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Again thank you everyone for the replies..... Guess who's going for their usa citizenship!!!! yes this new zealander!!!!!

Thanks for all the replies. Nz recognizes dual citizenship, my children although american born have it by descent. I just dont want to lose mine should we ever decide to move back.

I was told if I apply for USA citizenship I would lose my new zealand citizenship, but I've had friends take their usa citizenship & kept their nz passports. Can anybody confirm this for me? I don't want to lose my nz citizenship.

Thanks!

My 17yr old just got her EAD card in the mail today. Does she have to apply for an ssn card or do they send one out automatically?

Its been ages since I did mine & I dont even remember doing it!!!!! But my timeline says I applied for it......wondering if things have changed since then.

Yes I've since read that once the I-130 is approved, that we will apply for I-485 and I-864.

Good luck Aljenca!

I was told to file a 'petition for alien relative' I-130 for child of spouse unmarried under the age of 21, by an Immigration Officer, and an Immigration Lawyer. Nothing else. If I've done it wrong, i guess they'll let me know.

The interview will be in Kansas City, that is our nearest Field Office as per question 22 on the I-130, which states which office she will apply for adjustment of status to a lawful permanent resident.

I wasnt doing an adjustment of status, only a petition for alien relative... actually my american citizen husband is petitioning for her as his step child. They didnt send me any further instructions on the letter, which it said if they wanted more- there would be instructions on the letter. I guess I just have to wait and see what comes next. Hopefully it'll be as painless as my immigration was. Fingers crossed.

Thanks for the replys.

I got the official letter with receipt number today, they DID send her file to the California service centre, which surprised me as we are closer to the nebraska one.

We live in Kansas so the interview will be at the kansas city field office. I filed only the I-130, she is here in the states with me now, due to circumstances out of my hands. She came in on visa waiver. We filed this way on the advice of an immigration lawyer.

No she is here in the states. I am in Kansas so it will/should be sent to the nebraska service center that processes I-130's. I already have an online account for case status. I did not file a G-1145, I was unaware of it.

USCIS cashed our cheque yesterday, so now I'm waiting patiently for my receipt #.

Seems like they're all moving along at a good pace. I received the signature delivery confirmation back yesterday. They received it Aug 25th. Thanks for all the replys.

WOW that was really quick, did they give you a receipt number so you can track the progress of your petition now?

I sent in my daughters I-130 Monday 23rd August to the Chicago Lockbox. Does anybody know the approx timeline that I should hear something back? Or what actually happens from there? From what I gather, from Chicago its sent to the nearest Service Centre, which for us should be either Nebraska or the field office in Kansas city. Is it processed in Chicago or not until it reaches the next service centre?

Or will I know nothing at all until I get a 'Notice of Receipt'?

PS-my american citizen husband filed for her as his step child.

They would give me that info? I just rang immigration, fat lot of help they were, they said they dont understand why she wasnt given it back. and that i have to call US customs and border protection to find out why.... aaarrgghhhh

My american citizen husband is about to file for my nz born 16 yr old daughter. I have a 10yr perm residency card. My daughter just got here 2 weeks ago, due to abusive conditions and nowhere to go, back in NZ; i had no choice but to bring her here immediately. So not the ideal conditions to file, but after consulting a immigration lawyer he agreed it was the best course of action, however, tonight I started filling out what seemed to be a straight forward form until I came to question 14, where they ask for the arrival/departure record (I-94)number. She filled out the I-94 on the plane but they took the whole form when she landed at customs and security. So she does not have that information.

Any ideas? I know its bad to leave ANYTHING blank of an immigration form. But if I dont have the info, I simply 'dont' have it.

Thanks

I am a permanent resident, with a 16 yr old daughter that lives in New Zealand with her father. Things have become extremely bad at home, her father is kicking her out and she has nowhere to go. She wants to come to live with me and obviously I need to get her here asap, or she'll be homeless, her fathers family and my family back there think shes acting out and wont let her live with them.

My question is: should I risk bringing her here on the visa waiver program and applying for the I-130 with the hopes that she wont be 'out of status' for too long before its approved. (I think current processing times are approx 5 mths) I did that myself when I came here and had no problems, I was out of status for a year before being able to process my paperwork.

Ideally I'm trying to find somewhere for her to live in NZ for a few months so the paperwork can start being processed first, but thats proving to be difficult.

If this were your child and she had nowhere to go - would you bring her here and file the I-130 knowing that she might go over her visa waiver time length?

This way is much faster then just filing as Permanent resdient.

where do I start, do i file K4 first? she is in a bad situation and needs to come asap.

Ok I understand, thanks for everyones help!

Why do I need a letter from her father, when she can legally leave his home and live somewhere else at the age of 16 in New Zealand?

I just read on another similar post about Immediate Relative Visa, could my USC husband use this to bring my daughter here as his step child? Ok really stupid question - does he have to legally adopt her, or by marrying me does she just 'become' his step child?

Thanks for any advice.... going a little insane trying to figure this stuff out, and having a daughter asking every time i speak to her when can i come....

I asked a few weeks ago about how to bring my 15 year old daughter from NZ here to the states. It looks at though if I petition for her with an I-130, it could take literally years. She is having major problems at home with her father almost to the point of violence. Last year she moved out for 3 months bec they almost got into a physical fight. In June she will turn 16, legal age for her to decide where she wants to live, shes made it quite clear to him and I that she wants to move here.

So with all that being said I need to get her out of that situation asap when she turns 16. My husband is a USA citizen, I have been told it would speed up the process if he were to sponsor and petition for her to come here as his step child. I've also read (although it confuses me) that he can put in a K4 Visa? And that would mean she could come here 'while' the I-130 is being processed. I'm also confused about the fees, the I-130 seems to be $355 but I cant find a fee for the K4 visa, which on the immigration site says its a fiancee visa.... AAAAHHHHHHHH

Can somebody that has been thru this or knows about this confirm if I am on the right track?

What if my husband who is an american citizen applied to bring her here as his step daughter, would that make the process faster?

I am a 10 year residency card holder, I"ve been here 6.5 years. My 16 year old NZ born daughter wants to move here with me. Where do I start? I've tried looking thru the immigration site, but its impossible to make sense of. From what I gather I need to petition for her to come here using I-130? Anybody have a timeline on how long they normally take?

Any tips or advice is appreciated! :-)

I just moved and I'm filling out my AR-11, but there is a fingerprint identification number (FIN) on it, I never recieved a fingerprint card, it went straight to my immigration office bec I had moved states. Where else can I find this number??