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Dave&Roza Experienced

Dave&Roza   748

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: Kazakhstan
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There is no such thing. Emergency AP would only have been an option if they've filed for AOS first.

You cannot get AP aboard. You have to be in the US to apply for it and you have to receive it before you can leave.

I know that. What I said was go to the Consulate and see if they would grant the OP a travel document to enter the US. Maybe the Consulate would consider the circumstances and issue the travel document as if they qualified for emergency AP by the USCIS. The only option for the OP besides filing for a spousal visa is to see if the Consulate will grant them a travel document so she can re-enter the US. Once in the US she could file for AOS.

OP: Just remember that the Consulate and the USCIS are two separate departments under the DHS and they have different rules which means you may have qualified for emergency AP under the USCIS, but you may not qualify for being granted a travel document by the Department of State. I would still try. Otherwise it is a wait of approximately one year before your wife can re-enter the US.

Dave

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A'n'L Proficient

A'n'L   735

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Norway
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I know that. What I said was go to the Consulate and see if they would grant the OP a travel document to enter the US. Maybe the Consulate would consider the circumstances and issue the travel document as if they qualified for emergency AP by the USCIS. The only option for the OP besides filing for a spousal visa is to see if the Consulate will grant them a travel document so she can re-enter the US. Once in the US she could file for AOS.

OP: Just remember that the Consulate and the USCIS are two separate departments under the DHS and they have different rules which means you may have qualified for emergency AP under the USCIS, but you may not qualify for being granted a travel document by the Department of State. I would still try. Otherwise it is a wait of approximately one year before your wife can re-enter the US.

Dave

So, you mean to say that the embassy could just "make up" a type of travel document for a foreign national to enter the US? And that that would be accepted by CBP? Please, I see you are an experienced VJ member - so maybe you can show some examples of such situations? Sounds extremely far fetched to me.

If it isn't difficult, it isn't worth it.

 

K1 process

9/24/15: I129f sent

9/30/15: NOA1

11/2/15: NOA2

Delayed processing due to work

3/15/16: Medical

4/28/16: Interview (approved)

Delayed entry due to work

8/12/16: POE Detroit

 

9/4/16: Wedding!

 

AOS process:

9/9/16: I485/I131/I765 sent

9/14/16: Received 3xNOAs by text/e-mail (day 2)

9/14-18/16: Received 3xpaper NOAs 

9/23/16: Received biometrics appointment letter (day 11)

10/3/16: Biometrics appointment (day 19)

11/4/16: EAD+AP approved (day 53)

11/16/16: EAD status changed to card shipped (day 65)

11/17/16: EAD/AP combo card received (day 66)

12/30/16: Notice of interview scheduled (day 109)

2/1/17: AOS interview (day 142) - APPROVED

2/8/17: GC received (day 150)

 

ROC process:

11/3/2018: ROC window opens

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Boiler Grand Master

Boiler   45,517

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Wales
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Also interested, as I have never come across such a thing.

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“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.”

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EM_Vandaveer Experienced

EM_Vandaveer   2,408

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Hungary
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That's grasping at straws. Non-existent ones at that.

Entry on VWP to visit then-boyfriend 06/13/2011

Married 06/24/2011

Our first son was born 10/31/2012, our daughter was born 06/30/2014, our second son was born 06/20/2017

AOS Timeline

AOS package mailed 09/06/2011 (Chicago Lockbox)

AOS package signed for by R Mercado 09/07/2011

Priority date for I-485&I-130 09/08/2011

Biometrics done 10/03/2011

Interview letter received 11/18/2011

INTERVIEW DATE!!!! 12/20/2011

Approval e-mail 12/21/2011

Card production e-mail 12/27/2011

GREEN CARD ARRIVED 12/31/2011

Resident since 12/21/2011

ROC Timeline

ROC package mailed to VSC 11/22/2013

NOA1 date 11/26/2013

Biometrics date 12/26/2013

Transfer notice to CSC 03/14/2014

Change of address 03/27/2014

Card production ordered 04/30/2014

10-YEAR GREEN CARD ARRIVED 05/06/2014

N-400 Timeline

N-400 package mailed 09/30/2014

N-400 package delivered 10/01/2014

NOA1 date 10/20/2014

Biometrics date 11/14/2014

Early walk-in biometrics 11/12/2014

In-line for interview 11/23/2014

Interview letter 03/18/2015

Interview date 04/17/2015 ("Decision cannot yet be made.")

In-line for oath scheduling 05/04/2015

Oath ceremony letter dated 05/11/2015

Oath ceremony 06/02/2015

I am a United States citizen!

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Unidentified   2,930

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Sweden
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I know that. What I said was go to the Consulate and see if they would grant the OP a travel document to enter the US. Maybe the Consulate would consider the circumstances and issue the travel document as if they qualified for emergency AP by the USCIS. The only option for the OP besides filing for a spousal visa is to see if the Consulate will grant them a travel document so she can re-enter the US. Once in the US she could file for AOS.

OP: Just remember that the Consulate and the USCIS are two separate departments under the DHS and they have different rules which means you may have qualified for emergency AP under the USCIS, but you may not qualify for being granted a travel document by the Department of State. I would still try. Otherwise it is a wait of approximately one year before your wife can re-enter the US.

Dave

Complete waste of time. Plenty of people have left the country after marriage but before AOS and none of them has returned on a Consulate made up travel document. Only route now is a spousal visa.





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KierenHby Experienced

KierenHby   899

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Timeline
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No basis for AP or any document from the embassy. CR-1 is the only route.

USCIS

January 16, 2015 I-130 Mailed, Chi lockbox January 20, 2015 Priority Date, January 21, 2015 NOA1 notice date, Assigned VSC, January 23, 2015 Check Cashed, electronically March 5, 2015 NOA2

NVC

March 27, 2015 NVC received April 6, 2015 Case#, IIN# assigned April 8, 2015 Paid AOS + IV fee Invoices May 5, 2015 AOS + IV package submitted May 11, 2015 Scan Date

June 11, 2015 DS-260 submitted June 25, 2015 False checklist (for ds260).. hello? June 30, 2015 Answered checklist Aug 5, 2015 Escalated to Supervisor review Aug 13, 2015 Case Complete

Consular

Sept 10, 2015 Interview Scheduled Sept 11, 2015 P4 Letter received Sept 21, 2015 file In transit from NVC Sept 23, 2015 file at Embassy

Sept 28, 2015 Medical Oct 14, 2015 Biometrics Oct 15, 2015 Interview (Approved) Oct 19, 2015 IV visa Issued Oct 23, 2015 Passport Pickup

POE

Nov 2, 2015 Entered the US Nov 16, 2015 Applied for SSN, walk-in Nov 20, 2015 Social Security Card recd Jan 15, 2016 GC received

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