Killer_Clown_2009

does anyone have an opinion on the probability of the EAD taking a lot less than 90 days? I know all about the stats etc but are there cases where it's taken substantially shorter than that and is there any way to speed that process up?

Mingus, I have seen people get them in 30 days. I was told here in these forums by a bunch of experts that EAD could not be expedited, however I was able to get mine expedited with the assistance of my local reps (Marty Meehan at the time) office. They were quite willing to help us out and the EAD was approved within a couple of days of them contacting MSC.

thanks very much. this could be worth trying. who are the reps exactly? government? i'll be in milwaukee. the congresswoman?

It would the congress people who are in the US senate and house of reps for your area. So, your federal reps, not the state ones.

does anyone have an opinion on the probability of the EAD taking a lot less than 90 days? I know all about the stats etc but are there cases where it's taken substantially shorter than that and is there any way to speed that process up?

Mingus, I have seen people get them in 30 days. I was told here in these forums by a bunch of experts that EAD could not be expedited, however I was able to get mine expedited with the assistance of my local reps (Marty Meehan at the time) office. They were quite willing to help us out and the EAD was approved within a couple of days of them contacting MSC.

The legislation states that unauthorized work is forgiven when a person adjusts status based on their marriage to a USC. This really irks me about "unpredicatable", "deportations" etc.

No immigration judge would uphold a deportation based on just that one thing and a person in that situation is not to be denied AOS for that either.

Someone show me some case law where this has happened to someone.

thanks. i'll definitely have to educate myself on your tax system!

so, if i worked and got caught (i doubt i'd take the risk, but it's good to know) i won't necessarily be deported?

Again I would NOT take the risk. USCIS can be serious about this, it can go either way.

What do you mean it can go "either way". Working without authorization is forgiven when you are married to a USCIS and adjust your status. Someone can correct me, if I am wrong. When has it ever gone either way?

If caught it can be unpredictable, the safe thing to do is to not take a risk.

Again I said they typically forgive, but as others have indicated they have heard of deportations for this.

What direct experience with this do you have yu and dan? Please cite your reasons for indicating that it is "unpredicatable". I would like to see some first hand posts from people who have had this happen, not just someone saying they heard someone was deported for working illegally. They could have been deported for any number of reasons. That's not good enough proof.

thanks. i'll definitely have to educate myself on your tax system!

so, if i worked and got caught (i doubt i'd take the risk, but it's good to know) i won't necessarily be deported?

Again I would NOT take the risk. USCIS can be serious about this, it can go either way.

What do you mean it can go "either way". Working without authorization is forgiven when you are married to a USCIS and adjust your status. Someone can correct me, if I am wrong. When has it ever gone either way?

I would say yes. Go ahead and look for a job. If you happen to get offered one, and don't yet have your greencard, go down to the USCIS office and ask that they stamp your passport.

I think that there are plenty of people in bonafide marriages who worry that their application won't be approved. Bully to those of you who never "worried", but some people are naturally more worry-wartish than others. There are also people who may not have a lot of evidence to send etc etc etc.......

You would send yours to the Vermont Service Center. They are processing applications from 08/08, so about 9 months behind this month currently.

https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/jsps/ptimes.jsp

You can figure out a current processing time and make a general guess.

And yes, make the check payable to department of homeland security. I was running out of room so put Dept. of Homeland Security and they accepted it, but I guess you should try to fit the whole thing in there if you can.

Yes, those are the correct fees. I wrote two seperate checks, one for AOS, one for I-130. Seperate the two files. I did so by putting each application in it's own file folder and putting the whole thing together in a USPS priority mail envelope. I imagine, people do it a variety of ways. I sent double copies of my wedding certificate, one for I-485 and one for I-130 (all I-130 needed for evidence at that time, this may have changed, I think it did, but after I had filed). I didn't want the evidence for the two applications to get mixed up, thus the seperate folders. I don't know if it is ok to write one check, it might be, but I did two as they were two different applications. I really don't think that they care if you write seperate checks. I wrote a seperate biometrics check for my recent I-175 application and they were both cashed no issue at all, however on the form, it said that you could write one check, if you wanted to. I don't know the fees offhand, but they would be on that link that you posted.

None of these cold/flu "remedies" are worth a lick. They're all a waste of money.

Want to prevent illness?

Frequent hand washing, sneeze away from others, stay home and avoid work/school when ill.

Already have a Cold or Flu?

Get Rest and plenty of fluids - tea, broths and soups, apple juice.

If needed, take Tylenol or an ibuprofin (Advil, etc.) to lower fever and for aches/pains.

I try to avoid it since a low grade fever is the body's natural response to kill infection. Why reduce the effectiveness of your body's own defense mechanisms?

Obviously, if a more serious infection is feared, or you are running a high grade fever, or if young children or elderly people are involved, it's worth visiting a doctor and considering antibiotics or other appropriate treatments.

I would say that a really good sleep is worth a lot when you are sick with a cold. That's what Neo Citrin always provides for me. I personally think it's worth a fair bit. You probably recover faster, if you can get appropriate sleep.

I mailed mine overnight on 05/12/2009, check showed up posted in my bank account on 05/23/2009. Conclude that your check was incorrect when they return the package to you. Mine was sent to VSC.

old guy might have the excuse of not knowing better and not having the best judgement.

Tnx, you just gave all of the horny young men a justification to not control themselves.

The girl was a girl. She was too young to understand. He did. He pays the price. Justice done (well kinda).

Well I reccommend all the horny 19 years print out this thread. They can tell the judge that someone online, said that they think that 19 years have poorer judgement than 50 year olds and use that as a defence. Seeing as my personal opinion on the matter justifies their behavior, then there is no way that it would not work as a defence.

It's nice being godlike.

It looks good to me. I didn't send any pictures with my application or cards etc (nor did I with my AOS application), but maybe that is a good idea. I do/did have some in my immigration folder, if anyone cares to see me. I just think pictures and cards could be easily faked, so probably don't have the same importance as hard financial ties.

Well, someone is manually going in and doing something to the electronic file that makes that notice come up. I've seen posts of people who had some kind of error in their online status. Maybe you will get two green cards, but I kind of think that their system would be set up not to allow that. Anyway, it's quite odd, but hopefully you will get your green card soon.

Thank you, yes the check was cashed and I have the NOA (and a few copies, that I made of it). I just suddenly became paranoid that they may grab the cash and then deny for being a day late (though it shouldn't have been). Thanks for the reassurance.

Maybe this will help you sleep. This person mailed theirs on the day that USCIS told them too and it was returned as well: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...;hl=FILING+LATE

Ok, I think I see what may have happened. You need to file in that 90 day window. So if your green card expires on August 20, the earliest that you can file would be May 22nd ( I think that's 90 days, prior to August 20th, because both May and July have 31 days in them). It looks like they recieved it on May 21st. I know it is only one day, but I have heard of other people having this happen to them. Maybe they put the wrong date on the letter that they sent (wouldn't surprise me). Do you think maybe that's what happened? My AOS was returned, because I filed a fee waiver with it, which they decided to deny (this after stamping all over the application and basically tearing it apart and reorginising it). They even sent back my original envelope and all my clips.

Ok, I mailed my application, overnight to VSC, but lost the delivery confirmation number. I mailed it on 05/12 and my green card expired on 05/14. Seeing as they sent me an NOA (NOA date is 05/15), I am assuming (maybe hoping), that everything is ok? Does anyone know? Can they turn around and deny the application for being late or would they have just returned the whole thing to me if they intended to do that and not process the application. Thanks!

Well that is really too bad. But the bright side would be that because you filed so early, you have plenty of time to refile if you need too. But still I know it would a disappointment. MY AOS application was returned and it wasn't a nice feeling.

I filed an AR-11 online in August 2008, but did not think to copy it ( and don't have confirmation number). I did get a letter from USCIS reminding me to file my I-751, but I tossed it out and can't recall if it was sent to my old address or not (we have mail forwarding for a year I think). I filed my I-751 2 weeks ago, using my new address as the mailing address and received my NOA today (addressed to the new address). I am pretty sure that they send the information about a new application to the address used on that application, rather than to any older addresses that they may have on file.

Hi Julie,

No my husband never had any status in Canada, other than as a visitor. He crossed back and forth from the US a number of times, staying a year the last time, he came over. We intended to get him status, but we were not married and he went back to the US for a job.

We put "none" in the space for the I-94 number. I believe that I attached a letter to the application and explained why I did not have an I-94.

I was going to tell them that I had came to visit and we decided to get married and then applied for AOS as we did not want to be seperated. I had some ties to Canada, a bank account and investments. My stuff was stored at my sister's house, as I was leaving the small town I had been living in (two hours from sister's house) and moving back to my hometown. I was unemployed, but at the time was still being paid by my former employment as part of deal the cut with my union, when the office I worked at closed. I was still on a recall list, so could have been recalled back to work if an opening became available within the next 2 years.

My plan was to return to Canada at the end of August and start looking for new employment, but my not then husband wanted me to stay beyond that time, so I agreed. We got married and were looking into immigration for both the US and Canada, not yet sure of where we permanently wanted to live. (I had planned to go back to Canada at the end of December and get a job). When it was time to go back to Canada in December, it wasn't really making a lot of sense, as my husband had a decent job and the job market here in the Boston area is a lot better than in my small Northern Ontario town.

I was not really nervous about being grilled or anything at the AOS interview. I figured the worst that could happen is that they would deny the application and I would return to Canada. At some point my husband would immigrate there or we would use another process for me to return to the US.

Hope this helps. To me, your change in plans, sounds pretty valid (but that's just my opinion). It can be stressful wondering if your application will be approved. Luckily, my application was processed in 5 months and I didn't need to wait for a lot longer, like some people have.

I was required to obtain a long form birth certificate for my AOS application. At that time it took several months for it to be issued, because the Registrars office (Ontario) had an 8 month backlog. Hopefully, it won't be an issue for you to get your birth certificate. If you do order one, make sure it is the long form one with you parent's name and not a short one (not sure how yur country works). Things may have changed, but when I applied for AOS, I was required to have a birth certificate.

It says on my NOA to use the number from the biometric letter to track the case. Did you try that number?It should begin with CRI or something like that. I don't have the letter on hand. If you check the processing time for I-751 filed to Vermont, it appears that they are working on applications from 08/2008, so if you only filed in January, you don't need to worry.