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***** Email from
Mella on 12/26/2012
Dear Helpdesk:
My adult sister
is in The Philippines. I am a naturalized U.S. citizen. I want to bring
her here to live with my husband and me in our home and to obtain
employment to better herself.
I understand
basically how to get started, but I'm not sure which forms will
ultimately be required. My biggest concern is for our case what will be
the total fees involved? I'd like to get her here as soon as possible
too, are there different options?
Thank you very much.
***** Email from
Halls on 12/14/2012
Dear Sir/Madam,
I have just
received my J-1 Waiver from USCIS and like to know what the next steps
are for becoming a resident. My visa expires on June 30th. Which forms
do I need to complete? I-485? I-765? In addition, I am getting married
in May to a US Citizen, do I also need I-140 application?
I am interested in purchasing your packages, just want to make certain I purchase the correct one.
Thank you in advance for you help.
***** Email from
Kapal on 12/2/2012
Dear Sir,
I am 27 year old single physician,
I will be working in the US next year. I have few questions. I will
apply for the residency program in Internal medicine this year. Most
hospitals ask for J1 visa. My mom will receive her green card within
few months.
- Can my mom apply for an
immigrant visa for me if I hold J1 visa? I mean can I change my status
from J1 to immigrant visa if my mom applied for me?
- Should I remain single before my mom can I apply to me or I can get married?
- Can I marry after my mom applies to me or I must remain single until I receive my immigrant
visa?
- How long does it take for me to receive an immigrant visa from my mom?
Thank you.
***** Email from Hui on
11/25/2012
Dear Sir/Madam,
Thank you fro your helpful web
site. I will be going to visit my future wife in Indonesia the first
week of July. While I am there I would like to get the necessary
information and papers from her so that I may start the proves for a K3
visa for her.
Please advise me which of your services you recommend and what information I should bring back with me.
I am also wondering if we should go ahead and get married while I am there on this visit or wait until I bring her to the USA?
Thank you very much!
***** Email from Sue on
11/19/2012
Hello,
I'm
writing on behalf of my boyfriend and I - I am a US citizen, born, raised, and
residing in Michigan, and he lives in The Netherlands. We've known each
other for quite a few months now and spend our days together through Skype
webcam service. He recently spent 3 weeks here with me as a visitor to the
US, during which we decided we'd like to spend our lives together.
Initially,
we were counting on the promise of his employer (Staples Office Center) in
the Netherlands to be able to do a transfer to a Staples here in the US,
but upon beginning the process last week, we've learned that the transfer
won't be possible after all, because the company can only make employment
transfers within the country, and not internationally.
At
this point, we're trying to find the fastest (even if it's not necessarily
the easiest or cheapest) way to be able to live together here in the US.
We've considered the K-1 Petition for Fiance visa option, but we don't
want to have to live apart for the 5 to 12 month duration of
processing for that.
I'm
planning to fly over and spend about 6 weeks with him in the Netherlands
later this month, and we'd like to be able to fly back to the US together
at the end of August, in order to start building our lives together. What
is our best visa option to make this possible?
Any
advice is definitely appreciated, and thank you very much in advance.
Sincerely,
***** Email from
Shella on 11/6/2012
Hi:
My friend gave
me your website and I found it very professional..
My fiance is
another country. We've been researching different kinds of visas for
employment, so that no matter how he was able to come into the country,
he would be able to find a job shortly after arrival (since the nearest
Staples has given their word that with his past work experience, if his
interview went well, he would most likely be given a job there, "no
question about it").
What is the
fastest way to be eligible to work in the US, even if he has to do some
sort of self-petition? I'm hoping you can help us by providing
some information on the best visa option or method for our situation
right now. From all that I've read, I'm assuming the fastest way to
bring him back into the country would be on a non-immigrant visa, such
as a visitor's visa (or the Visa Waiver Program, as he used for his
recent visit here), but would he be able to interview (and possibly be
hired) for a job with a non-immigrant visa?
Or, if he came
into the country on a non-immigrant visa or Visa Waiver Program, what
are our options for changing his status while he is here? Would he be
able to lengthen his stay, or would he be forced to leave at the end of
the 90-day term?
Thank you.
***** Email from
Quincy on 10/28/2012
Hello,
I found your
website while searching for information on what is involved in
converting a J1 visa to a green card and eventual citizenship.
We had an au
pair several years ago. She was here through an au pair service on a J1
visa. She was here for 2 years. She acquired a social security number
and California drivers license. She went back to Germany but really
wants to become a citizen of the USA and live here permanently. She is
back again from Germany on a J1 visa through the same au pair service.
She may need to leave early (just came back within the past month)
because she was accepted into the university in Germany to earn her BA
degree in translating or something like that.
I think there
must be something she can to do begin the process of becoming a
resident, even if she has to leave to finish her education.
Where on your
site should I be looking or can your service offer some
direction? Thank you in advance for any assistance and guidance
you can provide with this situation.
Sincerely.
***** Email from
Dukgun on 10/14/2012
Hi,
First of all, I
want to thank
you for your very useful website! I am studying here in USA in
Engineering. I am on
F-1 student visa. Now I am going to marry with U.S. green card holder
girl. She is permanent resident here. She is not citizen of U.S.
yet.
So am I able to
convert my visa status from F-1 to any other? If yes then which visa
status will suitable for me? I have visited your web site also. I just
want to change my visa status so I can work here. Please give me reply
so I can contact for further process. And tell me
our DO-It-Yourself package name also so I can order it from your web
site.
Thank You.
***** Email from
Escobari on 10/8/2012
Dear Sir,
I went through article on your excellent Web site at http://www.greencardfamily.com/sibling.htm
1) The alien
brother or sister is already in the United States: the first scenario
is that the alien brother or sister is already in the United States in
a nonimmigrant status or parole. In this case, the U.S. citizen may
file an immigration petition to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS) for the brother or sister first.
The brother or sister has to wait for the immigrant visa number to
become current before he or she may apply to adjust to permanent
resident. During this waiting period, the brother or sister needs to
independently maintain a valid nonimmigrant status. If a petition for a
brother or sister has been approved, and the brother or sister is
currently in the United States through a lawful admission or parole, he
or her may file a Form I-485 - Application to Register Permanent
Residence or to Adjust Status.
I am in US on H1B, non-immigration
status with my wife. My elder sister is US citizen here. My Question is: Am I eligible for Change of Status?
Am I eligible for Brother / Sister Immigration?
I thank you in advance
for considering my situation.
Sincerely.
***** Email from
Gracias on 9/25/2012
Greetings!
I found your web site and
service is very powerful and helpful. When I found this site made very happy
that there is someone who helps me. So kindly assist me to fill up the form, I
will be very grateful to you. I hope that you can answer my question.
I am an American
citizen who has been living abroad for the past 15 years. I got married
to a foreigner 2 years ago, and we had a child together, who is an
American citizen. My husband and I are both physicians and we would
like to settle in the United States in the near future. Is there any
way that my husband would be able to go back with me and our child to
the United States immediately?
What process
would I have to go through to have my husband come with me right away?
or would
I have to leave him behind for some time? He has a 10-year multiple
entry visitor's visa to enter the U.S. I really hate the thought of my
family being separated.
Thank you!
***** Email from
Muchas on 9/17/2012
Dear Helpdesk;
I came through your web site
and I got interested in your service and do-it-yourself packages. I need some
guidance about filing of my fiance.
I have two sons
who came with me here in the US. Unfortunately, my fiance was not able
to come with us here in the US because I was petitioned as a single
parent by my parents.
The reason why I wrote is I want to know how I can petition the father
of my kids, coz, we've been together for 15 years. We were only
separated from him when we came here to the states. It was hard for all
of us but we were hoping that America can give us a better future
especially for my kids.
My questions are, what do I need to do to petition him? And do I have
to go there and marry him so I can petition him? How long would it take
before he can come here?
I will be waiting for your prompt reply, thank you very much and God Bless!
***** Email from
Santos on 9/2/2012
Help Desk:
I find your very informative web site when I search the Google! I am a
US citizen. My fiancee is in the US attending school on an F1 student
visa that still has 3-4 years left. We are having our wedding ceremony
in her home country.
Will we have any
problems with her re-entering the US? (And should we wait and make our
wedding legal in the US after we get back to avoid this problem?) What
forms will we need in order for her to get a green card, and how long
does this usually take?
Should we make
our wedding legal in India if we intend on returning frequently,
possibly even retiring there in the distant future? Are there any
concerns I haven't thought of?
Thank you so much for your help. You do a wonderful service.
***** Email from
Tiwari on 8/26/2012
Dear Sir / Madam,
I have been looking at
your website for 1 year, and it helps me to understand the USA immigration
process. I am a question on which Do-It-Yourself Package I need to order.
My situation is"
I have a green card (I got it from my family sponsor). I just got married in Jakarta (Indonesia).
I have some question for you to ask. Would you like to help me with my problem, please?
Can I (Green
card) sponsor my wife, so she can be a US green card legally as well?
After she get the petition, for how long she can stay in US? What kind
of petition should I use? If I can't fully support on finance, is
it possible for me to get some joint sponsor from my relatives or from
my wife relatives?
What kind of
document that i need to process my wife petition? How much minimum
salary so I can be a sponsor for my wife? During the process can I come
to Jakarta visiting my wife or she come visiting me, without delaying
the processing time?
Thank you so much for your time. I will be glad you can solve my problem. Have a good day.
***** Email from
Galva on 8/14/2012
Dear Help Desk,
Thank you for your great web site and very helpful service. I am currently
pursuing my MFA in the US. I am in my 3rd year at college and my boyfriend and I wanted to marry at the end of the year.
I am on a F1
visa (it has expired) but I am still enrolled in college and have a
valid I-20. If we get married soon, what paperwork do we have to file?
What are the steps? Also, how long would it be before I could work? I
hope you can help!
Please advise. Thanks.
**** Email from
Alcantara on 8/3/2012
Dear Sir/Madam,
I found your web
site extremely helpful. I am writing cause my husband is illegal here!
We have been married for a little over 4 1/2 years, his mother is a
resident here, also his older sister has a green card. His mother came
to this country when the Indians in Guatemala were being persecuted!
The thing is his mother never thought on filing her children.
Now my husband
is an outstanding person! He pays his taxes and all. We have gone to
lawyers and we were approved on the I-795 form to start petitioning,
but our lawyer at the time told us there is nothing we can do since my
husband had came in without a visa and it doesn't matter that his
mother is a resident! That is what she told us! But I do not understand
since my husband came in 6 years ago and he is married with me a US
citizen, why I see other people entering the country who have no
relatives or spouses that are citizens or resident and they are
receiving green cards and also some are becoming residents!
So My question is what do I need to do to get this moving! We are expecting our first child
soon, and I am feeling full of stress about this? So I really need some answers! Please email me as soon as possible!
Sincerely.
**** Email from
Garcia on 7/28/2012
Dear Sir,
My mother in law (WAS US CITIZEN) filed green card for my wife. My
mother in law sent our marriage certificate to national visa center.
Then our preference category became F3. Last year, my mother in law
passed away just after a surgery.
Right now my
wife has H1b visa and I have H4 visa. Yesterday we got a letter from
NVC having the following wordings. The NVC has received notification
that the petitioner of this case is now deceased. Unfortunately, the
case must be withdrawn. As we will be returning this petition to the
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS- formerly known as INS),
any further inquires should be directed to the CIS office where the
petition was originally submitted.
In this context how can we get green
card?
Thank you so much.
**** Email from
Patricia on 7/14/2012
Dear Helpdesk,
You have a great web site
here helping people with their questions. I have a question that I am
wondering if you could answer for me.
I am going to
become a LPR soon and my bf came here but overstayed his tourist visa.
Can I petition him to get a green card if we get married? If so, how
long will it take and will he be able to stay in the US while we are
waiting for his green card? He might also be able to get an employment
visa, if he does will i be able to also petition him as my spouse? will
any of the petitions cause conflicts if we put them in months apart?
Is it ok to have
2 petitions at one time (employer and family based)? What is the best
way for him to get a green card? We want him to stay here and be
able to work while waiting for his green card.
Thank you very much.
**** Email from
Seung on 7/9/2012
Dear Sir:
I am really impressed
with the immigration information available on your website, and your help
extended to the people like us.
I am currently working under H1-B visa. My employment based I-485
(EB-3) is already submitted and pending for over 2 years, and it is
still under initial review. I have already done the medical exam and
Fingerprint (Biometrics Services). Now I’m getting married to a
US citizen.
How can I file a marriage based green card application while the other I-485 pending? What forms do I need to file?
Please help, thank you!
**** Email from
Park on 6/26/2012
Hello,
I visited your
very information web site and great customer service. I am wondering if
you would be able to help me out with this question. I am inquiring
about how exactly to obtain an immigration visa. Me and my fiance have
been together for about three years now and have finally made the
decision to get married and live together.
We have looked
into the forms that are required and such, but nothing seems to pan
together as to exactly how we are meant to do it. I am an American
citizen, and he is an Australian citizen, and he plans to immigrate
here. I understand that there is a "K-1" form, but I have also seen
that there are others that we need to fill out?
If you could possibly help by contacting back with the appropriate
forms/processes that we need to undertake and possibly the time-frame,
we would be most grateful.
Thank you.
**** Email from
Dusan on 6/13/2012
Dear Sir/Madam,
Thank you for the service
you provide. Your web site has always been a help to me. Thank you for your quick response!
My sister is
going to start the process in becoming a U.S. citizen (has been married
for 4 years to a U.S. citizen). I was hoping I didn't have to go
through the path of her petitioning my citizenship since I heard it
takes a couple of years (especially for Mexican nationals). If she does
petition for me, is there hope of a faster process since I'm already
working in the U.S?
My employer won't budge in changing from TN so I'm going to start looking at other employers that are willing to.
Thanks again.
**** Email from
Chen on 6/5/2012
Hello,
I am a customer who has used your packages in the past, which are very
thorough. I was wondering if I could get some information on family
based green cards.
My sister, who is a US Citizen, is interested in sponsoring my parents,
who live outside the country. Would it be possible to find out what is
needed and the total time that getting the green card will take? At
this point, we may not be ready to apply for the green card and would
just like to gather some information.
Any assistance you can provide would be so helpful.
Thank you.
***** Email from
Devdas on 5/27/2012
Dear Family Green Card Service:
Thanks for excellent site and
helping people like myself. My mother had applied for my green card when she was a green card holder.
At that time I was single and 30years old. The application was then approved by the USCIS and a letter was sent to her
stating the same. After that we did now receive any correspondence from them.
I got married later and now have a 2 year old baby and we all live in India. My mother became a
US citizen last year.
Last month she
received a letter from the NVC stating that the application
made on my behalf has arrived with them for processing and that she
should inform them if there is a change of my address in India.
If there is no change then, she should pay the Affidavit of Support fee
in order for them to begin processing my petition.
I too received a letter from them asking if I wanted to change my agent in America.
To which I wrote to them about my mother being my agent in America. I also have written to them about my marriage and child.
She and I both received an email from them yesterday asking her to pay the $400 for the Visa Processing Fees.
Please advice what would the fate of my status now.
Kind Regards.
***** Email from
Jose on 5/13/2012
Help Desk:
I have found
your website very helpful. I would like to thank you for your
wonderful service. I am an American citizen and resident. I am 21 years
old. My mother currently resides outside US. She does not have American
citizenship.
I have become
aware of an option known as "family reunion". This would allow me and
my mom to live together in the same country. What is the procedure
needed or the forms I must fill out in order to obtain a green card for
my mother on a family reunion basis?
Please let me know as soon as you can. Thank you so very much for your
time and we really appreciate any advice that you have to give us.
***** Email from
Chung on 5/8/2012
Hi,
I have another question that I
hope you can answer me. I am wanting to purchase a Do-It-Yourself package to
applying for green card through marriage.
After marrying a
US citizen in the US (not home country) when I apply for a permanent
residence, am I allowed to work in any field while my case is still
pending with the USCIS? If not, can I work in any field on a K-1 visa?
And how can I work in any field if I married the US citizen in my home
country?
My current
status is F-1 and working toward a science degree, and will continue
with a business degree later on. Sorry for the long question. Any
advice will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
And what is the process to get a work permit (EAD)? As a student can I
get EAD? or is it the same as OPT card that we apply for? According to
the OPT restrictions I need to work in the science field only since I
will have a science degree. But if my case is pending with USCIS I can
work in any field or even be self-employed in a field other that what I
studied right?
I look forward to hearing from you soon. Of course I will be buying you complete do-it-yourself package very soon. Thanks again!
***** Email from
Rocha on 4/27/2012
Dear Sir:
I want to express my
sincere thanks for your previous answer for my previous question. I live in Canada.
My father, who is Canadian, was working in USA in the past. Today, he still receive money
because is retirement.
He received a Green Card without an expiration date
long time ago. I heard that kind of green card is still valid. But, does he need to renew his card?
And if his card is still valid, can I apply for a green card? I heard I can apply for a
US green card be cause my father as one.
I would like to inform you that
we plan to buy a house in USA, that is the purpose to apply for the green card.
Thank You.
***** Email from
Zhan on 4/14/2012
Hello:
Dealing with the immigration
issue is the big pain, hopefully you are more helpful.
I am about to
get married to a US citizen and I want to know if can start working
immediately since I will already have an available Visa number (while
my application is in the process of approval by USCIS). Also, can
I still get a work permit even though my OPT expired a year ago but I
worked for more than 180 days after it
expired?
I am looking forward for your
kind reply before I make a purchasing order for your Green Card package.
Thank you.
With regards.
***** Email from
Acharya on 4/3/2012
Good Morning,
Many thanks for your great
support for US Green Card petitions.
I just have a few questions pertaining to a case filed for my mother.
My aunt filed for my mom, dad, my sister, myself and my brother several
years ago. My mother, father and brother was successful, but not my
sister and I, we are both unmarried and have two children each.
When it was time to make payments for our documents, my aunt said the
office she dealt with told her my sister and I were over age, I just
want to know if this was possible since our documents were submitted
when we were children. Could you please explain the sister to sister
and family process to me and what could my sister and I do to rectify
this , if there is anything we can do.
Thanks a lot.
***** Email from
Frank on 3/28/2012
Dear HelpDesk:
I am sorry if my
question is redundant to the many FAQ's you
have on your outstanding web site, however when I would check out the
kit thinking I knew exactly which kit to order, I again became
confused.
For background,
I am a
natural born citizen of the US since birth. I applied for the fiancee
visa for my fiancee to be able to come to the US. Her arrival is in two
weeks and our expected wedding day in October 24th (within the 90 day
requirement). My question is which kit do I need to order to apply for
her green card with those circumstances on becoming my spouse?
I thought it
was the I-485, but then the kits I clicked on seemed to be more for the
initial k-1 visa instead. Do your kits also talk about any other
requirements such as when she should file for SSN, and if she decides
to work part time or full time in the future what she will need to
do?
Thanks for your time.
***** Email from
Hendricks on 3/15/2012
Dear Sir/Madam,
My brother was previously approved an immigrant visa,
but was not able to use it because he had to take care of my 80 year old mother.
We had
re-petitioned, and he was approved with no visa number attached.
Question: Is he on a standby for allocation of quota from the U.S.
Embassy in the Philippines, or is he getting processed based on a 1997
approval and would not have to wait for an allocation of quota?
Truly appreciate
any clarity you can provide and if you can, request referral to certain
statutes related to his unique situation.
Thanks for your help.
***** Email from
Xu on 3/6/2012
Hi helpdesk,
A friend of mine gave me your
outstanding web site address. I am permanent US resident. I filed for my wife
and her case (I-130) is approved last month. Right now she is living in US and she is on H1 visa and in legal
status. so I think she is eligible for AOS (Form I-485). I know we can only file AOS once visa priority date becomes current.
Do you have any idea how long will it take to file after I-130 is approved?
Her priority
date is about 3 years ago. I heard USCIS only approve case when your
date is about to become current (may be 6/8 months) is it true? What
you think the way F2A category is going forward??? do you have any idea
how long it take to become her priority date becomes current?
Thanks for your time to read my
email, and waiting for your reply.
***** Email from
Yuan on 2/18/2012
Dear Sir:
My friend gave
me the reference to your website and I found it very professional and
informative. I married my wife when she was a Green Card holder, and then she sent form I-130 that was approved
(but there were/are no visa numbers available at present for the F2 category).
Last year, I
came to the US on a J-1 visa and I am still working on a J-1 visa in a
US university. Last week she received her US citizenship. What is the
fastest way for me to get my Green Card so we can finally live together
and I can finally find a suitable job nearby (at the moment she is in
CA and I am in KY)?
What time frame
are we looking at and will I have to go back to my home country (The
Netherlands)? Will it be possible to use the already approved I-130 or
does she have to file another one? When can we send the I-485 and I-765
forms to the USCIS?
Thank you very much.
***** Email from
Susan on 2/11/2012
Dear Sir/Madame,
Thank you very much for your
answer of my previous question.
Our problem is
that we haven’t applied a green card for my husband. His H1B will
expire next year (already reached the max time allowance for H1B). With
this economy situation, we have very little hope to apply for his green
card through his firm.
Therefore we
were thinking of purchase the “do it your self” application
from your website and try applying for my husband a green card through
me.
Once we apply
for him through me (his wife – green card holder only), can he
still work in the US and travel in/out of the country while his
application is pending and especially if his H1B visa already expired?
Thank you very much for your help.
***** Email from
Ren on 2/3/2012
Family Green Card
Service,
I would
like to purchase your Complete Do-It-Yourself package for my brother.
My brother is studying here in USA in the course nursing. He is on F-1
student visa. Now he is going to marry with U.S. green card holder
girl. She is permanent resident here. She is not citizen of U.S.
yet.
So is my
brother can get green card by marry with her? is he able to get green
card on PERMANENT RESIDENT'S SPOUSE application? I have read about this
on your web site. Is my brother able to convert his F-1 visa to
permanent resident as early as possible? If yes then how long it will
take to get green card?
Please give me reply so I can contact for further process. And tell me package name also so
I can order it from your web site.
Thanking You.
***** Email from
Foth on 1/24/2012
Hello,
I hope you can help, as I
am very stressed about this now.
My mom which is a permanent resident has applied for a green card for my
sister three years ago when she was under 21. Our lawyer said that my sister
can not get green card automatically since I petitioned for my parents.
At this point
she is on a student visa waiting for her green card to be approved and
the last person in our family that is not having a green card. Is there
any way that we can expedite the process for her, knowing that she just
turned 21! My parents are under a lot of stress paying for her non
resident tuition at UCLA right now and financially they can not afford
it any more. UCLA did not consider her a permanent resident either
since there is no approval yet. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Could petitioning with our representatives help her case in any ways?
Best regards,
**** Email from
Junye on 1/15/2012
Dear HelpDesk,
Thank you fro your
excellent web site. I am wondering if you would be able to help me out
with this question.
I have a very complicated situation and I would like to ask you some
information. I had a J1 with the 2 years rule (I worked as a researcher
in a university). I came back last March (so it is almost a year), but
in the meanwhile I got married to an American citizen. I will have
another J1 sponsored by university starting in August (it is the only
visa I can have, according to the 2 years rule) but I would like to
apply for the green card.
I know that I
have to ask for the waiver of the 2 years rule, but I was wondering if
in this particular case (marriage with American citizen) the process
could be shorter/easier or different. Do you have any idea about how
long this process will take?
Thank you so much in advance for your help.
Cordially yours.
**** Email from
Naumov on 1/3/2012
Dear Sir/Madam,
Thank you for the service
you provide. Your web site has always been a help to me. I have a question
about my daughter's green card application.
I am a permanent Resident Card holder for 5 years. I have one daughter
who was born in 2001 is living in another country with her father. I
would want she moves to US living with me to get better education. I
have a good job and making decent money. I also had applied citizenship
and were interviewed. But nothing has happened until now.
What should I do to get my daughter immigrate to this great country? Please help me.
Best regards.
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