Immigration Forum / USA Marriage Base / August 2008

Dear group,
I was looking at the following link:
http://www.immihelp.com/greencard/retain-greencard.html
My wife might need to travel for more than 6 months.. the link says

If someone, who is in the US, applies for a spouse visa (with a US citizen
spouse), I assume starting with an I-130 and then the adjustment of status
second part (I assume that is the case), and any other pieces I am leaving
out, how long can I expect the entire process (not ...

It's been ages since I've posted as there was no news to report. Quick
refresher, my husband's last name is Atta which is not one you want to
have in today's world. But for anyone asking the question "how long does
an IBIS hit take to clear?" our answer is 2.5-3 years.... but by God ...

This is the record of questions and answers in the USCIS-National
Stakeholders Meeting which was held on June 24, 2008, which has just
been released. The meeting touched on various issues including
biometric problem.

I'm having trouble looking for my alien registration number.

Just wondering if anyone is stuck on "I-485 background check". I've been
stuck on this boat for 22 month now. Each time I call, USCIS will say my case
is pending background check. Is it the same as name check? My application is
Marriage based.

I came to the US on a K-1 and married June 2002. We hit bumps here and
there along the immigration process mostly due to moving to a
different state and then back a year later but those things all got
sorted out. Now I am sitting and waiting, and waiting for my

K-3 lived in Spain: Madrid 1976 and Barcelona 1979.  Does anyone know
the contact point to obtain police reports from these locations and
time frames?  K-3 currently in Santiago Chile and the Spanish embassy
doesn't know answer.   Thanks