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I'm on Long Island in NY - I called to a civil surgeon's office yesterday - so the lady first said that a full medical exam needed to be done. I said no only a transfer of the vaccinations that a medical was done prior to his coming to the US. I faxed her the DS form which was dated 8/31/06. She called me back saying that they would transfer the info for $85 and suggested doing a full medical as the one done in Guyana would expire in one year and that they would do it for $185 rather then the ususual $200. I said that we are marrying in a few days and will have health insurance and if the medical needed to be done I would use the insurance. She said you can't use insurance for a medical - is this TRUE??? Is the medical good through 8/31/07 provided that the paperwork is sent out prior to that date? I will be sending out AOS, EAD and AP in 2-3 weeks - two months before the the one year mark for the medical.
Insurance companies usually will not cover it. A medical exam is good for one year.
Not saying I agree with what some CS do in regards to medicals, but if it's their own practice they can pretty much do what they want...as I was informed by one in Atlanta. I do believe that if they are going to be a designated CS then they *should* have to follow the USCIS guidelines about medicals.Actually, no they can't do as they wish, private practice or not. Ask the board of medicine in your area. They are held to a code of ethics and forcing someone to pay for a full examination when it is not required is an ethical violation and if more people would file complaints about what is happening this might stop. The reason they are doing this is because this is all out of pocket expense for us and there is no insurance involved. If there were an insurance company involved and you called your insurance company and said this doctor is trying to get me to take a full exam when all I need is some records transcribed I would be willing to bet you the doctors would be doing exactly what needed to be done because the insurance company would file a complaint or other such recourse to ensure that doctor is not over charging or requiring unessacary procedures.
Where would one complain to though? I feel complaints should be made too. It is unethical and unfair for them not to adhere to the guidelines set by USCIS.
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Using the convenient physician locator, I was able to find a single local provider here in my community. Unfortunately, when I contacted his office, I was advised that "the doctor only provides full physicals" and they refused to provide an I-693A. I couldn't believe the response and asked for an explanation. I was told that the doctor places his signature on the form and will only do so when he has personally completed the entire physical (for the full fee, of course!). Well, Plan B now requires us to make an 90-mile round trip to the next nearest doctor...
Dr.L.E. Arnold
4534 Wesrgate Blvd.Suite 106
Austin Texas 78745
Tel. (512 ) 444- 3131
Fax (512 ) 447- 4699 Send copy of DS-3025 + $10. List name,date of birth and country ----24 hour turn-around. hope this helps
Hi!
I just wanted to add that I also did my I-693A with DR. Arnold in Austin Tx. I'm in the Chicago area and all the DRs here wanted to do a full exam and wanted to charge $300. My exam was pretty current sinc I just took it a few months ago. Anyhow, I sent my DS-3025 form and my vaccination record to Dr. Arnold. I received everything back in a sealed envelope along with a copy of hwat was in the envelope, within a week. I really recommend this if you guys are having problems with CSs.
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For those of you who have been following my dilemma, here is an update and HOPEFULLY some encouragement to someone else who may end up in my situation and not know what to do. I love posting my experiences just because I hope that it may help someone else out.
For those who are not familiar and have not seen past posts of mine, my issue was the fact that my husband is going to deploy to Iraq on August 5th, and not knowing how my AOS will turn out. I was extremely worried that something may go wrong and I did not want that to happen with my husband getting ready to leave for 400+ days. I did what some of you recommended - Infopass!
We had our infopass appt. this morning at 11:45 in Chicago. We got to speak to an immigration officer. We explained that we filed for AOS a little while ago, still haven't heard anything, and that my husband is headed for Iraq on August 5th. She made a call to someone named Marylin, who happened to be out sick that day. At first I thought oh gosh, here we go again, we came here for nothing, but then she told us to go up to the 2nd floor and ask for a supervisor. We waited for about 15 minutes and then this very nice lady came out to speak to us. Again, we explained about my husband going to Iraq and that we were worried about the whole AOS thing. Not only that, but if my husband gets injured in Iraq, the military will fly me down to see him ... and without a GC, I can't get back in the country. The lady seemed very understanding and told us she was going to track my case, and for us to wait a few minutes until she could get that info. She came back within 10 minutes and told us that they still didn't even get my case transferred over to them. She said it usually takes between 30-90 days. However, she was going to request our case files and start getting it worked on immediately. She told us that in cases like this, there is some sort of military clause or whatever and that we will definitely be getting our interview BEFORE my husband leaves August 5th. She even gave me her phone number and address, and said that if we don't hear anything within a short period of time, call her back immediately. This day has been a great relief for me and my husband!
I am a little upset because I had called USCIS a few weeks ago to see if there was a way to have things expedited and the lady I spoke with on the phone, basically laughed and told me I had to wait in line with the rest of them and that there were no special military privileges. I am angry that she gave me such a misinformed answer. Anyhow ....
I am glad this is cleared up and things are gonna start getting processed soon. I really hope that if anyone else happens to be in this situation, they find my post. Make an Infopass appointment and I swear, they can get things moving along faster in a case like this. Oh, and for the record, if you have not applied for AOS but are getting ready to and your husband is going to deploy, send a copy of his orders in the packet along with a letter stating that you would like to request priority for your case due to the deployment. We were asked why we did not do this. Well, reason we did not is because we did not know at that time that he was leaving.
So, I hope that this will help someone. If not, it was still a pleasure getting to share my pleasant experience with the rest of you. The people in Chicago were awesome. Everyone was pretty friendly!
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I have been married about 2 months now to a foreigner who was here on a work-exhcange visa, which expired right before we got married. We were friends during his entire visa stay, but we only dated 1 1/2 mo before marrying. He is still living with me in the U.S. at my home.
My natural desire was to sponsor him to get his perminent residence here, which we were on the verge of putting the application in the mail (I-485, I-130, I-864, I-765, etc...). But some things have happened since we got married, which increasingly got worse, that make me feel unsure about sponsoring him (extreme emotional abuse, control, cutting me off from my friends/family, sleep deprevation..etc... and phsyical restraints... never hit me though..at least not 'yet'). I had discussed/argued with him about the way he was treating me and told him that I didn't feel comfortable/safe with it. He said he would stop, but kept doing it. It all came to a breaking point a week and a half ago, when I was ready to leave the marriage due to all of this(and buy him a flight back to his country). I finally called my family to help me. My friends and family tell me to get out of the relationship now... but after 4 days of separating (I spent the time at my family's house) he is promising to change, etc.. and seems very genuine. I have been back with him for a week now, and we have seen a marriage counselor (who seems good) twice, and I am getting personal counseling as well. His intentions seem genuine...but how can I judge at this point?
I think he loves me... it is believable from what he says now and how he has acted this last week... but I have had my doubts, since marrying, about what his true intentions were in marrying me. I believed that we both loved each other. He always acted very hurt if I brought up questions/concerns addressing the possibility that his intentions weren't purely due to his love for me.
My fear in sponsoring him is due to the financial responsibility I would be agreeing to in the affidavit of support until he becomes a U.S. citizen....and then having things not work out in the marriage (this is not my hope)...and then me still being stuck with the responsibility of ensuring I maintain him at an above povertly income level to ensure he doesn't go on public assistance, etc...
My dilema is that if we do work on this marriage and stay together... I will want him to be here legally and able to work, but I don't want it to be due to him knowing he can get his perm. residence through me. As it is, his J-1 visa is expired. He was living with me (rather than returning to his country) until we could get the application mailed in, which I've read elsewhere that although technically it is illegal, usually it isn't a problem to get the perm. residence approved (as long as he didn't overstay his visa 180+ days). So he can't have a driver's license in my state, no permission to work, etc... Even looked into the possibility of him going to school as an international student but was told since his visa was expired, and he wasn't in his home country, that they couldn't apply for the student visa.
He says he wants to stay with me, and work on the marriage. He says he is willing to change. I love him, but don't want to end up in an abusive relationship. I hear it is more difficult to leave the longer you stay. I want more time to determine whether or not to sponsor him, to determine whether or not his promises are genuine and true. I also need more time to make sure my decisions are wise (since looking back I wasn't so wise to marry him so quickly, but I can't change that now).
In the meantime, I want him to be able to stay legally somehow (so I don't have this pressure to sponsor him), and be able to do normal things like work (legally). I don't want to feel obligated to financially sponsor him b/c now I feel unsafe doing so...and don't want to be financially obligated (by the U.S. gvmt) to a man who may end up being my x-husband if he reverts back to this controlling/abusive behavior. I want to know if there is any way that he can be here legally? even as a non-immigrant? (I know he could be sponsored to be a Perm. Res. by an Employer, but he has no degree completed yet). Is there some other kind of visa I do not know about that he could apply for while living in the U.S. married to a U.S. citizen? Without the intention to be a permanent resident? I read about the K-3 visa...but we would have to send him back home, then bring him back here again...and that could be renewed annually, but I'd still have to provide the affidavit of support??? This doesn't seem to be any better an option than the first. Is there an agency out there that may help with getting him sponsored by an employer, and placing him in a job, even though he doesn't have a degree (the skilled worker option???) and his visa is already expired.
Someone please offer some good advice.... I have good people helping me in the emotional dept. etc... but on top of the marrital issues there is this sponsorship/legal #######, which most people do not know about. I want to know that if he is working on things with me that it is because he loves me and wants to be with me...not so he can use me to get perm. residence. I'm trying to do things right and legal (which is why he isn't driving nor working).
Thanks.
I am sorry that you are going through this. I don't know what to tell you but I can tell you with 100% certainty that he will not change. Oh, I am sure he is genuine and I am positive that he is being sincere when he tells you he will change but the truth is, he has no control over it. There is something wrong with him and the problem is not something that he can fix on his own. I am telling you, as God is my witness, the only chance he has for change is with professional help. And even with professional help, there is no guarantee.
I have been through the exact same thing and I almost died for this so called man who told me time and time again that he would change. He was always very genuine too and I was naive and believed him. When i finally realized that he was not going to change because he just didn't know how, I left him. He ended up taking me into the El Paso desert, made me get out the car, start walking, and then he made me count to 100 because he did not want me to know when he was going to shoot me. After torturing me with his shooting game, he made me get back in the car. He then drove me to his house, handcuffed me to the bed and raped me for 2 days until one night, he fell asleep with the keys on his chest and I was able to grap the handcuff key with my free right hand. I unlocked the handcuffs and ran out of there naked.
Please do not wait around for him to change. Even though he has not hit you yet, be prepared just incase he will one day. This just breaks my heart! I usually do not post personal stuff about my life like this but I felt compelled to do so. I just could not resist the urge.
You are very brave to share that, in an effort to help this woman. I hope she realizes this and takes it to heart.
I am very glad you survived, and now, you thrive!
Bobbie
Thank you. It's just all too familiar. It starts off with verbal abuse, then the isolation phase, and then everything else the OP mentioned. And before you know it, you are with a control freak who will beat you just because he feels like it. It's so sad. I hope she decides not to file the papers.
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Just a point of clarification - a K-3 is not a fiance visa - it is a spousal visa. The OP and her husband are not eligible for a fiance visa as they are already married. As well, different consulates have differing requirements for the financial support - some do use the I-134, the others use the much more stringent affidavit of support required for the AOS (I don't recall the form number, I'm sorry, but it is listed in the Guides).
Another clarification - the AOS affidavid of support is not for 10 years - it is until one of 3 conditions occur: a) the sponsored individual becomes a US citizen B) the sponsored individual obtains 40 quarters of employment with SS benefits which usually equals 10 years but can be considerably longer - or never if the individual does not work, or c) the individual gives up their permanent residency by leaving the country for good.
You are facing a challenging dilemna because your emotions are involved. This is your husband and you want to make things work, but you are seeing distressing symptoms that all is not well with this relationship and it may never be well. Anyone who has ever been in an abused relationship will tell you that the abuser almost always apologizes for the abuse and promises not to do it again. They may even succeed in behaving for a few weeks or even a few months. But that is all. The patten of abuse is very deeply ingrained into their personality and requires serious counselling to combat. Time will often prove whether they will succeed in keeping their promise or not.
But you need time to know and immigration makes time a scarcity. I know you want him here legally but what I would advise doing is not to submit the AOS application yet, if ever. Give yourself that time to see if he will work hard enough to keep that promise. It is unlikely USCIS will come after him over the next few months, and if you do decide to proceed, any overstay he incurs will be forgiven. It will mean that he won't be able to work and that will be a challenge. See if he is willing to volunteer somewhere to keep himself occupied. Let him know that he needs to provide this proof that he can keep his promise to change, that love is not enough. If he succeeds and you get half a year from now and he shows every evidence of keeping his promise, then consider again if you want to proceed with the AOS and its virtually lifetime commitments of support. If he fails to keep his word, then you have given him enough opportunity to change and he has not. Let him know you will not be submitting the Affidavid of Support for his AOS. From what you have described I think within that time you will have seen enough evidence to realize what decision you need to make.
In the meantime keep in close contact with your family and friends and if you even feel the slightest bit concerned for your safety or well-being, leave him, leave the house, leave everything and go where you are safe. You will know then that he is unlikely ever to change, and you can take whatever steps are necessary to separate your lives. It is not your responsibility to give him the means to stay in the US. Good luck.
Here's another man's perspective: Spirit, dear lady, the same posts are appearing over and over again, with the same advice. The attached is one of the best ones I have seen so far, and I am still browsing this thread. What does this tell you???
You are thinking with your heart. Don't. That is what your BRAIN is for. I was in an abusive relationship myself at the end of my previous marriage (yes, it happens to guys too....when the thought process is through the HEART). My family and friends were telling me one thing, all I could think about was "saving my marriage". My father had to threaten to disown me if I went back to her. I was too close to the situation to be able to SEE. Years later I look back and say "what was I THINKING??? She had moved IN with her BOYFRIEND for gawd's sake!" This is where YOU are, you are too close to the situation.
Do take the advice of all these good people. It would not be repeated again and again in so many ways if it was NOT solid. LISTEN to your family. Listen to your friends (which includes those at VJ here). I myself found being alone can be bad, but NOT being alone could be worse.
Good luck
Tom
Gosh, I am sorry you went through that. I am glad you posted about it because these days, you rarely hear about women abusers but they are out there! My mother was abusive. I can recall her hitting my dad over the head with frying pans, plates, etc. It was scary.
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Very risky. He is your husband you will fill AOS for, and (maybe i am wrong), you will be responsible for him for I think 2 years after. And what if he dont give you divorce later. Especially if you have same mortgage together and joint account.
She will be responsible for TEN years.
Misinformation really does nothing to help this situation.
To the OP - honestly, I'm a hard-### independent woman so this may just be me, BUT: why worry about how he can stay here legally? If you're having doubts like this and he's abusive - get out. Don't worry about how he can stay here legally (and I'm not sure he can). If it were me, I'd get a divorce and let him worry about himself. If he chooses to stay here illegally (which he probably will), or decides to return to his country, who cares? A lot of people will try to get their ex-wife/husband deported, but that wouldn't be so important as ridding myself of the toxic waste. (That said, even if you do report him to ICE if the marriage indeed fails, they generally don't do too much about it. I think they're more into big raids and all that - generates more news so it looks like they're doing their jobs, but who knows with our immigration situation as it is in this country.)
If he's treating you as you've detailed in your postings, you owe him NOTHING. So I wouldn't sign that affadavit of support so he can file the I-485 if I were you ... because then you may owe a lot of somethings.
Already in fiancee visa, i-134 puts responsibility, as I remember for 3 years. And there is even penalties about disabilities, so he can break leg and you will be his income. Sorry if sounds rude.The I-134 is irrelevant, he was on a J-1 visa.
As I said, irrelevant misinformation helps the OP none.
I thought it was 2 years too. I swear, I read that somewhere. When my mother was a legal resident still, she was married for only 5 years, then divorced. Her husband was no longer responsible for her. I'm confused. Can you tel me where I can find the ten year thing?
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Very risky. He is your husband you will fill AOS for, and (maybe i am wrong), you will be responsible for him for I think 2 years after. And what if he dont give you divorce later. Especially if you have same mortgage together and joint account.
There is no way that he "won't give her a divorce later". You can always get a divorce. If a person refuses to sign, the process will just cost a bit more money and take a bit longer. Trust me, I know! LOL ;-)
oof. DO NOT GO FURTHER. Why waste the money, the energy and the resources to sponsor someone who is already acting this way? You've been married a mere 2 months and he's acting like this? Not a good sign for the rest of your life.Think of it this way...if you send off the AOS package for him and sign that you will be his sponsor...you're responsible for being his source of income. You are even more legally bonded to him and it will be very, very difficult to divorce.
Take a week away if you can. Really think about how life will be with him. Think of how long of a process it will be with someone who is abusive (hell, it's a long, stressful process with someone who is supportive and caring.) Think of how many hundreds, if not thousands of dollars will be spent to keep him.
Add it up. It doesn't sound like he's worth it. Count your loses and move on.
Just a question - not trying to be mean or funny but, why does everyone think it is so difficult to get a divorce here? It's really not that hard.
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Please someone correct me if I am wrong, BUT:
As far as I understand, you can file for AOS for/with him and declare you sponsor him. Though I believe, if during the whole process (which will take several months anyway) something happens that makes you want to not sponsor him any longer, you can stop the AOS process, which would stop your responsibility as a sponsor. Plus, if you file for AOS an EAD, he will be able to work soon, gives him something to do other than getting at you.
Yea, that's what I would do if youreally want to give your marriage a shot....
After that there are two options: He stays in the US illegally (since then he is on overstay) or he goes back to his homecountry.
If he leaves the US, I'd definitley get a divorce before he leaves.
I understand you want him to become a LPR, but really, I think your pysical and mental health have priority over this. And yes, it kinda sounds like he found the perfect woman to marry just for the greencard.
Maybe read some topics in the forum for drastic changes in the family/relationship situation, there are many people with similar problems....
Good luck with everything!
I thought that too. I thought there was a 2 year time limit. I have no clue where I got this from. I may just have dug this out of my butt thinking I read it on here. LOL
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I have been married about 2 months now to a foreigner who was here on a work-exhcange visa, which expired right before we got married. We were friends during his entire visa stay, but we only dated 1 1/2 mo before marrying. He is still living with me in the U.S. at my home.
My natural desire was to sponsor him to get his perminent residence here, which we were on the verge of putting the application in the mail (I-485, I-130, I-864, I-765, etc...). But some things have happened since we got married, which increasingly got worse, that make me feel unsure about sponsoring him (extreme emotional abuse, control, cutting me off from my friends/family, sleep deprevation..etc... and phsyical restraints... never hit me though..at least not 'yet'). I had discussed/argued with him about the way he was treating me and told him that I didn't feel comfortable/safe with it. He said he would stop, but kept doing it. It all came to a breaking point a week and a half ago, when I was ready to leave the marriage due to all of this(and buy him a flight back to his country). I finally called my family to help me. My friends and family tell me to get out of the relationship now... but after 4 days of separating (I spent the time at my family's house) he is promising to change, etc.. and seems very genuine. I have been back with him for a week now, and we have seen a marriage counselor (who seems good) twice, and I am getting personal counseling as well. His intentions seem genuine...but how can I judge at this point?
I think he loves me... it is believable from what he says now and how he has acted this last week... but I have had my doubts, since marrying, about what his true intentions were in marrying me. I believed that we both loved each other. He always acted very hurt if I brought up questions/concerns addressing the possibility that his intentions weren't purely due to his love for me.
My fear in sponsoring him is due to the financial responsibility I would be agreeing to in the affidavit of support until he becomes a U.S. citizen....and then having things not work out in the marriage (this is not my hope)...and then me still being stuck with the responsibility of ensuring I maintain him at an above povertly income level to ensure he doesn't go on public assistance, etc...
My dilema is that if we do work on this marriage and stay together... I will want him to be here legally and able to work, but I don't want it to be due to him knowing he can get his perm. residence through me. As it is, his J-1 visa is expired. He was living with me (rather than returning to his country) until we could get the application mailed in, which I've read elsewhere that although technically it is illegal, usually it isn't a problem to get the perm. residence approved (as long as he didn't overstay his visa 180+ days). So he can't have a driver's license in my state, no permission to work, etc... Even looked into the possibility of him going to school as an international student but was told since his visa was expired, and he wasn't in his home country, that they couldn't apply for the student visa.
He says he wants to stay with me, and work on the marriage. He says he is willing to change. I love him, but don't want to end up in an abusive relationship. I hear it is more difficult to leave the longer you stay. I want more time to determine whether or not to sponsor him, to determine whether or not his promises are genuine and true. I also need more time to make sure my decisions are wise (since looking back I wasn't so wise to marry him so quickly, but I can't change that now).
In the meantime, I want him to be able to stay legally somehow (so I don't have this pressure to sponsor him), and be able to do normal things like work (legally). I don't want to feel obligated to financially sponsor him b/c now I feel unsafe doing so...and don't want to be financially obligated (by the U.S. gvmt) to a man who may end up being my x-husband if he reverts back to this controlling/abusive behavior. I want to know if there is any way that he can be here legally? even as a non-immigrant? (I know he could be sponsored to be a Perm. Res. by an Employer, but he has no degree completed yet). Is there some other kind of visa I do not know about that he could apply for while living in the U.S. married to a U.S. citizen? Without the intention to be a permanent resident? I read about the K-3 visa...but we would have to send him back home, then bring him back here again...and that could be renewed annually, but I'd still have to provide the affidavit of support??? This doesn't seem to be any better an option than the first. Is there an agency out there that may help with getting him sponsored by an employer, and placing him in a job, even though he doesn't have a degree (the skilled worker option???) and his visa is already expired.
Someone please offer some good advice.... I have good people helping me in the emotional dept. etc... but on top of the marrital issues there is this sponsorship/legal #######, which most people do not know about. I want to know that if he is working on things with me that it is because he loves me and wants to be with me...not so he can use me to get perm. residence. I'm trying to do things right and legal (which is why he isn't driving nor working).
Thanks.
I am sorry that you are going through this. I don't know what to tell you but I can tell you with 100% certainty that he will not change. Oh, I am sure he is genuine and I am positive that he is being sincere when he tells you he will change but the truth is, he has no control over it. There is something wrong with him and the problem is not something that he can fix on his own. I am telling you, as God is my witness, the only chance he has for change is with professional help. And even with professional help, there is no guarantee.
I have been through the exact same thing and I almost died for this so called man who told me time and time again that he would change. He was always very genuine too and I was naive and believed him. When i finally realized that he was not going to change because he just didn't know how, I left him. He ended up taking me into the El Paso desert, made me get out the car, start walking, and then he made me count to 100 because he did not want me to know when he was going to shoot me. After torturing me with his shooting game, he made me get back in the car. He then drove me to his house, handcuffed me to the bed and raped me for 2 days until one night, he fell asleep with the keys on his chest and I was able to grap the handcuff key with my free right hand. I unlocked the handcuffs and ran out of there naked.
Please do not wait around for him to change. Even though he has not hit you yet, be prepared just incase he will one day. This just breaks my heart! I usually do not post personal stuff about my life like this but I felt compelled to do so. I just could not resist the urge.
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You really should have figured out what you were doing before you filed anything. You're here in the USA. What makes you think you need a visa? Visas are used to enter a country. What you need is legal resident status. This is achieved by filing an I-130 and I-485 together as well as the supporting documentation.
The process is very confusing and hard to understand - we did what we thought was right. Considering how many possibilities there are and how uninformative the USCIS site is I'd say we did pretty well understand what we thought was the right procedure.
Given the fact that I think you're right - how would you go about rectifying this and fixing the situation?
Don't feel bad if you did something wrong. It IS confusing and unclear. Alot of things seem to be contradictory too.
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i dunno, that's what i've heard.. cuz it would be bias? what if its an old green card.. the one from 5 years ago don't look as the new ones..
In that case probably not, but if it was an obvious* fake, I don't see why not.
[*] If it said "PERMINENT RESIDENTE" or "Made in China" on the back...
hahahaha
La Tarjeta Verde!
You don't wear a hairnet? LMAO at your signature. You're pretty funny.
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Why?
Am I reading your timeline right? Did you apply for AOS in January and received your GC in March? That's really fast if I am understanding that right.
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We just found out that my husbands AOS application was denied and we have no idea why. We received a notice stating that on 3/29/07 a notice was sent out to us but was returned undeliverable by the post office. Now we are past the 30 day appeal time and don't know what is going to happen. We have an infopass appointment for tomorrow - we'll see what happens.
I have phone records from all the times we've called to see what was going on with our case and all they told us was just to wait. We moved on 4/1/07 and even called the USCIS customer service line on the DAY they just happened to finally send us something and now I'm afraid of what will happen. Between the post office repeatedly sending our documents (and other mail) back undeliverable, and all the typo's on the paperwork we received back from the USCIS, it seems our case was doomed from the start.
I don't know what to do next! Has anyone else had similar problems with receiving documentation from the USCIS and getting denied? Please, any advise is appreciated!
I dont know if you saw my reply to you on your other post but you can contact your congressman. let him know what happened and he will more than likely be able to help you.
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We just found out that my husbands AOS application was denied and we have no idea why. We received a notice stating that on 3/29/07 a notice was sent out to us but was returned undeliverable by the post office. Now we are past the 30 day appeal time and don't know what is going to happen. We have an infopass appointment for tomorrow - we'll see what happens.
I have phone records from all the times we've called to see what was going on with our case and all they told us was just to wait. We moved on 4/1/07 and even called the USCIS customer service line on the DAY they just happened to finally send us something and now I'm afraid of what will happen. Between the post office repeatedly sending our documents (and other mail) back undeliverable, and all the typo's on the paperwork we received back from the USCIS, it seems our case was doomed from the start.
I don't know what to do next! Has anyone else had similar problems with receiving documentation from the USCIS and getting denied? Please, any advise is appreciated!
I know of someone who had the same problem. Her interview appointment was never mailed to her and her case was denied. She contacted the Congressman and he fixed that problem!
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That's what I don't understand totally either. The officer said that if my husband is claiming the boy to be his son, he needs to see the BC. I suppose maybe it would be for any future possibility of the child applying for an immigration benefit? If that's the case, then hopefully this is just an issue of having the paper for that possiblity. But the officer said he needed the BC in order to make a decision on the case.
What we are afraid of is that the mother/mother's family will be contacted and they will badmouth my husband because of everything that has happened and then it will cause problems with his being granted residency. Or maybe the officer doesn't believe that my husband had never previously married? Because when he asked about the boy, he asked several times if my husband had been married, either by the church or legally.
That is just crazy. I have never heard of that. The only thing they asked me was if I illegally took my daughter out of the country or whatever. She is an American citizen though. They never asked for her BC or anything. Not even proof that I have custody which i DO have. Weird.
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We filed a while ago and have NOT heard one darn thing. I want to make an Infopass appointment because my husband is leaving for Iraq in August and we need to try to get everything expedited. I heard that you need your receipt number in order to do this. ~sigh~
How long did it take YOU to get something back from USCIS after filing for AOS?
Average days is about 11 days. You have waited way to long, I would call for sure asap especially if you are pushed in time. Did you sent mail with confirmation, this way you would be able to track if USPS screwed things up or did they delivered your mail. And for sure make infopass appointment.
Good luck
Yes, I did do the return receipt mail and they DID receive everything. How do I make the Infopass appointment? For some reason when I click on the part where it says in English, it doesn't do anything else. I have no idea how to use that site or where to click!
So can I make an Infopass appointment without a receipt from USCIS? Im not sure how I would identify my case.
We filed a while ago and have NOT heard one darn thing. I want to make an Infopass appointment because my husband is leaving for Iraq in August and we need to try to get everything expedited. I heard that you need your receipt number in order to do this. ~sigh~How long did it take YOU to get something back from USCIS after filing for AOS?
Average days is about 11 days. You have waited way to long, I would call for sure asap especially if you are pushed in time. Did you sent mail with confirmation, this way you would be able to track if USPS screwed things up or did they delivered your mail. And for sure make infopass appointment.
Good luck
Oh God, I tried it again and after clicking "Click for english" It goes to a blank page and nothing shows up!
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About 10 days
SEE our timeline: http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=24665
Thank you very much! I wonder why it is taking so long but I will wait a little bit longer.
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I don't understand why your husband's son, who isn't immigrating, has anything to do with your husband being approved for a green card. Could you possibly provide a reason for connecting your explanation above with the green card?
Though her husband is not petitioning the child right now, it might become relevant to his administrative file and petition later on, since he is applying for permanent residence and the officer can assume safely.
I quote, for the adjudicator's role:
"Since a lawful permanent resident can petition on behalf of an unmarried son or daughter regardless of age, you must be satisfied that the beneficiary has either never been married or has terminated any and all prior marriages before you approve the petition. Any doubts about the beneficiary's marital status should be resolved through an interview at a local office."
Then why don't they ask for that then when he does decide to file on his behalf? They will end up asking for it all again then anyway. Still makes no sense to me. And since that states that they basically want proof that the beneficiary has never been married or reminated a marriage, how would his sons birth certificate prove that? OK. I am just VERY lost and have issues comprehending any darn thing these days. LOL
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Could my husband be denied a green card for this?
I ask because today we had our interview. It went well at first and then a bit downhill. We were not denied but my husband's case is still pending because we didn't have a copy of his son's birth certificate. His son is with his mother in his home country. My husband and the boy's mother were never married and their families had a lot of disagreements because of their relationship (they were pretty young when the child was born.) The girl's family demanded that the relationship end and a year after that my husband moved to another city rather far away to study. His family kept in contact with the son but after awhile the girl's family wouldn't let them see the little boy. After that happened, my husband and his family became pretty occasional in their economic support. Needless to say there remains quite a bit of bad blood. Most unfortunatley for the little boy who is now nearly 10. The mother has another child now with a different father but remains unmarried.
My question is: what could resonably happen in this situation? The consular officer said he needs my husband to obtain the boy's birth certificate in order to make a decision on his case and asked for the mother's name.
I don't understand and I am confused. You say his son is with his mother. Does that mean he does not plan on bringing his son? If he is not planning on bringing his son, why do they want his BC? I don't get it.
Could my husband be denied a green card for this?I ask because today we had our interview. It went well at first and then a bit downhill. We were not denied but my husband's case is still pending because we didn't have a copy of his son's birth certificate. His son is with his mother in his home country. My husband and the boy's mother were never married and their families had a lot of disagreements because of their relationship (they were pretty young when the child was born.) The girl's family demanded that the relationship end and a year after that my husband moved to another city rather far away to study. His family kept in contact with the son but after awhile the girl's family wouldn't let them see the little boy. After that happened, my husband and his family became pretty occasional in their economic support. Needless to say there remains quite a bit of bad blood. Most unfortunatley for the little boy who is now nearly 10. The mother has another child now with a different father but remains unmarried.
My question is: what could resonably happen in this situation? The consular officer said he needs my husband to obtain the boy's birth certificate in order to make a decision on his case and asked for the mother's name.
I don't understand why your husband's son, who isn't immigrating, has anything to do with your husband being approved for a green card. Could you possibly provide a reason for connecting your explanation above with the green card?
That is EXACTLY hwat I am thinking. That does NOT make sense.
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Ok I am so nervous - firstly my medical is tomorrow 6 june at 2.30pm - I think I know where I am supposed to go - the MAP B Bentinck Street address:) Luckily I will be staying at the Marble Arch Inn which isnt too far away from this. I think I have everything for that:
- 1 passport pic,
- my questionnaire and £200.
- my letter from my GP about my health history (this is where I am worried as I have anxiety, mild depression, panik attacks and a history of 2 anurisms which my doc has written in the letter is all cleared up after treatment many years ago ),
- my list of vacinations I had done - hell I even have a letter of my smear test lol
Then I have my interview at 10am on 7th JUne - again the embassy isnt a very long walk away I hope lol - well it looks pretty near on the map lol. I understand I should be there outside at 9.30am and wait! All the waiting is stressing me off as I am not a patient person lol I hope I have everything:
- davids affidavit of support,
- his intent letter,
- his letter from employer,
- his tax returns for the last 4 years,
- his bank details with average income com,ing in and present balance (which really isnt much at the moment too many bills being paid)
- his and my birth certificates,
- I have 2 passport pics (I LOOK AWFUL IN EM)
- My contract with my estate agents saying I have my house on sale with them for £132,000,
- my previous marriage and divorce certificates,
- Police record - well unfortuantely that hasnt arrived yet - I have one I had done last year but it has expired - I was gonna show them that as I have no record at all - I am such a good girl lol and tell them I will mail the new one when it arrives hopefully next week.
- 2 small photo albums of pics of us and his family in all the visits I made to him,
- A printout of my onetel phone bill for the last month as we have spoken alot on the phone lately - previously we always talked on voice in yahoo or other voice module so there is no way to record any of this for proof. He isnt much of a writer so doesnt email much and besides we talked every single day lol
- Copy of the whole petition.
Ok am I missing anything else?
I dont know why but i feel like I am gonna be interogated and I hate situations like that as I look guilty as hell lol and an answer to one of the questions I hear they may ask is "have you met his family and has he met my family?" well yes I have met all of his family and they treat me like I am already a very close member of their family and love me to bits - buit he hasnt met my family yet but will do when i am ready to move there he is coming here to meet family and to pick me up. (unfortunately my family dont approve - but hell I am 39 I decide who I want to be with for the rest of my life, they dont undertsand all I want is their blessings, coming from an Indian family we normally have the extended family background so my culture expects me to respect my elders which I do - but being the youngest of the whole family they are worreied for me but I only wish they would stop critiscising and just accept it!)
Ok enough blabbering - im nervous and I do that when nervous - my female friend is coming to my place tonight and we will both go to london on the train tomorrow, so any hints, message etc will be appreciated before I go:)
Thanking all in advance - please pray for me that it goes smoothly:)
Lina (UKC)
Do NOT worry about anxiety and panic attacks being on your medical. I have anxiety too and that was put on my medical. The only problem I ran into with that was at the POE in Chicago when I submitted everything to the IO. He made me wait on the side and called someone from the CDC. I was soooo scared! However, the CDC lady thought he was crazy so they let me go. Don't worry about it. Just be prepared that they MIGHT ask you about it at the POE but it is still no big deal. Once you are approved, you are approved.
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My wife is scheduled for interview June 27 in Ho Chi Minh City. The "lawyer" who prepares all the paper works there never mention about I864 being required. Is it a must in the interview process? If so. what documents are required in the I864? Thanks,
If it is for the K-1 fiance visa - YES! That was one of the first documents they asked me for.
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We are currently waiting for an interview date from Frankfurt. A quick question to those who have interviewed there.
Is the interview is done in English or in German?
I had my interview done on Feb 2, 2007. The lady in window 17 who checked all of my documents, spoke german to me. The man who interviewd me was American and he spoke English to me. It was very fast! The interview lasted only about 2 minutes.
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We filed a while ago and have NOT heard one darn thing. I want to make an Infopass appointment because my husband is leaving for Iraq in August and we need to try to get everything expedited. I heard that you need your receipt number in order to do this. ~sigh~
How long did it take YOU to get something back from USCIS after filing for AOS?
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Whaaaaat? I was not aware of that. I live near Chicago - about an hour away. Does this mean my biometrics appt. can end up being in California or somewhere? How very weird. LOL
I don't know where you'll end up having to go for your biometrics appointment. Maybe you can find something out by doing a search on VJ or perhaps there are other members who have gone through it from your are.
Yeah, I will have to do a search. This is crazy in my opinion. I don't see why you have to go cross country instead of to your nearest office. Whacked!
Infopass appointment went GREAT!
in Adjustment of Status (Green Card) from K1 and K3 Family Based Visas
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Oh really? How do I go about doing that? I would love doing that. It's a shame that we call that number and get so much inaccurate information. The whole Iraq/expedite issue wasn't my only issue with them. I had also called them a few months ago to find out info about the I-693A vaccination supplement form. The woman I spoke with was very rude and argued with me for 5 minutes, telling me there is no such thing - only I693 which is the entire exam. I told her, "No, it is the vaccination supplement form that gets transferred from your DS-3025" and oh my, she got loud with me and put me on hold. Another woman picked up and she knew exactly what I was talking about! I cannot believe what misinformed people answer questions on that line sometimes.
Anyhow, how do I add my story? Thanks!
Yeah, it is! Thank you!