June 2018 AOS Filers

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14 hours ago, Paul & Mallory said:

Yes, NYC is so awesome! It's one of my favorite places here in the states, I can't wait to visit again with Paul someday. I think he'd really love it.

 

I'm in financial services here, have been for almost a decade. There's definitely a LOT of opportunity in that field. I've been able to do a lot of different things all while still staying with the same company. Ironically, when we still weren't sure where we'd end up (here versus Sweden), I was worried about being able to transfer to the finance industry in Sweden from the states. My Swedish language is REALLY rusty, and the currency still throws me sometimes when I'm over there, so I worried I wouldn't get the hang of it, and finance is all I've ever done, career wise (aside from little part time jobs I had in college). But I think it'd be interesting to compare the two! Who knows, maybe we'll end up there someday. I have a lot of brushing up to do in the meantime.  

 

We've actually joked about Paul working at the Ikea here, haha. He'd definitely make the cafeteria way more Swedish! I'm pretty sure they mostly use some of the frozen stuff that they sell downstairs versus making anything from scratch, and there's definitely a difference.

Oh gosh, yes I know what you mean, I have a business degree that I mainly did in English but some financial terminology still throws me off and it doesn't make me look great haha. But you could probably do fairly well in that sector in Sweden only knowing English - however, for social purposes Swedish would of course be preferable to know. And ugh currency rates - I kept track of the bigger currencies back at my old job but then when I'm here I just see how much USD I would pay for SEK (not the other way around, like I'm used to) and I have to think twice before I know if it's cheap or not (but it's never cheap... SEK has been super expensive 😑 but I saw just now it's a little better, actually). 

 

Anyway, congratulations again on the GC! Tell Paul I'm jealous.

 

If you all are wondering why I'm up on a Friday night answering VJ posts it is because my husband is watching golf and I have no friends. Have a nice evening everyone 😎

[Tomalley 160]

1 hour ago, LizM said:

Oh gosh, yes I know what you mean, I have a business degree that I mainly did in English but some financial terminology still throws me off and it doesn't make me look great haha. But you could probably do fairly well in that sector in Sweden only knowing English - however, for social purposes Swedish would of course be preferable to know. And ugh currency rates - I kept track of the bigger currencies back at my old job but then when I'm here I just see how much USD I would pay for SEK (not the other way around, like I'm used to) and I have to think twice before I know if it's cheap or not (but it's never cheap... SEK has been super expensive 😑 but I saw just now it's a little better, actually). 

 

Anyway, congratulations again on the GC! Tell Paul I'm jealous.

 

If you all are wondering why I'm up on a Friday night answering VJ posts it is because my husband is watching golf and I have no friends. Have a nice evening everyone 😎

Hahahah, you will make friends when you work maybe. I don’t have friends here either:) 

 

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16 hours ago, Tomalley said:

Hahahah, you will make friends when you work maybe. I don’t have friends here either:) 

 

Hahhaa, "maybe" 😄

 

yea I hope so... I had one Facetime call recently with two friends back home. We ended up talking for EIGHT HOURS. Sipping wine & just talking, but still, eight! I never even spoke with my hubby that long when we were separated! Friends are the best and I miss having them close. I need to find someone who is just as weird as me

[Fippsie 164]

So... after months of not looking at the forums and / or processing times I had a peek at the current AOS processing times.. 😨 they‘re currently processing october of last year?! That is almost a year ago.. we thought the wait would only be 4-5 months so we didn‘t file for an expedited work permit.. but this way I can‘t work for another year or so, right?! What do I do now? Can I still file for an early work permit or is it too late? Should I just wait for another year? Damn I didn‘t think this process could get any worse after finally arriving in the US..

[Alabamak1 688]

46 minutes ago, Fippsie said:

So... after months of not looking at the forums and / or processing times I had a peek at the current AOS processing times.. 😨 they‘re currently processing october of last year?! That is almost a year ago.. we thought the wait would only be 4-5 months so we didn‘t file for an expedited work permit.. but this way I can‘t work for another year or so, right?! What do I do now? Can I still file for an early work permit or is it too late? Should I just wait for another year? Damn I didn‘t think this process could get any worse after finally arriving in the US..

you can work with EAD, but it's still not rolling much out for June filers. They are giving EAD people in April and May of 2018 as far i can tell. Depending on you FO, it will likely be anywhere from 3 -24 months to get GC. 

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1 hour ago, Fippsie said:

So... after months of not looking at the forums and / or processing times I had a peek at the current AOS processing times.. 😨 they‘re currently processing october of last year?! That is almost a year ago.. we thought the wait would only be 4-5 months so we didn‘t file for an expedited work permit.. but this way I can‘t work for another year or so, right?! What do I do now? Can I still file for an early work permit or is it too late? Should I just wait for another year? Damn I didn‘t think this process could get any worse after finally arriving in the US..

Do you mean you did not file EAD? Or that you didn't try to expedite EAD.

 

If you didn't file at all you can still file, sure. You may have to pay a fee, but actually I think even if you don't file concurrently with AOS that you may get away with no filing fee, if you attach AOS NOA1... Look into it. EAD definitely worth getting.

[Fippsie 164]

13 hours ago, LizM said:

Do you mean you did not file EAD? Or that you didn't try to expedite EAD.

 

If you didn't file at all you can still file, sure. You may have to pay a fee, but actually I think even if you don't file concurrently with AOS that you may get away with no filing fee, if you attach AOS NOA1... Look into it. EAD definitely worth getting.

Yeah, we didn't file it, because we thought it was another $400!! Now we realized that that's not the case.. 😕 so we'll file it on monday. Can't believe we wasted 3 months of me not working, ugh! Thanks for your reply!

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On ‎9‎/‎21‎/‎2018 at 10:47 PM, LizM said:

Oh gosh, yes I know what you mean, I have a business degree that I mainly did in English but some financial terminology still throws me off and it doesn't make me look great haha. But you could probably do fairly well in that sector in Sweden only knowing English - however, for social purposes Swedish would of course be preferable to know. And ugh currency rates - I kept track of the bigger currencies back at my old job but then when I'm here I just see how much USD I would pay for SEK (not the other way around, like I'm used to) and I have to think twice before I know if it's cheap or not (but it's never cheap... SEK has been super expensive 😑 but I saw just now it's a little better, actually). 

 

Anyway, congratulations again on the GC! Tell Paul I'm jealous.

 

If you all are wondering why I'm up on a Friday night answering VJ posts it is because my husband is watching golf and I have no friends. Have a nice evening everyone 😎

That is true! I always told Paul if we ever move to Sweden for any amount of time in the future, I definitely want to be speaking Swedish fluently by then/before we do. Plus I want our kids, if we have any down the road, to speak both. We try to speak Swedish between each other at home sometimes, so I'm getting there!

 

Thank you! He got the official approval letter in the mail on Saturday, so it feels a bit more real now! He says he's 98% until he gets the actual card in the mail  

 

And PS - I'm often up doing similar things because Paul's a wrestling fan and I am not, haha

 

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22 hours ago, Fippsie said:

Yeah, we didn't file it, because we thought it was another $400!! Now we realized that that's not the case.. 😕 so we'll file it on monday. Can't believe we wasted 3 months of me not working, ugh! Thanks for your reply!

No worries! Good luck. Hope you can avoid the fee, too. Keep us updated!

[Balaji_v 121]

Hi Folks,

 

Just got the online update that my EAD/AP combo card is approved and its in production. Yaay .....

(PD: June 1st 2018.)

Good luck for everyone waiting patiently for your EAD/AP cards, I am sure the NBC is processing June filers now.😁

[nullaccount234 882]

18 minutes ago, Balaji_v said:

Hi Folks,

 

Just got the online update that my EAD/AP combo card is approved and its in production. Yaay .....

(PD: June 1st 2018.)

Good luck for everyone waiting patiently for your EAD/AP cards, I am sure the NBC is processing June filers now.😁

Hey congratulations! But you also have your GC interview scheduled? Even better. 

[Alabamak1 688]

It's my wife who is waiting on EAD. She is taking this more relaxed than I am, but great to hear from June filers that got their EAD or GC or GC interview. According to VJ, we are getting close 

 

Estimates/Stats :

Based on timeline data, your EAD may be adjudicated between October 18, 2018 and October 31, 2018*.

 

let's hope they are right...we want to be able for her to drive to Texas and visit some of her friends. 

[Balaji_v 121]

2 hours ago, LizM said:

Hey congratulations! But you also have your GC interview scheduled? Even better. 

Thank you @LizM, Finally after a long wait things are moving quick😁

Very Exciting 

Hopefully your interview gets scheduled soon as well...

[nullaccount234 882]

1 hour ago, Balaji_v said:

Thank you @LizM, Finally after a long wait things are moving quick😁

Very Exciting 

Hopefully your interview gets scheduled soon as well...

Yes, very quick for a GC especially 

 

I wouldn't expect an interview anytime soon - waiting times are so long here in New York. Probably March/April at the earliest. But with EAD I'll be fine!

[Vicolas 121]

I’m curious that how do they count holding GC time? 

We would need to submit AOS for 10 year GC 90days prior the expiration date of 2 year GC right? Or it counts from the marriage date?

My local USCIS processing time for AOS right now is like 9.5 months to 23 months... So if I’m wondering if I get bad luck and my interview happens 23 months later, does that mean that I’ll get my 10 GC in about 6 years?....