Lets collect some information about IMBRA effects

[SteveInge 0]

Maybe it would be helpful to send emails to the proud sponsors of IMBRA:

Senator Maria Cantwell - D - WA

Senator Sam Brownback - R - KS

Representative Rick Larsen - D - WA

Representative Frank Wolf - R - VA

Funny, but in the IMBRA law it says that the law does not authorize additional checks.

Hello Gary,

Thanks for adding Rosana and me to you list. Is there anything I can do that would help us all? I want to personally thank you for all you are doing. I hope you have a wonderful trip. I myself am going to see Rosana and Lais from 6/2 till 6/11. Please keep up the good work and let me know what you need to help us.

Best Regards,

Luke, Rosana & Lais

Gary,

Thanks for adding Rosana and me to you list. Is there anything I can do that would help us all? I want to personally thank you for all you are doing. I hope you have a wonderful trip. I myself am going to see Rosana and Lais from 6/2 till 6/11. Please keep up the good work and let me know what you need to help us.

Best Regards,

Luke, Rosana & Lais

If your interested in updating the site for a few weeks it would help. I doubt if I will have the time or the inclination to do it while I am on my trip. PM me if you want.

Thanks

[SteveInge 0]

I was wondering, while we may be a total of about 2000 to date, that are awaiting our legal Visa's. Now we are on hold for a new background check that is not even ready to be implemented yet. Making an even more rigorous task for us and the case workers.

Did they just agreed to give citizenship to over 13 million illegal immigrants with no back ground checks what so ever?

Curious

Steve & Inge

Maybe it would be helpful to send emails to the proud sponsors of IMBRA:

Senator Maria Cantwell - D - WA

Senator Sam Brownback - R - KS

Representative Rick Larsen - D - WA

Representative Frank Wolf - R - VA

Funny, but in the IMBRA law it says that the law does not authorize additional checks.

Hello Gary,

Thanks for adding Rosana and me to you list. Is there anything I can do that would help us all? I want to personally thank you for all you are doing. I hope you have a wonderful trip. I myself am going to see Rosana and Lais from 6/2 till 6/11. Please keep up the good work and let me know what you need to help us.

Best Regards,

Luke, Rosana & Lais

Gary,

Thanks for adding Rosana and me to you list. Is there anything I can do that would help us all? I want to personally thank you for all you are doing. I hope you have a wonderful trip. I myself am going to see Rosana and Lais from 6/2 till 6/11. Please keep up the good work and let me know what you need to help us.

Best Regards,

Luke, Rosana & Lais

If your interested in updating the site for a few weeks it would help. I doubt if I will have the time or the inclination to do it while I am on my trip. PM me if you want.

Thanks

[rlt 0]

Does it seem possible to any of you, that USCIS is actually doing somethinga bout the returned petitions right now?

[Ladylethal 12]

It could be, although no information was released to us about what new checks are those, if they won't require anything from the petitioners.

[tigretigre 0]

It seems possible to me, rlt.

It definitely occured to me, some time ago, that this could well be a tempest in a teapot for a number of petitioners, including myself.

Time will tell.

[Ladylethal 12]

Has anyone actually read the IMBRA? 'Cus I think it has the answers we've been looking for, although no timeline for it to happen.

They talk about making this pamphlet that will be sent to the applicants that will contain the following:

"(2) INFORMATION PAMPHLET.—The information pamphlet developed under paragraph (1) shall include information on the following:

(A) The K nonimmigrant visa application process and the marriage-based immigration process, including conditional residence and adjustment of status.

(B) The illegality of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse in the United States and the dynamics of domestic violence.

© Domestic violence and sexual assault services in the United States, including the National Domestic Violence Hotline and the National Sexual Assault Hotline.

(D) The legal rights of immigrant victims of abuse and other crimes in immigration, criminal justice, family law, and other matters, including access to protection orders.

(E) The obligations of parents to provide child support for children.

Marriage fraud under United States immigration laws and the penalties for committing such fraud.

(G) A warning concerning the potential use of K nonimmigrant visas by United States citizens who have a history of committing domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, or other crimes and an explanation that such acts may not have resulted in a criminal record for such a citizen.

(H) Notification of the requirement under subsection (d)(3)(A) that international marriage brokers provide foreign national clients with background information gathered on United States clients from searches of Federal and State sex offender public registries and collected from United States clients regarding their marital history and

domestic violence or other violent criminal history, but that such information may not be complete or accurate because the United States client may not have a criminal record or may not have truthfully reported their marital or criminal record.

Here's what they'll do with it.

"AVAILABILITY AND DISTRIBUTION.—The information pamphlet developed under paragraph (1) shall be made available and distributed as follows:

(A) MAILINGS TO K NONIMMIGRANT VISA APPLICANTS.—

(i) The pamphlet shall be mailed by the Secretary of State to each applicant for a K nonimmigrant visa at the same time that the instruction packet regarding the visa application process is mailed to such applicant. The pamphlet so mailed shall be in the primary language

of the applicant or in English if no translation into the applicant’s primary language is available.

Now here's the trick:

"The Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide to the Secretary of State any criminal background information the Secretary of Homeland Security possesses with respect to a petitioner under subsection (d) or ® of section 214 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1184). The Secretary of State, in turn, shall share any such criminal background information that is in government records or databases with the K nonimmigrant visa applicant who is the beneficiary of the petition. The visa applicant shall be informed that such criminal background information is based on available records and may not be complete. The Secretary of State also

shall provide for the disclosure of such criminal background information to the visa applicant at the consular interview in the primary language of the visa applicant. Nothing in this clause shall be construed to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct any new or additional criminal background check that is not otherwise conducted in the course of adjudicating such petitions."

As I understand, they'll have the petitioner sign an authorization to disclose their background information (how else would they be able to show criminal records?) which will then be fowarded to the beneficiary.

So maybe they are doing those checks and waiting for the phamplet to mail to the petitioners with the required authorization to disclose their background info. It seems they'll run the checks themselves.

And there's a more to it:

"DEADLINE FOR PAMPHLET DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION.—

The pamphlet developed under paragraph (1) shall be distributed and made available (including in the languages specified under paragraph (4)) not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act."

Also it says that during the interviews the beneficiary will be asked to say if the relationship was facilitated by an internet broker.

[tigretigre 0]

A person's criminal history is part of the public record. They do not need the petitioner's authorization to share that information with someone else.

[aussiewench 9]

Luis&Laura

The pamphlets though could even be mailed out or given at AOS. They are only informational and wouldn't have anything to do with the background checks that are now required.

I imagine that the new I-129F that is due soon may also contain pertinent questions. Perhaps that is what the service centers are waiting on. Sending the new forms out to the petitioners to have them answer the relevent questions and then service center attach it to their case on return with the original fully completed I-129F. I dont imagine that petitioners will be completing a questionaire as those going through MB have to under this new act. My way of thinking.... beneficiaries dont have to supply police certificates as the USCIS has their data bases they use for this purpose, the beneficiary also answers questions pertaining to criminal background on the DS-156 for the interview. I imagine, the USC petitioners background check would be conducted the same way using the various data bases to check for criminal offences and multiple petitions, but also having answered questions that may be on the new I-129F.

My thoughts on this for what it is worth.

Lorelle

Edited May 29, 2006 by aussiewench

[Ladylethal 12]

I think it actually says that you need to authorize your record to be mailed to a foreigner, no?

[rl2009 0]

Maybe it would be helpful to send emails to the proud sponsors of IMBRA:

Senator Maria Cantwell - D - WA

Senator Sam Brownback - R - KS

Representative Rick Larsen - D - WA

Representative Frank Wolf - R - VA

Funny, but in the IMBRA law it says that the law does not authorize additional checks.

Hello Gary,

Thanks for adding Rosana and me to you list. Is there anything I can do that would help us all? I want to personally thank you for all you are doing. I hope you have a wonderful trip. I myself am going to see Rosana and Lais from 6/2 till 6/11. Please keep up the good work and let me know what you need to help us.

Best Regards,

Luke, Rosana & Lais

Gary,

Thanks for adding Rosana and me to you list. Is there anything I can do that would help us all? I want to personally thank you for all you are doing. I hope you have a wonderful trip. I myself am going to see Rosana and Lais from 6/2 till 6/11. Please keep up the good work and let me know what you need to help us.

Best Regards,

Luke, Rosana & Lais

If your interested in updating the site for a few weeks it would help. I doubt if I will have the time or the inclination to do it while I am on my trip. PM me if you want.

Thanks

How do you get all this information you supply?

[aikorob 0]

Hi Gary,

add us to your list

NOA1

aikorob........K1.......TSC........Ukraine...........03-31-06

I guess I will be a REAL good guinea pig for IMBRA compliance----K1 several years ago--she recieved visa, but only stayed for 6 weeks. Met current fiance through MB in Dec of 2004.

Incedentally, the restraining order brought by IMBs in Georgia was only against certian portions of the act: they would be required to get background check of USC; forward to foriegn national, and get explicit permission to release contact information of said FN before going any further.

[ppboo 0]

From What I understand from the expedite denied letter

It seems that, VSC are still waiting for direction from Washington DC as of 23 May 06....

Edited May 28, 2006 by ppboo

[teukros 0]

Name............K1/K3...Country..........SC......NOA1......NOA2...Returned..Interview...Canceled?....rescheduled

Wow great thread GaryC, I learned a lot from reading it. I think...? It is all so confusing!

Please add me to the list:

(What does "returned" mean? An RFE?)

Teukros, K1, Russia, VSC.

NOA1 "Received Date": 24 March 2006; NOA1 "Notice Date": 27 March 2006

NOA2 "Receipt Date": 27 March 2006; NOA2 "Notice Date": 11 April 2006

On May 16 Diana received her packet from the Embassy telling her that her interview was scheduled for June 29.

On May 23 she received a phone call from the Embassy telling her that her interview had been cancelled.

Rescheduled? NYET!

Edited May 28, 2006 by teukros

[Ladylethal 12]

The fact they cancelled your interview means your petition was returned to USCIS, so this is what returned means.

[GaryC 7]

Name............K1/K3...Country..........SC......NOA1......NOA2...Returned..Interview...Canceled?....rescheduled

MrMrsKnight.......K1.....Brazil..........NSC.....3/07

Iceyspots.........K1.....Algeria.........NSC.....3/10

GaryC.............K1.....Philippines.....NSC.....3/14

wileastmot........K1.....Netherlands.....NSC.....3/23

Carldecolorado....K1.....Colombia........NSC.....3/24

Michela...........K1.....Peru............NSC.....3/24

kitkat1...........K1.....Mexico..........NSC.....3/24

LuvaLimey.........K1.....UK..............NSC.....3/27

lt&gh.............K1.....Ecuador.........NSC.....4/18

Bluesurf..........K1.....Ukraine.........NSC.....4/21

jen&darcy.........K1.....Canada..........NSC.....4/21

Neya..............K1.....Nigeria.........NSC.....5/02

USMA..............K1.....Morocco.........NSC.....5/8

California Service Center

Name............K1/K3...Country..........SC......NOA1......NOA2...Returned..Interview...Canceled?....rescheduled

YnaYeBa0808.......K1.....Philippines.....CSC.....3/10

Derek & Yun.......K1.....China...........CSC.....3/13

ld&rd.............K1.....Brazil..........CSC.....3/23

Steve Burch.......K1.....Belgium.........CSC.....3/23

jozlee............K1.....Belgium.........CSC.....3/26

heel_curve5.......K1.....Russia..........CSC.....3/29

Vermont Service Center

Name............K1/K3...Country..........SC......NOA1......NOA2...Returned..Interview...Canceled?....rescheduled

Aquelunya.........K1.....Israel..........VSC.....3/08......3/22.....5/11.....5/15.........Yes

expatrica.........K1.....UK..............VSC.....3/08......3/22.....5/20

Nannygirl82.......K1.....Jamaica.........VSC.....3/10......3/20.....5/15.....6/23.........Yes

Mike1972e.........K1.....Vietnam.........VSC.....3/13......3/27

shayrene..........K1.....Togo............VSC.....3/13......4/17.....5/6

Dowd001...........K1.....Russia..........VSC.....3/20......3/24..............6/13

Razor.............K1.....Armenia.........VSC.....3/22

react.............K1.....New Zealand.....VCS.....3/23......4/11.....5/10.....6/13.........Yes

teukros...........K1.....Russia..........VSC.....3/24......4/11.....5/23.....6/29.........Yes

Cigarovich........K1.....Russia..........VSC.....3/24......4/6...............6/16.........Yes

rlt...............K1.....Brazil..........VSC.....3/29......4/17.....????.....6/06.........Yes

elizaxyz..........K1.....UK..............VSC.....4/10......4/18.....5/19

vera77............K1.....Italy...........VSC.....4/18

cdngirl06.........K1.....Canada..........VSC.....4/18......4/24.....5/12

Luis&Laura........K1.....Brasil..........VSC.....4/19

billsgirl.........K1.....Canada..........VSC.....4/29

Igor Brukker......K1.....Ukraine.........VSC.....4/29

Texas Service Center

Name............K1/K3...Country..........SC......NOA1......NOA2...Returned..Interview...Canceled?....rescheduled

globetrotter......K1.....UK..............TSC.....3/10......5/11

Sacha.............K1.....UK..............TSC.....3/13

MyheartsinCanada..K1.....Canada..........TSC.....3/14

aikorob...........K1.....Ukraine.........TST.....3/31

KAA...............K1.....UK..............TSC.....4/05

mallett_sj........K1.....India...........TSC.....4/20

Here is todays update. Welcome the new memebers of IMBRA hell! God pray for us all!

I still need someone to update the list while I am gone visiting Luz. Please PM me if you want to try it.