APRIL 2010 FILERS

[sensible 2]

lol Sensii

I read the Q but i dont know the answer ;(

Well Im thhinking NO, cuz the EAD and Advanced Parole are all used before the greencard is approved and on the interview letter I believe it says bring all documents you got from USCIS. But do they take it? I dont know, maybe u should ask on the interview if they dont give u the stamp

Good Luck

i hope they do

thnk uuuuuuuuuuu

i reallllly need to go see dad...i cnt wait anymore!!!!!!!!!!1

[Krys & Nova 2]

Adelvalle, good luck tomorrow... Hope the trrends coninues for you too.

APPROVED @ INTERVIEW IS WHAT WE WANT FOR YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MP0009 4]

Yep Sensii

http://forums.immigration.com/showthread.php?313385-Can-I-change-my-address-and-keep-my-EAD-after-the-interview

this forums talks about EAD but i would imagine AP would be similar.

The person on the forum was saying that if u dont get ur stamp ask them to keep the EAD. I would definitely ask the interview officer about it, what if u wanted to travel before u receive ur greencard, but then again I would also be paranoid that the USICS officer find that suspicious Ugh im sorry not sure what i would do. Maybe u will get ur stamp and all will be good.

I would be a lil scared, especially for me since i am a overstay. I didnt even apply for AP.

http://www.***removed***/greencard/adjustmentofstatus/advance-parole.html

Advance Parole Document

Advance Parole (Form I-512) for adjustment applicants will be valid for a period which coincides with the time normally required for completion of an adjustment application not to exceed one year. (It means that it is valid for one year looking at the current status of adjustment of status processing.) It is usually valid for multiple entries. One copy for the applicant, one copy for the USCIS at the port of entry and one for the airline (so that they let you board the plane without other valid visa). First time you travel back to the US, you give the appropriate copies to the airline and USCIS, and USCIS will stamp your copy. Subsequent times, you can just show your copy and travel.

Form I-94 should be endorsed with the parole stamp. If Form I-512 indicates no specific authorization date, the parole should be valid for a maximum period of 1 year from the date parole was granted at the Port of Entry. Generally, for the I-485-based AP, the person is paroled in "indefinitely" for I-485 based advance parole.

Advance parole may be accepted by an airline instead of a visa as an authorization for the holder to travel to the US. It can't be issued to serve in place of any required passport. It can't be used to circumvent the normal visa issuingprocess neither is it a means to bypass delays in visa issuance.

Advance parole document earlier used to be a simple piece of paper which may be easier to counterfeit. Sample

Since Nov 24, 2003, USCIS redesigned the travel document and it incorporates increased security features aimed at eliminating a counterfeiter's ability to duplicate them, using the latest state-of-the-art technology. It adds security features that prevent the illegal production of these documents and improves production techniques and processes to shorten the processing times. Produced at the USCIS Nebraska Service Center, it utilizes the same patented personalization process as the currentU.S. passport. This includes a digitized integrated photo, which has proven difficult for counterfeiters to duplicate. It also features a number of covert or hidden features that require sophisticated forensic equipment to view. It is light green in color and resembles the size and shape of the U.S. passport. Refugee travel documents and re-entry permits currently in circulation will remain valid until the expiration dates printed on those documents. The use of new production equipment and techniques has increased the production rate by ten fold of the previous production rate.

Mere possession of advance parole does not guarantee admission into the U.S. as the alien is still subject to immigration inspection at a port of entry to determine admissibility into the U.S.. There also may be bars as described below. You may be subject to "secondary inspection" where you will be taken to a separate room and asked questions.

Travel Warning

If you have been unlawfully present in the US for more than 180 days but less than 1 year and you leave before removal proceedings are started against you, you may be inadmissible for 3 years from the date of departure.

If you have been unlawfully present in the US for 1 year or more, you leave regardless of before, during or after removal proceedings, are started against you, you may be inadmissible for 10 years from the date of departure.

Only unlawful presence that was accrued on or after Apr 1, 1997 counts towards the 3 and 10 year bar.

Certain immigration benefits and time spent in the US while certain applications are pending may place you in a period of authorized stay. e.g., a properly filed application for adjustment of status, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), deferred enforced departure (DED), asylum and withholding ofremoval. Bars to enter the US, as described above, may still be triggered if you accrued more than 180 days of unlawful presence BEFORE the date you were considered to be in a period of authorized stay. For refugees and asylees, the waiver may be granted for humanitarian reasons, to assure family unity or if it is otherwise in the public interest.

Waiver of inadmissibility on humanitarian can generally be applied only by those persons that can establish extreme hardship to their US citizen or lawful permanent resident spouse or parents, to assure family unity or when it is otherwise in public interest.

[sensible 2]

Yep Sensii

http://forums.immigration.com/showthread.php?313385-Can-I-change-my-address-and-keep-my-EAD-after-the-interview

this forums talks about EAD but i would imagine AP would be similar.

The person on the forum was saying that if u dont get ur stamp ask them to keep the EAD. I would definitely ask the interview officer about it, what if u wanted to travel before u receive ur greencard, but then again I would also be paranoid that the USICS officer find that suspicious Ugh im sorry not sure what i would do. Maybe u will get ur stamp and all will be good.

I would be a lil scared, especially for me since i am a overstay. I didnt even apply for AP.

http://www.***removed***/greencard/adjustmentofstatus/advance-parole.html

Advance Parole Document

Advance Parole (Form I-512) for adjustment applicants will be valid for a period which coincides with the time normally required for completion of an adjustment application not to exceed one year. (It means that it is valid for one year looking at the current status of adjustment of status processing.) It is usually valid for multiple entries. One copy for the applicant, one copy for the USCIS at the port of entry and one for the airline (so that they let you board the plane without other valid visa). First time you travel back to the US, you give the appropriate copies to the airline and USCIS, and USCIS will stamp your copy. Subsequent times, you can just show your copy and travel.

Form I-94 should be endorsed with the parole stamp. If Form I-512 indicates no specific authorization date, the parole should be valid for a maximum period of 1 year from the date parole was granted at the Port of Entry. Generally, for the I-485-based AP, the person is paroled in "indefinitely" for I-485 based advance parole.

Advance parole may be accepted by an airline instead of a visa as an authorization for the holder to travel to the US. It can't be issued to serve in place of any required passport. It can't be used to circumvent the normal visa issuingprocess neither is it a means to bypass delays in visa issuance.

Advance parole document earlier used to be a simple piece of paper which may be easier to counterfeit. Sample

Since Nov 24, 2003, USCIS redesigned the travel document and it incorporates increased security features aimed at eliminating a counterfeiter's ability to duplicate them, using the latest state-of-the-art technology. It adds security features that prevent the illegal production of these documents and improves production techniques and processes to shorten the processing times. Produced at the USCIS Nebraska Service Center, it utilizes the same patented personalization process as the currentU.S. passport. This includes a digitized integrated photo, which has proven difficult for counterfeiters to duplicate. It also features a number of covert or hidden features that require sophisticated forensic equipment to view. It is light green in color and resembles the size and shape of the U.S. passport. Refugee travel documents and re-entry permits currently in circulation will remain valid until the expiration dates printed on those documents. The use of new production equipment and techniques has increased the production rate by ten fold of the previous production rate.

Mere possession of advance parole does not guarantee admission into the U.S. as the alien is still subject to immigration inspection at a port of entry to determine admissibility into the U.S.. There also may be bars as described below. You may be subject to "secondary inspection" where you will be taken to a separate room and asked questions.

Travel Warning

If you have been unlawfully present in the US for more than 180 days but less than 1 year and you leave before removal proceedings are started against you, you may be inadmissible for 3 years from the date of departure.

If you have been unlawfully present in the US for 1 year or more, you leave regardless of before, during or after removal proceedings, are started against you, you may be inadmissible for 10 years from the date of departure.

Only unlawful presence that was accrued on or after Apr 1, 1997 counts towards the 3 and 10 year bar.

Certain immigration benefits and time spent in the US while certain applications are pending may place you in a period of authorized stay. e.g., a properly filed application for adjustment of status, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), deferred enforced departure (DED), asylum and withholding ofremoval. Bars to enter the US, as described above, may still be triggered if you accrued more than 180 days of unlawful presence BEFORE the date you were considered to be in a period of authorized stay. For refugees and asylees, the waiver may be granted for humanitarian reasons, to assure family unity or if it is otherwise in the public interest.

Waiver of inadmissibility on humanitarian can generally be applied only by those persons that can establish extreme hardship to their US citizen or lawful permanent resident spouse or parents, to assure family unity or when it is otherwise in public interest.

omg im officially paranooooooooooooo

OHHHH LORdie

[coco lala 0]

Questions guys

After the interview, if you get approved: Do they stamp your passport and get the I-94 card?

[Kerrin 4]

I have a question for you guys:

Does USCIS always review your application prior to interview? Cause mine haven't been touched after BIO.

Thanks!

[choongchoong 1]

Stop ya whining ppl lol ... had to wait for my internet access

So our appt time was to be at 11:05 am but dealing with my rush, rush hubby, we got to Philly at 9:45 and had to kill some time til at least 10:15. We entered and went through the security scan (joked a lil with one of the guards- she was a sweety) and made our way up to the waiting room on the 3rd floor. Of course there were no clocks so we didn’t have a clue how long we were waiting but the room was ¾ filled with AOS, ROC and Naturalization people. I walked to the front desk and handed the lady behind the glass window my interview letter and was told to have a seat and wait to be called.

At least 3-4 couples were, in my opinion, given the Stokes interview as the IO sent one spouse back to the waiting room while they interrogated the other spouse. Funny thing is, the ones who were given such treatments, had attorneys present while the others who didnt, including us, were never separated. We were the last to be called in before lunch (so to speak) at about 1. We were interviewed by an Asian lady, Ms. Cho. She was very polite yet got straight to the point since they were obviously runnin behind schedule.

She asked us if there were anything we wanted to add to the file and even though I had an enormous amount of stuff, I just let her look through our photo albums, joint bank accounts, lease, benefits enrollment form and pics (of which, only the photo albums were new evidence cuz she didn’t ask for any of our insurance cards since we already submitted info regarding the enrollment). She then went straight into questioning us.

Hubby’s questions

She spent a good 5 mins doing so and started to inquire about who went to the wedding (12). (Hubby named every single person but ticked me off by telling her how his mom didn’t approve even though she didn’t ask him all that lol)

When did we get married?

Where was it held?

What we did afterwards?

When did we start going out?

Where did we go on dates?

How long was it before we decided to get married?

Asked hubby visa am I on?

Where I lived in Detroit? (too many places so she by-passed it

What school I attend, and what school I got my degree from?

What is my major here and in my degree?

When was I last enrolled?

My questions

When and how did we meet?- Then if we still went to that church.

What did/do we have in common?

How often did we see each other during school?

What activities did we do when I visited?

Where hubby works?

How many times I visited the US? Too many to count

When did I enter on my student visa?

Has he ever taken time off to come to Detroit?

When did he visit and what did we do?

Oddly, will I go back to school in august?

What was our first movie? (too long ago) so she asked what was our last movie together? Made small talk as to her wanting to know about it.

Then asked about the I-130 questions

Both

And if we’re married?

What do we know about each other’s parents? Age, Job, Name, Address

Then, asked us to verify our own and each others’ Age, Job, Name, Address.

What do I want to do as a career?

After that, she asked, again, if I wanted in include anything. I gave her the most recent 3 pay stubs and employment letters from both jobs and to make a copy of my I-20. She then said thanks for coming in and that we’ll get the letter in about 30 days as they have cut down on giving out stamps (even though she said sorry and we‘ll have to wait to take hubby to JA). She asked us to stay in the wait room until she made copies and when she came out, I told her about my EAD touches and said if I get it I coud use it but I might get my GC before that.

God is good.

Congrats hon

I love u too mami...

BESOS

I pick option B... Ur too excited for me lol

Awesome, Bes

Congrats!! :rofl:

So happy to see that everyone is getting there.

[choongchoong 1]

I have a question for you guys:

Does USCIS always review your application prior to interview? Cause mine haven't been touched after BIO.

Thanks!

In my case, they didn't touch until my interview day after bio but I think USCIS website online case is not so reliable.

When I had an interview, I felt like they already went through everything although website showed that no updates. Therefore, try not to rely on too much touched things on website. They are working on your case even if it doesn't show updates on uscis.

[Felipe23 2]

I have a question for you guys:

Does USCIS always review your application prior to interview? Cause mine haven't been touched after BIO.

Thanks!

yes they do my is in the same situation that yours i had one touch on my i-130 for the hole time and two on my i-485 (one initial and one after bio appt.)but they have to go under review that's where some people get their RFEs they have to make sure that you have sent everything they need.

the on-line system is just not ready get probably still a beta test.

[sensible 2]

who s going to san antonio office??

i neeed to figure out this stamp thing

[Alla 3]

Questions guys

After the interview, if you get approved: Do they stamp your passport and get the I-94 card?

Not always stamp your passport but often take away I-94 and EAD.

I have a question for you guys:

Does USCIS always review your application prior to interview? Cause mine haven't been touched after BIO.

Thanks!

They always review your application twice before the interview. Local office can not give you an answer without prior consideration. They look for strong and weak areas and what is unclear for them.

A lot of people get touches but some don't (like choongchoong) may be the use different system or something.

Edited July 8, 2010 by Alla

[sensible 2]

i need to figure out this stamp thingy

Edited July 8, 2010 by sensii

[Alla 3]

i need to fifure out this stamp thingy

It all depends on the local office! I still see people getting their passport's stamped.

Look for interviewers from your region and you will see if they stamp.

[sensible 2]

It all depends on the local office! I still see people getting their passport's stamped.

Look for interviewers from your region and you will see if they stamp.

thnx alla

ima google it and see

[millau74 1]

CONGRATULATIONS BESA!!