Richard and Inna

Good Morning, my wife (who is a Ukrainian citizen and who has had her green card since last August) and I would like to travel from the USA to England this summer for vacation. Does anyone know specifically what passports and/or visas are required and how we go about obtaining a visa if necessary for a Ukrainian citizen for travel to England ?

Thank you !

Richard and Inna

I certainly will. Thank you for your help once again...

Richard

Thank you, this is very helpful !

Richard

Hi, my wife and mother in law are currently in the Ukraine (they are both Ukrainian citizens) and will be traveling from Kiev, Ukraine through the Amsterdam airport on the way to New York. My wife has her advanced parole travel document and my mother in law has her USA tourist visa. Has anyone recently had experience with this ? The question: is a transit visa needed if they are going directly to a connecting international flight? On the internet, we read conflicting stories about this and I dont want them to have any difficulty at the Amsterdam airport. I would appreciate any advice and clarity around this. Thank you !

Richard

P.S. As a side note, my wife's green card arrived in the mail here in the USA while she was visiting her Mom in Ukraine. She has a copy of her welcome letter and a copy of her green card with her as well.

Congratulations to you !!!

Richard and Inna

Hi All,

Inna received her GREEN CARD in the mail on September 11 from the NBC in Lee's Summitt, Missouri !

It took 11 1/2 months but finally its here. No interview.

Our best wishes to all still waiting and our sincere thanks to all our support from fellow members of VJ !!!

Richard and Inna

New message on the USCIS website today:

On September 5, 2013, we ordered production of your new card. Please allow 30 days for your card to be mailed to you. If we need something from you we will contact you. If you move before you receive the card, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283.

Now things seem to moving more quickly, we are ecstatic ands hopeful that all September filers will get good news soon. Thanks for all the encouragement and help from others on this forum !!

Richard and Inna

Congartulations, GMa !!! We also got this notice on the USCIS website on Friday:

On August 30, 2013, we mailed you a notice that we had registered this customer's new permanent resident status. Please follow any instructions on the notice. Your new permanent resident card should be mailed within 60 days following this registration or after you complete any ADIT processing referred to in the welcome notice, whichever is later. If you move before receiving your card, please call our customer service center at 1-800-375-5283.

My wife was approved and the Green Card is in production ! It took 11 months but no interview and finally a decision from the NBC in Lee Summit, Missouri !

Good luck to everyone still waiting. Soon it will be your turn too !!!

Richard and Inna

We are still waiting as well. Our receipt date was Sept 25, 2012. 2nd service request was sent last week. Our I-485 is at the NBC in Lee Summit, Missouri. Hoping to hear something very soon. Good luck to all...

Richard and Inna

_{Yes, we are still waiting. NOA receipt date was Sept 27, 2012. Hopefully we'll hear something soon....}

_{Richard and Inna}

Congratulations ! We hope to hear something soon, 10 months and 6 days and waiting. Good luck to all.....

Richard and Inna

Congratulations !!

Richard and Inna

Yes, understood and all true. We will also be celebrating Ukrainian Independence Day on August 24 because we celebrate both American and Ukrainian holidays and cultures. We'll be having borscht , bacon, and dumplings. It's a small world, after all !

Richard and Inna

P.S. no offence ever intended !

Everyone ,

As frustrated as we all get while we wait, take a moment on this our Independence Day, to think about the fact that we live in probably the greatest country on the planet. That's why so many people want to live here and why there are so many petitions and applications ahead of us. Let's reflect on how our country came to be what it is today and why we love it so much. Happy 4th of July to all our fellow VJ friends !

Richard and Inna

Congratulations and hopefully we will all hear something positive soon...

Richard and Inna

To the late September filer from Bangladesh: Congratulations ! Do you know if your file was being handled by the National Benefits Center or local USCIS office. Just wondering, as we are late Sept filers as well and our application is being handled by the NBC. Again, congratulations !!

Richard and Inna

Hi All;

We are at 9 months as of today waiting for my wife's AOS to be approved - hoping to hear something soon. Waiting on response from a service request we filed last week. Her file is in the National Benefits Center in Missouri. I'll update as things progress. Good luck to all...

Richard and Inna

Hi All,

Today we contacted USCIS to try to get an update on the status of my wife's i-485 AOS since our receipt date (Sept 25, 2012) is before the Orlando, Florida processing date (Oct 15, 2012). The USCIS operator filed a service request for us (she was very polite) and stated that we should get a response within 15 days from USCIS re: status.of my wife's application. She said that our application is at the National Benefits Center but USCIS actually contacts the district office in Orlando for the status report since the processing date is past our receipt date (?). We don't fully understand that process - maybe someone else does. Anyway, thats our update info and just wanted to share. Good luck to all and we would be happy to read of other filers' experiences. Take care everyone !

Richard and Inna

Hi All,

Our receipt date for i-485 was September 25, 2012. We did an InfoPass appointment last week (in Orlando) and really didnt learn anything new. We did get confirmation that my wife's AOS file is at the NBC in Lee Summit, Missouri. Today, the District offices updated their processing dates and the Orlando office processing date for i-485's was bumped up to October 15, 2012. This is good news (I think) because now we are earlier than that date. The InfoPass rep assured us that the NBC processes by the receipt date of the district offices. We may call Customer Service later this week unless we hear something in the meantime. Either way, we'll keep our fellow September filers updated as we can. Good luck to all...

Richard and Inna

Congratulations to you !

Richard and Inna

Congratulations !!!

Richard and Inna

We are one week behind you (Sept 25, 2012) and anxious as well. Everything I follow on VJ and USCIS leads me to believe that you will hear something in about 2-4 weeks especially if your case is being processed at the NBC and you may not even have an interview. Hang in there, my friends, and know you are not alone. Keep us updated and we'll do the same....

Richard and Inna

Congratulations !! Our receipt date is Sept 25, 2012 so we are hoping to hear simething soon.

Richard and Inna

It sounds like you will be processed soon. We wish you all the best !

Rjchard and Inna

Yes, I think you should go ahead and apply for afvance parole. We did not apply for it either when submitting the i-485 (Sept 25, 2012)and didnt dream it would take this long. I have read that you can apply to your local field office and get a quicker response for advance parole. I think we're looking at maybe July before we hear anything and you are about a month behind us if yours is being processed by the NBC. Good luck to you and keep us informed...

Richard and Inna