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Fiancee's child learning English. The best way?

WOW! Thanks for all the advice! She does understand more English than she lets on, definitely more than she will speak. Her mother will tell me something that her daughter had done and her daughter will correct her in Russian, but she definitely understood what her mother said in English...lol Her mother does teach her English, and her daughter will often say things to her in English if she doesn't want others to overhear. But right now her daughter seems more interested in learning phrases that she can say to me, like "how do you do?", "how was your day?", etc. She seems to understand my replies as long as I keep them simple.

I have bought her a number of English books, like the (ugh) ####### and Jane books, a dictionary with pix especially for young children, a number of workbooks and puzzle books for children, all in English. She devours them! So perhaps she is picking up more than she lets on and when she feels confident enough she will suddenly start speaking English.

So I will give my fiancee all this info, and we will decide what we want to do. A tutor definitely, and sink or swim, a.k.a. Immersion, is probably the way we will go. It also depends on how late or early in the school year they arrive here. Anyway, again, thanks for all the info, I greatly appreciate it! :thumbs:

bwaaderant

Male

Russia

2006-04-10 19:01:00

Fiancee's child learning English. The best way?

My fiancee has a 6 year old daughter, and I'm guessing that once we get their visa they will be arriving here during the school year. Do we throw her daughter to the wolves and enroll her right away in school, or wait until the following year and enroll her then? Her daughter speaks very little English, mainly just common phrases such as "hello" "how do you do", etc. We are looking for an English tutor there in Russia and if we can find one, well, this question may be moot...lol But what if we can't find one??

Does anyone have experience with this? Do we give her time to improve her English before she is enrolled in school? Or enroll her immediately and let her sink or swim? She is a very bright child, sometimes too bright for her own good...lol I learned German, as an adult, by the sink or swim method and it's not fun at all. I would hate for her to be damaged somehow by being suddenly immersed in a completely alien culture with people speaking to you in a foreign language. I do know that children pick up languages much faster and easier than adults, but I want this to be as easy and painfree as possible for her. She has such a sunny, sweet, outgoing personality that I would hate to see anything happen that would change that.

Thanks for any help, ideas, or experiences that are offered!

bwaaderant

Male

Russia

2006-04-09 19:55:00

Hey Larry, glad to see you where touched too! It looks like your estimate is going to be a hell of a lot closer than mine...lol

bwaaderant

Male

Russia

2006-05-08 22:13:00

LOL!! Drive by touch! I love it! :lol:

bwaaderant

Male

Russia

2006-05-08 18:52:00

LOL!! Drive by touch! I love it! :lol:

bwaaderant

Male

Russia

2006-05-08 18:50:00

2 months and finally a touch! Could it be finally happening?? :dance:

bwaaderant

Male

Russia

2006-05-08 18:47:00

K-1 Approved 5/8/06

Larry, you da man! You told me two weeks ago that we would be approved in two weeks, you were right!! :dance:

bwaaderant

Male

Russia

2006-05-09 17:21:00

Me too!! Case approved!!

Got my approval email today!! :dance:

California must've finally woke up, or they are clearing the decks so that can get working on legitimizing the illegals. I want to call my fiancee right now and tell her, but I think I will let her sleep a little longer.

bwaaderant

Male

Russia

2006-05-09 17:13:00

Petition Status At NVC? How to check?

Yeah, I haven't gotten my notice from the NVC yet, hopefully I will in the next few days

bwaaderant

Male

Russia

2006-05-22 19:51:00

Petition Status At NVC? How to check?

Is there way to check the status of my petition on the NVC website? I know the petition's at the NVC, I called on May 19th and got the case number. Do they have a status update web page like the the service centers have? Or is it all by telephone?

bwaaderant

Male

Russia

2006-05-22 19:41:00

NVC Administrative Review

Aussiewench, I think you are right. Bwaadrent, may I ask your 'received date'.

thanks

My received date is 1 March, my NOA 1 date is 3 March, so I should be cool.

bwaaderant

Male

Russia

2006-05-26 06:11:00

NVC Administrative Review

Well, I just called NVC to check on my status and found out that mine is also on AR. :angry:

I was told it is very common, but I wonder how many other people actually had went through an AR at the NVC level? Is it really that common??

bwaaderant

Male

Russia

2006-05-25 18:43:00

California/Texas NOa2

Mine took 69 days with no RFE's, My NOA-1 date was March 3, and NOA-2 was May 8. This is through the CSC. But I was lucky and just slipped under the IMBRA b.s., so it probably will take a little longer than it used to. Hmm, hopefully not, but when has the government ever changed the way they did something and actually made it faster and more efficient?

bwaaderant

Male

Russia

2006-05-31 17:40:00

Changing Job?

I would think that as long as you still meet the 125% poverty level requirement, and inform them of the job change, and any address change, changing jobs shouldn't matter.

bwaaderant

Male

Russia

2006-06-05 17:39:00

My wife's Horror Story from Guangzhou,

What can I say....

Whatever happens, don't give up on hope or trying. Love is worth it.

When I read your first post, I was thinking congressman. And you are on the right track here.

My best friend had a similar experience with the Vietnamese consulate. He immediately called his Congressman, a few months later his wife was on a plane bound for her new home.
It can be reversed.

Don't give up.

I wish you folks can be united in the USA soon.

Best wishes to you all.

Rickey.

Rickey

Male

China

2010-12-03 21:22:00

Good morning to my VJ family.

I had so much wished for Friday approvals for the folks that are faithfully, vigilantly waiting!

It has been 4 months now since i have seen my wife. Tomorrow afternoon God willing I will be somewhere over the arctic on a 777 headed for China to see my wife and celebrate Chinese New Year with her.

As I write this there is a note of bittersweet knowing that others will not be with their loved ones.

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Hold fast my friends your day will come!! The wheels of government sometimes turn slowly, but they do turn. :thumbs:

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Your day will come and this part of the journey will become a distant memory.

Good luck everyone. I will try to log in from China. I am gone for a week.

Rickey.

Rickey

Male

China

2011-01-29 06:57:00

Saylin, Val and Gary, and others approved......Congratulations !!! :dance:

I am so happy for you folks.
Saylin I feel like you are "carrying my water" by creating a spreadsheet for a thread that I started. I believe everyone here owes you a hearty thanks!!!

I feel for those waiting, I remember how it feels.
I wish every one a quick and pleasant immigration journey.

Rickey.

Rickey

Male

China

2011-01-26 20:30:00

Maybe more approvals will come in minutes or hours!!!!
I wish this for my VJ friends!

Rickey

Male

China

2011-01-22 00:10:00

Hi all - Just got an email... approved as of today!! NOA1 July 8th, NOA2 Jan 21st. Transfer CSC to TSC on 11/2 and last touched 11/29. Got an expedite on 12/17 and have been working patiently with my awesome congressional liaison.

Congratulations!! :dance:

Rickey

Male

China

2011-01-22 00:09:00

Thanks everyone for the congratulations and well wishes.

Jenny, Tdis , I wish you folks good fortune, peace, and love.

Rickey.

Rickey

Male

China

2011-01-19 20:23:00

To add to my previous post::

I have been close to being a pest to one of my senators' and my congressman's immigration people for weeks now. They grew to recognize my voice!
Also I called USCIS customer service every day or two, I politely gave them (tier 2 if possible) as much grief as I was experiencing. I felt that this was a fair trade. :rofl:

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Rickey.

Rickey

Male

China

2011-01-19 19:54:00

I JUST GOT APPROVED!!! Omg you guys!!!!! I'm crying here!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!

:dance:

I've been waiting to use that emoticon.

It seems that both of our approvals were sent at about the same time.

Good luck folks!

Rickey.

Rickey

Male

China

2011-01-19 19:45:00

My hair is now standing on end!!!!!!!
As I was writing the last post a few minutes ago my text alert went off !!!
So I went to my account to check and:

"On January 14, 2011, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN. Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283."

I most sincerely hope and pray that this means that approvals are forthcoming for all.

This is a sweet payoff for me as I have been busy emailing and calling Senators, Congress people, newspapers, TV, and other media about our plight for weeks now.
I may never know for sure if all of the prodding actually did anything one way or the other. I would like to believe that others actions have made an impact, I hope that mine did as well.

I must now call my wife!!!

Rickey.

Rickey

Male

China

2011-01-19 19:24:00

Maybe someone has already posted this so FWIW:

http://en.wikipedia....y,_and_Refugees

Maybe some of these folks can help us. It appears the list is a little out of date. Ted Kennedy is still listed.

Good luck all.

Rickey.

Rickey

Male

China

2011-01-19 19:15:00

Today I got a reply from my Senator's office concerning my I-130. They had placed an inquiry regarding my case.

This is the reply we received:

"The I-130 file has been forwarded to EXAMS for processing. Please allow 45-60 business days before a decision or other Notice of Action is rendered."

Any one care to guess what "EXAMS" means? I don't have a clue.

Mine is one of the cases that was transferred from CSC to TSC of course.
I called NCSC about the "EXAMS" mystery and got escalated from Tier 1 to Tier 2, both ladies were very nice.
Neither of them were able to shine any light on the "EXAMS" mystery.
Tier 2 officer advised that I must wait.

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Good luck all.

Rickey.

Rickey

Male

China

2011-01-11 12:28:00

I just got this notice off the USCIS website regarding our case.
Like others I am left to wonder which office they mean?

"The I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN was transferred and is now being processed at a USCIS office."

Rickey

Male

China

2010-11-30 16:58:00

Today I received an email notice that our I-130 (NOA1 7-7-2010) was being transferred from CSC to The Texas service center. I wonder how many others got the same type notice?
I hope this doesn't start the clock over!

I realize that others have waited far longer than us for their NOA2. Still the waiting is painful.
Life is short. I wish to get on with it.

Good luck everyone!!

Rickey.

Rickey

Male

China

2010-11-02 19:57:00

July 2010 CR-1 filers

mrs.T

It is possible that "post decision" means approved, and "activity" means transferring to NVC..........Maybe?
I hope my assumption is correct.

Good luck!!

Rickey/

Rickey

Male

China

2010-12-05 09:11:00

July 2010 CR-1 filers

Crazy I got yet another touch today. That makes it 4 days in a row, but still on "initial review"

Same here. I believe that our cases are very close to adjudication!!! :yes:

Rickey

Male

China

2010-12-03 13:03:00

Advice on delayed Electronic Processing application to NVC

Hello to all.

I had my CR1/IR1 application sent on May, then recently in november I got the acceptance and I signed in for Electronic Processing to the NVC. I filed for DS260 online and sent all the AOS packets on November 18, I received confirmation email of receipt of that email, however they didn't get back to me after that, until December 22 with an RFE for the DS260 to correct the previous addresses I've lived since I was 16. However, nothing on the AOS Packets.

They were taking so long to get back to me, so I called them yesterday and they came to me with the news that they haven't received the AOS Packets, or the supporting documents for the DS260. I told them we sent them by email on november 18 and that we even got an automated response of email receipt. They simply told me to send them again. Does this happen often with Electronic Processing? I sent them again with through our 2 email accounts, but now I have to wait weeks more?

I sent them in PDF format, one being 9mb and the other 12mb and supporting documents being 13mb. Is there a file size limit for the Electronic Processing?

I also sent them an email on December 9 stating that I had sent all the information, but we did not receive any confirmation or further communication. I did not get a reply to that email either.

I am getting desperate now!! We have a 5 months old now baby, and we need income! I cannot work yet because of this ordeal!! and time is running!

Can I contact my wife's congressman to accelerate things a little bit? He was a neighbor and I think he can be reached easily.

Thanks in advance.

Regards

Greetings,

9Mb and 12Mb files are quite large for any email server. I would recommend breaking them down in to smaller pieces (more individual emails) or compressing/scanning at lower resolution. 200 Dpi or less is usually quite adequate. I have found that 600K per page in black and white is usually adequate for PDF text. If color PDF is needed scan in lowest bit color 600k per page is usually adequate. examine the scan results before you scan of course. I hope this is helpful.

Rickey.

Rickey

Male

China

2011-01-26 14:38:00

So happy to be married and yet so confused

You are quite a ways away from becoming a US citizen. You will be come a permenant resident first. Since you did not have intentions to marry and stay in the US, you can adjust your status. Have your USC wife file the I-130, I-485, G-325, the supporting documents and decide whether you want to file for your employment and travel documents (follow the guides for adjustment of status).

I would file as soon as possible to avoid falling out of status from your tourist visa

Good luck

Thx for the advice

jedinight

Male

2010-06-02 11:18:00

So happy to be married and yet so confused

I came here on a tourist 6 month visa to see my girlfriend and meet her family (I?m a British citizen living in Greece for the last 7 years) and had all intension of going back to Greece. My visa expires on 6th June. 30 days ago I proposed to my girlfriend and on 22 may we were married.
The question is what do I do now. what forms do I need to fill out so that I'm able to stay here. I want to do everything by the book, I'm so scared and confused that I may go about this the wrong way and be separated from my wife. I'm quite happy to become a US citizan as long as I'm with her.
If you could advice me or send me a link that would be such a help
Many thanks Jack

This information is a great help many many thanks to all that have read my request for help and posted advice

Edited by jedinight, 02 June 2010 - 11:17 AM.

jedinight

Male

2010-06-02 11:16:00

So happy to be married and yet so confused

I came here on a tourist 6 month visa to see my girlfriend and meet her family (I’m a British citizen living in Greece for the last 7 years) and had all intension of going back to Greece. My visa expires on 6th June. 30 days ago I proposed to my girlfriend and on 22 may we were married.
The question is what do I do now. what forms do I need to fill out so that I'm able to stay here. I want to do everything by the book, I'm so scared and confused that I may go about this the wrong way and be separated from my wife. I'm quite happy to become a US citizan as long as I'm with her.
If you could advice me or send me a link that would be such a help
Many thanks Jack

jedinight

Male

2010-06-02 04:01:00

A quick question about the I-130

I'm filling out a I-130 for my husbands application. In section ("c" part 2) information about your relative should I put down my address in the US,which is where he is right now or his address abroad and second the address this is to be sent to??? I'm in NC so should it go to Mesquite TX or Chicago IL, Thx for your help everyone

jedinight

Male

2010-06-07 10:17:00

I-130 petition

I don't know how your friend's petition for her granchild was accepted in the first place. According to the USCIS website, a US Citizen can petiition for the following family members:

*Husband or wife
*Unmarried child under 21 years of age
*Unmarried son or daughter over 21
*Married son or daughter of any age
*Brother or sister, if the sponsor is at least 21 years old, or
*Parent, if the sponsor is at least 21 years old.

Nowhere is a grandchild mentioned. I think that the little girl will have to wait until her dad (your friend's son) becomes a LPR before her own petition will be processed. This time, it will be her dad who will be submitting the petition.

eau_xplain

Female

Philippines

2006-11-13 13:09:00

B1/B2 Visa to IR1 or CR1

Ask your friend to check her I-94. Even if she was granted a tourist visa that's valid for 12 months, she was probably given only 90 days stay for this particular visit.

A B visa entry is usually for 6 months validity.
VWP = 90 days.

Right! I got that mixed up!!

eau_xplain

Female

Philippines

2007-03-23 14:51:00

B1/B2 Visa to IR1 or CR1

Technically, it will not be a conversion of a B1/B2 visa to an immigrant one. Your friend will be applying for a totally new and different benefit (whether AOS, K3, CR1/IR1).

Based on the facts:

- She's got a 12mth Tourist visa which was granted to her in Australia
- She's been here since Sept 2006

Ask your friend to check her I-94. Even if she was granted a tourist visa that's valid for 12 months, she was probably given only 90 days stay for this particular visit. It is very rare for immigration to grant 12 month visits at a time. So, there is a possibility that your friend has already overstayed. If she has overstayed, then she has to make her decision before her overstay goes over 180 days as she will then be subject to a 3-year bar.

- She plans to return to Australia twice this year for her sister's wedding and then xmas.

If your friend decides to apply for AOS here, which she can once she marries her fiance, she will have to wait until she gets her Advance Parole approved before she can leave the country. So she will need to make a determination whether she can get her AP in time for her sister's wedding. If she is short of time she might just consider going through the K3 or CR1/IR1 route. The down side is that she will have to wait until she gets her K3 or CR1 before she can come back to the US (unless she is able to get her B1/B2 visa renewed).

Edited by eau_xplain, 22 March 2007 - 03:52 PM.

eau_xplain

Female

Philippines

2007-03-22 15:51:00

Appoved

Congratulations! Hope you'll hear about your daughter's approval soon!

eau_xplain

Female

Philippines

2007-04-04 09:20:00

A Farewell for Now

Safe travels!

and an advanced Welcome to the USA!

eau_xplain

Female

Philippines

2007-05-06 16:16:00