PhiLandShiR

You can actually call now and ask about your case, much better if you already have your NOA2 hardcopy.. Start reading NVC April thread for more info.. I have been waiting for 48 days and counting for my case to be received at NVC. I have been calling weekly since March. Just like your wife, I also received an RFE (Birth Cert). Mil is the beneficiary,your step-daughter?

We are planning to get MiL here so MiL can apply for youngest daughter, my Sister-in-Law.

-P

I will start watching that thread for sure!

We used Shirryls baptismal cert and her old CENOMAR as both listed her mom as... well, her mom!

It was accepted and on to NVC we go!

Was your case sent already or are you still waiting for approval?

Oh, do you have the phone number for NVC?

Thanks!

-Phil

You can actually call now and ask about your case, much better if you already have your NOA2 hardcopy.. Start reading NVC April thread for more info.. I have been waiting for 48 days and counting for my case to be received at NVC. I have been calling weekly since March. Just like your wife, I also received an RFE (Birth Cert).

Greeting,

Our I-130 application for MiL was approved about 2 weeks ago. Only had one RFE and that was because Shirryls birth certificate was not very clear.

When can I start calling to NVC to get the next step started?

What information do I need to provide to NVC?

Thanks

-Phil

While not needed for your I-129F, get copies of her birth certificate, maybe 2 or more copies.

If her birth certificate is not VERY clean, with clear print, also get her baptismal certificate from the church.

Get copies of her High School graduation diploma.

Get copies of her college transcripts if she has them.

After she gets here and is looking for work you will need them.

Its cheaper to grab them now.

That's great, except for the fact that China has nothing to do with NAFTA.. that's between USA, Canada, and Mexico.

ok, fine. How about this:

That same year, Clinton signed a landmark trade agreement with the People's Republic of China. The agreement–the result of more than a decade of negotiations–would lower many trade barriers between the two countries, making it easier to export U.S. products such as automobiles, banking services, and motion pictures. However, the agreement could only take effect if China was accepted into the WTO and was granted permanent "normal trade relations" status by the U.S. Congress. Under the pact, the United States would support China's membership in the WTO. Many Democrats as well as Republicans were reluctant to grant permanent status to China because they were concerned about human rights in the country and the impact of Chinese imports on U.S. industries and jobs. Congress, however, voted in 2000 to grant permanent normal trade relations with China. Several economic studies have since been released that indicate the increase in trade resulting lowered American prices and increased the U.S. GDP by 0.7% throughout the following decade.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidency_of_Bill_Clinton

Why the big hate on Republicans since it was a Democrat (Clinton) who signed the current China trade agreement which allowed a huge chunk of our manufacturing jobs to go to China? Thanks Bill.

Following diplomatic negotiations dating back to 1986 among the three nations, the leaders met in San Antonio, Texas, on December 17, 1992, to sign NAFTA. U.S. President George H. W. Bush, Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and Mexican President Carlos Salinas, each responsible for spearheading and promoting the agreement, ceremonially signed it. The signed agreement then needed to be ratified by each nation's legislative or parliamentary branch.

Before the negotiations were finalized, Bill Clinton came into office in the U.S. and Kim Campbell in Canada, and before the agreement became law, Jean Chrétien had taken office in Canada.

Each President must honor the agreements of those before him I believe...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Free_Trade_Agreement

I don't understand that...

He has a visa any time he wants but he only wants to visit. Not live here.

-P

With a wife, daughter, SIL, and grandchild already in the US, I would say it is almost nil. He would have to have a good paying job, or property he would loose if he stayed in the US. You can try, but do not expect him to receive a tourist visa.

Dave

"Every alien shall be presumed to be an immigrant until he establishes to the satisfaction of the officer, at the time of the application for a visa . . . that he is entitled to nonimmigrant status . . .”

Interesting... My Father-in-Law has an immigrant visa guaranteed as his daughter is a USC. My Mother-in-Law has been petitioned by my wife and that process is going well. My FiL is not overly interested in living in this country but would like to visit his grandchildren. My MiL is comming over to help with the children for a few years with my FiL's blessing. MiL may stay long enough to get USC but I expect she will want to spend her last days back in RoP.

What are the chances that my FiL can get a tourist visa?

Just thinking out loud...

-P

Thanks!!

I will look around.

-P

So this all must be done by a specialist then...

Any ideas on where one can be found?

-Phil

Hello Everyone,

I have a friend who is filing AOS paperwork.

He has a divorce paper that was issued in Germany so of course, its in German.

He needs to submit it with his AOS paperwork and it will need to be translated.

So....

Just who can do the translating?

My wife has a friend who came over from Germany a few years back. She of course speaks German, being native.

Can she do the translation?

Or is some sort of specialist required to do the translation?

Thanks for your replies.

-Phil

I did read that. Very carefully in fact, when we applied for MiL.

I guess we will need to wait till we can get copies of her passport stamps showing entry.

-Phil

I suggest reading the instructions for the i-130. http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-130instr.pdf

she has to be a LPR before she can petition for her child. an A# number goes not give LPR status. it is simply an alien registration number. your MIL first needs to obtain her visa, then enter the USA before she can petition her child. don't do anything that would delay the process for the daughter.

Daughter will turn 20 this July.

Daughter is still single.

I have looked everywhere but have not found any solid timeline that states MiL needs to wait till she gets here to file.

I want to get the paperwork moving as fast as possible because of the ticking clock for the daughter.

-Phil

Mom can only file i-130 AFTER she receives her green card.

How old is the daughter? Is she single or married?

F2A category (Unmarried Child below 21 of a Lawful Permanent Resident) has a waiting time of 2-3 years.

F2B category (Unmarried Son/Daughter over 21 of a Lawful Permanent Resident) has a waiting time of 11 years.

Hello Everyone,

We filed for my Mother-in-Law to come over here and received our NOA1 for the I-130.

Now we wait for the application to be forwarded to NVC.

In the mean time we are getting the DS-230 forms signed and mailed back to us here in the US.

My question now is this:

How soon can MiL file for her youngest daughter?

I see from the I-130 form, the only information needed from Mom is her 'A' number.

I would expect she will have that assigned from NVC shortly.

Can she file once she has that?

It would be before she has had her interview in Manila however....

Any thoughts?

Thanks!

Phil

Read up on the required documents for DS-230 packet: http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_3195.html

Yup. I have read through all that and its just as confusing as most other government pages I have read.

That is why I asked my questions here....

Greetings,

We just filed for Mom-in-Law and I am starting work on the DS-230 paperwork.

As I expect that we will handle all of the paperwork we can from this end, should we be requesting passport style photos from Mom?

If so, should they have the Royal Blue background as required in the Philippines or should we tell her to get white backgrounds?

We plan to fill out the form and email it to Mom so she can print it, sign it and snail mail it back to us.

How many copies should she send us? Of the DS-230 as well as how many photos??

Also, my wife takes care of the kids and does not work so how should we go about filling out the I-864 form?

Use my info's for income and such??

Thanks for any help you may give.

-Phil

Greetings,

Just mailed off the I-130 for my wife's mom.

What will the next step be?

I want to be ready to send back the next forms ASAP.

Any thoughts on what the next forms will be?

-Phil

What was stamped in his passport? And did he sign any papers admitting to working in the USA?

Its a very very long wait to bring a sibling from the Philippines. Its generally faster to bring in a parent, then have the parent petition for their children.

As long as the child is not 21 before the vias a granted...

Otherwise its still a long wait.

Planning for the 22nd...

Shoveling snow....

Just dropped in to say that Shirryl got her notice for Oath Taking yesterday!

*** DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS E-MAIL ***

The last processing action taken on your case

Receipt Number: NBC***********

Application Type: N400 , APPLICATION FOR NATURALIZATION

Your Case Status: Oath Ceremony

On December 19, 2012, we scheduled you for your oath ceremony and sent a notice providing the date, time, and location. If you move prior to the scheduled ceremony, please use our Change of Address online tool to update your case with your new address or call our customer service center at 1-800-375-5283.

Most likely Jan 18th but still waiting on the actual paperwork.

Here's hoping everyone's journey is safe and fast!

Merry Christmas to All!!!

-Phil

Hi! We'll be flying off to San Francisco this coming November 29th, 2012.

Here's my question:

The address on our Immigrant Data Summary is in Snelling, CA but my mom just got a new apartment in Merced,CA. Can I just put the Snelling address in our Phil Departure Card or can we change it to our new address mismo at the airport?

Thanks!

Submit an AR-11 form as soon as possible.

-Phil

The CD came with the booklet that they hand out after Biometrics.

They did not give us any CD....

Just the booklet...

-P

She'll be fine . I did it. The questions are based on the 100 questions in the CD. I agree with the person above.

CD???

What CD??

-Phil

Hello Everyone,

My wife is going to her Citizenship interview in 3 weeks.

We have been going over the 100 questions she could be asked. She made flash cards and we go through them each night.

She is worried about what would happen if she missed an answer. Would they deny her for not getting all 10 of her questions correct?

Can she miss a couple and still be OK?

I expect she will do well but she tends to worry.

Anyone been through this?

Thanks

-phil

I got my green card last April 2012 through the F2A petition of my wife, she too WAS a green card then. Yesterday she became a naturalized US Citizen, am I included to the provision in which I can file for naturalization as well after 3 years,..?

* You may also apply for citizenship if

1. you have been a lawful permanent resident for 3 years if you obtained LPR status based on a marriage to a U.S. citizen, and you have been married to and living with the same citizen for the past three years (Note that the 3-year period starts with the date your green card is approved, even if it is a conditional green card);

Do I qualify for this,..?

Or I really have to wait out the full 5 years before I can file for my naturalization,...

Would love to hear your experiences,

I'll be calling USCIS in a while to inquire, will update the forum later just in case,...

After your wife has been a USC for 3 years you can file.

Otherwise you need to wait for 5 years.

-Phil