globetrotter

great! thanks

Does 'permanent resident' include those of us with a conditional green card.

In the lower left corner of each thread there is a search box in which you can type a word or phrase and then click on "Search Topic".

Thanks- can i search more than 1 forum at a time?

If your spouse is a government worker stationed abroad you might be able to actually file for citizenship early!! There are a couple of threads on expedited filing that might be helpful. The time abroad has to be at least a year more than either your filing date or your interview date I can't remember, but I know I searched and found some good info before. The rules are the same for Military spouses and certain US government employees.

This is helpful thank you. If anyone else is interested you can apply under section 319(B) of the immigartion act. http://www.pjclaw.net/citizenship/319b.html

sorry.. the answer is probably really obvious but how can I search threads?

my husband is the citizen. I have a conditional green card based on marriage

I remember seeing somewhere something about exceptions when working for the government?

Can someone please point me in the direction of the documents that have the information on living abroad and how this affects your green card status.

My husband may have the opportunity of working abroad with the USA government and we want to know how this interferes with my legal status in the USA.

Call the info line and follow the options for change of address.... you actually get to speak to someone about your case and they don't seem to be aware that you got them through the changing address option.

I entered a question about this scenario under the AOS Transferred to California thread before leaving to the UK earlier this month. In case anyone is interested to know what happened...

I went through immigration at Shannon, presented my AP and all was as normal. The guy asked me when I would be getting my green card and I told him I'd heard it had been ordered.

Now have green card in hand which will make travelling SO much easier... have a trip to Africa in a couple of weeks and I am looking forward to coming back in through the shorter immigration line :-)

To all those of you still waiting for AOS.. GOOD LUCK!!!! I keep checking to see where your names are.

We recv'd the GC today with a big typo, my husband has two last names Albert (paternal last name) (maternal last name) well his name on the GC is wrong they have it as: Albert (maternal last name) when in his ead is Albert (paternal last name). It looks like we will have to send it back w/I-90 form.

DOH!!!!

My I-485 is very similar to yours in terms of NOA1 date and CSC transfer date, but mine hasn't been approved yet. I'm also from North Carolina. My last touch was 1/20/2007. I'm wondering, did you get any touches before getting your approval notice? Also, did you get any help from congressmen?

No help from anyone.. just sat tight and waited. Called the helptime a couple of times for an update on my case but all they told me was to wait.

Last touch was 20 January..

Good luck to you!!

and YODRAK... thanks for your advice.. will printo off e-mail and take it with me.

I would PM an expert like Yodrak or Dr_LHA- something tells me that you can't use AP once your Green Card is approved. I'd check on that before you leave the country so you don't have problems!!

OK so I got worried for a few minutes and called the USC line. I was told that my advance parole document was valid until the date of expiry shown on it... which is not until January 2008.

A tip for people trying to talk to someone at USC... choose the option for talking to someone about a change of address... I've found that way I always get through to speak to someone quickly and they can give me the updated status of my case. The nice man I spoke to today told me I could use AP still and I took down his name and id number in case there are any problems.

Maggie

and thought it might interest you to know that I had recieved NO touches for months... nothing, nothing, nothing... and then the e-mail to say the green card was ordered.

Maggie

Woooppppeeee!!!!!! Green card ordered! Now how is that to lift my spirits on a friday morning when I have way too much work to do and was feeling oh so tired. YES!

Sending out lots of good luck to all those waiting.... especially to those who have been waiting more than 6 months... just when you least expect it it wll happen to you too!!

Hugs

Maggie

PS so when they say can take up to 30 days to produce... what is the actual normal length of time? I go back to Scotland on Tuesday next week and would love to have it by then but I guess that is just not very realistic, will just have to use advanced parole on the way in to the USA again.... we are off to celebrate our wedding on that side of the Atlantic with friends and family who could not come over here last October... a good old ceilidh is the order of the day a week on saturday in Edinburgh.. yeay!!

cool!! Cool!!! oh so cool!!!! :-)

well I wouldnt want to be stuck 2 more years away from my love because im stuck in FBI name check, rather be waiting at home and be in his arms everyday

my thoughts precisely!!!

Hey John and Annie you've now graduated to place #5 on the waiting list ... and me to 10 ;-) it's slow but at least it is moving.

I just called the 800 number as california centre are showing processing times of cases recieved in December. I was told that actually what I have to check is the processing times of cases for the office serving the area in which I live... in my case the DC office.... which has processing times of September. I was told if I had not recieved an answer to my application when the processing times for DC office were a month later than my case was recieved (in my case that would be dec 07) then an official complaint would be recieved and the case investigated. So for now I will continue to hold tight.

The only really annoying part of waiting is every time I come through immigration with my advanced parole paper I get sent to the little room at the back and bite my nails wondering if I will make my connection......

Congrats to those of you who recieved your cards and 'bon courage' to all those still waiting.

Skype is great I call all over the world with it and it is always cheap. You can call phones or mobiles from the computer. Of course if you are doing computer to computer calls it is always free :-)

that was funny!! Thanks

The CR-1 stamp in your passport gives you employment eligibility, so you can start work as soon as you arrive. You'll have to apply for a SSN as well though, and some employers (in their ignorance) will not employ you until you have a SS card.

However you can apply for SS straight away and it doesn't take too long (a couple of weeks).

Hey all, my wife was transfered to CSC today. Can someone add us to the list? Thanks.

Date Filed : 2007-04-19

NOA Date : 2007-04-27

Biometrics/Case transfered to CSC 2007-05-22

jg_am

seems like they are transferring EVERYBODY to CSC these days.......hope we won't have a long wait

9 months and counting for us...

If I were you, I wouldn't hold my breath. Just enjoy your life, don't think about it and let it be like a pleasant surprise when it happens.

That's what we are doing to avoid driving ourselves round the bend

We were put through the ringer while applying for the K-1, everything that could have went wrong did so as of now I am optomistic(well trying to be). I just don't know why they are sending every application there when obviously there is a huge backlog

I am expecting a long wait

I'm with you guys. Waiting for K1 when we couldn't be together and there was the wedding all planned was stressful. This part, however, is just about sitting back and waiting, especially once you have travel permit and EAD. Still... it will be nice once green card is in hand :-)

I just spoke to a very nice lady at the CIS who said that they are currently reviewing documents submitted in october and if another 2 months go by without hearing that I should call back. So all those of you with earlier than october receipt dates it could be worth calling... if you've not done so already that is...... Good luck!

hey, good news finally, this list is looking a lot more positive than the last time I checked... seems like a few of the long standing cases have been recently cleared with august being the oldest one pending.... Goodluck to us all!

Thanks