Mark + Melissa

We were also March 2013 AOS filers, and were just notified Dec 31 that it was approved with an interview waiver. Have you had an interview? If not, don't panic yet!! When we received the letter of potential interview waiver, we were told it could take until February 2, 2014 to be approved.

So long as your DS-3025 from Knightsbridge shows that your tetanus is valid (and for that of course they need/needed your vaccination records from the GP), you should be alright. If it doesn't, then you'll need to have it redone.

Actually, that's not quite accurate as we found out the hard(and expensive!) way. The US Civil Surgeon you see will override Knightsbridge doctors. If the civil surgeon thinks you need it, you'll have to get it. My husband (then fiance) is older, and the MMR shots didn't exist when he was a child. Knightsbridge marked this as not age appropriate and happily sent him on his way. However, the Civil Surgeon decided he needed a full MMR series, and (even though he had the paperwork) felt he hadn't received enough pertussis, so gave him a series of DPT, and a flu, and both tb and polio tests. It was a quite expensive trip when we thought it had all been taken care of in London.

We were denied the first time also, it's not uncommon. It's my opinion that an appeal will NOT be in your favor as you didn't qualify to file as you hadn't met in person. Simply reapply since you've now met the conditions

So.... we filed for AOS in March 2013. Just got notification on December 31 that it was approved, and card ordered. Card mailed today We did get waived on the interview, so maybe that's why it took so much longer. Just happy, happy, happy!! He's now stuck here with me

Approved!! Finally got the notification that the green card was approved on December 31. Got message today it's been mailed. Skipped interview entirely, so it's worth the wait. For those still waiting, what was bizarre, is I got the text notification of a case status update on December 31, and when i checked the USCIS case status, it said it was approved December 4. Then about 2 hours later I got another text message that the case status was updated, and the date was changed to December 31. I think it got stuck on someone's desk while they went on vacation.

If you're asking if the US citizen can stay in your country longer than his visa permits - that's mainly going to be up to your countries immigration laws. If his visa expired, he will have difficulties returning to the US.

There wasn't a required medical exam, but yes, if you're immunizations are not correct (or the civil surgeon goes on an injection spree like ours did!), you will need to see the civil surgeon again for follow-ups, and she will provide updated information for your AOS package.

Our civil surgeon was .... well, our attorney said we got hosed - let's just leave it at that

Should we apply for AOS as soon as we get married or does it have a time frame??

We didn't have the money to file until about 2 months after the 6 month expiration date. We were married within the 6 month time frame. We simply had to include in our package an explanation of why we didn't file right away, and we listed financial reasons. You really don't want to wait too long, as you're considered "out of status" if you haven't filed by the end of the 6 month. If you have the means, file while in status.

Good Day! We received the following from my Senator USCIS inquiry yesterday.

"According to the system this case has been identified as an interview waiver case and will be adjudicated at the NBC. This case is pending and is within the NBC processing time frame (approximately 6-9 months). The NBC is currently processing interview waiver cases which were received in August 2012."

I am just curious has anyone received their green card yet that was adjudicated at the NBC? As of Aug. 1st 2012 the NBC started processing interview waiver cases from what I understand.

Thanks in advance,

Alexi and Brent

we were told in August that we the card should be processed by February.

Who is still waiting on on the green card. What's your status? We got a potential interview waiver in September, but nothing since. Anyone else in our boat?

We're still waiting as well. Supposedly they are supposed to be processed in February. Haven't heard anything since then.

If we don't receive in interview letter within the average time, then chances are likely we are not required to have an interview and simply wait until the green card is issued right?

I emailed them photos of the professional atmosphere of the Civil Surgeon we saw as compared to the U.S. Health Department. Many of my Scottish Husband's immunizations were marked as age inappropriate as he is 57 years old, and the immunizations were not available to him as a child. She made is do them all anyway and it ended up costing us over $600, even with his provided medical records and immunization records, and insisted on new flu and tetanus shots as well as try to get him on an unnecessary hepatitis series!

Below is collage of photos showing the office. You might have to click on it to see it larger. The other photos shows the room crammed with a mix of quilt tops, quilting supplies, openly viewable medical records and purchase orders, as well as medical supplies.. There wasn't a free wall or table or desk ANYWHERE. Yeah - this is SO much better than going to the county health department.

As of August 1, 2012, NBC stopped transferring cases to CSC. As of right now, your case will either be sent to your local field office where you will have an interview - you will get a letter with your interview date and time usually about a month or so after your biometrics is done OR.... it will stay at NBC to be processed without an interview in which case you will hear nothing for a very long time.

so, no interview letter a month or so after biometrics is probably a good thing, even if it's a longer wait? We had our biometrics appointment on April 23.

I found this link:

http://www.uscis.gov...0004718190aRCRD

Specifically the following section:

Q: If an applicant is required to receive only the vaccinations, and not undergo the entire medical exam, does he/she have to submit the entire Form I-693?

No. Applicants who are not required to have the entire medical examination need to submit only pages one, three and five of the new form. The required sections include Part 1, Information About You, the vaccination record portion of Part 2, and Part 5 (if the vaccinations are administered by a civil surgeon) or Part 6 (if the vaccinations are administered by a local health department). Pages two and four, that would have been left blank, do not need to be submitted.

<br designtimesp="16209">Q: Does a designated civil surgeon have to sign Part 6 of Form I-693, or can the health department immunization staff sign it?

The signature in Part 6 must be the physician at the health department. It may be an original or stamped signature. The health department nurse or other health care professional may, but is not required to, co-sign the vaccination supplement. Part 6 will only be completed for those applicants who are filing based on refugee status.

that seems to say a health department can do the vaccination. We have the same concern. Does anyone have experience with this?

Hello,

For AOS you need the CS to sign your papers (I-693) for you this is a must. First of all you have to know that must of the CS will insist to have an entire medical examination, they will not accept to just add your vaccines and sign it. If you are lucky and could find CS would accept doing just the vaccines assessment here in the US you would need Tdap, MMR and varicella (Those are what they made me have) So you have the DS-3025 and if it states that you took those three vaccines in the proper timeframe I don't think you will need to have those vaccines again. As I told you the problem is most of the CSs will not accept just to do the vaccines assessment. I went to two of them and they told me they don't accept to do parts of the I-693 even when I showed them that the instructions are very clear I was not required to do the medical exam because I had one abroad in less than a year so I had to pay 240$ extra for the medical examination.

I wish you all the best of luck.

This was Chase bank, in person, face to face with one of the managers, and we simply filled out the form for verification of U.S. Address a second time, with a longer explanation basically saying that he is married to a U.S. citizen and this is where he resides. If it comes back again rejected, we will look for another bank. Thank you for all the helpful replies

My husband has his Social security card now, and we've established a state ID and he's already received bills in his name, but the bank has this form in which he has to state why he needs a bank account in order to deposit his funds here in the US. We put on the form that he entered the country on a K-1 visa, that we have married, and are now saving money for the AOS, which we expect to have filed in January at the latest. However, they rejected this form, saying that the explanation wasn't good enough, and that they will close the account or remove him from the joint account if his need for a US bank account cannot be proven. Has anyone else experienced something similar? Is this a general bank policy or is this something unique to my bank?

as of today i got everything sent to sveta every page the courts has. funny thing lawyer tallk sveta last week and asked how many times i was married and that reminded the lawyer a major slip up as sveta knew how many and reasons

You will also need copies for when you both apply for marriage license. So make sure you have plenty of certified (raised stamp) copies!

Mark was approved yesterday He has tickets for the 25th though and I'm thinking that's cutting it a tad close to visa delivery!!

Check I intend since petitioner intends to support your fiance/e.

Our lawyer prepared it by marking "Intend" and writing the following statement: "All financial support during stay on K1 visa; will execute I-864 for adjustment of status."

Michelle and I met in person in Manila.

Here is the text from the RFE from the CSC:

REQUIREMENT THAT PETITIONER AND BENEFICIARY HAVE MET IN PERSON: It must be established that the petitioner and beneficiary have met in person and/or have been in each other's physical presence at any time during the two years immediately preceding the filing of this petition.

• Circumstances of Meeting - Submit information regarding the circumstances under which the petitioner and beneficiary met to establish this relationship.

They are actually asking how did you two meet the very first time. WAs it over the Internet, through a friend, blind date.. how did you first discover each other?

This process has taken all of me. Im ready to give Up..cant take this anymore. Its made me physically sick. This is The most ridiculous thing ive ever heard of. Honestly. Seals,, stamps, depty sig. All details REQUIRED.. do they get pleasure in holding Up uniting families..

The divorce decree with the typed signature is prepared BEFORE the divorce hearing. The moment the divorce is granted by the judge, the judge picks up a pen, and SIGNS over this typed signature. The document is registered, filed, and all is done.

Then YOU ask for an original certified copy of whatever is presented. What you have is the unsigned copy - PRIOR to the judge signing, proving divorce was granted.

They take no pleasure in holding up families as it's not personal to them. While I understand that you are naturally upset - being hysterical is not going to help. this is a hiccup. I cannot believe you would give up so easily. We went through a similar situation and were denied the first time through. Cry, get over it, then refile if he really means that much to you.

6 months is normal processing time.. then you should file a service request. Your lawyers remark about free pass is out of line as 5 months is not outside normal processing time. We went just over 6 1/2 months the first time.. AND the second time.

Just a tip for what it's worth. We made COLOR copies of all pages and clipped them together for a more original appearance.

In their minds, someone with the name the same as you traveled using that boarding pass. However, your passport identifies you (and matches to your paperwork) and the fact that you traveled and where (which matches to the boarding pass), which is why its considered primary evidence and the boarding pass secondary evidence.