Biabarida

Hello,

We submitted our I-130 in March, and we have our NOA1. 

My wife is planning on visiting in a few days. We chose for the visit to be 10 weeks.

Currently she is unemployed but she has been accepted into a long term sub position (she is a teacher) starting in September.

This is a list of documents that she is bringing.

Round Trip plane ticket

Bank Statement of 7000 Euros

Translated acceptance of employment starting in Sep. 2018

Car Title + Insurance in her name

Proof of health insurance

Copy of NOA1

She has entered the US 5 times and left legally and has never overstayed. Last exit was in Sep. 2017 (before we were engaged or married)

She lives with her parents so there is no property or lease for her to use.

She is entering in Denver and taking a bus to Moab UT where I live. 

What advice does anyone have for what she should carry with her or say to CBP? It seems that their first question is going to be what is the purpose of her visit. I imagine that she should say "pleasure" instead of "going to visit my husband". 

Any advice, beyond "be truthful" which she absolutely will be, is appreciated.

I filed March 19th got my NOA1 in the mail on March 29th my priority date is March 20th.

Hello,

I have been living that seasonal lifestyle where I move from job to job every year. I keep my banking and mailing address the same and thus I only have 2 addresses in the last 5 years on my credit check.

However, my work history will show that I have moved around a lot to a lot of different places. Should I include all of the places I lived even if I never received mail or gained residency there? Should I write them a letter explaining the moves?

Also, I traveled to Spain September of 2017. I had an address there but was rarely there. We hiked, and got engaged in the Camino de Santiago then visited Israel and Morocco when my visa expired before heading back to SPain to get married Feb 23rd. On the I-130 should I just keep the mailing address I use in the states or the address I had in Spain?

The whole thing is confusing because I traveled so much. I am hoping to file on Monday and almost everything else seems to be correct. Thanks for your help.

Additional question:

My wife and I lived together in Washington state for 3 months and then again in Spain for 6 months.  In that time we hiked the Camino de Santiago and we went to Israel and Morocco for our pre-honeymoon (1 month in each)

I was on a Visa Waiver for the 3 months that I was in Spain (out of the 6)

Should I just write in that we never lived together, as both of these were too short term to count as an official residence? We have traveled together quite a lot and am worried that they will deny the application or make an RFE that I will have a hard time completing.

Any help is greatly appreciated. We have lived an unconventional lifestyle and it seems that in this process it can bite you in the butt.

Hello,

I am filling out my wifes I-130 and I-130a. I have several clarifying questions.

My first question is in beneficiary entry info on the I-130. My wife entered with a J1 visa, but she left in 2017 before we got married. As a result I am leaving section 46.a. -46.d. blank. However, in section 48 they require a Travel Document Number. She has a # from her J1 visa. Even though she is no longer in the US do they still want that number? I currently have it filled in. What is the penalty if it is filled in and they don't want to have it filled in? 

My real question is, what kind of mistakes are grounds for a denial? If I put N/A instead of none or none instead of N/A is that grounds for denial? How about it I give them extra information that they didn't ask for i.e. Putting in that number even if they don't want it?

I filled out the form and was on my way to the post office and had a freak out and decided to spend 2 more days going over the application.

Thank you for advice and help.

Hello,

my my birth certificate is from 1986 a year after I was born. When I was getting married in Spain they wanted the certificate to be less than a year old. Is this the case for the I-130? I have a current passport I can use if they won’t accept it...

I was swept up by police in a protest and then was released w.out charge. But a FBI background check just shows that I was arrested, it doesn’t state what for. 

I would just like to provide documentation to avoid an RFE on the subject and am wondering which file to include it in ( i.e. what step of the process do they check your criminal background)

Hello, 

I am sponsoring my Spanish wife and am filling out the I-130.

in 2007 I was arrested and let go without charge. I have no convictions. I don’t even have speeding tickets. I have not gotten the record sealed because it has never impacted my life before now.

it shows up in an FBI background check but just showing that I have a record, it makes no mention as to what it was, or that I was let go without charge.

I foresee this causing me problems in the application so I would like to head those problems off. What can I do to provide USCIS officers w the proper context to understand my situation. What forms should I provide and which file should I include those documents with.

what is the realistic impact that I should expect in the process of bringing my wife home?