lisanne

Is it worth any hope that our file was touched last Friday and today?

Be sure and shop around for a civil surgeon as they all seem to charge a different price for the same thing. So don't pay more than you have to.

We had a touch before our interview too and hoped the best only to be disappointed. Let us know how yours turns out today.

That's fantastic news! Congragulations!

Well, I'm just in a ranting mood today, seeing so many interviews approved with a stamp. I'm frustrated that it seems there's a disproportionate amount of people on this list from the UK and it seems no one from the UK gets approved at the interview, we all get stuck in FBI checks Enough from me about that and I do realize that we haven't waited that long yet. Just irritated that there's a good job my husband would love but doesn't have legal residency yet to qualify for it.

Everyone's right DO NOT OPEN IT! The Civil Surgeon explained that it's sealed only for the purpose of the government knowing that a Civil Surgeon actually filled it out, because the actual form can be filled out by anyone. The fact that it's sealed in a certain way is a guarantee to the government that a doctor did check fill it out. There's nothing secret in the envelope! A copy of it will do you no good, if it gets lost and they send you a RFE for it, you will have to go back to the civil surgeon and get it sealed in the envelope again.

Yay namecheck is done! Only took from beginning of March, so that isn't too bad. If it had been just a little sooner I could've made it to my graduation next weekend!! Never mind, I can start planning my trip[ in July now

Yay!

I'm off to get drunk now.. I'm so glad it's friday!

Congragulations!!! But you know this just ruined our matching timelines. Seriously though it's great to see people getting through the FBI namechecks, it means they now have time to finish ours, haha. Have a nice trip to England!

Congragulations Senka, that's very good news!!! And also a huge congragulations to Rebeccajo you have endured this journey too long!!

Congragulations!!

For those who received a drivers license, was it a temporary paper license or did they send out a regular license? My husband still hasn't received anything but a temporary paper license and we were wondering if this is usual.

I found this site on a websearch ... hopefully someone can us

My Son met and married a girl from Germany while he was stationed overseas (he is in the Army). They married in Vegas while on block leave, then went back to Germany. One month later he exited the Army (they would not give her command sponsorship because he was so close to his ETS date)

They came back to the states to live, she entered on a Visa Waiver. She completed all the forms necessary to obtain a green card and received a temp. work authorization card and a social security number. During this time my son re-enlisted in the Army and they moved from California to Washington. She was not able to appear for the final interview and her case was abandoned/closed. She recently contacted USCIS and was told she could not appeal the abandonment because too much time had passed and she needed to begin the whole process again. I know the facts may sound a little flaky but trust me this is not the case. They are a young couple and my son was re-deployed to Iraq in June 2006 and now will not be home until October.

Is the appeal process really a closed door for her? My second question is this. She needs to work and has found a job oportunity. Can she work prior to resubmitting her forms without jeopardizing her ability to get a green card? Lastly, is there a help section for completing the forms. This whole process is a little confusing

A Mom who will be eternally grateful to receive some help ...

I know you'll get much better help than me. But she should reapply for her AOS and EAD, it's probably easier than appealing. She should not leave the country! Well, at least not till she gets her greencard or an AP (advance parole). She can only work if she has an EAD, it will take about 90 days for her to receive one after she applies for the EAD, she needs to apply for both the EAD and the AOS together. Hope that helps somewhat. It wouldn't seem to me that she needs a lawyer, but maybe someone else will jump in with advice on that. By the way you have found a fantastic website! On the tabs (at the top of the page) there is a GUIDE tab, in there you will find help in filling out the forms.

That's absolutely wonderful!!!!!!! So glad to hear there's movement for you in a positive direction. Congragulations!!!

We're so very very happy for you! What a relief you must be feeling. It was approximately 3 months from your interview and that's what our interviewer said our wait would be for the checks to be complete, hopefully it holds true...

Congragulations Traditions Way!! Very good news for you!

I'm curious what the difference is between the namechecks that we go through during the K-1 visa process and these one's for AOS. It would seem more reasonable to me to do a more thorough check prior to letting someone in the country, than after they are already here.

That's fantastic! Congragulations! Did you receive any explanation from the ombudsmen's office as to what the hold up was?

That's fantastic!!! Congragulations!

Our interviewer yesterday was at least pleasant but we're in the same boat waiting for the FBI checks, so much for those all being done before interviews are given....... Now to the waiting game. Our interviewer said that no one had done them yet for some reason, so what does that mean that they weren't ordered? Well, at least the stress of the interview is over.

Personally if it were me, I would send back everything they wanted with the RFE because technically they can consider your case abandoned if you don't reply to an RFE.

Here is my EAD status :

"Current Status: Approval notice sent.

On October 23, 2006, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I765 APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION. Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service."

I already got my card a while ago. but today my case was touch again. and I never got any approval notice of my EAD. I'm wondering if any one has received such an approval notice.

They are like one in the same. Maybe they're just getting ready to approve you and putting your files all together or just filing them on the shelf. Who knows!

Best wishes to you and your wife! Please post tomorrow and let us all know how it went and what they asked, etc.

Yesterday in the mail! Such a relief (had problems couple months ago...undeliverable notice for biometrics, scheduled infopass).

Hope you get yours soon as well =D

Kali

Congragulations!!

Thanks

So in other words, the approval letter contains the EAD card?

Yes, it does. I'm not sure why they can't just say EAD card sent, but they don't.

Hey

I got an email yesterday that my EAD approval letter has been sent. Do i receive another email saying that the card production has been ordered?

I've noticed on people's timelines that sometimes the production of the card is ordered prior to the approval email and then sometimes vice versa.

Cheers.

Congragulations! We got the Card Production ordered email on a Friday, the Approval Notice Sent email on Monday and received the card that Thursday. The day it's sent is all that really matters.

Congragulations! Bet you're relieved to have that over!

I was adopted as a baby. My adoption certificate states my place of birth as Scotland, nothing more.

This has never been a problem.

When I had my visa interview last week in London, the guy who interviewed me said it likely to cause problems when I try to adjust status. He said in his experience adopted people used their original birth certificate and their adoption certificate together and that if I can't do that I will need sworn affadavits from people who remember my adoption.

The problem is the people who were around all those years ago are now dead.

Does anyone know if this is going to be a real problem?

And does anyone know a way around it?

We're getting married at the end of March and plan to file for AOS in April.

Here in the US if someone is adopted the records are sealed and the person is given a new birth certificate with their adopted information on it and that's acceptable for everything they need, i.e. passports, social security, etc. so I would make this huge assumption they would be ok with your adoption certificate too. But I don't really know and if the officer said that it might be a problem it's probably worthwhile trying to get the information you need while you're still at home.

I found this site: http://www.nas.gov.uk/guides/adoptions.asp which you should have a look at if you haven't already done so. There's more on this site than what I've cut and pasted here. From what I think I'm reading you will be able to look at your adoption record and will be able to make a copy of your original birth certificate, which might help in the AOS process. Anyhow best wishes to you because this can also be a very emotional journey too. The following is cut and pasted from the above website:

Who can inspect the legal records of an adoption?

Adoption processes are among the most confidential records held in the courts and the NAS and they are closed to general public access for 100 years. This means that the staff of the NAS are also forbidden to examine them. Each process is individually sealed and the indexes themselves are restricted. The processes may, however, be opened to access in the following circumstances:

*to the adopted person if he or she is over 16 years of age. They must produce their birth certificate (to prove that they are adopted), together with some independent proof of their identity (passport, driving licence, staff pass from place of employment, etc).

Can the NAS provide photocopies?

We can only provide copies of a process if the adoptee attends in person. These copies will be made in the presence of the adopted person. With the exception of a court order, there are no circumstances in which the NAS will provide copies to anyone else.

What information will the adoption process contain?

The process will normally contain a copy of the original birth certificate; an official report to the court at the time of the adoption; a petition by the adopting parents; the consent of the birth mother (occasionally the consent of the birth father); the name of any adoption agency involved; and confirmation from the court that the adoption may go ahead. What other information it may contain will depend on what the birth parents revealed. As they are under no obligation to reveal any information whatsoever, the information that can be obtained is often minimal and sometimes nothing. People examining their adoption process should be prepared both for this and for the possibility that the papers may reveal other distressing information.