Randy W

Only if your VO wants to give her a hard time The VO can ask for anything he wants

You might include a copy of the marriage certificate itself, which is the English translation of your marriage certificate, and point that out in your cover letter. Give 'em what they ask for - otherwise, you may be wasting a stamp

Yes, Sonya is a bona-fide contender for a fiancee visa. The only place this little fraud ring can be de-railed is by third-party correspondence (from Angela) to the consulate, unless the VO independently denies the visa (possible).

No - that's not what he's saying. From his point of view, the VO's weed out the Tony's and Sonya's, deny them the visas, and return the petitions to the USCIS. His claim is that the USCIS then drops the ball. It's basically a big turf war between the DOS (consulates) and the USCIS. The "petition" is the I-129F or I-130 filed by the American citizen or LPR. When (if) the USCIS approves the petition, it is forwarded to the consulate, where the "beneficiary" is allowed to "apply" for a visa So, petition approval (usually) occurs entirely in the United States, and simply allows the foreign beneficiary to apply for a visa. The visa application occurs entirely in the foreign country.

If this is sent to the consulate, it is "third party correspondence" and WILL derail the visa. Visas have been derailed by much less the article doesn't mention this, however, but is talking about revoking Tony's green card, which, as it points out, is much more difficult. "USCIS often disregards an interviewing officer¡¯s recommendations for the revocation of approved petitions" - when this statement comes into play, the visa HAS been denied

Well, exactly! I'm always amazed when people here tell someone that you only need to make the minimum required (125% over the poverty line) - that above that amount makes no difference, when it's been obvious in more than a few cases that money made a difference In fact, there is a memo from a GUZ officer that "You can't tell that to the petitioner" (that his case may be fraudulent)

No, but have a nice trip

You watch for a letter asking her to bring her passport in. This is the indication that they intend to put a visa in it. They can also ask for more information, or simply issue a white slip denial.

I would guess it's more for statistical purposes than for snooping for AOS info. They do maintain statistics on these things on a per consulate basis.

This is GREAT NEWS !!!! You might want to get a refundable air ticket for your wife, just in case her AP shows up before then. Be SURE to go to the interview - hand her your passport to place on TOP on the counter. They have been know to deny a visa to children whose parents weren't there - or if they even THOUGHT the parents weren't there

Does that mean just the courts cant turn over the decsion of the consulate or does it mean that the USCIS cannot turn over the decision either? Both - if the USCIS disagrees with the denial, they can only re-affirm the petition, and send it back for a second chance. Usually, however, this seems to result in an approval by the Visa Officer. They (the USCIS) are apparently under no obligation to take any action whatsoever on returned visa petitions.

Yes, there is - no problem (F-2) http://faq.visapro.com/F2-Visa-FAQ3.asp#Q6

Perhaps they could write prescriptions. I wonder if they could diagnose the petitioner ?

For the student visa, she would apply for this herself. She would need an I-20 from the school (signed by school officials) she will be attending. DOS - Student Visas An employment visa would most likely be handled by the company that is hiring her.

Your wife when she becomes an LPR may file an I-130 for her un-married daughter over the age of 21. The wait for a visa in this category is approximately 8 years. If your wife becomes a citizen, the category of the same application is changed to daughter over 21 of an American citizen, with a 5 year wait from the filing of the original petition. As long as your wife is an LPR, her daughter may NOT marry (the petition would be voided). The daughter of an American citizen may get married while waiting for a visa number. See the DOS Visa Bulletin For either a student visa, or an employment visa, she would need to be accepted by a USCIS approved university, or get a job offer from a sponsoring US company.

The USCIS does not issue visas. Nor do they (or the coutr system) order the consulate to do so. TheUSCIS hearing (if there is one) is strictly about whether to revoke the approval and/or enter a finding of fraud which may result in a 10 year bar for your spouse. The Doctrine of Consular Nonreviewability says that the decision of the consular officials is final, and may not be reviewed by the courts. See pg. 5 of the DOJ's Immigration Litigation Bulletin of Aug. 2006

Wow! Good snoop work, there! Sneaky user name. Welcome to CFL

That's not the point. I picked flowers costing USD 27.99, specified the 14th as the delivery date, and the stupid site took my money. That is a contract. If they wanted to charge $40 extra, they should have done that up front, not after I was on the hook for some money already. That's your basic bait-and-switch. Very illegal in this country, but this was in China. I had a brokerage do that to me once, but that's another story.

from National Geographic http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0301/feature1/images/zm_zoomin.1.1.jpg western end: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/JiayuguanWall.jpg/800px-JiayuguanWall.jpg http://www.kinabaloo.com/gw7756.jpg http://www.chinatour360.com/images/photogallery/china-great-wall-g90013026.jpg

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/great-wall.html http://media.smithsonianmag.com/images/wallofchina_aug08_388.jpg http://media.smithsonianmag.com/images/lifelist-great-wall-388.jpg

At least Hong Kong and I believe many other consulates around the world DO allow (maybe even require) the petitioner to attend.

Well, I saw a few people got their K1 visas through a 2nd petition. I think they got a lawyer to rebut the findings then filed another petition of K1, which is much faster than getting married and filing for K3. Well, yes. Several have posted here about it also. Each application is distinct. My point was that reasons for a first denial that still exist through a second application can cause a second denial. If they want to deny a second application, they will. This is why the lawyer rebuts the findings. Don't count on them being erased by the "no readjudication" clause.

Interesting concept. Any previous use of the aircraft means that if I get on at Newark and fly to Beijing without stopping, I've stopped, even though I haven't stopped. So you are saying the only non-phony non-stop flight would be the first leg of the plane's maiden voyage, which is probably a flight from Boeing with no one aboard. All other voyages without stops are not non-stop because the plane flew somewhere else before...and stopped. I've never seen that restrictive a definition of non-stop but as i said it's an interesting way to think about it. My simple mind thought that since I got on at Newark and didn't stop until Beijing, I had taken a non-stop flight but you're right, I'm sure that plane flew many places before and stopped. I've always assumed it meant whether the passengers had to stop and not whether the plane had ever stopped before. Not true. The "non-stop" from Houston stops in Newark, before changing planes and going on to Beijing. Let's just say that what Continental calls a "non-stop" flight actually stops and changes planes in Newark, so your plane that you (and also anyone from Houston) takes from Newark to Beijing hadn't stopped anywhere before it gets to Beijing. I pointed this out because I'm thinking that the "non-stop" to Shanghai may be the same type of "non-stop", with a stop in Beijing, prior to going on to Shanghai, although it may or may not involve a change of planes (perhaps (or perhaps not) to a Chinese airline?). Get it? No sarcasm needed.

Mutianyu has the more 'Home Depot' kind of finish to it - I can also see some of the same twists and turns. My avatar here was taken at the top of the mountain in the far background, which you can see in Jesse's photo as well http://i43.tinypic.com/e9ekvt.jpg The wall beyond that is unfinished un-"restored" and not open.

I thought it was Badaling. Does Mutianyu have one of those slides as well? we only saw the cable cars, but then there wasn't more than about a dozen people there that day.