After DCF approval then what?
Apr 30th 2003, 11:22 am
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After DCF approval then what?
Ok, my husband gets his I-130 approved from doing DCF and filing his
I-601 waiver.. what happens after this?
Will he get more forms to fill out? If we arrive at BWI airport (for
example) what happens? He shows them his passport and his green card?
Does he get the green card mailed to him here in Sweden before we
leave or will it come in the US after we move? Just confused by all
this.....
Misty (married to a swede doing DCF and filing an I-601 waiver of
excludability w/attorney through Copenhagen & Stockholm)
*aiming to move to NC by Fall '03*
I-601 waiver.. what happens after this?
Will he get more forms to fill out? If we arrive at BWI airport (for
example) what happens? He shows them his passport and his green card?
Does he get the green card mailed to him here in Sweden before we
leave or will it come in the US after we move? Just confused by all
this.....
Misty (married to a swede doing DCF and filing an I-601 waiver of
excludability w/attorney through Copenhagen & Stockholm)
*aiming to move to NC by Fall '03*
Apr 30th 2003, 11:29 am
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Re: After DCF approval then what?
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[email protected] (MBjers) wrote:
> Ok, my husband gets his I-130 approved from doing DCF and filing his
> I-601 waiver.. what happens after this?
> Will he get more forms to fill out? If we arrive at BWI airport (for
> example) what happens? He shows them his passport and his green card?
> Does he get the green card mailed to him here in Sweden before we
> leave or will it come in the US after we move? Just confused by all
> this.....
> Misty (married to a swede doing DCF and filing an I-601 waiver of
> excludability w/attorney through Copenhagen & Stockholm)
>
Once the waiver is approved, he should receive a "spouse" visa in his
passport, good for entry into the US. At the U. S. port of entry, he
gets a resident stamp upon entry. His real green card will arrive in the
mail a few months later. (The stamp is as good as the real card until it
arrives, he is a US resident as soon as he clears immigration at the
arrival U.S. airport.)
He can use the stamp to apply for a social security number.
If you have been married less than two years at the time of his arrival
in the US, he will be a "conditional" resident and will have to file to
"remove the conditions" before his conditional green card expires.They
will tell you this when you pass through immigration, if he has to
remove conditions later on.
--
Trashy Girl
[email protected] (MBjers) wrote:
> Ok, my husband gets his I-130 approved from doing DCF and filing his
> I-601 waiver.. what happens after this?
> Will he get more forms to fill out? If we arrive at BWI airport (for
> example) what happens? He shows them his passport and his green card?
> Does he get the green card mailed to him here in Sweden before we
> leave or will it come in the US after we move? Just confused by all
> this.....
> Misty (married to a swede doing DCF and filing an I-601 waiver of
> excludability w/attorney through Copenhagen & Stockholm)
>
Once the waiver is approved, he should receive a "spouse" visa in his
passport, good for entry into the US. At the U. S. port of entry, he
gets a resident stamp upon entry. His real green card will arrive in the
mail a few months later. (The stamp is as good as the real card until it
arrives, he is a US resident as soon as he clears immigration at the
arrival U.S. airport.)
He can use the stamp to apply for a social security number.
If you have been married less than two years at the time of his arrival
in the US, he will be a "conditional" resident and will have to file to
"remove the conditions" before his conditional green card expires.They
will tell you this when you pass through immigration, if he has to
remove conditions later on.
--
Trashy Girl
Apr 30th 2003, 4:45 pm
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Re: After DCF approval then what?
Originally posted by Trashy Girl
Once the waiver is approved, he should receive a "spouse" visa in his
passport, good for entry into the US. At the U. S. port of entry, he
gets a resident stamp upon entry. His real green card will arrive in the
mail a few months later. (The stamp is as good as the real card until it
arrives, he is a US resident as soon as he clears immigration at the
arrival U.S. airport.)
He can use the stamp to apply for a social security number.
If you have been married less than two years at the time of his arrival
in the US, he will be a "conditional" resident and will have to file to
"remove the conditions" before his conditional green card expires.They
will tell you this when you pass through immigration, if he has to
remove conditions later on.
--
Trashy Girl
Once the waiver is approved, he should receive a "spouse" visa in his
passport, good for entry into the US. At the U. S. port of entry, he
gets a resident stamp upon entry. His real green card will arrive in the
mail a few months later. (The stamp is as good as the real card until it
arrives, he is a US resident as soon as he clears immigration at the
arrival U.S. airport.)
He can use the stamp to apply for a social security number.
If you have been married less than two years at the time of his arrival
in the US, he will be a "conditional" resident and will have to file to
"remove the conditions" before his conditional green card expires.They
will tell you this when you pass through immigration, if he has to
remove conditions later on.
--
Trashy Girl
At the POE, the MBE is surrendered, fingerprint and signature collected and stamp I-551 placed in your passport. The stamp is as good as the real card, which can arrive in a matter of weeks. But yes, you can apply for a Social Security Card with it.
Conditional status is put on the actual visa, so the Consular Officer will also tell you about removing conditions.
Apr 30th 2003, 5:40 pm
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Re: After DCF approval then what?
meauxna wrote:
>
> Originally posted by Trashy Girl
> > Once the waiver is approved, he should receive a "spouse" visa in his
> > passport, good for entry into the US. At the U. S. port of entry, he
> > gets a resident stamp upon entry. His real green card will
> > arrive in the
> > mail a few months later. (The stamp is as good as the real card
> > until it
> > arrives, he is a US resident as soon as he clears immigration at the
> > arrival U.S. airport.)
> >
> > He can use the stamp to apply for a social security number.
> > If you have been married less than two years at the time of his
> > arrival
> > in the US, he will be a "conditional" resident and will have to file
> > to
> > "remove the conditions" before his conditional green card expires.They
> > will tell you this when you pass through immigration, if he has to
> > remove conditions later on.
> > --
> > Trashy Girl
>
> Actually, just to nitpick for the sake of clarity, an IV isn't put in
> the passport, it's actually a full-size piece of paper attached to the
> outside of the MBE, which has all the documents inside (everything you
> turned over in your interviews).
>
> At the POE, the MBE is surrendered, fingerprint and signature collected
> and stamp I-551 placed in your passport. The stamp is as good as the
> real card, which can arrive in a matter of weeks. But yes, you can apply
> for a Social Security Card with it.
>
> Conditional status is put on the actual visa, so the Consular Officer
> will also tell you about removing conditions.
To expand the acronym MBE = Mysterious Brown Envelope (the envelope that
will contain all of your paperwork as processed at the consulate; I read
somwhere the consulate does not keep any of it). The actual visa will be
stapled to the top
>
> Originally posted by Trashy Girl
> > Once the waiver is approved, he should receive a "spouse" visa in his
> > passport, good for entry into the US. At the U. S. port of entry, he
> > gets a resident stamp upon entry. His real green card will
> > arrive in the
> > mail a few months later. (The stamp is as good as the real card
> > until it
> > arrives, he is a US resident as soon as he clears immigration at the
> > arrival U.S. airport.)
> >
> > He can use the stamp to apply for a social security number.
> > If you have been married less than two years at the time of his
> > arrival
> > in the US, he will be a "conditional" resident and will have to file
> > to
> > "remove the conditions" before his conditional green card expires.They
> > will tell you this when you pass through immigration, if he has to
> > remove conditions later on.
> > --
> > Trashy Girl
>
> Actually, just to nitpick for the sake of clarity, an IV isn't put in
> the passport, it's actually a full-size piece of paper attached to the
> outside of the MBE, which has all the documents inside (everything you
> turned over in your interviews).
>
> At the POE, the MBE is surrendered, fingerprint and signature collected
> and stamp I-551 placed in your passport. The stamp is as good as the
> real card, which can arrive in a matter of weeks. But yes, you can apply
> for a Social Security Card with it.
>
> Conditional status is put on the actual visa, so the Consular Officer
> will also tell you about removing conditions.
To expand the acronym MBE = Mysterious Brown Envelope (the envelope that
will contain all of your paperwork as processed at the consulate; I read
somwhere the consulate does not keep any of it). The actual visa will be
stapled to the top
