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mega007,

Sorry to hear that. It is sad. Wish you have a good luck. God bless you and us all.

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Rammy,

Congrats ! I wish you good luck .... thanks for remembering me ... am happy for you...

RM,

Congrats to u too ... and thanks for ur wishes ... am happy for you ...

Kamrans, NJ, HBG, Judex and all,

though rammy and rm got good one .... i am sorry to tell u my bad one here .... yeah ! i think my wife's ftj is eventually denied ..... i filed for I-90 with my GC - mentioning the administrative error on the "residence" date ... but they returned my GC in 2 weeks ... saying that it was correct ..and my case was approved in october 2004 itself...... but they notified me only in march 2005 ... whereas my marriage falls in november 2004 !!!! i also talked to a rude USCIS officer in my city ...regd this case.... but he calmed down and eventaully explained me that..... he do not know why was the delay ... but he said .... i cannot change immigration law ..... and all i can do is i can file I130 !!! - which is gonna take a 5 yr process.... or else.... i can change the clause after i become CITIZEN !!!! ..... guess wot ...! yeah ! ofcourse i am broke ..... after so many things in life already !!! anyway .....

hei ! again u all .... am sorry to give a bad one from me ... but i just wanna share .... i did not even check the forum for a while ... i was ina different mode ...and also ... i sent a letter to vermont service center recently explaining my scenario ... but i bet nothing is gonna happen .... i asked them teh BIG Question politely - why i was notified 5 and half month later i got my case approved ... when i was marrying i did not know that my case was already approved .....me and my wife are living apart from feb 2005 .....and i did not NEVER THINK THAT THE "RESIDENCE SINCE" DATE IN GC is gonna affect this muhc ... since i thought ... the notice date SHOULD BE THE big date .... i donno how these system works .... !!!!!!!!

Okay ! one more info which I wanna share with you all -

I got appointment to sheela murthy and talked to her before 3 weeks ..... and she also suggested me only thsi I-90 ..... she was nice and good .....and I cant even believe that why she did not conclude me that ..."residence since " date in GC is the date of case approval .... and if any of you do not know that please get educated .....( but my close buddy's gc got the residence since date as notice date !!!!!! )

now - i decide to go back to india in 2 months / october ...trying to wrap up.... find a job in south india somewhere .....bcoz its already a loooong wait .. and my wife, my parents and her family - nobody is happy ... so i got to do something .....

[mean while... last night my wife said she is gonna give a shot for the visitor visa - which we already planned and took DD and all before all these interveiw thing ..... and this not a solution .... may be we can spend sometime here if she gets that ....and go back ..... anyway...i wud probably file the I-130 before I go back .... but i do not know What is next ! ??? ]


Kamrans ! I wish you good luck ! and I dont want to see anybody else in the forum to hit my luck :( !!!

Like many others ! I just want to thank you for all your immaterial but very high-standard valued help given by you ! You are a Good Man.

cach u all .....
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Mega,

I am short of words to express how I feel.Anyways since you exhausted all options, Just get out of all this mess for some time and stay with your wife for a While in India. Before that Apply for i130 for your wife and also apply for Canadian PR. It takes 1-2 years. Also instead of Visitor Visa try for a Student Visa for your wife.
I wish you good luck..

Rammy..

mega007 said:
Rammy,

Congrats ! I wish you good luck .... thanks for remembering me ... am happy for you...

RM,

Congrats to u too ... and thanks for ur wishes ... am happy for you ...

Kamrans, NJ, HBG, Judex and all,

though rammy and rm got good one .... i am sorry to tell u my bad one here .... yeah ! i think my wife's ftj is eventually denied ..... i filed for I-90 with my GC - mentioning the administrative error on the "residence" date ... but they returned my GC in 2 weeks ... saying that it was correct ..and my case was approved in october 2004 itself...... but they notified me only in march 2005 ... whereas my marriage falls in november 2004 !!!! i also talked to a rude USCIS officer in my city ...regd this case.... but he calmed down and eventaully explained me that..... he do not know why was the delay ... but he said .... i cannot change immigration law ..... and all i can do is i can file I130 !!! - which is gonna take a 5 yr process.... or else.... i can change the clause after i become CITIZEN !!!! ..... guess wot ...! yeah ! ofcourse i am broke ..... after so many things in life already !!! anyway .....

hei ! again u all .... am sorry to give a bad one from me ... but i just wanna share .... i did not even check the forum for a while ... i was ina different mode ...and also ... i sent a letter to vermont service center recently explaining my scenario ... but i bet nothing is gonna happen .... i asked them teh BIG Question politely - why i was notified 5 and half month later i got my case approved ... when i was marrying i did not know that my case was already approved .....me and my wife are living apart from feb 2005 .....and i did not NEVER THINK THAT THE "RESIDENCE SINCE" DATE IN GC is gonna affect this muhc ... since i thought ... the notice date SHOULD BE THE big date .... i donno how these system works .... !!!!!!!!

Okay ! one more info which I wanna share with you all -

I got appointment to sheela murthy and talked to her before 3 weeks ..... and she also suggested me only thsi I-90 ..... she was nice and good .....and I cant even believe that why she did not conclude me that ..."residence since " date in GC is the date of case approval .... and if any of you do not know that please get educated .....( but my close buddy's gc got the residence since date as notice date !!!!!! )

now - i decide to go back to india in 2 months / october ...trying to wrap up.... find a job in south india somewhere .....bcoz its already a loooong wait .. and my wife, my parents and her family - nobody is happy ... so i got to do something .....

[mean while... last night my wife said she is gonna give a shot for the visitor visa - which we already planned and took DD and all before all these interveiw thing ..... and this not a solution .... may be we can spend sometime here if she gets that ....and go back ..... anyway...i wud probably file the I-130 before I go back .... but i do not know What is next ! ??? ]


Kamrans ! I wish you good luck ! and I dont want to see anybody else in the forum to hit my luck :( !!!

Like many others ! I just want to thank you for all your immaterial but very high-standard valued help given by you ! You are a Good Man.

cach u all .....
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Call me if you can. It is not your mistake that you are suffering. I will guide you what to do at this point. Dont loose hope. God is great.




mega007 said:
Rammy,

Congrats ! I wish you good luck .... thanks for remembering me ... am happy for you...

RM,

Congrats to u too ... and thanks for ur wishes ... am happy for you ...

Kamrans, NJ, HBG, Judex and all,

though rammy and rm got good one .... i am sorry to tell u my bad one here .... yeah ! i think my wife's ftj is eventually denied ..... i filed for I-90 with my GC - mentioning the administrative error on the "residence" date ... but they returned my GC in 2 weeks ... saying that it was correct ..and my case was approved in october 2004 itself...... but they notified me only in march 2005 ... whereas my marriage falls in november 2004 !!!! i also talked to a rude USCIS officer in my city ...regd this case.... but he calmed down and eventaully explained me that..... he do not know why was the delay ... but he said .... i cannot change immigration law ..... and all i can do is i can file I130 !!! - which is gonna take a 5 yr process.... or else.... i can change the clause after i become CITIZEN !!!! ..... guess wot ...! yeah ! ofcourse i am broke ..... after so many things in life already !!! anyway .....

hei ! again u all .... am sorry to give a bad one from me ... but i just wanna share .... i did not even check the forum for a while ... i was ina different mode ...and also ... i sent a letter to vermont service center recently explaining my scenario ... but i bet nothing is gonna happen .... i asked them teh BIG Question politely - why i was notified 5 and half month later i got my case approved ... when i was marrying i did not know that my case was already approved .....me and my wife are living apart from feb 2005 .....and i did not NEVER THINK THAT THE "RESIDENCE SINCE" DATE IN GC is gonna affect this muhc ... since i thought ... the notice date SHOULD BE THE big date .... i donno how these system works .... !!!!!!!!

Okay ! one more info which I wanna share with you all -

I got appointment to sheela murthy and talked to her before 3 weeks ..... and she also suggested me only thsi I-90 ..... she was nice and good .....and I cant even believe that why she did not conclude me that ..."residence since " date in GC is the date of case approval .... and if any of you do not know that please get educated .....( but my close buddy's gc got the residence since date as notice date !!!!!! )

now - i decide to go back to india in 2 months / october ...trying to wrap up.... find a job in south india somewhere .....bcoz its already a loooong wait .. and my wife, my parents and her family - nobody is happy ... so i got to do something .....

[mean while... last night my wife said she is gonna give a shot for the visitor visa - which we already planned and took DD and all before all these interveiw thing ..... and this not a solution .... may be we can spend sometime here if she gets that ....and go back ..... anyway...i wud probably file the I-130 before I go back .... but i do not know What is next ! ??? ]


Kamrans ! I wish you good luck ! and I dont want to see anybody else in the forum to hit my luck :( !!!

Like many others ! I just want to thank you for all your immaterial but very high-standard valued help given by you ! You are a Good Man.

cach u all .....
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kamrans,

followtojoin had success with asking interview with consular officer after his wife got blue sheet. Have you tried that way? I am going to ask senator to help me in this matter, but don't know whether it is okay or not. Do you have any suggestion? Thanks in advance.


kamrans said:
This is called extensive background check. The initial check takes around 2-3 months depending on the case but it can vary. I have seen cases in which the consulates request the background check 2-3 times. Dont know the criteria but there are several theories. I believe that whenever the name flags in the consulate database they send the information back to DC to do the background check.
You cannot do anything. So wait and see when they send it back to you. Repeated emails to the consulate also counts and you can also call the visa specialist to get the status of the background check.

Good Luck.
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followontojoin

Congrats for those who got their GC and wish all the best for the people who are goig to get.
I have question , what is the process onec person come to USA with selaed cover and Visa ( 6 months) stamped on passport fromFollow on to join case.

How ong it takes for them to get GC in hand after land in USA
When can thye file SSN ?
Can they stay in USA for few weeks and go back to INDIA ? If yes after how many days they can go back.
Do POE officer stamps GC validiate for 10 years I551 ( Like GC, but not in hand)
Can this people fly back before getting GC in hand ?

Reason is My family may get interview in Nov 07 ( I expect as my PD is 2001)
and come here in April 08, need to go back in June for collage in India.

Can come body through a light on thsi and advice on this
Puskar
 
enter usa , point of entry will give u i 551 stamping, so with that very next day u can apply for ssn, with in 30 days of arrival u will get welcome notice and gc in hand, its safe to travel with gc,otherwise u need to mail it back to india, ssn will be delivered to u r home adress it has nothing to do with u r travel
 
Hi all,
I won green card through lottery and i did my CP interivew on May 2nd. I got married on May 12th then i came to usa on May 29th. I contacted the embassy regard my spouse to bring her here on follow to join basis. First they asked for marriage certificate and birth ceritifcate. Then they asked me to File I-824 application which i did and i sent them the I-797C notice. Now they emailed me that they are contacting KCC (kentucky consular center) and consulting with them regard my case. Any one has suggestions to me do i need to contact KCC. I fear that september 30th comes and no visa is issued after that to my spouse.
 
Mega007,
Sorry to know how your case turned out to be. As advised by fellow posters please apply for Advance Parole. Also for PR in canada. You have nothing to lose. Please plan and act. Hope one day the law changes which allows PRs to bring their spouses to U.S more easily. Good Luck to you. There is light at the end of the tunnel.

-Thanks
HBG2001
mega007 said:
Rammy,

Congrats ! I wish you good luck .... thanks for remembering me ... am happy for you...

RM,

Congrats to u too ... and thanks for ur wishes ... am happy for you ...

Kamrans, NJ, HBG, Judex and all,
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just arrive here at Baltimore, im now reunited with my wife... the long wait is over...

but my heart broke when i read mega's post... hope everybody here will have a success on this journey...

god bless us guys.

if anyone needs help, just give me a PM or just email me at kalel_unico@yahoo.com... i'll be glad to help u...

judex
 
judex said:
just arrive here at Baltimore, im now reunited with my wife... the long wait is over...

but my heart broke when i read mega's post... hope everybody here will have a success on this journey...

god bless us guys.

if anyone needs help, just give me a PM or just email me at kalel_unico@yahoo.com... i'll be glad to help u...

judex
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Welcome to US Judex.Wish you a happy reunion and have good time.
Regards,
RM
 
followtojoin said:
enter usa , point of entry will give u i 551 stamping, so with that very next day u can apply for ssn, with in 30 days of arrival u will get welcome notice and gc in hand, its safe to travel with gc,otherwise u need to mail it back to india, ssn will be delivered to u r home adress it has nothing to do with u r travel
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Hi,
Thanks for info.
That means , if my family enters POE and apply for SSN, STAY for 10 days go back to India( As they have exams which need to be attended ). GC will come to the address place ( after a month from the POE date).
In this case there should not be any issue right ?
thanks
Puskar
 
followontojoin said:
Hi,
Thanks for info.
That means , if my family enters POE and apply for SSN, STAY for 10 days go back to India( As they have exams which need to be attended ). GC will come to the address place ( after a month from the POE date).
In this case there should not be any issue right ?
thanks
Puskar
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Infact when we attend the interview on DS 230 form there is a option for SSN
if we have selected that then the SSN along with GC will arrive in mail to home after the paper work is processed in POE.

Thanks,
 
followontojoin said:
Hi,
Thanks for info.
That means , if my family enters POE and apply for SSN, STAY for 10 days go back to India( As they have exams which need to be attended ). GC will come to the address place ( after a month from the POE date).
In this case there should not be any issue right ?
thanks
Puskar
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It will not be a problem. As far as I know they will get I551 stamp in the passport which is as good as a GC and valid for the duration of the stamp(usually one year) and is also enough for travel. You don't need to have GC if the I551 stamp is valid to travel. I travelled with I551 stamp, the first time I went out of the county.
The GC will come in mail to the address given at the Port of Entry. But before they leave make sure you apply for Rentry Permit before they leave if the stay is going to be more than 6 months. I am assuming that you are aware of the Residency Requirements for maintaining GC.

Rammy.
 
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I recieved a mail package today from KCC telling me to contact the embassy so they schedule for her an interivew. I hope this will work fine and she will join me soon
Thank you all who helped me and i will keep update you
 
Help with my wifes AOS

Hi Guys,

I was just notified as of yesterday (08/13) that my AOS (I-485) has been approved and my production card has been ordered. I had one question for all the folks in this forum. Since I was married before my AOS was approved please let me know how could I get my wifes AOS (I-485) approved here in the US. She has a H1B1 visa (from the Singapore quota) which is valid for 18th months from July 2007. I was married after "my I-485" was filed. Any suggestions and updates are welcome.

Hey Gurus, Cool-guy etc please help if you have some insights.

Vinsam
 
If you already applied for 485 for your wife. then you just have to wait for adjudication of her case.

If not, then you can follow the Follow -to - join route.
For follow to Join , you have to apply for I-824 first. For follow to join you should have legally Married before your GC adjudication Date.
Before that make sure which embassy you intend her to attend the Interview. Based on her h1 I am assuming that she has to goto Singapore Embassy. But I am not sure whether she has to go to the embassy of your Jurisdiction or Her Jurisdiction. I am assuming that it will be Singapore. You have to state this in the I824.
Read this thread to learn more about F2J. Again her interview appointment depends on your Priority Date being Current.

Hope this helps..

Rammy.

Vinsam said:
Hi Guys,

I was just notified as of yesterday (08/13) that my AOS (I-485) has been approved and my production card has been ordered. I had one question for all the folks in this forum. Since I was married before my AOS was approved please let me know how could I get my wifes AOS (I-485) approved here in the US. She has a H1B1 visa (from the Singapore quota) which is valid for 18th months from July 2007. I was married after "my I-485" was filed. Any suggestions and updates are welcome.

Hey Gurus, Cool-guy etc please help if you have some insights.

Vinsam
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guys,
My wife is on her way to US today. She called me from the airport after emmigration.
Looks like they gave her a hard time about the VISA Stamp which say "Should be Accompanied by LPR spouse...."(I dont know the exact text on the passport stamp). Then they made her stand aside and had some lengthy discussion with other officials and finally gave her the boarding pass.

I will update in detail as soon as she lands here....
 
I felt good just reading ppl are reuniting with their loved ones. I understand how hard it is to be apart with them.

As you can see my signature, I824 was filed on Sept 06 and no progress so far. I tried calling TSC many time but no further info. Now I am seriously thinking about refiling I824 for my wife. Has anyone here done it before? and will it be any help? And Do I need to have Attorney to refile it?

Thanks in Advance
 
rammy,

even my wife has the same stamp.Glad that things cleared out.Looks like the immigration officials are not aware of the things becoz many of our forum friends spouses arrived with out any problem .Some times there lack of knowledge makes our lifes miserable.Please update once ur wife arrives here.Also please post any observation/Suggestions as my wife is coming on 24th of this month.

Thanks,
RM
 
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Embassy Manila: Something to think about...

embassy manila has scheduled an interview for an EB3(nurse), with a PD of 2005 or 2006, with a 3 weeks notice before the interview, which is very unusual... 3 weeks to prepare your papers? a month notice will do, hhhmmmm... and they say that there's no more visa for EB3 until October VB 2007. hhhmmmm...

but! I'm VERY happy for that person, he/she will update this thread soon :)

God bless!
 
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