frank1538

Yepper, that's Advance Parole. The NBC section on the right bottom will be stamped when she re-enters.

Good news on the interview. I wouldn't wait more than a week before I started making inquiries of the consulate. While you can probably download most of the forms contained in the P4, your SO will likely need the appointment letter to get into the consulate. You're correct that the I-134 is the affidavit of support form to use for the K-1. You do not have to sign this form in front of CIS. You can execute the form before a notary of your choosing. Good luck at the interview.

Most excellent. Ccongratulations.

I've heard of RFEs during the process being resolved within a few weeks after receipt by USCIS, but I don't have a feel for what happens when the additional information is provided after the interview. I would hope a few weeks to a month would do it.

Nicely done. Congratulations and best wishes.

Congratulations and best wishes.

Jingwen just left last week - Delta and China Southern. Her heavier bag was 67 pounds - too heavy for Delta domestic (50 lbs.) but since it was an international flight and under the 70 lb. max for China Southern, there was no excess baggage fee. I wonder how long before CS changes its limitations.

Good luck at the interview. Most of the USCIS local office websites that address interpreters say the interpreter should be an impartial or disinterested third party. Fresno's website does not provide any guidance, but San Franciso's is typical of most: http://uscis.gov/graphics/fieldoffices/sanfran/aboutus.htm "...If you do not speak English, you must bring a disinterested third party interpreter to the interview. " I would think this rules out most family members. Unfortunately, I don't know if a cousin would fit that category, but my gut tells me that the IO could raise a question if this relationship were known.

This is a very stong tradition in some parts of China. We can discuss the basis and the merits, but the bottom line is that it will likely be very difficult to change this. When KK, my step daughter, got pregnant, Jingwen and I discussed this at length. Despite my best efforts at logic, Jingwen was steadfast in wanting to adhere to tradition even if KK was to have the baby here in the US. She allowed only one small concession that would allow KK or the baby to go to the doctor during the first month if the need arose. KK was very fortunate in that her mom, brother, and I were here to pick up some of the slack during the first month. Jingwen had a few more responsibilities with the baby but took it in stride - it was all part of the process - family pitches in. I am like most westerners in that I am biased in favor of western medicine/hospitals. If you are like me in this regard, get her new family involved. Explain to them why this tradition is important and be prepared to do more for a month. One nice thing about Jingwen's tradition was that after one month, we had a "coming out" dinner at one of the Chinese restaurants and took a ton of pictures. It was nice to follow the tradition, and it showed great respect for Jingwen's culture. I must admit that it was also nice to follow the tradition here in the US.

Wow. Two congratulations for the price of one. Good luck to rlheim and shentaro

Thanks, Frank. Yes, both I-130s were approved, mine and my daughter's. 199460[/snapback] Sorry, mama bear, I'm gender deficient today.

I'm pretty dense today (and just about every day for that matter), but I can't tell from your post what her status is in the US. Is she a legal permanent resident (green card)? Or, is USCIS telling her that she needs to return to her home country to process the I-130 before they will adjust her status to legal permanent resident? If so, heed Don's words and take a look at http://candleforlove.com/forums/index.php?...topic=10984&hl= and http://candleforlove.com/forums/index.php?...topic=11692&hl= to see what is likely to happen if she leaves the US to process an I-130.

That is what I thought, But last year, she went to the INS and they gave her a work permit, and a temp green card, she paid a fine of about $1000 and her I797 was approved, but when she went to the 2/22 meeting to adjust her status, the officer notice that she came in on a k1 and and told her she needed to go back and get the proper visa, DHS approved her but she needed to go back. Carl 199444[/snapback] Now I am confused. Let me ask a few questions. Is her husband a US citizen? Did the husband file an I-130 as part of the adjustment of status process? You say the wife got a temporary green card but then went to a 2/22 meeting to adjust her status. Are you referring to lifting the conditions on her temporary green card or something else? You mention a $1,000 fine. Was this in conjunction with the I-485, Supplement A or something else? You say DHS approved her but she needed to go back. What did DHS approve? PS I'm going to move this thread to the Immigration Challenges Forum.

Good news. Congratulations. Were both I-130s approved or just your wife's? I wish there was a way for USCIS/NVC/GUZ to coordinate multiple family petitions so they could be handled more or less as a packaged deal. Good luck.

Anecdotally, it seems that using a trusted service poses little risk, but picking a tout off the streets is fraught with danger, and the potential for scamming goes way up. Some people feel more comfortable with having a reputable service look over their shoulders just to make sure every looks right, and the experience of the individual service provider may be helpful in assembling the paperwork and explaining what and why something is needed. Jingwen and I did not use a service for the P3/P4 paperwork, but we did have a translator present so that I could explain portions of the applications. She filled out the information in her own handwriting.

It's over!!!! Congratulations.

The immediate adjustment to a change, both for you and for your SO will be helped or hindered by the firend's coming so soon. I hope it's the former.

Time to get a new avatar. Glad it worked out as planned.

Just an update for those who might be interested. We have recommended a lawyer here in Atlanta who is willing to help Lily with the probate, and she speaks Cantonese which should be helpful. Further, she would be willing to work for a percentage of the estate without even knowing what the value of the estate is. Hopefully, she will be in touch with Lily very soon. Mercator and his wife have kept the lines of communication open with Lily and have done an awful lot to help ease her concerns. The game plan is to try to address the probate matters without the need for a visa for Lily to come to the US so as to avoid delays that might come about if Lily waited on a visa before settling the estate. King's office is able to assist Lily with the visa if it is required.

Nicely done. Confidence during the interview is a real plus. Best wishes to you both.

Too funny. I trust little if anything was confiscated and no fines were imposed.

You're close to the mark. Sounds like in your case, DCF will produce a CR-1 immigrant visa. This means that your wife would enter the US as a legal permanent resident. As such, there is no need to adjust her status (I-485) and provide the other stuff, but as you say, you'll need to remove the conditional resident conditions by filing the I-751. Also, CR-1 will have had a full medical exam and vaccinations prior to entry into the US, so you won't need the I-693. The K visa (K-3 in your case) is a non immigrant visa that can be issued to the spouse to allow entry into the US while the I-130 (CR/IR-1) petition is being processed. If you are going to go DCF, filing for a K-3 would probably be a waste of time and money.

That all depends on the type of visa. If K-1, she'll need advance parole which you can apply for after marriage and when you file to adjust her status to legal permanent resident. Figure anywhere from 1-3 months to get it. Take a look at this link for more information: http://uscis.gov/graphics/howdoi/travdoc.htm If K-3, you do not need advance parole or other travel document since the K-3 is a multi-entry visa: http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/ty...s_1315.html#17c If CR-1, you do not need any travel documents since it's an immgrant visa that gives legal permanent resident status upon initial entry into the US. Howewver, special rules may apply if the travel outside the US is for an extended period of time: http://uscis.gov/graphics/services/Emergen...dex.htm#Reentry

Most excellent. Congratulations.

Good point Katrina. Household members' income can be added to the joint sponsor's income...yet another form.