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My wife and I discussed this recently and concluded "somehow they know" said to the tune of the Twilight Zone. I did several searches and, finally, came up with this from http://www.uscis.gov/files/testimony/10_03_01.pdf: "...Information and Technology Initiatives • Require carriers to submit Advance Passenger Information before boarding passengers (whether the passenger is heading to the United States or attempting to depart the United States) to prevent known terrorists, criminals, and inadmissible passengers from boarding..." So, they do know. This "Privacy" reporting is readily available on the web, as is lots more on Data Storage, Retrieval and Information Sharing [in fact, it is required under somebody's privacy act] for 'visa,' 'passport,' and a few other key names we are all involved with. I think this is an important tool that helps to keep us all safe. lets hope so

so if I go and marry her in a few month I could have her fill out a W-7 and I could start declareing 2 then file joint as 2 dependents and get more money back at the end of the year also. Right now they are holding about 400 amonth out on taxes but if I declare 2 I should get an extra 200 to send her now I can only afford to send her 200 because of the economy. She does have a job making 15$ a month I wonder if she will have to declare that or not? We are planning on having a child also so the baby will get a ss right away and I can declare 3. You do not have to report her income. You can Google the W7 and find the form with instructions. I think you do have to report her income for the MFJ status

A tough break and unfortunately, as we all know a sign of the times. I have no practical advice;I will leave that to those more knowledgeable then me. I just want to wish you the best of luck jim

The last couple of weeks, I have been feeling a little depressed because I noticed that cases that had been sent to the VSC after me had been transferred to CSC. VSC had been trending for long waits on processing I-130's. I get home tonight and I receive a stunning email The last processing action taken on your case Receipt Number Application Type: I130 , IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN Current Status: Approval notice sent. On February 6, 2009, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN. Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service. The timing could not be any more fortuitous, I leave Wed for a visit to Yanzi I can have everything prepared for the NSC upon my return, what a stroke of good luck. I know this is just a stepping stone but lately their seems to be some bad karma floating around the board,maybe we have turned a corner Good luck to all of us Jim and Yanzi

Way to Go! Give em Hell Red

historically... this is what we have said here on CFL.... to get a lawyer ASAP as they can get the case held and submit rebuttal evidence. We have seen conflicting ability to so now. David, Maybe one step in our preparation could be arranging for consul ahead of time. In what may be the single most important circumstance in our lives, why leave anything to chance? I never considered such an option but I am more and more. No matter how obvious to me the bonafides of my case. I am not Guz Jim

Hi Jim, My wife Ling quite her job as a nurse one month after we got married so that she could take conversational English classes. I set up a reoccurring money transfer for her to her bank account. Do I think supporting your wife is important so she can quit her job to take English classes.......YES I do.....if you can afford it. One thing it gives a commitment to the relationship. Ling's english was bad.....so we bought a sentence translator, chinese to English...english to chinese. It cost between 250.00 US to 300.00 US. I also put in my Evolution of relationship for the I-129F of Lings intent to quit her job to take english classes as well as also about the money transfers....if you have already submitted your EOR than I did an update for her interview. I also made a statement in the EOR that our communication consisted of fair English as far as e-mails, writing on note book when we were together, and that when writing or questions became detailed we used the Sentence Translator. Tom and Ling PS: Frankly..Conversational English Classes in China..."are not very good"....so don't expect her to become fluent in English,,but it can help,,,However, at her interview...I went to ACH and said that my wife was nervous and wanted her interview in Chinese..... B) Thank you Tom and everyone else for you excellent advice, I will see Yanzi for Valentines Day and we will discuss our options-I will let you know what we decide Jim

In reading, the interview results one would get the impression that GUZ has unleashed a blizzard of white slips. Of course this is purely based on the experience of this board and that impression could have a host of causes: a statistical anomaly, denied petitioners desperate for information joining the board, an actual change in policy by Guz. I bring this up because the veterans of this board, counsel us to make sure every decision in this process is well thought out, hardheaded, and without emotion. I realize that given the obtuse nature of the of this process most of the answers are subjective, but the years of experience on this board are invaluable so please forgive me if I have constantly come to the well. Yanzi and I are considering making a lifestyle change. Like most Chinese English speakers, she is not prepared for the rhythm and cadence of natural English speakers. Her interview, if we run into no glitches along the road, is approximately 8 til 12 months away. We are considering making her a full time English student Will my becoming her sole provider of income be a negative or positive on our petition? Will her becoming a full time student of English have a negative or positive impact on our petition? Thanks as always Jim

Is that a common thread running through the whites a limited courtship

HaoRan Looks like you were stuck in the force sucking entity that is VSC. Anecdotely your NOA 2 should be arriving soon after your transfer to CSC

Have you tried locaal representation to keep the case in Guz?

Opps, sorry about that, glad you're paying attention. Yes we are very happy about the quick movement of our case. What was your center, VSC or CSC? jim

David, Is there any chance he can use a local lawyer and keep the petition in Guz? Jim

Strictly on anecdotal evidence, financial reasons seem to be an overwhelming factor in denials. Jim mentions it later in the thread and I think it cannot be overemphasized how important to have your financial ducks in a row especially if you require a sponsor. jim

What safeguard would there be for the beneficiary not to skip out leaving the petitioner holding the bag? None, The Govt would get the value of the bond, unless the bonding agent returns the petitioner to the USCIS. The petitioner would only pay a % required upfront. As I see it under this system there is no deterence to keep illegal aliens out of the country. It would just make it easier for those who can con someone into putting up the bond to get here. How much should the bond be? Would it be enough to recover the cost of finding and deporting the beneficiary should they decide to skip out? It would have to be a large sum of money. Probably upwards of 100K. Only the wealthy could afford it thus making that option unobtainable for the average Joe. The idea is similar to the one that exists in the criminal justice system. While no libertarian, I am convinced that we could use market forces to make the process more efficient. I have no evidence to support my opinion, but I am not confident that the current process is effective in identifying fraud. Lets use your figure of 100,000, the petitioner would be on the hook for 10000 and the bonding company would be on the hook for the rest. The trick would be to determine a figure that would provide enough incentive for the bonding company to return the beneficiary to the govt and provide the govt with financial satisfaction for the presence of an illegal alien within its borders if the beneficiary is never captured. Yes some would be priced out but that would free up more resources to speed up the traditional process.

What safeguard would there be for the beneficiary not to skip out leaving the petitioner holding the bag? None, The Govt would get the value of the bond, unless the bonding agent returns the petitioner to the USCIS. The petitioner would only pay a % required upfront.

I still think the best method to cut down on the time and expense of this process is to allow those that can afford it, to post a bond and bring over their SO. Set the bond high enough to compel he issuer to return any scofflaws to the INS. The fraud will be discovered at the back end during the AOS process, fore fitting the bond, when more information will be available on the nature of the relationship. Loved ones will be together sooner, and resources can be allocated more efficiently speeding up the process-jim

I believe that's may be true, although that shouldn't discourage anyone from trying - just be quick about it. We never used to hear the word 'lockdown' about a case, after which they refuse to say ANYTHING about a case while preparing to shi p it stateside. Thanks Randy, I am not concerned about my own case, but being in IT I want to know all the variables, the more information the better. Sort of my own Disaster Recovery plan

Simply wonderful

I have a vague recollection of reading on this site that you can no longer attempt to keep the denial from being sent stateside and have a hearing with the VO and a local attorney to mitigate the circumstances for denial. Is this true? thanks J

very good news for you, I guess light can escape a black hole

The Besta is fantastic. I tried two others and they were not even close. I know their is a US distributor in the Bay Area. I think I have an email address somewhere if you need it-jk3

He should take into consideration, the CR-1 process is much slower if the Vermont Service center processes his paperwork

Shadowman, you should get your approval within a month, that has been the average with other transfers

As a rule, Mainland banks do not have joint accounts