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There are quotas on bringing wives and children into the country when you are a permanent resident that range from 5 to 10 years, depending on the country. There is no visa that could get her here before February. The Reuniting Families Act has been proposed to fix this problem, and your story...

I got a couple of emails from people saying name checks are still a problem, so I've set up a group to organize on the issue. If any of you are interested, you can join here: http://americanfamiliesunited.org/securecheckalliance

Your new name could be similar or the same as somebody else who is on a watch list. If so, they were probably just checking to make sure you weren't the other person.

Are name check delays still a problem? I asked this on a list of almost 2000 people after meeting with a legislative aide of Senator in April. They were willing to follow up if there were still problems. I only got a couple of responses, though, so I took this to be solved. But if there...

We urgently need the stories of New Yorkers who are permanent residents and and are divided from their spouse and/or children do to numerical quotas. Your story could lead to a change in the law. These stories are needed by Monday. For more information about what we are trying to do...

We waited 2 1/2 years after our interview and had to sue to get the FBI to complete the name check. Under threat of a writ of mandamus, USCIS processed my wife's case. After we had documented proof of the decision, we dropped our case. My wife doesn't have her actual green card yet, but we...

Previous years' tax returns. More specifically, schedule C on your 1040 documents your income from self-employment.

You just got lucky. That's not the norm.

I think it's a judgement call on behalf of the person interviewing you. The more accounts you have in both of your names, the better, and a bank account is one thing that will help you. Apart from utility bills and bank accounts, here are some other things that would help: * adding her...

Ari4u - Undocumented workers have actually given you a huge opportunity. Because of their protests, you now have the ability to stand up and have every local news channel listen to your personal story, while people like me are pushing to classify spouses and children of LPRs as "immediate...

I am an American citizen married to a lawful permanent resident. I helped organize these rallies, and these are rallies for immigrants. Earned legalization is just part of the program. Family reunification is another. Sunday, May 14th, is just for American Citizens and Lawful Permanent...

I am in Philadelphia and we again and again we have had to turn away reporters because we do not have lawful permanant residents willing to speak up. If you are willing to speak up, please get in touch with me. There is a place on the front page just waiting for you. I am not kidding. My...

PHILADELPHIA, PA On Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 14th, American Families United and UniteFamilies.org, with the support of the Day Without an Immigrant Coalition and other pro-immigrant organizations, will make a national call for Congress to enact immigration laws that reflect our national values...

We are organizing right now for actions to support the reunification of families on Mother's day or the following Monday (May 14th or May 15th). Right now we are looking for people who can help organize. You can sign up at: http://www.americanfamiliesunited.com/organize We are also...

There are a lot of posts in this forum regrading writ of mandamus. My wife's been waiting 3 years on a name check for her green card and after reading some of the posts here, I'm considering petitioning for a writ of mandamus. I have a lawyer and she advised that because my wife has a work...

My wife and I have been unable to visit her family since our marriage three years ago because of a pending background check for her I-485. If you are a frustrated American citizen like me and would like to start to get organized and work for legislative change, please join us at...

Thanks for the feedback so far zaraza -- great to have you on board chills -- I'm with you brb2 -- thanks, I'm going to email the owner of cptracker.com to let let him know what I'm up to Please keep the feedback coming in.

I recently found this forum and would like to thank you all for the information you've shared here. My wife is in a similar to situation to many of you here, and has waited over three years for a background check (for a green card at this point). One thing I noticed in some of your posts...