Kri Fartida

hi

nothing has changed, he abandoned his GC and a new petition needs to be filed, the only thing is, since he does have an alien number, the number that is on his original GC, you will need to put that number on any form that requests an A#, since that number is his for life

and if he has a social security number, that goes on the form as well, those numbers are for life and he won't be given another one

I think the social security number would be easy to find in his records, however, is there a way to find out the A# if there are no surviving documents?

Now more details come to light, my dad said that at one point he did in fact have a green card (possibly in the late 60's), as he was living in the US, then never renewed it as they left the US. What would then be the best approach?

2. It's a i130, he won't need the i485. He'd need that if he was here already. It takes around a year.

While the I130 application is being processed - will he be able to travel to and from the US, if he has a valid tourist visa (which he already does)?

And finally - my dad is older (75+), does that affect the process in any way?

they are still married but do not live in the US.

I am reading the guide now, but could not find the following:

1. Will my dad be required to stay in the US until he gets a parole document (i recall this from my the K1 process), if he is here while starting the application, and how long would that possibly take?

2. What is a common time frame for this procedure (either I130 or I485)?

I am a USC, and so is my mother, my dad is not.

My parents were married abroad in the 60's. For some unknown reason, my dad never applied for citizenship or any other papers (though most likely due to potential issues with local government at the time). He does have a long term (10 years) visa to the US and visits often.

What choices would they have today, should my dad want to apply for any type of permanent residency in the US?

Thanks!

We had our AOS interview, at Boston MA, at the JFK federal building.

this is for our K-1 application.

we arrived about 30 minuted ahead of our 11:00 appointment, but the waiting area was already really full of people.

we checked in and were called in for the interview at about 11:20.

our IO was a nice lady, swore us in and asked us to sit.

she went through the papers and asked to see our passports, visas and birth certificate (for the beneficiary only).

after that she went on to look through the papers and re ask the same questions of the 485 about the drugs\military stuff...

after that she asked to see if we have a marriage licence and a few pieces of evidence of living together, a bill or lease.

we gave her our rent lease, a bank statement, auto insurance statement, and both our MASS ID's with our address on them.

we had prepared a huge album of photos and a ton more documents, pets vaccinations and other bills together..

when i asked if she wants me to pull out anything else, she said she is not doing a I-130, and does not need to establish that we have a viable marriage but only that we actually married within 90 days of arrival.

we had a light conversion about pets and work and how the K-1 is so romantic...

after that she said, you are approved, and that a green card will be mailed in a few days.

she explained about removal of conditions, and that there will be no reminder from them and that we must remember to take action on it when the time is up.

she asked us to wait outside again in the wait area for a letter that states the above mentioned.

the interview lasted about 20-25 minutes, was casual and non intimidating. the IO was very polite and proper.

it took another hour or so for the release letter and that was it!

a few tips:

though we did get all the info we have from VJ, it is important to do your research even here, we read many contradicting accounts and explanations - but what i am trying to say is that all the info you need IS here - you just need to find it. we could not have done it with out VJ forums.

bring some snack with you as the wait might be long.

there is a main entrance to the building on its west side that has a line. there is another smaller entrance on the easterly side facing town hall, no line and much closer to the actual interview room.

i am not sure that what she said about the K-1 not needing to prove the relationship is 100% true for all cases but perhaps it can take some pressure off.

thanks to all the VJ poeple who helped along the way.

good luck to all of you.

OK, so i did all the research i could about this on the forum and no one gave a clear answer.

the question is:

Applicants empolyment in last 5 years - this section i get and filled out.

after that is sais:

last occupation abroad if not shown above.

so here is the question:

last occupation abroad of my wife was for employer123. it is of course listed first in the list of last 5 years of employers.

does this mean i should leave this last occupation box as NONE or N\A? or do i write the employer123 again?

please advise.

thanx

Omer

The I-864 is less discretionary than the I-134 because you have a clear threshold you have to meet. However, it's still discretionary in the respect that you have to prove you've met the threshold with evidence. If the evidence is determined to be insufficient proof, then the affidavit can still be rejected and you could still be required to get a joint sponsor.

The most compelling evidence is the most recent year's tax return. For this reason it is always required. See page 8, part 6, section 25 of the I-864 instructions. Anything else you provide is considered optional evidence. Since you won't qualify based on your tax return alone, your affidavit won't be sufficient without some of this optional evidence. See page 7, part 6, section 23 for some examples of what you can use to prove your "current individual annual income".

What you need to prove is that you can maintain your income at the level required to qualify you as a sponsor. This is where we delve into speculation - what is enough to prove this to the immigration officer who will be reviewing your affidavit? Anything that anyone tells you (including me) is going to be an opinion, based either on their own experience or the experience of others, and sometimes just pure speculation.

In my opinion (for what it's worth) a letter of employment alone is far short of being adequate evidence that you either have sufficient current income, or that you will be able to maintain sufficient annual income to qualify. At a minimum, I would think you'd need some pay stubs to prove you were actually bringing in the wages stated in the employment letter.

Many states have a mandatory probationary period for new employees. 90 days is typical. During this period, the employer can terminate the employment of the employee without cause. Many employers hire two or three times as many employees as they will ultimately need so that they can weed out the marginal workers before their probationary period ends. Thinking with my imaginary immigration officer's cap on, I would be reluctant to accept as 'fact' any proof of income from someone who was still within their probationary period as being proof they were likely to be able to maintain that level of income, since I knew that their employment could be terminated at any time without cause. I would want to see some evidence to assure me that the income is stable, and is likely to remain stable for the foreseeable future.

In my opinion (again, for what it's worth), you should submit a joint sponsor. I think there's a risk you'll either get an RFE for one, or you'll be asked to provide one at the interview before they'll issue a green card.

thanx!

this was very helpfull and clear advice. i guess all this stuff is so complicated that everything needs to be spelled out to me all the time.

i will try and get my co sponsor to sign yet again, just for safety.

thanx again

Omer

1) it is good information on your future earnings

2) gross income

3) yes, at least one year's return

for #1 - does that mean it is enough?? or not?

also, when we filed for the K-1 2 years ago i was a full time student and had a co sponsor. i not longer need one. does this make a difference, as in do i need to still use the co sponsor if he is on the initial application?

i recently posted a question about this but my situation has changed.

i got hired for a full time position, and i have an official cover letter from the hiring company that lists my pay rate and benefits.

generally if my basic start rate is calculated per week X52 it is easily above the guide lines.

1. is this letter enough? i will only be starting at this position in a few days? should i add a small simple cover letter explaining my calculation of the yearly income?

2. does the guide line refer to NET income? should i be concerned about what tax deduction will be made out of my pay?

3. do i still need to send in previous years tax statements?

thanx all!

OK, so i have read the poverty guideline, and found this link:

http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/I-864P.pdf

its just me and my wife - hence we are 2 = $18,212.

i am starting a new Job this week and will make more then that easily.

right now i am not making that as i am working part time.

is my projected future income from this job good enough for this form?

if it is valid for this form how to i go about filing it? or what kind of evidence do i need?

my income up to now is negligible, and we had a co-sponsor for the k-1 application.

also, as far as assets go - we are photographers and our gear is easily worth more then what is required, is that viable at all to use as assets?

thanks all

Omer

Hi

me and my fiance (soon to be wife:)) arrived in the US about a week ago with no hassle after a long long k-1 wait....

but we are here finally. we will get married early june, and so we will only file the AOS after that.

we asked about the EAD at the local POE but they said "Huh?? we dont do that thing here."

in the meanwhile, my fiance has a few job offers in her field, and it would be a miss not to act on them, but of course she cannot work with out an EAD.

her social security card is on the way.

so here is my question: is it worth while filing for EAD ASAP so that she might be able to get the EAD in time to get hired? is there another way to get an EAD?

any and all help is welcome!

thanx

Omer

thanx for all the answers

the police report we handed in at the interview was no good. that is they wanted the police report sent directly to them.

so we did that. i shouyld say that in the police report we did hand in only 2 weeks older there was NO mention of NOTHING!! its one page long and sais nothing.

in any case, i cant just walk in to the poice statin and ask for a letter. and above that, it seems that there is a pending case with my fiances name in the police computer.

any thoughts??

my fiance has recived her passport wiht out a visa!

this is after we have completed all the request of the consulate.

attached was a letter stating that she needs to send information regarding her arrest - however she was never arrested - in any way.

she does have a case of a complaint SHE made open with the police - but she was never arrested.

how do we proceed? what can we send if she hasent been arrested?

what are the chances to get this sorted out??

thanx a bounch for all the answers!!!

niether of us was ever married - how ever - do we need any kind of document to prove that???

if we do we must get it and translate at the country of origin of my fiance...

thanx again..

hey all,

we are almost ready to get a plane ticket and all wih a k-1 visa.

we were wondering if any of you know the procedure of getting married in MA or RI?

i couldent find any info on what we need when one party is not a resident yet what docs we need and other info.

any answers welcome!

thanx

well, i have posted a few days ago about the interview we had, i now recived this info from the consulate asking for the follwing:

1. for the petitioner to sign the i-134 form (we have a co sponsor) but i guess i might have forgetten to sign my copy)

2. Proof of Financial Assets for the Petitioner,i am a student and make 0$. i have a bank acount but its negligable, thats why we have a co sponsor.

what do i do with that?

thanx

So, we had out interview on firday the 13th of all dates.

we encountred a few issues maybe some one can clear things up for us a bit:

1. we never got the letter from the embassy with the date of the interview but they replied to our email and gave us the date and time, today 5 days AFTER the interview, we recived the letter, with 2 documents: one mentioning a fee of 131$ visa fee, and the other mentioning a 400$ visa fee. both are identical except for the fee. at the interview we were asked to pay 131$ but never asked about the 400$.....???? any one knows whats up with that?

2. we were not made known the fact that a police report needs to be sent directl from the the police department to the embassy, and therefor our police report that was handed in was no good and we were asked to get the proper police report. the consular officer said they are going ahead with prossescing the visa anyway, but will wait for the police report.??

3. we left one of the document packets we had prepaird at the house, these included - 156K 157 and os-230 II. the person who collected al the documents from us before the interview asked for the OS-230II but not for the others, then said if they need it they will ask for us to send it in.

4. the interview went well, we were both there, answering questions thorugh a glass window... the officer asked my fiance to leave her pasport there, then said "all your papers seem to be in order" and that they will contact us when they are ready to deliver it.....??? does that mean we pass? or fail?

any answers welcome!

sorry about the double answer

i also found this

http://mvd.azdot.gov/mvd/formsandpub/viewP...ormInfoKey=1410

it clearly sais - I-94 form with your photo as a primary source of ID and ssn card as secondary.

this is all you need to go and be tested and aplly for a lisence.

so once you get your SS card you can run over and start for your lisence (its a good idea to read the drivers manual for the state and know the silly little quirks before you go to be tested...) then a road test.

good luck

your UK drivers licence, is valid in the US as whole, or not at all.

since it is valid in the states it dosent really matter where in the states you might happen to be.

the duration of its validity is not limited either, however - the way it works in the US is that you cannot, BUY, INSURE, or REGISTER a car with out holding a local state issued drivers lisence.

if you are planing to drive someone elses car, who has insurance coverage for you you can do that for as many years as you want.

if you wish to own your own car, and isure it for your self - you must have a local state issued lisence.

since in the US other then a pasport the state drivers lisence constitutes for an official ID card each state has its own regualtions. these are easily found on the DMV website:

<a href: http://www.azdot.gov/mvd/faqs/scripts/FAQs...mp;Keyword=> http://www.azdot.gov/mvd/faqs/scripts/FAQs...=1&Keyword= </a>

i am a USC, but i had no prior driver lisence other then my forign one. i used it for a while untill i needed to buy my own car.

i never got pulled over but it was perfectly legitimate wherever in the US i was.

good luck.