templeton

Slow down. Forget your brother or lawyers right now. At this point you don't even know for sure if there actually is something to be worried about. Stop speculating and find out. Get a background check immediately, instead of stressing and wasting time trying to guess how it could have happened. Once you have the facts, start to figure out the next steps, if necessary.

I simply made an appointment at my local health region immunization clinic. I told them told them the shots that were needed and why, and they were provided at no charge since it had been more than 10 years since I had been previously immunized.

Is this for Cambodia or Canada?

I know some embassies like Philippines you can't use assets

I was just going by the general asset use guidelines that are out there...none of which mention restrictions being imposed by specific embassies. If that's the case, then I apologize for getting the OP's hopes up. Hopefully someone else can clarify whether they're applicable or not to the Cambodian embassy.

Savings and assets can be taken into account, but their value needs to be at least 5 times the difference between your income and the income requirement for your household size.

So however much you are short, multiply that by five and that will tell you the minimum amount of savings you will need to demonstrate access to. You also need to show that they can be liquidated within a reasonable amount of time (one year) and doing so won't cause considerable hardship or loss to you or your family members.

Yours is a cautionary tale...a good example for others. If you asked 10 people on this forum how long before the K-1 expires, 9 would probably say six months...end of story (myself included). Of course, as you've found out the hard way, that's not always the case. I had to go back and look at mine. Sure enough, six months from the date of my medical. I immigrated fairly quickly after getting the visa, so it wasn't a concern, but I remember looking at it and thinking it was a weird date to expire. Now it makes a lot more sense.

It's also important to note that the medical is only valid for one year, and must be valid when USCIS processes your residency application. So as soon as the medical is done the countdown is on. With AOS taking almost a year (sometimes more) these days, people really should try to plan their medical/interview within a few weeks of their desired date to travel stateside. From there it's a race to get married asap and start the AOS process, or risk their medical expiring before the process is done. Almost 6 months have gone by for you, so even if you do decide to bump up your timetable instead of reapplying, you'll likely still be shelling out for a new medical sometime down the road anyway.

Hey, that's great to hear! You're no doubt relieved. Thanks for keeping me posted on your timeline. It helps me to know what to expect.

Mine is still out there in limbo.

Just so I'm clear, USICS never did actually send you any update or confirmation to let you know that they had received the card back, correct?

I'm not sure if you were wrongly charged, or I was wrongly NOT charged. My car was manufactured in Japan and I had no issues or cost importing it when I arrived on my K-1. That was a little less than a year ago.

Oh dear god! Did you receive any RFE during you application?

Yes, but it was right near the end. The next time I heard from them, it was the email that the application had been approved.

I did get the interview waiver letter a few months after submitting, but like I said, after the message confirming the biometrics fee had been received, the online status never changed until approval.

Don't hold your breath...my online status didn't update from the notice about my biometrics appointment until they approved my residency. Hope you have better luck!

You find so many amazing people on this board. Without ever having met or spent significant time with anyone involved, they know exactly what's happening, why, and what you should do. Incredible!

All I can tell you is this; from my own experiences, the harder you try to hold on, the more he will try to get away. Obviously something has changed in his mind and he has hesitations now. Why, after all this time? I can only speculate on his motivations.

You've said he can have some time and space to work things through. That's good. Make sure you give him that time alone to do that. He'll either come around and realize that he misses you and needs to get the relationship back on track, or continue to feel that the relationship isn't what he wants. But you can't make that decision for him.

All you can do is what's best for you. Don't let his issues control you, or put your life on hold, hoping and waiting for him to come around for too long. He may have already decided and just doesn't want to hurt you too much. Talk is cheap, it's actions that speak louder. I'm not saying cut bait right away, but at some point you may have to come to terms with the reality that it may not work out. At that point, do what needs to be done and get on with your life. It's not going to be easy or painless. You can't get back the time that's already gone by. All you can do is make the most of the time you have going forward.

I put in a change of address/forwarding with USPS to take effect at the end of the month. Well, USPS started forwarding my mail there immediately - including my green card. The card went back to USCIS. Don't think your plan will work.

There's a lot of grey area here, and 10 people will give you 10 different answers. The general consensus seems to be that if he were to stay as a bonafide employee of the foreign company, he's probably okay. If it's going to be more of a contractor/freelance arrangement, then that would be considered self-employment, which would be a no-no until he has work authorization. That's my take on it.

I know some of this can feel like a real PITA, but this isn't the kind of process where you can cut corners. Regardless of what your license says, if you actually lived somewhere, you need to include it. If you ever had any sort mail coming to you at those other addresses, or had services connected in your name, it's on record somewhere. Don't chance it.

The delays that might occur down the road if USCIS finds discrepancies in your application will be far greater than the time spent doing a little legwork now.

It took about 8 days to get back to USCIS from the day it was supposed to be delivered to me. Seems it had just been sitting at a sort facility for most of that.

Actually I just got the email from USCIS a few minutes ago. I assumed it was them letting me know that it had been undeliverable and returned to them, but when I read it, it was actual confirming that it had been delivered to me!?!?. Ugh. The USPS tracking seems to treat it as a successful delivery - not a return to sender - so I assume it's just an automated response to that. Hopefully when USCIS goes through their mail I will get another update. At least the tracking shows it was delivered to them, so I'm covered.

Again, I'll keep you updated as to where things go from here and how long things take...

At least you got an update for yours from USPS, so at least you're seeing some kind of progress.

I just got a USPS update this morning that my card had been delivered (returned) to USCIS (Missouri). I'll let you know what further info I get from USCIS.

I hate to say the obvious, but as it says in your last update from USCIS ("Please go to www.uscis.gov/e-request to request that we resend the card to you."), have you just done that and tried to give them instructions to resend (without paying)? I wouldn't put a lot of stock in what the USCIS operator tells you. There may not be a further status update coming.

USPS isn't supposed to forward government/immigration mail, BUT that isn't to say it doesn't happen. The problem is you just don't know. You may get some, while other stuff might get returned to USCIS...or worse, just get lost in USPS limbo.

No problem!

USCIS mailed out on May 19th and undeliverable on the May 21st. It's priority 2 day shipping so you should receive them in 2-3 days once they mailed out. USPS told me to wait 7-10 business days to see if it had forward to my new address. Waited more than 10 days still nothing. Just check your USPS tracking # and case status.

Thanks!

I think we are in the same boat. I don't know when it will be returned to USCIS. thats why I am trying to find out how long it takes to be returned to USCIS. USCIS told that my case status and USPS tracking will update once it has returned to USCIS. I don't know how long these mails sit in the USCIS mail box until they update to case status page.

Sorry, I think we're miscommunicating.

I understand you don't know when USCIS will notify you that they have the card back. What I'm asking is what date was your green card originally supposed to be delivered to you? At least then I might know how long it might be that I will get the same notification that you received.

Sorry, I don't mean to hijack your thread. If you want, you can private message me the reply. I appreciate the help. Thank you!

I'm in kind of the same boat - my Green Card is in USPS limbo. Unfortunately I can't help you with your question because you're further along in the process than I am, but maybe you can help me at least know what to expect timeline-wise?

How long did it take from the date it was supposed to arrive, until the time USCIS notified you that the card was being returned to them?

My wife got a promotion, and her employer is moving us to North Carolina at the end of the month for her new position. So long, Winter! To my relief, AoS was just approved a couple of weeks ago and I've received the welcome letter, but now USPS seems to have mishandled the letter containing the actual card. Though they say they're trying to track it down, I'm not optimistic.

Problem is, I'm scheduled to head back to Canada for a few days later this month to U-Haul my furniture and other belongings down here to MN so the moving company can throw them in with our other stuff to take to NC.

Hopefully the card turns up before then, but in a worst case scenario, would I be okay with my still-valid AP card and the welcome letter? Or does the AP card become useless once residency is approved?

As others say, your medical results aren't available until the following day, so whatever day you end up scheduling your interview for, book your medical at least two business days prior to that. (My interview was on a Friday, so I booked the medical for the Wednesday prior to that).

The medical office and the consulate aren't anywhere close to each other. The SkyTrain can get you a block from the consulate, so think about staying somewhere that has decent access to that. Then you don't have to worry about driving. Otherwise I rented a car to get myself to the medical, and then back again the next day. Also keep in mind that you have to go to three different clinics during the medical process - the exam office to start, then x-rays and blood test are all done in different locations. The doctor's office isn't THAT far from the other two (x-ray and blood are basically across the street from each other), but still a fair hike if you were walking. Overall I just thought that renting a car for a few days wouldn't be much more money (maybe less) than taking cabs anywhere, and gave me more freedom.

In the end, it's a lot of stress and running around, but it wasn't as big of a deal as I imagined it might be. Despite double and triple checking everything, you still worry you forgot some crucial piece of paper, or something will go missing, or you'll get lost. Just be sure to give yourself lots of time to get where you need to go. And there's always that feeling of helplessness that goes with any situation when you're entirely at the mercy of someone else's decision. But everyone I dealt with throughout my time in Vancouver was helpful and polite, and it all went smoothly.

Last June it took about a week to get mine back.

1) You only need your own birth certificate.

2) Immunization records can be hard to track down. If all else fails you can make an appointment with a local immunization clinic and just get new shots done. Depending on when you were last immunized it may not even cost anything. They will then give you the documentation needed for your medical exam.

3) If you have no criminal history, the background check performed at your local police department should suffice.

This is good to know. My just-mailed GC is lost in USPS limbo, and I need to travel abroad later this month. Hopefully it will turn up before then, but it's nice to have some reassurance that with my AP and welcome letter I should be okay.

Thanks for the tip. I have a Uhaul booked in Regina for the end of the month to bring my furniture down.