Princess&Brit

Thank you all. Ya, I did feel like strutting out of there like that! LOL . . can't tell you what a relief it was to get that interview out of the way. This is what makes this site so valuable . . from experiences such as ours we are able to share the knowledge we each gain on our journeys and pass it on to others. There has been a wealth of time saving help on here for us, and it's nice to be able to give something back in the hope it saves someone else time and effort or a wasted journey. I only hope the other 11 missing files were back in SLC by the time the interviews were due for those couples.

Thanks girls. I think I've done it right. Perhaps it'll show on our next post. Thanks for your help . . and the best of luck to you!

I've been asked to share my timeline on here, but I can't find any advice on how to do this . . . . anyone out there able to help us? Thanks.

I'd love to share my timeline . . . but how do I do that????

At last we have our date for interview for AOS . . November 20th . . at 07.55 am! Ouch! Lucky it's a spit and a half from a Motel 6. We were wondering if some of you fellow visa journeyers have any experience of the Salt Lake City office and could give us some pointers. We're so excited to have reached this point with no RFE's, but it's a HUGE strain on the nerves isn't it. Thanking you for any support you can give.

Found out today that UTAH it can be done! The State will issue a " limited term driver's licence" if you have no SSN . . (there's always a 'but' and here it is) providing you can show at least 2 proofs of residence (bills credit card or bank statement etc cell pphone bill no good ) your EAD or current passport plus proof of legal presence in the USA such as any letters stating your immigration is pending ( NOA letter did it for me) . . go along to your local social security office with all this (the EAD plus the rest of what is acceptable shown above) and the SS office can issue a covering letter indicating ineligibility to obtain a SSN as a result of your legal status i.e. pending green card . . then it's back to the driver's licence department and once armed with that letter from the Social Security you can start the process for obtaining a licence . . may work this way in other states too.

I'm trying to use the processing times calculator on the USCIS site for my AOS, but I'm confused about what to enter in the search options. #1. is fine, I-485. #2 asks me to select a form sub-type. None of the options apply to me, unless I use ' employment based adjustment applications' And then #3. asks me to select an office. How do I find the office dealing with me? I thought it was the National benefits office, but it doesn't give me that option . . . can anyone make this a bit clearer for me. Thanks

Ya . . had a strong feeling that would be the case. Thanks guys as always for prompt replies.

I have a question you may think stupid to ask regarding the interview and medical my fiance has to attend. I'm pretty sure the answer is a resounding "NO!" but I'll ask anyway. He is intending to come over to the states to stay with me on a tourist visa as permitted for 90 days (he'll be here for 85 days) Can he arrange to have his interview and medical conducted here in the States if it looks like he'll be here about the time we expect them to come up, or is it only in his home country that these have to be conducted?

Well well . . . nunc pro tunc . . thank you so much. I don't suppose the clerk would've suggested that process when I see them next week . . . I never knew there was such a thing. This site is pretty wonderful isn't it peeps! Thanks again.

nunc pro tunc (nuhnk proh tuhnk): adj. Latin for "now for then" this refers to changing back to an earlier date of an order, judgment, or filing of a document. Such a retroactive re-dating requires a court order which can be obtained by a showing that the earlier date would have been legal, and there was error, accidental omission, or neglect which has caused a problem or inconvenience which can be cured. Often the judge will grant the nunc pro tunc order ex parte (with only the applicant appearing and without notice). Examples: a court clerk fails to file an answer when he/she received it, and a nunc pro tunc date of filing is needed to meet the legal deadline (statute of limitations); a final divorce judgment is misdirected and, therefore, not signed and dated until the day after the re-marriage of one of the parties---the nunc pro tunc order will prevent the appearance or actuality of a bigamous marriage.

Oh, and yes, my ex has re-married, and has children I believe.

I thought I'd share this nightmare with you all. If I write it down and share it this may just sink in to my brain, seem more real. I've been previously married 4 times. Divorced three times and widowed once. To my horror, whilst we were preparing the initial supporting paperwork for my fiance's visa to marry I failed to locate my first divorce decree, way back in 1978. I contacted the court to get a certified copy and they could find no record of it. I contacted the law firm who acted for me and filed the divorce papers and they said they had no record either. I told them the name of the attorney who dealt with it and was told that he has been dis-barred, banned from practicing, and had probably never filed the papers at the court in the first place, meaning I was still married to my first husband! I've married 3 times since then, and never had to prove I was legally free to marry, so a bit of paper saying I was divorced in 1978 was never needed and hadn't flagged up the problem before now. After some effort I managed to track down my ex, (or so I thought he was)and gave him the good news and he confirmed he hadn't received a copy of the divorce decree either, so we are still legally married, and my subsequent marriages are . . . what? OMG! And, can you believe this . . . The original law firm now want over a thirteen hundred bucks to get me divorced, something called a stipulated divorce, which I find is outrageous as they messed up back then, so I'm going to file the papers myself. Why should I pay them to handle my divorce again, when I paid them once already and their man fraudulently took my money and pocketed it without doing the work. There are obviously offences here I imagine, and the law firm haven't confirmed if he was ever prosecuted, but have I committed any offences? This is going to make the USCIS look very closely at our application for the K1 isn't it, when they read the covering letter that goes with the paperwork. I am so worried now. And in our state there is a 90 day cooling off period between filing of the divorce papers and the granting of the decree, unless there are circumstances which the judge considers extreme, then he can waive the 90 day wait. I hope he does in our case. I can't bear the thought of adding 90 days to the unimaginably long wait we K1 applicants have to suffer already, can you?

Any thoughts on how I should approach the paperwork on this, i.e. the covering letter or anything else I need to do. Perhaps I'll wake up in a minute and realize this has just been a bad dream.

Quick and easy reply once again . . Thanks guys!

Part B question 13 asks for all children of fiance to be listed. We aren't too clear on the correct way to answer this one. Does this mean ALL children, regardless of age and living arrangements or only children that he wishes to bring with him? My fiance has 3 children, 2 of whom are grown adults and the third, aged 15 resides with his birth mother who's whereabouts is unknown. I should add that none of his children will be accompanying him.

Oh thanks guys! This site is a real blessing. The info on here is priceless.

Going through the I129-F and I see that there isn't much space for question 18 How we met. I'm wondering how much detail they want. I'm guessing . . met on Facebook and friendship progressed over next 4 years via telephone, email, letters and video culminating in him visiting me for a month when we made the decision to get engaged . . may not be enough. Any advice welcome, thank you! This is a stressy process and we haven't even got our I129-F in yet!

Hi . . we are only just starting out on our journey. Still gathering all the info needed for our I-129F, but I wonder if anyone can advise us on the best way to move my fiance's possessions to the USA. He won't be bringing a huge amount of stuff, no large items, and we think it would be reasonable to suppose it'll fit into one crate of say 6 feet by 4 feet. Any good tips for us out there people? Thanks.