I-130, travelling several times for 3-4 weeks

[Hollyday 122]

Hi all,

I think it should work out but i would like to hear other people's opinions just in case:

My husband has filed an I-130 petition for me. I'm currently working on a project in Moscow and the team would rather have me even part-time on site than just have me leave altogether. I'm considering options of travelling back and forth in the following pattern: 3-4 weeks in Moscow - 2 weeks in Seattle, but i would take care not to go over 180 days in Moscow in a year in total. So i would do maybe 8 months like this (so 6-7 times altogether), so the breaks + remaining part of the year would sum up to more than 180 days. I don't want to make it look like i reside in Moscow anyway because i'm really intending to live in the US with my husband. So even my boss is aware of those limitations and accepts that he'd probably not have my participation (at least on site) throughout the whole project.

The problem is, from what i'm reading in this forum, it might be better to have a reentry permit than not, and the USCIS site says that you should apply for it 60 days in advance (but then there's an option of having it delivered to a US embassy).

Would this work without one? Has anyone had an experience of getting it at a US embassy in another country? What if i go to Moscow and back to the US while it's still being processed?..

Thanks for help!

[William.P 1]

Hi,

Its not recomemded to travel while your I-130 . USCIS may request for information may ask you to sppear in person. But if your have done all the process you can travel. But make sure that you appear on time.

Hi all,

I think it should work out but i would like to hear other people's opinions just in case:

My husband has filed an I-130 petition for me. I'm currently working on a project in Moscow and the team would rather have me even part-time on site than just have me leave altogether. I'm considering options of travelling back and forth in the following pattern: 3-4 weeks in Moscow - 2 weeks in Seattle, but i would take care not to go over 180 days in Moscow in a year in total. So i would do maybe 8 months like this (so 6-7 times altogether), so the breaks + remaining part of the year would sum up to more than 180 days. I don't want to make it look like i reside in Moscow anyway because i'm really intending to live in the US with my husband. So even my boss is aware of those limitations and accepts that he'd probably not have my participation (at least on site) throughout the whole project.

The problem is, from what i'm reading in this forum, it might be better to have a reentry permit than not, and the USCIS site says that you should apply for it 60 days in advance (but then there's an option of having it delivered to a US embassy).

Would this work without one? Has anyone had an experience of getting it at a US embassy in another country? What if i go to Moscow and back to the US while it's still being processed?..

Thanks for help!

[Hollyday 122]

Hi,

Its not recomemded to travel while your I-130 . USCIS may request for information may ask you to sppear in person. But if your have done all the process you can travel. But make sure that you appear on time.

Not sure i understand your reply 100% but my I-130 process would be done by this time and i'd be on conditional green card.