Immigration Forum / USA Marriage Base / March 2007

I was a bad boy back in the mid 70's and was arrested along with
another teenaged kid. We were both charged and then the charges were
dropped against me, I was only guilty of association. Later in the mid
80's I had a DUI conviction, I was guilty and learned my lesson,

This might not be the right forum for this question but I'm pretty sure
a lot of people here might have the right answer. My wife and I have
been married for 7-8 months now. I am on a H1-B (with an AOS interview
scheduled on 12th April) ,she's a USC. Can we file a joint 1040 this

I went through a lot of this on the general immigration board where I
got some great help.   It was suggested that I come here because
apparently my best hope is a finace visa.
In a nutshell:  HE is in English and is in England, I am a US citizen

Hi, I've just stumbled upon this site when 'googling' to find information and
it appears better than all the government info I've been reading over the
past year!!!
I'm a UK citizen (born here and haven't lived anywhere else). I'm marrying my

Hey All,
I had a vacation visa and have overstayed my visa illegally for a
number of years (approxim 3-5).   I recently got married to a US
citizen.  Again, I am here in Florida.   Must my wife still fill out

I realised i put this in the wrong forum so here it is again and would
really appreciate peoples opnion on this.
Hi All,
I really need someones help as I trawl thourgh the minefield of visas.

I'm traveling outside the US and I noticed the other day that my
conditional two year green card has expired a month ago (a terrible
mistake, I know). My wife was able to schedule an Infopass appointment
for yesterday and presented the case to an officer (with all the

The time is fast approaching for us to file the I-751 to remove the
conditions.
I've made a few calls to some local immigration lawyers to get an idea
of cost but is paying for these services worth it?

Hey Everybody!  How time flies when you're having fun!  Well, it's time
for us to file the I-751, removal of conditions.  It feels like we are
sending in everything but the kitchen sink... and even that may be in
one of the photos, lol.  I don't really have any questions for you ...

We've received our checklist now - getting everything in order.  There
is one of the items 'Original Documents' that I am asking for help
with please...
'If you are the beneficiary of a family-based immigrant visa petition,

I've submitted my I-130 and I-485 and have received confirmation
numbers back from the INS.  I've been married to my US hubby for three
and a half years and have lived in the States for that long.  I was on
a diplomatic visa until recently and now that has expired I'm applying

Let me prefice this by saying this is not exactly immigration related.
But I figured some smart cookie on here would know the answer.
Hyperthetically of course.. let's say a Canadian snow bird comes to the
states each winter and brings some work from home. all the calls to

mayb a really silly question but how do i get a police check done for
the K-1 visa?
i am in the UK
who do i ask? do i go to my local police staion??

Quick run down of my particular situation:
I am a US Citizen.  My wife arrived in the US in 2001 on a tourist
visa, after which she obtained a work visa that expired in 2004.  We
married in Sept of 2005.  Her original I-94 expired in 2002.

I am not sure if anyone remembers but I filed my I-751 in April 2006,
received an RFE in September.  Sent all the paperwork they requested in
October but did not receive any response.
I called in December to find out the status of my case as I was not able