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Laura, welcome to the forum! Please post only in English when you're not in a regional forum. This includes quotes of other people's posts. The reason is so that everyone can understand what's being discussed. Many thanks (muchas gracias).

I would directly telephone any CBP port here in the U.S. to ask for advice. Go here and scroll down a bit to "Locate a Port": https://www.cbp.gov/about/contact/ports Maybe pick a smaller port and call around midday on a weekday. Explain to the agent who answers that you need definitive information about reentry for a (permanent resident?) after longer than a 6-month absence. If the agent is busy, ask for the shift supervisor. Tell them the visa type that your then-wife used to enter, and succinctly explain. Then, pick a completely different CBP port and call it with the same queries. If the answers match, you can pretty much rely on the information. If answers differ, call a third port. Do this, and be sure to return to this thread with your findings. Good luck to you, and prayers for ex-mom-in-law. P.S. Update your VJ timeline if information is incomplete.

The OP hasn't logged on to VJ since September, and this is a 2-year-old thread. This old thread will be locked; you're absolutely welcome to post a fresh thread.

Do so, and find out if expedited renewal is possible.

Welcome to the forum! Please create your VJ timeline so that people can help you most thoroughly. If you sent follow-on documents now, they might never meet up with your file. I'd recommend waiting for the RFE. Supply what they ask, then perhaps include extra "evidence of bona fide relationship" for the consulate to see. I defer to others here who have advice distinctly to the contrary and for good reason.

Very much agreed. To preclude an emergency, I think that it would do no harm, and might pay off, to contact the Congressman. We rarely get what we don't ask for.

The 5-year filing requirements are less rigorous than are the 3-year requirements. Read the instructions carefully, interpret them literally, and answer/respond completely and honestly.

It's great to have assets like that. Question: If you're living off your investments, wouldn't the amount of the interest income necessitate filing tax returns each year? If you haven't filed returns, why not? Trying to understand here.

The handwriting was on the wall from the moment he was appointed. Unsurprising that they're using any excuse in the book to oust him. In my personal opinion, he's a revolting loser. Wonder if he has relatives named Ima Hogg* and Ura Hogg? *a real person

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What visa did you use to enter the U.S.? How did you enter the U.S.?

Wonderful news! Thanks for returning with the happy word. You're welcome, and thanks for trusting us by asking.

This completely depends on consular workload, internal processes, and even if their visa-printer is working. Atop every VJ page is a dropdown tab for "Office Reviews & Info." You can read reviews by, and find recent posts by, members who've gone through recently. This should give you an idea. Be sure to keep us apprised of your status!

Scintillating Monday repartee, yawn man. ----- Thrilling Monday-on-Tuesday report, see man: Actually got Many-(2+2+1)&-a-half hours of zzz overnight, amazing man. Breakfast was 2 hard-boiled eggs, ingest we man. At 1 p.m., took Mama T-B. to eye doc, always a Many-hour process man. This time took under Many hours, pleasantly surprised we man. Mama T-B. wanted Subway* for lunch/din-din, so did we man. *bought WUOC + gift card, financially savvy we man Mama T-B. ingested hers separately, ingest senior she man. We ingested ours at the casa, ingest we man. A nice siesta was taken thereafter, imagine zzz-ing successfully twice in a row we man. We tackled the junk + papers atop our bar area, tackle we man. It was a lot less work than we'd figured, one big pile already semi-sorted previously man. We also went through the various drawers under the bar, clean & consolidate we man. A very heavy trash-bag was created, hope bag doesn't break man. Much more recycling was created, curbsided bin extremely heavy man. We must now clear the little stuff from the bar and wipe it down, dusty man. Next will be our kitchen table, piles of recent papers there man. Then will come the moving of piles on the floor to appropriate rooms/locales, out-of-place man. Then will come the moving of bowls et al. from atop the glass cooktop in the kitchen, declutter man. The end of the downstairs process is almost in sight, almost see we man man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. Must take Uncle T-B. for blood labs early Tuesday, assist vampires we man. And that was/is our thrilling Monday, report we man.

Glad to hear it. Thanks for dropping back in!

Unless you need a crisp copy per OldUser, or want one, you can sigh and try to put it out of your mind. Another avenue would be to contact your Congressman's or Senator's office to see if they can get a fresh one for you without your having to pay. I imagine they'd be happy to help.

Thread is moved from the "AOS from WS&T Visas" forum to the Social Security Numbers subforum.

Thanks for the update. It's been years, but I remain grateful that we were only 7 miles from biometrics. Keep us apprised about your case.

Try this. We can't say what will happen.

If he has a good travel history of visiting other countries and then returning home on time, it might help.

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1. Asking for your passports and fresh records is a very good sign. Approval might be imminent. 2. This might delay things considerably. 3. Update it, and be sure that the new residents at your old address are aware of the mail, just in case.