Emo

I just wanted to ask you a simple question.

My EAD is still under process and the Temporary Work Authorization is expiring on 12th March. Can I continue to work? or Is it possible to get another temporary work permit till the EAD gets approved?

I read somewhere on the USCIS website that "If the EAD does not get approved within 90 days of submission, we can apply for an interim work permit".

Is there a solution for this?

Take Care,

Heuristic

When did you apply for your EAD?

I applied for EAD on Jan 6th 2007. But I had to resend some papers for birth certificate on 2nd Feb.

As far as I know, you can't keep working after your EAD expires. You have to wait until you get a new one. Since you just applied recently, I doubt if you'll get your EAD approved before your old one expires. Nowadays it is taking them almost the full 90 days or a little less to process EADs. And, with RFEs, you can never tell. I was lucky 'cos even with my RFE, I still got approved in 80 days from filing. Your RFE letter probably stated that getting an RFE could delay processing of your application. Which is why USCIS advises people to apply for EAD at least 90 or 100 days, I think, before your old one expires. Who knows, you might get lucky. Good luck.

Don’t quit your job after the expiration of 90 days temp EAD unless you are asked by the employer.

My wife and I already married and submitted everything to the courthouse today, so it's official. Is it a good idea or a bad idea to go to Social Security and simply lie that we ever married? I wasn't aware that we should have done SS first. Anyone else ever do that?

Don't lie unless you have to.

Um..now I am really lost.

You are not alone darlin'

I am explaining one of the previous post above ... “Emo also advocates lying about when people proposed, when they met etc etc - at least I've seen that in the AOS forum. I wouldn't trust anything. :x “

I suggested "he didn't proposed after the trip to Europe? think again"

to the post

"Hi everyone,

Strangely, this never occured to me until I read another post here a couple of days ago. Therefore, my possible fraud was very unintentional. Not that this makes it any better. I came here on a F1 visa 3 1/2 years ago to go to grad school, although I already knew my now husband (USC) at that point. I went to school and graduated in February 2006, and in August 2006 my husband surprisingly . We got married at the end of September and filed for AOS. So far so good. However, in August, after getting engaged, we also took a together. We came back, and I entered on my F1 visa as I always have done, without giving it any thought. Was this fraudulent, since I knew we were getting married about a month later? If so, is it forgivable? Darn, I feel like I messed up now! Any advise or opinions appreciated - thanks in advance!"

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...c=52552&hl=

Emo also advocates lying about when people proposed, when they met etc etc - at least I've seen that in the AOS forum. I wouldn't trust anything. :x

Emo, good on you that somebody signed that form and it worked for you. Things fall through the cracks now and then.

I don’t understand why some people believe that behaving like prosecutors will help their immigration process

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...c=52552&hl=

QUOTE(jburge97 @ Jan 31 2007, 11:05 AM)

Hi everyone,

Strangely, this never occured to me until I read another post here a couple of days ago. Therefore, my possible fraud was very unintentional. Not that this makes it any better. I came here on a F1 visa 3 1/2 years ago to go to grad school, although I already knew my now husband (USC) at that point. I went to school and graduated in February 2006, and in August 2006 my husband surprisingly . We got married at the end of September and filed for AOS. So far so good. However, in August, after getting engaged, we also took a together. We came back, and I entered on my F1 visa as I always have done, without giving it any thought. Was this fraudulent, since I knew we were getting married about a month later? If so, is it forgivable? Darn, I feel like I messed up now! Any advise or opinions appreciated - thanks in advance!

he didn't proposed after the trip to Europe? think again;)

Emo, what are you trying to show us? It's not readable.

the form that No Panel Physician selected by a consulate will sign

But then again. The vaccination supplement that is showed above has NOTHING to do with the six weeks until AOS approval. Just because I send it in doesn't expedite the AOS process.

It will save you time and money by eliminating the need after your arrival in US to deal with the Civil Surgeon.

This will not affect the time you are going to wait for your AOS approval.

But isn't that form to be completed and signed by a Civil Surgeon in the US, not a Panel Physician abroad?

But then again, when you get your medical exam done outside the US, its at a place designated by the uscis, so why wouldn't that be ok?

Your medical is done at a place chosen by the consulate and consulates are under the juris of the State Department.

USCIS does not process visas. The State Department does.

Both are under the umbrella of the Department of Homeland Security.

There are very few documents or procedures that either uses or do that the other will accept.

The PDF linked by the OP is a USCIS form. No Panel Physician selected by a consulate will sign it as they are not a USCIS designated Civil Surgeon .

Really?

But isn't that form to be completed and signed by a Civil Surgeon in the US, not a Panel Physician abroad?

But then again, when you get your medical exam done outside the US, its at a place designated by the uscis, so why wouldn't that be ok?

Your medical is done at a place chosen by the consulate and consulates are under the juris of the State Department.

USCIS does not process visas. The State Department does.

Both are under the umbrella of the Department of Homeland Security.

There are very few documents or procedures that either uses or do that the other will accept.

The PDF linked by the OP is a USCIS form. No Panel Physician selected by a consulate will sign it as they are not a USCIS designated Civil Surgeon .

Really?

Bring this form http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dq/pdf/ti-03/appdx-a_693vacc.pdf on you medical exam abroad to be completed and signed by the doctor.

After your marriage in USA send it with AOS documents.

This will save you time and some $.

Our AOS was approved in 6 weeks

Good luck

haha ....lets hope this thread dies a fast death.

Let’s hope someone benefits before that.

MY FIANCEE IS 35 YEARS OLD WHEN SHE WAS 18 SHE JOINED THE CCP WHILE SHE WAS IN THE ARMY AS A DANCER. AT 21 YEARS OLD SHE WENT TO UNIVERSITY AND HAS NOT PAID DUES OR WENT TO ANY MEETINGS AT THE CCP SINCE. SHOULD SHE LIST HER PAST MEMBERSHIP WITH THE CCP ON HER DS-156/DS-157 OR SHOULD SHE NOT LIST HER PAST MEMBERSHIP. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY GOOD OR BAD EXPERIANCES AT THE INTERVIEW REGUARDING THE CCP. OR IS THERE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT . PLEASE GIVE US SOME ADVICE

It was post I remember around 6 months ago regarding AOS interview for a woman from China who mention her membership in the communist party. The officer told her they have to do additional check and she was not approved.

AOS 02/22 APPROVED

I just received email from CRIS: (Does this mean that Green Card is approved???)

Receipt Number: MSCXXXXXXXX

Application Type: I485 , APPLICATION TO REGISTER PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR TO ADJUST STATUS

Current Status: Card production ordered.

On February XX, 2007, we ordered production of your new card. Please allow 30 days for your card to be mailed to you. If we need something from you we will contact you. If you move before you receive the card, call customer service. You can also receive automatic e-mail updates as we process your case. Just follow the link below to register.

If you have questions or concerns about your application or the case status results listed above, or if you have not received a decision from USCIS within the current processing time listed*, please contact USCIS Customer Service at (800) 375-5283.

*Current processing times can be found on the USCIS website at www.uscis.gov under Case Status & Processing Dates.

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

Sincerely,

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

This does mean that GreenCard is Approved???

Congrats

Have you been transffered to CSC?

We have applied for the K-1 visa. We are now waiting of the interview date. Our question is we have heard that you can recieve an immediate work authorization if you go through JFK port of entry. Can anyone tell us how this works?

Read here "dr_Iha" posts http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...c=54269&hl=

According to https://s044a90.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/36f...b4?OpenDocument, section C.1, it appears Natalia is temporarily as a K-1 visa holder with a valid I-94, which she will have. This employment authorization is implicit without an Employment Authorization stamp. However, the same document, in section C.2, seems to say that Natalia does require a valid EAD if she is an applicant for adjustment of status. This is confusing to me. Does this mean that she can work on her K-1, but only until we make application for AOS? It seems so, but I want to get your opinion.

She is authorized to work and she doesn't have to bring up "the 90 days limitation"

Read here "dr_Iha" posts http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...c=54269&hl=

I have a passport, with K-1 Visa in it.

can I go to Guam, or is that considered leaving the USA?

Do not exit continental US before you get your green card or AP.

Everything else is paranoia and ignorance.

Regarding I-765 is waste of money

It just warms the cockles of my heart to see such informative and well thought out advice dispensed in such a warm and congenial manner.

Ah, the arrogance of the truly ignorant!

It’s OK to feel angry after doing something stupid.

I am sorry for all of you who quit your job after 90 days with temp. EAD and AOS pending.

I'm not the stupid one here.

Firstly, I'm the USC.

Secondly, my immigrant husband never had a temp EAD - meaning he never had a job to quit prior to the pendancy of his AOS.

I'd hardly call if paranoid to file for the appropriate documents the government has put in place - I'd call it more like being proactive on one's own behalf.

I call it ignorance to suggest otherwise. And downright irresponsible on a public forum.

I didn’t say you are stupid. How could I, but even smart people (regardless of their citizenship) sometimes are doing stupid things, such as assuming that K1 Fiance with I-94 is not allowed to work.

Everything else is paranoia and ignorance.

Regarding I-765 is waste of money

It just warms the cockles of my heart to see such informative and well thought out advice dispensed in such a warm and congenial manner.

Ah, the arrogance of the truly ignorant!

It’s OK to feel angry after doing something stupid.

I am sorry for all of you who quit your job after 90 days with temp. EAD and AOS pending.

Learn to work the toilet seat. You're a big girl. If it's up, put it down.

Birthdays, Valentines, and Anniversaries are not quests to see if we can find the perfect present yet again!

Sometimes, we are not thinking about you. Live with it.

Do not ask us what we are thinking about unless you are prepared to discuss such topics as navel lint, the shotgun formation, and NASCAR.

Sunday = sports. It's like the full moon or the changing of the tides. Let it be.

Shopping is NOT a sport, and no, we are never going to think of it that way.

When we have to go somewhere, absolutely anything you wear is fine. Really.

Crying is blackmail.

Ask for what you want. Let us be clear on this one: Subtle hints do not work. Strong hints do not work. Obvious hints do not work. Just say it!

We don't remember dates. Mark birthdays and anniversaries on a calendar. Remind us frequently beforehand.

Most guys own three pairs of shoes - tops. What makes you think we'd be any good at choosing which pair, out of thirty, would look good with your dress?

Yes and No are perfectly acceptable answers to almost every question.

Come to us with a problem only if you want help solving it. That's what we do. Sympathy is what your girlfriends are for.

A headache that lasts for 17 months is a problem. See a doctor.

Check your own oil! Please.

Anything we said 6 months ago is inadmissible in an argument. In fact, all comments become null and void after 7 days.

If you won't dress like the Victoria's Secret girls, don't expect us to act like soap opera guys.

If something we said can be interpreted two ways, and one of the ways makes you sad or angry, we meant the other one.

Let us ogle. We are going to look anyway; it's genetic.

You can either ask us to do something or tell us how you want it done - not both. If you already know best how to do it, just do it yourself.

Whenever possible, please say whatever you have to say during commercials.

Christopher Columbus did not need directions, and neither do we.

The relationship is never going to be like it was the first two months we were going out. Get over it. And quit whining to your girlfriends.

ALL men see in only 16 colors, like Windows default settings. Peach, for example, is a fruit, not a color. Pumpkin is also a fruit. We have no idea what mauve is.

If it itches, it will be scratched. We do that.

We are not mind readers and we never will be. Our lack of mind-reading ability is not proof of how little we care about you.

If we ask what is wrong and you say "nothing," we will act like nothing's wrong. We know you are lying, but it is just not worth the hassle.

I'm in shape. - ROUND is a shape

I wouldn't say EAD is a waste of money, I would have lost my job for 3 months without it.

Did the employers asked for it?

To those concerned about it, note that the reason I am even posting here is because of the ambiguity (to my perception), and the growing realization that that my understandings would appear to have been wrong.

And re the "4 month" comment? Take it in context. It was said from the perspective of "Okay, so I've been working for 2 1/2 months on the basis of x (where x is admittedly what I am querying, as I believe my initial interpretation was incorrect, now) and according to that I /would/ have been required to leave a job, and wait".

As is exactly what I have read has happened to people who were employment authorized over the initial 90 days, prompting frantic letters from employers requesting expedited processing, etc.

So at least realize I am trying to clarify the legality of what I'm doing, not "HAHA! LOOK AT ME, I DON'T NEED NO STINKING EAD!"

As dr_Iha said earlier:

"Regardless of whether the OP is working illegally or not, the fact is that USCIS doesn't care about it, they legally cannot hold it against him when adjudicating his AOS, so there is no consequence to him of just keeping his job while AOS is pending.

Also the requirement to check if the employee is authorized to work is the employers responsibility, not the employees. So the worst case scenario is that the OP's employer gets prosecuted for employing him. That said the chances of that happening are probably close to that of winning the lottery, as the current government doesn't consider enforcement of employment law when it comes to illegal workers a priority. "

Everything else is paranoia and ignorance.

Regarding I-765 is waste of money

Hi everyone,

Just got an email to say that the Green Card has been approved and I will receive within 60 days ! The letter was sent yesterday so hopefully I will get that Monday. I guess I still have to go for the interview and everything?! (not sure). Anyway Im absolutely thrilled and can't believe its all over for a few years!! I filed my AOS the last day of December 2006 so this has been very quick I think. Good luck to everyone waiting.

Did you got an email that CALIFORNIA SERVICE CENTER receive your case?

heres my info...

member name:Emo

transfer date: 2007-02-01

noa date: 2007-01-09

Hi everyone,

Strangely, this never occured to me until I read another post here a couple of days ago. Therefore, my possible fraud was very unintentional. Not that this makes it any better. I came here on a F1 visa 3 1/2 years ago to go to grad school, although I already knew my now husband (USC) at that point. I went to school and graduated in February 2006, and in August 2006 my husband surprisingly . We got married at the end of September and filed for AOS. So far so good. However, in August, after getting engaged, we also took a together. We came back, and I entered on my F1 visa as I always have done, without giving it any thought. Was this fraudulent, since I knew we were getting married about a month later? If so, is it forgivable? Darn, I feel like I messed up now! Any advise or opinions appreciated - thanks in advance!

he didn't proposed after the trip to Europe? think again;)

I was driving fast to get on time:)

Hi people, haven't started this whole process yet, but trying to figure things out.... when i am approved the k-1 visa and i go over to the states to be with my girlfriend is it possible for us to get married in another country? or will they not allow me back into the US without some sort of other visa after we're married?

Thanks in advance for any help, it's appreciated.

Check with the US consulate regarding DCF. The process varies from country to country.

Hello everyone who is been waiting for the Green Card...I'd like to share my story...

Back in Oct 12th 2006 i had my interview for AOS. After 5mins interview the lady said: you are approved, your card should arrive in the mail in 3-4 weeks, and she took all my original AP and Employment Card. I happily went home, bought a ticket to fly to my home country to see my family in december. But I never made the trip! I called them every single day and nobody replied to my messages. I tried to go to an infopass appointment and the roads were too icy back in November and I did not go.

It was January and the card never arrived! After reading all the threads in this site I convinced myself that my green card was pending because of the FBI name check.

Getting anxious with this cold weather and wanting to see my family, not to mention get my driver's license and not been able to prove my status in this country, I decided to get an Infopass appointment.

Yesterday, Jan 16th, I went back to the immigration office, and spoke directly to the person who interview me last time. She literally said: I forgot this document for you to sign and she handed me a piece of paper where I singed my name -while she openned my file- and right before my eyes, all my documents were still sitting there!!!!!!!! Then she said, she had not approved my case back then because she forgot that form!!!!!!!!!!! Right there she stamped my passport so I can travel now, and told me once again, smiling, that my green card should be in the mail in 3-4 weeks.

Another lessson learned: every case is unique!.. and always ask! Infopass appointments are good!

Good luck everyone, hope this time I do get my card... at least I got the stamp on the passport and that's all I care about right now! *SMILE*

Did you asked for I-551 stamp on the first interview?