Essiej

Hi all! I suddenly got approved 😄 Was not expecting it at all yet. October filer too. I even forgot about it to be honest with everything going on. Was not expecting it for another 6 months/year. I got the approval letter Tuesday and the updated greencard yesterday! I am an SRC filer btw, filed the end of October, biometrics in December. 
 
Apparently I was on top of the pile when they came back in. 

Hey all! 
 
I am not sure why I havnt posted here yet. But I filed in late october. My package went to SRC and I got the approval letter last tuesday! My greencard was in the mail yesterday 😄 Super happy! Next up citizenship!

Hey all! 
 
I am not sure why I havnt posted here yet. But I filed in late october. My package went to SRC and I got the approval letter last tuesday! My greencard was in the mail yesterday 😄 Super happy! Next up citizenship!

I love these threads.
 
It is what VJ is all about.

Wow, I know I'm new here but the sanctimony on this site is off the charts. You don't know this person's story or situation. Maybe they're a woman, in which case having family find out you've had premarital sex can be deadly in some cases. Ever heard of honor killings? How about just answer the OP's question and keep the judgement to yourself?

This made me sick to my stomach. On the other hand, not much that man does doesn't. 
"I have so much love for the dreamers"
Pfft .. if that's how you treat ppl you love.
..

Someone feels attacked? 
 
People come here for more reasons then just a great country ! We are allowed to find things of this country too. 

Thats what she does tho, she buys a check/moneyorder. It's just that it's oldschool. We are not allowed to say that?
 
But sure, case closed.

Okay, I am sorry. Let me rephrase. You have more terrorists in america who can kill big groups of people inside a school/cinema/mall then there is terrorist attacks in europe.

To everyone who says Oh look whats happening in Europe, nothing is happening their. There have been a few terrorist attacks yes. Terrible? For sure. 
Meanwhile every american here knows someone who got shot. Guns kill more people here in the states yearly then terrorist attacks in europe. Maybe look at your own country before judging other countries?

To everyone who says Oh look whats happening in Europe, nothing is happening their. There have been a few terrorist attacks yes. Terrible? For sure. 
Meanwhile every american here knows someone who got shot. Guns kill more people here in the states yearly then terrorist attacks in europe. Maybe look at your own country before judging other countries?

To everyone who says Oh look whats happening in Europe, nothing is happening their. There have been a few terrorist attacks yes. Terrible? For sure. 
Meanwhile every american here knows someone who got shot. Guns kill more people here in the states yearly then terrorist attacks in europe. Maybe look at your own country before judging other countries?

-Freedom to see a doctor without paying even when temporarily out of a job..
Maybe you didn't pay but someone is. There is nothing free about it.
I did pay for through my taxes, but I never had to worry about if my genes would not be covered by a money greedy company ...again.. freedom is not free - freedom is to live worry free (among other things)
-Freedom to make decisions about my own body as a woman (smth that this country is currently fighting) Nobody is trying to control what you do with your body. Now if you have another life inside your body, yea some people are fighting for their right to live. 
In contrary to what the bible tells you, SCIENCE is your friends and will explain to you that said "life" can not survive on it's own - It is not up to the government of ANY country to force women to be living incubators. A woman's right to choose the life she wants to live and how and when she wants to become a mother, far outweighs all and any "rights" of an embryo. As always - men should have absolutely no say on the matter but always have a lot to say about it in this country.
-freedom to walk in nature on other ppl's land and camp out without permission or threat of being shot
So basically you are bragging about your right to other peoples land while forgetting that the owner has no rights if you can do whatever you want on their land.
Since you have never experienced it of course you can't understand it - NO you can't do "what you want" on their land. There are laws that have to be followed and funny enough land owners in Sweden have NO problem with this freedom - they embrace it.
-freedom to love whom I would choose
No one in America has ever not had the right to love anyone or anything they choose to love.
Yea... lol that's just not true... not too long ago a "white" and a "black" weren't allowed to be together.... just heard the other day that a gay couple got denied buying a wedding cake.... gay couples can still not be legally married in some states... loving someone also means being able to live any life they chose to with that person..
-freedom to wear what I want when I want without being sent home from school or sent away from a "public place"
I am sorry that you believe that there should be no standards at all.
And all of a sudden my freedom intrudes on "your standards", so much for freedom. Some ppl don't believe showing skin or wearing patterns or jeans to work or whatever they want is dropping any standards... you only know what you have lived..
-freedom to not be sexualized because I'm a woman,  deciding by myself if I want to swim topless (without any judgemental ppl interfering in my life)
Sorry but there is not a place on this earth that you can walk around topless and not be serialized. If you don't think so you are in denial.
I grew up with nudity not being a thing at the beach or when sunbathing in your backyard. That's fact not denial. Just because you can't imagine it... doesn't mean it's not true..
-freedom to 6 weeks vacation per year
Your employer has lost his or her freedoms because they are now forced to give you what you consider freedom. But I guess your employers freedom doesn't count here.
If what you're saying is true, then Swedish companies wouldn't be able to compete with international companies... which they can.. so you are wrong. They have not lost anything - they have gained happy employees that are more relaxed and enjoy life and work more. There are countless studies on this.. use google.
-freedom to stay home with kids for women and men with full pay for over a year per kid.
Same answer as above.
Again, as above
-freedom of not having to choose between having a career and a family.
So who chooses for you in your home country?
You don't have to choose, you can have both
-freedom of income security even if I get an unexpected disease.
Again your freedom comes at others expense
No, it really doesn't... don't hate it cause you don't understand it
-freedom to not be charged a fee as soon as I walk out the door..
We used to have that freedom until socialism slowly started creeping in.
Is that a joke?? Everyone charges a fee for everything you do in this country... as soon as you breathe there is a fee...

Okay, I am sorry. Let me rephrase. You have more terrorists in america who can kill big groups of people inside a school/cinema/mall then there is terrorist attacks in europe.

To everyone who says Oh look whats happening in Europe, nothing is happening their. There have been a few terrorist attacks yes. Terrible? For sure. 
Meanwhile every american here knows someone who got shot. Guns kill more people here in the states yearly then terrorist attacks in europe. Maybe look at your own country before judging other countries?

It's very easy to speak about things you have never experienced.
In Sweden my freedoms were
-Freedom to see a doctor without paying even when temporarily out of a job..
-Freedom to make decisions about my own body as a woman (smth that this country is currently fighting)
-freedom to walk in nature on other ppl's land and camp out without permission or threat of being shot
-freedom to love whom I would choose
-freedom to wear what I want when I want without being sent home from school or sent away from a "public place"
-freedom to not be sexualized because I'm a woman,  deciding by myself if I want to swim topless (without any judgemental ppl interfering in my life)
-freedom to 6 weeks vacation per year
-freedom to stay home with kids for women and men with full pay for over a year per kid.
-freedom of not having to choose between having a career and a family
-freedom of income security even if I get an unexpected disease.
-freedom to not be charged a fee as soon as I walk out the door..
 
Etc etc etc
I can go on for ever... socialism isn't a "bad word"
And No... I'm not moving back  (atleast not right now) the choice to move here,  wasn't based on those things - but I miss them dearly... and it's nobody else's place to tell ppl to "go back". 

Okay, I am sorry. Let me rephrase. You have more terrorists in america who can kill big groups of people inside a school/cinema/mall then there is terrorist attacks in europe.

To everyone who says Oh look whats happening in Europe, nothing is happening their. There have been a few terrorist attacks yes. Terrible? For sure. 
Meanwhile every american here knows someone who got shot. Guns kill more people here in the states yearly then terrorist attacks in europe. Maybe look at your own country before judging other countries?

I'm a European, a Dutch European to be exact and I have yet to see what exactly the open borders are causing that's really significant to absolute distruction on this side of the globe , I wish in general  people would be more specific than just say look what's happening in Europe, Europe consists of so many countries and even European nationals can bomb a country, the country where they were born and raised...so yeah no...not to be rude but, let's just stick to our own national issues and let's call a thing a thing. And whomever pays attention to a the current political climate in the US has alot of time on their hand, I was thought always to clean up after my own mess, they voted him into office so let them clean it up. In the meantime worry about your future and keep calm during this immigration proces. 

Coming from the Netherlands will probably help you since it is a "Low Risk" fraud country.  (From what I can remember.... most of western europe is) But like most have stated the AOS will be hard and finding a co-sponsor that is willing to possibly financially support you for up to 5 years is going to be difficult.   
 
I would also state, with the K1 and the inability to work for several months might be a struggle for you.  (Factor in about 3+ months to get a job once you are able to work, with the job market the way it is, and hiring timelines)  I would probably state, if you are serious about this, go to the states, get married, GO HOME.  It takes about a year for a CR1 Visa with no issues to be approved.   You can be in the Netherlands, and working in this time.  Save as much money as you can, and start looking for places you can live, if you have any network in Texas a room to sleep in once you are approved.  (You will be interviewed in an embassy in Europe)
 
Now to be blunt, remember that Texas is not a state that involves Conjugal visits.   I know this is not really on your brain right now... but is a marriage you can never consummate something you are looking forward to?     Your experiences are not mine, and your life is not mine... so I have no say in what you can and can not live with.... but personally, I love my husband so much I want to be with him physically and mentally every day (Though him being in Denmark makes it VERY hard.... and that feeling will probably die down once we are together).  I could personally never live in a world where we are separated by glass but inches apart.  I gotta get my rocks off somehow  (This does not factor in if you are living a polyamorous lifestyle, or any other alternative open relationship)  
 
 

Hey guys, I have been reading everyones post, 
 
I think we will get a RFIE too. We did not send in a G325A or the new form I-130A(?) filled in by my husband, so that sucks. I hope it doesnt delay to much.
 
Also I hear people say that they need 6 photographs. That is not true, I did quite some research on it, and 4 is enough. A friend of me got accepted with just 4 photographs. 2 for EAD and 2 for GC. The AP is a combo card, so they will use the ones u send in. 
 
Pretty bumped now tho with this extra delay, I thought I did all my research. It was not in the AOS guide at least.
 
 
 
One more thing, I tried looking the case status up and it does not find it. Is that normal? And mine starts with MSC, which one is that? Or is all the AOS with the same thing?

I had a nice ticker in my signature, and I would like it back, but every time I tried to save it (I was just updating my timeline on my signature) it said it could not find the dimensions. 
I even tried a different ticker website and it doesnt work. 

Hey guys, I have been reading everyones post, 
 
I think we will get a RFIE too. We did not send in a G325A or the new form I-130A(?) filled in by my husband, so that sucks. I hope it doesnt delay to much.
 
Also I hear people say that they need 6 photographs. That is not true, I did quite some research on it, and 4 is enough. A friend of me got accepted with just 4 photographs. 2 for EAD and 2 for GC. The AP is a combo card, so they will use the ones u send in. 
 
Pretty bumped now tho with this extra delay, I thought I did all my research. It was not in the AOS guide at least.
 
 
 
One more thing, I tried looking the case status up and it does not find it. Is that normal? And mine starts with MSC, which one is that? Or is all the AOS with the same thing?

I have lived in several places too (I had like 8). What I did was just type all your addresses on a word form, print it out and attach and fill in on the form please see attached form. 
I had no RFE's and did not came up on the interview.