Ridcully41

In MA there is apparently no grace period at all. So while I could drive on my old license while visiting, I am now stuck in limbo until I get my MA licence. Yeah, it's great. After all the waiting and excitement to get here I am stuck waiting for a SSN to apply for a learner's permit and driver's test. The awesome part is that they want to see "proof of residence too" so I need to open a bank account as well and that also requires a SSN. There should really be some easier way for new immigrants to be able to drive once they arrive. Especially CR-1/IR-1 immigrants who are told they can work immediately... yeah right, I can't walk 20 miles to go to job interviews.

Arkansas is the same

thank you for your answers like I said I had never come across this before,would I be right in assuming the constitution applies to them and also they can not be deported of US soil? I know its another question but this really is my last one (I think lol)

Here you go;

http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/International-Taxpayers/Immigration-Terms-and-Definitions-Involving-Aliens

Thanks for clearing that up,he said something about being born in Mariana Islands,just one more question what would he have to do to become a citizen or is that not allowed?

hi there

I was just wondering what the difference is? recently I started a new job here in Indianapolis and got talking to a co worker we talked about my immigration to the US and the election in the UK amongst other things. He mentioned he has a US passport but can't vote. I thought that was strange and asked him why, he said he was a US national not a citizen,i have not come across this before and i'm curious as to what the diference is.

if I have posted this in the wrong area please feel free to move it

many thanks

hi all

just come back from the dmv the I 94 did not work i'm totally stuck as to what else I can use to get my licence?

Hello all

had some good news today ,i passed my driving test however when I went to get a licence at the dmv in my local town I was refused because I could not provide an I94 I did explain that there is no physical I94 anymore(I got the impression none of them had ever had to do this for an LPR before) .To be fair to the ladies working there bent over backwards to try help me even to the point of their supervisor phoning up her supervisor their computer kept on insisting for one more bit of ID. I had with me my (UK)passport with visa and temporary green card in it, my pass certificate from my driving test issued from the state police and my social security card with number and address on it.

If anyone could help it would be much appreciated I have supplied all that I have my birth and marriage certificate where not usable because they are from the UK

thanks in advance

Mind if I ask the age ranges?, many women entering the menopausal

stage goes thru, not wanting to be touched/loved ...U know what I

mean ...did she have a hysterectomy during this period? all these are

areas to look in....since she is being decent about this & will help except

to allow your stay in the home...I say get you a room & set up, close to her

home,so U can interact with your daughter, and be close in an emergency.

Give it time, try to date again , but in the interim start your life in case

its not sorted out, don't start dating seriously too soon, finalize this first

be kind and understanding, if U were not good to her in the UK she would

not be this tolerant with U now....Give it time , prayers & encouragement, if

all fails move on but remain a friend...ppl do fall out of love & few are honest

and decent about it

We are both in our early 40's

I have been thinking the same thing myself, about the menopause. for the short time I was with her it was like living with a stranger.She never left the house unless it was for work dropping our daughter off to school or shopping. She closed down her facebook account put on weight and barely speaks to anyone now. She used to be so outgoing and always took pride in her appearance, all that has gone. I'm looking in the local papers for somewhere to live and on craiglist,as for your suggestion of dating nothing further to could be on my mind.I do appreciate you trying to help me though

Companies have to accept the I-551 visa stamp in your passport, it serves as a temporary green card for one year. If they argue or refuse to accept it show them this link, or print it out the info on the page and show it to them. http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Outreach/Notes%20from%20Previous%20Engagements/AILAAgendaVerDivApril2014FINAL.pdf

Sorry to hear that your wife is making you stay in a hotel, the least she could do after all of this is allow you to stay with her until you find employment and can find a place to rent. Perhaps you could reason with her and explain to her that 2 weeks just isn't sufficient time for you to get on your feet, especially as a new immigrant. It sounds very cold to me, she is the one who brought you here, the least she can do is help you until you get settled a bit. Good luck!!

thanks for the information and link about the temporary green card I will make a copy of that

I have tried to talk to her but as I mentioned in another post she has made up her mind and feels this is best for her. I don't know if cold is the right word, it's like she is a complety different person.as for the 2weeks she has said if needs be she will help me out with the motel if I havn't found somewhere to live by then, She is adamant that me being back in the house is just not going to happen.

anyway once again I would like to say thank you all for my main answer and for the kindness you have shown me.

Dude really sorry what you are going thru, ask her if she would be willing to go

to marriage/spiritual counseling, the immigration process does kill some relationships

especially when ppl is so far apart, ask her to try for the sake of your daughter & your

love for her....if no one else is in the pic she will try.

I take it you are now LPR so you don't have to go home, start job hunting, and suggest

the family visiting the park, art galleries & places that there will be no huge cost. Read the

newspaper in your city get to know the place, tell her she looks beautiful at times when

se leaves for work, treat her again like a G/friend, laugh with her (try)...They say absence

makes the heart grows fonder , but also remember out of sight out of mind.

Maybe she is overwhelm , and tired of the time spent without you now she got use to being

alone and don't want to be bothered...in the meantime don't stress your daughter with the

adult stuff and remain very civil until you get organized....Please know you do have rights

to your daughter whatever the outcome is, good luck bro

PS...SS, stamped PP should allow you to be hired...its the law

Thank you for your suggestion

to say i'm I shock is an understatement I never saw this coming or had any clue she was unhappy.I have suggested marriage counselling but she has said there is no point. she feels nothing for me at all not Love or anger or any sort of emotion at all and the woman I married has gone.

She has said that she is ok with me staying here, and for the sake of our daughter will do all that she can to help me stay here(apart from moving back into our house)and that I should move on with my life,i don't think anyone else is involved i'd like to think I would have picked up on that.

She is going to a divorce lawyer next week and has suggested I do the same, her mind is completely made up and she said she feels this is her only way forward, this is all very sad for myself an my daughter to say this is a bad situation again would be an understatement.

I assume youv entered with IR1,that being said you have the permanent Green card then you are good. You dont have to leave the USA, but you can have some problems when applying for naturalization if you dont have commingling finances to prove a bonafide marriage. Did your wife live with you in your home Country before?

yes she lived in the UK with me 18 months before we married then for 7.5 years after. before she moved back here to look after her sick dad

Thank you all for your replies

I did emigrate on the ir1 visa, it is somewhat of a relief that I do not have to go back.she has pretty much thrown me out

(she has paid for a nearby motel room for 2 weeks) I have my ss number and looked for work unfortunately most companies will not hire around here unless you have an actual green card. I did try to explain that the stamp and visa in my passport is a temporary green card valid for a year but then they just mutter something back about company policy.of course that is small fry compaired to what is about to happen.once again thank you all for your kindness and for my answer

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sorry about that

hello everyone

I hope someone can help me. I have just moved to the US and been here for 3 weeks, my wife of 9 years (USC)calmly announced today she wants a divorce.She has said the time apart was too long and she has no feelings for me now.Needless to say i'm devasted about this and our daughter is distraught, she has only just got her daddy back..I guess what i'm asking is do I have to go back to the UK? it has taken me so long to get here in the US to be with my family,i really couldn't stand not to be near my daughter as she grows up, I missed so much whilst waiting for the visa, on a selfish note I have nothing there now, I gave up a very good job and i sold everything we owned back in the UK apart from one property.I don't have any family that i'm close to anymore apart from my brother.So do I have to go back? what are my rights as a father on visits if I do? I hope someone can help me,thank you in advance for any help you can give me.

I hate driving, and it took me about a month.

In Arkansas, you need to go do a theory test and then wait at least 30 days before you take the practical, so during that time, my husband would take me to an abandoned parking lot and I would drive there; it helped me feel ok about accelerating and practising to park etc. I passed with flying colours!

Of course, it probably also helped that when I went for the practical test, the teenager before me crashed his mom's car during the test with the state trooper in the passenger seat (not totalled, but a visible dent, he took a bend too quickly and drive into a mailbox). So when the trooper and I went out to my car, he said: "I make you a deal- you don;t kill us both, and I pass you!"

I have found out you can get a waiver for that from the state police in Arkansas

hello everyone

I hope someone can help me. I have just moved to the US and been here for 3 weeks, my wife of 9 years (USC)calmly announced today she wants a divorce.She has said the time apart was too long and she has no feelings for me now.Needless to say i'm devasted about this and our daughter is distraught, she has only just got her daddy back..I guess what i'm asking is do I have to go back to the UK? it has taken me so long to get here in the US to be with my family,i really couldn't stand not to be near my daughter as she grows up, I missed so much whilst waiting for the visa, on a selfish note I have nothing there now, I gave up a very good job and i sold everything we owned back in the UK apart from one property.I don't have any family that i'm close to anymore apart from my brother.So do I have to go back? what are my rights as a father on visits if I do? I hope someone can help me,thank you in advance for any help you can give me.

i had thought as much thank you for your answer

i know this is a strange question

my wife still wants me move to the usa but not live with her for the time being as we have had a few problems plus she wants to get our daughter used to the idea of me being back in their lifes and not just somone who visits every 4 or 5 months or a voice at the end of the phone,is what she wants to do even possible?

any answers would be greatly appreciated

long story short we were about to send packet 4 when my wife of 8 years gets scared we have been seperated for just over a year now she is relucantant to send it in as she thinks i need to court her again i don;t have a problem with that other than the atlantic ocean i guess what i'm asking is how long will NVC keep our case pen and also can i just visit ?

To be honest, even if his mum did live there for long enough and up until the age 16, since he didn't even know they were ever there, I expect he'd have a hard time getting the evidence together to show she qualified to pass on her citizenship.

he knew his granparents were there in the 50's but not that his mum was born in Miami (not sure why that was ever kept from him)i would guess he was under the impression that they moved back so his mum was born here

i guess some families just love secrets

If yer friend thinks he just fills out some paperwork, then you should 'let' your friend go forth.

i know, i wish it was that simple

Oh, and here's the department of state version: http://travel.state.gov/law/citizenship/citizenship_5199.html

Thanks for that i will show that to him , i also meant to add in my first post that i'm not doing this to be mean but to save himself from himself. just in case at any point in his futre he decides he ever wants to visit the USA as i know a false claim to citizenship is a huge no no.

Thetford

Not sure if i have this in the right forum if i havn't please feel free to move it

ok long story short, there is this guy i know, not really a freind more of a work colleauge and just recently his mother passed away. when he was doing the paperwork for her death certificate he came across his mothers birth certificate.

As it turns out his mother was born in Miami Fl,(he had no clue) apperently his grandparents were there for a while working in the hotel trade back in the 50's as far as i know both grandparents were UK citizens and never naturalized and must have moved back here not long after this guys mum was born,from what i know his mother never travelled much so never needed a passport of any kind .

ok thats the backround now the question. ever since he found this birth certificate he seems to think that all he has to do is fill in some paperwork and he is automatically a US citizen, but as i told him it's not that simple and not how it works (i have been waiting nearly a year for my IR-1),another thing he is way over 21 . i have tried to tell him he is most likely wrong, but he is not having any of it, can anyone shed some light on this?.

if anyone could post a link to the relevant peice of information that would be even better because no matter what i tell him he won't belive me unless i can show him something in writing

thanks for your help

Ridcully

If you bank account is not charging you any fees to hold the account, I'd just leave it there empty doing nothing (turn off paper bank statements or set your address on it to somewhere in the UK you can forward from). You never know when you might want a UK bank account again, and opening one from outside the UK can be a pain.

thats true, even opening an account as a British citizen in the UK with all documents and paperwork can be a real pain, i would not like to do it from overseas.

Is it possible to have someone else withdraw it all and close out your account for you? Then they could send it via western union.

this is just my opinion, but i have found that western union is ok for small amounts.However if your talking a sizable chunk of money i would not use them as they charge a huge amount your better of just using your banks own transfer system.one other thing, some not all banks in the UK won't close an account without the account holder being present.