nyc_girl_aussie

I hate to restart this old thread again but I am so nervous about traveling next week, I keep having fears that I am not going to let into the country.

I have to prove

- A letter signed from my work proving that I have contract obligations and I have to return

- A contract of my lease for my car that I am obligated to pay its alot of money and there is no way I would ever not think of repaying this

- A letter from the bride saying that I am coming over for her wedding and I have no intent on staying

- The processed I-407 form signed by the consulate in Sydney, Australia

- A travel diary detailing check in and out and where we will be

- I am traveling with my partner who has to be back in Australia also

I am just so worried ....the reasons are

- Is it an issue that I let my greencard expire and then I filled out the I-407 form, the funny thing is I asked about this at the consulate when I got my divorce papers notarized and she said she would send me info and she never did. I think investigated this year and then I returned the I-407 form after getting some advice on here. I mean the form still got processed and with no problems the form was returned.

- If there was an issue with me applying for the VWP ( while I was doing it online ), would it have told me? A few of my friends that have had drink driving charges or things like that have had to go for interviews to the consulate, and there was a problem applying when they tried to get the visa. Would my passport number flag if something was wrong?

Sorry I am just petrified of being sent home.

Penguin ie

Once the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office receives your completed Form I-407 and your Permanent Resident Card, the appropriate documentation stamps will be placed on the form along with the USCIS officer's signature. A copy of this form will be returned to you in the stamped, self-address envelope you provide, or alternatively, a scanned (PDF) copy will be sent to your email address.

This copy of the completed I-407 is your receipt and it validates the return of your Permanent Resident Card. You should keep a copy of the completed I-407 with your passport when you travel to the United States.

I did all that...

Once the I-407 is completed, you will revert to your previous status as a non-resident of the US. In order to visit the US, you will need to comply with visa requirements for nationals of your country of citizenship. Citizens of certain countries are eligible to travel to the US for business or tourism under the Visa Waiver Program. Citizens of other countries or those going for purposes other than tourism or business will require nonimmigrant visas.

Australia is under the VWP...So I applied online put in my passport number answered all the questions and it gave me my VW

Firstly, I want to apologise, I cannot find my other account that I posted on. For some reason on VJ I have three accounts!? I have posted somewhere else.... Also I dont know if I am posting in the right section.

Short story

I got divorced in 2007 in September, ugly divorce husband caught cheating, I left the day I found out because I wanted to come back to my family in Australia. He sent me the divorce papers VIA fedex and the grounds that he was divorcing me were a lie, he said that I had run away and we never consumated the marriage. Because he was so terrible and I wanted to move on with my life ( I was 25 at the time ) I signed the papers and got them notiarised at the Melbourne Consulate in Australia. I have emails prooving that he wanted me to sign the papers so I could disapear!!! Anyway... I had a small credit card debt in MY name that he racked up about 4000 USD, he used my credit card to send me back to Australia. I inquired about making payments but he wouldnt send me any information or my old documentation from New York, anyway I take it that my credit is destroyed. I seeked some legal advise over the internet and the lawyer said it was up to the immigration officer whether or not he thinks my story is legit. He also said my credit is destroyed but that shouldnt pose a problem with me entering the USA

Cut to 2009 I did some reasearch and abandon my status even though my Greencard had expired in 2007, the forms were processed with ease and a signed copy of the form was returned to me and I applied for th VWP online.

I am due to leave October 31st from Adelaide, Australia and enter LAX with my VWP and my signed abandon status papers.

I am little nervous, I thought I would get a letter signed by my working proving that I am taking annual leave, that I have a loan for my car and that I am coming with my boyfriend from Australia and that I would never think of staying in the USA again. We have also made travel plans and we both need to be back in Australia by Dec 1st.

Should I bring anything else with me?

I know I have posted in my other topic that I was wondering about the credit card debt and whether or not its going to pose a problem entering?

If I wasn't allowed in the USA do you think that my VWP would have been approved.

I am just freaking out a little hope someone is able to help.

S

thanks all !

no advice really ! just be overprepared like if you think in your head should i take it ... then take it . I mean he didnt even look at our marriage certificate, i totally think its up to the discretion of the immigration officer i mean it was very hot in there maybe he just wanted to get us out quickly LOL... I am just blown away to how friendly he was !!

well today my husband and I went to garden city for my AOS interview . I was nervous after having trouble finding his passport and birth certificate and then getting more photos emailed to me from australia in a mad panic and putting my album together 1 hour before , anywayyyyy we got there and the place was full with AOS cases and then the immigration officer led us to another waiting room. We waited about half an hour for a man to lead us to an interview room, he didnt smile at us but wasnt harsh. He asked for my passport and then asked me for my husbands and I's joint accounts. He then asked me all the no questions and then he asked how we met and laughed when we told him the story and he said he could tell that we were a genuine couple . He asked what do I like about my husband and what I dont and he also asked that to my husband the same questions. then he asked to see photos he flipped through them all of 5 seconds and then filled in more paperwork and said my greencard would be mailed to me in 3-2 weeks.

I stood up and thought thats it ???? all this stress for nothing LOL i was glad it was over but couldnt believe that was all it was ! Anyway we celebrated by going to the mall for a shopping spree cause its my birthday friday !

anyway all in all my husband and I couldnt believe how nice he was too us !

Goodluck to everyone at Garden City !!!

What time is your interview? Maybe you could take it to a locksmith ???

the interview is at 12.30 so its time to get a locksmith ... the safe is in the wall thats the problem ... i wish i knew of this sooner !

i wanted everything to go so smooth!!!

we have our AOS interview tommorow and my husband just went to get his passport and his birth certificate out of the safe to find out his mother took the key with her overseas... the only thing we have is photo copys of his passport and birth certificate .. no orginals im so upset ... is this going to be a problem for the interview tommorow ?? or should i start calling a locksmith to break open the safe ... ?

im tearing my hair out ..

Hope it all goes extremely well!

ok im now organising everything into order .. oohhh i cant wait til this time tommorow i

hate this uneasy feeling .. i think we are going to run and double check through everything tonight and if all goes well this will be a great birthday present for me considering its this friday lol ...

ok im organising my package and im so frantic to do this and its 1.30pm and im still in my pj's lol

i need someone to tell me if im missing anything or i can add things

in order

1. the interview letter

2. my husbands individual tax return from 2004-2003-2002

3. a letter from his job saying he makes as much as he does

4. his passport / us ID

5. my advance parole and my work authorisation card

6. my b2 visa i came over on and my i94 which is a photo copy because immigration took it when i left this year.

7. my appointment notoice for biometrics which is stamped for my biometrics which i had my ten prints done

8. my i-485 reciept

9. my i-765 receipt

10.my birth certifcate

11. my spouses birth certificate i cannot find ! but he has he passport and his drivers liscense, lawyer said it was ok

12. a photocopy of our marriage certificate (pre damaged) our orignal was damaged in our suitcases but i stuck it back together but we have photo copies and i have the original which you can still read. so copy and original

13. then i have my husbands insurance plan which shows me going to the doctor statements and explanation of benefits i am fully covered under his plan

14 our joint account at bank of america with statements, which shows us using the card in australia buying souveniers too

15. 3 months of highlighted phonecalls from verizon stating when i called him and he called me

16. my american express card under my husbands name and my citibank and bankofamer credit card.

17. my washington mutual checking account

18. next i have a photocopies of our itinerary from australia our tickets reciepts and payments

19. summary of federal form w2 statements which have mine and his name on it

20. an album ..

first is family dinner is australia ... with my family and sisters and aunties and him

celebration drinks of our marriage in australia with my friends and sister

then its our honeymoon in miami

then photos of our god child

then photos of my mother and me in NY when we came for the first time and i met my husband

then photos of my sister who came to visit me a month ago

him and me and his friends all about 50 photos

21. i have his pay stubs

lol I even have the reciept for the bed we bought when we moved in LOL i might as well take my whole filing cabnet .. im going crazy !! lol

Hope it all goes extremely well!

ok im now organising everything into order .. oohhh i cant wait til this time tommorow i

hate this uneasy feeling .. i think we are going to run and double check through everything tonight and if all goes well this will be a great birthday present for me considering its this friday lol ...

ok im organising my package and im so frantic to do this and its 1.30pm and im still in my pj's lol

i need someone to tell me if im missing anything or i can add things

in order

1. the interview letter

2. my husbands individual tax return from 2004-2003-2002

3. a letter from his job saying he makes as much as he does

4. his passport / us ID

5. my advance parole and my work authorisation card

6. my b2 visa i came over on and my i94 which is a photo copy because immigration took it when i left this year.

7. my appointment notoice for biometrics which is stamped for my biometrics which i had my ten prints done

8. my i-485 reciept

9. my i-765 receipt

10.my birth certifcate

11. my spouses birth certificate i cannot find ! but he has he passport and his drivers liscense, lawyer said it was ok

12. a photocopy of our marriage certificate (pre damaged) our orignal was damaged in our suitcases but i stuck it back together but we have photo copies and i have the original which you can still read. so copy and original

13. then i have my husbands insurance plan which shows me going to the doctor statements and explanation of benefits i am fully covered under his plan

14 our joint account at bank of america with statements, which shows us using the card in australia buying souveniers too

15. 3 months of highlighted phonecalls from verizon stating when i called him and he called me

16. my american express card under my husbands name and my citibank and bankofamer credit card.

17. my washington mutual checking account

18. next i have a photocopies of our itinerary from australia our tickets reciepts and payments

19. summary of federal form w2 statements which have mine and his name on it

20. an album ..

first is family dinner is australia ... with my family and sisters and aunties and him

celebration drinks of our marriage in australia with my friends and sister

then its our honeymoon in miami

then photos of our god child

then photos of my mother and me in NY when we came for the first time and i met my husband

then photos of my sister who came to visit me a month ago

him and me and his friends all about 50 photos

21. i have his pay stubs

lol I even have the reciept for the bed we bought when we moved in LOL i might as well take my whole filing cabnet .. im going crazy !! lol

Do you have mails/letters/postcards/junk-mails which sent to you and him or to both of you? Showing you two are living together at the same address (more evidence)

Where is your husband's 2005 Tax Return?

Where is your I-693 Suppliment? (I am not sure you need this, since you were on B-1 Visa, someone can verify this please!!!

Where is his Paystubs?

You have absolutely no photos of you and his parents???? You don't need one with you and him and his parents, just any picture showing you with his mom/dad or both of them.

Few things I find troublesome: (trying to play the devil advocate, don't shoot me )

I don't know why the lawyer says "Passport and ID is good enough if you don't have BC". BC should be easy enough to obtain from your husband's birthplace courthouse, Vital Record office where they keep track of all marriage records/dead/birth. You will need to explain this at the interview if they ask. Maybe delaying your approval.

They may ask why didn't you two have a wedding already? What religious reason would stop ones from having a wedding?

Why don't you have any photos of you and his parents? Are you not living with him or don't know his parents? They could pick on you for this...

Otherwise, your package looks ok!!! Good luck!

i have the tax return with me and him both on it .2005 one. everything has our address on it where we both live so we dont need proof that we live at the same address.

ill double check for the birth certificate ... we must have it or else how did we apply for AOS ???

we didnt have enough money to get married in a huge wedding in the greek orthodox tradition to be married by the church means that you are married because they dont recognise you by the church and dont baptise your kids and funerals etc so we have to get married in agreek church.....so basically to married and greek you have to be married by the church or your not married at all

his parents have been in greece for six months and werent here for alot of the events .. they are very old and dont leave the house .. i know thats not an excuse but they arent very socialable .. i dont know what im going to do ..

i live in the same house with him and his parents i have been living here for 10 months ... and no photos i know its bad ...

now im really panicing .. advicee ....pleaase

ok im organising my package to take tommorow for our interview and im so frantic to do this and its 1.30pm and im still in my pj's lol

i need someone to tell me if im missing anything or i can add things

in order

1. the interview letter

2. my husbands individual tax return from 2004-2003-2002

3. a letter from his job saying he makes as much as he does

4. his passport / us ID

5. my advance parole and my work authorisation card

6. my b2 visa i came over on and my i94 which is a photo copy because immigration took it when i left this year.

7. my appointment notoice for biometrics which is stamped for my biometrics which i had my ten prints done

8. my i-485 reciept

9. my i-765 receipt

10.my birth certifcate

11. my spouses birth certificate i cannot find ! but he has he passport and his drivers liscense, lawyer said it was ok

12. a photocopy of our marriage certificate (pre damaged) our orignal was damaged in our suitcases but i stuck it back together but we have photo copies and i have the original which you can still read. so copy and original

13. then i have my husbands insurance plan which shows me going to the doctor statements and explanation of benefits i am fully covered under his plan

14 our joint account at bank of america with statements, which shows us using the card in australia buying souveniers too

15. 3 months of highlighted phonecalls from verizon stating when i called him and he called me

16. my american express card under my husbands name and my citibank and bankofamer credit card.

17. my washington mutual checking account

18. next i have a photocopies of our itinerary from australia our tickets reciepts and payments

19. summary of federal form w2 statements which have mine and his name on it

20. an album ..

first is family dinner is australia ... with my family and sisters and aunties and him

celebration drinks of our marriage in australia with my friends and sister

then its our honeymoon in miami

then photos of our god child

then photos of my mother and me in NY when we came for the first time and i met my husband

then photos of my sister who came to visit me a month ago

him and me and his friends all about 50 photos

the only thing is ...

thing is i have no photos of his parents as they are in greece for 6 months of the year and no photos of the wedding as we are both religious and plan to have the wedding next year as im trying to find a job at the moment to fund this ... although we did go for a mini honeymoon which i have photos of thats the only thing that is really worrying me

ok can anyone add anything else .. im going crazy

and should i go make copies of all the original documents tonight

omg thanks all for your help .. and ill fill out my time line too im amazed at how fast this all went sooo please guys any advice you have for me

we have no huge age difference he is 26 and im 24 i met him here on a B2 visa whilst holidaying with my mother, we got married in 2 months because we fell in love and we clicked.

The northeast is giving headaches to people. If your AOS is through meeting spouse in US and then getting married here, I suggest taking lots of evidence even if you have receipts of gifts given to each other. At the least bank statements, apartment lease, insurance

ok im organising my package and im so frantic to do this and its 1.30pm and im still in my pj's lol

i need someone to tell me if im missing anything or i can add things

in order

1. the interview letter

2. my husbands individual tax return from 2004-2003-2002

3. a letter from his job saying he makes as much as he does

4. his passport / us ID

5. my advance parole and my work authorisation card

6. my b2 visa i came over on and my i94 which is a photo copy because immigration took it when i left this year.

7. my appointment notoice for biometrics which is stamped for my biometrics which i had my ten prints done

8. my i-485 reciept

9. my i-765 receipt

10.my birth certifcate

11. my spouses birth certificate i cannot find ! but he has he passport and his drivers liscense, lawyer said it was ok

12. a photocopy of our marriage certificate (pre damaged) our orignal was damaged in our suitcases but i stuck it back together but we have photo copies and i have the original which you can still read. so copy and original

13. then i have my husbands insurance plan which shows me going to the doctor statements and explanation of benefits i am fully covered under his plan

14 our joint account at bank of america with statements, which shows us using the card in australia buying souveniers too

15. 3 months of highlighted phonecalls from verizon stating when i called him and he called me

16. my american express card under my husbands name and my citibank and bankofamer credit card.

17. my washington mutual checking account

18. next i have a photocopies of our itinerary from australia our tickets reciepts and payments

19. summary of federal form w2 statements which have mine and his name on it

20. an album ..

first is family dinner is australia ... with my family and sisters and aunties and him

celebration drinks of our marriage in australia with my friends and sister

then its our honeymoon in miami

then photos of our god child

then photos of my mother and me in NY when we came for the first time and i met my husband

then photos of my sister who came to visit me a month ago

him and me and his friends all about 50 photos

the only thing is ...

thing is i have no photos of his parents as they are in greece for 6 months of the year and no photos of the wedding as we are both religious and plan to have the wedding next year as im trying to find a job at the moment to fund this ... although we did go for a mini honeymoon which i have photos of thats the only thing that is really worrying me

ok can anyone add anything else .. im going crazy

and should i go make copies of all the original documents tonight

omg thanks all for your help .. and ill fill out my time line too im amazed at how fast this all went sooo please guys any advice you have for me

we have no huge age difference he is 26 and im 24 i met him here on a B2 visa whilst holidaying with my mother, we got married in 2 months because we fell in love and we clicked.

ok tommorow our interview is at garden city

i have a question do we need to bring everything on the check list that is set to us with the interview date and time on it ?

Has anyone Been to Garden city for an inteview?

OK so we are a young couple who has our interview next tuesday we have a lawyer putting together our documents to take with us .. we dont have a house of our own and i cant beleive i got my SSN and work authoand parole and my interview within 2 months of eachother.

anyway we have

cell phone bills and calls documented

4 credit cards in both our names

2 joint back accounts

life and medical insurance, we are eachothers beneficiary for life insurance

tickets from australia which we went for our honey moon

photos from new years eve, miami, australia

photos of dinner after we got married, we were so nervous we didnt take any at the ceremony !

bank statements from all our accounts

tax returns from my husband as he used me on them

a letter from his job saying he makes the amount he does

anything else im so nervous sometimes I have heard they are brutal !

anyway if anyone else has any tips they can give me then please post below .

Thanks all have a great day/ night !

i know this is an AP question but i always get faster answers here and better answers and i need an answer fast. Im entering the USA tommorow again sydney to sanfrancisco to NYC i have my AP the what they gave me was one copy with my photo and the exact same one with no photo stapled to one another .. when i get to immigration in san fransisco what line do i go in and what do i show ? I have with me my passport my AP my working card any thing else . Im travelling alone and my husband wont be with me so thats why im a bit nervous ... also has anyone ever flown united airlines ? im a bit worried flying them as i never have before i always flew with qantas .. id appreciate your answers people as they are always fantastic

hey all im going back home tommorow to australia and i have my AP i got it given to my in NYC becuase mine got lost in the mail.

anyway how do i use the AP i have two sheets which are the same but one has a photo and one doesnt .. but they are the same and stapled together .... so i take my passport and the AP ... who do i give it too and when do i use it ahhh im a bit nervous ...

ok i just looked and only one has a photo..... the top one the bottom sheet doesnt have anything but a stamp where the photo should be . is that going to cause a problem ?

well i have been waiting since january for my approved AP after like 15 phone calls to the USCIS and getting different information on what happened to my missing AP i decided enough is enough ... they have claimed to have sent it out 2 times ... and now its 'lost'. so i made an infopass to see if i could find MY AP... anyway i made an infopass for 8.45 my partner came with me and we got to federal plaza in nyc at 8.00 nice and early.....so we thought...we stood in line and the immigration officer told us my case had been sent to the wrong service centre ..so he told us to go wait in another room .. when our number was called we explained our situation for the 100th time and she said to me that it HAD been sent out ... and its somewhere in the post..... i told her we just got told it was lost and that i had to travel 17th of may ..... she understood and said i should go upstairs to another room....by then it was 12.00pm.... i explained my story again to the immigration officer and she asked if i had 2 passport photos on me....... she sent me away to go get photos 3 blocks away ... after coming in THROUGH security and going back up ... we lined up again and she took the photos and walked away ... i was confused .. she said nothing to me about my AP if she could help me or not ... very unhelpful.... anyway the time is now 2.00pm and we are still waiting .. then this man calls us to the parole window....he told us that he couldnt issue me another parole becuase another one was in the mail .. (supposedly) and that someone else could use it etcetc... i nearly broke down crying explaining it had been approved and i had to travel to my dads wedding .. he walked off and said he could see what he could do .... anyway 1 hour later ... my nerves are shot ... he calls us to the window and hands me my AP which they kindly reprinted ... THANKGOD !!!!!!!!!!

anyway now i have to pieces of paper .. one with my photo .. and the other a dupilcate with no photo .... its just stamped in the box where the photos should be .... what do i do now with these pieces of paper when i leave... thanks allllllllllllllll just thought i would share my expirience !!!

what are my chances of getting the emergency AP though ... like will they give my AP there and then or do i have to wait for it in the mail. Im most certain it got lost or went to another address ..... ive waited OVER 90 days now ..

i know this will probably be moved to the AP section of this forum but tommorow is 30 days since it has been approved and i have recieved nothing .. what do i do now ... im due to travel on the 17th of may and i thought i would be fine .. my parents are remarrying and now im starting to worry a little . I have everything else except for my AP ... hmmm

help please what should i do im worried

ok i recived an email that my AP is in the mail ... .this was 30 days ago... no sign of it .. its going to be 30 days this weekend... so what steps do i take now ......?someone help im due to leave the country may 17th ...

thanks

so just go into my local USCIS ... the stupid thing is i have a lawyer and i have rang her 3 times in the last week to help the situation and nothing... could it be possible that she has the AP since she filed my AOS case ?

that is exactly the situation im in at the moment i got mine approved 28th of march and now its the 10th of april and im still waiting for the AP i got my EAD card and now going for my social but no sign of my AP.

Should i be worried ???

That's not what happened with us. When we went for my wife's biometrics for her AOS, we were told both her and her daughter would have to come back and have photos taken again for the AP. My wife went the next day and then received her AP in about one week. We couldn't get her daughter there again for about 3 weeks and she never received her AP in the mail. Once she went and had her photo taken specifically for the AP, she received her document in a week or so.

Don't know what the process should be, I'm just saying what we had to do in order to get the AP. We specifically asked the folks when we were there if we had to come back for that and were told that we did.

so how do i know if i have to go back in for my AP ? I dont think I do ive never heard of any cases needing photos ? So what should i do ? Should i make an INFOpass appointment ... ? im very worried

ok i got this email -

Application Type: I131 , APPLICATION FOR USCIS TRAVEL DOCUMENT

Current Status:

This case has been approved. On March 28, 2006, an approval notice was mailed.

If 30 days have passed and you have not received this notice, you may wish to

verify or update your address. To update your address, please speak to an

Immigration Information Officer during business hours.

If you have questions or concerns about your application or the case status

results listed above, or if you have not received a decision or advice from

USCIS within the projected processing time frame*, please contact the National

Customer Service Center.

National Customer Service Center (800) 375-5283.

*The projected processing time frame can be found on the receipt notice that you

received from the USCIS.

*** Please do not respond to this e-mail message.

Sincerely,

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

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ok does this mean my AP is on the way .. its strange cause i got my employment card last week it got aproved 2nd april and i got it 4 days later and i thought that would take longer then the parole .. is it lost ? Ive booked tickets to go home 17th may and now im starting to get anxious....