I have the card now! I have been on the phone with USCIS for two days until I could finally reach an officer, who could give me the tracking number of the card! With that, I went to the post office. They said the tracking number is not valid, so we tried putting numbers 0-9 in a spot (I literally guessed where) and we found the card! It has never been forwarded to my mailbox, instead went to the first address. My husband has been in contact with the apartment manager who said for the past two months that nothing has arrived. Walking over there with a tracking history of my poor mail, nobody was home. We contacted the apartment manager again, turns out she quit a while ago. The new manager arranged a meeting and I finally have my card in hand! Two months worth of paychecks wasted - but a happy end!  

4 hours ago, Andrina said:

Have you made an infopass appointment to clear things up? 

An appointment? Just to ask them where my card is? I have just checked the website and the offices in SF and Sacramento do not have appointments available ATM. :/ I will just have to wait and keep checking I guess. 

@Yhwinnie Thank you for your response. I have tried to call them on the number they have sent me in the latest email (confirmation of address change). But for whatever reason they did not accept the receipt number (maybe I have put it in the wrong way). I called three times and put in the number three times each time... they didn't recognize it and just hung up. There is no way to speak to a representative, I assume. I am waiting to hear back to them to my "lost card in the mail" request by Nov 1st. Hope I will hear more! 

Hello everyone!!

I am starting to feel bad because I keep asking these weird questions... Anyways! 

My husband and I have filed the AOS including the EAD in April 2017! Our status on the AOS has still not changed, but I am more concerned about the EAD.

On September 5th 2017, the EAD has been approved and on September 8th, the status has changed to "your card is being mailed to you".

In the past 3 month I have moved twice. I am afraid that the USCIS has sent the card to the old address (Apartment in Marin, CA). Well, that's the place we suddenly have to leave. Then, we have forwarded all the mail to our Marin address to our official P.O. Box. All the mail should go there. The letter from USCIS, that my card will arrive in a separate letter, has arrived at my mailbox (not a forwarded). So we moved to San Francisco for three months, and of course I have changed the home address, but kept the mailing address the same. Now, the USCIS case status says that if I haven't received the card by Oct 8th, I shall contact the USCIS - which I did on Oct 10th. Also, I have filed a move, back to a new house in Marin, CA. Today, I have received an email saying they have precessed my request address change. But nothing about where my card is, when it will arrive, where it will arrive, and what happened to the first one, not even which address they have sent it to.... 

So does the USCIS usually send CARDs to the home address or mailing address? Do they not send the CARDs to "forwarded addresses"? Does it really take over two months since the "has been sent" message? 

Thanks for listening, Vanessa

Hey everybody!

This is a question that came up when my husband and I were at the accountant today. Two months ago, we received a RIE for the 2016 tax returns, regarding that the poverty guideline might not be met.

The question is, if we are a 5 people household, because we have the children (from his previous marriage) temporarily every other weekend for half a day. It is kind of a big difference, if the Poverty Guideline is  $20.300 or $36.000 .... I only have about 20 days left for the REI response.

I assume the gross income has to match that number above, correct? Are we a 2 or 5 people household? Help! Thanks! 

Vanessa 

Hey everyone!

I have been sending packages back and forth with the USCIS since we got married in January - first it got returned due to payment issues. Then we paid, and the Work Permit got received - also, I went to the fingerprint appointment. According to USCIS and visajourney, my case should be approved by now. I never received a Work Permit, or approved letter, nor has the status at USCIS changed to approved. 

Do they temporarily freeze the process of the Employment Authorization, because I need to send my husbands most recent tax returns in (Request for Initial Evidence)? 

Thanks.. 

My fiance and I have about the same age difference. we had about 4 red flags. still got approved. don't worry! the officer didn't even ask me about it good luck

Hey Everybody!

I am confused! I have scheduled my interview in Frankfurt - and therefore worked with the Checklist they provided. I already sent it all in and scheduled the interview. Now I am just preparing for the interview (in 16 days) and see this:

"Proof of Financial Support and Affidavit of Support Forms

During the visa interview, applicants will be required to present evidence to the consular officer that they will not become a public charge in the United States. You may present evidence that you are able to financially support yourself or that your U.S. citizen fiancé(e) is able to provide support. The Consular Officer may request that a Form I-134, Affidavit of Support be submitted by the U.S. citizen fiancé(e)."

Does that mean, that I need to bring the i-134 to the interview? They said I should include it in the packet 3! I have talked to my fiancé and he will send me a new one, I will also print out the instructions and mark the questionable passage red for them to see that I followed instructions as requested.. what has your experience been? Were there any problems with the i-134?

Thx Vanessa

Hey everybody!

I have so many questions! I just received my Package 3 from the Embassy in Frankfurt yesterday. I am filling out the DS160 Form and one question makes me nervous:

Are you a former exchange visitor (J) who has not yet fulfilled the two-year foreign residence requirement?

I returned back from my Au Pair years (plus travel month) on AUGUST 21, 2014. That's very close to be 2 years ago. Should I just wait until I send the DS160 to be able to check "no". Will they care if I send it in tomorrow, and it's 2 weeks away from that certain date? I have all the other information gathered, and it would just delay the process for another two weeks if I had to wait for that day.

Pleeeaaaase help - Vanessa

Hey everybody!

I have another question about the K1 visa interview at the US embassy. I have been an Au Pair (J1 visa) from 2012 to 2014, and I'm wondering if I'd need a police report from the US, since I've lived there for almost 24 months. I tried calling the embassy but nobody really knew an answer.

And additionally I have read in one FRA interview review that they got denied the visa because they didn't have a police report from the Netherlands where they lived for 11 months.

Heeeeelp? Thank you -Vanessa

The medical went fine. They did it anyways (in Hamburg) even without the case number.They are gonna hold my case and wait until I give them the number, after that they'll send it to Frankfurt. Thanks everyone!

Hey everybody!

I have a brief question about my situation regarding the medical. My fiancé and I have received the NOA2 √ in late June. That provides me with my Alien Registration Number √. I have already scheduled my medical for next week, without an approved interview appointment! Should I reschedule the medical? Because I just heard in a video on youtube (what a source) that you need to bring the approval from the embassy to the medical appointment. On the other hand, the medical will be valid and can be scheduled half a year prior to the interview. I'm confused. Any advise? Any opinion? Any experiences? Any love?

- thx Vanessa

We filed on April 8 and got our NOA2 yesterday on June 28 (just according to website, no hardcopy yet). You're close! Don't worry!

We filed on April 8 and got our NOA2 yesterday on June 28 (just according to website, no hardcopy yet). You're close! Don't worry!