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    Mom landed on Jul 4 - waiting for plastic card

    Hi there My mother landed in Newark on Jul 4. She got the PR via consular processing in Chennai ( Feb 2008 ). How long does it typically take to get the platic card in the mail ? She got her SSN card in 2 weeks. Is there a phone number to call to enquire the status of the plastic card ? --Tx
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    Landing in USA - tax exemptions

    Mom got het GC thru me (CP) Will be landing in US in a few months. How much money is she allowed to bring in tax free. All this money was earned abroad before she became a PR. Thx
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    GC for Parents - AOS and CP - Information Source

    Question about DS230. I did this 3 months ago for my mom, and am pretty sure that I did not attach any photo graphs. (she had a successful interview in chennai this week ) My wife is now at the same stage for her mom , and looking thru the DS230 requirements it talks about attaching the photos...
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    GC for Parents - AOS and CP - Information Source

    Dear HydMom My mother had a succeful interview on 2/26. We did not need to resubmit the I 864. It says so clearly in the packet 4 as well.
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    Interview in chennai for mom

    Help anybody ? ?
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    Interview in chennai for mom

    Do we need to again carry the I 864 ( needs to be submitted to VFS ) for the interview ? This was already sent to NVC, so why the duplication ? ############################# April 2007 - ! 30 filled Oct 22 - Immi visa fee bill generated Oct 26 - I 864 form rcvd rcvd Dec 3 - IV...
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    Change Interview location

    GC for parent. Parent is now in Canada - on a student visa doing Phd. We are at the DS-230 stage now. Interview will be in Madras ( I am guessing as case # is MDR... ) Any way we can move the interview to a US embassy in Canada or does one need to go to the home country (India) ? - Thx
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    April 2007 Filing Thread

    Parents I 130 approved ( CP ) My parents I 130 is approved RD 04/06/2007 Checks cashed 05/11 AD 07/06/2007
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    I-130 parents approval at VSC (rcpt dt AUG 2006 and after)

    I filed for both my parents using CP to VSC. I still have not received a receipt for my fathers case. I called the INS and they gave me his receipt number and confirmed that the ND/RD dates are the same as my moms case ( I did get her receipt ). They also said that the cases have been...
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    Wait time before filing 1-30 ( AOS )

    Thx What is the average wait time before we can file for a parents GC once they arrive in the US ?
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    Wait time before filing 1-30 ( AOS )

    Has anyone filed for an I-130/ I-485 for their parent within a week of their arrival in the US ? We're thinking of getting "Mom" here ( she has a B1 ), and then applying for her AOS within the same week that she arrives in the USA. I spoke to a lawyer who suggested that we wait for 3 months...
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    Filing for mother and father through different routes

    Planning to file for mother using AOS and father thru CP while he is in India ( in parallel ). Does anyone see any risks involved in doing this ? Is travelling to the US on a B1 for a weeks vacation risky if you currently have a pending I-130 ( CP ) Thx
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