Biometrics appointment scheduled far away

[KurosawaSan 52]

48 minutes ago, f f said:

is ending your vacation a day early and a 2 5 hour car ride too much to ask you to do for a greencard? the vacation is really worth more than getting residency? more so the vacation is voluntary and you have already proved to them you know you have the letter so you would have a very hard time trying to get sympathy from them if your not able to get them done.

This.

Do you really prioritize a vacation over having official residency in the United States? Is it really worth screwing up the appointment for an extra day of entertainment?

[theanswerisdance 144]

59 minutes ago, f f said:

is ending your vacation a day early and a 2 5 hour car ride too much to ask you to do for a greencard? the vacation is really worth more than getting residency? more so the vacation is voluntary and you have already proved to them you know you have the letter so you would have a very hard time trying to get sympathy from them if your not able to get them done.

The part that confuses me is why it has to be either or? If OP has already received the letter and already knows they will be away for the appointment, just reschedule. The 2.5 hour drive at a later, rescheduled date seems much less of an inconvenience/let down/stressor than having to adjust the long-awaited travel plans. If walk-in prior to the trip does not work then waiting to try in Seattle -- at which point it'll be too late to send the notice back to reschedule if doing this fails -- seems so unnecessarily stressful. But that's just me. 

[JoBri 545]

I remember we had to drive 3 hours for biometrics and 10 hours for naturalization. Tennessee is a very long state.

Edited July 29, 2017 by JoBri

[cdneh 3,112]

25 minutes ago, JoBri said:

I remember we had to drive 3 hours for biometrics and 10 hours for naturalization. Tennessee is a very long state.

 

I had to drive from AR to TN to get mine done. AR is divided in half, my side goes to TN and the Western side goes to AR. It is what it is. If it were me, I'd reschedule, and go where you are meant to. If you wait until you are in WA, and they won't take you, what then? I wouldn't put my future at risk doing that.

[venom123 32]

Just now, cdneh said:

 

I had to drive from AR to TN to get mine done. AR is divided in half, my side goes to TN and the Western side goes to AR. It is what it is. If it were me, I'd reschedule, and go where you are meant to. If you wait until you are in WA, and they won't take you, what then? I wouldn't put my future at risk doing that.

Then I reschedule it like the letter says?

[JoBri 545]

4 minutes ago, cdneh said:

 

I had to drive from AR to TN to get mine done. AR is divided in half, my side goes to TN and the Western side goes to AR. It is what it is. If it were me, I'd reschedule, and go where you are meant to. If you wait until you are in WA, and they won't take you, what then? I wouldn't put my future at risk doing that.

Yes, it is what it is.

 

We never messed around with immigration. We were just too happy to get each step done. It was inconvenient. And like with naturalization we had to drive the 9 hours all through the night. But that was our priority. We jumped through whatever hoop we had to, on time, to get it done. We were just happy we had the opportunity. 

 

I agree that to reschedule sounds like the best option, considering your circumstances. Two hours would even be a good deal, to me, considering what you are trying to accomplish. 

[Boo&Mica 157]

5 hours ago, venom123 said:

Great, thanks. I'll look through it now.

 

The service center in Seattle is a 20 minute uber ride. The service center near me in IL is a 1 hour 20 min drive so it's actually better to have my biometrics done in Seattle.

 

 

Where are you living ? I do uber and i live in Chicago. PM me with your area and if i get around you i can let you know

[venom123 32]

54 minutes ago, Boo&Mica said:

Where are you living ? I do uber and i live in Chicago. PM me with your area and if i get around you i can let you know

Wow that'd be awesome. Pm'd!

[Unidentified 2,930]

If I were you I'd just re-schedule it. I did, it was super easy. 

[AshMarty 359]

On ‎7‎/‎28‎/‎2017 at 5:26 PM, venom123 said:

There's no way for me to get there. My wife works during the day and takes our only car. I don't know what to do :/

Just a question. Do you have a license from the United Kingdom?

 

I know my husband can drive on his Australian license while he I-94 is valid. He drives me to work everyday so he can use the car for errands. Unfortunately this will only work while for another month because of the I-94 expiration and when he gets his EAD he will renew his US license. I believe some countries you have a window on time where your license can be used in the US. I would imagine the United Kingdom would be one of them. It might be something to look into.

[venom123 32]

1 minute ago, AshMarty said:

Just a question. Do you have a license from the United Kingdom?

 

I know my husband can drive on his Australian license while he I-94 is valid. He drives me to work everyday so he can use the car for errands. Unfortunately this will only work while for another month because of the I-94 expiration and when he gets his EAD he will renew his US license. I believe some countries you have a window on time where your license can be used in the US. I would imagine the United Kingdom would be one of them. It might be something to look into.

Oh that's cool. I was unaware of that. 

 

My i-94 expired back in April though so I'm not sure I'd be allowed to drive anymore.

[AshMarty 359]

17 minutes ago, venom123 said:

Oh that's cool. I was unaware of that. 

 

My i-94 expired back in April though so I'm not sure I'd be allowed to drive anymore.

I just looked it up. The US has the same agreement with the UK it has with Australia. The license are valid in each other's countries for a period of time. I read it is up to one year but I am not sure it that is completely accurate.

[venom123 32]

3 minutes ago, AshMarty said:

I just looked it up. The US has the same agreement with the UK it has with Australia. The license are valid in each other's countries for a period of time. I read it is up to one year but I am not sure it that is completely accurate.

It's a bit confusing. I read it's up to a year as well. I also read it's up to 90 days for residents, but I'm not a resident yet so I guess mine is valid for a year since my entry? 

 

Hopefully it is, then I can just get my Illinois licence when I get my EAD 

[Unidentified 2,930]

4 minutes ago, venom123 said:

It's a bit confusing. I read it's up to a year as well. I also read it's up to 90 days for residents, but I'm not a resident yet so I guess mine is valid for a year since my entry? 

 

Hopefully it is, then I can just get my Illinois licence when I get my EAD 

Make sure they really mean residents. Because my Swedish license was only valid for 90 days when I was an Au Pair meaning I would live in the US for at least a year. 

[AshMarty 359]

5 minutes ago, Unidentified said:

Make sure they really mean residents. Because my Swedish license was only valid for 90 days when I was an Au Pair meaning I would live in the US for at least a year. 

I was under the impression that my husband could only drive for 90 days on his Australian license as well. 90 days is also when his I-94 expires.

 

Which also makes sense because that is the length of there typical visitors visa.

Edited July 31, 2017 by AshMarty