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  1. I had GE and used GE lane when I got this question about travelling together. If CBP needs to stop somebody and ask questions, GE won't help
  2. CBP asked me when I was a green card holder whether I travel internationally with the spouse. If you were to travel alone, it could trigger a bit more scrutiny. There's pattern some CBP agents are concerned about... Which is somebody getting GC and travelling to their home country shortly after without US citizen spouse.
  3. It would be too risky to travel without proof of status. You can be detained while going through airport. ICE operates at locations like that. Receipt takes 2-8 weeks after filing.
  4. If the method above doesn't work, file a FOIA request to get more details from CBP
  5. Estimates are just estimates. I-130 take 12-17 months on average. You're still within this window. Hopefully you will get approval in the next few months
  6. There's no such form "1130". Did you mean I-130? You can always try. Nobody can predict outcome for sure. A lot depends on your ties to home country.
  7. ~ Thread was moved to Bringing Family Members of US citizens to America ~
  8. It takes 18-24 months, similar to US citizen spouse. The visa is IR-2
  9. 5 months of joint bank account statements. At the time of filing, some may have 21 months+ of statements. At least I had, since I merged funds before AOS
  10. Normal. Did you check processing times here? https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/ 14 months seems to be expected time right now.
  11. It can be any scribble. Signatures don't necessarily spell names. My signature is a scribble for 20+ years now. As long as the new citizen keeps using this signature in all official documents, it's OK. But if person keeps switching signatures, it can be a problem. How does she sign her driver's license in the US, foreign passport, lease agreement, employment docs, medical papers for doctor? Just use the same signature. Example of a scribble here: Do you think anybody can read this? And this is acceptable. It can be anything as far as I know. My field office gave out certificate and let us sign it at home.
  12. It's just USPS takes up to 2 weeks to deliver it. It doesn't come in priority mail, comes as regular letter.
  13. You can say the least. E.g. both Freedom and Religious Freedom accepted. Similarly, George Washington and Washington is accepted for different question. I know you're asking because of wife. She needs to say firmly and clearly, even if it's a short answer. If she struggles pronouncing one worded answers, then IO may suspect she doesn't speak English much
  14. ~ The tread was moved to East Asia regional forum ~
  15. Hi, you don't really have many options. You're right, you cannot stay a decade in the US waiting for your father's petition to be approved, as you'd be out of status without anything else. You could try switching to F-1 student visa, but studying for a decade is long, expensive and not always practical. H-1B is an option but it would take a long time to get, and your visa will run out before you get it if you win in the lottery.
  16. Are you adjusting based on marriage by any chance? If yes, have you considered taking spouse's last name? Not having last name in the US can be problematic at times.
  17. Are you sure the person was a lawyer? Even regular folks on Visa Journey know petitions for adult children don't work for people who overstayed. They're not considered immediate relatives and need to be in valid status or better outside the US while their I-130s are pending... Asylum (if real) was a much better choice for oversayed adults.
  18. You can submit another one of those requests. I changed address few years back, don't recall receiving email. The next page after submitting request was shown as confirmation in the browser. I saved that.
  19. I think your timeline is pretty reasonable and fast @Magi Stark Congratulations!
  20. As long as info (your name, DOB, parents etc) is the same - I wouldn't worry
  21. There's no such form "i30". There's form I-130, but just filing I-130 won't fix anything, especially if spouse is incarcerated.
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