Babeth

hello everyone.

I finally visiting my mother in the philippines. I got my visa. I been here for 28 months now and im looking forward to see my family in the Philippines again. This is my dilemma.

On my Green Card I got my Maiden name (as Middle name) However, on my drivers license, ssn and the rest of my papers indicate my maiden name when i was single.

Does anyone can give me some advise on how to go about it? Will I have problems leaving and coming back to America.

Please advise.

hello everyone,

I have read some thread about this topic but I dont seems find the answer to my question. Hopefully you can help me:

1. How long does it usually take to process I-751.

2. When is the best time to file for N-400, and how long.

I have seen some people file for N-400 while waiting for I-751, why is that? Thanks!

Finally, I got a mail from CRIS. I was approved!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Application Type: I485 , APPLICATION TO REGISTER PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR TO ADJUST STATUS

Current Status: Card production ordered.

On April 30, 2007, we ordered production of your new card. Please allow 30 days for your card to be mailed to you. If we need something from you we will contact you. If you move before you receive the card, call customer service. You can also receive automatic e-mail updates as we process your case. Just follow the link below to register.

If you have questions or concerns about your application or the case status results listed above, or if you have not received a decision from USCIS within the current processing time listed*, please contact USCIS Customer Service at (800) 375-5283.

*Current processing times can be found on the USCIS website at www.uscis.gov under Case Status & Processing Dates.

*** Please do not respond to this e-mail message.

Sincerely,

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

Congratulations !!!

Well I keep googling to see if there is any more information about the FBI Name Check in the news and if all this new policy regarding "immigration reform" being discussed is going to have any impact on those currently lurking in the "pending" black hole. So far nothing, and despite my best efforts of emailing any news outlet that claims to listen, they are not interested in covering anything about it unless, it seems, it is from those sueing for citizenship. For those of us still trying to get our green cards so that we can be on our own path to citizenship (if we want it), it's almost as though they don't want to know.

I did find an interesting article on CNN this morning called: Dobbs: Big media hides truth about immigration which is an opinion piece about how the media seem to be shaping the illegal immigration agenda by ommiting such phrases as "illegal immigration" and substituting it with "undocumented workers" - a fact the author notes is an inaccuracy seeing as they have documents, multiples of them, pretty much fake or stolen. It goes on to discuss the impact this is having, and why there needs to be a push for the truth, and accurate statistics and a look at the bigger picture that seems to be blatently ignored by both the media and the politicians themselves. It's a fascinating read...

Anyway, I posted it on the news forum section and am still waiting for it to appear, but it did make me wonder...

If we are wanting to make sure that this thread doesn't disappear into a black hole of its own, why don't we start a campaign to contact the media and ask them to cover the story of the FBI Name Check and the impact of its delays on the 3% that Gonzales says are stuck in its limbo [one source]. This statistic was part of an article posted throughout the press about the proposed fee hikes and why Emilio González, director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services believes the fee hike should be supported. Since they were all happy to report that only 3% are stuck, perhaps they need to hear from some of those 3% so that they can put faces to these statistics. And through it all, we can post our efforts adn their respective feedback on this forum to encourage everyone, and at least *feel* like we are doing something other than just waiting for that one email which says our namecheck has been completed.

I have been trying to get the media to listen since December by sending them my own letters about what it does to me, but I am only one voice and it's pretty evident I am not making any impact by myself.

It's just a thought, and if we start humanizing the legal immigration and its strengths and weaknesses, perhaps we can impact the process enough to force some changes, while pushing for the enforcement of the immigration laws that are already on the books. We might (haha, *might) even get the press to stop sugar-coating illegal immigration and actually reverse the process of calling illegal immigrants anything but "illegal".

Anyhoo, that's my 2 cents for the day.

And it sure felt better than just saying "bump"

THATS A GREAT IDEA!!!!

Congratulations

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!! Hope more approval this month. Including us too.........

Yes, SS Office is so unbelievably ridiculous !!! I had my EAD card last Dec 2006. But until now, they're still in the process of validating my EAD at the Immigration Office. You need to wait at least 9 weeks and request for SSN.

I am from Houston, and they only ask for my SS form. I dont actually have the ID itself, so I presented the paper which SS Office issued to me. I guess you may want to try after you got your SSN.

Good luck.

Congratz!!!

Mine was transferred last September 23, 2006. And I got my EAD on Dec 8. After that, I havent heard from INS.

September 8, 2006 - EAD, AOS submitted

September 13, 2006 - NOA1

September 29, 2006 - BIOMETRICS

September 23, 2006 - TRANSFERRED TO CSC

December 8, 2006 - EAD Approval

I am too!!!! I have not received anything from CSC right after they got it. I really hope we can hear a GOOD NEWS from CSC SOON!!!!!!

CONGRATZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congratz!

Congratz!

CONGRATULATIONS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This makes me sooooo sick . When do you think I can check it again with SSA? Thanks!!!!

hi all,

I recently got my EAD, I got my card in the mail on Dec 8, 2006. This morning we been to SS Office to change my last name to my married name. Apparently, they cannot do any modification since the Immigration & Naturalization Office has NOT change or UPDATE my name. Whats so irrational about it, is that, the INS got my married name on my Work Permit. I immediately verified it with the INS Hotline and they seems to blame it with the SS Office Computer System. And says "The SS Office has NOT updated theyre files yet".

Now I cannot apply for a new card for my married name since SS reference for INS is obviously not updated yet. Anybody here had the same experience?

Congratz!!!

WOW! That was SPEEDY FASSSSSSTTTTTTTTTT! CONGRATULATIONS !!!! What a nice Christmas present from the USCIS.. Hope to hear more approvals soon. (hopefully I can be included next B) )

Try to call tom. it happened the same thing with me.

Thanks, hopefully we can hear a good news from USCIS this Christmas.

Hello Everyone!

I recently got my EAD and hopefully I can find a job soon. My husband is still in Nursing School and (hopefully) it will be over in May at the same time he works in a hospital here in TX as a Nursing Tech. He plans to quit his job to focus on his studies. But since that I dont have my GC I worry that my AOS will be denied if they find out he quit his job this end of December.

Could anyone help me find a better way to expedite my AOS or if theres any other way? My husband is really decided to quit his job soon. Please advice.

Thanks.

AOS & EAD Received date 9-8-06

NOA1 09-13-06

TRANSFERRED TO CSC 09-23-06

BIOMETRICS 09-29-06

EAD APPROVAL NOTICE 11-30-06

EAD CARD RECEIVED 12-07-06