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lquin   0

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If you file your I-130 and it is either pending or aprroved, are there any restrictions on visiting the US during this process ?

i.e. me and my wife live in the US, we have just filed our I-130 in Vermont. We would like to visit the US to see family and friends / holiday.. Is this allowed ?

chocolaterie Community Regular

chocolaterie   0

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Canada
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if you & your wife are already in the U.S. I don't believe it matters where in the US you visit. The only way I might see a problem would be if you encountered border patrol/immigration officer.

Barbara (Canada) & Dallas (USC)

AOS

Nov 13 2005 EAD & I-485 sent to Chicago Lockbox

Nov 22, 2005 EAD & I-485 NOA1

Dec 15, 2005 Biometrics for EAD & I-485

Dec 19, 2005 EAD & I-485 Touched

Jan 21, 2006 Rec'd I-485 Fingerprint Reschedule Notice (AHHH!!!)

Feb 10, 2006 Fingerprint App't

Feb 1, 2006 EAD Approved!!!!

Feb 11, 2006 Rec'd EAD card

Feb 13, 2006 Applied for SSN

Feb 17, 2006 Rec'd SSN

Feb 23, 2006 I-485 Transferred to CSC (AHHH!!)

Mar 02, 2006 I-485 Has been received at CSC

Mar 13, 2006 I-485 Touched

Mar 14, 2006 I-485 Touched

Apr 15 & 25 2006 emailed CSC for status inquiry on I-485

Apr 26 2006 received a response from CSC, another response in 60 days (ahhhhh!!!)

Apr 27, 2006 I-485 Touched

Jun 17, 2006 I-485 Touched

Jun 19, 2006 I-485 Touched

Jun 20, 2006 I-485 Touched

July 3, 2006 emailed CSC again, no response given in the allotted 60 days time frame.

July 27, 2006 received a response from CSC, another response will be given in 30 days.. ha ha ha.

***app sent back to Missouri ***app sent to Chicago

Aug 21 2006 touched

Sept 29 2006 3rd year Anniversay

October 13, 2006 Immigration Interview - Need to return with Long Form Birth Certificate

October 13, 2006 Long Form Birth Cert ordered with expediated shipping

October 18, 2006 Birth Cert Received

October 19, 2006 2nd Immigration Interview - APPROVED

5-20 business days for the Green Card to arrive, maybe I'll be back to see my family before Christmas?

Euro Proficient

Euro   3

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If you file your I-130 and it is either pending or aprroved, are there any restrictions on visiting the US during this process ?

i.e. me and my wife live in the US, we have just filed our I-130 in Vermont. We would like to visit the US to see family and friends / holiday.. Is this allowed ?

http://www.visajourney.com/forums2/index.php?showtopic=58200

yes you can, but read this its very interesting....................

Amanda-England (Yorkshire)- Mark-USA(Michigan)

April/04/2005- Visa journey began!!

We did both K3 & CR1 visa's, got both!!- I returned to England for my CR1 interview after first arriving on a K3 visa!!

May/25th 2006- Green card arrives in the mail................YAY!!

19th June 2006 I Had to go to the Social Security Office to get my number, the DS-230 didnt work for me!!

26-June-2006- Social Security# arrived in the mail....YAY!!

Feb 2008 lift conditions <<<reminder to self!!<<<< went to England for a visit instead, no rush right, 90 days is a long time,LOL

Removing Conditions Begins

Mailed I-751 April 12th 2008

signed for @ NSC April 16th

NOA date April 16th

Conditional GC expired May 5th 2008

Biometrics Detroit May 10th 2008

10 year Green card ordered August 20th 2008

Citizenship any time from feb 2009

kevinisidro Rookie

kevinisidro   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Canada
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Their shouldnt be any problems visiting the US as long as you show ties to the country that you are coming from. Phone bills, credit card bills, mortgage, things like that. As long as you provide info that you will be coming back their shouldnt be a problem.

Kevin

MARRIED YEAY!! October 7th, 2004

~.~.~ Our CR-1 Time Line ~.~.~

CSC Journey:

01-November-2004 - I-130 Petition sent to CSC

03-November-2004 - CSC received petition

18-November-2004 - I-130 NOA1 received!!!!

03-February-2005 - FINALLY "TOUCHED" after 93 days...

04-February-2005 - RFE for Marriage Cert

15-March-2005 - FINALLY RECEIVED MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE!!!

16-March-2005 - Mailed RFE w/ Marriage Cert back to CSC...we're on our way...

23-March-2005 - CSC received Marriage Certificate

29-April-2005 APPROVED!!!!

I-130 - 162 days at CSC

NVC Journey

31-May-2005 received case number from NVC

31-May-2005 received AOS Fee

02-June-2005 NVC recv'd AOS Fee

31-May-2005 received DS-3032

09-June-2005 NVC recv'd DS-3032

24-June-2005 received AOS Packet

27-June-2005 NVC recv'd AOS Packet

27-June-2005 received DS-230 Fee Bill

29-June-2005 NVC recv'd DS-230 Fee Bill

16-July-2005 received DS-230 Visa Application

18-August-2005 NVC recv'd DS-230 Visa Application

25-October-2005 CASE COMPLETE!!!!!

30-January-2006 Interview scheduled at Montreal

30-January-2006 Interview complete - Visa Approved

31-January-2006 Pick up stamped visa & Passport at US Embassy

4-February-2006 Joining my wife in the US!

27-February-2006 Recieved Welcome Letter. Actual green card has not arrived

3-March-2006 Applied for SSN. Actual green card still has not arrived.

6-March-2006 Recieved PR(green card) Card in mail.

Kev (Canada) & Belle (USA)

 
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