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[Chris Parker 11]

2) no I request a visa for my daughter to Amman not to USA in 24-4-2008

3) I must fill I-130 in 20-5-2008 in USA Embassy in Amman

So the problem is I am not get the Amman Visa to go to my daughter interview.for that I ask about fill it in Turkey if I am not get visa to enter Amman.

Ok---so the problem is you can't get to the U.S. Embassy in Jordan to file the I-130 petition for your daughter. What a mess! Even with your U.S. passport, you cannot get a visa to Jordan?

I would ask the U.S. embassy in Baghdad where you should go in this circumstance. They might be able to make an exception and actually process your petition and your daighter's immigrant visa via Baghdad since you cannot personally go to Jordan () and are entitled to file at an embassy, or they might be able to contact the embassy in Turkey and make the necessary arrangements for you to apply for the visa there.

I think the American Citizen services section of the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, even though it is not normally an immigrant visa issuing post, is the right place to ask what you need to do in this situation.

[majedalanni 1]

Dear

the visa not to me it to my daughter and my husband because I go to Jordan with my USA Passport without Visa.

but American Embassy in Baghdad it cant do any thing

So I thing If I not get Visa for them I will fill I-130 to my daughter in Turkey because it not need visa for Iraqis at least till now

but is it OK my husband case in Jordan and my daughter case in Turkey???

Regards

[Chris Parker 11]

Dear

the visa not to me it to my daughter and my husband because I go to Jordan with my USA Passport without Visa.

but American Embassy in Baghdad it cant do any thing

So I thing If I not get Visa for them I will fill I-130 to my daughter in Turkey because it not need visa for Iraqis at least till now

but is it OK my husband case in Jordan and my daughter case in Turkey???

Regards

The rule is that only a U.S. embassy with jurisdiction over your place of residence (Iraq) can accept the I-130 petition from you. For Iraq, the embassy in Jordan has jurisdiction for immigrant visa processing, not the embassy in Turkey, so you can't just go to Turkey instead. Therefore, to file the I-130 in Turkey and apply for immigrant visa there, you will need some special permission from the U.S. embassy in Jordan that normally has jurisdiction.

Has Jordan actually refused the visitor's visa for your daughter, or is the decision just taking a long time? I think you need to wait for the final decision from them first. Then, if it is denied, you need to ask the embassy in Jordan to allow you to file it in Turkey or Baghdad. That's the way the DCF process is supposed to work, as I understand it.

Good luck.

[majedalanni 1]

Dear

the Embassy in Jordan answer that

"Dear Susan,

Unfortunately, the embassy is unable to help you with getting your daughter a visa to Jordan. If you are unable to enter Jordan, you may wish to consider filing at other American Embassies in other countries or file directly with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) either in the United States or in Athens. For more details on how to file with USCIS, Please visit their website at: www.uscis.gov.

"

but I don't know why they not understand my situation so I reply them told them that my husband case in your embassy and till now they not answer me and I waiting them.

Regards

[Chris Parker 11]

the Embassy in Jordan answer that

"Dear Susan,

Unfortunately, the embassy is unable to help you with getting your daughter a visa to Jordan. If you are unable to enter Jordan, you may wish to consider filing at other American Embassies in other countries or file directly with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) either in the United States or in Athens. For more details on how to file with USCIS, Please visit their website at: www.uscis.gov.

"

but I don't know why they not understand my situation so I reply them told them that my husband case in your embassy and till now they not answer me and I waiting them.

I think you should forward a copy of this email to Turkey embassy and ask them if they can accept your petition or help you file the petition with USCIS's Athens overseas office. On the petition itself, on line 22, request immigrant visa processing in Turkey and include a copy of the Jordan visa denial to support your request, because you may need USCIS processing. For Turkey embassy to actually approve the petition, you would be required to show (a) acting on the petition is in the U.S. national interest or (B) an emergent or humanitarian situation exists. Both conditions are considered quite rare and extremely difficult to show. Baghdad embassy also may be able to help you file the petition with USCIS Athens office by mail.

These are the reasons why you should be sure Jordan is refusing the visa before applying somewhere else.

[S and S 12]

I wish I had found your thread sooner. I am so sorry to hear about the difficulties you are going through. My husband is Iraqi and I have been working to get him here in the United States since September of last year. Now we are close to being done inshallah. After my husband's immigration application was approved at USCIS I recieved a letter about a month later telling me that he was qualified for refugee processing and that it may be faster. I filled out the refugee applications they sent me and then I sent them to an office in Virginia. About 6 weeks later they arrived at the IOM in Jordan. They scheduled an appointment for my husband right away. It takes several months to complete the processing, but we preferred him to come as a refugee since that gives him benifits and help he would not recieve coming on a spouse visa. Have you recieved any information about this refugee program? All Iraqis with approved immigration petitions qualify to apply for refugee so it may be something to consider for you.

[majedalanni 1]

Dear

US embassy in turkey said cant be do that because you need live in turkey for at least 6 months and in Lebanon too.

So I request for them a visa to Amman another time and I waiting.

Regards

[Chris Parker 11]

US embassy in turkey said cant be do that because you need live in turkey for at least 6 months and in Lebanon too.

So I request for them a visa to Amman another time and I waiting.

As I expected --- if Jordan still won't let your daughter go to the U.S. embassy in Amman, and the U.S. embassy in Amman won't give you permission to file the petition in Turkey instead, you'll have to file the petition by mail with the USCIS office in Athens (any U.S. embassy, including Baghdad, can help you to do just that). If you file with USCIS, after the petition is approved, the petition will be sent to the National Visa Center (NVC) and your friend in U.S.A. can correspond with NVC to get the immigrant visa appointment scheduled in Turkey like you want, but that whole process can take up to 1 year or more!

[S and S 12]

Any Iraqi refugee who has an approved immigration petition is eligable for refugee processing at any of the refugee processing centers. These places include Jordan, Egypt, Syria, Turkey and Lebanon. The US department of state website has all the information you might want on the process. Just google "Iraqi refugee processing" and look for any links to their site. USCIS also has some good information you may want to look at. Once you send your application (which allows you to indicate which country you wish to do the refugee processing in), it takes about 4 to 6 months for the family member(s) to be in the United States.

[Chris Parker 11]

Any Iraqi refugee who has an approved immigration petition is eligable for refugee processing at any of the refugee processing centers. These places include Jordan, Egypt, Syria, Turkey and Lebanon. The US department of state website has all the information you might want on the process. Just google "Iraqi refugee processing" and look for any links to their site. USCIS also has some good information you may want to look at. Once you send your application (which allows you to indicate which country you wish to do the refugee processing in), it takes about 4 to 6 months for the family member(s) to be in the United States.

She is not an Iraqi refugee. She is a U.S. citizen who never lived in the USA but is living in Iraq wiith a non-USC natural daughter and spouse. She is trying to file the IR petition itself for her daughter to come to USA.

[S and S 12]

Any Iraqi refugee who has an approved immigration petition is eligable for refugee processing at any of the refugee processing centers. These places include Jordan, Egypt, Syria, Turkey and Lebanon. The US department of state website has all the information you might want on the process. Just google "Iraqi refugee processing" and look for any links to their site. USCIS also has some good information you may want to look at. Once you send your application (which allows you to indicate which country you wish to do the refugee processing in), it takes about 4 to 6 months for the family member(s) to be in the United States.

She is not an Iraqi refugee. She is a U.S. citizen who never lived in the USA but is living in Iraq wiith a non-USC natural daughter and spouse. She is trying to file the IR petition itself for her daughter to come to USA.

I am not an Iraqi refugee either. I am a US citizen and my husband is an Iraqi. This is why I am giving this suggestion of trying the refugee process, because I have been going through the same thing with my husband. From the sounds of things, as you have helped her, her daughter's process is different. I am just suggesting what she can do for her husband. I know they have not started their life in the US and things will be difficult when they first get here. If her husband could come as a refugee, they will give him a place to live, furniture, food and some money to survive. This could be a lot of help for her. Her husband already has the approved I-130 that he needs to qualify for refugee processing as a spouse of a US citizen. Now, if they don't want to do things that way, I understand. I just wanted to let her know that this option is available to her. It also means that her husband would not need an affadavit of support since he would come as a refugee so she wouldn't need to have her friend sign one for her husband if she went this way instead.

[saruca83 0]

I-864W

Oh this is so frustrating. I already sent the full affidavit of support and now they say we only needed the I-864W exemption.

Do you need to submit any type of support with the I-864W or is it just the one page signed? My boyfriend is trying to bring his daughter here. Does he need proof that he has lived in the US for more than 5 years and that she is in his custody?? What would we show as proof?

~Sarah

HI

How my daughter can enter USA!? and she didnt have a visa or somthing.

The immigration proccess need to be complete in embassy with I-864 and prove I have a job and domclin to permet she goto USA.

Regards

Susan

Hi Susan,

Chris is right, your daughter won't need an affidavit of support instead you will just fill out the I-864W: Link to I-864W. First you start with the I-130 though as usual.

Good point Chris, I think I have read this before but couldn't remember any details

[majedalanni 1]

Dears

At last I got the Visa to Amman and I will travel in July 20, 2008 so I fill I-130 to my daughter I will prepare both I-864 and I-864W and let the Embassy choose any one but let they finish it fast

Regards

Edited July 13, 2008 by majedalanni

[Kathryn41 3,205]

Oh that is good news. Good luck with your journey. May you be safe and successful.

[majedalanni 1]

Dear

I fill I-130 for my daughter, the Embassy request for my husband passport to get the visa for him but they give another final interview for my daughter and AGIAN I will request a visa for them to AMMAN

But sounds good

Regards