If your fiancé(e) is not a citizen of the United States and you plan to get married in the United States, then you must file a petition with INS on behalf of your fiancé(e). After the petition is approved, your fiancé(e) must obtain a visa issued at a U.S. Embassy or consulate abroad. The marriage must take place within 90 days of your fiancé(e) entering the United States.

No. An applicant for a fiancé(e) visa must apply for the fiancé(e) at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate outside the U.S. as he or she is required to enter the United States on the visa.

If you are applying for adjustment to permanent resident status, you must receive advance permission to return to the United States if you are traveling outside the United States. This advance permission is called Advance Parole. If you do not apply for Advance Parole before you leave the country, you will abandon your application with Immigration and you may not be permitted to return to the United States. For more information, please see How Do I Get a Travel Document?.

Why do you require police certificates for an immigrant visa application? I have not been in trouble with the law.

If you are in engaged to someone from outside the United States and you want to get married in the United States, you can petition for your fiancé to come into the United States with a nonimmigrant fiancé visa. With the application, you will have to show proof of your relationship with your fiancé. That proof can be records of telephone calls, emails, letters, and/or pictures.

Currently, CDC restricts birds from countries where highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 is present in poultry, in order to prevent the introduction of Avian Influenza. USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) implements regulations regarding the importation of birds. To import a pet bird of non-U.S.

If the horse is not known to carry any diseases transmissible to humans, no CDC regulations would apply. However, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) requires various periods of quarantine depending on the country of origin of the horse. In countries with prevalent screwworm, the quarantine period is 60 days. USDA regulations for importing equines can be found on their Veterinary Services, Import/Export website.

Swamp eels were first introduced to the United States in Hawaii some time around 1900. It was first identified as being present in the continental United States in 1994 based on specimens collected in ponds at the Chattahoochee Nature Center north of Atlanta, Georgia.

After 48 hours in Canada - $400 U.S. worth of merchandise duty free every 30 days. Families may combine their $400 exemptions. Less than 48 hours, or if the $400 allowance or part of it has been used within the previous 30 days - an exemption of $200 U.S. is allowed.

We can prepare your cape and horns for shipment back to the U.S. We will crate and ship your trophy to your taxidermist . Call Rick at 888-850-HUNT for details.

Yes. You are allowed to bring back up to 50 pounds of meat. The meat can be cut, frozen and packaged in an ice chest and prepared for delivery. It is possible that the meat may not make it thru customs depending on 'Mad Cow' concerns at the time. We do not recommend that you try and bring back any meat from NZ.

Yes. Since September 11, the customs and immigration officials are very vigilant. You should receive customs information on your outbound flight. If you do not, please ask a flight attendant or immigration officer for information on US cutoms regulations so that you can plan for your return. Review this information carefully, both for departure and reentry into the United States. Allow adequate time for checking in at the airport, both while leaving and returning.

A legal immigrant is a foreign national who has been granted the privilege of living and working permanently in the United States. If your parent is outside the United States, your parent will be notified to go to the local U.S. consulate to complete the processing for an immigrant visa. If your parent is legally inside the U.S., he or she may apply to adjust his or her status to that of a lawful permanent resident using the Form I-485.

You are allowed to bring back into the United States a maximum of 1 carton of cigarettes, 1 Liter of liquor and absolutely no food at all. The duty free exemption is USD800 per person. Any and all purchases above USD800 are subject to a tax on these imported goods.

There is no limit on the amount of money which may be taken in or out of the United States. However, any amount in excess of $10,000 in currency, travelers checks or negotiable instruments, must be declared to the United States Customs at the time of arrival in or departure from the United States. Read more... The amount of money which may be taken out of the United Kingdom is a matter under the jurisdiction of the British Government.

Yes, you can bring your legal spouse and children below 21 years of age. However, All fees involved for the processing of their immigrant visas and deployment travel to the U.S. are not included in the program. Each nurse is expected to provide financing for their dependents.

If your fianc? is not a citizen of the United States and you plan to get married in the United States, then you must file a petition with INS on behalf of your fianc?. After the petition is approved, your fianc? must obtain a visa issued at a U.S. Embassy or consulate abroad. The marriage must take place within 90 days of your fianc? entering the United States. If the marriage does not take place within 90 days or your fianc? marries someone other than you (the U.S.

This can work, but it is much slower than getting the fiancée visa first. First, you would have to be physically present in you fiancée's country a minimum of one month before the wedding. Then you would have to file her visa petition in the US and it would take at least twice as long to obtain her visa as the fiancée visa process takes.

The fiancé(e) petition cannot be filed with oversea offices. The only petition that you may be able to file while you are in the country is spousal petition for her (Petition for Alien Relative, Form I-130). This petition can be filed with local CIS offices (Citizenship & Immigration Services).

Layering: Since you are coming in the winter, you should take warm clothes with you – a coat, couple of jumpers and/or sweater, and a pair of snow boots. However, buildings are quite warm even though it is freezing cold outside so do not go for a big super-warm jacket or sweater because it will be heavy and inconvenient. It is a good idea to wear several layers of thin clothes. For example, you may want to wear an under shirt, jumper, sweater, and winter coat.

There are regulations for bringing in pharmaceuticals from Mexico, however they are changing on a constant basis. Although many drugs in Mexico are available over the counter at a pharmacy, certain prescription drugs in Mexico do require a prescription from a Mexican pharmacist, and foreigners have been known to purchase them from people not authorized to issue them.

a letter from a doctor in the U.S. authorizing treatment and specifying all costs of the medical care.

If the car will be in the U.S. for not more that one year, you are exempt from the emission control and safety standards. Just bring your registration documentation.