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Like with anything else, the burden of proof (of demonstrating that the visitor has no immigrant intent) is with the visitor. USCIS has a blanket assumption that everyone is here to immigrate. That is why you get scrutizined at the time of applying for visa and they have one more opportunity to...

He obviously likes what is in line with his opinions :-) Nothing wrong with that either :-)

Special circumstances applicable to the particular person combined with the discretions the CBP officer is empowered with. The answer should be obvious. AP

I meant in general, not specifically you! Sorry for the confusion. AP

Agree. :-) All I'm saying it give the folks a break - instead of jumping on them with moralistic and legal arguments (tenuous at best) and discouraging them outright, suggest them ways they can approach this. This whole attitude of "sorry you are comitting a morally inferior act - don't even...

You are answering your own question! If the law were so "unequal" as you are intent on proving, why is it that only a small fraction of people are stamped with the No AOS, No COS etc in their PP when they enter? To the best of my knowldge no one in my circles (and I have seen many visitors in...

Yes, you are right. There are avenues for parents health insurance, however, as I have pointed out - they just aren't free nor cheap. Blue Cross of MN provides several options. AP

MN Care is only available if the applicant (your parent) has assets below a certain limit. almost no one would qualify in my opiniong since the asset limits are very low ($10,000). Almost anyone after retirement in India would have assets (bank balances, investments, preperty) larger than this...

See this link: http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/police/records/clearanceletter.asp#P7_257 AP

My read on this is as follows: 5 years if applying through CP or if outside of the US. Up to 5 years of stay in the US (as much as applicable). So if one is here for 7 months only, then a letter for the 7 months in the US is all that is needed. Does the RFE state explicitly that no...

Yeah but isn't the person getting an affidavit of support from the sponsor (the child who is sponsoring). Doesn't the sponsorship mean that the person sponsoring is responsible for all expenses including medical? Where does it imply that the person will become a public charge? AP

The so called Bridge Plan: http://www.insubuy.com/piu/thebridgeplan/brochure.jsp seems like an option - although not cheap it won't make you bankrupt versus not having any insurance at all. One of my colleagues, whose father had to be hospitalized recently (and eventually passed away) is...

It matters - when one is a "Permananet Resident" of the USA, the "permanent address" of the person should be her USA address. To top the problem, the CGI - Chicago folks entered my wife's India address (i.e. her parents' address) too incorrectly. So it is a double whammy for us. Anyway, we...

We have the same problem: recently renewed passport for my wife (whose last name has changed so she needs a new one). The passport application clearly asks for the address which we would like on the passport and we supplid our US address (she is a permanent resident). There is also a space for...

Individual cases may vary but my experience was quite ok. In fact they wnet back a second time to the Municipal office in Bangalore to get the NABC amended to have the proper wording. They do seem to have an inside track at least at the BBMP office in Bangakore which might have speeded things...

Have you tried the service "Your Man in India" - they are HQ in Bangalore but based in several other cities as well. I recently got my mother's NABC from Bangalore through them - it was a breeze but cost $140 or so in total including shipping charges through courier. But you do need to provide...

My wife has changed her last name after marriage and per the rules posted on the CGI-Chicago website she needs to obtain a new passport. The form is now online. On the online form I don't see a way to write her middle name. Her previous name was A (First) B (Last) and now it is A (First) B...

Question about passprt form at CGI- Chicago My wife has changed her last name after marriage and per the rules posted on the CGI-Chicago website she needs to obtain a new passport. The form is now online. On the online form I don't see a way to write her middle name. Her previous name was A...

A quick question to all the Gurus here: I'm trying to get a NABC issued for my mother from Bangalore. Should this mention her maiden name (or name at Birth) or her current name? The Bangalore BBMP office first issued her one with the current one but I saw some mentioning it needs to have the...

AOS Interview Experience - APPROVED ! :D I'm a May 2009 filer - PD was 5/27/2009. Read the post here: http://forums.immigration.com/showthread.php?t=302942 AP