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My wife got her US green card (through marriage) in Sept 2009. She also got the conditional GC status removed in Mar this year. I was told by a friend that you can apply for citizenship after 3 years of getting GC(as opposed to 4 yrs 9 months for work related GC) if you got GC based on...

My spouse has a GC (based on marriage). She applied for making it permanent (I-751) and removing the conditional clause and her case is with USCIS. She has had her finger printing done and got a letter from USCIS saying her GC status was extended for 1 year until a decision is made in her case...

I am a US Green card holder. My spouse is a US citizen. We want to invite my parents to the US for visiting us. We are expecting a child sometime next year. I read somewhere that it is not advisable to say that you are going to US for pregnancy and delivery support for your children as it...

Does an OCI allow the holder to pay INR and not USD or any other foreign currency when paying for air/rail or hotel stay in India?

Hi, My spouse has her GC interview next month in Federal Plaza, NY. We are preparing to take the docs as mentioned in the interview appointment letter. I was just wondering that apart from any documentation related questions what kinds of questions are asked of both spouses during GC...

One of my friends got his GC(job based GC) and had to move back to India almost immediately due to the economic downturn. He wants to maintain his GC if he can and wants to know if there are any option if any on how this can be achieved with him not being in US most of the year. Any...

My spouse received her fingerprinting notice for her I-485/I-765 today. The FP is in less than 2 weeks. The notice says applicant must bring a passport, driver's license or state-issued photo id. She changed her last name after marriage and her passport is with Indian Consulate in NY for...

Filing AOS(130,485,131,765) for spouse based on USC. Can I get one Money Order for both 130 & 485 totaling $1365(1010+355) or do I need to get 2 separate money orders, one for 355 and another for 1010? Also, after reading through the whole 'do it yourself' posts which I am using to do the AOS...

My wife had her medical exam done few days ago and she got a positive reaction to skin for TB so had to go for a chest x-ray which she had today. The results will be mailed to the doctor in a few days and we are hoping the x-ray is negative. My question is if the x-ray shows she has...

I am filing GC for my to be spouse shortly. In many of the forms to be filled there is a column for Alien Registration Number. Do I need to fill that once I become a US Citizen or not? Am I not considered an Alien anymore once becoming a USC? Thanks

Has anyone had their oath in White Plains, NY? How long does it take and what documents are needed for taking to the oath? I got the oath letter which says take 1. Permanent Resident Card 2. All reentry permits in your possession (what does this mean?) 3. Any other immigration docs you...

Here are the docs I am planning to submit for showing our marriage is bonafide. Is this good enough? 1. Copy of credit card in her name 2. Copy of vacation trip bookings in her name 3. Copy of tuition payment for her 4. 3 sworn affidavits by U.S. citizens attesting to our relationship and...

Someone told me you should wait for some time after becoming USC before you apply for GC for your spouse (not spouse yet though. We will be married after I become USC soon) specially if your spouse is on a non-immigration intent visa like F1/H1 etc. The reason they gave was that applying...

I'm planning to apply GC for my future spouse shortly. We will be getting married soon after I become a USC which is also expected to happen shortly. She came to US on F1 visa and is still on F1 status(currently on OPT). Since the time she came to US she has been living with me which is...

Is there an acceptable template or format for getting sworn affidavits by U.S. citizen, friends or family attesting to relationship and marriage ? Thanks

I will be applying for GC for my future wife once I get my citizenship. Waiting for my oath letter :( In applying for advance parole what are some of the generally acceptable reasons? Can I say planning to visit family and friends with some rough dates? Is that a valid reason for...

I had my interview in Federal Plaza, NYC on 5th Feb. The officer said I should receive a letter within a week or two with details of oath ceremony. Its almost 3 weeks and I have not received anything. Just curious what is the current wait for getting oath letter after interview in NYC...

I have applied for my citizenship and am hoping it comes thru this month. God forbid my citizenship is denied(I hope not) since I had 4-5 traffic and speeding tickets(all less than 500 and all paid), can I still apply for her GC based on my GC? I understand the wait in such a case is pretty...

I'm waiting to get my letter for going for my citizenship oath. Hopefully (keeping fingers crossed) this should happen within this month. We plan to get married as soon as the oath is held. I have prepared papers for filing her GC soon after the marriage certificate is received. The only...

I have applied for my US citizenship and hope to get it soon. I'm wondering if a long term Indian Visa or OCI is the best option. What are the benefits of OCI as compared to a normal India Visa for 10 years or so? What is the cost of OCI or a long term visa to India. Thanks