Immigration Forum / USA / March 2007

I am going for interview at New Delhi,India this 29th March, 07 for US
immigrant visa as my son who is US citizen has sponsored me but i also
have a minor 18 year old daughter who i have requested in DS-234 Part-
I and II forms that i recieved from consulate for interview to have my

I am a U.S citizen and my wife is a permanent resident. We wish to
begin Immigration for her son of 13 years. The problem is: We wish for
the him to complete high school in his country as he is in a very good
school, during this time we wish for him to come to the U.S. for

I have a good friend in the US (she is a citizen) who has a very
successful wedding planning/officiating business. She is relocating to
LV and there is a possibility that she will a) sell the business b) keep
that end of the business going and employ a new officiator.

If my father loses his GC, because he did not meet residency
requirements [he lived in home country for four years}, can he apply for
a new green card -- or will that be denied because he "abandoned" the
first one?

Hopefully someone will be able to help me out.
I wanted to know if I am in Step2 of employment based green card or
may be I have even cleared that and I am in backlog for Step 3, can I
travel outside USA if I have a valid I-797?

I am in US on E3 visa (for Australian citizens) and I am wondering if I
can apply for a green card? What is the process? I am unable to find any
information on this. Can someone please help me.
I am an Australian citizen (Indian origin) and am working in US

I have been looking on both the US and Oz forums recently and I am
getting a little confused with the different terminology and I was
hoping somebody could clear something up for me.
Is there a reason why Immigration and Visas are separate threads on the

What an interesting and valuable site this is.
I'm looking for some pointers on what I'm trying to do and I'm sure I
can't be the first to attempt it.
I'm in the US with my family on B2 and now wishing to stay, via B2-E2

My wife's I-485 application is pending and her H4 visa is expiring on
July 31.
Can she re-enter US on July 30, 2001, one day before her H4 expires?
If yes, what documents would she need besides her I-485 receipt.

Just to let know that today, I received my 10 GC.  It only took
less than 2 months since USCS received my i71 application.  Here is
my timeline:
Jan 3, 2007...sent the 1751 application

I'm Dung Nguyen and I would like to get some advice from you on my
working status.
I'm
-Canadian citizen

hey everyone,
I have a couple of questions regarding the above forms.  I am a
Northern irish (british nationality) person living in Houston, TX.
Entered on K1 visa.

About 12 years ago, my spouse submitted an application for a green
card for his unmarried younger sister under the 4th preference
category. She is now married with two children and the application
is current and being processed by the INS. INS is now asking for

I came to work for the Department of Energy in 2001 on a J-1 visa and
them moved onto an H1-B visa. I have a job offer from the State
Government, but obviously need to do an H1-B visa transfer.
From my understanding of the process, I can go and work for the State as

Gurus,
Questions:
1) I am already on H1B but am switching companies and job roles. As I
  understand, the new company will have to file a new H1B for me, but I