US Immigration from Austria

Hi VJ support group -

From the various threads I read - it seems like some US consulates require (informally) petitioners to be present in K1 interviews, although USCIS doesn't have any such requirement. Has someone put already together a spreadsheet of this quirk for different consulates? If yes, any information would be grateful.

Hi - Does anyone know how to obtain Chinese birth certificate? I am a US citizen but was born in China (maybe Shanghai), and I don't have a birth certificate lol. Do I need it? My parents don't know where it is or how to get it. For example, if I want to seek residence permit in another country in the future (for example, Austria), I may need to provide that documentation..........Anybody has any experience with this? I don't have a birth certificate. I only have the following identity documents:

- Naturalization certificate

- Passport

- Driver license

Hi there,

I am new to this whole thing so please bare with me.

My case is a little unique, I guess. I've been in the US on a F1 Visa for 3 years and met my now Wife. I looked through the processing times here on this homepage and the average waiting time for a EAD sits around 142 days which I exceeded by quite a bit now, sitting at 175 days.

Long story short. I had an EAD for my OPT from the F1 Visa, which expired a month ago.

My wife and I filed for my Family based immigration on December 13th 2018 and got NOA1 on December 20th 2018. I have the I-130, I-131, I-765, I-485 on file and the I-693 in my hands.

Anyhow it's been 175 days since the case was received and I did my fingerprints on January 11th 2019.

I have been trying to get a straight answer from USCIS but that didn't go so well.

My point is that I need to get back to work not only because of financial reasons, also because of recency and currency requirements as I am in a human transportation and operation of equipment which need a special set of skills.

Is there anybody out there who has an idea how I can accelerate this process or get a straight answer on how long it might take?

I also have an immigration lawyer on my side but the only thing I keep hearing is that I have to wait and be patient. "GREAT"

Anyways, thank you to all of you reading through this and taking the time

Regards,

Michael

Good morning,

I filed my ROC back in September 2017 and have yet to receive my new green card.

While that is frustrating in itself, I find myself unhappy at my current job and would like to apply for new jobs.

I understand that my dream job at the post office requires me to have my conditions removed before I can apply, but am I allowed to apply for a new job and what would I use to prove I am a legal resident simply waiting for my new card?

The 12 month extension letter expired in September and I never received a new 18 month one (but since it has been more than 18 months anyways, it doesn't matter).

Thanks in advance!