notrepetiteashley

I'm no expert, but I have a paper here that says they expire in 12 months. HOWEVER, if they didn't send an RFE for one...I'm guessing it's fine.

Woohoo!! Wow, you've got some awesome smilies going on! hehe :-D

So happy for you guys. Have a beautiful life.

My understanding about the medical is that it has to be under 1 year old when you file for AOS.... if this is not the case them many many more people whould need to have a new medical just before interview as alot of people have waited more than 12 months for interview.....

I may be wrong.....

Kezzie

I agree with you. When we went to our district office the officer gave us the paperwork and said to wait for USCIS to send an RFE (request) for the medical because they're only valid for 12 months and waiting for them to ask for it before doing it would give it more of a chance to be current at the time of the interview request.

Not sure why they would tell someone to do the medical first. But...there is a lot of misinformation floating around from USCIS. I have learned to ask multiple officers/csrs the same question because you'd be surprised at how many different answers you get!

i should also mention, my husband also came here as a visitor from Canada ((let me clarify: with only his provincial ID card as Canadians do not need passport OR visa to enter the U.S. this was in 2003)).

We had known each other for 6 years and after he entered as a visitor...5 days later we decided to get married. 5? maybe 7, i can't honestly remember. I could look it up, but anyway. Personally, I don't think you should worry too much. IF asked about it ((you may not be and certainly don't bring it up yourself)) just explain it llike you have, just tell the truth. I can't guarantee anything, but that's my opinion.

I know we will not have a problen proving he did not come her with the intentions of getting married and adjusting status because we actually left to Canada after we were married.

Try to stay positive, and the best of luck to you!!! Let us know how it goes.

Your choice to marry and adjust after entering the U.S. on the VWP brings with it a greater scrutiny during the AOS. The upside was that you were able to stay together rather than being separated during a visa application process. The downside is the increased scrutiny at the AOS interview and the fact that you may not appeal if you are denied.

Noone here can predict what will happen at your interview. An attorney can help you prepare your best case for the interview, but can't guarantee an approval.

Your case is what it is and will stand or fall on it's merits. The adjudicator will make his decision based on the documents he has before him and your answers to his questions. Some of his questions may very well arise from sumitted documents and concerns he has regarding timing and dates.

Not sure OP is under VWP (visa wavier program). Canada isn't even on the list of countries that do the VWP.

May be useful, too:

Countries In Wavier Program

Andorra

Argentina

Austria

Australia

Belgium

Britain

Brunei

Denmark

Finland

France

Germany

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Japan

Liechtenstein

Luxembourg

Monaco

Netherlands

New Zealand

Norway

Portugal

San Marino

Singapore

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Uruguay

Your choice to marry and adjust after entering the U.S. on the VWP brings with it a greater scrutiny during the AOS. The upside was that you were able to stay together rather than being separated during a visa application process. The downside is the increased scrutiny at the AOS interview and the fact that you may not appeal if you are denied.

Noone here can predict what will happen at your interview. An attorney can help you prepare your best case for the interview, but can't guarantee an approval.

Your case is what it is and will stand or fall on it's merits. The adjudicator will make his decision based on the documents he has before him and your answers to his questions. Some of his questions may very well arise from sumitted documents and concerns he has regarding timing and dates.

Not sure OP is under VWP (visa wavier program). Canada isn't even on the list of countries that do the VWP.

I also had to have my medical again even though it was less than a year old. So I had another medical done and the vaccination supplement completed by a civil surgeon in the US.

Hi, we are in Iowa, too! Our USCIS medical was in Des Moinees at Mercy Medical Center and I believe it cost $286 for the exam. HOWEVER, minus $70 because that was just for this ear treatment that had nothing to do with the USCIS requirements. Then we got bills for the blood tests and chest x-ray about a month or so later in the mail. Good luck!

thank you for your reply and I will be looking forward to getting your email....good luck on the interview! I am glad to hear that your husband is adjusting well..how far is your town from Des Moines?

No problem. :-)

Lamoni is about 70 miles South of Des Moines. Small world after all.

How can you have kids in 90 days that you have to get married and apply for AOS? A little more waiting for AOS interview but many don't have even 9 months from the date of getting to USA and the AOS interview (for us it was less than 5 months.) Ha Ha Ha. I think it was all a joke.

Not everyone goes the 90 day AOS route (myself included). They had been married for almost 2 years at the time of their appointment. That lady was being discriminatory, in my opinion. Maybe it was a joke, I have no idea. Do immigration officers joke? hehe.

Hi there..... My husband and I have an AOS interview in Des Moines on April13th...I went there in Feb. for an infopass appointment and the people there were very nice..........I see you are from Canada too! what part? How are you adjusting to Desmoines? I thought I was the only person on the planet to immigrate here

Yay! Another Des Moines person! Actually, my husband is from Canada, sorry for the confusion. I'm an honorary Canadian. ;-) He's from Saskatchewan (Weyburn). He likes Des Moines fine, but we're living in a very, very small town where I just graduated from Graceland University (Lamoni).

I have been to the Des Moines office 3 times and they have been so, so nice to us. I'm just worried about who will be doing the interview. But it looks like ours is 2 days before yours, so I will email you on April 11th and tell you how ours went! :-D

Oh, yes. They got the GC. Should've mentioned that. hehe.

O.o

Are you serious? Only in Iowa, I guess... *grin*

Well, I suppose if the officer is there looking skeptical, we can whip out our keys and the cell phone!

Nope, this was California. Hehe. They must have looked suspicious. ;-)

Ooh, thank you! :-)

Hi guys, just heard from an old friend who coincidentally had an ex-boyfriend who married a Canadian gal and they recently had their AOS interview. Just wanted to let you know about one thing that surprised me:

She said the officer was a bit put off by the fact that they didn't have kids (seems odd to me) and she really grilled them. She even asked to see their house/apt. keys and examined them to make sure they match! I just thought that was interesting and I wanted to share it. :-)

You'll be just fine, just be confident in who you are and proud. :-)

It sounds like you've got it covered. Good luck!!

title pretty much explains it. :-)

hoping to find someone who has been there for their AOS interview. if so, how did you find it? were the people nice and everything? thanks!

I am late reading this, but in case you see this note, I want to say good luck. I'm sorry you have to go through this, how terrible! You hang in there, I think you're doing everything you can and it will probably all work out. GOOD LUCK!!! Stay strong.

Thank you so, so much. I really appreciate your response. I feel better. :-)

oh, and my husband is from Saskatchewn. :-)

I think it was about 5-6 days after the card was approved that we got it in the mail. Not too long. :-)

4 weeks and 1 day!!! Nervous. Nervous. But happy. I just felt the need to explain why I am a little nervous and if anyone could leave me a comment as to if I should be nervous about these things or not, that would be nice. :-)

1. I am USC, husband is Canadian. Canadians do not need visas or passports to enter U.S. in MOST cases. 2nd time he came into U.S. we were already married and they let us/him through without a visa or a passport, just a look at his birth certificate. He was going to return to Canada to wait on the I-130 to be approved, but we went to the USCIS office and asked if he could stay and file AOS and she said YES! :-) So he stayed, but then got out of status for a while because the 1-800 misinformation line told us to wait a year before filing the AOS papers!!!

2. I have these great scrapbooks I've been making since we first met ((they are huge)) and they have everything you could ever want to see to prove that 2 people are absolutely in love, including receipts from our wedding bands, movie tickets from every movie we've seen, programs from concerts, etc. BUT...there are some photos of us being crazy, like my husband dressed as a woman for Halloween, etc. Should I try to cover those up or something??? I know, that's a weird question.

3. I didn't have a job at the time we applied and I still don't have a job. We have my mother as a co-sponsor. Should we go ahead and fill out a new affidavit of support with she AND my step-father as co-signers, or will she be enough? My husband has his EAD and has been working for 2 months.

4. Should I file our taxes for 2005? I only did federal work study at university in 2005, which isn't taxed. I did not make enough to be legally required to file my taxes. In fact, I didn't make enough in the past 3 years to have to file them, except for 1 year in which my husband and I filed jointly. So should I get a letter from H&R Block or something saying it's true I have no need to file taxes???

5. I copied everything I sent in with the AOS application. Do I need to take those copies? Surely they will have them there, yes?

Okay, that's it for now. Thanks in advance to anyone who can tell me anything about any of these matters. I know the appt. will probably be fine, I'm just jittery and nervous.

Ooh, our AOS interview is Aprill 11th at 11 o'clock. Spooky. :-) I am nervous, too. I am a little shaky at the moment just thinking about it. You're going to be fine, though and so am I. I will think of you on your day. Take a deep, happy breath when it's over! You'll be great!

Yay! So happy for you. And thank you for being so detailed, I read the whole thing and made notes! Our appt is in 4 weeks. :-D

I can hardly believe it, but we have our AOS interview on April 11 at 11a.m. My husband is not nervous, I am terrified. We rec'd a notice in early December that it would take less than 180 days for the decision on our case, and we get our interview date on January 26th, so it didn't take too long!

I know we will have no trouble whatsoever proving that we have a valid marriage. No trouble proving he entered the country legally. But...he accidentally overstayed his 180 days as a visitor (not on a visa, he's Canadian and didn't need one, didn't need a passport, either) and we're kinda freaked about that. However, we spoke to a lawyer and she said "although immigration is a serious matter, this is a minor problem." So if she thinks it's okay, it's okay! She's a top lawyer in our area for immigration, so I believe her!!

Well, please think of us on this day. :-D

Ashley