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So my sister is a LPR and was deciding the best route to bring her 8 years old son to live with her since she just won his custody in Brazil.

On doing some investigation, we found some information on the website of the American Consulate in Rio that states that “minor Children of LPR in the United States are authorized to travel to the US without a visa or authorization letter as long as the parent have a valid green card”

Does anyone have better knowledge about this?

She is going to Brazil in February for his birthday and want to bring her son back with her!

Thank you!!!

On 11/23/2021 at 11:33 PM, Karolinka35 said:

Thank you, I will try to schedule an infopass again. I tried before and they told me that the office is still closed, unless it's an emergency travel. 

I just got a stamp on my passport a couple weeks ago. I told them that I didn’t have a ticket or a date to travel but that I had a 80 years old grandmother in Brazil with health issues and that I just want to be able to go there and be with my family in case that hear health declines and I have to go right away.

Only emergency appointments makes no sense, what if you need to renew your drivers license? Or if your employer asks you for a copy of your VALID green card?

The stamp is valid for one year and according to the USCIS agent, it’s basically a green card.

Good luck!

Hello everyone! I sent my ROC package last Monday and it was delivered Friday (04/10/2020), but I was panicked the hole week because my dear husband went to UPS and the lady offered him to mail there, but through USPS and he accepted!!! After trying to tack the package for 2 days at the UPS website, I tracked on google and panicked when I realized it was an USPS mail package with a Fedex/UPS/DHL address!!! I was ready to get the package back but apparently it was delivered...now I'm anxiously waiting for the notification.

Good luck to all of us and be safe out there!!!

1 hour ago, meadowzephyr said:

We accidentally filled out an outdated form when applying for for my husband's citizenship. Of course our application has been rejected and returned. My question is. Was the money order order I sent cashed? The "check the status" feature on the USPS website doesn't work.

 

Thanks for any helped offered!

No, they didn't...when I fist applied for my AOS, I also included an outdated form and when I got the package back, I submitted the same money order and check previously sent.

Just send the package with the same money order attached.

Good luck!

Hi there!

I'm also from Brazil and will be sending my package on 02/12. Good luck with your application.

I have to mention that I'm chocked by your timeline...you had your green card in hands less than 5 months after sending your package!!! That's crazy fast, as a matter of fact, I sent my package in June of 2017 and my GC was mailed to me the same day that yours was mailed to you!

17 hours ago, Cyberfx1024 said:

That's what we did for my wife and it was a lot easier.

I second you...it was way easier than I tought it would be...I sent my AOS alication using my husband name without having any document with his name on it when time came, EAD came with married name on it and I just went to SS and DMV with not even a question about my name. It was way harder for me to change my name on my coutry of citizenship.

20 hours ago, LILI&FERRA said:

I’m worried about my case, my husband divorced his previous wife in November of 2016 we then got married in January of 2017. I’m scared that at the interview they will think something is going on since he got married to soon. His ex wife and him married in 2014 and after a month of marriage she moved out of the county and asked for a divorce.  How likely will this getting married to soon have a negative effect on my case.

May husband divorce was finalized in October of 2016 and we got married in February of 2017 and we just got APROVED in our interview last Friday!

Relax, you should not have a problem if you have a real relationship. 😉

Hello guys, sorry for the delay...so here is my interview experience at West Palm Beach Field Office on 05/11/2018.
Our interview was supposed to be at 10:30 AM, we arrived at 9:50 AM, they called us in at around 11:45AM...when we got to the room, there were 2 chairs but she had 3 computer monitors on the desk and for that reason a choose to sit at the chair that would let her see me (she could not look at my husband at all...lol).
She told us to stand up and sworn us in (you know how it goes).
After that, she proceeded to ask us for the originals sent with our application (marriage certificate, previous marriage dissolution, birth certificate, etc.)
She looked at all of them and compared to the copies that we submitted with our application.
After that she looked at me and asked me if there was any proof of relationship that I wanted to add to the ones already submitted, I gave her some documents and asked her if she wanted to see some pictures...se said yes and made the first question:
"So how did you guys meet?" (That was pretty much the only actual "question" that she made)
I proceeded to tell her how we started talking over the internet in a poker room and that we finally got to meet in person about 16 months later (she asked if it was here) I told her it was in Mexico and that he went to Brazil about 2 1/2 months later.
As I'm talking I'm showing the pictures that are related to the part of our history and she was pretty much curious about everything but not really making questions to challenge us.
I would say, "after getting here in Florida, we got to make a bunch of friends and we do have a good support from them, you'll find in our package a letter of our good friends Nina and Henry and this is the pictures of him alking me down the isle, in this other picture over here is his wife and him making a funny with John and me, she is a very good friend and she is actually the one who braided my hair for the wedding and I got ready at their home".
I showed her a picture of my matron of honor holding the tail of my dress and explained how she gifted John and me with her 25 years wedding band anniversary to be my wedding band. (she is a widow now and the gift meant a lot to us and I'm proud to wear it every day...it's absolutely beautiful).
The conversation lasted for about 20 minutes and she didn't ask anything to my husband, only "why he decided to move to Florida after living his entire life in NY".
She then proceeded to ask the form questions and asked me for my work permit, I gave it to her and she said: "I'm afraid that I'll have to take it from you". I said "WHY???" and I was so nervous that I didn't realise what she wanted to say, she then said "because you'll no longer need this"....and I said "I need that because I work!" and she started laughing and said "yes, but permanent residents do not need work permits, YOU'RE APPROVED!" 
It was like a 100 pounds were lifted from my shoulders...I was so happy that I can even describe.
She explained to me that I'll have to apply for removal of condition in 2 years and that I might not even have to come back for an interview when I do, but due to the difference in age between us the officer responsible for the case might want to see us in person.
When I got home I realized that I never gave her our most recent taxes and was a little worried about this.
I have been looking at my status the entire weekend and no update so far...I think I'll only rest when my status changes online.
Anyways, let me know if you guys want to know anything else and I'll be around to until every single June filler get their Green Card.
Good luck to all of you and thank you for EVERYTHING!!!

Guys, my interview is going to be May 11th at 10:00am in West Palm Beach!

Any advice?

Thank you all! 😘

On 4/9/2018 at 12:14 AM, Anthony and Bobby said:

Ohh yeah that’s something that I’ve never seen before... employment-based interview huh. Are you guys adjusting from K1? It’s possible it’s a new thing that they just put in the system. Let us know how the letter look like so we can do a comparison to the ones that we had.

 

Good luck guys! You’ll get those green cards for sure!

 

- Bobby

No, I’m adjusting from a b1/b2...

Congratulations to all of you that got your green card or approval letter!

I just got a update on my case...but I’m a little confused, it said it is a “Employment Based Interview”, is it normal?

Now I just have to wait for letter with interview information...nervous already!!! 😬😊

18 hours ago, geowrian said:

He can either do both concurrently, or do the CRBA first then the I-130 for his wife.

I understand that CRBA is a Consular service, how does he procede with this if is is currently living in the US? Someone with a power of attorney could do it for him in Brazil?

Okay guys, so if I understood correctly, he can use his passport only as a proof of citizenship and beside that, the right way to bring his family would be to file for his son's citzenship and then apply a I-130 for his wife. Is that correct?

Thank you everyone for taking the time to help, it's very much appreciated!

On 3/20/2018 at 2:05 AM, Lauren nguyen said:

Hi ,

im applied my AOS on 29 June 2017 , im in Hâii, I have been wait about 270 days ago, but still nothing happen, i check on Uscis website , processing time  was update on 31 Dec 2017 still is sticking around Jan 2018! Can anybody give me some advices

Well, It's the waiting game dear, I applied 2 weeks before you and I'm in the same situation...I even keep asking myself if my process have even been sent to the field office at all...my first thougt is that it is still at NBC but untill I get some update I'll never know...my case status still say "fingerprint fee was received" and my field office is West Palm Beach...288 days and counting!

Best of luck and be patient. 

On 3/22/2018 at 9:37 PM, Anthony and Bobby said:

We did our interview earlier today and I was recommended for approval! Now will just wait for the status online to change and for the card to arrive from the mail!

 

i’ll be posting my review soon if you guys are curious about how the process was. ^^

 

- Bobby

Congratulations guys!!! 

Thank you everyone for the answers! Here is the thing, the mother of the child have never been married before and he is the biological father of the child, HE is the one that was legaly married (separated) when his child born. For lack of information he never applyed for his son's citizenship and he was already a naturalized citizen for over 5 years when his son born.

There is another chalenge for his case, he just told me that he have no idea of were his citizenship certificate is nor does he know what a A# is (I had to explain that to him...lol). Can he use his American passport only for the application? Is this a big problem? Is it possible to request a copy of his certificate? I know I can help him to file the I-130 but I have no idea of how is the process for the son's citizenship request.

27 minutes ago, geowrian said:

Getting married and doing a CR-1 is probably for the best, but the K-1 is an option if they want to be together in the US a few months sooner (~12-14 months vs ~8-10 months). It also depends on whether the beneficiary wants to work or travel abroad right away. Which one is better for them is really a preference based on what's most important to them.

 

A USC cannot obtain a US visa. If there is a reason for the CO to even suspect that the child may be a USC, they will require resolving that question before they can issue the visa. So they need to get the child's citizenship question resolved first...the embassy may or may not require a DNA test in addition to the child's birth certificate.

 

A short time period between a divorce and remarriage may raise a little bit of a question, but if there's not any other issues and they have good relationship evidence, then I don't think it will be a problem.

So should he file for his child citizenship before iniciating the process or it could be done at the same time? Can you tell me how long does it take for his child to get a US citizenship if he apply in the american consulate in Brazil?can someone else that hold power of attorney do that for him over there?

Thank you so much for your response!

Hi everyone, I'm trying to help a friend and wanted to know what is the easiest way to bring his fiancee/wife and child to the US...so here is the background.

They know each other for a long time and dispite the fact that he just got divorced a few months ago, he does have a 7 Y/O child with the person that he is planing on get married to...he is a Brazilian man naturalized American Citizen and their child was never registered in an American consulate in Brazil as an American citizen. He lives in the US but visit Brazil every 2 or 3 months. Shoul they try to register the child there as American citizen or just apply for him as LPR with his mom? Should they do Fiance visa or CR-1? Will they get any problems because of the short time between his divorce and marriage?  They do have a lot of proof of bonafide relationship over the years.

Let me know if any more information is needed for answering this topic properly.

Please help!

On 2/13/2018 at 5:42 PM, Anthony and Bobby said:

It’s been 238 days since we submitted our I-485 packet. the status is still “Case is ready to be scheduled for an interview.” Trying to be patient.

 

who else is in the same boat? Who here are in the Northern Virginia/DC area?

 

anyway, congratulations to everyone who have received their conditional GCs!!

It’s been 256 days for me...I already opened a service request but nothing at all, I just don’t understand why it’s taking so longo for them to send the documents to the local office. I’m in West Palm Beach.

congratulation to everyone who already had this part of the journey over! 😊

On 1/5/2018 at 6:27 AM, niknik said:

 

But here we are! Green card in hand! We couldn't be any happier. There were tears, jokes and more sobs in between the laughter. 

 

 

That's awesome...congratulations!!!

8 hours ago, Iamsaguitarios said:

We sent our AOS package January 09,2018, i wonder we don't  heard anything yet until yesterday when i checked our mailbox 

i got package from USCIS and they return all my package with the payment check and a rejection notice of my Forms I-485, I-765, I-131.

x The application/ petition was filed on an outdated version of this form. Please resubmit your application/petition on the current version of this form with the appropriate fees to the address listed in the bottom of this page.

x the entire application package you filled along with any fees you submitted being returned to you for the following reason(s):

The principal application could not be accepted for the reason(s) specified on the related notice of action (form i-797).

therefore the processing of all riding applications cannot continue.

I don't know what this mean, this anybody here experience like this? so its mean we need to redo it our papers please help me guys. 

 

Do not focus on your I-485 only, take a closer look at the other forms as well...I had my package returned because I used an outdated I-130 when I applied and I also could not understand at first because I was thinking it was the I-485...I sent a completely new package and made sure that I downloaded every single form from their website again, and doing so I found a bunch of little errors that could have delayed my process...it was easier to file the second time because I had an exact copy of my original package took me one day to put it together and I reviewed it the next day to make sure everything was okay...We had no problems or delays so far...just do it as soon as you can and you'll be just fine.

Good luck!

On 12/29/2017 at 9:49 AM, CaroLeh said:

Thanks! That's what I thought too. Someone might want to change this then.

 

"IMPORTANT!
Make TWO copies of the entire package before you send it in. This includes the money orders too. You want to have A perfect replica of the package you are sending in. All Forms that you submit must be originals with original signatures. Supporting Evidence that you submit may be photocopies. Retain ALL original supporting Evidence since the USCIS has the right to check them by issuing an RFE (Request For Evidence). If you receive an RFE, follow the direction exactly, and make two copies of what you sent back. During any future interviews the USCIS may also want to examine the original supporting evidence." 

2

I really don't see the problem with this, when you "print" something your computer will ask you how many copies you want, you just make 2...I mean you have 2 copies, send one and keep one...I personally didn't understand that as an advise to keep 2 copies.

1 minute ago, littlemeli said:

He is married with US citizen ( me)

he has current B1/B2 visa

he is US citizens spouse 

 

Send everything together (one package with all the forms) to Chicago, I'm also from Florida and also adjusting from B2.

Attn: FBAS
131 South Dearborn - 3rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60603-5517

This is the address if you'll use USPS.

I think that there is nothing that they can do but wait for a decision, if they get refused she can still appeal the decision and for that she’ll have to lawyer up, but they can NOT sue USCIS for a mistake that her husband committed when he didn’t withdrew his prior petition, as immigrating to America is not a “right”, but a “privilege”. The problem here is not your friend, I think that the agent might be thinking that her husband do not have good intention since it’s his second (as far as we know) relationship/petition with a foreigner.

Maybe could be a good idea to ask for help from the congressman in her area, he could ask USCIS to justify the fact that there is no decision yet.

If your friend do not get the expected result, tell her to find a good immigration lawyer and appeal the decision.

Best of luck to your friend.