ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)Scandinavians

A question to all you swedes out there, i want to know if my "personbevis" is enough for my birthcertificate, it contains everything, or do i need the real deal ?


Just get the "personbevis" in english, with the stamps and signatures on it and that would be sufficient.
You can get it from either just walking in to "Skatteverket" or calling their number and requesting it sent to you.
yohinoFemaleSweden2010-02-01 15:41:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)Scandinavians
QUOTE (Freyja @ Nov 25 2009, 01:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (yohino @ Nov 25 2009, 01:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hey guys!

Does anyone know where the civil surgeons for the medical examination are located in Sweden?
Just the Stockholm area?

Thanks in advance!


I was living in Stockholm so I saw the Stockholm doctor but I think there is someone in Malmo as well. If you are not from Stockholm, the Embassy can probably schedule your DR appointment on the same day as your interview (which always is in Stockholm) so that you don't have to travel twice - just send them an email or call them and ask! The staff there is really friendly.


OK,Thank you for your quick reply!
Malmö would be even further away,I'm up north..
I'm still a long way from my interview but I just wanted to check my options. When the time comes I'll follow your advise and see if the embassy can set up an appointment the same day!
Thanks again!
yohinoFemaleSweden2009-11-25 10:27:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)Scandinavians
Hey guys!

Does anyone know where the civil surgeons for the medical examination are located in Sweden?
Just the Stockholm area?

Thanks in advance!
yohinoFemaleSweden2009-11-24 19:25:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)Scandinavians
Any swedish people on here that are going through the IR-1 / CR-1 process right now or is going to be or have done it?
I would love to talk to someone who has been/is in the same situation as myself.

Would be great to have someone to ask a couple of questions...

-Johanna
yohinoFemaleSweden2009-06-27 12:23:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)Scandinavians
Just found this to,how fun!
Gonna start reading through it but also wanted to post a lil´ something first!

-Johanna
yohinoFemaleSweden2009-06-27 08:22:00
Asia: East and PacificReturning to Aus for a Holiday
Are you still an Australian citizen? If so, you are ofcourse allowed to go "home".
yohinoFemaleSweden2011-02-05 01:43:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)I-846 quick question
Nope.
yohinoFemaleSweden2010-10-16 21:03:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)Need Help!!!!
I just gotta ask, doesn't your in-laws know when they were born?

The PCC needs to be included with the DS-230 package.
yohinoFemaleSweden2010-11-30 22:47:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)File Lawsuit Against NVC
One question that just springs to mind, were you a USC when he was born?
yohinoFemaleSweden2011-03-27 01:26:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedureshow can i apply for my spouse after how much time?
QUOTE (satinder @ Dec 15 2009, 08:34 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I am US citizen, I got married in india. I want sponser my husband from india. I want to know about conditions to apply and how much time we have to live togather before apply in india. Thanks in advance.


Are you also living in India? If so,you can do DCF after living there for 6 months.
yohinoFemaleSweden2009-12-15 04:35:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTourist Visa and filing of form I-130 for K3 Visa

So I did my research.. I can't get the IR1 visa since that's only valid for a marriage of 2 or more years. CR1 appears to take a bit longer than a K-3.


The K3 visa is considered obsolete since if both your I130 and I129F are approved at the same time, which they often are, the K3 will be closed when it reaches NVC.
Earlier the K3 was faster, now a days, not so much. And with the CR1 you don't have to worry about AOS after she gets to the US.
In my opinion you should go with the CR1, and yes, you can send the papers in while she still is visiting you,we did that and had no problems at all.

Good Luck!
yohinoFemaleSweden2010-03-31 14:50:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresIm getting married, does it matter if it is in US or Canada?
Nope, doesn't matter at all.
yohinoFemaleSweden2010-07-14 14:49:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedureswe dont have pictures and we haven't been to each other's country

I petitioned 1 year after knowing my husband, made 2 trips within that year and we still got denied the K1. I would really like to see if this case even gets past the NVC. :no:


I would be suprised if it got past USCIS.
Sorry to the OP but you have to find a way to meet in person.
yohinoFemaleSweden2010-08-11 12:21:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresclarification please
Check out the Guides, you'll be going for the CR-1 visa, you still have NVC processing to go before it'll be sent to the Embassy in Panama.

Good Luck!

Edited by yohino, 22 November 2010 - 10:03 PM.

yohinoFemaleSweden2010-11-22 22:02:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionGathering documents for K-1
QUOTE (upchurch @ Nov 29 2009, 10:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hellow fellow Vjers,
Please i really need clarification.
Do you have to submit the past 3years tax return when filling for K-1?
Thanks



I think you'll get more answers if asking in the K-1 forum. good.gif
Good luck!

yohinoFemaleSweden2009-11-29 16:46:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionCR-1 Interview in Bangkok, Thailand
Great review with lots of great advice.
Big congrats Kari!!
yohinoFemaleSweden2010-06-11 11:05:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionChecking the Status of Passport Application
Ah ok, just wondering! :)
yohinoFemaleSweden2010-06-15 15:04:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionChecking the Status of Passport Application
How are you able to apply for a US Passport without having a Social Security Number?
yohinoFemaleSweden2010-06-15 13:01:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionK 1 expiration date
Sometimes the validity of the visa is 6 months from when the medical is done. Does those dates line up for you?
I'v heard that it's possible to "re-validate" (extend the validity of it) your visa at the embassy but I'm not sure how easy/hard it is or how to go about it.
Hope it all works out!
yohinoFemaleSweden2010-07-07 10:46:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionReady for the move to US. Anything else needed? HELP.
His brown sealed envelope and he'll fill out the white/blue customs form on the plane.

Happy reunion!
yohinoFemaleSweden2010-08-10 10:55:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionHPV vaccine required?
Not required anymore.

http://www.visajourn...on-requirements

"Q. I heard that the vaccine against herpes zoster (zoster) and the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) are required vaccines. Is this true?
A. From Aug. 1, 2008, until Dec. 13, 2009, the zoster and the HPV were required vaccines for immigration purposes. However, the zoster vaccine was not available from Aug. 1, 2008, through Dec. 13, 2009, and USCIS posted a message on the Web to inform civil surgeons they could annotate the vaccination record with "not available" if they were not able to obtain the vaccine. In 2009, CDC changed the vaccination requirements based on ACIP's recommendations. As of Dec. 14, 2009, the zoster and the HPV vaccine were no longer required."
yohinoFemaleSweden2010-08-23 15:06:00
US Citizenship General DiscussionWhen to file for citizenship

I've been a permanent resident since 26 february 2007 and i have a permanent greencard that will expire in 2019.
Do I have to send the papers tomorrow on the 26th?? Or can i wait a couple more weeks to file for citizenship??
Thanks!
Gabby


When you are eligible to file, you can do it anytime after that date.
Wait a couple of days/weeks/years, doesn't matter.
Your chance to file won't "expire".
yohinoFemaleSweden2010-02-25 08:49:00
US Citizenship General DiscussionDual citizenship

I am a Canadian. My wife has dual citizenship.


Well, then you are a long way from getting dual citizenship.
You and your wife would file to get you a spousal visa, and when you enter the US on that, it would grant you permanent resident status (conditional if married for less then 2 years) in the US, then 3 years after that (if you are still married) you can apply for citizenship.
yohinoFemaleSweden2010-08-10 17:22:00
US Citizenship General DiscussionCitizenship
Sadly, for you guys, a copy of his GC will need to be sent with his N-400 application.
Just have to do a I-90 and pay the dreaded replacement fee.
Maybe since it was a work-related incident the company can assist with the payment for it?
yohinoFemaleSweden2011-01-18 00:40:00
US Citizenship General DiscussionWhat did they want to see at your interview?
I though you had to submit the last 3 years taxreturns/transcripts with your application if you are applying based on marriage to USC?

"If you are applying for naturalization on the basis of marriage to a U.S. citizen, send the following 4 items:

1. Evidence that your spouse has been a U.S. citizen for the last 3 years:
a. Birth certificate (if your spouse never lost citizenship since birth); or
b. Certificate of Naturalization; or
c. Certificate of Citizenship; or
d. The inside of the front cover and signature page of your spouse’s current U.S. passport; or
e. Form FS-240, Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States of America; and

2. Your current marriage certificate; and

3. Proof of termination of all prior marriages of your spouse (divorce decree(s), annulment(s), or death certificate(s)); and

4. Documents referring to you and your spouse:
a. Tax returns, bank accounts, leases, mortgages, or birth certificates of children; or
b. Internal Revenue Service (IRS)-certified copies of the income tax forms that you both filed for the past 3 years; or
c. An IRS tax return transcript for the last 3 years. "

http://www.uscis.gov...attachments.pdf

Or am I reading it wrong?
yohinoFemaleSweden2011-02-09 00:37:00
US Citizenship General DiscussionVAWA - citizenship after 3 years but remarried - HELP

Common sense people. This "friend" he/she is referring to is her/himself. Secondly the question is quite simple and nobody answered it. Here it is... Can she marry her boyfriend who is in the USA for 90 days on a F1 Visa? Considering that she had not received her citizenship. I don't know the answer, but nobody is answering what she really wants.


An F1-visa is a student visa, not the VWP as I think you are referring too - considering the 90 day comment.
yohinoFemaleSweden2011-02-12 22:39:00
US Citizenship General DiscussionVAWA - citizenship after 3 years but remarried - HELP
Actually, if the person recieved their residency via a VAWA-claim, they are allowed to apply for citizenship under the 3 year rule.

http://www.uscis.gov...c319a012705.pdf

I also think, don't know for sure, that this becomes null if she/he re-marries during this time, then she/he has to wait the 5 years.

If possible, just have the person in question wait until she is a citizen to get married to avoid all confusion.


Edited to add, I'm not sure if this pertains to people that ROC'ed with a VAWA-app.

Edited by yohino, 12 February 2011 - 08:35 PM.

yohinoFemaleSweden2011-02-12 20:34:00
CanadaCanadian Marrying US Citizen in US
If you use a non-immigrant visa (or VWP) for immigration purposes then it's fraud. Which could land you a lifetime ban from the US.
So if I were you I would re-think the plan.
Either file a K1 right now (fiance-visa) or get married and file for a CR-1 (spousal-visa).
yohinoFemaleSweden2010-05-14 11:35:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionStep by Step guides/ or Flow Charts

Hey!

I was trying to find a Step by Step guide or a Flow Chart for the process after your NOA2, I know that I saw one on here some months back but I cant seem to find it now. If anyone could include a link for me, or tell me how to look it up... I tried searching it already. I think it was a process that claimed if you followed it you could get through the process in 1 month... or something like that..

thanks in advance
Melody



If it's a guide on how to "fly through" NVC this might be the one you are thinking of. I'm not sure if it only applies for IR-1/CR-1 visas though,I'm not familiar with the K-3 processing.

http://www.visajourn...he_NVC_ShortCut
yohinoFemaleSweden2010-01-14 10:12:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionseparated but not divorced yet

You may want to check on this a little more...I just read this in the FAQ section.

If the marriage is terminated by divorce before the couple apply to adjust to permanent resident status, the beneficiary and any derivative beneficiary (K-2) will not be eligible for permanent resident status through the former marital relationship. The USCIS requirement for an alien that entered on a K-1 visa is that marriage be concluded to the original petitioner within 90 days and that adjustment of status is possible only through the initial petitioner.


The way I read it is that if the marriage ends within the conditional status period, on a K-visa, that the alien is ineleigible to adjust status......or remove the conditions of the visa.....



What this statement means is that if you come on a K-1, get married and then a divorce before AOS (before getting your GC) you can not apply for AOS any other way. The OP already has a GC, so this doesn't apply.
yohinoFemaleSweden2010-04-01 16:56:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionAddress Change
Your sponsor needs to file an adress change aswell if the I-864 is still in play (which it should be).
The form is I-865 and it has to be mailed in.
If you have a petition pending it's a good idea to call USCIS and confirm the change over the phone too!

Edited by yohino, 21 July 2010 - 11:57 AM.

yohinoFemaleSweden2010-07-21 11:57:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionChange of Address
As a permanent resident she has to let them know every time her adress changes, and as long as the I-864 (Affidavit of support) the sponsor also is required to notify them if their adress changes.

PR files an AR-11, can be done online.
Sponsor files an I-865, has to be snailmailed.

Edited by yohino, 02 November 2010 - 10:09 PM.

yohinoFemaleSweden2010-11-02 22:09:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionWhoops... Totally forgot about the 90 days thing

Ok, maybe a bit of a snag.
I received a packet today in the mail stating
"This Service Center cannot accept your I-751 petition without the proper fee. The base fee for an I-751 is $465 plus a $80 biometric fee for each person included in the petition.If you have children listed in Part 5 of your I-751 who became conditional residents (CPR) either on the same day as or within 90 days after the CPR listed in Part 1 of the I-751, the child(ren) are eligible to be included in your petition. Failure to submit the biometric fee for any eligible chile listed in Part 5 of your petition will result in removal of that child from your petition. Removal of an eligible child from your petition will result in the termination of status for that child unless a seperate Form I751 is filed for the child with a $545 fee."


So if Im reading this right, it means I just need to mail all this back with the $80 I left out for my child? I didn't think my daughter needed any of this because she already is a dual citizen. Is it just because I listed her on part 5? If so Ill gladly overnight this back to them with an extra 80 bucks. I just want to make sure Im missing something else.
I sent $550.0 money order originally.
I just want to be sure I send the right thing this time. I can't waste anymore time. We are down to 4 1/2 weeks now.
Any help would be great.
Thanks.


$465 + $80 = $545.

Maybe it's just as simple that you didn't send them the right amount?
yohinoFemaleSweden2010-10-27 18:16:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionremoving condition RC
1: 90 days before the expiration of your GC

2: Does not need to be notarized

3: Since you have a very unusual situation it is important that you attach a letter explaining why you don't have the "normal" evidence of co-mingling.
I have to say though that your evidence are a bit weak.

Why didn't you file your tax-returns jointly?
Why aren't you able to live with your husband?
Did you live together at any point after you came here? (If so, do you have proof of that?)

These are questions that will be posed by the Officer reviewing your paperwork.

Edited by yohino, 07 February 2011 - 03:07 AM.

yohinoFemaleSweden2011-02-07 03:07:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionDo i need to to file l-865 again???
If the GC-holder moves - needs to file an AR-11
If the sponsor moves - needs to file an I-865
Everytime.

Easy as that.
yohinoFemaleSweden2011-02-16 22:41:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionChanging my addresss online
Since you have to call them and change your address too (since you have a pending case) you might as well just ask them this so you are sure you do it the right way.
Just my 2 cents :)

Edited to add:
My bad, apparently you don't have to call and update it even if you have a pending case. It might still be a good idea just to make sure there are no confusion.

Edited by yohino, 07 March 2011 - 07:33 PM.

yohinoFemaleSweden2011-03-07 19:30:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionI really need some answers
If you get divorced you can do it by yourself.

Askig the thread to be moved to a more appropriate forum.
yohinoFemaleSweden2011-04-01 16:05:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionI-751 MARCH 2012 FILERS
So, here's my list! Obviously they'll also get the I-751 and a check, ugh.


•Attachment to I-751 , Part 3, Question 9 – All addresses resided at
•Copy of green card, front and back for Sara Johanna Greenhalgh.
•Copy of Military Dependent ID card for Johanna Sara Greenhalgh
•Copy of front of driver license of Sara Johanna Greenhalgh, showing address
•Copy of Lease agreement, Page 1 and 6, from previous residence, showing that I, Christopher John Greenhalgh, was renting said place.
•Copy of Letter from leasing agent from previous residence, showing my wife, Johanna Greenhalgh being added as a permitted occupant.
•Copy of Lease agreement, Page 1, from current residence showing me, Christopher John Greenhalgh as the renter and my wife, Johanna Sara Greenhalgh, as a permitted occupant.
•Tax Transcript from 2010 joint US tax return.
•Tax Transcript from 2011 joint US tax return
•Copies of Bank Statements showing joint ownership of checking and savings accounts throughout the past 2 years.
•Copies of front of both of our Navy Federal Credit Cards showing joint account
•Copies of front of both of our USAA Credit Cards showing joint account
•Copy of USAA car insurance showing both of us as operators.
•Copy of Power of Attorney over our car for my wife, Sara Johanna Greenhalgh to use during my deployment in 2011.
•Print out of my Basic Individual Record showing my deployment in 2011 and Johanna Sara Greenhalgh as my wife.
•Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance for Christopher John Greenhalgh showing Johanna Sara Greenhalgh as beneficiary
•Copies of Customs forms for a few of the care packages sent to me in Afghanistan.
•Evidence showing we spent my Rest and Recuperation (R&R) during deployment, together in Sweden. Copies of boarding passes, hotel confirmation and receipt, train tickets and my approved leave request
•Trip confirmation, boarding passes and hotel receipt from vacation taken together in Barbados.
•Pictures of us together during these past 2 years.


How does it look to ya'll?
yohinoFemaleSweden2012-03-03 18:52:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionI-751 MARCH 2012 FILERS
My window opens tomorrow, but I don't have my ducks in a row yet, haha! Still waiting for our tax transcripts.. Should be here next week though.

I hope we can all breeze through this!

Let's chant " No interviews"!
yohinoFemaleSweden2012-02-28 22:45:00
PhilippinesHELP WITH MY I-130
So did she come on a spousal visa(CR-1) or a fiance visa(K-1)?
yohinoFemaleSweden2011-02-21 22:44:00