DannyNoonan

They took the AP card in the meeting. Although she does have an AP stamp in her passport.

And I am happy to go get proof. But there are no infopass appointments fo the next two weeks. Actually, there are none accoring to the computer....which makes no sense. Especially when the guy told us if we needed a stamp to just come back. But we cannot.

We even called the 1-800 number and they said she could travel as long as she had the green card when she came back in. I spoke to our attorney and they seemed to not know. But thye eventually said go get the stamp. But there are no appointments before our wedding. It is a problem.

I have searched and I cannot find the answer to this. In the interview where my wife was approved we indicated we could wait for the green card as we thought it would come relatively quickly. But we are having a big wedding in two weeks and she need to go to Colombia to plan etc. I went back to the office as the office instructed us, and they said I needed an appointment. The first one was one day before the wedding so that will not work. The security guy said to keep trying. But now it say there are no appointments available.

My question is, as she has her approval I797 letter, if she were to leave and I were to bring the green card with me for when we came back, would we have a problem? We have been approved and Colombia will let her in. If it takes an extra week or so to get back, that is not really a huge issue. But we are very stressed and frustrated as they took ehr advanced parole card. She does have an advance parole stamp in her passport as she left and came back.

Essentially. can she leave without the stamp or green card and then come back once I or someone delivers the green card to her?

Make sense?

My package was received on April 18th for an AOS change from tourist visa to spousal. We were married earlier this year. We just had our interview yesterday in Tampa and I just wanted to share a few thoughts that I did not realize. First, I believe they were 95% sure they were going to approve us before we walked in. We sent in a good amount of picture (like 10) of different places we had been showing a decent range of dates. His main concern was more evidence to substantiate what he believed. And to confirm we had done everything by the book. BTW, we had a really cool person. But I think he was really cool as he already suspected we were going to be OK. He actually said as much in the interview. And that he would have been much sterner if he suspected something otherwise. Second, I also realized how important trips/vacations are. The pics we had of our trips all around the US were what pushed us over the top. We were in Chicago, Niagra Falls, Seattle. Once they see that, they feel more comfortable. So if you are not sure what to do, traveling is never a bad idea before your interview. We are also planning a second wedding that will be larger. I never would have guessed this. But he loved that. And as it is a long distance wedding, so I had a spreadsheet of who was arriving and on what date etc. That was it. I wasn't sure that would be a good idea. But it turns out, anything to show that the marriage is legit is a good thing. And planning a second wedding probably is not common for those with other agendas. I will also say that while he said he approved us, he continued to ask questions. So I felt that a wrong answer could have jeopardize everything. He did ask us when we were engaged, where we met. What did she do while she was here? The questions were fairly basic. But they were very fair. When we completed the interview, he welcomed her to the US and said she was now a permanent resident of the US of A. We both teared up a bit. We even changed our name at the interview. We were going to wait until after it was all done. But he offered to have the green card issued in that name. So we have more to do, but that was a big help. Fortunately, we were going to change the name. I think that was another question that could have changed his opinion so perhaps it might not be a bad idea to be ready for that.

We are so happy today as this has been a long journey. And I used this site often mostly to calm myself down. Sometimes it did not work and it down right scared me. None the less, I wanted to pay back what others have written with my $.02. Good luck everyone!!!

Not to make this more complicated/concerning. But even if you are legal, your insurance may not cover you. If you are living somewhere, you are suppose to be reported on their insurance policy. If you are not, they could deny the claim. Am dealing with this now.

I thought as I started this topic, I would tell what happened. It was just about exactly as described. I went to my HR and they informed me they would allow for her to be added as an exception. But I had to get them the SS# as soon as I have it. Fair deal.

Sorry for the panic but perhaps this will help someone who is a high strung as I am. Good luck all!

One gets 30 days after the qualifying event. I am fairly certain that we will not have much by then other than our marriage certificate.

I will call my company but I am not optimistic that without a SS number one can enroll on the plan. And since open enrollment won't be until the end of the year, it could be an issue.

I am just beginning the process and I am educating myself as much as I can. I love this site.

But my question today may be a bit general. I was talking to someone today who made a good point and I am concerned. I have been telling my fiance that once we get married, she will have health insurance as I can add her on my plan as a qualifying event. But as she will not have a SS# for a while after we apply to change her status (B2), will I be able to add her onto my plan? My understanding is that without a number, you will not be able to be on a group health plan. Did I miss something?

Thanks and I did search for this but could not find an answer. Thanks again!!!