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Darnell im well aware of the site, its content, and topic, i dont get why would you seem to discourage somebody to get all the possible help (wheather is here or a pro)to build a case, and discourage to get as much evidence to make a stronger case.

Money its tight sometimes, and i forgot to mention, for the translated documents, if you have a friend that is fluent on both languages and could translate them for you, thats all you need. As for notarizing them, sometimes your bank would do it for free or at lower cost than an actual notary.

As far as the school issue, i did a bit of research, you actually did good by enrolling them in school, even more so to put him in private school, it actually might help your case.

According to the law, education cannot be denied to children based on immigration status (Plyler v. Doe, 457 U.S. 202 (1982))

Darnell

why wouldnt you suggest getting guidance from a lawyer? Remember i said guidance, not use the services of a lawyer, this means strictly guidance, not havig the lawyer filing and dealing with the process along with you.

As far as the NIV unit, you never know!,even more so, if (as the OP mention) granda is poor (has no assets), there needs to be proof that she wont turn to be a burden for the country for the time she visits and also that there are enough ties to her community (back im Colombia) so that there would be no intentions of staying.

oh, and if possible put abuelita (grandma) on hold for about a year. Once your wife gets her EAD, your finances would improve and you would have a etter chance to help her come visit then.

Hey Hawst saw your posting here, yeah your wife getting picked up its a possibility since she overstayed her visa permit.

Her visa couldve been good for a gazillion years, but once yu get in the country, the IO would tell you how long you can remain in the country, 1 month, 6 months, 5 years,your visa will tell you ylif you have rights for reentry (which i assume her visa did)

I hate to use the term 'illegal', so, she's out of status. She needs to adjust ASAP, i130, 1485 with medical exam, roughly $1800 altogether for her (cash or check no credit cards), as for your step son, it depends on his specific situation.

I take you were in a financial crack due to spending a lot more (i believe 30% or more than your gross income, at least is something like that here in MA).

Try to get back on your feet (financially speaking) ASAP, if you are gonna be doing AOS for your step son even more so since you will have to produce evidence that you will be able to provide for the 2 of them (wife and kid) and that hey would not be a burden for the state/country, since the one pregnant was HER,your wife, and she qualified for emergency medicaid,you could swing it, but try to get into an insurance plan (some will ask for an SSN in order to enroll tho).

Now, as for the $$, for the paperwork, if you can deal with it great, if not, get a small personal loan.

Now, for the paperwork, your wife needs to start collecting that ASAP (vaccination records, birth certificate), in south america its rather easy to get them, you also would need them translated.

Find the tren refering to AOS in the forums, and might be able to give you more insight/help tru the process.

i would advise to get guiadance from lawyer (sometimes the latino coalitions offer free legal aid) but you dont need one to go thru this, USCIS is very specific on the procedures and needed documents to file, just follow it to the T.

Best of luck!

You were right about the Boston Office! I got my interview date this morning (4 days after I got switched to testing and interview). I'm scheduled for May 20th, 6 days after you! Make sure to let me know how yours went and what they asked.

Soooo excited

awesome! congrats! i got the actual notice on saturday, interview its set for 2pm...ill definitely let you know how it went

Just got my status change to 'testing and interview' this morning!! Sooo happy.

Awesome!!! it took 6-7days for the Boston office to schedule a date for mine, hopefully, you'll get the date soon -ahem hurry up Boston and schedule it this wk- (in case you havent got it already)

@sio05 hi! glad to see another member from Boston. I didnt do early walk in, went the day i was scheduled for...to my surprise it was pretty empty and fast! I hope you get scheduled soon, i was pleasantly surprised that i got a date so quick, hope the same follows for you

so this morning i got the text and email saying that uscis is sending me a notice for interview on may 14th.

got the biometrics done last wednesday, and today at midnite i got the email/text update to testing & interview.

@blk great! thank you for the info. Hopefully ill see that EAD soon!

@blk thank you. And yes l! Im doing an AOS, not IR1/CR, I filed sseparately and didnt (couldnt) find that as an option.

If I travel with the passport (along with and EAD) do you thinl it would get me I trouble with TSA? Ive been out of status for a while now, and dont want to do anything to mess up the AOS

hi everybody, i hope somebody can help me with this.

I have the bio appt this upcoming wednesday, I know it takes roughly 1-1.5months before getting the actual EAD, now, can I use that EAD card to travel (domestic)?

yeah, i know of no problems with clear contacts, but not sure with colored ones (i have dark brown eyes, and my contacts are green), so i much as i dont want to i will have to wear actual glasses.

St Patricks its not federal, so i would assume it would be open? rule of thumb, if theres postal service odds are they are open.

i have kind of a dumb question...i wear colored contact lenses, i shouldnt/cant wear them for the biometrics, can i?

Boston couple here! Im the peruvian part doing an AOS from an exp J1, We've been together 9.5ys (10ys in august) married about 3ys ago.

We are on the i485/EAD part of this process. Biometrics scheduled for march/26...i485 still in the initial phase.

After all this time, this is finally happening, it feels surreal, and needless to say anxiety is throughout the roof!

Good luck and speedy approval to all same sex couples (and str8 ones too!)

got the biometrics appt letter yesterday...scheduled for msrch/26...might attempt an early walk in, any suggestions?

hello everybody!

Ive been looking for this threat for a few days now! (mobile site its not as clear as full one!)

So i filed separately for i130, got that one approved, so we went ahead and files i485 and i765 on feb/18, they got it on feb/22, and i got the NOA1 on march 3rd....how long was it before you got your biometrics appt?

Thank you etrangais, for me that means trying to contact NVC, to explain that im not pursuing a visa, but an adjustment of status insted

I have a question, I had my i130 approved feb 8th, and have already submitted the i485. I just received notificacion from the i130 (?), and says the following:

we shipped this approved or re-affirmed case to the Department of State for visa processing.

What does this mean? Btw, this is my i485 is for adjustment of status while in the US

Finally, got the text msg around 9pm. Our i-130, has been finally aproved! (TSC), now time for the i-485

@sukie thank you! glad to hear you were approved, and given the almost same timelines, i hope to follow with an approval soon!

h13rma i did entered legally, and had to get a copy of the card (i102) due to 'washing' my passport and pretty much destroying the original

A bit of background.

I came to the US roughly 10ys ago, on a J1 visa ( which said "Bearer is not subject to two year rule. Two year rule does not apply"). 3-4 months in, i met my now wife, we've been together since, but didnt get married until August/2011-With that said ive been out of status for years now - and we are a same sex couple.

We filed the very same day DOMA was struck down, we filed i130, and had everything ready for the i485, we didnt filed concurrently because DOMA was just struck down and we were uncertain of how things would be handled and didnt want to pay the $1000+ fee unless things were certain.

Also got the medical exam at the end of may/2013, and since we are approaching a year after than, i dont want to have to go thru that one again while still waiting on an answer to the i130.

So, my questions are: How should i go from here, can i just submit the i485 with a copy of the NOA1 from the i130?

And in any case, whats the next step after the i130 approval? (hoping it gets approved) I read somewhere to contact NVC and get the case back to USCIS?

Any help would be appreciated. Thank you so much in advance!

hi everybody!

Ive been a silent follower of this threat for a bit now, its been about a month since i got transfered to TSC, and over 6mo since my process started, is it too early to call and figure out whats going on with my case?

Btw, we are a same sex couple who filed the day DOMA was struck down, im not sure if that matters or not nowadays

PS: congrats to all transfers/approvals!