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    Can spouse of US citizen apply and get B-2 visa for short term visit to US

    I am a US citizen currently in India. I am looking to marry someone here, who has strong ties to India. We want to travel to US for 1-2 months for tourism. Can a spouse apply and get B-2 visa or USCIS would want them to only come on Fiance visa or Green card, even if she does not want to move to...
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    US Citizen Looking for Best Option to Bring Indian Citizen Spouse (arranged marriage)

    Thank you Jackolantern. How much time can I save by going for K-1 route to be together K-3. If she come on tourist visa before marriage and we get married after 2-3 months and then file for her I-130. is that feasible?
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    US Citizen Looking for Best Option to Bring Indian Citizen Spouse (arranged marriage)

    I am dealing with the similar situation. Girl's family may feel better sending the girl after marriage, i.e. on CR1. It looks like, K-1 will take about 4-6 months and CR1 about 10-12 months. Should I bother about K-3 visa, if I file for CR1. What if the girl has tourist visa, can she visit me...
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    B2 extension of Stay for my mom

    I called the hotline and they advised me to call the local office for deferred entry, which is newark airport in my case and go there and ask them to fix it. I called the local office, and they said the same thing that online is correct, and there is no need to come. They advised me to strike...
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    B2 extension of Stay for my mom

    Stamp on her passport says, admitted until Aug 27th, now there is no paper I-94.
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    B2 extension of Stay for my mom

    Thank you S K Ghori. To add to the twist, I checked her I-94 online, and it is for six months. So, will call CPB tomorrow to confirm which one is valid. From online I-94: Admission (I-94) Record Number: XXXXXX Admit Until Date (MM/DD/YYYY): 11/29/2013 Most Recent Date of Entry (MM/DD/YYYY)...
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    B2 extension of Stay for my mom

    Thank you nkm-oct23 and S K Ghori for your replies. Sorry, I had not realized to the thread, therefore, did not see the replies. To answer nkm-oct23's questions, she has been in US 4 times before. No, she never extended her stay before this. In the past she stayed, between, 2-3 weeks to maximum...
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    B2 extension of Stay for my mom

    My mom came to EWR on May 31st. Her return ticket was for October 8th. But, she got I-94 only till August 27th. I am looking at few options. 1. Should we file for her extension of stay. I heard its hard to get extension without really good reason. Should we file now, or wait till...
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    Visitor Visa extension for parents visiting from India

    Hey ibcd19, thanks for your post. Did u get the extension. I want to apply for my mom, what are the good reasons for the application. Can we say, she wants to stay to spend time with me.
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    i-131 biometric appointment - walk-in before appointment date denied

    Sure buwalagos, Jackolantern is a rock star. I followed his advice. I went to third different center in NY last wednesday around 1:00 PM. There was no rush, and noone noticed the different date or center, till fingerprinting was done. In the end, the lady taking my fingerprinting noticed and...
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    i-131 biometric appointment - walk-in before appointment date denied

    Hello guys, I applied for re-entry permit in July end. I got appt for Sept 13th, but, my school starts on Sept 6th in UK? I went to 2 different centers, but, they are saying that they cannot prepone the date. They are saying that I can come on any wednesday after 13th for walk-in up to 90...
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    How to maintain my green card while living abroad

    yes Jackolantern, that is correct. That may lead to permanent residency or settlement in UK, if I stay there for 5 years.
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    How to maintain my green card while living abroad

    ok guys, adding one more dimension to this discussion. I am eligible for tier 1 general visa for UK (Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP), now called highly skilled worker). if I go to Uk for less than 1 yr, is going on HSMP rather than on a student visa raise a flag for INS? Will it matter...
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    How to maintain my green card while living abroad

    Thank you Jayoa and everyone else for your useful insight. I have one more question,like I have rented my place. If they ask me during the naturalization interview, and I tell them that I had rented my place. Will it look bad. Do I need to rent another cheaper place, or what do I need to do to...
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