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My wife lost here green card but is travelling soon. We e-filed the I-90 and are trying to make an appointment on infopass so she can get the stamp that will allow her to travel and come back into the US. When I go to infopass, it lists the following choices:

You need Service on a case that has already been filed

You are a new Permanent Resident and have not yet received your Permanent Resident Card

You want to file an application in person

You need information or other services

You need a form.

Which one applies to a lost green card? I don't want to screw this up. If I select the wrong one, I'm worried that she might not get an appointment in time to travel.

Should I pay the biometric fee of $80 in a seperate check from the $930 I-485 check? In other words, do I send them 2 checks or 1?

Just got married! Very happy. We did a K-1 visa and are Now filing for AOS. Here's my question:

Is our petition for AOS going to be denied because I don't have a job yet?

I had lived abroad with my fiancee (now wife) for years but I haven't found a job in the US yet. We do have the following things going for us:

1. Very good co-sponsor

2. I am employable at a good salary and would certainly have a good job by the time the interview came 'round.

3. I had a good job abroad and can (actually already have) proved it

Anybody with similar experience/knowledge of this sort of thing care to chime in?

No. But I own half of the house we'll be living in (have the deed with me) and we have a very good co-sponsor.

Anybody out there?

Possibly a no-brainer but I'm so wrapped up in this process I can't see it:

We're applying for a K-1 even though I (petitioner) have lived in China for years (it's a long story). The I-134 reads "I________residing at _________... Being duly sworn and depose to say..."

I don't know what to put for an address. I've lived in China for years but I also own half of the house we'll be living in in the US (my name appears on the deed and various bills).

So, what do I put for a residence on this form? China or the US? Of course, I actually reside in China but would they want my US address here?

thanks guys. i think i will take fwaguy's idea.

good luck to everybody!

My Chinese fiancee was filling out form DS-157 (Supplemental Nonimmigrant Visa Application), just a form with a whole bunch of questions that she's answered before, except for one:

"Have you ever lost a passport or had one stolen?"

The answer is "yes." She lost her Chinese passport, had a new one issued (the new passport has a page that says it's a replacement for the old one), and then she found the old one!

We intend to answer this question honestly but I'm wondering if it is going to cause delays. We're thinking of sending a note explaining what happend. We do have the old passport on hand.

So, my question: when we answer yes, is this going to cause problems?

According to IMBRA, while a DUI is not considered a crime of moral turpitude in terms of inadmissibility, it is considered an issue in terms of IMBRA.

And it sounds like you had a conviction to me... did you go in front of a judge and the treatment was the price to get the inicdent dropped from your record... was there a settlement of some sort .. those count as convictions.

But in your case they only ask for an alcohol related conviction if you have been convicted of it more than 3 times. Since this is not the case for you, you can answer accordingly...

Thanks everybody. I appreciate your help and experience. My fiancee has a pretty healthy attude about all this, "Your gave them what they asked for. If they need anything else, they'll let us know."

I'm just antsy to get out of China. I've been here a long time and am looking forword to going home so I'm probably oversensitive to anything that smells of delay. B)

This is going to cause you some IMBRA problems. You'll have to report the DUI as it involves a case of alcohol abuse. Make sure your fiancee knows about it...

Are you sure about that? On the I-129F, part C asks about convictions. I have no convictions. There is a box to check if you have had "Three or more convictions for crimes relating to a controlled substance or alcohol not arising from a single act." I didn't check it because I haven't had 3 or more convictions. I haven't even had one. There are no question or additional lines about lesser crimes. And how does one go about reporting this?

My fiance knows and I have no problem telling the whole world if necessary but my questions still stand. Basically:

1. At what point in this process do they check me out?

2. Is this going to be a problem? In other words, if I give them information they haven't asked for, am I just drawing unessesary attention and giving somebody an excuse to hold up my package.

3. If it is a problem, any suggestions?

Questions 1 &2 on which form?

I don't think that your criminal past makes any difference in the process. The concern is about the person immigrating and their criminal past.

These refer to MY Questions 1 and 2 in my post.

About 12 years ago I (the petitioner) got a DUI at a road block (bit of a wake up call about my lifestyle at that time really). It didn't result in a conviction as it was a first offence and I went to some classes. Never had any run-ins with the law since.

1. Is my background checked at any time during this process (I'm assuming it is but I"ve been reading around and I can't quite see where, when I file the I-129F?)?

2. I know this isn't a deal breaker, but is this the kind of thing that will get our package flagged for further scrutiny (meaning delay)?

3. If the anwswer to questions 1 and 2 is yes (my god, I'm even starting to write like a USCIS guy), is there anything I can do to minimize the delay (submit records of my arrest for example)?

BTW, be happy that your fiancee is Chinese. Living in China with a foreign fiancee (like our situation) is a total nightmare. Getting paperwork from China (police certificates, employment letters, etc) is a battle of galactic proportions. Stretching guanxi to it's max!

You got that right! The Chinese government customer service hasn't really changed much since the Qin Dynasty. They make the US gov. seem positively fluffy/friendly by comparison.

And thanks YuandDan, Sealedkiss. Good advice and you've put my mind at ease.

Hi Everyone. I have an odd situation and I'm hoping someone can help. I'm going through the K-1 process even though my fiancee and I live together in China (I'm the petitioner, I know I should be doing a DCF but or something else but that's a long story).

I've been making $30,000 a year here in China for the last 3 years, meaning that I clear the poverty line on the I-134 pretty easily and have no debt, except of course, when (I hope) we get the visa and go to the US, I will be out of work. Fist question:

1. Is this going to count against us (I'm thinking it will)? Am I right in assuming that my earning potential and the fact that I've had a good salary in China will mean nothing to Powers that Be since I'll be losing this job on arrival in America?

I've got a co-sponsor. My mother makes about $96,000 a year, has a house (where my fiancee and I will be living) with $300,000 of equity in it. Problem is, she's got about $30,000 in debt and the mortgage still has about $100,000 left on it.

Next question:

2. Despite the debt, seems like my mother can beat the 125% above the poverty line but do I still have anything to worry about? I mean, do you have to beat it by a certain margin before you can be considered to have a "lock" on meeting the financial critera for (co)sponsorship?

I included a seperate paper to answer question 18 but I didn't sign and date the seperate paper. However, I cut and pasted the same detailed essay onto my letter of intent, which is signed and dated, (summary paragraph in the beginning so they don't have to wade through the whole thing if they dont' want to).

You think not signing and dating that seperate sheet of paper is going to be a problem considering the same exact words are signed and dated elsewhere?

As this is a pinned thread, you are more likely to receive responses if questions are posted in its own thread in the main forum section.

Ok, thanks for the advice.

Hi Everyone. I have an odd situation and I'm hoping someone can help. I'm going through the K-1 process even though my fiancee and I live together in China (I'm the petitioner, I know I should be doing a K-3 but or something else but that's a long story).

I've been making $30,000 a year here in China for the last 3 years, meaning that I clear the poverty line on the I-134 pretty easily, except of course, when (I hope) we get the visa and go to the US, I will be out of work. Fist question:

1. Is this going to count against us (I'm thinking it will)? Am I right in assuming that my earning potentialand the fact that I've had a good salary in China will mean nothing to Powers that Be since I'll be losing this job on arrival in America?

I've got a co-sponsor. My mother makes about $96,000 a year, has a house (where my fiancee and I will be living) with $300,000 of equity in it. Problem is, she's got about $30,000 in debt and the mortgage still has about $100,000 left to pay.

Next question:

2. Despite the debt, seems like my mother can beat the 125% above the poverty line but do I still have anything to worry about? I mean do you have to beat it by a certain margin before you can be considered to have a "lock" on meeting the financial critera for (co)sponsorship?