Fippsie

I want to cry. I send 2 e-requests already. There is no progress whatsoever. 

Hey! I'm at a loss..

We filed for AOS on July 10, it's been stuck on "Case Is Ready To Be Scheduled For An Interview" since August 22.

We filed for EAD separately (cause we are stupid) on October 09. It's been stuck on "Fingerprint Review Was Completed" since October 15.

I sent an e-request over a month ago asking about an update, because it's been over 6 months for both the AOS and the EAD. It said expect a response by april 26. Still no response. 

I called the hotline and all it says is to send an e-request..

What else can I do? It's been so long, I haven't worked in over a year and I'm falling apart. 

13 hours ago, LizM said:

Do you mean you did not file EAD? Or that you didn't try to expedite EAD.

 

If you didn't file at all you can still file, sure. You may have to pay a fee, but actually I think even if you don't file concurrently with AOS that you may get away with no filing fee, if you attach AOS NOA1... Look into it. EAD definitely worth getting.

Yeah, we didn't file it, because we thought it was another $400!! Now we realized that that's not the case.. 😕 so we'll file it on monday. Can't believe we wasted 3 months of me not working, ugh! Thanks for your reply!

So... after months of not looking at the forums and / or processing times I had a peek at the current AOS processing times.. 😨 they‘re currently processing october of last year?! That is almost a year ago.. we thought the wait would only be 4-5 months so we didn‘t file for an expedited work permit.. but this way I can‘t work for another year or so, right?! What do I do now? Can I still file for an early work permit or is it too late? Should I just wait for another year? Damn I didn‘t think this process could get any worse after finally arriving in the US..

There is no "right" outcome here. Whether you lie or are honest, both things have their pros and cons.

If you are honest and say you have smoked before, you might risk getting denied. They don't drug test unless you state that you have a history with drugs. They usually only test for TBC and syphilis.

Lying is obviously kinda illegal and morally incorrect. Also if it DOES come out somehow in the end you are probably facinga ban. It's your decision whether you want to be truthful or stay silent about it.

Hey guys..

My passport came in the name today and the visa is inside, yay!

BUT.. Her name has a spelling mistake in it where it says Petitioner: NAME

Is this important? Do I need to get this fixed? Or does only my name matter?

1 hour ago, MariaUSA90 said:

morgen früh ist endlich mein interview. Ich bin jetzt langsam doch aufgeregt 🙈 

Fahr heute nachmittag los richtung frankfurt ❤️

 

brauche ich wirklich nur meinen pass und die DS 160  confirmation ausgedruckt? 

 

@Fippsie hast du dein Visum schon in der Post? Wie lange hat alles so gedauert beim interview?

 

ahhh endlich ist es soweit. 🎉🎉🎉🎉

Hey, viel Erfolg! :)) 

Ja, du brauchst nur deinen Pass und deine ds. Vor dem Konsulat sind 3 Schlangen. Links zwei und rechts eine. Erst musst du dich in der rechten (die kurze Schlange) von den linken beiden anstellen. Da bekommst du ne Nummer. Dann musst du dich rechts anstellen und deine elektronischen Geräte usw abgeben. Lass Handy etc einfach im Auto oder wo auch immer. 

Habe mein Visum leider noch nicht auf Grund der Feiertage. Alles zusammen hat circa 5 Stunden gedauert. Das Interview war davon nur 5 Minuten.. Also bring dir ein Buch mit oder so zum warten haha 

48 minutes ago, TearsOfBabylon said:

Hat man dir nix gesagt aufm Konsulat? Mir hatte sie das direkt gesagt!

Sie hat gesagt, dass sie sich nochmal alles anguckt und dann hoffentlich heute oder morgen approven kann

6 hours ago, TearsOfBabylon said:

Glueckwunsch zum Approval!

Bei mir wars Englisch. Die hatte aber vorher gefragt, welche Sprache mir lieber ist. Und nachdem ich gesagt hab is egal welche, wars auf Englisch und ok.

Danke, aber ich weiß noch gar nicht obs approved ist.. 

2 hours ago, Andrea88 said:

Toll das ist echt schön zu hören. Die Interviews sind immer auf Englisch, richtig? 

 

Und ja mal Eine Frage aus Interesse, wie habt ihr Alle “eure Amerikaner/innen” kennengelernt? 

Also bei mir war alles auf Deutsch, warum auch immer. 

2 minutes ago, Mike & Tanja said:

super. Gratuliere. Und was haben die so gefragt?

1.) woher kennt ihr euch und wann habt ihr euch das erste mal getroffen

2.) wer hat den antrag gemacht und wann

mehr nicht lol 

Time to wait again.. I really can't tell if I'm going to be approved or not.. She only asked 1) when and how did you meet 2) when did you get engaged 3) who proposed .. NOTHING ELSE.. what the helll..... I waited 5 hours at the embassy for a 2 minute talk lol 

Ich brauchte für mein Interview heute nur meinen Reisepass und mein ds160 .. sonst nix

1 hour ago, h&y said:

Medical isn't as bad as people say in the USA. Once you're married, you can get put on your spouses coverage. Maybe there's a small copay but the insurance will normally cover between 80-100% of everything else. 

It might not be "as bad as people say", but it's still really bad compared to what I'm used to.. I can just go see a doctor for free when I'm sick and I get xrays etc for free. Meanwhile my fiance had to pay $1100 from her insurance savings when she had to get an xray :/ 

Hat hier irgendjemand eine Schilddrüsenunterfunktion? :/ Wurde bei mir heute festgestellt und ich habe Angst vor Krankenversicherung, Arztkosten usw.. :/ 

Man.. I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism today.. health care was one of THE FEW things I was scared about when coming to the US.. And now I need to be in constant treatment for my thyroid.. I'm so scared of the medical bills.

3 hours ago, LizM said:

Norwegian airlines 

OMG I'm so happy for you! But I wish you the best luck in the world lol.. Last time one of us tried to fly with norwegian, they cancelled our flight on the same day. :/

9 hours ago, Naes said:

Let’s see @Fippsie 

 

can you help us with your experience?

I never called the embassy for anything. They get your information and everything they need from the ustraveldocs page. 

40 minutes ago, Mike & Tanja said:

Juni und Juli ist schon komplett geblockt???

Nein, die sind noch nicht offen! Ich glaube, dass die immer erst Mitte Monat freigeschalten werden. 

So sieht momentan der Interview Kalender aus, falls es jemanden interessiert.  

I can't believe that my POE is less than a month away, so happy! Crossing fingers for everyone who's close to their interview. 

1 hour ago, missileman said:

As I said, it depends on what you are trying to measure.  You can't refute the fact that I presented.....which was the number of people living in the US who were not born here.

Idk I never said the fact isn't true, I said I agree with randomstairs that it's meaningless. A human can carry 263kg (which is a world record by the way). An ant can carry up to 10 grams. According to your logic, it's more impressive that a human can carry 263kg, because THE NUMBER is bigger. But I disagree. An ant can carry up to 50 times its own body weight. Could a human carry a medium-sized van? I don't think so. 

While it's a fact, that number wise most immigrants live in the US, I disagree that that's impressive or relevant. The US has 14% of immigrants. While other places in the world have 50%, 60%, 70% and more immigrants. THAT I think is a lot. So let's just agree to disagree. 

14 minutes ago, missileman said:

You can manipulate numbers any way you wish.  However, the fact is that there have been more people to immigrate to the US than any other country....by far.

It's not manipulating. If you do it per capita, the numbers are way different.

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If you think the United States is every immigrant's dream, reconsider. Sure, in absolute numbers, the U.S. is home to the most foreign-born people — 45.7 million in 2013.

But relatively, it's upper-midpack as an immigrant nation. It ranks 65th worldwide in terms of percentage of population that is foreign-born, according to the U.N. report "Trends in International Migrant Stock."

https://www.npr.org/2014/10/29/359963625/dozens-of-countries-take-in-more-immigrants-per-capita-than-the-u-s