KiwiBird

Perfect, thank you!  That's what I was thinking, but wanted to make sure so I didn't forget anything.  Nothing like being at the airport and being told you need something you don't have!

Took an ordeal to get him over to me.  Don't want to risk him not getting back to our family. 

Not sure if this is the right place, but here goes.  I am sending my husband back to Australia and New Zealand to visit with his family, for his stepmother's birthday party, and for his dad's 10th wedding anniversary weekend celebration.  He will be gone about a week.  I'd love to go with him, but I am in school, the kids are in school, and in general, it's too expensive to take us all.  So a surprise fun little vacation for him!    (He doesn't know yet.)

His NZ passport is still valid and his green card is also still valid.  What else would he need in order to travel?  I checked online and some websites say he would need an I-131 Re-entry Permit, but others say he only needs that if he's out of the US for over a year.  So I'm confused.  I just want to make sure he can make it back to us! 

So other than his NZ passport and green card, what else would he need?  Does he need a NZ visa to enter NZ again?  Or not because he's a citizen?  Anything else required for coming back to the US?  I want to make sure it's all in order before I surprise him. 

You are an absolute rock star! Thank you so so so much!!

This is not for my case, but is there any way to get a copy (pdf format) of the older copy of the I-864 form? I need a copy of Page 9 of the version that expired on 3/31/15. Anyone know where I can get one? Thank you in advance!

I haven't spoken to them but they were due back last week. I have seen pictures on Facebook so I'm guessing she got back. I'm at a loss as to how. I haven't seen any check-ins at local places though.

Not as of yet. Apparently their vacation was a lot longer than I knew. I heard they are supposed to come back sometime in January, but I don't know when. I haven't seen much on Facebook lately either. All is quiet, but I know they aren't back yet.

Yup, not much else can be answered. I'm just waiting until their vacation is over. I am enjoying their Facebook vacation photos and will update here when I hear an update from them.

That's entirely possible. She did come here as a child, so DACA is possible. Are now-adult DACA individuals at risk of deportation? (Curious why deportation would have been brought up at all if she were safe-guarded the entire time.) Something about the entire situation just does not make sense to me. Then again, I went through all the paperwork and filing for my husband and THAT didn't make sense to me either!

I don't know if she came here by just crossing the border (no status) or just overstayed a visa as a child with her parents and never left (out of status). I never asked. When the topic came up among family, it was more like "Hey, you know his girlfriend? She's getting deported, so they are getting married." So I think deportation proceedings had already started. But that was last year when they got married and nothing had happened thus far... so I don't know. I always believed that getting married to a USC when you're getting deported wouldn't change anything so I was shocked I had heard nothing since then. I don't ask because I figure it's kind of rude. ("Hey, so remember how your wife was gonna be deported..? How's that going?")

I don't know if they filed any paperwork with USCIS at all. I imagine I would have heard something about it since they did speak to me about some immigration stuff back last year before they got married. But when I had said, "Marrying someone doesn't stop deportation." they dismissed me and waved me off.

I'll keep you guys posted, but again, I'm really not sure how she expects to get back!

I didn't think an undocumented person who was already facing deportation could marry a USC and get a green card that way. Is that possible now or wouldn't that just lead to many sham marriages solely for green cards?

I wasn't affected by it physically, only emotionally. Just wanted to say thank goodness you were able to get it rescheduled! (I notice from your signature that it was two days ago! I'm hoping it went well!)

I will update. I'm not sure when they are due back. I don't think it'll be more than a week or two though.

In the meantime, I'll be scratching my head, trying to figure out what they were thinking.

That's what I was thinking. I don't think she will be allowed back in but her and her husband left on vacation and they don't seem worried at all. (Or else they wouldn't have left.) I was curious if there was something I was missing but based on the replies I'm seeing here, it seems you guys think the same I do.

I remember how hard it was to get my then-fiancé/now-husband in and that was doing it the legal way. Without any papers, I really don't know how she expects to get back.

Just a random question, but it's not for me. A friend of mine (USC) is married to an undocumented spouse. I believe she was brought here when she was really young by her parents. She was facing deportation when they got married on American soil.

Since Obama has announced amnesty for illegals, they have gone on vacation to her home country. Would she be able to get back in the country since she has left willingly? I'm curious how that works. I'm worried she won't be able to get back. But then again, maybe she knows something I don't.

Thanks. That's exactly what I thought would happen. I talked to him about it when the news of the "marriage" broke out. I told him it wouldn't work and not to try it. He brushed it off despite the fact I'm VERY familiar with USCIS after doing the Fiance Visa for my husband. I told him of this site and that there's a wealth of information and experience here. He brushed that off too with "I know what I'm doing." He's going through with the marriage anyway. It's in the next week.

At this point, I think he is going through with it just to try to "prove a point" to everyone that said "don't do this because it won't work." I know she has an Immigration Lawyer and supposedly he said "Get married. Then you can stay." (Way off there but I think he's only interested in their money.) So apparently because this lawyer said that, everyone else is wrong.

I don't want to see him get in trouble for it, but there's nothing else I can do. I can't make him change his mind so he will have to learn the hard way. I feel bad but I did warn him at the start. He wasn't willing to listen to anyone at that point though.

And as someone who went the legal way which was expensive, difficult with the waiting, and stressful... it's a slap in the face for him to think that he can just get married and bypass the law. If we went through it legally, he should, too.

No. I am asking for people's experiences. Personally, I believe she's going to be deported and they will discover that they cannot defraud the USCIS. She will be stuck with the 10 year ban and he will not go through the trouble to get her back in the US. I have told him that getting married will not work and he claims it will. So I am asking for experiences to see if I'm right or if he is.

(Please check my post again for me asking for advice or where I am encouraging them to do this.. because you won't find that in there.)

So first, this isn't for me. My husband and I went through a Fiance Visa and did everything "by the book"! I'm asking on behalf of a friend.

He is dating this girl from Brazil. She came her with her family when she was about 4 years old, or something similar and now she is somewhere between 18-25 years old. She came here on a visitor's visa. And overstayed. Overstayed by 14-21 years. She is facing deportation in June. So my friend is marrying her with the hopes it will get her a 'free pass' to stay.

Now I've never gone about it this way, but from what I understand, even if they got married, she would still be deported. Then because she was here illegally, she would be slapped with the 10 year ban and he would have to file a Spouse Visa while she was back in Brazil. And they would have to fight the 10 year ban and prove it's not a marriage strictly for the Green Card. (Which woud prove to be difficult because that's exactly what it is.)

Do they have any option or any chance of this working out in their favor? I feel bad, but I don't see this working out for them. Does anyone have any experience with this type of situation and if so, what was the outcome?

Ah, perfect. We were going to send lots of other things, too. But it's good to know how they view children in this process. It helps prepare us. And with the twins, we need as much time as possible to prepare!

We have a ton of evidence... bank stuff, taxes, car loan, joint lease, birth certificates, etc. And of course, we will dazzle them with lots of pictures of me and him with the twins.

Thanks everyone! You guys rock! Certainly not going to end up with a lack of evidence and stressed out because of it this time.

So my husband came over on his K1 Visa and we were married in 2011. We need to file for his removal of conditions in July and I'm reading up on things people include so I am prepared. We almost had our K1 denied due to lack of evidence when we initially filed in 2010. We got an RFE instead and didn't have to re-file, Thank God... But it was an overwhelming amount of stress that I'm hoping to avoid this time around!

We were blessed with twins in November (obviously conceived after we were married.. about 9 months after the wedding, so there's no question of that...)

Do people include children's birth certificate copies showing that we are the parents as evidence with their I-751? Of course we'll be adding other things too, such as tax forms, bank statements, car loan with both names on it, etc.

They don't go 'easy' on couples who have had children together, do they? I mean, that's obvious evidence we're still together, right?

Sent my papers out today. Sent the original RFEs, the letter from my employer, pay stubs for the last 8 months (they only asked for 6 months though), and a letter stating that since I verified my income was above the 125% poverty line.. that information about my assets was not needed.

I hope that pleases them!

Congrats!!

Oh, a question though... they sent a first page with "You say you make enough but we need a letter from your employer" and all that.. which is easy enough to get. The second page says "You don't make enough, so tell us about your assets." The thing is... I DO make enough and I don't have any assets.

If I just include the letter from my work, that shows I make enough, do I need to include info about assets?

Fun. Got the letter in the mail. They are claiming I don't make enough money. I started working in September, so my W2 says I made $8,000 for the year of 2010. I guess that makes sense. I'll get all their stuff together and mail it in ASAP.

I have a feeling the RFE will be for the Affidavit of Support paperwork. I only started working at this job in September, so it may look like I don't make enough. (I do, but didn't work all of 2010, so my tax return says I made significantly less than poverty level.)

No mail yet for it though. I would like it... then I can get them what they need and send it back!