Jump to content

Togbega II

Members
  • Posts

    362
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Posts posted by Togbega II

  1. You dont need to have any worries. My wife who was then my fiancee was 13years older than me. She came to Ghana once and spent only 6 days but I had my K1 visa very easily. Its all about the evidence and duration of the relationship. My and I were communicated for 18months before she came to Ghana.

    I also know a guy who came here on a K1 and the fiancee now wife is older than him 21 years difference.

  2. You guys are reading more into my comment and taking offense when none was meant. I am relating info obtained from a conversation i had with my husband and his best friend BOTH of whom serve. (Well hubs left but still works for the govt.) Most of our friends do serve or have. Their annoyance was mostly with people who don't even have a green card but join the military to become legal and get citizenship. Since I'd never thought before that perhaps that judgement was there, I thought perhaps someone elae may like the insight. Apparently not however, so I sincerely apologize that you're offended by learning this.

    I've previously mentioned in another thread how people can join the military with a 2 year card and positive benefits of doing so, including naturalization sooner.

    Have a nice week, and again I apologize you took offense.

    NLR...thanks for explaining and making me understand you better. Have a nice week too
  3. Absolutely you can because in general they don't want non-USC being able to shoot someone for the US government.

    However, be aware of the judgement that may arise from US born citizens who feel that people join just to get the naturalization faster. Because people do it just for that vs the actual desire to serve the US government military.

    My post was to provide answers to people who aint sure they can noin the military with 2-yr GC not YOU!! It's sad that we have people like you here who have nothing positive to say but to cast doubt and see things with myopic lenses from what people post here. So any foreigner who joins the U.S military does so for papers? I could still live my civilian life and still get my naturalization cos am still married to my wife.

    *In anycaes, everybody joins the military for a reason including U.S citizens. Most of them I met is because of students loans. Are you not doing your present job for a reason? What not any other job than what u doing now? Moreover, signing to join the US Army isn't a guarantee that u gonna graduate. So many people couldn't make it but I have made it. To serve the best Army in the world and be part of the 1% or 2%/of the people serving is enough satisfaction for me.

    Does it really matter if Naturalization was their primary intent? Most people join the army any way for personal benefit, whether it is GI bill, loan forgiveness or naturalization. I believe anyone that serves completely deserves those benefits, even if that is their primary desire. They are still doing more than most people. People that don't serve have no right to judge.

    Thank you NLR. A word to a wise is enough.
  4. So you can become a citizen sooner just because you join the army? I had no idea..You say you are awaiting your naturalization certificate...aren't you going to attend an oath ceremony and receive it there like everyone else?

    I am not awaiting it in the mail or other means apart from receiving it at the end of the oath ceremony. Am am awaiting to receiving it on my oath ceremony. Yes, you become a U.S citizen when you the military cos that's a federal job and all federal jobs required that you are a citizen
  5. I came here on K1 visa in Dec 26, 2013 to be with my wife. I received my 2-year Conditional GC in March, 2015 and decided to join the Army. I initially started with the Navy but my recruiter was too slow so I switched over to the Army. *You can't join the air force unless you have a 10-year GC.

    I graduated 3 weeks ago and have now earned the title "American soldier". It was almost 10weeks of training. I had my Naturalization test and interview today which i passed. Am now awaiting my Naturalization certificate which I anticipate to receive soon.

    I hope this provides an answer to somebody's question he/she is finding an answer for.

  6. The waiting time varies from your local office to that of others. It doesnt matter whether you filed before some people or they did before you. All depends on your local office and the work load they got. I applied for AOS long before some people and they had their card far before me. I just had mine after waiting for 12months 15days. Good luck

    The waiting time varies from your local office to that of others. It doesnt matter whether you filed before some people or they did before you. All depends on your local office and the work load they got. I applied for AOS long before some people and they had their card far before me. I just had mine after waiting for 12months 15days. Good luck

  7. IT IS SAFE to travel on AP. I used mine to travel back home to Ghana, Africa last Dec 2014 and stayed for 5weeks. I flew through Amsterdam and nobody asked me anything. On my return to the US, the immigration officer at JFK rather stamped my passport extending my AP for a year (Jan 2016). No questions were asked leaving and retuning to the US.

    YOU ARE VERY SAFE. By the way, my AOS is finally approved.

  8. I went to do my biometrics for my EAD renewal on Monday March 16 and I checked my status yesterday in the evening and renewal EAD is in Car d Production and SURPRISINGLY my GC too!!! So am now expecting my renewed EAD and GC though GC is all I need now.

    Its been 1year 6days to my GC..my NOA for AOS was March 12, 2014

    I went to do my biometrics for my EAD renewal on Monday March 16 and I checked my status yesterday in the evening and renewal EAD is in Car d Production and SURPRISINGLY my GC too!!! So am now expecting my renewed EAD and GC though GC is all I need now.

    Its been 1year 6days to my GC..my NOA for AOS was March 12, 2014

  9. My AOS is still pending awaiting the issuance of my 2-year conditional green card (Waiver letter since June, 2014). I travelled to Ghana for vacation (35days) on Dec 25, 2014 using my AP and never had any issue.

    I flew KLM and made a transit at Amsterdam Airport without anybody even asking for a look at my passport. All that was asked is my boarding pass.

    On my return to the US at JFK on Jan 31, 2015, nothing was asked of me. My passport was rather stamped extending my AP for one year until Jan 30, 2016. My current EAD/AP combo card expires on May 14, 2015.

    That notwithstanding, am still waiting for my GC which would be a year waiting on March 12, 2015.

    I hope this info puts to rest those afraid to travel on AP.

    • AOS filing; March 3, 2014
    • NOA; March 13, 2014
    • EAD/AP; May 15, 2014
    • Interview Waiver Letter; June 27, 2014
  10. Filed AOS on March 3, 2014 and had receipt on March 13, 2014. received interview waiver letter on June 21 asking me to wait for 6 months, The 6 months is due on Dec 21 this week..THEN I just received another letter from USCIS dated November 21, asking me to wait another 6 months (next year May, 2015).

    I called USCIS and spoke to a Tier 2 (immigration Officer) but he just asked me to wait for the 2nd 6 months . This doesn't make sense to me a bit.

×
×
  • Create New...