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My wife just received her work permit and advanced parole document this week. Both have her new last name on them. Her Canadian passport, visa, and I-94 all have her maiden name on it. Will this name mismatch on her documents create trouble for us at the border when we try to re-enter the U.S.? I ask because we plan to visit her family for the holidays, and don't want any surprises, come January. Thank you for all your input. I love this forum.

( I attached a letter explaining together with proof) and that I would hear from them within 5 days. I have not heard back from them, the case status online says that it is being processed. I looked at the infopass appointments, but it seems like you can only make an appointment if you have waited for 45 days. Has anyone been through the same situation? I have to travel to Europe in two weeks and need to figure out what to do. Thanks for your answers!

We filed for expedited AP on the phone; we called on a friday afternoon and we were told we would hear back in five days. We actually got a letter in the mail with the approval the following friday.

Prior to our phone call, we did an infopass appointment to try to get the AP at the local office and yes, when you show up, you tell the officer you're there for an AP. Once we talked to a clerk, he didn't give a damn about our request and told us it couldn't be done at the local office. He went on to say that the only way AP's were done was mailing them in. Obviously he was wrong as we ended up applying through the phone.

My point to you is that even if you make the infopass appointment, you might be dismissed with no info, so be ready to either come back, or request to speak to another clerk. If I were you, I would call and try to find out what happened to the AP; and if they tell you that they don't know, call again until somebody responds; we called in about 3 times and 2 times on the phone we were told we couldn't apply for the AP on the phone; on the 3rd time, as soon as we said we wanted to apply for the AP, the lady took in our data and done deal.

What phone number did you call to apply for the expedited AP? I got an NOA in the mail today saying my wife's I-485 has been transferred to the California Service Center for processing. Their processing time for the AP is 3mo, and my wife really wants to go home to Canada for Christmas, but we're afraid she won't get the AP in time. We filed a standard AP, along with an I-485, and EAD. The Chicago Lockbox received it on 9/18/09. Notice of Transfer to CSC is 10/5/09. Thanks for any advice you can provide.

My K1 fiancee, now wife, has to mail her I-485 packet (I-485, EAD, and Advanced Parole forms) to the Chicago lockbox. My question is how do I get a return receipt/delivery confirmation through the US postal service, if the destination address is a P.O. Box?

These are the two addresses they gave me:

For USPS deliveries:

USCIS

P.O. Box 805887

Chicago, IL 60680-4120

Can I get a return receipt/delivery conformation if mailed to a P.O. Box?

For Courier/Express Deliveries:

USCIS

Attn: AOS

131 South Dearborn - 3rd floor

Chicago, IL 60603-5520

I have no experience using couriers. Which delivery service should I use? We have fedex/kinkos and UPS nearby.

Thank you for any help you can provide.

I'm currently preparing to file the I-485 AOS, I-765 EAD, I-131 advanced parole document for my former K1 fiancee/now wife. My question is this: My wife is from Canada, and wants to visit her folks for Christmas and New Year's. She also wants the option to visit in the summer as well. Is it possible to get a parole document for both trips on one document? The christmas trip is set in stone, but the summer trip is an unspecified date. Would USCIS raise a fuss, since she doesn't have her green card yet? Thanks for any help you can provide on this matter.

I'm currently a medical student, so my parents have to sponsor my fiancee for me. Since they are doing the actual sponsoring, but I am the petitioner, do I have to submit an I-134 as well? Even though I don't technically have the "income" to qualify on my own?

I live off student loans, and will be the one supporting my fiancee when she gets here, so all this co-sponsorship is just ####### to me. My parents have no intention of contributing, since she can work 3-4mo after she arrives, and I have enough loans for both of us to live on. My parents don't want to cosponsor, and will only do it as a last resort. They find the affidavit to be an unecessary intrusion, and want me to consult a lawyer and look for an alternative, but I fear there is none.

I doubt that this forum tacitly supports gray-area immigration methods, but if we get married in the U.S., and she visits for six month periods while we file the I-130, what's the harm in that? She'll still maintain her primary residence in Canada with her parents. She'll still have to file taxes there this year, and she'll maintain bank accounts there. We'll still have to deal with my parents and the I-845 affidavit of support, but time is ticking, and I may not be able to convince them to co-sponsor before our scheduled wedding.

If anyone has any experience or advice on this matter, I'm all ears.

So, for the benefit of those that haven't completed their education...

There is no alternative, but the attorney will only tell you that after you pay him. It's your money.

There is nothing "gray area" about a Canadian visiting the US. I live 6 miles from the border, they do it all the time. No doubt I could throw a rock from my front porch and hit a Canadian going by on their bicycle, not that I would want to, they are pretty good sorts by and large. You can get married and she can continue to live in Canada and visit as allowed. Be sure she brings plenty of evidence she will return to Canada or they WILL turn her around. Then apply for a K-3 or CR-1, for which you will still need to show support.

The affidavit of support has nothing to do with if you can actually afford to live on the money you (or a co-sponsor) makes, the government couldn't possibly care less. They simply want to disqualify her from receiving means based public welfare. If she does, you or your co-sponsor will be obliged to re-imburse the government for it. Otherwise there is no obligation. If she defaults on a credit card, it is all hers. You will always be the primary sponsor and must submit an affidavit along with that of the co-sponsor. It is a protection for the government (and the rest of us) that you will not bring somone here only to live off the public dole. As a US citizen, you have a problem with that?

Thank you for your succinct post. It helped.

Thanks for the welcome, I was happy to find this site! Recent bank statements and K3 visa paperwork. Good suggestions, thank you! Anyone have any other suggestions?

I know that my future wife can stay in the U.S. for 5-6 month periods during her K3 visa processing as long as she provides proof of intent to return to Canada. Examples given include: lease agreements, letter from employer. Unfortunately, my fiancee lives with her parents, and is quitting her job right before we get married. Does anyone else know of any other proof she could provide for intent to return? We're currently in the K1 process, but if she doesn't get the visa by the wedding date, then we'll wed, then file for a K3. She plans on returning to Canada during Christmas and summer, until she gets the visa. Thank you for any help you can provide.

I'm currently a medical student, so my parents have to sponsor my fiancee for me. Since they are doing the actual sponsoring, but I am the petitioner, do I have to submit an I-134 as well? Even though I don't technically have the "income" to qualify on my own?

I live off student loans, and will be the one supporting my fiancee when she gets here, so all this co-sponsorship is just ####### to me. My parents have no intention of contributing, since she can work 3-4mo after she arrives, and I have enough loans for both of us to live on. My parents don't want to cosponsor, and will only do it as a last resort. They find the affidavit to be an unecessary intrusion, and want me to consult a lawyer and look for an alternative, but I fear there is none.

I doubt that this forum tacitly supports gray-area immigration methods, but if we get married in the U.S., and she visits for six month periods while we file the I-130, what's the harm in that? She'll still maintain her primary residence in Canada with her parents. She'll still have to file taxes there this year, and she'll maintain bank accounts there. We'll still have to deal with my parents and the I-845 affidavit of support, but time is ticking, and I may not be able to convince them to co-sponsor before our scheduled wedding.

If anyone has any experience or advice on this matter, I'm all ears.