Piyanet&Dan

My wife recieved her green card today! Ten days after interview.

It's a big relief to us that this is over for 2 years. I feel that now we can get on with our lives.

We wish everybody here the same luck that we had.

Hello all:

My wife and I just returned from our AOS interview. Everything went well! We were interviewed by a very kind young woman that put us at ease.

We showed up with 2 large binders of evidence;

The appointment was for 2:30 but it actually began at 2:47.

After being sworn in she asked for:

ID: Passport ( she removed the I 94) EAD and advanced parole documents.

She double checked my wifes DOB, her place of birth and here former addresses and parents biographical information.

She checked the marriage certificate and said it was good we were married within the time limit.

She then asked the standard questions about being a communist, arrests etc. She aslo asked if my wife belonged to any organizatons.

I don't think she asked for joint bank account's but we volunteered them. She looked through the one statement we had and asked to keep the checking portion of it. We also volunteered evidence of a shared credit card.

She asked how and when we met and how many times I had visited her in the 6 years we have known each other.

She asked to see any correspondance and we had pages of emails and phone call logs. While flipping through one of the large binders

she notice our pictures and studied them briefly.

She then asked what my wife had been doing since arriving. Since we only received the EAD 3 weeks ago she could not work but she is

volunteering in our local Library and taking an english course .

She basically said every thing was fine but she had to show it to her supervisor. We were told to sit in the waitng room and 5 minutes later

a gentleman came out and said congratulations. He handed us a form stating we had been Granted conditional residence. We were out the door at 3:22

I was very nervous about the whole process but my wife ( non US citizen) was supremly confident. She gave me strenght.

I just want to say "DON'T WORRY" about your upcoming interview.

Thanks to the excellet advice here at VJ. We did everything without an attorney and never received an RFE.

Thanks Folks:

I guess we just freaked out to get the appointment letter so soon. Now that I think about it I am happy it will

all be over soon.

Thanks for all the great information and support here!

We were suprised to receive an appoinment (March 26) letter today. It seems like the SOP was to receive EAD and AP first.

We received our interview appointment letter today and the wording worries me.

It says Request for Applicant to Appear for Initial Interview.

Is this standard? If the request is for an initial interview does that mean there will be a second interview at a later date?

We filed for AOS in December and we did not yet receive our EAD or Advance Parole documents yet. Is it unusual to

be interviewed before EAD and AP are received?

I noticed in the spreadsheet that only me and Piyanet&Dan mailed our AOS on Dec. 9, and neither of us got a biometrics appointment already (don't know though if Piyanet&Dan updates his/her timeline). While there are some other filers (K1 based) who mailed their AOS later than Dec. 9 but have done their biometrics already. This confuses me. I thought the processing is on a first come-first served basis.

Hi Itty Bitty

I am not updating the spread sheet but I am updating the timelime.

We went for the biometric appointment today. I dropped Piyanet off at the door because we

were 10 minutes late due to Boston traffic.

She was out in less than 15 minutes. Everyone was very nice to her!

Dont worry- you will get it soon.

I am sorry to hear this, and I understand your position.

First, you have to consider the type of the visa, which is a K-1. It is obligation for her to marry you, if not, then she is using the visa for the wrong purpose.

I wonder how she can file all thoes document withour your "affidavit of support" document, and without "marrying you", the best thing is that you withdraw your support of her K-1 (I think you have mentioned it at the beginning).

Good luck to you.

The above comment is just what I consider it as the "type" of visa and the annotation, which I consider you have to follow it strictly but I am not sure if it's going to be right or wrong. You should consider the comment of thoes who really know.

I am sorry to hear this, and I understand your position.

First, you have to consider the type of the visa, which is a K-1. It is obligation for her to marry you, if not, then she is using the visa for the wrong purpose.

I wonder how she can file all thoes document withour your "affidavit of support" document, and without "marrying you", the best thing is that you withdraw your support of her K-1 (I think you have mentioned it at the beginning).

Good luck to you.

Hello December Filers:

We filed Dec. 9. I checked my mailbox a few days ago and we had 6 I-797C NOA's in 6 envelopes.

Two each for I-485, I-765 and I-131. Half were dated Dec 17 and the other half were dated Dec 18.

I am sure every thing is OK but it's just a little odd.

Good luck to everyone!

Don't worry, it will get there. Personally i'd use fedex in the future for something as important as the original AOS, but USPS works just fine if there is no rush within 10 days of it getting there, but it should be in 2, dont worry! and good luck with your AOS!

Thank you! This is very soothing.

USPS "Priority Mail" is sort of a joke, since they don't guarantee timely delivery. I sent something priority mail and it took 8 days. Use a commercial service if you really want guaranteed delivery times.

That's what I'm worried about!

Thank you for comment.

More comments are welcome.

I used fedex overnight for my AOS, and then USPS priority with delivery confirmation for my RFE. Worked fine.

Good for you and congratulation! The thing I am worried about is that I do not have the confirmation for my package. I really hope it works fine like thoes of you who have the success AOS story. Thank you for your comment.

Comments are welcome.

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I used priority mail also with no delivery confirmation and also money order. It took 3 weeks to receive NOA1.

Riza

Thank you ED*Riza. You really have great patience.

Still waiting for more comments...

You could have use "delivery confirmation" and verified online that it was delivered. Since you didn't, your first indication of receipt will probably be that your check was cashed. You did send a personal check instead of a money order, right?

Priority mail is delivered in two days.

Yes we could have done it. And yes, it is a personal check. How long does it take for them to cash the check after the mail is recieved? If it is so, my package would have arrived by now, if I could know.

still waiting for the experienced...

Thank you again.

Hi,

I have a question. Since we mailed the package with the USPS priority mail the other days before, and since it can not be tracked, I wonder how do I know when we will get the NOA.

I know we should have done it, with the express mail that we can track. But well, if anyone ever used this type of mail, would you share your experience please, e.g. how long it takes, how you know when it arrives, how long for you to get NOA.

Thank you very much.

Thank you very much!

Hi everyone,

I arrived USA on the 12 of Sep, and I will get married on the 22nd of Nov, my k-1 will be expired on the 12nd of Dec.

I only have a few weeks left after we marry, and with the visajourney's flowhart http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...amp;page=k1flow, I will need to change the last name on SSN (I will change my lastname according to the information given in the marriage license).

Is it necessary? Can I apply for AOS prior to the change of my lastname at the SSA office in order to keep my legal immigrant status and to avoid delay? But I am not sure of how accurate it can be, they state it the website that the SSN number is not to be changed, but in my SSN card state that it expires according to my visa expiration. I wonder if this case applies.

Please tell me how risky it is since we have to wait for the marriage certificate to be done, and also change the lastname according to it with the SSA.

I appreciate your help.

Thai Airways Problem

I bought a ticket using ORBITZ for my Fiance. It is an E-TICKET which I thought would be no problem.

She saw a post on Pantip.com saying that for Thai Airways you must show the credit card used for the purchase to

board the plane. This is obviously impossible.

She called Thai Airways and they confirmed this. I checked Thai airways website and confirmed it myself. Needless to say she is very upset as she was scheduled to leave on Thursday.

I will never fly TG again.

Be careful about where you buy your tickets.

Rocky Horror Picture Show. OMG, he hated it so much!

I love Superman but she might wonder why I'm not more like him .

I think I will look better in comparision to the guys in Animal House:)

My SO has seen many English movies, but he was/is missing some important classics. The worst part of missing these is you miss some key punch lines and references in TV/movies/late night TV, etc. I've started, but have more work to do! A few that come to mind:

Monty Python

The Princess Bride

It's a Wonderful Life

The Wizard of Oz

The Lion King

This is exactly what I was talking about. My GF has also seen many modern American movies but I want her to see

the "Classics" .

I dont believe I forgot It's a Wonderful Life.

I just don't think she would like Cllint Eastwood in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

Thanks for the suggestions everyone.

Folks

Since one of my old time favorites (JAWS-sure it looks a little dated) is on tonight I thought I would ask

what movies you rented / shared with your SO when they arrived. Movies that would serve as

an introduction to USA.

Maybe God Father 1&2

Goodfellas

Well I need some help from the ladies for some good "chick flicks".

Ok, here is my 2 cents. There is no such thing as anything perfect, so no perfect relationship exist. People have problems sometimes and problems can be solved. None of us here have all the facts of the problems in this relationship and we are only hearing 1 side. We do not know what is happening in the fiance's head to cause any of his actions. We don't even know what his actions were other than the vague "not nice, cruel, and mean". Who knows what really happened? Maybe he was having a stressful time at work. Maybe there are money problems that he doesn't want to reveal and it comes out a different way verbally. So, don't be so quick to rush to judgment about a situation when you don't even know 10% of facts.

From a pure logical view point, I would say that she should get married. As bad as it is, there is always divorce if things don't work out. So it is not as if marriage is the end of choices. If it does turn out that he is abusive later on in the marriage, then this is what divorce was designed for. The flip side is if she doesn't get married, she will never know if she lost the man she wanted to be with.

I think everyone should keep in mind that the man has a lot to lose as well if a divorce happens, half of his things. I think she should point out to him before the marriage that if things return to an unbearable state that she will file for divorce and take half of all his things and return to her country. If he still agrees to the marriage, then this is good reason to have some trust in his change.

Marriage can be a very stressful time for men. It is a major change in a person's life. Living together with another person for the first time can add new stress for someone unprepared. Only time and two people finding solutions together can solve some of these issues in life.

And like other people already said, you will have already over-stayed your visa, so take a few more days if you need before getting married.

I hope and pray that you can be strong and find peace in your heart with whatever decision you make.

WOW- So this is what is in your head. May I ask you what you brought to the marriage?

Maybe he should get half of your things?

Hello Everyone:

We now have NOA2 in hand. Can my fiance get the medical and police certificate before she gets packet 3?

I realize this must have been asked before but I can't find it using search.

Thanks

Folks:

My GF went to the temple to "Make Merit" and we recieved our NOA2 the next day .

I might be worth a try:)