JaynLainey

Oh I am aware of this but this does not apply to me because I am a female. Thanks for the info by the way. Application is sent.

I am not in the military.

Thank you! I found it.

So you only have to submit the N-400 form, the copy of your PR card and filing fee if I select A?

do you know what is the new fee?

So if I pick letter A. Have been a lawful permanent resident of the US for at least 5 years, all I have to submit is 1.) N-400 form, 2.) copy of both sides of my PR card and 3.) $680 filing fee?

I am planning to mail it tomorrow, do you think the fee is still the same. I've read somewhere they will increase this month?

Hi,

I am not sure if this is the right forum to ask my inquiries. My sister is a crew in a cruise ship. She has C1D visa and will expire in 5 years. Her contract is every 6 months. When she sign off last month she wanted to visit me here in Pennsylvania but when she asked the immigration officer in Miami, the officer told her that she needs to get a visitors visa. My question is, where can she apply for one? Is it at the US embassy in Manila or she can do it at her port of entry next time she is on her way to the ship. and what are the requirements? I am hoping some of you here has the same experience and can help me. I really hope to see my sister. I would love for her to stay her vacation break here with me than going back to the Philippines where it is very expensive. Just thinking it will be economical for her to stay her vacation here while waiting for her next contract.

Thank you!

Hi I filed last feb and had my biometric last march 15. Is there any way to track my case online?

due to some reason I mailed my application late. I sent it last feb 9th thru the USPS express mail. But due to the recent storm we had here in PA, when I track my package it was just delivered today. Today is the expiration day of my green card. Do you guys think I made it? Is it base on post mark date or on the date received?

i sent it last feb 9th thru the USPS express mail. But probably due to the recent storm we had here, when I track my package it was just delivered today. Today is the expiration day of my green card. Do you guys think I made it? Are they considering their denial thru post mark date or on the date received?

USPS has a Overnight Express Mail service. From $13.65～

can i still use the priority boxex and send it overnight express mail?

Since it is a POBox, then it is best if you send it with USPS. Everyone uses it and it gets delivered just fine.

but my green card will expire on feb 12 friday do you think it will arrive in time if I send it tomorrow?

thank you

Yes. Please read instruction first

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...00045f3d6a1RCRD

I am from Pennsylvania...do I still need to send it to Vermont Service center?

Do they have a specific fed ex address or UPS if I am sending it through either of those carrier??

Do I have to put our complete name when I was still single? or should I write N/A?

For I-751

What kind of visa?

What is the current payment fee? and where should I address the payment to? Is it okay to send personal check?

Thank you guys for the quick response.

Do we need to send a copy of the holiday cards (addressed to me and my husband) or the exact cards. Will we be able to take them back? I would like to keep these cards if possible. Any idea on what should I do?

thanks guys for the quick response. how much does it cost to notarize the papers?

Do we really need letter from friends for our I-175 application? If yes, how many is the minimum?

I just talked to my sister and she said her co workers said that she can rebook the visa after the immigration because they will be given a 30 day pass.

Sorry, PHL is not a visa waiver country (VWP, which are countrys that are allowed entry to the US without a visa) ...

And I have friends on ALL cruise lines and from many different country's (after 9 years onboard with my husband) here is how 99% of the cruise lines handle the C1/D visas...

#1. In order to sign off the ship, the crewmembers MUST either have a ticket purchased by the cruiseline OR prove that they have a flight out of the US. The cruiseline requires that this flight occur within 24 hours of sign off. The crewmember will pass through immigration and they must show their departure ticket...

#2. The visa is a transit visa and is ONLY valid for the time until the scheduled flight OR the 29 days (whichever is sooner)...

So basically, it is the cruiseline that will not take the responsibility for any crewmembers sigining off and staying in the US. So even though "technically" they have 29 days, the key here is that it is ONLY good until the day/time that the flight out of the US (which the cruise line requires be within 24 hours of signing off in order for them to be released from duty).

#3. Additionally, the cruiselines are very certain to keep crewmembers working until the day of signoff because of a stipulation in the law that says that crewmembers signing off for vacation in the USA MUST sign off in the LAST foreign port and NOT be on duty after the last foreign port...

They are VERY sasvy about this...

A B2 is a tourist visa that can be obtained at a US embassy or Consulate...

But your family should check with the cruise line's crew purser or the chief Purser to get the specifics on how they work sign-offs. If this is her first contract, then you are pretty much outta luck as the cruise line takes extra measures to be sure their crew leaves the country...

Wish I had better news, but I wish you the best in seeing your Family!!!

The C1/D visas are pretty strict... My husband worked for 14 years on the ship and was from a VWP and still had issues... He was able to notify the ship and they signed him off in a foreign country and he usually flew into the US as signing off at the US port required pre-approval and the cruise lines generally do not want to deal with it...

Best bet it for her to visit it to contact a consulate and secure a B2 visa (standard application)... If it gets approved, she can sign off in a foreign port and fly to the us and enter via the airport immigration... Otherwise, for PHL she cannot adjust from C1/D to a tourist (or any other visa) and has 24 hours to exit the country (although from a VWP, we did get a one time 7 day parole on the C1/D but it was an emergency exception... Sorry

What is a VWP? Her last port will be florida. She was told that after going to immigration they usually give them a month to leave the US. Then she can rebook her ticket so she can stay with us at those times. Is there an application fee for B2 visa? Where can she get that?