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I assume it’s enough proof , but you were the one talking about maybe requiring an ICV (i don’t know what that is so I assume it’s a country specific card)

When the US asks for your home address, they are asking for where you live. Putting anything else is trying to play games, sorry. She needs to put where she actually lives. Not where she thinks they need to be able to match some prior document. They don’t care much about an in itinerary, I spent a 5 month visit in the US once with the vaguest of plans and they didn’t care, because they trusted me to leave at the end of it. The only time an itinerary might come into play is if they suspect the intention is to stay permanently. Is she planning to arrive with 4 suitcases to last four seasons and one of them packed with birth certificate etc? That’s the kind of thing they look at. vaccine cards are country specific, no idea what she’d have. She does have proof right? And what ban on travel? The one from covid hit countries? That went away around the same time as the vax program took off.

Yup, that’s what they say, but I have never heard of a single instance (mine included) where DNA (obviously done via one of their approved labs) was rejected by uscis as a basis for parent-child relationship. From what you’ve said, you don’t have a ton of evidence, so in your case I’d submit what you have (seems to be FRC and, for your father, school records? Anything else?) and do DNA. My preference would be to get as much as possible to them to prevent the petitions being denied. Anyway - it’s your case, your decision.

Depends on the insurance. When we visited before we moved here we used my cousin”s car, his car insurance covered all licensed drivers, did not have to be named. The one we have now does the same.

1. No, but you know what ER costs here, it’s definitely advisable 2. She needs proof of covid vaccine (fully vaccinated) 3. The vast majority of B visa entrants are on “non essential” travel. 4. Not unless he is her only tie to the Philippines (and they may not even ask). Don’t play games using an address she doesn’t actually live at. If they find she’s lying they’ll assume the worst about why and she could lose her visa. 5. Don’t play games here either, you can’t “increase the chances”. She’ll probably be given 6 months as most are and as she was before, if not you’ll have to change the return ticket. They’ll see when she’s booked to go back. 6. Yes, check if your state requires an international driver permit.

Hm. DoS reciprocity implies FRC is acceptable in general in place of BC but can you get one that was issued within a year of your birth or at least when you were very young? If not I think the same issue applies. (Also note that reciprocity table itself states school records are often reviewed.) my understanding is that if what you submit is not acceptable, they do not issue another RFE but then move to reject the petition. So I’d advise you to be very sure about what you submit. If they suggest dna as an option, honestly I’d do that. It’s an expensive option but it works.

What documents does the RFE list as possibly acceptable? Is the FRC listed on there? Do they say anything about a possible DNA test?

Is this for a CRBA application? If so i864 comment is not relevant (and mods need to move this thread to citizenship section) are you trying to prove the 5 years residence evidence to show your daughter qualified for CRBA?

The extract you posted clearly states it is only needed if a required document is unavailable.

If you read past threads here other people who have lost cards have been ok. but do not leave the country without either a new card (unlikely given time frame) or an I551 stamp.

Strange question. Your ties are what they are. You can’t manufacture a spouse or owning a home etc… The CO will either believe that you’ll return home, or not. Responsibly using a visa in the past and the fact that they seem to look at employment ties is helpful. Hopefully it will be enough.

One person on another post /forum just got their standalone EAD in 58 days. I believe that AP still takes a good number of months, though that’s based on uscis listed processing times (7 months or so) rather than any recent report of standalone AP.

I’m not sure you’ve interpreted what they’ve said correctly. They’ve said he can enter visa-less (possibly without interview) on O status, and then adjust to EB in the US. I don’t see the problem with that. Obviously he will probably have to have an interview for AOS. No-one said he doesn’t need an interview for EB or any other immigrant visa/status. (That said, I would note that some immigrant visa AOS categories can in fact get interviews waived, when there is sufficient information in the AOS package. I don’t know if EB is one of those.)

I think the vast majority of non-immigrant cases in Montreal are not Canadian citizens. It is much easier to get permanent residence in Canada than the US and it seems a lot of these people use Canada as a stepping stone to the US. (Example I see so many questions in another TN forum, regarding spouses of (usually a certain country) nationality permanently residing in Canada - so they do need visas whereas the Canadian TN holder doesn’t. ) And of course, immigrant visas require an interview and visa, Canadian or not.

For clarification, if OP is admitted back as a parolee rather than O1, s/he is no longer authorized to work and is stuck in “adjustment pending” limbo till the AOS is approved?

You’d need to ask a moderator to do that. Hit the “report” link on one of your posts to send a message to the moderation team.

Terminology seems to be confusing people, as is the various purposes of an i129. If you move from one non-immigrant status to another that is change of status. If you move from non-immigrant to immigrant status, that is adjustment of status. People here most commonly see i129 in regard to fiancé visas and assume it is only that, but in fact it is also a petition for a non-immigrant worker. Due to the confusion around all these issues I am not sure OP has got best advice, however, an O1 visa/change of status application certainly would be best done utilizing a lawyer, so assuming there is a company lawyer doing this that is the best person to ask. Btw in regards to the 90 day rule - yes it can still apply in an instance like this, should uscis decide that this is one of the rare cases where they want to make an issue of it. edit: above was written before I saw page 2 where sm1smom and mollie09 have brought some sense to the thread

You might get better/more appropriate advice if you tell the forum the reason the i485 was denied.

This is accurate. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Indonesia.html DoS reciprocity tables for Indonesia state Police Records Unavailable for applicants inside and outside Indonesia. Indonesian police certificates require initial processing at a local or village level, which is nonstandard in nature, can be subject to capricious decisions by officials and may require nonofficial payments to proceed further."

The separate petition for the stepchild can be filed at the same time as the spouse. The marriage would have to happen before both of these obviously. For fiancé the child can be a derivative on the same petition Bear in mind there are many more hoops to jump through in the process if you do k1 first rather than CR1, im sure someone here will post the differences (there is a standard post people use) Also it is highly recommended for one or both of your cousin and his intended spouse to get an account here and make sure they understand the information.

If first name + middle name are longer than a certain amount of letters, yes they cut it off. You’ll see the same on your green card.

Hmm, usually the father being listed on the long form birth certificate is accepted as evidence of paternity. And seeing as a marriage certificate is a required civil document for immigration, it’s not “superfluous” for the mom either. Moreover, the proof of paternity should have been determined at uscis stage before the case got moved to NVC. I think what happened here is that different NVC officers reviewed each file for DQ purposes and for some reason, one accepted the certificate and the other didn’t. It doesn’t happen often but I have seen reports of similar instances where the same document is accepted in one petition but not another before.

Answering yes to that question doesn’t create a petition for the son. If you are a citizen and sponsored your husband under CR1 or IR1, then there needs to be a separate petition filed for the child. This can be either you filing an IR2 petition for your stepchild (assuming child is under 21) or your husband filing F2A; it would be preferable for a number of reasons for you to file IR2, including priority of such petitions, no quotas and no risk of aging out once filed.

Is your visa annotated with “IV Docs in CCD”? If so then you have an electronic packet - most embassies are on this system by now and the rest are moving that way.