immigration application
Mar 22nd 2001, 9:41 pm
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HI, We just won the green card lottery and have received the forms to apply for the
immigrant visa. I have a few questions:
1. If both my husband and I received separate letters with different case
numbers, should we now make two applications or just one? We would like
to apply as a family.
2. If we are already in the U.S., does that mean we DO NOT send the forms to
the Kentucky Consular Center as indicated in the letter? In other words,
are we supposed to contact INS right now and begin the process with them
or do we have a choice in who (KCC or INS) processes the paperwork?
3. What exactly is a Police Certificate? What information should it contain?
Thank you in advance for your time. Looking forward to hearing from you.
immigrant visa. I have a few questions:
1. If both my husband and I received separate letters with different case
numbers, should we now make two applications or just one? We would like
to apply as a family.
2. If we are already in the U.S., does that mean we DO NOT send the forms to
the Kentucky Consular Center as indicated in the letter? In other words,
are we supposed to contact INS right now and begin the process with them
or do we have a choice in who (KCC or INS) processes the paperwork?
3. What exactly is a Police Certificate? What information should it contain?
Thank you in advance for your time. Looking forward to hearing from you.
Mar 23rd 2001, 7:30 pm
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ishara ramkissoon wrote:
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You have 3 choices. Your husband applies as the principal and you apply as a
dependent; you apply as the principal and he applies as a dependent; or each of you
applies separately as a principal.
There is no reason (from the point of view of logic and reason) that you should
immigrate "as a family," except perhaps that you may not be able to get your
interviews on the same day if you are independent.
I would probably choose the third. That way, if something goes wrong with the case
of a principal, the dependent will not necessarily have the same problem. If God
forbid one of you were to die, the other would still have the option of immigrating
to the U.S.
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If you are already in the U.S., you have a choice. You may choose either consular
immigrant visa processing or adjustment of status. If you choose consular processing,
you should send the forms to the KCC. If you choose adjustment of status, you should
not send the forms to the KCC, but you should get an adjustment package from INS, or
download it from the INS website. See http://www.webpre.com/dv/winfaq.html.
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You have a choice.
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It is a statement that you have no criminal record (hopefully). See
http://travel.state.gov/dsl1083.pdf, http://foia.state.gov/famdir/Fam/09fam.asp for
information on obtaining police certificates. By the way, you need police
certificates only if you do consular processing, and not if you do adjustment.
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You have 3 choices. Your husband applies as the principal and you apply as a
dependent; you apply as the principal and he applies as a dependent; or each of you
applies separately as a principal.
There is no reason (from the point of view of logic and reason) that you should
immigrate "as a family," except perhaps that you may not be able to get your
interviews on the same day if you are independent.
I would probably choose the third. That way, if something goes wrong with the case
of a principal, the dependent will not necessarily have the same problem. If God
forbid one of you were to die, the other would still have the option of immigrating
to the U.S.
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If you are already in the U.S., you have a choice. You may choose either consular
immigrant visa processing or adjustment of status. If you choose consular processing,
you should send the forms to the KCC. If you choose adjustment of status, you should
not send the forms to the KCC, but you should get an adjustment package from INS, or
download it from the INS website. See http://www.webpre.com/dv/winfaq.html.
In
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You have a choice.
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It is a statement that you have no criminal record (hopefully). See
http://travel.state.gov/dsl1083.pdf, http://foia.state.gov/famdir/Fam/09fam.asp for
information on obtaining police certificates. By the way, you need police
certificates only if you do consular processing, and not if you do adjustment.
