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is sworn affidavits necessary? Do they need to be USC? can I get that from permanent residents friends?

My wife is USC. And I'll be filing this december to remove my condition.

Do I select JOINT in PART 2 of I-751 Form?
Also, do I put two checks for 505 and 85? or 1 check for 590?

Good Luck Everyone

He wanted to visit me and family, but he doesn't have strong background (not that strong of income, bank balance etc)

I have heard that you can have some business in US, and as a special expertise, you can bring someone here in US to work. I might have heard wrong, but that is why I am making sure here.

Let's say, someone is teaching YOGA in India, and you open up business here in US, and you need to bring that person as teacher, you can put file for that. is that correct? Does it seem so complex to be able to explain to lawyer rather than herE?

Sorry if I am not clear. please feel free to ask any questions you have.

Hello everyone,

I came as Student Visa in 2007. Got my Green Card in 2013 March through Marriage.

My cousin tried for US Visitor Visa in 2010 when I was still student, and it got denied.

I was wondering if I, as permanent resident, can do something to help him get the Visitor's visa. If yes, what are the chances of him getting Visitor's visa?

Also, if not visitor's visa, what else can I do to get him here? Like Business visa, any particular job visa?

Thanks in advance for your valuable information

Well how did you establish " the need to carry it " ? I mean the law requires that we carry it or at least that is what I understand from the welcome letter. I am just interested in finding out if we are required by law to carry it ( I don't plan to but would like to know if I am breaking the law by doing so )

I had a driver license even when I was out of status and was able to renew it so I know that doesn't proove legal residency.

CA, I gave my EAD while getting license, and I got only 1 year for that license, I have to renew again.

Also, not sure what they meant by carrying it all the time

..

you're not breaking law by not carrying (in country), because I haven't heard of cops asking for legal status documents if they stop you for speeding...

If I'm not mistaken, they are not supposed to inquire that. Homeland security are one of few who can ask that.

and if homeland security is asking you to prove that, you will have time to get it from your residence/apartment/home before they believe that you're illegal..

there are many illegal in this country, and they're actually breaking law... not you,

Sorry if I sound rude, but I wouldn't worry about carrying it all the time....

It is really Green...

Got my Green Card. yayyyyyyy.....

for 2 years. up to 2015 March..

Question: do i apply to remove condition 90 days before 2 years of marriage, or 90 days before the GC is going to expire?

It is really Green...

Got my Green Card. yayyyyyyy.....

for 2 years. up to 2015 March..

Question: do i apply to remove condition 90 days before 2 years of marriage, or 90 days before the GC is going to expire?

Awesome Work.

Good luck everyone

Updated Interview Line-Up:

March Week 1

Mrs_Gonzo--------------- Chula Vista -------- 03/06/2013 Approved - Congratulations!

March Week 2

TinTin and Mike-------- San Diego-------- 03/12/2013 Approved - Congratulations!

KimmyD ---------------- Santa Ana-------- 03/12/2013 Unknown Outcome

Calena82 -------------- Washington------- 03/15/2013 Approved - Congratulations!

March Week 3

Coolmind414 ----------- Los Angeles------ 03/19/2013 Approved - Congratulations!

Yes We Can 2----------- Newark----------- 03/21/2013 Approved - Congratulations!

Mariana2012------------ Seattle---------- 03/21/2013 Approved - Congratulations!

Sara80----------------- Anchorage-------- 03/21/2013 Approved - Congratulations!

Pasty------------------ Fresno----------- 03/22/2013 Approved - Congratulations!

March Week 4

NeasMIA---------------- Miami------------ 03/26/2013 Approved - Congratulations! [/color]

Kiwica----------------- Atlanta---------- 03/28/2013

sk8rpatty ------------- Santa Ana-------- 04/02/2013

April Week 1

RandT ----------------- N/A-------------- 04/03/2013

KyleAndrea ------------ N/A-------------- 04/04/2013

April Week 2

Bost2012--------------- Seattle --------- 04/09/2013

Confused785 ----------- San Jose--------- 04/10/2013

S&jc------------------- Boston----------- 04/11/2013

You're lucky. Don't want to see those request going back and forth for 2-3 weeks..

It's party time... :dance: :dance:

Hey guys!!!

So last saturday Mar 23th my GC didnt arrived and it was supposed to arrive, the track# said so,around 7pm same saturday, I got the email/txt from USCIS the the USPS report that the address unknown. I was so upset!

So yesterday Mar 25th I started calling the USCIS and the Post Office 1-800, to report it, the USCIS just told me that they will send a service request and they will contact me within 30 days. I was like , so then I called the USPS to get the phone # for my local post office so I called and I told the guy the whole story and the guy ask for the track# n he said WE HAVE IT HERE!!!! I was so happy, so he asked me Do u want me to send it back in mail? so I told him no thank you , I will be there in a few minutes to get it myself. Thank God I have my GC on hand. then I called back USCIS to let them know, I got it and also to cancel the service request.

Tourist Visa(out of status for 12 yrs)- AOS

01/03/13 sent I130.I485,I765 to chicago lockbox

01/08/13 Email/txt acceptance conf.

01/10/13 checks cashed

01/11/13 got NOA1 for all 3 forms.

01/12/13 got NOA Biometrics appt letter 01/30/13

01/30/13 Biometrics done!

01/30/13 Called NCS to change of address.

02/04/13 got conf letter change of address

02/12/13 got NOA Interview appt 03/15/13 at local office.

03/12/13 got email/txt EAD approved Card in Production

03/15/13 Interview at local Office APPROVED!!!!

03/15/13 a second email/txt EAD card in production

03/15/13 got email/txt I-485(green card) Card/document Production...

03/18/13 EAD Mailed..

03/23/13 got welcome letter and I-130 approval letter, But not GC and it was supposed to come.

03/25/13 I got my GC!!!!!!

APPROVED! Details to come later

Awesome.

Congratulations... :) :dance: :dance:

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On March 20, 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.

got this status update on USCIS website.

what does this mean?

Congrats :)Happy for you :blush: u got it for 2 or 10 years?

Thank You Everyone.. I'm glad its over.. and praying for everyone else in the line...

He mentioned that I'll be getting conditional.

He was asking us that if we know about conditional, I said yes, we know.

and may be thats why he dint provide any information based on that.

Not sure what they provide... do they give some documents/forms? anyways, we'll be completing our 2 years of marriage next february 2014. So this november will start to worry about. but if anyone care about positng few details, I'll appreciate it.

ConGraTuLaTions

Thank You :)

APPROVED

So here is my interview story guys.... Sorry, little late coming home as I stopped to get champagne..

We reached at Los Angeles USCIS office around 1:25 PM,

Waiting for 35-40 minutes, and an officer called our name, he was American guy, called us at door # 1.. he told us at the door to walk all the way from office#40 to office#8 at the end, where the his office was.

he started by the oath with right hand raised... and we both said yes..

(BTW we moved to CA 5 months back, but applied for CA driver's license last tuesday.... and said by everyone that we'll get that after a month and half by everyone, we got our license yesterday.. I am saying that because the CA license had played important role here)

so he took our passports, took my i-94 from passport. then he pronounced my name, after let me speak my name first

questions he asked

who prepared these documents. we said.. we both did.. oh... so you saved lot of money.. (i wanna say that VisaJourney saved me lot of money,,, thanks to VISAJOURNEY,,,,, )

whats my address = i replied

to my wife- do you live at the same address? - yes

any other part time address to any of you? - no

first itme marriage- yes

any kids- no

saw Illinois Marriage certificate first time in his job life, so he kept looking at the certificate and examined in the detail

was impressed as I came from F1 to H1 visa

said, usually we see people with out of status, you are the other few of kind..

what you have as both of your names on it..

gave car insurance, bank statement, lease (1 from CA - 90 pages, 1 from IL previous) - he said CA lease should be enough,

I asked, you wanna seepictures? - he smiled .. i gave our ceremony pictures, honeymoon album(which my wife gave me as our first engagement ceremony gift-- it can be seen by everyone - )

he asked, you had ceremony too? and we both nodded. asked, how long. we said 5 days...

how many times you changed dress... i was like i dont remember,... 6-7 times.. haha... he smiled

then he was looking at honeymoon album, and asked why you two are the only one in this album.and i said, its our honeymoon album.. and he was like - no wonder you two were only in there.. funny... he again smiled

asked my wife,do you work.. she said she left the job after marriage...

so who's your sponsor. i said, I am sir..

he said you CANT be your own sponsor.. I knew that I can by my own sponsor, but dint want to make him wrong. so I dint say anything.

he said, since when you're working.. I replied.. since July 2009... almost four years. he said almost same time, THEN ALMOST 4 YEARS.. i replied.. YES SIR.. (got me and wifey worried for a bit)

whats your phone no-we gave landline(vonage - IL number) , do you receive that ? we said , yes.. its Vonage phone. runs on internet..

what my phone no- I gave my no- (area code- bridgeport - where i studied....

whats her phon no- she gave NJ no-

he amazed.. ntoed down all numbers.

where is my family - my parents came to visit in US... when they going back - end of may..

where is your family (to my wife).. they live in USA...

then again he asked for ID,. (not the passport).

so I gave our CA license ID (which came yday).. thats when he said. you suppoed to provide CA license as you live in CA now... we both looked at each other.. and smiled replied - yes sir...

he asked, do you have previous IDs... and we gave both our IDs... mine IL.. hers NJ... why she doesnt have NJ.. replied-- bcz after she moved to IL, I had the job offer in CA already, so we dint bother applying for her license.. (we again looked at each other and smiled bcz we both knew that CA license arrival was a big plus point)

he took my new H1 approval notice's copy (as i forgot.. dang it)

printed out my name in a letter, hit print button in his computer... asked me to check my name... and gave me that copy saying.. this letter is for your approval of the application.

we both thanked him. waited for him to make a copy of h1... thanked him again by shaking hand.. said have a nice day sir..

said 2-3 weeks to arrive PRC(Permanent Residence Card)...

took almost 45 minutes(I think its 40, but wifey said 45.. so IT IS 45..)

If I'm not clear at any of this part, feel free to ask...

APPROVED

So here is my interview story guys.... Sorry, little late coming home as I stopped to get champagne..

We reached at Los Angeles USCIS office around 1:25 PM,

Waiting for 35-40 minutes, and an officer called our name, he was American guy, called us at door # 1.. he told us at the door to walk all the way from office#40 to office#8 at the end, where the his office was.

he started by the oath with right hand raised... and we both said yes..

(BTW we moved to CA 5 months back, but applied for CA driver's license last tuesday.... and said by everyone that we'll get that after a month and half by everyone, we got our license yesterday.. I am saying that because the CA license had played important role here)

so he took our passports, took my i-94 from passport. then he pronounced my name, after let me speak my name first

questions he asked

who prepared these documents. we said.. we both did.. oh... so you saved lot of money.. (i wanna say that VisaJourney saved me lot of money,,, thanks to VISAJOURNEY,,,,, )

whats my address = i replied

to my wife- do you live at the same address? - yes

any other part time address to any of you? - no

first itme marriage- yes

any kids- no

saw Illinois Marriage certificate first time in his job life, so he kept looking at the certificate and examined in the detail

was impressed as I came from F1 to H1 visa

said, usually we see people with out of status, you are the other few of kind..

what you have as both of your names on it..

gave car insurance, bank statement, lease (1 from CA - 90 pages, 1 from IL previous) - he said CA lease should be enough,

I asked, you wanna seepictures? - he smiled .. i gave our ceremony pictures, honeymoon album(which my wife gave me as our first engagement ceremony gift-- it can be seen by everyone :) - )

he asked, you had ceremony too? and we both nodded. asked, how long. we said 5 days...

how many times you changed dress... i was like i dont remember,... 6-7 times.. haha... he smiled

then he was looking at honeymoon album, and asked why you two are the only one in this album.and i said, its our honeymoon album.. and he was like - no wonder you two were only in there.. funny... he again smiled.. he saw all the pictures one by one... asking few places which looked really nice from album.. he said this is his fav pic(the one from Kerala(south india)..... he asked of one the flower pic, do you know what flower it is.. we both said NO.. he said, it looks nice...

asked my wife,do you work.. she said she left the job after marriage...

so who's your sponsor. i said, I am sir..

he said you CANT be your own sponsor.. I knew that I can by my own sponsor, but dint want to make him wrong. so I dint say anything.

he said, since when you're working.. I replied.. since July 2009... almost four years. he said almost same time, THEN ALMOST 4 YEARS.. i replied.. YES SIR.. (got me and wifey worried for a bit)

whats your phone no-we gave landline(vonage - IL number) , do you receive that ? we said , yes.. its Vonage phone. runs on internet..

what my phone no- I gave my no- (area code- bridgeport - where i studied....

whats her phon no- she gave NJ no-

he amazed.. ntoed down all numbers.

where is my family - my parents came to visit in US... when they going back - end of may..

where is your family (to my wife).. they live in USA...

then again he asked for ID,. (not the passport).

so I gave our CA license ID (which came yday).. thats when he said. you suppoed to provide CA license as you live in CA now... we both looked at each other.. and smiled replied - yes sir...

he asked, do you have previous IDs... and we gave both our IDs... mine IL.. hers NJ... why she doesnt have NJ.. replied-- bcz after she moved to IL, I had the job offer in CA already, so we dint bother applying for her license.. (we again looked at each other and smiled bcz we both knew that CA license arrival was a big plus point)

he took my new H1 approval notice's copy (as i forgot.. dang it)

printed out my name in a letter, hit print button in his computer... asked me to check my name... and gave me that copy saying.. this letter is for your approval of the application.

we both thanked him. waited for him to make a copy of h1... thanked him again by shaking hand.. said have a nice day sir..

said 2-3 weeks to arrive PRC(Permanent Residence Card)...

took almost 45 minutes(I think its 40, but wifey said 45.. so IT IS 45..)

If I'm not clear at any of this part, feel free to ask...

this is the most detailed version I remember.. sorry if its too loonggggggg.... I dint want to miss anything..

Coolmind......Good luck today, keep us posted......

Thank You everyone, a very little nervous... but want to get it done...

Good luck cool mind and remember to stay cool

thanks I'll stay cool..

will post review once I'm done guys

That's me next.. Nervous....

Will ask any questions to you guys if I come to any during this weekend (gathering all needed documents)

And Congratulations to all of you who got approved. and Good luck to all future Interviewee (Including me)

Updated Interview Line-up

Mrs_Gonzo--------------- Chula Vista -------- 03/06/2013 Approved - Congratulations!

TinTin and Mike-------- San Deigo-------- 03/12/2013 Approved - Congratulations!

Calena82 -------------- Washignton------- 03/15/2013 Approved - Congratulations!

Coolmind414 ----------- Los Angeles------ 03/19/2013

Yes We Can 2----------- Newark----------- 03/21/2013

Mariana2012------------ Seattle---------- 03/21/2013

Sara80----------------- Anchorage-------- 03/21/2013

Pasty------------------ Fresno----------- 03/22/2013

NeasMIA---------------- Miami------------ 03/26/2013

Kiwica----------------- Atlanta---------- 03/28/2013

sk8rpatty ------------- Santa Ana-------- 04/02/2013

RandT ----------------- N/A-------------- 04/03/2013

KyleAndrea ------------ N/A-------------- 04/04/2013

S&jc------------------- Boston----------- 04/11/2013

Good luck to next week's candidates

also, 3 big interviews on 21st.. Good luck guys...

Greencard arrived :-)

Wow.. Congrats.. Amazing news..

8 days after your interview.. :)

Accounting jobs since I passed the last part of the CPA exams 13 months ago. I didn't know there was a paid section for resume. Anyway one of my networking contacts got me an offer in a CPA firm.

there is paid section for posting jobs by company.. (not for job seekers)

Congratulations for the job offer. Are you going to accept it? Good luck for that..

I didn't post my resume. I just posted information on what I was looking for and my email address. I had over 20 scam offers the first day.

http://www.craigslist.org/about/help/posting_fees

that's what I am talking about. they make the scam go away by letting them pay to post a job.

What you have posted is I guess is valid for getting spam.(because you provided your details, and craigslist is known for that... )BTW what area you have posted your information....

I post a job ad last month and I got tons of scams.

Did you post your resume?

Or Did you post job? - if posted a job, did you pay money?

If you post your resume, yes.. you will get scams.. tons and tons of them.

If you posted a job by paying some money, you will get scams.. but that also means you are valid company/person bcz you paid for that.

I mean, you can apply for job through that, its valid,

BTW my first job, I was found by my prev company manager in POST RESUME part in Craigslist where I posted my resume 2 days back.... Craigslist rocks...

Also try networking. That is very very fruitful. That is how I received most of my good jobs. For ideas just google "how to network for a job" and you will receive some nice tips that you may want to try.

+1

Linked In.

And you will get tons of email with obvious scam like material.

not with Craigslist.

Craigslist requires payment if you want to post jobs in jobs section.

other things on craigslist, I agree. but with Job, no. its 20-30$ to post job on Craigslist.. so good luck...

I think you can give the ead to your employee.

Check your card sine people see a comment section which reads: also good for advance parole.

Awesome..

it says that

Serves as I-512 ADvance PArole.

happy.......

Got my EAD.

I have my interview next week, should I give EAD to my employer? As I am on H-1B visa, and its approved for 2015.

Also, I haven't received the I-131 approval letter, online status indicates that they sent it already, but haven't received it.

Thanks,

Got my EAD. :)

I have my interview next week, should I give EAD to my employer? As I am on H-1B visa, and its approved for 2015.

Also, I haven't received the I-131 approval letter, online status indicates that they sent it already, but haven't received it.

Thanks,

Thank you and same to you. Yea he pretty much put the approved stamps on there in less than 5 min. I believe it's bc of my husband cause the other couple was in there for over an hour. Oh well it's over for now. :-) keep me updated!!!!

Thank You.

Que: When you said he asked for both of your IDs. What did you provide? Passports should be okay rite? I am trying to insert my and my wife's license process in between the interview, so we both have same address on licenses. but don't want to screw anything up. so just wanna make sure that we don't have to have license IDs.