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  1.    Mike E reacted to a post in a topic: N400 November 2022 filers
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  5. AOSFairfax
    I’m honestly not sure. When I went to the embassy to register our marriage I asked if I could get a new passport with the new last name. The guy was very confused lol and told me that he wasn’t sure but if I could, I’d have to wait until my passport expired to maybe do so. It’s been a few years now and I recently did renew my Greek passport but I honestly did not ask whether I could change my name on it. I should’ve, I just didn’t feel like dealing with Greek bureaucracy haha. If you find out though, let me know!!
  6. AOSFairfax started following I-751 August 2019 Filers and AOS Approved - Travel with different Names
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    Hey there! I'm also from Greece and have the same problem since as you know, Greece won't let you change your last name. But to answer your question, yes, you should be good to go. I have taken multiple trips to Greece and other countries with my Greek passport that has my maiden name, ticket booked in that maiden name, and GC in married name. Entering Greece / other countries, border authorities won't typically care what is on your GC. To board back to the US, they'll check your GC but I've never had them ask why the names are different. Once in the US, CBP cares about the GC itself for the most part and I've never had them ask anything about the names. I always carry a copy of our marriage certificate just in case. Now, what I haven't quite figured out is what to do once my naturalization is approved since I'll have 2 passports with 2 last names but as far as traveling on a GC, you should be okay!
  8. AOSFairfax
    Just got notification that my interview was scheduled for late April!
  9.    beloved_dingo reacted to a post in a topic: November 2021 ROC Filers
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  11. AOSFairfax
    No status update, just showed up in the mail
  12.    OldUser reacted to a post in a topic: November 2021 ROC Filers
  13. AOSFairfax
    Received my 48 month extension letter. At least I won’t have to worry about getting an ADIT stamp next year
  14.    AOSFairfax reacted to a post in a topic: Preparing for a Divorced 1-751 filing.
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  19. AOSFairfax
    I’m not at all familiar with the I-360 process but from some quick research it looks like it would require a juvenile court to have issued an order finding that the child is indeed abandoned, is a dependent of the court, state, or of an individual appointed by the court, and it is not in their best interest to return to their home country etc https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-US/eb4/SIJ Is the couple the legal guardians of the child?
  20.    OldUser reacted to a post in a topic: Green Card
  21. AOSFairfax
    As a Greek citizen myself, it is well known that Greek government or airport employees can barely answer competently on questions regarding Greece’s own bureaucratic processes so why she chose to believe a random Greek person’s account of US immigration is beyond me. Also, covid lockdowns would not have prevented her from coming back to the US at any point. As others have mentioned, an LPR is not eligible for an ESTA and an LPR cannot split their time between the US and another country, and spend significant amounts of time outside the US without risking losing their status, especially without having applied for a re-entry permit prior to departure. A green card is for living permanently in the US, the ability to split time between two countries is only afforded to citizens. Regardless, your relative needs to decide where she wants to live. If its the US, then she needs to exit the country, attempt to come back using her GC, and then stay here for a considerable amount of time before trying to leaving again (aka there are not going to be Greek summers in her near future as most expats do). If later on she wants the freedom to split her time between the two countries, she’s going to have to naturalize and meet the continuous residency requirements for that. Once she’s a citizen she can do as she pleases. If on the other hand she wants to live in Greece, she can relinquish her GC and be on her way. Best of luck!
  22. AOSFairfax
    No, it was at the Texas Service Center
  23. AOSFairfax
    Good to know, thank you!
  24.    AOSFairfax reacted to a post in a topic: November 2021 ROC Filers
  25. AOSFairfax
    Just got the NOA in the mail, apparently my ROC application was transferred to NBC, not the local field office as I originally thought "to speed up processing." Not sure what this means exactly but assuming it's related to the N400 I filed a couple of weeks ago.
  26. AOSFairfax
    If it’s a priority for either of them to retain their green card, I would absolutely not travel on Dec. 9th or for a few more months at least. And next time they do travel, it can’t be for an indefinite period of time, especially without a re entry permit. I concur with the others that the CBP officer was likely having a good day and let them in with a warning this time but they can absolutely not expect or hope for that next time. A green card is for living in the US on a permanent basis and you are not granted the same flexibility of splitting time between the US and another country as if you were a US citizen. On that note, if they do ever want to naturalize so as to have the option later on of spending longer periods of time abroad, there are continuous residency requirements they would have to meet. The sooner they meet those, the sooner they can naturalize and have flexibility with their travel and living arrangements.
  27. AOSFairfax
    Today my status changed to Case Transferred to Another Office. Anyone know what this means? I assume it's just a notice saying that the case was transferred from SRC to the LFO? Either way, at least there's some movement. I also filed the N400 last week so hoping to be done with USCIS sooner rather than later
  28. AOSFairfax
    self delete, posted in wrong forum
  29. AOSFairfax
    I would tend to agree with all the reasons provided here in favor of naturalizing (ease of every day life, not dealing with USCIS, can move abroad without worrying about keeping GC, more options for the future, etc). One thing that I haven't yet seen mentioned, is the ability to vote. And not just Presidential or US Congress / Senate elections but also, and perhaps most importantly, local elections. The ability to have a say in laws and regulations that impact your daily life I don't think can be overlooked. And it's definitely a privilege not everyone around the world has.
  30. AOSFairfax
    Same here! When the processing time was 13 months, I was maybe going to wait until Dec to see if the ROC was approved but now that its increased so much, I’m just going to file the N400 next week and get it over with
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