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She would only need to evaluate her diploma if she was trying to go back to school. Employers don`t really care where you got your education unless the job requires specific certification. If she wants to go back to college like most Bulgarians I know, she can start applying now so she can make sure her University sends the proper documentation to the evaluating organization.

I left most of my belonging behind because it was not worth the hassle. I paid for an extra bag and my husband paid for an extra bag so I had 4 bags with stuff total. We also used my husbands duffel bags although they are not the most fasionable choice. If you don`t mind waiting a few months before you get the packages you can check out the Bulgarian postal services. Everything else is just too expensive. The military wont reimburse you so I wouldn`t count on that.

Yep, same thing happened to me. I applied with my K1, they couldnt verify it with DHS system. Did a manual verification which took two months and by that time I had less than 12 days before my I94 expired. Went back with my EAD that had my married name on it - no problem. Got my SSN in a matter of days. Went back a few months later to update it with my green card that also has my married name on.... couldn't verify it! Had to wait anither month to get my new card. To this day I have no explanation why this happened.

No one can "bring" another person here if that person didn't want to come. Sometimes couples rush into things, other times couples that have been together for years just break up. My husband and I had lived together for over a year in a third country, have a baby together and I still had a round trip ticket becuase as much as I trust and love my husband I know that things happen. And if something was to happen during the 90 days before the I 94 expired I would not be getting on VJ trying to find another way to stay in the US, because "I left my family and loved ones back home for my fiance/e so I have nothing to go back to and the 90 days were long enough for me to get more attached to the US than my home country". Yes, I understand it would be more than tough to go through the whole process just to turn around and go back home, but at the end of the day ending a serious relationship is always though even if it doesn't require purchasing a plane ticket.

I did not have one. The officer that did my interview double-checked the requirements and said it was not an issue at all.

Hey there fellow VJers! Please forgive me for asking multiple questions in this post My now husband came here on a K1 in January, and we married that same day. About a week later, we went to the DMV, and he was issued an Arkansas driver's license; however, it was only valid for 3 months. So that expired in April, and he obviously isn't driving now. We got notification this week that his EAD has been ordered, and we should have it in a few weeks. The problem is-how can he go to work if he can't drive? The lady at the DMV said he can't get a permanent license until he receives his GC! Is this true? My other question involves the USCIS website. When we enter his case number, we get the status update for the EAD. How, or can we, track the advance parole and the 485? Any advice is much appreciated

Wait... How is your husband working without an EAD?

Why not have your USC husband pay the bill for your child? Monthly payments are an option. Emergency Medicaid is for emergencies not for well planned birth on US soil.

Warnng! A suspicious individual is about to post!

It happened to us. Hubby is in the military and he was sent away for training when we got a RFE that took a while to send back... Long story short I had our baby back home. We went to the US embassy with the forms and the birth certificate that had my then fiances name as the father. Nothing else. I got his CRBA and US passport just 12 days later. It actually made it less suspicious because having a baby together proves we've met at least once. Thats what the CBP officer said as well when she gave me the I94.

Marysa, your situation could be easily fixed. You just have to make up your mind. You have benefits being a military spouse and you could use them if you wanted to. You've been given options, you've been given all kinds of suggestions. Noone here can go beyond that. Its up to you and noone else.

that's not true! my military ID is valid until 2016 and they STILL don't have my SSN in their system! please don't make comments, that aren't true. SSN has nothing to do with any military benefits.

Uhm it is true. I saw it with my own eyes in the regulations when I was issued a 90 days ID card before I got my SSN. And I did not say anything about benefits.

If she doesn't have a SSN she would only be issied a temporary military ID valid for 90 days. So unless she gets it redone every three months she probably doesn't have a vaild ID. The military takes care of its families and they dont go by he said, she said so unless he submitted a copy of a divorce decree they know he is not a single father. They could make him file for your AOS and if he tries to stop you you could the police now that you know English so well.

If he is going back to the US he would probably not be granted an expedite. The military cant do much since you are not married. Wish you had found this site earlier....

I have heard insulting comments all my life but only in the US I let it get into my head. I don't have an explanation why but I had never had problems with my accent and far from perfect English or my origin before I came here. My confidence is definately affected by the issues I have and until I deal with them even the smallest remark could ruin my day. Another thing that ruins my day are those darn automated customer service systems that don't catch a word I'm saying but then again my husband hates them too.

If you get in the US shortly before he has to leave you can expedite your AOS and get your GC before he leaves or shortly after that which means you could go back to the UK for up to 6 months. So you would only have to be by yourself for a month or so. If you live on base I am sure you will meet a lot of people that are going through the same thing and will help the time go by faster. Does he have orders yet? Im askng because if he doesn't and you get married in the UK he would be able to extend his stay until youre good to go. Im not sure if thats possible if hes already recieved his orders.

I refuse to believe that wearing a ring, calling your fiance your husband or not being fluent in each others language can be a good enough reason for a denial at POE. In my home country we wear our wedding bands on the right hand, engagement rings are rare and a ring on the left hand doesn't mean a thing. Most of my married friends don't even wear their rings after the wedding. I also know couples that call each other hubby and wifey way before they got enganged.

My husband and I met in Seoul. We both love South Korea and hope to go back one day. I perfectly understand why she is embarrassed to meet her parents. I know how shy a korean girl can be when she has to speak English. Some of my husbands collegues had Korean girlfriends and the language barrier was not that big of a problem.

A CBP officer should not raise an eyebrow only because someone doesn't do things the "normal" way. Their job is to face cultural diversity every day. So I think there must be something else there.

I hope your fiancee is doing ok...

Just like N M, I was told repeatedly that we had to get married within 90 days. The officer repeated the date she stamped on my visa like a hundred times. I am sure that is the case with everyone entering the US on a K1 visa.

Did Angelina ever tell you why she decided to stay in the US after having gone through such a nightmare in such a short period of time? I know If something like this happened to me I' d give anything to go back home and be with my family and friends, especially if I had no one to lean on here and barely spoke English.

This forum is for those who need help while using legal means to get through the immigration process.

What about filling in your timeline?

Right... Just becase I said something about it I automatically become one of the bad guys? I came here on a K1 visa that took almost a year, because we got a RFE just after my hubby had to go on a training for two months so we couldn't reply to it fast. And since that lead to him missing the birth of our child I'm not sure what we would do if we could do it all over again. This forum has a whole section about AOS from tourist/student visa so I don't know where that "this forum is for those who need help while using legal means to get through the immigation process" came from.

And this proves what? Have you met every single person who has EVER entered in this fashion? No. Your statement proves nothing except you know a lot of people who like to break the law.

I am not trying to prove anything. Do you know how many people get denied AOS from tourist visas? I don`t. I sure would like to know though . Until then I can only speak about those I know that broke the law and did not get punished for it.

Yep, you've waited 6 months and done it the proper way. She'll have her green card way before you probably. Will she live in fear that someday it could all come crashing down because she committed fraud, probably not. That's why people and lawyers still do it because they can.

Yep. And as long as people can get away with it easily I don`t see why they would stop doing it. I personally have not met a sinlge person who has had any problems proving they "didn`t intent" to marry and stay in the US. Not one...

I doubt that your friend will change her mind. It is too easy to AOS from a tourist visa and there are very few cases that get denied so a lot of people just prefer to do the wrong thing. To be honest..sometimes I regret not having done something like this which would have lead to my hubby not missing the birth of our child.

DaniG, I totally get where you're coming from. I was in no way referring to this particular case. I do think it is outragous that two years and two! Interviews later the op does not have a final decision. I edited my previous post right after I posted it because I thought it was inappropriate.

If i were you I'd wait for the decision letter before I start "firing" people. You weren' t denied on the spot so there's a pretty good chance you might get approved. Good luck!

When I entered the US on a K1 visa last year, I was told I couldn`t go through the USC/GC Holders lines. My USC then fiancee and our USC baby had to stand in line with me. We had to wait for a while. Not a big deal though. What is a few hours of dealing with customs compared to months of waiting for the visa?

Being apart for over a year was the hardest thing we ever had to deal with. I had our baby by myself and he couldn`t come see us for a whole month after that because he was in recruiting school at that time. And then he had to leave us again! I still have nightmares about it and I can`t help myslef but cry whenever I remember him getting on that plane back to the US. Now that we are together everything is that much better! Whenever we fight and argue we just tell ourselves that even the worst day of being together is better than the best day of being apart. If we got through the long months of not being next to each other, we can get through anything. Having gone through the torturous process of getting our family together is the biggest motivation to keep our relationship getting stronger.