Originally posted by lairdside
My step-daughter lives in New Orleans.. I just have to visit :)




Yep you have to...;)

We've been here for almost 3 years now, moved down from Virginia, DC
area. Before that we lived in Texas (Austin) and California (near SF),
and every place has it's charm... New Orleans is a fun town to live in
(especially if you love seafood, this is a heaven...:) ) but it gets
really hot and humid. Sometimes I'd like to move to Colorado...enjoy the
snow...(daydreamin')



Cheers!


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Originally posted by Waterpony
Yep you have to...;)
We've been here for almost 3 years now, moved down from Virginia, DC area. Before that we lived in Texas (Austin) and California (near SF), and every place has it's charm... New Orleans is a fun town to live in (especially if you love seafood, this is a heaven...:) ) but it gets really hot and humid. Sometimes I'd like to move to Colorado...enjoy the snow...(daydreamin')

Cheers!



I've heard that the Hill country area of Texas (close to Fredericksburg)
is really cute.



What did you think of it?


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lairdside wrote: I've heard that the Hill country area of Texas (close to Fredericksburg) is really cute.

And don't forget the peaches.
Or better still Blue Bonnett Peach Ice Cream

IF THE MARRIAGE OCCURS IN THE U.S.
Procedurally, the process works like this. The U.S. citizen must submit a visa petition (form I-130) to appropriate BCIS Service Center to prove that the marriage is bona fide, that is, entered into for love rather than simply for the foreign-born spouse to obtain a green card. Attached to the visa petition are the following items: (1) Biographical forms (forms G-325A) for both the husband and the wife with photos attached; (2) Proof of the citizenship status of the petitioner. This can take the form of a U.S. Passport, a Certificate of Naturalization or Citizenship or a certified copy of the citizen's birth certificate; (3) A certified copy of the marriage certificate; (4) Certified copies of the documents that terminated any previous marriages of the husband or wife, including final divorce decrees, and certificates of annulment or death.
Simultaneously, the foreign-born spouse, assuming he or she entered the U.S. lawfully, should submit an application for adjustment of status (form I-485) which is an application for a green card. Items which generally accompany form I-485 include green card photographs, an affidavit of support from the spouse, an application for employment authorization, an application for a travel permit (known in BCIS jargon as "advanced parole") - assuming the non-citizen spouse has not be present in the U.S. unlawfully for 180 days or more - and numerous other BCIS forms.

And don't forget the BCIS filing fees. Include a single check which includes the filing fee for the visa petition ($130), the application for adjustment of status ($255), the application for work authorization ($120), the application for a travel permit ($110) and for fingerprints ($50).

The BCIS will accept the applications, cash your check, and schedule an interview somewhere between six months (if you live in Boston) and 26 months (if you live in Phoenix). If the wait for the interview exceeds 90 days, chances are that the work card and the travel permit will be issued in a matter of weeks or months. We list the BCIS waiting times city-by-city.

The BCIS provides advice to U.S. citizens and permanent residents who wish to obtain permanent residence in the U.S. for their foreign-born spouses.

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