mrtravel

Actually the DeBeer's people came up with the 2 month's salary idea in the 1980's in ads
I don't know when someone started with the 3 month thing. I have not heard that. 

The average, is just over 1 month's salary

Don't worry about rings at all.  The interviewer isn't going to care one way or another. 
As someone mentioned, it is easy to slap a ring on your finger.  The interviewer wouldn't know whether it was there for 10 minutes or 10 years, and it's not going to change their mind

You only have to notify them in advance if you are inviting them to the wedding.

Otherwise, no.....

It does not matter to Immigration in the treatment of public vs private school. For immigration law, they would need the same visa.  Assuming this is a young child, you aren't getting the parent in on a tourist visa if their husband lives here and their child is coming on a school visa.  

On the recoupment of public school costs or the ability to attend school where you live:  The Supreme Court has ruled that education can not be prevented based on immigration status. Even undocumented students can do that, and if they are staying in your house they should be able to attend school just as if they were a citizen living there.  I am NOT saying you should do this, due to how it might affect immigration, but there should be no issue with the school district regarding the ability to attend without cost.  As noted, that would be OK with the school, but not OK for the Immigration people 

I don't know, never tried. I just no that an H1B spouse can get an H4. 
 

Did you read this here? If USCIS says it will accept the form until June, then it should accept it until June. 

2 minutes ago, piff said:

citizenship may be taken away easily if the person came to this country with visa fraud, the basis for citizenship will annual the citizenship itself.

The basis for citizenship in this case appears to be military service

So, that is a bit different than if he got citizenship based on marriage.

The best thing to do would to get him removed from the bills.

I recommend legal advice for this if he refuses.  Legal aid services might be available to help.  I do not understand why the power company will not remove him if they are divorced and he no longer is at that address.  I would at least try to contact someone higher up in management.

2 hours ago, Coco8 said:

You are actually looking at a longer time frame. It would be 2 years until she turns 18 and then almost a year for either processing a fiance visa (K-1) or a year for a CR-1 (spouse visa). You would have to look into both visas when you get to that point.

Actually I searched Austria instead of Australia and VisaJourney is where I found the info that said it was possible in Austria... Although the OP is talking about Australia..  I didn't make it up, I read it on 
http://www.visajourney.com/consulates/index.php?ctry=Austria&cty=Vienna

1 hour ago, Nauman sh said:

HI,

I am a new immigrant and i was required to submit Confirmed Air Tickets of me and my wife for Travel to USA to establish Domicile during my interview and my case was put in AP. I submitted the tickets and was granted visa. However, I wasn't able to travel on the dates of tickets submitted due to some personal problem.

Would it have a negative effect and will the CBP be inquiring on why i didn't traveled during my first entry ? Or they cosndier it normal thing to delay plans?

My understanding is the visa is valid for up to 6 months.  Do you see an expiry date on it?
 

2 minutes ago, Thesmiths2016 said:

Hmm valid point ... profile says australia but country says pakistan in your timeline. can you clarify?

(PS:  @mrtravel there is no DCF in australia)

You are right, he did says she's been in Pakistan.. but why is the local office listed as San Antonio?

I just realized my Chrome history indicates I was looking at the VisaJourney page for DCF in "Austria"...........which means I somehow misspelled "Australia"

In any case, if she has the 5 years of residence in the US, after 14, as noted, a I-130 will not be needed. Instead she would need to apply for a US  passport for the child.

9 minutes ago, CAPRICEJAH said:

Hello VJ, I am writing because I really need Some good advise.  I will give you a little background. I met my ex husband on Facebook.  Chatted, Skype. And talk on the phone for two years. After meeting, for only 7 days. We started the k1 journey. He arrived, Married and 16 months later. He left/abandon the marriage.  He joined the military, took his oath and became a citizen.  All this time I thought we were working on our marriage. After the second year...he never came back home to me and my children, he file for a divorce.  I was devastated. When I found out All the lies, cheating, and just low down he was because this was his plans from day one....We are now divorce. This man now will not take his name off my bills. I tried giving them my divorce decree, but I was told he has to sign off on them. They have sent him 3 emails to sign. He irgore

them.  Meanwhile he is on every dating site you can name. What can I do?  Is it a visa issue why he want his name to remain on my bill? I know he will be sending for his child, /child mother, and his parents. Our divorce was final after the third year anniversary.  I knew that I had to educate myself, even if I found Out too late about the military and citizenship. His different religion, the cheating and hiding money.  He doesn't respond to My calls, emails, even trying to contact him on our old VJ profile. He has changed everything.  Jahk18 was Our old profile(He blocked me Out a long time ago. Should II be worried?   

Instead of him taking his name of the bills, why don't you take your name off them?

On 4/22/2017 at 11:09 PM, Mkaz said:

Hi All,

my wife is US citizen, she applied i-130 for me. Now my wife is pregnant, so the new baby will automatically the US citizen or my wife have to file separate petition (i-130) or we can add baby to my petition(i-130) if baby born before the case finalized.

she is living in pakistan from long time.

 

thanks.

Where will the baby be born?  If in the US, not an issue. If out of the US it depends on how much time your wife has lived in the US, as noted in the previous post.  Are you in TX or in Australia?  Your info seems to indicate you are in the US as you did do DCF in Australia. 

Yes.

On the car... It is a bit costly to bring the car to the US, but if you own it outright (not making payments) and if it meets US emissions and safety standards  you should be OK.  You should check website for information on those who are in the business of shipping cars.   You say "fiance"..   It is not possible for a permanent resident to sponsor a fiance. If you get married, you can file I-130 to petition him as your husband, although the process for permanent residents takes quite a bit longer than it does for citizens.  If you are married and have an H1B, your spouse can apply for an H4 visa.   My understanding is the fastest way would be to get married while still on H1B and filing for H4. 

To speed things up, maybe she can get a student visa to live in Austria.  Then, when she is 18,she can do Direct Consular Filing to speed things up.

18 hours ago, Redheadguy03 said:

Ok, I was born overseas on a military base to two US citizens. On the 129f I put birth on USA soil and had no issues, but the affidavit of support has an option for "other."

Should I use this option and include a description? Or just mark birth on USA soil again? 

Not getting an RFE doesn't mean everything was perfect.
As you have noted " They were in the military so I have a hospital birth certificate from the Air Force and a certificate of birth abroad. "

If you were born on US soil, you would not have received a "certificate of birth abroad"
That is not the same as McCain being born in the Panama Canal Zone, because at the time it was under the control of the US and Congress had passed  laws concerning birth in the Canal Zone.  A US military base overseas is not "American Soil", as noted by FindLaw.

22 hours ago, bunkx said:

C-Milk? Is it you? lol

 

They usually say at least one blank page, but the consulate may not like it very much. The visa would go on the blank page and I assume as long as there's a little spot someone for the stamp, you should be good to go. I've heard the folks at Guangzhou aren't the nicest when it comes to letting you get away with things. How long would it take for your wife to get a new passport?

I don't know if the Consulate there is going to do anything to the passport except to see where to put the Visa.,,, On the other hand, on arrival in the US, the passport needs a place for  a stamp. I guess one question is there a way to add pages to a Chinese passport.  I know you can no longer do this with US passports. 

2 hours ago, nightingalejules said:

So USCIS updated their processing times today, and I noticed that the processing times on VJ (which are usually more accurate than USCIS) are way behind! I think that while we're really good about updating on our monthly threads, we're not always updating our VJ timelines as quickly! So, once you get your approval, or what have you, make sure you go into your profile and update the timeline, so the VisaJourney elves can keep their databases current. 

 

Thanks!

The USCIS data is as of  Feb 28.  Surely VJ has more up to date info.  

4 hours ago, ASMS said:

I think this is not true (correct me if I'm wrong), but you can get married with a visitors visa, AS LONG as your intention is to return to your home country after the wedding and wait for your husband to start the petition.

And, if the intent on arrival was to not get married and stay, it is still possible to marry a US citizen, file AOS and stay.

23 hours ago, IrinasMan said:

I have been searching on this forum, and can't quite find my exact situation., so any hrlp would be appreciated.

 

I have met a wonderful Russian woman online. Common story, I know. She already has her B1 visa, and would like to come and stay with me for a few months to see if we click as well in person as we do in video chat. If so, then we will almost certainly get married while she is here. Our plan from there is to have her return to Russia and settle her affairs,  and apply for a CR1 visa. I think we will be following all the correct procedures if we follow this plan, so here are my questions:

 

1) When she arrives, how long should she state as her intended length of stay?

 

2) Will it matter that she will be staying with me, as far as the border guard allowing her to have the full 6 months?

 

3) Can we apply for the CR1 while she is still here, and have it processing while she is back in Russia?

 

If there are any concerns that I should know about, I would rather know now, rather than after she gets here.

 

Thanks is advance for any advice.

1.  She should state how long she intends to stay. 
2. Well, that is up to CBP.   She should be honest about who she is staying with.  
The visa can be used for up to 6 months, but a stay of that duration is sure to bring up more questions.
After, all, "ties to the home country" might be an issue if things are unaffected there by a 6 months absence
There is also the question of money, such as for CBP to wonder if she might be considering illegally working in the US while on the B2.
3. Yes, you can file the I-130 with her here. .........  I would recommend not doing it too soon after arrival.

54 minutes ago, Suss&Camm said:

There are exceptions.

Yes, I missed this one "Nonresident alien spouse.   You are considered unmarried for head of household purposes if your spouse was a nonresident alien at any time during the year and you don’t choose to treat your nonresident spouse as a resident alien. However, your spouse isn't a qualifying person for head of household purposes. You must have another qualifying person and meet the other tests to be eligible to file as a head of household."

Status for the 2016 return is determined by marital status on Dec 31, 2016

If married, he would file either married filing jointly or married filing separately, no matter his spouse lives
He cannot file as HOH.

3 hours ago, Elsalove2016 said:

It was shop lifting and he wasn't even the one who did it it was his friend but since they were toghether they arrested him too , later on my fiancé's was dismissed for not having enough evidence and fo paying a fine while the other guy did get in big trouble for resisting and actually having the items . 

Which was it,  dismissed or he paid a fine?  

19 hours ago, Bronxnyc said:

Yes it is never easy. But it gives me comfort knowing that she can visit because she has non immigrant visa. When my husband was putting in my paperwork we didn't have the funds to do her own as well. But now because of so much family drama back home we want to start her process

 That might be a problem, since her mother lives in the US, entered on a visa and filed for AOS.
Having a B2 doesn't mean CBP will let her enter the country.  She will be refused entry if the believe she has more of a reason to stay in the US than to go back to her home country.  For example, one reason they might let someone get a visa and enter the US is if their only child remains behind. Of course, the more people enter the US like this and leave the child behind, and do not return to the home country, the more likely it is that other will be prevented from come to the US on a tourist visa.   My recommendation is to follow the standard process.   As a permanent resident you can sponsor a child, BUT........it will be much faster for your husband to do it as a citizen, as there are no waiting list, due to numerical restrictions,  for US Citizens to sponsor a minor child.