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I could really use some help here. My wife is a conditional Green Card holding resident and her family is facing an extreme emergency that requires her presence. She has only her Philippines passport. Will she be allowed to go home for a few weeks using this Philippines Passport or will she require a US passport?

December 5, 2005: We met online and our lives changed--instant connection, became best friends

May 15, 2006: She is put on temporary hold from her job and asks me if I could hold on for her in the event she didn't get the job back. I said "yes, of course" and she finally proclaimed her love to me and admitted she'd loved me since February.

September 25, 2006: I land in Manila airport and rush into my baby's arms for the first time. We were both surprised to realise we were NOT nervous.

September 25, 2006: Our first kiss :P

September 27, 2006: I proposed to her in person and she accepted! :)

December 20, 2006: Mailed I-129 K1 petition to Texas service Center

January 15, 2007: Petition returned to me rejected :/ (placed wrong amount on check--duh!)

Febrary 10, 2007: Resubmitted the petition adding updated info pages and a CORRECT check

February 26, 2007: NOA1

May 28, 2007: I land in Manila on our anniversary and we feel whole and complete yet again :)

June 20, 2007: NOA2 which said it would take six months for an interview (Dunno why it said that)

August 4, 2007: My baby receives Packet 4 unexpectedly out of nowhere--the frantic cramming begins

August 23, 2007: Frantically prepared documents FedExed

August 30, 2007: My baby has a long two days at St. Lukes but checks out fine! :)

September 6, 2007: Interview date: after 8 agonising hours--APPROVED!!! :D

September 6, 2007: Plans for her arrival in January 2008 for our wedding are established! :)

January 28, 2008: Marriage

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I could really use some help here. My wife is a conditional Green Card holding resident and her family is facing an extreme emergency that requires her presence. She has only her Philippines passport. Will she be allowed to go home for a few weeks using this Philippines Passport or will she require a US passport?

Well, if I understand you correctly, she is a citizen of the Philippines, who has a conditional green card. She is not a U.S. citizen. Therefore, she cannot get a U.S. passport. She can go home and come back to U.S. with her current passport and green card.

03/04/11 -- mailed I-751

03/07/11 -- I-751 received by USCIS (Day 1)

03/10/11 -- Notice of Action received (dated 3/7/11) (Day 4)

03/18/11 -- biometrics appointment letter received (dated 3/15/11) Scheduled for 4/5/11 (Day 12)

03/21/11 -- completed biometrics early! (Day 15)

04/19/11 -- got approved and card production ordered! (Day 44)

04/23/11 -- received 10-year green card in mail! (Day 48)

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3/6/09 -- got married!

3/9/09 -- medical exam

3/13/09 -- got medical results back

3/14/09 -- mailed I-130, I-485, and I-765 packets

3/16/09 -- packets delivered to Chicago Lockbox at 11:47 am and signed by R Mercado (Day 1)

3/23/09 -- Notice of Action received for I-485 and I-765 dated 3/20/09, but not for I-130 :( (Day 8)

3/24/09 -- Notice of Action received for I-130 at my husband's address (Day 9)

3/26/09 -- Notice of Action for biometrics for both I-485 and I-765 arrives! Scheduled for 4/8/09. (Day 11)

3/28/09 -- completed biometrics! 10 days early! (Day 13)

5/1/09 -- received an interview letter for 6/4! (Day 47)

5/5/09 -- EAD card production ordered! (Day 51)

5/11/09 -- EAD approval notice sent (Day 57)

5/14/09 -- received EAD card! (Day 60)

6/4/09 -- Green Card approved at interview and card production ordered! (Day 81)

6/10/09 -- Welcome letter received (Day 87)

6/13/09 -- I-130 approval letter received (Day 90)

6/16/09 -- Card production ordered (again???) (Day 93)

6/29/09 -- Green Card in hand! (Day 106)

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I could really use some help here. My wife is a conditional Green Card holding resident and her family is facing an extreme emergency that requires her presence. She has only her Philippines passport. Will she be allowed to go home for a few weeks using this Philippines Passport or will she require a US passport?

She can go home using her Philippine passport, she's not eligible to apply a US passport coz' she's not American citizen. They will allow her to go and come back here in the US by showing her GC, and if her Philippine passport is still in her maiden name then she need to bring the marriage certificate, too.

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Naturalization

Aug. 05, 2009......sent N-400

Aug. 06, 2009......delivered at 11:45

Aug. 17, 2009.....NOA

Sept.01, 2009.....biometric appointment

Sept.12, 2009.....rcved interview letter

Oct. 19, 2009.....date of interview....passed!!!!!

Nov. 18, 2009.....Oath Ceremony...yahooooooooo!!!!!!!!!

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I appreciate the fast replies, guys. Thank you very much! :thumbs:

December 5, 2005: We met online and our lives changed--instant connection, became best friends

May 15, 2006: She is put on temporary hold from her job and asks me if I could hold on for her in the event she didn't get the job back. I said "yes, of course" and she finally proclaimed her love to me and admitted she'd loved me since February.

September 25, 2006: I land in Manila airport and rush into my baby's arms for the first time. We were both surprised to realise we were NOT nervous.

September 25, 2006: Our first kiss :P

September 27, 2006: I proposed to her in person and she accepted! :)

December 20, 2006: Mailed I-129 K1 petition to Texas service Center

January 15, 2007: Petition returned to me rejected :/ (placed wrong amount on check--duh!)

Febrary 10, 2007: Resubmitted the petition adding updated info pages and a CORRECT check

February 26, 2007: NOA1

May 28, 2007: I land in Manila on our anniversary and we feel whole and complete yet again :)

June 20, 2007: NOA2 which said it would take six months for an interview (Dunno why it said that)

August 4, 2007: My baby receives Packet 4 unexpectedly out of nowhere--the frantic cramming begins

August 23, 2007: Frantically prepared documents FedExed

August 30, 2007: My baby has a long two days at St. Lukes but checks out fine! :)

September 6, 2007: Interview date: after 8 agonising hours--APPROVED!!! :D

September 6, 2007: Plans for her arrival in January 2008 for our wedding are established! :)

January 28, 2008: Marriage

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Vann: This is extremely common. Have your wife buy the tickets in the name that's on her passport (Philippines passport). She will just need to show her greencard when she enters USA. My wife has done it several times and so have hundreds of millions of others. (My wife has never been asked for the marriage certificate (her name on her passport is her maiden name - different from her greencard name) but no one has ever asked for the marriage certificate and the last three times we didn't even carry a copy (we went to India, Panama and Colombia and didn't carry the marriage certificate). Don't worry. Good Luck

2005

K1

March 2 Filed I-129 F

July 21 Interview in Bogota ** Approved ** Very Easy!

AOS

Oct 19 Mailed AOS Packet to Chicago

2006

Feb 17 AOS interview in Denver. Biometrics also done today! (Interviewing officer ordered them.)

Apr 25 Green card received

2008

Removal of conditions

March 17 Refiled using new I-751 form

April 16 Biometrics done

July 10 Green card production ordered

2009

Citizenship

Jan 20 filed N400

Feb 04 NOA date

Feb 24 Biometrics

May 5 Interview - Centennial (Denver, Colorado) Passed

June 10 Oath Ceremony - Teikyo Loretto Heights, Denver, Colorado

July 7 Received Passport in 3 weeks

Shredded all immigration papers Have scanned images

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Thank you for your advice but there is more to it--my wife intends to visit the embassy in the Philippines to update her passport (that is starting to run out) to have my last name added to it. So, will this create conflicts for her upon return with her passport saying her new marital name but her boarding passes saying her maiden name? I'm asking this because we're getting round trip tickets. Thanks!

Vann: This is extremely common. Have your wife buy the tickets in the name that's on her passport (Philippines passport). She will just need to show her greencard when she enters USA. My wife has done it several times and so have hundreds of millions of others. (My wife has never been asked for the marriage certificate (her name on her passport is her maiden name - different from her greencard name) but no one has ever asked for the marriage certificate and the last three times we didn't even carry a copy (we went to India, Panama and Colombia and didn't carry the marriage certificate). Don't worry. Good Luck

December 5, 2005: We met online and our lives changed--instant connection, became best friends

May 15, 2006: She is put on temporary hold from her job and asks me if I could hold on for her in the event she didn't get the job back. I said "yes, of course" and she finally proclaimed her love to me and admitted she'd loved me since February.

September 25, 2006: I land in Manila airport and rush into my baby's arms for the first time. We were both surprised to realise we were NOT nervous.

September 25, 2006: Our first kiss :P

September 27, 2006: I proposed to her in person and she accepted! :)

December 20, 2006: Mailed I-129 K1 petition to Texas service Center

January 15, 2007: Petition returned to me rejected :/ (placed wrong amount on check--duh!)

Febrary 10, 2007: Resubmitted the petition adding updated info pages and a CORRECT check

February 26, 2007: NOA1

May 28, 2007: I land in Manila on our anniversary and we feel whole and complete yet again :)

June 20, 2007: NOA2 which said it would take six months for an interview (Dunno why it said that)

August 4, 2007: My baby receives Packet 4 unexpectedly out of nowhere--the frantic cramming begins

August 23, 2007: Frantically prepared documents FedExed

August 30, 2007: My baby has a long two days at St. Lukes but checks out fine! :)

September 6, 2007: Interview date: after 8 agonising hours--APPROVED!!! :D

September 6, 2007: Plans for her arrival in January 2008 for our wedding are established! :)

January 28, 2008: Marriage

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Thank you for your advice but there is more to it--my wife intends to visit the embassy in the Philippines to update her passport (that is starting to run out) to have my last name added to it. So, will this create conflicts for her upon return with her passport saying her new marital name but her boarding passes saying her maiden name? I'm asking this because we're getting round trip tickets. Thanks!

Vann: This is extremely common. Have your wife buy the tickets in the name that's on her passport (Philippines passport). She will just need to show her greencard when she enters USA. My wife has done it several times and so have hundreds of millions of others. (My wife has never been asked for the marriage certificate (her name on her passport is her maiden name - different from her greencard name) but no one has ever asked for the marriage certificate and the last three times we didn't even carry a copy (we went to India, Panama and Colombia and didn't carry the marriage certificate). Don't worry. Good Luck

I'm ordering the tickets today which is why I'm so urgent right now. Thanks!

December 5, 2005: We met online and our lives changed--instant connection, became best friends

May 15, 2006: She is put on temporary hold from her job and asks me if I could hold on for her in the event she didn't get the job back. I said "yes, of course" and she finally proclaimed her love to me and admitted she'd loved me since February.

September 25, 2006: I land in Manila airport and rush into my baby's arms for the first time. We were both surprised to realise we were NOT nervous.

September 25, 2006: Our first kiss :P

September 27, 2006: I proposed to her in person and she accepted! :)

December 20, 2006: Mailed I-129 K1 petition to Texas service Center

January 15, 2007: Petition returned to me rejected :/ (placed wrong amount on check--duh!)

Febrary 10, 2007: Resubmitted the petition adding updated info pages and a CORRECT check

February 26, 2007: NOA1

May 28, 2007: I land in Manila on our anniversary and we feel whole and complete yet again :)

June 20, 2007: NOA2 which said it would take six months for an interview (Dunno why it said that)

August 4, 2007: My baby receives Packet 4 unexpectedly out of nowhere--the frantic cramming begins

August 23, 2007: Frantically prepared documents FedExed

August 30, 2007: My baby has a long two days at St. Lukes but checks out fine! :)

September 6, 2007: Interview date: after 8 agonising hours--APPROVED!!! :D

September 6, 2007: Plans for her arrival in January 2008 for our wedding are established! :)

January 28, 2008: Marriage

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why take a chance? She can get her passport changed when she gets back to the states. My wife had hers updated at the PI embassy in Washington D.C.

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K-1 Visa

7-1-05: Mailed Packet to Vermont (USPS Priority Next Day)

7-2-05: Delivered to VT. Signed by P. Novak

7-6-05: NOA1 received

7-11-05: Check Cashed

7-14-05: NOA1 snail mail

7-25-05: NOA2 email

8-03-05: File sent to Manila Embasy

8-23-05: Packet at Embassy

8-31-05: Medical

9-08-05: Interview... APPROVED!

9-14-05: Visas Delivered

11-19-05: Married

06-25-06: Green Card approved at USCIS in Wash. DC (AOS)

I-130(Daughter)

02-17-08-Mailed to Chicago Lockbox

02-19-08-Received EAC Assigned

02-25-08-NOA1 from Vermont SC

08-26-08-Transfered to CSC

09-04-08-Touched (Pending at CSC)

09-08-08-Tocuhed

09-15-08-NOA2 from CSC

9-19-08-Touched

9-22-08-Touched

9-25-08-NVC Letter

9-26-08-AOS fee paid online

10-08-08-Mailed I-864/Hard copy DS3032

10-09-08-Email DS 3032 approved

03-25-09-Interview at Embassy

03-25-09-Visa approved

04-20-09-10 yr green card received

I-751(Lift Conditions)

07-14-08-Mailed to Vermont SC

07-16-08-Check Cashed(received) EAC assigned

08-19-08-Bio Metrics in Alexandria

02-25-09-Transfered to CSC

06-01-09-Approval letter (Green card being processed)

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Thank you for your advice but there is more to it--my wife intends to visit the embassy in the Philippines to update her passport (that is starting to run out) to have my last name added to it. So, will this create conflicts for her upon return with her passport saying her new marital name but her boarding passes saying her maiden name? I'm asking this because we're getting round trip tickets. Thanks!

Vann: This is extremely common. Have your wife buy the tickets in the name that's on her passport (Philippines passport). She will just need to show her greencard when she enters USA. My wife has done it several times and so have hundreds of millions of others. (My wife has never been asked for the marriage certificate (her name on her passport is her maiden name - different from her greencard name) but no one has ever asked for the marriage certificate and the last three times we didn't even carry a copy (we went to India, Panama and Colombia and didn't carry the marriage certificate). Don't worry. Good Luck

I'm ordering the tickets today which is why I'm so urgent right now. Thanks!

why don't she update when you guys get back in the US?? why fix if it ain't broke right?? she can't renew unless it's expiring. she can go to a PI Consulate in your area if she wants to amend her passport after you get back here. in that way you'll prevent something from confusions..

I-R5 at USCIS California Service Center

Consulate: Manila Philippines

5/19/09 Filed I-130 at Chicago Lockbox

5/22/09 USCIS rcvd I-130

6/01/09 Checks cashed

6/03/09 NOA1 rcvd for both parents

8/12/09 Email approval for Dad

8/17/09 Rcvd NOA2 for Dad

8/20/09 Rcvd RFE email for Mom

9/08/09 Email approval for Mom

9/12/09 Rcvd NOA2 for Mom

NVC

8/19/09 NVC rcvd dad's case

9/18/09 NVC rcvd mom's case

9/22/09 Emailed DS3032

9/28/09 Paid AOS/ I-864 fee of $70 for both

10/08/09 rcvd emails: DS3032 accepted

10/08/09 sent I-864

10/09/09 IV bill generated for both cases

10/10/09 Paid IV bill $800 for both

10/13/09 I-864 rcvd by NVC

10/15/09 DS230 mailed to NVC

10/16/09 I-864 accepted & entered into the system

10/19/09 DS230 rcvd by NVC

11/02/09 rcvd checklist emails

11/09/09 sent RFE to NVC via UPS

11/12/09 NVC received RFE

11/19/09 AVR: checklist response rcvd 11/18/09

11/28/09 Log-in failed for both

12/01/09 Case complete as of 11/30/09

12/14/09 rcvd emails of interview date

01/04-05/09 medical @ St.Lukes done

01/11/10 Interview @ USEmbassy Manila 6:30am

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