And in the WHINING category

[rebeccajo 14]

Today, March 9th, is the one year anniversary of my husband's AOS interview at the Pittsburgh, PA district office of the Department of Homeland Security, wherein we were informed that our interview was successful pending my husband's FBI namecheck and security clearance.

[SoL. 0]

Geez Becca a year already? I am so sorry that they have kept you in this name check blackhole

Hope this waiting ends soon!

[SENKA 0]

Today, March 9th, is the one year anniversary of my husband's AOS interview at the Pittsburgh, PA district office of the Department of Homeland Security, wherein we were informed that our interview was successful pending my husband's FBI namecheck and security clearance.

I really hope you get some good news soon. It must be so hard to wait that long.

Good luck!

[hanster 0]

Today, March 9th, is the one year anniversary of my husband's AOS interview at the Pittsburgh, PA district office of the Department of Homeland Security, wherein we were informed that our interview was successful pending my husband's FBI namecheck and security clearance.

how does your husband feel about all this??

and who is more upset about it, you or him?

There really is no way that an FBI check should take OVER a year to be completed, no matter how slow they are.

I hope it gets sorted out soon for you guys.

[TracyLuis 0]

I can't even imagine your frustration.

[rebeccajo 14]

how does your husband feel about all this??

and who is more upset about it, you or him?

He just gets frustrated. He feels like potential employers don't believe that he's here 'for good'.

I'm disgusted with my government.

We just found out last week that it won't prevent us from getting a mortgage - that was one of our main gripes. We had to convince the lender by having them research their own rules, but that's ok.

At this stage we are concerned about travel. It's been pointed out to me that an Advance Parole entry may not be incredibly wise for an immigrant in my husband's position. We don't have the money for travel right now, but when we do I'd hate for my husband to feel 'trapped'.

Oh - it's actually been over 15 months since the check began. Our senator confirmed it was ordered 11/28/05. But it's just a year since the interview.

Edited March 10, 2007 by rebeccajo

[ridley 0]

I can only imagine how frustrating it would be.

Best wishes for them to resolve things soon!

[SENKA 0]

how does your husband feel about all this??

and who is more upset about it, you or him?

He just gets frustrated. He feels like potential employers don't believe that he's here 'for good'.

I'm disgusted with my government.

We just found out last week that it won't prevent us from getting a mortgage - that was one of our main gripes. We had to convince the lender by having them research their own rules, but that's ok.

At this stage we are concerned about travel. It's been pointed out to me that an Advance Parole entry may not be incredibly wise for an immigrant in my husband's position. We don't have the money for travel right now, but when we do I'd hate for my husband to feel 'trapped'.

Oh - it's actually been over 15 months since the check began. Our senator confirmed it was ordered 11/28/05. But it's just a year since the interview.

Good news on the mortgage! I was telling my husband the other day that we probably won't be able to get a mortgage until I get green card. This whole immigration process is much harder that I could have ever imagined. If only I'd known, I would have pushed harder for him to move to Canada.

[SoL. 0]

At least you can get the mortgage, that's good news. I have been thinking about how hard this immigration journey can be even after being approved and married. It's unreal.

[SALAM-DEEN 0]

I hear you, it's not easy to be hanging, I am still waiting for AOS even that my name check was cleared in July06

[KarenCee 3]

how does your husband feel about all this??

and who is more upset about it, you or him?

He just gets frustrated. He feels like potential employers don't believe that he's here 'for good'.

I'm disgusted with my government.

We just found out last week that it won't prevent us from getting a mortgage - that was one of our main gripes. We had to convince the lender by having them research their own rules, but that's ok.

At this stage we are concerned about travel. It's been pointed out to me that an Advance Parole entry may not be incredibly wise for an immigrant in my husband's position. We don't have the money for travel right now, but when we do I'd hate for my husband to feel 'trapped'.

Oh - it's actually been over 15 months since the check began. Our senator confirmed it was ordered 11/28/05. But it's just a year since the interview.

*sigh* Sometimes the government just doesn't make sense. This is one of those times. Gawd, I hope something breaks for you two soon.

[NYPeach 13]

Oh god, I can't even fathom the frustration. A year? That's insane.

[ridejewel 0]

Good news on the mortgage! I was telling my husband the other day that we probably won't be able to get a mortgage until I get green card. This whole immigration process is much harder that I could have ever imagined. If only I'd known, I would have pushed harder for him to move to Canada.

If my wife was from Canada, there would be no way that Id let her immigrate into America, Id definitely immigrate there. Free medical? Come one. Plus it wouldn't be that hard to simply visit the States when needed. My wife's from Viet Nam, that's a difficult country to deal with.

[SENKA 0]

Good news on the mortgage! I was telling my husband the other day that we probably won't be able to get a mortgage until I get green card. This whole immigration process is much harder that I could have ever imagined. If only I'd known, I would have pushed harder for him to move to Canada.

If my wife was from Canada, there would be no way that Id let her immigrate into America, Id definitely immigrate there. Free medical? Come one. Plus it wouldn't be that hard to simply visit the States when needed. My wife's from Viet Nam, that's a difficult country to deal with.

I know what you are saying. But we couldnt' anticipate that it will be this complicated, didn't even know about dreaded FBI name check at the time. Plus the weather was a huge factor in this decision. Not to talk about a great job I left in Canada, and am not able to find nothing even close here.

Sigh

[rebeccajo 14]

Good news on the mortgage! I was telling my husband the other day that we probably won't be able to get a mortgage until I get green card. This whole immigration process is much harder that I could have ever imagined. If only I'd known, I would have pushed harder for him to move to Canada.

If my wife was from Canada, there would be no way that Id let her immigrate into America, Id definitely immigrate there. Free medical? Come one. Plus it wouldn't be that hard to simply visit the States when needed. My wife's from Viet Nam, that's a difficult country to deal with.

I know what you are saying. But we couldnt' anticipate that it will be this complicated, didn't even know about dreaded FBI name check at the time. Plus the weather was a huge factor in this decision. Not to talk about a great job I left in Canada, and am not able to find nothing even close here.

Sigh

Senka, I've noticed you post frequently about your frustration with this process. Many times I notice you saying you wish you had stayed in Canada.

I hope you aren't wearing yourself out with these kinds of thoughts. I think they can be kind of self-destructive. You know what I mean?

One of my occasional rants is how I wish I had moved to Northern Ireland, rather than my husband moving here. He had a home we could have purchased VERY cheaply there plus there is National Health Insurance.

But we chose here because I have a son, a sister, and my parents. My husband's family are all gone save for his brother.

All of us in these relationships have the option of living in either country. In most cases its tough to know which will be best in the long run. But, we've all got what we've got at the moment, and it's best to try and not let stupid immigration ####### cloud up the issue.

I hope you won't be stuck in this process long. Most people aren't. And those of us who are...well we just try and stick around for each other.