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Mike E

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  1. Sounds like affluent people who bought a toy that gets more use than a typical boat, jet ski, snow mobile, time share. “Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”. It is good to be in America. I had a 150A panel in my townhome in California. Fortunately the contractor had both electric and gas lines for the dryer. Even more fortunately the previous owner opted for a gas dryer and so that 40A capacity was available for my EV. In my current home in Arizona my oven / stove is electric but there is a gas outlet. So I gave the electrician the option of cannibalizing the oven / stove circuit while I shop for a new oven / stove. Wasn’t necessary as the panel was 200A and I have just a single HVAC. So got a 50A. If you can’t move an appliance to gas, another alternative for you is to install a natural gas generator and use that to charge your EV. A 14 kW generator costs $5000. You can get wired in 80A EV cheffing stations. At 80 percent draw: 80 * 240 * 0.8 = 15.4 kW. So dial down you EV to draw just: 14000 / 240 = 58A. That would charge my model S at a rate of 41 miles of range per hour. One of my most joyful moments as a EV owner was arriving at 6 lane intersection next to two American muscle cars revving their engines at the red light to race each other. I said to my friend: “watch this”. Light turns green and I whupped them by 200 feet before they gave up. It was a 50 mph speed limit which I didn’t exceed. As satisfying as a speed boat without the hassle or the trailer.
  2. Ecery other document listed in your cover letter says copy. But not the green card. Do not send original green card. Send a copy.
  3. See if Utah county, Utah will issue a marriage license the way you want. Of so you can get married online without going to Utah. How is her name listed in the machine readable code section at the bottom of the passport photo page?
  4. Airlines are free to deny boarding and reports of airlines denying LPRs who present anything other than an unexpired gc are escalating. If are denied boarding your options are: * fly to Canada (no eTA needed as Canada explicitly allows an I-551 stamp) or Mexico and enter into the U.S. by land. * enter the USA at Guam or CNMI. You don’t require ESTA (due to being an Australian citizen) (https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/tourism-visit/visa-waiver-program.html). You tell the airlines you are doing the visa waiver (present a completed https://www.cbp.gov/document/forms/form-i-736-guam-cnmi-visa-waiver-information at the airport of departure). When you land in either territory, at the port of entry you declare yourself an LPR and show the I-551 stamp instead of I-736. You will then be allowed to travel to the mainland on your I-551 stamp, especially since you likely have a fresh ARC entry stamp from CBP. * get a boarding foil. The process starts with an I-131a ( https://www.uscis.gov/i-131a )
  5. If instead of OP’s wife the companion was a Nigerian who was not related to OP, the result will be same. The reason for the result matters not. Best to focus on defining the actual problem in order get to solution. Problem: OP requires traveling companion who is authorized to enter U.S. airspace and soil.
  6. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/forms/ds-160-online-nonimmigrant-visa-application/ds-160-faqs.html The online DS-160 application replaced the DS-156, DS-157, DS-158, and DS-3032, which are no longer necessary
  7. The rules for domestic servant of a U.S. citizen don’t completely apply to OP. Otherwise I would have suggested a B-1. https://web.archive.org/web/20190217030313/https://mx.usembassy.gov/visas/domestic-employees/ Personal or domestic servants who are accompanying or following to join their United States citizen employer in the United States may be eligible for the B-1 visa classification if: The American Citizen ordinarily resides outside the United States and is traveling to the United States temporarily. The American Citizen’s employer is subject to frequent international transfers lasting two years or more and who, as a condition of employment, is going to reside in the United States for a stay not to exceed four years The emboldened above does not align with OP’s situation. Sadly Congress makes it easier for an alien on a non immigrant visa or status to bring a domestic servant than it does for a U.S. citizen. Thus I agree with @JeanneAdil
  8. IME, going from Bangkok with my fiancée on her K-1, at Bangkok and at the airport where you connect (BKK has no non stops to the U.S. afaik), your fiancé will need to know the address in the U.S. where he will be living. This address should match the address you listed on the I-129F “Address in the United States Where Your Beneficiary Intends to Live” We also entered at SFO. We avoided a secondary, possibly because I stayed with the fiancée the entire time at the airport and we used the visitor line.
  9. Not sure but if no fees have been paid, they can apply again, and this time keep you in the loop.
  10. If ESTA asks if have been arrested you must answer truthfully.
  11. Adjustment of status requires entering the U.S. Simplest choices are to: 1. for the child to interview for K-2 when mother interviews for K-1 and enter the U.S. at the same time. Or 2. You file I-130 for your step child the moment you marry your fiancée Everything else is mind numbingly complicated. For one thing who is later going to go back to fetch a 4 year old? Can’t be mom because she will still be waiting on her advance parole document. I’ve seen tragedies where the K-2 never adjusts status or is never added to the I-751. I trust you will do what is in your power to avoid this.
  12. If filing by paper don’t enter a passport number. If filing by online, what happens when you don’t enter a passport number?
  13. If the letter has no deadline, then periodically your parents should inform the consulate that they remain interested in visas and they are actively gathering the requested documents. Every three weeks should be enough.
  14. The only reason it took just 44 months is that your wife filed N-400. You and I both know had she not filed N-400 she would still be waiting for a decision or I-751 interview.
  15. The petitioner who filed I-129F should have a receipt. That receipt should have an address for USCIS. Write a letter (USPS priority mail) to that address, notifying USCIS that the beneficiary has a new address and state the new address. emphasize that the new address is a different country. Note the case number, beneficiary name, and old address. Include a copy of the receipt.
  16. Imagine a Samsung fridge as the war head of anti UFO missile. That would be satisfying on so many levels.
  17. You file new evidence of bonafide marriage that has become available since the date I-1-130 was filed.
  18. When you have a round trip ticket, on the outbound, you will show the airline worker your passport, and unless you are Canadian, the worker should ask you for either: * proof of onward travel after you come back to the U.S. * documentation that you are authorized to stay long term in the U.S. You will prove the latter which will be your gc and marriage certificate. The worker should notify CBP that a gc holder is leaving the U.S. If you are booking a one way for your outbound. and the country of destination is not your country of citizenship, then the airline worker should ask you for your proof of onward travel or authorization to stay long term in that country. So you will produce your one way return ticket, gc, and marriage certificate. So again the worker should notify CBP a gc holder is leaving. When you return to the U.S. your sole travel document at the port of entry is your gc. IME, sometimes CBP will also ask for your passport. At a preclearance port of entry, generally CBP wants to see your boarding pass too. The discrepancy in name might require your passport and marriage certificate. Thus if you are concerned about CBP tracking your movements accurately, always present your passport and marriage certificate when you enter the USA. See also https://www.cbp.gov/document/guides/carrier-information-guide-english which talks about documents airlines should ask LPRs for when exiting the U.S.
  19. Unless your visa in your old passport was expired or hole punched, that visa is still valid for travel. Yes if CBP came to learn of your attempt they might not admit you. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canadians-with-mental-illnesses-denied-u-s-entry-1.1034903
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