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A re-entry permit is required if the person has stayed abroad for more than 12 months. Your wife should be fine if she returns back in 8 months. As far as affecting her citizenship application is concerned, I think the requirement is that she be a resident of the US for 5 years continuously...

A re-entry permit is needed when you anticipate that you will be abroad for more than a year and is valid for 2 years from the date of approval. Now, while the above is true whether you have abandoned your LPR status or not is totally at the discretion of the officer at the port of entry whether...

Saras76, I agree with you that these rules are too stupid. However, most officers at the port of entry will give you some leeway. It is not when you get the email but the date that you actually receive the approval notice in the mail that matters. Obviously, if we are talking about a couple of...

SARAS76, If you are out of the country at the time the 485 is approved then you may return using your valid advance parole/H1 visa or any valid visa. However, if you are in the US at the time the 485 is approved and you leave prior to getting the stamp in your passport then you are considered...

First of all, if you think that you will return in 8 to 10 months then you do not need a re-entry permit. If you think that you will be gone for more than 12 months, then you do need it. As far as length of time with sponsoring employer after GC approval is concerned, the 6 month recommendation...

Sleepinglily, TSC most likely sent you another FP notice by mistake. Approval messages are very different. As far as it being returned to them, TSC frequently types an incomplete or incorrect address on the notices that they send out. I speak from multiple personal experiences with TSC in this...

You are not permitted to travel outside the country just on the basis of an approval notice. If you look closely at your approval notice it says at the bottom "This form is not a visa, nor may it be used in place of a visa". You have to have a valid stamp of approval in your passport or else it...

Long GC, When my case was assigned to an officer, it took about 4 months before the officer reviewed the case. I have heard of people getting an approval within days of assignment and have also heard of others waiting for months. So, no time frame can be guesstimated when you're dealing with...

I don't agree with dinnu. As long as BCIS has approved an EAD the applicant is authorized to work legally. If the I-140 is denied then the EAD is no longer valid and then as long as the primary applicant continues to maintain H1 status the spouse automatically continues to maintain H4 status...

Hi all, Just wanted to keep you all updated. My wife and I got our passports stamped in Memphis on November 28, 2003. The officer asked for passports with I-94s. She took our fingerprint (right index only) and our signature and after running a security check she stamped our passports. She told...

Chola, According to CNN, India is one of only 28 countries in the world whose nationals (visitors to US) are not required to be fingerprinted on entry into the US. I'm not sure how true that is.

Hi all, Mu wife and I will be going to the memphis office for stamping next week. Does anyone have any experience at that office that they can share with me? Your info would be much appreciated.

GCAspirant 123 I will be going to the memphis office for stamping on 11/28. Did they confirm your mailing address with you or will they simply send the card to the address they have on file? The reason I ask is because I plan to move out of Arkansas to Michigan on 12/31. If I get the card in...

curiousGeorge, I was in EB3 category from India. I don't think EB category has any influence on the way 485 is processed. Hope this helps.

I agree with Tombaan. I would not volunteer any information.

BCIS is pretty ambiguous about this. I think you case will remain with TSC but you could receive an RFE as they might want to make sure that your new job is similar to the old one so as to satisfy eligibility based on AC21.

The AP will always be sent to the applicant even if the lawyer filed it for you.

Thank you all for your kind wishes. The RFE was about 2 issues: 1) Back in 2001 when I did my medical exam, my skin test was positive. The officer just wanted to make sure that I was definitely negative for TB. I got a letter from the local health department that certified that. 2) At the...

Hi all, My and my wife's 485s got approved yesterday. Here are my details: PD: 04/29/99 Labor approval: 05/31/00 (after 5 seperate RFEs!!!!) I-140 approval: 12/12/00 (after RFE) I-485 RD: 07/18/01 ND: 08/28/01 FP: 12/20/02 (after 1st one got rejected) RFE: 08/08/03 (This got lost in...

p252, Generally, TSC does not mail duplicate copies of I-485 receipt notices. They will give you your receipt number for future reference. You can use that receipt number to obtain any interim benefits like EAD, AP etc. Their logic is that mailing you a duplicate receipt notice is not...