ThaitoUSA

Have the two of you reconciled? In your earlier post you made it clear that your wife had no desire to reside in America, but now she wishes to return?

All the best to the two of you

Someone more knowledgeable shall chime in. However, I believe that NSC no longer adjudicates I-129F petitions. I was under the impression they are processed in Vermont and California only.

How many folks are considering US citizenship subsequent to ROC? After I promised the wife a trip to Europe on her new American Passport, she was all in!

With that said, it does not seem to matter much whether we get the 10 year GC in Feb, March or June. From what I understand, when she becomes eligible to petition in July, she can send the N-400 whether the I-751 has been adjudicated or not.

I visualize and smile at the day when we are beyond USCIS.

I have received the same error message both from my home computer and on my smart phone using 3G connection. I am encouraged that others are experiencing this, as it leads me to believe that it's a site-based issue.

You share my sentiments exactly. We were fortunate enough to find the site before the Great Migration and it has been invaluable, especially the guides that are concise, clear, and free.

All the best on the rest of the journey.

The OP needs to be in possession of and submit a marriage certificate, not a marriage license.

You cannot schedule the appointment at the embassy. Rather they shall send the beneficiary notices of receiving the I-129f and interview date along with instructions for additional paperwork.

Are there any Thai currently going through K-1 or is this thread now defunct?

What is your concern about him knowing? If you are being truthful, then he already knows all of the things you said that he had done. It does not need to be a secret that you reported it to ICE.

We did not include sworn affidavits and I am not concerned about it. However, if one reads the directions carefully, they state:

The documents should cover, but not limited to,the following examples:

That does not exclude, rather requests that at a minimum the sworn affidavits along with the other listed items be included.

Regardless plenty of folks have successfully lifted conditions without them and I don't recall reading any RFE specifically requesting them: Rather they generally ask for more evidence of co-mingling of assets or co-habitation.

Thank you everyone.

I sent the documents out on Monday11/21 and I got a call later that day about my father being very ill.

They have not cashed my checks yet.

Today my father just passed away and I only want to go say goodbye if I could.

My application got caught up because of the holidays. I'm just going to try to walk-in to the office on Monday 11/28.

I have to leave by 12/1 for the last day of the funeral.

So I don't need the biometrics for my AP, that would be better cause I don't have much time. Now I only need the case no. right?

Do I have to pay more fees besides 1070 and 420? If I get the AP at the local office?

My condolences for the loss of your father. May he be in peace.

You do not need to pay an additional fee for AP.

Baltimore's office is often entirely empty as we have successfully done two Biometrics walk-ins without any trouble.

i just noticed on my calendar, october 14th marked in red 'green card expires'. so we will be in extension-letter-land after that. i'll have to mark the calendar for the expiry of that. assuming/hoping we will have 10 year green card in hand by then.

Keep your eye on the ball.

One of my goals has been for my wife to become a citizen. That way there is no need to apply for new green cards and she would be able to more easily travel internationally with a US Passport, etc. She agrees and wants to go for it when she becomes eligible in July 2012. With that said, waiting for the 10 year GC is a bit less frustrating/agonizing (fill in the most appropriate descriptor).

If the new GC arrives by July, fine, and if not we shall force a decision by submitting N-400. Accepting this has brought a serenity.

Something like THIS JULY 2011 ROC FILERS Mr. and Mrs???

I was bored so I created the spreadsheet Mr. and Mrs was requesting. You can add your own info if you'd like. I put in an estimated approval date based on stats from the August approved people. You'll see a big difference in dates for CSC filers and VSC filers - sorry VSC'ers I just used the current data and it's taking 134 days compared to CSC filers which is taking only 64 days.

Is the estimated date of approval is calculated from the date of the Bio or the date of NOA1? If from the Bio, ours would need to be updated in the spreadsheet to reflect the early walk in date.

For more information you can read here:

http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/fingerprints_biometrics/iafis/iafis

However, there is nothing to indicate that this branch of the FBI responds to personal requests by immigrants. It does on the page that it is there to work with law enforcement agencies at different levels of jurisdiction. Not sure if I want thousands of folks calling them just to ask if their fingerprints went through alright. I am sure USCIS would let you know.

well english isn't her 1st language

It's not really significant. However, my post had been merged from another thread and I was replying to another poster who said something like 'Your post makes my head hurt...' I was attempting to summarize the OP's post

Just a few pronoun errors. The OP meant that her husband's aunt controls everything, including the OP removal of conditions.

First traveled there in 2005, same way as Nonchalante, from Bangkok's northern bus terminal to the boarder (left around 5 am, got there around 9:30 am). Then hired a taxi in Poi Pet, the Cambodian boarder town, for about $25. Trip took about 4 1/2 hours on a largely unpaved surface; lots of dust, pot holes, chickens, bicyclists, and even a couple of downed bridges. Did the trip again in 2008 and the road was much better, only took about 3 hours. It is now completely paved, and I believe it can be done in 2 to 2 1/2 hours.

Last time I checked, round trip plane tickets were about $400 per person. If you can afford it, flying is the way to go with regards to time saved and convenience. Using ground transportation is for the more adventurous souls.

I recommend the Two Dragons Guest House http://www.twodragons-asia.com/ We stayed with them both times and the owner Gordon arranged for taxi pick up (otherwise you can get seriously gouged at the border). Gordon has a Thai wife and a young son who split their time between Siam Reap and Bangkok. He is a knowledgeable guy and was of great assistance.

You can hire a motorcycle with carriage on the back to take you to the temples for about $8-$10 a day. The driver takes you wherever you wish to go and just sits in the back sleeping while you walk around. If you want the deluxe tour, you can rent an air conditioned van with private tour guide. We enjoyed doing it on our own with an excellent guide book entitled "Angkor" by Dawn Rooney. You can purchase a copy there from one of the innumerable children selling books for about $50-$10. It has most of the major temples in photographs and maps, a brief history of the civilization, glossary of terms, etc. Helped us understand what we were looking at.

I adored exploring the temples of Angkor and would recommend it to any traveler. I must also say that I saw some of the most violent and disturbing scenes while in Cambodia, far worse than Laos. Petty theft, scams, beggars, corruption abound and thousands of children with melt your heart looks on their faces trying to sell you bracelets and other trinkets. However, the worst incident involved a government vehicle, Mercedes, rolling through a group of bicyclists and running over two of them. Never even slowed down, just left the man to die by the side of the road. Life is not valued there as it is here.

If you have any further questions, feel free to inquire.

One final piece of advice is to avoid the "Happy" pizza sold throughout the town. Being that disoriented in an unknown and potentially dangerous environment is not wise.

How about Driver's licenses or government issued ID's with the same address?

Does your wife pay any bills that are sent to your address?

I have already mentioned it, but it's worth repeating that the Executive branch's decision to have USCIS review 300,000 pending deportation cases shall have a significant effect on processing times. VSC already appears burdened and it may be flooded by 'priority' cases, which involve non-violent illegal aliens being granted de facto amnesty. Meanwhile legal paying (taxes and fees) immigrants must wait.

Unless his grandparents made an accusation, such as visa fraud, to the US embassy, it is unlikely that they or the Thai government could block his visa issuance or departure.

I was recently made aware that although all states require you notify the Department of Motor Vehicles upon moving to a new address, several states do not issue any proof of new address. Maryland gave me an updated address card to carry along with my driver's license, which I show to folks who want proof of address i.e. USCIS. Not sure of CA's procedures, but if your wife can get some proof from DMV/MVA you should include it.

Airlines usually do not reprint boarding passes, so if all you have is the itinerary go ahead and include that. Photos of the two of you in Vegas would certainly help as well.

Affidavits are usually best when your other evidence is thin. Seems like you have a sufficient amount, so they are probably unnecessary. However, including one or more certainly would not hurt. If you can't be bothered, it's probably just fine.

While the others above have addressed your question regarding the letter, I wish to clarify another part of your post.

I was under the impression that I would be getting a permanent residency after this application.

You have already obtained permanent residency, in that you are allowed to live, work and travel from and back into USA. However, permanent residency is not permanent. Once your new Green Card is issued, it only has a 10 year validity at which point you must file to extend it another 10 years or leave USA and abandon permanent residency. Every 10 years new fees must be paid and paperwork filed.

Another option is to petition for citizenship once you become eligible. After that there are no more petitions to file or expired cards to renew.

Electric, cable and phone bills can be excluded, as they are not even considered strong secondary evidence. Same with junk mail.

Include a cover letter listing evidence like you did above.

Include a copy of your wife's driver's license as well.

Copy of the boarding passes and hotel reservation serve as secondary evidence, along with any photos from the trip.

It may serve you to include about 6 to 10 photos from different times, in different places of you together with friends and family.

The remainder of your list looks much like ours and most others.

You may want to file the N-400, petition for citizenship, as long as you meet the requirements. This would force a decision for the I-751 i.e. speed things up and once citizenship were granted no more USCIS.

Detained for committing a misdemeanor crime of not having the permanent resident card on person in public. Indicate it and explain as you have done in your post.