EOD and advanced parole questions

[Michael B]

Hey, you guys whos' ladies got employment authorized as soon as she arrived, did you file the I-765 (or if not I-765, which form DID you use?) with the K-1 stuff or seperately? I seem to remember a while ago (6 months, maybe longer) a few people posted something along the line of "Really? APPLY for it? Why no, they just automaticaly stamped it on her visa when she got here."   Naturaly, that's the deal I want and hopefully without paying the extra fees. If I remember the thread, it seemed to have a lot to do with which POE she used. I could route M. such that her POE will be Miami, Houston or Dallas (or maybe a couple of other places if I really had too, but Dallas is the ultimate destinatoin). Which of these is most likely to just stamp "Employment Authorized" on her visa without any additional fees, delays or hassles? Or should I just pay now and file it together with the K-1 stuff?

Part two: Same set of questions for advanced parole (although I don't recall anybody ever posting that she got advance parole without specifically appling for it).

Thanks

[Edge]

... in response to EOD and advanced parole questions, posted by Michael B on Jan 13, 2003

Howdy Michael - whoa partner! (sorry I went to the stock show yesterday).  

I do not which POE is the best bet for her being "employment authorized".  My wife came in through Miami and she did not receive it.  But then again she was not planning to work.  When I did file for the EAD or I-765 they did not charge me because they said she should have been "employment authorized" when she entered.  I am not sure if this is their official policy or if the officer I had was being helpful.  Even if she is employment authorized upon entry you still need to get an SS card and that can take a few months now.  They send all SS applications to I believe the FBI for a check.  Although I did have a friend tell me he was able to just get the number without the actual card upon applying.  I do know if she does not get the employment auth. she can file for the EAD right after arriving in the states and they will either do it right there or it takes a few weeks.  You do not file it with your K-1 application.  I do not believe you can do it before she arrives as part of the documentation is the I-94 arrival/departure record which she receives when she enters.

Hey Michael - you are in luck because you live in Dallas like Junfan.  You will not need to mess with the advanced parole because you should not need it. In Dallas you can file for the Adjustment of Status or I-485 and get it approved THE SAME DAY.  We had to wait 11 months here in Denver but Dallas is one of two cities in the country where you have your interview the same day and she will receive her conditional residency the same day negating any need for advanced parole.  Check it out..

Chao.

[Michael B]

... in response to Re: EOD and advanced parole questions, posted by Edge on Jan 13, 2003

Adjusting status in one day---yep, that pretty much negates the need for advance parole. Thanks for the good info. (opps, my bad to type EOD when I meant EAD..I've alway been a poor speller, but 'Employment Othorized Document'??? ha ha)

Hey, I found out today why they have the 'seperation de cuerpos' document and the divorce document. I stayed up all night last night translating the documents she sent me. In the divorce decree it mentions "law 25 of 1992" several times. Today I had a notary (certified by the Houston counsolate office) look over my translation of the divorce decree, just to make sure it was alright. (side note, just to pat myself on the back: He said "couple of places where I would have phrased it a little differently than you did, but I'd still be willing to certify your translation.")

Funny, INS only requires that the translator attests that he is 'qualified' to make the translation, however in Texas the marriage license office told me that they require that the translation be done by 'a translator certified by the consulate of the country which issued the document'--go figure. But anyway, back to the reason for the two different documents...the notary told me that before Law 25 of 1992, there simply WAS no divorce in Colombia, hence, before 1992 the seperation document was all anybody could get, and since Martha was 'seperated' in 1976...

[JunFan]

... in response to Re: EOD and advanced parole questions, posted by Edge on Jan 13, 2003

That's true...you are in luck, with respect to the AOS interview, you can get everything done in one day (AOS & SS #), but this is all AFTER you are married.  But man, that INS office experience is, well, an experience..

The stamp you are referring to is the I-551 stamp, and you WILL NOT get it at the POE on a K-1, only w/ a DCF entry.

[Michael B]

... in response to Yup, posted by JunFan on Jan 13, 2003

It's the office at 8101 Stemmons, right? Or does one need to go to the office in Mesquite?

[JunFan]

... in response to Thanks, Michael, posted by Michael B on Jan 13, 2003

You got it...You go to the one on Stemmons.  Most of the people seemed to get there VERY early, so I took the opposite approach and went in there around 10 or so.  They quit letting people in the door at 1pm, soas to let those already 'inside' be processed by the end of the day.  

***Plan on spending 2 hours or so outside in-line in the elements (although it is covered), so dress accordingly...and about another 2 hours inside...it took my about 4-4.5 hrs in total.

I then took her to the SS office and applied for her card the same day (to just take one day off work), which you can do by presenting her passport containing the I-551 stamp, which you would have just recieved if your AOS interview went off without a hitch.

All I can say is that it is quite an experience.

JunFan