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3 hours ago, fbragasilva88 said:

Ok, so I got the mail letter.. will open later on (unfortunately, at work right now...lol) BUT I got some good news from USCIS website now, it says I've been approved

 

Congratulations! Did you file n400?

9 hours ago, JamesySofia said:

My wife from Colombia recieved her k-1 Visa along with her children a couple months ago, and we have since got married, and her ex-spouse has started to become a thorn in our side.

 

When he signed his letter of consent he was pressured by his parents to give a request that he would be able to contact them by phone, which was agreed to, his parents were very involved with the children (though he was not,  and never contacted them). Since they have arrived he has called every day (which is not the point) but if/when his call is not received initially he will call repeatedly. As we explained to him we are all busy, his children are not the only ones we are caring for and sometimes we cannot answer. He tends not to appreciate that and feels he is being ignored purposely, and though my wife has custody of the children I am given to understand in Colombia the father always retains some rights after the divorce.

 

So, he has started to request they come visit him soon, and we are worried he will make it impossible for the children to return. So my question is: Do the children need his consent every time they want to come back to the USA and can he legally detain them if they are to travel back to CO?

Probably they will require his permission. Better to get a court order allowing them to leave before hand, or a sworn statement. Retaining them in the US, can be a problem even in the US if he sues for breach of custodial agreements. Remember the kids, your wife and the ex, are all Colombian citizens. And colombian judgements are valid even in the USA. Consult a family lawyer.

I just saw this at the Mexican Consulate (Houston) website:

https://consulmex.sre.gob.mx/houston/index.php/visas/visas-english

Foreign Visitor Visa Exempt

     1. US citizens with valid passport.

     2. United States' VALID visa holders (stamped on their passport), or Permanent Resident card holders (Green Card), AND have a valid passport.

     3. Permanent residents of Canada, Japan, Great Britain or any of the countries of the Schengen Area, AND have valid passport.

     4. If your country is listed as EXCEMPT of Visitor Visa in Listing Regime by Nationality Consular AND you have a valid passport.

IMPORTANT:

• All EAD cards, I-797 A Forms, Advance Parole Forms, I-20 OR DS-2019 are not accepted to enter Mexico.

I reviewed the original Spanish notice, the "stamped" translation is not specific enough... They clearly mean standard issue security sticker visas rather than wet-ink stamps. 

3 minutes ago, Jerry and Elena said:

No nails at all, just I clearofining a reason why I'm reacted so on the post about LA law siut against uscis.  . If you will read previous my posts you will understand what I talking about. If you still insist on your opinion that's your right, I'm stay on main. Peace!

Elena, I wholeheartedly agree with your prior post. Let's get comfortable in the waiting room. It's about to be over anyway. Good luck to you. 

Precisely. You hit the nail on the head. If your wait time is longer now than a year ago, its not because of the existence of other applicants but due goverment (either unintended or purposeful) delays and inefficiency in processing.

You pay your fee, and wait your turn. Other people do the same. That's the core of USCIS revenue. As a fee based agency, with little need for Congress to fund it, USCIS should be better able to handle extra petitions as they are associated with higher fee collection and therefore increased hiring/employment capacity. Just like the USPS. The more mail is sent, the more resources they have to make it a better process. 

I got a similar notice over the weekend.

I put in a service request with the service center.

Has anyone received an 18 month extension letter?? We were supposed to get those...

Has anyone received any letters???

7 hours ago, 7107 said:

What do I show to potential employers that I'm legally allowed to work in the US now that my GC is expired?

 

Thanks!

You do not even need the stamp. 

Just your drivers license and your unrestricted social security card. That is the law. Read the federal for i9. The employer cannot request other id. They will run e verify with your a number that you need to inclide but no need to show documents. 

I checked the processing times and they showed that CSC was still stuck in September 2016, as of Dec 31 2017. That was bad.

Then I looked into the October 2016 thread and many have had their cases transferred to their local offices. At least they are having some action. But then I checked my account, with the receipt number stated on the 797 receipt notice, not the biometrics one and saw that my case had transferred too. Is this an accross the board thing? If so the local offices are going to get overloaded. N400 will now take forever. :-(