G325-A

[joeyswags 0]

Hey all, Ive got a question / concern about filing for my Thai wife to come to America. I couple details first about our situation...

We have been together for two years and living together for a year in Bangkok. We are legally married and have a baby due in early January. I would anticipate no hangups on our filing of the I-130 and G-325A with the USCIS in California except one thing...

She has no official employment history in the last five years. She is the youngest child and has been taking care of her parents. We have to put "none" for the employment question on the G-325A. Is this going to hurt our chances of approval at any stages of the k-3 process? Or are the asssumptions they are sure to make (which arent true) going to be enough for a refusal?

All serious help is more than appriciated...THANKS!

[Yodrak 7]

joeyswags,

If the issue arises it won't be raised by the USCIS because of G-325A. It will come up with the visa application.

Yodrak

Hey all, Ive got a question / concern about filing for my Thai wife to come to America. I couple details first about our situation...

We have been together for two years and living together for a year in Bangkok. We are legally married and have a baby due in early January. I would anticipate no hangups on our filing of the I-130 and G-325A with the USCIS in California except one thing...

She has no official employment history in the last five years. She is the youngest child and has been taking care of her parents. We have to put "none" for the employment question on the G-325A. Is this going to hurt our chances of approval at any stages of the k-3 process? Or are the asssumptions they are sure to make (which arent true) going to be enough for a refusal?

All serious help is more than appriciated...THANKS!

[simple_male 1]

Hey all, Ive got a question / concern about filing for my Thai wife to come to America. I couple details first about our situation...

We have been together for two years and living together for a year in Bangkok. We are legally married and have a baby due in early January. I would anticipate no hangups on our filing of the I-130 and G-325A with the USCIS in California except one thing...

She has no official employment history in the last five years. She is the youngest child and has been taking care of her parents. We have to put "none" for the employment question on the G-325A. Is this going to hurt our chances of approval at any stages of the k-3 process? Or are the asssumptions they are sure to make (which arent true) going to be enough for a refusal?

All serious help is more than appriciated...THANKS!

You can put "NONE," if she does not have any employment history. Many women don't work and it is not unusual. It is not a big deal.

[joeyswags 0]

Thanks for the thoughts. I will be filing next week and feeling a bit better about it..

On a side note, possibly should go on a different thread, but I had an appt with an immigration officer in San Francisco. The 'head' officer there told me to only use the I-130 and not to bother adding the I-129 into the process. He says it only complicates things, costs more, and does not shave much time if any off of the process. As I am currently living and working in Thailand with my wife and soon to be born son, I am not in an extreme rush to get this over with. Is there any other benefits to using the I-130 in conjunction with the I-129 for a married couple other than a shorter wait?

Again thanks for time and help...joeyswags

[Yodrak 7]

joeyswags,

Your side note should be your main note. Have a talk with the USCIS office in Bangkok and see if you qualify to file your I-130 petition there (commonly known as 'DCF'), rather than with a USCIS Service Center in the USA.

I also strongly recommend that you have a consultation with Bill White, a US immigration attorney practicing in Bangkok. You could have a valid concern about your wife's employment history, I don't know from the limited information you present. Bill will ask you the right questions and give you appropriate advice on what is important and what is not, and how to present your case. A consultation is inexpensive, an excellent value.

White & White Ltd.

U.S. Immigration Consultancy

New ITF Tower, 17th Floor, #3

140/36 Silom Road, Bangrak

Bangkok 10500, Thailand

Telephone 66 (0) 2231-6466

WFWlaw@aol.com

Yodrak

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On a side note, possibly should go on a different thread, but I had an appt with an immigration officer in San Francisco. The 'head' officer there told me to only use the I-130 and not to bother adding the I-129 into the process. He says it only complicates things, costs more, and does not shave much time if any off of the process. As I am currently living and working in Thailand ....

.....joeyswags

Edited September 14, 2006 by Yodrak

[simple_male 1]

joeyswags,

Your side note should be your main note. Have a talk with the USCIS office in Bangkok and see if you qualify to file your I-130 petition there (commonly known as 'DCF'), rather than with a USCIS Service Center in the USA.

I also strongly recommend that you have a consultation with Bill White, a US immigration attorney practicing in Bangkok. You could have a valid concern about your wife's employment history, I don't know from the limited information you present. Bill will ask you the right questions and give you appropriate advice on what is important and what is not, and how to present your case. A consultation is inexpensive, an excellent value.

White & White Ltd.

U.S. Immigration Consultancy

New ITF Tower, 17th Floor, #3

140/36 Silom Road, Bangrak

Bangkok 10500, Thailand

Telephone 66 (0) 2231-6466

WFWlaw@aol.com

Yodrak

....

On a side note, possibly should go on a different thread, but I had an appt with an immigration officer in San Francisco. The 'head' officer there told me to only use the I-130 and not to bother adding the I-129 into the process. He says it only complicates things, costs more, and does not shave much time if any off of the process. As I am currently living and working in Thailand ....

.....joeyswags

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