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Thanks...I was thinking the same thing..she told my wife she was ready to go back...I think she is confident she can do it now. The DS 160 doesn't ask about her childern or grandkids...so she never talked about it, they only asked if she was married.

I know they asked if she was married..but I don't think they asked about any other childern she had....I am fairly certain she didn't sell herself very well at the interview. It happened last night so I don't have the actual denial reason. But I assume its the lack of evidence.

Her husband works, they own a house (not an expensive house). Her son lives nearby with his wife and grandson (12yrs old).

My mother in law was just turned down for a B2 Visa, I assume she did not have enough proof for the consolate. Can anyone give me some examples of documents that a successful B2 Visa was approved. Does anyone bring photos of family or other stuff.

Any help would be great...we want to apply again..hopefully with more documents...(biggest problem her mother doesn't work)

My wife and I are planning to travel back to Thailand in Nov. to see her parents and show them their new granddaughter. Has anyone traveled with an infant and what are the challenges? Right now we are looking to hold her in our laps for the flight, but its a long flight but it will save a $1000.00.

Could you find her a US Boyfriend?

It's crazy but that is probably the best option. It would have been worth the try...she is a college graduate still looking for a good job.

Her cousin is like her sister...they basically lived across the street from each other their whole lives. But its a culture you are not familiar with...besides I would rather have family watching my child then a stranger any day..

My wife and I are having a baby in about 6 months. She thought it would be a good idea to bring her cousin to the US to help take care of the baby. Is this a hard thing to do? And what kind of visa should I be pursuing?

Thanks for any feedback

Really? Someone else on here would have to verify that since Rin and I got married in Bangkok. Do you have a link to an official website that says a Thai citizen has to register at the Amphur if you get married overseas before the marriage is official?

To be safe, she is going to change her Thai ID and get all the stamps done, but we will wait to get the passport changed when we come back to the states. Some of this stuff can be fuzzy..and no one can ever give a striaght answer when you call them. Thanks for the info...your right it will be easier to do it here.

I'm not too sure about that..we still have to do the paperwork in Thailand at the Amphur for it to be offical. We are going to be there 3 weeks so we plan to do it all when we get there. I figure if she uses her passport name for the tickets, we should be able to show the wedding certificate in Thai and english if there are any problems at the airport. Once we get to the US its all about the greencard anyway.

We are flying to Thailand and we plan to get married in Thailand and change the name on her passport to my last name, so when I buy the plane ticket whose name do I use? If I book the flight in her passport name and change it in Thailand can she get back on that original ticket?

I will give you guys a run down on how it unfolded, we spent about an hour in the waiting room until we were called in and then sat in a room with one guy who had all of our paperwork in front of him. He first swore us in so that now we have to tell the truth (haha). He looked through his packet and asked a few basic questions....actually he really didn't ask any questions but more of a clarification of facts so it was like you met your husband here right? and you were never married right? He did that for about 5mins and then he started circling things and signing stuff. He finally got to the basic question list where you say no to everything, but of course my wife didn't understand all the words so we got hung up on terrosits and plane hijacking...what a place to get hung up on, so after we got a laugh he stamped the approved on the paperwork and that was it.....I brought 2 big envelopes of stuff and never had to open them except for the passports for ID purposes and POE date that was it...no pictures, no proof of marriage..nothing..I guess I can't ###### too much..its over..

However, I was impressed with the casework..they had everything I ever sent( change of address, letters from RFE. letters to clarify my chnage of interview)

Its not 45 days yet..so I would wait...

I wouldn't worry about anything as long as you stay in the US, the state ID is helpful but not a must. My wife used her Thai passport for everything until about a few months ago when she got her state ID. Just stuff a copy of your marriage certificate in your passport and keep in a safe place.

We just used ours and they didn't even look at the date that was on it...TBD is good..

Do what in 90 days? You only have to get married in 90 days after that take your time. But I would try to get the AOS packet out to USCIS before 180 days after your I-94 expires.

The answer to your question is NO... They assign you to an office that is close to the address that is on file, if you try to change your address now it will delay your interview a couple of months...just drive the extra 4 hours and make a day of it...

We got married within the 90 days, but my work was pretty unstable and warned me that I might be moving, so I waited for the move before I filed for the AOS. But all is good, she just got her interview letter yesterday...

For those who were following this thread, I was able to push back the interview and travel on the AP with the 179 days out of status. It took about 15 minutes at customs...but the trip was a success.

First of all I would like to thank you all for all your sympathy and condolences during our time of grieving and pains. I am still in pain and from time to time I can`t help myself but to cry. Losing a mom was so depressing especially she died with vehicular accident while I am there in U.S...Good thing that my AP arrived the day my mom died.....! I don`t have parents now both of them are gone ( I lost my dad when I was 6yrs.old)and now my mom. Please continue praying for the Eternal repose of my beloved mother.

I will be going back to U.S on June 18 and heal myself with this tragic experience that happen to my mom.

I will be flying via NWA- MNL-Nagoya-DTW, in case somebody here have the same flight. You can contact me...Please pray for my safe trip back to U.S and a hassle free POE for the second time.

Here is my documents:

* AP

* Marriage Contract

* Passport

* Eticket

* NOA of my AOS and AP

Am I good to return to U.S. with this documents???In case I forgot something kindly remind me asap.

Thank u so much and May God bless us all!

Sincerely,

Netscot

Hello, sorry for my late reply. I am now back here in U.S. I travelled by myself and my re-entry was smooth no problem using my AP. Thank you very much and have a nice day! God bless!

did you go back with your USC? or you will be returning US by yourself?

First of all I would like to thank you all for all your sympathy and condolences during our time of grieving and pains. I am still in pain and from time to time I can`t help myself but to cry. Losing a mom was so depressing especially she died with vehicular accident while I am there in U.S...Good thing that my AP arrived the day my mom died.....! I don`t have parents now both of them are gone ( I lost my dad when I was 6yrs.old)and now my mom. Please continue praying for the Eternal repose of my beloved mother.

I will be going back to U.S on June 18 and heal myself with this tragic experience that happen to my mom.

I will be flying via NWA- MNL-Nagoya-DTW, in case somebody here have the same flight. You can contact me...Please pray for my safe trip back to U.S and a hassle free POE for the second time.

Here is my documents:

* AP

* Marriage Contract

* Passport

* Eticket

* NOA of my AOS and AP

Am I good to return to U.S. with this documents???In case I forgot something kindly remind me asap.

Thank u so much and May God bless us all!

Sincerely,

Netscot

Hello, sorry for my late reply. I am now back here in U.S. I travelled by myself and my re-entry was smooth no problem using my AP. Thank you very much and have a nice day! God bless!

How did you present your AP at immigration? What line did you use? US or other?

Does that also apply if your using an AP?

Great News! I just got a letter from the Baltimore Field Office acknowledging our address change and our request to reschedule the interview. They fowarded my case back to the Benefits Center where they will send us a new interview date in our jurisdiction. (That was Fast) That should take care of Baltimore cancelling our application.

YEP!!! and the true definition is more than 180 days.

The ICE are not interested in people who are following the process, The NOA of the AOS stops the clock and puts you in a safe zone, but to carry all that paperwork is just asking to misplace it. I put all my wifes stuff in our Fire proof safe and left it there until we needed it. I just took her to the department of Motor Vechiles and got her an ID card so she could go places (bank, Bar, casinos, etc....places that require ID's)

Just go to the USCIS website and go into immigration, check status online and you will see a link to change address and just follow the instructions from there. (Takes 10 mins)