Liam and Kara

I lived in Prague one year and Brussels for two years before moving here, i also had insurance numbers in those countries although i was a UK Citizen.

When doing the K1 visa i had to get police reports(translated to English also) from each country as i had resided there for over 12 months.I was able to also interview in London without any issues.

Hi Guys

Quick question, my daughter who is turning 18 this May, Finishes school in May and wants to take a GAP YEAR before heading to University.

I have been permanent resident here in the USA for the past 6 years married to a US Citizen under the K1 process.

Is there a special form that we can complete for her to spend THE year here with my wife and I?

Has anyone been through this scenario and if so what were the things they did or came across?

Many thanks

Thanks guys for the information, much appreciated, will look into it after she goes back HOME.

Thanks Arken, I thought it may have been a B2, much appreciated

Thanks, maybe look into it, if possible, if not will stick with what we do at this time, when I have USA citizenship sorted will go through her green card process, luckily I have enough finances to sponsor her and have an extended apartment on my house for her. Thanks yuna628 for your reply.

Not relying on any walmart shopper advice, just asking a simple question. Is it possible or not? Simple as that, if it is possible, what would the visa be? This site used to be the place to go for all questions and help, when did it turn so cynical?

Nothing more involved, she is on disability back in the UK, so gets paid directly to her bank account. so does not work. She is getting to an age where the UK(Scottish)winters are taking their toll, she normally comes on the VWP each year for the allowed 90 days(approx) We spoke to visitor we met in Walmart who said she was here for a 6 months stay and so thought we would ask what visa the person might have been on or if this was possible, the person was retired.

Thanks

Thanks, would that be a local interview or interview here in the USA?

I would like to bring my sister over for 6 months at a time to the USA, I am a ten year green card holder and need to know the best way to make this happen, which form we need to complete. Her permanent residence will be the UK. Would just like to bring her here for the winter months.

Any help will be much appreciated.

Thanks

Thanks KLM I know the USA only sees one citizenship, I suspect the UK is much the same..I guess it all goes for booking flights back and forth...with one or the other passports.

Dave - you are exactly correct....sometimes it feels that doing the right thing is just throwing money away constantly on this process

although the good out weights the bad, so can't complain to much.

As for the wait for this to be processed yes it took much longer than most peoples to process, not sure why that was, I called them last week as it had not changed status on the website, then two days later i get notice that I am good to go...

Here is a question, when becoming a new citizen of the USA, I know you have to swear an oath to the USA forgoing all other nations, but what if we were to move bacl to the UK, would I still not be a citizen there?

Anyway, thanks folks for the kind words....it seems not that long ago that we were both on either side of the big pond dreaming of this time....good luck to all on your journey's.

Well, today I received my 10 year permant residence Green Card.

YAY..........we are both over joyed.

Not long now and I will be applying for Citizenship.

Until you have your permanent green card make sure you book your connecting flights with plenty time to allow for the interview at secondary inspection. The CBP officers follow a certain protocol and even with your calling the USCIS and giving them notice of your travels, they will not deviate from it. Unfortunately there is nothing you can do, effectively. It sucks but it is what it is...

I know I know it is a pain in the rear...I hope when I receive my ten year card it will make travel easier

if not I will be back on griping again...

Time for a gripe....

For the THIRD time I am held up at immigration getting back into the country.

My work sometimes takes me out the country, I have a two year green card, I am currently waiting on receiving my 10 year card,

I have the extention letter allowing me to travel and work from the USCIS. I have called the USCIS a week before I travel on every

occassion, they say they note it on the system when I leave when I come back I get the operators name and number....all is good.

On my return on each occassion, I hand over my documents I advise the green card is now out of date but I have a letter which I produce

extending the expiry date one year, I explain I have called USCIS and it should be on the system(I am guessing it is not) all appears fine

we have friendly chat, then as I am about to finish and walk off to catch my connecting flight, they hold up the documents and I am escorted to the "holding pen" where I sit watching evolution move faster than the occupants in uniform...after about 2 hours I am handed my documents with no explaination and escorted on my way to the exit, when asked "what is the point of having the extention letter?" I am told" I don't know"

Don't you just love when that happens, oh and I miss my connecting flight....

I've passed a background check for one Job I applied for a small firm but I have also applied for a large corporation which I am waiting to hear from.

good luck, I joined a large corporate job too, they took nearly 6/8 weeks to get all the background check completed, this was after giving me a start date, for me to hand in two weeks notice to my previous employer, it was very frustrating, but got their in the end....

Hi all -

My wife completed her ASO and has her conditional GC in hand ! whoo hooo.

we are thinking of taking a vacation to mexico over summer and i have some question on how all that works since she can re-enter.

first she would have to get a visa to mexico since she's not a US citizen correct? i wanted to double check . secondly at re-entry to US does she just user her green card to show proof? her GC shows my last name that we changed at interview but her passport has her maiden name. do we need to take marriage license to show proof of any sort? i wanted to be sure before we make plans if this is gonna complicate anything.

thanks !

question 1 - yes

question 2- Passport and card yes

question 3 - yes

I have 2 small criminal records both resulted in just fines, I know it's not an issue for my immigration but I wondered if they transfer your Criminal records to the US with you. So if someone runs a US background check your UK crimes will show up?

M

No it only shows on the UK records, although when you go for a job here(in my experience) most companies will check back to the UK criminal records, so always a good Idea to be truthful on any application you complete, as they will come across it, Normally they will ask if in the past 7 years....please explain.

hope this helps.

Ye we all go through the homesick thing, the feeling of "have I made the right decision coming here?" how am I ever going to get independent and less of a burdeon? It is not easy, most people that come to live in the states from wherever quickly come to find out about the HUGE cultural diffence to their own country, coming from the UK i thought it would be easier than it was, but over time it does get easier...

It certainly helps you to get to know your surroundings, read the local papers find out where something is on, like others have said, in your area and pop along, I am sure once they hear your accent you will be welcomed with open arms. yes there are alot og SMALL things here that are so different to your home country, at first they can be daunting, but i looked at it from a learning experience, keep in touch with family and friends from home and talk to them about the differences and the experiences you are having on a daily basis.Get your husband to arrange a night out with his colleagues and get to know them, also build up your own friendships and it will get easier i promise, once you can build the confidence to go on the road yourself and gain freedom things will change. after 3 years here i still have days where i miss home and family and friends, i am not sure if that ever goes away, but thankfully with the internet and skype the world is a much smaller place.

good luck

As most of the guys on here have said to you, this will not be able to be processed until or unless you have met in person. I know that is not what you want to hear, but thems the breaks kid...

What you are planning is a huge step and a real life changing moment, your still young and have the rest of your life ahead of you, could you honestly live in a country away from the help and support of your family?

even for us oldies it is a struggle to be in a new country ALL ALONE(even with your partner).

I would not for one minute say to you or belittle you by dismissing the idea but try keeping contact with your girlfriend and give it time to blossom and let life take whatever path it sends you on, if it is to be with your girlfriend then all the better, if not, then unfortunately thats life...

finish school, even look into a student visa, and go to school here, discuss with your parents the options as well as her parents, I know it may take you years to be in a position to be able to travel and get to the point of moving over to the USA to live, but be patient and see where it leads too.

Good luck to you both i know it is not easy.

the safest and CORRECT way to do it is to send ALL pages of both passports, I know it sounds strange to send all blank pages but that is a requirement that we all have/had to do.

Good luck on your journey. short cuts lead to no where in this process.

Quick question guys....I have my Bio-Metric interview this week for renewing my green card.

thing is my wife just started LPN school full time leaving me to go

to the bio-metric interview myself, does my wife need to attend the interview as well?

The whole race issue in my opinion is nonsense, as for the description I could careless what color you were, Black, White, green, yellow, navy blue....the fact is whether you want to see it this way or not is that the officer saw the fact that there was an overstay red flagged to them within your file and that you were then recently married which is where the problem is coming up.

again, i do not for one moment suggest you were not right to complain about the officer interviewing you but the race card does not work for me on this occassion.

I am only giving you my opinion on what you have explained as someone who has completed the process, I wish you and your wife all the luck in the world for your next interview, but honestly, I would not be going into the new interview with playing the race card.

good luck.

I am sorry you had such a bad experience.

I can only imagine this reason for the hard time(although not for the rudness) was that your wife, had OVERSTAYED her previous visa and then turned up married to yourself, I am not saying

she married you to avoid being deported, but, that is how the officer could have seen the whole situation and resulted in such a stressful interview.

I am sure you are in love and have close family and friends within your group and do have a bonified marriage but again, these officers see this kind of thing red flagged to them on a daily basis and can become cynical over time.

It is their job to weed out illegals trying to yank the system(so to speak).

Good luck in your follow up interview, please let us know how it goes.

I went throught the same thing when I got here, I had a few months to wait on getting my workvisa sorted out,

I just found things to do around the house, asked if there was anything that needed fixing, I also made the effort

to get to know my new inlaws to be, spending lots of time with them getting to know them and them getting to know me. I socialized with her work colleagues and again was like an odd jobs man around their homes, it also gave me time to get all my ducks in arow for the next step on the journey, getting the SSN sorted, driver's license sorted, making wedding plans, just simply taking in my new surroundings and getting to know my new neighbours.....

also tv and computer helped to pass the hours and the odd call back to the home land.

Soon time flies by and your ready to get out working to make a contibution to your new family and begin building the life you had speant the past year dreaming about with the love of your life.

Good luck all will be fine.

It is pronounced 'Eye-gor', btw...

Frau Blucher.....

Igor: Dr. Frankenstein...

Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: "Fronkensteen."

Igor: You're putting me on.

Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: No, it's pronounced "Fronkensteen."

Igor: Do you also say "Froaderick"?

Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: No... "Frederick."

Igor: Well, why isn't it "Froaderick Fronkensteen"?

Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: It isn't; it's "Frederick Fronkensteen."

Igor: I see.

Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: You must be Igor.

[He pronounces it ee-gor]

Igor: No, it's pronounced "eye-gor."

Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: But they told me it was "ee-gor."

Igor: Well, they were wrong then, weren't they?