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    July 2017 AOS Fillers

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    18 hours ago, leymanai said:

    well yes, obviously it was not professional. But think it this way, we are all humans and....how many of us ever had met transgender person? sucks to say, but there are millions people are coming to Taiwan to see those transgenders and most of us will feel awkward no matter how hard they will be trying to ignore that and act like usual. All thanks to politics and media. People are so scared to talk about things like same-sex relationships, transgenders,  racial problems, so over time it became a veto to talk about it. Not mention the fact, that most of the time homosexual people are trying to make a problem and yell about discrimination when this is not a case. A LOT of people don't know how to handle situations like that and are just getting lost. One of the way to look at it , he was probably trying break a little bit of ice, Since a girl mentioned that officer was likely new, he was super nervous. How many of us are not controlling whatever is coming from our mouth when we are nervous? 

    1. It is not trans people’s job to answer questions about their bodies to strangers. They aren’t sideshow attractions, they are humans. 

     

    2. Homosexuals are still facing discrimination on a regular basis, as well as trans people. Trans women of color are disproportionately affected by fatal violence. These are real issues. 

     

    3. You said yourself it was unprofessional. He’s new and training, sure. But if people don’t complain and make a note of when he’s behaving in an incredibly unprofessional way, how is he going to get better? How is he going to learn? 

     

    4. All this aside, I feel pretty certain that if a USCIS agent asked you about YOUR genitals in an interview, out would probably be upset about it. Why should she have to deal with that because she’s trans? 

    July 2017 AOS Fillers

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    Just now, leymanai said:

    well, personally, i dont have any issues with genders. BUT! According to documents, she was applying as a male. So according to THEIR documents, there HAS to be male. Not female. So that's where the whole confusion started. You have to appear to your interview with the same gender as you were filing. Damn, they're getting confused with maiden and current last names. And in her case, not only she appeared with new name, but different gender. No one was talking or thinking about discrimination or infringing anybody's rights. She had to think about it beforehand and bring all medical proves, stating that gender change is really occured, that the person is sitting in front of the officer, is a person that was filing for AOS

    Commenting or asking gender confirmation surgeries she may or may not have had was not relevant or appropriate. Offering opinions on trans people was not appropriate. Clarifying the name/identity of the person you’re interviewing I understand, but the rest is highly unprofessional. 

    July 2017 AOS Fillers

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    14 hours ago, NeytiB said:

    By the way, I am a transgender girl and changed name through marriage. So when he looked at our papers he got confused and scratched his head, and was like "Who is *old name*?" I was like it was my old name. Then he was like "Oh man, your application is a MALE and you showed up like a girl,/you confused me." Then he started to look at our docs and even called someone else to look at our case. Like my gender is a big deal, while eveything on our papers was Male. So I dont see the confusion. Then he started talking about our marriage. Asked if I had surgeries already, and all of a sudden he got curious he even opened up as to how a non op trans make out, like SERIOUSLY?!!

     

    Anyways, He is gonna send me a letter for medical stuff. I just hope I dont get denied. My husband is so worried about my wrong answers on the dates. Lol

     

    Good luck everyone!!!

    I’m not sure how much traction you’d get under the current administration, but I’d complain about that to USCIS. That’s not an appropriate line of questioning! Especially the part I bolded above. 

    July 2017 AOS Fillers

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    2 minutes ago, Kirk&Kean said:

    Haha, good to know. Yeah last month when I called in the morning I always get 180 minutes... now it is double the amount lol.  I'll use that address trick after we move, well I need to double and triple check with Tier 2 if our address update is going to be reflected in the system or not once we have completed it online. We won't update the address not until we have a new lease in June in Philly. The first temp place is Airbnb, but it isn't appropriate to use someone else's home address since we aren't there for long term. Moving by end of May.... so we are gonna say goodbye to PHX office haha.

    LoL, 100 times !? This is my 5th/6th call. I usually don't call unless it is way beyond normal processing time and I needed to check on the progress.

     

    Sorry to hijack this convo— two questions. 

     

    1. Are y’all calling your specific USCIS Office for updates? Where can I can to speak to an officer??

     

    2. Are there any local-office-specific threads? I’m with the New Orleans Office and they’re going so slow it’s insane. Wait time is a minimum of 11.5 months 😭 I wanna know if others are having the same issue. Husband will have been here for a year next month and we’re still at least six months away from a GC. So annoying!!!!!

    July 2017 AOS Fillers

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    47 minutes ago, Adam&Allison said:

     

    I mean maybe, but these processing dates are notoriously out of date. I know of many people who's field office is allegedly processing cases as of January 2017 who have had their interview and been approved already. 

     

    Chicago is processing cases as of January 5 2017 and there's been a big influx of filers from June and July getting their interview notices. 

    That's good to hear-- our office (NOLA office) is still on cases from December of 2016 as of October 2017 so I was feeling like we were at least six-seven months away but maybe we'll be in there sooner than we think. I'm so tired of waiting!!! 

    Leaving & re-entering US on AP - details please!

    in Working & Traveling During US Immigration

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    1 hour ago, Rose_3001 said:

     

    Many thanks for sharing - glad to hear it wasn't too terrible. My (US) husband flew back last week, so I'll be flying back alone this time which is making it slightly more nerve-wracking, but I think the worst bit will be the queues in Atlanta - and not really knowing which queue to go in (neither do the staff apparently!) 

     

    Was everything ok checking in UK-side at the airport with the AP docs? Flying Delta so hoping they'll be familiar with it...

    The guy had to check with his supervisor because he personally hadn't seen one before, but it was a quick check and we were good to go! 

    AP (Combo Card) Travel Experience & Question!

    in Working & Traveling During US Immigration

    Posted

    Hey guys!

     

    I thought I'd share our experience travelling with my husband's combo card.

     

    We flew out of LHR with Delta and weren't able to check in online.

    We got to the airport extra early and my husband's info was verified before we were able to get tickets, which I wasn't expecting (but actually reassuring in a way). 

    The guy who checked our info had to double-check with his supervisor before checking us in because he'd never seen a combo card before, but he was very polite and the whole process was painless. 

     

    We then flew into Detroit, and our experience with the airport staff was an actual nightmare!

    When we got to the border there was a woman directing people which lines to join. We asked for help and were told to "make it quick" because she was "directing hundreds of people" (there were like, maybe 20 people behind us in the entire massive hallway-- it wasn't crazy busy). She told us to join in a  certain line so we went. I realized the line was all non-US citizens with either ESTAs or tourist-type visas, so we verified with a second member of the airport staff who insisted that the combo card wasn't a real thing and could only be used for work and that my husband was probably going to get deported (cue anxiety attack and tears on my end).

     

    We then frantically pulled out all our NOAs and verified we were good. Eventually we got to the front of the line and talked to a CBP agent. He was stern but cordial. Once my husband mentioned he was going to start teaching in the spring, he actually lit up and they talked about that for a minute. No issues whatsoever with the combo card. We did have to go into a secondary room for a specific stamp to be used, but that took less than 15 minutes and they didn't ask for any more information or paperwork. No one ever asked to see our NOAs or the note my husband got from work. All in all, it was pretty painless.

     

    MY QUESTION: We are trying to go back to England for a week in May to surprise my husband's family at a big family reunion they're having. Do too many trips on an AP card look problematic? Is there "too much" travel for a green card interview? Based on my office's timelines, we'll be interviewing in the summer of 2018. will two trips back to the UK in the year since he's moved over look bad?

     

    Thanks in advance!

    Leaving & re-entering US on AP - details please!

    in Working & Traveling During US Immigration

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    10 minutes ago, Rose_3001 said:

    Hi! 

     

    Have you returned to the US yet? How was your experience - were you able to check-in online? I fly back tomorrow.

     

    I'm also wondering about what country to put as 'country of residence' when checking in online (if it'll let me do it) - since I'm on AOS I'm not a legal permanent resident yet, but neither am I technically resident in the UK...

     

    Anyone else who's travelled on AP, is it better just to check-in at the airport?

     

    Many thanks

    We got back on the 29th of December!

     

    Overall the experience wasn't too terrible. The airport staff was horrendous, but the CBP were actually very nice and helpful.

     

    We flew into Detroit, for what it's worth.

     

    The airport staff put us in the wrong line, I think, but after waiting 1.5+ hours, the CBP didn't ask for anything else, really. 

    They asked my husband if he was working and he said yes, driving for Waitr (like UberEats) but that he had finally finished signing up to be a substitute teacher. The CBP guy lit up and asked what subjects he was interested in teaching and was really nice after that. He didn't ask for any paperwork to verify that my husband was working, but we did offer to show him.

     

    After that they sent us into a room used for people who were going into secondary questioning because we had to use a special stamp. We were only in there for ~15 minutes, they didn't ask us any further questions-- just stamped my husband's passport and we left!

     

    Overall it was pretty standard, but it was nerve-wracking lol. We're planning on visiting for another week in May and will hopefully be flying direct in/out of Houston so hoping it will be a bit smoother this time.

    15 minutes ago, Rose_3001 said:

    Hi! 

     

    Have you returned to the US yet? How was your experience - were you able to check-in online? I fly back tomorrow.

     

    I'm also wondering about what country to put as 'country of residence' when checking in online (if it'll let me do it) - since I'm on AOS I'm not a legal permanent resident yet, but neither am I technically resident in the UK...

     

    Anyone else who's travelled on AP, is it better just to check-in at the airport?

     

    Many thanks

    We were NOT able to check-in online, though!!! 

    July 2017 AOS Fillers

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    14 minutes ago, Chelleyandaaron said:

    it is common in some states for the GC interview to take a year - I am expecting that here in Minnesota - I have seen some cases here take around 16 months...

    the annoying thing is that the medical will have expired by that stage and it will cost money to get a civil surgeon to complete a i693 if it is requested

    Yeah that's 100% bull if you ask me... That's another $400 or so and we still won't have a green card. I will definitely be calling my senator.

    July 2017 AOS Fillers

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    Just now, blackjeans said:

    Definitely challenging. Did you file an SR?

    Not yet because it looks like our EAP and AP are being produced now and we should get them by the end of the month.

     

    I'm going to start raising hell if we have to wait a whole year for an interview for a green card, because that seems like it should be illegal! Having to be completely on hold for a year with no indication what your status might be...

     

    I'd call my senators and ask for them to intercede but based on the other calls I've put into their office in the last few months I'm not sure they'd be willing to help me :unsure:

    July 2017 AOS Fillers

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    14 minutes ago, blackjeans said:

    My bio appt was July 31st. My status got updated to Ready to be scheduled for interview on Aug 14 and that was the last change.

    Oh gosh that is soooo annoying :(

     

    What field office would you be getting your interview?

     

    I'm worried because I just checked and it looks like my field office is doing interviews from Nov. 2016 which means we may have to wait a whole year??? 

    This was according to the USCIS website too. 

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