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Applying for Greeen Card just for a visit.

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JohnL   4

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: El Salvador
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We are thinking of applying for Residence Card for my wife's mother to visit only. She was turned down in El Salvador today and was told poor people do not get to visit the US. I had sent my mother in law a packet with I-134, a promise of support letter and all my financial records. Wife became a US citizen 6 months ago. Mother in law does not want to leave her husband, children and grandchildren in El Salvador. She only wants to visit. She is 63 and husband is 77. Embassy official told them to come back in a couple of years after they got jobs and established themselves.

K-1 Visa

Event Date

Service Center : California Service Center

Consulate : El Salvador

I-129F Sent : 2006-03-13

I-129F NOA1 : 2006-03-16

I-129F RFE(s) : 2006-06-23

RFE Reply(s) : 2006-07-06

Touched July, 27

Touched July, 28

I-129F NOA2 : July, 31, 2006

NVC recieved Aug, 04,2006

Embassy recieved Aug, 14,2006

Packet 3 mailed Sept 19, 2006 per Visas USA.

Packet 3 Recieved in El Salvador by Digna October 17, 2006

Packet 3 Recieved in Calif. October 21, 2006.......Go figure, it was mailed on the 17th of October.

Medical completed Friday, Oct. 27. Instructed by clinic staff to call Embassy (Visas USA) for appointment.

Arrival SFO Dec. 29, 2006

Married Jan. 03, 2007

Cutting to the chase....after all the work

benuk Rising Star

benuk   18

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Filed: IR-5 Country: United Kingdom
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We are thinking of applying for Residence Card for my wife's mother to visit only. She was turned down in El Salvador today and was told poor people do not get to visit the US. I had sent my mother in law a packet with I-134, a promise of support letter and all my financial records. Wife became a US citizen 6 months ago. Mother in law does not want to leave her husband, children and grandchildren in El Salvador. She only wants to visit. She is 63 and husband is 77. Embassy official told them to come back in a couple of years after they got jobs and established themselves.

Hello there, sorry to hear that she had a bad experience at the Embassy and your wife should be applying for her mother the form I-130 to start her process on the Green Card but I have to say that she will have to live in the US permanently and not only for visits or she will loose her status as a legal resident of the US. Why you guys don't visit her instead of her come to visit you guys thinking that she don't want to leave her family behind? Just think again a Green Card is not a visitor visa a B1/B2.

I-130 SENT 2012/01/20

I-130 NOA1 2012/01/24

I-130 NOA2 2012/06/12

NVC receiv 2012/07/02

NVC case # 2012/07/13

DS-3032 emailed 2012/07/13

AOS paid 2012/07/20

AOS sent 2012/07/23

DS-3032 Accepted 2012/07/24

IV paid 2012/07/25

IV/DS-230 sent 2012/07/26

RFE missing pay stubs 2012/08/03

Case completed 2012/08/16

Inteview Date 2012/10/16

221g (new co-sponsor and proof of domicile for my son) crazy stuff!

Harpa Timsah Grand Master

Harpa Timsah   13,258

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: Israel
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You could try obtaining the GC, then turn it in for a tourist visa. By saying "I have this permanent resident card, but I want to give it up because what I really want is to visit only" you may convince them to issue tourist visa. Good luck.

AOS for my husband
8/17/10: INTERVIEW DAY (day 123) APPROVED!!

ROC:
5/23/12: Sent out package
2/06/13: APPROVED!

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JohnL Enthusiast

JohnL   4

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: El Salvador
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Hello there, sorry to hear that she had a bad experience at the Embassy and your wife should be applying for her mother the form I-130 to start her process on the Green Card but I have to say that she will have to live in the US permanently and not only for visits or she will loose her status as a legal resident of the US. Why you guys don't visit her instead of her come to visit you guys thinking that she don't want to leave her family behind? Just think again a Green Card is not a visitor visa a B1/B2.

We ;have a 2 year old and a 5 day old........ It would be easier for her to come here than the 4 of us travel there.

K-1 Visa

Event Date

Service Center : California Service Center

Consulate : El Salvador

I-129F Sent : 2006-03-13

I-129F NOA1 : 2006-03-16

I-129F RFE(s) : 2006-06-23

RFE Reply(s) : 2006-07-06

Touched July, 27

Touched July, 28

I-129F NOA2 : July, 31, 2006

NVC recieved Aug, 04,2006

Embassy recieved Aug, 14,2006

Packet 3 mailed Sept 19, 2006 per Visas USA.

Packet 3 Recieved in El Salvador by Digna October 17, 2006

Packet 3 Recieved in Calif. October 21, 2006.......Go figure, it was mailed on the 17th of October.

Medical completed Friday, Oct. 27. Instructed by clinic staff to call Embassy (Visas USA) for appointment.

Arrival SFO Dec. 29, 2006

Married Jan. 03, 2007

Cutting to the chase....after all the work

Boiler Grand Master

Boiler   46,034

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Wales
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Seems a bit extreme, but it has been done before.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

benuk Rising Star

benuk   18

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Filed: IR-5 Country: United Kingdom
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We ;have a 2 year old and a 5 day old........ It would be easier for her to come here than the 4 of us travel there.

I understand how difficult could be and I wish you all the best and have great faith that everything will be okay in the end!!

Regards :thumbs:

I-130 SENT 2012/01/20

I-130 NOA1 2012/01/24

I-130 NOA2 2012/06/12

NVC receiv 2012/07/02

NVC case # 2012/07/13

DS-3032 emailed 2012/07/13

AOS paid 2012/07/20

AOS sent 2012/07/23

DS-3032 Accepted 2012/07/24

IV paid 2012/07/25

IV/DS-230 sent 2012/07/26

RFE missing pay stubs 2012/08/03

Case completed 2012/08/16

Inteview Date 2012/10/16

221g (new co-sponsor and proof of domicile for my son) crazy stuff!

 
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