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    Citizenship eligibility and stay outside if US for more then 6 months

    When you say residency ties , do you mean reasons for staying abroad for more then 6 months? yes there were resaons for them staying more then 6 months. But do we know what can be considered as valid reasons or not? looking for experiences and sample application if any one had success...
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    Medicare or Medicaid?

    Concerned4us if you are not aware this is a forum to share immigration experiences and in doing that help each other with information , this is not a hate portal , if you have issues with government missusing tax dollors, there are other political forums I can suggest you and you can pour...
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    Parent's oath?

    Since you have few more days left I would suggest you call your local office or go visit there. If they can tell you at oath ceremony they should be able to give you same information if you call them or visit at local office. At the end if you dont get any information , it wont hurt to...
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    Citizenship eligibility and stay outside if US for more then 6 months

    Hello All I have this very uncommon situation , I have one of my relatives who came to US on family based Green Card five years back. They had to go outside of USA three years back and their overseas stay was extended to 8 months (continuous) I know one cannot apply for citizenship if...
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    Transit Visa for stopover in London

    Nationals of certain countries, which includes India, must have a visa to enter certain countries in Europe. The DATV (Direct Airside Transit Visa) allows entry only for the purpose of catching a connecting flight leaving from the same airport on the same day where you do not need to pass...
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    Green card for parent (IR5) at US Consulate Mumbai

    I have sponsored my parents immigrant visa and they have received a interview call. My parents Visa date is next week ,I have filled I-864 forms and I just came to know from a agent in India that I have to fill I-864A also. My understanding when I talked to USCIS Customer service here in...
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    Do I need to send I-864A? what are the implications If I missed that?

    I have sponsored my parents immigrant visa and they have received a interview call. My parents Visa date is next week ,I have filled I-864 forms and I just came to know from a agent in India that I have to fill I-864A also. My understanding when I talked to USCIS Customer service here in...
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    Follow To Join....

    Hi, Just want to know if is it OK to use the downloaded DS-230 forms instead of the one sent by NVC? I heard from many people to use the forms sent by NVC but then DOS has also made fillable forms available at below site. http://foia.state.gov/FORMS/visa.asp...
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    Is it OK to fill downloaded DS-230 forms?

    Hi, Just want to know if is it OK to use the downloaded DS-230 forms instead of the one sent by NVC? I heard from many people to use the forms sent by NVC but then DOS has also made fillable forms available at below site. http://foia.state.gov/FORMS/visa.asp...
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    Discrepancies between CSC approval letters and USCIS automated system

    Hi Jane , Thanks for your reply, because USCIS didnt provide me any help. I thought of calling NVC on MAR-7 again and this time it was a lucky day for me , NVC received the approval and they created the case number for my application. USCIS online system still shows that my petition is...
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    Timeframe for NVC to Consulate to Interview

    Hi Rtk, Just checking if anything has changed for you since you posted this message. Have your mom received the packet forms from consulate? The reason I am asking is because I am in same boat and my I-130 was approved on FEB-1-2005 by USCIS . I dont have any communication from NVC as...
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    I-130 Approved for Mom - How long more?

    I am in the same boat, I am USC and I filed I-130 for both of my parents and received a mail from USCIS stating approval for my file on FEB-7th that my petition is approved on FEB-1 and has been forwarded to NVC. However the USCIS online system still shows its pending for approval!! (its more...
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    Discrepancies between CSC approval letters and USCIS automated system

    I called USCIS and asked to transfer my call to CSC and they said CSC lines are not open to public and also they dont have a way to transfer calls to CSC. :( Is there any one who have received an USCIS case approval in Jan/FEB and also received their NVC correspondence. Regards Kan
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    I130 approved, but no more feedback.

    Hi there, I had similar experience , in my case CSC approved the I-130 petition but NVC says that they have not received any communication from CSC about the approval and surprisingly even the USCIS online status show that my petition is still under process and this is one month after I...
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    Discrepancies between CSC approval letters and USCIS automated system

    Jane, Thanks for your reply, I will call USCIS and ask them to forward my call to CSC Officer. For your other question , USCIS Online system does not show that my petition is approved . Surprisingly I have a hard copy from CSC stating my I-130 petition is approved and forwarded to NVC on...
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    Discrepancies between CSC approval letters and USCIS automated system

    Hi , I received a letter couple of weeks back from USCIS that my I-130 petition has been approved and forwarded to NVC (National Visa Center) on 1st FEB 2005. I called NVC automated phone number on 28th FEB 2005 and it still says that the approved case is not been received yet from USCIS. So...
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    Mumbai Jan/Feb/March 2005 CP Interview

    My I-130 got approved by USCIS (CSC) . Priority Date : Nov-15-04 I would like to know when do we need to send the Affidavite of support (Sponsor) , Do we get a notification from NVC that we need to send Sponsor letters to the relative in India ? or is there any other form we need to start...
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    Green card for parent (IR5) at US Consulate Mumbai

    My I-130 got approved by USCIS . Priority Date : Nov-15-04 I would like to know when do we need to send the Affidavite of support (Sponsor) , Do we get a notification from NVC that we need to send Sponsor letters to the relative in India ? or is there any other form we need to start filling...
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    Case send to consulate: What next ?

    My I-130 got approved by USCIS (CSC) . Priority Date : Nov-15-04 I would like to know when do we need to send the Affidavite of support (Sponsor) , Do we get a notification from NVC that we need to send Sponsor letters to the relative in India ? or is there any other form we need to start...
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    Case send to consulate: What next ?

    GreenMD thanks for your valuable input and alren I am with you on not talking to Customer Service as I have heard about many cases , delayed due to mishandling of files .
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