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    Traveling after they take your GC

    in US Citizenship General Discussion

    Posted

    It has been two years since we have been in Brazil and my wife has laid down the law with me that WE ARE GOING THIS YEAR. :bonk:

    If we didn't buy our tickets now, they will only go up from now and soon be non-existent. The prices are just ridiculous. Yes, in hindsight, maybe we could have been better off if we waited until next year - or started sooner. I know all too well the unpredictability of USCIS and hope our nails are not to short by the time we get things resolved. Thanks for your reply.

    Traveling after they take your GC

    in US Citizenship General Discussion

    Posted

    First,

    your wife should be long a US citizen by December.

    Second, she can use her Green Card until she becomes a US citizen. What that means is that she won't be longer than 1 day max without either a Green Card or a US passport, if needed.

    Finally, she can get a passport within 3 hours of becoming a US citizen by making an "next day" appointment at one of the passport agencies.

    Great info, thank you.

    Traveling after they take your GC

    in US Citizenship General Discussion

    Posted

    Be aware, the airline may not let her board the outbound leg of a round trip flight unless they see the documentation that will allow her to return. [e.g. they may not let her board the flight to Brazil without seeing the US passport or valid GC that would allow her to reenter the US.]

    This can be circumvented, if necessary, by changing her outbound flight to Brazil to a one-way flight, and her return trip to the US to a one-way flight. Note that this may leave her trapped in Brazil for some time if unforeseen circumstances occur involving her US passport. Also, splitting the flights into two separate tickets will significantly raise the total airfare.

    Wow, you bring up a very good point that I did not take into consideration. I will need to check with airlines. We should have enough time but you really never know with USCIS. Thank you.

    Traveling after they take your GC

    in US Citizenship General Discussion

    Posted

    Her green card will be valid until her oath ceremony, and is only taken from her at her oath ceremony. Not that she'd be able to use her GC after the oath ceremony anyways - it becomes void when she becomes a US citizen, rather than an LPR.

    So the worst case scenario is that her oath ceremony ends up being really close to her travel date. at that point she is in the same boat as any other US citizen who doesn't have a US passport: no passport, no international travel.

    At that point USCIS won't be able to do anything for her, though it may be possible to get her passport application expedited. If you hunt around in this website [ http://travel.state....1/ds11_842.html ] you should be able to find out what the options are for getting a first-time passport application processed in a hurry. There do seem to be some, involving visiting a passport center personally. There may be others.

    Thanks HeatDeath. We plan to use expedite service for sure. She will be in Brazil for a month and I will follow here there two weeks after she arrives. Worst case scenario is that I take it with me once it arrives in the post if it takes that long. Hopefully we can get it sooner as I can do without the nailbiting drama.

    Traveling after they take your GC

    in US Citizenship General Discussion

    Posted

    Hello Good people! My first post in years (sorry) and I am sure this has been answered a million times.

    We recently filed for naturalization in mid May and my wife recently got her biometrics appointment which is in about two weeks from now. I am thinking worst case scenario and I am sure that she will get approved in time to apply and recieve for her passport as she will leave for Brazil in December 2011 (tickets already purchased). If she has to give up her GC, and we are still waiting for passport, is there anything that USCIS can do for her that she has proof when she returns on January 1st, 2012?

    Thanks in advance if anyone knows.

    Trying to bring my wife's niece

    in Bringing Family Members of Permanent Residents to America

    Posted

    I am sure this has already been addressed before but I apologize for not spending the time to research the back threads. I dont even know if this can be done but my wife who is a permanent resident, really wants to bring her niece here from Brazil if possible. I am thinking that we must fill out the DS-156 for a non-immigrant visa. We only want her here just for a visit. If it is the 156, and since she is a minor (around 10 years old), will her mom need to sign it? If anyone has any info, please let me know.

    thanks in advance.

    Green Card Arrivals Timeline

    in Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion

    Posted

    Just got a call from the house that our cards just arrived. Now our son, Felipe can go to visit his Aunts and Uncles in Germany on July 7th as planned without having to deal with an expired GC and the extension letter . Lols, there is a party going on at our house now!!

    User Name............I-751 Approval Date............Service Center............Card Arrival Date

    Simochaib............04/01/09........................TSC to?..................06/02/09

    Another1.............04/03/09........................CSC......................06/01/09

    Senka................04/07/09........................VSC?.....................06/01/09

    jlay2006.............04/08/09........................VSC?.....................06/20/09

    AntandD..............04/15/09........................VSC to CSC...............06/05/09

    Bilson4real..........04/16/09........................VSC to CSC...............06/06/09

    M&M..................04/16/09........................CSC......................06/29/09

    Roi_aggie............04/17/09........................VSC to CSC...............06/22/09

    Cle_w2000............04/18/09........................VSC to CSC...............06/18/09

    Michaela_Hassan......04/20/09........................CSC......................06/19/09

    Dorothy..............04/22/09........................VSC to CSC...............06/29/09

    Loonphang............04/24/09........................CSC......................--/--/--

    Milka................04/24/09........................VSC to CSC...............--/--/--

    Isleta521............04/24/09........................VSC to CSC...............07/02/09

    berniefl33...........04/27/09........................VSC to CSC...............06/30/09

    Triniwaiting.........04/28/09........................VSC to CSC...............06/13/09

    LastSurvivor.........04/30/09........................VSC to CSC...............--/--/--

    Ricebird.............05/01/09........................CSC......................06/25/09

    Rosana&Mark..........05/01/09........................VSC......................05/04/09

    Lucy N Fer...........05/04/09........................CSC......................--/--/--

    Milimelo.............05/06/09........................CSC......................--/--/--

    CanAmCharlotte.......05/06/09........................VSC to CSC...............--/--/--

    Mandy2008............05/07/09........................VSC to CSC...............--/--/--

    PrinceandPrincess....05/08/09........................VCS to CSC (03/10/09)....--/--/--

    Ecuaciones0809.......05/12/09........................VSC......................06/16/09

    antoniostar..........05/12/09........................VSC to CSC...............--/--/--

    wjinsf...............05/12/09........................CSC......................--/--/--

    Luisclus.............05/13/09........................VSC......................06/19/09

    Sukimi...............05/13/09........................VSC to CSC...............--/--/--

    Creel................05/14/09........................CSC......................--/--/--

    John travolta........05/14/09........................VSC to CSC(3/10/09)......--/--/--

    Khool ...............05/14/09 .......................VSC to CSC ..............--/--/--

    billsgirl............05/05/09........................VSC......................06/19/09

    marathiboy...........05/02/09........................VSC to CSC...............06/26/09

    Duane171.............05/13/09........................VSC to CSC...............--/--/--

    Cesarestrella........05/16/09........................CSC......................--/--/--

    shermike.............05/17/09........................VSC......................06/20/09

    ToLoveAndBeLoved.....05/19/09........................VSC......................06/19/09

    KRS..................05/20/09........................VSC to CSC...............--/--/--

    HarborNY.............05/20/09........................VSC to CSC...............--/--/--

    TracyLuis............05/20/09........................VSC .....................06/22/09

    B&P .................05/20/09........................CSC......................--/--/--

    frenchie.............05/20/09........................VSC to CSC...............--/--/--

    Mi_amore.............05/21/09........................VSV to CSC...............--/--/--

    Bigbear2009..........05/22/09........................VSC to CSC...............--/--/--

    Our Mao..............05/26/09........................CSC......................--/--/--

    franklocks...........05/26/09........................CSC......................--/--/--

    MoroccanInTexas......05/27/09........................VSC......................06/25/09

    GinFar...............05/27/09........................VSC to CSC...............--/--/--

    Aidan80..............05/27/09........................VSC to CSC...............--/--/--

    Johnichka ...........05/27/09........................CSC .....................06/18/09

    Billy................05/28/09........................CSC......................06/22/09

    Keepfaith............05/28/09........................VSC to CSC...............--/--/--

    *Laura* .............05/29/09........................VSC......................06/22/09

    Ridley ..............05/29/09........................VSC......................06/24/09

    Tmma.................05/29/09........................VSC/TSC..................06/25/09

    Blessed N Favored....05/29/09........................TSC/VSC/CSC..............--/--/--

    homeland.............05/30/09........................VSC......................06/24/09

    Otso88...............06/03/09........................CSC......................--/--/--

    Gladdy007............06/07/09........................VSC to CSC...............--/--/--

    Lisax................06/08/09?.......................VSC......................06/22/09

    Roses ...............06/09/09........................VSC to CSC ..............--/--/--

    STL_HCMC.............06/10/09........................VSC......................06/24/09

    jasminelily..........06/17/09........................VSC......................--/--/--

    Jo&john..............06/17/09........................VSC......................--/--/--

    milesinfront.........06/22/09........................VSC......................--/--/--

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    REMEMBER:

    I-751 Approval Date= The Date your I-751 case was Approved

    Service Center= The Service Center(s) where your file was sent to and/or transferred to

    Card Arrival Date= The Date your received your 10yr Green Card in the mail (by USPS)

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    Green Card Arrivals Timeline

    in Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion

    Posted

    Adding us to the list (hopefully correctly). Congrats to AntandD, you guys had a long wait.

    User Name............I-751 Approval Date............Service Center............Card Arrival Date

    Simochaib............04/01/09........................TSC to?..................06/02/09

    Another1.............04/03/09........................CSC......................06/01/09

    Senka................04/07/09........................VSC?.....................06/01/09

    AntandD..............04/15/09........................VSC to CSC...............06/05/09

    Bilson4real..........04/16/09........................VSC to CSC...............06/06/09

    Roi_aggie............04/17/09........................VSC to CSC...............--/--/--

    Cle_w2000............04/18/09........................VSC to CSC...............--/--/--

    Michaela_Hassan......04/20/09........................CSC......................--/--/--

    Dorothy..............04/22/09........................VSC to CSC...............--/--/--

    Loonphang............04/24/09........................CSC......................--/--/--

    Milka................04/24/09........................VSC to CSC...............--/--/--

    Isleta521............04/24/09........................VSC to CSC...............--/--/--

    berniefl33...........04/27/09........................VSC......................--/--/--

    LastSurvivor.........04/30/09........................VSC to CSC...............--/--/--

    Ricebird.............05/01/09........................CSC......................--/--/--

    Rosana&Mark..........05/01/09........................VSC......................05/04/09

    Lucy N Fer...........05/04/09........................CSC......................--/--/--

    Milimelo.............05/06/09........................CSC......................--/--/--

    CanAmCharlotte.......05/06/09........................VSC to CSC...............--/--/--

    Mandy2008............05/07/09........................VSC to CSC...............--/--/--

    PrinceandPrincess....05/08/09........................VCS to CSC (03/10/09)....--/--/--

    Ecuaciones0809.......05/12/09........................VSC......................--/--/--

    Luisclus.............05/13/09........................VSC......................--/--/--

    Sukimi...............05/13/09........................VSC to CSC...............--/--/--

    Creel................05/14/09........................CSC......................--/--/--

    John travolta........05/14/09........................VSC to CSC(3/10/09)......--/--/--

    Cesarestrella........05/16/09........................CSC......................--/--/--

    ToLoveAndBeLoved.....05/19/09........................VSC......................--/--/--

    KRS..................05/20/09........................VSC to CSC...............--/--/--

    HarborNY.............05/20/09........................VSC to CSC...............--/--/--

    TracyLuis............05/20/09........................VSC .....................--/--/--

    Mi_amore.............05/21/09........................VSV to CSC...............--/--/--

    Bigbear2009..........05/22/09........................VSC to CSC...............--/--/--

    Our Mao..............05/26/09........................CSC......................--/--/--

    franklocks...........05/26/09........................CSC......................--/--/--

    MoroccanInTexas......05/27/09........................VSC......................--/--/--

    GinFar...............05/27/09........................VSC to CSC...............--/--/--

    Keepfaith............05/28/09........................VSC to CSC...............--/--/--

    *Laura* .............05/29/09........................VSC......................--/--/--

    Ridley ..............05/29/09........................VSC......................--/--/--

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    Service Center= The Service Center(s) where your file was sent to and/or transferred to

    Card Arrival Date= The Date your received your 10yr Green Card in the mail (by USPS)

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    Mom killed her toddler - twice

    in Off Topic

    Posted

    This is very sad indeed. I remember hearing on the radio when they found a "shoe" in a playground that may have a body attached to it. Then they confirmed that it was a body in the sand. I just could not believe it. There were no reports of missing children in the area. And the child was too young to attend school so it was almost a cold case in the works. But I believe that her family and neigbors came forward once the police released a computer generated picture of the child. I can tell you that many people here would love to lynch her. She had been kicked out of her families house we heard on the news last night because of the way she treated her son. And then she was kicked out of a friends apartment because of the same behavior. It is very really sad that a mother can hurt her own child like this (or for that matter, anyone can hurt a child). She made a statement that she did not want this child to grow up with noone careing about him like she grew up. I feel she should have given this child up to family services or adoption. This little angel is not suffering any more. RIP (F)

    Can I travel - while I-751 is pending?

    in Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion

    Posted

    Just thought I could mention:

    Went to Norway for work and took my Val with me. We spent a couple days in Amsterdam on the way back home. We went with her expired 2yr greencard and her extension letter. Val also had to renew her old passport so she had to show them two Brasilian passports. They studied both passports and documents and didnt give it a second look. Val did not have any problems at all with her docs. But me . . . . . . they gave me the third degree departing Amsterdam to the US :angry: . They questioned me about my work, what I was doing in Norway, why I was in Amsterdam. It seemed never ending. Finally, after dumping my briefcase and showing them my work documents, they "released" me. :whistle:

    Anyway, back to topic. I think if you feel better to get the stamp in your passport, then try it - it cannot hurt. But we didnt have any problem with Val's.

    Approved but no green card thread.

    in Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion

    Posted

    Hi Everyone,

    Ok, it's been 9 months+ and I still haven't received the actual physical 10yr green card yet.

    So it's "Round 3 of Expediting/Inquiring" as to what is going on here for my case....(note: round 1: expedite by phone January 2009 denied, round 2: expedite via in-person and e-mail by local Congressperson April 2009 case approved with letter but no green card yet, round 3: expedite by phone today May 2009 about green card)

    Frustrated at the situation, we (my husband D actually) decided to call the mis-information line for me yesterday, and this is what happened:

    D: (phones the 1-800 number, and using the "rotary phone" method, and manages to talk to a representative on the phone after waiting 10-20 minutes on the line)

    Representative: (speaks in Spanish.)

    D: English please.

    Representative: You have reached the USCIS...blah blah blah...What is your case number?

    D: (states my case number)

    Representative: Is this for Removal of Conditions?

    D: Yes. But it's for my wife Ant, and I'm her husband D.

    Representative: What is the a-file number?

    D: (states my a-file number)

    Representative: Has your case been approved yet? (Ant thinking: Shouldn't you know that already?), as according to our updated records it says that it's pending to where it has been transfered to (Ant thinking: Gee, I guess you should update the records again...)

    D: Well the case has been approved but we haven't received the green card yet

    Representative: When did you file?

    D: August 21, 2008

    Representative: When was it approved?

    D: April 15, 2009, according to the date on this approval letter from the CSC (reads some of the contents of the approval letter on the phone) which was sent to us by regular mail. But my wife needs the card for travelling and she needs to travel back to Canada before it's too late in her high-risk pregnancy. As well, getting this card will ease her concerns and worries if she gets that sooner, as she's been waiting for 9 months already.

    Representative: Since it's been more than 30 days since you were approved, so I'll make an inquiry e-mail inquiry about this. Meanwhile, she can still travel with the expired 2yr green card and NOA (Ant thinking: Been there done that...as if I didn't know that already)

    D: We have travelled before with it, but they made her feel as though she was the problem for not having her 10yr green card, and she doesn't want to travel again without it.

    Representative: What is your e-mail address, home address, and telephone number?

    D: (gives them our e-mail address, home address, and telephone number)

    Representative: I'll make a service inquiry about your case. Here is the reference number (gives reference number), and if you don't here from us in 45 days then you can inquire again.

    Representative: Is there anything else we can help you with? (Ant thinking: Send the damn card already!)

    D: Not for now. (writes down reference number)

    Representative: Thanks for calling the USCIS...Have a nice day....

    Isn't it funny that "We have to tell the USCIS to do their jobs and tell them to update our files and that we know more about the status of our case than them", D and I thought after that phone call. No wonder it's called the "mis-information line" here. Is this what we pay our $545 and wait so long for? Bad service, indeed!

    Nevertheless, the representative on the phone today was quite nice about things, and hopefully this phone call will result in me getting my actual 10yr green card asap!

    So my I-751 story continues, as I still wait for my actual 10yr green card.....What a waste, indeed!

    Ant (Still waiting for card 9 months+, Still waiting for Baby 9 months...)

    Wow, that has got to be so frustrating. Makes my 3-4 week wait seem like seconds so you have humbled me. I hope you get this resolved very soon.

    Logged into our USCIS account and our status has not changed - it still has our case pending. No mention of green card production. I will just sit tight and hope for the best.

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