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guys please respond if someone has experince with delhi, india embassy
and filed 824 here in US.

do we have to wait till i 824 is approved or we can initiate packet 3 with the embassy even before its approved as i some of us on this forum suggested however they are Phillipines nationals
 
Bolog

i told you :) god is good...

read the post regarding packet 3 and 4, complete the documents needed, ASAP... then read the post regarding Possible Questions, but for me, it's easy as 1 2 3... :)

did u contact the embassy? how?



Bolog said:
Simala2006, Kamrans and Judex,

I have an interview date!!!Its on June 4. Do i still have to expect Pak 3 or will it be pak 4 that the Embassy will be sending us? Thank you and God bless.

Praise be Jesus. He is really the Almighty!!!

Bolog
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interview date

judex said:
i told you :) god is good...

read the post regarding packet 3 and 4, complete the documents needed, ASAP... then read the post regarding Possible Questions, but for me, it's easy as 1 2 3... :)

did u contact the embassy? how?
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Judex,

I was planning to do what you instructed me to do but before I could do it there was this urge to look up at the Manila US Embassy and just try to input our case number to know if one has alrady a scheduled date for an interview. I was so surprised that after 2 years that the answer was not " Case number not found in the scheduled date" but there showed a medical exam date and an embassy interview date.

Bolog
 
bolog

same experience i had, expecting nothing, but when it popped up, my life changed... :) so will u... hehehe

Bolog said:
Judex,

I was planning to do what you instructed me to do but before I could do it there was this urge to look up at the Manila US Embassy and just try to input our case number to know if one has alrady a scheduled date for an interview. I was so surprised that after 2 years that the answer was not " Case number not found in the scheduled date" but there showed a medical exam date and an embassy interview date.

Bolog
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I-824 for Son while I-485 is pending

Hi guys,

Can someone file I-824 while I-485 is pending with current visa numbers?I've browsed this thread but still not sure if USCIS will take I-824 while 485 is not approved.

Thanks,
Jugnu
 
You need to abondon 485 if u pursue 824. Check with a good lawyer.



Jugnu786 said:
Hi guys,

Can someone file I-824 while I-485 is pending with current visa numbers?I've browsed this thread but still not sure if USCIS will take I-824 while 485 is not approved.

Thanks,
Jugnu
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Kamrans,

It is for dependent who's outside US.Should I wait for approval of 485 to file 824 for dependent son or this can be done while 485 pending.

Thanks for your reply!!! Just trying to help a friend....

Jugnu
 
I am sorry I thought its for the principal applicant. Yes you can file 824 while 485 is pending but some of my friends in this thread got denied and asked to apply 824 after 485 approval. I got mine approved on the same day when my 485 approved.
I would recommend to apply it now. Worst come worst it will get denied when your 485 will get approved. Then you can reapply. In other case you will save months if it get approved on the same day.

Good Luck.



Jugnu786 said:
Kamrans,

It is for dependent who's outside US.Should I wait for approval of 485 to file 824 for dependent son or this can be done while 485 pending.

Thanks for your reply!!! Just trying to help a friend....

Jugnu
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Hi to all FTJ members

Here is my story... I applied for my I485 in 2003 with priority date June 2001. I got approved in June 2007.

In the meantime I got married to a doc who is on J1 waiver in 2004 , I could not add him to my GC process as his visa states that he cannot change his status until he completes 3 years in J1 waiver program. His 3 year would get completed this June.

here are some of the questions I have
Can I add him up to Follow to join process?
does he have to be included in my original I 485?

Please experts answer....... thank you very much
 
I have the interview sched but i have questions

Hi, i've been lurking in this site for a while now and i have known so many of you who are from the Philippines and who got their GC already. I read almost all the thread hoping to find someone who had the same case as mine but i did not fidn one. so i hope you will give me some advice hopefully positive.

I already got my interview date this June at the US embassy manila. HOwever i was doing research about I-824 since this was what my husband filed for us. But when i checked it out i realized that to qualify for this follow to join marriage date should be before GC approval. The problem with me and my daughter is this:

My husband and i got married in Thailand (2005) under a minister since thailand is a buddhist country. We thought we could have our certificate notarized. He then went to the US on a tourist VISA, passed his NCLEX and got an employment. He also got his GC July 2006. He has a very good attorney, very popular in the US. He has already filed an I-824 for us. however we were not able to have that marriage certificate in Thailand legalized so on October 2006 we had a civil wedding.The USCIS already approved our I-824, we received packet 3 and now packet 4. But now i had already doubts about us getting approved. I've read many cases here regarding Gc approved just few days before marriage and spouse was denied the visa, now i have a feeling that would happen to us too. I just want to know if anyone here knows someone who has the same experience as me and got approved. By the way i have all the supporting documents needed to prove that our wedding ceremony really did take place, i have the video, photos and even invitations and program. But in the National Statistics Office copy it was October and this is the one that i have to submit along with the rest of the required documents. I just hope someone could at least help me with my inquiry. Thanks...
 
Approved I130 waiting for visa number help!!!!

My brother filed I130 for his wife in 2004 and it was approved. He has been waiting for the visa date(april 2004). Today his wife got a letter back home from National visa center New hampshire. The letter has asked her to appoint an agent in the US for her case. It could be my brother, relative or an attorney. They will mail the packet once the agent has been appointed.

Don't they mail the packet when the visa number is available. As I have stated above that visa number is not available right now. As per the US visa bulletin they processing the cases of 8 june 2003.

Could this be good news or will my sister in law have to wait untill her date(april 2004) becomes current?
 
FTJ is for people who are not physically present here in USA. I dont think you can avail this option.
Yes you can add his name to your 485 and can file 130 after your approval.

Good Luck.


GC4me2004 said:
Hi to all FTJ members

Here is my story... I applied for my I485 in 2003 with priority date June 2001. I got approved in June 2007.

In the meantime I got married to a doc who is on J1 waiver in 2004 , I could not add him to my GC process as his visa states that he cannot change his status until he completes 3 years in J1 waiver program. His 3 year would get completed this June.

here are some of the questions I have
Can I add him up to Follow to join process?
does he have to be included in my original I 485?

Please experts answer....... thank you very much
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If you get married before your husband GC is officially approved you are eligible even its a single day. You just need to have legitimate papers that can prove this. I am not sure what you need in your country that can prove it.

Good Luck


visaneeded said:
Hi, i've been lurking in this site for a while now and i have known so many of you who are from the Philippines and who got their GC already. I read almost all the thread hoping to find someone who had the same case as mine but i did not fidn one. so i hope you will give me some advice hopefully positive.

I already got my interview date this June at the US embassy manila. HOwever i was doing research about I-824 since this was what my husband filed for us. But when i checked it out i realized that to qualify for this follow to join marriage date should be before GC approval. The problem with me and my daughter is this:

My husband and i got married in Thailand (2005) under a minister since thailand is a buddhist country. We thought we could have our certificate notarized. He then went to the US on a tourist VISA, passed his NCLEX and got an employment. He also got his GC July 2006. He has a very good attorney, very popular in the US. He has already filed an I-824 for us. however we were not able to have that marriage certificate in Thailand legalized so on October 2006 we had a civil wedding.The USCIS already approved our I-824, we received packet 3 and now packet 4. But now i had already doubts about us getting approved. I've read many cases here regarding Gc approved just few days before marriage and spouse was denied the visa, now i have a feeling that would happen to us too. I just want to know if anyone here knows someone who has the same experience as me and got approved. By the way i have all the supporting documents needed to prove that our wedding ceremony really did take place, i have the video, photos and even invitations and program. But in the National Statistics Office copy it was October and this is the one that i have to submit along with the rest of the required documents. I just hope someone could at least help me with my inquiry. Thanks...
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You are in queue so they are just starting the process to get you in line. As soon as you appoint the agent you will get request to submit bunch of docs like I-864 etc.
Yes you have to wait until your PD gets current. So make everything ready before that and follow what they are asking you to follow.

Good Luck.



ZKHAN said:
My brother filed I130 for his wife in 2004 and it was approved. He has been waiting for the visa date(april 2004). Today his wife got a letter back home from National visa center New hampshire. The letter has asked her to appoint an agent in the US for her case. It could be my brother, relative or an attorney. They will mail the packet once the agent has been appointed.

Don't they mail the packet when the visa number is available. As I have stated above that visa number is not available right now. As per the US visa bulletin they processing the cases of 8 june 2003.

Could this be good news or will my sister in law have to wait untill her date(april 2004) becomes current?
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kamrans said:
If you get married before your husband GC is officially approved you are eligible even its a single day. You just need to have legitimate papers that can prove this. I am not sure what you need in your country that can prove it.

Good Luck
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Thank you so much for your reply. The papers that i have of the 2005 wedding ceremony are certificate of marriage signed by the minister and witnesses,videos and photos. But the one registered in the NAtional Statistics Office is the October 2006 wedding and the NSO papers are the ones recognized and required. Anyway i contacted our family attorney regarding all these and he has scheduled a prep already. i just hope to get a positive response. Thanks again..
 
visaneeded

hi,

if the marriage date is july 05, it should be july 05 on the NSO papers, not Sept. 06. how did it happen? NSO marriage cert. are the only papers recognized by the embassy, or u need a good lawyer to prove that it is july 05 and prove the reasons why it should NOT be Sept 06. the minister should process it for you after the marriage.

in the Philippines we also have the NSO as the recognized document for marriage and birth. if i get married today, i'll get the NSO papers after a year or two, but since i want to get the papers in the fastest possible time(i want to be with my wife the soonest) i fall in line, wait, run and contact some friends. i got the NSO papers in just 3-4 months :) it save me a lot of time in the FTJ process.



visaneeded said:
Hi, i've been lurking in this site for a while now and i have known so many of you who are from the Philippines and who got their GC already. I read almost all the thread hoping to find someone who had the same case as mine but i did not fidn one. so i hope you will give me some advice hopefully positive.

I already got my interview date this June at the US embassy manila. HOwever i was doing research about I-824 since this was what my husband filed for us. But when i checked it out i realized that to qualify for this follow to join marriage date should be before GC approval. The problem with me and my daughter is this:

My husband and i got married in Thailand (2005) under a minister since thailand is a buddhist country. We thought we could have our certificate notarized. He then went to the US on a tourist VISA, passed his NCLEX and got an employment. He also got his GC July 2006. He has a very good attorney, very popular in the US. He has already filed an I-824 for us. however we were not able to have that marriage certificate in Thailand legalized so on October 2006 we had a civil wedding.The USCIS already approved our I-824, we received packet 3 and now packet 4. But now i had already doubts about us getting approved. I've read many cases here regarding Gc approved just few days before marriage and spouse was denied the visa, now i have a feeling that would happen to us too. I just want to know if anyone here knows someone who has the same experience as me and got approved. By the way i have all the supporting documents needed to prove that our wedding ceremony really did take place, i have the video, photos and even invitations and program. But in the National Statistics Office copy it was October and this is the one that i have to submit along with the rest of the required documents. I just hope someone could at least help me with my inquiry. Thanks...
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judex said:
hi,

if the marriage date is july 05, it should be july 05 on the NSO papers, not Sept. 06. how did it happen? NSO marriage cert. are the only papers recognized by the embassy, or u need a good lawyer to prove that it is july 05 and prove the reasons why it should NOT be Sept 06. the minister should process it for you after the marriage.

in the Philippines we also have the NSO as the recognized document for marriage and birth. if i get married today, i'll get the NSO papers after a year or two, but since i want to get the papers in the fastest possible time(i want to be with my wife the soonest) i fall in line, wait, run and contact some friends. i got the NSO papers in just 3-4 months :) it save me a lot of time in the FTJ process.
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You're right. just this week I was looking all over the web for information regarding marriage in a foreign country and the Philippine Family code stated that marriage should be performed by the philippine embassy's consul or vice consul of the foreign country. In Thailand marriage can be also performed in their Civil Registry also called AMphur and the license also has requirements like cenomar etc like the marriages done in the Phil. And it's also legal. But now i think it's too late, had i known that this is gonna happen i should not have agreed on doing that ceremony in Thailand. I think considering everything that i've read on the family civil code, our marriage that took place in THailand (May 2005) is void. And the legal one in the civil wedding on October 2006, months after his Gc was approved so that means we are no longer eligible as follow-to-join beneficiaries. i'm not sure what will happen during the interview now. Anyway i will talk to our atty in the US tonight. My question then is "bkit pa inapprove ng USCIS ung petition?" sana hindi nalng. (why did the USCIS approve the I-824?) I could have applied for employment-based visa years ago on my own account because i am also a nurse i passed CG and IELTS already.

Do you think i should still go to the interview? and pay all those fees (physical exam and the $400 for visa application? would it not be a waste of time and money? And i would be paying for 2 (me and my daughter). Hayyyy i don't know what to do...
 
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