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If you are not getting paid, then it is not work. You could call it a hobby--then there couldn't be a problem.

My friend's husband (UK citizen) volunteered for a few months at a company that eventually hired him. It didn't cause any problems.

Our interview was like a friendly chat.

There were a few things the interviewer asked to see:

Identification

Photos--we showed a lot from our wedding, as well as a few others from birthdays and holidays

Mail addressed to my husband at our address--we gave him copies of bank statements and a couple pieces of junk mail

We brought much more, but those were the only things we had to show during the interview. We brought originals of everything, but the interviewer didn't ask to see them. We were so over prepared!

Good luck!

Congratulations!!!

A chest x-ray is a more accurate way of checking for TB. If you had a recent chest x-ray to show and it was clear, then there was no reason to do a TB skin test.

The TB skin test only shows if you have ever been exposed to TB and must be checked after 3 days. If the skin test has a reaction, then there are TB antibodies present in the body and a chest x-ray is done to determine if the person has TB.

My husband rec'd his "Welcome to the United States" letter today!

Hopefully the green card will arrive shortly.

The directions say you need to have a civil surgeon fill out the form, but we sent a copy of the immunization record that was filled out during the medical in London. We didn't get an RFE.

My husband rec'd his "Welcome to the United States" letter today.

It seems that sometimes papers get misplaced. Others have been asked to send in paperwork that had been previously submitted.

I believe you only need to send in one year of tax return with a W-2 attached.

We sent in a few pay stubs also.

Just send it to them again.

A green card usually gives you permission to work.

You will not go to an interview--just your fiance. After USCIS approves your case, it will be sent to NVC, then to Brazil. The Embassy in Brazil will contact your fiance (by mail) and give her directions about the medical exam, interview, and paperwork needed. You do n ot need to be present at the interview. Some embassies allow the USC, some don't.

The request for more evidence is called an RFE here. I'm surprised your lawyer didn't do a better job looking over your evidence before you sent it in. There is no "last time" for an RFE. Although the RFE will usually ask for all the missing information/evidence, it is possible to get a second RFE.

I personally think the odds of UK or Canadian residents getting caught in namecheck are higher than residents of other countries simply because their names are more like those of US citizens.

This could well be true, my name for example is rare enough that you only have to type in my surname to get 7 hits related to me on the Google front page!

Perhaps my name check also was quick because I've had my FBI background check done about 7 times before!

Who knows?

My husband has the same first and last (but not middle) name as an author. I have never heard of any of his books, but I can find lots of articles about him on the internet.

I wonder if that is contributing to the delay?

Does anyone from the UK get their green card quickly?

It seems like there are a lot of people from the UK on the "FBI name check" list.

It's been 3 months since our interview and we have heard nothing.

Is it possible that your attorney received the paper you were missing and sent it in?

I am surprised that your attorney sent in incomplete paperwork the first time you applied. He/She should not be so careless.

Doesn't the UK have free medical?

It might be cheaper to have all the vaccinations done prior to immigrating. Once he gets to the U.S. he'll have to get everything done by a civil surgeon, which may be pretty expensive.

At our interview, we were told th at there is a program called "SAVE" that the DMV can use to verify that AOS documents have been filed/pending. According to the person who conducted our interview, persons who have applied for AOS are eligible for a driver's license.

We didn't have to use the program because my husband's EAD card came in the mail a couple days before we went to the DMV.

You can find lots of information about wait times under the "Immigration Timelines" section of VJ.

Since you already have a visa to get you across the border, it seems to me that you don't need a fiance visa.

You can "just get married" and file the paperwork later. You will need to file Adjustment of Status paperwork which requires some "proof" that you have a bonafide marriage.

I recommend getting the SSN now. If you wait until the I-94 expires, they won't let you get a SSN until after either EAD or AOS has been approved--which is about 3 months after you send in the paperwork.

We were asked for pictures at our interview. Most of the interview was spent looking at wedding photos. We brought some other photos too--of my husband and I with my family and a couple of our honeymoon trip.

Bring whatever photos you have. Your goal is to prove that you have a life together, so any photos of you together should be fine.

Since my husband had to get tested during his medical, I decided I would get tested too.

If the check has been cashed then you know they received your application. This is a long process and there is a lot of waiting involved.

Since your application has to be transferred from Texas to California it takes a couple weeks for them to issue NOA1 and then a few days for the mail to deliver it.

I just checked out their prices--very expensive!

We have a Cost Plus World Market near us and we thought their prices were high, but maybe not.

I think it is your right to cancel or suspend the protective custody order. Ask the police dept. if this is possible.

I'm sure they will try to talk you out of it, but it is your decision.

Definitely go get some counseling.

I wouldn't worry about still having the EAD in your possession. My husband didn't even get his EAD until a couple weeks after our interview. Interviewer told us everything was fine and they were just waiting on the FBI name check.

Yes, you can send the I-785 with the AOS packet.

I don't remember reading anything about applying within 90 days. My husband had been in the US over 4 months before we sent in our paperwork and there wasn't a problem.

Yes, you send your packet to the Chicago address--everyone does.