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My wife recently obtained greencard thru family based immigration. She officially kept her maiden name until the GC process got over. Now she wants to change to her married name. How does one go about this? Should this be done prior to obtaining Social Security Number or after obtaining SSN...

2nd set of forms from Mumbai Consulate The Mumbai Consulate has sent the second set of instructions and forms. My wife\'s K-3 interview is scheduled for Jan 7th. Looks like the consulate is backlogged and the holidays are having a negative impact on the interview schedule.

Mumbai interview schedule?? Neil, Kunash, any response from Mumbai Consulate re: K-3 visa interview schedule? The consulate web page has not been updated yet...Thanks for your reply!

Lets hope that Mumbai won\'t delay it further... Kunash, Neil, I am in the same boat as you are. My wife and I are also very anxious to complete this process done so that we can put an end to this forced separation. We were very hopeful that we will be together for the holidays and New year but...

INS mail rooms shut down CNN is reporting that the Immigration and Naturalization Service shut down mail processing at all of its offices Monday (10/15/01) after suspicious packages were received at two INS facilities, the agency said. Three mailroom workers at a Burlington, Vermont, facility...

There is no reason to believe that K3 is not available for India The regulations for K3 processing was published by the INS only in mid-August. K3 visa will be issued in the country where the marriage took place. The state dept sent a cable on Sept 1 to all consulates and foreign posts with...

Delays in INS processing? There is a news update dated 10/4/01 in immigrationlinks.com - "INS Temporarily Freezes Processing of Immigrant Visa Petitions and Applications". It is not clear if this applies to I-129F petitions for K3 visas. If it does, it could that explain why there are...

Send I-130 to the regional INS center Petition I-130 for alien relative has to be sent to the regional INS center (VT, NE, TX, or CA) identified in the form, depending on where you reside. Petition I-129F for K3 visa has to be sent to the Chicago address as directed in the form.

Suri, here are the answers to questions 1. In the G325A for you, enter your name, and alien registration number. In the G325A for your wife, enter her name and "none" as the alien registration number. 2. Your nationality after oath ceremony is "U.S.A.". BTW, this...

Yes, 3-6 weeks is likely after mail backlog is cleared Suri, The NOA for the I-130 from the regional centers would normally take 3-6 weeks. Between April and July, there was a huge backlog in the mail rooms of the regional centers that delayed the NOAs and it was taking 10-12 weeks...

You may not be able to file both petitions on the same day Suri, One of the documents required for filing the I-129F is the proof that you have filed the petition I-130 at the regional INS center. That evidence is typically the notice of action/notice of receipt from the regional center...