Dusty&Mono

So I got a letter saying my Green Card has been approved and that I should get it in 3 weeks. I checked my status online and it said I should get it by Oct. 3rd. When would I probably get it?

Thanks!

I got my potential interview waiver letter yesterday. I filed in Dec 31st just so you know!

A week.

Only get a new medical if you are instructed to through an RFE or at the interview itself, if you have one.

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I'd like to know if I have to do a medical again. My GC status still says they received my fingerprint fee. Hopefully, they will give me any update. I read somehere on this site that the way the experied medical is hanlded changed so now you have to do it again even it is not your fault. What do you guys know about it?

It might all depends on the job you are applying for qualifications and skills you have. I have a bachelor's degree that allows me to work as a teacher since my studies are recognized here. However, after one week of receiving my EAD, I got a job at my husband's office where I will have a fixed salary and also make extra money through commission which could potentially be 3,500, 5000, 7000, 9,000 and even more depending on your performance. I got the job because of my communicative skills and the fact that I am bilingual I believe. I still consider working as a teacher because I love that. I think it could be easy for you to get a job since you obtained your degree in the US.

I applied for my SSN today. I showed my EAD & passport. I changed my name so the EAD is the only way to prove that and I had to show the passport to prove I had the other name listed on the SSN application form. You mainly need the SSN # for work related matters so I'd suggest to try to get when you have your EAD with the name you choose to have. According to the SSN lady my card would be mailed to my house in 2 weeks.

It was probably due to the bad weather in some states.

I don't think the CO does any really deep evaluation of the evidence. Everything is done beforehand in all those offices that check and handle the cases. I believe CO's job is mainly to verify that the people are actually the ones on the evidence and reinforce or refute the overall evaluation of the case done by other people. My interview lasted around 8 minutes, he took my fingerprints, he asked who was sponsoring me and when was the last time we met, walked away to calculate the time of the last meeting and that's all. We had been on a long distance relationship for around 5 years so when we sent our case, we sent a lot of very detailed evidence. I think that's what is really important. Evidence that is very detailed such chat logs. We basically sent a thick book of yahoo chat logs, around 8 letters from friends, pictures from the 7 opportunities we had to be together, which actually showed how we had physically changed through the years, personal written recounts of our relationship. The most we stayed together before the K1 visa was 15 days, so I don't think living with the fiance is actually required.

EADs based on a pending I-485 are valid for one year, and can be renewed for free multiple needs if needed.

The only way you would have gotten a 90 day EAD is if you applied simply by virtue of being a K-1 after PoE. Given that you have to pay the fee, it's only valid for 90 days, and it takes about 90 days to process it, then it's essentially worthless.

I get it now! Thank you!

I'm a little confused. My EAD arrived today and it says it expires in 1 YEAR, not 3 MONTHS. I've read a lot of posts about people having to renew it after 3 months. Will I have to renew it even if it says it expires in one year?

That depends on when you sent in the paperwork, where your local office is, and from what visa you're adjusting. Filling in your timeline can help people give you better estimates.

K1 Visa Holder. It is in the NBC. They got the papers on Dec. 31st, 2014.

When do you guys think I will have any updates in regards with the GD?

so it seems like the fastest way to come to the US is just get a tourist visa and marry? those that file a K1 or CR-1 (and have tourist visas or on the VWP) are pretty much wasting their time. Is that correct?

So the only reason you applied for a K1 visa was because you wanted to come to the United States? What about the bona fide relationship thing?

Thanks for this, nice to read British experiences for AOS.

I'm waiting for my interview letter now so it's good to see what I could and should be collecting for it.

As for being white, I understood what you meant, it wasn't you being racist, you were generalising how it can go for certain people.

To be honest it is always easier for lets say a white straight couple than any other, which is sad.

It is the same for everyone. Let's not spread misconceptions. I've read on this site stories regarding successful interviews of same sex couples. If an officer made a distiction, he/she would be breaking the Federal law.

My apologies! I wanted to make sure I said that so others who come from say a gay couple who are refugees would understand that my situation is admittedly different

By the time you go to the interview, the officer may have already something in mind. It is a bona fide relationship or a fraudulent one. That's all. Being gay wouldn't make no difference and probably being a refugee neither because what needs to be proved is that the relationship is real.

No no no not at all. Just mentioning that I think it's an easier process maybe for English speaking natives from a white heterosexual couple in the sense that we aren't maybe scrutinized in the same lens.

Why do you think being white and heterosexual would make it easier?

Being white, heterosexual or any other kind of thing makes no difference because you are dealing with the Federal government, which has the obligation of coping with the cases based on the *federal rule of law*. You can be as white as snow as well as English as Queen Elizabeth, but if your marriage is fraudulent, the officer will make no distinction and handle the situation they way he must and vice versa.

I got two notices:

I-485:

On December 31, 2014, we accepted the fingerprint fee for your Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status, Receipt Number MSCXXXXXXXX. Our National Benefits Center location is working on your case.

EAD:

On December 23, 2014, we received your Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization , Receipt Number MSCXXXXXXXX, and sent you the receipt notice that describes how we will process your case.

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I'd like to know if they are reviewing what I sent and might send a RFE later. How do the RFE is work? I'd liek to know if everything I sent was correct and don't have to worry about paperwork anymore!

Thanks in advance!

My AOS package was delivered today at the USCIS office by FEDEX. When should I expect to get any USCIS notification regarding my case?

Thanks in advance!

I will get my vaccination records sealed by a panel physician. I was Googling the form and found one that is the same but with different design. I also says the expiration date for the one I found is 2017. Is that the same? Does this mean that mine, whose expiration date is Aug. 2014 isn't valid anymore? Just curious. Here's a link of the new format: https://panelphysician.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/DS-3025-fillable1.pdf

Either,

It depends on who is better on checking the email and txts.

That form will allow USCIS to send you email and txt updates on your case.

So, although it could be either one of you, it SHOULD be a person that is better at checking emails and txts.

Thank you!!!

Who should be on this form? My husband the US Citizen or myself the Non-US spouse? I filled it out with my husband's information, is it ok?

Wherever there was a seal or stamp I put [sEAL] or [sTAMP] and then translated the writing in the seal underneath it.

Thank you very much for confirming what I did! it actually looks really nice!

Yes you can translate it yourself. You need to translate everything and have it organized in a similar fashion to the original, meaning location of seals and all annotations. I have translated a Colombian birth certificate before so I know specifically how that looks.

thank you for the information. Another question, how do you translate the seals and stamps?