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Thanks for your help, I did read the instructions and I was just hoping that we could drop it off and have it stamped recieved and then move on to the AP. I was pretty sure the USCIS person I talked to was right but boy o boy...she wasn't very nice.

So the advice I'm getting here is to mail the Adjustment of Status and then after recieving the "recieved letter" we can go to the local office and file an emergency Advanced Parole...correct?

Margaret

WOW!!

I just got off the phone with USCIS after pressing buttons and listening to different menus etc. The gal I talked to was of no help and quite frankly rude. I’ve been trying to make an appointment with the local USCIS office in Spokane through the INFOPASS to no avail. I would like to make an appointment for July so we can hand deliver the Adjustment of Status and the Advanced Parole. The women on the phone said we couldn’t file in person and we would have to mail these documents. I do know that the officers at the local office can't approve the AOS, but I do know someone who had their AP approved at the Spokane Office. I know the directions say to sent them off to…but I was under the impression that we could hand deliver them and get them marked as received, and then ask for an emergency AP. So I’m asking for some advice and direction….again..

Margaret

Jim's medical was done when he interviewed for his K-1 in june and yes I already have the paperwork done and ready to go, it will however takes us a bit longer then say 6 seconds..we are going to file the Monday after the wedding....

Thanks again...

Hello Everyone,

Well as time draws near and we will soon be married I was wonder how soon after we get married can we file the adjustment of status and the advanced parole papers. I know that reading here in the instructions for getting a Social Security card we should wait at least two weeks after entry into the US so that the info will be in the system. And as the sponsor (US citizen) when filing out the affidavit of support can I use my married name? I'm hoping to get my Social Security changed right away and use my married name, as these documents will be filed after we are married. I hope this is not too confusing..lol

Thanks for all the help, we both feel very fortunate in finding Visa Journey every ones help, has been an asset to our process.

Margaret

Yeah, medicals in Vancouver are only done on Wednesdays.

We actually read it right hear on visajourney, to schedule your interview for Thursday and call the doc for a Wednesday appointment and that's what we did..Everyone was quite accommodating.

Just remember that in order to get some state benefits.. namely a Driver License, an EAD may be required before they will issue one... An EAD is used for more than just Employment.

Interesting...I did not know that...I will check...Thanks for the heads up..

I believe the medical was fowarded on and after his interview at the Cosulate he was told to come back at two pm to pick up his Visa, he had that day no waiting and no mailing

Our plans are to file the AOS and the AP right away, literally right after we get married, the following Monday we will go to the Court House and get our Marriage certified and then off goes the AOS and the AP.

Jim’s son will be staying in Canada so we would like to be able to travel back and forth, while the AOS is being processed. It’s only a 3 hours drive between Nelson and Spokane and truth-be-told we still will need to pack up Jim’s stuff. As far as the EAD we will wait, we don’t need it right away.

Congrats…

My fiancé had is interview and medical both in Vancouver which appears to be the norm. To save travel time and money he scheduled his Interview for by e-mail and then scheduled the medical for the day before. I believe that medicals in Vancouver are done on Wednesday only, but I could be wrong and he had his interview on Thursday. He drove to Vancouver from Nelson and stayed at the YWCA right downtown. Too Easy

What did he do in the navy? I was int he Cdn Navy for 10 yrs, prior to remustering to the Air Force. Been down in the USa now for just over 2 yrs just going to school, and officiating hockey.

He was an Engineer and yes he has all the stories…lol

I have a friend here in the US that is also retired from the US Navy and I told him when they meet, they couldn’t talk about the women they dated…(I’m sure they dated the same women), they sure enough drank in the same taverns and can describe the place right down to the table cloths.

Please remember that if you are filing for AOS after July 30th 2007 then the cost of the EAD is included in the AOS fee.... along with AP... so you will not be saving any money...

Kez

Wow I looked at the new fees..

I'm sure glad we got our stuff done when we did. We are getting married the 7th of July and will be submitting our AOS very shortly after that.

Here's the link:

http://www.uscis.gov/files/nativedocuments...edule052907.pdf

Jim is retired from the Canadian Navy and has his pension so there is no need for him to work (we are lucky there) and we will have my income...so we are good to go!

Thanks for the replies they have been very very helpful.

Margaret

Great Question!

When we first got involved I envisioned that I would be the one moving to Canada. I even started searching the Net on what I would need and how easy it would be to get a job, all the fun stuff. But then Jim said he would move to the US, easier for him to move then me I suppose. He is retired from the Canadian Navy and much more mobile then I am and besides I have a good job here and I think he like the idea of a working wife…lol.

After we get married and he moves here I do have enough honey do's that he will be looking for a job real soon...lol

Margaret

Greetings Everyone…

First let me say Jim got his K-1 Visa last week. When he got home he scanned it and e-mailed me the picture. My heart gave a jump at the wording “TO MARRY UNITED STATES CITIZEN” followed by my name.

We couldn’t have done this without all the information on this site. 99.9% of our questions were answered and the process, although at times seemed daunting it truly went without a hitch, no problems.

“Going to the chapel, going to get married”

Now as the wedding date approaches I need a few clarifications on the Application for employment. If Jim is not planning on working right away do we still need to file the I-765 form or can we just wait for the Adjustment of Status to be approved? My thinking is if we don’t need to it while file it and save that $$.

Thanks All

Margaret

OK here is the News...

Woo Hoo Jim called Just before I went to lunch about 11:30 am and he will pick up his Visa at 2:30 pm he said it took all of 5 minutes and he was done.

He said there was 4 people there and he was the only one who was good to go. One guy had a foreign birth certificate and it was translated but the translation was not certified. One gal didn't have anything translated, she brought along a translation book...

Jim was more then prepaired so more is better..they did ask for pictures and how and when and how often we get to see each other..

I'm so excited!!!!!

I didn't think this day would ever come but now it's here and we are on our way, now the Wedding in 44 or is 43 days...

July 7th, 2007 or as I like to refer to it as 07/07/07...

Thanks again everyone for all the help, this site has been a blessing, I read I listened and now we are good to go...

Again Thanks...Margaret

Thanks everyone...

I talked to Jim last night and he said the medical was a breeze, first group in and first person out...

His interview appoint was for 10 am today, so I'm thinking good thoughts and waiting for him to call.

FYI to all to cut down on cost he stayed at the YWCA, downtown, they have parking and he took a cab for the medical, less then 5 bucks for the cab. With the price of gas saving money is a plus. He did meet a women at the medical that is going to marry a man form Oregon and they are going to move to Spokane WA, for his new job. Small world, we will be living in Spokane after we get hitched.

I'll let everyone know how the interview went...

I'm sure everything went fine but....lol and I told him not to be a glass is half empty type of guy...

Thanks again for all the support..

Margaret

Jim, my fiancé, left for Vancouver early this morning, he has his medical tomorrow and then his interview on Thursday. He’s loaded with enough paperwork and back-up paperwork to fill a file cabinet and then some. I know he has checked, double-checked and checked again everything on the list. I know I gave him more then enough material backup for the affidavit of support. What was it I read more is better.

I was up early thinking about him and his long drive and wishing I could have gone with him. But alas I have to work and with our wedding just around the corner there was just no way I could take time off. Everything is going so fast when it seem like just a year ago we were waiting and waiting, wow where has the time gone…

This whole process is just amazing, with all the forms, documentation and backups needed, not to mention the expense, and that's just the fiancé Visa…lol Right after the wedding it will be the AOS, travel documents and work permits…crazy.

What a wonderful man I have to sacrifice so much for the two of us. He’s the one packing up his stuff, moving away from family and friends and leaving the country of his birth the country that he loves. I will always be grateful; humbled by his unconditional love. Never in my life every believe...Jim I love you!

OK the medical and the visa interview have been scheduled in Vancouver for the 23rd and 24th of May, woo hoo we are on our way, or at least Jim is. Jim made lodging arrangements at the YWCA, downtown, inexpensive and they have parking, since he will be driving from Nelson to Vancouver. The bad part is he will be traveling alone because of scheduling I won’t be able to go, boo hoo. All and all after the initial waiting game things seem to move on rather quickly. We should have the visa in plenty of time before the wedding; we then will be working on the AOS.

Again thanks for all the great post and question asked and answered..

Margaret

I'm so amazed...I got the email and they tell you it's in the mail so of corse I keep checking the mail and checking the mail and finally I got it yesterday...the 7th, post marked the 5th.... and they tell you in the email to follow the directions...lol There are no directions just what will happen next. Weird...I hate the hurry up and wait game, I'm not very good at it...

Thanks again everyone...Marg

Are you sure you don't want Canadian Tire Bucks, Jim has an ashtry full of them...

Well we are on our way one hurdle down a few more to go….

I just received an e-mail this morning that our Visa was approved and that they mailed the notice out on the 28th of February. Our case was touched a couple of times last week which of course got me excited. Then when I got to work this morning I checked my mail and there were 3 e-mails, my heart jumped, thinking they might be requesting more information. But all three were identical; your petition for Fiancé (E) has been approved and mailed.

A GREAT BIG THANK YOU to all here at visa journey, I might not post a lot but I spend a lot of time reading and the information provided here priceless.

Thanks....I'm getting more and more excited everyday. We have in some ways put the horse before the cart..and have already set a wedding date...07/07/07..So if things go according to plan... and average timelines we should be ok...Cross your fingers..

I live in Washington and followed the directions on which service center to mail my Fiance' petition, so I mailed to the Nebraska Service Center. I checked on-line and the marks on the back of the cancelled check was for deposit to the California Service Center and when I got my NAO1 it was from the California Service Center. So I double checked the instructions and it said to mail Washington applications to the Nebraska Service Center, so can someone tell me why now it is at the California Service Center.

PS I even checked the USCIS sit and that's where they say it's at too...

I just find it odd...

Thanks, Margaret

The application for the fiancé visa has been sent and after the interview (aproval etc) and such we are planning on getting married in the US, applying for AOS and AP right away, then going back to Canada to get Jim’s stuff. My fiancé s son is not coming to the states and will still be living at the house until he goes to school next September in Calgary. My house is pretty small and in truth we would like to wait and move thing after we find a bigger house and just move things one time. So my question would this be a problem waiting, going back to CA and then move stuff? It definitely would make life a lot easier.

welcome neighbor. I'll be heading to Coeur d' Alene from winnipeg so your less then an hour away from me.

Thanks..neighbor...Coeur d' Alene is right next door...I have relative that live there and have for years. My fiance' will be coming down this weekend from Canada for my company Christmas party and we will be heading over to Cd'A to visit my grandmother on Sunday.

And thanks for the warm welcome form everyone, I'm in agreement with so many about this site, it has given me peace of mind, and direction.

Margaret

Hello Everyone,

I’ve been lurking around this site for weeks reading and reading and I’ve found some very helpful information. I have found most of the general questions I have or had, have been answered in one form or another, thank you. I have just mailed off my I-129F Visa application for my fiancé and now the waiting game begins…Woo Hoo…

Jim and I met three years ago via the internet and we have been traveling back and forth between Nelson BC and Spokane, WA ever since. He proposed last December and we are planning a July 7th wedding...(07/07/07 now how cool is that) Yes I’m excited, nervous and everything in between. We have done this a bit backward and forwards all at the same time if that is possible. We have the place, date, the minister, etc…now we have to wait for a visa and hope it is approved in a timely fashion…lol

Again this is an awesome sit and it has given me a bit a relief, if that is possible and I am so looking forward to a new chapter in my life.

Margaret