Antanasia

Hey fellow filers. I haven’t posted on this forum but I’ve been following since September, when I also filed my husband’s paper work. Our AOS application was received August 31st 2018 and NOA September 7th, filed along with EAD and AP applications. We did my husband’s fingerprinting the first week of October and even tried expediting AP to see his father who had a stroke the week before his fingerprinting, but were unsuccessful. After hearing nothing for two more months, we received notice in January regarding his medical examination form not being sent, so we completed that the following week. On January 27th 2019 we received an interview date in the mail. So his interview is on February 27th 2019. Overall September 7th to February 27th, I believe we’re very fortunate. Six months of time when I thought it would take a year or two before an interview. Though my husband and I had hoped to receive his EAD/AP combo card to travel to see his family this month, we’ll have to plan on March instead.
 
Our local office is Portland.
 
I hope many others on this discussion form will also receive some good news or combo cards soon! Best wishes!

Hey fellow filers. I haven’t posted on this forum but I’ve been following since September, when I also filed my husband’s paper work. Our AOS application was received August 31st 2018 and NOA September 7th, filed along with EAD and AP applications. We did my husband’s fingerprinting the first week of October and even tried expediting AP to see his father who had a stroke the week before his fingerprinting, but were unsuccessful. After hearing nothing for two more months, we received notice in January regarding his medical examination form not being sent, so we completed that the following week. On January 27th 2019 we received an interview date in the mail. So his interview is on February 27th 2019. Overall September 7th to February 27th, I believe we’re very fortunate. Six months of time when I thought it would take a year or two before an interview. Though my husband and I had hoped to receive his EAD/AP combo card to travel to see his family this month, we’ll have to plan on March instead.
 
Our local office is Portland.
 
I hope many others on this discussion form will also receive some good news or combo cards soon! Best wishes!

Hey fellow filers. I haven’t posted on this forum but I’ve been following since September, when I also filed my husband’s paper work. Our AOS application was received August 31st 2018 and NOA September 7th, filed along with EAD and AP applications. We did my husband’s fingerprinting the first week of October and even tried expediting AP to see his father who had a stroke the week before his fingerprinting, but were unsuccessful. After hearing nothing for two more months, we received notice in January regarding his medical examination form not being sent, so we completed that the following week. On January 27th 2019 we received an interview date in the mail. So his interview is on February 27th 2019. Overall September 7th to February 27th, I believe we’re very fortunate. Six months of time when I thought it would take a year or two before an interview. Though my husband and I had hoped to receive his EAD/AP combo card to travel to see his family this month, we’ll have to plan on March instead.
 
Our local office is Portland.
 
I hope many others on this discussion form will also receive some good news or combo cards soon! Best wishes!

Hey fellow filers. I haven’t posted on this forum but I’ve been following since September, when I also filed my husband’s paper work. Our AOS application was received August 31st 2018 and NOA September 7th, filed along with EAD and AP applications. We did my husband’s fingerprinting the first week of October and even tried expediting AP to see his father who had a stroke the week before his fingerprinting, but were unsuccessful. After hearing nothing for two more months, we received notice in January regarding his medical examination form not being sent, so we completed that the following week. On January 27th 2019 we received an interview date in the mail. So his interview is on February 27th 2019. Overall September 7th to February 27th, I believe we’re very fortunate. Six months of time when I thought it would take a year or two before an interview. Though my husband and I had hoped to receive his EAD/AP combo card to travel to see his family this month, we’ll have to plan on March instead.
 
Our local office is Portland.
 
I hope many others on this discussion form will also receive some good news or combo cards soon! Best wishes!

Hey fellow filers. I haven’t posted on this forum but I’ve been following since September, when I also filed my husband’s paper work. Our AOS application was received August 31st 2018 and NOA September 7th, filed along with EAD and AP applications. We did my husband’s fingerprinting the first week of October and even tried expediting AP to see his father who had a stroke the week before his fingerprinting, but were unsuccessful. After hearing nothing for two more months, we received notice in January regarding his medical examination form not being sent, so we completed that the following week. On January 27th 2019 we received an interview date in the mail. So his interview is on February 27th 2019. Overall September 7th to February 27th, I believe we’re very fortunate. Six months of time when I thought it would take a year or two before an interview. Though my husband and I had hoped to receive his EAD/AP combo card to travel to see his family this month, we’ll have to plan on March instead.
 
Our local office is Portland.
 
I hope many others on this discussion form will also receive some good news or combo cards soon! Best wishes!

Hey fellow filers. I haven’t posted on this forum but I’ve been following since September, when I also filed my husband’s paper work. Our AOS application was received August 31st 2018 and NOA September 7th, filed along with EAD and AP applications. We did my husband’s fingerprinting the first week of October and even tried expediting AP to see his father who had a stroke the week before his fingerprinting, but were unsuccessful. After hearing nothing for two more months, we received notice in January regarding his medical examination form not being sent, so we completed that the following week. On January 27th 2019 we received an interview date in the mail. So his interview is on February 27th 2019. Overall September 7th to February 27th, I believe we’re very fortunate. Six months of time when I thought it would take a year or two before an interview. Though my husband and I had hoped to receive his EAD/AP combo card to travel to see his family this month, we’ll have to plan on March instead.
 
Our local office is Portland.
 
I hope many others on this discussion form will also receive some good news or combo cards soon! Best wishes!

Hey fellow filers. I haven’t posted on this forum but I’ve been following since September, when I also filed my husband’s paper work. Our AOS application was received August 31st 2018 and NOA September 7th, filed along with EAD and AP applications. We did my husband’s fingerprinting the first week of October and even tried expediting AP to see his father who had a stroke the week before his fingerprinting, but were unsuccessful. After hearing nothing for two more months, we received notice in January regarding his medical examination form not being sent, so we completed that the following week. On January 27th 2019 we received an interview date in the mail. So his interview is on February 27th 2019. Overall September 7th to February 27th, I believe we’re very fortunate. Six months of time when I thought it would take a year or two before an interview. Though my husband and I had hoped to receive his EAD/AP combo card to travel to see his family this month, we’ll have to plan on March instead.
 
Our local office is Portland.
 
I hope many others on this discussion form will also receive some good news or combo cards soon! Best wishes!

Hey fellow filers. I haven’t posted on this forum but I’ve been following since September, when I also filed my husband’s paper work. Our AOS application was received August 31st 2018 and NOA September 7th, filed along with EAD and AP applications. We did my husband’s fingerprinting the first week of October and even tried expediting AP to see his father who had a stroke the week before his fingerprinting, but were unsuccessful. After hearing nothing for two more months, we received notice in January regarding his medical examination form not being sent, so we completed that the following week. On January 27th 2019 we received an interview date in the mail. So his interview is on February 27th 2019. Overall September 7th to February 27th, I believe we’re very fortunate. Six months of time when I thought it would take a year or two before an interview. Though my husband and I had hoped to receive his EAD/AP combo card to travel to see his family this month, we’ll have to plan on March instead.
 
Our local office is Portland.
 
I hope many others on this discussion form will also receive some good news or combo cards soon! Best wishes!

Hey fellow filers. I haven’t posted on this forum but I’ve been following since September, when I also filed my husband’s paper work. Our AOS application was received August 31st 2018 and NOA September 7th, filed along with EAD and AP applications. We did my husband’s fingerprinting the first week of October and even tried expediting AP to see his father who had a stroke the week before his fingerprinting, but were unsuccessful. After hearing nothing for two more months, we received notice in January regarding his medical examination form not being sent, so we completed that the following week. On January 27th 2019 we received an interview date in the mail. So his interview is on February 27th 2019. Overall September 7th to February 27th, I believe we’re very fortunate. Six months of time when I thought it would take a year or two before an interview. Though my husband and I had hoped to receive his EAD/AP combo card to travel to see his family this month, we’ll have to plan on March instead.
 
Our local office is Portland.
 
I hope many others on this discussion form will also receive some good news or combo cards soon! Best wishes!

Once we got out appointment we were able to check daily for closer in appointments.   Our original date was Dec 27 but we were able to move it up to September 25 within two weeks.

Hi there.
                Just got an update on work permit , is in the mail , but on AP still not updates since I submitted August last year . Always read here people getting combo cards .  Thank you

I'm not sure if this helps at all, but I just wanted to shared my experience flying from Prague Czech Republic to Redmond Oregon with a cat. 
 
I booked a round trip ticket almost four months in advance to see my husband in the Czech Republic, and we were planning on the return flight to bring our cat back to the USA with us since we adopted him in the Czech. I searched Kayak, and purchased my plane ticket on Expedia via their website, my flight all together would technically be through KLM via Delta for the US legs. I called KLM and they instructed that Delta could book my cat for me for the leg back as carry in (in cabin the flight with me). I called Delta and explained to the woman that our cat would not be flying roundtrip but one way from PRG to RDM, she mentioned it was great that I was planning in advance because there's a limit to the amount of animals allowed to fly in cabin. (I think she mentioned a max of 4, not including service animals though, but I'm not positive). She also made sure to give me information on the bag size that would fit under the seat for all my flights which was three separate planes. Originally the size she gave me was standard, but then she realized my flight from AMS to SEA had limited space under the seat in economy due to there being a box under the seats apparently for electronics. This wasn't an issue, since I found a bag small enough and that expands on the sides so our cat was able to stretch out in our foot space between my husband and I taking turns. It's something to consider though, for your cat.
 
When we got to the PRG airport though, five months later for our return, they had no record of our booking even though Delta had mentioned it before I left for CZ because they had inquire on payment when I wasn't flying with our cat. They easily got him added to our itinerary though for an extra $250 just for the one way back from Czech to USA. We had a pet passport, previous vaccinations, and a rabies vaccination before flying. Be sure all of these are done at least three weeks in advance because the rabies vaccination has a waiting period of 21 days, we almost barely got our rabies vaccination on time for our cat. Also, the pet passport I believe worked for his Health Certificate requirement (proof of good health). We didn't give our cat any sedatives, just a calming treat before our first flight and after that he mostly endured the long journey with us. He handled everything well, was very quiet the whole time. We had a woman commented when we took him out of the carrier once that she didn't even realize we had a cat with us and that she was surprised he hadn't made a peep. Of course, he was very scared during the whole experience, we worried at times because his chest was moving so fast, but I think that having him with us made him feel more comforted.
 
I can only offer tips with booking your flights together if possible, that way you don't have to repeat paying fees. And if that's not possible, make sure both airlines allow pets in cabin, and call in advance to be sure you can book your cat on the flight with your fiance. It shouldn't cost more than $350 in my opinion. Unless the flight has reached its max pet allowance in cabin, there should be no issue getting your cat added to your fiance's itinerary for a small fee. Booking an extra flight ticket, I can't imagine would make a difference if their limit for pets in cabin is already maxed out.
 
Best of luck! I do hope you're able to get your cat and fiance on the same flight together, to the US.

I'm not sure if this helps at all, but I just wanted to shared my experience flying from Prague Czech Republic to Redmond Oregon with a cat. 
 
I booked a round trip ticket almost four months in advance to see my husband in the Czech Republic, and we were planning on the return flight to bring our cat back to the USA with us since we adopted him in the Czech. I searched Kayak, and purchased my plane ticket on Expedia via their website, my flight all together would technically be through KLM via Delta for the US legs. I called KLM and they instructed that Delta could book my cat for me for the leg back as carry in (in cabin the flight with me). I called Delta and explained to the woman that our cat would not be flying roundtrip but one way from PRG to RDM, she mentioned it was great that I was planning in advance because there's a limit to the amount of animals allowed to fly in cabin. (I think she mentioned a max of 4, not including service animals though, but I'm not positive). She also made sure to give me information on the bag size that would fit under the seat for all my flights which was three separate planes. Originally the size she gave me was standard, but then she realized my flight from AMS to SEA had limited space under the seat in economy due to there being a box under the seats apparently for electronics. This wasn't an issue, since I found a bag small enough and that expands on the sides so our cat was able to stretch out in our foot space between my husband and I taking turns. It's something to consider though, for your cat.
 
When we got to the PRG airport though, five months later for our return, they had no record of our booking even though Delta had mentioned it before I left for CZ because they had inquire on payment when I wasn't flying with our cat. They easily got him added to our itinerary though for an extra $250 just for the one way back from Czech to USA. We had a pet passport, previous vaccinations, and a rabies vaccination before flying. Be sure all of these are done at least three weeks in advance because the rabies vaccination has a waiting period of 21 days, we almost barely got our rabies vaccination on time for our cat. Also, the pet passport I believe worked for his Health Certificate requirement (proof of good health). We didn't give our cat any sedatives, just a calming treat before our first flight and after that he mostly endured the long journey with us. He handled everything well, was very quiet the whole time. We had a woman commented when we took him out of the carrier once that she didn't even realize we had a cat with us and that she was surprised he hadn't made a peep. Of course, he was very scared during the whole experience, we worried at times because his chest was moving so fast, but I think that having him with us made him feel more comforted.
 
I can only offer tips with booking your flights together if possible, that way you don't have to repeat paying fees. And if that's not possible, make sure both airlines allow pets in cabin, and call in advance to be sure you can book your cat on the flight with your fiance. It shouldn't cost more than $350 in my opinion. Unless the flight has reached its max pet allowance in cabin, there should be no issue getting your cat added to your fiance's itinerary for a small fee. Booking an extra flight ticket, I can't imagine would make a difference if their limit for pets in cabin is already maxed out.
 
Best of luck! I do hope you're able to get your cat and fiance on the same flight together, to the US.