Recent content by Mickey_32

All, I am planning to apply for GC for my 62 year old mother (widowed). She is here on a visitor visa until late August, 2011. She visits us every year for 6 months. Had a few questions that I needed to get some expert views on: 1. I was wondering if AOS or CP would be better given her...

Got my visa and SC (and cancelled Indian PP) yesterday, took about a month and 10 days.

applied for visa (business) + SC on 11/4. Reached Travisa on 11/5, consulate on 11/15. Now the wait starts.

I applied two days after getting naturalized, got PP in 10 days. Haven't done anything with DMV, Social Security etc. None of that is required for passport.

It would be two separate interviews, one on one with different officers, even if the appointment time is identical. In cases where your appointments are at different times or if you are called up at different times, you could end up having been interviewed by the same officer by chance.

Yes, take two.

This is the one that I have not been able to talk to at all. The other company does have a section on their website for India, and when I talked to them, they said they process visas for India (at Houston consulate as well). I called CGI Houston too, the lady started talking to me, then...

All, There are two Travisa websites that I found. One that you go to from the link on the CGI website, but these guys never pick up the phone (or it has a busy tone). The other (www.travisa.com) I did get a chance to talk to and they seem legit. I was just concerned that the CGI website has...

Not a problem. We took our 2-yr old to the ceremony. The place is full of family and friends that come to witness the important occasion, and they walk around and take pictures and shoot videos. Take your kid, and take pictures that you can show him/her 15 years from now.

I traveled overseas immediately after filing the N-400. At the interveiw, the IO asked if I had taken any trips since filing. I said yes, she wrote down the details on the N-400 app, verified it with the dates on my passport and that was it.

Isn't the original issue pretty black and white? You cannot have a US passport and a green card at the same time, or can you?

Once you become a US citizen, you are no longer a permanent resident. USCIS will take your green card once you become a citizen. If your original country allows dual citizenship, you can show your US passport as your proof of being able to enter the US. If your original country does not allow...

I guess I wasn't very clear in my message. I didn't say I wanted to get out of applying for a Visa, my questions was do I have to get the Renunciation Certificate before applying for the business visa, or can I apply for a visa without it this time, travel to India and deal with the...

I just received my naturalization cert. and have applied for US passport (originally from India). I need to travel to India on business soon and the visa application etc will be done through my employer. I can't find any info that answers this question directly though: Will I be able to apply...

I took both my current and old passport with me to my interview. The IO flipped through my current one to check the travel dates, didn't bother to check the old one. Don't think you would have any problems since it looks like all your international travel since you became a perm res has been...