DinaBill

20 years is a long time. You wouldn't recognize the airport. Sadly you wouldn't recognize Hawai`i period.

We decided on Honolulu. After thinking about it, Guam was a huge gamble. She would arrive in HNL at 10:20am. Flights to Maui are every 30 minutes till 9pm. And Hawaiian is very accommodating about moving you to an earlier/later flight than what was booked.

Nice thought but not practical. I would have no way to get into international terminal without a ticket. The best I could do is meet her at the gate she would be leaving from. And by then, she's past 99.99999999999% of the difficulties. She got 'em. Also I think me getting a ticket only to turn around and come home would raise suspicions.

She agreed with me on Guam. But now what I am reading about having to get bags changes everything. My gut says getting bags, going thru immigration, rechecking bags and getting to gate in 2.5 hrs is way too risky. There is only one Guam/Honolulu flight a day. You miss it, you're screwed. So would this be the sequence of events using Honolulu as the POE? - 1. Hop on PAL and fly fly fly. 2. Grab bags in Honolulu. 3. Go thru C&I. 4. Go to inter-island terminal. 5. Either fly out or try to get earlier/later flight as necessary. bc

Aloha kakou, We received our NOA2 and are awaiting our MNL number. So we're thinking ahead/daydreaming. For POE our choices are Guam and Honolulu. Guam pros - She arrives in the middle of the night with a 2+ hour layover. My thinking is the immigration process would be less hectic. Bags would be checked to Honolulu so she could focus on getting thru immigration and nothing more. Easier to estimate when to book inter-island flight from Honolulu coz in theory she would buzz thru Honolulu customs. Guam cons - Long-assed day Honolulu pros - Direct flight from Manila. Honolulu cons - Customs/immigration would be busier and less predictable time-wise Between immigration, getting bags and getting to interisland terminal, almost impossible to estimate when to book flight out of Honolulu. To me Guam wins. Am I neglecting anything??

Those are concepts. I need details. I need websites, form numbers and lists. The information here regarding assembling the packet was so perfect. I can't imagine how it could have been more complete. I am finding that at this stage, that same level of detail is difficult to find.

I've seen this. Can I assume that even if the document is 5 years old, it's still accurate and relevant?

Aloha kakou, After a minor RFE, we received our NOA2 dated 11/13. I am doing research about what to do/what happens next. I am seeing conflicting information. My friend John who is providing moral and logistical support says some things have changed since he went thru this. And I think my research is reflecting this. Can some kind soul point Dina and I to a definitive resource as to what we should be doing now and what we should be preparing for? Mahalo, Bill and Dina

The screenshot is very prominent in the file I attached

Aloha, We received an RFE today regarding multiple filings. This is what they say the need - For this petition to be approved, USCIS would have to grant a waiver of the filing limitations described above. You must submit a written request for a waiver and explain why a waiver is appropriate in your case. You submitted a waiver request but you did not submit any/sufficient evidence to support your waiver request. The evidence should show that a favorable exercise of discretion to grant the waiver is warranted in your case and any unusual circumstances that exist (e.g. death or incapacity of the former beneficiary(ies)). I will attach my Request for Waiver that we included in our packet (doc file). Please give me ideas what else I can say/include. I'm lost. Bill 03 - Waiver request doc.doc

Our NOA1 date was May 16. Since then nothing. Is it too soon to panic?? A friend of mine here says relax and it will come. But it's becoming increasingly difficult to do.

This is interesting. I never knew such existed. I ended up with I think a Greek cooking show. How do you navigate?

We'll see in a few days if some of the suggestions here work out. Her eyesight has deteriorated to the point she can't use her laptop. She had an eye exam today and will become Dina four-eyes (a rite of passage of aging). Once specc'ed, we can try things. I wish she a good enuf connection to use a VPN but I don't think that's realistic solution. Mahalo to (most) everyone who have offered suggestions. All we need is one that works.

Wow.. If you want to hijack a thread, please ask 1st. I want her to see how screwed up things are. I want to leave the US and maybe go to Tahiti if Trump wins. I want her to see why I feel this. I'm looking for ways she can see all this garbage for herself. You suggest I hide it from her?? Whatever man.

Thus I mention PBS.