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On 6/22/2022 at 7:10 PM, PerutoNC said:
My husband finally received his visa appointment in Peru for his CR-1 visa. I would really like to attend the interview with him. I am living in the US now but plan to go to Peru at least for moral support. On the consulate website it says only the beneficiary is required to be there but do you know if it is possible for me to attend as well? Is there anything I need to do to make sure I am let in to the consulate?
Also, do you know what materials we are allowed to take in to this particular embassy (Lima, Peru)? We have a binder with all of our paperwork nicely organized but I heard rumors that binders, folders, etc isn't allowed- only papers. Does anyone know the details on this?
Thank you!
In my experience Embassy/Consulates have different rules for US Citizens vs what a beneficary can do or can bring into the Embassy/Consulate in the Intervew areas.
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On 9/10/2022 at 11:21 AM, payner said:
Anyone that might know the answer to this scenario? Im a US citizen, my wife(from Colombia) is a citizen as of about 6 years ago. We applied with a lawyer to help us invite her father and sister her to visit for a month on a b1/b2 tourist visa(which the lawyer initiated). The problem is when we filled out the online part at our end to schedule the interview date/time, we input b2 tourist visa(for medical treatment) and not the b1/b2 tourist visa. We didn't catch the error until this week and my father in law and sister in law go to Bogota embassy this Monday for the interview. Thoughts/Opinions? THANK YOU
If you do another Tourist Visa in the future just follow the directions, never heard of someone using a lawyer for a tourist visa, that kinda silly and most lawyers would probably tell you this is a self file only:
Visas - U.S. Embassy in Colombia - Use our new U.S. Visa Wizard! (usembassy.gov)
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30 minutes ago, AlaMike said:Or just use a different email address.
Exactly
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15 hours ago, Family said:
That designation does not show up on rap sheet nor do they say tell….only he would know . You and I are just shooting the breeze here…and I won’t speculate on what led to search warrant or what evidence they knew to look for.
I am fully aware what led to the search warrant, it's a class 2 felony with 2 to 20 years. As of today his record is clean, tomorrow will be a different story.
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20 minutes ago, Family said:
if sheriff/law enforcement have him pegged as affiliated in any of their databases…then bond / bail won’t be a breeze on either criminal or immigration front….
https://www.ilrc.org/sites/default/files/resources/ilrc_gang_advisory-20170509.pdf
As of now record is clean, never arrested.
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57 minutes ago, Kurt and Kristina said:
I’m regards to my fiancée, she has not traced out of her country before (no passport stamps) and my worry was that she may be offloaded at BoI exit. We were able to secure the temp CFO certificate and we will attempt travel to Bali this November. We will be together and traveling to/from MNL with my return flight to the USA from MNL, so, it will show we need to return - along with an AOS, and proof of round trip airfare etc. for the Bali vacation.
in regards to how we filed in February, I secured a visa to the Philippines and landed 11/30/21. Yes there was lockdown, but I was there to finish my SRRV (visa), which is how I was allowed in country. The only “work around” I was aware of at the time. It was neither cheap nor easy, but none of this is either of those.
we met on Dec 4th and filed / NOA 1 on 2/7/22, and like most, packed a lunch because we will be waiting for awhile.
I appreciate all the comments, input and questions. Thank you.
In theroy she shouldn't need a CFO Stamp, but in reality you seem to know how it works in Philippines. I would suggest getting one to be safe, and it doesn't sound like you are in time crunch either.
If you do get the stamp it may be able to serve double duty when she leave for USA.
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25 minutes ago, Family said:
Not clear what you are asking as far as Warrant and previous FTA …since you keep adding new facts . But I did presume there was a prior arrest w felony charges, fellow failed to appear and therefore Warrant was issued….
Search Warrant of residence a few weeks ago, they siezed evidence, Arrest warrant was issued about a week later.
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12 minutes ago, Family said:
Turning himself in indicates there was an arrest warrant issued already and he racked up failure to appear and is on ICE radar…but ICE will have to still “ wait their turn” til after court determines bond/ bail
He still goes through the motions of bonding/ bailing out on criminal and waits ( in ICE custody, if they get him on detainer) for Immigration bond hearing.Don't work that way in Texas. They issue arrest warrant you can check county active warrant look up. Police will either call you to turn yourself in, they can come with arrest warrant and pick you up, or you can check and turn yourself in.
Failure to appear? Appear for what? His arrest warrant?
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38 minutes ago, Family said:
He gets to stay in US to fight criminal charges and also fight removal, so no “ quick bus ride”
. It’s not about being “ fast” for jail release , because ICE places 48 hour hold , but not all police/ jails “ honor “ the ICE detainer. They should definitely ask if there is already an ICE detainer in place.
If he gets bonded out on criminal charges and picked up by ICE he still gets an EOIR bond hearing and can be released to fight criminal charges and removal ( aka deportation).
He needs 2 attorneys ( criminal and immigration) that will work together. He may have been arrested and get charged w felony, but it does not mean he will be convicted as such.
His attorney he hired last week is both criminal and immigration. Gonna turn himself on Tuesday morning around 6am, and attorney is hoping he can get him bailed out by noon time, before ICE can get hold of him, and that's the wildcard. If ICE get him then getting him bailed out is not assured.
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18 hours ago, Thuy2104 said:
My bf got quoted 10k for filing K1 visa process in Atlanta. We are looking for other attorneys with more reasonable quote. Can you share your contacts?
Much appreciated
10K is almost what they charge for a Felony Case. If you don't want to do it yourself look into like a RapidVisa they are about 5x cheaper.
It pretty easy to do it yourself, I would say all one needs is about 8th grade education to understand the forms and now of days you can fill them in online without using a typewritter or a black pen.
All the information you need is here on the site with the guidelines, and beside the K1 instruction gives you a detailed information of what you need to send in now of days.
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On 9/7/2022 at 11:04 PM, Kurt and Kristina said:
Greetings:
My fiancée and I have filed for our K-1 (waiting with NOA2 not until April 2023), and we are wanting to go on vacation in Thailand.
Understanding that a CFO letter/stamp is required for her to leave the Philippines even with Thailand being visa free for both of us.
Would this CFO stamp be sufficient for the vacation travel AND the K-1 next year, or are they two different stamps/authorizations?
I have to admit, this is so confusing for me, but the USCIS introduces enough delays, I don't want any on the other side of the pond...
Thank you all!
-Kurt
Where did you get the information : "Understanding that a CFO letter/stamp is required for her to leave the Philippines even with Thailand being visa free for both of us"?
Is this hear say? Bureau of Immigration? Facebook?
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15 hours ago, mapo said:
Because of the giant K1 backlog, our proof of in-person relationship that my fiance needs to bring to the consulate is more than two years old, but it wasn't when our application was approved.
What should we do? Is this going to be a problem?
It is a very inconvenient time for me to travel back for an in person meeting.
Shouldn't be a problem
Very common for person to travel to Philippines from USA and spend a week or two and then come back and file and get approved with only one meeting
Plus with the Philippines being shut down for tourism for 2 years, you sitution is understandable.
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On 9/7/2022 at 11:02 PM, Family said:
YES , they have to serve time first.
Some facing “time” can ask for “deportation “
Some reading:Congress allows certain nonviolent criminal offenders with removal orders to avoid serving their complete sentences by accepting deportation.[1
Dealing with this right now for a worker. The family has talked to several immigration lawyer and they said it 50/50 if ICE picks one up upon being arrested, if you can get bailed out fast enough you can avoid ICE as well.
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On 9/8/2022 at 11:59 PM, confusedshoes said:
I've never heard of a CFO sticker being required for tourists. Was this recent? And have they also gotten rid of it? Or is just for tourists that also has other visas (such as K1s)?
It's been hit and miss for decades, Had a Aussie buddy wanted to take his gf home to visit, she had tourist visa she had to do CFO, this was over a decade ago.
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17 hours ago, Kyl123 said:
Hello,
So long story short, I’m only 20 and have made very little income up until this last year (2022), and even that income is hard to prove since it was from day trading crypto. I’m having trouble finding a joint sponsor who will commit for me. Anyways, I do have a significant amount of cash and properties in trust for me from my family. If I were to have them transfer ownership of such assets (CDs, bank accounts, properties, and so on) to me, how much value would I need? I know atleast one house I would get is worth around $150k, and in addition I could get cash. How much would I need? I saw somewhere it says 5 times the amount of missing income. Would that mean 5x~$25k since I would report no income?
Also, would they even be likely to accept it, especially if it was just transferred to my name?
Thanks.
It's 3x if it's a spouse or a child, and you are a US Citizen
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17 hours ago, Lil bear said:
They want to see assets in your name for longer than 12 months Assets must be more than 3 times the minimum required level and able to be transferred into cash assets within 12 months.
Where does it say they want to see assets in your name for longer than 12 months? I am gonna have to call "Fake News" on this
I did assets I never saw any where mentioned you must have assets longer than 12 months.
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13 hours ago, RUJEN said:
Yes, as long as he is a resident of your household. However, you must notify your agent or company. Failure to do so could jeopardize your coverage.
This is from the NC insurance website. I am under the belief that this is the same as adding a wife that just got her license and does NOT have insurance already
I see "Could" in there. You gotta do what you think is right. I would contact your insurance directly and find out what they say
I am more of show me the rules/laws and let me figure out how to handle it type of guy,
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1 hour ago, Carpe Vinum said:
1976 Crown Victoria with the crash guard package.
Like driving a boat.
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1 hour ago, JamieCO1 said:
All visa sponsors go through background checks as part of the application. Certain crimes make you ineligible to be a sponser, usually sex offenses, however, anything with violence is going to get greater scrutiny.
Once again, I don't see bank robbery or involuntary manslaughter making anyone ineligible. Of course they do a background checks when you submit a fiance or spousal visa, this is pretty much common knowledge.......
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4 minutes ago, Rocio0010 said:
Yeah, he already has an expired ADIT stamp................
I read it was expired or about to expired.
We ran up to USCIS and got a I-551 stamp in my wife passport when her AOS expiration letter was set to expire, so we could travel to Mexico. I remember them having a shelf life of 1 year.
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4 minutes ago, Rocio0010 said:
Please follow the thread.
How is the husband going to walk in to an ASC if he's out of the country?
But also, what appointment is he going to make, when he already has an expired ADIT stamp?
Before you leave the country you do it. Been there, done that............
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2 hours ago, JamieCO1 said:
I actually think that your husband's criminal record will be more of an issue than the financial support. This is where you need legal guidance. I would expect his case to get intense scrutinity. Several people in online groups write for advice on how to explain past offenses, however, your husband is still incarcerated, so he isn't been able to show that he changed. This will be a very difficult case to get approval.
From looking at the I-130 they don't even ask about your criminal history, that is the beauty of doing a Spousal vs K1, you dont have to disclose you criminal history.
I see this case as a easy approval
RFE for proof of divorce (help)
in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures
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I am in Dallas County, same thing done here
Never heard of them for Texas.