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    After getting reentry permit, can they return before the alloted time?

    My parents will be applying for the reentry permit, and the plan is once they get it, and before they leave to go back to India, we will be taking an Alaskan cruise. Once they get the re-entry permit, can they leave ( going to Canada) for 7 days, and then come back into the US, and then leave...
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    Entry to US more than 6 months after exit. Will that be an issue?

    Got their green card in 2008 March. Since then, coming every six months.
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    Entry to US more than 6 months after exit. Will that be an issue?

    Thanks for the replies. By questioning, let me elaborate. They have been asked when they are planning to move to the US since they have been coming to the US after six months. Parents have said that they are planning the move and that their house is on the market, and once the house is sold...
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    Entry to US more than 6 months after exit. Will that be an issue?

    Thanks for your reply. How does the process work if they are asked to explain to the judge? Say they come in Dec, at the airport, would they be told to meet with a judge right then, or allowed entry and then asked to meet with a judge?
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    Entry to US more than 6 months after exit. Will that be an issue?

    Parents have a green card, they are working out details of leaving India to settle down here, meanwhile, they have been coming every six months. Immigration officials have started asking questions as to when they plan to live here permanently. They left last week ( mid-April). The plan is for...
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    Filing taxes after green card - no earnings in the US

    My parents got their green card in March 2008, and have come here thrice so far on visits. They are planning to settle down here end of 2010, when they wrap up their business in India. So, we are reading that even though they have no earnings in the US, they would have to declare their...
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    Interviewed in Mumbai, sent back for missing document, please advise.

    Hello all, so my parents went for their interviews today. My mother had extended her stay past the six month mark back in 2004, and we had not included the B1/B2 approval paper from the Immigration Department so they have asked her to submit it. Otherwise everything else was in order, and the...
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    GC for Parents - AOS and CP - Information Source

    Interviewed in Mumbai, asked to submit missing paperwork - Please advise. Hello all, so my parents went for their interviews today. My mother had extended her stay past the six month mark back in 2004, and we had not included the B1/B2 approval paper from the Immigration Department so they...
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    Priority Date for parents - 28 April 2004.

    LucyMO, actually I had taken my time sending in the paperwork, so it took so long...the good thing is after I would send each form, we would hear back almost in a month if not sooner. Thanks for your answers, D.
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    Priority Date for parents - 28 April 2004.

    Hello, Here is the information: Preference Category - IR5 - Parent of US Citizen Priority Date - 28 Apr, 2004 Foreign State Chargeability - India. I got the letter saying that the NVC has processed my case and has forwarded my file to the Mumbai Consulate. Can anyone tell me when we...
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    After 230, what are the next steps?

    I looked everywhere but I cannot find this information. I filed for my parents late 2004, but we have been taking our time going through the process. Yesterday I sent off the 1-230 Part I on behalf of my parents to the NVC. The affidavit of support was already sent before hand. What is the...
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    Arrest, case dismissed, not guilty charge for parents - Will it create a problem?

    Hello, I have applied for immigration for my parents and we are now in the the 230 stage which I am about to send off. My dad was arrested in India in 2004 on a trumped up charge and there was an arrest warrant out for my mom, though she was not arrested and she got bail. Case against both...
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    Sent in the Affidavit of Support, what next?

    Hello, I am applying for my parents, and have sent off my affidavit of support paperwork about three weeks ago to the National Visa Center. However I have not heard back except for the receipt we got for sending the letter. What now? Do my parents hear directly or do I hear first? Can...
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    Change of processing centers

    I have applied for my parents' immigration on Apr 2004 sent to the Texas Processing Center. They are way behind than other centers, currently they are processing June '03 petitions. Yesterday I got a notice letting me know that the cases have been transferred to the CA processing center. I...
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    GC for parents, questions on time frame.

    Hello, I am a US citizen and have applied for their green cards Apr 2004. TX service center is currently processing the I-130s for Jul 2003. So I am assuming their turn will be next year around Sep. The question is - How long does the entire step takes once they start processing the...
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