mymarriagejourney

You just walk in with your appointment letter and see if they will take you early.

There is no consensus as to whether it makes a difference or not.

This is not correct.

AOS does mean Adjustment of Status

However, AOS happens with the immigrant spouse is already in the USA on a valid visa. My husband was in the US on an F1 Student Visa. He adjusted his status from an F1 visa holder to a LPR (legal permanent resident). It has nothing to do with the length of your marriage.

ROC is Removal of Conditions.

This happens after you have been a LPR for 2 years on a conditional 2 year green card. After 2 years, you remove the conditions and receive a permanent, 10 year green card.

Adjustment of Status. When you're married less than two years you have a conditional visa and you have like 90 days before your 2 year anniversary of the assigned visa to apply for adjustment of status.

O_o I thought there was an interview at the time,but I could be wrong. I have no idea. I think it's just more common for a fraud interview to be conducted then.

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Thank you, Ron. I don't need the services. We have done everything ourselves and the only thing left is naturalization. I was just curious.

The title sums up my inquiry. I have seen some people locally offering assistance with submission of forms and such and charging a fee. Is this permitted without a JD?

If you end up in a Stokes you have problems.

We had a Stokes interview for our AOS. (I assume due to a 20 year age difference, religion difference, MENA country.) It lasted 10-15 minutes per person and we were approved the same day. Two years later, ROC happened in a month with no interview. If we had been a fraud couple and had a Stokes, we would have had problems. Genuine couples fly through them...

Hi Romet. I answered you in the age difference thread.

I understand about the divorce taking a long time; mine took 3 years and 26 court dates. Yes, 26 court dates. Thankfully it was finalized before I even met my husband, but things happen. It seems you can explain the timeline, so I don't think it's a huge issue.

The advice and suggestion I gave to you in the age difference thread still holds true. I wasn't really concerned about your petition until now. The fact that your parents and family don't know about her is potentially a big, big problem.

You are probably not familiar with what a Stokes interview is, but is a technique where the husband and wife are separated and they are interviewed apart from each other. This type of interview only happens when the CO expects fraud. This happened to me and my husband during our adjustment of status from his F1 student visa to legal permanent resident. These interviews usually last hours. Ours lasted 10-15 minutes. Why? Because, as we were going over photos, the CO came across one at his college graduation in Jordan with his parents, which I also attended. The conversation went something like this:

"Who are these people?"

"Those are O's parents."

"Oh, so you've met them?"

"Yes, many times. I've spent a lot of time at his house for dinners and meeting his siblings and other family."

"Okay, we are going to interview O now."

I also had tons of photos with me with O's friends. We went to coffee houses and to the woods to BBQ and all over the city.

He was in and out of the interview in a matter of minutes and we were approved the same day.

I'm not saying it is impossible for you to be approved with your secret relationship. I am saying, however, that this makes the red flags that you know about much more difficult to overcome, because it is not culturally nor religiously normal for a MENA man who is Muslim to marry without family approval.

We have all said it many times, but please do get your citizenship first and then go home to your family to get on your feet again.

I would get your US citizenship. This way, you will have an option to return to the US if you decide to go to Mexico for a few years.

My husband and I have a 20 year age difference. It was not mentioned in our interview. However, they have other ways of addressing the age issue without asking directly....in other words, they will perhaps ask more questions than they would of a similar-age couple to try to figure out if it is a valid relationship.

Our situation is a little different, because my husband was already in the US for a year on a valid visa (with many more years left on the visa and no "need" to enter a fraud marriage) and we lived together during that year. And, I had been to Jordan several times and spent time with his parents and siblings and extended family. During our removal of conditions on his 2 year green card, we sent photos of his parents' visit to the US to stay with us for a month. I think these factors made a difference, because family acceptance is a big part of the culture in your region.

Hopefully, your fiancé has had interaction with your family on those multiple visits, and you have photos documenting their acceptance of her and her children. I believe this is a big signal to immigration that the relationship is legitimate when age differences may be culturally unusual.

FAFSA can be filed out and processed at any time during the year as soon as you have your green card.

I have been asked many times via private email about the folder. I am not promoting or suggesting the folder I used, but I have been asked enough times, that I will share in this thread. (I got it on clearance at a local grocery store for about $3.) This is the one I used: http://www.mead.com/meadstore/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=35222&utm_source=meadfivestar.com&utm_medium=35222&utm_campaign=website#

Just got both email and text message for my case update. My card is in production!!

Application Type: CRI89 , PETITION TO REMOVE CONDITIONS OF PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS RECEIVED


Your Case Status: Card/ Document Production


On October 10, 2014, 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.

Good luck to all the July Filers, Yours are for sure coming soon!!

As others are saying, you are under no obligation to file for his ROC. That's his problem. Walk away.

We got picked up our marriage certificate at the courthouse.

We had all of our other paperwork ready. We got the marriage certificate, changed my license to my new name to copy and include as further evidence (I'm the USC), and compiled the package. We mailed it that evening and the next day left for our honeymoon.

You didn't have to wait to get your marriage certificate in the mail?

We filed ours the day after our wedding. No problem.

I would request an InfoPass appointment.

You don't use the case on the NOA. You use the case number on your bio appointment letter.

Oh this is so not good! I used the above website to see where the appliction process stood. And when I hit submit the response was no such receipt number. I double checked the number and submitted again. Same result.

I called the 800 number listed. I chose item 2 and entered the receipt number and the telephone system said no such receipt number.

Seeing that I could create an account I did so and when I went to add the case it returned no such case number.

Either I'm using the wrong receipt number, the WAC-**-***-00225 number from the I-797 NOA dated (07/14/2014) 2 days after we submitted the original I-751 or, we got lost in the shuffle somewhere. I suppose this could be a computer problem. I tried to find access to a live person on the 800 number menu but I could not find one.

We have been back for 2 biometrics appointments since this notice. So my guess is this is a computer problem. I'll try again later tonight and/or tomorrow am. Any thoughts?

I detailed my packet in this thread: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/504964-sample-cover-letter-submission-documents-organization/

what did you send in your package??? I am sending mine next week and kind of want to be as completed as possible to go smooth as your went

Is there some other 'place' to check for information? Is there a gov't website that you can track your progress on? I don't expect it (I'd rather time and effort go to processing ) but it would be nice.

Just this one: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/Dashboard.do

It's always good news to hear of people working on their relationships. We will look forward to hearing that things are working out well

You have a year before you have to file ROC.

I don't think there is a reason to explain a move. People move all the time. Just make sure you include your joint lease for your new place. Your in-laws can provide a letter stating that you were living with them without a lease prior to your move if that's what you mean.

I have submites the form online, iam just wondering if i will have to attach a letter with the package explaining that or no.

Thank u

Hi There, I have a quick question regarding my change of adress, when we first got to the usa we lived at my in-laws house at first, and then we moved ti this new adress, do i have to attach a letter with the package explaining that or no?

Thank you!

When you moved, you should have filed form AR-11. If you didn't, do it immediately.

Whether you work things out and file with your wife, or you get a divorce and file without her, you will follow this guide to remove the conditions on your green card: http://www.visajourney.com/content/751guide

If you are filing without her, you will need a copy of your divorce decree from the court, along with all of the evidence of a real relationship as requested on the form.