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My husband's employer called him into the office last week and told him that he cannot afford to keep him anymore. My husband is an H1B visa holder and we are here on an H4.This came as a shock to us. We have no income as I am not allowed to work and we do not have family here in the US. Our children have settled in so well and we would like the opportunity of staying in the US. We panicked and contacted an immigration lawyer who advised is that if the new RPI bill is passed, we do qualify...it seems. what is confusing is that some parts of the bill states if you entered ILLEGALLY and some parts state if you entered legally but is now out of status. It is the Registered Provisional Immigrant Status (RPI). It is a 10 year path to citizenship and we fit all the requirements. Is there anybody else on the forum who would know more about this?

hello my case no is AF2XXX, from Ghana. I won the dv lottery in Italy, but on my dsp 122 i stated that i want to do my interview in Accra, Ghana. Will this be a problem since I won the lottery in Italy and they put a post Naples,Italy(they have an american embassy there) on my selection letter. i also want to know when i will likely get my interview. thank you.

hello my case no is AF2XXX, from Ghana. I won the dv lottery in Italy, but on my dsp 122 i stated that i want to do my interview in Accra, Ghana. Will this be a problem since I won the lottery in Italy and they put a post Naples,Italy(they have an american embassy there) on my selection letter. i also want to know when i will likely get my interview. thank you.

hi...
am applying fr an f2 visa... my husband is on f1.. he is currently on his opt which expires on dec2013.. so i wanna ask u wt shud i ans if the vo asks me tht r we coming back aftr dec...
he has applied fr h1.. shud i mention this??

Hello every one,
I had a problem and sent email to kcc:

Dear Sir/Madam,
Thank you for your time to answer my question
but Should i send the DS-122 form again with the correction?or the problem solved by my past email and i succeeded to inform you the mistake
Thanks
Sincerely


and there answer was:
Thank you for your inquiry.



It is acceptable to use correction fluid to correct mistakes made while completing your forms. If you have detected an error on a form you have already submitted, you can send the corrected information to KCC through regular mail or email. If there are more than one or two minor corrections, you may submit a corrected copy of the forms. You can use photocopied forms or you can download them from http://www.travel.state.gov/visa/forms/forms_1342.html.


So,what should i do? send the forms again ?

Hello all....

My concern/question is:

My I-485 was denied and it appears that the USCIS counts the unlawful presence from the expiry of the I-94, even if the I-485 was filed prior to that date.

I received a denial of the I-485 in April 2005 and left the US shortly after (within 2 months). A Notice to Appear in an Immigration court was sent and in that letter, it states that the USCIS "allege" I remained unlawfully in the country since January 2004, which would be the expiry date of the I-94.

In June 2005, after I had left, another letter was received - it states that there is no case pending to appear in front of an immigration court. So that was cleared.

However, even if I was being adjusted and thus not illegal, it looks like I began accruing unlawful presence not from the date of denial but from the expiry date of the I-94.

I am confused as many posts seem to suggest that one accrues unlawful presence from the date of denial, which would make sense. Though sense does not always prevail unfortunately. Anyone in a similar situation or is able to advise? As it stands, I may have a 10 year bar...

Thanks for any help!

Good morning everyone I need help here and I have a concern and some questions regarding an upcoming appointment I have with the USCIS.
I applied for a California State ID and this month I got a letter stating that the DHS was unable to validate my documentation. This was really disappointing to me and unfortunate as I was really hoping to get my ID soon.
I was advised to contact the USCIS first and then the DMV, so I went to infopass to see what went wrong.
The documents I provided was my unrestricted SSN, my expired guatemalan passport and my I-94 stating I was admitted as an asylee pursuant to sec (208) and that it's valid indefinitely.

This is the documentation I currently have and will take to my appointment and I am hoping that everything will be okay, since I learned that asylees are not required to have an EAD to work I stopped renewing mine because it was a lot of money. I have my past expired EAD's and I have no renew my home passport since I am an asylee from there and it would not make since to renew it. Has this happened to anyone else? Any advice is appreciated.

My gf is selected for edv 2014.After selection of edv we got married a week ago.HER CASE NO.is 2014AS000012XX.WE HAVE marriage certificate and wedding photos.will we receive second letter.if selected for interview what problems or questions we have to face.please help me..Also say is this case good..

Hi,

I'm currently filling out the paperwork to start the AOS process for my wife and have a question about the i-864.

First a little background. I and my wife lived in China (I'm a USC, she's Malaysian) for the past 10 years before moving back to the US. So, my income for the past several years has all been in China. While I've filed my US income taxes every year, my income has always been exempt as it was under the ~$90k mark, so when I fill out the 1040 my total income (line 22) and adjusted gross income (line 37) are 0 after exempting all my foreign earned income in line 21 and on the 2555-ez form.

My question is, on the i-864 it asks for my income history of the past 3 years as part of the proof that I am financially capable to sponsor my wife. Am I supposed to put 0 in lines 13.A.1 - 13.C.1, or should I put the amounts I earned while living abroad?

Hello people.

I sent the forms like 10 days ago and i am just waiting now. Do i need to call Kentucky?

Will they send me the a letter about the interview date?

When will the interviews start(2014EU00006XXX) and will they send me information like 1 or 2 months before the interview?

I am planning to get other documents ready. When should i start? It says that the documents must be sent to the embassy like 15 days ago. What if the letter comes 1 week before the interview?

When will i be able to learn the exact interview date?

Thanks.

Please this thread is for those who have their asylum cases pending and not for those waiting for interviews or fingerprints but you guys can still post questions so others who did pass those steps can share their experiences.For those with pending cases ,please share your everyday experience during this wait period.

For my case ,am still on status (f-1) and my case is almost more than 1 year pending at the chicago office .Its really painful to wait this long ,I know some people have waited even more than this but each person has his/her own way of seeing this.What is more disturbing is that my receipt number with ZCH****** cannot be checked on the usics website.I saw most people waiting for their decisions came approximately 1 year ,so am hoping mine will come too by that time.:o:o

Hi,

I am currently in F1 visa, EAD (STEM extension) valid till Dec 31, 2013.

I travelled to India on March 30,2013 before my H1B application filing(I-129 and Change of status).

My H1b was filed after I left to India in F1 status and the dates on my I-797A notice are:

Receipt date: April 7, 2013.
Approval Notice date: April 17, 2013

I returned back to US on May 14th in F1(EAD).

Questions

1. Will my change of status be valid effective Oct 1, 2013.
(OR)

2. Do I need to go for stamping before Oct 1,2013 to maintain a valid status in the US.

3. I got the I-797A Notice of Action with my old I-94# on it. However, I got a new I -94 when I returned back to US on May 14th. Will that be an issue?

4. My employer forwarded me the I-797A notice and my H1b is issued for 3 years starting Oct 1, 2013. But, the online USCIS case status is still in ACCEPTANCE stage. Not updated yet. Will that be an issue?


Please reply me ASAP as I have few more months to decide on leaving the US to either INDIA/CANADA for stamping.

Thanks.

I went to a british based school and have done gcse's but the paper i got after i graduated says "high school certificate" and verifies that i attended 12 years of schooling, does that still make me eligible?

I was a J-2 (two years rule) until last year, then I got my TN2 (Mexico) for a year (will expire Nov/2013) ... I work as a contractor and they just told me I am going to be moved to another company at the end of this month!
This means that my sponsor is going to change what is going to happens with my current TN-2 ? Can I get a new TN-2 with the sponsor from here in USA? do I have a grace period?

Thank you!!!

I used to live in United States for 3 years and 6 months, but currently I am working in India, and a month back I was married to a US Citizen, and she will live with me in India till we move back to US after approximately 2 years and 6 months.
Currently, I hold a Student Visa which is valid, and I need to file for my Permanent Residency.
I will not travel to US but will work in India till I get my Permanent Residence.

Can you all give guidance as to what is the best option to go around in this Situation, and to get the Permanent Residence quickly??

Looking forward for your feedback.

Hello, I am a selectee of having case number 2014AS000063XX. Which will be the month of getting further letter for Interview and chances of getting visa.??

I will send DSP - 122 and DS- 230 for me and wife and two each two phots and my bar code
so any else any document they need to send with these forms such as cope of passports or any thing
or self stamped envelope
I have my friend in USA should i wrote his address in that envelope
I really did not know the first steps

2014EU00007XXX Croatia

I am a Canadian mechanical engineer who is expecting to get an offer from Apple to work in California. They will take care of my TN visa status. What I'm trying to figure out is the process involved with my Canadian fiancé moving with me to the US and working down there.

She is a trained Medical Lab Assistant / Medical Office Assistant who works in the hospital. This was a 1 year program and thus is not a Degree of any sort. She has not been applying for work down there but would intend on doing so once we moved.

What will be our options to make this happen? Do we need to get married before going down there (ie. at city hall here)? I've heard that Customs will be suspicious if they see we got married last minute before moving down. Will she have to wait X months before she can start working? Is she even allowed to live down there with me? Any help is appreciated!

Hello everyone,i and my girlfriend filled edv forms.She is selected for 2014.After selection of 4/5 days,we got marriage.our love marriage turned to arrange.we have marriage certificates and all original documents.Will there be any problems for us.we have wedding photos also.Please help me.will we get second letter.her case no. is also around 1200.If we got selected for interview too.What questions we shall be faced?

Hi all
I have been looking at the cut-off numbers and noticed that they are higher than the selection numbers. According to this: http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigra...ypes_5561.html the number of Europe selectees was 31001 but the cut-off number in May 2012 was 40,000!

Does someone have a theory about the difference?