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Unknown country of birth!?!

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jeshamesh Rookie

jeshamesh   0

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Australia
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So, like many others before me, the day the green card shows up in the mail is not as joyous as it might be since the country of birth is listed as "Unknown" and it seems we're not done with USCIS for a while after all. We plan to send in an I-90 Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card form with an explanation of the problem, but we're not sure if we need to send in new photos also. Do you think all of your info (including fingerprint and photo) stays on file at the center that produced the card?

Also, I've read that some people have green cards indicating "USSR" as country of birth. Since the city my wife was born in was in Yugoslavia then, but is now in Croatia what should we request they print? I'm a little worried about further delays by asking that they print the name of a country that doesn't exist anymore on the card. Anyone know what USCIS rules and protocols are on this issue?

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2-12-07-Package sent

2-15-07-NOA1

2-16-07-check cashed

4-18-07-RFE : (

4-28-07-RFE answered

5-25-07-NOA2 (awesome!)

5-29-07-NVC receives packet

6-6-07- sent from NVC to Sydney

6-10-07- Sydney receives package

6-25-07-Packet 3 received

7-4-07-Aus police check done in New South Wales

7-23-07-Medical appointment in Sydney

7-31-2007-Packet 3 sent

8-15-2007-Asked embassy via email for an interview prior to APEC conference closure, they agreed

8-20-2007-Packet 4 received

08-23-2007-Interview had and visa issued. Embassy people were really nice

09-14-2007-Entered U.S.A

09-15-2007-bought handgun, ate hotdog, drank budweiser, went to baseball game while listening to ipod

11-10-2007-Got married : )

AOS Timeline

11-25-2007-MSC receives AOS, AP, EAD package

11-30-2007-NOA1 for AOS, AP, EAD

12-13-2007-RFE asking for W-2s and tax info despite my statement saying I haven't filed in years

12-18-2007-RFE answered via express mail, they received it 12-27

1-9-2008-Email received saying that case is being transfered to California (good news I think!)

1-12-2008-biometrics appointment in Alexandria, VA

1-21-2008-Advanced Parole approved

1-29-2008-EAD approved

2-14-2008-Another RFE, asking about TB skin test and saying another medical exam is required : (

2-28-2008-New medical exam completed ($190) and RFE sent back to them via express mail.

4-7-2008-Card production ordered

4-10-2008-Welcome and Approval notices sent

4-12-2008- Welcome notice and green card arrive! : ) 1 year, 2 months from K1 filing to green card

orangeandwhite Newbie

orangeandwhite   0

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Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: Turkey
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So, like many others before me, the day the green card shows up in the mail is not as joyous as it might be since the country of birth is listed as "Unknown" and it seems we're not done with USCIS for a while after all. We plan to send in an I-90 Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card form with an explanation of the problem, but we're not sure if we need to send in new photos also. Do you think all of your info (including fingerprint and photo) stays on file at the center that produced the card?

Is it necessary to change it? Can you live with it the way it is?

kc456 Proficient

kc456   0

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Russia
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Hmm, maybe it's still okay to use?

If you are going to request a change, I would use "Croatia" (I put Russia in my paperwork even though I was technically born in the USSR). If your spouse has a foreign passport, what country of citizenship does it list? What did you use in your AOS paperwork?

09-02-2005 Applications for AOS, EAD, and AP received by MSC

10-21-2005 AOS fingerprint notice for 12-08-2005

11-07-2005 AP approved

12-05-2005 Infopass appt at San Jose office for interim EAD -- Refused, because it is already approved by MSC on 11-07-2005

12-07-2005 Attempt at interim EAD at San Francisco office -- no go. Back to San Jose, where CSO (chief station officer) tells they will contact MSC via email to request permission to issue interim EAD

12-08-2005 Biometrics for AOS and EAD. Having no EAD appt letter was no problem (used EAD NOA)

12-15-2005 EAD arrived in the mail

12-24-2005 Received interview letter; interview scheduled 03-01-2006

01-28-2006 Received replacement SSN card in married name (5 wks since application)

03-01-2006 AOS interview -- approved; received stamp in the passport

03-13-2006 Green card arrived in the mail

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pushbrk Grand Master

pushbrk   13,764

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Filed: Other Country: China
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If you have imminent travel plans, you can probably use it. It should show the country that matches the passport.

My wife's said Taiwan but was really Peoples Republic of China. It took a month to get the corrected card, no fee and no new biometrics. We sent the I-90 a couple weeks after receiving the green card.

Before filing it, I would double-check just how they deal with the circumstance of locations becoming parts of different countries. I suppose it's possible this is how they deal with it but I doubt it.

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