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The Lounge
10-06-2022, 01:18 PM
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2024 Diversity Visa Lottery Registration Opens Oct. 5
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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
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Anyone still waiting since the 1990's?
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3,334
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
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245(I) question "grandfathered derivate beneficiary alien"
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31,977
Posted By
spaintoamerica
Re: 245(I) question "grandfathered derivate beneficiary alien"
I’m not married!
Forum:
The Lounge
09-30-2021, 09:11 AM
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245(I) question "grandfathered derivate beneficiary alien"
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31,977
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
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245(I) question "grandfathered derivate beneficiary alien"
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31,977
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
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245(I) question "grandfathered derivate beneficiary alien"
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31,977
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
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Update+plot twist: 5th renewal approved after 6 months. Now USPS misplaced my card 😭
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spaintoamerica
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
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Help, I expire in 4 days (5th renewal)
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12,452
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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
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Dealing with life in the US
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6,627
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
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Help, I expire in 4 days (5th renewal)
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12,452
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
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Help, I expire in 4 days (5th renewal)
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12,452
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
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Help, I expire in 4 days (5th renewal)
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12,452
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
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Help, I expire in 4 days (5th renewal)
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12,452
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
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Help, I expire in 4 days (5th renewal)
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12,452
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
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Help, I expire in 4 days (5th renewal)
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12,452
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
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Help, I expire in 4 days (5th renewal)
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12,452
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
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Official Election News Thread Nov. 3rd - Nov. 7th 2020
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152,561
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
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Approximate Active DACA Receipts - December 31, 2019 - Pubish Apricl 2020.
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2,693
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
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245 (i)
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1,474
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
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245 (i)
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1,474
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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
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Supreme Court DACA watch
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21,927
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
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Breaking: Scotus will NOT speed up the DACA case
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5,047
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
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33
Share your story
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3,679
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
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#Breaking: Federal judge in Brownsville, Texas grants New Jersey’s motion to interve
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4,298
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
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US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order
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5,308
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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