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17 hours ago, Quarknase said:
Your mom and step dad should reach out to the US embassy in El Salvador to get on one of the flights back to the US.
Thank you Quarknase, I was also reading about a SB-1 Visa or returning resident visa that can be applied for at the embassy or consulate abroad, do you have any insight on that process or whether it is a feasible option?
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13 minutes ago, dvaquerano said:
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My step dad and my mom do not want to abandon status, but life being unpredictable forced them to leave the country. They are now at a point where they can start thinking on returning to the US now that my step dad is feeling a little better and my mom's re entry permit coming to an end.
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Hello VJ Community,
I am not sure if this the right forum to post this question, please feel free to move it to a different forum topic if required.
I have a couple questions, but first a little bit of background:
My mom, who is currently a permanent resident came to the US from El Salvador as a spouse of a US Citizen back in 2017, unfortunately just a month before she arrived my step-dad(US Citizen) had a stroke, after a few months of my mom being in the US my step dad decided he wanted to spend some time in El Salvador to rest and get treatment over there, weather in the US was making pain worse for him and he needed expensive full care support during that time, so they both went back. Just to be safe I helped my mom to file for a re entry permit since they were planning on staying more than a year. My stepdad had a very successful surgery in El Salvador and is progressing in recovery, although still has mobility issues.
Questions are:
My mom's re entry permit is soon to expire in November, El Salvador has a travel ban and has closed borders due to COVID19, although the US is helping US citizens who are stuck in El Salvador to get back to the US in a schedule fashion.
- I have been reading and see that you cannot extend a re entry permit but instead have to submit a new application while in the US, so for the moment, this is not possible. My mom is worried that she will not be able to travel before the re entry permit expires, if this is the case, will her residency considered to be abandoned? Are there any emergency immigration relief laws or exceptions that we can cling to in order to avoid this from happening?
- My step dad has another concern, that in a worst case scenario, he passes away, my mom not being a permanent resident anymore(if she is not able to maintain permanent residency status because of the mentioned above) his social security retirement benefits would be lost and my mom would not be able to collect any of his benefits. She is currently not receiving any spouse social security benefits because she is 58. I have not been able to find clear information on whether in the case my mom is not able to travel and her LPR is marked as abandoned she wouldn't be able to receive my step dads benefits in case of death.
My step dad and my mom do not want to abandon status, but life being unpredictable forced them to leave the country. They are now at a point where they can start thinking on returning to the US not what my step dad is feeling a little better and my mom's re entry permit coming to an end.
This is a sensitive topic for the family and I understand might be polemical at some degree if not expressed correctly, so I have try to communicate my mom's and step dad's concerns as best as I can. I want to be able to help them and give them some guidance like I have been able to do before during immigration process but I am hitting a wall on this one, I know there are a lot of knowledgeable people in the forum and thats why I am seeking help.
Also I think is worth mention that I am a US Citizen as well.
I appreciate the time and any feedback you can provide.
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We had our interview today and we got approved!!
I(petitioner) attended the interview at the embassy in El Salvador with my wife(beneficiary) and it went pretty smooth.
They asked us how we met, when we met, if all of her trips to the US were with a tourist visa, why we got married in the US, and they wanted to see pictures of the wedding. They didn't ask a question about my AOS documents.
Then the officer told us "Your visa is approved".
I am so glad we are almost done(I know this doesnt end until we are finally at our home in the US but it feels like we are almost done).
I wish all of you good luck in your journey!
- Ammy, gonzolux, StarLord22 and 5 others
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In preparation to my wife's interview Oct 17th I submitted a request to my employer on how I could add my wife to my employer insurance plan. They did not say I can add her now byt they did send me a letter to present at the interview that reads like this:
QuoteTo Whom it may concern:
<employee name> is currently employed by <company name> and is enrolled in our group medical plan with employee only coverage. If his spouse relocates to the United States, this would be considered a qualifying event for <employee name> to add his spouse to his medical plan. Her coverage would be effective the date she arrives in the US. He would need to provide proof of her relocation as well.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about this notice or his coverage
<Signed, Benefits Specialist, contact info>
Now, I am wondering if you would be considered enough or if I should try to get a short term or individual market insurance for her....I know the proclamation doesnt take effect until November but I have seen enough not to assume things...
What do you think?
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Got interview letter today!
San Salvador, El Salvador Embassy
CC 07/10/2019
CR1
PD 02/20/2019
Interview 08/17/2019!🎉
I noticed that the interview letter also listed an A# for my wife. I didnt know they assign A#s before interview approval?
- Megadreams, karishma, PrincessCRV and 4 others
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I am not sure what specific website URL the email is pointing you to, but usually it will a link that will take you to :
https://www.ustraveldocs.com/sv/index.html?firstTime=No
Scroll down and you will see a "create account" green button. Register there and after the account is created login and you will see the UID number at the top right corner(next to the email address).
He doesnt need to schedule an appointment since he already has an interview schedule. He will only need to fill out the document delivery information section.
If you dont mind me asking, what type of visa is he applying for? And how long did it take from being documentary qualified(NVC email stating documents were accepted) to when he got his interview letter?
My wife and I are going through the process of IR1\CR1 in El Salvador and we received our documentary qualified email a little over a month ago and we have not gotten our interview letter yet.
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On 6/7/2019 at 11:18 AM, alvacastillo said:
Hello everyone, I have a question about I864. I have not filed my taxes form 2018 yet, because my spouse isnt in the United States to get SSN and to apply for an ITIIN Number form W7 from the IRS shows in a field to put the date of Entry into the USA. Anyone knows something about this? Any recommendation? Thank you.
On 6/12/2019 at 7:06 PM, tomuk said:We have similar question: beneficiary doesn't have ITIN yet so petitioner's taxes form 2018 is not filed yet. How to approach it in the best?
You would only need your spouse to have a SSN or ITIN if you are filing married jointly.
I filed my 2018 Taxes as married filing separate, printed out and wrote "NRA" in the 1040 spouse social/ITIN textbox as I read on several forum posts. Taxes went through with no issues.
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That makes sense.
Thank you both!!
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On 2/11/2019 at 7:11 PM, pushbrk said:
It IS permitted. Go for it.
Thank You for your help pushbrk.
Just to triple check, it shouldn't be a problem that the marriage certificate only shows her maiden name, and, that I for I-130 and I-130a purposes, use her future married name that she intents to use before she actually gets her updated passport and IDs? Is it likely that USCIS will RFE because the marriage certificate does not match her name in the application? (I also plan on writing her name on the other names section).
Once again thank you for your help.
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5 minutes ago, pushbrk said:
File with the name she intends to use going forward. Unless El Salvador requires her to register her marriage there, in order to change her name, none of that is every needed. No apostille is required on any document used for the US immigration process.
Yes she actually does need to register the marriage in El Salvador in order to get her named changed over there 😕 the apostille was needed for the US marriage certificate and make it valid in El Salvador but that has been taken care of.
But my hope was that if I could file the application with her new name before she actually updates all her paperwork over there, that would allow me to file several weeks ahead of time. And by the time we need the updated paperwork we would have everything set. But we don’t want to cause any issues on our application if that is not permitted.
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17 hours ago, LilyJohansen said:
I don't think you need to wait for her to get all new documents before applying. I should think just her name being legally changed in her should be enough since you don't have to send in her ID with your petition. Just make sure she gets her passport with her new name on it and whatnot before the interview (which shouldn't be a problem since the interview won't be for a while).
I see, so should I use her maiden name to send the application and then update the name during NVC part? Or should I submit the application with her new married name?
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If you are filling for your spouse, your spouse is the beneficiary. Note that the form asks you information about your current marital status and spouse under Part 2 as part of the "Information about you" section. Then it asks for full beneficiary information in Part 4, this will be information about your spouse too (and some might be similar to information you already filled in Part 2).
Please provide part and item numbers so that we can better assist.
Thanks,
David
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Hello VJ Community!
I have a question for all,
I am a US citizen(naturalized) and I married my wife in the US last December in VA while she was on a tourist visa, we both had family in VA and some delicate family health issues made us celebrate our civil wedding over there. She has now gone back to El Salvador and she is in the process of registering the marriage in the appropriate consulate and local authorities (thats a whole another story! Apostille and everything).
When we requested the marriage license in VA they told us we could only use maiden names, and that if she wanted to use my last name, she would have to do the name change in El Salvador, not here. So our marriage certificate only shows her maiden name.
Anyhow, my question is that, we want to file I-130 but I am not sure if I need to wait until she changes her surname in El Salvador and gets a new passport, IDs and everything changed to her new name before I can file the application. I don't want to delay the process anymore since we want to be together and we know it will take some time to go through the whole process.
Should I wait until all name change process goes through and she gets all documents revised with her new name?(Which could take some time). Or is there anything else I can do in order to submit our application before that and that will not cause us any troubles in the process? What name should I use when filling the application?
Thank You!
David & Rebeca
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Thank You very much for your insight and help, I have relayed the information to my parents and they will reach out to embassy and consult the options!