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Hi,

Recently we received the message that my 21-years-old nephew's ESTA application was denied no reason was given. The notification mentions "You are not authorized to travel to the United States under the Visa Waiver Program. You may be able to obtain a visa from the Department of State for your travel."

He has never been to the U.S. before and currently he is in a military pre-enlistment program in his country. He wanted to visit me together with his sibling (who has a visa and visited the U.S. 6 years ago) for about 2.5 weeks. I wrote my Congressman, but know that's a longshot. Is there even a point to apply for a tourist visa after an ESTA refusal?

Thanks,

V.

Hello, we are in the "Case Ready" stage of of NVC. I followed the instructions on the VN embassy website to register the address and complete the DS-160.

We paid for the Visa registration and registered the address on USTraveldocs but the website still says payment not received. Have you all completed this step and how did it go? Are we supposed to receive Packet 3 in the mail or via email?

Hi all,

My wife is a Canadian citizen living in Edmonton and I'm a US citizen. We're doing the IR1/CR1 visa and now on the step of submitting the civil documents to the CEAC website and we're a bit confused about the whole Police Certificate and how to obtain it.

We initially called the RCMP to ask them about getting one for the visa but they said that since she's from Alberta that she had to go through the local police to obtain it and to call them. The only thing we could get through to is their automated system which told us to submit the application online. However, the only thing we can request for is a Police Information Check which, from what we can see, it isn't accepted by the NVC. I've been searching through VJ for anything close to what we were told but couldn't find anything. I saw this website linked multiple times showing what the actual document looks like. Also found this through the RCMP about fingerprinting and accredited places to get the forms.

I saw this in another post:

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Document Name: Certified Criminal Record Check Type of Criminal Record Check for Personal Use (*formerly known as Privacy Act)

Sub-type: Other (Provide Details)

Details of Information sought: RCMP National Repository Entire Holdings

The following documents WILL NOT be accepted:

• Type of Criminal Record Check for Personal Use: Visa-Border Crossing, Foreign Travel, Work document.
• Type of Criminal Record Check for Personal Use: Active Criminal Record document
  • Provincial or City issued police certificate

Issuing Authority: Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: The requested document is fingerprint-based, but the report does not include an image of the applicant or the applicant s fingerprints. Examples of Canadian Police Certificates can be found at U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Canada (usembassy.gov).

Where do we actually have to go to get our correct Police Certificate? Did they feed us the wrong info when we called them?

Need assistance filing my I-485 and EAD for GreenCard - USA

My priority date of 2013 is currently under the EB-2 category. My new employer filed my PERM application is approved.

My employer is planning to file my I-140 under regular processing.

I had a retail theft case (Class A misdemeanor) in 2014 ( it was a misunderstanding ). I completed five weeks of community service. The case was dismissed and expunged in 2015.

I will need assistance filing my I-485 and EAD.

Please let me know the following:

1. What process do we need to follow to file the I-485 and EAD?
2. What documents are required from my employer to file my I-485 and EAD?
3. Since my employer will file the I-140 and you will file the I-485, how will these two processes work together?
4. Other than this case, I have never had any legal issues. Based on my understanding, this matter falls under the petty offense exception. While I understand it must be disclosed only, do we also need to file a criminal waiver (Form I-601, 212(h) waiver of inadmissibility) with USCIS?
5. I will defiantly share all the details in my application, but what all complication might come and how to deal with this ?
6. Any specialist attorney can you recommend ?

What would be the best approach you would recommend in my current situation?

I got g-221 last year and now they are asking to do medical again. Asking to drop ds-260 and passport and last instruction saying You will need to log in to http://www.ustraveldocs.com/in and select "Consulate Appointments" and continue to schedule your consular appointment. You may need to create a user account if you do not have one already. what does it mean? Do i have to book visa interview or biot