lolo2358

thanks! Lol.. were they locals? Locals are usually pretty friendly.. 

Morning all,

My greencard came in the mail yesterday ! So won't need an infopass after all. 

Good luck for your renewals everyone and thank you again for your advice and replies!

thanks! Yes, i will post again soon.

I'm relying on the fact that people in Hawaii are laid back and friendly.. might work, might not, in any case, not going to demand a stamp. If they can help, great, if not, we'll see when we cross that bridge!

that's great to know because in all honesty, I would rather see someone in  Honolulu than LA ! 

thanks for the suggestion. I will try that!

Hi,

Hopefully I am posting in the right place. I have a question regarding a 10 year green card renewal.

I went to my local service center for fingerprints in Los Angeles back in Feb and got a notice on 1st March 2017. They put a sticker on my greencard to extend it until 31st  December 2017. Upon checking the Potomac service center processing times, it looks like they are currently dealing with cases submitted in November 2016.  So they still have to deal with cases from Nov 16 to March 17. I've been trying to get an appointment in LA to get an extension on my passport but i never see any appointments available.  Since wee're going to visit family in Honolulu a week before Christmas, we were wondering if i should try to make an appointment there. Their appointments are fully open. I understand that you are supposed to go to your local service center (downtown LA for me) but was wondering if anybody has tried to go to another service center and was able to get help?

thanks!

Laurence

thanks! Can't wait to go

thank you thank you! i hope it goes fast for you too guys!

to answer Sami's question:

I sent a 60 pages folder including:

- 3 affidavits of support from physician friends (none of them notorized)

- 2 joint returns

- credit card statements, joint checking accounts statements

- insurance policy

- medical insurance, medical statements

- letter from fertility clinic with both our names on

- car loan

- apartment lease

- pictures of our religious wedding in France (with 80 people), honey moon, various vacations, my parents visit if NY...

I probably over did it but I wanted to play it safe. Nothing was notarized. I translated myself one document from French to English. that's about it!

best of luck

Congrats! i just got mine less than a week after I got their email!

Happy birthday to your baby!

Got my 10 yr greencard today! just 4 days before we travel to Japan! I guess next is citizenship....

Our timeline:

I-751 mailed to Laguna Niguel, CA 12th February

Delivered Feb, 13th

Cheque debited Feb, 26th

NOA Feb, 21st

Biometrics Mar, 23rd

USCIS email card ordered April 6th

10 yr greencard received April 12th

Wow! that was super fast! Congrats Marilyn!!

An update on my Biometrics appointment.

I had my appointment in LA yesterday. I got there at 2pm and was out by 3pm. Nice and friendly staff.

Hopefully the GC will be in the mail soon!

Good luck to everyone filing!

Good luck with the filing!

The CSC seems to be pretty quick when it comes to the I-751....

looks like it takes about 3 or 4 months from start to finish....

thanks for your input guys!!

I actually got the NOA today

Hopefully I will be able to have the biometrics in the next week weeks.

i got mine the next day so you probably will get it any day now....

You were right! just got my Bio letter today.. so relieved! Appointment on 23rd of March.

thanks for your input guys!!

I actually got the NOA today

Hopefully I will be able to have the biometrics in the next week weeks.

Hi!

I've recently sent my application to the Los Angeles service center. It was received by them on Feb 13th and the check was cashed in on Feb 25th. I am yet to receive the NOA. I'm wondering if I'm gonna get my biometric appointment/GC on time before i travel. My green card expires on April 21 and I'm traveling abroad on April 16th..

Has anyone recently filed in Southern California? Thanks for sharing your experience!

Congrats!

Hi, guys!

This is my first post here, but the forum was the greatest help ever in a last couple of years to me. So, THANK YOU all for being here!

Now, check THIS out:

01/15/2007 Sent I-751 to CSC with $275 enclosed

02/03/2007 NOA with 1 year extension and notice of biometric appointment

02/15/2007 Biometrics taken

02/23/2007 Email from CIS that card production has been ordered

03/02/2007 Green Card arrived

AND I finaly have my husbands last name

Love you all and GOOD LUCK

Best feeling, isn't it?! Congrats

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11 horses and 8 bears- are you using a magnifying glass??!!!

yes, that's the risk of bidding with priceline, you dont know for sure which hotel you will get. however they only have a limited selection of 4/5 stars and you bid by zones. So when you place your bid, you know which hotels you are likely to get, if you bid is accepted. We book hotels for business trips and find it fine for us.

i use it for car rental and always got good deals. Also used it for hotel booking and wasn't disappointed.

Check this website: www.biddingfortravel.com

It is a forum dedicated to priceline bids. It helps with the bidding strategy and you will also see how much people bid and what they got for the money.

salut,

Voila, un moment que je n'avais pas ecrit sur ce lien!

Felicitations pour ton mariage (marrant, on s'est maries civilement le 5 novembre 04!)

Pour repondre a ta question, oui je me suis inscrite au consulat des mon arrivee aux US. j'ai obtenu une carte d'immatriculation provisoire que j'ai du renouveler apres plusieurs mois. Apres notre mariage civil, j'ai envoye une copie du certificat ainsi que le formulaire de retranscription de mariage et j'ai obtenu un livret de famille, assez rapidement.

Voila j'espere que ca repond a ta question!

Satisfaction, bienvenue sur ce forum!

bon dimanche!

But I think that applies to currency and the like ... bonds, checks, stock certificates, etc.—things that are physically transported. You don't have to file a customs declaration for virtual money, do you?

it says an amount exceeding $10,000 or its currency equivalent.. so in British Pounds that would be approx 5,750 and yes it would also apply to an international transfer of funds. Even if you don't transfer the money and keep it in your account abroad, by law, you have to file a Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts form along with your tax return.

Wow lolo.. what you said is wrong on so many levels.

Spark is correct in that rule only applies to the physical transport of currency.

As previously stated, you can wire any amount you want without consequence.

As far as the tax implications go, Spark, the best thing for you to do would be to contact a qualified accountant with regards to international inheritance and gift taxes. I don't think an internet message board is the best place to get reliable information on this.

I find it surprising that you can just wire any amount but you're right an accountant should give an accurate and reliable info!