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    Family based I-485 Approved . Interview in Pittsburgh

    If your wife is working and making more than the stipulated minimum per household I dont' think it is neessary .Just to make sure it is better to take I864A because Support and Income are really important .
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    Family based I-485 Approved . Interview in Pittsburgh

    Approved . Interview in Pittsburgh Hi , I am not sure which one you should use but during my interview I wasn't asked anything about the A# . I would think the A# on the interview letter is the correct one . I think I used the one from the Interview letter . If you have any questions you can...
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    Family based I-485 Approved . Interview in Pittsburgh

    I-485 I-693, I864 and I864A(Notarized) Birth certificate copies Marriage certificate copies Letter from Employer Recent Pay stubs Tax returns for last 3 years Photographs Filing Fees(and fingerprinting fees) That is what I had given . Please check the website for more info . \
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    Family based I-485 Approved . Interview in Pittsburgh

    Hi, I don't think you can file I-485 without the priority date becoming current . You could get everything ready , get a Medical Exam Appointment and keep postponing it until the priority date is current (just to make sure it doesn't expire) . In the interview I wasn't asked to show too much...
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    Family based I-485 Approved . Interview in Pittsburgh

    Guys , here are the details of my case for all the v-visa applicants like me . I130 Applied - 05/10/00 V-Visa Applied - 07/01/03 V-Visa Approved - 08/01/04 I-130 Approved - 10/11/04 I-485 Applied - 11/30/04 I-485 Approved - 04/20/05 The interview in Pittsburgh was very...
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    I-485 Interview Fmaily based

    Lexmarx, Unfortunately I am not familiar with the process of GC sponsorship for your kids . In our case, as you said , my wife was out of the country for 2 yrs and 2 months . The case details are as follows: 1)Came to US in NOV'99 2)Went back to India in Dec'99 3)Came back in Apr'00...
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    V Visa Approved

    Lexmark, I am(was) in the same situation as you are . My wife is a GC holder and she applied for my GC . I was on a H1 visa until I got my V-Visa approval .The visa is given for 2 years FROM THE DATE OF APPROVAL .
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    I-485 Interview Fmaily based

    Lexmark,Thanks for your reply. My v-visa had an expiry date of 2 yrs from the day it was approved . (Aug 2004 - Approval , Aug 2006 - Expiry) . The same case with the work permit . It was given to me for 2 years . Please let me know if you have any questions .Thanks again .
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    I485 Status Change and H1B

    Hi Guys, Recently I applied for my GC based on my wife's I-130 application for me . I got my work permit before my H1 visa expired on 01/01/05 . I did not inform my employer of the status change in my case . Do I have to inform my employer of my status change ? Since more than 6 months...
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    I-485 Interview Fmaily based

    Hi, I got a notice of an I -485 interview recently . My wife is a GC holder and she is sponsoring me for my GC . I already submitted the Marriage certificate , Tax returns for the last 3 years , copy of birth certificates , letter from my employer (because I had to sign the affidavit of support...
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    5 year residency requirement

    Lexmark, No , She did not get any response from the INS . I think any response we get from now on has to come from the local office . She took an infopass appointment yesterday and enquired about how long the case would take . The reponse she got was "A WHILE" . I am not sure what to do now...
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    5 year residency requirement

    You should be in the country for atleast 30 months and also maintain continuous residence - No absence for longer than 6 months in the last five years . Also please check if you are eligible for the 4 years + 1 day rule . The naturalization guide has an eligibility worksheet that you could use...
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    Pending Natz Application

    Date Applied :- May 26 , 2004 She has had a Greencard for the last 15 years but has been going in and out of the country . 1)She re-entered US after an absence of more than 2 years in Nov , 1999 .She had a valid re-entry permit . 2)She left the country again in Dec,99 but returned in Apr...
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    Pending Natz Application

    Hi, My wife attended an interview at the local office in January . She was told that the case was complicated and the Local Office needed some time to look at the application. My wife asked for a timeline of when the Application will be processed but she got no answer. She went back to the...
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    Citizenship question

    Since we already applied I don't think we can change the dates , can we ? Anyway , I submitted IRS1722 documents with the application . She was not asked for the tax papers again . Thanks for your reply
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    Citizenship question

    Thanks Guys. Is it the local office which has jurisdiction over the pending applications ? How long will the application be pending ? Is there anything we can do to speed up the processing ? Thanks again
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    Citizenship question

    Hi, My wife went to citizenship interview today and the interviewer kept her application pending . The details of the case are as follows She has had the GC for more than 10 years and has taken several trips of 2 or more years outside the country (all with a valid re-entry permit ) .The...
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    Address Change - NBC Processing

    Hi Guys, I need some help regarding address change during family based processing . Does it make a difference now that all family based 485 applications are being processed by the NBC .The Processing times shown on the website differ from district to district(ex:Washington , DC is slower than...
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    Address change - how does it affect processing

    I am in the same situation now . I think if you change your address and if it falls under a different district office and it might delay or speed up your processing .For ex. if I moved to virginia from pittsburgh wouldn't my application be delayed based on the processing date in virginia as...
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    AP and Visa Stamp

    Hi, I got approved for a V-Visa recently but I haven't got the visa stamped in my passport yet .My current visa (H1) is going to expire soon . I am also applying for my I485 today . Can you tell me if I need an AP document to reenter the US after travel abroad - or do I need to get the V-visa...
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