Randy W

Was there a question here?

What do your lawyer(s) tell you?

She is applying for AOS and EAD.

Let me guess - she's a Southern girl? Jiaying's mother even tried to get me to do it once, although they don't seem so interested in quantity as you describe.

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I'm not sure they are interpreting the law correctly. The company I work for will accept the application for EAD. You can work for 90 days while waiting for the EAD. Since everyone is on a 90-day probation period when first hired, if you don't have the EAD within that 90 days, then bye-bye. Perhaps it is my employer that is interpreting it wrong... But I can see where this is very frustrating. My Jing wants to work as soon as she gets here. I keep telling her...No...you must wait until you have the proper documents. She says to me..OK....you apply now...then I have when I arrive! I say to her...OK! give me your visa number and I will complete application!...She says... I say... No - employers can hire or not as they please. Many companies expect the card in hand before they will hire. My company even sent a new hire to sit in a hotel in Beijing with a laptop when his student visa expired before his work visa came through. Other companies will hire simply on the knowledge that you are eligible to apply for EAD. Just be careful who you work for.

1) The time they give is actually a "Line up outside" time. They allow people into the consulate according to these times, where they are given numbers (I believe randomly) which ultimately determine the interview time. The interviews occur into the afternoon. In fact, I think your best strategy for spending the least amount of time in the consulate would be to come late - say 10 or 11 o'clock - after the lines have gone down, but before they stop allowing people in. Of course, your BEST strategy is to be there when you are supposed be there. 2) They should be able to get the visa in the mail Thurs, Fri, or even Saturday. China Post (where you pick up the visa), I believe is open during the New Year holiday.

Jiaying generally tosses any coins back that she is given. But seriously, given the effect the appreciation of the yuan has had on jobs in thbe export field, we may very well see a significant de-valuation.

I appreciate every RMB I can get

Um excuse me Randy but isn't the whole point of a white slip is that they believe there is fraud? Otherwise they would give a blue slip. I'm not convinced that front loading a petition is all that helpful. It can also raise questions they might not otherwise ask. Regardless it is wise to not forget the original petition, get married and think the I-129F will go away. Yes - the DOS is recommending that the USCIS consider revocation of the original petition, but the USCIS is usually not interested. GUZ will submit only enough evidence to support the "Not a Valid Relationship" claim. It would be VERY hard to prove fraud from this, unless the USC or his lawyer just ignores his mail, in which case the finding would be by default. My peeve here is that the probability of an actual fraud finding by the USCIS in a court hearing is MUCH, much lower than what we read into Marc's article. The front-loading is Marc's recommendation. I concur, and believe it can be done without submitting anything in any way controversial. A door opened for questioning by the VO can help seal the visa if it can be easily closed.

If you mean you will submit a second application, you may want to re-think that

The law (INA) reads that the daughter must APPLY for AOS before she becomes 21. The USCIS has been known to questionably read into that law that the INTERVIEW must take place before she becomes 21, like they did for our case. Shouldn't be a problem for you - just get that AOS application in after you are married.

Absolutely!! Their minds were made up before the interview, therefore the line of questioning that took place. Same thing that happened to my then fiancee. However, it might not be a fraud case but rather an unsolid petition as Darnell mentioned. Yes - my point there is that the article from Marc is widely mis-quoted (including here) as implying that it is LIKELY that a fraud charge may be found, whereas the real purpose is to encourage front-loading and to be aware of the (unlikely but possible) possibility of a fraud finding. Whether withdrawn or not, watch your mailbox for any communications concerning the previous petition.

My attorney Marc Ellis strongly advised that you do not 'give up' the original I-129F. Instead, you study the reasons that you feel the denial was given and rebut it with the new I-130 application. It worked for me with a 3 question and here is your visa interview. If they are pursuing a fraud charge (what Darnell refers to as 'trouble'), it is unlikely they will let you give up the I-129F. In any event, you need to watch your mailbox for any communications regarding that petition. Other than that, I agree with Darnell about the VO's attitude.

Yes - but that's my question there that someone should know - how soon after it is awarded must it be used? That is, the expiration on the I-94 for length of stay will be 6 months after entry - making it good until Jan 2010. Even if it must be used within 6 months, all you need to do is wait a couple of months before they apply. They'll still get (at least) the full 6 months stay)

Whoa, there! The visa is good for 6 months in the US. If they enter the US in late July, it will be good through Jan 2010. It may also be extended for another 6 months. Someone else can tell you how soon after it is awarded that it must be used.

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I believe he found the cost to be about the same as an airplane, and took either 3 or 6 weeks, I forget which.

I think even the visitor's visas are closer to a 20% approval rating, with K and CR/IR visa approval ratings closer to 50%. The approval rating for Candle-member visas is much higher

Each visit is good for a number of days. If you are allowed, say, a 90 day visit you may stay for the full 90 days. Just don't expect to be able to leave the country (such as a quick visit to Hong Kong) and come back after the visa expiration. Of course, you could always pick up a new visa in Hong Kong.

The first thing to do would be to find one that will allow you to file one against the Dept of State in a foreign country All it takes to deny your SO a visa is for a Visa Officer to make the claim "not a valid relationship", and stand behind it

You should read the laws (INS), learn about their application and enforcement, and then decide what country you are in. No offense intended.

The problem with that is that no law has been violated, and no court has jurisdiction. Laws must change for there to be any change.

fingerprints (either thumb only or all 10), and/or picture taking. Administered by a third-party Applications Support Center (ASC) Used by FBI and local jurisdictions for background checks.

Like I said earlier, the mother's date of entry - Feb 19 - is the date to use. Jiaying's son used his K-2 MORE than 1 year after her K-1 was awarded, but LESS than one year after her's was used. The negative on the part of GUZ here is the delay, putting her life on hold with no word as to what or when she is waiting for. They have done this several times - our friend Rob (Rob&Jin) had to leave and go home without his fiance because he had no word on what to expect.