JudeB77

Include a note in your cover letter.  Also, if there is any way to get a screen shot of the "official" address from the USPS site, that might help. 
 
It can be a pain (not necessarily because of USCIS).  I live at xxx County Route 27, and the DMV records (and my Driver's License) show "xxx County ROAD 27".  Stuff addressed to County ROAD has been rejected by the Post Office before.  You'd think government offices could get it straight.  Oh.  Wait.  Government.  Never mind.
 
Sukie in NY

First off I don’t think they take the time to analyze to the degree you are thinking. If you have a lease with both names on it, then it’s evidence even if it’s in Kalamazoo. Same for a bill if it has both names to show joint responsibility. 
 
I also am not convinced the cover letter survives the mail room to be seen by those adjudicating. I think the contractors opening the mail and organizing your file likely throw it away before USCIS employees see it. You can certainly apply without a cover letter. I did. Part 11 makes sense if you want to explain the address glitch and have it a permanent part of the physical application. 

Hi all. I've been over here in the US for almost four months now - I arrived on March 4 on a K1 visa, married April 3, filed AOS at the end of May. This is meant to be what I wanted, and what I waited for for many months. I love my husband dearly. But I'm homesick.
 
When I say I'm homesick, I mean that I'm crying every day because I miss my home, my friends and my family so much. I lived in London for 18 years before coming over here, where I had a job that I (mostly) enjoyed. I had my life over there. I'm now living in a small town in Mississippi where there's very little to do, and there's not a lot to distract me from thoughts of home.
 
I'm trying to do all the things I've read that you're supposed to do to stop feeling homesick. I'm trying to keep up with hobbies, I'm trying to be social, to accept invitations and to meet new people (my husband knows a LOT of people) even though naturally I'm more of a homebody. But I can't stop thinking that this has all been a mistake and that we should have done things the other way round and my husband should have moved to the UK. 
 
Not being able to work and not being able to leave the country are making things worse. Some friends back home have said I can stay with them if I want to - and knowing that I can't is just killing me. Looking at photos of back home on Facebook just brings on more tears.
 
My husband is being wonderful and supportive. He keeps asking what he can do to help, and says that we can move wherever I want to once I'm able to work. But that's going to be the end of the year at the absolute earliest and I honestly don't know how I can wait that long. All I can think about is that I want to go home.
 
I guess I'm just looking for reassurance that this will get better. If you were homesick how did you cope? How long until you got over it? 
 

It turns out it was a glitch. Yesterday I got two letters saying my EAD and AP had been approved, and today my combo card arrived. Yay!!! 

It turns out it was a glitch. Yesterday I got two letters saying my EAD and AP had been approved, and today my combo card arrived. Yay!!! 

It turns out it was a glitch. Yesterday I got two letters saying my EAD and AP had been approved, and today my combo card arrived. Yay!!! 

Argh! On Friday I got a case update that said my EAD had been approved and my card was in production, which I was obviously excited about. However, today it's changed to say fingerprint review completed. Clearly Friday's update was an error, and I'm feeling massively disappointed now. Just when I thought I might be able to get out there and start working...grr! 

Thank you all for your kind words and your suggestions and advice. It does help to know that I'm not the only one to feel like this, and that it will end - eventually. 
 
I've started talking to a local non-profit organisation about possibly doing some volunteer work for them, so if that comes off it will keep me busy and should also help with getting to know some more people. I also just took my bike out for a ride for the first time in a couple of months. I used to love riding my bike back in London and it was great to get back on it, even though my ride was curtailed because it started to rain. 

Hi all. I've been over here in the US for almost four months now - I arrived on March 4 on a K1 visa, married April 3, filed AOS at the end of May. This is meant to be what I wanted, and what I waited for for many months. I love my husband dearly. But I'm homesick.
 
When I say I'm homesick, I mean that I'm crying every day because I miss my home, my friends and my family so much. I lived in London for 18 years before coming over here, where I had a job that I (mostly) enjoyed. I had my life over there. I'm now living in a small town in Mississippi where there's very little to do, and there's not a lot to distract me from thoughts of home.
 
I'm trying to do all the things I've read that you're supposed to do to stop feeling homesick. I'm trying to keep up with hobbies, I'm trying to be social, to accept invitations and to meet new people (my husband knows a LOT of people) even though naturally I'm more of a homebody. But I can't stop thinking that this has all been a mistake and that we should have done things the other way round and my husband should have moved to the UK. 
 
Not being able to work and not being able to leave the country are making things worse. Some friends back home have said I can stay with them if I want to - and knowing that I can't is just killing me. Looking at photos of back home on Facebook just brings on more tears.
 
My husband is being wonderful and supportive. He keeps asking what he can do to help, and says that we can move wherever I want to once I'm able to work. But that's going to be the end of the year at the absolute earliest and I honestly don't know how I can wait that long. All I can think about is that I want to go home.
 
I guess I'm just looking for reassurance that this will get better. If you were homesick how did you cope? How long until you got over it? 
 

I actually studied over here about 20 years ago (I first met my husband then, although we were just friends in those days), so I have some idea of the Ole Miss tradition. Unfortunately I couldn't get into it then and I'm unlikely to be able to get into it now. I'm too British and cynical 😏

Here in CA I only needed to show proof when I first went there for the written test. Didn't need to show or pay anything when I went in for the driving test.

Hi there.
 
The bad news is you will probably always be a little homesick, especially with such a big change. The good news is it will get better as the months and years pass. I was in the US for 2 years, went back to the UK for one and then came back to the US. I have now been here in the US 8 years (I'd have to check my timeline lol) and still miss things from the UK. I don't work and haven't since I got to the US. Personally I love not working but I understand some people do miss those interactions. 
 
It's nice your husband is trying to help you meet new people but honestly I would focus on meeting your own people outside of your husband's network. I would suggest looking online for local meetup groups for people new to your area (meetup.com is a good one). Sometimes there are groups specifically for immigrants (some even country specific) if you are not too far away from the city. By attending the meetups you will not only get to know your area better but you will also be able to interact with people in similar situations that understand and also start making friends. If there are no groups close by then why not start one? I am sure there are other new to the area or maybe just feeling isolated in general. There is also a site called https://www.girlfriendsocial.com/ you can sign up to. It's all women looking for female friends. 
 
I can relate to being a homebody but honestly in this situation you have to push yourself out of that comfort zone. Nobody is saying you have to attend or arrange day trips or be out partying until the early hours. However meeting for an hour for a coffee or going to watch a movie isn't all that bad and you can always just duck out if you are feeling uncomfortable.
 
I think you will find things improving over time but if you really don't I would suggest sitting down with your husband and discussing it. Unless the marriage isn't working then I would not look at packing up and head back to the UK until an absolute last resort. I would suggest discussing a move in State or out of State where you can both start a fresh and there is more happening than in your small town.
 
Finally just a bit of advice around the FB and social media thing. Try and keep off it or at least limit yourself. Honestly I made that mistake and spent months looking back at the good old times and what I was now missing out on. You think it makes you happy but it doesn't. It does nothing positive it just drags you down when you are feeling isolated and lonely. There will be a time when you can get back online and do the social media thing but right now you are not giving yourself a fair shot at building a life here if you are just spending your days looking back at the past. This is what is making you feel how you feel right now more than anything else.

Thanks for posting this OP, it's nice to read other comments on their experiences.
I moved to the US only just 3 weeks ago, my USC husband and inlaws are very supportive in helping me adapt but whenever I'm feeling overwhelmed or triggered, I can't run away from that feeling of homesickness either. I suppose I should be expecting this to last for quite awhile.. *sigh*
 
 

Jude, I moved to the U.S. about 3 years ago and I'm still terribly homesick -- especially after I go home to visit for a while and come back. I experience the same feelings of regret you mentioned and wonder why I did this all for one person, and why my husband couldn't move to Canada to be with me. I often miss everything about the part of Canada I'm from (which is a 25 hour drive / 7-12 hours in flights and very expensive to travel back and forth from). The culture is different, the laws are different, their standard of living here is lower, the politics are ridiculous, the people in the New York area where I am now are aggressive for the most part and have funny accents. I wish I could offer you some help and tell you it gets easier, but for me it still hasn't. When I'm here, I feel like I'm living away at a job. Like an extended business trip. It doesn't really feel like "home". I'm comfortable and all, but I think home will always be home. You can love it and cherish it in your heart forever, and be absolutely grateful every time you go back. And if you ever want to speak your mind, you know where to come! :)

Thanks again to everyone who has taken the time to respond to my post and to share their experiences. It really does help.
 
My husband and I had a long talk yesterday and I shared my many frustrations with him. It felt good to talk about these things, even though they weren't necessarily the most complimentary things about his home town and the people who live there! But he understood, and in many ways shared my feelings (he admitted there were people he's friends with - real Trump supporting, right wing racist rednecks - that he wouldn't be if he met them now and hadn't grown up with them). He wants to get out of this town almost as much as I do, so the next step is to work out where we want to move to. It's not going to make the time until I can work go any faster but at least it gives me something to work towards and to focus my mind on.

Thought so after I posted and so edited.

I have my biometrics appointment notice! Finally! It's on 1 August at midday, a mere 69 days after my NOA1. The notice date is 7/12, so it was processed just before I put in my service request.
 
I hope everyone else still waiting gets their biometrics notice soon.

I have my biometrics appointment notice! Finally! It's on 1 August at midday, a mere 69 days after my NOA1. The notice date is 7/12, so it was processed just before I put in my service request.
 
I hope everyone else still waiting gets their biometrics notice soon.

I have my biometrics appointment notice! Finally! It's on 1 August at midday, a mere 69 days after my NOA1. The notice date is 7/12, so it was processed just before I put in my service request.
 
I hope everyone else still waiting gets their biometrics notice soon.

That's awesome. Congratulations! How did you get notified? Did you directly receive the letter? Was there any text update or did the status change in your online portal from "Fingerprint Fee Received" to anything else? What's the status showing up in your service request? I have the same NOA1 date and also opened a service request but nothing on my biometrics yet  

Fantastic news! Thank you for keeping us all updated, it really helps

Hey, yes I have also experienced this. I received my NOA1 on may 20th, my documents were delivered to USCIS on April 15th. My biometrics were scheduled on June 26th to take place on July 9th. Between delivery of documents to USCIS and my biometrics was nearly 90 days...
 
Wish I could tell you what to do to make it go quicker but as long as you've got a Service Request going that's all you can do. Maybe call the Ombudsman to ask for advice? For as far as I know there is no time limit they have to stick to concerning biometrics.
 
Good luck!

^^^^this is the best way at the moment!

From what I remember, it's best to call when they open first thing (8am) and keep pressing option 1 to get through to an actual person. Took us about half an hour to find that out after repeated attempts to speak to someone, then half an hour on hold to get through to someone. 

select you don't know your receipt number and follow through, thats what I find easiest