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    Parking Ticket for N400

    parking ticket & N400 you should include this information. If you have evidence that you have paid the fines, include it with your application: receipt, or printout from the police agency. one ticket alone will not hurt your chances of becoming a citizen. unless you have not paid the fine.
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    Any problems in future, If I extend visitor visa for in-laws??

    visitor visa extension yes it is advisable to apply for an extension if you plan on filing a visa petition for them at some point in the future. INS will credit them with an extension on present stay, for duration of time application is at the service center, i.e., until INS makes a...
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    I want to petition for my parents Please help!!

    petition for each eligible person you will need to file a visa petition for each of your parents. your parents appear to be not eligible to adjust status in this country and may have to use consular processing. A good immigration attorney will be needed if they want to try the I-485 route...
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    AP is it valid for multiple entry?

    advance parole good for multiple entries occasionally INS will issue an advance parole for a single re-entry. the advance parole will state whether it is good for single entry or multiple re-entries.
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    a problem

    refugee travel document an approved asylum applicant may file Form I-131 with the appropriate service center, fee information, address and other guidance is available on the INS' website: www.uscis.gov, link to "forms", link to "I-131.
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    Help my brother and me to immigrate

    diversity visa brings immediate family only diversity visa will permit your brother's wife and children to come with him. Not his brother. He will not be able to file a visa petition for you until after he becomes a US citizen, 5+ years after he becomes a permanent resident. Then you...
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    Need Advice Please!!

    foreign property ownership does not get much. Unfortunately, purchasing a home in the US does not provide anyone the justification to receive a visa. this will NOT provide any opening in the visa classifications to go the US and stay. this will NOT provide any options in the visa...
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    How do you speed up swearing in date?

    One way to speed up the processing would be to move to a different office that is not backlogged. Once you are there, contact the local office to get your address changed, they will request the file and set you up in their next oath ceremony. However, technically you need to live in that...
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    GC Fraud and Marriage

    depends on the state you live in. Annullment rules are very different in different states. Texas has a court decree that voids the marriage that is cleaner than normal annullment proceedings. Just provide INS with certified copies of the documents when it is finalized in court.
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    Security Clearance

    this question belongs in another forum. Check with the employer for their rules on their security clearances.
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    Deserters's Children's Citizenship

    pursuant to the article, Jenkins has not been convicted of anything yet. However, desertion in a war zone is a serious issue, not for this forum. There is no way to determine from the article if his North Korean-born children are US citizens.
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    Is this normal?

    You can call INS National customer service 1-800-375-5283 to check if the service center actually received it. hopefully you mailed it by certified or registered mail and the post office can provide evidence of mailing and delivery. If you paid extra for Delivery Confirmation, you can go to...
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    B-2 Visa for wife

    in general, spouses of permanent residents and United States citizens find it difficult to obtain B-2 visitor's visas. It does not help the rest of us that so many who already received visitor's visas never left the US. For Spouses and children of permanent residents, the new V and K visas may...
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    Please help - Question on extension

    first, to apply for an extension of B-2 status, one must submit Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status, to the Service Center having jurisdiction over place where one is residing in US. application address and fee information available on INS website: www.ins.usdoj.gov...
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    B1 extension rejected; What should i be careful of when i apply next

    keep the letter and envelope and your ticket stubs to prove that you left the US within a week of mailing and within 48 hours of the receipt of the letter. This will demonstrate "evidence of good faith." this will assist in demonstrating both eligibility and "nonimmigrant intentions" for...
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