Jimmyzr1

Those bused to NYC are getting DL and medicaid
this really upsets me when we went thru so much and spent a ton of money to do it legal
 

I wonder if it is good moral character to harbor people who are in the US illegally......just a question.

I've always wondered if this law is ever enforced:
8 USC 1324: Bringing in and harboring certain aliens (house.gov)
 
"
§1324. Bringing in and harboring certain aliens

(a) Criminal penalties

(1)(A) Any person who-

(i) knowing that a person is an alien, brings to or attempts to bring to the United States in any manner whatsoever such person at a place other than a designated port of entry or place other than as designated by the Commissioner, regardless of whether such alien has received prior official authorization to come to, enter, or reside in the United States and regardless of any future official action which may be taken with respect to such alien;

(ii) knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that an alien has come to, entered, or remains in the United States in violation of law, transports, or moves or attempts to transport or move such alien within the United States by means of transportation or otherwise, in furtherance of such violation of law;

(iii) knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that an alien has come to, entered, or remains in the United States in violation of law, conceals, harbors, or shields from detection, or attempts to conceal, harbor, or shield from detection, such alien in any place, including any building or any means of transportation;

(iv) encourages or induces an alien to come to, enter, or reside in the United States, knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that such coming to, entry, or residence is or will be in violation of law; or

(v)(I) engages in any conspiracy to commit any of the preceding acts, or

(II) aids or abets the commission of any of the preceding acts,
 
shall be punished as provided in subparagraph (B).

(B) A person who violates subparagraph (A) shall, for each alien in respect to whom such a violation occurs-

(i) in the case of a violation of subparagraph (A)(i) or (v)(I) or in the case of a violation of subparagraph (A)(ii), (iii), or (iv) in which the offense was done for the purpose of commercial advantage or private financial gain, be fined under title 18, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both;

(ii) in the case of a violation of subparagraph (A)(ii), (iii), (iv), or (v)(II), be fined under title 18, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both;

(iii) in the case of a violation of subparagraph (A)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), or (v) during and in relation to which the person causes serious bodily injury (as defined in section 1365 of title 18) to, or places in jeopardy the life of, any person, be fined under title 18, imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both; and

(iv) in the case of a violation of subparagraph (A)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), or (v) resulting in the death of any person, be punished by death or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, fined under title 18, or both.

This is why people from their country have problems getting visas to visit the US.   

When she checks in for her flight she will likely be required to provide the airline an address. When she arrives at the port of entry, she provides that same address to CBP officer who processes her visa. 
 
If her address changes after entering the U.S., she files AR-11. Online is preferred. 

Absolutely delay travel!   It will save you time and money.

1. Email
 
2. Not that I am aware of
 
3. She should provide to
* the airline your current physical address and
* CBP at the port of entry your current physical and mailing addresses.
 
After she arrives, you should file I-865 to change your two addresses from the addresses listed on I-864

When you come thru the POE, one of the questions the officer will ask is " Have you paid your Green card fee" if you have he will ask to verify the address on file. If they don't ask, make sure you bring it up at POE, that is your only chance to check the address the card will be mailed to if you already paid the fee online. After you enter it will be a real time trying to figure things out. Just make sure you verify at POE.

Top tip - click on ‘Timeline’ on the OP’s post/profile to see it (and do add your own - the more people that add Timelines the better). 
 
Looks like it was 13 months. 

Hello, It looks like the Philippines is no longer requiring Covid-19 Tests or vaccines to travel there! Also on a couple of Airlines Philippine Air and Korean Air are no longer requiring the Antigen tests to travel there according to their websites.

Hello, It looks like the Philippines is no longer requiring Covid-19 Tests or vaccines to travel there! Also on a couple of Airlines Philippine Air and Korean Air are no longer requiring the Antigen tests to travel there according to their websites.

I would wait: any upside to paying now is dwarfed by USCIS sending GCs to the wrong address.
 
 

Well, now that this legal firm has been publicized, a bunch of divorcing/divorced immigrants will be licking their chops.

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I will try and find them later but there is one law firm that specializes in using the I 864 to extract money from USCs using the I 864 as leverage 

I think Cathi's post was full of intent. Quite condescending. 
 
 
Yes, already sent a text to my lawyer. We have a meeting tomorrow at 1:00. Sounds like they will refer me to a specialist though. Either way it's a start. 

I appreciate those that have helped. And I have been nothing but polite. But the judgment from some of you (especially you) is completely unnecessary. How is the view from that horse high up there? 
 
The fact that you reference my job is showing how little you understood my point. I conceded many times that I know nothing about the law, that was my point in mentioning my occupation. I'm sorry to be a little rude in this comment, but you come across as something uncivilized. Be better. 

Thank you everyone for your help. I appreciate the info. Looks like I may need to figure out some things with a lawyer. 

Mike, it seems like you want to debate me. I'm sorry if this is becoming conformational for you. I was trying to be friendly and ask a simple question. I'm not going to dig up papers, and I readily admit that I may be wrong. 

Depending where they are in the US, LBC has a number of US locations as well.  For sending documents from San Diego recently DHL quoted us like $160.  LBC was $12 and delivered from San Diego to Pampanga in 4 days with tracking.
 
 
She should have known better.  All Philippine government offices are notoriously strict about dress codes so it's generally an ingrained part of the national culture that you dress respectably whenever going to ANY government office.

Report:  my wife had her interview July 12.  During her interview, I waited for outside the embassy. 
 
(We actually scouted the area the night before.  We encountered a Filipino gate guard.  My wife asked if I would be able to enter the Embassy with her for her visa interview.  The guard told her, "Yes, he just needs to bring his passport."  However, on they day of the interview, the guards said "applicants only".  If you are the American and plan to accompany your Filipino spouse to the Embassy in Manila, you might as well keep your phone/watch/etc on your person, rather than leaving it behind.)
 
My wife said the staff was quite stone-faced, except for the fingerprint and photo staff.  She understands that it takes a certain kind of person to do that job, and so she didn't take it personal.
 
Based on what my wife said, the questions they focused on the most were exactly the items which were the "Case FE review note" before we were DQ.
 
They were:
*  I-864 (AOS).  My income is 100% VA service-connected, which, while exceeding the requirements, is tax-exempt.  She provided the documents clarifying this.  (Actually, because she was nervous, she mistakenly handed them my DD-214 instead of my VA Verification of Benefits letter.  She said that seemed to be okay for them.)
 
*  Marriage termination documents.  They wanted to see the original / certified copy of my marriage termination documents.
 
I did not bring those to the Philippines with me.  They are in a filling cabinet at our home in the US.
 
In the absence of those documents, they refused the visa.
 
Although we were sad at first, we realized that, based on the instructions they provided, we don't need to make another trip to Manila.  We just need to send the requested documents.
 
I can have those documents sent via DHL to our address in the Philippines, then send them via LBC to Manila along with her passport.  They will be returned via LBC just as a regularly-approved visa, attached to the passport.
 
I estimate we're looking at a delay of maybe 2 or 3 weeks. A drop in the bucket, in the grand scheme of things.
 
If the visa was going to be outright denied, they would just do that without requesting those documents.
 
So, after feeling bad about it for a few hours, we realized it isn't hard to fix, and it was a good reminder to me that God is in control, despite how urgent my expectations are.
 
Here's another observation, perhaps useful to some:  while I waited outside the gate, I saw a young woman get refused entry because she was dressed inappropriately (low-cut top, booty shorts).  Filipinas, wear your business dress or Sunday best.  Dress like it is a job interview.  I thought this was obvious. 🤣 Guess not.
 

Why do you need a police report from the US? (I’m assuming this is for the foreign beneficiary) 

Is anybody here from California? I'm looking for someone who previously requested a California record clearance from DOJ? 
How long does it take to receive the California record clearance to your mailing address after submitting the fingerprints? Is it less than 30 days? 
Im trying to coordinate my embassy interview schedule. Thank you! 
 
 
 
 
 

Great News!  The Children’s Visas were approved today.  Thank you everyone for your help and support along the way.