in August, has anyone dealt with renewing their Chinese passport while living in the U.S.?

She can extend the visa without his help. The indication she's been here two years was in the opening post, not a timeline. The OP's timeline is his. The thread is about somebody else.

I tend to agree, there needs to be an ultimatum for AOS or leave and save her money for divorce and travel but she needs to know all options and make her own decision based on her own priorities.

I'm sorry yes the time line is mine I didnt catch that. She really wants to stay and she would stay with her husband but he is driving her nuts with his dragging his feet and excuses. We are just trying to help her and dont know what her options are thats why we are here because so many of you know more about this then we do and hopefully can help her decide what her options are.

Thanks to everyone who has responded so far.

Okay re the tax docs: He can contact the IRS to get FREE transcripts so there's no excuse there. Sending the IRS transcripts are actually better than the returns because then you don't need to worry that you've forgotten something.

The rest is just completing the paperwork and the fee which I think for K3 is $1010 too. Sooo... also no excuse if she's working and earning the money.

Re extension vs AOS, tell him AOS or she'll just go home because it sounds like he'll still be dragging his feet. She needs to be sure of her status and he is being REALLY unfair to put her through this stress.

Have to admit I'm not in the habit of checking timelines so my bad

Yes she is all stressed out becuase she cant understand his motive. He tells her he doesnt want a divorce or for her to leave but he is driving her away because of this. A chinese woman needs to feel secure and she doesnt because of his actions.

She's been here two years and no green card so at completion of AOS, yes it would be the IR1 status and 10 year card. She can extend adjust status, extend the visa or leave. Time to take control of her life and funds.

How have you been? You helped me a lot when I was in the process of bringing my wife here. Yes my wife is going to talk to her friend tomorrow and it looks like the best advice we can give her is to put her foot down and tell him to get the papers started or shes going to move in with friends and save her money for the trip home and hopeflly a divorce before she leaves. We just dont understand the situation becuase his kids adore her and she works hard to help support the family.

From everything I'm reading if she doesn't apply to adjust status before it expires then she must leave.

If she wants to remain then she needs to get him started on the paperwork. Stop allowing him to stall.

If he doesn't want her to stay (by adjusting) then I believe she has to leave. I don't think she has any options.

I would stop giving him any money. Tell him that she's saving for her trip home in August and for their divorce. Tell him there is no "extension". 2 year deadline is 2 year deadline. Get the paperwork sorted out and no problem. HOWEVER, if he's holding this over her now, what's to stop him continuing?

I don't know what kind of guy he is so I don't know how he'll react to suddenly not getting the money so just in case it doesn't go well then she should have somewhere lined up to stay so she can continue to work and save for her trip back home. Also for the divorce. It's easier to do before she leaves.

** This is based on me not knowing FOR SURE whether she is permitted to adjust simply based on their marriage lasting. Hopefully someone else can help out here.

10 year? How long have they been married?

They have been married for 3 years. we just camt understand where he is coming from, she has told him if he doesnt want her to stay she will go back to China but he says thats not what he wants. She is a really good woman and he is putting her through hell. When ever she tries to talk to him about it he has some kind of excuse, either cant find his tax records or his atorney says they can file for an extension but he hasnt done anything and time is running out. Maybe your advice is the best that she confronts him and tells him that shes going to start saving for a divorce and a trip bcak home unless he gets his act togehter.

Rick...did they go thru the AOS process? so then she'd be either a Conditional Permanent Resident or Permanent Resident? that would give her a 2-yr "green card"...

From what I know she is still here just on her K-3 Visa and work permit but needs her husband for the 10 year green card but he is stalling for some reason. When she first got here he made sure she got he work permit so that she could go to work, she is working 6 days a week and gives all the money to him. We just dont know if she has any options or is just at his mercy to file the I-864.

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My wife has a friend who came here on a K-3 visa almost 2 years ago and in August her visa will expire. The problem is her husband doesnt want to renew her visa, she keeps asking him about it but he either doesnt want to talk about it or he tells her he wants to file for an extension. She is feeling her husband just wants to control her and there are other things that point to this that we dont want to go into.

The question is what are her options if he wont file the papers for her extension?

Thanks for any help you can give us.

Yes I am sorry she does have her green card...So that is all that is needed to enter mexico then?

Thanks,

Rick

Hello Everyone,

My wife came here from China on a CR-1 visa and we are wanting to travel to Mexico and are wondering if theres a problem doing so? My wife has a Chinese passport with her CR-1 stamp inside will this be OK to travel to Mexico?

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I have been using Pingo but now that my wife is here she needs to call more often and more people then I had too. Any suggestions on a good international calling card?

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Yes, I think driving may be one of the biggest hurdles we will have to overcome. My wife has never been behind a wheel before so today I am taking her for her first time...Wish me luck.....lol

Thanks,

You have now made it very clear thank you very much....

Rick & Liyan

Thanks,

I am a little slow sometimes so to make sure I have this right.

Her greencard which will becoming automatically very soon is EAD authorized for her to work, correct?

Her CR-1 visa alows her now to travel outside of the U.S.?

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Thanks,

I hope I am assuming right that her EAD card will be mailed automatically?

I have another question we live just 6 miles from the Canadian border and Vancouver has a large Chinese community that I would like to take my wife to see, she has her CR-1 visa do we still need to wait for her EAD card to leave and re-enter the U.S.?

Thanks,

Rick & Liyan

My wife just got her CR-1 visa it was just over 1 year from start to finish...

My wife has been here for just over a week...She passed her CR-1 interview with no problems and 1 year and 1 month later after the start of this process she is here. Now since shes been here we have gone to the SS office and applied for her card and she is studing for her drivers exam. My question is what comes next in this process? Cab someone give me a detailed description of what we have to do....

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Even though it says it was generated for some reason everything seems to sit for about 1 week before it actually goes in the mail, go figure....

Thanks, Its always nice to be prepared....

Question 15 is for the beneficiery....

I know at one time I read a list of most often asked interview questions can someone tell me where to find that...

Thanks..

If you are still finacially responsible for your children then you need to include them. Are her children coming with her?

I would use a cashiers check......

Action = Update

Name ---------------- NOA1 ----------- Approval (NOA2)--------- Case Complete --------- Interview

The_dip_sticks -----06/15/06 ---------- Pending

BradyVicky ---------06/22/06 ----------- 9/5/06

rickmt...................06/26/2007...........Interview 07/09/2007

MarocAmer ---------07/17/06 ---------- Pending

rizthomson.............08/21/06..............10/03/06......................pending at NVC

knowledge ----------08/28/06 ---------- Pending

Natty Bumppo ------09/08/06 ---------- Pending

Heina ----------------09/11/06 ---------- Pending

dougyceci -----------09/13/06 ---------- Pending

Arpita & Deven------09/19/06 ---------- Pending

Dennis & Ezgi--------09/21/06 ---------- Pending

StarProg ------------ 10/18/06 ----------- Pending

I put in for an address change because I had one digit wrong on my wifes I-130 but they never implemented it, thank god the post man still delivered her P-4 to her. The NVC is not very good putting in address changes....