Whippy

Best of luck! We have the same coming up soon as well

Wow, I am usually very good about reading the instructions before asking. I guess I just missed that.

Thank you once again for your help with my questions.

Thank you both very much! While we are aware of the long wait, we would like to get things moving as soon as possible.

Now I have one more question if you know. When we file the I-130 for the son, will a photocopy of my wifes passport stamp be sufficient as her proof of permanent residence or do they require a photocopy of the actual green card that is suposed to arrive in a couple of weeks?

Hi all,

My wife recently received her conditional permanent residence. Can she now sponsor her son (over 21, unmarried) or must she wait until conditions are lifted from her green card?

thank you

I am very sorry to hear of your troubles

I hope this does not sound cold but I would suggest gathering copies of these e-mails (and anything else you find) from this other gal in case you need to use it as evidence in court.

Hi folks,

I was wondering if anyone knows if my wife and I can get re-married in America? We were married under South African law a little over a year ago but would now like to be married under South Carolina law as well.

Under our SA marriage, my wife is basically considered a minor and has to get my permission to do anything legal in her home country just because she is a woman. Because of this, we are having some slight legal problems getting some things on the other side wrapped up.

If it IS possible to be also married in South Carolina, will one marriage supercede the other?

I know this is prolly a question for a lawer, but I thought I'd ask and see if anyone had any experience or thoughts on the matter.

thanks!

Hi, thanks everyone, i really appreciate your help

It turns out my intuition was right and this dude did not know what he was talking about. Leslie spoke with a friend who is an auditor and she told her the real deal...all she needs to do is contact SARS (tax department) and give her income tax number to apply for clearance.

I'm going to post this lady's e-mail here for reference in case anyone else finds this thread and has questions because it has some good info in it...hope it will help someone else in the future:

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I really don't know why he requires a Visa number. When you apply for a tax clearance, SARS only requires your income tax number. Also, is he stupid or what? At present, don't tell SARS you are immigrating. Just get a tax clearance to take the money out of the country, but apply for a foreign investment tax clearance for about R500 000. Then you know you are covered with whatever you want to take out of the country. Because an immigration tax clearance takes forever, most of my clients only take the foreign investment tax clearance and once they are overseas, they notify SARS that they are now non-resident and don't intend returning to SA. A Tax clearance is valid for one year. If you don't come right, go see XXXXXXXX at SARS. E-mail her at XXXXXXXX to make an appointment with her. Ask her for a foreign investment tax clearance certificate and give the details of a bank of your husband's overseas for R500 000. Don't tell her you are immigrating. That can be sorted out later.

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Thanks again

Hi all,

I wonder if someone can help us out a bit....

My wife is trying to get her South Africa tax clearance before leaving and the tax man is telling her that he needs a visa number (whatever) before being able to apply for her clearance. She should receive her visa package in a couple or few days and I was wondering...does the unopened visa package have some sort of visa number stamped on the outside of it that this guy will be using or should we find another tax person that knows what they are doing? lol

thanks,

Steve

...seems I missed all the drama... DANGIT!

She passed!

Yay, now all we gotta do is book flights!! ... wow, it feels unreal

....sorry, I shouldda done this not in the thread I'm just excited. lol

Look for the Mexican food section of your grocery store....Goya makes some

YAY! Leslie got her interview date today! ((does disco dance)) Her and James are scheduled in Johannesburg on the 29th of September.

WHOOHOO, me so happy

Congratulations to you!! I hope the rest goes smoothly

I will try and find a copy of this somewhere....perhaps the network will release it to DVD and it will be available at public libraries "soon."

My ex-wife used to work at a staffing agency and used to tell me some very sad stories about how employers found ways to get around hiring black people. I don't remember the details of these tricks but it used to anger and frustrate us both...and this was only one aspect of a much larger picture. Anyone who says that racism is no longer a problem in America is full of it.

9 months today....thankfully it should not be much longer. While I am so sad about this, I feel for all of my brothers and sisters here who have waited so much longer

The loophole could be "fixed" by allowing a step-parent to file I-130 and file to adjust status for a child under 21 as long as the marriage takes place before the child's 21st BIRTHDAY instead of their 18th.

THIS is what causes so much confusion, broken hopes, and split up families. I am caught in the same situation as Annie was/is with her daughter with my step-son.

I'd ilke to propose a bill to change this somehow but this immigration stuff is taking the life out of me and I don't think I'd have time to properly research and write a bill.

I wish I had known about the ability to adjust status with the K2 before we got married...we would already all be living happily ever after in America by now

If your stepson gets here and files for AOS before he turns 21, then he's ok.Diana

Yah, see, that is the problem...I cannot file the I-130 for him, only his mother and only AFTER she gains Permanent Resident status. Seeing as how he turns 21 on October of this year, that just will not happen as there is no way she will get here and get her green card before then.

So it sounds ilke the embassy contact does not understand the process correctly and that our innitial assessment of the situation is correct...that he needs to stay in South Africa until his mom can file for him and a visa becomes available.

This is the ONLY way I see it. Thanks everyone.

Hi everyone,

My oldest stepson is 20 years old and was over 18 when marriage took place making it impossible for me to sponsor him. He is, however, eligible for a K4 visa to enter the United States.

It has been my understanding all along that because he will turn 21 before my wife gains Permanant Residence status, that his visa would expire and he would have to go back to South Africa.

Now, my wife has written to the embassy in South Africa and they have told her that he can get into America and be eligible for Permanant Residency as long as SHE applies for adjustment of status before he turns 21.

How can this be? Is this information correct? It seems to me that he would be illegal as soon as he turns 21?? If what the embassy is saying is true then we have to move FAST to make this happen. They said they would expidite the interview for us to allow this to happen, but if they are wrong and the boy has to go back to South Africa less than a month after arriving here, that would be disasterous

PLEASE HELP!

Yah, your layover is too short for sight seeing, sorry. When travelling, as you will see, an hour and 45 minutes is not really all that long. Congrats, you must be so excited!

Great news, thank you all!

Hey everyone,

I am missing my W2s from 2007 .... don't ask .... ((rolls eyes at self))

Will a tax transcript from the IRS for 2007 be sufficient rather than a 1040 with missing W2?

Thank you much

Thanks purepeace. I am glad you answered me, you have made me realize that I am rushing and on the verge of making mistakes.

Am I the only one here that is totally confused with what to send back to the embassy at this time? I'm afraid I have no cooking clue what to do here, there is so much conflicting information from what I am told, what I read, and what the forms say. I have searched the VJ forums over and over and it seems everyone else understands this step perfectly. What am I missing, what am I doing wrong?

Hi all, does my wife send BOTH DS156 forms back to the embassy or just one of them? I'm afraid the "instructions" for this packet 3 are not all that clear.

thanks

DOH!! I'm sorry, I just looked at the OF-169 and that IS the checklist!

Well so this threat is not in vein, can I please verify that required info to be sent in NOW is:

OF-169

DS-230 - Part 1

DS-156K

DS-156

?? Does she send ALL these forms in?

thanks

Hi everyone, please help??

My wife has received her packet 3 but did not receive any kind of instructions or a checklist...what she received was:

OF-169

DS-230 - Part 1

DS-156K

DS-156

..and "some medical forms" as she said.

What will she need to mail back to the embassy right now so that we can start the process of getting an interview scheduled?

...should she call and request something else be sent to her? I thought there was supposed to be a checklist with the package?? I'm so confused.