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You know, i think id probably be that person Very picky...making comments in my face saying omg i can't eat this. But! .... these VJrs are right. I would've known that moving to a completely different place would mean changing eating habits. I honestly didn't have that much problems. We were able to find stores that sold peruvian foods and stuff. And we can even find recipes online! Be patient and don't freak out. Once he starts getting hungry he will try it just make sure its not McDonalds...haha. But not, don't worry about it. Everyone needs time to adjust. In the mean time, let him know. I can imagine you probably feel hurt with all the faces he makes. Tell him to please be a little considerate of the hard work you're putting for him to enjoy time with you. Someone already suggested and trust me it will probably be a good idea....look for places where you can find moroccan foods..spices...etc...do research online.. Teach yourself! And as for your daughter you can do this
You can tell her he's going to try something if she tries something too. Sorr if the idea is lame...but that what Id do. Trying new things...especiall in a different culture could be pretty interesting. Might not like it, but at least you can say you tried!!! I remember I always said no to sushi i never even ate it. My friend took me to eat it, and i put a big chunk of a california roll in my mouth...and ended up not liking it. Instead of making faces in front of the chef looking at me and my friend laughing at me....I swallowed it and said......ok I tried it....didnt like it. LOL but now I know!!!

one that i will try to remember is keep calm! and don't be nervous.... or try to respond calmly. over nervous makes them ask more questions

Successful early walk-in at Bellflower, CA! Everyone was so nice.

If you are an unmarried child of a US citizen who was under 21 at the time the I-130 was accepted (which you indicate all is correct except the unmarried part is not mentioned) then your overstay would have been automatically forgiven and your adjustment of status would have been approved.
I strongly suggest you contact your attorney and obtain a copy of the denial letter to determine exactly why your AOS was denied. Waiting 1 1/2 years to hear the results of an appeal is unacceptable and you need to find out exactly what your status is, why you were denied, and what the current status of your case is.

Going to get her Biometrics done this afternoon!
Then hopefully it will be just another month or so here until we get her EAD then GC!

Gabriela,
Thank you for inviting us to join this thread. My wife's AOS was filed on September 27th, and USCIS logged our applications on September 30th.
On October 3rd, we received 3 separate emails and 3 separate text messages each for her I-485, I-131, and I-765 forms.
Our bank shows USCIS cashed our check on October 3rd.
We wish all September filers smooth AOS sails!!

I am sharing my story in public in hopes that this will be helpful for other battered women out there.
STORY: I was young and stupid, fell in love with an #### and married him in a local court (no pictures, no guests, just tons of empty promises and unfulfilled dreams). Husband was a malicious jerk who don't deserve an amazing person like me (I will spare you the details). He got so nasty and terrible that I had to leave him to survive. I would literally die if I stay with him. Anyway, I divorced him and I filed the I-751 alone in Feb '10, with the help of an amazing lawyer. (Thank God!) I got my status extension letter within a month. This is a letter that extends your conditional green card for a year or until the USCIS process your case. Few months later, I got a letter asking me to do the biometrics. (I forgot when, I didn't keep track) I got a letter 2 weeks ago, asking me to go for my I-751 interview. I didn't know what to expect, so of course I google for help. Oh my god, the things I read online was scary. I was a train wreck for 2 weeks, because I thought the interview will definitely go wrong in some way. Even though my marriage was 100% legitimate and my lawyer was optimistic about my case, I was still super nervous about the interview.
Anyway, after going through the process, I want to demystify some untrue and crazy things I read online. I hope this will help other people going through the process:
Myth#1 - USCIS only interviews I-751 applicants who have a weak case
- I don't think this is true because I had an I-751 interview. My green card was approved within 10 minutes.
Myth#2 - they will quiz you in excruciating details until you get a wrong answer
- After reading the forums, I thought USCIS agents are horrible people who are experts at asking stupid, elaborate questions just to play mind games. Needless to say, I was super nervous about the interview. This myth was totally busted after my interview today. The agent I met was a very nice man, and none of the questions he asked were unfair. Retrospectively, I doubt anyone wants to be an ####. If you are legit, there is nothing to hide and nothing to be afraid of.
Myth#3 - Reading other people's experience will help prepare me for the interview
- NO WAY! I was more nervous than I needed to be after reading some forums. When I google I-751 interview, the majority of people had their application denied. Please don't compare your application to other people's. It is unhealthy and unhelpful. Everyone has a different story. I think people who has a success story are too happy moving on with their lives that they wouldn't have time to share it on a forum here. People who had bad experiences desperately need supports, hence they scavenge whatever help they can get. Don't think too much of the bad experience. If you didn't do anything wrong, you have nothing to hide.
My words of advice for other people going through the process is to stay calm. The worst thing you can do is to be nervous about the interview, and act guility during the interview. When you are calm, you walk in confidence and the positive attitude transpire and the agent can see it. If you act nervous, the agent can see that, too, and of course they will probe you with stupid questions just to make sure you are not guility. At the end of the day, USCIS agents are people, too. Nobody wants more work than they need to, so don't give them a reason to do extra work on you.
Anyway, this is my story. I hope it is helpful to you. I am not a lawyer and definitely not an expert at immigration, so I really can't help more than sharing my story.
I sincerely hope your immigration process will go smoothly. And while you wait, enjoy life. There is no reasons for you to waste a good year worrying about the status when everyone knows that government employee works slowly. Good luck!

We were married on Sunday (Sept. 25th) and mailed her AOS package today (Sept. 27th)
Wishing everyone smooth AOS !!

I think thats good. Any person who is under "medication" that can distort their sense of thinking right should not have the right to own a gun or anything like that.

I think thats good. Any person who is under "medication" that can distort their sense of thinking right should not have the right to own a gun or anything like that.

When you apply it tells you to list EVERYTHING including being detained. My dad has a stop sign violation, went to court for it and had it dimissed by the court. Please notice that just because you weren't jailed, it doesn't mean you should ignore it. Being detained mean being stopped, i.e. being pulled over for a traffic violation. They said they would delete it off his records but he didn't take the chance and he wrote it in his application N400. He had checked out a book from the library to guide him through everything in the application and this book mentioned that if you didn't include being detained or jailed, even if your case was dismissed,you could be then seen as a person with lack of good moral character, which is a really big deal. Don't take your chance, just because your friend "lucked" out doesn't mean its right, and obviously he should've been denied of citizenship for being a liar and for trying to pose as a person with good character like all these good qualifying people waiting for citizenship are. When my dad went for his interview, the guy took a look at the application, and didn't say anything to my dad, and recommended him for approval. Like I said, don't follow your friend's footsteps and become a citizen with the wrong intentions, and with the wrong foot. Start it with the right one.

Its all okay, don't worry. Just take it calmly. I know this is a long process and we all come here to seek some type of anxiety relief/information. Just keep us posted

I don't know much but I do agree, maybe you misread the question, but you should've definitely made the intent of stating what you did. When my dad filed for naturalization last March, he had had a dismissed stop sign violation, but he still marked that area because it falls under detained. Meaning, you were stopped. Just because you didn't have the handcuffs on you doesn't mean you were not detained or wrong in doing something. I do believe you can reopen the case, and ask a lawyer, a good one (not one of those who you call and an answering machine picks up with the hope they'll return your call) in order to make sure they can help you. If they gave you a form of appeal use it wisely, Im sure theres a way to explain