Jonthndaniel724

Hi both 

Do you mean my Green Card interview in say six months time?

If I did work out there I’d be gone for three weeks at a time and could always fly back to the U.K. if need be. 
 

Hi

May be the wrong forum to ask this, apologies if so. 

Long story short I’ve been offered to work abroad in Australia for six months to a year. I’ll need an Australian working visa to do so. I don’t plan on moving there, it’s purely for work. 
 

Will this affect my green card application for the US at all? I can’t see it having any affect but wanted to ask. 

I’m F2B and at the NVC stage currently. 
 

Thanks 

Jonathan

10 hours ago, AKKH said:

Yes. Unfortunately that is true! So unfair. I wish there was a way to take legal actions against this nonsense order.

So is that it then? Spouses of LPR’s can’t immigrate possibly for the next five years if Trump is re-elected? 

Hi all

It’s a long way off but just have some general questions on Citizenship.

1) If I’m an LPR and take Citizenship I assume I can leave the US for any period of time and return as I please? 
 

2) If my spouse chooses not to take citizenship and has a Green Card for 10 years and carry that on, what happens after that? Does she just renew her green card for another 10 years? I assume then she is still subject to the six month out of the US rule and needs a valid reason to return? 
 

Thanks 

Jonathan 

My PD is October 24th 2014 and I received my I-797 notice of action last week. Currently waiting on response from NVC. Anyone around the same time and have an idea of the time scale for the interview date?

1 hour ago, SusieQQQ said:

I said, a spouse. Can’t sponsor another one within 5 years of getting your green card then. And yes people do this - marry to get a green card, divorce, marry & sponsor someone else. 
 

of course you can’t marry this girl before you get your green card anyway or you will no longer be eligible. 

I see. Thanks for the information & help! 

5 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

It does actually if it is a spouse. If it’s your dad your plan is ok.

Ok great. Just out of interest when would it make a difference?

7 hours ago, Jorgedig said:

OP, just curious- who is petitioning you for an immigrant visa?

My father who is an LPR. That doesn’t make a difference right? 

2 hours ago, SusieQQQ said:

Why does she need a visa?

Has a single DUI from three years ago so it means she can’t use the VWP. 

I can’t see that being an issue with the GC as they’ve already taken it into account.
 

21 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

That would be fine. She does risk getting refused on b entries if CBP does not believe she will return home from her visits though. What is her country of nationality?

She is a British Citizen like me. 

2 minutes ago, USS_Voyager said:

I'm a little bit unclear about what the plan is. So you are in the UK. You are under F2B, and 3 years away from getting a green card, presumably. You have a girlfriend, currently residing in the UK, I presume as well. The girlfriend has a 10 years US B1/2 visa. I am unclear about the part "moving out". Are you proposing that at such time for you to be able to immigrate to the US under your F2B to get a green card, she will follow and uses her B1/2 to enter, with the intention of when you becomes a green card holder, you will marry her sponsor her under F2A and she will stay in the US the whole time. 

 

Well, all of that is legal, up until the part "she will stay in the US the whole time". She cannot stay in the US the whole time. She has to leave at the end of her authorized stay on B1/2, and finish the rest of the process from outside the US like you will do with your F2B. She cannot enter on the B1/2 and stay with the intention to adjust status. Does it make sense?

Hi

No she would stay in the U.K. while I sponsor her. Only to enter permanently. when her F2A is approved. She would then visit using her B1/B2 to visit but not stay over her allowed time. We just want to do it all legally and correct. 
 

My questions is if I will be allowed to sponsor her under F2A as my wife or will they look at the B1/B2 and see that they contradict each other.

Thanks 
 

Hi all

I’ve posted on here before about this situation but I’m looking for a little more advice to clear things up. 
 

I’m currently applying to become a legal permanent resident, F2B. I live in the U.K. at the moment, also have a girlfriend here. 

She visits the USA on a B1/B2 VISA at the moment, she has one for 10 years. She genuinely did not have any interest in moving to the states when she got the visa. 
 

It’s not set in stone but she is considering moving out with me now instead of us breaking up. I’m still 3 years or so off my Green card. 
 

If I marry her as an Legal resident can I sponsor her under F2A if she has a B1/B2?

Or will immigration see this as her lying about her tourist visa and make her ineligible for me to sponsor? 
 

Thanks

Jonathan

3 hours ago, Dave_VE said:

Hi! Jonthdaniel724

 

Regarding Vermont Center, this is my case: 

PD: April 2013

RFE (Request For Evidence): July 2019

RFE's response: September 2019

Approval Notice: December 4, 2019

Case at NVC right now, waiting for Welcome letter.

 

You are about to get your approval, many people do. Just be patient men, this awaiting is frustrating, but there's no way to speed your case or to know what is going on in there!

 

Hope to have helped you! 

 

 

Thanks for the reply! When was your I-130 approved then? 
 

It’s strange as the date shown for processing online shows January 04 2012 which means that yours wouldn’t technically be processed by now. Are these dates not accurate for the Vermont Service Center?

https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/

Thanks! 

EDIT:  I have just realised the title is wrong and that the F2B & F2A category's are not actually Visa's. Can't edit original post. My Mistake!

Hi everyone!

I'm looking for advice/opinions on my situation regarding my visa journey. I'll start from the beginning.

I'm a 28 year old unmarried British citizen living in the UK. I was born here and have lived here all my life. I have been in the process of applying for a green card (F2B) through my father who lives in the United States. He is a permanent resident and can take US citizenship soon. He has been living there for the last 18 years. My priority date is the 21st of October 2014, so I've been waiting just over five years now. I've been keeping an eye on the visa bulletin and can see my date is passed on both the 'Final Action Dates' & 'Dates For Filing' charts. I have an immigration attorney who has told me that the next step is waiting for my I-130 to be approved. I know my application is at the Vermont service centre which currently shows the 'Receipt date for case inquiry' as June 17, 2011.

I understand no one can predict the time scale on when my I-130 will be approved but does anyone have any previous experience of how long their F2B took and what I should expect? On the case processing time it shows the estimated time range as 79 to 103 months. Does that mean it could be 79 months minimum from my priority date or 103 months maximum? Does the fact the visa bulletin has passed my date speed the process up at all?

Separate to all this I have a girlfriend in the UK, we don't have children and don't plan to. We have talked about the United States in the future and how we would make it work. She currently has a 10 year B1/B2 Visitor Visa she travels on when we go to visit my family in the US. The long story short is that she has a single DUI conviction from three years ago (Hence the Visitor Visa, she isn't eligible to travel under the Visa Waiver Program) but this has been taken into account. The DUI is a minor offence and she passed a medical to get her current Visa granted. We both have good jobs in the UK, she makes around 32,000 a year and I make around 25,000, she will own her own house in the UK within the next five years, not sure if it's relevant but might be worth mentioning. My questions relate to how our future may work out if she decided to come to live with me in the United States.

I understand that we would make the decision to get married (After my Green Card approval) and that I could sponsor her as a Permanent Resident. She would then fall into the F2A category. My biggest concern is her criminal record. It's easy for us to say she made a stupid mistake but I understand that US Immigration won't see it that way. By the time my Green Card is approved the conviction may well be spent or at least be 6+ years old. Do you think this will have a huge impact on me sponsoring her? Keeping in mind that they have already reviewed it on her current visa and granted it for 10 years.

I guess what I'm looking for is anyone with a similar experience or to tell me that our situation is actually possible!

Thank you!

Jonathan

So I just completed my ESTA and those questions were accurate.

As far I can see she can answer the question about being convicted of a crime truthfully as no. It did not result in serious damage to a property or person. 
 

I think if we take supporting paperwork with us when we land in the US then it should back us up. 
 

Only issue with an ESTA is that she could get turned around when she arrives in the US if they review the DUI right? Highly unlikely but I’m assuming the worst! 

Thanks everyone.

Can anyone shed light on the DUI being declared on an ESTA?

My understanding is that it is not a an act of moral turpitude and does not need to be stated. 
 

We would be looking to travel to the US together for the foreseeable future so want to get it right.  

Also if we cancel Visa appointment now. We’ve submitted DS-160. Does that count as being denied for a Visa?

10 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

I would agree with the above posters, and she can apply for the esta right now. If she’s refused she can keep her B appointment.

If we apply for an ESTA now and she is approved will that affect the B2 application at all? 
 

Also in two years if she re-applies for an ESTA then she has to declare that she was denied a Visa and we’re back to square one right?

Seem to find conflicting advice on if a DUI needs to be declared on an ESTA too.  

Hi all

Looking to get some insight on a situation I’m in regarding a B2 Visa for my Girlfriend. We both live in the UK.  I travel to the USA nearly every year as my father lives out there. I usually stay for 2 weeks at a time to visit and travel on an ESTA. 

I’ve recently met a girl who would like to visit my family in the US. However she has a single DUI offence from three years ago. We’ve been advised by an expert for her not to bother applying for an ESTA as she will be denied and have to go straight for an interview with the consulate, so we’re looking at the B2 Visa route. 

She has her interview at the US embassy in London in two weeks to see if she’ll be granted it. She has a very good job here, gets paid very well and has a family business she plans on growing in the UK. 
 

Does anyone have any experience of obtaining a B2 with a DUI? Or should we pretty much give up hope and accept she will never be able to enter the US?

Has anyone with a DUI ever been granted a B2?

She has supporting documents to back her financials and visiting dates up, and a letter from my father saying where she will be staying during the trip. We haven’t had a medical done as it wasn’t requested but now I’m starting to think that it might be a good idea. 
 

Would like to her what everyone thinks!

Thanks