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Hello all. Getting ready to file a petition to bring my fiancé to the US. I'm currently in the Army, but will be getting out soon. The address where he's going to live will depend on where I end up working. For the form should I put my current address and then submit a change to that later on? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
14. Address in the United States where your fiancé(e) intends to live.
We used my mom's address as a our permanent address b/c we always lived within 15-20 miles from her. We moved a lot in the first year and I didn't want to risk losing any mail. Also, my mom's mail is more reliable since she's in a house and not in an apartment. However, once we moved states and had a firm address, we formally changed the address with USCIS.
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For people with family in developing nations it's almost impossible to obtain visitor's visas. Because of that, the only option is to sponsor a loved one for a green card. It's just not an option to go that route.
We're planning to apply for a green card for my mother-in-law in the future. Our intention is for her to live with us much of the year, but she will likely spend winters in her hometown.
For the OP, I have a friend whose in-laws visit a couple of times of year for a few months at a time. They are able to keep their green cards. They've been doing this since they retired in the US. They no longer own a home in the US, but their kids were raised in the US and they file taxes for their social security.
bennyb, it would be helpful to know your timeline. You might be a granted a 10 year card if you've been married more than 2 years, but it would still be difficult to maintain PR status if you're not connected to the US with work/living even with the 10 year card.
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Congratulations! These are the trials that only make a marriage stronger.
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¿Pero a qué sabe el tal mole? Eso se ve es como una plasta negra.
Diana
Sabe a gloria hermana
Oyeme si... habrá que buscarla en fb a ver (Leeeeen)!
de veras, cuando regreso a la casa, la buscare. Me dijo que iban a ir a Oregon para Memorial day. Quizas disfrutaron tanto del viaje que no querian regresar.
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mmmmmm!!!!
enamorada soy yo. Donde anda la hermana Len? No la he visto por aqui en una semana.
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very worth the read. very moving and thought provoking. Thanks maviwaro.
I wonder if his words will be "heard" by anyone in a way that will affect any change.
As a white woman I can't help the community from within but I can be an ally. I hope I already am in my actions, but I know that there is a whole lot more I can do.
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Buenos dias!
mi reporte del nuevo restaurante oaxaqueno: Mole delicioso y entomatadas sin sabor. La proxima vez me quedo con mole y negra modelo. mmm...
Tons, Pedro y su familia estan en la playa y yo aqui con 50 grados. que envidiosa soy!
Espero que todos sigan buenisimos.
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Thank you everyone! We are relived - although I do wish we knew that the namecheck cleared vs. being simply pushed through due to new regulations. Ah well
maybe I will hit up my congressperson for that 
...Zsam - I didnt mean to exclude you at all in my hopes that aging files get adjudicated. I am pulling for you girl, and hope you are soon having the same feeling of relief.
Congratulations!
btw, did you do anything between your husband's biometrics renewal and today? like talk to a congressperson or schedule an infopass?
again! woo hoo!
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FINALLY some good news! Went to our infopass appointment today at 9:45am. After a short wait they called us up to the window. She pulled our case to see what the hold up was and "said" the lady was just about to approve our case. Do I believe that? Not really, since it took her a bit to come back so she was probably looking for it on the desk. lol Either way she said the IO was approving the case today and we'd recieve the card in 2-3 weeks. When we got home I checked my email and sure enough there was the email we've been awaiting.
I'm so glad we got answers but it bugs me to think how much longer we would have been waiting if we would have never made a infopass appointment. SO relieved not to have to pay for another work permit though!! 
Congratulations!
How long ago did you hear that your name check had gone through?
I'm glad their was good news!
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We're headed to our local office tomorrow for our infopass appointment. I'm HOPING we get good news. Ever since we recieved a reply to my phone call about the name check and it saying that had cleared within 2 months, I'm pretty irritated as to why it's not been processed yet since IO said that's all she was waiting for. Here's to a hopeful outcome for tomorrow!
Let us know how it went today. I hope well.
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Besides, how many VJers are renters? How many people are 'AOS pending....' for a long time? I don't think I want the landlord deciding that C. has to be homeless because his paperwork didn't process and he might be an illegal. ICE shouldn't be foisting their job onto the local businesses.
Allamdullilah, you're calling the cops on people who aren't, by your own admission, breaking local ordinances. I'm not sure what you want the cops to arrest them for, if public drunkenness is no longer on the books.
Good point. I suppose we'd still be homeless since we're stuck in the name check and AOS pending. Luckily CA granted IDs with current EAD and foreign passport. Good thing we don't live in AZ.
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Is there any proof they're illegal or is this based on what you think is a hotbed for illegal immigration?
I mean if you were really seriously then perhaps ICE should get to know you.
Most of them are illegal. ICE isn't going to do anything unless they have Arab sounding names and then they'd be down here like stank on poo! It's very easy to be illegal in my area.... the police don't care, the businesses don't care, the citizens don't care, and ICE doesn't care.
how did u get the illegal immigrant-vision?? I wish I could tell that easy if they're illegal or not
I think you can buy some goggles at the flea market in TJ... If you look through them and hear an Irish brogue and see red hair it dings "tourist", but if you hear Spanish and brown skin, it dings "illegal." 100% accurate with a margin of error of +/- 95
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chale shadtov ahi andas hablando de comida mexicana ya se me antojo pa desayunar
uff unos huevos con chorizo, o con mashaca.. y frijoles
ayyyy
compay que vas a dale gasolina al carro de ida a la playa??
en otras noticias pasense por el tema de la chica que perdió a su novio para dejar sus condolencias. que tragedia!
Wow. Que tragico el accidente. Estaba mirando a su perfil y solo el miercoles estaba platicando de los pasos en Cuba. Espero que tenga familia y amigos que le pueden apoyar.
que tristeza...
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I'm so sorry Barbara. I will keep you in my thoughts.
Please know that you're probably going to hear people say some very thoughtless things to you in the next year or so. We as humans have trouble seeing our loved ones and friends sad and so say some pretty stupid things. People always do, but know that they mean well.
Give yourself a lot of time to grieve and mourn Alexis. Even though you were still in the middle of the visa journey, your love for him is deep and you need to allow yourself to grieve as you need to. We mourn our loved ones based on our attachments; there are no rules. Don't expect yourself to remember much right now. You might even just feel very numb for a while. That's fine. Whatever comes up is fine and however long you need is fine. ANd talk about Alexis as much as you need to. Feel free to come here to talk about him. We're all still here for support if you want it. The people who truly love you will be with you.
Again, I am so sorry,
Heather
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Hola banda,
Manana cumplimos 4 anos de matrimonio. (y seguimos sin el green card... pero no me quejo...
)Ni modo, 4 anos y seguimos felices juntos. Vamos a ir al nuevo restaurante Oaxaqueno que abrio cerca de nosotros.
mmmm... Len, te contare si es bueno o no.
Aparte de Pedro que disfrutara de su tiempo en la playita B) este finde, que planes tienen lo demas?
Ahhh no mano... con todo el respeto del mundo el Wii le dá tres pelas al 360. No por contenido de juegos sinó por el acto de moverse en vez de ejercitar los dedos nada más! (ejercicio vs tunel del carpo)Pero si... acá está a 90 estacas. La cosa es lograr encontrarlo como está de moda y Nintendo es bieeeeen jodido con el marketing.
Bueno hablando de ejercitarse ya me voy a casita a limpiar la máquina de remos... ya veré!!
hay que hacer mas de solo limpiarla
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So wouldn't making it impossible for them to live here curb that drive to emigrate?
the fence would make it difficult for not just those wanting to emigrate, but for drug smugglers. so yes, there still would be a need for it.
I'm thinking an electric fence would be more appropriate for these scum.
i've always been an advocate of land mines.......
Okay, I'll stop biting. This is crazy talk I see.
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OMG Charles, those stories are so sad!
This one especially upset me because the neighborhood I live in is an illegal immigrant hotbed (and I have been victim to several crimes myself that the police can't do anything for because the illegal immigrants are untracable) and I sit in my house almost every night and watch them drink themselves to ridiculous levels and then, when the cops come because the music is too loud, all get in their cars and drive off.... drunk! And I am surprised every time that the police allows them to drive off knowing they're all drunk.
Eighteen-year-old Tricia Taylor of Detroit was in court in December 2002 to hear the plea of the illegal alien who caused her to lose both legs above the knees. Jose Carcamo was driving under the influence (.08 percent blood alcohol level) and speeding when he drove over a curb and smashed Taylor into a wall. One report stated that Carcamo has had 17 violations since 1995. Another noted that he was drag racing at the time of the crash. It is agreed that the car was travelling between 50 and 75 miles per hour on a street posted for 25 mph. Taylor's companion Noah Menard suffered a fractured skull and collarbone, as well as requiring eight pins to reconstruct his mangled elbow. The INS had twice begun deportation proceeding against Carcamo to return him to El Salvador, but regrettably did not follow through. Carcamo will be out of jail in a few years, but Tricia Taylor faces a lifetime of pain and disability because of another failure of the INS to remove a dangerous alien. Incidentally, drinking to excess and then driving is celebrated in Hispanic cultures rather than condemned. Sentencing Update: On January 13, 2003 Jose Carcamo was sentenced to 3-5 years in prison. Four months after the crash, Tricia Taylor still must take pain medication, antibiotics, anti-depressants and sleeping pills. Chronic bone infection means she may yet lose more of her right leg. Carcamo sent a note of apology to Taylor and Menard, but misspelled the names. She responded, "It hurts me every time I see him. He acts like he's sorry, but you'd think he would know our names." She is not forgiving, either: "I have my whole life with no legs ... I'm only 18. He gets no forgiveness."
ETA: forgot to include the story I was citing.
Ok, this is a failure of the justice system to follow through. Here in Washington my patient's father was immediately deported after being arrested for domestic violence against the patient's mother. However is it okay to then say
Incidentally, drinking to excess and then driving is celebrated in Hispanic cultures rather than condemned.
That's not fair to say. Who "celebrates" manslaughter? This man deserves severe punishment and I agree that he should have been dealt with previously.
Where I used to live they had a rental ban that was knocked down by the courts. I never understood why that was going to help the local community. You're only decreasing city revenue but making no other difference. I agree with Maviwaro that we need to focus on improving working standards in the US such that we improve living standards for our own communities and raise the bar all around.
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We received a 2nd AOS interview notice today stating in big letters that the interview will be videotaped. Frustrating but glad they have not forgotten about us. They requested we bring all the original documentation again including a medical exam form I-693 do you really think they need this? Under the request for the I-693 are the words "APPEAR EVEN IF NOT COMPLETED" how confusing! What is more disturbing is they ask for original certified copy of indictment/information and judgment for any/all arrests within the US. My husband has NEVER been arrested in ths US, is it possible to get something from the government that states this? My head hurts already I can tell I will be stressing until June 12!
I've never heard of that. At your initial interview 3 years ago did they tell you that you were approved, just pending name check?
Awww Kopa - your nearing the end! What I would do to prepare for their request would be to get local police reports from the places we lived since arrival. I am sorry you have to go through another interviewing process. I find that ridiculous. Also - you may want to update your I-864 and just have it on hand should they ask about it. Can never be too preparedand any further delays you can avoid - the better just to get past this piece!Much luck to you - I hope soon we can see your approval!
You've still heard nothing?
sigh...
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You are right. I guess I would like to talk to La Raza here in San Francisco to see if I can get a referral. Maybe this weekend at church will help. Definitely it should be someone familiar with immigration vocab as you pointed out.
Thanks.
No you do not need anyone with any special vocabulary - the only word that confused my wife's Mexican born translator was Biometrics. By the way my examiner asked me why I didn't interpret for her (So, perhaps, you could do it too; how's your Spanish?). Here we had found an interpreter at a local Mexican restaurant - one of the owner's sister or aunt did it for people - she was charging $150 for the 3 or 4 hour time slot (sometimes you end up waiting). So, you could inquire at the local Mexican restaurants too - they may have people who do it to make some extra cash. We ended up taking a friend - who became available - he ended up having days off for working some night shifts, so we did save the $150. Good Luck
I translated for my husband in 2004, but it seems like it's not consistent, whether you're allowed to translate or not. We had absolutely no problem, but others say that you definitely need a translator. Dunno.
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or what about a student in college or high school that is bi lingual?
That sounds like a good idea. And you could do it by the cheap. $10-20/hour. Of course, you'd want to make sure they were familiar with immigration vocab. Maybe someone who already went through the immigration process?
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I used an attorney for the initial part of the K-1 and that was a waste of time and money. I found a paralegal in San Diego that cost me $300 for the AOS. They were great. They've helped with all the renewals for free, and there have been a lot since we're stuck in name check.
However, I might never have used them if I'd known about this site when we started this process.
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Wow! You're a model of perseverence in the face of bureaucracy.
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Are fema trailors different than the ones that millions live in? Fomaldahyde just for fema? Lookin for government settlement? Of course!
I believe they are different. I remember reading that they were considered "temporary" unlike other trailers that people expect to live in for 30 plus years.
But I don't have anything to back that up... it's just something I remember reading before.
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Hola querido foro, a todos muchos abrazos y felicitaciones a Flores y a Andrés y Diana, nos alegra mucho, estaba un poco perdida, pero ya estamos de vuelta, quiero contarles que ya nos casamos el día jueves en la corte de Arizona muy cerca de casa, fue un día muy agitado pues aun que no se haga nada es el día de la boda y la energía que se gasta es mucha, fue emocionante, pues cuando yo me case la primera vez tenia solo 16 años y la verdad no recuerdo mayor cosa de aquel día, este mes ha sido lleno de bendiciones y de tristezas, les pido que entren en oración por mi nietecita, mi hijo mayor y su esposa estaban esperando bebe y la bebe nació con solo 5 meses y 1 semana de gestación, así que le ruego que pidan mucho por ella, se llama Sofía, pues tiene problemas de bronquios y pulmones, esta muy chiquitina y débil, de lo demás esta muy bien, pero ya se podrán imaginar como estamos de preocupados, nació el 19 de Mayo, y uno de los hijos de mi amor cumplió el 21, el primer nieto de mi amor nació el 22 y nuestra boda fue el 22, ha sido un mes muy atareado y con muchas emociones juntas, fue un día muy lluvioso y frío, nos toco un juez muy amable, que cuando me vio la estrella de David era aterrado que en Colombia existieran judíos, me decía que nunca se lo imagino, pues también es judío, vaya si creen que de verdad en Colombia vivimos en chozas en medio de los árboles, pero subimos a ellas en ascensores, ni siquiera vio los papeles del divorcio de ninguno de los dos y no pidió el registro civil, solo mi pasaporte y el de mi hijo, que fue uno de los testigos, que cuando me vio que ya salíamos a la corte, con el ramo de rosas en las manos y lista para irnos, me abrazo y se aferro a mi cuello, lloro un poco, de felicidad, por mi, tan lindo estar con el, compartiendo esta parte de mi vida, también nos acompaño uno de los hijos de mi amor y un amigo de el que fue testigo. El juez le hizo repetir a mi amor las palabras de siempre en ingles, mientras mi amor me ponía la argolla, y cuando fue mi turno, dijo que repitiera y con ese ingles mió tan tenaz, yo le dije a mi amor las palabras que me salieron del corazón en Español y con lagrimas en los ojos, le hice mi juramento de amor y el también muy emocionado con sus ojos llorosos, vimos culminado en ese momento 2 largos años de esperanzas, de esperas y de amor, luego nos fuimos a comer y nos tomamos unas buenas margaritas, me siento muy feliz en medio de mi tristeza, pero la verdad, en la vida no hay nada completo, por eso debemos vivir con intensidad los momentos felices y bellos que Di-s nos regala cada día, y comprendí muy bien las palabras de la Biblia que dicen, cada día trae su propio afán, por que todo tiene su tiempo bajo el cielo,
Ahora viene el otro proceso y estaremos aplicando para el cambio de status, pero ya mucho mas tranquilos, sobre todo yo, gracias por leer mis escritos y por permitir contarles y hacerlos participe de mis cosas.
Felicidades Len y la verdad es muy agradable poder ver al esposo y que la piel se ponga de gallina, que las mariposas vuelen en el estomago y que todo nuestro ser sienta el amor y la atraccion, eso no se debe perder, ni con el tiempo, ni los problemas, sere una ilusa?
Feliz fin de semana para todos. un abrazo y mil bendiciones, Carina.
Felicidades Carina y tambien les mantengo en mis pensamientos por tu nieta.
Que los medicos tengan toda la sabiduria para curar a Sofia. Y que tu hijo y nuera sigan fuertes para el camino en frente.
Vaccination Supplement for the K1 visa
in Adjustment of Status (Green Card) from K1 and K3 Family Based Visas
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The place we went to for my husband's medical exam accepted his vaccination records from Mexico. It helped that we went to a clinic that worked with mostly Spanish speakers so they understood the vaccinations in Spanish.
You can search "Juarez Consulate" in old posts on this site. There's a really long thread with lots of people who have filed K-1's from Mexico and I'm sure they'll have lots of answers.