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Forum: The Lounge 10-06-2022, 01:18 PM
Replies: 7
2024 Diversity Visa Lottery Registration Opens Oct. 5
Views: 2,782
Posted By spaintoamerica
Re: 2024 Diversity Visa Lottery Registration Opens Oct. 5

So to be clear, if I don’t have a citizen/resident spouse or parent, I can’t apply (even though I arrived with a visa)?
Forum: The Lounge 03-29-2022, 11:23 AM
Replies: 33
Anyone still waiting since the 1990's?
Views: 5,882
Posted By spaintoamerica
Re: Anyone still waiting since the 1990's?

Me…I arrived in 1996 (I was 4) and aged out of my petition at the age of 18. I have DACA now.
Forum: The Lounge 09-30-2021, 09:12 AM
Replies: 167
245(I) question "grandfathered derivate beneficiary alien"
Views: 115,148
Posted By spaintoamerica
Re: 245(I) question "grandfathered derivate beneficiary alien"

I’m not married!
Forum: The Lounge 09-30-2021, 09:11 AM
Replies: 167
245(I) question "grandfathered derivate beneficiary alien"
Views: 115,148
Posted By spaintoamerica
Re: 245(I) question "grandfathered derivate beneficiary alien"

Thanks all! I did have my own I-130. My sister just petitioned for my mother this week and the attorney mentioned about a year for her GC approval. Perhaps via my mother would be the best option.
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Forum: The Lounge 09-29-2021, 10:33 AM
Replies: 167
245(I) question "grandfathered derivate beneficiary alien"
Views: 115,148
Posted By spaintoamerica
Re: 245(I) question "grandfathered derivate beneficiary alien"

It was a tourist visa
Forum: The Lounge 09-29-2021, 08:38 AM
Replies: 167
245(I) question "grandfathered derivate beneficiary alien"
Views: 115,148
Posted By spaintoamerica
Re: 245(I) question "grandfathered derivate beneficiary alien"

Hi all, reviving this thread with a 245i q of my own.

My mother and I were petitioned by her then husband in 1997 (I-130). The petition was approved but they never moved forward with it due to...
Forum: The Lounge 09-09-2021, 04:05 PM
Replies: 1
Update+plot twist: 5th renewal approved after 6 months. Now USPS misplaced my card 😭
Views: 820
Posted By spaintoamerica
Unhappy Update+plot twist: 5th renewal approved after 6 months. Now USPS misplaced my card 😭

I wanted to update on a March post regarding my 5th DACA renewal recently approved 6 months later (Nebraska).

I tried everything to speed up my renewal (councilman/congressman/ombudsman/letter...
Forum: The Lounge 05-07-2021, 11:38 AM
Replies: 53
Help, I expire in 4 days (5th renewal)
Views: 16,356
Posted By spaintoamerica
Re: Help, I expire in 4 days (5th renewal)

Sadly no approval yet! I was terminated on Monday. Trying to stay calm... I keep seeing (via FB DACA groups), people that sent theirs in late March and approved already. Trying to find a cash job in...
Forum: The Lounge 04-12-2021, 05:55 PM
Replies: 28
Dealing with life in the US
Views: 9,949
Posted By spaintoamerica
Re: Dealing with life in the US

I try not to think about it too much. I make 25 years here in June (arrived from Spain at the age of 4). Yea, I feel like I was robbed of what could have been a better life but I try to remain...
Forum: The Lounge 04-12-2021, 05:42 PM
Replies: 53
Help, I expire in 4 days (5th renewal)
Views: 16,356
Posted By spaintoamerica
Re: Help, I expire in 4 days (5th renewal)

Yeah I realize it’s on me. Still frustrating because USCIS has processed apps sent after mine already, there is no order. I’ve done it all...ombudsman, congressman, called USCIS, sent an update email...
Forum: The Lounge 04-08-2021, 05:11 PM
Replies: 53
Help, I expire in 4 days (5th renewal)
Views: 16,356
Posted By spaintoamerica
Re: Help, I expire in 4 days (5th renewal)

I applied in earlyFebruary of this year. We are not eligible for the 180 day extension. C33 is ineligible.
Forum: The Lounge 04-08-2021, 08:26 AM
Replies: 53
Help, I expire in 4 days (5th renewal)
Views: 16,356
Posted By spaintoamerica
Re: Help, I expire in 4 days (5th renewal)

Nothing yet! Still pending and my job has me on unpaid leave for 30 days.
Forum: The Lounge 03-24-2021, 12:41 PM
Replies: 53
Help, I expire in 4 days (5th renewal)
Views: 16,356
Posted By spaintoamerica
Re: Help, I expire in 4 days (5th renewal)

Timing for a late renewal I mean - the baby is great 😊
Forum: The Lounge 03-24-2021, 12:40 PM
Replies: 53
Help, I expire in 4 days (5th renewal)
Views: 16,356
Posted By spaintoamerica
Re: Help, I expire in 4 days (5th renewal)

Thank you, the aide mentioned she will reach out this week. Praying for myself and I’ve also just found out I’m expecting my first child in November. Timing couldn’t be worse. Thanks all
Forum: The Lounge 03-24-2021, 11:46 AM
Replies: 53
Help, I expire in 4 days (5th renewal)
Views: 16,356
Posted By spaintoamerica
Re: Help, I expire in 4 days (5th renewal)

Thanks all, people are telling me we have a 90 day extension which is mentioned on the receipt notice. Is this correct? Seems wrong to me.
Forum: The Lounge 03-24-2021, 09:19 AM
Replies: 53
Help, I expire in 4 days (5th renewal)
Views: 16,356
Posted By spaintoamerica
Help, I expire in 4 days (5th renewal)

My DACA renewal expires this Sunday and the tech company I work for has already said I can’t work past that date 😔. USCIS is working on my case and I already emailed my congressman for help. Is there...
Forum: The News Room 11-04-2020, 08:46 AM
Replies: 1,218
Official Election News Thread Nov. 3rd - Nov. 7th 2020
Views: 304,597
Posted By spaintoamerica
Re: Official Election News Thread Nov. 3rd, 2020

What a damn ride...wish I had taken to today off now, I need time to continue obsessing
Forum: The News Room 06-11-2020, 10:18 AM
Replies: 14
Approximate Active DACA Receipts - December 31, 2019 - Pubish Apricl 2020.
Views: 12,201
Posted By spaintoamerica
Re: Approximate Active DACA Receipts - December 31, 2019 - Pubish Apricl 2020.

Wow...90 people from Spain ����!
Forum: The Lounge 04-28-2020, 07:46 AM
Replies: 12
245 (i)
Views: 1,853
Posted By spaintoamerica
Re: 245 (i)

Hi, it just struck me that I was a beneficiary in 1997. My sister is a US born citizen (22). I’m guessing I could potentially adjust via this route? I feel ridiculous not having thought about this...
Forum: The Lounge 04-14-2020, 10:13 AM
Replies: 12
245 (i)
Views: 1,853
Posted By spaintoamerica
245 (i)

Hi! Is someone able to provide input on/ explain 245i? Thank you in advance...
Forum: The News Room 06-24-2019, 07:33 PM
Replies: 92
Supreme Court DACA watch
Views: 32,843
Posted By spaintoamerica
Re: Supreme Court DACA watch

Ugh no. I refuse to get down over this. Today, an Uber cyclist (20 F) was killed by a hit and run driver in front of my job (I work in Manhattan). Her helmet/bike and Uber bag were scattered all over...
Forum: The News Room 06-03-2019, 01:32 PM
Replies: 21
Breaking: Scotus will NOT speed up the DACA case
Views: 15,251
Posted By spaintoamerica
Re: Breaking: Scotus will NOT speed up the DACA case

Will House vote this week and if so when?
Forum: The Lounge 02-06-2019, 07:56 PM
Replies: 33
Share your story
Views: 4,913
Posted By spaintoamerica
Re: Share your story

What's your nationality:
Spanish

Who brought you/when:
Mom and I came over for a wedding in 1996 (I was 4). She found a bf and we never went back home.

What are you doing with your life?...
Forum: The News Room 06-26-2018, 11:35 AM
Replies: 26
#Breaking: Federal judge in Brownsville, Texas grants New Jersey’s motion to interve
Views: 8,671
Posted By spaintoamerica
Re: #Breaking: Federal judge in Brownsville, Texas grants New Jersey’s motion to int

Awesome! Our new governer is amazing ��
Forum: The News Room 06-20-2018, 07:16 PM
Replies: 38
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order
Views: 8,186
Posted By spaintoamerica
Re: US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order

Can someone explain in layman's terms what this means for us?
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