Peter_Pan

Louisiana?

Interesting topic, especially the part about college. I dont have kids yet, but I will definitely send them to Europe to study when the time comes. I would rather invest an X amount of money in them while they are still very young (I am leaning towards getting German or Austrian au-pairs, so they can speak the language natively), than put it into an account and help them pay the huge sums required for US education.

Once they have an undergraduate degree, nothing's stopping them from applying to a fully funded graduate program in the States.

Interview at our local office.

Hm, I knew St. Paul office was slow, but didnt think it was that slow.

Was your case, when in acceptance, at NBC?

Just received an update.... They mailed us a letter yesterday and we have an interview June 10th at the National Benefits Center.. Maybe their starting to roll now.

Interview at NBC?

Withdraw and refile. Even if you get a RFE, you will be denied, because he was supposed to be single when he filed.

You are severely reducing the aspects of the process. Being an American citizen and being a "genuine" American are two different things. You can still make a commitment to something and uphold it, and be honest about it without being less of a citizen of another country. If I become a citizen, I will not be any less Romanian or any more American than I am now.

Anyway, this discussion is pointless, there are countless sociological studies about immigration, integration, and acculturation. I dont know if you are the immigrant, or the American, but if the latter is correct, why is it so hard to understand that people are as willing to give up their identity as you are?

Motives to migrate can be either incentives attracting people away, known as pull factors, or circumstances encouraging a person to leave, known as push factors, for example:

Push factors

• Lack of employment or entrepreneurial opportunities
• Lack of political or religious rights
• Persecution or intolerance based on race, religion, sex or sexual orientation
• Lack of freedom to choose religion, or to choose no religion
• Shortage of farmland; hard to start new farms (historically)
• Oppressive legal/political conditions
• Struggling or Failing economy
• Military draft, warfare
• Famine or drought
• Cultural fights with other cultural groups
• Expulsion by armed force or coercion

I have spoken to many immigrants - very very few moved here because they were inspired by some ideals. For most, it was coming here because they had a loved one that was American, because they were running from a dictatorship, or because they were looking for better job opportunities. Not one did not have regrets about leaving their old life behind, their country, their family, their memories. Not one felt American, despite being here for 30-40 years.

While there is a personal set of what it means to be american, there is also a bit of a standard set of requirement, such as common background (I dont get jokes because I wasnt here when the X show was on, so I have no idea), a language spoken without any weird accent and so on.s

You clearly have not...you've been in a relationship with the US immigration system close to 2 years and have a minimum of 3 years to go. That has nothing to do with the price of tea in China and I am not interesting in buying tea from China so that works just fine.

Anyone who solemnly took the oath of allegiance becomes a genuine american...but you wouldn't know that now, would you?

If you looked around, you'll very clearly see that the identity, lives, culture and language of immigrants typically follow them to their adopted country (USA) and that doesn't make them any less "genuine" than any other american...even your spouse.

Yes, because all I need to become a "genuine" American is an oath, right.

I disagree - immigrants will never ever be fully integrated, certainly never be as American as people born and raised here. Who claims they are is either a liar, a very very superficial person, or severely deluded. For the average immigrant, there will always be just one real home - why do you think so many decide to get buried in their initial countries?

How can people NOT know wha's going on in Syria? Do you know whats happening in Turkey at the moment at least?

Ignorance of epic proportions.

But according to you, you'll never be a "genuine" american so why go through all the stress when your spouse could have just joined you and your nice life back home?

Who says we havent or that we wont, 5 years from now? And what's that got to do with the price of tea in China?

Will anyone become a genuine american? Why would they want to lose their identity, and not just add to it? Would you appreciate someone so anxious to put their identity, live, culture and language behind? I genuinely have no respect for those who jump ship so easily.

I love treason but hate a traitor. Julius Caesar

Do you have an account on the airline website? Copies of your passport? Copies of the lease, if you lived together?

No ,i m in the same situation here and my parents are giving me some money for a house ,but i will never buy a house in my name when you are married everything should be in both names,She loved him to bring him here,get him a new life is time for him to give back.I m sorry but some ppl are still thinking old fashion ...And is a hugeeeee red flag.

Everythink you both work for, yes. Something that someone else paid for, no. That's why inherited money belong only to the person that inherits them, not to the spouse as well.

I thought that you couldnt get a passport if you had problems with the law.

You should have filed for your green card when you were married, too late now. People can keep the green card only of they had it at the moment of their divorce (exchange the conditional one for the permanent).

Only way is marriage to another citizen.

Your response is without the benefit of intellect and as a result I will refrain from responding to any of your responses. Be well

What, no caps? I'm disappointed!

Gained 20 pounds. That's it.

I would do the following: maintain residence at a relative's house (have mail sent to it, maintain a bank account, a driver's license and so on), make sure I am not out of the US for more than a year, and, next year apply for citizenship. That's how you can be outside of the US for how long you wish, without losing privileges.

Around 2 months, but you can only file it after the marriage.

I'm getting kind of worried I haven't received my notice for interview yet. Got my EAD almost 2 weeks ago... all my USCIS case status says is "card production/approval"

Anyone else still waiting?

Yes, I am. Seems we are going to be the ones getting it without an interview in 9ish months. Only about 5 more to go, so cheer up!

Normal, 50% chances if you are adjusting from K1 not to have an interview.

He is wayy too preoccupied with his GC, I am guessing he plans on coming here and getting a hold of it anyway.

Sounds like chances are slim to none - deportation, ban, imposibility to show bone fide relationship.