davewolfs

Your evidences sound good enough and it"s all upto you including affidavits or not.

I personaly included 2 sworn and notarized affidavits by my brother in law and

another one by long time neighbor/friend.. I put everything I have such as bills,apt leases for 3 years,taxes,bank accounts,plus thought that If I have a chance to

get affidavits why not including? they listed affidavits in the

evidences anyway, I see your other evidences already strong but I think including it along with everything else may only help your case. It's for sure not gonna hurt your application

But then again,this is me and my opinion,everyone has their own opinions and experiences with USCIS,just go with whatever you feel right for your case..

if you decide to include letters though, just to give you an idea, One of my letter was more official in format and other one was more casual.

one of affidavit letter by friend/neighbor started saying something like this

Name

Date of birth

place of birth

Legal status (US citizen/naturalized US citizen etc)

Address

Telephone

" I (full name ) being dully sworn under penalty of perjury,declares that fallowing statment is true and correct"

I am long time friend and neighbor of Mr. John XXX I have known him since 1993 and his wife XX- XXX for about 3 years... (and some detail of how often &where he see us as a couple, how he knws that we r very happy couple etc) .............................................

........................................................................

.......................................................................

(at the end letter finish like this)

I am willing to testify under oath,if necessary,in order to personally state these facts in person.

Full name

signature

date

like I said other letter by my brother in law was more casual,he doesnt want to include all this " under penalty of perjury thing.

hope this helps B) good luck!!!

Bonafides will be the following:

Photos, Cards, Receipts from Trips, Invitations to Weddings etc..., Auto Loan, Utility bills, 401k beneficiary, bank account, tax return.

Do I really need anything more?

Three years worth of stuff???!? I'm submitting in a few months, does it really matter? Who the hell do they think are.

Bonafides will be the following:

Photos, Cards, Receipts from Trips, Invitations to Weddings etc..., Auto Loan, Utility bills, 401k beneficiary, bank account, tax return.

Do I really need anything more?

As long as you go the fee amount right on the check and signed the form it should be ok. You will get the NOA1 receipt back in a couple of weeks giving you the 1 year extension.

Thanks for the info.

Quick question regarding the Affadavits. From the instructions:

Affidavits sworn to or affirmed by at least two people who have known both of you since your conditional residence was granted and have personal knowledge of your marriage and relationship. (Such persons may be required to testify before an immigration officer as to the information contained in the affidavit.) The original affidavit must be submitted and also contain the following information regarding the person making the affidavit: his or her full name and address; date and place of birth; relationship to you or your spouse, if any; and full information and complete details explaining how the person acquired his or her knowledge. Affidavits must be supported by other types of evidence listed above.

Does this just mean that I need an affadavit swarn in by someone i.e. an affadavit from my father in law, or do I need two affadavits?

Hey everyone,

I filed late, and my green card will expire the first week of October. Should I be worried about anything? What is the worst that can happen?

I appreciate any info.

Hey everyone,

My temporary permanent residency card will be expiring in October of this year. With that said, it's probably time that I begin applying for my non temporary permanent residence card. I wanted to know how involved this process was, for my initial application I hired a lawyer because of some legal troubles that I had as an adolescent. In terms of getting approved, is this application usually much easier? I'd like to save on legal costs this year if possible. Any advice is appreciated. I should also mention that I was arrested and charged with resisting arrest without violence the day after I received my permanent residence card (talk about luck!). As far as I know, the charges were removed, I was given a complete discharge. Will I need to worry about this at all?

Thanks!

.

Realistically, is there a lot of risk that I am putting my green card in jeopardy if I am gone for more then 2 years?

Yes there is. Google "maintaining permanent resident status".

Dave

Here's the link you should read. It will answer you questions. It's called "Now That You Are A Permanent Resident" on the USCIS webiste.

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...00045f3d6a1RCRD

It's not very comforting as it doesn't say anything about having a job that takes your spouse overseas but does seem like if you return to the US every year for some time, then you might be ok. However, I think contacting the USCIS and a immigration lawyer fimilar with this would be the next step.

Peter and Thi

I-129F Sent : 2007-05-26

I-129F NOA1 : 2007-06-11

I-129F RFE(s) :

RFE Reply(s) :

I-129F NOA2 : 2007-10-26

Touched: 2007-11-02

NVC Recieved: 2007-11-16

Consulate recieved ??????

Packet 3 sent 2007-12-11

Packet 3 received 2007-12-24

Packet 3 returned 2007-12-28

Packet 4 sent 2008-1-14

Email Reply with Interview Date 2008-1-23

Interview Date 2008-2-27

Passed Interview 2008-02-27

Visa Pick Up Date 2008-3-05

Received Visa 2008-2-29 (called to pick up earlier)

POE 2008-3-05 Los Angeles

I spoke with my lawyer. They pretty much said that I am fine as long as I file for a re-entry permit. The only impact that this can have is applying for citizenship. Leaving the US can drag out the standard 3 year period which I am fine with.

Realistically, is there a lot of risk that I am putting my green card in jeopardy if I am gone for more then 2 years?

Last thing, what are the restrictions on the re-entry permit?

If you plan on leaving the country for more than one year, then apply for a re-entry permit *before* you leave the US. You must maintain residency in the US to keep your green card. If you travel to the US at least once a year you may be able to keep the green card, but if you are not planning to return for several years you will lose it. When entering the US on a green card, US immigration specifically asks how long you were out of the country, and may not let you in if its more than a year. Citizenship is based on how long you were physically in the US. You must list all time you spent outside the country on the application.

So basically, what you are saying is that I cannot leave until I am a USC?

It would be both my wife and I that are leaving, not just me. We are leaving for what could be an excellent opportunity, would this not hold any weight or is immigration strictly concerned with how many days I have resided in the US?

Hello everyone,

I received my green card around 6 months ago and have recently been given an opportunity to work and live abroad with my wife. The opportunity that I am considering would be for an extended period of time so my wife and I would be leaving the country for 2-4 years. What I would like to know is that if we left would the USCIS consider this as abandoning my Green Card?

Just a little background information, my wife is a US citizen and we own a home here. If we were to move we would definitely keep our home and ties to the US.

So I guess what I am looking to have answered is:

1. By living abroad and being gone for more then one year am I putting my green card status in jeopardy?

2. Would I still be able to have my conditional green card status removed after the two year period and would I be able to become a USC?

Thank you,

Dave

Hey folks,

My EAD has finally been approved. It seems my patience has finally paid off. Once my EAD is approved, how long should it take to receive my card in the mail?

Also, is there anyway that I can go to my local office to pick up a temp EAD card once I have been approved?

Thanks!

I actually spoke to some lawyers as well as a firm's documentation team. Section 2 only refers to people who have lost their card and are getting it replaced. It does nto refer to first time applications. Maybe he's just lying to me, but just wanted to throw it out there.

That's an interesting interpretation, although I'm not sure what the basis of that is. My employers HR department certainly didn't interpret it that way, I can tell you. It just goes to show that with employment, its all down to how an employer wants to interpret and enforce the I-9. I don't think there's anything wrong with an employer taking a tough line and wanting to see the EAD, its better than being lax and allowing people to work illegally.

Right...Unfortunately I don't think that this is a reality in anyway. At least not in this country.

I think your idea of HR actually trying to filter out people based on the I9 requirements is wishful thinking. Most of the people in these types of positions are interested in making there job as easy as possible and following the same process day in and day out. That said, I would think that the majority of applicants are US citizens and these HR people are accustomed to filling out these papers in the same fashion. There job is not to reject candidates, but to ensure they can start as soon as possible.

My SSN does say valid for work with DHS authorization only. Albeit, the I9 form says specifically that a drivers license and SSN are required and the SSN cannot say the following:

U.S. social security card issued by the Social Security Administration(other than a card stating it is not valid for employment)

Based on these requirements alone, it appears that I could in fact provide the appropriate documentation.

I currently have a Social Security # that I received through an L1. What are the repercussions of pretending that everything is OK and working without having received my EAD? I have grown tired of waiting for things to comein the mail.

Doesn't your SS card have the words "Not Valid for Work Without DHS Authorization" on it (or similar?)

If it does, you can't work. If it doesn't and you have a US ID (e.g. Drivers License), then an employer won't know any better as you will meet the I-9 requirements.

Sorry but what is a I-9?

I highly doubt technology firms are at risk of being raided. If something ever goes down, I'll let you know what happens.

Agreed, its unlikely to happen. That said tech companies also normally have smart HR departments who understand how I-9s work.

BTW, when I do get my ead will they send a new SSN along with it, or is it my responsibility to go request a new one?

You have a SS card already - you keep that SS number for life. The only thing you can change is once you have your green card, you can get a SS card without the "Only authorized...." wording. The number will remain the same however.

I highly doubt technology firms are at risk of being raided. If something ever goes down, I'll let you know what happens.

BTW, when I do get my ead will they send a new SSN along with it, or is it my responsibility to go request a new one?

Thanks again!

I currently have a Social Security # that I received through an L1. What are the repercussions of pretending that everything is OK and working without having received my EAD? I have grown tired of waiting for things to comein the mail.

Doesn't your SS card have the words "Not Valid for Work Without DHS Authorization" on it (or similar?)

If it does, you can't work. If it doesn't and you have a US ID (e.g. Drivers License), then an employer won't know any better as you will meet the I-9 requirements.

It does say valid for work authorization only, but if I simply tell the employer that I am in the green card process and that is why it says that they probably wouldn't know the difference. How often does an employer ask to see your actual SSN...I personally have never been asked. They just ask you for the number. Additionally, I do have a US drivers license.

What is the worst that can happen by doing this? These are good companies, with good job opportunities, is there anyway that they would even ever know what has taken place?

Also, in terms of the immigration process, is there truly any potential negative impact by working at a firm prior to receiving my EAD?

I did try ombudsman like after 120 days waiting I sent a letter to dc office,and I also sent expedite request to NBC.However I did not receive response from

ombudsman and I did receive my expedite letter back.I did contacted congressmen at Feb.5,2007 received responce that my EAD pending due background check.Then I received I letter from NBC on March,1 2007 saying that my EAD application delayed due background check and if I don't hear anything from them withing 6 months contact them(deadline is September 1,2007).However I didn't give up and contacted 2 senators,and waited 30days(the maximum time to respond USCIS to senator request) they office reply that they will make decision withing 90 days.I'll call another senator representative tommorow

(because of she been on vacation)and find out what is going on.

Well in most cases to get ead is up to 4 months,but you never know what can happen and it can be delayed for no reasons.

But I suggest you never give up no matter how hard it is.

I currently have a Social Security # that I received through an L1. What are the repercussions of pretending that everything is OK and working without having received my EAD? I have grown tired of waiting for things to comein the mail.

I've noticed there aren't a lot of Chicago Infopass reviews, so I thought I'd add mine in the hopes that it could help a fellow VJer.

Backstory: Husband's EAD was approved on June 1st and sent June 6th. Did not hear anything until June 29th when they notified us that it was returned to sender (because they *#$@ed up our address, we haven't moved once). He called them immediately to correct the address and then nothing. They did not resend it so we made an appointment for July 24th.

We got there very early, but didn't go in until 15 minutes prior. My husband told them we were there to ask about an interim EAD, though that's not what we were asking for. The guy at registration made some comment to a co-worker about how they don't do those anymore yet people keep asking for them, yadda yadda.

About a 5-10 minute wait and then we were called up to an immigration officer. He explained the situation and she looked at all our case history online. We showed her all the receipts and letters and she informed us that the EAD was still at the National Benefits Center waiting to be resent. :| 3.5 weeks later and it hadn't been resent...unbelievable.

Anyway, she corrected our address in the database and told us she would e-mail their center to have it resent to us.

I also asked her about his AOS application because it went from transferred to CSC to pending at CSC back to transferred to CSC. She said our case is physically in Texas right now though California still "owns" it. I really, really don't understand this, but she said that there were no RFEs that we missed and they were reviewing the name check, so it's being worked on at least.

In all, it was very painless and all my worrying was for nothing. She was helpful and kind and I'm glad we went in because the same day we received an e-mail from CRIS that they were resending the card that day (yesterday).

Glad to hear things are working out for you.

I just broke waiting 90 days for my EAD. My lawyer has told me that all I can do is wait, is there really not anyway to speed up this process?

I recall reading somewhere that it is mandatory to be provided with a I765 within a 90 day period. I do not know if this rule still holds.

I recently received a RFI for information that had already been provided?!? My lawyer has written USCIS back and has provided this information again.

I am currently employed (on L1) but have other opportunities available. I am seriously considering working illegally, I have been told that USCIS will usually grant forgiveness for working illegally if you are married to a USC and entered the country legally.

Please advise, do I have any options?

Thanks!

Bump for someguyonl1 to respond. Thanks

someguyonl1 -

I am in the same boat and my processing date has passed, but without it being approved. Can you clarify what you mean by your sponsor requested an extension on their 2006 and requies all 2006 information? Do you mean your sponsor actually went to the immigration office and asked for an extension or something else? I've called the 800 number and it was totally unhelpful... if you could offer some clarity

My lawyers pushed for an expedite on infopass and they have not heard a response, do you think it is a similar issue?

Just got off the phone with my lawyer.

Immigration is saying that my sponsor requested an extension on their 2006 and requires all 2006 information. This is odd since we have provided this information already. I guess sometimes they make mistakes.

What I mean is that immigration for some stupid reason thinks that my sponsor (wife) requested an extension to filing her 1040 which is not the case and for this reason they have requested that we send her 2006 W2 and 1040 which makes absolutely no sense since we have already sent this information.

It was in Florida.

I gave them my Canuck license and they said welcome to the team!

If only immigration was this easy

Paperwork received April 27th and still waiting on my EAD

Background checks shouldn't delay an EAD.

Sounds like you need a lawyer, unless you would like to keep seeking legal advice on these forums.

Can the supervisor provide you with the details for why your case was closed?

Thank you for the congrats

MariaDane, it'll come soon! When you least expect it!

Dr_LHA, I'm banking on a driver's license In fact, I swung by the local DMV to get him the PA Driver's Manual today! lol I offered to make him road sign flash cards and got a menacing glare!

I think it depends on the state but you should be able to simply declare your drivers license from the country of origin in exchange for a US drivers license. That is what I did.

Just got off the phone with my lawyer.

Immigration is saying that my sponsor requested an extension on their 2006 and requires all 2006 information. This is odd since we have provided this information already. I guess sometimes they make mistakes.