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My wife’s interview is scheduled for Oct 3 but the issue I’m seeing is we’ll be moving on 1 Nov but won’t be at our new residence until probably 15 Nov (driving). Searching around these forums, it looks like the ceremony is usually about a month after. Are they ever any earlier? In a perfect world, it would be great if she could do the ceremony before we move. Otherwise, has anyone dealt with this before? I’m mostly worried that we’ll be on the road when either they send us the letter with the ceremony date or the ceremony date ends up being sometime after we leave our current residence but before we arrive at our new residence.
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8 hours ago, trangnguyen said:
congratulation, may I ask your wife received a letter in mail or she get it update on uscis account , thanks
It was via email notification which links to an update on her USCIS account.
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My wife submitted her N-400 on 4 July 2018. She already did the biometrics appointment but today we received a letter for the naturalization interview scheduled on 3 Oct 2018.
She currently has an I-751 in process too and received a second extension letter for that a few weeks ago.
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My wife received her green card today. We also had a notification of potential waiver letter a month or so back.
I'm not sure if we should try to get it changed but when we got her SSN number/card, they couldn't fit her entire middle name based on the systems character limitations. Thus, we opted to just leave her middle name blank. On her SSN and drivers license, she does not have a middle name. However, on the green card it has her middle name but it's not even complete (I'm guessing based on character limitations).
Has anyone been in this situation? If so, is it worth trying to get a green card with no middle name to match the SSN and drivers license?
I forgot to mention we submitted the I-485 without a middle name and a supplement letter stating why (based on the SSN character limitation). So it appears they don't care or read the supplement letter and went with her middle name that was probably in their system.
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My wife received her green card today. We also had a notification of potential waiver letter a month or so back.
I'm not sure if we should try to get it changed but when we got her SSN number/card, they couldn't fit her entire middle name based on the systems character limitations. Thus, we opted to just leave her middle name blank. On her SSN and drivers license, she does not have a middle name. However, on the green card it has her middle name but it's not even complete (I'm guessing based on character limitations).
Has anyone been in this situation? If so, is it worth trying to get a green card with no middle name to match the SSN and drivers license?
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My wife received her EAD and AP today.
Date filed: 14 Apr
Receipt date: 15 Apr
Biometrics: 12 May
Approve date: 25 Jun
Received I-797 (mail): 1 Jul (today)
Now just waiting on the AOS.
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Norfolk, VA - 5 days early. Security guard noticed the appointment date and I told her we couldn't make it on that day and we're moving in two weeks so we're trying to get it done now. We went in the afternoon based on it typically not being as busy (there was only one other person waiting). It took about 15 minutes.
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AOS/EAD/AP paperwork sent 14 April, arrived 15 April and received the text/email notification today, 17 April. I forgot to include the W-2's with the tax returns for the I-864 (I only submitted the EZ1040's for the last three years) so I'm kind of expecting an RFE.
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You just have to ask them to make copies. They are your records so you can always get a copy. I think they actually just gave my fiancee a copy.
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I just submitted copies of my 1040EZ from the past three years without the W-2's. Is this a guaranteed RFE? If so, can I send them the Tax Return Transcripts and/or W-2's now to avoid an RFE? I just submitted the I-485 today.
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I'm posting this for anyone else that will likely run into a similar situation. My fiancee had a medical examination done by a panel physician for the K-1 Visa process. They did not give her any vaccinations/immunizations and told her to get them done once she was in the United States. Well, she arrived here last week and I ran into the same problem as many of you have - all of the civil surgeon offices claimed they had to do a complete medical examination again and they couldn't simply fill out Page 1 and the Vaccination Supplement.
Realize you're talking with the receptionist who probably doesn't know everything regarding the immigration process, especially the K-1 visa process. So what I did was simply scheduled an appointment for my fiancee as if it were an "immigration medical examination" but I printed off a copy of the I-864 instructions, I-485 instructions and a copy of the Part 1245 (Code of Federal Regulation), and highlighted specifically where it states that it's not required (for K-1 visas if it was already completed within the past year). I also made copies of all of her medical records from her medical examination for the K-1 visa.
Once we got to the appointment and were being seen by the nurse, I explained everything to her and handed over all the paperwork. She gave it to the doctor who then agreed that all we needed was Page 1 and the Vaccination Supplement. He wrote a prescription for two vaccinations that were needed, we went across the street to a pharmacy to get them done and came back to the doctor's office. He then filled out the I-683 (actually filled out the whole thing using the data from the previous medical examination), made copies of her medical records and placed them in a sealed envelope for us to send to the USCIS with our application. It ended up costing $80 (which is still high for simply transcribing medical records) but a lot better than the $300+ for the full exam.
Anyways, just another option if you're having issues getting just the vaccination supplement filled out. Here's a link to the CFR:
http://federal.eregulations.us/rule/title8.part1245.section1245.5
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I'm at Langley AFB, VA.
So the military physician HAS to be a civil surgeon? The way the website reads, it specifically states:
"Military physicians are authorized to perform immigration medical exams at a military treatment facility (MTF) within the United States for veterans, members of the military, and designated dependents."
To me, that means it can be a civil surgeon OR a military physician. However, the section that the doctor signs on the I-693 states:
" I certify under penalty of perjury under United States law that: I am a civil surgeon designated to examine applicants seeking certain immigration benefits in the U.S. OR a physician who qualifies under a blanket designation specified by policy or law;"
I'm not sure if military doctors qualify under a blanket designation specified by policy or law.
This whole medical process is an absolute pain for AOS. None of the civil surgeons around here are willing to do just the vaccination supplement portion of the I-693, they all claim they have to do the entire medical examination again.
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My fiancee had her medical examination for the K-1 visa performed in Japan but they told her she would need to get her vaccinations once she arrived to the U.S. They gave her a copy of a DS-2054 and DS-3030.
We're trying to submit the AOS packet but my understanding is we need the vaccination supplement filled out on the I-693. My question is, can a military physician perform the vaccinations and fill out the I-693? According to this website, https://my.uscis.gov/findadoctor, it states:
When you apply for a green card (adjustment of status), you usually need to have a medical examination. The exam must be done by a doctor who is authorized by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Authorized doctors are called civil surgeons. Military physicians are authorized to perform immigration medical exams at a military treatment facility (MTF) within the United States for veterans, members of the military, and designated dependents.
Looking at the I-693, it only mentions Civil Surgeon. When I look up doctors in my area, my local military base is not listed. Does anyone know if I can still use my military physician to have the I-693 vaccination supplement filled out? Thanks.
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When I submitted the paperwork for the K-1 Visa, I filled out all of the forms using my fiancee's complete middle name, which is actually four names total making it a very long middle name. Today, we went to get the marriage certificate where we used her complete middle name. However, when we went to the social security office to sign up for her SSN, her complete middle name would not fit based on the character limitation of their system. We opted to just leave the middle name blank so according to her SSN, it will just be a first and last name.
The question I have is when I submit the I-485, I-131, I-765, etc., should I use her complete middle name or just leave it blank since that's what her SSN card will be?
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Yeah, she will be PCSing with me. You're saying that whatever address I put down, the local USCIS in that area would have to do the finger prints? If that's the case, we would have to buy a plane ticket just to get the fingerprints done...
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Is it possible for your foreign spouse's home of record be the same as your (military member) home of record? Based on a quick google search, I came across the Military Spouses Residency Relief Act that Obama passed back in 2009 but the document doesn't really mention anything about foreign spouses. My fiancee will be arriving to the U.S. in a couple of weeks on a K-1 fiancee visa and we're planning on getting married immediately.
If that's not possible, has anyone used their home of record address for the AOS/EAD/AP paperwork that their foreign spouse fills out? The reason I ask is because I will be PCSing in about two months so I'd prefer all mail regarding the AOS/EAD/AP go to my home of record (my parent's house) and I'll just have them send it to me.
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Congrats, aspec.
Frankly a bizarre initially sentence from NVC; "uable to assist you." In fact, they had good news for you, the best news NVC can give anyone: They'd sent your petition to the embassy!
What number(s) did you use in the email to NVC?
I thought, perhaps wrongly, we needed the NVC case number before getting anywhere with them.
Also, NVC never sent you anything at all in mail? The Petition form itself literally would not allow proper entry of my fiance's address, so frankly I'm concerned the NVC or embassy will have be able to mail something to her....
Good luck to everyone at the NVC stage!
I used the receipt number from the NOA2. I've been away from home for the past couple weeks so I'm not sure if they mailed me anything yet.
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Glad it worked out for you. Did the consulate provide you with a case # too?
They did not, but they mentioned that they mailed my fiancee the instructions/paperwork for the rest of the K-1 Visa process that same day so hopefully she will be getting it within the next couple of days.
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I've been trying to call the NVC for the past couple months with no luck (always a busy signal). I sent them an email a few weeks ago and received a response this past Friday. It stated:
"Dear Sir/Madam,
The National Visa Center (NVC) is unable to assist you with your
inquiry. Please direct your inquiry to the U.S. Embassy or Consulate
General processing your petition.
Please visit http://www.usembassy.gov to find the contact information
for the appropriate U.S. Embassy or Consulate General. The individual
Embassy or Consulate General website includes contact information for
visa-related inquiries."Based on that, I sent an email to the consulate last night and received a reply this morning stating they received my petition. So, it looks like things are moving forward once again. I had a 22 Oct NOA2 date.
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Well, I just received an email from NVC in response to my inquiry I sent on 28 November:
"Dear Sir/Madam,
The National Visa Center received your inquiry and the attached I-797
Notice of Action - Approval Notice. Unfortunately we do not have a
record of receiving your approved petition from the U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS). To assist you in determining the location
of your petition the NVC will contact USCIS on your behalf for
information on the location of this petition.
Sincerely,
Jess
National Visa Center
Written Inquiry Unit
FCi Support Contractor
Sounds like they still don't have it... NOA 2 was 22 October.
I received an email from USCIS on 20 Dec with the following:
"The status of this service request is:
We have forwarded your case to the National Visa Center. Please allow sixty (60) days for the NVC to receive the case and enter it into the systems."
I haven't called USCIS or NVC in over a month so it's good to see progress. I didn't do anything special either - just called NVC and sent in an email per their instruction to open a case. I also contacted USCIS and spoke with a Tier 2 officer who opened a case. I'll probably give them a week or so and see if NVC has the case.
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Well, I just received an email from NVC in response to my inquiry I sent on 28 November:
"Dear Sir/Madam,
The National Visa Center received your inquiry and the attached I-797
Notice of Action - Approval Notice. Unfortunately we do not have a
record of receiving your approved petition from the U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS). To assist you in determining the location
of your petition the NVC will contact USCIS on your behalf for
information on the location of this petition.
Sincerely,
Jess
National Visa Center
Written Inquiry Unit
FCi Support Contractor
NVCResearch@state.gov"Sounds like they still don't have it... NOA 2 was 22 October.
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I'm in the same situation with a NOA2 of 22 October. I waited about 35 days and contacted NVC to which I was told they did not receive my case from USCIS. The lady apparently put in a request to have USCIS send it. I also contacted USCIS and spoke with a Tier 2 officer to find out CSC never actually sent my case. He put in a request to have it sent to NVC. This was about two weeks ago and just a couple of days ago, I received a similar email to the one some of you received except mine reads:
"The status of this service request is:
Thank you for your inquiry. The file will be requested from our Records Center for review. Please allow 45 days for the receipt and review of the file."
It sounds like my paperwork was sent to the National Records Center (NRC) like some of you have mentioned. I'm not sure why, but I'll try to contact USCIS again on Monday to see if I can get an update.
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I spoke with a Tier 2 person at USCIS and apparently my application is still at CSC and has not been sent out yet. According to him, they don't send them out individually and typically wait until they have a batch to send out, but he mentioned this seemed a little long (approval date was 22 October). A request was put in with CSC to have the application sent out and I should hear something before 16 December. I'm just glad the application wasn't lost in the mail.
Moving a few weeks after the interview?
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Any idea if you can request a later date (i.e. a month later) or change it after you get the date? Our problem is there's a good chance we'll be on the road when the ceremony occurs (assuming it's about a month after the interview).