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    N M reacted to Brother Hesekiel in Recieved Green card and Booked a trip to Mexico!???   
    Well, Alaska and Hawaii are among the 50 States of the United States, so that's not a valid argument. But the advice is correct anyway. He needs his passport and his Green Card and he will have to show both several times during the trip. Been there, done that.
    Now, if you guys plan on visiting the BVI, which is a cool 1-hour boat trip from St. Thomas, he'll need a visa as an Algerian citizen.
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    N M reacted to Kathryn41 in Married but Husband needs to get back to Canada   
    I know as recently as 2003 when I was still working for a Member of Parliament in Canada we had a constituent whose daughter entered the US as a visitor several years prior, married an American and did not bother to do the paperwork. In 2003 they left to go on a Caribbean cruise. When they returned to the US, she was questioned by immigration about where she was living and how long she was living in the US and what was her status. When they discovered she was living there as an overstayed Canadian visitor (3 years at this time), they didn't just bar her from re-entry. They actually put her into a detention center where she remained for about 3 months while they processed the deportation paperwork. When she was deported she was given a permanent ban on ever being allowed to enter the US again. They also told her she was lucky - she could have been imprisoned for a lot longer than she was while they were processing her.
    So, Krikit has given you the best information. Duration of Stay may have been more of an understanding in the past, but not now. Canadians have a 6 month window of time during which they are allowed to be a visitor in the US. Any time after that 6 months that they remain in the US they accrue out of status days earned towards the same 3 year and 10 year bans as any other individual violating immigration regulations. The nature of the Canadians crossing into the US is a de-facto B1 visa without having to go through all of the paperwork to request the B1 (at least for the time being). It isn't a Visa Waiver, but it is still considered a type of visitor visa with a maximum duration of stay of 6 months unless told otherwise at the border.
    Your best course of action is for your husband to remain in the US, file for AOS - get a co-sponsor if you need to - file for EAD and don't bother with the AP because once he leaves the US without having an approved green card, he will be banned from re-entering for at least 10 years and if he does try to re-enter may well find himself imprisoned and held for deportation - something yo don't want to go through.
    If he does leave the US, then you will want to look at what is involved for you to immigrate to Canada - once he re-establishes himself as a returning Canadian.
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    N M got a reaction from Nina~ in Texas poised to pass bill allowing guns on campus   
    False sense of security in my eyes.
    Ft. Hood was full of people carrying guns - and yes, some of them eventually took out Major Hassan, but not before he had killed how many people? Anyone who thinks this will stop (or seriously limit) the next Virginia Tech is living in a dreamworld.
    Increase access to guns and you increase the chances of them being used. That's the simple fact. Per capita (in the ten years to 2005) there were EIGHTY (80) times as many gun related injuries and deaths in my state (Colorado) where gun laws are relatively lax, compared with the UK, where they are highly restricted.
    I know where I feel safer from violent crime - and it aint in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains!
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    N M reacted to in God was very busy in our galaxy: An astronomical 50 billion planets estimated in our galaxy and hand crafted by GOD (He must have big hands)   
    I've found that say these outlandish remarks as if you know about my life is really just saying what is true about your life (see bold). My guess is you are all these rude things you said about me.
    Try not to get so upset there buddy.
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    N M got a reaction from Zero Sum in Texas poised to pass bill allowing guns on campus   
    False sense of security in my eyes.
    Ft. Hood was full of people carrying guns - and yes, some of them eventually took out Major Hassan, but not before he had killed how many people? Anyone who thinks this will stop (or seriously limit) the next Virginia Tech is living in a dreamworld.
    Increase access to guns and you increase the chances of them being used. That's the simple fact. Per capita (in the ten years to 2005) there were EIGHTY (80) times as many gun related injuries and deaths in my state (Colorado) where gun laws are relatively lax, compared with the UK, where they are highly restricted.
    I know where I feel safer from violent crime - and it aint in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains!
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    N M got a reaction from vancedan in Texas poised to pass bill allowing guns on campus   
    False sense of security in my eyes.
    Ft. Hood was full of people carrying guns - and yes, some of them eventually took out Major Hassan, but not before he had killed how many people? Anyone who thinks this will stop (or seriously limit) the next Virginia Tech is living in a dreamworld.
    Increase access to guns and you increase the chances of them being used. That's the simple fact. Per capita (in the ten years to 2005) there were EIGHTY (80) times as many gun related injuries and deaths in my state (Colorado) where gun laws are relatively lax, compared with the UK, where they are highly restricted.
    I know where I feel safer from violent crime - and it aint in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains!
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    N M reacted to Brother Hesekiel in Smoking   
    A great opportunity for him to quit smoking, save money, and improve his health, all in one strike!

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    N M reacted to sciencenerd in Will I be able to visit USA if I overstayed for 3 mths in USA ?   
    You need to apply for a B2 - it seems likely you'd get approved if you are enrolled in school and can prove you're just coming to the US for a week as part of your studies. If you go with the VWP, you are essentially affirming that you have never overstayed before. Even if they don't catch it this time, it could cause trouble in the future. It may be considered misrepresentation since by using the VWP, you are representing yourself as someone who has never overstayed. This could keep you from being able to get future visas and/or permanent residency if life takes you that way. You are not eligible for VWP, simple as that. You're still not eligible even if you successfully travel on it - that is just an error on their part. You are the one responsible for following the rules and this could cause serious problems down the road. You didn't overstay long enough to get a ban, so just apply for the visa. Good luck.
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    N M reacted to YuAndDan in Will I be able to visit USA if I overstayed for 3 mths in USA ?   
    Again Canadian, British, people from Europe also don't need visas to visit the USA, even Mexicans don't need visas, however, IF they have something on their record that makes them inadmissible to visit on Visa waiver, they too WILL need a visa. And overstay of a visa makes people inadmissible under the VWP to visit the USA.
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    N M reacted to Boiler in Will I be able to visit USA if I overstayed for 3 mths in USA ?   
    To use the VWP you need ESTA pre clearance.
    With such an immigration violation you are very unlikely to get it, even with it you might have issues at the PoE.
    So chances are that you will need a B2, which may be difficult, but you can only try and see.
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    N M reacted to NigeriaorBust in Will I be able to visit USA if I overstayed for 3 mths in USA ?   
    If you are guilty of overstay you can not use VWP.
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    N M reacted to YuAndDan in Will I be able to visit USA if I overstayed for 3 mths in USA ?   
    The overstay of a visa may triger a bar on use of VWP to visit the use, and may be required to apply for a tourist visa by filing a DS-160 to the US consulate.
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    N M reacted to payxibka in interview approved..airline ticket now   
    yes the airline will have an issue... if the first half of a ticket is not used... the entire ticket is cancelled and you will find yourself without a way for you fiancee to travel if you do it this way. It is better to buy a RT and not use the second half... but not using the first half you are screwed
    they won't even ask about tickets
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    N M reacted to Boiler in Pregnant with another guy's baby   
    Nowhere has it been mentioned they married for Immigration Benefit.
    Nor is there any requirement for a conventional marriage.
    But the one thing I can be certain of is that this thread will hit the top of the Popularity chart.
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    N M reacted to JimVaPhuong in Under Voluntary Departure...But got married to a USC.   
    You have a complicated problem. Voluntary departure constitutes an order of removal. You can't file for adjustment of status unless that order is lifted. That order can only be lifted by filing a motion to reopen. That motion must be filed within 90 days of the order. It seems as if the window of time to accept your motion to reopen has expired.
    You might not be very happy with your lawyer, but I think you definitely need a lawyer. You shouldn't try to do this on your own.
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    N M reacted to HeatDeath in How to kick my wife out of this country?   
    A disturbing number of people seem drawn to marriages to immigrants because they believe that the whole immigration issue gives them a power advantage in the marriage. And during the engagement, it does.
    But guess what? Once that 2-year green card was issued, your power differential evaporated.
    There is NO WAY, after the 2 year card is granted, that you can "kick [someone] out of the country". Period. And any serious attempt you make to do so can be reversed back onto you, kung-fu-style, and used by them as proof of abuse, which only increases their independence from you, immigration-wise.
    Even if you were to refuse to cosign her removal of conditions, she could simply initiate divorce and do it herself. You have no legal ability to coercively remove her PR status at all.
    And frankly, a competent lawyer could probably use your initial post as the centrepiece of a reasonably convincing VAWA petition. Abandoning, or attempting to abandon your spouse in a foreign country isn't going to be looked upon kindly by any USCIS adjudicator, divorce judge, or decent human being.
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    N M got a reaction from villaspurs in How to kick my wife out of this country?   
    If he dumps her back In Belize, he hopes to escape any financial obligations he might otherwise face (if they simply divorced and she stayed in the U.S.)?
    Just my cynical take on his position.
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    N M got a reaction from Samoray in How to kick my wife out of this country?   
    If he dumps her back In Belize, he hopes to escape any financial obligations he might otherwise face (if they simply divorced and she stayed in the U.S.)?
    Just my cynical take on his position.
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